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She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, Vol. 4 by Sakaomi Yuzaki
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsKasuga has realized she’s in love with Nomoto―and after the blast they had at their curry party, the two grow closer than ever! With Valentine’s Day approaching, Nomoto bakes up a storm and Kasuga hits the shops as they prepare the perfect treats to give each other, and they both turn to a friend for advice on expressing their feelings... -
Awaiting by Nicole Pyland
This is book #4 in the Royalty Series.Alexandria – or Alex, as she preferred to be called – would one day be the next Queen of the United Kingdom. She would also be the first out lesbian who would take that title... -
Open Me Carefully: Emily Dickinson's Intimate Letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFor the first time, selections from Emily Dickinson's thirty-six year correspondence to her neighbor and sister-in-law, Susan Huntington Dickinson, are compiled in a single volume. Open Me Carefully invites a dramatic new understanding of Emily Dickinson's life and work, overcoming a century of censorship and misinterpretation... -
The Echoes of Her Silence by Skye Von Triessen
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTo the world, Dominique Fournier is the picture-perfect married to a powerful man, draped in wealth, and living a life most would envy. But behind closed doors, her world is anything but golden. Trapped in a loveless, suffocating marriage, each day is a carefully concealed nightmare—until the one person she never expects comes to her rescue... -
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Back in Your Arms by Monica McCallan
Seventeen years ago, Quinn McKinley left her small town of Kingsford for a shot at a happier life. Now a successful real estate agent in New York City, she’s brought back on behalf of a client, begrudgingly accepting her return home in order to close the deal of a lifetime... -
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... -
Western Shores by Lise Gold
Madison Wilson, a marine biologist, has recently graduated and is ready to start her adult life with her first job as a research technician in Santa Cruz. After moving to Capitola, a sweet and colorful beach town in Northern California, she is immediately enchanted by her new house, as well as her beautiful landlady, Ally... -
Along The Mystic River by Lise Gold
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRiley, a New-York workaholic, has health issues and that leaves her no choice but to move to a small town to lead a calmer life. She hates the huge mansion she bought on a whim and stands out like a sore thumb in the cheery community of Mystic.Quinn, a Mystic-based contractor, has once again missed out on purchasing the house her family built... -
Election Day by J.A. Armstrong
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRunning a presidential campaign might seem the craziest thing in the world to most people. Candace Reid is not most people. The affable Governor of New York is used to controlled chaos... -
The Devil Be Damned by Ali Vali
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCain Casey is close to getting everything she wants. Her partner Emma is pregnant with their third child, her children are safe and happy, and her business is still thriving despite the FBI’s vendetta. Life is perfect on the surface, but it’s the underbelly that worries her... -
Honor Guards by Radclyffe
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWhen you're the president's daughter and the closest thing the country has to a first lady, your life is never really your own. When you're the woman charged to guard the first daughter, and you also happen to be her lover, every moment of every day is filled with challenges—and a mistake could cost you everything... -
그녀의 심청 (Her Tale of Shim Chong) #3 by 비완, Seri
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEp 24 - 35Based on a Korean folktale, two very different women find themselves making the same wish - to leave this world behind. One is Shim Chong, a young beggar living off the kindness of others to support herself and her blind father. The other is the bride-to-be of old Chancellor Jang, sold off to him for the sake of her family... -
The Next Life by Lise Gold, Madeleine Taylor
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAfter the painful divorce from her husband, Reina Amari, wealthy mother of two, has lost her sense of self. No longer wife and homemaker, she feels low, lonely and purposeless in her huge mansion in the Hamptons. Her life suddenly changes when she meets Belle, her new pool technician, who brings back feelings long forgotten... -
The Flight Risk by Macon Leigh
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThings are going great for Baylee Lawrence. Her writing has won awards, been adapted into an outrageously successful movie, and she’s just achieved her childhood dream of selling out a storytelling show at the Ryman. It’s incredible. Her life is perfect—a series of grand adventures. She has no intention of changing anything... -
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March by Nicole Pyland
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSophie Santiago goes out with friends one night and ends up bumping into the most beautiful woman she’s ever seen, a tourist named Bryce. After a few hours with her, spent talking and dancing, Sophie knows that Bryce isn’t meant to be someone she knows for only one night, but something causes them to lose each other in the crowd... -
The Devil's Orchard by Ali Vali
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn book five of the Casey Family series, Cain and Emma are planning a wedding before the birth of their third child. Cain has done everything possible to protect her family and get their lives back to normal. Cain is strengthening her partnership with the Jatibons and Carlotti families, as well as trying to help her cousin Muriel heal from FBI agent Shelby Phillips’s betrayal... -
Cuffing Season by Monica McCallan
Maeve Murphy doesn't have much to celebrate this holiday season. Ten years ago, she moved from Kingsford with no intention of returning. But home came calling, in the form of her mother's unexpected death. The least thing Maeve wants is to make friends—she's only back in Kingsford to help her father keep the family business, Murph's, afloat... -
