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Susan X Meagher (Author)
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Book Description

2006
Despite the questions of her roommates and the objections of her fiance, Jamie Evans persists in enrolling in a college course that seems an odd choice for a young woman of her background. What no one can know is that the course, The Psychology of the Lesbian Experience, will propel Jamie onto a journey of self-awareness and realization. For the required fieldwork, Jamie is paired with the darkly beautiful Ryan O'Flaherty - a boldly "out" and sexually adventurous lesbian. This somewhat unlikely pair, slowly, and sometimes painfully, becomes aware that what they feel for each other is more than just friendship. The temptation to live life on her own terms is great, but so are the costs, as Jamie struggles to break out of her establishment-fashioned, pre-ordained mold. If she can summon the courage, however, she might find out that love, and life, have so much more to offer than she ever dreamed.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Brisk Press; 1ST edition (2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0977088510
  • ISBN-13: 978-0977088515
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,667,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Susan X Meagher was born in southern Illinois and grew up in East St Louis. She attended college in Chicago and started her working career there. She and her partner moved to the Los Angeles area in the late 80's. It was there that she started to write. Her first few books were simply posted on the web and became the I Found My Heart in San Francisco series.

In 2002 she moved to New York and divides her time between Manhattan and the Jersey Shore. She has published eleven books in the series and has gone on to write many individual books as well. She has partnered with other authors on two short story books and has written many stories that have been published in other mainstream anthologies.

Susan is active in the lesbian author community and loves to attend Women's week at Provincetown and the GCLS annual conventions. Her stories revolve around the relationships that two women can build when given a chance and how those relationships can strengthen the individual and the partnership.

Her genre is lesbian romance/fiction and she believes strongly in the happy ending that we all so deserve.

 

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this author, November 30, 2009
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WOW, I hope all of this series will be available on the Kindle. She is a great author. I just love the texture of her writing and the vibrancy of the characters. This is a unique and loving view of people discovering who they are and what they want in life.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful beginning to a fantastic series, June 12, 2006
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abezon "abezon" (Bellingham, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Awakenings (I Found My Heart in San Francisco, Book One) (Paperback)
Awakenings is a beautiful book. Ryan O'Flaherty, UC- San Francisco's lesbian Casanova, meets & befriends fellow student Jamie, who is straight. Their friendship triggers a journey of self-discovery for Jamie. Ryan's assumption that Jamie is an adult capable of making decisions & setting her own goals gives Jamie the support she needs to start living her own life, instead of the life her parents expect. (Marry a lawyer like Daddy, join the Junior League & country club, and have a bunch of kids.) Soon Jamie is asserting her independence, much to the consternation of her father & fiance.

Meanwhile, Jamie encourages Ryan to seek actual intimacy with a girlfriend rather than slake her libido in a series of one night stands & short affairs. Will their friendship become something more? Hello?? This is the first book in a series! Of course it will! But watching Jamie & Ryan awaken to the possibilities right under their noses is a wonderful reading experience.

You can read the original draft of this 460-page book online, but I definitely prefer the print version. It has better editing & the language is a bit tighter. It's also a *very* high-quality book & a pleasure to hold. Awakenings is worth every penny. Plus shipping. :D
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The beginning of a wonderful thing, May 6, 2009
This review is from: Awakenings (I Found My Heart in San Francisco, Book One) (Paperback)
Susan is in my top five lesfic writers. As one of the best, she has transcended the fanfic milieu and become an accomplished novelist writing original tales with compelling characters. Her specialty is multi-dimensional characters having real life challenges, especially with complex families and fully fleshed out supporting characters. Awakening is the first of a series that just gets better and better. While I'm not thrilled that one of the characters is filthy rich (that has become a cliche in the lesfic genre) Susan handles it sensitively and doesn't use it as a "get out of jail free" card. The main characters are college students and at my age I didn't expect to be able to relate to them, so I'm grateful for the sensitive treatment of their parent's stories, and I'm completely in love with my girls. I cry with them, root for them, want to reach through the pages and shake them...This is romance and family drama. It is a coming out story. It is worth reading!
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