Chrysalis

by Mags Hayward

Amy doesn't know who she is. Determined to put that right, she's arranged a date through the Pink Roses website. The hotel room is booked, she's bought wine to break the ice, and now she's face to face with prospective lover, Kayla.
Kayla's gorgeous but Amy's terrified. She's new to dating, and new to women. Torn between, curiosity, lust, and fear, she doubts her ability to continue the date in spite of Kayla's reassurances.
Was this all a mistake? Has she left it too late to explore her true self? Is she destined to remain the chrysalis, never the liberated butterfly?

27 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 20, 2024

About the author

Mags Hayward lives in the UK Midlands with her family and a lazy, cuddly rescue dog. Theatre administrator by day, she spends her free time creating character driven romances of all flavours, from sweet first-time crushes, to blossoming love, to shamelessly explicit erotic liaisons.

Mags gets distracted by anything and everything - especially the dog - so writes short stories and novelettes while daydreaming about writing a full length romance novel. She’ll pull herself together and do it, eventually.

Reviews

[Ellie Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this lovely short Sapphic story about self-discovery, newly divorced Amy dips her toe into the world of hook-ups with the gorgeous Kayla.

As always with Mags' stories, sensuality is combined with emotion as Amy comes to some unexpected conclusions about herself, which opens up possibilities with Kayla. This may be a short story but there's a sense of depth in the characters' circumstances which makes this gorgeous tale an emotionally satisfying read.