L-Word C-Word Release Date
L-Word C-Word, Lesbian Adventure Club: Book 8 will be released on April 7th. That happens to be a year from the day I began Scavengers. I think that’s a very fitting way to celebrate the LAC milestone.
L-Word C-Word is the longest book thus far, nearly 20,000 words longer than Scavengers. The series total now exceeds 322,000 words.
A two-chapter PDF excerpt is now available via the following link: L-Word C-Word, Book 8
L-Word C-Word, Lesbian Adventure Club: Book 8
The 8th book in the Lesbian Adventure Club series is in the hands of my publisher. It should be ready for release next month.
In the meantime, there is a link to your right that will provide you with the first two chapters.
Blurb: Christmas comes to the Lesbian Adventure Club. But don’t expect ladies dancing or maids a-milking. No, try hookers, cookers, bridge trolls, and keepers of the place to pee. After all, it is July.
Leakers Ignited Book Review
Riddle of the Day: What kind of review do you get for a book that’s written backwards?
Well, if you’re like me, you’re probably figuring it’s got to be something less than 5-stars. Figure again! If you end up with a gutsy, creative reviewer, you just might end up with a backwards review. That’s exactly what Leakers Ignited, Book 6 of the Lesbian Adventure Club series, received, along with those humbling five stars. Honestly, I am awed that Emily of Rainbow Reviews wholeheartedly “[embraced] the nature of the Lesbian Adventure Club.” Not only is it hilariously befitting, it is an endorsement of this crew that means much more than five stars.
The author notes from the beginning that she is making this book an adventure for the reader as well as the members of the Dykes Who Dare. You may mimic Kate with her patented “What the hell?” when you learn that the book is written backwards. Seriously. It starts with Chapter 10 and ends with Chapter 1. It is written in the same vein as the rest of the series, just is presented a tad bit differently. If you aren’t up for the challenge, and are in fact a “leaker”, the Forward Version is included as well. My friends ~ take the dare. Embrace the nature of the Lesbian Adventure Club: “to mess with and to be messed with.” Enjoy the story as intended: backwards. And to celebrate this cunning storytelling technique, I am jumping off the pier too. My review is written backwards. Starts with the end and ends with the start. Enjoy it. I “D Double D dare you” to!
Scraps Released
Scraps has been released on my publisher’s site. It’s available in PDF, Microsoft Reader, and DRM-free Mobipocket that’ll work on the Kindle.
Scraps, Lesbian Adventure Club: Book 7
Scraps, Lesbian Adventure Club: Book 7 is complete. It should be released in February on February 2.
You will find two sample chapters here, or you can download a two-chapter PDF sample via the following link: Scraps, Book 7.
Blurb: It’s happened before: things not going quite as planned. But what would happen if there weren’t a plan at all? Thanks to hostesses Kate and Claudia, the crew is about to find out.
Lesbian Adventure Club: Book 6 Released
Leakers Ignited, Lesbian Adventure Club: Book 6 has been released on my publisher’s site. It’s available in PDF, Microsoft Reader, and Mobipocket (DRM-free). It’s also available in paperback.
There’s a link in Site Nav to your left for a blurb and sample chapters. A PDF of sample chapters can be downloaded by clicking the following link: Leakers Ignited, Book 6.
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The powers-that-be, having a most-appreciated sense of humor, designed a baseball cap to go with Leakers Ignited, available via Cafepress. Click the pic below for purchase info. Hats off to the voluptuous W!
5-Star Review for Sisters, Book 5
Sisters, Lesbian Adventure Club: Book 5 received a 5-star review from Rainbow Reviews. The Dykes Who Dare are now five for five.
As always, another month has passed and it is time for another gathering of the Lesbian Adventure Club. This month the hosts are Alison and Janice which is especially fitting given what the women have been dealing with. There was an injunction hearing and Alison went to court to get a restraining order against her ex-girlfriend Lisa. Over the month the women of the group have given Alison as much support as they can and although Lisa has been silent, no one trusts that she is done.
