A Place for Us: A Novel

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For fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid and Harper Bliss, a thrilling tale of two women who find each other irresistible but struggle for a second chance for love, redemption, and sanctuary when the world is against them.

Jo, a driven environmental attorney based in Washington, DC, and Lauren, a spirited young woman from Britain on a journey of self-discovery, find themselves in a serendipitous encounter at a lively London pub in 1981. Their brief yet profound connection generates a whirlwind of emotions, but the vast ocean, Jo's career aspirations, and immigration hurdles thwart their burgeoning romance.

Fast forward twenty-two years, and both Jo and Lauren are unhappy in their current relationships. Fate intervenes when Lauren and her partner travel from Europe to visit Jo in her San Francisco home. The reunion is electric, rekindling a storm of emotions that neither can suppress, despite their efforts to honor their existing commitments.

Amid the majestic backdrops of Yosemite National Park and the Pacific Northwest, old passions cant be denied, leading to dramatic confrontations and painful revelations. Jo and Lauren finally realize they must admit the truth: they are irresistibly drawn to each other. But there is no country in which they can legally live together.

A Place for Us is a poignant narrative of profound emotional depth. Will this second chance lead to happiness, or will the same forces that once drove them apart prevail again

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A beautiful testament to true love and the right of every person to pursue a life with the ones they cherish.BookLife

Patricia GrayhallsA Place for Usis a poignant and immersive lesbian romance that celebrates resilience, loves triumph over barriers, and the enduring power of connection.Felice Cohen, author ofHalf In: A Coming-of-Age Memoir of Forbidden Love
A fascinating journey into the LGBTQ world with an emphasis on lesbian relationships and marriage, especially as it applies across cultures and over time. . . . a beautifully crafted novel with emotional depth and memorable characters.Readers Favorite, FIVE STARs
In this wise, intelligent, involving story, two women, confronted by the daunting cost of sharing their lives, search within themselves for their best selves. Their pathway illuminates the power and beauty of women drawn inexorably together, the complexity, breathtaking risk and authentic challenges specific to our lesbian lives.Katherine Forrest, author ofCurious Wineandthe Emergence of Green

Curl up with this immersive page-turner of a lesbian romance novel and live vicariously through the good, bad, ugly, and ultimate triumph of an international relationship before marriage equality. Enjoy it as I did.Grethe Cammermeyer, author ofServing in Silenceand the subject of the movie by the same name starring Glenn Close

A Place for Usis an engaging, well-paced romance exploring the challenges and joys of love across borders. Full of complex and likeable characters, Grayhall takes the reader on a heartfelt journey of connection and resilience, which will leave you believing in the power of love and rooting for Jo and Lauren to be together.Jen Lyon, author of The Senators Wife series

A spectacular novel of love and resiliency.A Place for Usbrilliantly exposes the real-world barriers the LGBTQ+ population face just to be in love. As a retired US Navy veteran and someone who had to hide my love for decades, I found the systems depicted in this book to be tragically relatable. I applaud Grayhall on writing this stunning masterpiece and reminding me that love always finds a way.Karen Solt, author ofHiding for My Life: Being Gay in the Navy

Author Bio

Patricia Grayhallis a retired medical doctor. Her debut memoir,Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine, was an instant success, winning 2 Best Indie Book Awards and earning a starredKirkusreview. She has published articles inQueer Forty,The Gay and Lesbian Review, andSeattle Magazine, among others. Her podcasts and NPR interviews, articles, and blogs appear on her website, www.patriciagrayhall.com.

Patricia splits her time between Seattle and Vancouver Island, where she and her wife enjoy other peoples dogs, playful otters, and sightings of orca and black bears.