A Little Kissing Between Friends
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
“Triumphantly Black, queer and contemporary… The dialogue snaps and shimmers.” —New York Times Book Review on D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding
Music producer on the rise Cyn Tha Starr knows what she likes, from her sickening beats in the studio to the flirty femmes she fools around with. Her ever-rotating roster has never been a problem until her latest fling clashes with Jucee, her best friend and the most popular dancer at strip club Sanity.
It makes Cyn see Jucee in a different light. One with far fewer boundaries and a lot more kissing.
Juleesa Jones makes great money dancing the early shift and spends most evenings with her son, her Sanity family or at Cyn’s house. Relationships are not high on the priority list—until she’s forced to admit that maybe friendship isn’t the only thing she wants from her bestie.
But hooking up with your ride-or-die is risky. Jucee isn’t just Cyn’s best friend—Jucee is her muse. When Cyn lays down her tracks, it’s Jucee she imagines in the club throwing it back to every note. If they aren’t careful, this could crash and burn…but isn’t real love worth it?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this wonderful sapphic romance, Higgins (D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding) portrays an upbeat and plausible friends-to-lovers relationship. Butch music producer Cyndi "Cyn Tha Starr" Thomas has known two things for most of her life: she's got undeniable musical talent and she's gay. Ambitious Cyn has always put professional success over personal relationships, including her friendship with her bestie Juleesa "Jucee" Jones. Femme Jucee is a single mother who eschews stereotype. Her passion for dancing didn't die with the birth of her son, and she's translated it into a successful career performing at Houston's hottest strip club. There are undeniable sparks between Cyn and Jucee, who Cyn calls her muse, but neither of them wants to endanger years of close friendship in pursuit of romance. The solution: casually hooking up, no feelings involved. But keeping their hearts out of the affair proves harder than either woman anticipated. Higgins paints a vivid picture of Houston, bolstering her lovable leads with a dynamic cast of locals. Friends to lovers may be a well-worn trope, but Higgins's take is fresh and exciting.
