Thirteen Hours by Meghan O'Brien

If Thirteen Hours by Meghan O'Brien was fanfic, we'd call it a PWP. But it's a 'novel' so we call it a PWP. Seriously. There is no plot here. Oh wait. Is it a plot if an uptight, closeted exec's best friend sends a stripper (who's almost finished with vet school) to her office late at night to give her a lap dance and when the exec escorts her out of the building they get stuck in the elevator for thirteen hours and end up having sex? A lot? I didn't think so. And when they get out of the elevator they have more sex? Yeah, still no. The only real plot here is the gradual build of the story to more and more and different sex and BDSM and, well, SEX. I've already told you that O'Brien writes a hell of a sex scene so imagine a novel of just that. Is there such a thing as too much lez sex? If so, you may just hit your limit with this one.

Battle Scars by Meghan O'Brien

Battle Scars by Meghan O'Brien is the story of Iraq War veteran, Ray, who is suffering from severe PTSD following her kidnapping and long-term imprisonment as a hostage in Iraq. Her return home to a press storm doesn't help her PTSD and, in fact, drives her into isolation in a northern California beach town where she lives with her therapy dog, Jagger and skypes with her therapist. Enter veterinarian Carly, who slowly befriends shy, reclusive Ray despite Ray's lingering homophobia (attributed mainly to her paranoia thanks to Don't Ask Don't Tell).

I chose this as my first entry because I'm a long-time fan of Meghan O'Brien's 'fanfic'. She's a solid writer and good storyteller and Battle Scars didn't disappoint. These women face real problems and obstacles on their way to love rather than the annoying series of miscommunications and manufactured obstacles so common in the genre. This is a solid romance with hot love scenes that don't airbrush or soft-pedal the f/f sex. If you're looking for a 'story' heavy on plot, this isn't the book for you. Battle Scars is strictly lez romance.