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Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis
From the highly acclaimed, award-winning author of The Gods of Tango, a revolutionary new novel about five wildly different women who, in the midst of the Uruguayan dictatorship, find one another as lovers, friends, and ultimately, family. In 1977 Uruguay, a military government crushed political dissent with ruthless force... -
![Open Me Carefully: Emily Dickinson's Intimate Letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson by Emily Dickinson]()
Open Me Carefully: Emily Dickinson's Intimate Letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFor the first time, selections from Emily Dickinson's thirty-six year correspondence to her neighbor and sister-in-law, Susan Huntington Dickinson, are compiled in a single volume. Open Me Carefully invites a dramatic new understanding of Emily Dickinson's life and work, overcoming a century of censorship and misinterpretation... -
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![The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden]()
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
An exhilarating, twisted tale of desire, suspicion, and obsession between two women staying in the same house in the Dutch countryside during the summer of 1961—a powerful exploration of the legacy of WWII and the darker parts of our collective past. A house is a precious thing. .. It is 1961 and the rural Dutch province of Overijssel is quiet...Categorized as:
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![그녀의 심청 (Her Tale of Shim Chong) #3 by 비완, Seri]()
그녀의 심청 (Her Tale of Shim Chong) #3 by 비완, Seri
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEp 24 - 35. Based on a Korean folktale, two very different women find themselves making the same wish - to leave this world behind. One is Shim Chong, a young beggar living off the kindness of others to support herself and her blind father. The other is the bride-to-be of old Chancellor Jang, sold off to him for the sake of her family... -
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![March by Nicole Pyland]()
March by Nicole Pyland
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSophie Santiago goes out with friends one night and ends up bumping into the most beautiful woman she’s ever seen, a tourist named Bryce. After a few hours with her, spent talking and dancing, Sophie knows that Bryce isn’t meant to be someone she knows for only one night, but something causes them to lose each other in the crowd... -
![Observations on the Danger of Female Curiosity: Including an account of the unnatural tendencies arising on the over-stimulation of the mind of a lady by Suzanne Moss]()
Observations on the Danger of Female Curiosity: Including an account of the unnatural tendencies arising on the over-stimulation of the mind of a lady by Suzanne Moss
“At once the easiest truth to know, and the hardest to realise”. Thea Morell, Georgian heiress and eligible lady, is not normal. At least, that’s what she has come to believe. She loves nothing more than spending hours at the study of natural history, collecting fossils, insects, dead fish, bones and even the odd spider...Categorized as:
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![Hidden Truths by Jae]()
Hidden Truths by Jae
Lesbian Fiction: Historical Fiction - Sequel to Backwards to Oregon - Commuter Novel - 19 hours reading - "Luke" Hamilton has been living as a husband and father for the past seventeen years. No one but her wife, Nora, knows she is not the man she appears to be. They have raised their daughters to become honest and hard-working young women... -
![Letters Never Sent by Sandra Moran]()
Letters Never Sent by Sandra Moran
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"The story unfolds like a flower; the impact of it on each person is profound. It’s a spectacular offering of love gained, lost, and struggled with over a lifetime—a poignant tale with a marvelous reveal at the end. "—Anna Furtado, Lambda Literary Review. Three women, united by love and kinship, struggle to conform to the social norms of the times in which they lived... -
![Neither Present Time by Caren J. Werlinger]()
Neither Present Time by Caren J. Werlinger
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan a house save the lives of the people who live in it? Can an inscription written in a book over sixty years ago change the fates of people not even born when it was written? Beryl Gray is solid and dependable – her partner, Claire, thinks so, her family thinks so, her colleagues think so. She has a long-term relationship and a job she likes as a university librarian... -
![Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters]()
Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
"Lavishly crammed with the songs, smells, and costumes of late Victorian England" ( The Daily Telegraph ), this delicious, steamy debut novel chronicles the adventures of Nan King, who begins life as an oyster girl in the provincial seaside town of Whitstable and whose fortunes are forever changed when she falls in love with a cross-dressing music-hall singer named Miss Kitty Butler...Categorized as:
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![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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![Her Forgotten Promise by Corin Burnside]()
Her Forgotten Promise by Corin Burnside
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA wartime secret. A journey to uncover the truth. Claire has always had a special bond with her aunt Margaret, but she’s astonished when Margaret suddenly begins talking about a friend called Agnes, who Margaret met working as a WAAF in World War 2 – a past Claire had no idea about. Margaret and Agnes were best friends until Agnes started acting strangely, becoming secretive and distant... -
