”Puppy Love" by Fingersmith

I don't really have anything to say ... so why bother ... well I just wonder if you have noticed that The Athenaeum is back in business ? Yes ! The first news and updates in almost One Year from the Xenafiction ladies .... If you need new stuff to read or a pointer for an older fic that you might have missed then look up the The Athenaeum "What's New".

I for one have missed the Xenafiction ladies and I admit to have lost touch with the world of f/f fanfiction while they have been off line. Will I get back to business now that there is new stuff to read ? I don't know ... I do however know that Fingersmith has penned a new fic "Puppy Love" and even if it's a bit rough around the edges I do know that I enjoyed the shortish rump with Ellie, Emily and Charley .... no we are not talking a threesome but two ladies compeeting for the love of a dog and perhaps something more.  

Go get the leash and walk the dog ... or just pick up "Puppy Love".     

The Tribe of The Big Round Bellies

Once the Wedding Vows has been taken care of the next thing your woman will start hinting is that it is time for you to start a family.

You might try to suggest a dog would be a perfect match - how about helping out a lovely creature from the animal shelter? Well if that does not work out I guess that you have to start reading up on immaculate conception or perhaps just get your ass down to the local hardware store ... or wherever you go to get your cooking utensils ... 'cos you will be needing a Turkey Baster!

On the other hand when I think about it all the fan fic's I've read featuring a pregnant woman I can't say that I've ever come across any Turkey Basters or the likes, so I guess that there are other ways to get the deed done?!  

Now settle down and let me run through the stories with a pregnant protagonist and let's see if there are any turkeys running loose.

Usually the conception in question is quite natural - if I may say so - as in Man and Woman get close and rather personal. Now don't shoot me - I'm only en innocent bystander telling you what I've read (!) If you don't believe me then look up "Strings Attached" by Inyx. I don't think that it gets more natural than an awful lot of alcohol and an one night stand! With Inyx it's the getting up close and personal with your room mate / (girl)friend of seven years that might prove a bit difficult. Look up the review if you want to know the details.

You still don't believe me ? Ok then try "An Innocent Heart" by Heike Freudenmann and G. S. Binkley. This time it's not an one night stand but a steady - but soon-to-be ex-boyfriend -  that does the deed and puts Kim in a family way! So where do we go from here ? Will Kim be "doing the right thing" and make up with her ex or can she pursue a life as a single mother.... I think that her childhood friend Robin will help her make up her mind - look up a review here.

Luckily enough even devious boyfriends like Tucker Dane's Steve in Larisa's "Blue Calm", who sets out to get Tucker to marry him by getting her pregnant by "accident", can put into motion a change that will give us a lovely f/f romance and the start of a happy family of two mothers. Well in the case of Tuckers new love - Duncan - you might wonder if it's just the luck of genes of if she herself - Duncan that is - "fathered" the child 'cos Tuckers baby daughter looks an awful lot like our Dunk!

If you are "into" devious boyfriends you could also look up Terri, who ends up staying with the wealthy Noemi while she carries her child to term, and if you want to know how that happened and if Terri is going to move on when the baby is borne, you'll have to look up Katia Ruiz's story "Noemi" for your self.

I can think of just one more story where the expecting mother got pregnant the natural way and that's "When We Met" by B. Soiree. As I remember its an awful long story that takes you through the hardship of pregnancy and setting up family life with a newborn baby, but don't worry there is still a little time for romance now and then.     

Now if you are looking to get pregnant with a little help from a very good friend and a doctor you could look up "A Place to Dance" by Ali Vali. This time "the getting pregnant thing" is very well planed, but there is still the small question of putting the news to your partner.... It's really not as odd as it might sound and "A Place to Dance" is a favourite of mine so don't hesitate to look it up if you have the urge for a good romance.  

While we are on the question of favourites I might as well mention "All That Matters" by SX Meager. I know that this is another very long story, but that can't be helped as SX Meager is the master of the long winded romance. Should you have the time then look in on the life of Blair and her husband David who is out looking to have a bit of help with the "getting pregnant thing", which lands Blair with a divorce and on the road to become a single mother (!) ... you might ask how that happens and as you can imagine I won't tell you! I will however let you know that Blair has a very supportive - and surprise - lesbian friend Kylie who lends the pregnant Blair a helping hand when she leaves David. Look up the women while Blair is carrying her child to term and see if Blair is lucky enough to score the "girlfriend" job with Kylie.

You still haven't got enough of all the round bellies getting bigger and bigger and .. ? ... ok then look up Keegan and follow her as she is carrying her child to term as a single mother... hm you want some romantic action as well - don't worry Keegans former girlfriend Gwen is around and she is trying hard to persuade Keegan that what she should take a chance on love, and I ask you who can say no to an offer like that when it's put forward by "America's Sweetheart" ?

If you think that children are a great part of the equation of love and romance then look up the list of stories that I've put together in Listmania or my ramble on this topic. 

Do you know KG MacGregor?

I bet you know KG MacGregor either for her published stories or like me by way of her online work. If you follow this blog regularly you will already know that I'm quite fond of MacGregor's "The Road from Kilimanjaro". It's a strong number 9 on my "Top 10s".

If you took my advice the other day and ventured out with Anna and Lilly by way of KG MacGregors "Shaken Series, you are already well acquainted with MacGregors online work.

In case you have had enough stories from this pen then go enjoy yourself somewhere else ... how about looking up the culinary skills of "A Butch In The Kitchen"? I think that the Strawberry Shortcake Cookies looks good enough to deserve a try, but then again I do have a thing for strawberries ! They spell S U M M E R to me, and I would really like to get me a bit of sun! It is not for the tan though, I'm just real tired of riding my bike in the rain or in below zero temperatures.

If real life is not toooo much for you then go read Randi Millers account of love "The Long Kiss Goodbye" - I take it you do know that LesFic is really, really far from a true account of romance ?

Should real life be too hard on your romantic heart then tag along as I walk you through my favourite MacGregor stories.

Let's start with "A Little Something" - a short story on how an impossible love might prove possible after all ... it's just a matter of whom takes the first step! Step into the world of advertising and see how Ellen and Shannon decide to take not one but two major chances in life. Just remember that it's not always that easy to find and hold on to love! Well if we are to judge by KG MacGregor's stories the "finding love" might not be so hard - it's the holding on to it that's complicated. Do you want me to prove it ?

