To what lengths would you go for love? If you had a second chance with your first love, would you take it?Jacquie Lyon fled the island she grew up on as a teenager, crushed with a broken heart, vowing never to look back. Now, two decades later, she has the opportunity make amends with the love of her life. Will she return, and risk opening those old wounds?Dorothy Rowland has been a conscientious mother and teacher for most of her life, always doing 'the ri...

When does a tragic ending become a new, bright beginning?Pat Richardson-Rose lived the dream life—a highly respected paediatrician in Rhode Island, USA, happily married to the soon-to-be mother of their daughter. Then, in a flash, everything changed…. Unable to live in the graveyard of her past, Pat decides to start over on a Greek island a million miles from her old home.Robin Pérez came to Skala Eressos for a holiday, expecting sun, sea and cocktails. Wha...

Can the stars align for love?Monika, a hardworking astronomy professor from Jodrell Bank in Manchester, travels to Skala Eressos in Greece to photograph a rare planetary alignment. Expecting nothing more than a routine work trip, be it in a beautiful location, she finds herself ill-equipped for having her perfectly maintained equilibrium thrown off kilter by the disruptive influence of one infuriating astrologer.Ally, nicknamed Comet, has thus far drifted t...

When duty and obligation stand in the way of your dreams, which will you choose?Carol is sorted, sane and very successful. Unfortunately, she is also single but has convinced herself she is happy that way—living a high flying corporate life in Tokyo with a faithful little cat called Sappho, as her companion.... until she is forced to return home, to her overbearing mother's holiday resort on the island of Lesvos to host her best friend's hen party, but things rapid...

Love, when beheld, can break the strongest curse.A sexy, surreal, speculative short story about a woman with an extraordinary skill finally being granted her greatest wish. When Caela and Rae met, neither knew how profoundly it would change their lives.If you liked "Unbroken", and enjoy stories with a Victorian, Steampunk, Gaslamp feel about dusty bookshops and curio shops that are not quite what they seem, then you'll like this.Praise for this book...

What do you do if you've been a workaholic most of your life and then suddenly, that all-consuming focus is gone: sold overnight for a tidy sum!Great position to be in, right? Yes…. But now what?Spice, a successful entrepreneur from London, finds herself exactly here. How bare and lonely her life now seems.What on earth is she going to do now?The sensible thing: Brace and step into a new direction… but perhaps after a well-deserved break to ...

What will it take to put a bit of spring in one's autumn?"If you liked Last Tango in Halifax, you'll love this!" - Lesbian ReviewerMilton, a successful woman, mother, grandmother, in the autumn of her life gets prematurely foisted upon her family for care, after a sudden and tragic accident. As the daunting prospect of a bleak future begins to get the better of her, and she starts to simmer in self-pity... in blows Beatrice, a buxom, no-nonsense ca...

A fictional day in the life of the real, eponymous, little dog called Free who lives and is loved by all in the seaside village of Skala Eressos. True to her name, she roams free and is Skala's most sociable dog. She spends her days frolicking with and supervising the lesbians, and at the end of an evening she strolls home with her pick of a long line of more than willing holiday makers.The profits from this short story will be donated to Free's medical Fund so that she may...

The best-kept secret of antiquity—the veil has finally been lifted on the legend of Sappho and her true love, Phaon. A vivid tale of rivalry, passion, power, loss and love.It all started on an 'unsinkable' ship, caught in the eye of a raging storm. Here, politics and passion collided and by an act of the Gods, a young slave girl is spared and given another chance at life—a life beyond even her wildest imaginings.They said a slave could not surpass her maste...

Amenah, a young woman living on the Island of Lesvos, Sappho's birth place, meets a blast from her past and learns how close love and hate can be.This is a short story in the Lesvos Island Collection of novels by Sam Skyborne.

From casual hook up … to something more?Burlesque dancer Charlie Kent should be happy performing and hooking up with sexy people now the pandemic is over, just like before. Instead it feels empty. The audience is always missing Elle, her friend-with-benefits. They were just casual, but Charlie now realises she wants more. Much more. When Elle arrives at the Seraph's Burlesque Club for business only, Charlie is not going to let this second chance go to waste.

A fake date … a real secretAn invitation to her ex's wedding is the icing on a crappy cake for burlesque dancer Yolande. Her ex ghosted her just as they were about to take the stage for their neo-burlesque act. Yolande's friends at Seraph's Burlesque Club persuade her that attending will show her ex that she's moved on. She just needs a date.Shy bartender Reiko has a secret, or two. She can't risk anyone discovering that her life as a penniless PhD student and bartender is ...