Books like 'We Are the Match'
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Four Point by Max Ellendale
Thirty-two bodies, twenty years, and a cold case that lives inside her alone. Detective Sali James teeters on the edge of sanity as she's forced to unearth her darkest days in order to stop Washington's most elusive serial killer. "Isn't watching beautiful? ". -
Vying Girls: A Sapphic Why-Choose Romance by Holly Thorne
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe night’s made for confessions. It cradles them safely, suspends them in the blackness, holding them until morning when we can either acknowledge or ignore them. .. With Elly’s love secured, and Haz’s all but guaranteed, I thought Nic would remain the only bleak spot in my existence... -
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In This Small Spot by Caren J. Werlinger
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Here, the true you is most often magnified, for better or for worse. ” Abbess Theodora. In a world increasingly connected to computers and machines but disconnected to self and others, Dr. Michele Stewart finds herself drowning in a life that no longer holds meaning... -
Wind Dancer by K.C. Luck
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf the lights go out forever, can love survive? Darkness still prevails throughout the world but in Astoria, Chief of Police Taylor Barnes has everything under control. There is only one more thing she wants to do—marry the always challenging Jackie Scott... -
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Her Mafia Queen by Persephone Black
Caitlin O' Fearless. Rebellious. Wild. And her fire is a threat to my icy heart. As a ruthless Mafia Queen, my steely self-control is legendary. But Caitlin’s blazing spirit ignited a passion in me I had no idea I was capable of. I sent her away to shield her, but her safety is still my obsession...Categorized as:
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The Mad House by Liza James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA broken home made whole through promises of eternal life and family beyond. On your knees. Whisper the prayers. Obey thy Father and Mother. You'll be made whole in the Spirit once we're all together again. One sister escapes. The other is trapped, carrying the weight of all focus from their parents for years to come... -
Bought for Us by Alisha Williams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI didn't expect to fall for them. And I fell hard. When life took an unexpected turn, I was forced to leave them behind. After ten years of hell made by my father, he's finally gone, which means I'm free. Only I'm not. He's left me with a lot to clean up in the form of a hefty amount of debt. It would take a lifetime to pay it off, maybe not even then... -
Savage Queen by Alisha Williams
Something I never thought was capable, happened. Now I’m trying to make all these relationships work without letting my past effect my life. So I do what I do best, shove it down deep and distract myself with sex and blood. But I don’t have to worry about finding things to keep me busy because someone has come into my city, putting teenagers at risk... -
Stranger on the Shore by Claire Highton-Stevenson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsQuinn Harper is living the life she always wanted. She’s well-liked and respected by everyone and has been a success in life with awards to prove it. She spends her free time running along the shore, returning to her quiet home on the beach. It was almost the perfect life, but there was one thing missing: Love... -
Angel of Mercy by Cara Malone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Angel of mercy. It was the stuff of legend, and nightmares. The caregiver who was supposed to heal and protect, who chose instead to kill. ”. In her very first case with the FCPD homicide division, Tate Macawi is investigating a death at one of Fox County’s most upscale nursing homes. With no evidence of foul play, it looks like the family is unduly suspicious…... -
Captive of the Crime Queen by Persephone Black
Years ago, Hadria Imperioli vanished after her father refused her mafia inheritance in favor of her younger brother. Now, she's resurfaced as "Hades"—ruthless leader of the Styx Syndicate mercenaries that terrorize Chicago—and she's hell-bent on finally claiming what's hers... -
The Stolen Girl by Cari Hunter
Detective Inspector Jo Shaw is bored, desk-bound, and absolutely not supposed to answer the phone call that sends her to a body in an empty house. Thrown in at the deep end after an injury that almost killed her, she’s determined to prove she’s fit to work... -
君と綴るうたかた 5 [The Summer You Were There 5] by Yuama, ゆあま
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratings「私書くよ。私たち二人の恋愛小説を。」そう言って、離れようとする夏織をつなぎとめた雫。病院にお見舞いに通いながらさらに仲を深めていく二人。しかし、そんな雫を見る夏織の妹・栞の目は冷ややかで── 物語を通してつながる少女二人の、甘く切ないひと夏だけの恋人ごっこ. -
Strong by Natalie Debrabandere
