Annie Slocum is a bisexual woman struggling to make a living as a freelance writer. Stuck in a rut, she feels bored with her career, her relationships—her life. A chance meeting with Siobhán at a gallery adds a bright spark to her dull life.Siobhán Murray is a lesbian Irish painter living in Boston. She loves her career, loves her life, but she’s missing the one piece that will make her life … life complete—a partner. She falls hard for Annie and is delighted to realize Annie inspires her work. But a string of failed relationships has left her wary of bisexual women and wondering if she can trust that Annie won’t leave her.
When Siobhán’s past comes back to haunt them, they’ll have to decide if the new relationship is something that will burn bright and end quickly or if it’s meant to last.
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I have always wondered why more authors do not write FF and when I have asked I’m told that it is a very specialized niche and doesn’t sell well. That’s disappointing and I think if someone is looking for a well done story, this would be the one I would recommend.
A BRIGHTER PALETTE (Colors Book 1) is the first book in a new series written by a new to me author. The writing is lyrical and purposeful, the sex is tasteful and I would call it more fade to black than closed or open door, and the character development kept me interested the entire time. There were a few times when I wanted to shake the main characters, but overall I would totally appreciate them in my circle of friends.
I absolutely recommend this book and this author.
tags: ku, lbtq+, ff, 5 stars, book 1, series
Colors of love 4 stars
Annie meets Siobhan at an art show and they connect. Though she finds it hard to believe that such a beautiful creature like Siobhan would give her the time of day, the clicked. And the rest they say isn’t history.
Siobhan is a passionate woman who loves art and her passion for life shows in her art as well as in her presence. Even though spark flew when she met Annie, Siobhan, at least to me wasn’t the confident and beautiful woman she projected to the world.
Her past love has shaped her into who she is and there is still that insecure person inside her. And the fact that Annie is bi, doesn’t help her. She struggled to accept that cos she fears she wasn’t enough.
I loved the nuances in both characters. They both drew me in, I loved their dynamics, I loved their chemistry. I watched Annie struggle to accept her feeling. She found it hard to believe that someone could fall in love with her. Mind you, she wasn’t insecure, she just found the timing and everything to be off.
Just when things couldn’t be anymore perfect, in comes the past in the shape of a doppleganger. Annie is left reeling and Siobhan is left gasping. Will their love survive the walking-in of the past? Will they be strong enough to fight for what they both want? 1-click this beautifully written story of life, love and what it means to be in same sex relationship.
This was an interesting read. Things start really fast between Annie and Siobhán, and when I say fast I mean it. They’re already having sex in like the first three pages of the story. And the sex is hot, I’m not complaining. Neither is Annie, by the way, even though it’s very unlike her (the sex at first sight, not the not complaining). They both realize very soon that they’re not in this only for the sex, having apparently fallen in love within minutes. I’m not a big fan of insta-love but having myself fallen for my wife in probably less than a minute, I know it happens. Which brings me to the more interesting part of the story: the relationship. And the big words that come with it: trust and communication. Annie and Siobhán are not really good at either at first, with Annie’s bisexuality complicating things for Siobhán, who has been betrayed before by a bi woman and has trouble not lumping all bi women in the same betrayal. I thought Annie was very patient with her, but seeing as Siobhán seems to be bringing so much color to her life, it’s probably worth it. I have hope for them at any rate and will check out the second book in the series ASAP.
I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.
I loved the femininity of this book. Siobhan is a successful painter and Annie is a struggling journalist. They meet at one of Siobhan’s showings and they are hardly ever apart after that. Until something unexpected happens.