Wild Things

Written by Karin Kallmaker

Narrated by Abby Craden

Scholar and award-winning author Faith Fitzgerald has every reason to be happy: a wealthy, charming man who adores her and a family cheering her marriage prospects. But from the moment she meets Eric's sister, Sydney Van Allen, she knows her safe, predictable feelings for him are a shadow of what could be.

Openly lesbian and running for Senator, Sydney can only succeed if she can live down her wild past. That means no liaisons, especially with the achingly alluring woman on her brother's arm who looks at her with confusion-and desire.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Feb 25, 2020
• ISBN: 9781541436220

Karin Kallmaker

Karin Kallmaker's novels span lesbian romance, lesbian erotica and lesbian science-fiction/fantasy. More than five dozen short stories have appeared in anthologies and standalone collections. Her writing career began with the venerable Naiad Press, continues with Bella Books and includes more than two dozen novels in print. In 2008, she joined Bella Books as the press's first Editorial Director. When she isn't writing books she is thinking about books.In previous lives, Karin worked as a non-profit accountant for a senior housing association and a low-income housing lender, and had a brief stint as a document processor on an oil refinery. She is the mother of two teenagers and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her partner. She is descended from Lady Godiva, a fact which she will tell anyone who will listen,and she likes her chocolate real and her iPod loud.Lambda Literary AwardsWinner, three Lambda Literary Awards for The Kiss that Counted and Maybe Next Time in Lesbian Romance and In Deep Waters 2 in Lesbian Erotica, with multiple additional shortlist nods for Lesbian Romance, Lesbian Erotica and LGBT Science-Fiction Fantasy works.GCLS Goldie AwardsWinner of the Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award for The Kiss that Counted, the 2011 Trailblazer Award, with another six awards won for Frosting on the Cake 2: Second Helpings, Above Temptation, Just Like That and Sugar in Lesbian Romance and 18th & Castro and In Deep Waters 1 for Lesbian Erotica, along with numerous finalists.BookmarksRichards LaBonte - Kallmaker transcends cliche with vivid characterization, logical plotting, and plenty of deep research...Friends and FamilyHer characters are so real you can't help but picture them in your mind...Lambda Book ReportCarol LeMasters - The best romances don't simply evade issues; they offer us another way of dealing with them. After all, the issues with which these women struggle--homophobia, mortality, barriers of age and class--are ones we all encounter. More than enjoyable diversions, they can offer humorous insights into how we conduct relationships and truths we can take with us into "real life." Situations may be cliché but not the authors' treatment of them, and no matter how far-fetched the circumstances, the characters' emotional experiences ring true.

Reviews for Wild Things

[Jodie Woodall · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Karin Kallmaker stands out to me as one of those lesfic writers who never fails to deliver. Wild Things did not change that view for me.

Both MC's Faith and Sydney come with their fair share of angsty baggage. Devout Catholicism, self denial, alcohol abuse, political ambition, conservative baggage...I may have missed a few. However, Kallmaker writes this story in such a way that it's not sad, and depressing, but more sweet and romantic. And empowering.

Throw all of this together with a bunch of snippets about powerful women from European history, and you get a entertaining, (educational?‍♀️) lovely story about two women who so obviously belong together.

[Carey Durden · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wow! This was an amazing book! It has left me very contemplative and stuck with a book hangover. Outstanding writing and performance!

[Jane Daugherty · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Karin Kallmaker at her best — and that’s saying a lot. Excellent depiction of the toll of the vicious religious prejudice that many gay people still face and the healing power of love. Great characters, complex plot, vivid descriptions, pitch-perfect dialog AND A+ narration by Abby Craden. An exceptional novel! Written in 1996; recorded in 2021 — still as compelling and relevant as the first time I read it. A classic!

[Helen c Newton · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great story,love this writer, will read more of these books..