
Genre:
Literary / General Fiction
Themes:
Angsty
Butch / Femme
Cheating / Infidelity
Coming of Age
Erotic
First Love
Friends to Lovers
Ghosts
Historical
Humor / Comedy
Interracial / Multicultural Relationship
Paranormal Encounters
Religion
Self-Discovery
Supernatural Elements
Vacation / Travel
Heat Level:
Medium (sex scenes are included and may use mildly graphic description)
Archetypes:
Writer/ Author
Geographic Location:
United States: Pacific
Setting:
Bakery / Sweet Shop / Cafe
Foreign Country
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Bi or Pansexual
Lesbian
Nonbinary / Gender Fluid
Queer
Femme
Butch / Stud
Two Spirit
Questioning
Protagonist Identity:
Biracial / Multiracial
Jewish
Latinx / Hispanic
Trigger/Content Warning:
Mild violence and near rape scene
Flowers for Sara
By Davina Kotulski
Dani Riman is the ultimate lesbian Casanova.
Dani, a twenty-five-year-old genderqueer lesbian who wants to finish her first novel, may be having trouble writing, but she doesn’t have any problems getting beautiful women to sleep with her. That is, until she travels to Venice, Italy, the City of Love and Romance, and meets Sara, an alluring poetess and tour guide. Then all bets are off. What is it about this hard-to-get tour guide obsessed with Venetian history that makes her immune to Dani’s charms?
Dani is notoriously distracted by her sexual conquests. At least, that’s what her best friend, Veronica, claims. A successful food writer, Veronica is annoyed by Dani’s lack of follow-through, her one-night stands, and her inability to put down the torch for her closeted high school girlfriend, Michelle. So, she makes a bet with Dani, and when Dani loses, the penalty is she must go to Venice to write. Once there, Dani is haunted both by her past and thoughts of the elusive Sara, who teaches her about the dark history of the Venetian Jewish ghetto even as she piques Dani’s amorous interest.
A coming-of-age story that promises laughs, romance, beautiful scenery, and a few historical facts.