gabriella west
Pennance by Clare Ashton
When I first came across Clare Ashton’s debut novel on Kindle, I confess I frowned slightly at the title and thought that it was possibly a typo for “Penance.” It’s not, of course, but it is a superbly written mystery/love story set in a bleak little Cornish village, and the title is all too apt for the main character’s state of mind throughout.
Time of Grace by Gabriella West
I first discovered Gabriella West’s writing last year when I read her most recent novel entitled The Leaving. I have been enamored with her writing ever since, slowly working my way back through some of her short E-fiction, and finally getting to read her first novel, Time of Grace.
Three by Gabriella West
Three Short Works by Author Gabriella West all available at Smashwords or on Kindle
An Interview with Gabriella West and Edit for Indies
Indie Author Gabriella West talks with LLBR about her new editing service, Edit for Indies!
Night Train to Florence by Gabriella West
Though I am a gay male and admit I have never read any lesbian erotica, I was more than willing to give Ms. West’s short story “Night Train To Florence” a try after having read her novel The Leaving just a few months ago. West wrote it with pure perfection when it came to good story telling and strong characters, so I expected her shorter work to be no different and I truly was not disappointed.
Review 270: The Leaving by Gabriella West
At 15, Cathy Quinn is an intelligent misfit living in 1980s Dublin. As the book opens she discovers that her charming older brother Stevie, who’s gay, is falling in love with the one boy in school whom she likes. Over her last two years of school, Cathy struggles with her dysfunctional family, coming to terms with her powerful attraction to her best friend Jeanette, and leaving Ireland. The Leaving is a realistic, yet lyrical, look at adolescence and first love.