Touching Mia

by Tess Mackenzie

Ellie has been not-quite-flirting with her housemate’s friend Mia, and not especially thinking what that might mean, until one day, unexpectedly, Mia offers to follow through on the flirting.Ellie is startled, but willing. She hasn’t been with a woman before, but she likes Mia, and decides she ought to try. She does, and it’s good. It’s very good, so they do again and Ellie begins to discover just how wonderful and confusing sex with another woman can be. It’s exciting and unexpected and oddly tender too, and Ellie enjoys it far more than she expected. She enjoys it, and begins to get close to Mia. Closer than either intended. In between the sex, almost accidentally, Ellie and Mia are becoming friends, and perhaps becoming more. Something seems to be happening between them, something they both try to resist. Mia insists that all she wants is sex, and Ellie says the same, but Ellie, at least, isn’t sure that they are both being completely truthful.Ellie isn’t sure, but in the meantime, the sex is good, and that is probably enough.This novel and its sequel were written as serial fiction, and both are still available to read on Wattpad without charge.

264 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 25, 2014

About the author

Hey goodreads! Um, hi. Wave.

So first, thank you to everyone for being interested enough to read this. And the stories. Really, just thank you all heaps for reading what I've written until now, and wanting to read other things, and just for everything, really. I'm really, really grateful to everyone who's interested.

And thank you also to whoever is putting books up here. That's cool, and I really appreciate it!

So what’s going on with my books is a bit weird and kind of confusing, and I just wanted to explain properly so it’s clear.

Basically, everything I write is free to read on my website, or on Wattpad, and usually on Smashwords too, including all the stories in the anthology collection books that are for sale some places.

What happens is I mostly write short stories, and as I write them I put them up those places. Then, after a while, the anthologies collect the existing stories, and bundle them into tidier ebooks and print books.

So the stories in the anthologies are the same ones as are in the individual, single ebooks, and the ebooks can be read free, all over the place, if you’d rather to that.

So this is just to say all that, so no-one doesn’t realize and feels cheated or something. And also, I hope I used enough bold!

The anthologies at the moment are...

Getting Into a Girl's Shorts: Short Sometimes-Erotic Fiction about Women With Women

It Doesn't Always Rain: A Collection of Literary Erotica

Squishy Group Hugs: Collected Smut

...and the book pages at Amazon or wherever say which stories are in where.

So basically, there's no need to pay for anything unless you want to, and there’s nothing unique in the paid books, so don’t go thinking otherwise.

Which all sounds a bit weird right? Everything's free except it isn't?

Basically, while it would be nice to sell billions of books one day, I really also just want people to read what I write, and I also don't want anyone to feel pressured to hand over money, and this is how it ended up. So all a bit Wattpad, and that way of doing things, rather than the more normal print-book kind of model. And also yes, it is basically a devious plan to, um, I don't know, win you over, I guess, and guilt you into one day eventually buying things. But really, really mild guilt, I completely promise. So don't worry if you never end up buying anything. Read all the same!

So anyway. We're all clear on how this works now? Yay!

Um, what else. So just to say this too, really clearly, so I don't accidentally offend someone or something, I WRITE EROTICA so anything near me is potentially rude. Please don't get offended and then upset and then angry. Anger is bad for you and whatnot.

Um, yeah. Sorry to shout.

And I'm not here especially often either, so just to say that in case I haven't found the inbox or something! I'll work it out.

So that's all.

Except, just, thank you for reading what I’ve written until now. It makes a big difference that people are, and I’m starting to get the hang of all this, I think! So thank you.

Reviews

[Doreen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Touching Mia is an achingly sweet coming out novel. Ellie's roommate Mark plays video games with a flirtatious and frustrating character called Mia. While Mia settles into the fog of video games with Mark, Ellie indulges in studying her. Ellie hasn't been interested in any other woman before Mia, but Ellie develops a crush.

Mia likes to tease, flirt, grin and help Ellie to get off. She wants their friendship to include sex and she knows that Ellie is equal parts excited and terrified. Touching Mia unravels the intricacies of loving sex between women. It shows the awkwardness, embarrassment and satisfaction which follows physical intimacy.

The characters are young, but no longer college age. They learn to share their bodies, but shy away from more complicated emotions. Mia takes on the role of teacher as things progress, but Ellie is determined that their sexual relationship includes fairness. There is something sweet that happens between them as they fumble together between the sheets in Mia's bed. Ellie discovers more than sex with Mia. She finds her own strength, bravery and heart.

[Kathryn · Rating 2 out of 5]

This sounded like a good one but it is poorly written. Abandoned at 88%