The swaggering butches and dolled-up femmes of this 1961 lesbian pulp novel experience the guilt, thrills, and wonder of forbidden love.“She knew why they danced with such gay desperation.”A budding butch in the Brylcreem era, Lorraine “Lon” Harris fantasizes about a South Pacific island full of women, where everyone will be free and accepting, and she’ll never have to wear an eyelet blouse again. Spurned by her high school English teacher, Lon turns to a new friend, the br...

First Digital EditionGrier Rating: A**From the back cover…Here is the story not of the older, harder type of twilight woman, but of an innocent highschool girl, Lorraine Harris. She is first led into perverse practices by Violet, a pretty blonde carhop. Then, Lorraine is pulled ever more deeply into tainted love by Sassy Gregg, a wealthy seeker of twisted “kicks” – and by Mavis, wonderful Mavis, who becomes Lorrai...

Jo works for the publisher of a small magazine. She is very good at what she does and enjoys the challenges that come with her job.  Jo is not looking for love, having just ended a relationship with Karen who used her and cheated on her.  No, Jo is going to focus on her work and stay away from women… until she meets Betsy at work.  She is surprised to be so strongly attracted to Betsy, but resolves to stay away from her.  Betsy appears to be straight and has begun datin...

First Digital Edition Grier Rating:  A**     Carolyn and Angie have been living together for awhile, but things between them are strained.  Angie is not sure how she feels about Carolyn and is, therefore, ambivalent about their relationship.  She enjoys their physical encounters, but often feels guilty about the sex afterwards.  The situation between them becomes increasingly more stressful u...

Allison loved Lydia. She loved her so much that sometimes she thought it was wrong. Human beings weren't supposed to love each other so much, were they? There must be something sinful about a love so strong it blotted out everything else. Lydia was Allison's whole life... until one night she went to a wild bohemian party and met Cal Staton. He certainly seemed interested… and everyone was always telling her to settle down… but Cal Staton was a man, and men had hurt her so much. Perhaps she...

A question looms throughout the pages of The Lion House. Can a woman be a lesbian and not be aware of it? As Jo, our lead character, finds out—yes, it possible. Jo practically throws her husband at Frannie, then forgives all their transgressions because she is in love with Frannie. Does Frannie return her love? This is the second big question for our story. Extremely well-written, this tale is the story of two woman’s lives—two women who are linked through their everyday activities and the...

They came to college sweet, pretty and unsuspecting. But the house mother was strangely corrupt, and so was the caretaker.Sure, Peggy was a sweet kid, and pretty, too—which was why she would have made out just fine at a co-ed college. But Peggy had strange fears, disturbing inclinations; she preferred to go to an all-girls’ school, where she could live in an all-girls’ dormitory. It was a forgone conclusion that Helen Lee, an older dorm mate, would be able to seduce Peggy into beha...

First Digital Edition Grier Rating:  A** Paula and Janet meet in college while studying to become teachers.  Upon graduation, they learn they have been hired to work in the same small-town school.  Enjoying each other's company, and learning they have a lot in common, they decide to share expenses and move in together.  Before long, Paula realizes she is attracted to Janet.  Although she had dated men in the past, she had always been ...

Set against the backdrop of Mercy Hospital, Claire is a young, dedicated nurse who works in the children's ward. She enjoys her work and is confident in her nursing abilities. In her personal life, however, Claire is not quite as self-assured. Inexperienced and shy, she tends to keep to herself and avoid romantic relationships… until she meets Birdie. Claire is drawn immediately to the older, butch head nurse and before long, falls madly in love with her. Their affair is romantic and wildl...

First Digital Edition Grier Rating: A++ She Couldn't Keep Her Hands Off Her Brother's Wife! What torture to be in the same room with Kathy… not being able to say what she really felt about her, not being able to fondle her warm, nude body as she posed on the podium.  Yes, Elaine Ransome had been successful her whole life competing against men; she'd climbed to the top of the ladder over their ...

She knew it was dangerous, but she knew it had to be this way. No other way was normal—to her. From the moment she fell in love as a teenager with Stella, Kathy knew her life would take a difficult path. She tried to resist her feelings—tried to be the person her family wanted her to be—but the lure of another woman’s love was too powerful. And so Kathy strayed the dark and hidden path among the twilight women, doing things her body urged her to do, until one night she made a choice that w...

It was an exclusive camp for well-bred young ladies… girls on the threshold of womanhood... long-legged and sweetly-sensitive, eager for an end of innocence, restless with the nagging needs of unfulfilled appetites… anxious to explore the secret avenues of pleasure spoken of in hushed whispers… willing to follow the paths that led to forbidden ecstasies… the only kind of ecstasy available to them in this world without men. From the book: "You want me," Ha...