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Forever Theirs by Anna Stone
A billionaire executive. Her glamorous fashion designer girlfriend. Together, they’re determined to make one unassuming woman theirs.For florist Chloe Campbell, life isn’t all sunshine and roses. Deep in debt and haunted by a past she’s desperate to leave behind, she can barely keep her little flower shop running...Categorized as:
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![Fated Love by Radclyffe]()
Fated Love by Radclyffe
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWhat do you do when your carefully planned life takes a wrong turn into hell? When Quinn Maguire, a dashing young trauma surgeon, unaccountably accepts a position as an ER physician, her new boss, Honor Blake, suspects that Quinn is hiding a dark secret. While the two declare an uneasy truce in an effort to work together, both struggle with mutual, and unexpected, attraction...Categorized as:
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![Then & Now by Monica McCallan]()
Then & Now by Monica McCallan
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsLily Connor has focused all her energy into becoming a successful wedding planner, and after five years, she’s on the precipice of taking on more responsibility at Southerland Wedding Company. When the chance finally presents itself, it comes with a complication she couldn’t have dreamt up in her worst nightmares... -
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Magdalene Nox by Milena McKay
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMagdalene Nox doesn't cast wishes upon stars... She simply makes them happen. But for this particular wish, she had waited for thirty years. Her retribution against those who discarded her three decades ago should be swift and simple.Except a chance encounter and an unforgettable night turn her entire life upside down. Torn between vengeance and lust, Magdalene is forced to re-evaluate everything... -
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![Shifting Gears by Jazz Forrester]()
Shifting Gears by Jazz Forrester
A spicy, small-town, opposites attract lesbian romance about learning to let go, no matter the cost.Workaholic Eleanor Cromwell blows into rural Canada, laser focused on her real estate development project. Given the locals already hate her father’s company, she plans to hide away in a cabin and conceal her identity to get the job done... -
![Boss of Her by Anna Stone]()
Boss of Her by Anna Stone
Her boss wants to make Jade hers. Can she handle the heat without getting burned?Small-town girl Jade Fisher has sacrificed everything for her dream of a high-powered career in Los Angeles. Fresh out of grad school, she’s one step away from landing the perfect job as executive assistant to Simone Weiss, LA’s hotel queen...Categorized as:
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![Fated Love by Radclyffe]()
Fated Love by Radclyffe
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhat do you do when your carefully planned life takes a wrong turn into hell? When Quinn Maguire, a dashing young trauma surgeon, unaccountably accepts a position as an ER physician, her new boss, Honor Blake, suspects that Quinn is hiding a dark secret. While the two declare an uneasy truce in an effort to work together, both struggle with mutual, and unexpected, attraction... -
![Saving Mia by Anna Stone]()
Saving Mia by Anna Stone
To break free, she auctioned off the one thing she’s been saving...Mia Brooks needs money, fast. Deep in debt to help pay her sister’s medical bills, her loan shark is coming to collect. Her solution? Auctioning off the one thing she’s been saving—herself.The highest bidder is Cassandra Lee, self-made businesswoman and CEO... -
![From Fan to Forever by Tiana Warner]()
From Fan to Forever by Tiana Warner
An age-gap lesbian celebrity romance about how much you’d risk to have your dream.Talented A-lister Cate Whitney is the gorgeous middle-aged movie star almost every lesbian has a crush on.Rachel Janssen, an introverted medical physics student, is no exception. So when her celebrity crush starts filming near her Vancouver apartment, she can’t believe her luck... -
![The Delicate Things We Make by Milena McKay]()
The Delicate Things We Make by Milena McKay
Hitting rock bottom in the concrete jungle of Manhattan, investigative journalist Jamie Walker lands the assignment of a lifetime: Find the most elusive artist of a generation, who has enthralled the art and fashion world for over a decade.This assignment is supposed to finally be Jamie’s ticket to journalistic fame and fortune...Categorized as:
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![The Brutal Truth by Lee Winter]()
The Brutal Truth by Lee Winter
Australian crime reporter Maddie Grey is out of her depth in New York, miserable, and secretly drawn to her powerful, twice-married, media mogul boss, Elena Bartell, who eats failing newspapers for breakfast. As work takes them to Australia, Maddie is goaded into a brief, seemingly harmless bet with her enigmatic boss—where they have to tell the complete truth to each other...Categorized as:
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![I Can't Think Straight by Shamim Sarif]()
I Can't Think Straight by Shamim Sarif
Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend. Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship... -
![French Kissing: Season Three by Harper Bliss]()
French Kissing: Season Three by Harper Bliss
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsASIN B079Y3G6HS moved to the more recent edition Paris... City of lights, City of love... City of drama! It has been six months since Dominique and Steph came out publicly... -
![Nightingale by Andrea Bramhall]()
Nightingale by Andrea Bramhall
