The Next Girl & Other Lesbian Tales

by Tawanna Sullivan

The Next Girl & Other Lesbian Tales is an eclectic mix of black lesbian fiction. From erotica to suspense, these stories feature women who encounter lovers, monsters, tricksters and troublemakers:
- an uninhibited couple puts on a sexy show in a subway car
- a disgruntled friend hatches a devious plan for revenge when her best girl steals her next girl
- butch lesbians disappear after signing up for a reality TV show
- a woman confronts the past when she inherits the house she was exiled from as a teenager
- plus 8 more tales!

87 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 17, 2017

About the author

Tawanna Sullivan is one of the founders of Kuma2.net, a website that encouraged black lesbians to write erotica. She was raised in Baltimore with a solid foundation in the Baptist church and 80s horror movies. Her short stories have been featured in various anthologies, including Forever Vacancy, Iridescence: Sensuous Shades of Lesbian Erotica, Swing! Adventures in Swinging by Today's Top Erotica Writers, and Life, Love & Lust. Currently living in New Jersey, Tawanna is working on her second novel and finding new ways to make her wife laugh.

Reviews

[Janae (The Modish Geek) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not a big fan of short story collections, but this was a very entertaining collection. This collection was well written and distinctive with fleshed out characters I could've kept reading about. The stories were sexy, speculative, and sometimes chilling. Sullivan gives such an interesting range of stories with captivating twist and turns.

My only real complaint would be that a few of the stories didn't read like short stories, but like a narrative that was cut off in the middle.

[Rena · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. A blend of erotica, paranormal and suspenseful tales, I enjoyed the majority of the stories in this short story collection, but a few seemed unfinished or rushed, and one even left me confused. Yet, Tawanna Sullivan has a smooth writing style that I loved. I would like to see what she could do with a fully-fleshed novel.