Separate Like Stars by Diana Kane
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOn paper, Jordan Cohen has it all. With numerous bestsellers under her belt, a number of blockbuster movie adaptations to her credit, and a high profile relationship with one of Hollywood’s most prominent stars, what more could she possibly ask for? Maybe for Olivia Bradley, the only woman to ever break her heart, to exit her life as quickly as she’d re-entered it...Categorized as:
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April by Nicole Pyland
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAsher Hahn is one of the top wedding planners in New Orleans, and her best friend, Linden Washington, is the other. They’ve both planned extravagant weddings and watched couple after couple share their love in front of their friends and families, all without ever really falling in love themselves... -
Hoops & Heartstrings by Eliza Lentzski
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a devastating injury threatens Lex Bennet’s dream of playing in the women’s professional basketball league, her world is turned upside down. Despite the setback, Lex is unexpectedly drafted by the new expansion team in Boston... -
Strangers in Paradise, Volume 2: I Dream of You by Terry Moore
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsCollects Volume 2 issues #1-9.Strangers in Paradise (SIP) is the story of three friends, Francine, Katchoo, and David and the people they fall in and out of love with. It's a tale of dark pasts and hopeful futures, double-crosses and true friendship, love, and hate... -
Twice Upon A Time by Erica Lee
Kari Adelberg is happy. She has her friends, family, and a dog. What else could she need? At least that’s what she keeps telling herself, unwilling to think about what she lost until it ends up next door to her. Kacey Caldwell was the one that got away. They were college sweethearts and had plans for the future until Kacey ripped those plans apart with no explanation... -
Appointing by Nicole Pyland
This is book #2 in the Royalty Series.Elin, the Princess of Norway, never planned to become the country’s Queen – her twin brother, older by minutes, would be the next King. When her father decided to retire, and her brother abdicated to continue his career in the military service, Elin was thrust into being not only the next in line, but the new Queen... -
Love Me Not by Eden Emory
𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 is a sapphic billionaire age gap ceo x nanny romance set in the Club Pétale romance filled with angsty and of course... spice.I’ve been broke before, but never like this.After our parents' accident, I vowed to pay for my brother's college, but with my mounting debt, I couldn't even afford my own life, let alone his.I needed cash. Fast.An auction. One night. No feelings... -
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Consequences by Skyy
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSchool's back in session and there's a lot of unfinished business to handle. As Lena prepares for her wedding day, she can't help but think about Denise, her sexy b-ball roommate who almost stole her away. A summer isn't enough time to get over a true love. Denise just can't shake the feelings she developed for soon-to-be-married Lena... -
And Then I Met You by Erica Lee
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHave you ever met someone and known from that very first moment that they were going to have a big impact on your life? That’s how it was with Willow Stone. She was that person to me. She will always be that person to me.And this is her story.Before you get your hopes up, I need to issue a warning about this story. There’s happiness. And there’s an ending. But there’s not a happy ending... -
Guava Flavored Lies by J.J. Arias
All’s Fair in Love and (Pastry) WarSylvie Campos and Lauren Machado have hated each other since before they were born. For generations, the Campos and Machado families have blamed each other for stealing pastry recipes they claim their great-grandfathers originated before fleeing Castro’s Cuba... -
Separate Like Stars by Diana Kane
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOn paper, Jordan Cohen has it all. With numerous bestsellers under her belt, a number of blockbuster movie adaptations to her credit, and a high profile relationship with one of Hollywood’s most prominent stars, what more could she possibly ask for? Maybe for Olivia Bradley, the only woman to ever break her heart, to exit her life as quickly as she’d re-entered it...Categorized as:
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Patty's Potent Potion by Robin Alexander
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen 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... -
Christmas in Heaven by Lise Gold
Helen works for Heaven, a high-end matchmaking company with a tailored and personal approach. As their number one matchmaker, there’s no way she can turn up at the company Christmas party solo, but she struggles to find a date.Matilda is a corporate party planner hired by Helen to organise Heaven’s Christmas party... -
All Wrapped Up in You by T.B. Markinson, Adrian J. Smith
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA saboteur. A bookstore in trouble. A writer on the verge of ruin.After a painful divorce, Mathilda “Mat” Kincaide has one clear vision. Ascend the throne of her family’s cherished chain of bookstores. Yet a mysterious troublemaker lurks in the heart of her store, intent on derailing Mat’s every ambition... -
At Seventeen by Gerri Hill
Madison Lansford and Shannon Fletcher met when they were ten years old. Madison—daughter of wealthy parents and Shannon, daughter of their live-in maid and cook—became fast friends, yet both knew their place in life.There was never a doubt that they would become lovers . . . there was also never a doubt that Madison would marry and maintain her social standing in the community...Categorized as:
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The Fireworks by Nicole Pyland
