Sing Anyway

Sing Anyway is the first entry in Anita Kelly's Moonlighters novella series, set at Moonie's, a karaoke bar that has become a haven for its largely queer regulars. Non-binary history professor Sam Bell has given up on real romance after a string of failed relationships, settling instead for a self-imposed "Thirst Only" rule — until Lily Fischer, the receptionist who transforms into a bold performer the moment she takes the mic, catches their eye across the room.

What begins as a steamy one-night stand after karaoke night unfolds into something neither Sam nor Lily expected, as the two connect over a single charged evening. Reviewers have praised the novella's tender, low-angst romance and its validating, well-developed nonbinary and sapphic representation, in a story that's as much about found community at Moonie's as it is about the couple at its center.