Dolly Dingle, Lesbian Landlady

Title: Dolly Dingle, Lesbian Landlady
Author: Monica Nolan
Published: 2014
Genre: Pulp fiction!
Pages: 247


Another xmas present! This one came out at the end of November 2014, just in time for the holidays, and it's even set during them!

Dolly has lived in the Magdalene Arms Residence for Women for years, waiting for her acting career to pick up again. But when the landlady, old Mrs. DeWitt breaks her hip and ends up in the hospital, someone has to take her place as the housemother. Dolly to the rescue! To her surprise, it's a part that she plays very well! But there are monetary worries in the horizon: the board of trustees, one cranky lady in particular, are looking to close down the Magdalena Arms, wreck it, and build modern condos on its place. Dolly and the dwellers have to put their heads together and figure out how to rescue their beloved house. And, of course, there are more than one among them who have caught Dolly's attention.

I may have mentioned it before, but I just love these books. So much. They're funny, quick-paced, steamy and still so... innocent. Characters from previous books are present in this one, too, and alliteration all around!


   Her sudden brainstorm was like a blinding flash of light in the dim kitchen. Talent! The Arms was overflowing with talent! They'd do what Mrs. DeWitt and her acting pals had done in the days of the Depression---they'd pay for the repairs by putting on a benefit, this time raising money for the Arms instead of Spanish Loyalists!
   Dolly raced up the stairs and burst into the lounge, startling both the aspiring thespians and a group of girls engaged in a hand of pinochle.
   "Hey, kids," she beamed. "How about we put on a show?"