QUEERLY BELOVED

A sharp, witty, and joyful rom-com that introduces Amy, a semi-closeted baker who is chasing her own happily ever after by pursuing the cute new lesbian in town--and eventually, figuring out how to live true to herself.

At her day job in a bakery and within her conservative family, Amy plays the role of a straight, church-going young woman - exactly what's expected in mid-2010s Tulsa, Oklahoma (known as the "Buckle of the Bible Belt"). But at night, she tends bar at the only place in town that feels like home, a lovably grungy queer bar with a group of regulars who have become her chosen family. Amy's spent a lifetime learning how to walk this fine line, placing others before herself so effortlessly that she doesn't even realize she's lost touch with her own needs and desires.

Her expertly-balanced double-life works just fine, especially when she hits it off with Charley, a charming newcomer to Tulsa--until she's suddenly outed and her precarious balancing act strains her relationships to a breaking point. She realizes she must decide what it would look like to quit the double-life, but she's not sure if she has the courage to try.

QUEERLY BELOVED will be for fans of queer love stories that have broad mainstream appeal like RED, WHITE, ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston, BOYFRIEND MATERIAL by Alexis Hall, and WRITTEN IN THE STARS by Alexandria Bellefleu.

Susie Dumond is a queer writer from Little Rock, Arkansas. She is a contributing writer at Book Riot, where she writes a monthly Horoscopes and Book Recommendations column, as well as various quizzes, book lists, and bookish news pieces. Susie received a bachelor of arts from the University of Tulsa and a master of arts in public policy and women's, gender, and sexuality studies from the George Washington University. Currently, I've been told, she's probably baking at her home in Washington, D.C.