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How TV inspired my lesfic novel Love’s No Joke

Love’s No Joke author Cheri Ritz discusses the TV that inspired her new lesfic novel. Do you ever get to the end of a season of a television show and you’re waiting for the next season to begin and you…miss the characters? I do. I love falling in love with a cast of characters. That’s […]

April new releases bring romance and mystery

New releases for April have arrived and they’re chock-full of romance and mystery! From two moms searching for a missing teenager to a sexy scientist falling in love, these fun and exciting romances show us the many facets of queer women in love. And, don’t forget to check out our March new releases if you haven’t already—you […]

Science is sexy from the lab to my new lesfic book Cure for Insomnia

Lesfic author Laina Villeneuve explores the scientific elements of her new novel Cure for Insomnia in part two of this two-part series. (Read part one here.) In the years I’ve been writing with Bella, I’ve taken you horseback riding through the Sierra Nevadas and shown you around some places I’ve loved–Quincy and Arcata where I went to […]

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Should I write a sequel? What I’ve learned from 18 years of writing lesfic

Lesfic author KG MacGregor discusses sequels and her new novel Words Unsaid, drawing on 18 years of writing lesfic. One of the greatest feelings I get from readers is when they ask for a sequel to a book they’ve just finished. I take it as a sign they enjoyed my characters and want to spend […]

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Writing a WLW novel in 53 days of quarantine

WLW fiction author Kat Jackson discusses her writing process during quarantine and how she wrote her new novel Across the Hall. We all went through it: the abrupt shift in our daily lives in March 2020. Some shifts were gentle while others were seismic; some brought unearthly, unpredictable pain while others were shrouded in confusion. […]

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Science is sexy in my lesfic novel Cure for Insomnia

Lesfic author Laina Villeneuve explores the scientific elements of her new novel Cure for Insomnia in part one of this two-part series. I’ve mentioned before how much my wife helps me when I write. She encouraged me chapter by chapter when I tackled my first lesfic story, Take Only Pictures and since then has helped […]

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“Superbly written” and “Gorgeous” Bella Books reviews are in

Reviews of Bella Books are in—and they are truly glowing! From heart wrenching romances to historical fantasies, our books are impressing reviewers who have so many nice things to say, you can’t help but blush. But don’t take it from us, read on to hear directly from them! Reviews of March Releases Leaving’s Not the […]

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My lesfic novel Leaving’s Not The Only Way to Go tackles grief, healing and romance

Lesfic debut author Kay Acker discusses grief, healing, and axolotls in her new novel Leaving’s Not The Only Way to Go. I started writing Leaving’s Not the Only Way to Go about a month after my dad died, but the idea had been kicking around for a few months, and by then the two dead […]

March new releases are reluctant romances

New releases for March are in and they’re filled to the brim with reluctant romances! From a one-night stand turned something more to grieving hearts finding solace to a chance encounter leading to love, these fantastic new romances showcase queer women who are strong, resilient, and maybe not that interested in love…until they are. And, […]

lesfic novel On the Rocks

Blending lesfic and cocktails for On the Rocks

Lesfic and cocktails come together in Riley Scott’s new novel On the Rocks. Here the author tells us why that came to be. As a panster, I typically take about a month or two to write an initial manuscript. Once an idea forms–and keeps me up for nights on end before I decide to write […]