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    Love is Not Nothing
    Love is Not Nothing
    Love is Not Nothing
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    Love is Not Nothing

    By Lee Winter

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    Requiem hadn’t meant to care. Hadn’t wanted to fall in love. She didn’t do love. But life without Alison had seemed so insubstantial. Bleak. Empty. So she went back for her.

    It’s now been two years since Australia’s top cellist and secret underworld assassin Natalya “Requiem” Tsvetnenko stood in the rain, faced her biggest terror, and asked her “little mouse”, Alison Ryan, to move to Europe with her.

    What has happened since? Does Requiem still burn to hunt? Has she been tamed by love? Was her prediction right that they could never work out; that they would implode before too long? How could two such different people ever last?

    In a single, powerful day in Vienna, all their doubts are faced and the truth seeps into the light.

    A short story sequel to lesbian crime noir Requiem for Immortals.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherYlva Publishing
    Release dateOct 4, 2017
    ISBN9783955338725
    Love is Not Nothing
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    Lee Winter

    Lee Winter is an award-winning veteran newspaper journalist who has lived in almost every Australian state, covering courts, crime, news, features and humour writing. Now a full-time author and part-time editor, Lee is also a 2015 Lambda Literary Award finalist and Golden Crown Literary Award winner. She lives in Western Australia with her long-time girlfriend, where she spends much time ruminating on her garden, US politics, and shiny, new gadgets.

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    • 4/5
      This short story is well-written, just not what I expected. And, because of that, I was disappointed. I was hoping for a story that was primarily Alison and Natalya interacting and that's not the case. We don't see them together until we hit "Part Two" at 59% and the time they're together includes a flashback summary of events from book one. The story ends by 92% so there's very little of them as a couple in present day.

      What we do get with "Love Is Not Nothing" is a story that takes place a few years after "Requiem For Immortals" ends. Wondering how Natalya and Requiem live peacefully together or how Natalya and Alison (aka Mouse) are doing in the current day? This story more or less answers that question.

      The short book is a mix of action, slices of domesticity, humor, a recall from book 1, and light erotica.

      "Love is not Nothing" is from Requiem/Natalya's point of view so this is really her story. And much of it is just what is taking place in her head.

      For enjoyment level I give this about 3.5 stars but, because it's well written, I feel it deserves a higher rating so I'm going with 4.
    • 5/5
      Excelente secuela! ???????? requiem for immortals, es de lo mejor que he leído en la vida, a partir de hoy me declaro súper fan de esta escritora.
    • 5/5
      I am overwhelmed by relief coursing through my veins. This short sequel is perfect enough for me to move on with my life. Whew!

      Knowing Natalya and Alison has been an emotional journey for me! Lee Winter ruined me---again. And guess what, I am still in dire need of more from her!
    • 3/5
      I think this should be a part of the epilogue in the novel. The side story is interesting as a sequel/companion novella, but it’s a bit too convenient.
    • 5/5
      I love it, a good sequel to the requiem for immortals.

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    Love is Not Nothing - Lee Winter

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    Other books by Lee Winter

    Requiem for Immortals

    The Red Files

    Shattered

    Table of Contents

    Other books by Lee Winter

    Part One: Masks

    Part Two: Bare

    About Lee Winter

    Other Books from Ylva Publishing

    Requiem for Immortals

    The Red Files

    Coming from Ylva Publishing

    The Brutal Truth

    Part One: Masks

    Requiem

    Natalya Tsvetnenko entered the Wellness-Oase in Spittelberggasse and pushed her sunglasses onto her forehead. Soothing nature sounds filled her ears as she glanced around the foyer. This was one of the most luxurious massage salons in Vienna and, during the past three years Natalya had lived in this city, it had been invaluable for easing the side effects of excessive cello practice and playing with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

    That some of her aches came from injuries sustained in her former career was neither here nor there. Explaining her old war wounds had actually resulted from encounters with underworld assassins was not exactly high on her agenda. Nonetheless, Wellness-Oase’s highly trained massage therapists were the model of discretion. And Natalya paid well to have their deep-tissue, full-body, elite athlete’s massage that did wonders for her sore points.

    She was greeted at the counter by Lotte, an angular, distinguished woman in the white waffle-weave kimono robe and Japanese clog sandals all her staff wore. Lotte raised her hand with an elegant swish. Christiane erwartet Sie bereits in ihrem üblichen Zimmer, Fräulein Tsvetnenko.

    So Natalya had Christiane this week, who was waiting in Natalya’s usual room. She picked apart German easily these days. Natalya nodded to Lotte and followed her instructions, pleased to have her preferred room, far from the others, which added to her sense of privacy.

    She padded softly down the off-white, carpeted hallway, finding room twelve by the usual potted plant on a stand outside it. A sad little Alocasia sanderiana.

    Natalya leaned forward to inspect it and came away disheartened. Under-watered. Her lips thinned. She would point this oversight out to Christiane. It was always disappointing when the details were overlooked.

    Stepping into the cream-coloured room, she smelled vanilla incense and something else with a touch of spice to it. Pleasant enough. In one corner was a crock pot of hot rocks slowly warming. For the next client, most likely, as Natalya had little interest in the latest new-age fads.

    Her gaze drifted higher, to the peace symbol mobile dangling from the ceiling, then trailed to the framed prints of bamboo forests and a small bronze Buddha statue on the windowsill under the timber horizontal blinds. She wondered whether Christiane realized the Buddha was about as Japanese as her faux kimono robe was.

    The masseuse in question turned at Natalya’s arrival and offered a polite greeting, then pointed to the table. Her gelled-back, blonde hair was pulled into a perfect bun that shone under the warm lighting.

    "Machen Sie sich bitte frei, Fräulein Tsvetnenko. Ich bin in fünf Minuten wieder

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