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A Lesbian Convention Heat-Cute

Spicy surprises, convention fun, and the best wrong decision ever! And just maybe, a hope for more.

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Goldie Winner!

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

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 short stories are sure to have you falling in love with her characters all over again.

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Signed Paperbackfrom Karin's Shop

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Work-in-Progress

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

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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.
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Audiobook News

In December! April Doty

Cover, Paperback Romance, Karin Kallmaker, rb Media, Tantor Media

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In November! Quinn Riley

Cover audiobook of The Kiss that Counted by Karin Kallmaker. Read by Quinn Riley. Golden Crown Literary Society Goldie Winner. Lambda Literary Award Lammy Winner.

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P.J. Morgan - Narrator

Cover Unforgettable by Karin Kallmaker audiobook read by P.J. Morgan produced by RB Media and Tantor Media. Blue washed background with classic torch song singer holding the microphone in front of her as she sings.

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April Doty - Narrator

Cover, audiobook Finders Keepers by Karin Kallmaker

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True Confessions about Made-Up Things

On the original cover of Painted Moon, the figures are a woman and… a dog. Absolutely, it’s a dog. (Hop over to the “all about” for Painted Moon and open the “Covers Past and Present” gallery. It’s the light tealy-bluish one.)
Karin found out that Sugar Sorenson’s (Sugar) deeply religious grandmother had had a change of heart at the same moment Sugar did.

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Reader Favorites

I Heart SapphFic Historical Romance of the Year! Is there a future in a prairie town where Darlin’ is her only name? A sapphic historical romance where the women save themselves – and each other. "A love story that sticks to your bones."
Ed: Julia Watts, Narr: Ann Shanks Etter, Pub: Romance and Chocolate Ink. Read more about Cowboys and Kisses
Lesbian Review Favourite! Two women, a beautiful city, art, music, and gelato – plus one very old coin. "Charming and real."
Ed: Heather Flournoy, Pub: Romance and Chocolate Ink. Read more about Velvet in Venice
Cynical New York journalist Alice Cabot isn’t about to succumb to the charms of California’s beaches, fake Hollywood glamour, or simply perfect Pepper Addington. "Made me appreciate how much the past few years have hit me and how important it is to keep loving."
Ed: Medora MacDougall, Narr: Abby Craden, Pub: Bella Books. Read more about Simply the Best
#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.
Pub: Romance and Chocolate Ink. Read more about Black Velvet and a Little Boi Smile
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!"
Ed: Christi Cassidy, Narr: Abby Craden, Pub: Bella Books. Read more about Painted Moon - 25th Anniversary Edition
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."
Ed: Christi Cassidy, Pub: Bella Books. Read more about All the Wrong Places
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."
Ed: Katherine V. Forrest, Narr: Abby Craden, Pub: Bella Books. Read more about Warming Trend