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Crossed Over by Santana Knox
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom 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. Nia da Silva is dead…... -
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Impulse Buy by Jae
Prickly emergency physician Regina has never liked romantic gestures, but when her girlfriend, ER nurse Ellie, surprises her with a gift right after Valentine’s Day, rejecting it is not an option. Little does she know the impulse buy will have unexpected consequences. “Impulse Buy” is a short story sequel to Jae’s lesbian romance Bachelorette Number Twelve.Categorized as:
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![A Deafening Whisper by Erik Schubach]()
A Deafening Whisper by Erik Schubach
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMia has lived a life full of harassment, for an affliction not many understand. She thought college would be different, her escape, after all, people there are more mature right? She was wrong. A rebellious girl, Vee, saves her from a bad situation and teaches her that every single day is a gift. A romance blooms between them that not even time can erase... -
![Crashing into Love by Nicole Pyland]()
Crashing into Love by Nicole Pyland
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSports 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...Categorized as:
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![Sparks Like Ours by Melissa Brayden]()
Sparks Like Ours by Melissa Brayden
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...Categorized as:
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![The Touch of Her Voice by Sara Scott]()
The Touch of Her Voice by Sara Scott
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings. .. Firebird Awards 2022 (Speak Up Talk Radio). First Place LGBTQ Fiction. First Place New Adult Fiction. First Place New Fiction (first time published). . .. 2022 American Fiction Awards Finalist (LGBTQ+ Fiction). . .. Literary Titan Gold Book Award (September 2022). . .. Readers' Favorite 5 Star Book. My world turned to shades of grey as I squared my shoulders and turned around... -
![Thrust by Rachel Spangler]()
Thrust by Rachel Spangler
Fencing prodigy Jess Kidman has always been ahead of her peers. At the age of thirteen she made the varsity team, won a state championship, came out, and fell head over heels in love with her team captain, Lauren Standish...Categorized as:
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![Tempted By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron]()
Tempted By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI wasn’t looking forward to finding a new roommate after my best friend, Joy, moved in with her girlfriend, Ezra. We’ve lived together for years, and I didn’t want to start over with a stranger. Then there’s a fire at the house Lark’s renting and for some reason I open my mouth and offer to let her move in with me... -
![Whipped by J.J. Arias]()
Whipped by J.J. Arias
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIf 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... -
![Tapout by Nicole Disney]()
Tapout by Nicole Disney
Every fight has stakes, and the hardest jabs are the ones you don’t see coming. Laila Moretti was on the verge of making her UFC dream a reality. A standout in the regional circuit, she was one win away from a contract—until a crushing defeat shattered her confidence. Convinced she’s not cut out for the big leagues, she walks away from the cage, her coach, and the future she fought for... -
![Moments in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Moments in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan
The Montgomery Ink saga continues with a bonus romance between two strangers on a path of healing that leads to something far more. Zia Clarkson thought she found her happily ever after, not once, but twice. Her first love is now engaged, and her second love broke more than her heart. Heart and soul bruised; she’s not looking for a relationship. Ever... -
![The Wilds & The Weeds by Ally North]()
The Wilds & The Weeds by Ally North
On a hot summer’s day in 1975, young heiresses Willow and Ivy Wilde vanish while playing by a pond on the Stonehold estate, never to be seen again. Now, fifty years later, Stonehold is again abuzz, this time in preparation for the homecoming of Summer Wilde and Brody Weston, whose upcoming wedding is all anyone in Echo, Washington can talk about...Categorized as:
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![First Position by Melissa Brayden]()
First Position by Melissa Brayden
Anastasia Mikhelson is the rising star of the New York City Ballet. She’s sacrificed creature comforts, a social life, as well as her own physical well-being for perfection in dance. Even her reputation as The Ice Queen doesn’t faze her. Though Ana’s at the peak of her career, competition from a new and noteworthy dancer puts all she’s worked for in jeopardy...Categorized as:
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![A Game Of Two Hearts by Iona Kane]()
