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  • The Clinch by Nicole Disney

    The Clinch by Nicole Disney

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Eden Bauer grew up in a rough part of New York with an unsafe home life and took refuge in the neighborhood Taekwondo dojang. When the master of the dojang offered to train Eden as a live-in student, he started her on a journey that would eventually lead her to become the UFC featherweight champion of the world...
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    celebrity  family  lgbtq  wlw  adult  angst  book  contemporary
  • Saving Graces by Ruby Landers

    Saving Graces by Ruby Landers

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rosalie Carlson is the person everyone turns to in a crisis. She’s kind, calm, caring and a social worker, after all. She’s got it all together… except that her personal life is kind of a disaster. Things can get a little hectic after all, when your complicated best-friendship is with a megastar like Savannah Grace...
  • Perfect Pitch by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Perfect Pitch by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A lead singer, a professor, and another lead singer walk into a bedroom... Molly McIntire loves her career as the lead singer of the band Warning Sign. Who she does not love? The cocky, seductive lead singer of The Grunge, rockstar Luc Moreau, who through a series of misfortunate events ends up singing with her. In her band. On her stage. Together...
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    celebrity  family  lgbtq  adult  angst  book  contemporary  fiction
  • When You Least Expect It by Haley Cass

    When You Least Expect It by Haley Cass

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Caroline Parker knows three things to be true. First, she is going to be Boston's most sought after divorce attorney by thirty-five. Second, given how terrible her romantic track record is, falling in love isn't in the cards for her. And third, Christmas only brings her bad luck - being broken up with not once, not twice, but three times during the holidays is proof enough of that...
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    lgbtq  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Ever-Greene: A Souls Christmas by Annabella Michaels

    Ever-Greene: A Souls Christmas by Annabella Michaels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Join the Greene family and the rest of the Souls of Chicago as they come together to celebrate the holidays. There will be an abundance of laughter, fun, heartwarming moments, and, of course, the shenanigans that only occur when the Greene family comes together. Reminisce with all your favorite Souls of Chicago couples and triad as they celebrate this joyous time of year...
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    celebrity  family  lgbtq  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  holidays
  • Falls From Grace by Ruby Landers

    Falls From Grace by Ruby Landers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Savannah Grace is a huge star in Nashville. At least, she was. Her hit band Twice Struck topped the country music charts for almost a decade until her high profile marriage to her bandmate and co-writer publicly exploded. Now she’s fading from the spotlight and her own life, just trying to keep her head above water. Brynn Marshall is a little lost...
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    wlw  lgbtq  family  celebrity  romance  fiction  lesbian-mc  slow-burn
  • Spindrift by Anna Burke

    Spindrift by Anna Burke

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can a hot summer fling mend the hearts of two broken women?Morgan Donovan had everything she ever wanted: a dream job as a large animal veterinarian, awesome friends, and a loving and supportive fiancée. But it all comes crashing down when her fiancée dumps her after realizing that Morgan’s job will always come first...
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    family  lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • Graceless by Ruby Landers

    Graceless by Ruby Landers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Savannah Grace is on top of the world. She’s back to selling out stadium tours and winning Grammys, and she’s just arrived home from her honeymoon after marrying the love of her life… nothing could burst this bubble. Except, of course, her estranged family...
  • Escalation Clause by Liz Crowe

    Escalation Clause by Liz Crowe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Young love burns hot and bright. Soul mates are found, then lost in the blink of an eye. When young widow Maureen Gordon Taylor meets her daughter's sexy soccer coach, her body and heart slowly unthaw. But will holding tight to the past cost her a future? A devastating blow shatters a family's fragile happiness...
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    family  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • The Show Must Go On by Nicole Pyland

    The Show Must Go On by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Baker Eagan has just wrapped the TV show she created and ran for the past five years of her life. She’s ready for a break and to refocus on her writing, and the last thing she wants to do is go to her agent’s birthday party. Little does she know that her agent plans to play matchmaker.Casey Jinx is the lead actress on a hit TV show...
  • Where Secrets Are Safe by Jamey Moody

    Where Secrets Are Safe by Jamey Moody

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    At a Texas lake resort, swimming in romance, an enemy ice queen thaws right into her Hollywood happy ending. Krista Kyle knew how hard it was to be a closeted lesbian in Hollywood. Unfortunately being out and proud could affect your career. But after twenty years as an award winning actress Krista was able to be her authentic self in a world where being someone else was the norm...
  • Worth the Wait by Jae

