18th & Castro

by Karin Kallmaker

Halloween Night, San Francisco...
...and it's a party like no other in the world. Welcome to the streets of the Castro, where the women aren't shy about what they want and how they'll get it. Crowds, costumes and parties - the apartment building at 18th & Castro is in the thick of it all.

First-time couplings and couples who know how to mix lust and love make 18th & Castro the hottest address in the city by the bay.

Take an erotic journey with Karin Kallmaker in this follow-up to the smash bestseller, All the Wrong Places. The award-winning Undisputed Mistress of Lesbian Romance demonstrates once again why "Mistress" is fitting as she invites, seduces and delights lesbians worldwide with her signature-brand of romantic erotica.

Genres: Erotica, Lesbian, Romance, Fiction, Lesbian Fiction, Lesbian Romance, LGBT

208 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2006

About the author

Karin Kallmaker has been exclusively devoted to lesbian fiction since the publication of her first novel in 1989. As an author published by the storied Naiad Press, she worked with Barbara Grier and Donna McBride, and has been fortunate to be mentored by a number of editors, including Katherine V. Forrest.

In addition to multiple Lambda Literary Awards, she has been featured as a Stonewall Library and Archives Distinguished Author. Other accolades include the Ann Bannon Popular Choice and other awards for her writing, as well as the selection as a Trailblazer by the Golden Crown Literary Society. She is best known for novels such as Painted Moon, Simply the Best, Touchwood, The Kiss that Counted and Captain of Industry.

The California native is the mother of two and lives with her wife in the Bay Area. You can catch her blogs at Romance and Chocolate: https://kallmaker.com/blog/. Find her on social media by searching for "Kallmaker" - there's only one.

Reviews

[Corrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Karin Kallmaker is the Empress of Sexytimes. She writes diverse, lush and intelligent erotica.

[Jamie (TheRebelliousReader) · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars. I loved this. It takes place on Halloween night and primarily is based in an apartment building and Kallmaker takes into different apartments with a bunch of different couples. The stories are lightly connected and I loved every single one of them. There were established couples and people who had just met and there’s a lot of extremely hot and sometimes kinky sex involved. This was such a fun and entertaining read and I couldn’t get enough of it. Fantastic writing and a wonderful collection of stories and characters.

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I genuinely enjoyed this book and the different relationships between the characters from one chapter to another (you’ll get what I mean once you’ve read it). It’s so easy to picture every scene with how well it’s written. There’s background to each character and enough depth to make you feel invested in what is happening.

[Logan (loganslovelylibrary) · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting look back in time at the San Francisco lesbian scene in the 90s/early 2000s. Dated for sure, but interesting to read.

[Adrienne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the first lesbian book I bought. I can still clearly picture the three small shelfs of lesbian books to choice from at Border's and feeling like I struck paydirt when I landed on this book. They had the book turned with the cover facing out because it was just released or maybe to fill in extra shelf space but egardless of the actual rating from others this will always be a 5 to me because it's my first.

[Carolina · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was good. I preferred the early chapters to the later ones, but a good solid overview of what goes on in some bedrooms in the Castro and beyond. =)

[Dide · Rating 3 out of 5]

just too many characters