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  • My Kinda Player by Lacey Black, Sara Eirew

    My Kinda Player by Lacey Black, Sara Eirew

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    AJ Summer witnessed four of her sisters fall in love and settle down. But not her. She’s stuck in a rut, destined to spend the rest of her life watching from the dugout, kissing frogs. Then one night, she meets a mysterious stranger, who makes her feel alive and realize she’s not as broken as she thought–until she wakes up alone...
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    humor  sports  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction  small-town
  • Ronan by Cee Bowerman

    Ronan by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When payback goes wrong, Ronan Conner finds himself on the auction block and there’s no way to get out of it. Try as he might, he can’t force the woman who put him there to help him out, but he might just be able to convince her to let him take her to dinner.An event planner who is damn good at her job, Thea enjoys order. She has her life planned out down to the very last detail...
  • Night Cap by J.A. Armstrong

    Night Cap by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s autumn in Whiskey Springs, Vermont, and more than the leaves have changed color. Life has never been better for Fallon Foster. Her relationship with the town’s newest citizen, Riley Main is progressing as Fallon had hoped. Fallon finally believes she may get the family she’s dreamed of. Her business is thriving, and her friendship with her former lover, Andi Maguire is back on track...
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    wlw  lgbtq  humor  romance  fiction  audiobook  small-town  lesbian-mc
  • Difficult by R.L. Mathewson

    Difficult by R.L. Mathewson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Surviving high school was going to be hard enough, but surviving telling the one girl that he couldn’t live without how he felt was going to be one of the most difficult things that Sebastian Bradford was ever going to do.From New York Times and USA Today’s bestselling author R.L...
  • Say Cheese by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    Say Cheese by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A spicy age gap romance where one night of passion could lead to a lifetime of love...
  • If We Never Met by Barbara Freethy

    If We Never Met by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One moment can change two lives…Keira Blake agrees to the blind date simply because she has a wedding coming up and no plus one. Tired of being the last single girl standing in her group of friends, she shows up at the bar with low expectations, but her ruggedly handsome date is far more attractive and interesting than she'd imagined...
  • Poppy Jenkins by Clare Ashton

    Poppy Jenkins by Clare Ashton

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Two old friends, one hot summer, a whole load of confusion. Poppy Jenkins makes everyone smile. She’s the heart of Wells, a beautiful village in mid-Wales, leaving light and laughter in her wake. She has a doting family, an errant dog and a little sister with a nose for mischief...
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    angst  humor  lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  comedy  contemporary
  • Thick as Thieves by Lucy Lennox

    Thick as Thieves by Lucy Lennox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Julian:I've been in love with my best friend since forever. Okay, fine. Like, kindgergarten. It started out platonic, obviously, but then became... nope. Still platonic. The problem is that Parker Ellis has been straight since forever. And that makes it difficult to convince him the two of us are meant to be together.And now there's no point. All is lost...
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    angst  humor  lgbtq  adult  athlete  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Slap Shot Surprise by Melanie Harlow

    Slap Shot Surprise by Melanie Harlow

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In my defense, I thought the plane was going to crash.Otherwise, I never would have blurted out those embarrassing things to a perfect stranger.Did I mention he turned out to be a scorching hot superstar of professional hockey?But wait, there’s more.When the plane lands safely, I rush off, praying I’ll never have to face him again...
  • Falling For Who by Erica Lee

    Falling For Who by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Marjorie Madden has it all. She’s been out since middle school, is the most popular person in her grade, and according to her friends could get any girl she wants (even the straight ones).Marjorie isn’t interested in dating, though. All of her focus is on becoming a starter on the varsity basketball team and leading her team to victory...
  • Along The Mystic River by Lise Gold

    Along The Mystic River by Lise Gold

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Riley, a New-York workaholic, has health issues and that leaves her no choice but to move to a small town to lead a calmer life. She hates the huge mansion she bought on a whim and stands out like a sore thumb in the cheery community of Mystic.Quinn, a Mystic-based contractor, has once again missed out on purchasing the house her family built...
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    lgbtq  wlw  romance  small-town  medical  multi-pov  fiction  book
  • The Steady by Kelly Fox