Well ok ... lets look in on the Paula the Night Shift Manager at The Weller Regent Hotel in Orlando. If you ask me Paula takes the concept of “making the guests happy” to a new level when she starts  flirting with Wynne - a frequent traveller and marketing manager from Baltimore - who likes to stay at the Weller Regent when in Orlando. Paula and Wynne moves easily from an innocent flirt towards friendship and well you know .... love seems to be just around the corner when RL happens! Do you want to know if the women are ever "Getting it Right" ? Then follow the link - it will be well worth your reading time.

Let's move further down the line of MacGregor stories..... how about looking in on Leo ? She is the reason that all grandmothers have portraits of pretty, smiling 3rd graders on their mantelpieces. Leo is the photographer who makes the miracles happen and catches that perfect expression, but even if Leo is a good catch herself, love has not been know to stand in line at her door. So you might ask why you should spend your reading time with Leo? Don't be so impatient - you know that love is going to find us all at one time or another ... ok sometimes a little shove in the right direction will help to move things along. Look up "Expectations" if you want to know how Leo happens to find love and "Remembrances" if you want to know how things turn out for Leo in the long run.

"Expectations" and a "Little Something" are contributions by MacGregor to The Academy's romantic Valentines Series. If you are fond of a short romantic storyline you could also take some time with "Crush" and "Community Service". I'm sure that Community Service will put a smile on your face.

The last MacGregor fic that I'll mention is "The House on Sandstone". This is a story of young love that never dies - if this is your favourite storyline then look up other stories like this in Listmania. This time it's a kiss in the supply closet in the chemistry class that proves to be the defining moment in time for Justine and Carly, but even if the feeling is mutual at the crunch time - it'll take 25 years to go beyond that kiss! The House on Sandstone has a well developed storyline and a broad cast of characters that will keep you well entertained with all the little happenings of family life as a backdrop to romance.

Enjoy your reading time with KG MacGregor!

Cephalgia aka Val Brown and MJ aka MJ Walker

"Cephalgia" .... a nice little something to mush on in your favourite chair on a Sunday,  a headache, a writer .... perhaps a little of all three ? In the world of F/F Fan Fiction the pen name Cephalgia and the duo of Cephalgia and MJ promises a romantic read. If you tag along I will introduce you.

Lets start with Cephalgia on her own - you will find several little reads by Cephalgia's pen to pass some time and if you want to do so with a smile you could try "The Trouble with Ancients". This is about Alli who happens to take a much needed vacation by way of Great North Tours' bus trip "A Fabulous Singles Excursion to San Francisco" ... only she did not realize that those Singles was seniors as in old ladies ... well that is except for the driver Ty!

While we are on the subject of vacation you could look up Cephalgia's PWP series about Holly, as in 28 year old brunette on the trip of her dreams to ... London, and Gina, as in raven haired beauty and London Innkeeper. You can tag along as the girls get intimately acquainted in "The British Invasion" and work on feeding the flames ignited in "Body English". If you choose to continue you can see if they work out their differences in "Her Majesty's Pleasure" and how they tackle a visit from the up and coming Mother-in-law. 

However pleasurable this vacation in London might turn out for Holly I still think that it's lacking as far as the mushy romance goes, as you might have guessed I am inclined towards a bit of romantic reason for jumping between the sheets ... even if its a raven haired beauty beckoning.

If you want your PWP with a bit of romance you could mix Cephalgia with MJ and join them when they tell you the story about Wilder and her long time friend Darcy who decides to take an almost scientific approach to establishing whether sex with a woman is more pleasurable than with a man.

OK this might not sound like at teaser for a romantic PWP, but if you throw in a bit of "in love with her best friend" and "never going to tell her" then you might see where this is leading. So try on  "Unlimited Sexual Favours" for size and if you like it follow up with "More Unlimited Sexual Favours" and "The Return of Unlimited Sexual Favours". This is a sure way to put a smile on your face while you watch girls turn from friends to lovers.

Should you want a storyline with less emphasis on the activities between the sheets, you could look up “The Heart of the Matter” by Cephalgia. This is a story centred around Davey, a little boy with a heart disorder, and his mother Crystal, who lives her life wondering just when their visits to the hospital is the fatal one for Davey. Into this little family enters Lauren an ICU nurse who makes Crystal and her son the subject of her master thesis and in the process gains a family. It's a sweet and well written story of romance between the lesbian nurse and her new found - perhaps not so - straight friend.

I know that was a little close to RL .... well perhaps not the romantic part, but the worrying about life and death of loved ones. So maybe we should lift the spirits a bit ... how about a visit to the beach, how about getting acquainted with a lovely blond, how about graphing a new business opportunity when it presents it self and how about turning your life around to catch up with love. Meet Toni who is lounging in her beach chair until she catches a hat, and meet Rae, who is working hard to set up a juice bar. The girls will take you through "The Dregs of Summer", and setting up shop on the beach during "Endless Summer". It is all just a bit of fun, but we wanted to lighten up the spirits a bit didn't we - well at least I did.

Now are you ready for RL again ? If so join me online for a chat session on the benefits of garlic chest rubs at Brightwoood Pharmaceutical's website. Manning the website is Randa a US nurse working from home while she awaits the fairy tale romance of true love. Now I promised RL so be warned this is not just romance and a bumpy road to LHEA, it's also an account of living with a close relative with deteriorating health due to sclerosis.

Through the Brightwoood website Randa meets Denise an acclaimed English poet in need of advise on how to help her aunt Sara who has just been diagnosed with sclerosis. What begins as a professional online relationship slowly turn to friendship and sharing in the care of Sara. I will leave you guess where this will lead the women! Connecting Hearts is co-written by Cephalgia and MJ and so is the sequel Family Connections, a story I haven't had time to read.

Now I guess I should leave you to your reading - if you just have time for on or two stories in your busy social calendar I suggest that you pick "The Heart of the Matter" for the well written storyline and "Unlimited Sexual Favours" for the humour and romance.

Several of Val Brown and MJ Walkers stories has been published by Blue Feather Books.  

"Gone for Soldiers Every One" or just "Women in Uniform"

I am really not in favor of War, especially not when the result is coffins with the bodies of young soldiers brought back from faraway places, but with the recent repeal of DADT in the US I thought that it was time to venture out to look for a few "Women in Uniform".

This time we could start out in the movies! The first female soldier I think that I came across was "Private Benjamin" as in a Goldie Hawn flick from the '80's - a lot of fun at the time, but perhaps a bit out of date by now (?) - and even if there is a hint of bisexuality in the movie it's all just for "fun".

