Harper Bliss

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NEW RELEASE: At the Water’s Edge – Audiobook

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At the Water's EdgeI usually don’t make such a fanfare about one of my books coming out in audio, but this one feels special to me.

At the Water’s Edge is the first real full-length novel I wrote (in 2014) and it is deeply personal.

Additionally, for the first time, we didn’t sell the audio rights and have someone else produce the audio version, but we did it the ‘indie way’ and produced it ourselves. (Don’t worry, this doesn’t mean I narrated it myself in my wonky Belgian accent!) 😉 (Anne James did a brilliant job with the narration!)

Those are the two reasons why this audiobook release is so special to me. I usually don’t have the nerve to listen to audio versions of my own books, but I had no choice but to listen to this one as we had to proof-listen to it. This means having the book in front of me while listening to the audio, in order to flag any mistakes in the narration.

For a delicate little flower like myself, this is a pretty nerve-wracking task, or at least I thought it would be. It turned out to be only a tiny bit excruciating and quite thrilling the rest of the time. Because we were pressed for the time, my Mrs and I divided the book in half and I listened to the first half and she was responsible for the second half, which had all the naughty scenes, which also helped greatly! 😉

All of this to say that At the Water’s Edge is now available in audio. Here’s a reminder of the blurb and there’s a full list of where you can get it below.

Sometimes you need to go back to where you came from.

When Ella returns to her hometown to recover from a trauma, she makes a connection with Kay, the lovely owner of a lake resort.

Ella thought she didn’t have time for love, but this extraordinary woman may just prove her wrong.

A deeply emotional read by best-selling lesbian romance author Harper Bliss.

What readers are saying about AT THE WATER’S EDGE:

“I found it to be a profound, heart-rending, and ultimately uplifting and powerful story. Highly recommended.”

“The main character is dealing with some real life issues in a good way. It shows love in multiple formats and life in its messy beauty.”

“About overcoming your fears and inner demons to allow yourself to love, be loved and be happy.”

What reviewers are saying about AT THE WATER’S EDGE:

“A privilege to read, joining my all time best top ten titles.” – Lesbian Reading Room

“Refreshing and gripping.” – Planet London

Available from these retailers:
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Audible US
Audible UK
Apple
Scribd
Playster
(Kobo & Google Play will follow soon.)

Enjoy!

NEW RELEASE: Life in Bits (A Lesbian Christmas Romance)

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Life in Bits

Life in Bits: A Lesbian Christmas Romance is OUT NOW!

Here’s the blurb:

Can a Christmas romance mend a life that’s broken to pieces?

Eileen Makenna is a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer who has traveled the world for over two decades, chasing the next big story. She returns home for the holidays shattered by a life-altering event and facing the terrifying prospect she’ll never be able to work again.

When Eileen meets Naomi Weaver, a small-town girl who dedicates her free time to helping those in need, Eileen is entranced by Naomi’s zest for life. Can Eileen overcome her inner demons and troubled family relationships to let Naomi in?

Best-selling lesbian romance authors Harper Bliss & T.B. Markinson have teamed up to bring this touching age-gap love story to life.
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Life in Bits has everything you’d want in a lesbian Christmas romance (if I may say so myself ;-0): an age gap, tons of emotions, snow, plenty of hot scenes, rather tense family dinners… and a happy ending, of course!

You can buy the book here:
 – Amazon US
– Amazon UK
– Amazon CA
– Amazon AUS
– Amazon DE
– Other Amazon Stores

Enjoy!

NEW RELEASE: More Than Words (Pink Bean 9)

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More Than Words (Pink Bean 9)More Than Words (Pink Bean 9) is OUT NOW!

When Pink Bean 8 came out, I assumed Pink Bean 9 would be the last book in the series.

I can now assure you that it’s not!

I’ve planned up to 12 books and, who knows, maybe the series will just keep on going forever? 😉

This book is all about Katherine, who we first met in Pink Bean 7.

But as always with Pink Bean books, it’s standalone and you don’t need to have read the other books to enjoy this one.

Here’s the blurb:

Building walls around your heart is easier than breaking them down

Katherine Jones has said goodbye to her job as a luxury lesbian escort to embark on a new adventure. She’s opening a new Pink Bean coffee shop with her best friend Rocco.

To renovate the space for their new venture they’ve hired Rocco’s aunt, Hera Walker. It’s Hera’s first job since the sudden death of her long-term partner and she’s finding it hard to reconnect with her old life. The fact that her first new client is a former call girl doesn’t help.

Can Hera overcome her prejudices and see Katherine for the person she truly is? And will Katherine be able to break down the wall Hera has built around herself?

Find out in this long-awaited new instalment of Harper Bliss’s thought-provoking Pink Bean series!

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I dare say this book has all the usual Pink Bean ingredients: friendship, angst, coffee, processing + hotness (and a very entertaining gay best friend!)

Available from:
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon CA
Amazon AUS
Amazon DE
Other Amazon Stores

Add it to your Goodreads shelf >>

P.S. If you’re new to the Pink Bean series, here’s a handy list of the books in order:
1. No Strings Attached
2. Beneath the Surface
3. Everything Between Us
4. This Foreign Affair
5. Water Under Bridges
6. No Other Love
7. Love Without Limits
8. Crazy for You
9. More Than Words

NEW RELEASE: In the Arms of a Woman

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In the Arms of a WomanAfter the sweet romance outing I went on with my Mrs, I thought it was time to ramp the hotness All The Way Up again. And I don’t think I can go much higher on the hot-o-meter than in the stories in this collection. Or, to put it in the words of a member of my Launch Team: “Hold on to your panties, girls – this is pure knicker-ripping lust.” 😉

You can get In the Arms of a Woman here:
Direct from me
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon CA
Amazon AUS
Amazon DE
Other Amazon Stores
Apple
Kobo

Here’s the blurb:
Best-selling lesbian romance author Harper Bliss has collected all the short stories she has penned over the years. You can find all twenty-eight of them in this sizzling hot collection.

