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List created by Nathaniel S. (nanturtle) on Nov 28, 2010
List Votes: 1 Books: 43 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 2 List Type: Open
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Lesbian Parenting Living with Pride & Prejudice by Katherine Arnup (Editor)
The perfect primer for lesbian parents, and a helpful resource for their families and friends, this book includes a theoretical perspective as well as the personal experiences of lesbians and their children. Dykes, Donors & Dry Ice: Alternative Insemination / Jane Bernstein and Laura...  more

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The Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook: Creating and Raising Our Families by April Ma...
A much needed book that addresses the many questions and important issues associated with lesbian and gay parenting, by a well-known psychotherapist and lesbian parent.

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Lesbian Step Families: An Ethnography of Love (Haworth Innovations in Feminist Studie...
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Amateur City (Kate Delafield, Bk 1) by Katherine V. Forrest
When Katherine V. Forrest's Amateur City was published in 1984, introducing LAPD detective Kate Delafield, it not only marked the beginning of one of mystery fiction's most successful series, it also created one of the most lucrative genres in gay publishing: the lesbian mystery. With...  more

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Murder at the Nightwood Bar (Kate Delafield, Bk 2) by Katherine V. Forrest
When Katherine V. Forrest's Amateur City was published in 1984, introducing LAPD detective Kate Delafield, it not only marked the beginning of one of mystery fiction's most successful series, it also created one of the most lucrative genres in gay publishing: the lesbian mystery. With...  more

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Murder at the Nightwood Bar (Kate Delafield, Bk 2) by Katherine V. Forrest
Dory Quillin, nineteen years old, her white-blonde hair ruffled by the gentle breezes of a June evening, lies dead in the parking lot of a lesbian bar. Her bewildered silver-blue eyes stare beseechingly into the mind and soul of the woman who kneels beside her: LAPD homicide detective Kate...  more

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The Beverly Malibu (Kate Delafield, Bk 3) by Katherine V. Forrest
As LAPD detective Kate Delafield investigates the Thanksgiving Day strychnine poisoning of retired movie director Owen Sinclair, she discovers that he turned over names to the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s and destroyed countless careers. But which of his charmingly...  more

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The Beverly Malibu (Kate Delafield, Bk 3) by Katherine V. Forrest
As LAPD detective Kate Delafield investigates the Thanksgiving Day strychnine poisoning of retired movie director Owen Sinclair, she discovers that he turned over names to the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s and destroyed countless careers. But which of his charmingly...  more

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Murder by Tradition (Kate Delafield, Bk 4) by Katherine V. Forrest
When a successful gay restaurateur is stabbed to death, Kate Delafield's investigation puts her in conflict with her own fear of being outed as a lesbian. Can Kate testify for the prosecution with her integrity intact, when the killer's attorney, the only man who knows the truth about...  more

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Murder by Tradition (Kate Delafield, Bk 4) by Katherine V. Forrest
When a successful gay restaurateur is stabbed to death, Kate Delafield's investigation puts her in conflict with her own fear of being outed as a lesbian. Can Kate testify for the prosecution with her integrity intact, when the killer's attorney, the only man who knows the truth about...  more

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An Emergence of Green by Katherine V. Forrest
New to the Los Angeles area, leading a nomadic life of comfort and privilege, Paul and Carolyn Blake are an American success story. Paul is a self-made man who has overcome hardship to achieve a successful business career. Carolyn is the perfect young wife who has made him the envy of other men....  more

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Daughters of a Coral Dawn by Katherine V Forrest
Katherine Forrest's best-selling Daughters of a Coral Dawn first appeared in 1984 and became an instant classic. Through seven printings, including the 10th anniversary edition published in 1994, this story of women creating their own world after escaping an oppressive society has continued to...  more