    The Steady by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hot for teacher? No.Hot for teacher's widower? Maybe a little more than I should be.I merely meant to comfort Ren, to help him find steady ground in the middle of an ocean of pain. It was supposed to be a one-time thing.Only… our chemistry, set ablaze by our extreme size and age differences, was something neither of us had experienced before...
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    lgbtq  angst  romance  mlm  contemporary  age-gap  small-town  fiction
  • All In by Eliza Lentzski

    All In by Eliza Lentzski

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book Four and the dénouement of the Winter Jacket Series. Hollywood had been a disaster. Elle Graft—Associate Professor of English and once-budding television screenwriter—could admit that much. Now back in Minnesota and back to her old life, Elle’s determined to get her relationship with Hunter back on track. It all started with a broken classroom heater and a blue winter coat...
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    angst  lgbtq  wlw  adult  age-gap  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Pinot & Pineapple Lumps by Jay Hogan

    Pinot & Pineapple Lumps by Jay Hogan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Penn from Adelaide. That’s all I knew. We shared a single kiss over a year ago, and I can still remember every toe-curling second of it. He thought I was too young for him. I thought he was running scared. But that kiss was the first time I’d felt alive in a long time, and I’ve been chasing the feeling ever since—doing my research, a lot of research, a lot of men...
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    angst  humor  lgbtq  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary  disability
  • 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...
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    angst  lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  fiction  lesbian-mc  small-town
  • A Very Miller Christmas by Erica Lee

    A Very Miller Christmas by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    *A short lighthearted sequel to best seller, Anyone But Her*It's been a year and a half since Charlie Miller and Reagan Cooper got together at the Miller Family Reunion, ruffling more than a few feathers along the way. Now, for the first time, Reagan is returning to the Miller house not as Jamie Miller's fake girlfriend, but as Charlie's very real girlfriend...
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    lgbtq  wlw  fiction  lesbian-mc  small-town  drama  holidays  book
  • Holly & Ivy by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    Holly & Ivy by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The only thing harder than saving the world is doing it alone.Holly Lovelace is a multi-millionaire tech genius and the CEO of her own company. But if she can’t come up with a brilliant innovation and convince her investors that she’s back in tip-top shape by the end of the year, Holly could lose everything she’s worked so hard to build...
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    lgbtq  wlw  humor  romance  fiction  lesbian-mc  audiobook  small-town
  • Cigar Club by J.A. Armstrong

    Cigar Club by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fallon Foster is Whiskey Springs' self-proclaimed token lesbian. She isn't a token any longer. After her year-long affair with best friend, Andi Maguire ends, Fallon hopes to earn the trust and win the heart of the town's newest resident, Riley Main. Ghosts from the past still haunt Fallon and Riley. Informed by loss and betrayal, the pair endeavors to find their way to each other...
  • Pedal to the Metal by Eden Connor

    Pedal to the Metal by Eden Connor

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My love life? It’s complicated. I walked away from my stepbrothers again, this time to make my mother happy. To make my best friend Caroline happy. And what did those bad boys do? They put Caroline in the car and came after me...
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    angst  lgbtq  sports  wlw  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary
  • Short Stack 2 by Lily Morton

    Short Stack 2 by Lily Morton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens after the happy ending?Drawn together for the first time, this is a collection of Lily’s short stories about some of the much-loved men from her books. Follow them through wet and windy marriage proposals, surprise workplace visits, and a very entertaining ghost tour...
  • The School of Starting Over by Lisa Swift

    The School of Starting Over by Lisa Swift

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nell’s going back to school… but now she’s learning lessons of the heartReception class teacher Nell Shackleton has a plan. At least, she had until she arrived at her new home of Humblebee Farm, a dilapidated farmhouse on the Yorkshire moors...
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    humor  lgbtq  wlw  action-adventure  adult  book  contemporary  family
  • Lakeshore Legend by Shannyn Leah

    Lakeshore Legend by Shannyn Leah

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Peyton McAdams doesn’t want a thing to do with Colt Patterson…except she has had a crush on him since they were little. Recently, they also had a nice little romp in the shower together. But Peyton thinks she’s just another notch in Colt’s belt and is determined NOT to fall in love. Love is just a game and it destroys people...
  • Break the Ice by Piper Rayne

