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  • HOWL: Home of the Wayward Lovers by Lucy Bexley

    HOWL: Home of the Wayward Lovers by Lucy Bexley

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Lou McCallister owns Howl, the only surviving queer bar in Boston. When an investment opportunity to save the floundering bar is inadvertently sabotaged by Clementine Darby, Howl’s newest employee, Lou is ready to give up...
  • BY DESIGN: The Beginning by J.A. Armstrong

    BY DESIGN: The Beginning by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Building bridges has a very different meaning for Jameson Reid than it does for Candace Fletcher. J.D. Reid spends her days designing some of the most elegant and majestic buildings and homes in North America. U.S. Senator Candace Fletcher has spent her life working to build bridges between people. J.D. Reid is not who Candace Fletcher was expecting to arrive on her doorstep...
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  • Campaign Trail by J.A. Armstrong

    Campaign Trail by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Governor Candace Reid is embarking on an adventure few ever have the courage to take. She's launched her campaign to become the first lesbian to receive the Democratic nomination for president. It's only the beginning and already Candace faces criticism from multiple corners...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  humor  length-medium
  • Karaoke Queen by Erik Schubach

    Karaoke Queen by Erik Schubach

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Skylar was horribly scarred by a fire in a violent crime, thoughts of suicide plagued her until she found music. It was her savior. She came forward from the shadows to express her pain through song. Karaoke bars were her salvation. Now in an international competition, she finds herself continually vexed by her rival, Kim, who never shows her any quarter...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  f-f  humor  length-short  audiobook
  • Patty's Potent Potion by Robin Alexander

    Patty's Potent Potion by Robin Alexander

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When Shawna Haydel was sixteen years old, she dropped Ashton Guidry’s name into a potion that would supposedly make Ashton fall in love with her. She knew it was silly, but she clung to one irrational thread of hope their friend Patty’s concoction would grant her heart’s desire...
  • Learning to Trust by Kallie Mont

    Learning to Trust by Kallie Mont

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    “Parker?”Parker loved that voice and she adored hearing it say her name. But in this moment, it scared the shit out of her.In the sleepy coastal town of Doveport, the pot isn’t just stirred—that bitch is boiling over.Maggie and Parker are new... like, brand-spanking-new. But for all of their flirting and butterflies and romantic intention, the universe has devised one giant beaver-dam...
  • Fearless by Robin Alexander, Lori Prince

    Fearless by Robin Alexander, Lori Prince

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Falon Whyte books a cruise for her girlfriend of two years. What she hopes will be a fun vacation quickly turns out to be a nightmare. Falon is normally a woman who can roll with the punches, but life delivers a series of blows that knock her on her butt and leave her stranded in Honduras with the company of an uptight woman she doesn’t like. Haley Hollis isn’t having a good time, either...
  • Blissfully Blindsided by Robin Alexander, Lori Prince

    Blissfully Blindsided by Robin Alexander, Lori Prince

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Blaze Sonnier has had a bad year. In the spring she made national news while dressed as the Easter Bunny in a brawl where she was trying to defend herself, and earned the moniker Bitch Slap Bunny. In the fall the mother who abandoned Blaze for an acting career showed up on her doorstep, not only injured from an accident but broke and in need of a place to stay...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  contemporary  audiobook
  • The Fall by Robin Alexander

    The Fall by Robin Alexander

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Noel Savino has no problems attracting women. After several failed relationships, she's more than happy to keep it casual. Sunny Chase is willing to be another notch on Noel's bedpost, after tragedy of her own. Despite their playful intentions, they find themselves poised to fall, especially if Noel’s old-school Italian mother and Sunny's cross-dressing uncle have anything to say about it...
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    queer  f-f  humor  contemporary  lgbtqia hate  audiobook
  • Accidental Honeymoon by Miranda MacLeod

    Accidental Honeymoon by Miranda MacLeod

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Would you marry a woman you hate for a life-changing inheritance?Monica’s business has been hit hard by a global recession, her ex-girlfriend is selling the house out from under her, and the hot handy ma’am, Ray, who was hired to fix up the place, turns out to be the most annoying woman on the planet...
  • Rough Drafts by J.A. Armstrong