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen Charlie Porter meets Hazaar Alim her first year of university, she's instantly smitten. Hazaar has it all: beauty, talent, and brains. What she doesn't realize is that Hazaar's future has already been decided, and Charlie has no place in it. Hazaar desperately wants to break with her traditions and stay with Charlie, but when forced to choose, she chooses her family over love... -
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![Vanessa: A Mrs Middleton Novel by Melissa Tereze]()
Vanessa: A Mrs Middleton Novel by Melissa Tereze
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey are made for each other. But can their love survive the ultimate test? After her white-roses-and-sunflowers wedding, Vanessa is living a dream. Her cold, lonely house finally feels like a home. She has her beautiful Emma to love for the rest of her life, plus a daughter and a grandchild to grow old with. What could go wrong?Plenty, her persistent insecurities whisper... -
![Perfect Rhythm by Jae]()
Perfect Rhythm by Jae
Pop star Leontyne Blake might sing about love, but she stopped believing in it a long time ago. What women want is her image, not the real her. When her father has a stroke, she flees the spotlight and returns to her tiny Missouri hometown. In her childhood home, she meets small-town nurse Holly Drummond, who isn’t impressed by Leo’s fame at all...Categorized as:
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Cover Story by Rachel Lacey
Rachel Lacey, author of Stars Collide, serves up a steamy tale of Hollywood fame and subterfuge about a glamorous actress and the sexy bodyguard posing as her girlfriend.Natalie Keane is one of Hollywood’s top leading ladies, but she’s paid a steep price for her fame. After she was stalked eight years ago, the ensuing media frenzy almost broke her...Categorized as:
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![Euphoria by Claire Highton-Stevenson]()
Euphoria by Claire Highton-Stevenson
Euphoria, is the latest standalone contemporary romance novel by Best-Selling author of women loving women fiction, Claire Highton-Stevenson. When Alexandra Montgomery took on the persona of Sasha, she had no idea where her life would lead.Wanting to rebel against her feisty mother, she joined a pop band, Solar Flare, and found a foothold on the ladder to fame and fortune...Categorized as:
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![The X Ingredient by Roslyn Sinclair]()
The X Ingredient by Roslyn Sinclair
A smart, sexy lesbian romance about facing the truth about your desires…and risking everything. Laurie Holcombe is out of a job, out of luck, and out of time. When a prestigious law firm hires her as an assistant to one of its senior partners, it feels like she might finally get back on her feet. All she has to do is put up with the whims of her infuriatingly icy boss, Diana... -
![Price of Honor by Radclyffe]()
Price of Honor by Radclyffe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHonor and duty are not always black and white—and when self-styled patriots take up arms against the government, the price of honor may be a life. Blair Powell and Jane Graves have much in common and even more that sets them apart in an invisible battle raging on home soil... -
![Mercy by Max Ellendale, Victoria Miller]()
Mercy by Max Ellendale, Victoria Miller
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEx-rock star, Dusty Song, abandons her music career to become a U.S. Marshal tasked with safeguarding vulnerable people from the criminals set on silencing them. When Dusty first encounters the illustrious Honorable Judge Bidwell, she sees a woman marked by the cases she's tried. Years later, Dusty remembers the strong-willed, audacious woman as the unlikeable star of the courtroom...Categorized as:
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![Popcorn Love by K.L. Hughes]()
Popcorn Love by K.L. Hughes
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA prominent figure amongst New York City’s fashion elite, Elena Vega is a successful businesswoman and single mother to an adorable three-year-old son, Lucas. Her love life, however, is lacking, as those closest to her keep pointing out.At the persistent urging of her closest friend, Elena reluctantly agrees to a string of blind dates if she can find a suitable babysitter for Lucas...Categorized as:
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![The Awkward Truth by Lee Winter]()
The Awkward Truth by Lee Winter
This funny opposites-attract lesbian romance digs up the awkward truth about what really matters in life.Ambitious ice queen and corporate lawyer Felicity Simmons has spent her life focused on one thing: scuttling up the career ladder. She’s achingly close to taking charge of a media empire for her boss when she’s sent to investigate a South Bronx charity that helps homeless people’s pets... -
![In Development by Rachel Spangler]()
In Development by Rachel Spangler
From a young age, Cobie Galloway made a career of playing the girl-next-door on the silver screen. Only, she's not a teenager anymore. Ready to challenge herself artistically and earn the part she's always dreamed of, she's forced to face the realization that in order to win the roles afforded to edgier actresses, she might first have to audition by playing someone edgier in her day-to-day life...Categorized as:
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![Fifty Shades of Pink by Jourdyn Kelly]()
Fifty Shades of Pink by Jourdyn Kelly
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBDSM was never my scene. I've always thought I was too strong to be dominated. Authority and I never did get along. So, when I was dragged to a special kind of club for my best friend's bachelorette party the last thing I expected to do was surrender myself completely.I wasn't going to participate. Then I was summoned to the "Pink Room". Her room... -