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition here. When British Army medic Kate Sanderson arrives at Cobel, an American checkpoint deep inside Afghanistan's Helmand Province, the only thing on her mind is her mission to save lives. There she meets USMC Captain Tyler Jackson, a talented young officer who uses her career as an excuse to avoid personal relationships...Categorized as:
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Requiem for Immortals by Lee Winter
Professional cellist Natalya Tsvetnenko moves seamlessly among the elite where she fills the souls of symphony patrons with beauty even as she takes the lives of the corrupt of Australia’s ruthless underworld. The cold, exacting assassin is hired to kill a woman who seems so innocent that Natalya can’t understand why anyone would want her dead... -
Collide-O-Scope by Andrea Bramhall
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn unidentified woman is found murdered on the North Norfolk Coastal Path and newly promoted Detective Sergeant Kate Brannon and Kings Lynn's CID have the task of figuring out whom, how, and why. A job that's made more difficult when everyone of the forty residents in the village has something to hide and answers her questions with a string of lies... -
Rat Race by Eden Emory, Ashley Pines
From Ashley Pines and Eden Emory comes a queer dark, smutty thriller set in world where the rich pay handsomely to watch the live-streaming event of the year. The desperate sign-up to play a game with life-changing rewards and life-ending consequences. Cam. Legacy. A word I reckon I’d heard a hundred times more than my own name. It’s what I am, who I am. The product of generations of greatness...Categorized as:
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Ace of All Hearts by Lola King
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRose. They call it Stockholm Syndrome. When you develop positive feelings toward your captor. But I’m a genius. I’m smart, I’m cunning, and I know that would never happen to me…right? He promised he would find me if I escaped, and Viktor Volkov always keeps his promises. I now have sixty days to say my goodbyes. Sixty days of freedom left before I have to go back to him for good... -
The Nightingale and the Rose by Jolie Dvorak
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOn Her Majesty’s Secret Sapphic Service. Detective Rose Martin has spent years trying to bring down Sterling Montague, a corrupt British billionaire with plans of destroying democracy. But her pursuit of justice throws her into a shadowy world of spies and assassins—a clandestine organisation called the Circle... -
Giovanna by Victoria Arrow
Overlooked as her father’s heir, Giovanna dedicates herself to supporting her hedonistic playboy brother as the new mafia boss. Loyal and stoic, Giovanna puts the famiglia before all else, but when she meets the woman her brother is being forced to marry it feels like fate is screwing her again... -
To The Bone by Kylie Cross
I thought I’d rather die than join a sorority. But when fraternity brothers started hunting me across campus, the Laniidae sisters’ invitation to rush became too tempting to turn down. Atwood University was supposed to be an escape. A place where I could be free from my past, from the man that haunted my waking nightmare... -
Promised to the Queen by Barbara Winkes
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA new sapphic mafia romance from the author of the Crossing Lines trilogy. .. MIA. I can’t believe my parents have agreed to marry me off in order to have their debt to the Morettis paid by the Falcone family. Tying the knot with Alessandra Falcone seems to be the only way—but I can’t do that, can I? This is not the marriage I’ve dreamed of since I was a little girl... -
Killer Instinct by Barbara Winkes
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Barbara Winkes creates a compelling trilogy that pulls you in from page one and refuses to let go. .. " - Kimberly Amato, author of the Jasmine Steele Mysteries. Enough is enough. Joanna's career ends after she kills a murderer and fails to cover her tracks. After serving a prison sentence, she struggles to pick up the pieces... -
I Did by Mardria Portuondo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll I ever want is to be a mother, and in my quest, I realize that not everyone possesses that desire. Kay is one of those people, but I fall deeply in love with her. After a long fight, I accept that I will not get all that I want in this life, and I am lucky to have gotten the gift of love. Ready to walk down the aisle with Kay, we go to get a marriage license... -
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The Last First Time by Andrea Bramhall
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Gina Temple decides to go Christmas shopping for her girlfriend, Detective Sergeant Kate Brannon, in the Norfolk town of King’s Lynn, it seems like an easy enough task. If only life were that simple. A split-second event, months in the planning, tips their safe world upside-down... -
Hating Wren by R. Handler
