by CM Harris

“Complex, witty, moving.” — Lavender Magazine

“What makes this story so poignant is Harris’ tenderness toward her characters. They are all decent people who love one another and are trying their best.” — Twin Cities Pioneer Press

“Harris has written a really good book . . . It’s an interesting exploration of relationships, feelings about the past, small town life and revenge. There’s also an interesting twist I didn’t see until just before it happened.” — LGBTQ+ Reader

“Many forms of love play out in CM Harris’ new novel, Maiden Leap. Set in a river town, it captures a moment in time—the early 2000s—before gay marriage was legal, as transgender teens became more common, and when punk rock still held sway. It shows how all these issues mix in a small community where your in-laws think gays can be fixed with conversion therapy and you disagree but still make them a quilt. It is in this complexity of issues that this book shines, asking the bold question who gets to define love. A thoughtful, engaging novel, it is a love story, a small-town saga, capturing a time when so many things were shifting under our feet. I loved every page of this book.” — Mary Logue, author of The Streel and Clair Watkins Mysteries

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“The strong opening, tension, world-building, scene-setting move us into the book with ease. The characters are all easy to like, they keep the reader interested, and they have a valuable story to tell.” — Andrew Gifford, director of the Santa Fe Writers Project