Kat Schaefer's career is on autopilot. She's an elite WNBA basketball official. She survived an extremely rocky childhood but still finds herself adrift in her personal life almost two years after her longtime girlfriend dumped her. Kat's well-ordered world turns upside down when she meets a hotshot rookie named Julie Stevens who knocks her world off balance with her stellar play and captivating eyes.Despite Kat's best defense, she falls hard for the young player, but she's unable to open herself up to love again. Her solution is to retreat alone to the magnificent Provincetown beaches to heal old wounds and to figure out what the future holds for both of them.
Author Biography:
Lucy J. Madison is a novelist, screenwriter, and poet who strives to tell unique stories about women, for women. She writes contemporary lesbian romance novels, poetry, articles, and short stories. Her books include Personal Foul and In the Direction of the Sun. The Lesbian Review named Personal Foul as one of the top 10 Lesbian Sports Romances. In the Direction of the Sun was named an Award Finalist in the Fiction: LGBTQ category of the 2017 Best Book Awards. The One: Stories of Falling in Love Forever, A Heart Well Traveled Volume 1, and Tales of Travelrotica for Lesbians, include her short stories. Her interview with WNBA legend Sue Burd was featured as Curve Magazine's September 2017 cover story. Other bylines include: The San Francisco Bay Times, Lesbian.com, The Lesbian News, Got Game Magazine, Thysia Literary Magazine, Prism Book Alliance Blog, Confluence, The Tipton Poetry Journal, Beginnings Literary Magazine, and The Survivor's Review, among others. Lucy is a member of Romance Writers of America, Rainbow Romance Writers, the Publishing Triangle, the Golden Crown Literary Society, and Lesbian Authors Guild. She received a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from Wesleyan University and is the recipient of the University's Rulewater Prize. Before turning to writing full-time, she held senior leadership positions in college public relations and was an official College spokesperson at several colleges. She resides in shoreline Connecticut and Provincetown with her wife and their fur babies. She is a board member of the Provincetown Part-Time Taxpayer Association and enjoys hiking, performing random acts of kindness, landscape photography, and cooking. www.lucyjmadison.com