    Worth the Wait by Jae

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Actress Jill and her girlfriend, stuntwoman Crash, explore new territoryWhen struggling actress Jill lands her dream TV role, she rushes home to celebrate with her girlfriend, stuntwoman Crash.A steamy shower leads to sheet-rumpling passion as they try out a new sex toy...
  • Euphoria by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Euphoria by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Euphoria, is the latest standalone contemporary romance novel by Best-Selling author of women loving women fiction, Claire Highton-Stevenson. When Alexandra Montgomery took on the persona of Sasha, she had no idea where her life would lead.Wanting to rebel against her feisty mother, she joined a pop band, Solar Flare, and found a foothold on the ladder to fame and fortune...
  • No More Secrets by Jamey Moody

    No More Secrets by Jamey Moody

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Krista Kyle’s world is turned upside down, there’s only one person that can save her.First love is a mighty strong emotion. Krista knows this and has been given several chances over the years to have the life she dreamed of, but something always got in the way.Melanie Zimmer has loved Krista Kyle for over half her life. She now has the courage to do something about it...
  • Broken Bridges by Tania Joyce

    Broken Bridges by Tania Joyce

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's lost his band, his lover and his grandfather - the friends and family who'd accepted his lifestyle choices.She's lost her career, the love of her life and after a freak accident has to accept she'll never be the same.A chance audition for The Flintlocks could change his life.A move across the country could be the fresh start he needs.She needs to find her way in the world again...
  • Journey's End by A.E. Radley

    Journey's End by A.E. Radley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Newly-retired Olivia Lewis is throwing herself into married life and aiming to be a domestic goddess before the first week is over. In a reversal of roles, Emily finds herself commuting from New York to London every week in order to realise her dreams of becoming a professional scriptwriter...
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    family  lgbtq  wlw  adult  age-gap  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Always Emilie: A Sapphic Romance by Alyson Root

    Always Emilie: A Sapphic Romance by Alyson Root

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Charlie Baxter has it all. A beautiful house, successful company and a set of tattoos that light women on fire at the mere sight of them. Not to mention, she’s tall and gorgeous! Life is good… Well, that is until her old music teacher calls insisting she return to her old school to take part in their annual charity ball. Charlie left Pickerton Academy behind twenty years ago...
  • The Great Charade by Gerri Hill

    The Great Charade by Gerri Hill

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Abby desperately needed a fake girlfriend for the holidays, but who would spend ten days with her in Red River, New Mexico pretending to be her partner? After striking out with all her friends, she resorts to asking a stranger.Nic agreed to the proposition in the hopes of having her very first—and probably only—fairytale Christmas in a mountain lodge with snow and all the trimmings...
  • Come Away with Me by Rachel Lacey

    Come Away with Me by Rachel Lacey

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A television star and a flight attendant walk into a bar...Six months after a traumatic event left actress Piper Sheridan confined to her apartment with debilitating panic attacks, she’s determined to start living her life again. Motivated by an upcoming audition, she summons her courage and goes out for a drink, keeping her identity under wraps...
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    celebrity  lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  insta-love
  • Distant Shores, Silent Thunder by Radclyffe

    Distant Shores, Silent Thunder by Radclyffe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    No matter how much we plan, life—and people—have a way of surprising us. For Doctor KT O’Bannon, a near-fatal tragedy derails a career and disrupts everything she thought she knew about herself and her future. Battered and nearly broken, she turns for solace to the one woman who knows her best, her ex-lover Doctor Tory King...
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    lgbtq  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • 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...
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    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Sprinkled in the Stars by Violet Morley

    Sprinkled in the Stars by Violet Morley

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    AJ Beckett is just trying to get Parker, her seven-year-old autistic daughter, through life in one piece. As a paramedic, AJ puts others’ needs above her own; in her personal life, she keeps everyone an arm’s length away. That distance disappears when a chance run-in with actor Melanie Cooper leaves her sticky, angry, and fed up.Melanie Cooper has just signed her last movie...
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    celebrity  family  lgbtq  wlw  adult  age-gap  audiobook  book
  • Writer's Block by J.A. Armstrong

    Writer's Block by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life for Addison and Emma is wonderful but chaotic. They are about to take an enormous step in their relationship. At the same time, OFF SCREEN has earned Addison her first Emmy nomination and she is feeling the pressure to live up to everyone's expectations. Tamara and Christie have their own revelations and each turn to Addy and Emma for advice...
  • Casting Call by J.A. Armstrong

    Casting Call by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Three years passes quickly in the limelight. Writer Addison Blake, and her wife actress Emma Bronson, have weathered more than one storm together. The popular television show that the two helped create called OFF SCREEN continues to draw audiences, making the couple a hot commodity. But, something is missing for Emma...
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    celebrity  family  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...
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    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Strollers and Swings by Erica Lee

