Warming Trend

Written by Karin Kallmaker

Narrated by Abby Craden

Anidyr Bycall is frozen in her past, regretting words never spoken to the woman she loves and the one impulsive act that cost her all her dreams. Running from the courts of public and academic opinion in Fairbanks, she has landed in Key West. The nights are hot but she is colder than the glaciers she once explored.

Tending bar by night, she spends her days immersed in the research of her only remaining passion in life: the ice fields of Alaska. But trends may be improving when news from home hints that those she harmed may have moved on, and she can at least recover the papers and books she left behind. The respect and affection she once saw in Eve Cambra's eyes is gone beyond recall.

When a few innocent questions raise Ani's doubts about what really happened three years ago, she realizes she may have a chance to clear her name and reclaim her career. But there's no data to suggest that Eve has thawed and that the fire they once shared can be rekindled.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Mar 3, 2020
• ISBN: 9781541436237

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 Warming Trend

[Roxann Charles · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great story, a bit of back and forth in memory, but otherwise good plot. Good narrator too...made listing to the story very easy and Emersive.

[paola pagliano · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Story was okay. The narration was fabulous with Abby Craden.

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

From a very unlikely plot, a fascinating tale of love, betrayal, and some fancy detective work emerges. Complex characters struggle to believe in love while overcoming past wounds. Classic Kallmaker with vividly written scenes and memorable dialog. Witty touches, accurate climate-change science, and fabulous narration by Abby Craden.

[emily · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This was my first book by this author and overall I had a good time. I love this narrator usually, and she did a good job here. I think there was just something that didn’t quite click for me personally in the main romance and the background plot stuff just never quite grabbed me the way i wanted it too. That said, it was still an enjoyable listen!

[daniexj · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I liked this a very surprisingly a lot. It starts in Florida in a bar made out of ice. The bartender is Ani. She's in a self-exile in Key West from Alaska. She misses home, but we slowly have revealed why she can't go back. Or she feels like she can't go back.We then meet Lisa, who was a character who is a new waitress at the bar and is quite the character too.I don't want to put too too much of the plot here because to me that was part of the fun of the novel that I really liked. The reveals that happened.It was mostly a typical lesbian fiction romance, but, it had enough differences that I was kept guessing a lot. So, while it may have been a typical sort of lesbian fiction romance, it was definitely not unoriginal.And, even more than the plot, I loved the characters. From Ani and Lisa to Tan (one of my very favorites) to Eve. I even really liked how Monica was written too.Ooh, and then there was even some thriller/mystery at the end of the book too, which was very very awesome. An all around fun and amazing book.

[carol_m_in_nj · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I'm not normally a Kallmaker fan, but I really enjoyed this book. The plotting is entirely predictable, and I knew where it was all headed about 1/4 of the way into the book. But the characters and story telling are so much fun, and settings are so refreshing, that I honestly just didn't care. This book takes you on a tour of Alaska that reminded me of my 50th birthday present to myself - which was a trip to Alaska with a helicopter ride to the top of a glacier. If you've never been to Alaska, you should definitely read this book to get an idea of what you are missing. And if you've been there, you should read it to remember the spectacular experience. As is often the case, the characters in this book and their own miscommunications are their own worst enemies. There is one true villian in the book, and I wasn't personally satisified at the resolution of that part ot the story line - she didn't get all that was coming to her. But I'd re-read the book anyway, because the trip was well worth the time invested. Kallmaker is far more restrained in this book than in the others of hers that I've read, and it was a dramatic improvement over her typical writing. I know there are a lot of huge Kallmaker fans out there, but I've found her a bit over the top in the past. Not so in this book. It is by far the best of hers that I've ever read, and I would recommend it despite its shortcomings. Her depictions of Alaska make you feel as if you are there. Well worth a read.