Kelly McGillis as Top Gun Instructor

I know that Kelly McGillis wasn't really a soldier in "Top Gun" and that the movie was too high on testosterone to ring any bells, but I am pretty sure she would have been able to find a well fitting flight suite had she needed one!

Demi Moore as Lt. Jordan O'Neil

If we continue down the movie trail we will eventually hit the ocean ... you know that the sea is the perfect element for a SEAL, don't you? So I guess that we could go see if "GI Jane" chose to ring the bell ... now this woman IS a soldier and she chose to be tested with the best, but I think that she might be overdoing it just a bit - even if her one-handed push ups is impressive.

We might want equal opportunities, but should it be on male terms and standards ... ? 

On-handed push ups!

In "GI Jane" we get a hint on the consequences of living as a homosexual in the military, but even if Lt. Jordan O'Neil turns herself into one hard butch GI for the sake of joining a SEAL team, and has her sexuality questioned in the process, we don't really get to see if this has any impact on her love life.  

Glenn Close

Glenn Close and Judy Davis

Further down the movie trail we encounter "Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story". This is the real-life story of Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer of the US National Guard who was involuntary discharge when she admitted she was gay. This is the story of her coming out and her legal battle following the discharge.

I think Glenn Close and Judy Davis made a nice couple and it's fun to watch the slightly up-tight colonel trying to find equal footing with her more bohemian love interest, but beware this is a movie from the mid '90s  - you might find it a bit dated!

Should you want to explore the theme of real life LGBT veterans, you can look up the publication "Proud to Serve". Some of the pictures from the book is available here.

Now lets turn to Fan Fic's with a theme on "Women in Uniform" or perhaps just a woman in uniform. I think that we should start out with the end..... serving in the military and especially at a time when your country choose to go to war might bear the ultimate consequence for you and your family. This is the theme that Cheyne explore in "Requiem" - so don't go there unless you have a tissue handy.

While we visit with Cheyne I might as well tell you that she has written a much longer story with Women in Uniform - "Permission to Recover". All 582 pages (!) of this story is posted at The Athemaeum and very well rated by the readers, but due to the length I've never read it. So I can't really tell you if the story is worth you time - let me know if it's a good read!

Moving on to Ft. Bragg we get to meet the Top of Headquarters Company. The long and lean 1SG Karen Wilson and her new "butter bar" 2Lt Whitney Gordon who is going to serve as the company XO. What could have been a nasty battle of strength between a competent NCO and a still "wet behind the ear" officer, turns out to be a - not too mushy - but still enjoyable meeting of two women both in need of a new friend and perhaps more .... if just one of them has the nerve to break the silence that DADT and the band on fraternisation poses on them. "XO" by C. Paradee is not a story of war but a little romance and drama mixed on the backdrop of an army base and some military jargon. 

If you want real fighting you could look up Larisa's "Da Nang", but you will be looking at VC snipers and sneaky fighting, dirt, blood and death bodies - so join the fun at you own risk. If you want your soldier in Dress White you can take a look at Pez in Larisa's "The Ice Princess", but even though Pez do her fair bit of fighting, it's still in the relatively calm scenery of an ER and not on the battlefield. Should you on the other hand want to go to Officer Candidate School you can join Brennen Magdonn as she enters at The Quantico Marine Corps Base, and don't worry there are lot's of butch lesbians who is always faith full ... "Semper Fi" by Larisa.

Leaving Larisa will get us into combat again this time with Master Sgt. Halley a Marine trained for specialized missions in hostile countries. 15 years in the service and wondering if this is what life has to offer, Halley starts to question her heart and what she find is the blue eyes of Commander Eden a Top Gun Navy Aviator. But before Halley and Eden can say more than "Hallo" the women find themselves on a deadly mission in enemy territory, where finding cover is much more important than "Finding Your Heart"!

I for one prefer to have my soldiers in a more relaxed setting, so I'll venture out on a "Blind Date" by D with a nervous marine by the name of Lark, and an annoyed Mel who has been pushed hard by her best friend Claire to have dinner with Lark, while she is home on leave. You won't get much soldiering done in this fic, but you will get to "see" our marine in her green class A service uniform - a formidable look if we go by Mel's judgment!

For a more humorous outlook on life in the service look up Major Sheila Patton when she attach "The Nipple Factory" .... only to find a lonely and frustrated woman in need of some hand holding.

Now I will leave you to your reading - please dodge any bullets coming your way - stay safe!

When Your Heart's on Fire .... Smoke gets in Your Eyes

Sometimes it's easy to see yourself in someone else's line of work. To imagine going through the doors of a Hospital or an office building on a Monday morning ready for another workday. To see yourself interviewing patients, victims of a felony, "pushing papers", attending meetings and generally just doing the things we watch professionals do in RL and on TV.

But can you imagine yourself heading down the road in a speeding fire engine, can you imagine going towards a burning building instead of running away from it or donning a breathing apparatus preparing to go in ? Probably not ! But don't worry you don't need to harbour a death wish to look up the stories mentioned below sporting fire fighters and the ladies that they cast hot glances .... just stay clear of the fire!

So where to start? Well fire fighters of the female gender got to be kind of butch, so I thought that we could head in the direction of Larisa to see if she has a fire fighter among her protagonists. Yeps - found one .... her name is Jake, she has raven coloured hair and lives at the fire house or she did until she got suspended for putting herself at risk ... again. It is Artemis luck that Jake did put herself at risk, otherwise Artemis would have died, stuck in her car when it caught fire in a crash. "Flames of a Soul" is a pretty standard Larisa fic - go for it if you want to watch a fire fighter do her heroic work of saving lives and getting singed by hot flames and ... a bit of loving.

Let's move on to something a little more poetic this time a fic sporting Jo - chief of the local fire department - and Sisters - a twin house on a lakeside. If you listen real carefully you will probably be able to hear Jo's cursing over the noise of hammering and electric work tools being put to use next door. Miranda and her young daughter Hope has taken over the other half of the twin house, and Jo is not amused - this is after all "her" house, where she can mop around - undisturbed - thinking of her disastrous relationship with Laurel, her fights with the Town Council and her latest conspiracy theory. This time Jo has a lucky mix to brood over - one dead man, a murder suspect on the run, an innocent child, a woman with a lot of cash, a new beautiful, and blond neighbour, and her own heart. If you look up "Where There's Smoke" you can watch Jo do her heroic fire fighters act while she looks for a murderess and gets tangled up with a hot blond. I found the story well worth my reading time.

