Scared Straight: A Lesbian Love Story

by Magenta Periwinkle

Readers of Sentimental Bulls#*t will be surprised to know that the book was originally a lesbian love story for about ten years, until the book was totally rewritten. This is that original novel, complete with Shade's original name of Megan, the original monkey and the absence of a suicide theme.

This is the story of Rose who falls in love with her best friend Megan, and then disaster happens, Rose leaves for college in New York City, where she meets Dysan, the kind of guy that Megan would have liked, confused about her sexuality and her fear of death, Rose must navigate the city and the confines of her heart.

228 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 11, 2012

About the author

Magenta Periwinkle is the pseudonym for Keli Chaffin. She lives in Texas with her three cats and hopes to someday own a monkey. Keli has two useless bachelor's degrees, one in Photography and one in Psychology. She works in a psychologist office and thinks she has some idea about the workings of the human psyche.