The Road Ahead by A.E. Radley

GENRE: Contemporay Lesbian Romance

This was a a fun read. The quirkiness of the characters was wonderful. It began with a solution to an inconvienence but ended with much more. You got to see the characters evolve as they went through their journey. There was a range of emotions but that is what a good author does.  I would definately put this on a beach reads list.

Never Letting Go by Liv Devereaux

GENRE: Short Story, Contemporary Lesbian Romance

Really short. I think there could be so much more to this story and would love to see it fully developed. That said it catches the emotions of the characters and the situation fully.

Perfect Little Worlds by Clifford Mae Henderson

GENRE: Literary Fiction 

This was a well written and created book but it was a little hard to read. The whole concept was amazing as were the characters. What made it hard was that it would jump through time and it wasn't exactly clear when that occured. The story covers three distinct times in the main characters life which is fine just often it would be one paragraph in one time then the next in another with no bridge. Perhaps, it was just me but this disrupted the flow of an otherwise very creative novel.

Forbidden Journey by Amanda Kay

GENRE: Lesbian Romance, Supernatural, Mystery (Novella)

This is a novella so it was a quick read. It definately was different and took me a bit to wrap my head around it. That does not take away from the creativity of the plot or the depth of the character. It is not your typical romance but we need more people to branch out of the tropes. There was a major twist that I did not see coming. An overall enjoyable read even if I hate snakes.

Pleasure Cruise by Yolanda Wallace

GENRE: Contemporary Lesbian Romance(W/ a twist)

This was a fun book to read and it had some different twists on the typical romance. The characters were well developed and all fit together. I need to read some of the authors previous works since I loved the characters so much and apparently they are intoduced in earlier works. I would classify this as a good beach read since it is not heavy topics but it is not fluff either.  It is just a well written story.

Landing Zone by Erin Dutton

GENRE: Contemporary Lesbian Romance, Enemies to Lovers

This book dealt with some big issues in an amazing way.  It is an enemies to lovers book but at it's core it is about forgiveness and healing.  The chemistry between the two characters was well developed even as it evolved. This is a good book for a beach read or better yet a book club read.

Wayworn Lovers by Gun Brooke

GENRE: Contemporary Lesbian Romance

This book had some holes in the plot but not enough to sink it. The characters made up for what was lacking and since this is a character driven story it worked. Brooke did a good job describing anxiety issues and that made Giselle seem more authentic. This gets four stars from me because despite the short fallings it was still a pleasure to read.