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Karin Kallmaker's lesbian fiction novels include the Goldie and Lammy award-winning 18th & Castro, Just Like That, The Kiss that Counted, Maybe Next Time and Sugar and span lesbian romance, erotica and science-fiction/fantasy. Translations include Spanish, French, German and Czech. More than five dozen short stories have appeared in anthologies from publishers like Alyson, Circlet, Cleis, Bold Strokes, Yellow Rose and Haworth. Her writing career began with the venerable Naiad Press, continues with Bella Books and spans more than two dozen novels in print. In 2008, she joined Bella Books as the press's first Editorial Director.





The One Million Moms don't like ice cream or kissing and now they're hating on comic books. That's right, they want to boycott DC Comics and Marvel because they have characters who are gay and *shockers* superheroes at the same time.



Now I happen to believe that most lesbians are superheroes. I know, I'm biased that way. But do they boycott me? I have superheroes in all my books. You know the t... read more »
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Average rating: 3.80 · 2,967 ratings · 137 reviews · 43 distinct works
Unforgettable
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions
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All the Wrong Places
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions
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Painted Moon
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions
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One Degree of Separation
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2003
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Just Like That
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions
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Touchwood
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 1990 — 3 editions
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Wild Things
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions
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Finders Keepers
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions
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Sugar
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 122 ratings2 editions
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Maybe Next Time
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 127 ratings2 editions
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