![The Map of Bones by Kate Mosse]()
The Map of Bones by Kate Mosse
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe stunning conclusion to The Joubert Family Chronicles has arrived. 'Mosse is a master storyteller' – Madeleine Miller, bestselling author of Circe. Their journey is over. But their story has just begun. A sweeping and epic story of adventure and courage, injustice and triumph, The Map of Bones by Kate Mosse is the sequel to the number one bestselling The Ghost Ship... -
![The Pocket Sappho by Willis Barnstone]()
The Pocket Sappho by Willis Barnstone
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA vivid, contemporary translation of the greatest Greek love poet by the prize-winning poet and translator. Sappho’s lyric love poems, composed in the seventh century B. C. E. , transcend time and place and continue to enchant readers today... -
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![A Lady for All Seasons by T.J. Alexander]()
A Lady for All Seasons by T.J. Alexander
From the acclaimed author of Chef’s Kiss and A Gentleman’s Gentleman comes a riotous Regency romp, featuring a charming and unforgettable genderfluid lead. “The perfect blend of rich Regency romance and frothy screwball, Alexander has brewed a queer and cozy cup of something sure to delight. ”. —L. C. Rosen, author of Lavender House... -
![Paths of Peace by T. Novan, Taylor Rickard]()
Paths of Peace by T. Novan, Taylor Rickard
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn the months following the end of the Civil War, the South is in turmoil. Some men return, some do not, and of the ones who do return, many were carrying permanent injuries. Addiction to opium based pain killers is epidemic, as men who had started the war as hale and fit workers can no longer even climb stairs or hold a pen, or an axe or a hoe. The Redmond family is no different... -
![Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, 楊双子]()
Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, 楊双子
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history, and power. May 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki, Japan, and arrived in Taiwan. She’s been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the island, though she has no interest in their official banquets or imperialist agenda... -
![The Crook and Flail by Libbie Hawker, L.M. Ironside]()
The Crook and Flail by Libbie Hawker, L.M. Ironside
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe son of the god must take her rightful place on Egypt's throne. Hatshepsut longs for power, but she is constrained by her commitment to maat – the sacred order of righteousness, the way things must be. Her mother claims Hatshepsut is destined for Egypt's throne – not as the king's chief wife, but as the king herself, despite her female body... -
![The Crown of Valencia by Catherine Friend]()
The Crown of Valencia by Catherine Friend
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's tempting to describe the actinon in The Crown of Valencia, but then we'd reveal spoilers from The Spanish Pearl. Just know that once again, Kate Vincent finds herself in a mess, both romantically and time travel-wise. Romance, betrayal, intrigue, disobedient children,and religious fanaticism pack this tense conclusion to the epic adventure begun in The Spanish Pearl. -
![Flowers by Night by Lucy May Lennox]()
Flowers by Night by Lucy May Lennox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA vivid, meticulously researched novel that depicts unconventional lives during the first half of the 19th century in Edo—the city that would become Tokyo—a city wracked by frequent natural disasters, but where one can find bawdy, thrilling entertainment of every kind...Categorized as:
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![The Devil Between Us by S.C. Wilson]()
The Devil Between Us by S.C. Wilson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn 1853, Jessica Pratt is only ten when her innocence is violently ripped away, revealing to her the cruelness of the real world. She flees, escaping the harrowing scene, finding herself lost and alone in the untamed Northern California wilderness. Fighting for survival in the unforgiving territory, each step puts her closer to peril, and further away from everything she has ever known... -
![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... -
![Lady Like by Mackenzi Lee]()
Lady Like by Mackenzi Lee
Two women set their sights on marrying the same duke, but instead of becoming enemies, they find themselves falling in love—though not with him. “My new favorite romance author. ”—Julia Quinn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton series. “A genuinely, strikingly funny romantic romp. I inhaled it! ”—Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Great Big Beautiful Life... -
![The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis]()
The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom 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... -
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![A Thin Bright Line by Lucy Jane Bledsoe]()
A Thin Bright Line by Lucy Jane Bledsoe
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAt the height of the Cold War, Lucybelle Bledsoe is offered a job seemingly too good to pass up. However, there are risks. Her scientific knowledge and editorial skills are unparalleled, but her personal life might not withstand government scrutiny... -
![Kicker's Journey by Lois Cloarec Hart]()
Kicker's Journey by Lois Cloarec Hart
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThemes: Romance, lesbian. In 1899 two women from very different backgrounds are about to embark on a journey together - one that will take them from the Old World to the New, from the 19th century into the 20th, and from the comfort and familiarity of England to the rigours of Western Canada, where challenges await at every turn...Categorized as:
