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Doublecrossed
Trying to figure out the rules of her first lesbian relationship is a difficult task for Callie Emerson. She and her girlfriend worked long and hard hammering out an agreement on fidelity. But Marina is having an even harder time keeping her end of the bargain.Regan Manning and her lover had a very traditional relationship, built on a foundation of monogamy. Or so Regan thought. She is devastated when she learns the truth, and she is unwilling to forgive or forget.Cheating partners brought Callie and Regan together. Not as lovers, but as friends supporting each other through tough times. They slowly realize that they could be more than friends. But each has to get past her insecurities before they can even try to make that leap.It's not easy for either of them - the path to true love rarely is. But their friendship can be a bridge to commitment, if only they let it.
310 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 2010
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About the author
Susan X. Meagher
59 books370 followersSusan X Meagher was born in southern Illinois and grew up in East St Louis. She attended college in Chicago and started her working career there. She and her partner moved to the Los Angeles area in the late 80's. It was there that she started to write. Her first few books were simply posted on the web and became the I Found My Heart in San Francisco series. In 2002 she moved to New York and divides her time between Manhattan and the Jersey Shore. She has published thirteen books in the series and has gone on to write many individual books as well. She has partnered with other authors on two short story books and has written many stories that have been published in other mainstream anthologies. Susan is active in the lesbian author community and loves to attend Women's week at Provincetown and the GCLS annual conventions. Her stories revolve around the relationships that two women can build when given a chance and how those relationships can strengthen the individual and the partnership. Her genre is lesbian romance/fiction and she believes strongly in the happy ending that we all so deserve. Susan X Meagher was awarded a 2011 Lesbian Fiction Readers’ Choice Award for Favorite Lesbian Fiction Writer. She is the recipient of the 2014 Alice B. Medal for her body of work.
From the author's website: I live in New York with my spouse, Carrie. We've lived in Chicago and Los Angeles for significant periods, but New York fits us very well. I love to discuss my work and fiction in general. My goal in writing is to explore feelings. I want to entertain, but I also want to make people think. I've heard that life is all about finding out who we are. To me, life if about finding out who other people are. I'm interested in the small details of life, that's how a story about two young women in college is slowly becoming a 26 book series. The joke in Seinfield was that it was about nothing. I feel the same about most of my books. They are about the many things that happen when nothing is happening. The small joys and sorrows of everyday life can be fascinating, especially if you care about the people involved. I try to create characters that will make a reader care deeply. I'm always interested in hearing how close I am to that goal. So please drop me a line whenever you have a comment or a question about a story. Writing is a pretty solitary pursuit and it's great to know that I'm not alone.
From the author's website: I live in New York with my spouse, Carrie. We've lived in Chicago and Los Angeles for significant periods, but New York fits us very well. I love to discuss my work and fiction in general. My goal in writing is to explore feelings. I want to entertain, but I also want to make people think. I've heard that life is all about finding out who we are. To me, life if about finding out who other people are. I'm interested in the small details of life, that's how a story about two young women in college is slowly becoming a 26 book series. The joke in Seinfield was that it was about nothing. I feel the same about most of my books. They are about the many things that happen when nothing is happening. The small joys and sorrows of everyday life can be fascinating, especially if you care about the people involved. I try to create characters that will make a reader care deeply. I'm always interested in hearing how close I am to that goal. So please drop me a line whenever you have a comment or a question about a story. Writing is a pretty solitary pursuit and it's great to know that I'm not alone.
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January 23, 2023
2 stars. Love this author but this one was a huge dud. The plot sounds so good. Callie and Regan become friends after their girlfriends cheat on them with each other. It’s a slow burn friends to lovers. Cool. However, their was just no real chemistry between the two of them as Regan is so hung up on her ex (rightfully so) that I didn’t buy into their romance.
Also, I really didn’t like Regan’s character at all. She’s an insecure, judgmental, jackass and I felt that Callie deserved better. Callie was the star here. Such a bubbly free spirit and I loved her outlook on life. Regan says some awful things to Callie for the third act conflict and then her sudden change was so sudden that I didn’t believe it. Eh. Overall, while it was a quick read it’s not one that I can say that I enjoyed. I only liked the writing and Callie. That’s it.
Also, I really didn’t like Regan’s character at all. She’s an insecure, judgmental, jackass and I felt that Callie deserved better. Callie was the star here. Such a bubbly free spirit and I loved her outlook on life. Regan says some awful things to Callie for the third act conflict and then her sudden change was so sudden that I didn’t believe it. Eh. Overall, while it was a quick read it’s not one that I can say that I enjoyed. I only liked the writing and Callie. That’s it.
June 23, 2019
Interesting characters...the most astonishing of them is Regan because she seems shockingly idealistic and surprisingly role playing after off-loading her confession of love. For someone with such comedic moral high standards, I'd say her falling in love did her very well.
This is a book predominantly about cheats and cheating. It was rehashed so many times I almost started to get bored by it but regardless, the writer did a good job on a wider scale to write a story one would love to read till the very end.
This is a book predominantly about cheats and cheating. It was rehashed so many times I almost started to get bored by it but regardless, the writer did a good job on a wider scale to write a story one would love to read till the very end.
