"Hi, can I get a small caramel iced coffee?" I ask.
"Yes, is that all?"
I look down from the menus and lock eyes with the cashier.
It's a teenage girl. She has short, dark hair and the most beautiful blue eyes I've ever seen. She has the most perfect nose and she has faint freckles all over her face and she has the prettiest smile and the most gorgeous-
"Miss, is that all?" She asks, breaking my train of thought.
I blink a couple times to regain focus. "Um, yes. Yeah. Sorry."
"That's alright, love. Your total is 1.65." She says.
I pass her a toonie. "Keep the change."
"Thank you," She smiles. "Your order will be ready at the other counter."
"Okay. Thank you..." I look at her name tag.
"...Nat."
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Home is a coming-of-age novel about a 17 year old runaway from a God-obsessed, homophobic family, named Eleanor Connery, nicknamed "El". When El runs away from her cozy, rich life and stumbles upon a life with Natalie Spears, or "Nat", an 18 year old lesbian from a disorganized, unbothered family, in the lower class part of town, her whole life is turned upside down. Home is a story about two girls navigating love, loss, and newly-found freedom, while simultaneously juggling their love lives and the obstacles that come with sudden change.
Started: March 22, 2020 ~ Ended: TBD
Love can feel empowering. Love can be deadly. It can be the greatest thing to ever happen. It can be the biggest mistake that can't be reversed. It can feel like a dream come true. It can feel like a nightmare that you can't wake up from. Love changes people in many ways, from mild to severe, whether it's beneficial or detrimental in anybody's life, no matter if you're lesbian, gay, straight, bisexual, pansexual, or a person who just loves people without a label. How does love change you?
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It's like your basic high school love story, except it's with adults in their early-mid 20s, and they're either still in college or have graduated from college and have jobs. It's a modern slice of life narrative novel about lesbians trying to find true love or wanting to get back into the love game. Five of these lovely characters share their own little tales of how love changes them first go, or their first time in forever! Their perspectives on love as it takes effect either get sensual, dramatic, or to the extent of a slow burn, as they also deal with life's obstacles along the way and share a part in each other's stories. There are ups and downs as their own stories go along, and it all gets more suspenseful towards the end where problems unfortunately arise. Will things get better or worse from here for these lovestruck lesbians as the story goes on?
[Content/Trigger Warnings- the main warnings are scenes of sexual activity, and suicidal talk/attempt, along with mentions of said attempt. Everything else is listed inside the book! Please read the list before reading the book!]
[Word count: +140,000 words...I write a lot, but enjoy anyway!]