My Pride Is Sealed by Carmen Richter
| Author(s) | Carmen Richter |
|---|---|
| Published | 2020 |
| Publisher | Independently Published |
| Genre(s) | Contemporary Romance, Lesbian Romance, LGBTQ+ Romance |
| Age group | 18+ |
Cupid’s arrow doesn’t always fly straight.
After breaking up with my girlfriend of almost three years, the last thing I wanted was to go out of town for an old friend’s wedding.
But then I met Maddie. Even from across the room, what stood out the most to me wasn’t her vibrant red hair or her piercing emerald eyes. It was the soul-deep pain I could see etched on her face. For some reason I couldn’t understand, I was drawn to it – to her.
The spark between us was instant, our chemistry was off the charts, and I fell hard and fast. And the more I helped the shy, fragile girl I’d first met grow into a strong, confident woman, the deeper my feelings for her grew.
But when my ex-girlfriend saw me moving on with Maddie, she decided that she was going to get me back…whether or not I liked it. Because if she couldn’t have me, no one could.
Trigger Warnings
- Female-on-female sexual assault
- Mild inappropriate touching of a minor
- Homophobia in one heroine's mother
- Mental health struggles
- Past violent death of a family member, which was believed to be suicide at the time
- Stalking and harassment
- Gun violence
- Secondary character's struggles with past domestic abuse and miscarriage
- Brief mention of another secondary character's past sexual assault and the resulting abortion
- IUI procedure (glossed over) and pregnancy
- Harry Potter references
- Sexually explicit content
- Profanity
Representation
An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.
- Lesbian heroine
- Pansexual heroine*
Tropes
- Lesbian romance
- LGBTQ+ romance
- Hurt/comfort romance
