Black and Blue Love - My Kindle Bestseller!

          "Black and Blue Love" about Lesbian domestic violence is, so far, my best selling novella. The story is about lovely Della who is in a long term relationship with her partner Toni. Toni has risen above her immediate family and has been the only one of her siblings to go to college and become a professional. Being the only girl in a group of brothers, and obviously having attained a better place in life than they have, her brothers continue to pick on her like they did while she was growing up.

          Lovely Della finds it difficult to be around Toni's family but Toni's mother is a domineering woman who demands that all of her children and their spouses and children attend any get together that she dictates. These family gatherings are always boisterous with loud talking and lots and lots of drinking. And, the usual fun game of picking on Toni who is the baby of the family.

          Over the years Toni's drinking has increased to the point of affecting her relationship with Della. But there seems to be more to Toni's problems than just her drinking and the abuse she has endured over the years from her family. There seems to be something mental going on in her brain causing her behavior to deteriorate.

          Della, who comes from a refined, educated family, finds it more and more difficult to endure the loud obnoxious family gatherings at Toni's mother's house. That is until at one gathering she meets Kallie, a cousin to Toni.  Kallie is educated, professional and very charming, not to mention damn good looking.
         
          Kallie has lived out of town for a number of years and has accepted a position back in her hometown. Being widowed from her husbands unexpected death at an early age, Kallie is not prepared for the sparks between she and Della from the moment they meet amid all the shouting and talking and drinking coming from Toni's family.

          Kallie becomes aware of the abusive manner in which Toni treats Della and her sympathy draws her closer and closer to Della who obviously enjoys Kallie's attention and concern. Kallie is also aware that her cousin, who used to be her best friend years ago, has now become a philanderer and a drunk. Kallie turns against her cousin and more towards Della.

          As Toni's condition deteriorates her jealousy and her anger escalate. Toni's abuse of Della moves from disrespect and verbal to physical. Della finally flees for her life and for her safety and ends up in the arms of Kallie.

          I won't tell you the rest of the story, you'll need to read the book. This story has pathos, romance, love, humor, sex, abuse, mystery, and crazed Toni, with a handgun, out for revenge.

          I got the idea to write such a story when my editor Debra Stang and I were visiting about her volunteer work at a domestic violence hot line. She told me about a woman who called and was hesitant to admit that her abusive partner was a woman.

          I had not heard much about lesbian domestic violence, nor had Debra.  From this sparked my interest in writing a story about such a topic. After doing research on the topic I found it interesting that same-sex domestic violence is as common as heterosexual couples...it just isn't talked about as much. When I would visit with women about this book they all found it shocking and interesting as they had never thought about lesbian domestic violence.

          "Black and Blue Love", when I published it on Amazon, took off like a rocket.  It continues each month to be my best selling novella. I hope you will take a look at it. I'm sure you will like it.
         

Writing - Good for the Soul

The first book I wrote and published on Amazon is The Unfinished Letter. This is a book, a story, I wrote after my 16 year relationship ended. While the story is fiction it is based on fact and has many personal experiences included.

Writing is a good experience and  a way to "talk" about life's situations, some good, some not so good.  This story is a novella and I wrote it in a month's time.  And, it was as if the damn had broken and I continued writing a novella each month for two years. Yes, I was letting my writing come out and it was glorious and continues to be so.

The Unfinished Letter is about two women, Elizabeth and Jackie, who have both lost their long time partners.  One partner was lost to a car accident and the other partner was lost do to a break up of a long time relationship. These women are middle aged and both have accepted their situations of being alone in life without a love partner. They are not starry eyed young women looking for another quick replacement.

After Jackie and her partner separated, Jackie  has been left with very little financial resources and so she has moved into a subsidized apartment complex. She has little money and no car but she has two best friends she is very close with. Jackie meets up with another resident of the apartment complex who turns out to be Elizabeth's mother.

Elizabeth on the other hand, is financially secure.  She and her partner had both had high paying positions that afforded them to live well.  Then when Elizabeth's partner is killed in a car accident, Elizabeth receives substantial life insurance money from her partner's death.

Jackie has had her heart broken and has decided never to let that happen again, she doesn't need a woman in her life and risk being crushed by another woman.  But, Elizabeth's mother befriends Jackie and decides to play matchmaker.

Elizabeth had known for years that her long time partner was being unfaithful and in fact there had been another woman in the car with her when the fatal car accident occurred.

This book is all about finding LOVE and ROMANCE and has lots of HUMOR. I hope you will give it a try. Maybe you could even do a Review for me. So far it has been my 2nd most purchased book.    #amzn.to/10TbK5Z  Thanks for reading this Blog. Please follow me on Twitter and Facebook.

Lesbian Computer Dating Gone Awry

Quinn knew dating was bad news, especially when she found her partner and her best friend locked in each other's arms. But that had been years ago, and now everyone in her life seems to be encouraging her to "get back on the horse."

Besides all the advice, her sister-in-law, Holly, goes one step further and actually signs her up for a lesbian dating site. Quinn has no intention of using it, of course, but then a picture catches her eye...and a woman sends her an email expressing interest...and Quinn is off and running.

After a few false starts she meets Muffi, a nymphomaniac with an insatiable appetite and the ability to drive Quinn wild in bed. She also meets Connie, a staid neurologist whose romantic fantasies turn Quinn to jelly.

But is Quinn really in love with either of these women, or does she crave someone else, someone who has nothing to do with the lesbian dating site?

I wrote Red Hot Cyber Love after a few false starts of my own with online dating. Although I didn't get to have quite as much fun as Quinn, I learned enough to make me wonder about the women who use these sites regularly and whether true love is in their cards. I suppose it depends on the individual.

Red Hot Cyber Love is now available on Amazon and will be on sale soon. If you're in the mood for good, sexy fun, give it a try!

I'd also like to invite you to join me on Twitter @Judy_Folger and to follow me on my Facebook page: Judy  Folger - Lesbian Romance Author.

Until my next post, be romantic and be well.