This took far longer than I thought that it would, but the sequel to Blame is now available for pre-order on Amazon.

Here’s the teaser text:

"Tatya and Kris haven’t been together long when Kris loses her job. As Kris scrambles to find work and keep up her student loan payments, Tatya struggles to find a way to help her. How do you address the topic of money when a new partner loses their job?

This book continues from the popular prequel ‘Blame: Sometimes, Everybody is Wrong.’ Tatya, a young professional in Miami, shares the joys and challenges of her relationship with her girlfriend, Kris. This book includes extended appearances from some of the first book’s most beloved side characters, like Tatya’s boisterous volleyball teammate, Cristal, and Itchy the sassy house cat. A few new characters also make their way into the story, including Tatya’s prescriptive and not-necessarily-accepting mother and a gold-hearted improv enthusiast named Andre.

Even as Kris nails down a temporary gig, the couple must face broader reaching questions about this relationship. What will Kris do long-term? She feels that, from a professional perspective, she doesn’t know who she is, which Tatya struggles to understand. Eventually, Kris decides that the path to her calling might lead her far away from Miami. Tatya doesn’t want to do long distance, and she has made Miami her home.

Would Tatya end her relationship with her second great love?"

I hope this sequel gives you something lighthearted to curl up with in an armchair, or maybe on a beach. At the very least, it’ll add a piece of queer fiction to your life where the characters don’t die—which is a step in the right direction.