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The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All, Vol. 3 by Sumiko Arai, Brandon Bovia
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWith Aya’s encouragement and inspiration from a music festival they attend together, Mitsuki begins to pursue her passion for music in earnest! But when a certain video of her singing goes viral on social media, Mitsuki ends up becoming somewhat of a celebrity at school—and her newfound fame brings difficulties for both her and Aya. .. -
She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, Vol. 2 by Sakaomi Yuzaki
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsKasuga and Nomoto promised to spend their Christmas and New Year’s together. Now, they find themselves learning more about each other’s families through the food sent by Nomoto’s mother. Cute character bento, salmon and rice, stollen, fruit sandwiches, roast beef…Nomoto and Kasuga warm up to each other over a cheerful holiday season. -
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She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, Vol. 3 by Sakaomi Yuzaki, Philip Christie
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAs Nomoto comes to terms with her feelings, Kasuga worries over her relationship with her family. Meanwhile, Nagumo moves in next door and Nomoto reunites with an old follower named Yako, widening their social circle as tensions grow. -
Bloom into You, Vol. 6 by Nio Nakatani
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTHE CURTAINS RISE…. The student council play has finally begun! Who will Touko’s character choose to be at the end? And how will Touko herself feel when the play is over and her dearest wish has been realized? -
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Bloom into You, Vol. 6 by Nio Nakatani
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTHE CURTAINS RISE…. The student council play has finally begun! Who will Touko’s character choose to be at the end? And how will Touko herself feel when the play is over and her dearest wish has been realized? -
If You’ll Have Me by Eunnie
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 33 ratings“Incredibly charming . . . There’s joy, delight, and absolutely unrestrained romantic sweetness on every page. I love it to bits! ” —TRUNG LE NGUYEN, author of the Eisner Award nominee The Magic Fish. Momo Gardner is the kind of friend who’s always ready to lend a helping hand. She’s introverted, sensitive, and maybe a little too trusting, but she likes to believe the best in people... -
Interference by Zoe Reed
The last thing Jordan Marshall wants is a relationship, especially with someone like Taylor Becks, the star player from a rival roller hockey team. Taylor doesn’t talk – to anyone. When Jordan’s curiosity about the athlete overpowers her predisposition to being guarded, the two strike up an unlikely romance... -
Bloom Into You Vol. 5 by Nio Nakatani
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThey might be on vacation, but the play is still on everyone's minds. Touko is already starting to worry about what will happen after it's over, and Yuu wants to change the script's ending. Stressing about the play isn't the only thing they're doing, though. It's summer break, after all -- so Yuu invites Touko out to the aquarium! -
Bloom Into You Vol. 5 by Nakatani Nio
They might be on vacation, but the play is still on everyone's minds. Touko is already starting to worry about what will happen after it's over, and Yuu wants to change the script's ending. Stressing about the play isn't the only thing they're doing, though. It's summer break, after all -- so Yuu invites Touko out to the aquarium! -
Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWhen a tornado rips through town, twelve-year-old Ivy Aberdeen's house is destroyed and her family of five is displaced. Ivy feels invisible and ignored in the aftermath of the storm--and what's worse, her notebook filled with secret drawings of girls holding hands has gone missing... -
Us by Sara Soler, Joamette Gil
What happens when the life you thought you had does a 180º turn? Everything, and yet…nothing. Us is Sara and Diana’s love story, as well as the story of Diana’s gender transition... -
Cross My Heart and Never Lie by Nora Dåsnes
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn this fresh, sensitive, diary-style graphic novel, 12-year-old Tuva's questions about becoming a teenager are confusing—so when her first crush turns out to be on another girl, it feels absolutely wonderful--so why does it become so complicated? Perfect for fans of The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag, HeartStopper by Alice Oseman, and Jen Wang's The Dressmaker and the Prince... -
Bloom Into You Vol. 4 by Nio Nakatani
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe script for the student council play is finally finished! To make sure it is a success, the council holds a practice camp during summer vacation. Touko, Sayaka, and Yuu soon find themselves faced with sleeping together in the same room. Whatever happens at camp, it promises to be three days of super-charged emotions! -
Bloom Into You Vol. 4 by Nio Nakatani
