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A moment of softness between us, two not very outwardly soft people.

Wherever is Your Heart by Anita Kelly

February 20, 2022 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Wherever is Your Heart starts after 5 years of pining. Mal is the bartender that the characters in Sing Anyway and Our Favorite Songs found scary/sexy/intimidating. Mal has steely eyes and keeps herself somewhat apart from the denizens of Moonies. June is a long-haul trucker who is based in Portland and has been stopping in to Moonies when she’s in town for 5 years. At the Pride festival the year before, something was almost said between them, but June got scared and left. June and Mal have […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, Anita Kelly, Moonlighters, sapphic, Wherever is Your Heart

Emmalita's CBR14 Review No:24 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, Anita Kelly, Moonlighters, sapphic, Wherever is Your Heart ·
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When something really fits, you suddenly realize how much energy you’ve been unconsciously devoting to not fitting.

Sing Anyway by Anita Kelly

Our Favorite Songs by Anita Kelly

February 17, 2022 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

After reading Love & Other Disasters, I knew I needed to read Anita Kelly’s Moonlighter’s novellas. Sing Anyway and Our Favorite Songs are so squishy and soft. They are like fresh homemade marshmallows, made with really good ingredients and not so sweet they rot your teeth. Instead of jet-puffed, they are hope-puffed. The Moonlight Café, known to it’s patrons as Moonies, is a slightly sketchy queer bar in a mostly industrial part of Portland, Oregon with regular karaoke nights. Sam Bell, Professor Sam Bell (they/them), has […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Anita Kelly, Moonlighters, Our Favorite Songs, Sing Anyway

Emmalita's CBR14 Review No:22 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Anita Kelly, Moonlighters, Our Favorite Songs, Sing Anyway ·
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