Part of Series
X is the twenty-fourth book of the I Found My Heart in San Francisco series. Time has started to move faster, with three years having passed in the blink of an eye. Jamie has used the time well, managing a gut-renovation on a Victorian charmer just a block away. They’re just a few months from being able to move in, finally getting out of the basement of the O’Flaherty homestead, possibly the last place she could have imagined herself living before she met the woman of her dreams. But soon they’ll be ensconced in their own home, and she’s so excited about living above ground that she’s giddy. Ryan’s been chipping away at her dissertation, while working nearly full-time with O’Flaherty Cousins. By the time she has her Ph.D. she will be a pretty competent plasterer, with a minor in drywall hanging. Not exactly the path she thought she’d be on, but she’s finally come to accept that she’s a happier person when she lets life happen. But even a laid-back Ryan is not a Ryan without plans, and she’s been nipping at Jamie’s heels on a routine basis, certain now is the time to start their family. Jamie’s not exactly opposed, but she knows that once they go down that path their alone-time will be a thing of the past. Since it’s hard to get and keep Ryan’s attention now, how could she have more of it when they’re juggling a baby’s constant needs? They’ve both made strides in being more flexible, but this is a big ask. Jamie would like to wait for around five years, while Ryan was ready to go once they graduated. Maybe it’s time to put a big X next to that item on the to-do list?
Author
Susan X Meagher was born in southern Illinois and grew up in East St Louis. She attended college in Chicago and started her working career there. She and her partner moved to the Los Angeles area in the late 80's. It was there that she started to write. Her first few books were simply posted on the web and became the I Found My Heart in San Francisco series. In 2002 she moved to New York and divides her time between Manhattan and the Jersey Shore. She has published thirteen books in the series and has gone on to write many individual books as well. She has partnered with other authors on two short story books and has written many stories that have been published in other mainstream anthologies. Susan is active in the lesbian author community and loves to attend Women's week at Provincetown and the GCLS annual conventions. Her stories revolve around the relationships that two women can build when given a chance and how those relationships can strengthen the individual and the partnership. Her genre is lesbian romance/fiction and she believes strongly in the happy ending that we all so deserve. Susan X Meagher was awarded a 2011 Lesbian Fiction Readers’ Choice Award for Favorite Lesbian Fiction Writer. She is the recipient of the 2014 Alice B. Medal for her body of work. From the author's website: I live in New York with my spouse, Carrie. We've lived in Chicago and Los Angeles for significant periods, but New York fits us very well. I love to discuss my work and fiction in general. My goal in writing is to explore feelings. I want to entertain, but I also want to make people think. I've heard that life is all about finding out who we are. To me, life if about finding out who other people are. I'm interested in the small details of life, that's how a story about two young women in college is slowly becoming a 26 book series. The joke in Seinfield was that it was about nothing. I feel the same about most of my books. They are about the many things that happen when nothing is happening. The small joys and sorrows of everyday life can be fascinating, especially if you care about the people involved. I try to create characters that will make a reader care deeply. I'm always interested in hearing how close I am to that goal. So please drop me a line whenever you have a comment or a question about a story. Writing is a pretty solitary pursuit and it's great to know that I'm not alone.
