<p><em>Desire Makes Me Brave&nbsp;</em>is an adventurous and vulnerable memoir about self-discovery and&nbsp;the&nbsp;erotic awakening of a bonafide bisexual. Part sex memoir, part rom-com, part travelog,&nbsp;<em>Desire Makes Me Brave&nbsp;</em>traces the wild and winding escapades of April Hirschman-from her all-but-traditional upbringing in a northern California hippie commune&nbsp;into world-expanding explorations through Asia, Mexico, Europe, and the erotic enclaves of San Francisco. Throw out the blueprint of what life and love "should be" -in this true story, April tap dances along the Kinsey scale of sexuality, finding love, sex and romance with a butch lesbian, an artsy andro girl,&nbsp;straight&nbsp;cis men, and strangers or friends at sex parties.&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: rgba(34, 34, 34, 1)">&nbsp;</span></p><p>Throughout the memoir, April wrestles with competing desires for a stable, grounded love&nbsp;and for untethered excitement and novelty.<em>&nbsp;</em>She longs for a&nbsp;relationship&nbsp;that lasts, while also desiring all that is subversive, sexy, and new<em>.&nbsp;</em>Lusty, independent, courageous, and sensitive, April becomes a pagan priestess who takes the "slut pledge" and chases rainbow oracles, hoping they will&nbsp;answer the big questions of her love&nbsp;life. Follow April's quest to find<strong>&nbsp;</strong>security, passion, and sexual fulfillment-and reflect upon your own.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>