Abby's Passion

by Jackie Calhoun

Book Overview

Abby lives a solid and uneventful life... except where her sister, Mona, is concerned. A career in the mental health field combined with a diagnosed bipolar sister as a roommate has done little for Abby's love life. Often manic and sometimes dangerous with a shotgun, Mona has a talent for driving way all of Abby's lovers.

When one of Mona's all night painting session leads to a new pairing between Mona and a local carpenter, Abby is all too ready to relinquish responsibility for her sister. With Mona occupied, Abby has a chance at passion and romance and soon finds that her interest in Sally, a local attorney, is heating up.

But fate has something different in mind. Events out of her control turn Abby's world upside down and soon Abby must figure out what really is most important in life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594930147
• ISBN13: 9781594930140
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Bella Books
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

lesbian fiction

You don't know what you're missing if you've never read any of Jackie Calhoun's novels. Her universal characterization almost closes the gap between gays and their heterosexual counterparts, i.e., her novels naturally expose how everyone faces trials and tribulations when reaching for a fulfilling life. It just doesn't matter if the protagonist is lesbian or heterosexual. In Ms. Calhoun's novels, the reader can identify with any one of the characters. In "Abby's Passion," Abby's devotion to her bipolar sister hits home for anyone who has been a caregiver and/or has an understanding at all for caregiving. Also, Ms. Calhoun's connection with her climatic surroundings puts the reader right in the moment. The dialogue moves the story along as well. No confusion as to who is speaking and when or why. All in all, Ms. Calhoun's storytelling skills can make up for all those novels that might have wasted your time.