Title Log Line Genre ISBN Length Awards Release*

18th & Castro

Behind every door is a story of lesbian passion. First time couplings and couples who know how to mix lust and love make this the hottest address in the city by the bay. Bella After Dark.

208 pages


Winner, Erotica


Finalist, Erotica

2006
Above Temptation

Kip Barrett does her job very well, and nothing can tempt her from following the rules, not even Tamara Sterling.

 

    2010

All the Wrong Places

Sex and the single girl – Brandy is looking for love and usually she finds it. Karin Kallmaker’s first Bella After Dark erotic novel.

174 pages


Finalist, Romance

Lammy Medal
Finalist, Romance

& Erotica

2004

Better than Fine

TBD

    **

Car Pool 

Soft shoulders, merging traffic and slippery when wet…Anthea and Shay find love in the car pool.

 

    1993

Christabel 

Gothic tale of two hearts taken captive in the past. Can they free themselves to claim the present and future?

    1998
2nd Edition, 2008

Dawning, The 

Will Amanda give up the future, and Sharon, to fix the past? A Daughters of Pallas novel.

 

207 pages   1999

Embrace in Motion 

Has Sarah found lust or love?

 

    1997

Finders Keepers

Shipwrecked on a tropical island—finders keepers for Marissa? Or losers weepers?

254 pages

Lammy Medal
Finalist, Romance

2006

Frosting on the Cake 

The next chapters in the lives of your favorite Kallmaker characters!

    2001

Frosting on the Cake 2

The next chapters in the lives of your favorite Kallmaker characters!

    2010

In Deep Waters 1: Cruising the Seas

Karin Kallmaker and Radclyffe can’t wait to get you wet with this dual erotic short story collection. (Co-authored with Radclyffe.)
Bella After Dark

274 pages


Winner, Erotica

Lesbian Fiction Readers Choice Award Winner, Erotica

2007

In Deep Waters 2: Cruising the Strip

Radclyffe and Karin Kallmaker explore lust and love in Las Vegas, where every hand is a winner. (Co-authored with Radclyffe.)
Bold Strokes Books

264 pages

Lammy Medal
Winner, Erotica

Lesbian Fiction Readers Choice Award Winner, Erotica

2008

In Every Port  

Jessica has a woman in every port. Will meeting Cat change all that? 

 

    1990

Just Like That

Syrah’s prejudice and Toni’s pride cause an epic clash that turns the peaceful Napa countryside upside down.

205 pages


Winner, Romance

Lammy Medal
Finalist, Romance

2005

Kiss That Counted, The

With CJ’s past hunting her down, she can’t offer Karita more than kisses and goodbyes.

256 pages

Lammy Medal
Winner, Romance


Ann Bannon
Popular Choice

Lesbian Fiction Readers Choice
Award , Romance

2008

Making Up for Lost Time 

Jamie and Val discover a delicious recipe for dyke dating, lesbian romance and chocolate seduction.

    1998

Maybe Next Time 

Sabrina has everything she ever wanted – except Jorie. Lambda Literary Award winner.

242 pages

Lammy Medal
Winner, Romance

2003

New Exploits 1: Once Upon a Dyke

You’ve never read fairy tales like these before! (Co-authored with Barbara Johnson, Therese Szymanski and Julia Watts.) Bella After Dark novellas.

 

307 pages

Lammy Medal
Finalist, Fantasy

2004

New Exploits 2: Bell, Book and Dyke

Reluctant witches, tempting spells and skyclad beauties—delve into the mysteries of love, lust and power in this quartet of novellas.(Co-authored with Barbara Johnson, Therese Szymanski and Julia Watts.) Bella After Dark novellas.

 

357 pages


Finalist, Fantasy

2005

New Exploits 3: Stake through
the Heart

Dim the lights for journeys into worlds of breathless lesbian seduction. (Co-authored with Barbara Johnson, Therese Szymanski and Julia Watts.) Bella After Dark novellas.

 

342 pages   2006

New Exploits 4: Tall in the Saddle

If you ever dreamed of being a cowgirl… or being with one… you’re in for the ride of a lifetime! (Co-authored with Barbara Johnson, Therese Szymanski and Julia Watts.) Bella After Dark novellas.

 

316 pages
Finalist, Erotica
2007

Night Vision 

Siren song lures Maddy to the desert in this lesbian-buddy-road-trip-fantasy-romance. A Daughters of Pallas novel.

187 pages   1997

One Degree of Separation

Sizzling small town dyke romance between Marian, the town librarian, and the new girl from the big city. Lesbian romance

207 pages   2004

Painted Moon 

Stranded together in a snowbound cabin, Jackie and Leah’s lives will never be the same.

 

    1994

Paperback Romance 

Carolyn falls for tall, dark and … female … in this classic homage to the romance genre. This is not your mother's Harlequin!

 

    1992

Roller Coaster

 

    2011

Stepping Stone

Producer Selena Ryan isn't going to let anyone use her to get what they want, ever again, even if that means living without love.

244 pages

Lammy Medal
Finalist, Lesbian Romance

2009

Substitute for Love 

When Holly and Reyna meet the combination adds up to pure passion. But Reyna’s “no tomorrows” rule isn’t enough for Holly.

271 pages

Lammy Medal
Finalist, Romance

2001

Sugar

Three women want sugar from Sugar, who can’t make up her mind.

209 pages


Winner, Romance

2004

Touchwood 

Rayann loves Louisa. Louisa loves Rayann. Can the decades between their ages keep them apart?

 

    1991

Tunnel of Light 1: Sleight of Hand 

What dark future does the distant past hold? Book 1 of Tunnel of Light.

 

    2001

Tunnel of Light 2: Seeds of Fire 

In Autumn’s dreams no one is who they seem. Book 2 of Tunnel of Light

 

Lammy Medal
Finalist, Fantasy

2002

Tunnel of Light 3: The Forge of Virgins 

The slaughter must end, but can Autumn save anyone? Book 3 of Tunnel of Light. Lesbian fantasy

    unscheduled

Unforgettable 

Can Rett find love with the cheerleader who broke her heart so many years ago? Will Angel find that it's still true: dykes don't make passes at girls who wear glasses? Lesbian romance

    2000

Warming Trend

A river of ice has frozen Anidyr’s life. The future looks even colder when she returns home to the glaciers of Alaska, the mistakes of her past and the disdain of the woman she once loved.

 

261 pages   2009

Watermark 

Teresa wants a future with a woman whose heart has been frozen by loss. Sequel to Touchwood.

 

    1999

Wild Things 

Dutiful daughter Faith has met the perfect man. There’s just one problem: she’s in love with his sister. 

 

    1996

Unless otherwise stated, all books are under contract with Bella Books of Tallahassee, Florida.
Bella After Dark is an imprint of Bella Books.

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