Genre:
Romantic Comedy
Themes:
Femme / Femme
First Love
Girl Next Door
Grumpy / Sunshine
Holiday
Humor / Comedy
Low Angst
Magic
Pet / Wild Animal
Quirky Characters
Return to Hometown
Second Chance
Secret Crush
Self-Discovery
Slow Burn
Supernatural Elements
Heat Level:
Sweet (kissing, holding hands, etc., but no other on-the-page physical intimacy)
Archetypes:
Librarian / Bookseller
Real Estate / Realtor / Landlord
Small Business Owner
Geographic Location:
United States: New England / Northeast
Setting:
Museum / Library
Small Town / Rural
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
It’s a Fabulous Life
By Kelly Farmer
Sapphic It's a Wonderful Life retelling with adorable dogs, angelic drag queens, and a little magic
After years of putting aside her dreams of travel and adventure, Bailey George is ready to leave Lanford Falls and her responsibilities behind on a long-awaited vacation to New York City. But when the volunteer who took over her leadership position for the town’s Winter Wonderfest has a medical emergency, Bailey finds herself stuck in Lanford Falls. She gets roped into reassuming her old role, not wanting to let the town or her friends and family down.
Staying home seems slightly less terrible when Bailey runs into her high school crush, Maria Hatcher. A kiss they shared years ago in the town’s mistletoe grove was a life-defining moment for them both. Maria quickly offers to pitch in and help with Winter Wonderfest. Her sunny disposition and holiday cheer perk up Bailey’s grinchy feelings about everything.
However, one disaster after another snowball on the day of the festival. Bailey’s frustration boils over, and she ends up on the town’s old wooden bridge. There, she meets fabulous drag queen Clara Angel. Bailey declares that she wishes she hadn’t been born in this Christmas-obsessed, suffocating small town. With a little of the magic Clara possesses, she shows Bailey how wrong she is about Lanford Falls and her place in it. And that with a little hope and some true holiday spirit, there is a way to attain all her dreams.