Straps and Sparkles: A Sapphic Holiday Short

by Karmen Lee

80 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 3, 2026

About the author

Karmen Lee is an avid reader of anything and everything. She’s a lifelong Southerner living it up in Atlanta, Georgia with her kid, her cats, and humidity. When she’s not packing lunches or working her normal nine-to-five, you can usually find her drinking coffee too late at night, watching House Hunters International and dreaming up ways to show her readers a good time. You can keep up with her on Twitter (@Author_KLee) or Instagram (@authorkarmenlee).

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Reviews

[Cardi Blue · Rating 5 out of 5]

That’s it?!!

I need more holidays, more experiences, more couples, more scenes, more straps. I love a quirky fmc and that’s exactly who Riley is. A Black, sexy, gay version of Ms. frizzle lol.

[Coffee&Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's nothing like a festive holiday short to get you in the MOOD! This was delightful!

[Jodi · Rating 5 out of 5]

super cute

Riley has had a crush on her best friends sister for a long time. Attending a July 4th party, she runs into Ella and her girlfriend Quinn. They have their eyes on adorable Riley. A quick read that’s super cute.

[Shai Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

5⭐️ 3.5🌶️
I didn’t think a Sapphic Holiday Threesome could be this good but wow. 80 pages and I dare I say this was the most perfect novella I’ve ever read??? I was expecting erotica but this was mostly romance but aside from that, this book had it all and I was pleasantly surprised!
And I was thoroughly pleased with the way Riley’s profession was spoken about! I’ve never read a book that reflected my feelings about educators as much as this one did! I can’t wait to read all of Karmen’s catalogue❤️

[Tiny Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

short, chaotic and sweet

Like all the other books in the series this was short and cute with a dash of spice!

Definitely works great as an in-between book or palate cleanser for a reading slump just to kind of refresh your mind.

The storyline was also pretty good and I actually enjoyed it so a solid 3 stars from me!!

[ArtRogueMel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a cute and spicy short story

[Joy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fun festive read for the holiday. I’m loving this entire novella series.

[fabiereads · Rating 5 out of 5]

yes

This was so much cuter than I expected it to be!! Many of our fantasies are wove into the pages of this book. Adorable.