Karen F. Williams - Coyote Blues

Riley Dawson is a psychotherapist with a lycanthropicaffliction. Shes a were coyote, to be precise.

A foundling adopted by wealthy parents, Riley led aprivileged life until she fell in love with Fiona Bell, an evangelical preachersdaughter. Raging hormones, the full moon, and the pull of Fiona Bell on herteenage heartstrings triggered her first transformation. Unfortunately, herparents witnessed the change and sent her off to college with a trust fund andan agreement never to return home.

Twenty years later, Riley shares a lucrative therapypractice with Dr. Margaret Spencer. Margaret, her wife, and her gaybrother-in-law are the only ones who know Rileys secret. Afraid of riskingexposure, Riley restricts her love life to online hookups. But when a family isreferred for treatment and Fiona Bell comes back into her life, all the rulesof the client-therapist relationship are tested and Rileys world is turnedupside down.

Praise from Publishers Weekly: Injustice and self-acceptancedrive this excellent paranormal lesbian romance...[Williams] manages to tug atthe heartstrings without being preachy...Grounded in kindness, queerness, andjust a hint of magic, this is sure to satisfy.

As the Crow Flies

Long and satisfying. I enjoyed all of the characters andhappenings so much that I just enjoyed the ride. There were two blossomingrelationships in this story and I was equally invested in both. I also felt themystery was carefully unraveled over time. And I was truly stunned at a pointtoward the end. Completely loved this.Bookvark

There are two romances for the price of one in thisfascinating book, and the paranormal elements are skillfully woven through theentire story. Dont worry if youre not a fan of ghost storiesI didnt think Iwas but As the Crow Flies convinced me otherwise. The settings are describedusing wonderful language and imagery, and the quality of the writing is veryhigh. I definitely recommend this book if you want something intellectual and abit different to sink your teeth into.Curve

While all four characters are completely different, theyare all likeable and youll end up rooting for both pairs. There is a ghost inthis storynot the kind of ghost youd normally expect. I see paranormalanything, and I grab it. However, I honestly didnt expect this to be so good.Lez Review Books

someof the best story telling Ive ever read. Brilliantly written with greatpacing, and such interesting and enchanting characters. I was transfixed fromthe very beginning. I cant believe it has taken me so long to read this authorsworks.LesRveur

Cupids Bow

[A] cute, quirky and sometimes hilarious novella What Iloved the most about this story was the dialogue between the two. It was witty,sometimes sarcastic, funny, and definitely romantic.Rainbow Reflections

[CupidsBow] is a lovely story of unexpected attraction and the hope ofmore. It poses the question of whether one can fall in love at first sight. Andwhether you can make a life changing decision based on that one meeting. Iloved it. Karen F. Williams is an excellent writer with imaginative flair.Kitty Kats Book ReviewBlog

the rule of three and the golden meanits as close tolove at first sight as youll get. The romance is intense while still sweetenough to bring the characters to life. Best Novella Ive read this year.Les Rveur

Snowed in. A hotel bar. A novelist. A math professor.Lesbian speed dating. I love Williams intellectually stimulating writingstyle. Playful, nerdy, quirky, yet absolutely engaging and downright sexy!In Bugs Own Words Blog

Meeting Ms. Roman

Black Jaguar, Herms scarf, dark sunglasses, easternEuropean accentif these things do it for you, then Ms. Roman is your lady.Lesbian Review

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As the Crow Flies

Cupids Bow

Meeting Ms. Roman

The Feeding

Nightshade

Love Spell

Coyote Blues

Special thanks go out to the wonderful people who helped bringthis story to fruition: Radclyffe and Sandy Lowe; Shelley Thrasher, an amazingeditor and even more amazing woman; Carryl Cole, for her constant love, endlesspatience, and her very fine instincts for story-driven plots; friend and fellowauthor, Kelly Wacker, who has an uncanny knack for telling me what I think;Connie Ward, whose friendship, support, and insightful suggestions made adifference; Michelle Lisper, my sharp-eyed, sharp-eared coach; Judy Portnoy forreading and listening; Sallyanne Monti for sending out her energetic integrityand keeping the universe in balance; my dear friend and colleague, DonnaRamirez, LCSW, for those late night musings on narcissism and familyannihilators; and another fine colleague, Michelle Axelson of ProvincetownsWomencrafts, for reviewing the clinical content of this manuscript.

Also, I want to thank my awesome pack of dogs for staying by myside and reminding me (every half hour) that its time to stop writing and goplay in the woods: KC, Black Jack, Kylie, Zoe, Hazel, and my little red ChilePepper, who made her literary debut in TheFeeding, and who is one of the finest and most intuitive dogs I haveever known. I love you guys to pieces.

To Carryl

and to the special coyotes who inspired this story, and whorespectfully share my land, granting me daily glimpses into their complexlives. We are more alike than different. They are us, and we are them.

and to the earths good stewards who protect and educate thepublic about coyotes, wolves, and all other canines, in their effort to makethe world a more humane and kinder place. All Gods creatures are magnificent,but there is no animal more beautiful than a compassionate human being.

New York City

1987

Riley Edith Dawson was born with a tail. All vertebrate animalsbegin life with one, but in humans it recedes during embryonic development toform the coccyx. On rare occasions, however, a baby is born with a fleshyappendage containing nerves and muscle. And rarer still, there may be bone, upto five vertebrae, resulting in a true vestigial tail that can contract andmove andwho knows?maybe wag if left to itself. Such was the case with Riley.The tail was removed, of course, and it wasnt until the age of six, when heradoptive parents moved from Boston to New York, that she learned shed ever hadone.