Birds and Butterflies Series by Frances M. Thompson

Fourteen years ago I met a woman I've not been able to forget. Her hair was long, her eyes were big, and her gaze kept returning to me from across the room. Her name was Dove. She told me she was straight and I respected that. Or rather, I got grumpy about it and walked away. What can I say? I was young and stupid.But now she's back. Sitting in my studio waiting to get a tattoo of the bisexual flag on her foot. I never do such small pieces anymore but this woman is different... moreFourteen years ago I met a woman I've not been able to forget. Her hair was long, her eyes were big, and her gaze kept returning to me from across the room. Her name was Dove. She told me she was straight and I respected that. Or rather, I got grumpy about it and walked away. What can I say? I was young and stupid.But now she's back. Sitting in my studio waiting to get a tattoo of the bisexual flag on her foot. I never do such small pieces anymore but this woman is different. I've never been able to forget her and I never thought I'd see her again. Nor did I ever imagine she could possibly be interested...One thing's for certain, I'm not going to walk away from this opportunity. I want to do everything I can to make sure Dove never forgets me either.Hummingbird is a spicy sapphic novella with sexy times in a tattoo studio, Domme/sub vibes, and a very swoony HEA. less

ChloeThey say the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else. And when the woman you're trying to get over is the biggest f*ck girl out there, this needs to happen, like, yesterday. So that's my plan. And Radia, my friendly and funny regular customer, is my target. I'm pretty sure she's been flirting with me for nearly a year so this plan should be foolproof.Except, it isn't... moreChloeThey say the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else. And when the woman you're trying to get over is the biggest f*ck girl out there, this needs to happen, like, yesterday. So that's my plan. And Radia, my friendly and funny regular customer, is my target. I'm pretty sure she's been flirting with me for nearly a year so this plan should be foolproof.Except, it isn't. Because after our first date, the only move Radia makes is to leave a kiss on my hand and one hundred questions in my mind. Like, why didn't she want to go home with me? What will happen if we go on a second date? And most worryingly, if this is going to be more than sex, where are the butterflies I should be feeling?RadiaButterflies are beautiful, exciting and magical, but they don't last. In fact, in reality, most butterflies only live for a few weeks and then they're gone forever. Granted the butterflies Chloe gives me have lasted a lot longer than that as I've been admiring her from not very far for a year, but now I finally have a chance to date her, I'm not going to rush into something that dies after only a few weeks. Not when I want more. More time with her, more of her smiles, more Chloe. And more than butterflies.Butterflies is a spicy sapphic novella with pansexual and lesbian BIPOC main characters, demisexual and demiromantic representation, and a pleasure Domme who makes her sub count her many, many Os... sometimes in public. For 18+ readers only. less

London, 1990Sharon GoldblattMy best friend Danny is sick. Really sick. We know what it is, we know how he got it, but we don't know how to make him better. Even the doctors and nurses don't know. Although that doesn't stop one particular nurse on his ward from acting like she knows it all. She's bold, brash and bloody infuriating when she dismisses my questions and concerns at every turn. But I'm determined to do whatever I can to save Danny from AIDS... moreLondon, 1990Sharon GoldblattMy best friend Danny is sick. Really sick. We know what it is, we know how he got it, but we don't know how to make him better. Even the doctors and nurses don't know. Although that doesn't stop one particular nurse on his ward from acting like she knows it all. She's bold, brash and bloody infuriating when she dismisses my questions and concerns at every turn. But I'm determined to do whatever I can to save Danny from AIDS. Because my family rejected me long ago and my social life consists of reading too many superhero comic books, so Danny is all I have. I'm a 27-year-old lesbian who has never kissed a woman and he's all I have. And more than that, I'm all he has. So Florence F*cking Nightingale better keep out of my way if she knows what's good for her.Kate Xiao Hong ChiuPeople think I'm crazy for loving my job. My husband divorced me because of it and even some nursing friends keep their distance, but these are not my problems. My sole focus is treating my patients or rather making them as comfortable as possible. Which is why I don't take lightly to people getting in the way of my job, like this Sharon woman who thinks she knows better than me because she read a few articles. Does it matter that I keep wondering if the shaved sides of her head feel like velvet? No. Is it interesting that she seems to love Lady Phantom comics as much as me? Just a coincidence. Do I wonder what her body would feel like pressed up to mine? Yes, but that's irrelevant. I have a job to do, and when there aren't many of us willing to do it, I'm not going to let anyone stop me from doing it. People's lives literally depend on me so Sharon Goldblatt and her honey-brown eyes can take a running jump... and not into my bed no matter how good that would be.Nightingale is a frenemies to lovers, grumpy/grumpy sapphic romance with lesbian and bisexual rep, a Jewish MC and a British Chinese MC, and butch/femme representation. less

Mari Grant has avoided Amsterdam for ten years, and with good reason. It's where their ex lives. Or at least, it's where they disappeared when they broke their heart out of nowhere. But Amsterdam is also the home of one of Europe's best tattoo conventions - and QISS, a very queer s.ex club - and they no longer want Lexi Williams to stop them living their life... moreMari Grant has avoided Amsterdam for ten years, and with good reason. It's where their ex lives. Or at least, it's where they disappeared when they broke their heart out of nowhere. But Amsterdam is also the home of one of Europe's best tattoo conventions - and QISS, a very queer s.ex club - and they no longer want Lexi Williams to stop them living their life. They want to show themself - and the world - that they have moved on, even if they do find themself scrolling Lexi's social media and discovering Lexi's art is in a gallery just around the corner from their hotel...Roos van Dijk is a hopeless romantic, emphasis on the hopeless because what kind of a woman pines for the ex who abandoned her, twice? She's done all she can to try and get over Lex - thrown herself into her work running a charity for trans youth, read countless romance novels to remind herself not all partners are trash, and played around with others thanks to her favourite app K1NK - but why is it that she finds herself cycling to Lex's latest art exhibition on a chilly autumn evening? Maybe it's because that hopeless romantic in her somehow knows she'll meet someone there that might help her forget Lex once and for all.Lex Williams is back. And it's not just because xe has run out of places to run to. Xe is back to make it up to Roos, the sweetest love xe has ever known. Since Mari, at least. Xe is back to rediscover xir life-saving muse. Xe is back to maybe, possibly stop running away from xir past once and for all. And yet that's exactly what xe comes face-to-face with when xe gets back to Amsterdam. Because Mari is here. And Mari and Roos are not strangers. Very quickly Lex finds xemself having to confront not only xir past but also xir future and xe doesn't know which is more terrifying...Monarch is an FXX spicy sapphic romance with exes to enemies to lovers, grumpy x grumpy x sunshine, bi4bi4bi, all trans mcs, graphic sexual content, including k1nk, and is intended for readers aged 18 and older. While Monarch is book four in the Birds and Butterflies series it is a standalone novel. That said, it is recommended you read the Hummingbird duet before reading Monarch. less