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body-positive romance

WLW & Lesbian Body-Positive Romance Novels (F/F Fiction Crossword Challenge #25)

This week’s F/F crossword puzzle features a really important topic: body positivity in romance novels. The romance novel industry is especially guilty of abiding by Hollywood’s standard of beauty. It’s rare to find plus-size characters in f/f romance novels (or any romance, for that matter). Most of the main characters are portrayed as slender, with perfectly sized breasts, and if they are a bit chubby, their goal in the story is probably to lose weight. I hope that going forward, there’ll be more body positivity in romance novels and that women of all shapes and sizes will find themselves represented …

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lesbian fiction series

WLW & Lesbian Fiction Series (F/F Fiction Crossword Challenge #23)

This week’s F/F Fiction Crossword Puzzle features WLW & lesbian fiction series. Sometimes, it’s hard to let your favorite characters go because you want to know what happens next in their lives. Or you want your favorite supporting character to get her own book. That’s why a series can be perfect for binge-reading.   So, here’s the WLW & lesbian fiction series puzzle: You can either download the crossword grid by right-clicking on the picture below or download the PDF with the crossword grid and the clues. You don’t necessarily need a printer to play. You don’t need to send in the …

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Lesbian Books with Pets

WLW & Lesbian Books Featuring Pets & Other Animals (F/F Fiction Crossword Challenge #22)

This week’s F/F Fiction Crossword Puzzle features WLW & lesbian books that feature cats, dogs, horses, and other animals. Most books include dogs, cats, or horses, but there’s also a domestic pig in one of the books.   Speaking of books featuring pets… My new romance Wrong Number, Right Woman features a shy butch, her young niece & her budgie, as well as the supposedly straight woman who sends her an accidental text. Wrong Number, Right Woman will be available everywhere on September 2. If you want to make sure you don’t miss it, please subscribe to my newsletter.   …

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lesbian fantasy novels

WLW & Lesbian Fantasy Novels (F/F Fiction Crossword Challenge #21)

  This week’s F/F Fiction Crossword Puzzle features WLW & lesbian fantasy novels. Fantasy novels are set in imaginary worlds populated by fantastical creatures and diverse characters that sometimes have magical powers. There’s no limit to the imagination!   You can still solve previous puzzles & win ebooks! If you haven’t solved all the previous puzzles yet, you can still do so! For every solution you send in, you get an entry into the drawing for the grand prize.   So, here’s the WLW & lesbian fantasy novels puzzle: You can either download the crossword grid by right-clicking on the …

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lesbian indie authors

WLW & Lesbian Fiction Indie Authors (F/F Fiction Crossword Challenge #20)

It’s time for another publisher’s edition puzzle, and this one features f/f indie authors! In the bigger publishing world, “indie author” often means authors who either self-publish or who publish their books with a small, independent press, apart from the Big 5 publishing houses. Since f/f publishers are pretty much all small presses, I included only self-published authors in this puzzle, though. You’ll find books by popular authors such as Harper Bliss, Clare Lydon, Amanda Radley, MJ Duncan, Lynn Galli, Lise Gold, and many more.   You can still solve previous puzzles & win ebooks! If you haven’t solved all …

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