GRL2GRL 2: SHORT FICTIONS

Readers are immersed into the minds and hearts of lesbian, bisexual, transgender, gay, queer, and questioning young people in this new collection of short fictions, grl2grl 2. Stories will be available for download one at a time until the collection is complete.

SHE LOVES YOU, SHE LOVES YOU NOT…

Dumped by her girlfriend and rejected by her family, Alyssa is sent across the country to live with the mother who abandoned her at birth. A mother who still doesn’t seem to have room in her heart for Alyssa. Hurt and alone, Alyssa is left to create a new life for herself. Can she ever get over her abandonment issues to trust again? Can she redefine “family?” And will she open herself to the possibility of new love?

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BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS, I’LL BE DEAD

Daelyn’s been the victim of bullying throughout her life and now she’s simply counting down the days until she can commit her final act on Earth. It’s destiny that she finds a Web site to help her in her quest. She has the motive, the means, and the determination. Then she meets this boy, Santana, who makes her examine her choice of death over life. But is he too late to save her? And is she too damaged to save him?

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RAGE: A LOVE STORY

Johanna imagines the girl of her dreams to be amazing, sensuous and perfect in every way. Then Reeve Hartt, the elusive girl she loves—the one she’s always desired—falls for her, and Johanna discovers that love can be blind; love can be wrong; and worst of all, love can be dangerous.

GRL2GRL: SHORT FICTIONS

Two girls lock eyes across a crowded train. An online relationship develops unpredictably. A transgender teen finds self, but loses pride. An abusive father turns his daughter to stone. This collection of short fictions explores the intricacies of sexuality, gender, dating and love.

BETWEEN MOM AND JO

Jo promised Nick they’d always be together. So did Mom. When you’re a stupid little kid you believe what your parents tell you. You want to believe that your life will be good and nothing will change and everything—everyone—goes on forever. It’s not until later you find out people are liars, forever is a myth, and a kid with two moms should never be put in the position of having to choose between them.

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BETWEEN MOM AND JO

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PRETEND YOU LOVE ME

Isolation. Abandonment. Death. Too much pain in Mike Szabo’s life. Add to it the futility of unattainable goals and Mike’s future seems bleak. But the confines of a small Kansas community are exploded when Xanadu, an exotic newcomer, arrives in town. Xanadu is a light, a candle, a glimmer of hope in Mike’s heart. Only one problem: Xanadu is straight. Can a gay person love a straight person, and vice versa? Or are there physical and emotional distances that never can—and never should—be crossed?

LUNA 

From as early as she can remember, Regan O’Neill has known that her brother Liam was different. That he was, in fact, a girl. Transgender. Having a transgender brother has never been a problem for Regan—until now. Liam (or Luna, as she prefers to be called by her chosen name) is about to transition. What does it mean, transitioning? Dressing like a girl? In public? Does Liam expect Regan to embrace this decision, to welcome his sex change? She’s always kept her brother’s secret, always been his confidante, but now Regan’s acceptance and love will be put to the test.

KEEPING YOU A SECRET

Expectations. A girl meets a guy, falls in love, gets married, has sex, not necessarily in that order. Holland Jaeger is living up to the expectations. But when she meets Cece, the course of her life is changed forever. She falls in love with this girl—this out-and-proud lesbian. Holland’s awakening to her own sexuality is the key to setting her free. Can Holland trust that the people she counts on most in her life will accept and embrace her newfound identity? Keeping their relationship a secret may prove to be the worst mistake Holland and Cece could ever make.

KEEPING YOU A SECRET

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DEFINE “NORMAL”

Antonia is eager to participate in the new peer counseling program at school—until she learns the person she’s supposed to counsel is Jasmine Luther. “Jazz” is anything but Antonia’s peer. She’s a punker, a druggie, a gang hanger. As their peer counseling sessions progress, Antonia and Jazz discover they have more in common than they could ever have imagined. Can a “normal” person like Antonia trust a psycho freaky whacked-out punker like Jazz? Does she dare?

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DEFINE “NORMAL”

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