In a unique departure from the conventions of most serial fiction, this novel depicts the events of the previous book, Also Known as Syzygy, from the point of view of the women of The AKA Investigations team. -Lesbian Literati Jobeth O'Brien discovers that even when she's out of commission, due to a back injury, there's no way she can stay out of the loop. Not when so much is going on in her household full of women. There's a disturbing theme to things though, when time after time she and Phoebe, Izzy and Ginger are forced to help women out of violent situations, and go after the men intent on keeping those women exactly where they want them. Both couples - Jobeth and Phoebe, Izzy and Ginger - are suffering from the side-effect of all this, questioning their roles in the world and their relationships. Phoebe is she from whom all blessings flow - but is this enough for her? Jobeth is sharp but unschooled - she's not liking how she compares to Phoebe's old college friends. Izzy is having a really tough time, the return of unwelcome family connections making her question her talent and her dreams. Ginger takes on the case of her career, but at home, she's having to hide something from Izzy. Meanwhile, a rapist is on the prowl, and no one is feeling safe anymore.
During Hurricane Katrina, Patriarch Dominic Fontaine meets his freakish demise-the rubble of his "hurricane-proof" mansion all around him-and no one suspects that a vengeful woman came to kill him. Real estate agent, Sienna Bachman, always ethical and historically judicious in her decisions, learns that karma can come in two flavors; but she fears that she may taste only one. The dark, handsome artist, Jerrin Boudreaux, Dominic Fontaine's estranged son, must deal with the specter of his father's death, loathing him more and more as Dominic's past betrayal is compounded by still more family secrets. Established agoraphobe, Cherise Fontaine, never understood her brother's hatred for their father, but she needs him more than ever, now that Dominic won't be around to coax her out of her shell. As Bay St. Louis sits in flooded, flattened ruin, sixteen year old Noah is stranded in Jackson during a gig with his band, waiting for his alcoholic mother to join him as Katrina bears down on the coast. She never appears. Desperate to find her, he has no resources left to him except the infamous Envelope. Finally, he must open it, per his mother's instruction, in order to find help from a stranger. A petty thief named Kitcher is unaware of the role he plays in linking these people together. In the aftermath of the worst hurricane in American history, the secrets held in a safe deposit box spur the Fontaine offspring into a journey of enlightenment and self-discovery as their lives converge with strangers, and the mysteries of karma, hope, and synchronicity take over.
Newly ensconced in the house on Manor Lane, Jobeth and Phoebe are enjoying the city of Lakewood, Colorado and Jobeth's newly licensed AKA Investigations. A fresh start in the Denver Metro region makes life seem idyllic and full of promise. The dream is soon shattered by two ghosts from the past. One will prove her loyalty, the other her treachery. With the company of their friend, Detective Ginger Grant, Jobeth and Phoebe weather a crecendoing battle of survival that will tear at the fabric of trust, test their courage, and rattle the foundations of their relationship as they discover the darker permutations of DNA.
Jobeth O'Brien awakens on the floor of her kitchen, her battered face and the memory of an angry visitor tells her that she is close to something important in her investigation. In between this surveillance and delivering newspapers, her beloved '62 Falcon is the scene of middle-of-the-night romps with a lonely socialite, who gives her more than she bargained for. Her quest for the truth pits her against errant husbands, a modern-day madam with a taste for blood, a horny landlady, a vicious attack dog, and the lies she tells herself. Amid these challenges, Jobeth stakes out her prey and runs for her life, continuing the investigation that pulls her into close calls, unexpected allies, and more secrets. But Jobeth has secrets of her own, and only love can excavate them.
