Böcker av Avery Morstan

This paperback version of Carmilla '86 features a bonus story about the rock band Hatchett Grannies. "The first time I met her, I was so hammered that, for a long time, I couldn't be entirely sure it wasn't a dream. The feel of her strong fingers digging into my arms, her warm breath on my skin, haunted me through so many nights alone that I lost count." - Laura, Carmilla '86 Laura's life should have been like, totally perfect. She'd escaped her stifling small town life for a big city college, with a gorgeous roommate, Bertha, and the possibility of finally being able to be her authentic self, without her protective father hovering over her. When she meets a gorgeous woman full of fire and passion at a kegger, she thinks this is finally the moment she can admit to herself the things that lurked in the shadows of her mind. But then she stumbles on Bertha's dead body and those feelings get shoved right back into the closet they came from. Years later, she is called back home to help her father after an illness, and it's driving her crazy. Then, on a foggy summer night, she pulls over to help a stranded driver and finds the woman of her dreams. Or.. is it like, a totally bogus nightmare? Set between 1986 and modern times, Carmilla '86 is a campy retelling of the classic lesbian horror novella Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu. Weaving in beloved vampire tropes with a strong does of eighties references, Carmilla '86 is a horribly beautiful love letter to the original work. This work also features a bonus short story called Hatchett Grannies. Jane Hatchett has been alive for more than two hundred years and for one hundred and ninety-four of them she's been in love with her best friend, Annie. Annie is a siren, and together they've made some beautiful (but unfortunately platonic) music. But now it's the bitchin' eighties and devilish record exec Lark Dixon is offering Jane's band a chance at the big time... only Jane and Annie can't risk the limelight. When Lark gets Jane alone, she offers Jane something she could only dream of- another chance at humanity and possibly a shot with Annie- but it's at a huge cost. Will Jane risk the souls of herself, Annie and their two human bandmates to be with the girl she loves? Or, once their gig is over, will she tell Lark to blow it out her butt even if it costs her the band?

This volume contains the first three books in the Quaint City series: Seams a Bit Queer, Upcycle My Heart and Vane Attraction. Would I be a jerkwad if I lit my best friend's boyfriend on fire? In Seams a Bit Queer, Kam is trying not to lose her mind during the initial pandemic lockdown. Thankfully for Kam, she has this adorable roommate Scarlett who is sweet, crafty and always up for a movie and a cuddle. The downside? Scarlett comes with the most obnoxious, cereal-stealing Kyle that ever walked the face of the Earth. Kam is resolved to burying her feelings deep down and never making a move... that is until Kyle is out of the picture and Scarlett seems like she might want to be more than just roommates. In Upcycle My Heart, Denver came out as non-binary later in life only to be dumped by their girlfriend at the time. After an appropriate amount of wallowing in their empty apartment, because the Ex had taken all their furniture, Denver decides it's time for a make-over. When they find new-in-town Celia working at the D.I.Y. Warehouse, sparks and paintbrushes fly. Can Denver muster up the courage to make a move? Salon owner Samantha Vane, of Quaint City's Vane Attraction, is at the top of her game. She's got good friends, her own business and hey, maybe one day she'll upgrade to a car that doesn't smell like stale french fries. She also has a probably-inappropriate crush on her lead stylist, Hannah. When Vane finds out some horrifying family news, she tries to stay strong for her team, but Hannah has always been able to see right through her. Maybe Vane can make some room in her grumpy hairdresser heart for a sweet soft butch after all. Quaint City revolves around the friends and lovers meeting up at the local coffee shop, Devil's Stomping Grounds. Get to know the quirky cuties through the entire series.