Now imagine yourself in a burning building, smoke making it hard for you to see your surroundings,  then a fire fighter comes along .... what to you do - get up and follow her or sit back and let her walk away?  Well if you have tried just about everything to kill yourself you might be thinking that this is your best chance of getting rid of your life, so I guess you might actually stay. If that fire fighter is worth anything she will probably just throw you over her shoulder and carry you out. This is not really a story on fire fighters as Alley - our heroic fire fighter - is just doing her stretch of community service as a fire fighter, her day job is much less heroic, but to Erin she proves to be a real life saver. Look up "Trial by Fire" if you want a short humorous romance with just a little bit of smoke inhalation.

Fire fighting is a dangerous business, but somehow even in the worst of times our protagonists always, always ....  manages to walk out of the blazing fires alive. But Cheyne Curry do makes you wonder if this is also going to be the case for Jenna once she joins her colleagues of fire fighters at the site of the World Trade Centre on 9/11. If you want to know if Jenna makes it and reunites with her lover Brynne then look up "The Pocket Watch". This is not a mushy romance but an account of the devastating experiences of 9/11 - so don't open "The Pocket Watch" unless you are ready to turn back time and relive the terror of 9/11.

As you are probably aware Fire Fighters are not the only emergency personnel who will lend a helping hand to a woman in need. So if you have finished putting you life at risk then join Donna and Aleta who are paramedics when they respond to a 911 call at four o'clock in the morning. I guess that in this line of business you get to see the most bizarre things and finding a tennis shoe attached to a nice but very swollen calf protruding from the living room ceiling of a house must be classified as bizarre  - at least if you take account of the hour. "Match Made in Heaven" is a short, fun fling - it wont take you long to read, and it might put a smile on your face. 

Now lets get back to business - when that 911 call comes in and the dispatcher calls your unit you don't have time for flirting even if you line of business is not to run into the flames, but to administer to the sick and wounded as a paramedic. Don't worry we will still find a few tough cookies in this line of work .... even some of those delicious ones, you know the one's crispy hard on the outside and soft ... when you bit into them!

"Lights and Sirens" by Jeanine Hoffman is the story of Chloe, a paramedic who is able to put her own life in danger to save others, but is too scared to face her feelings and risk her heart for love. This time though Chloe is in luck as Cait - her best friend and love interest - is willing to step up to the plate and ask for what she wants. If you choose to look up the story of Chloe and Cait you'll be treated to the story of their lives and those of their close friends and colleagues - romance in the line of fire and such seems to be the order of the day. The story is well worth a read if you take an interest in the work of paramedics and fire fighters.

There are still a few stories with prize fire fighting women to explore if you fancy this theme, but the once mentioned above are the ones I prefer:

• "Incendiary" by Geonn Cannon
• "Blown Away", "Fire and Ice" and "Second Wind" by Kim Baldwin
• "A Fire Ignited Within" by Nanook
• "The Blaze", "Inferno" and "Flashpoint" by ArdentTly

LA Metropolitan by RJ Nolan

Quote from unknown pen

You can misplace your trust in someone and get hurt, but if you let a bad experience, even a really bad one, guide your actions through life, you may lose your chance of happiness, love or whatever else you wish for in a relationship.

Trust is not something that comes easy to either Jess or Kim. They are both women with a past that cast shadows on their professional and private lives.

Jess is Head of the ER at LA Metropolitan known to her staff and colleagues as the Ice Queen for her standoffish behavior and sharp tongue. She has the one redeeming feature though - she is a gorgeous hard-ass! Her preference for women is well known and talked about. Especially since the time when her - now - ex-girlfriend Myra chose to vent her frustrations with Jess and her control issues - in the middle of the ER. 

Kim on the other hand is the new attending in the psyche department at the LA Metropolitan. Recovering from a bad experience involving Sharon, the closeted Chief of The ER at The Memorial Hospital, Kim's last place of employment. She is good looking, outgoing and looking for a fresh start, but NOT one including a Chief of the ER! Do you see where this is going? Well don't expect any surprises. Kim and Jess hit it off from the start, and it won't be long till you find them sharing a jog in the park, a meal and ..... a kiss.

But even if the attraction is there, and both women want to take things beyond the point of a few dates and a tryst in the bedroom, there are still a lot of issues to explore and trust to build before a relationship, U-Haul and living happily ever after is possible.

If you've read "Double Trouble" that I mentioned recently, you will know that RJ Nolan is one to use a simple storyline and a rather slim character gallery. With "LA Metropolitan" a bit more work has been put into outlining the characters of the protagonists and the building of their relationship. I'll still say that it is a simple romance, but if you have a "white coat" fetish or a fantasy involving a good looking doc you might like it.

You can find pictures of the Great Dane Thor featured in the story at RJ Nolan's web side, and a couple of her Voyager fan fic's.

If you are nifty with The Wayback Machine you will be able to get your hands on a couple of fic's with a spin off on the characters of Jess and Kim. Should you need a bit of guidance on how to work The Wayback Machine - look up pointers at the "Tool of the Trade" page above. 

Double Trouble by RJ Nolan

There is no such thing as immaculate conception ... I think ? Well let's not begin a religious discussion, can't we just agree that for most women this is true? So lets move on .... and think of the consequences ... no immaculate conception... hmm ... so if you happen to be a lesbian getting a couple of kids involves some planing ... right?

Well if you tag along with Kris and Jerry to the first baseball game of the season you might get a chance to catch the first act of the romance that will lead Kris from being single, lesbian and not looking to have neither a partner nor any children, to being part of a full blown family of 4 ... and I'll tell you that it didn't really call for any planing at all. Hmm .... maybe you could call it immaculate conception, but then again I don't think that this was exactly how the apostles would put it.

So if gaining a couple of kids didn't take any planning you might ask how it happened. Well I guess that I can give you a few of the ingredients. If you want to know how to mix them you'll have to read the story. 

First of you will have to get your hands on some beer or rather have a lot of it splashed over you and a good looking woman thrown on to your lap. Then you will have to get up your nerve and ask her out, and stick with it once she tell's you that she really can't go out tonight as she can't get a babysitter on such short notice!! This is where you will have to ask yourself if this is really a road you want to travel... I mean she has to be straight ... or what ?

Now don't judge a book by its cover, Erin is by no means straight, she just "happened" to get herself married and pregnant with Scott, which wasn't such a good choice after all. Furthermore Erin really do need to meet someone and Kris proves to fill out the role of "someone" as in a perspective lover, rather well. She loves Erin, her twins Christopher and Jenna, and they on the other hand, takes to Kate real fast. 

