Karin Kallmaker's lesbian retelling of Pride and Prejudice pits first impressions against last chances in this lush wine country story. Syrah Ardani tried independence - but the call of the Napa Valley hills and rolling vineyards of her family's winery have brought her home again. She is content with her ordered world until she learns that her father's feckless management has put Ardani Vineyards into receivership. Corporate turnaround specialist Toni Blanchard's arrival is preceded by tales of her slash-and-burn techniques. Determined to meet this soulless corporate raider head on, Syrah proudly prepares to do battle for her home and family business. Toni has reason to retreat from a high-pressure Manhattan lifestyle, not the least of which is a bitter break up. She's been told that Syrah Ardani is attractive and single, but Toni never mixes business and pleasure. Creditors clamor for a quick sale and payment. The beautiful--and hostile--Syrah wants Toni off her land and out of her life. Their clashes smolder with distrust and resentment, but also threaten to light a completely different kind of fire. Most dangerous of all is the one thing Toni can't control--the way her heart reacts when Syrah looks at her...just like that. Winner - Best Lesbian Romance - Golden Crown Literary Finalist - Best Lesbian Romance - Lambda Literary A new look at prejudice and a different view of pride all painted with the dark purple of a fruity Shiraz - Midwest Book Review Austen fans will recognize several familiar names in Just Like That . Bennett, Netherfield, Jane and Bingley are among the names and characters borrowed from Pride and Prejudice and some of the structure of the story is similar to Austen's. However, there should be no question in readers' minds but that Kallmaker has written a contemporary novel, with complex realistic characters set in an engaging region... - Midwest Book Review Just Like That has many sub-plots, as well as twists and turns, and some vey hot sex scenes. All of this is played out against the rich California wine country. Wine buffs, as well as lovers of a good romance, will enjoy this excellent read. - MegaScene Opposites attract in Karin Kallmaker’s seventeenth novel. Just Like That joins her impressive string of bestsellers, including the Lambda Literary award winning MAYBE NEXT TIME. Combined with her fantasy and science fiction novels written as Laura Adams, Karin has delighted and entertained lesbians worldwide. Caroline's hand slipped to the back of Toni's neck. "Kiss me again." She was irresistible, even though Toni knew it was a mistake to kiss her then, to kiss her as they slowly made their way back to her rental car, to kiss her once they were locked inside. "Toni." Caroline's small moan ignited something inside Toni's mouth and the kiss turned hotly passionate. "I've wanted you for so long." Toni couldn't say, "Me, too," because it wasn't true. Instead she found a real truth, which was, "I know." Karin Kallmaker‘s novels span lesbian romance, lesbian erotica and lesbian science-fiction/fantasy. More than five dozen short stories have appeared in anthologies and standalone collections. Her writing career began with the venerable Naiad Press, continues with Bella Books and includes more than two dozen novels in print. In 2008, she joined Bella Books as the press’s first Editorial Director. When she isn’t writing books she is thinking about books. In previous lives, Karin worked as a non-profit accountant for a senior housing association and a low-income housing lender, and had a brief stint as a document processor on an oil refinery. She is the mother of two teenagers and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her partner. She is descended from Lady Godiva, a fact which she will tell anyone who will listen,and she likes her chocolate real and her iPod loud. Jane was quiet for a moment and Syrah appreciated the restraint. There was no point in rehashing the scorching European summer that had decimated last year s wine harvest and left this year s in doubt, or the undeniable reality that Ardani Vineyards needed another Ardani on the premises. Her father could still tell which hillside had birthed any given grape, but his energy for supervising crews and maintenance had definitely waned. She drew on her panties and shorts, squinting into the hot sun that danced along her skin. The pleasure in it was so sharp that for a moment she could not breathe. She had thought she d love Europe, the independence especially. She certainly enjoyed herself, and enjoyed a small amount of respect from the vintners she worked for from season to season. But she had pined for the Napa Valley sun and the blazing blue sky. Since her return to the States in December she had waited through the long, wet winter for the glorious spring to arrive. No matter the reason she had come home, this was home. She wasn t going anywhere else again. "I think," Jane finally said, "that I am