    Rough Drafts by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One Year Later: Senator Candace Reid is beginning her campaign for Governor of New York in earnest. Things have been relatively quiet in the Senator's life. She and Jameson have fallen into a familiar routine, navigating work commitments and inevitable separations. Now, Jameson is about to confront a demon from her past...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  age difference  length-novella
  • The Adventurers by Bryce Oakley

    The Adventurers by Bryce Oakley

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They're about to embark on their greatest adventure yet.Joey Moore got her heart stomped on. At her engagement party. So, she did what any normal, completely rational 28-year-old would do — she moved to a new city with her dog to start a new life. Without much of a plan, it turns out...
  • New Additions by J.A. Armstrong

    New Additions by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Life is never dull for Senator Candace Reid and her wife Jameson. Senator Reid’s campaign for governor of New York is drawing to a close. Candace and Jameson are looking forward to welcoming the newest addition to their family. But life, like politics is unpredictable. With the election only weeks away, Candace and Jameson find themselves faced with unexpected and unimaginable loss...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  age difference  length-novella
  • Solid Foundation by J.A. Armstrong

    Solid Foundation by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Life is never simple in the world of politics. The pressure is on Senator Candace Fletcher to make a run for the governorship of New York State. Everyone seems convinced it's the right move for the affable senator. Everyone that is, except Candace. Life took an unexpected turn for the senator when she met and fell in love with Jameson Reid...
  • Right To Remain Silent by Erik Schubach

    Right To Remain Silent by Erik Schubach

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Madelyn Stone and her brother moved to Seattle to make a fresh start and leave their troubled past behind them. With her brother working in a scrapyard, and Madelyn selling handmade items from her cart in Pike Place Market, everything is starting to look up. It all comes crashing down around Maddie when a thief makes off with her cash box, but not before her vendor cart get’s demolished...
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    queer  humor  f-f  contemporary  length-short  audiobook
  • Making Waves by Erik Schubach

    Making Waves by Erik Schubach

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lenore Statham, the runner for the Flotilla Project, had been at her lowest when she was found by Angie Wells and Paya Doshi and brought into the fold. She learned how to be strong again and break the shackles her old life had hobbled her with...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  contemporary  length-short  audiobook
  • Ships in the Night by Erik Schubach

    Ships in the Night by Erik Schubach

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The playfully evil sisters, Zoey and Eve, play matchmaker from their bakery, The Pike, in Pike Place Market in Seattle. Ligaya is a quantum physicist working in a research lab at the University of Washington. She is seduced by the numbers and math with a drive that excludes everything in her life including social interactions. Emotions have always been hard for her to understand or express...
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    queer  humor  f-f  contemporary  length-short  audiobook
  • Until There Was You by Nancy Ann Healy

    Until There Was You by Nancy Ann Healy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Macie Colon spent the last twenty-nine years building a thriving business and raising her daughter, Emma. She made herself one promise. When Emma flew from the nest, Macie would take the adventures she put on hold. It would be her chance to make time for whatever piqued her curiosity. She might take up sailing, travel the world, or get her pilot’s license...
  • Party Animal by Ali K. Mulford

    Party Animal by Ali K. Mulford

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s never done love long-term. But will faking it lead to forever?Finch Lachlan works hard and parties harder. But tired of her siblings judging her fun-loving ways, the head veterinarian at her family’s zoo vows to prove she can make it past the third date. And maybe she can begin with the hottie who just seized her attention with a sizzling kiss.Chef, Frankie Benedetti, craves a fresh start...
  • A Very Miller-Cooper Life by Erica Lee

    A Very Miller-Cooper Life by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Charlie and Reagan Miller-Cooper have survived fake relationships, family reunions, holidays, and even their own wedding. Now it’s time for their biggest test yet - triplets. Join this couple as they raise their kids from cranky newborns to semi-functional college graduates...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  humor
  • Road Blocks by J.A. Armstrong