    Strollers and Swings by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lesbian romance writer, Laurel Lake (Kinsley Harper-Scott), knows there is no such thing as a happily ever after in real life. She expected there would always be ups and downs, but what she didn't expect was for marriage to be THIS hard...
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    family  lgbtq  wlw  adult  angst  book  contemporary  drama
  • Tyler Tied Up by Joey W. Hill

    Tyler Tied Up by Joey W. Hill

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tyler's Birthday present from Marguerite...
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    family  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • Karma by Susan X. Meagher

    Karma by Susan X. Meagher

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Karma is the eleventh book in the I Found My Heart in San Francisco series. Love can be a dangerous game. When to risk, when to run, when to submit. Jordan and Mia have been playing the game as nonchalantly as they can manage, but their feelings are harder and harder to dismiss. Jim and Catherine have had so many ups and downs that they’ve lost track...
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    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Begin Again by Nicole Pyland

    Begin Again by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is book #4 in the Tahoe Series. Chris Florence’s circumstances had never been ideal, but they’d gotten worse after a car accident took the lives of her parents and left her with a kid brother to support...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  family  workplace  fiction  small-town  contemporary  book
  • Second Time Around by Laura Conway

    Second Time Around by Laura Conway

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After 20 years in the music business, Tracy McCoy was wondering if it was time to call it quits.Since her divorce from country music superstar, Logan Shields, five years ago, the words had stopped flowing, which meant no new album, no reason to go on tour.Tracy's star was fading and if she didn't get over the rut she was in, Tracy knew she would have to call time on her career...
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    lgbtq  celebrity  wlw  age-gap  contemporary  steamy  fiction  book
  • Strength of the Heart by Carrie L. Carr

    Strength of the Heart by Carrie L. Carr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lex and Amanda are caught up in the planning of their upcoming nuptials while trying to get the ranch house rebuilt so they can move back to their home. But an arrest, a brushfire, and the death of someone close to her forces Lex to try and work through feelings of guilt and anger...
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    lgbtq  wlw  family  romance  contemporary  lesbian-mc  western  fiction
  • The Way Things Should Be by Carrie L. Carr

    The Way Things Should Be by Carrie L. Carr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In this, the sixth novel in the Lex and Amanda series so many readers have come to love, Amanda begins to feel her own biological clock ticking while her sister prepares for the birth of her first child. Lex is busy with trying to keep her hands on some newly acquired land, as well trying to get along with a new member of her family...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  family  romance  contemporary  lesbian-mc  children  crime
  • Steam by H.J. Welch

    Steam by H.J. Welch

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bad boy movie star Trent Charles is more famous for his outrageous behavior than he is for his acting these days. After one scandal too many, his manager sends him home to the snowy ski slopes of Wyoming to get his life together. No parties, no fast cars, and certainly no women. Ashby Wilcott is done with bad boys. His heart is broken from his last relationship disaster...
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    lgbtq  celebrity  romance  mlm  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • What Happened After... by Nicole Pyland

    What Happened After... by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Do you ever read a story, fall in love with the characters and wonder what happens to them after the book ends? Epilogues are nice, but they’re a snapshot in time. Maybe it’s a year after the end of the book or even just six months. Maybe there’s a proposal or a wedding. Maybe a character announces she’s pregnant. Maybe a character just got their dream job...
  • 11:59 by Erica Lee

    11:59 by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After spending her whole childhood in and out of foster care, TJ Edmonds has created a whole brand around not getting attached to other people. She has a best-selling novel and a popular phone app both dedicated to helping people stay detached from their significant others, so they don't get hurt. She even uses the method in her own life to allow her to jump from woman to woman...
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    lgbtq  wlw  fiction  lesbian-mc  romance  contemporary  book  adult
  • Handle With Care by Michele L. Rivera

    Handle With Care by Michele L. Rivera

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Newly divorced Quinn Gellar is rebuilding her life—something she never thought she’d be doing in her forties. A creature of habit, she’s trying to embrace change and go with the unexpected. But when the unexpected appears to her in the form of an alluring bartender, Quinn becomes uncertain of exactly how much change she’s ready to embrace.Theo Harrington isn’t much of a planner...
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    lgbtq  wlw  romance  fiction  age-gap  contemporary  young-adult  book
  • Where the Heart Is by Lily Seabrooke

    Where the Heart Is by Lily Seabrooke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kissing her childhood friend on a family Christmas vacation is probably a bad idea…The Jackson family is primed to explode over Christmas—with Stella’s parents hiding their divorce proceedings from the family during a two-week vacation to the cozy Christmas town of Bellsford, Stella and her sisters are under strict orders not to cause drama...
  • Heartstrings by Rachel Spangler