What if the person you want the most wants you gone? Wren Yao finally found the place she belongs, alongside her newfound best friends, Dev, Alex, and Ames. The only problem? Bex Fitzgerald, Ames’s sister. Bex doesn’t just dislike Wren, she doesn’t see her. And for someone as over the top as Wren, that’s the worst thing Bex could do... -
Remnants by D.J. Krimmer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsKaitlin. On the surface, my life is a flawless performance. I stay home, keep the house spotless, and play the role of the devoted wife. It doesn’t matter that behind the curtains, the truth is darker than anyone could imagine. I’ve mastered the art of concealing the bruises, spinning lies to explain the tears, and burying the horrors of what happened behind closed doors. Until her...Categorized as:
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Blood and Muscle by Elle Alexanda
What would you do if the life you knew was stripped away in a single night? Ava Bedford’s quiet existence in Nevada shatters when she becomes the sole witness to a brutal murder linked to rising political star Congressman Richard Callahan. Forced into witness protection, Ava is relocated to Cedar Falls, a rugged Wyoming town nestled in the shadow of towering mountains... -
Don't Leave Me by Eden Emory
I am a professional liar. But not because I like to lie. .. because people don’t like the truth. I did what I had to survive, but I made a promise once. There was a single person on this earth. that I could never lie to. My step-sister, Lillian. The problem is that along the way. I began to lie to myself. I’m a good person. I am happy with my life. And lastly. .. I am not in love with Lilian... -
Don't Hate Me by Eden Emory
From Eden Emory comes an f/f spicy dark romance between an inexperienced and cold assassin and a very experienced secret service agent with a mysterious back story. It’s been years since my first kill. I have my process down to a science. And maybe sometimes I even allow myself to enjoy it... -
Kingmakers: Graduation by Sophie Lark
Wild Hearts, Ruthless Games. In the adrenaline-fueled world of Kingmakers, Sabrina Gallo stands as a force of nature. Untamed and fiercely independent, she’s more storm than woman, captivating and terrifying all who cross her path. Bratva bad boy Adrik Petrov has finally met his match. Sabrina won’t be easily claimed—but for Adrik, the thrill of the chase is as intoxicating as the prize... -
We Could Be Rats by Emily R. Austin
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsA moving story about two very different sisters, and a love letter to childhood, growing up, and the power of imagination—from the bestselling author of Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead and Interesting Facts About Space... -
No Tomorrow by Luke Jennings
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 39 ratings"If you want us to remain silent - if you want to retain your freedom, your job, and your reputation - you need to tell us everything, and I mean everything. . . ". We last saw Eve and Villanelle in a spy vs. spy race around the world, crossing powerful criminal organizations and dangerous governments, each trying to come out on top. But they aren't finished yet... -
Into the Fire by Cynthia Dane, Hildred Billings
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTheir love is too hot to touch. MITCH. Former Marine Michelle “Mitch” Cruise has already lived through the most harrowing moments of her life. Between a kidnapping in Iraq and losing her family’s home to wildfires, she’s convinced that there is nothing left to harm her. But there is also nothing to fill the void in her dissociative life. It makes her the perfect candidate for a golden opportunity... -
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Forbidden Temptation by Emmanuelle de Maupassant
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat dark secrets lie within those walls? Madness, abduction, imprisonment. .. murder? The past does not lie quietly. Towering above its island of wave-lashed rock is Castello di Scogliera. Look up at the narrow windows, and you might think yourself watched... -
Mafia Toy by Emilia Rose
The mafia boss and his wife want to pay me one million dollars to be their toy for a year. They can touch me and use me wherever and whenever they like. Aboard private jets, on the Italian coast, in lofty skyrises. .. they give me the life of luxury in exchange for me to be their dirty little secret. -
sWitch by Kat Blackthorne
PLAYER ONE: REMY. objective:. steal brother’s girlfriend. work the tattoo shop. pierce. skateboard. play drums. be the hotter twin. PLAYER TWO: FAUNA. objective:. snacks. dress in all pink. excel in favorite RPG game. play with kittens. beat V for Valin. sWitch is a masc loves femme, contemporary dark sapphic romantic comedy. Start game? -
Tryst Six Venom by Penelope Douglas
𝘾𝙇𝘼𝙔:. Marymount girls are good girls. We’re chaste, we’re untouched, and even if we weren’t, no one would know, because we keep our mouths shut. Not that I have anything to share anyway. I never let guys go too far. I’m behaved. Beautiful, smart, talented, popular, my skirt’s always pressed, and I never have a hair out of place...Categorized as:
