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  • Awaiting by Nicole Pyland

    Awaiting by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    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...
  • Back in Your Arms by Monica McCallan

    Back in Your Arms by Monica McCallan

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 24 ratings
    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...
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  • Crossed Over by Santana Knox

    Crossed Over by Santana Knox

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From international best-selling author Santana Knox, comes an LGBTQ, women’s fiction, coming out story like nothing you’ve ever read before. A tale that grips the hearts of those who failed to see eye-to-eye with a parent, and anyone who’s ever denied the truth about themselves...
  • Deal with the Devil by Ali Vali

    Deal with the Devil by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s business as usual for crime boss Cain Casey as she maneuvers to form an alliance with the Jatibon organization and secure peace among the ruling families in New Orleans. Cain’s new associate Remington Jatibon is a lot like Cain used to be—a playgirl with a passion for bedding beautiful women and an even greater passion for expanding her father’s empire, on both sides of the law...
  • The Flight Risk by Macon Leigh

    The Flight Risk by Macon Leigh

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Things 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...
  • Separate Like Stars by Diana Kane

    Separate Like Stars by Diana Kane

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    On 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...
  • April by Nicole Pyland

    April by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Asher 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...
    Categorized as:
    friends to lovers  queer  f-f  length-medium
  • Hoops & Heartstrings by Eliza Lentzski

    Hoops & Heartstrings by Eliza Lentzski

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When 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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  queer  f-f  multicultural  length-long  audiobook
  • And Then I Met You by Erica Lee

    And Then I Met You by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Have 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...
  • Separate Like Stars by Diana Kane

    Separate Like Stars by Diana Kane

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    On 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...
  • Enthralled by Her by Chelsea M. Cameron

    Enthralled by Her by Chelsea M. Cameron

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Things might be going well enough, but I couldn’t see much to look forward to. Sure, I somehow had a thriving business repairing and rebinding books, and my parents had gifted me their vacation house after my apartment was turned into a co-op. Still, there wasn’t a whole lot of action and excitement in little Arrowbridge, Maine, but I was making the best of it, like I always did...
  • The Tapestry of a Heart by Erin Zak

    The Tapestry of a Heart by Erin Zak

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Finnley O'Connell is at a crossroads when her life takes an unexpected turn after getting fired from her family's lawn care business. Seeking refuge in Chicago with her gay uncle, Finnley discovers a vibrant city and a new sense of freedom. But it's meeting Emerson, a captivating and mysterious woman, that truly changes everything...
  • Spin Serve by Nicole Pyland

    Spin Serve by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sports Series Book #8. This series is related by a sports theme, not by characters.Aspen Ashley had been a beach volleyball star on the court for years now, but due to an issue with a previous partner, this was her first real shot to represent the US at the Olympics...
  • Crashing into Love by Nicole Pyland

    Crashing into Love by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sports Series Book #7. This series is related by a sports theme, not by characters.Drew Oakes had her first chance to take home an Olympic gold medal taken away from her when another rider crashed into her in the first race of the competition.Four years later, she is determined to get on that podium, and preferably, at the top of it...
  • Marking Time by Sherryl D. Hancock

    Marking Time by Sherryl D. Hancock

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Raine Mason has never been in a relationship with a woman… or anyone for that matter. Then she meets Natalia, the feisty Latina dance teacher. A dancerturned cop, Raine captivates the eyes of the dance teacher and with a little push from their friend, they embark on a whirlwind romance...
    Categorized as:
    queer  sports  f-f  angst  military  length-short
  • Patty's Potent Potion by Robin Alexander

    Patty's Potent Potion by Robin Alexander

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When 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...
  • Pleasure by Eric Jerome Dickey

    Pleasure by Eric Jerome Dickey

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    How realistic is it to believe that one lover can satisfy a woman's every fantasy? Nia Simone Bijou is a woman who has it all - and is driven by the desire for more. Born in Trinidad, reared in Los Angeles, living in Atlanta, Nia is a writer, a thinker, and a woman in conflict...
  • Goddess of the Moon by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Goddess of the Moon by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Diana Maddox is a creature of comfort, she plays by the rules and she likes things done properly. Now, she finds herself in a bit of a rut. Single after an almost decade-long relationship with Jason, who cheated on her, Diana is sharing a flat with her sister and nephew. Her friends have all married and had families of their own, so there's only one thing for it, Diana decides...
  • Sparks Like Ours by Melissa Brayden

