Lesbian & Women’s Fiction

Southern Historical Women’s Fiction. Three generations of women. A devastating connection. Can they endure their personal tragedies?

North Carolina, 1893. Thirteen-year-old Maggie Winters lives with daily danger. As the daughter of a former slave, her secret quest for education can’t protect her for long. When vicious racists bent on teaching blacks their place attack her home, Maggie’s innocence dies, but she barely survives…

Nearly 60 years later, a frightened mother calls on Maggie to perform an exorcism on a girl who talks to spirits. As she prepares to help, Maggie discovers a family secret that resonates with her own painful past.

When more skeletons come to light, she must re-open the wounds of the past to heal the mother, the daughter… and herself.

School of Hard Knocks is a poignant work of historical fiction. If you like sweeping sagas, politically-charged stories, and women overcoming adversity, then you’ll love Louise Ryder’s inspiring novel.

Buy School of Hard Knocks to unlock a dangerous truth today!

She danced like she was the only woman on the floor.

She danced like she was the only woman on the floor. She closed her eyes and moved stomach, hips and round sleek thighs. The moisture gathered on her lips, ran down her neck, and between her breasts. She took off her top shirt and danced in undershirt and tight jeans. I took her home. I promised not to fall in love. But you know how that goes