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe script for the student council play is finally finished! To make sure it is a success, the council holds a practice camp during summer vacation. Touko, Sayaka, and Yuu soon find themselves faced with sleeping together in the same room. Whatever happens at camp, it promises to be three days of super-charged emotions! -
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Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon, Vol. 1 by Shio Usui
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA YURI ROMANCE FOR THE MODERN CAREER WOMAN! Uno Hinako throws herself into makeup, fashion, and falling in love, hoping that will make her seem "normal" to the other people at her job. But no matter how hard she tries, she's a self-doubting mess inside, and her attempts at "normal" romance with men just keep failing...Categorized as:
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Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon, Vol. 2 by Shio Usui
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMORE THAN FRIENDS. The distance between Hinako and Asahi is closing! What started as a typical coworker relationship has blossomed into friendship. But now, Hinako has started to wonder if her feelings for Asahi go even deeper. Could this be love? ! -
Simon Schuster Forget Me Not. by Alyson Derrick
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThis tender solo debut by Alyson Derrick, co-author of New York Times bestseller She Gets the Girl, is perfect for fans of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Five Feet Apart. What would you do if you forgot the love of your life existed? Stevie and Nora had a love. A secret, epic, once-in-a-lifetime kind of love... -
She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, Vol. 5 by Sakaomi Yuzaki, Caleb Cook
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNomoto-san and Kasuga-san have decided to live together, but apartment hunting as a same-sex couple has been quite the stormy voyage. Luckily, Yako-san connects them with a realtor that may be able to help—and slowly but surely, the pair move toward their new life together. Meanwhile, Nagumo-san has taken a good look at herself, and she decides to pay a visit to the hospital…. -
Bloom into You, Vol. 3 by Nakatani Nio
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA charming love story about two young women who together discover that their dreams of a heart-pounding romance can indeed come true! Yuu has always loved shoujo manga and fantasizes about the day that she too will get a love confession that will send her heart a-flutter. Yet when a male classmate confesses his feelings for her . .. she feels nothing... -
Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsWhen Claudia accidentally eavesdrops on the epic breakup of Paige and Iris, the it-couple at her school, she finds herself in hot water with prickly, difficult Iris. Thrown together against their will in the class production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, along with the goofiest, cutest boy Claudia has ever known, Iris and Claudia are in for an eye-opening senior year... -
Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon, Vol. 2 by Shio Usui
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMORE THAN FRIENDS. The distance between Hinako and Asahi is closing! What started as a typical coworker relationship has blossomed into friendship. But now, Hinako has started to wonder if her feelings for Asahi go even deeper. Could this be love? ! -
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsJuliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bronx and headed to Portland, Oregon. She just came out to her family and isn’t sure if her mom will ever speak to her again. But Juliet has a plan, sort of, one that’s going to help her figure out this whole “Puerto Rican lesbian” thing... -
Goodbye, My Rose Garden, Vol. 3 by Dr. Pepperco
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Last Goodbye. Alice has finally revealed her secret to Hanako: she is Victor Franks! Yet secrets that must be kept still abound, and family, status, and love bind Alice like thorns. Will she and Hanako ever be free? The beautiful and stirring finale of Goodbye, My Rose Garden! The final volume! -
The Moon on a Rainy Night, Vol. 1 by Kuzushiro
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA high school girl's chance encounter with an enigmatic female classmate whose musical aspirations were complicated when an accident almost completely took her hearing leads to the slow blossoming of love. Perfect for fans of yuri series like Whisper Me a Love Song and sweet, sophisticated romances like A Sign of Affection... -
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Whisper Me a Love Song, Vol. 1 by Eku Takeshima
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAn adorable new yuri manga for fans of Kase-san and Yamada and Bloom Into You. One day, high school girl Himari sees a girl, Yori, sing in a band, and it awakens feelings she doesn't understand. .. but Yori does! Bubbly, energetic first-year high school student Himari falls head over heels for her senpai Yori after hearing her band perform on the first day of school... -