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![Sisters of the Great War by Suzanne Feldman]()
Sisters of the Great War by Suzanne Feldman
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInspired by real women, this powerful novel tells the story of two unconventional American sisters who volunteer at the front during World War I. August 1914. While Europe enters a brutal conflict unlike any waged before, the Duncan household in Baltimore, Maryland, is the setting for a different struggle... -
![The Love That Dares: Letters of LGBTQ+ Love & Friendship Through History by Rachel Smith, Barbara Vesey]()
The Love That Dares: Letters of LGBTQ+ Love & Friendship Through History by Rachel Smith, Barbara Vesey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn intimate and inspiring collection of letters revealing some of the greatest queer love stories in history. "What this charming, moving and fascinating collection proves is that the [letter] form itself - a scribbled note, a declaration of love, an outpouring of passion, a bitter word - has always been with us. " - Mark Gatiss... -
![Lighthouse Keeper by Eliza Lentzski]()
Lighthouse Keeper by Eliza Lentzski
In 1874, in the quaint coastal town of Provincetown, Massachusetts, the ocean’s waves echo with tales of lost love. Lizzy Darby, a resilient young woman with a heart marked by past sorrows, seeks refuge in the familiarity of her parents' general store. Scarred by the loss of her first love to the unpredictable sea, Lizzy strives to find solace in the routine of her daily life... -
![A Halifax Holiday by Alexandra Vasti]()
A Halifax Holiday by Alexandra Vasti
An epilogue to the whole series, this forty-page story peeks in on the Halifax family (in all their joy and chaos! ) eight years after the events of the Halifax novellas. This epilogue is only available to newsletter subscribers. -
![Aimée & Jaguar: A Love Story, Berlin 1943 by Erica Fischer, Edna McCown]()
Aimée & Jaguar: A Love Story, Berlin 1943 by Erica Fischer, Edna McCown
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsExcerpts. A letter from Lilly to Felice, March 31st, 1943. Felice, I love you! What a feeling it is to be able to say that! Oh, Felice, the nicest fate I could hope for is that of lasting happiness. I want to live with you for a long, a very long time, do you hear? And life is so beautiful, so wonderful... -
![The Breath Between Waves by Charlotte Anne Hamilton]()
The Breath Between Waves by Charlotte Anne Hamilton
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPenelope Fletcher gave up everything to board the RMS Titanic. Forced to travel to America for her father’s new job, Penelope left her home in Scotland, her beloved grandmother, and even her girlfriend, who promptly got engaged to someone else. Heartbroken, Penelope isn’t looking forward to the weeklong journey. Or that her parents want her to find a husband in America... -
![Alice & Jean by Lily Hammond]()
Alice & Jean by Lily Hammond
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEvery lover has her story, and every town has its secrets. It’s 1946 in New Zealand, and Alice Holden has fallen for the woman delivering her milk every morning... -
![The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet by Lindz McLeod]()
The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet by Lindz McLeod
Jane Austen meets Bridgerton in this sapphic romance between Charlotte Lucas and Mary Bennet that begins four years after the end of Pride and Prejudice. When Mr. Collins dies after just four years of marriage, Charlotte is lost. While not exactly heartbroken, she will soon have to quit the parsonage that has become her home. In desperate need of support, she writes to her best friend, Lizzie... -
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![Carol by Claire Morgan, Cassandra Campbell]()
Carol by Claire Morgan, Cassandra Campbell
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsArguably Patricia Highsmith's finest, The Price of Salt is story of Therese Belivet, a stage designer trapped in a department-store day job, whose salvation arrives one day in the form of Carol Aird, an alluring suburban housewife in the throes of a divorce... -
![The Seduction of Moxie by Colette Moody]()
The Seduction of Moxie by Colette Moody
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Hollywood-bound actress Violet London meets speakeasy singer Moxie Valette, her trip takes an unexpected turn toward love. New York City, 1931: When wry Broadway actress Violet London and her hard-drinking cohorts venture into a speakeasy the night before she is to board a train for Hollywood, she is floored by sassy blond singer Moxie Valette... -
![Alaskan Bride by D. Jordan Redhawk]()
Alaskan Bride by D. Jordan Redhawk
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFinding a husband after the American Civil War isn't easy. When twenty-two year old Bostonian Clara Stapleton discovers the address of a likely bachelor in the wilds of the Alaskan bush, she throws caution to the wind and sends him a letter. Soon she's on the adventure of her life, leaving the comfort and stability of a well-to-do family for a man she's never met and a life of uncertainty... -
![Lilies of the Bowery by Lily R. Mason]()
Lilies of the Bowery by Lily R. Mason
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter an arduous voyage from Napoli in the summer of 1914, eighteen-year-old Joan Passerini arrives in New York City with her mother and brother in hopes of building a better life... -
![Cobalt by Nathan Aldyne]()