If you add a Grate Dane with a Harlequin colored coat going by the name of Willi, Alice and Richard, Erin's ex-in-laws and Jerry, Kris' long time friend, you have what it takes to make it happen ... the "getting a set of twin of you own" kind of thing, and it didn't even require the customary nine month of pregnancy, no Lamar classes, nausea .....  

It might sound easy, and it is, but it's also standard Lesfic based on a classic storyline with the necessary bumps on the road. This time the big bump happens to come along just as you think that this romance is in the bag, but with the help of a good friend and a persistent lover we do get the LHEA that we envisioned right from the start.

"Double Trouble" is a simple - perhaps a bit too simple - kind of romance, where our protagonists move quickly from a chance meeting, to dating and falling in love. Getting to second base takes a little time though. With a couple of kids tagging along it does involve some planing and an ex-mother in law to get to second, third and any other base you wish to visit with your woman!

If you choose to look up the story - do it for the family theme which plays a big part in this romance. Should you be on the look out for more stories on the theme of "a ready made family" you could try Zee's "Comic Book Life" it's romance and humor all in one or Ali Vali's "A Rock for Remembrance" (there is a sequel and another one) if you want to look into family life with the filthy rich.

"Double Trouble" was published by L-books in 2008. You can get it from Amazon both in paperback and as e-book (kindle).

Operation Drop Zone by Larisa

There is Obsession as in an oriental fragrance with a blend of vanilla, amber, orange blossom and oakmoss from Calvin Kline, and then there is obsession as in a clinical diagnoses of compulsive cleaning. I say that Judge Bloodstone might smell nice, but she really is overdoing it with her cleaning. On the other hand would you really blame her if you take into account that she had a bit of a run in with a former client and a truckload of cow dung that got her and her small convertible buried in ... shit for a while?

If you want to know how to get rid of a cleaning obsession like this, you might want to look up Larisa's "Operation Drop Zone". It's a long story so I guess that I could let you in on part of the secret, it's a ...... Murphy Whistler. She is a "pay for one get three" kind of deal, and I promise you that you wont have a boring day if you take her on. Murphy and her family is something else or rather they are presented like you steady diet of Larisa freaks. I for one would lose my breath just listening in on a "conversation" in that family, but hell there is a lot more than talking going on - nahhh I'm not talking about that (get your mind out of the gutter woman!)

Well neither Judge nor Murphy is exactly who they seem to be. "Judge" is not a judge but a lawyer, and Murphy is not a just a weirdo shelf-filler at Wal-mart, but ... well I think that I should let you figure that out on your own. It's sufficient to say that nothing is quit what it seems to be except for the fact that Murphy does wish to get up close and personal with Judge - really bad.

Story of the Year 2009 at The Athemaeum "Operation Drop Zone" is more than just a classic Larisa story it's a looooong drama blended with a number of crazy episodes and characters. It is a story of missed childhood, maniac mothers, monster kids, the value of the family you create for yourself, loss and gain .... you name it ..... it's there and with a dialog that constantly keeps you breathless. For once I think that Larisa might have overdone the crazy dialog just a bit though - going without oxygen for 342 pages is just a little too long even for a persistent Larisa fan like me.

If you are not familiar with Larisa's writing I think that you should look up "The Phantom" for starters. This will key you into the classic Larisa style and humor. Should you like "The Phantom" there is a lot of Larisa stories to choose from in the archives. Once you have got acquainted with the Larisa style you can drop in on Judge and Murphy and their friends and family - this will keep you confused for a while.

A number of Larisa stories has been mentioned at this site - look op the stories by way of the list of authors - if you want a laugh Larisa is a sure bet .... every time.

Tumbleweed Fever by LJ Maas

A cat has nine lives or so it's said, how many lives are left for man ? Probably considerably less and even less if you are a woman living your life as an outlaw. Dev has survived her share of hardship and brawls, but she might just have used up her share of lives. Had it not been for Hank finding her beaten up, bleeding from a couple of gunshot wounds, left to die by her gang of outlaws, she wouldn't be here, among the cattle hands at the ranch with time to dream of a better life.

You might ask what a reformed outlaw dreams about - the next cattle drive? A couple of shots of whisky at the bar in town? A hot bath? A soft bed? A night in a woman's arms? Noooo - Dev's dreams are way beyond a quick shack. She dreams of a home where a fire and a good meal wait every night and of HER, the one woman who would share her life.

Now you wouldn't think that there was such a thing as an extra chance in the life of women out west, back in the time when a few buffaloes could still be found to range freely, but if you believe LJ Maas, there was such luck to be found. For Dev her lucky chance is Art - a big cattle rancher and uncle - looking for a hired hand to stay with his niece Sarah at her small ranch, after the death of her husband. For Sarah, Dev is not only a way to keep her ranch, but a chance to find the love that has eluded her until now.

If you fancy the "instant attraction" or "soulmate" theme of the uber genre look no further, this is a classic with strikes of lightning hitting home once "blue eyes meet green", but of course no one will act on the attraction right away. So you will get amble chance to follow the hardship of loving from afar, never knowing if your love is wanted. And as this is Women in the Wild West you will get amble chance to watch triggers being pulled fast and men dying - they wouldn't have to - die that is - if they weren't so stupid as to threaten what Dev considers to be hers. Dev is not one to share, at least not the woman of her heart!

The Western theme is not my favorite among online lesfic, but I thought I would give it a go as I did enjoy LJ Maas' "None So Blind" a lot. "Tumbleweed Fever" is not in the same league as "None so Blind", but it's not half bad either - so if you like uber's of the Western genre you could give it a go. On the other hand if this is your first time venturing out with Women of the Wild West you might want to try "The Western Chronicles" by BL Miller and Verda Forster for you first ride, but you will have to be a bit nifty with the Wayback Machine to get your hands on an online copy of this fic as it has been taken offline.

You can find links to more Western lesfic on the Listmania page.

Fast Break by Mickey Minner

Welcome to Missoula Cougars tryout camp. If you want to secure a spot on the professional basketball team this is where you earn it - arrive early, work hard, listen to the coach and IF you have a real talent and know how to live up to your potential or ......... catch the eye of the owners niece  ... you might get a chance to play pro ball!

Ok - so talent are not the only thing that can will you on the team! But who said anything about playing fair? Even if Dawn gets a free ride with Mandy to the team roaster, there might still be a spot for the hard working point guard Sherry - if she doesn't mind working her butt off that is. 

