Description

When Kiera’s wife leaves her, she has to rebuild her life. At 41, with a new home in Kings Heath, a diverse and vibrant part of Birmingham, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery.

Encouraged by friends, she tries online dating. She soon comes up against the quirks and pitfalls of swiping right and left on potential matches, discovering as she goes that it’s best to avoid people using animal filter profile pictures. Tinder introduces her to more women than she ever expected, including one who is definitely not over her ex and another whose suggestive texts get Kiera into trouble at work.

Seymour, the owner of her favourite coffee shop, develops an ingenious escape code – if a date is going badly and Kiera orders an affogato, that means she needs rescuing. But would Seymour prefer it if Kiera ordered more than a fancy coffee next time? Could love in fact be closer to home than Kiera thinks?

And could everything be ruined by Kiera’s ex-wife turning up and sucking her back into her old life?

Swiping Right (and other disasters) is a hilarious award-winning sapphic romance full of mishaps, laughs and unexpected adventure. Perfect for fans of Clare Lydon, Casey McQuiston and Clare Ashton.

Swiping Right (and other disasters) won the 2024 Lesfic Bard Award for Romance.