Radclyffe - Love On Call

Still laughing, Mari gently eased Glenn onto her back and propped herself on an elbow beside her, trailing her fingertips up and down the center of Glenn’s torso. “Here?”

“That’s nice, but…”

Leaning down, Mari kissed the purple bruise over Glenn’s chest. “You’re sure about this?”

“Yes, yes, positive.” Glenn’s eyes pleaded.

Careful but sure, Mari stroked lower, watching Glenn’s abdomen tighten, her thighs tense. When she slowly circled Glenn’s clit, Glen muffled an oath.

“Sorry. Should I stop?” Mari couldn’t help teasing just a little. She loved knowing Glenn needed her, craved her touch. Loved her.

Glenn growled, gripped her wrist and pressed her hand down harder. “Don’t be cruel.”

“Oh,” Mari whispered, kissing her as she picked up her tempo, “only in the best of ways.”

Glenn’s head rolled back, her neck strained, and a long groan shuddered from her chest.

Content, Mari rested her cheek against Glenn’s shoulder. “I love you.”

“Oh, baby, I love you too.”

“You know we have to get dressed right away.”

“Uh-huh.” Eyes still closed, Glenn stroked Mari’s face. “I’m coming.”

“Not right now,” Mari kissed her. “But later for certain.”

*

Mari gripped Glenn’s hand, her eyes shimmering with tears. Margie sat beside her in an airy floral dress patterned with bluebells the exact color of Blake’s tie. They looked fresh and eager and full of possibility, the kind of possibility Mari welcomed now. Ida and Edward, Carson’s husband Bill and their toddler, and members of the bridal party filled the front row just ahead of them. Mari had heard the words before, thought she’d known their power, but nothing moved her as much as listening to two women she admired and cared for hold each other’s hands in front of family and friends and the entire community and speak the vows of love and devotion and desire.

Harper slid the ring onto Presley’s finger and looked into her eyes. “With this ring, I thee wed.”

Mari didn’t try to stop the tears as Presley lifted Harper’s hand and slipped on the matching circle of gold. “To have and to hold…”

Glenn’s fingers closed around hers.

“I love you,” Mari murmured.

Till death do us part.

About the Author

Radclyffe has written over fifty romance and romantic intrigue novels, dozens of short stories, and, writing as L.L. Raand, has authored a paranormal romance series, The Midnight Hunters.

She is an eight-time Lambda Literary Award finalist in romance, mystery, and erotica—winning in both romance ( Distant Shores, Silent Thunder ) and erotica ( Erotic Interludes 2: Stolen Moments edited with Stacia Seaman and In Deep Waters 2: Cruising the Strip written with Karin Kallmaker). A member of the Saints and Sinners Literary Hall of Fame, she is also an RWA/FF&P Prism Award winner for Secrets in the Stone , an RWA FTHRW Lories and RWA HODRW winner for Firestorm , an RWA Bean Pot winner for Crossroads , and an RWA Laurel Wreath winner for Blood Hunt . In 2014 she was awarded the Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Award by the Lambda Literary Foundation. She is a featured author in the 2015 documentary film Love Between the Covers from Blueberry Hill Productions.

She is also the president of Bold Strokes Books, one of the world’s largest independent LGBTQ publishing companies.

Find her at facebook.com/Radclyffe.BSB, follow her on Twitter @RadclyffeBSB, and visit her website at Radfic.com.

Books Available From Bold Strokes Books

21 Questionsby Mason Dixon. To find love, start by asking the right questions. (978-1-62639-724-8)

A Palette for Loveby Charlotte Greene. When newly minted Ph.D. Chloé Devereaux returns to New Orleans, she doesn’t expect her new job and her powerful employer—Amelia Winters—to be so appealing. (978-1-62639-758-3)

By the Dark of Her Eyesby Cameron MacElvee. When Brenna Taylor inherits a decrepit property haunted by tormented ghosts, Alejandra Santana must not only restore Brenna’s house and property but also save her soul. (978-1-62639-834-4)

Cash Braddockby Ashley Bartlett. Cash Braddock just wants to hang with her cat, fall in love, and deal drugs. What’s the problem with that? (978-1-62639-706-4)

Death by Cocktail Strawby Missouri Vaun. She just wanted to meet girls, but an outing at the local lesbian bar goes comically off the rails, landing Nash Wiley and her best pal in the ER. (978-1-62639-702-6)

Lone Rangerby VK Powell. Reporter Emma Ferguson stirs up a thirty-year-old mystery that threatens Park Ranger Carter West’s family and jeopardizes any hope for a relationship between the two women. (978-1-62639-767-5)

Love on Callby Radclyffe. Ex-Army medic Glenn Archer and recent LA transplant Mariana Mateo fight their mutual desire in the face of past losses as they work together in the Rivers Community Hospital ER. (978-1-62639-843-6)

Never Enoughby Robyn Nyx. Can two women put aside their pasts to find love before it’s too late? (978-1-62639-629-6)

Two Soulsby Kathleen Knowles. Can love blossom in the wake of tragedy? (978-1-62639-641-8)

Camp Rewindby Meghan O’Brien. A summer camp for grown-ups becomes the site of an unlikely romance between a shy, introverted divorcee and one of the Internet’s most infamous cultural critics—who attends undercover. (978-1-62639-793-4)

Cross Purposesby Gina L. Dartt. In pursuit of a lost Acadian treasure, three women must work out not only the clues, but also the complicated tangle of emotion and attraction developing between them. (978-1-62639-713-2)

Imperfect Truthby C.A. Popovich. Can an imperfect truth stand in the way of love? (978-1-62639-787-3)

Life in Deathby M. Ullrich. Sometimes the devastating end is your only chance for a new beginning. (978-1-62639-773-6)

Love on Libertyby MJ Williamz. Hearts collide when politics clash. (978-1-62639-639-5)

Serious Potentialby Maggie Cummings. Pro golfer Tracy Allen plans to forget her ex during a visit to Bay West, a lesbian condo community in NYC, but when she meets Dr. Jennifer Betsy, she gets more than she bargained for. (978-1-62639-633-3)

Tasteby Kris Bryant. Accomplished chef Taryn has walked away from her promising career in the city’s top restaurant to devote her life to her six-year-old daughter and is content until Ki Blake comes along. (978-1-62639-718-7)

The Second Waveby Jean Copeland. Can star-crossed lovers have a second chance after decades apart, or does the love of a lifetime only happen once? (978-1-62639-830-6)

Valley of Fireby Missouri Vaun. Taken captive in a desert outpost after their small aircraft is hijacked, Ava and her captivating passenger discover things about each other and themselves that will change them both forever. (978-1-62639-496-4)

Coilsby Barbara Ann Wright. A modern young woman follows her aunt into the Greek Underworld and makes a pact with Medusa to win her freedom by killing a hero of legend. (978-1-62639-598-5)

Courting the Countessby Jenny Frame. When relationship-phobic Lady Henrietta Knight starts to care about housekeeper Annie Brannigan and her daughter, can she overcome her fears and promise Annie the forever that she demands? (978-1-62639-785-9)

Dapperby Jenny Frame. Amelia Honey meets the mysterious Byron De Brek and is faced with her darkest fantasies, but will her strict moral upbringing stop her from exploring what she truly wants? (978-1-62639-898-6)