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Dreams and Swords by Katherine V. Forrest
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Apparition Alley (Kate Delafield, Bk 6) by Katherine V. Forrest
In Apparition Alley, a gunfight erupts during what should be a routine drug bust, and Kate Delafield is shot by another officer -but no one wants to fess up to the misfire. Soon, Kate finds a connection between her own "accident" and the suspicious demise of another cop-who may have...  more

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Apparition Alley (Kate Delafield, Bk 6) by Katherine V. Forrest
In Apparition Alley, a gunfight erupts during what should be a routine drug bust, and Kate Delafield is shot by another officer -but no one wants to fess up to the misfire. Soon, Kate finds a connection between her own "accident" and the suspicious demise of another cop-who may have...  more

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The Mysterious Naiad: Love Stories by Naiad Press Authors by Katherine V. Forrest (Ed...
If you crossed Naiad Press mystery writers with Naiad Press romantic writers, what would you get? The most romantic, mysterious, delicious stories of the year! Work from Claire McNab, Lauren Wright Douglas, Jaye Maiman, Robbi Sommers and many many more.

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Curious Wine by Katherine V. Forrest
"The ultimate lesbian love novel."-The Lesbian News??"A masterpiece of lesbian love."-The Sacramento Star??The intimacy of a cabin at Lake Tahoe provides the combustible setting that brings Diana Holland and Lane Christianson together in this passionate novel of first discovery. Candid in its...  more

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Daughters of an Emerald Dusk by Katherine V. Forrest
Late in the twenty-second century, 4,000 women escape the tyranny of a male-dominated Earth and colonize the planet of Maternas. Katherine V. Forrest's influential 1984 novel, Daughters of a Coral Dawn, told the story of this exodus. Her 2000 novel, Daughters of an Amber Noon, told the story...  more

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Flashpoint by Katherine V. Forrest
From America's most popular lesbian writer, twice winner of the prestigious Lambda Literary Award, a powerful, long-awaited chronicle of lesbian and gay lives. Published on the eve of the 25th anniversary of Stonewall, this is a novel for our times. This novel unfolds against the backdrop of...  more

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The Romantic Naiad: Erotic Love Stories by Katherine V. Forrest (Editor) & Barbar...
See what happens when Sharon polishes an old oil lamp and Gina materializes. Or when Ellie's roommate kidnaps a bride. Or when two elderly closeted lesbians travel to the national March on Washington. Or when a lesbian picks up a dangerous woman hitchhiker... Includes both mysteries and...  more

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I Left My Heart (Robin Miller, Bk 1) by Jaye Maiman
Travel writer and romance novelist Robin Miller is estranged from her lover, investigative writer Mary Oswell. Suddenly, shockingly, Mary is dead. Accidental death -- maybe even suicide -- from allergic shock, says case Detective Thomas Ryan. Impossible, insists Robin. Robin's own...  more

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Crazy for Loving (Robin Miller, Bk 2) by Jaye Maiman
From Publishers Weekly Lesbian, junk food-loving New York City PI Robin Miller delivers the goods in Maiman's ( I Left My Heart ) second entertaining mystery. Robin, who works for ex-cop Tony Serra, grabs for herself the case of David Ross. His wife, Marion, a woman with a distinctly...  more

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Under My Skin (Robin Miller, Bk 3) by Jaye Maiman
While vacationing in the Poconos, private investigator Robin Miller is hired by her friend Noreen Finnegan, who is later found dead after quarreling with her ex-lover the night before.

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Someone to Watch (Robin Miller, Bk 4) by Jaye Maiman
The fourth entry in this thrilling series finds Robin Miller hot on the trail of a sultry singer who doubles as a con artist.

