Benched

On the heels of their victory securing marriage equality for same-sex couples, Supreme Court Justice Victoria Willoughby and LGBTQ rights lawyer Genevieve Fornier were hoping for some quiet time to navigate their new relationship. Instead, a photo of them almost kissing shows up on a blog, and they're thrust into the media spotlight again. When Genevieve's case about same-sex parental rights gets appealed to the Supreme Court, their potential conflicts of interest have legal and personal ramifications, and one of them is going to be benched for the hearing. Teresa Benedetto and Ellie Ryan couldnt be more different, at least on the surface. Teresa still lives at home. As much as she loves her boisterous Italian family, she feels trapped by them and their plans for her life. Their love is suffocating her. Ellie has been on her own for years, working hard to save up enough to live her dream of escaping from Pittsburgh to travel the world. Except leaving isnt that simple when she knows her brother is out on the streets of the city somewhere, back from Vietnam, but not home. When Teresa and Ellie meet and fall in love, their worlds clash. Ellie would love to be part of Teresas family, but they both know that will never happen. Sooner or later, Teresa will have to choose between the two halves of her heartEllie or her family. Set in 1980, the beginning of the Reagan era and the decline of Pittsburghs steel empire, Cast Me Gently is a classic lesbian romance. Words: 100,510 Lori Hunter liebt die Berge, die ihr Zufluchtsort vom stressigen Alltag und einer stagnierenden Beziehung in London sind. Eines Tages lernt sie in den schottischen Highlands in einer Berghtte zufllig Alex Ryan kennen, deren Leben auf einer abgeschiedenen Farm so ganz anders ist als Loris. Aus einer Freundschaft entwickelt sich langsam mehr zwischen den beiden Frauen. Doch Alex tragische Vergangenheit macht ihnen einen Strich durch die Rechnung und ihre Verbindung wird auf eine harte Probe gestellt. Denn jemand hat es auf Alex abgesehen und vier Schritte knnen den Unterschied zwischen Leben und Tod ausmachen.