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Jo Havens

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Jo Havens is a Golden Crown Literary Society award-winning author.

Not every romance is sugar-sweet. Sometimes the path to happily-ever-after is narrow, scary, and full of doubts and heartbreak. But it is the grit that makes the pearl. Though it takes time, effort and patience, in Jo Havens' books, love is always the softly glowing beauty on the final page.

In her lesbian romance novels, Jo's characters struggle with their shortcomings, deal with the trials of life and, ultimately, listen to their hearts and do what is right. Love always wins.

Jo lives in Australia with her daughter, and a cat named Howl. She loves to hear from readers. Her debut novel, The Blood We Spill, is a sumptuous sapphic romance with an ice queen assassin, the gorgeous
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So, I wrote a free short-story...

... it's a little more like a long-short-story, though.

For all those lovely people who liked The Blood We Spill and said they wanted more of Cie and Jemma, I sat down and wrote a few extra scenes. I got a little carried away and had to stop after 12,000 words, because that's more novella length, but... hey. It's called The Ice Inside.

Set early on in Cie and Jemma's relationship, when everything i

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“Cie belched softly and smelled of fairy floss and junk food. She groaned. “I tried to warn you.” Jemma had no sympathy. “You’ve poisoned me,” Cie mumbled, one hand on her stomach. “You’ve killed me. I’m dying.”
Jo Havens, The Blood We Spill

“Mila was kneeling before her, her focus devoted utterly to Cissie’s stockings and their agonisingly slow descent down her legs, deft fingers at her ankles carefully freeing her from her shoes. The gaze she turned on Cissie’s panties was unholy – and then Cissie was naked with just the breeze shivering across her skin.”
Jo Havens, Once in Berlin

“The kiss was as commanding as the throne and Jemma melted into it, stunned to find herself so bewildered, so overpowered by all the symbols of authority around her, not least the strong woman whose body she was now leaning against for support. She could feel every inch of Cie against her. The ultra-soft fabric of her dress may as well not even have been there — she could feel the line of Cie's thighs, the leather of her boots, the buttons of her uniform, the desire in her embrace, the entitlement of her fingers, the ownership of her mouth. Jemma surrendered entirely.”
Jo Havens, The Blood We Spill

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