    Road Blocks by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life for Candace and Jameson Reid is never boring. A budget fight with the New York State Legislature, a potential serial killer on the loose, four children, three grandchildren, and an upcoming wedding could test the patience of a saint. That is the typical organized chaos in Candace and Jameson’s life...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  length-novella
  • Tricky Chances: The Clinical Years by Camryn Eyde

    Tricky Chances: The Clinical Years by Camryn Eyde

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Moving into the final years of Harvard Medical School, Darcy Wright matures with every fatigue-riddled experience she endures, however, the rigorous schedule of clinical rotations clashes with her attempts to navigate her sanity and her happiness...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  cold heroine  length-medium
  • A Woman Undone by T.B. Markinson

    A Woman Undone by T.B. Markinson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Despite Lizzie’s attempts to hide from her family, circumstances pull her even deeper into the complicated Petrie web. After a disastrous family Christmas, Lizzie’s friends and family seek her counsel, dragging Lizzie back into their orbit...
    Categorized as:
    queer  angst  humor  f-f  length-medium  audiobook
  • The Proposal by T.B. Markinson

    The Proposal by T.B. Markinson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Is a single day worth changing the course of your entire life?Marley Royce has just two goals for her seventy-two-hour stay in London: land a career-making business deal and finally meet the woman of her dreams face to face.Fate has something else in mind.The mega conglomerate Marley works for wants to acquire the venerable but struggling Braithwaite Books...
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    queer  f-f  humor  contemporary  length-novella  audiobook
  • A Midlife Woman by T.B. Markinson

    A Midlife Woman by T.B. Markinson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lizzie Petrie can’t quite believe she’s approaching middle age.It’s summertime and Lizzie is determined to have the best summer yet.Just as long as no one acknowledges that on July fourteenth she’s turning forty. She can’t kick the thought that getting older is a failure on her part. And it’s dangerous, too. She tweaks her neck simply trying to make toast...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  contemporary  humor  length-novella
  • Dangerous Game by Bel Blackwood

    Dangerous Game by Bel Blackwood

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The other woman… is a mob boss?!After Wren's girlfriend cheats on her and breaks her heart, Wren craves revenge. She's not going to be a meek little pushover any longer. She's going to seduce and humiliate the other woman, and give her a taste of her own medicine.But she gets more than she bargains for. Katya is a gorgeous, deadly, mafia queenpin.And..
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    queer  age difference  mafia  f-f  humor  mystery  length-medium
  • A Song in Her Heart by T.B. Markinson

    A Song in Her Heart by T.B. Markinson

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In the heart of Nashville, where dreams and secrets collide, two women find themselves entangled in a love story that could shatter their worlds or make them whole.Hannah Taylor, a rising country music sensation, stands on the brink of superstardom. But beneath the glitz and glamour, she harbors a secret, one that could shatter her carefully crafted image and jeopardize her career...
  • Puppy Love by Elle Sprinkle

    Puppy Love by Elle Sprinkle

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    "Puppy Love", a sapphic romantic comedy, is the first book in a diverse, interconnected standalone series, "Greenrock Valley". Written with dogs, spice, and everything nice, this debut novel is sure to make you laugh and sweat, all while tugging on your heartstrings. Cameron Miller hates change. It makes her sweaty, tongue-tied, or worse- silent...
  • Rusty Logic by Robin Alexander, Lori Prince

    Rusty Logic by Robin Alexander, Lori Prince

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Ancelet Bay, Louisiana, on the surface is a peaceful and quiet little town. It seemed to be the perfect place for workaholic Rusty Martinez to detox and deal with destructive habits that had affected her health. The respite, however, comes with some unexpected side effects, one of which is a plastic flamingo-wielding neighbor who suspects Rusty is a terrorist...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  humor  mystery  audiobook
  • Tricky Wisdom: Year I by Camryn Eyde

