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Wild Things

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Scholar and award-winning author Faith Fitzgerald has every reason to be happy: a wealthy, charming man who adores her and a family cheering her marriage prospects. But from the moment she meets Eric’s sister, Sydney Van Allen, she knows her safe, predictable feelings for him are a shadow of what could be.

Openly lesbian and running for Senator, Sydney can only succeed if she can live down her wild past. That means no liaisons, especially with the achingly alluring woman on her brother’s arm who looks at her with confusion—and desire.

240 pages, Paperback

First published September 1,1996

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Format
240 pages, Paperback
Published
January 1, 1996 by Bella Books
ISBN
9781931513647
ASIN
1931513643
Language
English

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karin kallmaker

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Karin Kallmaker has been exclusively devoted to lesbian fiction since the publication of her first novel in 1989. As an author published by the storied Naiad Press, she worked with Barbara Grier and Donna McBride, and has been fortunate to be mentored by a number of editors, including Katherine V. Forrest.

In addition to multiple Lambda Literary Awards, she has been featured as a Stonewall Library and Archives Distinguished Author. Other accolades include the Ann Bannon Popular Choice and other awards for her writing, as well as the selection as a Trailblazer by the Golden Crown Literary Society. She is best known for novels such as Painted Moon, Simply the Best, Touchwood, The Kiss that Counted and Captain of Industry.

The California native is the mother of two and lives with her wife in the Bay Area. You can catch her blogs at Romance and Chocolate: https://kallmaker.com/blog/. Find her on social media by searching for "Kallmaker" - there's only one.

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c0rr3pti0n
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April 17,2025
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The first half of this was better than the second, in my opinion. I had been reading, thinking that this didn't feel like a 20 year old novel, but as the two women got closer to getting together, that changed. It began to show its age a bit. Still, this is well written and engaging.
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Totalis
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April 17,2025
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I love Karin Kallmaker. She's an excellent writer. I enjoyed this book once the characters were built. I found it hard to get through the first chapters. I was a little bored with the whole Elenor thing, but I kept going and ten really began o love the characters and the story.
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notguy
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April 17,2025
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Karin Kallmaker stands out to me as one of those lesfic writers who never fails to deliver. Wild Things did not change that view for me.

Both MC's Faith and Sydney come with their fair share of angsty baggage. Devout Catholicism, self denial, alcohol abuse, political ambition, conservative baggage...I may have missed a few. However, Kallmaker writes this story in such a way that it's not sad, and depressing, but more sweet and romantic. And empowering.

Throw all of this together with a bunch of snippets about powerful women from European history, and you get a entertaining, (educational
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Sirgeras
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April 17,2025
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I tried with this book, I really tried. Mid Covid it seemed too heavy, I read something lighter, came back and still it defeated me. I lived through the homophobia of the 70s and 80s - it was shit- & this didn't mark it for me, but I lived in a different country, where religion, though corrupt, wasn't as all invasive (for me) as it was in this book. Perhaps I was lucky - and I don't want to diss a person's story - but I couldn't live it, nor could I live in it.
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thekawaiifangirl
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April 17,2025
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I generally liked the book, but found the character of Eric - the boyfriend/brother - unbelievable.
Apparently he had already bought a ring to ask Faith to marry him, but when she breaks up with him instead and telling him she's a lesbian, he gives her the ring nevertheless and takes her out to dinner???? Not very realistic IMHO.
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April 17,2025
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Haven been raised a Catholic, but didn't go to Catholic school ,I'm now agnostic. This book hit home, except that my parents and family accepted me and my (then) partner. It's the religious part that got to me and the church's judgemental practices.
This book had me riveted as to how Faith and Sydney would get together. How brave they both are! I highly reccomend this book! 5 stars!
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