The Stoic Heart - Joanne Marie Maloney

Twelve months ago, Lou wouldn't have believed you if you had told her about the life she was living today-engaged to the stunningly beautiful Tessa, CEO of Bliss Foods and Councillor of the legendary Rainbow Moon Space Station; working as an artist while managing the fledgling RMS art gallery and surrounded by a community of like-minded lesbian, vegan women. But this new blissful life is filled with responsibility and challenges, including meeting Tessa's large and slightly overwhelming family who are members of the somewhat regressive and homophobic New Divinity Church. Lou also wants to support her newfound community as a blanket of loss and despair hangs over the residents of the RMS following the recent attack on the station and death of several RMS security officers. But Lou's attempts to console a grieving population result in unforeseeable disaster and Lou will need to use everything she has learned over the past twelve months to get through the most challenging experience of her life.

The Stoic Heart is the second book of The Rainbow Moon Chronicles featuring Lou and Tessa and their steamy age-gap relationship.