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cover, Frosting on the Cake 3. Up close photo of lavishly decorated chocolate cupcakes with pink white red or yellow frosting. Subtitle Still Crazy After All These Years. Karin Kallmaker Lambda Literary Award-Winning Author

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Volume 3: Still Crazy After All These Years

From the cold winter dark of Alaska to the warm summer breezes of Hawaii, take a calendar year’s journey through the lives of women you already love.

Karin Kallmaker’s delightful and moving short stories have won Lambda Literary and Golden Crown awards and are sure to have you falling in love with her characters all over again.

Cover, Black Velvet and that Little Boi Smile by Karin Kallmaker

Short and Sexy!

black velvet & a little boi smile

Yet another wedding. Yet another horrific bridesmaid dress. Once the wedding is over, there seems little reason to linger. Except Amy finds Maxim’s inviting smile as irresistible as the black velvet jacket Maxim wears with such easy, confident style.

Desire, discovery, one night to forever. 99¢ available everywhere.

A young woman in a sequined jacket is lit with neon squiggles of orange and red light as she sings passionately into a microphone. In the background are charred pages of musical staves. Text reads, A Coin of Love Romance, Covered Hearts, Karin Kallmaker Goldie and Lammy Award Winner

Winter 2026

There’s only one of her old songs that matters to grunge-diva-turned-celebrity-chef Devi Raven, and she’s not going to let an autotuned pop star with bubble gum for a soul sing it. Read All About Covered Hearts.

Audiobook News

NEW! Read by Angela Dawe

cover, Frosting on the Cake 3 Audiobook. Up close photo of lavishly decorated chocolate cupcakes with pink white red yellow frosting. Subtitle Still Crazy After All These Years. by Karin Kallmaker Read by Angela Dawe

Sep 16 - Tessa Stavers

rb media Tantor Media, Embrace in Motion by Karin Kallmaker. lambda LIterary Award Winning Author read by Tessa Stavers. Two dark-hair women cuddle on the seashore with the Golden Gate Bridge behind them.

Sep 23 - Krystal Hammond

Karin Kallmaker, Maybe Next Time, Lambda Literary Award Winning Novel read by Krystal Hammond. rb media, Tantor Media. A red tropical flower curves over a picture of sunset and waves on a Hawaiian beach.

Sep 30 - Lucy Rivers

Cover, Audiobook edition of Captain of Industry by Karin Kallmaker
Click here for full audiobook list and choose your favorite narrator.
In production! Oct 14: Finders Keepers - April Doty;
Nov 25: Unforgettable - PJ Martin.

True Confessions about Made-Up Things

  • While mulling the idea of setting a book in Iowa City, Karin heard it referred to as “River City.” After that the main character of One Degree of Separation was Marian the Librarian and no other name was ever considered.

  • The turkey cookery in Painted Moon is entirely the result of Karin watching her mother and grandmother cook for the holidays. Years later, she does have a Turkey Brine recipe to share, stolen adapted from Alice Waters and Alton Brown.

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  • Cover, Cowboys and Kisses by Karin Kallmaker

    I Heart SapphFic Historical Romance of the Year! Is there a future in a prairie town where Darlin’ is her only name? A historical romance where the women save themselves – and each other. "A love story that sticks to your bones."
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  • Cover, Black Velvet and that Little Boi Smile by Karin Kallmaker

    #1 Bestseller! Yet another wedding. Yet another horrific bridesmaid dress. Once the wedding is over, there seems little reason to linger. Except Amy finds Maxim’s inviting smile as irresistible as the black velvet jacket Maxim wears with such easy, confident style.
    Read more about Black Velvet and a Little Boi Smile

  • Cover, All the Wrong Places by Karin Kallmaker

    A steamy look at sex and the single girl as Brandy weighs her free-for-all life against her growing feelings for her best friend. "I love it when I’m reading and half way through I’m really dying for two people to get together, wondering and hoping that it can work out."
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  • Cover My Lady Lipstick by Karin Kallmaker

    Frustrating, outrageous Diana Beckinsale is the most alluring woman Paris Ellison has met in years. It's all fun and games until somebody loses their heart... "A perfectly plotted and paced contemporary romance. She’s a true master of the craft, and this book is not to be missed."
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  • Cover, Audiobook edition of Warming Trend by Karin Kallmaker

    A river of ice has frozen Ani’s life. The future looks even colder when she returns home to the glaciers of Alaska, the mistakes of her past and the disdain of the woman who once loved her. "A beautifully written novel, complete with breathtaking descriptions of Alaska."
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  • Cover "Golden Chanteuse", Velvet in Venice, Karin Kallmaker 2023

    Lesbian Review Favourite! Two women, a beautiful city, art, music, and gelato – plus one very old coin. "Charming and real."
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  • Cover Painted Moon 25th Anniversary by Karin Kallmaker

    Stranded together in a snowbound cabin, Jackie and Leah collide with intensity and passion that shakes the foundations of both their lives. "Enough romantic tension to melt an iceberg. And a great dog!"
    Read more about Painted Moon - 25th Anniversary Edition