Whisper Me a Love Song, Vol. 2 by Eku Takeshima
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHimari is starting to realize that she and Yori have two very different things in mind when they talk about being in love, and Yori can tell that things aren't quite the same between them since she asked Himari out. But if they want to stay together, whether as friends or something more, they'll have to hear each other out and see if they can get back in harmony... -
欠けた月とドーナッツ 3 [Kaketa Tsuki to Doughnut 3] by Shio Usui
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA lovely yuri romance for the modern career woman! Uno Hinako throws herself into makeup, fashion, and falling in love, hoping that will make her seem normal to the other people at her job. But no matter how hard she tries, she's a self-doubting mess inside, and her attempts at normal romance with men just keep failing... -
Beguiled By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere were only two things I had to look forward finally moving into my own place without an awful roommate, and my Saturday nights at the only lesbian bar in the state of Maine—Sapph. I make it a rule to never kiss the same person twice, but one night I lock lips (and do a little more) with a platinum-blonde, tattooed stunner and I can’t resist having a second taste... -
Goodbye, My Rose Garden, Vol. 2 by Dr. Pepperco
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name. Lady Alice shares the story of her love for her former governess Eliza, as well as its tragic end. In the wake of that story, Hanako finds herself harboring two secrets—including the fact that the feelings in her heart are growing all the more intense. -
Kase-san and Shortcake by Hiromi Takashima, Jenn Grunigen
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA Future Without You. .? It's the last summer of high school, so Kase-san and Yamada decide to make the most of it and head for the pool! Unfortunately, the end of high school isn't only about celebration. Yamada cheers Kase-san on as she trains for the upcoming track meet, but her mind is filled with thoughts of the future -- and what it means for her relationship with Kase-san. -
The Avant-Guards, Vol. 1 by Carly Usdin
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsWhen Charlie transfers to the Georgia O’Keeffe College of Arts and Subtle Dramatics, she struggles to find her feet, but winds up exactly where she belongs. .. in the school’s (terrible) basketball team... -
Taking Flight by Siera Maley
Seventeen-year-old Lauren Lennox is a city girl at heart...Categorized as:
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Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon, Vol. 4 by Shio Usui
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA CHANGE OF HEART. Asahi has never been big on romantic love—her top priority has always been family. But now that Hinako is in her life, her feelings about romance seem to be changing. Asahi still doesn’t know exactly what that means, but one thing is for sure: her feelings for Hinako are growing more intense by the day... -
How Do We Relationship?, Vol. 1 by Tamifull
Shy Miwa has always dreamed of finding love, but living in small-town Japan made finding the right match difficult—especially since she likes girls! Even going away to college didn’t seem to help, until one day her outgoing classmate Saeko suggests they might as well start dating each other since it’s not like either of them has other options...Categorized as:
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Aftermath by Ann McMan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsReaders everywhere fell in love with Syd, Maddie, David, Michael, Pete, and the irrepressible Roma Jean Freemantle in Ann McMan’s 2011 bestseller, Jericho. Now, return to the tiny mountain town in the much anticipated sequel, Aftermath. Over the past eighteen months, Syd, Maddie, and little Henry have become a family, and things are going surprisingly well for most of Jericho’s residents . . -
Kase-san and an Apron by Hiromi Takashima, Jenn Grunigen
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRunning Out Of Time. Yamada has made up her mind to go to Tokyo with Kase-san! Before that can happen, she has to get through her entrance exams–and that means cram school, which puts a huge limit on her free time with Kase. Studying is not the only thing interfering with their time together, though... -
PULSE Vol. 3 by Ratana Satis
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNOTHING CAN COOL THEIR SIZZLING FEELINGS! When their date at the pool only serves to heat up their budding relationship, heart doctor Mel must face the reality that she’s falling for Lynn. As her feelings grow and the temptation to take their relationship to the next step reaches unbearable, an emergency at the hospital demands Mel’s attention... -
PULSE Vol. 2 by Ratana Satis
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe beloved yuri/Girls' Love webtoon from Lezhin that became a global favorite! Don't miss this beautiful, full-color paperback in English for Mature audiences. Mel, a renowned heart surgeon, is well-known for being a stoic loner. She views her erotic flings with other women as a tool for pleasure rather than a show of affection... -
