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  • James—Uncontrollable by Felice Stevens

    James—Uncontrollable by Felice Stevens

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's time to travel with James and Malcolm through their twenty year history as they battle each other and struggle to hold on to a lifetime of secrets. James Never good enough. Not the real son. I will prove him wrong—prove everyone wrong. I am someone. I will succeed. I don’t need my brother to help me. I don't need anyone. My enemy holds my secret. He teases me. Taunts me...
  • State of the Union by J.A. Armstrong

    State of the Union by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ...
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    lgbtq  wlw  age-gap  family  fiction  politics
  • Maverick by Max Ellendale

    Maverick by Max Ellendale

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Renowned doctor, Lauren Lewis, purchases an old Victorian home after the loss of her former residence and channels her energy into restoring the new property. When a wandering antique restorer shows up to take on the job, together, they uncover the secrets the house harbored for a century...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  romance  fiction  book  adult
  • Executive Order by JA Armstrong

    Executive Order by JA Armstrong

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Adjusting to life as the first family takes time. As Candace and Jameson learn to embrace their home in the White House, life all around them continues to change. Jameson navigates the sometimes rocky landscape of motherhood with Cooper. Relationships are reinvented as Candace’s adult children look to establish roots in new places. Marianne and Scott make a move to Connecticut...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  romance  lesbian-mc  fiction  book  adult
  • Western Shores by Lise Gold

    Western Shores by Lise Gold

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Madison Wilson, a marine biologist, has recently graduated and is ready to start her adult life with her first job as a research technician in Santa Cruz. After moving to Capitola, a sweet and colorful beach town in Northern California, she is immediately enchanted by her new house, as well as her beautiful landlady, Ally...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  romance
  • Survived by Her Longtime Companion by Chris Paynter

    Survived by Her Longtime Companion by Chris Paynter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hired to work on a biography of the late film star, Daphne DeMonet, Bailey Hampton arrives to conduct an interview with Eleanor Burnett, Daphne’s "longtime companion." To Bailey’s dismay, she learns Eleanor has set up a co interview with Bailey’s ex-partner, Chelsea Parker. Estranged for eleven months, the two women hide their painful memories and strain to be civil to one another...
    Categorized as:
    angst  lgbtq  second-chances  wlw  adult  book  celebrity  drama
  • Controlled Burn by Sherryl D. Hancock

    Controlled Burn by Sherryl D. Hancock

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Battalion Chief Hunter Briggs is struggling with the loss of her wife. Just when she thinks she can't hold on anymore, she is reminded of another lost love.Kori is the one that got away, and years later Hunter is unexpectantly thrust back into Kori's life. But it’s not easy moving on when the past still haunts her at every turn...
    Categorized as:
    angst  lgbtq  second-chances  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  fiction
  • After Hours by J.A. Armstrong

    After Hours by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It looks like a Merry Christmas is around the corner in Whiskey Springs. Fallon Foster’s ex-girlfriend, Olivia Nolan, has moved to Amsterdam. Fallon is settling into her life with Riley Main and their son, Owen. Andi Maguire has finally found love with Billie Steele. And the town is celebrating the birth of its newest resident, a little girl named Hope...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  audiobook  age-gap  fiction  book  adult
  • The Loyal Pin Vol.1 by Mon Maw

    The Loyal Pin Vol.1 by Mon Maw

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Period Girl Love novel in 1950 between Princess Anilaphat and Lady Pilantita. In Sawetawarit Palace, Lady Pilantita has grown up as a well-manner young lady. Throughout her childhood with Princess Anilaphat who always treated her with love and care, their relation turn to be more complicated...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  romance  fiction  lesbian-mc  book  adult
  • Halcyon Nights by M.J. Duncan

    Halcyon Nights by M.J. Duncan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Emerson Riis has a job she loves, friends she considers family, and her goofy malamute Sasha for company. As far as she’s concerned, life in the small town of Mystic is pretty much perfect. Enter Mari Davenport, a Hollywood screenwriter with a dozen blockbusters to her name, who arrives in a car that is completely unfit for the north woods of Minnesota...
    Categorized as:
    angst  lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  fiction  lesbian-mc  small-town
  • Fireflies by Lise Gold

    Fireflies by Lise Gold

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Senior purser Mia Donoghue is always on the go, leaving her little time for herself. She doesn’t mind being busy; it provides distraction from painful memories and her daily struggle to stay sober. Captain Ava Alfarsi has just been promoted, carrying more responsibility than she’s ever had before...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  romance  fiction  audiobook  book  adult
  • Behind Her Eyes by Melissa Tereze

