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More than a three stars, a 3 1/5. Another enjoyable read by Karin Kallmaker. The reason why it isn't a four or even five stars, the story ended far too soon I felt.
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Sarah MacNeil is about to put her heart in the hands of a beautiful woman who could be her salvation...or her ruin!
Surfing high on the wave of lesbian chic, author/screenwriter Melissa Hartley is deliciously dangerous. She knows the right people, goes to all the right parties, says all the right things. When she meets the quiet, elegant Sarah MacNeil at a hotel bar, Melissa makes all the right moves to get Sarah to her bed, then makes all the right promises to convince the usually cautious young attorney to come live with her in San Francisco.
Totally captivated for the first time in her life, Sarah surrenders herself completely. Blinded by the glow of Melissa's white-hot sensuality, is Sarah setting herself up for a total meltdown?
Surfing high on the wave of lesbian chic, author/screenwriter Melissa Hartley is deliciously dangerous. She knows the right people, goes to all the right parties, says all the right things. When she meets the quiet, elegant Sarah MacNeil at a hotel bar, Melissa makes all the right moves to get Sarah to her bed, then makes all the right promises to convince the usually cautious young attorney to come live with her in San Francisco.
Totally captivated for the first time in her life, Sarah surrenders herself completely. Blinded by the glow of Melissa's white-hot sensuality, is Sarah setting herself up for a total meltdown?
256 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,1997
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256 pages, Paperback
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December 1, 2003 by Bella Books
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9781931513395
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1931513392
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English
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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.
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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An older romance written in 2003. It starts in a fairly typical two people meet up at hotel where they are attending conferences. There is attraction and the realization that they live not far from each other so they can continue a relationship. Oddly Melissa is very flighty and extreme in her views. But Sarah is so overcome with the attraction it doesn't stop the relationship. Fast forward a bit and Sarah relocates to the Bay area when Melissa gets a grant to do a documentary. Sarah is a patent attorney and gets a great new job. There she meets Leslie, a single mom and her new supervisor. I don't think I've ever read a book where you get only get intimate scenes with the person who doesn't end up as the love interest. I knew I didn't like Melissa and honestly was glad when she wasn't the one. But I would have liked to see Leslie get her own dating time or for Sarah to have chosen one over the other. I still am at three stars because it was a quick compelling read.
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Como siempre las lecturas de Karin no decepcionan, muestran todo lo lindo y lo feo, el caos y la paz que se puede conseguir en una relación.
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It was okay. Generic love story with a twist you saw coming.
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I have read a number of books by Karin Kallmaker and unfortunately this one isn't one of my favorites. I really liked the 2 MC's and loved their chemistry, but Sarah stayed with Melissa way to long in my opinion. I wished we could have seen more of the story between the MC's.
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I’m a bit conflicted with this book. On the one hand it was quite refreshing to have a story that was different to the standard meet, fall in love, become soulmates live HEA.
The first third of the book lead me to believe that’s exactly where that was headed. However Melissa was horrible and you could see the twist coming so it was no real surprise.
The last part of the book felt frustrating as I’d have liked to spend more time exploring the new relationship so it all felt a bit rushed with the ending.
I’ve enjoyed some of this authors other books, this one is not one of my favourites sadly.
The first third of the book lead me to believe that’s exactly where that was headed. However Melissa was horrible and you could see the twist coming so it was no real surprise.
The last part of the book felt frustrating as I’d have liked to spend more time exploring the new relationship so it all felt a bit rushed with the ending.
I’ve enjoyed some of this authors other books, this one is not one of my favourites sadly.
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The first part of this book (Melissa) felt a bit off to me. But when the move to San Francisco happened I really started enjoying it. Sarah seemed a poor fit with Melissa, but she came into her own with the move. I loved how the relationship with Leslie started as antagonistic and then moved to friends. It felt like the book ended to soon though. I wanted to see more of Leslie and Sarah together.
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Not sure when I last read this, but I still enjoyed it this time around. One of my favorite books by Kallmaker, I really enjoy the gentleness of it.
The tech parts really date this book and are good for a few giggles.
The tech parts really date this book and are good for a few giggles.
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