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Second Chances by Alisha Williams
“Hang on to your panties because apparently, I keep losing mine. It's gonna be a sexy ride”. Okay! So breaking into my workplace after hours to steal money and then running from the cops, may not have been my brightest idea... -
She's With Me by Sade Rena, B.L. Mute
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBeing a Ciccone comes with a certain set of perks. A lifestyle that is like no others. Brothers who are ruthless. A father who’s worse. Love doesn’t exist in our world until Courtlin enters mine. She’s innocent, sweet—an angel. She doesn’t belong in this life, but none of that matters when she’s with me. I’m Kenley, and I’m the only female Ciccone... -
Surrender Your Heart by Raven J. Spencer
Penny can’t believe what happened to her: One day she’s studying sociology and paying her tuition with her job at a local café, the next she wakes up in a luxurious house which is the property of a rich and enigmatic woman...Categorized as:
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Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson
A sweet sapphic romance takes a deadly dark turn in this sharp-as-a-knife novella from the New York Times bestselling author. Rosemary meets Ash at the farmers’ market. Ash—precise, pretty, and practically perfect—sells bars of soap in delicate pastel colors, sprinkle-spackled cupcakes stacked on scalloped stands, beeswax candles, jelly jars of honey, and glossy green plants... -
Roommates: A Dark Sapphic Romance by A.L. Ryan, Cassie Hargrove
A hazing gone wrong. That’s what they’re saying happened… problem is, I know better. I know who Melanie is. We may not have been roommates for long yet, but I know her. I know the way she smiles when she’s thought of something particularly cute or funny. The way her breath comes faster when I get too close. I know she’s sweet and innocent. She’s also mine... -
Unspoken Truths by Jenn Bullard
I knew being the new girl at school would be difficult. New town, new family, new everything is overwhelming. This is supposed to be the start of something better. My mother is finding her light again, and I’m getting the woman she was before my father died. We’ve been through a lot, things she doesn’t even know about...Categorized as:
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Behind the Scenes: A Dark Sapphic Stalker Romance by Eden Emory
Step back into the Club Pétale Universe with Laura and Harley’s dark, obsessive romance. When a serial killer hiding behind the mask of a charming actor sets her sights on a high-profile criminal defense attorney, nothing will stand in her way. But lucky for her, Laura never backs down from a challenge—especially not one this dangerous. It was love at first sight... -
She's With Me by Sade Rena, B.L. Mute
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeing a Ciccone comes with a certain set of perks. A lifestyle that is like no others. Brothers who are ruthless. A father who’s worse. Love doesn’t exist in our world until Courtlin enters mine. She’s innocent, sweet—an angel. She doesn’t belong in this life, but none of that matters when she’s with me. I’m Kenley, and I’m the only female Ciccone. SHES WITH ME is a steamy, short FF story by. S... -
Die for Me by Luke Jennings
Following the wildly popular BBC America adaption of Codename Villanelle, a high-stakes, addictive new installment of Jennings's acclaimed Killing Eve series. Though the cat and mouse chase between these two lethal adversaries has seemingly ended, the sophisticated, deadly thrill of Eve and Villanelle's relationship is far from over... -
Sedating Elaine by Dawn Winter
Rated: 3.29 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFrances was not looking for a relationship when she met Elaine in a bar. She was, in fact, looking to drown her sorrows in a pint or twelve and nurse a broken heart, shattered by the gorgeous, electric Adrienne. But somehow (it involved a steady stream of beer and weed, as things often did with Frances) Elaine ended up in Frances's bed and never left... -
Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings
Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsstylish, thrilling game of spy vs. spy played by Villanelle, a peerless international assassin, and Eve, the fiercely intelligent MI6 analyst whose mission is to take her out-- soon to be a BBC America series. Villanelle (a codename, of course) is one of the world's most skilled assassins... -
Nightshift by Kiare Ladner
Rated: 3.24 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA haunting, compelling debut novel of complex female friendship and obsession, following one young woman's decision to abandon her normal life and join the otherworldly, nocturnal existence of London's nightshift workers. When twenty-three-year-old Meggie meets her distant and enigmatic new coworker Sabine, she recognizes in her the person she would like to be...
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