    Sparks Like Ours by Melissa Brayden

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Gia Malone wants one thing and one thing only: to be the best surfer in the world. Her biggest obstacle is the annoyingly perky Elle Britton. Not only is Elle number one in the rankings, she’s also a fan favorite. But there’s a lot about Elle that Gia never noticed, like her surprising sense of humor and picture-perfect mouth. Elle Britton is tired...
  • Storm in Her Heart by KC Luck

    Storm in Her Heart by KC Luck

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Love can weather the stormiest of hearts…Athena Storm, the resilient owner of a struggling tavern, has weathered many storms in her life. As she fights to keep her establishment afloat, she is convinced she does not have time for a relationship.Enter Kate Franklin, an ex-cop turned delivery driver who seeks refuge from her past...
  • Side by Side by Nicole Pyland

    Side by Side by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sports Series Book #6. This series is related by a sports theme, not by characters.As teenagers, Belle Elrod and Chandler Wolfe had been chosen to be part of Team USA figure skating’s elite training program. But when something happened, and Belle left the program, they were both left wondering what might have been...
  • Last Chance by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Last Chance by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    An injured athlete desperate for a comeback. A career-driven team owner. Passion ignites when they meet, but will victory cost them true love?Nora Brady has one last shot at the career she adores. After a devastating injury knocks her off the women’s football A-list, the tenacious midfielder accepts an offer to play for a struggling young team longing to compete in the big time...
  • Take Two by Stephanie Shea

    Take Two by Stephanie Shea

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being in love is Whitney Dimaano’s favorite past time. Though lately, she can’t seem to get it right. She’s tried—she is trying—but it just hasn’t…clicked, and maybe her time would be better spent focusing on all the things that are actually good in her life...
  • Behind the Pine Curtain by Gerri Hill

    Behind the Pine Curtain by Gerri Hill

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 29 ratings
    Jacqueline Keys was ostracized from her small hometown of Pine Springs, Texas when she was seventeen, sent away because she was gay. Her family was the largest employer in the county, owning Pine Springs Lumber, and her father was mayor of this small town. Her mother could not accept the fact that her only child was gay, could not tolerate the gossip about her family...
  • No After You by Nicole Pyland

    No After You by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Dani Wilder only intended to go to a fundraiser and donate money to a worthy cause. She had no idea that she’d meet the love of her life that night. There were only a couple of problems with that chance meeting. Dani had a boyfriend. That chance meeting – it was with Peyton Gloss, the world’s most famous music star, who also happened to be a woman. Peyton had only planned on performing that night...
  • Your Hand Found Mine by Adrienne Marsh

    Your Hand Found Mine by Adrienne Marsh

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cassandra Vasquez wasn't hiding away. She was just really busy; the design studio she and her brother owned was really starting to make a name for itself, and the work was just flying in. That was the only reason she didn't go out much, or really even keep in touch with her friends anymore. It had nothing to do with her ex; she wasn't hung up on Sarah, or afraid to get back out there. She wasn't...
    Categorized as:
    friends to lovers  queer  f-f  length-medium
  • Good Spin by Monica McCallan

    Good Spin by Monica McCallan

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Public Relations expert Emery Bates has exactly one problem she’s willing to admit, and it’s that she doesn’t have a girlfriend to take as her date to a wedding. Not because she needs a girlfriend, but because she needs an easier way to come out to college friends that she hasn’t seen in five years...
  • Whipped by J.J. Arias

    Whipped by J.J. Arias

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    If she can’t get through to her in the office, she’ll smash into her on skates. . .Newly minted lawyer Cheyenne Flores-Moore is excited to start her career at one of the most prestigious law firms in Miami. That is, until she meets her mentor Erica. It seems that no matter what she does, she can’t win her over - something the perennially sunny Cheyenne has not experienced before...
  • Sleigh Bells Ring: A Sapphic Romance by Alyson Root, Tara Sullivan