A Game Of Two Hearts by Iona Kane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTess 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... -
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![This Is the Season to Make You Mine by Johana Gavez]()
This Is the Season to Make You Mine by Johana Gavez
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill the Christmas magic help these two friends take a shot at love? Morgan Bergman doesn’t want to go home for Christmas. She loves her family, but since her parents retired and her sister moved back to their hometown of Apfelville to take over the family business, she’s been avoiding them, feeling guilty about choosing her rising career in New York over her family... -
![Girls of Summer by Kate Christie]()
Girls of Summer by Kate Christie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 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... -
![Quiver by Rachel Spangler]()
Quiver by Rachel Spangler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKye 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... -
![Enchanted By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron]()
Enchanted By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI was NOT looking forward to my sister’s wedding in the fall. It’s just another reminder of how single I am and how much pressure my family is putting on me to “find the one. ” Don’t get me wrong, I’m a hopeless romantic, but all their meddling is making me feel a little murderous. Then one day a woman walks into the bookshop where I work... -
![Different Worlds by Lily Seabrooke]()
Different Worlds by Lily Seabrooke
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNatasha Seychelle, heiress to the vast Seychelle Enterprise, has been on a crumbling road ever since losing her mother. Losing her friends, falling away from her work responsibilities, and sinking deeper into depression, rumors are she won’t be able to succeed the company at the end of the summer. Annelise Benson just lost her kitchen job and is in freefall...Categorized as:
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![To Have Loved & Lost: A new adult lesbian romance by Eliza Andrews]()
To Have Loved & Lost: A new adult lesbian romance by Eliza Andrews
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... -
![Racing Hearts by Erica Lee]()
Racing Hearts by Erica Lee
Ellie Finch has a plan for her senior year of college. She's going to lead her track and field team to an indoor and outdoor conference championship and qualify for nationals with her 4x400 meter relay team. That way, she and her best friend, Juniper, can have a free trip to California...Categorized as:
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![Whitewater Rendezvous by Kim Baldwin]()
Whitewater Rendezvous by Kim Baldwin
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDanger, 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:
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![Crushing It by Erin Becker]()
Crushing It by Erin Becker
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOn 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... -
![Santa's Favorite by Madeleine Taylor]()
Santa's Favorite by Madeleine Taylor
I’m Lucy, a law student with a part-time job as a personal shopper at Bergman’s, an exclusive department store in New York. As Christmas is nearing, my employer has hired a Santa. I don’t appreciate the way he keeps looking at me until I find out that Santa is a woman…. I’m one of those people who doesn’t like Christmas and I have my reasons for that...Categorized as:
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![Work In Progress by Olivia Lucas]()
Work In Progress by Olivia Lucas
Dear God, Can I please return her? I know I asked for a hot, amazing woman to shake things up, but this is not what I had in mind. Not even close. Sure, she has mesmerizing eyes that hypnotize me, killer legs, wild hair –. Ugh. Anyway, Reagan and I are polar opposites. First of all – she is New York, I am small-town Harmon Valley. She is also bossy, career-obsessed, and oh, a royal pain in my ass...Categorized as:
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![Love’s Learning Curve by Lindsey Pennington]()
Love’s Learning Curve by Lindsey Pennington
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo women in different places in life find exactly what they are looking for together. Skylar Nash’s life is in turmoil after her mom is unexpectedly killed in a car accident. She’s moved back to her hometown to get her mom’s life settled while putting her own on hold. Torn between the life she loves in the city with her girlfriend and giving her siblings the kind of small town childhood she had... -
![A Long Way From Home by Olivia Lucas]()
A Long Way From Home by Olivia Lucas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLogic versus desire – only one can survive the scorching heat of the Australian Outback. When no-nonsense, Chicago teacher Callie Rogers receives news that her deadbeat father has passed and has left her a share of his million-acre cattle station in the inhospitable Outback, she begrudgingly flies to the other side of the world... -
