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  • Chaos Agent by Lee Winter

    Chaos Agent by Lee Winter

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    What happens when the sweetest employee learns her boss’s evil secrets? This opposites-attract ice queen romance asks: Can a villain truly be redeemed?CEO Michelle Hastings has foolishly promoted a kind, clueless activist to her full-time staff. Now, on top of fighting her inconvenient feelings, Michelle must hide the evil they do...
  • The Red Files by Lee Winter

    The Red Files by Lee Winter

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    Ambitious Daily Sentinel journalist Lauren King is chafing on LA’s vapid social circuit, reporting on glamorous A-list parties while sparring with her rival—the formidable, icy Catherine Ayers. Ayers is an ex-Washington political correspondent who suffered a humiliating fall from grace, and her acerbic, vicious tongue keeps everyone at bay...
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  • Where the Heart Leads by Ally McGuire

    Where the Heart Leads by Ally McGuire

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A stunt car driver, an MI5 agent, a gigolo… Finn Montoya tells everyone she meets she has a different profession. It’s all part of keeping people at a distance while still being a part of the world around her. Really, she’s an accomplished writer who has taken being a mystery to heart. At least that way, she can stay safe. Under no circumstances can her past catch up with her...
  • The AM Show by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    The AM Show by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Would you give up your lifelong dream for a shot at everlasting love?Amanda Morgan is a morning show host with a fierce reputation, but a bitter divorce has left her feeling all washed up. Being mistaken for a grandmother at her own son’s wedding has her teetering on the edge—until a stranger at the reception rocks her world...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  age difference  office  length-medium
  • 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
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  boss & employee  length-medium
  • 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...
  • Two of a Kind by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    Two of a Kind by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Could something you can’t remember be the best decision of your life?Maisie Sullivan is a hard-working marketing assistant from Milwaukee who wants nothing more than to earn a promotion and finally finish her college degree. But when she’s swept off her feet by a charming cowgirl while on a business trip to Las Vegas, she decides there’s no harm in having a little fun...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  contemporary  from hate to love
  • Renovations by J.A. Armstrong

    Renovations by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Governor Candace Reid has been in office for just over a month and things have only begun to get interesting. While Candace traverses the state, her wife Jameson traverses the sometimes challenging ground of caring for their three-year-old grandson, Spencer. Life is anything but routine for Candace and Jameson...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  politician  length-novella
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  from hate to love  length-medium
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  contemporary  length-short
  • 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
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  contemporary  length-short
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  age difference  length-medium
  • 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
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  humor  contemporary  length-novella
  • Southbound and Down by K.B. Draper

    Southbound and Down by K.B. Draper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Drew Beckett’s life is a well-curated plan. Small-town to successful Assistant U.S. Attorney, assigned to an above-the-fold case that could eliminate a notorious crime family and put her firmly in line for her ultimate promotion. The last thing she needs is a distraction; like a threat on her life or the seriously lickable dimples on the U.S. Marshal assigned to protect her.U.S...
  • 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
  • A Dare to Remember by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    A Dare to Remember by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fifteen years ago, a game of Truth or Dare ended in a kiss that would forever change two women’s lives. Can they open up their hearts after years of hurt?After years away, Clara Chandler finds herself back in her Vermont hometown, nursing wounds from a shattered life in New York City...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  humor  length-medium
  • Foxy Lady by Cara Malone

    Foxy Lady by Cara Malone

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Foxes make terrible pets but they’re fantastic wingmen.Sydney Young has dedicated her life to animals. She’s a wildlife rehabilitator on call around the clock for rescue missions all over the state and every last one of her friends are veterinarians. Waiting at home for her is a rambunctious fox too tame to be released...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f
  • 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..
    Categorized as:
    mystery  queer  age difference  mafia  f-f  humor  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...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  boss & employee  humor  length-medium
  • 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
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  humor  contemporary  lgbtqia hate
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Never Mine by Bryce Oakley

    Never Mine by Bryce Oakley

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What if their fake relationship wasn’t ever just pretend?Sage Carson has a messy reputation. Sure, she’s a soccer star with World Cup trophies and Olympic medals, but she’s almost as well known for her rebellious behavior off the pitch. She’s left enough gorgeous women with broken hearts in her dust to fill a roster. That was, until she got injured...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  sports  f-f  length-medium  contemporary
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    queer  humor  f-f  length-novella
  • 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
  • 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
  • Puppy Love: A Contemporary Small Town Spicy Queer Workplace Romance Novel by Elle Sprinkle

    Puppy Love: A Contemporary Small Town Spicy Queer Workplace Romance Novel by Elle Sprinkle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 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...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  small town  humor  f-f  length-medium
  • 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
  • One Last Run: A Sapphic Romance by Bryce Oakley

    One Last Run: A Sapphic Romance by Bryce Oakley

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Danica Wendell seems to have it all figured out. She’s a respected neonatologist at one of the finest hospitals in the nation, engaged to the man of her dreams, and living a life that most only dream about. Well, one of those things is true. The other? Well, that's her secret to keep for now.Petra “Pete” Pancott isn’t settling for an average life...
    Categorized as:
    queer  angst  sports  f-f  humor  length-medium
  • Gallows Humor by Carolyn Elizabeth

    Gallows Humor by Carolyn Elizabeth

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Corey Curtis is coasting. At thirty-three, she’s in the best shape of her life and has a satisfying position at Jackson City Memorial Hospital. With a good paycheck, great friends, and occasional relationships with smart, beautiful women, she couldn’t be happier. She thinks. Dr...
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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