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  • Word of Honor by Radclyffe

    Word of Honor by Radclyffe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    All Cameron Roberts and Blair Powell want is a small, intimate wedding, but the paparazzi and a domestic terrorist have other plans. First Daughter Blair Powell and her lover Cameron Roberts, newly appointed deputy director of the Homeland Security Office, escape to a ski chalet in the Rockies after a harrowing attack by members of a domestic terrorism organization...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  fantasy  contemporary  length-medium
  • The Apple Diary by Gerri Hill

    The Apple Diary by Gerri Hill

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Following the death of her grandmother, reluctant heiress Madilyn Marak agrees to stay with her grandfather at the estate for the summer. While there, she finds a diary—The Apple Diary—written by her great-grandmother Isabel, telling the story of a long ago love affair with a woman named Lorah...
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  • Broken Wings by L.-J. Baker

    Broken Wings by L.-J. Baker

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In a magical world where being different is the norm, why must Rye Woods fear for her life if the truth about her hidden identity is revealed? When Rye Woods, a fairy, meets the beautiful dryad Flora Withe, her libido, as squashed and hidden as her wings, reawakens along with her heart...
  • The Traitor And the Chalice by Jane Fletcher

    The Traitor And the Chalice by Jane Fletcher

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Tevi and Jemeryl, soldier and sorceress, must risk all in the race to uncover a traitor and retrieve the chalice that, in the wrong hands, could bestow dangerous powers.A dark presence is threatening to uncover long hidden secrets, and the future of the whole Protectorate is at stake...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  queer  contemporary  f-f  fantasy  length-short
  • The High Priest and the Idol by Jane Fletcher

    The High Priest and the Idol by Jane Fletcher

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jemeryl and Tevi's relationship is put to the test when the Guardian sends Jemeryl on a mission that lands her not only in harm's way, but also back into the sites of a previous lover. The Protectorate of Lyremouth promises liberty for all its citizens, but this does not mean that everyone is equal...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  fantasy  contemporary  length-medium
  • Sappho's Fables, Volume 1: Three Lesbian Fairy Tale Novellas (Sappho's Fables: Lesbian Fairy Tales) by Elora Bishop, Jennifer Diemer

    Sappho's Fables, Volume 1: Three Lesbian Fairy Tale Novellas (Sappho's Fables: Lesbian Fairy Tales) by Elora Bishop, Jennifer Diemer

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The Sappho's Fables series takes well-known, beloved fairy tales and retells them from a lesbian perspective. Volume One contains the first three novellas in the series: SEVEN (Snow White), BRAIDED (Rapunzel) and CRUMBS (Hansel and Gretel), compiled together in an enchanting omnibus edition...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  fantasy  f-f  length-short
  • Kingmakers: Graduation by Sophie Lark

    Kingmakers: Graduation by Sophie Lark

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 49 ratings
    Wild Hearts, Ruthless Games In the adrenaline-fueled world of Kingmakers, Sabrina Gallo stands as a force of nature. Untamed and fiercely independent, she’s more storm than woman, captivating and terrifying all who cross her path. Bratva bad boy Adrik Petrov has finally met his match. Sabrina won’t be easily claimed—but for Adrik, the thrill of the chase is as intoxicating as the prize...
  • Divine Touched by Cassandra Duffy

    Divine Touched by Cassandra Duffy

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Harper, Sword Maiden for the illustrious Goddess of the Open Sea, has returned to the fabled city of Griffon's Rock at the end of the Last Road to rest for the winter months after a disappointing year treasure hunting...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  fantasy  contemporary  length-medium
  • Watermark by Karin Kallmaker

    Watermark by Karin Kallmaker

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Teresa Mandrell's first encounter with advertising executive Rayann Germaine begins badly and goes downhill from there. Within minutes of their meeting, Rayann dubs Teresa a "bumbling amateur." The event changes the course of Teresa's life -- she abandons the corporate world for what she hopes is a more satisfying career in Fine Arts Management...
  • Making Up for Lost Time by Karin Kallmaker

