SamSatisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stets-Waters is a contemporary queer romance that indulges all your sweet rom-com fantasies, which are often left out of LGBTQ+ fiction.
Cade Elgin is a no-nonsense business woman who focuses all her energy on running her family’s art gallery. Her professional lifestyle leaves no time for romance. So when her eccentric aunt Ruth passes away and leaves Cade her failing sex toy store, she finds herself in an unfamiliar world.
However, ownership of the shop was also left to Ruth’s unorthodox friend, Selena Mathis. An art school drop-out, Selena is a creative, if somewhat irresponsible, free spirit. But as Ruth was like a mother to her, she’s determined to honour her memory and restore her shop to it’s former glory.
This opposites attract romance details Cade and Selena’s struggle to work together and save the shop without mixing business with pleasure, no matter how much they may want to.
There have been many stories of hardship within the LGBTQ+ community, and it’s important that these stories be realistically represented. However, equally important is the portrayal of queer joy! Queer people yearn to see themselves mirrored in every genre, living full and beautiful lives.
Satisfaction Guaranteed is a wonderful example of a light, heartening romance, that shows queer characters not only surviving, but thriving. Books like these give hope to those longing to find love and adventure in difficult times.
Karelia Stets-Waters is an amazing queer author who gives back to the community through her stories. Keep an eye out for her next book, and don’t forget to support LGBTQ+ authors and artists!
