The Violet Hill Series

Violet Hill #1-3

by Chelsea M. Cameron

Three novellas. One amazing collection.Second Daisy Grace Webber's life hasn't exactly turned out how she thought. She didn't think she'd drop out of college and come back to the small town she grew up in. To be fair, she didn't think her love of baking would turn into a job at the Violet Hill Cafe either, but it did. Something else she didn't expect was for Molly Madison to walk back into her life, eight years after she moved away. They'd been best friends forever, or so she'd thought. But Molly is back in town and she's looking... really good, actually. And that reminds Daisy of that one time at a sleepover when they'd kissed during a game of Spin the Bottle. That one kiss has been on her mind since then, but it's irrelevant. Molly isn't into girls. But as Daisy and Molly spend more time together, feelings start to grow, and Daisy is wondering just how "straight" Molly really is...Double Anna Corcoran's life is hectic, but that's how she likes it. Between her jobs at the Violet Hill Cafe, the local library, and doing publicity work for authors, she doesn't have much time for anything else. Until Lacey Cole walks into the cafe and she feels like she's been knocked off her axis. Lacey's a photographer and writer and wants to do a profile on the cafe, including an interview with Anna. She's game, but after spending a few days with Lacey, Anna is falling. Hard. The only problem is that Lacey isn't going to be sticking around. She floats from town to town, never staying in one place. But as they get closer and closer, Anna wonders if maybe this would be the one time when Lacey would decide to stay put. With her.Second Serena Nolan's summer isn't going how she planned. Fortunately, her cousin, Anna, is there to rescue her from spending her time off from college with parents who don't understand (or want to understand) her. Serena's thrilled to be living with Anna and her girlfriend, Lacey in Lacey's studio, and working in the Violet Hill Cafe. She's even adores Lacey's cat, Murder. What she definitely didn't plan was running into her ex, Fiona Davis. They'd been best friends that had turned into something else, but everything had crashed and burned before the end of high school several years ago. Serena is still smarting from the heartbreak, but she can't say no to spending some time with Fi. Against her better judgement, old feelings are mixing with new ones, and she doesn't know what to do. Serena will have to decide if past heartbreak is going to keep her from a potential future with Fiona.

184 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 30, 2017

About the author

Chelsea M. Cameron is a New York Times/USA Today/Internationally Best Selling author from Maine who now lives and works in Boston. She's a red velvet cake enthusiast, obsessive tea drinker, former cheerleader, and world's worst video gamer. When not writing, she enjoys watching infomercials, eating brunch in bed, tweeting, and playing fetch with her cat, Sassenach. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Maine, Orono that she promptly abandoned to write about the people in her own head. More often than not, these people turn out to be just as weird as she is.

Reviews

[Cande · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three lovely and very sapphic stories;

-In Second Kiss Daisy is surprised when her childhood best friend, Molly, moves back to town. They have memories and fond feelings, but the separation has left them with pain too. They navigate the heartbreak trying to find the friendship they had. Romantic feelings appear and it's so sweet. Molly and Daisy have a beautiful dynamic and they're adorable. Daisy is a baker and works at a queer cafe. It's silly how much that small detail of the story made me smile.

-Double Exposure follows the story of Anna and Lacey. Anna works at the queer cafe (yes with Daisy!) and Lacey is a photographer writing an article about queer safe spaces. Anna is pansexual and Lacey is trans and bi. This story is very different from Second Kiss, Anna and Lacey just met and their relationship is not like Molly and Daisy. I point out the difference because I really liked it. I felt the warmth and love growing between the couple and it made me so happy. They have important discussions about identity and coming out. They're such a perfect couple. The story was so good that I giggled the entire reading.

-Serena and Fiona used to date and now they meet again in Second Chance. Serena is Bi/demisexual and demiromantic. Yes, this story is a second chance trope. They have feelings, lovely memories, and heartbreaks. They navigate slowly their new relationship, trying to fix what it didn't work the first time and finding what they actually want now. I love how the author emphasizes in open and honest interactions. Serena and Fiona are lovely characters and their story was, like the other two, very sweet.

[Searchr.23 · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 too cute to be true wlw stories for good rest from your exhausting work.
I'll explain each novella in one word:
1. Yummy
2. Brave
3. Cozy

I love Chelsea M. Cameron. She always support LGBTQ+ community in a creative way. This author writes about coming out, non binary people and labels very well. I like that about her ✊

[Carole Damoci · Rating 5 out of 5]

3 cute stories

If I could give it a 4.5 I would. A nice easy going enjoyable book but not my favorite by this author. A little out of my comfort zone. Handles young adults and trans issues. But you’ve got to love a HEA. All main characters were likable. Good dialogue.

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 lost loves find their way home

3 lost loves—2 childhood friendships broken by fears & insecurities & two strangers drifting aimlessly avoiding commitment & security— finally find their way back home where they were always meant to be & belong.

[RaShae Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

These were cute little ebooks with sapphic characters. Two stories were a fave trope of mine but everything was so rushed because they’re novellas. Which is a sign I should probably stop buying them. Some things that need to be mentioned that I didn’t like is a) no one was really described that well but I’m assuming by the descriptions that they were all white (unfortunately) and b) almost every main character was a stereotypical cliche of their sexuality in some way (or all the ways tbh).

[Suzi Tru · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute queer romance in three chapters . Although not my favourite by the author it is still eminently readable with a sweet setting and likeable characters. The second story of the three was particularly nicely done.

[Doug Elliott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice collection of HEA short stories. The two revolving around old friends (or exes) reconnecting and discovering something new are particularly enjoyable.

[Jude · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable

These three connected stories are sweet and engaging. The author does a good job letting you get to know the characters in a sweet fashion. Well done!

[Renée Dahlia · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely sapphic collection of novellas. Enjoyable easy to read.

[Chloe · Rating 5 out of 5]

The romances and characters in each of these stories are as charming and cute as the fictional Violet Hill Bakery that ties them all together. If you like sapphic romances with humor, heartwarming moments, and a little heat, you’ll love the stories in the Violet Hill series.

[Littlebookterror · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 little novellas with good starts and underwhelming ending. In each case, I liked how Cameron highlights the similarities and differences in each queer experience and the simple joy of connection (both romantic and platonic). In each case, I disliked how quickly the romances moved forward and how similar the stories felt; the characters are very much alike in how they operated.