    Making Up for Lost Time by Karin Kallmaker

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When three love-starved lesbians decide to make up for lost time, the recipe is romance. And with Karin Kallmaker cooking, you know the result will be hot, spicy and mouth-wateringly delicious! Master Chef Jamie Onassis has used every penny she has to buy a beautiful country inn she plans to turn into a five-star restaurant...
  • The Rental Heart and Other Fairytales by Kirsty Logan

    The Rental Heart and Other Fairytales by Kirsty Logan

    Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Twenty tales of lust and loss. These stories feature clockwork hearts, lascivious queens, paper men, island circuses, and a flooded world.• On the island of Skye, an antlered girl and a tiger-tailed boy resolve never to be friends – but can they resist their unique connection?• In an alternative 19th-century Paris, a love triangle emerges between a man, a woman, and a coin-operated boy...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  contemporary  f-f
  • How to Wrestle a Girl: Stories by Venita Blackburn

    How to Wrestle a Girl: Stories by Venita Blackburn

    Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Venita Blackburn's characters bully and suffer, spit and tease, mope and blame. They're hyperaware of their bodies and fiercely observant, fending off the failures and advances of adults with indifferent ease. In "Biology Class," they torment a teacher to the point of near insanity, while in "Bear Bear Harvest(TM)," they prepare to sell their excess fat and skin for food processing...
    Categorized as:
    queer  black-mc  f-f  contemporary  fantasy  length-short
  • Learning Curve by Rachel Spangler

    Learning Curve by Rachel Spangler

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Genre: Lesbian romance. Ashton Clarke, a local Casanova with a long history of falling into bed with a different woman every night, is perfectly content with her free and easy existence until she gives in to her best friend’s request to spend an evening helping out at the local gay and lesbian youth center...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  fantasy  contemporary  length-short
  • Embrace in Motion by Karin Kallmaker

    Embrace in Motion by Karin Kallmaker

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sarah MacNeil is about to put her heart in the hands of a beautiful woman who could be her salvation...or her ruin! Surfing high on the wave of lesbian chic, author/screenwriter Melissa Hartley is deliciously dangerous. She knows the right people, goes to all the right parties, says all the right things...
  • It's a Fabulous Life by Kelly Farmer

    It's a Fabulous Life by Kelly Farmer

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Perfect for fans of Alison Cochrun and Ashley Herring Blake, this sapphic retelling of It’s a Wonderful Life will make the yuletide gay.After years of putting aside her dreams of travel and adventure, Bailey George is ready to leave Lanford Falls and her responsibilities behind on a long-awaited vacation to New York City...
  • The Pyramid Waltz by Barbara Ann Wright

    The Pyramid Waltz by Barbara Ann Wright

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    To most, Princess Katya Nar Umbriel is a rogue and a layabout; she parties, she hunts and she breaks women’s hearts. But when the festival lights go down and the palace slumbers, Katya chases traitors to the crown and protects the kingdom’s greatest secret: the royal Umbriels are part Fiend...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  fantasy  f-f  length-medium
  • Strange Attractors by Ana K. Wrenn

    Strange Attractors by Ana K. Wrenn

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    What happens when you teach chaos theory and life starts to mirror your lessons? The tiniest events transform the most driven woman in this beautifully written lesbian psychological thriller. Fierce and frosty high achiever Professor Sonja J. Storey is on the verge of seizing power in her department...
  • A Lesson in Thorns by Sierra Simone

    A Lesson in Thorns by Sierra Simone

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 97 ratings
    When librarian Poe Markham takes the job at Thornchapel, she only wants two things: to stay away from Thornchapel’s tortured owner, Auden Guest, and to find out what happened to her mother twelve years ago...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  from hate to love  suspense  dark  queer  poly  f-f  m-m-f
  • Get Even by Jade Church

    Get Even by Jade Church

    Rated: 3.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 19 ratings
    Don’t get mad, get even is advice Jamie Silver takes to heart when she discovers her boyfriend is sleeping with her best friend. What she doesn’t bank on is her hateful professor placing her on academic probation and it’s all her ex’s fault...
  • Not Exactly What I Had in Mind by Kate Brook