October 29, 2010
SX Meagher is one of the few lesfic authors where I still have the need to buy any new book she publishes, her standalone novels at least. Thinking about it, she's actually one of three, the others are Georgia Beers and J.M. Redmann.
I feel that Doublecrossed doesn't live up to her usual standards.
First of all, I was disappointed by typos etc. that take me out of the story while reading. Little issues like extra blank spaces etc. I can overlook, but an incorrect name for a character, incorrect/incomplete quotation marks that leave you wondering where the heck the dialog starts/stops is another matter. Granted, there weren't a lot of these instances, but enough to bother me. Another thing I usually never encounter in her novels are point of view issues - there were a couple of those.
And while I usually enjoy her style and especially like her dialog, there were many instances where I wondered who on earth talks like this.
I liked the basic idea for the story, two women meet over the heartbreak of having their partners cheat on them, but the execution wasn't always to my likes. I don't mind when I don't particularly like characters, even though in a romance that's a hindrance to the enjoyment, but here there were a lot of instances where I wanted to smack either of them. Hard. The points that are made are often made repeatedly, which is annoying, and many things are forshadowed - and not very cleverly. Other plot points hit you over the head and you wonder why they weren't mentioned before, especially when there were scenes that, in hindsight, should have included them.
Despite all of this I did enjoy especially the second half of this book.
But I do feel that it would have benefited greatly from another set of eyes to not only iron out the punctuation/typo/POV issues but editing in regard to flow of the story and character motivation. It does come together in the end, but I'm not quite sure that this approach, I guess letting the reader know no more than the character does, was the best for these characters.
I feel that Doublecrossed doesn't live up to her usual standards.
First of all, I was disappointed by typos etc. that take me out of the story while reading. Little issues like extra blank spaces etc. I can overlook, but an incorrect name for a character, incorrect/incomplete quotation marks that leave you wondering where the heck the dialog starts/stops is another matter. Granted, there weren't a lot of these instances, but enough to bother me. Another thing I usually never encounter in her novels are point of view issues - there were a couple of those.
And while I usually enjoy her style and especially like her dialog, there were many instances where I wondered who on earth talks like this.
I liked the basic idea for the story, two women meet over the heartbreak of having their partners cheat on them, but the execution wasn't always to my likes. I don't mind when I don't particularly like characters, even though in a romance that's a hindrance to the enjoyment, but here there were a lot of instances where I wanted to smack either of them. Hard. The points that are made are often made repeatedly, which is annoying, and many things are forshadowed - and not very cleverly. Other plot points hit you over the head and you wonder why they weren't mentioned before, especially when there were scenes that, in hindsight, should have included them.
Despite all of this I did enjoy especially the second half of this book.
But I do feel that it would have benefited greatly from another set of eyes to not only iron out the punctuation/typo/POV issues but editing in regard to flow of the story and character motivation. It does come together in the end, but I'm not quite sure that this approach, I guess letting the reader know no more than the character does, was the best for these characters.
July 11, 2025
Her books are my favorite type of books, as long as the author doesn't write about heterosexual sex
June 18, 2011
Often I find myself sucked into a page-turning mystery or thriller. For me cloak and dagger and being on the edge of my chair are unspoken expectations with those types of books. Reading Doublecrossed, I discovered a non-mystery page-turner! I read with eagerness and expectancy. I simply had to know what happened next.
If I had to categorize this book within a genre, romance would be the closest call. However, I found it to be much more than a mere romance. The characters were vibrant and full of life. I had no trouble picturing them while reading. From the moment they met, I found myself hoping that Regan and Callie would make that leap of faith. Would they shrug the binds that tied them to their current partners?
I found much depth to the story, too. The extended families and friends had an authenticity to them that I don't always see in other books. Experiences were tangible. Susan X Meagher wrote honest and heartfelt characters. The parts that took place in New England were especially enjoyable as I'm somewhat familiar with P'town and a few other parts of New England. Loved it! I plowed through the book in three days and highly recommend it. A truly great book illustrating life as people live it.
If I had to categorize this book within a genre, romance would be the closest call. However, I found it to be much more than a mere romance. The characters were vibrant and full of life. I had no trouble picturing them while reading. From the moment they met, I found myself hoping that Regan and Callie would make that leap of faith. Would they shrug the binds that tied them to their current partners?
I found much depth to the story, too. The extended families and friends had an authenticity to them that I don't always see in other books. Experiences were tangible. Susan X Meagher wrote honest and heartfelt characters. The parts that took place in New England were especially enjoyable as I'm somewhat familiar with P'town and a few other parts of New England. Loved it! I plowed through the book in three days and highly recommend it. A truly great book illustrating life as people live it.
January 26, 2013
Interesting story. But I have to wonder, who on earth talks like this? The dialogue was the main thing that held me back from being able to enjoy this book as much as I could have. I liked the story quite a bit, but like I said, the dialogue held me back from being able to turn my brain off and just enjoy the story, I kept critiquing the dialog.
August 15, 2015
Interning story Line
The book has a very good story line premise. I thought I was going to have a problem with the way interacted with each other but as it turned out, it evolved into a good story. I liked it!
The book has a very good story line premise. I thought I was going to have a problem with the way interacted with each other but as it turned out, it evolved into a good story. I liked it!
December 8, 2011
great book i read it one night.
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