![Members Only by Lise Gold, Madeleine Taylor]()
Members Only by Lise Gold, Madeleine Taylor
Olivia Whitaker has lost her fortune. Without her father’s credit card to keep her afloat and no college education, she’s lucky to land herself a job as a waitress in a private members’ club in London... -
![Losing Control by J.J. Arias]()
Losing Control by J.J. Arias
A seductive love story of passion, rebellion, and the courage to love, Losing Control will leave you breathless.Strait-laced talent agent Adriana Ortiz’s world is rocked when she’s thrust into the tumultuous orbit of Roxy, the raw, enigmatic pop rebel with a notorious edge and a guarded heart.Tasked with steering the wild Roxy on a whirlwind tour, Adriana boards Roxy’s opulent tour bus...Categorized as:
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![Blurred Lines by Olivia Lucas]()
Blurred Lines by Olivia Lucas
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThis 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... -
![The Secret of St. Claire by Robin Alexander]()
The Secret of St. Claire by Robin Alexander
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLighthearted 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... -
![Guarding Evelyn by Erin Zak]()
Guarding Evelyn by Erin Zak
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter an unfortunate incident and a forced leave of absence from the Secret Service, Arden Ryan is moving back to Chicago where she can get over her failures in the comfort of her childhood home. Her parents, who are lovely, if not a tad overbearing, will provide the support she needs...Categorized as:
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![Awakenings by Susan X. Meagher]()
Awakenings by Susan X. Meagher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDespite the questions of her roommates and the objections of her fiance, Jamie Evans persists in enrolling in a college course that seems an odd choice for a young woman of her background. What no one can know is that the course, The Psychology of the Lesbian Experience, will propel Jamie onto a journey of self-awareness and realization... -
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Saving Mia by Anna Stone
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTo break free, she auctioned off the one thing she’s been saving...Mia Brooks needs money, fast. Deep in debt to help pay her sister’s medical bills, her loan shark is coming to collect. Her solution? Auctioning off the one thing she’s been saving—herself.The highest bidder is Cassandra Lee, self-made businesswoman and CEO... -
![Heart Block by Melissa Brayden]()
Heart Block by Melissa Brayden
Happily ever after is easier said than done…Sarah Matamoros can’t complain. After immigrating from Mexico when she was nine years old, she’s content with the life she’s made for herself in sunny San Diego. She works hard at her mother’s housecleaning service by day and spends the evenings with her quirky eight-year-old daughter, Grace... -
![Like They Do in the Movies by Nan Campbell]()
Like They Do in the Movies by Nan Campbell
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Dream: rich and famous screenwriter of hilarious sapphic rom coms.The Reality: pushing out trashy celebrity gossip for cash.The Grand Plan: advance career by engineering a celebrity takedown.Fran Underhill’s adoration for the entertainment industry is in flames, transformed into a loathing of celebrity culture and all those who benefit from it...Categorized as:
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![Naughty or Nice? A Very Merry Decadence Christmas by M. Never]()
Naughty or Nice? A Very Merry Decadence Christmas by M. Never
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAre you Naughty or are you Nice? Get claimed by Kayne one last time as the entire Decadence crew comes together for a winter wedding no one will forget! Christmas is magical in New York— lights gleam and snow swirls as a powerful foursome reunites! Warning NSFW! Available only during the month of December! Get it while it’s hot! My Christmas gift to you! Author note: Naughty or Nice is a... -
![Take Two by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod]()
Take Two by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThey were the perfect couple until pride got in the way…Gina needs Sophia Rossi, a popular actor, to be the grand marshal of the local Pride parade. Sophia needs to convince her meddling mother she has a steady girlfriend in order to survive a month of filming in her hometown... -
![Hard to Please by Cynthia Dane, Hildred Billings]()
Hard to Please by Cynthia Dane, Hildred Billings
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat do you do when the love of your life asks you to marry her? Run, of course! Precious pearls and diamond rings may command Eva Warren’s life, but the jewel of her heart is long-term girlfriend Nadia Gaines... -
![First Everything by Kim Hartfield]()
First Everything by Kim Hartfield
When up-and-coming journalist Hayley is asked to interview Maya Ross, she's excited to show the world a new side of the president's daughter. But when Maya refuses to open up about anything more than the charity she runs, Hayley becomes determined to unearth her secrets... -
![Pippi's Little Prank Day by Allie Belle]()
Pippi's Little Prank Day by Allie Belle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPiper Webb didn’t come to Rawhide Ranch looking for love.At least, not the kind of love most people coming to a kink resort would be searching for.She just wants someone who will cherish her. Someone who will care for the Little girl she’s longing to be, without any other… expectations.Finding one person to love her like that seems impossible. Finding two, well, that would be a miracle... -
