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Take a look at the BookFinder at the I Heart SapphFic website:

https://iheartsapphfic.com/bookfinder/

It’s a good resource for Sapphic books (and particularly ebooks) published in the last decade or so.

In addition to #UrbanFantasy you may want to look at #ParanormalRomance and #FantasyRomance genres, too.

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#PennedPossibilities 1042 — MC POV: What is something most people desire that you feel is more trouble than it’s worth?

Fenella: Money. I am tempted not to say anything more on the subject. It isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. Happiness and less money are worth far more than more money and being utterly miserable and all alone. Then again, I say this as an immortal being, so I’m not the best judge. Perspective is everything, though. Do not listen to me, either way. However, I will add that I’m not paid much for working in a tavern, but I have the love of my life at home. He’s all I could ever ask for. We have just enough food and a roof over our heads.

Alistair: Immortal life.

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#PennedPossibilities 1041 — What goal or prize is your MC chasing, even passively? What goal or prize have they abandoned, and why?

Alistair is chasing after safety. Not even for himself, necessarily, but for those he loves. He wants his friends to be left the f*ck alone. He discarded the mere *idea* of ever winning Fenella back again as well, as far as abandoning things goes. That would have been another goal or wish of his. Number one, in his eyes, she deserves better. And number two, he truly believes she no longer cares for him in that way. He’s somewhat content (or so he thinks) to love her from afar these days, now that she’s returned to Scotland and their home again.

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#PennedPossibilities 1040 — Are there any factions or groups within your world? Are they good, bad, or somewhere in between?

Nothing is black and white within this fantasy universe. They’re neither good nor bad. They have their moments for either side of the pendulum, and yet it continues to swing. We have vampires, werewolves, spirits, etc. They all (for the most part) band together and shun the other types of immortals. It’s taboo to befriend others, and yet Alistair (vampire) and Hati (werewolf) broke those rules ages ago. They didn’t care for the norms. They’re creatures cut from a different cloth than all the rest. If they’re all immortals, none of it should matter. The discrimination, hatred, and disgust are pointless, same as it always is.

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#PennedPossibilities 1039 — Does your SC consider themself to be a professional? Of what?

She’s a professional skedaddler, if you will, a whimsical wench, and a lover of all things that bring her pleasure in life. Hati is a simple creature.

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#PennedPossibilities 1038 — What would your MC say their personal weaknesses or flaws are? Would other characters agree?

Alistair has many shortcomings, all of which he would readily, easily admit to, but there are a few that spring to mind for me before any of the others.

He would admit to:
• Low self-esteem and confidence
• Impulsiveness or recklessness
• Depression

His friends (and the rest of the cast) would absolutely agree with the assessment.

(For Alistair, it’s mental and emotional weaknesses that are the worst for him, the weaknesses that affect the mind.)

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#PennedPossibilities 1037 — MC POV: Tell us about a time you didn’t feel “ready” for something.

There are two smaller options here, the first things that come to mind, but I won’t be using either of them as my answers. I’ll still mention them, though.

• When Fenella suggested ending things between them, Alistair wanted nothing more than to say no. He wasn’t ready to say goodbye. He eventually gave in, assuming she was right, and figuring perhaps the love was gone. After she left, and some time had passed, he realized how wrong he was. He wished he had never said yes. He wasn’t ready to lose her, but he already had.

• He wasn’t ready for Fenella to come barrelling back into his life, either. She has a way about her. If it was possible, he might have had a heart attack and expired on the spot. I will admit, writing her arrival gave me a thrill. There was confusion, humor, shock, horror, etc. I adore that chapter so much.

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Instead, here’s my actual answer, and from Alistair’s POV, as promised.

Alistair: I wasn’t ready to become a vampire. When I was made bloodbound, I wasn’t taught a thing. No one gave me guidance. No one assisted me. No help came. I was left on my own. My maker didn’t care.

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