I just reviewed Gold for the Dead by Ann Aptaker📚

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#newrelease #series #noir #NewYork #organizedcrime #whodunit #gritty #justice #wellwritten #bywaterbooks #annaptaker #CantorGold #midcentury

I just reviewed The Ever End by Audrey Wilson📚

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#religion #televangelism #smalltown #cult #grief #family #engagement #weddings #bisexuality #fear #telekinesis #secrets #paranoia #control #obedience #BywaterBooks #AudreyWilson

I just read and reviewed Crime Ink: Iconic: An Anthology of Crime Fiction Inspired by Queer Icons ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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#anthology #crimefiction #lgbtq+ #fantasticwriting #mustread #fivestars #bywaterbooks

I just reviewed Windlass by Anna Burke📚

https://womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/windlass/

#contemporary #romance #wlw #trauma #healing #family #friends #roommates #community #horses #smalltown #trust #friendswithbenefits #fallinginginlove #friendstolovers #onebed #bywaterbooks #annaburke

I just reviewed Incendiant by Virginia Black📚

#fantasy #vampires #warwitches #wlw #speculative #smalltown #revenge #goodvsevil #romance #honor #love #virginiablack #bywaterbooks

https://womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2025/09/08/incendiant/

I just read and reviewed Switch by Ann McMan!

#romance #humor #friendship #community #citylife #trains #conductors #love #wlw #friendstolovers #AnnMcMan #BywaterBooks

https://womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/switch/

I just reviewed Chocolate Chip City by Be Steadwell📚

#BywaterBooks #BeSteadwell #romance #family #sisters #dating #wlw #love #gentrification #politics #WashingtonDC #magic #lgbtq+ #community #systemicinequity #commodification #romance

https://womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/chocolate-chip-city/

Glorious world building and original characters take this intricately layered plot places that are surprising and wonderful. Follow the link below to see the full review.

https://womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2023/08/04/in-the-roses-of-pieria/

#annaburkeauthor #BywaterBooks #newreview #newrelease #scifi #fantasy #wlw #sapphicromance #origial #unique #👍🏻👍🏻

A Crime of Secrets is exceptionally well written. Aptaker’s strong, effective prose pulls readers in and doesn’t let them go. Follow the link in my bio to check out the review.

https://womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2023/07/19/a-crime-of-secrets-a-donner-longstreet-mystery-book-1/

#bookreview #newbook #AnnAptaker #mystery #historicalfiction #womenlovingwomen #lesbianfiction #butchfemme #gildedage #bywaterbooks

A new review: A Long Time Dead by Samara Breger

https://womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2023/05/15/a-long-time-dead/

#SamaraJBreger #BywaterBooks #victorian #dark #romance #sapphic #wlw #vampires #entertaining #bookreview #newrelease