![Anatomy of Us: A Sapphic Sports Romance by Clara Ann Simons]()
Anatomy of Us: A Sapphic Sports Romance by Clara Ann Simons
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHace siete años, huyeron la una de la otra. Ahora, su futuro depende de que consigan trabajar juntas. Zoe Méndez es una leyenda del fútbol, pero su realidad actual está muy lejos de la gloria...Categorized as:
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![Play You For It by Samantha Saldivar]()
Play You For It by Samantha Saldivar
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this sizzling sapphic romance, sparks fly between a sports journalist and her latest source—the first woman to be named head coach of a D1 men's basketball team—but are they willing to risk their careers for a shot at love? When Jordan D’Amato becomes the first woman named head coach of a top-level men's college basketball team, journalist Caroline Beck is determined to get the story... -
![Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor]()
Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Jillian Cantor reimagines and expands on the literary classic The Great Gatsby in this atmospheric historical novel with echoes of Big Little Lies, told in three women’s alternating voices. On a sultry August day in 1922, Jay Gatsby is shot dead in his West Egg swimming pool... -
![Coalescence by Susan X. Meagher]()
Coalescence by Susan X. Meagher
In the first two books of this series, Jamie and Ryan forged a friendship (Awakenings), and realized that they had fallen deeply in love (Beginnings). This book brings the two of them together for their honeymoon in idyllic Pebble Beach. Here they commit themselves to sharing their lives together...Categorized as:
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![Schuss by E.J. Noyes]()
Schuss by E.J. Noyes
Stacey Evans wants only one thing: to be the best alpine ski racer she can be. Everything else—like her sweet and ultra-supportive best friend, and hot-but-vapid girlfriend—is just a bonus... -
![Never Mine by Bryce Oakley]()
Never Mine by Bryce Oakley
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat 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... -
![Before It Stains by R.E. Bradshaw]()
Before It Stains by R.E. Bradshaw
Falling in love is easy. Staying in love is work. Stephanie Austin has it all - a loving wife of 17 years, a handsome teenage son, a comfortable home in the suburbs, professional success, and a bright future. At forty, Stephanie’s life is all she’d ever dreamed of, but like the old blues song says, “What a difference a day makes. ”... -
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![When Dreams Change by Violet Morley]()
When Dreams Change by Violet Morley
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAs another softball season begins, Coach Lennox Clementine is juggling many balls in the air. With so many upperclassmen returning, she feels confident about Sitka High School’s chances, but only if she can manage to keep the girls in one piece. Outside of the softball field, Lennox has to keep up with the challenges of her job at the hospital... -
![Goode Girls Steal by J.J. Arias]()
Goode Girls Steal by J.J. Arias
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA compelling story about unexpected love, new beginnings, and second chances. Goode College's star pitcher Gabby is nearing the end of her athletic career. With only one more chance at winning the national championship before she graduates, Gabby is determined to play the best season of her life and enjoy her final year with her teammates... -
![Deeply Loved Bayou: Simone & Nala's Story by Aricka Alexander]()
Deeply Loved Bayou: Simone & Nala's Story by Aricka Alexander
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEveryone knows Simone "Simi" Teagues not only as one of the top-ranked WNBA players in the league but also as the Baton Rouge Bayou’s resident pretty girl, and she leans into it. She’s flirty, outgoing and has no problem attracting the attention of others…both good and bad... -
![Constitution Check by Katherine McIntyre]()
Constitution Check by Katherine McIntyre
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOne night was all Kelly promised. One night was all Tabby offered. And yet one night wasn’t nearly enough…. Kelly Hernandez is on the mend. After the loss of her girlfriend to a car accident, everyone expects her to be destroyed. The worst part is—she isn’t, and the guilt plagues her more each day... -
![Code of Conduct by Cheyenne Blue]()
Code of Conduct by Cheyenne Blue
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lesbian romance about breaking all the rules. Viva Jones was great once. A top ten tennis player with a grand slam trophy to her name, she had the world at her feet. Then an overzealous lineswoman’s bad call knocked her out of the US Open, and a persistent injury crushed her career...Categorized as:
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![When Dreams Change by Violet Morley]()
