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Cover, To Boldly Follow by Karin Kallmaker. Text COMING SOON. Heat Cute. Spicy Surprises. Best Wrong Decision Ever. Hope & Romance Novella. Cover, To Boldly Follow, a lesbian convention heat-cute by Karin Kallmaker. A cartoon redheaded, pink-skinned woman in purple clothes and carrying a yellow Bag of Holding gazes at her phone. Yellow, blue, and pink hearts sprinkle across a rainbow-gradient background. Published by Romance and Chocolate Ink.

A Sweet Surprise – Cover Reveal of a New Novella

Karin Kallmaker 05/23/2026 Book News, To Boldly Follow 8 Comments

A surprise novella about some spicy surprises will be available direct from me very soon! To Boldly Follow is on its way.

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Why Generative AI Can Never Write My Next Book

Karin Kallmaker 04/21/2026 Craft of Writing 0 Comments

Doesn’t it logically follow that my next book will be written by a different me than the me that wrote my last book?

#mylesbianfreespeech#practicepracticepracticeNO AI HERE
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My Voice and Why Gen AI Can’t Fake It

Karin Kallmaker 04/10/2026 Craft of Writing 4 Comments

I can write a bad story all by myself. I don’t need AI to help me do that. I own every imperfect word – and the perfect ones too.

#mylesbianfreespeech#practicepracticepracticeNO AI HERE
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Jae’s Sapphic Book Bingo 2026 – Check Off the Boxes Guide

Karin Kallmaker 02/24/2026 Readers and Libraries, Sisters of the Pen 0 Comments

Bingo squares you can tick off with a re-read for the 2026 Sapphic Book Bingo by Jae.

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Stories of Joy in Italy Make Me Wanna Go! (Again)

Karin Kallmaker 02/23/2026 Readers and Libraries, Velvet in Venice 1 Comment

Everything beamed to the world from Milano-Cortina made me want to go. (Again.) Fortunately, there are plenty of books to take me there!

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  • Trivia: A Fish Out of Water
    Disney's The Little Mermaid is one of those movies Karin has never been able to sit through, and she dislikes the original fairy tale so much she had to fix it with A Fish Out of Water. Because patriarchy and disposable women.

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  • A glowing young black woman with natural hair and red lips looks over her shoulder through mottled light at the Grand Canal and skyline of St. Marcos Plaza in Venice. A glass of deep red wine is in the foregound. A Coin of Love Romance, Velvet in Venice, Karin Kallmaker, Goldie and Lammy Winning Author Velvet in Venice - A Coin of Love Romance eBook $4.99 $4.59

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    A delicious romance with just a hint of intrigue ... Uncommonly realistic!
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