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Irrevocable
Things are hard enough for Serenity, taking a road trip in a last-ditch effort to spend some quality time with her wife Lillian.
The last thing she needs is an encounter with the supernatural, or even one with the enigmatic woman who lives further down the beach from where they're staying.
But Serenity keeps seeing mysterious lights in the sky, and she's sure they're watching Lillian. With no idea what they are, she's getting increasingly jumpy. Drawn into a maze of fear and deceit, Serenity needs to find her way out, fast, but in the end that means asking herself some hard questions.
She's not going to like the answers, nor the choices they force her to make.
Because sometimes, the consequences are irrevocable.
This is a 90 000 word novel.
GENRE
Psychological suspense, supernatural horror, lesbian fiction, lesbian horror
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EXCERPT
Julie was standing in the middle of the clearing, her hands on hips, staring up at the sky. Serenity slid to a stop.
‘You saw it too,’ she said.
With a visible start, Julie turned and looked at her. She held a hand out in a warding off gesture. ‘We have to quit sneaking up on each other.’
Serenity ignored the remark. ‘What was it?’
Looking down at the ground now, Julie scuffed a boot around the damp vegetation and didn’t reply. She gazed back up between the trees at the grey sky, rain pelting her on the soft skin of her face.
The woman’s refusal to answer made Serenity jittery. She watched Julie’s slow appraisal of the scene until she thought she might scream. One hand plastered to her bleeding cheek, she stepped forward and grabbed Julie’s elbow with the other hand.
‘What the fuck was it?’ she demanded, tightening her grip on Julie’s slick parka until she could feel the elbow bones under her hand. She gave it a little shake for emphasis. ‘You saw it, right? Of course you did, or you wouldn’t be here.’ She shook her head and her fingers slipped in the blood still dripping from the cut in her cheek.
Julie turned towards her at last, her face a study in concentration. Then her eyes widened. ‘There’s blood all over your face.’
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kate Genet is a New Zealand author who enjoys writing books with strong lesbian characters. Even if they don't start out feeling all that strong, they've usually found their tenacity and self-assurance by the time she's done with them; characters you can like, admire, and wish you knew - maybe they're even a bit like you. With her interest in telling compelling stories she spreads herself across a few genres within lesbian fiction - supernatural suspense, adventure, science fiction and fantasy, and now romance. Keep up to date with her writing life and new releases by visiting her website at kategenet.com (coming January 2014).
She also writes mainstream speculative fiction under the name Kate Hansen.
The last thing she needs is an encounter with the supernatural, or even one with the enigmatic woman who lives further down the beach from where they're staying.
But Serenity keeps seeing mysterious lights in the sky, and she's sure they're watching Lillian. With no idea what they are, she's getting increasingly jumpy. Drawn into a maze of fear and deceit, Serenity needs to find her way out, fast, but in the end that means asking herself some hard questions.
She's not going to like the answers, nor the choices they force her to make.
Because sometimes, the consequences are irrevocable.
This is a 90 000 word novel.
GENRE
Psychological suspense, supernatural horror, lesbian fiction, lesbian horror
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EXCERPT
Julie was standing in the middle of the clearing, her hands on hips, staring up at the sky. Serenity slid to a stop.
‘You saw it too,’ she said.
With a visible start, Julie turned and looked at her. She held a hand out in a warding off gesture. ‘We have to quit sneaking up on each other.’
Serenity ignored the remark. ‘What was it?’
Looking down at the ground now, Julie scuffed a boot around the damp vegetation and didn’t reply. She gazed back up between the trees at the grey sky, rain pelting her on the soft skin of her face.
The woman’s refusal to answer made Serenity jittery. She watched Julie’s slow appraisal of the scene until she thought she might scream. One hand plastered to her bleeding cheek, she stepped forward and grabbed Julie’s elbow with the other hand.
‘What the fuck was it?’ she demanded, tightening her grip on Julie’s slick parka until she could feel the elbow bones under her hand. She gave it a little shake for emphasis. ‘You saw it, right? Of course you did, or you wouldn’t be here.’ She shook her head and her fingers slipped in the blood still dripping from the cut in her cheek.
Julie turned towards her at last, her face a study in concentration. Then her eyes widened. ‘There’s blood all over your face.’
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kate Genet is a New Zealand author who enjoys writing books with strong lesbian characters. Even if they don't start out feeling all that strong, they've usually found their tenacity and self-assurance by the time she's done with them; characters you can like, admire, and wish you knew - maybe they're even a bit like you. With her interest in telling compelling stories she spreads herself across a few genres within lesbian fiction - supernatural suspense, adventure, science fiction and fantasy, and now romance. Keep up to date with her writing life and new releases by visiting her website at kategenet.com (coming January 2014).