And Sherry do have her a hell of a lot of work to do. Not only to secure a spot on the team, but to win the heart of The Cougar's head coach Pat, who seems reluctant to breach the moral clause of her contract by developing even a casual relationship with a player on her team.

Now do not despair - love is not a lost cause yet - where there's a will, there's a way. Sherry is  patient enough to wait out her chance and Pat, she is not really able to resist the attraction as she does needs someone to put her on a new path in life.

Do you take an interest in ball games, do you get a high from watching someone make an impossible basket or are you just really happy to watch others working their butt off while you lounge on the couch ?  If that's the case then join Sherry while she makes a play for a place on the Cougars team and in Pat's life.

If on the hand you are more into the mushy romance and don't care for the sweat and aching limps that follow in the wake of heavy workout - and we are not talking the horizontal kind - then maybe you should look for your fun elsewhere. 

The "ball part" of the storyline in "Fast Break" is entertaining enough if a little stereotype, but the romance is a bit lacking as the characters of Pat and Sherry are not really fleshed out and the attraction between them not supported. I guess that you can't win every time but needless to say The Cougars and Sherry do!

"Fast Break" was published by P.D.Publishing and is available through Amazon.

Quicksand by Advokate aka Blayne Cooper

Bring a pot of water to boil, stir in one part lesbian PI - preferably a young version - add two parts mega rich, angry and disappointed parents, turn down and let simmer for a while before you mix in one part good looking, long legged daughter of said rich parents.

Before serving season with intimate French lessons, a bit of surfing and one spoon strip club.

If you follow the recipe you will have a humorous little romance by Advocate on your hands. This is not Advocate's best work but still worth you time if you like the PI theme.

If you like Advocate's writing, do try out "The Story of Me" for a bit of fun in a romantic setting - see the review here.

Women in need of a place to call home

This World is not a perfect place sometimes things turn out wrong on the global scales like say a war, global warming, financial crises and the likes, and sometimes life turn real bad on an individual level when someone looses her health, job, family or home. Loosing everything - even a place to call home, somewhere to lay down in safety and sleep, that has to be a really scary thing. 

When you have got nothing left to lose and see no future, no way to get yourself back on track towards a better life, you need a helping hand, and if you have read your fan fiction, you know that someone WILL come along and help you! Never despair! (I know that this is not the case in RL, but lets enjoy the fantasy for just a little while).

If you have been around fan fiction long enough you must have had a run in with a homeless women and her saviour. Several of these fic’s have a soul mate theme - so if that is something you fancy ,please follow me as I go for a ramble through the dark streets of an unknown city looking for a scrappy girl, sleeping on cardboard and stashing her belongings in plastic carrier bags.

Well the first woman I run into are not really scrappy, she is strong and able to fight for herself, but she does need a bit of a helping hand while she waits for her broken leg to heal, and perhaps she also needs a reason to find a way to solve the conflict, that put her out on the streets in the first place. You can look up Q and her “reason” Dr. Taylor Winslow in J. A. Zollicoffer’s “Street Life”, it’s a good read with a mix of romance and drama.

Now lets move downhill a bit. If you favor a mix of drama and romance, and you like the humorous writing style of Larisa, you could look up “Street People”, but do watch out for the traffic or you might get run down by Jocelyn, a social worker who likes to get her hands dirty trying to help homeless people towards a better life. A better and preferable safer life is something that Sammy needs. Living life on the streets of Washington DC is not safe as dirty cops round up street people and make them disappear. Beware nothing is what it seems to be ;-) Everything moves a bit fast in this short story, but  it is ok for a quick read on a lazy afternoon. 

Let’s move along now and see if there are more souls, that needs saving. I think that it’s time we moved out into the “Cold” by Midget, this is where you will find the rich and idle, but do not worry Joanna Holbrook-Sutherland might be the daughter of a Lord and lead what we deem to be a shallow life, but she is persistent when she sets out to find her soul mate - a young vagrant woman she saw in a photograph. And persistence is something that Jo will need if she wants to help Rocky, as Rocky is not really in the mood to be saved, least of all by someone like Jo. The story is an entertaining and well written mix of romance and  drama - even if the soul mate theme is not a favorite of mine. If you want to explore the future of Jo and Rocky look up the sequels “Remember Me” and “Winter Thaw”.

While Rocky was at the bottom of the pit when Jo found her, Grace is hanging on to a scrappy life just above homelessness when she meets Allison, a rich gallery owner who takes an interest in her sketching and commission a portrait. If you do not mind the rater quick and surprising interest Allison takes in Grace you could tag along and see how the painting is going in “Love's Rendition” by Tragedy88. Even if the meeting with Allison could give Grace the chance she needs to get a firmer hold on life, her declining health gets her on a downward spiral that is hard to break if she keeps questioning Allison’s motives for trying to help her - so maybe she should just follow her heart? The story is entertaining enough even if I never really found out why Allison took such an interest in Grace in the first place.

To finish off this list of stories on the topic of women in need of a place to call home, I will just point you in the direction of DS Bauden’s “A Saving Solace” featuring a young woman who has recently pulled herself out of homelessness with a little help from a kind soul - read the review here.

If you are really fond of the theme on homeless women you can look up “Linger” by Minerva it’s different from the stories mentioned above, and it might linger on you mind awhile longer than the easy romances.

Should I have missed out on a good read that fits with the theme above please leave comment.

Khimairal Ink January 2011

Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company has put up the January 2011 issue of the e-magazine Khimairal Ink on their website - it is a FREE magazine!

If you want the romance kind of stories you can look up "Tracy Arm" by Elaine Burnes a little tale of love lost and found. Elaine Burns is also featured in the Khimairal Ink April 2010 issue with the story "The Gift" which is romantic, but beware - you will have to tag along for a bit of Christmas shopping if you chose to read "The Gift" - both stories are enjoyable and well written.

I know that I did mention "Cookies" by Andi Marquette on an earlier occasion, but I like it a lot so I decided to mention it again! "Cookies" is about making a bad choice and the time you spend waiting for the consequences of that choice to hit home. I found this story catching so if you haven't been through the back issues of Khimairal Ink you might at least look up the July 2009 magazine, where Andy Macquette's story is featured.

The Khimairal Ink January 2011 issue include four stories - so do take time to look up this new issue - you might find something you like.

