By Fiona Zedde<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the lesbian community, there has been an unspoken expectation down through the years\u2014as couples go, butches pair off with femmes. Butches don\u2019t do other butches, and femmes don\u2019t do other femmes. For this installment of Pride Month, Fiona Zedde\u2019s Femme Like Her<\/em> changes the dynamic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jamaican-born femme Nailah Grant is waiting for the axe to fall on her job at a healthcare company in Atlanta as a result of a corporate takeover. She is often dealing with best friend Pauline\u2019s poor taste in girlfriends. Having been burned by her toxic love interest Raven and losing a friend in stud sistah Chance, she holds fast to the position \u201cI don\u2019t do femmes\u201d\u2014until she meets bi femme sistah Naima \u201cScottie\u201d Scott, who takes charge and sweeps her off her feet in heated passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Their meeting is followed by texts and phone calls. Nailah is captivated by Scottie\u2019s confidence and assertiveness, qualities that she lacks. Their steamy first date, however, comes to an abrupt end with Scottie ghosting Nailah, leaving her bewildered and hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nailah\u2019s parents, though they accept and embrace her as a lesbian, are now wondering about her nonexistent love life to date; with her older brother Glen\u2019s upcoming wedding, they are looking for her to bring a girlfriend as a plus-one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Two months later, another chance meeting with Scottie while out lunching with Pauline reunites Nailah and Scottie, and their romance is hotter than ever. Nailah\u2019s parents welcome Scottie. However, Scottie still has a few secrets up her sleeve\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Will Nailah recognize how she\u2019s been blocking her pathways to true love and success? Will Scottie open up and allow herself to be vulnerable?<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to Nailah and Scottie\u2019s love story, I loved Zedde\u2019s points about the importance of communication between partners. The message is clear: never judge a person before you get to know them. Their discussion about the homophobic environment in Jamaica is poignant. I also loved her attention to scents and taste throughout the story, further engaging my senses as a reader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Zedde was born in Jamaica and is currently living in Spain. She has published 30 novels, most about Black lesbian romance. Two of her novels, Bliss<\/em> and Dangerous Pleasures<\/em>, were finalists in the Lambda Literary Awards. Femme Like Her<\/em> is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Red Hills Publishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you, Fiona, for sharing your story and showing once again that, at the end of the day, love wins. 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