Genre:
Women's Fiction
Themes:
Coming Out
Family Relationships
Friends to Lovers
Interracial / Multicultural Relationship
Heat Level:
Sweet (kissing, holding hands, etc., but no other on-the-page physical intimacy)
Archetypes:
STEM Profession / Scientist
Wall Street / Finance / Investor / Banker
Geographic Location:
United States: Mid-Atlantic
United States: Pacific
Setting:
Small Town / Rural
Suburban
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Queer
Questioning
Protagonist Identity:
Latinx / Hispanic
Blame It on the Moon
By Diane Michaels
A sweet sapphic retelling of "A Room with a View"
Emily Campofiore’s trip to Oregon to witness the total eclipse was meant to be a bridge between school and the start of her career. And then she met Luz Perez. Now she is on the emotional journey of a lifetime.
Despite their differences, the two women forge a close friendship. Close enough that under the shadow of the moon, confusing hints of her true feelings for Luz emerge. The shock sends Emily into a spiral of denial and back to the safety of home.
Although her job at her father’s investment bank and her new boyfriend fulfill the life her parents had chosen for her, another encounter with Luz forces her to question whether she can—or wants to—live up to their expectations. With her future at stake, Emily must make a life-altering decision: remain loyal to her family or give up her birthright and accept an identity she’s not ready to embrace.