Breaking from Frame

Name: Breaking from Frame
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (3 reviews)

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4.8 / 5.0

Published: 2026

Genres

Coming of Age Historical Romance Horror

Description

The year is 1969, and in the stifling comfort of a quiet suburb, Claire lives a life carefully curated for everyone but herself. As a dedicated housewife, her days are measured in domestic routines and social expectations until a chance encounter with Jackie, a mysterious and fiercely independent photographer, shatters the boundaries of her world. Jackie moves with a cosmopolitan confidence that feels like a color film in a black-and-white landscape, offering Claire a glimpse of a life where desire is not a secret to be kept, but a truth to be claimed. Set against the backdrop of a changing decade where being queer exists in a precarious, unspoken gray area, this story captures the ache of late-blooming discovery. Their connection is a slow, soulful burn, built on stolen glances and the quiet electricity of two women finding home in one another. With deeply honest character development and a setting that feels both nostalgic and hauntingly real, this novel explores the courage required to break free from the frame society has built for you. It is a heartfelt, deeply moving romance about the terrifying, beautiful process of finally becoming who you were always meant to be.

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Top 3 from Amazon

Patricia L Estes

March 21, 2026

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Coming Out

Immediately you fall for Claire and Jackie. It’s the end of the 1960’s. Gay, queer lesbian are not accepted, although is is not against the law (gray matter) they are persecuted, arrested and jailed. How dare we forget. This is a slow burn romance but definitely worth the wait for the end. The last five chapters have you sitting on the edge of your chair. I love Jazz Forrester. Shifting Gears was excellent as well. Thank you. I can’t wait for the next one. I will be first in line.

Deborah

May 14, 2026

Perfect

Liked everything...MX building, emotions honest and believable. As a later in life shapphic myself this made gut shaped sense to me.

Den

December 23, 2025

I love this one so much

This is a slow burn, very romantic book about a 60s suburban housewife finding herself after she meets this hot and mysterious cosmopolitan photographer. Right from the get go I fell in love with the characters. Claire is adorable. Jackie is intriguing. They both had a strong sense of identity early on and I wanted to get to know them more. The story has a strong sense of time and place--we are in the 60s, with all the unrealistic expectations on foisted upon women at that time (unlike now where we...well never mind). The writing...oh the writing. One of the first things I noticed was how well it described not just what it was to be a housewife in the 60s, but what it FELT like. Peter has one-sided conversations AT her wife, not WITH her. Then this horrible expectation that as long as you have a husband who 'provides' and have a roof over your head, what do you have to complain about? You should be happy. Oh I felt the frustration. I was so indignant in Claire's behalf! And speaking of Claire, I loved her as our POV character. She's adorable and I truly felt for her. The stuff she deals with day by day feels so relatable that I felt protective over her when she says a word out of place, or when she does some innocuous thing that her neighbors don't approve of. I was so proud of her when she did things that were incredibly brave for a woman of her circumstances. Her romance with Jackie developed so organically. Their conversations felt so natural that you can really sense…

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