Yolande Kleinn

Just a Taste
by Yolande Kleinn
Queer Contemporary Flash Fiction
[102 Pages / 23,500 Words]

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From cuddly to explicit, romantic to platonic, unrequited to hopeful, silly to serious: enjoy twenty-five contemporary snapshots of queer love, each at one thousand words or fewer.

Collection includes:
Nearly Home—Compromise—An Icy Rain—Stubborn Care—Losing Sleep—In the Crowd—Frantic Heat—Longer Distance—Musical Notes—Sleeping In—At the Beach—A Messy Question—Rooftop Interlude—On a Mission—Midnight—An Intimate Morning—Something Green—Smitten—A Kiss to Start—A Terrible Idea—The Easiest Thing—Simple Equations—In the Library—Discordant Details


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Crossed Wires
by Yolande Kleinn
F/F, Contemporary Fantasy, Friends-to-Lovers
[Coming Jan 16, 2025 / 6,000 Words]

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It's been two weeks since Noemi botched a magic spell and created a telepathic bond between herself and her best friend—which wouldn't be a problem, if not for the one secret she's been keeping from Thea for years. Guarding her thoughts has been an exhausting and nearly impossible task, and Noemi is running out of ways to keep Thea out of her head. Now, even worse, it seems Thea's finally had enough. When the inevitable confrontation comes, there's no going back.

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Bring You Home
by Yolande Kleinn
M/M, Contemporary Erotic Romance
[33 Pages / 7,200 Words]

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When Noel Decker volunteers to help Roy Hollis rake leaves, he doesn't begrudge the daunting scope of the project: just the two of them pitted against all the trees in Roy's massive backyard. Noel will take any excuse to spend time with Roy, and anyway, what are friends for?

What Noel doesn't anticipate are all the new and distracting feelings that kindle in his chest, surrounded by the wild oranges and reds of autumn. For all that he's known Roy for years—Noel's whole life in fact—he's never wanted to cross lines like this. Suddenly Noel is getting all sorts of ideas about this gorgeous older man. Unexpected, brazen, thoroughly explicit ideas.

How is he supposed to resist these reckless impulses, when Roy admits to wanting him too?


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Tome for the Holidays
by Yolande Kleinn
M/M, Contemporary Christmas Romance
[43 Pages / 10,500 Words]

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Between grad school and the barista gig that helps pay his tuition, Cole Moreau's hands are full. He shouldn't have time or energy to maintain a hopeless crush on Isaac Hamlin, a coffee shop regular who happens to own the bookshop next door. But Isaac is sweet and gorgeous—and being friends with him only exacerbates the problem.

When a Christmas Eve blizzard strands Cole on Isaac's doorstep, the challenges pile up just as deep as the snow shutting down the city. A power outage, a mischievous cat, and only one sleeping bag... None of this leaves room for pining over impossible things.

Isaac is off-limits, but tell that to Cole's stubborn heart.

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Hearts Right Here
by Yolande Kleinn
A Contemporary Friends-to-Lovers Collection
[294 Pages / 86,000 Words]

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From road trips to isolated cabins, business partners to childhood besties, longstanding crushes to new revelations, former bosses to dad's best friend... delve into nine contemporary romances where friendship changes course.

SOMETHING SOFTER: Hal Preston isn't normally one to run from his problems, but a solitary mountain retreat might be exactly what he needs to stop obsessing over his dad's best friend. There's no chance Wayne Merrick shares his fascination. In fact, he's sure to panic if he notices the crush Hal has harbored for years. There's a reason Hal's gone to great lengths to hide his intractable heart. But when unscheduled radio silence summons Wayne to Hal's cabin, Hal aches to show Wayne his heart after all.

WISHFUL THINKING: Kimiko has powerful feelings about leaving her barista job to focus on school. Or maybe she just has powerful feelings for coffee shop owner Nyla Prince. Kimiko has spent years hiding her heart, confident her crush isn't returned. But Nyla isn't her boss anymore, and Kimiko's not sure how to navigate this unfamiliar terrain. Wishful thinking hasn't gotten her anywhere. It's time for a better strategy.

VERY CLOSE AND ALL AT ONCE: Noel Vane hates being the center of attention. He'd rather celebrate his fiftieth birthday with a quiet gathering at home, not an overcrowded fancy gala arranged by his clueless but well-meaning best friend. Thank goodness for Jace DaSilva: his best friend's brother and Noel's gallant rescuer for the evening. But something is different between them tonight. The rules have changed, all at once and wholly without warning, and Noel's just trying to keep up.

JUST ABOUT PERFECT: May Moretti screwed up. Even worse, after a month of clumsy radio silence, she still has no idea how to apologize for kissing Clio Garcia. Clio is older and wiser, a longtime family friend, and she clearly doesn't share May's hopeless infatuation. When their paths cross at a noisy party, there's no more avoiding their unfinished business. But May has already made a perfect mess of things, and she has no idea where to start.

RUNNING HOT: Kurt Trench and his sister Lena make a good team, running the auto shop they inherited from their dad. Lately Shane Dolan—loyal customer and cheerful gearhead—has been coming by the garage all the time. Shane isn't the first guy to hang around mooning over Lena. The fact that Kurt is drawn to Shane shouldn't matter. Even if the feeling were mutual, he won't steal Lena's boyfriend. But watching the two grow close is torture, and Kurt can't seem to rein in his jealous heart.