    Behind Her Eyes by Melissa Tereze

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A STEAMY AGE-GAP ROMANCEAll it takes is one cold lie to ruin the recipe for a perfect love…Five years ago, Abi was in culinary school and dreaming of working at Adley’s, a Michelin-starred restaurant, and for its equally delectable owner. Instead, she’s alone, broke, and out of friendly couches to sleep on. Her only direction…rock bottom.Abi’s in a mess, but it’s her mess, and she plans to fix it...
    Categorized as:
    angst  lgbtq  wlw  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Then & Now by Monica McCallan

    Then & Now by Monica McCallan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lily Connor has focused all her energy into becoming a successful wedding planner, and after five years, she’s on the precipice of taking on more responsibility at Southerland Wedding Company. When the chance finally presents itself, it comes with a complication she couldn’t have dreamt up in her worst nightmares...
    Categorized as:
    angst  lgbtq  second-chances  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • The Art of Us by K.L. Hughes

    The Art of Us by K.L. Hughes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Eighteen-year-old Charlee Parker met the love of her life in a parking lot—a leggy brunette with a valedictorian medal hanging from her rear-view mirror and an attitude as biting as a Boston winter. Alexandra Woodson was guarded, a nineteen-year-old orphan set on a bright future in hospitality administration...
  • Twice Upon A Time by Erica Lee

    Twice Upon A Time by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Kari Adelberg is happy. She has her friends, family, and a dog. What else could she need? At least that’s what she keeps telling herself, unwilling to think about what she lost until it ends up next door to her. Kacey Caldwell was the one that got away. They were college sweethearts and had plans for the future until Kacey ripped those plans apart with no explanation...
  • Worth the Risk by Crystal Chard

    Worth the Risk by Crystal Chard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When everything's at stake, how close is too close?Forensic Psychologist, Grace Weatherford, wants her old job back with the Covert Intelligence Squad, but on her own terms. Yet when CIS offer up a case with a mysterious female perp at the centre, she can't say no. The catch? Grace's speciality is undercover guidance – she now has to go all in.Nadia Florescu is nobody's fool...
    Categorized as:
    enemies-to-lovers  lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  crime  fiction  mystery
  • Sweet Things by J.A. Armstrong

    Sweet Things by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Carrie Maynard’s life changed the day she walked into Devon Brine’s restaurant. It’s about to change again in ways she would never have imagined. On the heels of a romantic proposal, Carrie and Devon are about to embark on the greatest adventure of their lives—attempting to create a family. Families come in many shapes and sizes...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  adult  anthologies  family  fiction
  • Marking Time by Sherryl D. Hancock

    Marking Time by Sherryl D. Hancock

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 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 dancer-turned 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:
    angst  lgbtq  wlw  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  military
  • Two Hearts Forever by Harper Bliss

    Two Hearts Forever by Harper Bliss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After overcoming their difficulties in Two Hearts Together, Anna and Zoe are nurturing their relationship, letting it grow slowly but surely. When a surprise visitor shows up in Donovan Grove, things threaten to go off course...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  family  fiction  romance
  • The Fireworks by Nicole Pyland

    The Fireworks by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is book #3 in the Holiday Series.Aria Bancroft had been in love exactly one time. It didn’t go well, and ever since, she’s been floundering. Choosing sex over relationships and working as a freelance editor more to have something to do than anything else, worked for a time...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  second-chances  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  lesbian-mc
  • Rekindled by Erica Lee

    Rekindled by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After getting married right out of college, Jordan and Spencer Barlowe were sure their love would last a lifetime. Unfortunately, life didn't work out that way and they've spent the last ten years apart. The only connection they have left is their teenage daughter...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  second-chances  wlw  adult  book  children  fiction  holidays
  • Sun Catcher: Book Two by Giselle Fox

    Sun Catcher: Book Two by Giselle Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love can find you … even when you’re hiding Taylor is on the run from Stinger James, her drug-crazed criminal of a husband. Along with her mother and her baby boy, she hides out in a small town where she hopes they’ll all be safe. One of her new neighbors, a woman named Jericho, soon enchants Taylor with her kindness and charm...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  fiction  mystery  romance
  • Everything to Everyone by Sherryl D. Hancock

    Everything to Everyone by Sherryl D. Hancock

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Harley Marie Davidson is a one of a kind. She lives in her own world, playing by her own rules. As an expert programmer she is in high demand, and her inability to say no, coupled with her ADHD, leaves her life in constant disarray. That all changes when Shiloh Styles, a former classmate from high school, is hired to help keep her organized...
  • Perfect Pairings by J.A. Armstrong

