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STRIPPED: a midlife coming-out Hollywood romance novella featuring Dana Richardson, a former sitcom star, and Rory Atwood, a barista / burlesque artist. Dana & Rory are two of my anchor characters and I loved writing their origin story. Other anchor characters appearing in this novella: Patrick Sarkisian, Dmitri Vasko, and Andy Martin. (F/F; set 2007)
CHAI AT MIDNIGHT: a later-in-life, age-gap, interracial romance novella. Nightclub owner Tyrone Washington doesn’t think he’s looking for a new love; all he’s looking for is someone to keep company with. After all, he’s still got a cordially-separated wife back in Georgia. Then he meets chef Indira Patel, who’s got a cordially-separated husband back in India. They both think this might be the time to look into untangling those old commitments … and then life starts doing it for them. (F/M; set 2012-2014)
GETTING OFF: a friends-to-lovers, bi-awakening romance novella. Vicky Russo has finally kicked her deadbeat boyfriend to the curb. Her best friend Sharon Weiss is more than willing to be a new bar-crawling buddy. They’re both dating men, but at a certain point they realize they have more fun together. So why not see what else might be fun? Note: this is the origin story behind my novel UNDERTOW. (F/F; set 2010-2011)
BREATHING SPACE: a love-after-loss romance novella. Accountant Paul Xiao is recovering from losing his husband to a five-year battle with cancer. When he returns to an old hobby - fine art miniatures - he meets painter Kevin Park. They both live in Los Angeles; it seems natural to meet for lunch, or coffee. Kevin makes his living as a yoga instructor. It seems natural for Paul to ask for help with his practice. They both know it’s a pretext. (M/M; set 2014-2015)
ILLUSION: a colleagues-to-lovers romance novella. Yoshi Ito meets Lesley Hayes when he’s running digital scenery and lighting for a play. Lesley is the costume designer and wardrobe mistress; their paths don’t cross often. Every time they do, though, Lesley is puzzled. She doesn’t date men. So why is she so attracted to Yoshi? Yoshi’s desperate to share his secret, and after their second job together, he takes the plunge. Note: this story is closely related to my novel MILLION DOLLAR DEATH. (F/F with a twist; set 2012-2015)
REVVED UP: a Hollywood romance novella. Rita Johnson came out to Los Angeles after Hurricane Katrina, and hasn’t regretted it for a moment. She likes her job as a background coordinator, wrangling extras. She likes Dexter Parker, too; he’s a professional, and he’s easy on the eyes. When he asks her to dinner after a shoot, she bends a personal rule and says yes. Before long she’s saying yes to a lot more than dinner. (F/M; set 2016-2017)
OVERBOARD: Salsa champion Ricky Castillo needed some time to get over a long-term abusive relationship. He wasn’t even looking for a date when he met sommelier Luis Ramirez on the cruise ship. Luis can’t disguise his interest. Ricky’s partner Anya tells him to go for it. So they go to dinner, and before he knows it Ricky is telling Luis everything. It’s too much, and it’s too soon … except Luis only wants more, and he wants it now. (M/M; set 2016-2018)
A RANDOM SEQUENCE: a midlife romance novella. Linda Reyes and Diego Amador are both lottery winners. They’ve both lost friends and tangled with family over their changed circumstances. Those aren’t the only things they have in common, as they discover when Diego’s rented house is lost in a wildfire and Linda offers her spare room. (F/M; set 2014-2016)
VINTAGE: a second-chance romance novella. James Levine and Silvia Moreno were college sweethearts in L.A.. Then she transferred to UC Davis, and they didn’t see each other for nine years. When James’ friend Danny gets him Silvia’s number, he’s determined to try again. Silvia tells him he needs to evolve. Will she give him the chance? (F/M; set 2013-2015)
DISCOVERED: one of my early novels, this Georgian cross-class romance features a Welsh herbalist and an icognito Marquess. Deep back story to my Edwardian queer romance SEXTETTE.
HOME SWEET HOME: another early novel, this recent-history coming-of-age romance features an aspiring architect and a game designer. Deep back story to my M/M novella SUGAR DADDY.
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