She also writes mainstream speculative fiction under the name Kate Hansen.
293 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 2, 2013
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September 12, 2019
Engaging
My 2nd of Kate's stories and though different and unique (I bet all her stories are) it's totally captivating. This one tore at my heart differently and I completely got caught up in the paranormal aspect. Loved it.
My 2nd of Kate's stories and though different and unique (I bet all her stories are) it's totally captivating. This one tore at my heart differently and I completely got caught up in the paranormal aspect. Loved it.
February 17, 2025
Clever! Believable. You won't be able to guess what direction the story is going in. Loved it!
May 9, 2013
Serenity’s wife Lillian is dying. Serenity can’t come to terms with it. Cancer has woven it’s devastating tentacles throughout her beloved Lillian’s body and also figuratively, through Serenity’s own heart, making her question her love for Lillian. It’s now got to the stage where Serenity is no longer a wife to Lillian, just a nursemaid. When did it all change? After the diagnosis certainly, but it must have come on gradually.
Serenity and Lillian embark on a road trip to allow Lillian to say her final goodbyes to her mother.
A strange encounter with a weird light on the journey has Serenity questioning herself as to whether she’s had a glimpse of the supernatural.
When Serenity meets Julie, a neighbour of Lillian’s mother, she finds a comfort she knows she shouldn’t. She loves her wife, doesn’t she? Even though she’s questioned it in the past.
Serenity is seeing more of the strange glowing orbs. She’s convinced these lights are going after Lillian for some reason. Somehow everything all seems to be connected, the lights, Lillian, Julie. What are these lights? Who or what are they after?
When the truth finally emerges, Serenity has to make some choices that she’d rather not make. Serenity isn’t liking any of these weird goings on, not one little bit.
Another excellent story from master storyteller, Kate Genet. A page turner from beginning to end. I have to admit, when I read the synopsis, I was wary of the subject matter. Death and dying isn’t exactly light reading. But, this isn’t a regular story of someone with a terminal illness. Although, I have to say, it was heart breaking in parts. But Kate Genet handled the subject with an incredible sensitivity and understanding.
The encounter with the supernatural was tense and spell binding. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough to find out which direction this story was heading in. I have to say, I was in two minds as to whether I liked Serenity and Julie or not. Don’t misunderstand me, their characters were very well written and formed. It was their behavior that I wasn’t over joyed with. But I have no idea how I would react if I was in Serenity’s or Julie’s position. I did warm to them both in the end. My heart though was with Lillian. Terminally ill and defenceless, her character really tugged at my heart strings. The rest of the characters bolstered up the main characters and enhanced the story through to it’s astounding conclusion.
I never know what to expect when I pick up a Kate Genet book. Her stories are always so diverse and no two stories are ever the same, or even similar. She writes in a nice easy to read comfortable way, making her books a must buy for me.
Serenity and Lillian embark on a road trip to allow Lillian to say her final goodbyes to her mother.
A strange encounter with a weird light on the journey has Serenity questioning herself as to whether she’s had a glimpse of the supernatural.
When Serenity meets Julie, a neighbour of Lillian’s mother, she finds a comfort she knows she shouldn’t. She loves her wife, doesn’t she? Even though she’s questioned it in the past.
Serenity is seeing more of the strange glowing orbs. She’s convinced these lights are going after Lillian for some reason. Somehow everything all seems to be connected, the lights, Lillian, Julie. What are these lights? Who or what are they after?
When the truth finally emerges, Serenity has to make some choices that she’d rather not make. Serenity isn’t liking any of these weird goings on, not one little bit.
Another excellent story from master storyteller, Kate Genet. A page turner from beginning to end. I have to admit, when I read the synopsis, I was wary of the subject matter. Death and dying isn’t exactly light reading. But, this isn’t a regular story of someone with a terminal illness. Although, I have to say, it was heart breaking in parts. But Kate Genet handled the subject with an incredible sensitivity and understanding.
The encounter with the supernatural was tense and spell binding. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough to find out which direction this story was heading in. I have to say, I was in two minds as to whether I liked Serenity and Julie or not. Don’t misunderstand me, their characters were very well written and formed. It was their behavior that I wasn’t over joyed with. But I have no idea how I would react if I was in Serenity’s or Julie’s position. I did warm to them both in the end. My heart though was with Lillian. Terminally ill and defenceless, her character really tugged at my heart strings. The rest of the characters bolstered up the main characters and enhanced the story through to it’s astounding conclusion.
I never know what to expect when I pick up a Kate Genet book. Her stories are always so diverse and no two stories are ever the same, or even similar. She writes in a nice easy to read comfortable way, making her books a must buy for me.
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