"Hatsukoi." (Lesbian Romance)
About this ebook
into one lesbian relationship over the span of decades, told in
non-chronological order in novel, novella, novelette and short story
formats.
"HATSUKOI."
Approximately 83,500 words
If
society has taught Aiko anything, it's that one day she will marry a
man. Not until she meets Reina, a lesbian with a knack for flirting,
does she decide she wants to experience a different kind of sexual
liberation - assuming she can overcome her insecurities and nosy family.
As she succumbs more and more to Reina's charms, however, Aiko wonders
if she can really abandon everyone's expectations.
Reina has met
plenty of girls like Aiko before: cute, naive, and ready to screw the
status quo. After being burned by countless young women who go on to
marry men and forget their lesbian lives, how can Reina trust yet
another "good girl" following her around? Especially when she thinks she
may be having those foreign feelings for her best friend instead.
Time
will only tell if Hatsukoi, or "first love," has really come to two
such different people. Is their relationship genuine or just another
footnote amongst flirting, lying, and sneaking around love hotels?
"HATSUKOI." takes place from December, 1992 - April, 1993.
NOTE - This book contains the following:
- Graphic language
- Sexual situations
- Hilarious '90s fashion
- A lot of love for women who love women.
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About the author
Hildred Billings is a Japanese and Religious Studies scholar who has
spent her entire life knowing she would write for a living someday. She
has lived in Japan a total of three times in three different locations,
from the heights of the Japanese alps to the hectic Tokyo suburbs, with a
life in Shikoku somewhere in there too. When she's not writing,
however, she spends most of her time talking about Asian pop music,
cats, and bad 80's fantasy movies with anyone who will listen...or not.
Her
writing centers around themes of redemption, sexuality, and death,
sometimes all at once. Although she enjoys writing in the genre of
fantasy the most, she strives to show as much reality as possible
through her characters and situations, since she's a furious realist
herself.
Currently, Hildred lives in Oregon with her cat, with dreams of maybe having another human around someday.
You can find Hildred and join her mailing list (to be notified about new releases) at her site: http://www.hildred-billings.com