When Dreams Change by Violet Morley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs another softball season begins, Coach Lennox Clementine is juggling many balls in the air. With so many upperclassmen returning, she feels confident about Sitka High School’s chances, but only if she can manage to keep the girls in one piece. Outside of the softball field, Lennox has to keep up with the challenges of her job at the hospital... -
![Calling the Shots by Kelly Farmer]()
Calling the Shots by Kelly Farmer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTwo passionate hockey coaches face off in this rivals-to-lovers romance. Retired superstar Regan Lane is known for being outspoken. She’s never been one to keep her opinions to herself. When she lands a head coaching job in the women’s pro league with the Boston Ice, her brash promise to win the championship in her first year shocks no one... -
![The Secret Poet by Georgia Beers]()
The Secret Poet by Georgia Beers
Morgan Thompson likes her life just fine. She has a tight-knit family, two opinionated cats, and her job as office manager for her brother Perry’s medical practice. Perry’s an eligible bachelor, but his divorce left him gun-shy, so Morgan has fun tweaking his responses to potential dates online, using her affinity for words to make him sound impressive...Categorized as:
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![When DC Loved Iowa by Lee Winter]()
When DC Loved Iowa by Lee Winter
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens after the morning after? Polar opposites fall in love in this low-angst, ice queen lesbian romance about a DC finance journalist and a cheeky butch flight mechanic. Cynthia Redwell can’t believe she bedded some ex-softballer/mechanic at her best friend’s Iowa wedding. Worse, the woman has a smart mouth, a cute grin, and a baffling immunity to her fabulously biting barbs... -
![Fire & Ice by Rachel Spangler]()
Fire & Ice by Rachel Spangler
Will the heat building between a disgraced reporter and a rising curling star melt the already thin ice they each are on? Max Lauren made a mistake that shattered her pride, her heart, and her career in one fell swoop. Relegated to covering the lowly game of curling, she already resents the so-called “sport,” and then she steps onto the ice, where things get infinitely worse... -
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![Lacey Lassiter Is Not a Lesbian: A short, sweet and steamy new sapphic romance for summer! by Mabel Ballard]()
Lacey Lassiter Is Not a Lesbian: A short, sweet and steamy new sapphic romance for summer! by Mabel Ballard
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCorey Emmons is a rising star. With an appearance in a hit TV show sealing her status as a new queer icon, suddenly, opportunities are flying her way. One of these, however, seems slightly out of place. Lacey Lassiter is a pop sensation. Every aspect of her public image is carefully curated, from her body to her boyfriend to her signature white boots...Categorized as:
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![I Didn't Sign Up for This by Anita Kelly]()
I Didn't Sign Up for This by Anita Kelly
Sometimes, your girlfriend dumps you in Switzerland. If you’re lucky, it’ll be right before Christmas. To be specific, it just might be the day before you were set to go skiing in the Swiss Alps. As a Christmas present from said girlfriend. And maybe Nicole didn’t expect me to still go skiing in the Swiss Alps without her, but you know what? You only live once...Categorized as:
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![A Long Way to Fall by Elle Spencer]()
A Long Way to Fall by Elle Spencer
Bridget Berg grew up on the slopes of Elk Mountain, Utah. The daughter of a famous downhill skier, she was chasing her own Olympic dreams when her father’s unexpected death forced her to take over his ski lodge. It’s her home and she’ll protect it at all costs―especially from her insufferable neighbors. Kennedy Fleming is only in Utah to put her dad’s vacation home on the market... -
![But She Is My Student by Kiki Archer]()
But She Is My Student by Kiki Archer
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMiss Katherine Spicer started her first day at Coldfield Comprehensive, confident, enthusiastic and very well qualified; that was until she met the eyes of the student sat hidden in the corner of her classroom... -
![Overtime by Tracey Richardson]()
Overtime by Tracey Richardson
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsProfessional hockey star Sarah Brennan can handle brutal body checks and playoff pressure, but studying Irish literature under the sharp-eyed Professor Claire Joyce might be her toughest challenge yet. Claire’s disdain for athletes is legendary—and personal, thanks to a failed marriage to a pro athlete... -
![Roller Girl by Vanessa North]()
Roller Girl by Vanessa North
Recently divorced Tina Durham is trying to be self-sufficient, but her personal-training career is floundering, her closest friends are swept up in new relationships, and her washing machine has just flooded her kitchen. It’s enough to make a girl cry. Instead, she calls a plumbing service, and Joanne “Joe Mama” Delario comes to the rescue. Joe is sweet, funny, and good at fixing things...Categorized as:
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