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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: 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!

NEW RELEASE: Once Upon a Princess (A Lesbian Royal Romance)

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Once Upon a PrincessOnce Upon a Princess is OUT NOW!

This is my very first co-written book and Clare and I had a blast writing it. At first, it was a bit nerve-racking, but it turned out to be a wonderful experience.

Our personalities and writing styles seemed to mix well and I’m so very pleased with the end result.

As you might have guessed, Once Upon a Princess is a lesbian royal romance and it’s a light-hearted, summery and, OF COURSE, very topical read! 😉

Kudos to Clare for thinking of the Royal Wedding so many months ago.

Here’s the blurb:

Can true love be their crowning glory?

Olivia Charlton is a princess who believes in love — not a high priority in a royal family hung up on tradition and duty.

Meanwhile, village sweetheart Rosie Perkins has no time for affairs of the heart — she’s just struggling to keep her cafe and life afloat.

When Olivia heads to Cornwall to escape her royal duties for a few weeks, the two meet and sparks fly. But can a cafe owner and a princess truly end up with their own happily ever after when all the odds are stacked against them?

Best-selling lesbian romance authors Clare Lydon & Harper Bliss have teamed up to bring this modern-day fairy tale to life. Grab your copy of the love story everyone’s talking about!

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This is my first standalone book in a very long time (In the Distance There Is Light was the last one and that came out in September 2016!)

I hope you like it.

It’s available from:
– Amazon US
– Amazon UK
– Amazon CA
– Amazon AU
– Amazon DE
– Amazon FR

Enjoy!

NEW RELEASE: No Other Love (Pink Bean 6)

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No Other Love (Pink Bean 6)Despite it only being September, it’s already time for my last release of 2017. I explain why in a note at the end of No Other Love, not only for your information, but mainly because, in hindsight (always the biggest teacher, is it not?) I put a lot of those reasons into this book. I set myself up for it, of course, by making one of the main characters a lesbian romance author. (Duh!) 😉 But now that the book is actually coming out, it’s also bringing a disproportionate amount of fear to the surface.

Did I cross the line and put in too much of myself? Will readers not misinterpret what I’m trying to say? And, mainly, have I not made myself too vulnerable? (And also: what’s up with that tagline?) 😉

The truth is that I did, probably, cross some lines and that I most certainly have put more of my inner world in this book than I’ve done in others—and all of that brought to life in a character that, at first glance, may not even seem that sympathetic.

But the truth is also that I needed to write this book to process all of the emotions I’ve had to deal with this past year (and I’ve had many.) However, that is also where the similarities end. Jane and I are both hyper-sensitive, introverted, lesbian romance writers, but the story is entirely fictional. And the story, in the end, is what it’s all about. So let me tell you some more about that… (At last! But perhaps you know me well enough by now to know that long-windedness is my middle name.) 😉

The story of No Other Love is the opposite of what many would like us to believe is hot in lesbian fiction (namely, tight-bodied-20-something-girl-meets-other-tight-bodied-20-something-girl.) This book is about two middle-aged women in a long-term relationship and the obstacles they sometimes face. And a bunch of Pink Bean characters, of course!

Here’s the blurb:

The story of your life is the hardest one to write

Annie McLean’s struggling book shop has been saved by joining forces with the Pink Bean. Her wife, lesbian romance author Jane Quinn, finds her quiet life and steady routine challenged by the introduction of the Pink Bean and its many colourful characters. Both her mind and body seem to be struggling with the new situation.

While Jane figures out how to navigate and adjust to the many changes affecting her, Annie has developed more than a keen interest in Pink Bean owner Kristin.

What happens when a long and enduring relationship is put to the test? Can Annie and Jane rescue their marriage and in the process find themselves, and each other, again?

Find out in this new installment of best-selling lesbian romance author Harper Bliss’ Pink Bean series. Every book in this series can be read as a stand-alone without having read the others.

Available from
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon CA
Amazon AUS
Amazon DE

Add it to your Goodreads shelf >>

Enjoy!

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

NEW RELEASE: Water Under Bridges (Pink Bean 5)

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Water Under Bridges (Pink Bean 5)Can you believe we’ve reached Book 5 in the Pink Bean series already? (Time flies when you’re writing about lesbians and coffee…) 😉 In this latest installment, I introduce two brand new characters who share a troubled past. Luckily they can count on the rest of the Pink Bean gang to help things along… but I really can’t say any more without spoiling the story.

Even though it has plenty of typical ‘Pink Bean banter’, Water Under Bridges is not as light-hearted as This Foreign Affair. It may actually be the slowest-burning book I’ve ever written (and of course things catch fire at some point!) If you need a bit of comic relief before you start the book, here’s a video of me failing at yoga to celebrate the launch: facebook.com/HarperBliss/videos/1599909293374790/ 😉

But don’t let my yoga shenanigans keep you any further. Here’s all the information on the book:

Can you build a future if you don’t let go of the past?

Louise Hamilton has returned to Sydney after her long term relationship broke down in Brisbane and she’s loving her new job at Glow, Darlinghurst’s freshly opened yoga studio. She’s found new friends in her boss Amber and the gang at the Pink Bean and feels like her life is finally back on track. Until a figure from her past unexpectedly comes back to haunt her.

Mia Miller has just been hired as the Pink Bean’s new manager. She’s delighted to leave behind the corporate life and become part of a small business whose owners and patrons give her the sense of community and family she’s been missing. When a Pink Bean customer catches her eye and she tries to establish a connection, her advances are met with nothing but indifference and disdain.

What happens when a dark past comes back to slap you in the face? And can people ever truly move on from a deeply traumatizing experience?

Find out in this new installment of best-selling lesbian romance author Harper Bliss’ Pink Bean series.

Available as ebook from
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon CA
Amazon AUS
Amazon DE

Available as paperback from
Amazon US
Amazon UK

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

NEW RELEASE: This Foreign Affair (Pink Bean 4)

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This Foreign AffairHello from Chiang Mai, where the weather is almost as hot as the new Pink Bean book. I guess you could say I’ve kind of gone back to my roots, because the ‘orgasm density’ (it’s a thing now) is more French Kissing-esque than Pink Bean-ish. 😉 Maybe that’s because a couple of familiar French Kissing characters actually turn up in this fourth instalment of the Pink Bean series (setting the scene for French Kissing: Season Four.)

Now that we’ve established that This Foreign Affair is (by far) the hottest Pink Bean book yet, perhaps I should also mention that my wife made this video about it >> 😉

But don’t let me keep you any further. Here is all the information on the book:

Can passion bridge ten thousand miles?

Television presenter Zoya Das is reeling from a painful breakup. When she’s called to solve a problem at a rental flat she owns, sparks fly between her and her French guest Camille Rousseau. A short holiday fling before Camille flies back to Paris could be just the thing to help Zoya’s recovery.

But what happens when Zoya and Camille develop deeper feelings for each other and are faced with the prospect of being in love on opposite sides of the world?

Don’t miss this new world-spanning instalment of best-selling lesbian romance author Harper Bliss’ Pink Bean series. Every book in this series can be read as a stand-alone without having read the other instalments.

Available as ebook from
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon CA
Amazon AUS
Amazon DE

Available as paperback from
Amazon US
Amazon UK

Add it to your Goodreads shelf >>

Enjoy!

P.S. Pink Bean 5 is about to go to the editor. The first draft of Pink Bean 6 is coming along nicely and Pink Bean 7 is starting to come together in my head. (My life basically revolves around the Pink Bean right now…) 😉

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