The REN'AI RENSAI (Serial of Love) series is an ongoing look into one
lesbian relationship over the span of decades, told in
non-chronological order in novel, novella, novelette and short story
formats.
"DAISUKI."
Approximately 43,000 words
Aiko
and Reina have been together for almost 20 years, yet one thing remains
unsaid between them: "Daisuki," or, "I love you." As they approach
their anniversary, their relationship comes to an impasse as Aiko the
Japanese housewife begins demanding "I love you" with a side of marriage
and romance.
But Reina doesn't understand complex concepts like
"love" or other heavy emotions. She's spent years supporting her
girlfriend via a soul-sucking salary job and tending to their mutual
needs in the bedroom. Isn't that sufficient? In a culture demanding
Reina choose between the "feminine" and the "masculine" worlds, it's bad
enough she's trying to find her role without Aiko adding extra
pressure.
Some words need not saying, but "I love you" is about
to destroy a relationship already surviving strange side-lovers and even
stranger exploits.
"DAISUKI." takes place from December, 2011 - July, 2012.
"HATSUKOI."
Approximately 83,500 words
If
society has taught Aiko anything, it's that one day she will marry a
man. Not until she meets Reina, a lesbian with a knack for flirting,
does she decide she wants to experience a different kind of sexual
liberation - assuming she can overcome her insecurities and nosy family.
As she succumbs more and more to Reina's charms, however, Aiko wonders
if she can really abandon everyone's expectations.
Reina has met
plenty of girls like Aiko before: cute, naive, and ready to screw the
status quo. After being burned by countless young women who go on to
marry men and forget their lesbian lives, how can Reina trust yet
another "good girl" following her around? Especially when she thinks she
may be having those foreign feelings for her best friend instead.
Time
will only tell if Hatsukoi, or "first love," has really come to two
such different people. Is their relationship genuine or just another
footnote amongst flirting, lying, and sneaking around love hotels?
"HATSUKOI." takes place from December, 1992 - April, 1993.
"SEIKOU."
Approximately 70,000 words
For
over twenty years Reina has sexually celebrated the women around her
with a reverence only tolerated by her wife, Aiko. But when Reina
misinterprets the fluidity of their open relationship, she's backed into
a corner where her gender dysphoria reigns supreme. In order to salvage
her marriage, she may have to reanalyze the way she views the world,
her life, and her experiences.
Just when she thinks she's figured
her spouse out, Aiko faces an unexpected transgression. Can she forgive
her? Or will love finally give way to the fatigue that accompanies
being with someone like Reina? A sick mother and unsympathetic sister
are not helping Aiko's dilemma.
Even the most passionate
relationships sometimes fall asunder to "seikou," the sexual character
at the core of one's identity. Will Reina and Aiko reunite with stronger
hearts, or is it finally time to go their separate ways? And if they do
split up, who will help them pick up the pieces - the stoic therapist,
the desperate socialite, or the young couple who initiated this mess to
begin with?
"SEIKOU." takes place from March - April 2013
NOTE - These books contains the following: