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Book Clips: Dal Segno by Jax Meyer Jul 23, 2019

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Dal Segno by Jax Meyer

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet. In this episode we hear the first chapter of the audiobook for Dal Segno by Jax Meyer Synopsis On the verge of turning 40, former Marine Cameron ‘Cam’ Warren didn’t expect to be walking onto a community college campus to spend a year playing music. Instead of enjoying her career, Cam is still mourning the tragic death of her partner and fellow Marine Sharon. Five years have now passed but she is no further forward in dealing with her grief. Cam knows she needs to change so she can heal. Will taking a sabbatical to play the drums allow her to live fully again, connecting her to emotions in ways her autism has always prevented?

Jazz pianist and teacher Laura Clark has had enough of city life on the east coast and yearns for the quiet beauty of Colorado. When a faculty position opens at a small community college in Ft. Collins, she jumps at the chance to start a new life. However, what she couldn’t predict was that one of her star students was about to walk back into her life, 20 years later. When Cam is introduced to the new jazz ensemble director she is shocked to see her high school music teacher, a thousand miles away from the small town where Ms. Clark first introduced her to jazz. But Cam is no longer a kid and, as their chemistry grows stronger, Cam has to choose which path her life will take - will she choose love or will she choose fear? Dal Segno is a lesbian romance that shows the power of revisiting the past to create a completely different result. Everything changes the second time around….

Dal Segno is a lesbian and bisexual age gap romance between an autistic, butch, Marine veteran and a jazz pianist and teacher.

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The Great Cover-up with Ann McMan: Book Cover Design Basics Jul 21, 2019

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The Great Cover-up with Ann McMan

Episode 1 of 3 - Book Cover Design Basics

In this 3 part series of The Great Cover-Up with Ann McMan talks to Sheena about getting great covers done for your books. Ann McMan is best known for her prize winning novels but she also runs a design company called TreeHouse Studio and has been a professional designer for most of her career.

In this episode:

What to ask when hiring a designer (why everyone should hire Ann)
What designers REALLY need from the authors
When it's good to get out of their way and let them work
How to be sure you're using images and typefaces LEGALLY.

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Les Do Books: Ann Bannon Talks About Beebo Brinker and the Lesbian Pulps of the 1950s and 60s Jul 18, 2019

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Ann Bannon Talks About Beebo Brinker and the Lesbian Pulps of the 1950s and 60s

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In this episode, Tara’s joined by Ann Bannon, author of the legendary lesbian pulp Beebo Brinker series. Ann talks about how she first discovered lesbian books, how she got her start writing pulps in the 1950s and 60s, why they resonated and sold so strongly, and the enduring, lifesaving legacy they’ve had.

Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music.

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Book Clips: The Love Doctor by SW Andersen Jul 16, 2019

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The Love Doctor by SW Andersen

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet. In this episode we hear a reading from The Love Doctor by SW Andersen.

Synopsis

Sofia Delacruz is her name and love is her game.
Despite the tragic end to her own story, she hasn't given up on happily ever after. At least, not when it comes to other people. With her best friend, Reyna, by her side, they've built a successful business helping others make their one true connection.
When a new client hires them in hopes of kindling a relationship with her long-time crush, life takes an unexpected turn. Personal desires burn like bonfires and professional boundaries are pushed, putting the duo in uncharted territory.
For Sofia, however, that tantalizing burn also pierces like a stake through the heart. Can she finally shake the pain of her past and heal? Or will she spend the rest of her days cursing the powers that be?
S.W. Andersen delivers a heartwarming story about the healing power of opening oneself up to love after loss.

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Book Clips: Marmalade Martini by Julie Forester Jul 09, 2019

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Marmalade Martini by Julie Forester

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet. In this episode we hear a reading from Marmalade Martini by Julie Forester.

Synopsis

‘You won’t believe what happened last night…’
For Jamie Barker, London life is one long cocktail of wealthy clients, after-hours bars and one-night flings with all the wrong women. Who cares, as long as it keeps her best friend off her back about commitment, right?
But one night, she drops her keys: a simple slip that sets off a chain reaction of discoveries, misunderstandings, hope and heartache. As the dark secrets of Jamie’s past begin to catch up with her, she finds out that loyalty can be deceptive, and true love might be within her sights – if she can only work out where to look.

