Category Archives: contemporary

My April Reading Log

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: In Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri, Mehr is the illegitimate daughter of an imperial governor whose mother, from the desert Amrithi tribe, abandoned her and her sister when they were young. While living in relatively pampered seclusion with … Continue reading →

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Spicy Sapphic Treats is here!

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Victoria Janssen

Spicy Sapphic Treats is now available! Also available on itch.io. This collection features ten character-driven bedtime stories, from science fiction to contemporary. 20,000 words. Includes “Place, Park, Scene, Dark”; “Free Falling”; “Camera,” “Wire,” and “Toy”; “Mo-o and the Woman”; “Water … Continue reading →

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Steamy Sapphic Treats!

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Victoria Janssen

I’ve issued an updated ebook collection of some of my favorite steamy romance stories! Steamy Sapphic Treats features six character-driven romantic bedtime stories, from contemporary to historical, and includes: “Cinema Fantastique” “The Princess on the Rock” “Still Marching” “Found” “Poppies … Continue reading →

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My January Reading Log

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Roux for Two by Aurora Rey was a cute, lowkey contemporary romance between a fat queer femme and a trans man. Chef Chelsea Boudreaux has just gotten her own show, which will be filmed in the small south Louisiana … Continue reading →

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My June Reading Log

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Witch King by Martha Wells only just came out, so I will avoid major spoilers, but it’s great. The worldbuilding is similar to the Raksura books in that there are different sentient species who interact, but except for the … Continue reading →

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My June 2022 Reading Log

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Aunty Lee’s Deadly Specials is second in this mystery series set in contemporary Singapore. Aunty Lee provides catering, including a dish that can be deadly if prepared improperly, and two people die after eating it. As you might imagine, … Continue reading →

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My April Reading Log

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Can’t Find My Way Home by Gwynne Garfinkle is a ghost story that’s also a period piece. Vividly set in mid-1970s New York City, it features Joanna Bergman, a young actress in a soap opera who’s developing an intense … Continue reading →

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My January Reading Log

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton is a bitingly satirical alternate Victorian England in which women have learned to make their houses fly, and of course have used this ability to become pirates, and also spend … Continue reading →

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Janet Mullany on Time Travel

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Janet Mullany! # Time Travel A woman wiser than myself—my agent—told me I had a contemporary voice and although I didn’t believe her, I gave it a shot and ended up with a two-book contract for … Continue reading →

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Academic Heroines

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I wrote a post, “Undressing the Hero: Judith Ivory’s Untie My Heart” for Heroes and Heartbreakers that went live today. Now on to today’s topic. I don’t intend to make “unusual heroines” a weekly thing, but I do want to … Continue reading →

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