Defiant Hearts: The Classic Short Stories

Gathered for the first time in one collection, these short stories from Lee Lynch represent a quarter century of passionate portrayals of lesbian women. Lynch chronicles the lives of old women who fall in love, a Black firefighter seeking her place in the feminist community, bar dykes unwilling to back down, the denizens of lesbian-owned Café Femmes, and Henny—who runs an urban fruit stand while regaling her baby butch assistants with tales from her life. Iconic characters from Lynch's novels also make an appearance: Frenchy Tonneau from The Swashbuckler and Annie Heaphy from Toothpick House.
Lee Lynch's work is considered among the classics and a cornerstone in the large and permanent foundation of lesbian literature.

Lee Lynch wrote the classic novels The Swashbuckler and Toothpick House. Her most recent books, The Raid, Beggar of Love and Sweet Creek, are available from Bold Strokes Books.
Most recently, she was the namesake and first recipient of The Lee Lynch Classic Award from The Golden Crown Literary Society. She lives with her wife Elaine Mulligan Lynch in the Pacific Northwest.