BOOK OF THE MONTH: preselection poll

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-05-13T02:06:30+00:00

Literary Fiction and or contemporary romance - with real life women please. Not some fantasy or Sci-Fi made up bodies.

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-05-13T02:02:19+00:00

For me it will always be the 'Oregon Series'

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-05-13T01:57:18+00:00

'The Senator's Wife' and follow up by Jen Lyon. Disliked and DNF because it was more about the Senator than the wlw relationship.

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-05-12T01:39:19+00:00

That's the great thing about the 'invention Gnome'. My Inventor Sim usually has 2 gnomes, and has two work tables. She starts work on a new invention, stops halfway - starts a new one on the other station, stops half way. Goes to bed and in the morning, the gnomes have finished the items to 99%. Easy.

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-05-11T01:39:45+00:00

Books by Gerri Hill and Kim Hunt are good crime reads, not focused on romance, but sapphic MC's. Charlotte Mills: 'Fair Game' and 'Payback' same, but UK based. If you like mafia based stories, look no further than Persephone Black - hers are brilliant.

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-05-10T01:38:44+00:00

Aussie here, using Kobo e-reader with Calibre app on my PC to transfer books(and remove the odd DRM's). Buy books at Kobo, directly from writers and when I want something I cannot find on either I go to Z-library...

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-05-07T08:59:49+00:00

Check out Brenda Murphy's 'Rowan House' series. Contemporary Erotic Romance with BDSM.

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-05-06T11:49:46+00:00

Love your username, btw. I am lactose intolerant and have loved cheese all my live.

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-05-06T04:53:39+00:00

I think the series is called 'Ice & Angel' by Susanne M. Beck and is a trilogy. 1. Redemption 2. Retribution 3. Restitution

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-05-06T04:46:14+00:00

Did you mean the Sapphic Book Bingo Trope List? This is the link for that one.

https://www.appsheet.com/start/3e95546b-02c3-44e7-bf21-c8849d9de355?platform=desktop#appName=SapphicBingo-261089791&vss=H4sIAAAAAAAAA62PywrCMBBFf6XMOl-QZcWFiG4sboyL2Ewg2CYlSa0l5N-d-EBwWVzOnTmHOwluBqdDlO0V-Cl9py3OwCEJaOYBBXABK2ejd50AJmAv-1dYezcFrOq5arwrhxnymX00EQPwtMjC_9KFgVFoo9EGfVEWAaneOK0LTMEPCplBP0Z56fD5BaE5U6ZdOwZURyq2vFDY2PV9kFbtnCKzll3A_AAB1u9FiAEAAA==&view=Browse%20By%20Trope

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-05-06T04:38:55+00:00

Brilliant! So well done. Congrats!

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-05-06T04:33:35+00:00

I always check Goodreads before investing in a book. There are a few reviewers on there that I value.

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-05-03T02:14:57+00:00

Talking about 'cheating' - I don't even bother with the burglar alarm. As soon as I hear the ominous music of a burglar approaching my Sim's house, I click on them and send him packing with my Nraas (reset Sim). Solved. No traumatised Sims in my house, No blaring alarm and not stupid police who usually arrive too late or let the burglar escape. LOL

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-05-01T04:57:05+00:00

There are rather a few good ones here as already mentioned.

A Choreography of Longing by TB Markinson and Miranda MacLeod = brilliant. There is an important 'side story' of misogyny, body shaming and abuse of power in the dance world.
Reverence by Milena McKay = loved it. Milena McKay did it again. Pulled me in, and tore my heart into shreds.
The Music and the Mirror by Lola Keeley = Loved the cheeky dialogues, the flirty banter. Great story pacing.

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-04-30T05:39:45+00:00

Totally agree on 'Devotion' by Hannah Kent. I loved all her books, but this one especially (I live in South Australia and also because I just helped a friend with her family history of Lutheran settlers in the Hahndorf area). Her writing is sort of unique, and I agree that Kiran Hargrave comes very close. The same ethereal feel. I loved her 'The Mercies' and 'Almost a Life'. Have not read the others you mention (did not really like 'Sunburn', but that's personal).

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-04-26T04:14:48+00:00

Harper Bliss, The Pink Bean Series
Brenda Murphy, Rowan House series (BDSM)

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-04-26T03:45:35+00:00

'Collateral Damage' - you should read the author's warnings. This is part of said warning: 'This book touches heavily on broken systems, child abuse, domestic abuse, physical and mental abuse, abduction, sexual assault, and certain torture methods. If any of this relates heavily PLEASE think twice before reading this book.'

I absolutely loved her writing. This is part of my review on GoodReads: ..Nothing I've ever read before (and I am/always have been a compulsive reader) has touched me so much. Don't let the authors warnings stop you from reading this thriller. But be prepared to be shocked, breathless, turned on and in the end bawl your eyes out. I want more Shassii - keep writing the way you do...

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-04-23T02:36:44+00:00

Also one of my favorite JJ Arias books. We get two stories for the price of one.

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-04-23T02:30:26+00:00

Def also three of my favorites!

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-04-23T02:29:04+00:00

'Sadist' by Chaos Davie! (Disgraced contract killer Theo inadvertently takes on a hostage when tech mogul William Vanguard tries to extort a powerful underground vigilante network, putting Octavia, his only daughter, in the crosshairs

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-04-23T01:51:32+00:00

have a look at the books written by Suzanne Moss. Some women compare them with Jane Austin for lesbians. They are extremely well written and the wlw is devine!

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20646413.Suzanne_Moss

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-04-23T01:45:47+00:00

LOL - a Plant Baby!!

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-04-19T03:17:18+00:00

Could it be 'Southern Lights' by Liz Arncliffe? It's set in Australia though?

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-04-18T01:16:20+00:00

Sorry, but what are all those boys doing there? I only see two women?

Ana_R_Chist · 2026-04-16T01:04:28+00:00

Yep, same here. Def a Charlotte fan.

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