Chasing Love

What happens when going from woman to woman leads to the one place you least expect? Amy Edwards is looking for love. From girl bars to shady chat rooms to women's sporting events, Amy's prowled them all like the fiercest of hunters. From a young, troubled go-go dancer, to an obsessive mail carrier, to a tweaked out tomboy, to a lusciously aggressive accountant with way more than numbers on her mind. But love has remained elusive. Until one day ... there's no one. Suddenly Amy has to learn to be with the person she's been resisting all along. Herself. It's while on this inner journey that Amy finally notices Morresay, the quiet art teacher who's been smiling at her for weeks. Amy's world is shaken for good this time, proving once and for all that love is never elusive ... as long as you love yourself Crowded girl bars, shady chat rooms, lesbian parties, womens soccer. You name it and Adrian Edwards is there, prowling like the fiercest of hunters, focused on a perpetual search for that ever elusive four letter word called love. From woman to woman she goes, relentless in her pursuit. Tamara, her best friend since high school, is always there to lend an ear or to roll her eyes as Adrian once again casts aside another woman, ticking off all the things that were wrong about her. So used to the game, Tamara gives her gifts for the hunt like safari hats, compasses and old fashioned looking glasses. Only problem is, they dont seem to help. Searching as if truly blindfolded, Adrian continues on her quest, going from a young, troubled go-go dancer, to an obsessive mail carrier, to a tweaked out tomboy, to a lusciously aggressive accountant with way more than numbers on her mind. Until one day Adrian realizes she has to learn to be with the person shes been resisting all along. Herself. It is while on this inner journey that a special someone truly steps into view and shakes up her world for good, proving once and for all that love is never elusive as long as you love yourself. Chasing Love is a heartfelt journey, one full of humor, sex, startling frankness, gripping reality and hard learned life lessons. "I was forty-six when I left the big city for the Big Easy. They say New Orleans is like a woman, beautiful, deceitful, and deadly. All I know is, I had to leave Los Angeles on the run and The Crescent City beckoned like a broad on her back. In the sequel to Femme Noir, Nora Delaney has returned to her job as a college basketball coach in Los Angeles. When she beats up a rival coach on national television, she is fired and flees to a tiny town outside New Orleans to take refuge with her cousin Ellis Delaney and his wife. Working at Ellis pawn shop, Nora meets Cleo Sweetleaf, who becomes a mentor and a second father. While Nora takes stock of her life, her everlasting hunger for strange women causes trouble from sunup to sundown. When Cleo is murdered, Nora, spurred on by revenge, is drawn into solving the crime. But after being beaten and left bleeding in an alley, Nora might not solve the mystery alive.