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Les Talk About It: 6 Pieces Of Relationship Advice And How It Relates To Lesbians Jul 07, 2019

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6 Pieces Of Relationship Advice And How It Relates To Lesbians

Les Talk About It

Episode: 12 of 12 of the Relationship Season

Join Tamara and Sheena as they talk about popular relationship advice and how it relates to lesbian relationships in this episode of Les Talk About It.

In this episode:

Do or say something daily to show your appreciation
Realise that every relationship is worth something
Never take your partner for granted
Remember to take breaks
It’s not what you fight about it’s how you fight
Stop trying to be each other’s everything

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Les Talk About It Series: Relationships

Relationships are important for humans. We need them to survive, never mind thrive. In this series we delve into relationships and break down some statistics and realities because, let’s face it, most us just muddle through and don’t necessarily have the skillset to rally make a relationship work.

About The Hosts

Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talkshow.

Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

Tamara is a marketing professional and has branched out into design and photography. Her natural love for research and learning meant that she was the perfect podcast partner when Sheena wanted to start Les Talk About It. (Well, that and the fact that Tamara is married to Sheena.)

Les Do Books: 5 First-Person Stories with Kris Bryant & Tara Jul 04, 2019

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5 First-Person Stories with Kris Bryant & Tara

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In this episode Kris Bryant, author of 11 lesbian romances, joins Tara to talk about something near and dear to her heart: first-person narratives! She talks about why she loves reading and writing them, and then they share some of their favourites.

Check out Kris & Tara’s recommendations:

Far From Home by Lorelie Brown

Strawberry Summer by Melissa Brayden

Anyone but You by Chelsea M. Cameron

Winter Jacket by Eliza Lentzski

Thorn by Anna Burke

Bonus book: New Ink on Life by Jennie Davids

Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music.

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Les Talk About It: Listeners Ask About Relationships Jun 30, 2019

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Listeners Ask About Relationships

Les Talk About It

Episode: 11 of 12 of the Relationship Season

Join Tamara and Sheena as they talk answer listener questions and comments in this episode of Les Talk About It.

In this episode:

How do you find balance and not lose yourself?
Money management tips
Your house, my house or our house?

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Les Talk About It Series: Relationships

About The Hosts

Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

Book Clips: Burn It Down by K. Aten Jun 25, 2019

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Burn It Down by K. Aten

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Synopsis

Ash Hayes was failed by the system at the tender age of sixteen and suffered an addiction. As a result she lives her life weighed down by the guilt of her past. To atone for childhood misdeeds, Ash trained as a paramedic after high school and eventually became a firefighter with the Detroit fire department, along with her childhood best friend Derek. Friend, confidant, brother, he has been her light in an otherwise dark life. When tragedy strikes on the job, injury and forced leave from the department are the least of her concerns. Suffering from even more guilt and depression after the loss of her two closest friends Ash is set adrift in a sea of pain.
When Mia Thomas buys the house next door, Ash finds friendship in the most unlikely of places. It's Mia's nature to help and to heal. Many would say she has a knack for finding the broken ones and leading them into the light. But Ash's secret still lives deep inside her. Before the firefighter can even think of a future, she has to amend her past. Like the phoenix of legend, Ash has to burn her fears to the ground before she can be reborn.

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Les Do Books: KD Williamson Talks Fix-it Fanfic Jun 20, 2019

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KD Williamson Talks Fix-it Fanfic

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In this episode, author KD Williamson is back to talk about fix-it fics—AKA, fan fiction that rights the wrongs that happened in the original show/game/movie/etc, whether it’s queerbaiting, burying gays, or more.

Check out KD’s recommendations:

Once Upon a Time

Anything by SapphireSmoke, especially her Once Upon a Time stories

Phases of the Moon series by wily_one24

Butterfly Effect by misscanteloupe

Send Up a Signal (that everything's fine) by coalitiongirl

The 100

Grounded by AndiLand (Andi Marquette)

this heart, fossilized and silent (once was tender and once was violent) by Chrmdpoet

Warehouse 13

Out of the Ashes series by MJ Duncan

Accidental Tourist by gainesm

Anything by winged_mammal

Mass Effect

The Best Entertainment series by Rae D. Magdon

Supergirl

The Music and the Mirror by Lola Keeley

Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music.

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