    Sleigh Bells Ring: A Sapphic Romance by Alyson Root, Tara Sullivan

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For 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...
  • Spectrum by M.J. Duncan

    Spectrum by M.J. Duncan

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Sparks fly the moment Bryn Nakamura lays eyes on Anna Fitzpatrick, and not in a good way. Driven, reserved, and recovering from another encounter with a life she would rather leave behind, all Bryn wants is to forget about Anna and focus on her beloved vineyard—but Fate has other plans...
  • Operation: Secret Santa by M.J. Duncan

    Operation: Secret Santa by M.J. Duncan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When 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...
  • Skimming around Murder by Edale Lane

    Skimming around Murder by Edale Lane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Killers can leave scars no one else sees.Content warnings for child abduction, murders, trauma, and racist elements.Top detective Jenna Ferrari winds up with too much on her plate as Christmas approaches when she becomes entangled in three cases. Allowing her emotions to run amuck, she concludes there’s no use trying to pursue a new relationship with Randi...
  • A Game Of Two Hearts by Iona Kane

    A Game Of Two Hearts by Iona Kane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Tess Kennedy isn’t where she thought she’d be at forty-six. She’s focusing on keeping things together as a single parent as she returns to a town that holds mixed memories. As she tries to build a new life for her family, she’s relieved that she’s finally in control of her own destiny. The last thing she’s looking for is a relationship.Rowan Russell is living her regular, predictable life...
  • Butterflies by Frances M. Thompson

    Butterflies by Frances M. Thompson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    ChloeThey say the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else. And when the woman you're trying to get over is the biggest f*ck girl out there, this needs to happen, like, yesterday. So that's my plan. And Radia, my friendly and funny regular customer, is my target. I'm pretty sure she's been flirting with me for nearly a year so this plan should be foolproof.Except, it isn't...
  • Kick Back by K J

    Kick Back by K J

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sophia Lindstrom plays football for South Melbourne. She’s tall, focused, intense, and has some major trust issues, which she’s currently ignoring. Sophia just wants her life to stay exactly the same, which means playing AFL, running the boutique fine foods and wine store with her brother, and volunteering at the homeless shelter. The same...
    Categorized as:
    sports  queer  f-f  misogyny  length-short
  • Finally Loved by Jacqueline Ramsden

    Finally Loved by Jacqueline Ramsden

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can you meet The One in the middle of being dumped?Neve thought she’d finally found someone who would love her, but here she is, getting dumped again. Perhaps it would be less embarrassing if it were happening in private—and with words she hadn’t heard time and time again. Or, perhaps she’s destined to never find real love...
  • Every Little Thing by Lily Seabrooke

    Every Little Thing by Lily Seabrooke

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The end isn’t the best time to realize you’ve been in love all along.Bakery owner Harper has her secrets. She’s always kept to herself, constantly on a career climb that only she can see, with no one allowed close—except the one person in Bayview who won’t take no for an answer.Paisley’s fallen into bed with Harper twice already over their years of friendship, but it’s never meant anything...
  • Girls of Summer by Kate Christie

    Girls of Summer by Kate Christie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The first four books of the Girls of Summer series introduced Emma Blakeley and Jamie Maxwell, two athletes with bright soccer futures. Now, in Girls of Summer, the US Women's National Team (USWNT) is in its final round of preparations before the 2015 World Cup. For Jamie, a starting spot on the World Cup roster would be a dream come true...
  • Making It Count by Nicole Pyland

    Making It Count by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sports Series Book #5. This series is related by a sports theme, not by characters.NOTE: The characters of this book are living during the first year of the pandemic.Shay Amos chose Dunbar University because she wanted to play basketball at a smaller school and be the best player on the team...
    Categorized as:
    friends to lovers  queer  f-f  length-medium
  • Quiver by Rachel Spangler