You will encounter women of all ages, from all over the world, and practicing a myriad of professions—ranging from police officers to rock band singers and from therapists to personal trainers.

Just one piece of advice: do not read in public!

You can see a full list of all the stories (with links to the full version of a few of them) here >>

Please note that all these stories have been previously published in various anthologies, on my website, or as single ebooks.

In the introduction, I’ve written the following:
“I started out in erotica so, do be warned, all of these stories are much more than just romantic. Some aren’t even romantic at all but, overall, even in these short tales, my undeniable romantic streak was already coming through.”

In other words: If you only know me through my latest books, you’re in for a bit of a shock… 😉 90% of these stories are pure erotica with only a hint of romance (do be warned!)

Enjoy!

NEW RELEASE: Pink Bean Series: Books 4-6

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Pink Bean Books 4 to 6 nicely boxed up!

With book 9 imminent (at least, I like to call it imminent when I talk to myself — I’m making good progress, though!), I thought it was time to bundle books 4 to 6.

This box set includes:
– This Foreign Affair: mature women try long-distance
– Water Under Bridges: enemies to lovers, down under
– No Other Love: a long-term relationship lez romance (Did I just create my own lesfic trope?) 😉

Here are the links:
– Amazon US
– Amazon UK
– Amazon CA
– Amazon AUS
– Amazon DE
– Other Amazon Stores

And the official blurb:

Sydney is full of coffeeshops, but none as exciting, and full of drama, as the Pink Bean.

In This Foreign Affair, heartbroken Zoya has a holiday romance with French tourist Camille, but is faced with tough choices when the fling turns into something deeper.

Old traumas come back to haunt yoga teacher Louise when the Pink Bean hires a new manager. Water Under Bridges explores the themes of change and forgiveness, and whether people can ever truly move on from a dark past.

Book shop owner Annie and her wife Jane see their relationship challenged with the arrival of the Pink Bean into their lives. Find out how they navigate and overcome the struggles of a long-lasting marriage in No Other Love.

Grab an espresso (or a flat white) and settle down for nearly 700 pages of heartwarming, dramatic and steamy lesbian romance, like only best-selling author Harper Bliss can craft.

If you haven’t started the Pink Bean series yet, you can get the first three books in a box set as well:
– Amazon US
– Amazon UK
– Amazon CA
– Amazon AUS
– Amazon DE

NEW RELEASE: A Swing at Love (A Sweet Lesbian Romance)

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A Swing at Love (A Sweet Lesbian Romance) is OUT NOW!

Here’s the blurb:

On the fairway of life, love comes when you least expect it

Diane Thompson is happy enough. Her successful accounting firm allows her plenty of time to play all the golf she wants and enjoy her life in small Sussex village Tynebury. She’s finally over the divorce from her husband, but potential suitors are few and far between for a fifty-something woman in the English countryside.

Tamsin Foxley is determined to keep matters of the heart separated from her new teaching job at the Royal Tynebury Golf Club after a disastrous romantic experience put an end to her previous employment. She has also vowed to no longer fall for women almost half her age.

When the new season starts at the golf club, Diane and Tamsin become fast friends. Their feelings for each other quickly go in an unexpected direction and they both have to reevaluate what it is they want from life.

Can Diane overcome her fear of falling for a woman? And can Tamsin accept her taste in women may have changed?

Find out in this sweet romance by best-selling lesbian romance author Harper Bliss and her wife Caroline in her debut effort.
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I do have a few things to say about this book as it’s unusual in 2 very distinct ways!

1. Hands up if you’d never thought you’d see the words ‘sweet romance’ on a Harper Bliss book?

I’m rather, um, known for my spicy scenes and… this book has ZERO.

I know, not selling things very well quite yet. 😉 For the first time in my life, I’ve had to write a ‘preface’ for a book in which I manage expectations. Gasp!

But, it’s true.

This is a ‘Harper & Caroline Bliss book’, not just one of mine, and after very looooong(-winded) deliberations we decided not to include any sex scenes and make it a true ‘sweet’ romance.

If you read my books solely for ‘those scenes’, you may want to skip this one and wait until regular naughty programming resumes…

BUT, this book has plenty of other things to offer, such as:
– loads of chemistry between the main characters
– a cozy English village setting
– an adorable dog (ha, not a long-haired tortie cat, for once!)
– a mild sprinkling of golf-related terms
– a sunny trip to Portugal
– and plenty of juicy golf club gossip…

I think it makes for a great beach read which, for once, won’t make you squirm in the sand uncomfortably! 😉

2. This is the first book my Mrs and I co-wrote and… most likely the last

It’s quite exclusive in that way… 😉

I love my Mrs to bits and we collaborate on books All The Time, but writing a first draft together was one step of lesbian merging too far for us.

We all know I’m a delicate little flower and sharing my inner-most writing thoughts in such great detail was one too many boundary crushed for me.

(Sometimes, we even argued over who was most long-winded of the two… which was quite disconcerting to me because she’s usually the one to cut half of my long-windedness from a first draft!)

That being said, I think Caroline did a WONDERFUL job. It’s not easy managing a fragile writer ego as part of your day job AND having to co-write a first draft yourself.

Anyway, we’ve both survived this test of our marriage and I hope you enjoy the fruits of our joint spousal labour.

You can buy the book here:
– Amazon US
– Amazon UK
– Amazon CA
– Amazon AUS
– Amazon DE
– Other Amazon Stores

Enjoy!

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