    Tricky Wisdom: Year I by Camryn Eyde

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Darcy Wright is a closeted lesbian who has been infatuated with her best friend, Taylor, since junior high. Leaving her small northeast Minnesota town for Harvard in a quest to become a doctor, she moves in with med-student Olivia Boyd, a neurotic, anal, gigantic pain in the backside. The first year of juggling medical school is gruelling, but it’s nothing compared to living with Olivia...
  • Dear Me by Robin Alexander

    Dear Me by Robin Alexander

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Alexis Holt unknowingly meets the woman of her dreams at a party. Unfortunately, Alexis was at the wrong place at the wrong time and walked away from the encounter thinking Stacy Kirkland was an arrogant snob. Alexis knew it wouldn’t be the last time she saw Stacy, and she wasn’t looking forward to their next meeting...
  • Next Time by Robin Alexander

    Next Time by Robin Alexander

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Payton Foret agrees to play wingwoman for her best friend. She never dreamed that when she walked into the bar that night that she’d meet her soul mate. Though their only physical contact was a simple handshake, Payton begins to believe in love at first sight. There’s only one problem—the woman of her dreams is already in a relationship with someone else...
  • The Trip by Robin Alexander

    The Trip by Robin Alexander

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Who wants to take a road trip with two old, bickering women and a complete stranger? Not Jill Savoy. She finds herself behind the wheel of her father’s sacred Winnebago anyway, responsible for her grandmother and adopted aunt, both of whom are mischievous teenagers in old bodies, and then there’s Shay. The last thing on Shay Macaluso’s mind was a vacation...
  • Blurred Lines by Olivia Lucas

    Blurred Lines by Olivia Lucas

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    This week is not going to plan…So far, I’ve been stood up, taunted by a kid, and dunked in coffee. And that was just on my way to my job interview.I almost couldn’t believe it when the hot stranger who crashed into me in the coffee shop came to my rescue. Unfortunately, this stranger has a name – Natalie Dalton – and she might’ve also popped up at my job interview. And then on a night out...
  • Under Construction by J.A. Armstrong

    Under Construction by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It takes well laid plans to build a lasting relationship. Jameson (J.D.) Reid has years of experience designing tall buildings and even restoring majestic structures. She's worked to lay a solid foundation to her burgeoning relationship with Senator Candace Fletcher. But, love and architecture require different materials and tools...
  • The Secret of St. Claire by Robin Alexander

    The Secret of St. Claire by Robin Alexander

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Lighthearted romance, sweet and funny.Idyllic, quaint, and straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting is St. Claire, Louisiana—at least on the outside. Beneath the veneer, it’s anything but. That’s the secret of St. Claire. Born and raised in St. Claire, Lindsay Juneau’s life was seemingly full raising a six-year-old daughter and caring for her widowed mother...
  • Handle With Care by J.A. Armstrong

    Handle With Care by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dr. Brooke Campbell has a surprise for her fiancé Tess Sinclair. While Tess has been preoccupied with moving them into a new home, Brooke has been planning a surprise wedding. Nervousness and excitement are in the air as Brooke and Tess look forward to new beginnings. But, merging families has a unique way of bringing back old memories...
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    queer  humor  f-f  length-novella
  • Flashbang by Lee Winter

    Flashbang by Lee Winter

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    At a celebrity party, all eyes are drawn to the glamorous A-listers. No one’s watching two entertainment reporters–knockabout Iowa girl Lauren King and her secret lover, Caustic Queen Catherine Ayers–as they celebrate their last night together in LA in erotic style. A sexy slice from The Red Files universe...
  • Temporary Girl by Robin Alexander

    Temporary Girl by Robin Alexander

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jodi Chenault has a lot of things going for her; she has a successful business, looks, and intelligence. And she’s a master flirt. She has no problem meeting women or getting dates. She just can’t hold on to any of the women she goes out with. It’s not because she’s unlikeable, she simply can’t handle commitment. Val Mason is hoping to find the right woman to build a life with...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  humor  audiobook
  • There You Are by Robin Alexander