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Baby, It's Cold (Robin Miller, Bk 5) by Jaye Maiman
As a bitter winter grips New York City, Private Investigator Robin Miller is catapulted on a bone-chilling quest to save a friend's child from a horrifying death. With a vicious kidnapper on the loose and one child already presumed dead, Robin has no time to waste. The investigation rushes...  more

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Old Black Magic (Robin Miller, Bk 6) by Jaye Maiman
From the murky bayous of New Orleans to the rat-infested subways of New York City, P.I. Robin Miller is trapped in a heartpounding race against time . . . and evil. A brilliant and brutal serial killer is on the loose and, with a new love unfolding, Robin has her own urgent reason to find the...  more

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Every Time We Say Goodbye (Robin Miller, Bk 7) by Jaye Maiman
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Under My Skin by Jaye Maiman
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Painted Moon by Karin Kallmaker
Meet Jackie Frakes, a talented architectural intern. Her life has fallen into unsatisfying patterns, both personally and professionally. Renowned artist Leah Beck is exhibited in galleries nationwide. But her life has darkened with the death of her lover, Sharla. Trapped by a mountain...  more

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Painted Moon by Karin Kallmaker
Meet Jackie Frakes, a talented architectural intern. Her life has fallen into unsatisfying patterns, both personally and professionally. Renowned artist Leah Beck is exhibited in galleries nationwide. But her life has darkened with the death of her lover, Sharla. Trapped by a mountain...  more

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Car Pool by Karin Kallmaker
Ninety minutes, twice a day. Five days a week. Car pool heaven turns into car pool hell when Anthea Rossignole realizes her lover is having an affair with the other woman sharing their daily commute. It seems that Anthea'’s successful career as a cost analyst at an oil refinery is...  more

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Carpool by Karin Kallmaker
Ninety minutes, twice a day. Five days a week. Car pool heaven turns into car pool hell when Anthea Rossignole realizes her lover is having an affair with the other woman sharing their daily commute. It seems that Anthea'’s successful career as a cost analyst at an oil refinery is...  more

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Unforgettable by Karin Kallmaker
Is true love hidden in the moments we can't stop remembering... or in those we chose to forget? There is nothing like a high school reunion to bring the old times flooding back... Old Passions... Handsome singer Loretta "Rett" Jamison has built herself a successful career and...  more

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Unforgettable by Karin Kallmaker
OLD PASSIONS ... Handsome singer Loretta "Rett" Jamison has built herself a successful career and a repertoire filled with romantic ballads and hot jazz. But her failing relationship with lover/manager Trisha York has left a growing emptiness in her heart. Trisha seems to have found...  more

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Club Twelve (Madison McGuire, Bk 1) by Amanda Kyle Williams
Espionage thriller featuring lesbian deep-cover agent Madison McGuire. First book in series.

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The Providence File by Amanda Kyle Williams
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A Singular Spy: A Madison McGuire Espionage Thriller by Amanda Kyle Williams
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The Spy in Question (Madison McGuire, Bk 4) by Amanda Kyle Williams
Topical as today's headlines and full of fast-paced action. Madison is assigned to locate and offer American help to a small Peruvian resistance band headed by a jungle-savvy Latina.

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Murder in the Castro (Lou Spencer, Bk 1) by Elaine Beale
Stop the Violence! is the ringing refrain after a counselor for a gay advocacy agency is found stabbed to death in his office. The victim's co-worker is arrested and the Castro community reacts in outrage. Lou Spencer struggles to hold the besieged agency together, while looking for evidence...  more

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Finding the Lesbians: Personal Accounts from Around the World by Julia Penelope
Finding the Lesbians: Personal Accounts from Around the World is a collection of true stories gathered from lesbian writers around  the world. According to Alix Dobkin: "Finding the Lesbians is good for us and good for women." and "More than a few of the thoughts, questions...  more

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Finding the Lesbians: Personal Accounts from Around the World by Unknown Author
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Voyages Out, 1: Lesbian Short Fiction (Voyages out) by Paula Martinac & Carla Tom...
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Voyages Out 2: Lesbian Short Fiction (Voyages Out, Vol 2) by Julie Blackwomon & N...
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These lesbian books are all by authors I've read and enjoyed.

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