From the perennial mystery of lost socks to the sting of lost love, this collection of verse by novelist, artist and singer-songwriter Kelli Jae Baeli is a picturesque jaunt through the labyrinths of the human psyche, made all the more engaging by the dichotomy of frivolity and sincerity.Reading this volume will be time well-spent. ~LightSwitcher Books
On December 3, 2012, Saturn, Venus & Mercury aligned. On that same night, three women align to see that justice is done. Ponzi Bonnet thought she had found the perfect husband. A psychologist could certainly understand her damage. But her suspicion of his infidelity turns out to be something far worse. Far more sinister. And he had to be stopped. Kenda Harper, an actress and Ponzi's best friend, will do anything to help. Even if it means endangering her own life and denying the yearning in her heart. Anna Dew, an artist and HSP, could not tell her friend Ponzi why she pulled away, but when she learns that her solution only enables bad men to do bad things, she is compelled to make it right. Three women, finding strength amid their weaknesses, embarking on a journey into darkness, and the labyrinths of selfhood, match wits with the men who would inflict harm on other women, and they won't give up until justice is done.
India Bell is looking for a regular writing gig to supplement her royalties. She ends up with two assignments - one, to interview up-and-coming lesbian romance writer Tegan Lowry, and the other? To win a bet to write her own lesbian romance, thus securing for herself a job as an editor. There's a bit of an issue with the second of those. India writes science fiction, not romance. There's none of that confusing touchy-feely stuff in her science fiction novels. Hell, she doesn't even read romance, and as for the lesbian aspect, she's not sure how to define her sexuality, but if she's a lesbian, then she's so far in the closet, she doesn't even know where the door is. Maybe Tegan could give her some pointers on writing all those sex scenes she's probably going to have to stick in there? Tegan is thrilled to be interviewed, even by the awkward and socially-inept India. Not that Tegan views herself as anyone's fantasy - she's on crutches, and who would be interested in a cripple? Her deeply romantic fantasies are all lived out on the page. But when India suddenly asks if Tegan will join her in her writing cabin to get some serious work done, she jumps at the chance to leave her horrible basement apartment behind to concentrate on her writing in comfort and peace, with the fascinating, if rather emotionally-unavailable, India Bell. In the gorgeous cabin on the outskirts of the small tourist town of Rain Falls, Colorado, the two women find themselves struggling with temptation and a stalker who insists on interfering. It's a situation they never thought they'd find outside of a romance novel.
Dammit, but a happy ever after should last more than a few months. Not that India and Tegan are thinking too much about the future - they're having far too good a time exploring, well, each other, and that idyllic life neither thought would ever be theirs. India's changed, so everyone is delighting in telling her, most with decided approval, and life is pretty much perfect - work they both love, a writer's cabin to call home, the intense thrill of their passion for each other - and no need to worry that Napoleon Fry, or anyone one else will ruin any part of it. But life's just not like that, is it? The shine isn't even starting to wear off when things go wrong. Not everyone is happy that India and Tegan are living in sweet lesbian bliss and not everyone thinks they should be left alone to wallow in it. Christmas is just around the corner, and its largesse this year is unparalleled. It's up to India and Tegan to decide if these forced changes are gifts, or just dirty lumps of coal.
The only thing that stays the same is change. In this third book of the bestselling Rain Falls series, small town life is fraught with a set of surprises. India and Tegan wrestle with sudden changes that test their bond, while all around them, circumstances shift and switch for the Bell, Lowry, and Fry clans. Amid some wildly comic moments and the witty repartee Baeli is known for, Rain Falls welcomes the return of one of its favorite citizens, family secrets are revealed, mysterious events are explained, and for some, payback is hell. No one is immune to the ways in which starting over and finding a place to belong, will intersect.
Burlington, Vermont was a city known for its near-nonexistent murder rate. So when bodies begin to appear along with a mysterious note and a humiliating gesture from the killer, local authorities scramble to discover who is responsible. A complicated series of events points to Amy Jane Spenser as the prime suspect. She is troubled by sleep deprivation and frequent memory lapses. Her job as a paramedic feeds her compulsion to help people, but ultimately only renders her a crippled witness to the human condition. Amy struggles with doubt over her own mysterious behavior, and is left with no alibi for any of the murders. Her friend, Karma, uses her degree in Criminal Psychology and a gift for psychometry to search for clues to Amy's innocence, in spite of a persistent detective. The suspense builds as lives intertwine, and destinies dangle precariously over an abyss of secrets and suppositions, until nothing can ever be the same again.