    Not Exactly What I Had in Mind by Kate Brook

    Rated: 3.34 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    An irresistible, funny, sharply observed debut novel in which two roommates, and two sisters, will learn that sometimes family--and love--find you in the most unexpected placesHazel and Alfie have just moved in together as roommates. They've also just slept together, which was either a catastrophic mistake or the best decision of their lives--they aren't quite sure yet...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  f-f  fantasy  humor
  • The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey

    The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey

    Rated: 3.32 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    A debut novel for fans of Sarah Perry and Kate Morton: when a young woman is tasked with safeguarding a natural history collection as it is spirited out of London during World War II, she discovers her new manor home is a place of secrets and terror instead of protection...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  queer  mystery  historical  fantasy  f-f  contemporary  war
  • A Little Sin by Rawnie Sabor

    A Little Sin by Rawnie Sabor

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 31 ratings
    It can take time to feel proud of who you are.Violet Kane is perfect. At least, that’s what people are supposed to think. She has the perfect career, the perfect presentation, and, until recently, she was engaged to the perfect man. To everyone around her, she's perfectly happy. But pretending to be happy is difficult when you're breaking apart at the seams...
    Categorized as:
    queer  dual-pov  fem-dom  bdsm  bondage  dark  paranormal  fantasy
  • Kiss of Seduction by Rawnie Sabor

    Kiss of Seduction by Rawnie Sabor

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 35 ratings
    A succubus's kiss is deadly... to everyone but her.Evie is a slave. Held captive by the vampiric Court of Night, she has experienced nothing but pain and terror for over a year. Treasured for her rare and delectable blood, Evie knows she will never see the outside of the dark estate that is her prison. She is fated to be forever ravaged and ruined by cruel monsters. Her freedom is a concept lost...
    Categorized as:
    queer  dual-pov  fem-dom  bondage  bdsm  forced proximity  f-f  demons
  • Unshaken by Dreia Wells

    Unshaken by Dreia Wells

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    I was supposed to be a Light Guardian.My whole life was mapped out and I was going to proudly follow my ancestor's footsteps. So why did the Angels reject me? I trained for years to become one of the Elite in the Angels fight against the forces of evil. When the time came for me to attend Caelum Academy, my invitation never came...
  • If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude

    If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 23 ratings
    We Are Okay meets They Both Die at the End in this YA debut about queer first love and mental health at the end of the world-and the importance of saving yourself, no matter what tomorrow may hold.Avery Byrne has secrets. She's queer; she's in love with her best friend, Cass; and she's suffering from undiagnosed clinical depression...
  • Wild by Meghan O'Brien

    Wild by Meghan O'Brien

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 33 ratings
    The only thing that frightens shapeshifter Selene Rhodes more than the full moon is the idea of falling in love.Selene Rhodes has lived her whole life with a terrible secret: not only can she take the form of any animal at will, but once a month the full moon transforms her into a fierce wolf-creature without a human conscience...
  • Thieves by Lucie Bryon

    Thieves by Lucie Bryon

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Ella can’t seem to remember a single thing from the party the night before at a mysterious stranger’s mansion, and she sure as heck doesn’t know why she’s woken up in her bed surrounded by a magpie’s nest of objects that aren’t her own...
  • Rising Feather by Merri Bright

    Rising Feather by Merri Bright

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 54 ratings
    What’s in a name? Everything.When I left Sanctuary in a cloud of glitter, I thought I knew exactly who I was. But in the Celestial Realm, it’s clear I had it wrong. And so did everyone else.According to the shiniest of all the Celestials, I’m something new and unexpected. To my surprise, I also have a family...
  • The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

    The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Told in two distinct and irresistible voices, Junauda Petrus’s bold and lyrical debut is the story of two black girls from very different backgrounds finding love and happiness in a world that seems determined to deny them both.Trinidad...
  • Serpentine Valentine by Giana Darling

    Serpentine Valentine by Giana Darling

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 36 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Giana Darling comes a sapphic dark academia Medusa retelling about a woman who was wronged by her idols and refused to pay the price without getting revenge...I was born a woman.Raised by women.In love with women.Until I enrolled at Acheron University, I'd never known much of men. I certainly didn't know enough to fear them...
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