![Sunstone: Mercy Book Three by Stjepan Šejić]()
Sunstone: Mercy Book Three by Stjepan Šejić
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo women deal with modern themes of sex, relationships, and fetishism in this erotic romantic comedy."MERCY," Part Three. Loving someone means building a shrine within your heart dedicated to them. A shrine made of good memories and treasured moments. As the mercy arc reaches its third volume Anne is about to find the shrine of her heart ransacked by none other than the person it was devoted to... -
![The Rules of Forever by Nan Campbell]()
The Rules of Forever by Nan Campbell
Public school teacher Cara Talarico is determined to pay off her student loans by the time she turns thirty-five and has sworn off everything fun to make it happen—including dating. Attending her high school reunion definitely ranks in the not-fun category. The last thing she expects is to reconnect with Lauren Havemayer, her unrequited crush from ten years ago...Categorized as:
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![Against Doctor's Orders by Radclyffe]()
Against Doctor's Orders by Radclyffe
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThere’d been a Rivers at the helm of Argyle Community Hospital for six generations, and Harper Rivers was set to take her father’s place whenever he decided to hang up his shingle. Unfortunately, the board of directors had other ideas—they accepted a buyout offer from a health care conglomerate with plans to close the hospital’s doors to the community that depended on it...Categorized as:
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![Different Worlds by Lily Seabrooke]()
Different Worlds by Lily Seabrooke
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNatasha Seychelle, heiress to the vast Seychelle Enterprise, has been on a crumbling road ever since losing her mother. Losing her friends, falling away from her work responsibilities, and sinking deeper into depression, rumors are she won’t be able to succeed the company at the end of the summer.Annelise Benson just lost her kitchen job and is in freefall...Categorized as:
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![Play by Nikki Markham]()
Play by Nikki Markham
Bree is alone. She broke up with her boyfriend, stopped playing with her Domme, and after doing so, unintentionally lost all of her friends. Struggling to find a new balance in her life, she meets the beautiful and—hopefully bisexual—bookstore clerk, Harper, who offers her things Bree's only dared to dream of... -
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![Flight Plan by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod]()
Flight Plan by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod
Two women entangled in a web of danger, deception, and unexpected desire. Will their fake romance be the key to survival, or will it unravel the very foundation of their hearts?Reggie Hawkins is used to living a lie. As the closeted lesbian daughter of a billionaire media mogul, the only luxury she can’t afford is being herself... -
![At Her Service by Anna Stone]()
At Her Service by Anna Stone
A Hollywood executive. Her irresistible nanny. A forbidden fling that will heal their hearts or shatter them.Abby Peters can’t catch a break. Stuck in a nightmare nannying job to make rent on her shared Los Angeles apartment, she’s barely scraping by. Until she has a chance encounter with Hollywood executive Valerie Kane. She wants Abby to be live-in nanny to her 2-year-old daughter... -
![Death by the Riverside by J.M. Redmann]()
Death by the Riverside by J.M. Redmann
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAmong the moss-covered trees and wrought-iron balustrades of southern Louisiana, Detective Michele Knight (Micky to her friends) takes on the seemingly simple job of shooting a few photos for a client, but the going gets rough as Micky finds herself slugging through thugs and slogging through swamps in an attempt to expose a dangerous drug ring... -
![Where Love Leads by K.C. Luck]()
Where Love Leads by K.C. Luck
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSometimes love leads where you least expect it.When socialite Melanie Sotheby finds herself abandoned on the wrong side of Los Angeles, she has few options. With no phone, credit cards, or identification, the means to get back home to New York seem slim. Not until she is rescued by a tall, dark stranger in the middle of the night does Melanie think of a plan...Categorized as:
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![The Submissive by Cynthia Dane, Hildred Billings]()
The Submissive by Cynthia Dane, Hildred Billings
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"I'm never alone. She haunts my dreams. My consciousness. The woman took ten years of my life, and now I'm expected to pick up the trust she stole when she shattered my heart. And Ms. Warner dares to think she can make that all go away?" When Monique ran away from the Mistress who mistreated her, she thought she would never be in a relationship again... -
![Fake For Fame: Sapphic Enemies To Lovers by Isla Briggs]()
Fake For Fame: Sapphic Enemies To Lovers by Isla Briggs
She'd always been acting in love. Until her. Cheryl Bourne is tripping on the red carpet. Following a highly publicized divorce, her Hollywood career is hanging by a thread. Desperate to stay in the spotlight, she agrees to an unthinkable pretend to be a lesbian, fake date an escort, and exploit the ensuing media frenzy.The catch? Her fake girlfriend was her ex-husband's mistress...Categorized as:
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