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First published between 1870 and 1893, Émile Zola’s 20-book cycle chronicling four generations of the Rougon-Macquarts was a shocking exposé of the decadence, degradation and moral decay of 19th-century France. It included some of his greatest novels, among them his masterpiece, Germinal. These innovative, ambitious dramas, first broadcast on Radio 4 over 24 hours in 2015-16, are a radical reimagining of Zola’s classic series, introducing us to 104-year-old matriarch, Dide, imprisoned in an asylum in southern France. 

I've been bounced from foster home to foster home since I was seven, now I'm 18 and I'm free. I am determined to make something of myself, to prove to everyone that they were wrong about me. I finally have my life together, until he comes into it and turns everything upside down. Carter James has the power to piece together all the broken parts of me, or completely shatter them beyond repair.

Monica's father is finally recovering and she is ready to return to England with Hugo. But Martha is still furious at her and is avoiding her like the plague. Eventually, Monica comes to accept that Martha and Hugo will never like each other and reconciles with her best friend. But then Monica makes two shocking discoveries: Hugo wants a child with her, but he already has a young daughter in foster care!

When a string of inexplicable murders rocks the hallowed streets of central D.C., Fiona finds herself charging through the shadows of a mysterious conspiracy. Faced with an investigation with no leads and a rising body count, Fiona's reputation as a top investigator is called into question. At the brink of professional ruin, an encounter with the eccentric yet charismatic Thaddeus Remington III at his museum-like mansion sends Fiona hurtling headlong through a whirlwind of clues.

This seven-book series starts with a twist of mystery when Maggie finds a relic of an ancient civilization that draws two women together and starts a love story you'll never forget. Maggie McPherson, who enlists the help of a blue-eyed archaeologist to put the pieces together, develops a strong attraction that turns into love and continues to the crescendo of a big lesbian wedding.

Hugo is still so cold to Monica. She doesn't see what could have caused it, why he has gone from a warm, open, fun, and loving man to a cold-hearted, cruel monster. When Hugo finally opens his heart to her again, she sees the suffering he has quietly been going through. He pushes her through the marriage, which they must then consummate. Monica prepares herself for the final act, but as they attempt to make love, the monster in Hugo takes over....

Monica misses Valentine's Day. It's not that they don't celebrate it in England, it's just not quite the same as back in America. So she tries to bring some Valentine's Day obsession home to England, for her shape-shifting husband, Hugo, and their two children to enjoy. But as heads clash over plans, the children interfere, and Hugo's inner beast tries to take complete control of him, Monica begins to wish she hadn't started this whole romantic mess to begin with...

Fate intervenes and Monica is stuck in a horrible Icelandic storm. She is forced to seek shelter from the last person she wants to see. Secured in Hugo's mansion, she unwilling faced her inner hypocrite who turned away from Hugo in fear and disgust despite knowing of his curse. As Monica is being swayed to give Hugo another chance, the villagers resurrect a primitive witch hunt against Hugo. Will they survive their persecution?

Hugo is concerned and confused about adopting back his daughter after so many years apart. What if she doesn't recognize him? What if the little girl can't accept her father's hidden, beastly nature? Monica soothes those fears, and they soon adopt Clara. But with a toddler in the house and a baby on the way, Hugo's mind turns back to his curse. He doesn't want to burden his growing family with it anymore and seeks a way to destroy it. But finding a capable person with strong magic proves harder than expected.

When a strong determined and curvy mail-order bride is forced to face her kidnappers and the truth of her father's condition, she has to decide whether she will stay by the beast's side or risk not being by her father's deathbed. Kidnapped in England by an angry mob that wants her husband-to-be dead, with her father's cancer getting worse in hospital in America, Monica is at a loss as to what to do. Outsmarting her kidnappers she attempts to get back to the mansion and faces another hurdle.

The family is really taking shape. A family happens when people commit themselves to each other for the long haul. It doesn't always look like we grew up believing it would look. Maggie and Zelia and Betty and her special daughter are coming together in the ways that work for all of them.

Nadia's eyes opened, and she looked up to see, feel, Lena's face just inches from hers. Her heart raced, as the older woman stood up, smiling at her, standing over her. Lena had changed out of the business casual outfit she had worn to work and the bar, and into...Nadia couldn't pull her eyes away. She had worn a white babydoll with a lacy bra and a slit down the front. The cups of the bra were translucent, showing that she had nipple piercings. Her panties were sexy and lacy, the sides of them visible.

At last, a lesbian romance with a twist of mystery...a relic of an ancient civilization draws two women together and starts a love story you'll never forget. When a sacred Indian artifact is rediscovered, the puzzle begins for Maggie McPherson, who enlists the help of a blue-eyed archaeologist to put the pieces together as the two women develop a strong attraction.

It takes more than a tree falling on her home to stop Maggie McPherson from pursuing her lesbian romance with the elusive archaeologist who may turn out to be the woman of her dreams! Deep in the foundation of the damaged building is a clue to the mysterious lives of the women, who may have cooked for patrons of the Speakeasy back when it was illegal to sell alcohol.

She kissed me and it was like everything was moving in slow motion, our undressing ourselves one piece at a time as we kissed and held each other and curled up, around, and almost inside each other, so slow and gentle until it was like we caught fire and consumed each other and became one fire together, like a sunset at the end of a cloudy day. I couldn't tell where she stopped and I started. I felt I could will her hands to move and touch me just the way I wanted, and she could do the same.

Maggie and Zelia have come along way in this seven-part series, which reaches a crescendo in this last story. All the cast of characters will be there for the wedding along with family that we have not heard about. It was worth the wait just to meet Zelia's southern belle feminist mother and Maggie's Uncle Pig. These lesbians, who are active in their community which is seen as they plan their wedding, rescue dogs and run fundraisers all at the same time. This book is filled with women you can love and you will miss them.

A real lesbian love story. The contemporary lesbian love affair deepens in this sixth story in the 50 Shades of the Lesbian Rainbow series.

Maggie, the lesbian owner of a vintage furniture store, longs to spend more time with her new lover, the beautiful, overly busy archaeologist. But after a tree fell on the store, and with Beatty preparing to bring her little girl with Down's Syndrome home, and the extra care she needs to give the injured little dog, Miss Roxy, it seems impossible. Now Zelia's sister shows up with big plans that could make things worse or makes things a lot better. You have heard of those tiny houses haven't you?