ANTICIPATION: Jason may be a lot of things (stubborn, arrogant, occasionally oblivious), but he's got no delusions about his hopeless and long-secret infatuation with his best friend. The night he tells Max the truth, Jason worries his confession will ruin everything. But he should know better than to underestimate Max. Maybe his crush isn't so hopeless after all.

MATTERS OF HEART: In the past twenty years, Marco Spinelli has turned Spinelli Medical Technologies into an international powerhouse. But he hasn't done it alone. Adam is Marco's best friend, his business partner, and the genius behind their wildly profitable corporate ventures. Marco can't imagine his life without Adam at his side, exactly like this—until a gala and an unexpected encounter make him crave something more. Now he needs to sort through his own confused feelings, before a misunderstanding destroys the most important friendship of his life.

RIGHT HERE WITH ME: Amaia Campos has landed a full ride scholarship to her dream school. There's only one problem: college means moving clear across the country, two thousand miles from her family and the best friend she's secretly in love with. The worst part is leaving Jessa behind without ever admitting how she feels. A road trip is either exactly what they need or a disaster in the making. Faced with three days on the road—with nonstop driving, a box full of cacti, and only one bed—Jessa and Amaia have one last chance to get this right before everything changes forever.

PUT IT IN WRITING: A hopeless crush is nothing to be ashamed of, or so Lane tells himself. Jordan is steady, kind, confident, and effortlessly charming. In other words, they're everything Lane isn't and everything he can't help wanting. When his roommate suggests writing a love letter, Lane balks at first. But maybe it's not such a bad idea. So long as Jordan doesn't see the letter, everything should be fine.

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When Dealing with Dragons
by Yolande Kleinn
M/M, Fantasy, Romance
[50 Pages/ 12,200 Words]

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When Prince Ercole Calistro's royal parents summon Sir Marion Rook to hunt a troublesome dragon, Ercole is prepared to hate the man on sight. He doesn't care that Rook turns out to be handsome and infuriatingly likable. Superficial charms are meaningless in a man cruel enough to kill a dragon who hasn't even hurt anyone.

When Rook returns from his quest bearing gifts, Ercole wants no part of them. He refuses to share in the spoils of a grievous wrong. Bad enough he failed to sway the king and queen from this course; he has no intention of befriending the sword arm they hired to enact such an injustice.


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Very Close and All at Once
by Yolande Kleinn
M/M, Contemporary, Friends-to-Lovers
[30 Pages / 7,000 Words]

Very Close and All at Once is no longer available for individual purchase, but can be found in the collection:
Hearts Right Here

Noel Vane hates being the center of attention. He'd rather celebrate his fiftieth birthday with a quiet gathering at home, not an overcrowded fancy gala arranged by his clueless but well-meaning best friend. Thank goodness for Jace DaSilva: his best friend's brother and Noel's gallant rescuer for the evening.

Noel would enjoy Jace's company even without a party to avoid. But something is different tonight, and Noel wonders if he's the only one feeling this strange new spark. He and Jace have always been close—but never like this.

The rules have changed, all at once and wholly without warning, and Noel's just trying to keep up.


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Just About Perfect
by Yolande Kleinn
F/F, Contemporary Romance, Friends-to-Lovers
[28 Pages / 6,500 Words]


Just About Perfect is no longer available for individual purchase,
but can be found in the collection:
Hearts Right Here

May Moretti screwed up. Even worse, after a month of clumsy radio silence, she still has no idea how to apologize for kissing Clio Garcia. Clio is older and wiser, a longtime family friend, and she clearly doesn't share May's hopeless infatuation. When their paths cross at a noisy party, there's no more avoiding their unfinished business. But May has already made a perfect mess of things, and she has no idea where to start.

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Put It in Writing
by Yolande Kleinn
M/NB, Contemporary Romance, Friends-to-Lovers
[26 Pages / 5,600 Words]


Put It in Writing is no longer available for individual purchase,
but can be found in the collection:
Hearts Right Here

A hopeless crush is nothing to be ashamed of, or so Lane keeps telling himself. But grad school is hard enough without pining for someone completely unattainable. Jordan is steady, kind, confident, and worst of all, effortlessly charming. In other words, they're everything Lane isn't and everything he can't help wanting.

When his roommate suggests writing a love letter, Lane balks. There's no point risking a close friendship if the best he can hope for is a gentle rejection.

But maybe putting words on paper can help him move on. At this point, Lane will try anything to rein in his stubborn heart. So long as Jordan doesn't see the letter, everything should be just fine.

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Right Here with Me
by Yolande Kleinn
F/F, Contemporary Romance, Friends-to-Lovers
[43 Pages / 14,000 Words]


Right Here with Me is no longer available for individual purchase, but can be found in the collection:
Hearts Right Here

Jessa Nolli doesn't like to admit how much of a giver she is beneath the wry exterior. Heck, she gave her heart to her best friend years ago and still hasn't fessed up. How can she, when Amaia has no earthly reason to love her back?

Amaia Campos has landed a full ride scholarship to her dream school. There's only one problem: college means moving clear across the country, two thousand miles from her family and friends. The worst part is leaving Jessa behind without ever admitting how she feels.

A road trip is either exactly what they need or a disaster in the making. Faced with three days on the road—with nonstop driving, a box full of cacti, and only one bed—Jessa and Amaia have one last chance to get this right before everything changes forever.


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