In order to trick Lisa, and keep their group meeting location secret, the story starts out with Kate, Susan, Laura, Janice and Ginny being quite stealthy, hiding their cars at various locations and creating diversions. When all the couples are finally together, what transpires isn’t the typical monthly adventure. For the first time, the women want to be the “Dykes Who Don’t Dareâ€. They want a fun weekend that is not overly competitive, to be able to relax and simply enjoy each other’s company. But what fun would that be?
They begin by each woman writing down a worry onto a piece of paper that is then burned in the fire. Despite their worries, they each have a lot to be grateful for and the ceremony helps them see that. Then Alison and Janice reveal that the weekend will be filled with each woman getting to make one law that will last for an hour. And of course, there is a baby pink cowgirl hat with a silver star badge on the front to denote the current law maker. There will be no competition and the “beloved big-boobed bimbo babe†will remain with its current owners. What transpires is multiple rounds of Truth or Dare, jumps into the lake, overfilled hot tubs, crazy antics and bossy older sister rights.
Unfortunately, the women quickly learn that Lisa knows where they are and it is suspected that she has broken the restraining order. All of the women band together to help protect Alison, especially detective Laura. She feels fiercely protective of the group of women, and holds herself personally responsible for making sure they are all safe. Laura is desperate to pin charges on Lisa to make it all stop so that Alison no longer has to be afraid. When some of Kate’s stuff is damaged or goes missing, Lisa’s stalking cuts very close to home and encroaches on their weekend.
“Everything felt tainted to me … as though someone had spit on what was precious to us. I wanted to rewind the clock to yesterday in the cop shop parking lot. I wanted to start over, to do whatever necessary to keep what was ours untouched. I wanted Alison back. I wanted Janice back. I wanted to hold onto Claudia, tight. I wanted someone to stand up laughing and scream, “Got you, you b-words! We were only kidding!†I wanted it to be just another stupid game we made up, but it wasn’t.â€
In working together to protect one of their own, the women realize how strong they are and how dependent they have become on their group as a whole. They vow to remain family, sisters in every way, and to keep each couple together no matter what. Through the actions of an outsider trying to mess with one of the sisters, the bond between the women is further strengthened in every possible way.
Sisters is a fabulous story about the relationships between each of the five couples as well as their bond as a group. Over time each couple has grown and changed, becoming stronger thanks to the relationships they have forged. There is a level of trust and love amongst the women that is evident through every story, most especially this one. I enjoy these characters so much, and know each time I pick up a new book that it will provide an adventure as well as a touching story about strong women. I enjoy following each of the couples but my personal favorites are Kate and Claudia as well as Laura and Holly. The love is so evident every time each couple is together and the friendship between the four of them is amazing to watch.
These adventures are always filled with a wealth of humor, one of the many reasons why I enjoy them so much. I had to be careful not to laugh out loud on the train when reading about the “Crappie Cabin†and the “Celestial Symbiotic Slumber Chamber†lest I get strange looks from the other passengers. I always giggle at the use of “f-er†and “b-word†amongst the friends, each of which is either a “littermate†or a “crybabyâ€. And amongst the humor there are important life lessons such as, “when a naked woman is flying overhead preparing to cannonball, do not, under any circumstances, look up.†Who can possibly argue with that?
I highly recommend this entire series for readers who enjoy adventure stories with wonderfully engaging characters. This story can be read on its own, but to fully enjoy and understand all the subtle references I encourage reading the stories in order. Scavengers, Ledge Walkers, Savages and Loose Sleuths are the first four books in the series and each is just as enjoyable as Sisters. What more can I possibly say about this series? Each addition is as good as the previous and is always an adventure. These characters have gone through so much and I hope Wraight continues the series for a while to come!
You can download a two-chapter PDF excerpt by clicking the following link: Sisters, Book 5.
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