White Coats, Warm Hands and Wondrous Hearts

White coats come in many tones of colour and in an infinite number of shapes. You can get a brand new white mink coat - if you can afford one that is - or a shabby woollen one. You can put on a navy dress white uniform - if you earned the right to wear one - or you can put on a lab coat. Clothes make people and the lab coat can - almost - make a doctor.

White coats, warm hands and wondrous hearts or doctors, nurses and the romances they inspire - it’s medical dramas with a romantic twist or perhaps romance with a medical twist. Whatever the case if you are obsessed with bodily welfare or think that trauma and the people who fight to preserve life is entertaining you have probably watched a few episodes of a medical drama or perhaps read one of Radclyffe’s medical lesfic’s. You might even have looked up some E.R. or Grey’s Anatomy fan fiction. Have you had your fill ? Or do you need another fix ? If you need some private time with a capable physician you can look through the list of my favourite medical romances in Listmania.

Still not healed ? Ok then you could visit with some of the doctors and nurses that populate the fic’s mentioned below.

“The Healing Touch” series by K. Darblyne features Trauma Fellow Garrett Trivoli and Trauma Nurse Danni Bossard and a whole lot of ER traumas. The series gives us an in depth description of Garrett’s and Danni’s work to save lives in the ER and as a Flight Surgeon’s team going out by helicopter to give medical help at accidents - so if trauma is your thing, go right ahead and follow the links below. Should you look for a little romance I can assure you that even if the godlike doctor Trivoli do find teamwork and friendship a demanding task  Dannie will inspire the her to take a chance and reach out for something beyond her usual safe zone.

The series consists of two stories “The Fellowship” and “Up in the Air” and you’ll have to read both to work through the infinite number of misunderstandings etc. that the ladies have to endure on the road towards a romantic union - this time it’s above and beyond reason! The series is relatively well rated on The Athenaeum - I on the other hand found the romance to be a bit lacking and rather long winded.

If winter, snow and frost are taking its toll in your neck of the woods you might want to go down south to Louisiana and visit with Harry and Desi. It’s the love of a lifetime come true when Desi is brought into the ER with a broken leg after a fierce beating with a bat swung by her husband. Desi’s high school sweetheart Harry will mend her leg and her heart with her loving. Along the way Harry will find time to perform orthopaedic surgery on the old and wealthy - which will more than pay the bills - as well as the less fortunate with a need for a “do-good-doctor”. If you ask me Harry is too good to be true! Which is probably why I did not find the romance really catching.

And while we are on the subject of Ali Vali who penned “How Do You Mend a Broken Heart” and the sequels “All it Took Was You” and “Bell of the Mist” with Harry and Desi, I might as well mention that my favourite Ali Vali romance is “A Place to Dance”. You won’t find any lab coats in that story but you will be treated to a woman with able hands - give her a tool belt and she will craft the most beautiful furniture you can imagine. If you are a romantic at heart you should not miss this story.

Should you want for a little private healing at the hands of a capable ER physician you could venture out on Dupont Circle in Washington and watch out for Q as she exits the subway always on the look out for the neighbourhood tugs who will beat her up given half the chance. This time the tugs get lucky which lands Q in the able hands of Dr. Taylor Winslow at D.C.Metropolitan Hospital who will eventually provide private care for the homeless Q, who in return will show Taylor a bit of drama and a lot of loving. "Street Life" by J.A.Zollicoffer is drama and romance all in one and I found it catching enough to read a second time.

Now do not think that the world of medical fiction is dedicated to doctors alone - after all what would good doctors do without the warm hands of capable nurses to sooth and comfort the patients and their frightened relatives ? “The Heart of the Matter” by Cephalgia is a romance centred around Davey, a little boy with a heart disorder, and his mother Crystal, who lives her life wondering just when their visit to the hospital will be fatal for Davey. Into this little family enters Lauren an ICU nurse who makes Crystal and her son the subject of her master thesis and in the process gains a family.

This story focuses on the patient and relatives rather than the medical personnel and even if it centres on a boy with a servere heart condition the heart of the matter is the romance between the lesbian nurse and her new found - perhaps not so - straight friend. It’s a sweet and well written story.

There is a time and a place where the white lab coats and the doctors who wear them no longer matters. A time when only warm hands, love and understanding gives you the ease of body and mind needed to face the ultimate challenge in life ... to let go. We cannot play around the medic’s without happening on tragedy at some stage and this seems to be as good a time as any to let Dee introduce Isabelle and her nurse Marty, their friendly and loving banter and their fast rolling romance that starts of in a hospital ward and end a too short time later when there is just no more fighting left to do.

You should not read “Isabelle” unless you have hankies close at hand, and you can handle the big C without getting bad dreams. “Isabelle” is just a short story, but it’s touching and very well written - especially in the dialogue that presents a fun and easy banter between the ladies that you do not come across too often. Do not miss this one - it sort of puts all the medical drama and romance in the right perspective.

An Elf for the New Year by BluDreamscape

Take a Mall, a couple of hundred children waiting to meet Santa Clause, an elf, a pair of green tights, a bit of chivalry and a blond. Stir once, shake twice and pour the concoction - remember to sip slowly and let the taste tickle your taste buds.

Can you imagine anything worse than the parking lot at the local Shopping Mall five days before Christmas ? Can you imagine how you’ll be feeling after circling for a parking space for half an hour only to have “your” space stolen by a little green beetle? If you are anything like Kay you’ll be honking your horn even if the “thief” is Ms. Santa Claus.

Kay is home for Christmas visiting with her family and taking a break from her touring of clubs with her stand-up comedy act, and Ms. Santa Claus is taking a break from her day job in accounting putting together a charity act at the Mall.

I won’t try to explain how it happens, but Kay will end up entertaining children in an elf costume at the Mall for hours to help out Ms. Santa or rather Julie as she is called, when she isn’t acting in the Ms. Santa costume.

The meeting of Kay and Julie at the Mall is an entertaining and funny, skill fully crafted episode in the storyline - I would read the story just for this part. From this first meeting the story of Kay and Julie will turn into a bit more of a standard short romantic storyline with the usual bump on the road towards the kiss and make up scene, but absolutely worth a read.

If you need a bit of a smile to lighten the dark nights of December or just a little something to trickle your Christmas spirit then join Kay and Julie as they help children meet Santa Claus and while they work on the possibility of finding a Christmas romance for them self.

Should you be in the mood for a visit to Santa’s Workshop you might take in some “Simple Pleasures” with D.