    Perfect Pairings by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After a tumultuous two years, the death of her best friend, Dar, and the decision to sell her company, Carrie Maynard’s life has finally hit its stride. She’s married to the love of her life, Devon Brine and expecting their first baby. Devon and Carrie’s family might seem unusual to some people. They share custody of Dar’s daughter, CJ with CJ’s father, Tom...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  fiction  slow-burn
  • Forbidden Formula by Erica Lee

    Forbidden Formula by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hannah Kilpatrick wasn’t looking for more than a one night stand, but she can’t seem to shake the one from New Year’s Eve. Ever since she left Cecelia Webster’s bed, she regretted not getting her number. She knew it could never work anyway since she lied about her age to get into her bed, but she still couldn’t help but wonder about her...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  age-gap  fiction  book  adult
  • Capturing Happiness by Erica Lee

    Capturing Happiness by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  romantic-love  fiction
  • Visions of Home by Erica Lee

    Visions of Home by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq
  • Always My Forever by Erica Lee

    Always My Forever by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ...
  • Perfectly Imperfect by Erica Lee

    Perfectly Imperfect by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw
  • Water under the Bridge by Sherryl Hancock

    Water under the Bridge by Sherryl Hancock

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Shenin and Tyler have been happily married for four years. Well, almost happily. Shenin, currently living alone in LA, is struggling with some dark secrets that are tearing their marriage apart. Those secrets end up landing her in hospital before the situation goes from bad to worse. Her friend, Jet, ends up in a nightmare crash with Skyler and Sebastian that leaves her fighting for her life...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  angst  romance  military  mlm  action-adventure  fiction
  • In Plain Sight by Sherryl Hancock

    In Plain Sight by Sherryl Hancock

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Meet Memphis McQueen: a music obsessed, quirky individual, who becomes fascinated with her best friend Oliver’s online girlfriend, often speaking to her under his name. Meanwhile, her career as a budding DJ starts to take off, and it isn’t long before she catches the ear of superstar singer and producer, BJ Sparks...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  angst  romance  mlm  fiction  book  adult
  • The Case of the Brokenhearted Bartender by Tiffany Reisz

    The Case of the Brokenhearted Bartender by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to the private files of Nora Sutherlin, The Mistress.Kingsley Edge, owner of the 8th Circle BDSM club, has ordered her to compose client profiles so the other Dominatrixes in his employ can learn from her expert erotic encounters. She’s the best Dominatrix at the club and her clients always leave satisfied..
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  steamy  humor
  • Stranger on the Shore by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Stranger on the Shore by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Quinn 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...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  angst  romance  lesbian-mc  dark  contemporary  fiction
  • You're Still The One by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    You're Still The One by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A twenty-five-year-old heartbreak. A surprising reunion. Their lives are completely different now, but what about their hearts?Natalie Shultz is a success in business but not in love. Although she’s built an empire of female-empowering sex toy stores, she’s never been able to find a deep, passionate connection of her own since running away from the girl of her dreams twenty-five years ago...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  angst  romance  contemporary  lesbian-mc  fiction  book
  • Lo que pasa es que te quiero: Poemas de amor y desamor by Gloria Fuertes

    Lo que pasa es que te quiero: Poemas de amor y desamor by Gloria Fuertes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Para Gloria Fuertes el amor era algo involuntario, como la poesía o el hipo. Curiosa, melancólica y mordaz, durante toda su vida amó y escribió con un espíritu de libertad y ternura insólito en la España de su época. Le rompieron el corazón mil veces, y mil veces lo recompuso para seguir queriendo...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  sci-fi  romantic-love  fiction  book  adult
  • Turning Tables by Sherryl D. Hancock

    Turning Tables by Sherryl D. Hancock

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jericho Tehrani is a veteran law enforcement officer who’s recently been appointed by California Attorney General Midnight Chevalier as the new Director of the Division of Law Enforcement. With the appointment comes a move to Los Angeles and the decision by her wife of ten years to leave her...
    Categorized as:
    angst  lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  fiction  law-enforcement  mlm
  • Someday, Maybe by Addison Clarke

    Someday, Maybe by Addison Clarke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Walker Forsyth is two years sober and back in her hometown of Moonflower Cove after two years away. She’s made her amends with her sisters and friends and is ready to start a new chapter in her life. More than anything though, she’s hoping to have a second chance with the love of her life.Maddie Carlson has spent two years wondering what it would be like when Walker came back to the Cove...
  • Back to the Start by Monica McCallan

    Back to the Start by Monica McCallan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When Remy’s grandmother dies, it means leaving her life in San Francisco and returning to a town she swore she'd never revisit, forced to confront a world she'd worked hard to put behind her over the last twelve years...
  • Beautiful Dreamer by Melissa Brayden

