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Jess Wells
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Completed teaching another seminar on "Writing Historical Fiction" at the marvelous Writing Salon in San Francisco. My students invented lively and really insightful stories. Their favo
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Love Shook My Heart 2: Lesbian Love Stories
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2001
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The Mandrake Broom
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Lesbians Raising Sons
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Aftershocks
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1992
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The Price of Passion
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1999
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Home Fronts: Controversies in Nontraditional Parenting
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2000
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Two Willow Chairs
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The Dress: The Sharda Stories
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1989
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Lip Service: Alluring New Lesbian Erotica
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1999
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The Dress, the Cry and a Shirt with No Seams: Lesbian Fiction and Erotica
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"Whittaker's Ring" a short story (Literature & Fiction)
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A deathbed promise takes an interesting (and amusing) twist when it turns out to be just too hard to fulfill.
The Mandrake Broom - Chapter One (Literature & Fiction)
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Read chapter one of my new novel, The Mandrake Broom, as it sets the scene in Italy, 1465 and introduces you to Luccia, her mother and godmother, and the rising troubles for women doctors.
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| Exquisite prose, astounding craft, genuine art. This book is the reason I write historical fiction. | |
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| Love what he has to say about fatherhood. His honesty, his abilities continue to astound. This will be a classic in parenting literature, for sure. | |
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| Solid info on life in a Medieval castle but the premise was a bit ridiculous. On the other hand, I read it cover to cover, which I infrequently do. | |
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― John Sloan, John Sloan on Drawing and Painting
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Hi, Jess!Thanks for the invite!!
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ONCE UPON A THANKSGIVING...available on eHarlequin.com now and on shelves in October!
Silly me...I've just realized there are blogspot addresses as part of our profiles. I would be happy if you dropped by sometime. And is it okay for me to visit yours? You sound like a very interesting person.justmeRosalie
Hi,Jess,How kind of you to agree to be my friend. Thanks for responding.
I'll type you later.
justmeRosalie