    Break the Ice by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Winter Games are over, but the bedroom games are just beginning… This is about the time I normally hang up my snowboard and chill for a while. Except this year. This year, I’m dealing with what fate dealt me at the Winter Games—nope, not gold. A broken arm. Since I’m not close to my family, I head to my best friend, Skylar’s pad to recoup...
  • To Be With You by T.J. O'Shea

    To Be With You by T.J. O'Shea

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Leah Vasquez and Victoria Lockwood should not fall in love.They’re smart enough to know a star-crossed lovers’ situation never works out. Leah’s a loner from the poor side of town, working two jobs, and aching to leave their sleepy hometown in her rear view forever...
  • An Art to Love by Helena Harte

    An Art to Love by Helena Harte

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lauren Gray escaped her small town so she could do big things. Changing the world has always been her dream, and she’s been busy making that dream come true. But when tragedy strikes, she’s forced to return home, where memories and grief threaten to pull her to pieces...
  • Covenant by Ann McMan

    Covenant by Ann McMan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Present Day: Jericho, Virginia.Covenant continues the beloved saga of the residents of Jericho, a sleepy town in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, where life and love have as many twists and turns as a winding mountain road.Six weeks have passed since the fateful unfolding of events at the town’s Fourth of July celebration...
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    lgbtq  wlw  angst  humor  romance  audiobook  family  mystery
  • Side by Side by Nicole Pyland

    Side by Side by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sports Series Book #6. This series is related by a sports theme, not by characters.As teenagers, Belle Elrod and Chandler Wolfe had been chosen to be part of Team USA figure skating’s elite training program. But when something happened, and Belle left the program, they were both left wondering what might have been...
  • Noble and Strong by Tatum West

    Noble and Strong by Tatum West

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Noble: I learned long ago that I could look—but never touch. My father made it clear: I was no longer his son if I ever sinned with a man. But Connor Strong took hold of my heart the moment I saw on him. And he made that sin sound so, so sweet. My dad is the most powerful Evangelical preacher in the country. Millions of people watch him on TV every Sunday morning...
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    angst  humor  lgbtq  sports  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Levi's Love by K.C. Wells

    Levi's Love by K.C. Wells

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Unrequited love hurts like hell Levi Brown has loved Noah White since he was a teenager, but Noah isn’t looking for a relationship. Every time Levi sees him, his heart aches for what it cannot have. Because dear Lord, he wants Noah, in his life, in his bed.Especially in his bed. The only reason Levi is still a virgin is because he was waiting for Noah. Except Noah doesn’t want him...
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    angst  humor  lgbtq  adult  book  contemporary  domestic-drama  family
  • The Fire by Nicole Pyland

    The Fire by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Twenty years ago, Ripley Fox’s entire family was killed in a fire. After years in the foster care system and trying to rebuild her life, she’s once again confronted not only with the horror of what happened that night, but also with the truth about who was responsible. Kenna Crawford is the very definition of a hard-nosed reporter...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  angst  romance  fiction  mystery  lesbian-mc  suspense
  • 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...
  • Risking Her Heart by Lindsey Pennington

    Risking Her Heart by Lindsey Pennington

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What do you do when your world falls apart?You go home.But what if that home hasn’t been home for far too long?Award-winning photographer Georgia Quinn lost her family years ago for loving the wrong person. A woman who became her everything without them in her life. After her passing, Georgia’s lost...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  angst  lgbtq  romance  lesbian-mc  small-town  mental-illness  sad
  • A Song in Her Heart by T.B. Markinson

    A Song in Her Heart by T.B. Markinson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the heart of Nashville, where dreams and secrets collide, two women find themselves entangled in a love story that could shatter their worlds or make them whole.Hannah Taylor, a rising country music sensation, stands on the brink of superstardom. But beneath the glitz and glamour, she harbors a secret, one that could shatter her carefully crafted image and jeopardize her career...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  angst  humor  romance  audiobook  steamy  slow-burn
  • Love and Other Things by Juliana Stone

    Love and Other Things by Juliana Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Beck Jacobs makes a living restoring and fixing homes. The only thing he can’t fix, is himself. A part of him died the night his fiancé was taken, and he’s accepted the fact he’ll live his life alone. What he doesn’t count on is Sidney Barrett, a woman more broken than he is...
  • Learning to Trust by Kallie Mont

