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cover, Because I Said So by Karin Kallmaker. "I can’t talk about my favourite aspect of the book without blowing a massive spoiler. Just know that it’s SO GOOD." - The Lesbian Review. Background features blue satin sheets and a nighttime skyline of Los Angeles.

Because I Said So – Meet Shannon Dealan

Karin Kallmaker 04/28/2019 Because I Said So, Book News 1 Comment

Meet Shannon Dealan in this excerpt of Chapter 2 from Because I Said So. Available July 2019 from Bella Books. Yes, it will be available at GCLS!

#lesfic#neversayneverLesbian RomanceLove California Style

Potatoes, Green Beans, and Ham Hot Dish in the Instant Pot

Karin Kallmaker 04/11/2019 Cheers & Chocolate, Favorite Things 5 Comments

My favorite Instant Pot dish. Potatoes, green beans, and ham in comfort food bliss – in less than an hour start to finish. Great for beginners. Ad free site.

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Captain Marvel is ‘Just Another Marvel Movie’ – And Why That Matters

Karin Kallmaker 03/13/2019 Cheers & Chocolate 0 Comments

It matters to me that Captain Marvel is ‘just another Marvel movie.’ It’s not the best entry to the MCU and it’s not a Susan B Anthony dollar either. Mild spoilers.

#CaptainMarvel#moviereviewCatherine Lundoff
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Cheaters are Prospering, But That’s No Excuse for Asshattery

Karin Kallmaker 03/03/2019 Business of Books 6 Comments

It’s hard not to be frustrated by the rampant cheating going on, but that’s no excuse for being an asshat to readers, reviewers, and other writers.

#stayclassy#writingprideAuthors Behaving Badly
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That One Thanksgiving with the Whipped Cream Thing

Karin Kallmaker 11/18/2018 Cheers & Chocolate 5 Comments

A family story about my grandmother’s mad baking skills, why my father married my mother, Thanksgiving, pumpkin pie, and a can of pressurized whipped cream.

#FoodisRomantic#PumpkinPieCelebrations
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    Karin's iconic Oakland-San Francisco urban location book Touchwood, was originally set in a small, fictional California coastal town.

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  • Cover Cowboys and Kisses lesbian romance by Karin Kallmaker. Woman in black dress holds a book of old folded pages and lavender. Cowboys and Kisses - Paperback $13.95

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    The young, hot-headed Teresa and the tormented Rayann pull us in immediately...
  • Reader Comments about 18th and Castro / 16 Shades of Lesbian Love
    While every story is a little different, some overlap with the same apartment dwellers, lending continuity to the collection so it acts like a novel...
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