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is book #3 in the Holiday Series.Aria Bancroft had been in love exactly one time. It didn’t go well, and ever since, she’s been floundering. Choosing sex over relationships and working as a freelance editor more to have something to do than anything else, worked for a time... -
The Misperception by Nicole Pyland
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is book #5 in the Holiday Series.Paisley Hill cared about one thing – she was building her company from the ground up without accepting any money from her wealthy family to do it. That was important to Paisley, and she took her job as a consultant seriously, wanting to help companies grow and get more efficient because of her ideas... -
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Lasting Impressions by Michele L. Rivera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFifteen years ago, Bryce Keating and Cameron Shapiro met for the first time on the worst blind date of their lives. They ended the night hoping to never see each other again and went their separate ways.Unfortunately for Bryce and Cameron, fate had other plans. Over a decade later, the two women randomly run into one another. It’s disastrous and stirs up mixed feelings for them both... -
Lucky Yellow Shoes by Jae
Denny is planning to propose to her girlfriend, Eliza, on Christmas Day, but she needs some help finding the perfect ring. Will it all go according to plan, or will she end up being the one surprised?“Lucky Yellow Shoes” is a short story sequel to Jae’s light-hearted lesbian romance Wrong Number, Right Woman... -
Donegal's Wish by JA Armstrong
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo one should have to wait until December for a dose of holiday cheer! Meet Abby Turner and Bess Riley. Abby Turner is a dedicated nurse and mother who spent her life in New York City until the death of her longtime partner, Connie. Abby’s adjusting to a new, quieter life in suburban Connecticut. Most days she finds the change refreshing... -
Snowed Inn with Madelyn by Chelsea M. Cameron
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNothing says “Merry Christmas” more than arriving at the adorable inn your mom has booked for your family and seeing your former babysitter, and first crush, sitting behind the desk. Turns out Madelyn Hawthorne is the owner, and after a massive snowstorm traps us, we’re all going to be getting pretty cozy for the next week... -
Christmas at Rainbow Falls by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Sweet Small Town Romance Christmas at Rainbow Falls is a sweet small town romance written in the style of your favorite holiday movies, so grab a cup of cocoa and snuggle in for some yuletide cheer!When a disastrous mistake at work puts her career in jeopardy, Natalie Dunbar retreats to the small Vermont town of Rainbow Falls to settle the estate of an aunt she hardly knew... -
A Purrfect Gift by Jae
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLena has just moved to Freiburg with her cat, Scully, so when she finds little gifts on her doorstep every day, she thinks they are a welcome-to-the-building Advent calendar from her new neighbors.Caroline, who lives next door, can’t figure out how her stuff keeps disappearing until she catches a cat in the act of stealing from her. She follows the feline felon home—and meets its cute owner... -
The Price of Salt by Claire Morgan, Patricia Highsmith
THE PRICE OF SALT also published as CAROL. THE PRICE OF SALT (1952) is a romance novel by Patricia Highsmith, written under the pseudonym Claire Morgan. The author – known as a suspense writer following the publication of her previous book, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN – became notorious due to the story's latent lesbian content and happy ending, the latter having been unprecedented in homosexual fiction... -
Next Time by Robin Alexander
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPayton 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... -
Sleigh Bells Ring: A Sapphic Romance by Alyson Root, Tara Sullivan
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor Nicole Robinson, Christmas means returning to the family home in Hebden Bridge with her sister Beth and their brother Liam, who has lived with permanent delays since a childhood accident. Though Beth and Nicole have grown up and moved away, every December the Robinson kids reunite for a month of family and festive traditions... -
Passionate Rivals by Radclyffe
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOnetime lovers, unexpected rivals...Emmett McCabe never expected to see Sydney Stevens—a woman with whom she'd shared a brief, incendiary connection before it all went up in flames—again. Luckily, ascending the cutthroat ladder of a high-pressure surgery residency to reach the top spot makes it easy to ignore what's missing in her life. Then Sydney reappears after nearly five years... -
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A Calculated Risk by Cari Hunter
Detective Jo Shaw has it all worked out. She’s good at her job, she has loads of mates, and she likes being single. She doesn’t need complications, but an emergency call to the stabbing of a young woman brings plenty of those... -
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
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... -
Operation: Secret Santa by M.J. Duncan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen Holly Burke saw who she’d drawn for Secret Santa, she knew she had to do something to make it special. It was Christmas, after all, and if anyone deserved some extra Christmas cheer, it was Mo Davy... -
Ghosted Christmas Past by Bryce Oakley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLast Christmas, I gave her my heart, but the very next day…Well, you know how it goes.Merritt Perkins has spent an entire year thinking maybe it was too cliche to be real. Dylan Camber: the cute private chef, and her: the nanny — connecting over being tucked away in the Rockies while working through the holidays... -
The Island Between Us by Wendy Hudson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLesbian romance and adventure collide in this gripping story of survival and second chances. Georgia Hamilton is an adventurer. After a life spent exploring the most remote places on earth, she's found her way back home to Scotland, where she teaches her expert survival skills...
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