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  Kim’s eyes went wide.

  Jess opened the box. She took great satisfaction in the gob-smacked look on Kim’s face. Now you know how I felt.

  “But...that’s...” Kim’s gaze darted between the ring in the box and the one on Jess’s finger.

  “Exactly,” Jess said, suppressed laughter in her voice. “They’re identical.” She lifted the ring from the box and held it out to Kim. “Read the inscription.”

  Kim’s hand shook as she reached for the ring. She tilted it and read the inscription. “Forever yours.” Her eyes brimmed with tears. “Put it on me. Please.”

  “Guess it’s kind of a moot point now. But since I’m only ever going to do this once, I want to do it right.” Jess rose up onto her knees. “Kim, will you marry me?”

  “Yes. Forever.” Kim said, echoing Jess’s earlier vow.

  Jess slipped the ring on her finger. She pulled Kim into her arms.

  The kiss they shared was one of love, devotion, passion, and hope of a bright future.

  ###

  About RJ Nolan

  RJ Nolan lives in the United States with her spouse and their Great Dane. She makes frequent visits to the California coast near her home. The sight and sound of the surf always stir her muse. When not writing, she enjoys reading, camping, and the occasional trip to Disneyland.

  E-Mail: [email protected]

  Website: http://www.rjnolan.com

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  ISBN: 978-3-95533-039-2 (mobi), 978-3-95533-038-5 (epub)

  Length: 98,000 words (349 pages)

  Dr. Kimberly Donovan’s life is in shambles. After her medical ethics are questioned, first her family, then her closeted lover, the Chief of the ER, betray her. Determined to make a fresh start, she flees to California and L.A. Metropolitan Hospital.

  Dr. Jess McKenna, L.A. Metro’s Chief of the ER, gives new meaning to the phrase emotionally guarded, but she has her reasons.

  When Kim and Jess meet, the attraction is immediate. Emotions Jess has tried to repress for years surface. But her interest in Kim also stirs dark memories. They settle for friendship, determined not to repeat past mistakes, but secretly they both wish things could be different.

  Will the demons from Jess’s past destroy their future before it can even get started? Or will L.A. Metro be a place to not only heal the sick, but to mend wounded hearts?

  In a Heartbeat

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  ISBN: 978-3-95533-156-6 (mobi), 978-3-95533-157-3 (epub)

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  When a routine call sends Sam to the hospital where Riley works, the two women are hurtled into a life-and-death situation. The incident binds them together. But can there be any future for a commitment-phobic cop and a closeted, workaholic doctor?

  Coming Home

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  ISBN: 978-3-95533-061-3 (mobi), 978-3-95533-062-0 (epub)

  Length: 100,000 words (371 pages)

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  Injecting joy and turbulence into their quiet existence, Terry draws Rob and Jan into her lively circle of family and friends until the growing attachment between the two women begins to strain the bonds of love and loyalty, to Rob and each other.

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  Barring Complications

  Blythe Rippon

  It's an open secret that the newest justice on the Supreme Court is a lesbian. So when the Court decides to hear a case about gay marriage, Justice Victoria Willoughby must navigate the press, sway at least one of her conservative colleagues, and confront her own fraught feelings about coming out.

  Just when she decides she's up to the challenge, she learns that the very brilliant, very out Genevieve Fornier will be lead counsel on the case.

  Genevieve isn’t sure which is causing her more sleepless nights: the prospect of losing the case, or the thought of who will be sitting on the bench when she argues it.

  The Return

  Ana Matics

  Near Haven is like any other small, dying fishing village dotting the Maine coastline—a crusty remnant of an industry long gone, a place that is mired in sadness and longing for what was and can never be again. People move away, yet they always seem to come back. It’s a vicious cycle of small-town America.

  Liza Hawke thought that she’d gotten out, escaped across the country on a basketball scholarship. A series of bad decisions, however, has her returning home after nearly a decade. She struggles to accept her place in the fabric of this small coastal town, making amends to the people she’s wronged and trying to rebuild her life in the process.

  Her return marks the beginning of a shift within the town as the residents that she’s hurt so badly start to heal once more.

  Two Hearts—One Mind

  © by RJ Nolan

  ISBN (mobi): 978-3-95533-225-9

  ISBN (epub): 978-3-95533-226-6

  ISBN (pdf): 978-3-95533-227-3

  Published by Ylva Publishing, legal entity of Ylva Verlag, e.Kfr.

  Ylva Verlag, e.Kfr.

  Owner: Astrid Ohletz

  Am Kirschgarten 2

  65830 Kriftel

  Germany

  www.ylva-publishing.com

  First edition: August 2014 (Ylva Publishing)

  Previously published in the anthology Connected Hearts. Four Lesbian Romance Stories by Ylva Verlag, e.Kfr., Germany, in 2013.

  No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are a product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to locales, events, business establishments, or actual persons—living or dead—is entirely coincidental.

  Credits

  Edited by Judy Underwood

  Cover Design by Amanda Chron

  Cover Photo by © RFsole - Fotolia.com