    There You Are by Robin Alexander

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Instead of becoming a famous fashion designer as she’d dreamed, Brett Bishop ends up working for the twenty-four-year-old daughter of an A-list designer instead. Even though her career plans didn’t turn out as she expected, she still believes her expectations for her love life will be met. Brett is ready to meet Ms. Right Forever if she can get a break in the schedule her young boss dictates...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  humor  length-medium  audiobook
  • I Married My Female Friend Vol. 2 by Shio Usui

    I Married My Female Friend Vol. 2 by Shio Usui

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    FROM BEST FRIENDS TO BEST WIVESAfter Ruriko’s hospitalization, Ruriko and Kurumi’s connection seems to be deepening...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  humor  length-short
  • Broken Song by Erik Schubach

    Broken Song by Erik Schubach

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Penny Franklin, her name is synonymous with punk/hard rock fusion, has ruled over the airwaves for over two decades. Then things all fell apart around her when she decided to retire and leave it all behind to spend more time with her children...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  humor  length-short  audiobook
  • Play It Again, Ma'am by Sienna Waters

    Play It Again, Ma'am by Sienna Waters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Is music really the food of love?When a tiny lie to her crush leaves barmaid Jules Hawthorne needing to learn to play the piano in just six weeks, she’s determined to get the job done. She’s got a prophecy to fulfill, after all...
  • Girl Crush by Stephie Walls

    Girl Crush by Stephie Walls

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was done. Done with men. Women say it all the time; they get fed up, throw their hands in the air, and vow a life of celibacy—until the next chiseled chest comes into view and then they’re foaming at the mouth and wiping the drool from their chins. But this was different, I really meant it. I’d been manhandled by the last pig that would ever bring his sausage near me...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  length-medium
  • Making It: A Novel by Laura Kay

    Making It: A Novel by Laura Kay

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the author of Wild Things comes a heartwarming and relatable queer rom-com about an isolated young woman whose artistic celebration of her pet chinchilla suddenly launches her into the professional art world, reality TV fame, and first love.Isobel's life is just her, her mum, and her pet chinchilla, Abigail, in their council flat on the Kentish coast...
  • The Mended Hearts Bookshop by Sienna Waters

    The Mended Hearts Bookshop by Sienna Waters

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life isn’t all sunshine and roses. Is it?When loner Ash Wells inherits a bookshop from an aunt she doesn’t remember, she thinks a jaunt to the seaside to figure things out is just what she needs to escape from her annoying London neighbors. The plan is have a holiday, sell the bookshop, move on with her life. Oh, and maybe find out who this mysterious Aunt Mary is...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  length-short
  • A Woman Complete by T.B. Markinson

    A Woman Complete by T.B. Markinson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Lizzie is starting to figure out life, right when fate decides to destroy every facet of her world. After the birth of her son and adopting a daughter, Lizzie learns her latest book deal is toast. But that’s not all. External forces are out to ruin Lizzie’s career and reputation, threatening her ability to support and protect her wife and four children...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  humor  length-medium  audiobook
  • The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of Clara Wild by Natasha West

    The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of Clara Wild by Natasha West

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    British biographer Lily Gray is going to LA for one To write the story of reclusive Hollywood actress, Clara Wild. Clara inexplicably stepped away from stardom at the height of her fame, leaving fans and the industry baffled ever since...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  length-medium
  • Changing Plans by Sienna Waters

    Changing Plans by Sienna Waters

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Love is what happens when you’re making other plans...Lydia Carlisle knows exactly what she a job at a fancy medical practice to go along with that shiny new doctor’s degree. That’s what all her plans have been leading to, after all. But while she waits for the perfect position, she’s working as a locum to pay the bills...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  humor  length-short
  • A Woman in Hiding by T.B. Markinson

    A Woman in Hiding by T.B. Markinson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lizzie Petrie doesn’t know how people manage parenting, friendship, or life.Watching four children is hard work. This is something Lizzie’s wife, Sarah, knows about. She’s been doing it for six years.As the kids grow older, Sarah is reaching her breaking point and pleads with Lizzie to do more to pitch in. Lizzie is certain she can do it on her own.Lizzie is wrong...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  length-novella  audiobook
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