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Wonderfully written with believable and lovable characters, this is a terrific and moving lesbian novel...

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There's no doubt that Painted Moon will take you on an emotional roller coaster, but you will certainly enjoy the ride... Beautifully sensitive.

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Kallmaker's writing gets better and better, her observations on the life lesbian more and more astute. Painted Moon is a very good romance novel with lots of extras.

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

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