Fairytales for Femmes Vol 2

"Fairytales for Femmes Vol 2" is the second volume in a series of collected romantic short stories ranging from bittersweet, funny and melancholic, to romantic, realistic and erotic. Seven women, from different backgrounds and historical times must challenge the prejudices of the world and confront their own fears and preconceptions about love and family ties, before they can find happiness.

Falling in love with another woman can be complicated; as in “A Sense of Style” where former porn star and ex drug addict Serena falls in love with her contemptuous employer; or as in “A Dog Called Destiny” where straight Amanda is running away from an oppressive marriage only to find herself falling in love with a gay and unavailable woman. In “A Frame for the Soul” young adopted Melinda who is obsessed with beauty, fame and money, has to face the question of nature or nurture, when she agrees to sit for a portrait during a long summer.

Some of the characters in these modern tales have given up all hopes of ever finding love and a sense of belonging; In “The Illusion of Closeness” disillusioned Morgan only wants to find some comfort to make it through the night. In “MayBe—A Pirate” young aristocrat heiress May gets kidnapped by pirates only to find the love of a new family and a new purpose to her life. Gender stereotypes can be a prison of the mind; and in “A Perfect Match” Veronica, ever focused to meet everyone’s needs but her own, wakes up to smell the coffee one day when she accidentally happens to overhear  her co-workers cruel plans for her birthday. In ”Waste”; it takes the remorseful words of a dying old man to finally make the cynical freelance reporter protagonist realize what is important in life.