Two Tickets by Ruby Landers
What does fandom mean to you? Maggie Dale lives a secret life in her small Idaho town. On the outside, she’s shy and reserved, hiding behind the walls of her dead-end office cubicle, stuck with how to talk to anyone. On the inside, she’s full of wild dreams, and her favorite singer, Savannah Grace, embodies all of them... -
I Can't Believe I Slept With You!, Vol. 2 by Miyako Miyahara
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKoduka Chiyo, twenty-five years old and unemployed, provides "favors" for her landlady in place of her overdue rent. At least, that's how their arrangement was supposed to go. But as time passes, the distance between the two women has dwindled. Just when things are getting interesting, an older beauty moves into the apartment complex where they both live! What will happen now? ! -
Kase-san and Yamada, Vol. 1 by Hiromi Takashima
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKase-san and Yamada go to college! Yamada is in heaven at her school’s horticulture department, and Kase-san is training hard at the sports university. With classes and a long train ride to keep them apart, hanging out together is tough. Can they beat their busy schedules and find time for one another? -
Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon, Vol. 3 by Shio Usui
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBETWEEN FRIENDSHIP AND ROMANCE. Hinako wants to get closer to Asahi, but there is still a lot she needs to work out. What will happen when she turns to Fuuka in her time of need? And how will Fuuka handle her own feelings for Asahi? -
The Girl That Can't Get a Girlfriend by Mieri Hiranishi
From first crush to first crushed! The autobiographical manga about one woman’s quest for the hot short-haired girlfriend of her dreams! Mieri is an awkward, nerdy college student with no dating experience, and her previous crushes on fellow butch women have all ended in disaster... -
Old Enough by Haley Jakobson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA debut novel "as astute, funny, and loving as your best friend from college"* about a young bisexual woman who is pulled between a new sense of community and loyalty to a friendship she's outgrown. *Isle McElroy. Savannah Sav Henry is almost the person she wants to be, or at least she's getting closer. It's the second semester of her sophomore year... -
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Songs of Irie by Asha Ashanti Bromfield
Perfect for fans of The Black Kids, Songs of Irie is a sweeping coming-of-age novel from Asha Bromfield about a friendship struggling to survive amidst the Jamaican civil unrest of the 1970s. It's 1976 and Jamaica is on fire. The country is on the eve of important elections and the warring political parties have made the divisions between the poor and the wealthy even wider...Categorized as:
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I Can't Believe I Slept with You!, Vol. 3 by Miyako Miyahara
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLove blossoms when a landlady and her tenant form an unconventional arrangement in this popular yuri romance (originally known as Even If It Was Just Once, I Regret It). Twenty-four-year-old Koduka Chiyo quit her job and is wallowing in self-pity. She's also three months behind on her rent... -
Girl Next Door by Erik Schubach
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen it comes to love. Brandye can't see what is right in front of her. A blind artist, Robin, shows her that all relationships are not doomed to end badly, and soulmates are destined to find each other. This is set in the same world as Music of the Soul but is a standalone book. -
Progeny by Erik Schubach
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsUpon their first meeting, Samantha disliked Abbey. But found herself attracted to her anyway. Everyone knew that they were destined to be together. Now if they would only listen. This is set in the same world as Music of the Soul but is a standalone book.Categorized as:
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Catching Feelings by Ana Hartnett Reichardt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAs a sophomore, Andrea Foster doesn't expect to earn the starting catcher position on the Alder University softball team. She's used to blending in and leaving the spotlight for the likes of Maya Gonzalez, the team's fiery ace pitcher. No one is more surprised than Andy when she's named starting catcher and captain of the Alder Lions. Maya was supposed to be captain, everyone says so...Categorized as:
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The Summer You Were There Vol. 3 by Yuama
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCRUEL SUMMER. At Kaori’s gentle urging, Shizuku reaches out to Ruri, the girl she bullied back in elementary school. All Shizuku wants is to apologize, but it soon becomes clear that even that won’t be so easy. Things take a dramatic turn when Kaori faints, and Shizuku learns that Kaori’s been keeping a big secret...
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