Self-made women: these intrepid authors skipped the big publishers and broke out on their own.(self-published lesbian books )(Brief article)(Book review)

From: Curve | Date: March 1, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

Sometimes it's the little, self-published lesbian books that interest us, and they do so without expensive covers, marketing budgets, websites, or even rigorous copyediting. Here are a few that caught our attention in the recent months.

Orchids II: Reality or Fantasy, Kimberly Q., aka The Lesbian Goddess (Women of Choice): Pure imagination and arousal, Kimberly Q. delivers juicy sagas of sex and fantasy in her follow-up to One Night Stands. The heavy use of exclamation points is a slight buzz kill, but the climax of the story makes it all worthwhile. (womenofchoice.com)

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