A Change in Season by Jlynn

What will you give me if I find you a good looking, charming, blond and female doorman in New York working the doors of one of the big corporate buildings that contains hordes of sharply dressed lawyers and their harried looking secretaries and paralegals?

Ok it’s Christmas time so I’ll give you Gwen for free - she is all of the above and a nice woman too, ready to lend Elen a hand and maybe more.

Elen is our stressed out paralegal, who is selling herself - and her dream of taking the bar exam - short, to keep on the good side of Edward, the partner she is working for at a prestigious law firm.

Seeing the state of Elen’s life I think that we have to get her out of her office and in touch with Gwen, I’m sure that she can put a smile on Elen’s face. As we are getting close to the Holiday season, I see no better way to instigate a meeting, than getting Elen out on a bit of Christmas shopping in her lunch break. If we are lucky Elen’s heels and the snowy weather will get the women acquainted! But if we wish for something beyond a mere acquaintance between Gwen and Elen, we'll need a white out and a foot of snow on Christmas Eve. As Christmas is coming soon I do think that there is a chance that our wishes will come through.

I liked the first half of the story the best - this is where you’ll get a great humorous dialoug and good flow in the storyline. The rest of the story is more average as the focus turns to sex and living happily ever after.

Christmas might not be the most favoured theme in the story, but I’ll say that the ladies never would have met or hook up if it wasn’t for Christmas - so I’ll tag this story for the Holiday season anyway.

Second Best by Estillore

Let’s pretend for just a moment that same-sex marriage is available for anyone who wish to make a commitment to their partner! If that’s the case then I believe that the reasons to marry might be as plentiful as leaves on a tree. You might marry for love, money, convenience or for reasons that I can’t imagine. Whatever the reason it’s fine with me - as long as the marriage is based on a mutual and freely given consent from both spouses ;-)    

I might on the other hand ask what exactly made Kate marry Erin. She will probably say love, but - sorry - I’ve got to ask the sanity of such a decision. Would you marry the love of your life if you knew for sure that you only came in “Second Best"? That given the chance your wife would choose someone else over you?

“Second Best” is a well written short story told by Kate in a rather sad tone of voice as she evaluates her life and make a decision about her future and that of her marriage. If you want to know if a divorce is imminent - go read the story.

A tattoo on her inner thigh, a marriage licence, a massive hangover and a naked brunette in her hotel bed! Aster aren’t quite sure how she got into a mess like this, but - apart for the tattoo - I guess the rest is easy enough to take care of - a couple of painkillers, some clothes and an annulment should do it.

Now how much fun would we have if Aster didn’t get to try out that marriage thing? It’s Mavis so the women go for a rump and apart from the heat it creates it also make an annulment based on the marriage not having been consummated rather redundant!

I won’t try to explain how Aster and her wife ends up living together, but they do and somehow along the way the “accidental marriage” turns into something more than just an accident.

“Stewed, Screwed and Tattooed” and the sequel “After the Honeymoon” are the usual heated romance from Mavis’s pen - fast moving and fun with a couple of women ready to take a roll in the hay whenever possible. I thought it fit well with the more sombre tone of “Second Best”.

Cupid by SX Meagher and Anne Brisk

Can a dog make a difference? Well not just the difference between coming home to an empty house and being met by someone dying to see you - even if you were just gone for a few minutes. Can a dog be the one thing that will save a relationship? Can a dog change your path in life? Well if you want to know if walking a dog will make a difference in your life find the time to read “Cupid” and make up your mind ! Do you need a dog ? ;-)

One blond, five men and a number of cocktail waitresses - Katie is out with her team like any other work-night blowing of steam after a long day wheeling and dealing.

A dark house, a note on a kitchen counter and a bed in the guest-room - waiting for Em when she gets home alone from a night out.

A seven-year long loving relationship has changed - when did that happen? Will anyone notice and will anyone care enough to try to get back the love, the closeness, the partnership ....

Cupid cares about everyone that shows him affection and his puppy eyes will make you want to scratch his belly, play in the garden or fetch his leash to go for a walk in the park - even if you are a workaholic commodity trader like Katie. Something is changing ... priorities changes and doggitime turns into time spend with the dog .. and together.  

Does anyone notice the changes in everyday life - a shared walk, a home cooked evening meal, the kiss that turns passionate? Look for yourself if you are interested.

This is just a short story with nothing more than two women and a dog but it’s kind of sweet to watch things change and see love blooming again - so if you just need a little entertainment on a cold and windy night - take a walk with “Cupid”.

Until Soon by Indigal aka Maya Indigal

I promised ... I know I did and I bet You thought that I forgot all about it ... the list of basketball fic’s that is. I didn’t forget, I just haven’t felt anything like running around on a basketball court shooting ball’s through a little hoop - why did they have to make the hoop so small or leave it so far of the ground ??

I guess that the challenge of shooting baskets is a bit less demanding if you are 6 ft tall like CJ, so I’ll leave it to her to do the actual ball playing and just concentrate on watching out for Andy.

You’ll find Andy in her grad assistants office in the English Department, in the hall’s on campus or perhaps you - like CJ - will meet her for the first time in the Banquet Hall while you get douched with Seltzer!

If you like Andy’s blue eyes and ebony-hair you might take her up on her offer to help you with your studies - anyway that’s what CJ did. She did after all need a bit of help with her thesis, and I guess that it’s only natural that she would slip Andy a ticket for the basketball team’s next home game .... isn’t it?

And there you go the twenty-something women move slowly forward from chance acquaintances, to friends and perhaps ... hey no running ahead and dunking the ball, now sit tight and wait for the story to unfold! 

If you are here for the sports I might throw in a bit of competitive swimming and sledge riding for fun with the - not too dominant - ball playing theme, and if you are looking for bumps in the road towards “a living happily ever after” look out! Don’t you know here are rules and regulation against a student / teacher relationship!

This is a classic lesfic romance and one of the more long winded at that. As you might know I like for the women to get to know each other a bit before they fall into love and heat, and Indigal will treat us to a lot of “getting to know” each other before the heat is turned up - so if this is your game you could pick up the ball and shoot some hoops with CJ and Andy.

The story is at places a little too forthright as to the thought process of the protagonists - like quoting internal conversations or letting us - the readers - join Andy for her diary writing sessions, but it’s easy to identify those bits in the text as it’s done in the italic format - so hmm - you can do a bit of fast scrolling if it getting on your nerves.

I promise that I’ll get back with a real basketball fic ..... at a later date!

Until Soon was published in 2003 by Regal Crest the book might still be in print (Amazon).