Cobalt by Nathan Aldyne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe two sometimes-detectives from VERMILION have teamed up again for a summer of fun in Provincetown. While Valentine browses for Mr. Right, Clarisse nabs a hunky cop all her own. But suddenly suspicion burns hotter than the sun as a string of murders mars the merriment. And somehwere in the endless secrets, jealousies, and lies behind the beautiful faces around them is a motive for murder. -
![The Murder Next Door by Sarah Bell]()
The Murder Next Door by Sarah Bell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJuly 1912. Leeds, England. A man is found dead on his study floor and his now-missing wife is the obvious suspect. To their neighbour, Louisa Knight, it's a shocking piece of news but nothing more. However, when she tells her 'companion' over breakfast, Ada Chapman nearly breaks their teapot and looks ready to run out the door... -
![A Bluestocking's Guide to Decadence by Jess Everlee]()
A Bluestocking's Guide to Decadence by Jess Everlee
Love can make even the most buttoned-up bluestocking come undone…. London, 1885. A lesbian in a lavender marriage, Jo Smith cuts a dashing figure in pin-striped trousers, working in her bookshop and keeping impolite company. But her hard-earned stability is about to be upended thanks to her husband’s pregnant paramour, who needs medical attention that no reputable doctor will provide. Enter Dr...Categorized as:
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![Branded Ann by Merry Shannon]()
Branded Ann by Merry Shannon
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNo pirate on the high seas is more bloodthirsty than the notorious Branded Ann, a woman with eyes like ice and a face marred by a mysterious cross-shaped scar. When she raids a merchant vessel bound for Jamaica, her only objective is to obtain the map that will lead her to a legendary treasure. But she hadn't bargained on taking Violet, the merchant's young widow, on board her ship as a prisoner... -
![The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister by Anne Lister, Helena Whitbread]()
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister by Anne Lister, Helena Whitbread
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThese remarkable diaries are a piece of lost lesbian history. Anne Lister defied the role of womanhood seen in the novels of Jane Austen: she was bold, fiercely independent, a landowner, industrialist, traveller, and lesbian. She kept extensive diaries, written partly in code, of her life and loves. The diaries have been edited by Helena Whitbread, who spent years decoding and transcribing them. -
![The Spanish Pearl by Catherine Friend]()
The Spanish Pearl by Catherine Friend
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Kate Vincent and her partner travel to Spain, Kate is accidentally transported back in time. .. way back in time. .. to 1085. What does a woman like Kate do in a world of no antibiotics, no feminism, no Diet Coke? She denies it as long as possible, then sets her mind to getting home. Tricky with her now useless twenty-first century skills. Things don't go well... -
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![The Hellion's Waltz by Olivia Waite]()
The Hellion's Waltz by Olivia Waite
It’s not a crime to steal a heart. .. Sophie Roseingrave hates nothing more than a swindler. After her family lost their piano shop to a con man in London, they’re trying to start fresh in a new town. Her father is convinced Carrisford is an upright and honest place, but Sophie is not so sure... -
![Worth the Wait by Lara Kinsey]()
Worth the Wait by Lara Kinsey
A feminine froth of a short romance. It's 1879, Paris is the center of Victorian fashion, and Diane Penrose, youngest daughter of the Baron de St. Aubrey, has run away from home to work as a living mannequin. The House of Worth is the premier fashion establishment, and young Marguerite Blanche is their most accomplished seamstress...Categorized as:
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![The Caretaker's Daughter by Gabrielle Goldsby]()
The Caretaker's Daughter by Gabrielle Goldsby
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAmidst the backdrop of a nineteenth century English country estate, two women struggle to find love--and the truth that could either bind them together or tear them apart. Despite the barriers of class and sensibity, Lady Bronte and her groundskeeper Addison find first friendship and then something far deeper on the sweeping estates of Markby. Classic Romance at its most breathtaking. -
![Her Morning Star by Violet Cowper]()
Her Morning Star by Violet Cowper
They’re engaged in a dangerous game of espionage. But the bigger scandal these two ladies risk is the joy they find in each other’s arms…. England, 1807. Miss Melanie Bright longs to escape the shadow of disgrace. Still haunted by her parent’s mistakes, the shunned debutante seizes on a hopeful chance by sharing a roof with a well-respected noblewoman... -
![Her Countess to Cherish by Jane Walsh]()
Her Countess to Cherish by Jane Walsh
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMiss Beatrice Everson has managed to marry the Earl of Sinclair, solving her family’s disastrous financial problems for good. She should be the happiest woman in London, but a less than satisfactory wedding night has Beatrice fleeing her husband and planning an affair with the dashing Mr. George Smith... -
![Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose Jones]()
Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose Jones
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMargerit Sovitre did not expect to inherit the Baron Saveze’s fortunes—and even less his bodyguard. The formidable Barbara, of unknown parentage and tied to the barony for secretive reasons, is a feared duelist, capable of defending her charges with efficient, deadly force...Categorized as:
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