Genre:
Women's Fiction
Themes:
Coming Out
Dual Timeline (Past and Present)
Family Relationships
Infertility
Quirky Characters
Heat Level:
Sweet (kissing, holding hands, etc., but no other on-the-page physical intimacy)
Archetypes:
Teacher / Professor
Geographic Location:
United States
Setting:
Academic / School / University
Small Town / Rural
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Trigger/Content Warning:
Homophobia
Actually Invisible
By Elisa Greb
What happens when choosing visibility can risk your job, your family, and your ambivalence?
Josie has felt invisible for most of her life—first as the only lesbian at her high school in the ’90s, then in a secret relationship with her closeted girlfriend, and now in a closet of her own as an English teacher at a suburban high school. Her silence is safe, stifling, and second-nature on most days and has taken a backseat to the monumental tasks of grieving her beloved father’s death and undergoing fertility treatments in her limited spare time.
…until a student comes out to her in a writing assignment, and she is thrust into a small-town spotlight. As the target of the student’s angry parents and a slew of anonymous threats, Josie must decide if it’s finally time to speak up for herself and risk her job, her family, and her ambivalence.