Category Archives: lgbtqia+

My March Reading Log

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Passions in Death by J.D. Robb is fifty-ninth in this series and yes I am still reading it because every once in a while I crave a mystery because the point of mystery novels is for justice to prevail. … 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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TBR Challenge – It’s a Party!: Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

My choice for December’s TBR Challenge book is Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake, in which ex-fiancées end up stuck in the same house for Christmas holiday fun. I chose the book because it has professional musician characters; … Continue reading →

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My October Reading Log

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis is fantasy romance novella set in an alternate nineteenth century England (Angland) where women do politics and men do magic. Humans have an uneasy truce with the powerful Elves. The protagonist Cassandra Harwood, a unique … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge – Freebie: The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

This review is in advance of publication. The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar will be out June 6, 2023. I received this ARC from Netgalley, so it fits the “freebie” theme. This book was a lot of … Continue reading →

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My April Reading Log

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles is a male/male historical romance set in Regency England in Romney Marsh in Kent, an area known for its culture of smuggling. Gareth Inglis, raised by his distant uncle and … Continue reading →

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I Heart SapphFic Reading Challenge Week 4: Spaceship / Space Station

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

Finding Refuge is featured this week in the I Heart SapphFic Reading Challenge Week 4: Spaceship / Space Station! I’ll be visiting the I Heart SapphFic Reader Group on Facebook on and off all week, and will be giving away … Continue reading →

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My May Reading Log

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Strong Wine by A.J. Demas is third in a trilogy about former solider and all-around mensch Damiskos and his spy/dancer lover Varazda, set in a world reminiscent of Classical Greece. I’d recommend reading this series in order, as a … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge – Location, Location, Location: A Spectral Hue by Craig Laurance Gidney

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Victoria Janssen

A Spectral Hue by Craig Laurance Gidney was on my TBR for two reasons: first, I know the author, and second, I knew it involved at least one fictional quilter, and I love reading about quilting. It’s mostly a ghost … Continue reading →

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