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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

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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.

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

Short and Sexy!

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.

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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.
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Audiobook News

NEW! P.J. Morgan

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.

New! April Doty

Cover, audiobook Finders Keepers by Karin Kallmaker

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.

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.
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True Confessions about Made-Up Things

  • Karin feels it is completely inappropriate that the two-word titles of two of her novels are now one word: rollercoaster and carpool.

  • If you recognize a certain television cooking competition in the epilogue of Roller Coaster, you’re not wrong. “Prepare a gourmet French dinner that includes haggis-in-a-can.” Karin thinks that’s fun. To watch.

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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.
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  • 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!"
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