Karen Klyne

Tag: lesbian

  • Crossing Over to Romance

    Crossing Over to Romance

    I never intended to write a trilogy. I’ve always loved writing, and all I ever wanted to do was finish a book and have it published. One lucky day I met Victoria Villaseñor of Global Wordsmiths, at a Writing East Midlands event. She took one look at my mammoth ramblings and said, “This is a trilogy.” Victoria became my editor, and so began my journey into the unknown. I published Parallel Lives in September 2018, followed by Crossing Over in April 2019 (both are on sale all this month over at Amazon). It’s been great, but both sadly and happily, I’ve just put the finishing touches to the final book of the trilogy, Destiny of Hearts, due for release in September.

    What next? Well, funny you should ask…

    Some years ago, I was involved in a house auction and was completely fascinated by the whole process; particularly the strong, confident woman at its helm. Hey, I thought, wouldn’t it be great to write about a sexy lady auctioneer in action? And that’s how it began: a nice, pure romance, and something so different to my musings on parallel worlds.

    But we all love a good old romance, me included. And they’re even better at Christmas, which is when mine will be released. Watch this blog for more details (title reveal, cover reveal, teasing blurb!).

    Once again, many thanks to my readers, and I look forward to sharing this new adventure with you.

  • Time for a spot of cruising…of the boat variety

    Time for a spot of cruising…of the boat variety

    Yes, it’s that time of year when my friend, Christine, drags me off to discover yet another part of the world. The things I do for friends, eh? This time we’re off to see some Inca treasures and Mayan temples. We begin in Chile before moving on to Peru, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico, and we complete the journey in Los Angeles. It’s going to be a gruelling twenty-eight days coping with all that champagne, cocktails, and wine, not to mention all that lovely rich scrumptious food and the arduous touristy-type trips we’ve got planned.

    Joking aside, I know how damn lucky I am to be able to have these experiences. I was speaking just the other day with an impossibly young twenty-year-old who’s only just starting out on her own journey in life. She’s in the process of joining the army, making changes to build herself a whole new life and break away from her frankly, harrowing past. She was wide-eyed as Christine and I showed her our trip on the map, going to places she’d never even heard of.

    “Wow, that’s amazing,” she said when we’d finished showing her photos of Mayan temples. “You’re so lucky.”

    Christine and I looked at each other and wondered what impression this young lesbian had of us two, old enough to be her grandparents.

    “It’s not luck,” Christine said. “It’s the result of damned hard work. And you can have the same thing if you give it everything.”

    She nodded, looking contemplative. Both Christine and I worked hard to get to where we are, but by God, we’re making sure we enjoy it now! I hope you’re all doing the same.

    But I digress. We’re looking forward to linking up with old acquaintances and no doubt, to make new ones to add to our ever-increasing circle of connections, which is probably my favourite part. Meeting new people, hearing their stories, finding things in common with people I might otherwise have never met. I love that!

    Whoopee…here we come!