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Caris Ismay, 30, is falling in love with a woman she dares not pursue, and at exactly the wrong time. Caris knew that life after having her baby would be different, especially since her wife did not love her anymore. But Caris never expected post-baby life to be this difficult. Dale, her wife of three years, is in a coma that turns into a vegetative state. Lena, Dale's 29-year-old daughter, is put in the awkward position of revealing Dale's secrets to Caris.
Caris and Lena share a perfect, passionate kiss that they cannot stop thinking about. Plus, they can help each other in ways no one else can. They try to build a friendship, but their growing attraction gets in the way. Can Caris and Lena move past the taboo of their attraction and find their path together?
Caris and Lena share a perfect, passionate kiss that they cannot stop thinking about. Plus, they can help each other in ways no one else can. They try to build a friendship, but their growing attraction gets in the way. Can Caris and Lena move past the taboo of their attraction and find their path together?
157 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2010
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Q. Kelly
47 books74 followersI live in Virginia, where I am a writer and an editor. I also have a master's degree in deaf education. In my free time, I hike and savor frappuccinos.
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March 10, 2018
DNF @34%. Jesus fucking christ! What did I get myself into here? Was this written for a contest where you are required to bash in as many heavy topics as you can? Just pick one or two, not ten. The result is that none of the topics are done well.
And what's up with the writing style? At times it seems deep and meaningful but then the dialogue gets so out of this world that I'm forced to remove my eyes from the screen and look around and see if anyone else can believe this shit. They feel like robots wearing human skin and badly at that. Do people really talk like this somewhere out in the world?
Definitely not for me.
And what's up with the writing style? At times it seems deep and meaningful but then the dialogue gets so out of this world that I'm forced to remove my eyes from the screen and look around and see if anyone else can believe this shit. They feel like robots wearing human skin and badly at that. Do people really talk like this somewhere out in the world?
Definitely not for me.
October 27, 2016
I'm beginning to feel very fond of this author... She manages to turn very awkward life topics into a beautiful, heart-wrenching books... Yesterday, I finished The Odd Couple, and today this one... I love how she manages to turn those random, incoherent inner thoughts into very connected sentences... I like how her dialogues are not romanticized, feelings, even the pretty ones are not artificially beautified, but feel somehow raw while reading it... I love Q. Kelly's books so far, LOVE them.
January 1, 2016
The book is supposed to be about Caris falling in love, but one doesn't really get a sense of how it happened. It is not clear what the attraction was or what was special about Lena.
October 15, 2011
I enjoyed this book quite a lot. A very different premise and well done. I'll be picking up The Odd Couple soon. Two out of three of Q. Kelly's book read and enjoyed.
June 30, 2012
Not an edge-of-your-seat type book. But then maybe the title gives that away? So what were we waiting for? I think it is the time when we will stand up for ourselves, and then each other. How deep will the commitment go once we know the true selves? What if we find ourselves in a place of unknowing anything, or at least where others think we know nothing?
Coma, Trans, procreation, love. All words, topics pursued in this book. Q. Kelly is good at researching and delving deep into touchy, scary subjects while creating real characters with real emotions and needs.
Some books go into the emotions of the elephant in the room, though in this case not many books tell the story from the trans man in the coma who was last seen as Mom. But in this case we see how all the people in his world adjust to first his being in a coma and how he got there. Then as they learn more they try to adjust their lives according to their new knowledge. Including the pronouns that may seem insignificant but make those of us who have had to train our mouths to speak of our friend who was female and now is male, feel like fools. Our eyes may accept the male now before us, but pronouns fight us continually.
Q. Kelly does the pronoun dance well as her characters learn to embrace their new information, all the while, in this case, being unsure if they are speaking of someone alive or dead, and waiting to see how that will play out.
Erotica does play a part in the ensuing romance but it is, just that, a part of the love growing in the story. That is why I didn't include it in my tags/shelves. It is so small an issue that if that sort of thing upsets you, you can blink and it is gone.
I think this is a good book to bring up subject that people should talk about as we all grow and become the people we want to be, or should be.
Coma, Trans, procreation, love. All words, topics pursued in this book. Q. Kelly is good at researching and delving deep into touchy, scary subjects while creating real characters with real emotions and needs.
Some books go into the emotions of the elephant in the room, though in this case not many books tell the story from the trans man in the coma who was last seen as Mom. But in this case we see how all the people in his world adjust to first his being in a coma and how he got there. Then as they learn more they try to adjust their lives according to their new knowledge. Including the pronouns that may seem insignificant but make those of us who have had to train our mouths to speak of our friend who was female and now is male, feel like fools. Our eyes may accept the male now before us, but pronouns fight us continually.
Q. Kelly does the pronoun dance well as her characters learn to embrace their new information, all the while, in this case, being unsure if they are speaking of someone alive or dead, and waiting to see how that will play out.
Erotica does play a part in the ensuing romance but it is, just that, a part of the love growing in the story. That is why I didn't include it in my tags/shelves. It is so small an issue that if that sort of thing upsets you, you can blink and it is gone.
I think this is a good book to bring up subject that people should talk about as we all grow and become the people we want to be, or should be.
October 31, 2012
Wow, this one really took me by surprise. The concept seemed as if it might be a bit strained, and the pacing was definitely slow, but this was a beautiful read that really made me care about the characters. Very easy to relate to . . . and to get lost in.
August 19, 2017
Interesting in many ways. What held it back from 5 stars ultimately was not really understanding why the characters loved each other. You got glimpses of why, but not a full answer.
October 9, 2017
Surprisingly almost okay. The writing technique is conventionally contemporary, but the author is able to convey emotions without having to spell it out to the reader better than most Bella Books authors. The story also follows conventions too closely to be very interesting, but it manages to not fall into the usual pitfalls of unbelievable drama and unrealistic resolutions. Finally, it tries to be more open-minded to other queer (and not necessarily entirely defined) identities.
February 5, 2012
Very deep and entangled love story. Not your usual fluff romance. If you like romance that is more life-like and less fluff, then this is the book for you. Couldn't put it down!
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