    Quiver by Rachel Spangler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kye Manchester is no stranger to ambition. She sacrificed more than she cares to admit to become a highly acclaimed actress. Now more than a decade after her big break, her prospects are waning, and in a moment of desperation, she tells a lie that sends her spiraling back to where she started, and to the one woman she swore she’d never let herself need again...
  • To Have Loved & Lost: A new adult lesbian romance by Eliza Andrews

    To Have Loved & Lost: A new adult lesbian romance by Eliza Andrews

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    When two people's lives are spiraling out of control, can coming together pull both of them back up? On sale for 99 cents between now and January 1! Alexis Woods knows who she is — or at least, she thought she did. She's number 17, point guard, MVP, all-star, co-captain of the Lady Raiders NCAA Division I women's basketball team...
  • Run Away With me, Girl 2 by Battan

    Run Away With me, Girl 2 by Battan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Maki's first love was her high school classmate, a girl named Midori. But Midori broke up with Maki at graduation, saying they were now "too old to be fooling around dating girls...
  • The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis

    The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    From one of the leading lights of contemporary Latin American literature—a lush, lyrical, deeply moving story of a young woman whose passion for the early sounds of tango becomes a force of profound and unexpected change.February 1913: seventeen-year-old Leda, carrying only a small trunk and her father’s cherished violin, leaves her Italian village for a new home, and a new husband, in Argentina...
  • For Love or Money by Clodagh Murphy

    For Love or Money by Clodagh Murphy

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    'Clodagh Murphy is the queen of romantic comedy and her latest is witty and warmhearted, with fantastic characters, laugh out loud dialogue and plenty of intrigue. This was my favourite kind of read - one where you fall in love with the characters to the point that they feel like your friends...
  • Whitewater Rendezvous by Kim Baldwin

    Whitewater Rendezvous by Kim Baldwin

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Danger, destiny, and romance on the river.A wilderness kayak adventure brings together two very different women—Chaz Herrick, a laid-back outdoorswoman, and Megan Maxwell, a workaholic news executive. As they battle the challenges of nature for survival, they discover that true love may be nothing at all like they imagined...
    Categorized as:
    sports  queer  f-f  contemporary  length-short  audiobook
  • Endgame by Zoe Reed

    Endgame by Zoe Reed

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Audrey Caplan knew what she wanted. It was simple, really: get the spot as captain of her college soccer team, and focus on school. That was it, and with her aptitude for structure and discipline, it'd be easy to ignore distractions. At least it would've been if Morgan Bailey hadn't shown up...
    Categorized as:
    sports  queer  f-f  soccer  length-short
  • What Now by Jamey Moody

    What Now by Jamey Moody

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When love dares to alter a carefully crafted life plan, does the heart win?Addison Henry is the new bank president in small-town Brazos Falls, but she won’t be there long. This is merely a stepping stone on her career path that leads her to headquarters and the CEO’s office.Lissa Morgan came back to her hometown to help her family’s business...
  • Many Roads to Home by Kaya LaSalle

    Many Roads to Home by Kaya LaSalle

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    That stereotype about the mid-life crisis involving smoking-hot flings with younger women? Yeah, turns out that might be true after all...Brooke has resigned herself to being single forever. She's almost 40 and practically married to her career. When she decides to take some time off to renovate a run-down farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, everyone tells her she's having a midlife crisis...
  • Cat Sloan Is Swirling by Jamey Moody

    Cat Sloan Is Swirling by Jamey Moody

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Can a fake kiss lead to forever?Cat Sloan needed something to be happy about. After a devastating heartbreak she is focused on opening her bookstore, alongside her sisters, in their brand new shopping center.Elena Burkett had been swallowed by grief the past year. But when she spotted a new bookstore about to open in her neighborhood she felt a spark of hope...
  • Crushing It by Erin Becker

    Crushing It by Erin Becker

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    On the soccer field, Magic Mel is in her element. She's ready to lead her team to victory at the city championship in her new role as captain. Off the field, however, is a totally different story. Mel can't get a handle on her class presentation, her friend group has completely dissolved, and her ex-friend-current-teammate, Tory, is being the worst...
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