Jobeth and Phoebe go back to basics in more ways than one. With the Ascension House up and running, and Jobeth busier than ever with her Investigations, Phoebe thinks it's time that she and Jobeth have a vacation. Especially since they have lost track of their intimate time together. She suggests a unique mountain getaway called Sleepy Cat Peak Lofty Cabins--a retreat for the gay community where the cabins are treehouses. While Jobeth tries to resist the urge to investigate the interesting goings-on in the winter oasis, she also has to deal with some sobering questions about her relationship with Phoebe; and although Phoebe made Jobeth promise to leave her gun and her investigative obsession at home, she can't help but get involved in the life and drama of the old lesbian couple who run the place. But neither Jobeth nor Phoebe expected their getaway to turn into something so pivotal to their relationship, nor to have to explore preconceived notions so profoundly. Can Jobeth get past her own boundaries? Or will she lose Phoebe forever?
From the sublime to the ridiculous, Kelli Jae Baeli leaves nothing sacred, and everything open to scrutiny, in this collection of works that show her versatility, humor, and unique voice." Kindred Ink Writers Initiative In this new collection of short works, titles like "A Backwoods Eatery With a Side of Velcro Papaw" and "Alien Tummy Tuck" are enough to pique the interest of any avid reader. And there are memorable lines sprinkled throughout, such as, "I will not be a contestant in a wet T-shirt contest until my breasts look more like breasts, and less like something I should tuck into my pants." But then Baeli offers more, revealing her ability to be just as serious as she is funny, such as the story "The House of Escher" and the darker piece "Chickens Come Home.
REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED. In Greek, Omega Fisher's name means "the end." Now there's real synchronicity in her name. Even her surname conjures up the biblical phrase "fisher of men" - she is now fishing for men, and she does, indeed, intend to END them. Is there some meaning in this correlation, or is it just another random alignment in a universe full of random alignments? It hardly matters. Meg Fisher is who she is, and she's going to do what she's going to do. Fish for them. End them. Margo Benning is nowhere near so philosophical; she's just an ordinary woman, intent on running her thriving gym in Colorado Springs. It only takes one violent event however, to throw her life into chaos. Unable to bear reporting the crime against her, knowing there's every chance her attacker will go free, Margo decides to follow the lead of a recent vigilante. She's not sure how to keep her actions from her girlfriend and her best friend, both detectives with the Colorado Springs Police, but she's determined to deliver another, more appropriate, justice.
From an already accomplished writer, comes an engaging, sexy, and suspenseful new series about two young women who thought they were ordinary - until they discovered they were witches.Dane and Penny are sisters, living perfectly average lives until the day Dane finds Nana dead in her easy chair. Well, Nana was old, and old people pass away, but her detailed instructions for her ashes have both sisters raising their eyebrows.She wants the urn buried, Nana says in her last will and testament. In a wooden chest. Much more thoughtful after death than she ever was in life, Nana has even provided a hand-drawn map. Is this a burial, or a mad pirate escapade? Twenty minutes of digging and Dane and Penny find what they will come to recognize as the first of many Keeper Boxes, and the beginning of brand new lives for each of them - as witches. New Harbor isn't the sweet and sleepy coastal town they always thought, and they themselves are part of something bigger than they ever dreamed existed. It doesn't get much more life-changing than to find out you and your sister are two of the most powerful witches in a family of them, and that your lovers are witches too, just waiting for you to come into your powers. For Dane and Penny, there's an awful lot to learn. Starting with how to save the world.
From the maudlin to the absurd, and all roads in between, Baeli asserts her unique brand of scathing humor, raw sincerity, and insightful angst in this collection of essays." Kindred Ink Writer's Initiative
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