    Heartstrings by Rachel Spangler

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Mira Collins has her life together. She’s built a solid career as a financial planner, a comfortable home, and an uncomplicated and regimented routine…until her wayward sister, Vannah, shows up unexpectedly and drops a bomb on her orderly world...
  • Carly's Sound by Ali Vali

    Carly's Sound by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Is passion still possible the second time around? Poppy Valente has the world in the palm of her hand until fate steals from her the one thing that matters most – her wife Carly. When breast cancer ends their life together, Poppy finds herself at a loss as to how to begin to live again...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mlm  romance
  • Mother Load by K.G. MacGregor

    Mother Load by K.G. MacGregor

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An earthquake didn’t break them. Old demons only tested and deepened their commitment. Even a toddler couldn’t tear them apart. Now Anna and Lily Kaklis have decided on a new adventure: adding to their family. As usual, the timing couldn’t be better. Lily’s only involved in the most important case of her career, and Anna struggles every day to keep her auto empire intact...
    Categorized as:
    family  lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  children  contemporary  fiction
  • The Red Carpet by J.A. Armstrong

    The Red Carpet by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's been six months since that fateful Saturday afternoon when Emma Bronson collided with Addison Blake. There have been more than a few changes. Addison has sold her first screenplay and Emma has moved onto some new projects as well. But, there are realities in Tinseltown. The love affair between Addy and Emma has heated up, and the two are nearly inseparable behind closed doors...
    Categorized as:
    celebrity  family  lgbtq  wlw  adult  angst  anthologies  contemporary
  • Dim All The Lights by J.A. Armstrong

    Dim All The Lights by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There is a new television show that is receiving a great deal of interest and attention, and it is changing the face of Addison Blake and Emma Bronson's world. Off Screen began as Addison's way of coping with her burgeoning feelings for the beautiful actress that now shares her life. She never anticipated it would become her ticket to success...
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    celebrity  lgbtq  wlw  adult  angst  anthologies  contemporary  fiction
  • Once Burned by Alexa Land

    Once Burned by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cameron Doyle is an arson investigator who’s learned he can’t trust anyone. Ignacio Mondelvano is an artist with a secret that could tear them apart. A year ago, shy, quiet Cameron had his trust shattered by a sociopath who used him to gain information on an arson case...
    Categorized as:
    family  lgbtq  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mlm  romance
  • All Aglow: A Lesbian Christmas Romance by Bryce Oakley

    All Aglow: A Lesbian Christmas Romance by Bryce Oakley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A college tradition turned long-term promise means the Payne and Sideris families have spent every Christmas together for the past thirty-something years.Cass Sideris loves traditions...
  • The Number 94 Project by Cheyenne Blue

    The Number 94 Project by Cheyenne Blue

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Renovation takes a sexy turn when a cute country girl rocks up with a tool belt and plans that throw the whole gay neighbourhood into disarray in this light-hearted lesbian romance.When handywoman Jorgie’s uncle leaves her an old house in Melbourne, it’s a dream come true...
    Categorized as:
    family  lgbtq  wlw  adult  age-gap  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Goldenrod by Ann McMan, Christine Williams

    Goldenrod by Ann McMan, Christine Williams

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome back to Jericho, a small town tightly tucked into the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, where life and love have as many twists and turns as a winding mountain road. Join Syd, Maddie, David, Michael, Henry, Celine, and the irrepressible Roma Jean Freemantle as they band together to navigate the minefields of their ever-changing world in this newest Jericho novel...
    Categorized as:
    family  lgbtq  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • State of Grace by Addison Clarke

    State of Grace by Addison Clarke

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Blake Calloway has spent decades thinking her mother didn’t want her, but letters found in a chest tell a very different story. Determined to find the truth, Blake hops on a plane and heads for Moonflower Cove, Maine, searching for answers. The last thing she expects to find is Alexis...
  • Midnight by Bryce Oakley

    Midnight by Bryce Oakley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two lonely souls with countless secrets — what’s the harm in one more?Zoey McCarren goes by many labels: keyboard player, fashion industry darling — but she is not a lesbian. As the only not-queer woman in the infamously queer band, The Shrikes, she spends an exhausting amount of time resisting that title...
  • Storm in Her Heart by KC Luck

    Storm in Her Heart by KC Luck

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 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...
  • Like They Do in the Movies by Nan Campbell

    Like They Do in the Movies by Nan Campbell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Dream: rich and famous screenwriter of hilarious sapphic rom coms.The Reality: pushing out trashy celebrity gossip for cash.The Grand Plan: advance career by engineering a celebrity takedown.Fran Underhill’s adoration for the entertainment industry is in flames, transformed into a loathing of celebrity culture and all those who benefit from it...
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