The Aro and Ace of Romance with Guest Author Gwen Tolios

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Dinners are a time to catch up on the goings on in our family and friends’ lives. It’s also a time when parents ask their single-adult children all those questions no one wants to hear. Are you dating anyone yet? When are you going to settle down and have children? Have you even tried looking for the right guy/girl? This can drive many of us crazy, especially if you’re not into the opposite sex. And to make things worse, your best friend blurts out, “Oh, we’ve been dating for a while now.” This is exactly what Monica did to her best friend, Lisa, in Gwen Tolios’s queer romance, Returning to You.

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