What was it about Sage Bristo that drew women to her? Maybe it was the tall, toned body and androgynous good looks. Perhaps they liked her confidence — her movements and manner so sure and decisive. Or was it the air of mystery, the temptation of a challenge to unravel? Sage couldn’t explain the attraction, but she had certainly benefited from it, at least physically. Women would do anything for her. But never the woman she needed the most — the one woman who could lead her through the realm of desire, to the one thing she desires most. . . In this Revised Author’s Edition of Legacy of Love, Marianne K. Martin tells us the complete story of Sage Bristo and the mystery that surrounds her.
Legacy of Love was Marianne K. Martin's first novel, published by Naiad Press in 1997 and later reissued by Bella Books and, in an anniversary edition, by Bywater Books in 2012. Sage Bristo, tall, androgynous and supremely confident, has never had trouble attracting women, who would do almost anything for her. What she has never found is the one woman who could lead her to what she wants most, and the novel follows her search for a love that goes beyond physical attraction.
The Lesbian Review of Books praised it on publication. Martin went on to become a three-time Lambda Literary Award finalist and a co-founder of Bywater Books.
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Legacy of Love was Marianne K. Martin's first novel, published by Naiad Press in 1997 and later reissued by Bella Books and, in an anniversary edition, by Bywater Books in 2012. Sage Bristo, tall, androgynous and supremely confident, has never had trouble attracting women, who would do almost anything for her. What she has never found is the one woman who could lead her to what she wants most, and the novel follows her search for a love that goes beyond physical attraction.
The Lesbian Review of Books praised it on publication. Martin went on to become a three-time Lambda Literary Award finalist and a co-founder of Bywater Books.