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Elyse Springer, Thaw and Heat Wave.
Books 2&3 of the Seasons of Love quartet (yes, that is a Rent reference) featuring queer romances between a loose group of friends in New York. In Thaw Abby is a biromantic asexual librarian whose library branch is threatened by government cuts; she makes an unexpected connection at a charity fundraiser with Gabrielle Levesque, a hot new supermodel nicknamed the Ice Queen who is known for her personal ruthlessness, and the two of them then have to navigate their own emotions as well as the threats of Gabrielle’s manager (and ex-lover) and Abby’s disclosure of her asexuality. It’s quite sweet and I do actually buy that Gabrielle’s previous transactional approach to sex makes her a good partner for Abby, but I would have liked a bit more about them working through their respective issues together and somewhat fewer miscommunications. Also, given that Gabrielle and Abby are bonding over sf/f books, I would have liked more titles and fewer vague references to second books in trilogies.
In Heat Wave Sara feels stuck in her work and her personal life when Laura, the woman her boyfriend left her for (who he’s also now dumped) phones her up and suggests a drink. Laura is cheerfully bisexual and that drink rapidly becomes a friends with benefit situation - but Sara, who’s previously thought of herself as straight, is also becoming aware that she wants more than that. Again, some of the inability to talk to each other got annoying, and there’s a scene where Laura walks in on Sara getting a sports massage and misconstrues the situation that was more than a little clichéd. The sex scenes are hot, though (as the title promises!) and it’s nice to see two bisexual women in a romance.
( More discussion, some spoilers. )
Books 2&3 of the Seasons of Love quartet (yes, that is a Rent reference) featuring queer romances between a loose group of friends in New York. In Thaw Abby is a biromantic asexual librarian whose library branch is threatened by government cuts; she makes an unexpected connection at a charity fundraiser with Gabrielle Levesque, a hot new supermodel nicknamed the Ice Queen who is known for her personal ruthlessness, and the two of them then have to navigate their own emotions as well as the threats of Gabrielle’s manager (and ex-lover) and Abby’s disclosure of her asexuality. It’s quite sweet and I do actually buy that Gabrielle’s previous transactional approach to sex makes her a good partner for Abby, but I would have liked a bit more about them working through their respective issues together and somewhat fewer miscommunications. Also, given that Gabrielle and Abby are bonding over sf/f books, I would have liked more titles and fewer vague references to second books in trilogies.
In Heat Wave Sara feels stuck in her work and her personal life when Laura, the woman her boyfriend left her for (who he’s also now dumped) phones her up and suggests a drink. Laura is cheerfully bisexual and that drink rapidly becomes a friends with benefit situation - but Sara, who’s previously thought of herself as straight, is also becoming aware that she wants more than that. Again, some of the inability to talk to each other got annoying, and there’s a scene where Laura walks in on Sara getting a sports massage and misconstrues the situation that was more than a little clichéd. The sex scenes are hot, though (as the title promises!) and it’s nice to see two bisexual women in a romance.
( More discussion, some spoilers. )
