Honey in the Marrow

4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars | 865 ratings

Price: 15.04

Last update: 11-29-2024


About this item

An enemies-to-friends-to-lovers lesbian romance about finding heart, hope, and second chances you never thought you'd have.

Stella Carter is a former criminal prosecutor and new widow facing down middle age alone in Los Angeles. Without being a prestigious lawyer and someone's wife, she's not sure who she is anymore or where her life is headed.

When she invites her niece to move in with her, Stella accidentally reconnects with her former colleague, LAPD Captain Elizabeth Murphy. The woman is beautiful but cold; someone she was always at odds with on the job.

Surprisingly, Stella finds herself leaning on her niece and Elizabeth more and more to navigate her loss. But as time goes on, Stella can't keep seeing Elizabeth and pretending she's not attracted to her. Besides, there's absolutely no way Elizabeth feels the same way. Is there?

Contains mature themes.


Top reviews from the United States

Miranda Glascock
5.0 out of 5 stars lovely read
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2024
Gahhh! I loved this book. What an amazing story of grief and love! I really enjoyed the characters and plot. And the slow burn was awesome. Midlife love and second chances. 1.5 spice, was a nice touch!
Kindle Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Story
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2023
Sometimes death can happen unexpectedly and when it does, it can be hard to recover and come back to living yourself. This is what happens to the two women in the story, Elizabeth and Stella.
It's a well written story that pulls you in and makes you feel like you know the two women personally. Well done!
Carolina
5.0 out of 5 stars A book about grief and discovering love
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2023
An amazing book and worth your time!

It's a book about grief, love, and love during/after grief. It's really well written and engaging. You will feel like the chapters are melting one into the other and before you know it you are dome.

The main character, Stella, is a over fifty-one year old ex-ADA dealing with grief and loss after the death of her husband. She can't even get out of bed until her niece, Addie, waltz into her life to give her support, and through her Stella reconnects with the cool-collected, yet warm and kind, Elizabeth Murphy.

The portrayal of Stella's depressive episodes is realistic without being melodramatic at all. The way she reconnects with her niece, Addie, is really touching. It's a great show of healthy familial love. Plus Addie is the type of young adult character that is funny and clever without getting into the reader's nerve at all. And Elizabeth is absolutely the right fit for Stella. Their chemistry is wonderful. And yes, the love scenes are great!

It's a romance between two women over fifty
Charlie S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Honey in the Marrow - Once I started it, I couldn't put it down
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2024
There's something to be said about a writer who can invite new audience members into a story and make those readers feel right at home. Feeling dissatisfied with the latest digital media out there, I turned back to books and found Honey in the Marrow to be not only an easy/comfortable read, but also the most engaging.

This lesbian romance novel is filled with believable characters set in a California setting. While yes there is talk of death and grief within the book, it serves the story's setting rather than overshadowing it. Going through my own grief during the time I read it, this book has helped me process some difficult emotions and realize that we aren't alone in how we feel about death.

I've not read many romance novels yet, but this book was a wonderful introduction to the lesbian romance genre and set the bar extremely high for the next book I pick up.

I found myself turning to Emily's second novel as I did not find many others out there that matched the same type of comfortable storytelling as Honey in the Marrow. All in all, I look forward to reading more from Emily Waters.
Carolyn G. Manuel
5.0 out of 5 stars Midlife Transition
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2024
Stella’s husband is killed at police headquarters when a man comes in with a gun. After months she’s not coping. Addison, her niece, moves across the country to live with her. A former colleague of her and her husband becomes Addie’s friend and they intervene to help her go to therapy. Learning to cope and express herself leads to a new relationship between Elizabeth and Stella. A strong strong of love and loss and healing. Great author.
Kindle Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars A GOOD BOOK TO READ
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2022
I enjoyed the book by their author. I felt the book started a little slow but the storyline pi ked up and kept me entertained. I thought the characters were well developed. I enjoyed them and especially the niece. I will look for more books.by this author.
Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars So worth reading
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2022
No offense to the author (Emily Waters), this book is so very much better than its cover. What I mean is that the cover very understated IMHO. This book went from one that I almost didn't read the blurb to one that I didn't put down once I started reading it. In fact, I read it as KU and then purchased the book for my library. It was that good.

I especially enjoyed the character LAPD Captain Elizabeth Murphy. So much depth to this character. I felt like I wanted her in every scene. I think she was supposed to come across as cold in the beginning of the relationship with the other MC Stella Carter (since this was written in Stella's POV), but I felt that was a shortcoming of Stella's to feel that way. Liz's compassion was a source of healing for those important to her. It takes a special person to be able to handle having a dangerous job, be a good at it and lead others; to go through a difficult divorce with an alcoholic/gambler husband; raise 3 children and still have something to give others.

While there was a lot of angst in this book to get to the point where the two MCs could finally acknowledge to each other their attraction, it was so worth the ride to get there!

I highly recommend what appears to be Emily's first published book and send my congrats on an awesome effort! I look forward to her next book!
J.B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2023
Starting of this year with a bang and some fabulous books and Honey in the Marrow has continued that streak. This was a great book about grief, self-discovery, found family, and love. I had been hesitant to read it due to what I thought was going to be depressing with heavy themes but truly this was a very easy and enjoyable read due to the author's gift of writing and interspersed humor. I can't believe this is a debut book! Looking forward to reading her next book.

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