Overview

Shannon is an inexperienced freshman with a budding curiosity about her body. She isn’t sure about diving into her first year of college, but her roommate Maya surprises her with her quirky wit, generous kindness, and distracting body. To make things more complicated, once their semester gets going, Shannon must figure out how to juggle her roommate-with-benefits with the quiet, cute guy from class she'd like to have over for a sleepover.

James Lawrence's signature mix of cozy, vulnerable erotica comes to life in the Freshman Girls’ Dorm series, which centers on two college freshman girls’ messy exploration between their legs. Staring a cute, shy, pan protagonist alongside her boisterous lesbian roommate, who both embark on typically dirty, often queer, yet somehow wholesome explorations centering self-discovery, intimacy, and delight.

This series is filled with flawed, diverse, kind-hearted characters who are doing their best to unravel shame, misinformation, and their insecurities around sexuality, bodies, and pleasure. You can count on joyful consent, explicit connections, and tender aftercare.

The First Quarter is a collection of 10 FF and FM short stories for mature audiences. It covers the first quarter of the school year in the Freshman Girls’ Dorm series and can be read as a standalone.