Mary Brynn Brown, a biracial lesbian with a delicate health condition, heads to summer camp for the first time, hoping to escape the confines of her overprotective life. She's fragile but resilient, trying to navigate her struggles with asthma, allergies, and a feeding tube while yearning to experience the world beyond her medical boundaries.
Lorraine "Lo" is her camp counselor. And Lo is everything Mary isn't: confident, protective, and unapologetically herself. With a unique blend of masculine energy and tenderness, Lo makes it clear that she sees something in Mary-something beautiful. As the summer unfolds, their bond grows deeper, drawing them closer with every stolen glance, every whispered nickname-"kitten" and "butterfly."
But as their connection blooms amidst the chaos of camp life, Mary must learn how to balance the complexities of her health, her sexuality, and her growing desire for Lo. Together, they'll face the hurdles of self-discovery, exploring what it means to love and be loved in the most intimate of ways.
Warning: This story contains explicit content, including detailed sex scenes, and deals with mature themes. It's a tale of finding love when you least expect it, of navigating the struggles of identity and intimacy, and of embracing your deepest desires.
WATTYS WINNER
When her fiancé ends up in a coma and his secret mistress, Halley, shows up, Mary feels like her world is falling apart. What she doesn't realize is she's actually falling in love...with Halley.
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Eight years after a traumatizing accident that killed one of her loved ones, Mary Kincaid is about to marry her childhood sweetheart when the universe yanks the rug out from under her yet again, leaving her fiancé badly injured and in a coma. Of course this is when his secret mistress shows up, a beautiful person whom Mary should by all rights hate - so why does she find herself inviting her to stay in the spare bedroom? She soon learns that sometimes the person you're looking for comes when you're not looking at all.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story mentions violence, addiction, and childhood trauma, which may be triggering for some readers.
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