    Beautiful Dreamer by Melissa Brayden

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Who says you can’t go home again? Philadelphia real estate broker Devyn Winters is at the peak of her career, closing multimillion-dollar deals and relishing it. She’s pretty much blocked out her formative years in Dreamer’s Bay, where the most exciting thing to happen was the twice a year bake sale. Unfortunately, a distress call hauls her back home and away from the life she’s constructed...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • KELABU by Nadia Khan

    KELABU by Nadia Khan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Senang kalau hidup dalam dunia hitam putih.Baik-buruk, betul-salah, cinta-benci,lelaki-perempuan.Apa jadi pada yang tengah-tengah?Apa jadi pada orang-orang macam aku?Bila Jun datang pada aku, menawarkan posisi sebagai 'boyfriend kontrak', aku tak tolak...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  fiction  romance
  • Mules of Love  (American Poets Continuum) by Ellen Bass

    Mules of Love (American Poets Continuum) by Ellen Bass

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Balancing heart-intelligent intimacy and surprising humor, the poems in Ellen Bass's Mules of Love illuminate the essential dynamics of our lives: family, community, sexual love, joy, loss, religion and death. The poems also explore the darker aspects of humanity-personal, cultural, historical and environmental violence-all of which are handled with compassion and grace...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  contemporary  fiction
  • Kai's Aftermath by K. Elle Collier

    Kai's Aftermath by K. Elle Collier

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kai, Todd and Alana are back in this sequel to My Man’s Best Friend, which ended with Kai's surprise pregnancy.  Kai’s Aftermath picks up with Kai relocating to New York City with hopes of putting her life back together as she awaits the birth of her child...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Intentions by Susan X. Meagher

    Intentions by Susan X. Meagher

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    New Book - Intentions is the ninth installment of the twenty-six book serial novel I Found My Heart in San Francisco. In this book, Jamie tries to acclimate to her changing relationship with her father, Jim. Despite his promise to honor and respect her and Ryan's relationship, she has her doubts-both about his sincerity and his ability to follow through...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • High Rise: The Complete Collection by Harper Bliss

    High Rise: The Complete Collection by Harper Bliss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Four women. One building. A million complications. High Rise is a series of lesbian erotic romance novellas focusing on four women who live in The Ivy, the ‘sexiest building in Hong Kong’. Alex, a local gym instructor. Her room mate Nat, a celebrated American writer who moved to Hong Kong for love. Their upstairs neighbour Maddie, a workaholic investment banker...
    Categorized as:
    angst  lgbtq  wlw  adult  age-gap  anthologies  contemporary  fiction
  • The Blessing and The Curse by The Black Arrow

    The Blessing and The Curse by The Black Arrow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    By pretending she is falling for Edward, Bella is fulfilling Esme's dying wish. But sexy, possessive Edward can read her mind. Will she ever get into his? Can Bella forget the pain of her teenage years, and can she resist his relentless seduction? AH...
    Categorized as:
    angst  wlw  adult  book  fiction  romance
  • Ariana: Love always finds a way home by Emma Nichols

    Ariana: Love always finds a way home by Emma Nichols

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On the back of an unhappy marriage and bitter divorce, stressed out Ariana Carter-Cruz, returns to the remote Greek island of Sakros, to claim the estate of her late grandmother, Sophia. A straightforward affair - go there, sell the house, get out - and start a new life with her daughter...
    Categorized as:
    angst  lgbtq  second-chances  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • The Other Side of Christmas by Sharon Booth

    The Other Side of Christmas by Sharon Booth

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A festive feel-good novella. Katy’s driving home for Christmas – except an empty, cold caravan hardly seems like home, and it’s not feeling much like Christmas. It wasn’t supposed to be like this: a few months ago she had her dream cottage, a loving fiance, and big plans for a perfect wedding...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  fiction
  • Love's Witness by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Love's Witness by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Frankie Shaw moves 250 miles south, hoping to start a new life without the ghost that haunts her, the last thing she expects to see is her ex-girlfriend Lisa Bittern.Because Lisa was murdered fourteen years ago...
  • Christmas in Heaven by Lise Gold

    Christmas in Heaven by Lise Gold

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  fiction  lesbian-mc  workplace
  • Ghosted Christmas Past by Bryce Oakley

    Ghosted Christmas Past by Bryce Oakley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Last Christmas, I gave her my heart, but the very next day…Well, you know how it goes.Merritt Perkins has spent an entire year thinking maybe it was too cliche to be real. Dylan Camber: the cute private chef, and her: the nanny — connecting over being tucked away in the Rockies while working through the holidays...
    Categorized as:
    angst  lgbtq  second-chances  wlw  adult  book  fiction  holidays
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