    Learning to Trust by Kallie Mont

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Parker?”Parker loved that voice and she adored hearing it say her name. But in this moment, it scared the shit out of her.In the sleepy coastal town of Doveport, the pot isn’t just stirred—that bitch is boiling over.Maggie and Parker are new... like, brand-spanking-new. But for all of their flirting and butterflies and romantic intention, the universe has devised one giant beaver-dam...
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    lgbtq  wlw  humor  romance  fiction  age-gap  lesbian-mc  contemporary
  • The Perfect View by Nicole Pyland

    The Perfect View by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is book #3 in the Tahoe Series. Adler Williams had been surprised with a trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, by her boyfriend; but not in a good way. That was the last place Adler ever wanted to be. She was not a woman who enjoyed camping or the outdoors in any way...
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    lgbtq  wlw  outdoors  humor  romance  fiction  contemporary  lesbian-mc
  • Shifting Gears by Jazz Forrester

    Shifting Gears by Jazz Forrester

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A spicy, small-town, opposites attract lesbian romance about learning to let go, no matter the cost.Workaholic Eleanor Cromwell blows into rural Canada, laser focused on her real estate development project. Given the locals already hate her father’s company, she plans to hide away in a cabin and conceal her identity to get the job done...
  • On the Ropes by Kathryn Nolan

    On the Ropes by Kathryn Nolan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Summer in the city heats up when the girl who got away moves in next door.Dean “The Machine” is a South Philly legend. Much to the dismay of fans who still hound him, the broody former fighter walked away from his boxing career right before clinching another championship belt...
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    humor  lgbtq  sports  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction
  • Finding Home by Eliza Lentzski

    Finding Home by Eliza Lentzski

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book Three in the Winter Jacket series There are signs everywhere if you know what you're looking for-signs that tell you you're doing something wrong. Go back. Detour. Choose again. Do not collect two hundred dollars when you pass Go. But I hadn't paid attention to the warnings, too blinded by ambition and the desire to experience something new...
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    angst  lgbtq  wlw  action-adventure  adult  age-gap  audiobook  book
  • The Secret Pond by Gerri Hill

    The Secret Pond by Gerri Hill

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Grieving over the loss of her family and feeling like her life is unraveling, Lindsey McDermott quits her job, gets a puppy and retreats to her grandparents’ home in the Texas Hill Country. She spends her solitary days walking childhood trails and reminiscing, trying to reconcile the conflict within her as she struggles with survivor’s guilt...
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    angst  lgbtq  outdoors  wlw  adult  animals  audiobook  bisexuality
  • What a Tangled Web by Melissa Brayden

    What a Tangled Web by Melissa Brayden

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As winemaker at Tangle Valley Vineyard, Madison LeGrange relies on science and logic to make the best vintage possible. It’s also how she manages her life. But with her career in its prime, her accountant thinks it’s time she diversifies her income. Not a problem because her favorite café, the Bacon and Biscuit, is up for sale...
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    angst  lgbtq  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  boss-employee  contemporary
  • When the Stars Sang by Caren J. Werlinger

    When the Stars Sang by Caren J. Werlinger

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ASIN B07B7CT41D moved to the most recent editionNearly twenty-five years ago, Kathleen Halloran’s brother drowned during the last summer they ever spent with their grandmother on a remote island off Maine’s coast. Like a siren’s call she can’t resist, Kathleen is pulled back to Little Sister Island...
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    angst  lgbtq  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  drama
  • Her Time by Erica Lee

    Her Time by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bailey Caldwell is entering into her senior year of high school and life is good. She adores her moms and her bratty little sister, and since moving to Bellman, has become very popular. Her senior year is sure to hold a lot of excitement given that she is class president and the captain of the track team. With so much on her plate, dating is the last thing on Bailey's mind...
  • Two of a Kind by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    Two of a Kind by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Could something you can’t remember be the best decision of your life?Maisie Sullivan is a hard-working marketing assistant from Milwaukee who wants nothing more than to earn a promotion and finally finish her college degree. But when she’s swept off her feet by a charming cowgirl while on a business trip to Las Vegas, she decides there’s no harm in having a little fun...
  • Leia's Playmaker by Nichole Rose

    Leia's Playmaker by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What we professional athletes. What we stick-wielding madmen who look good in blue, play hard, and love harder. It's a good thing this is Silver Spoon Falls because these hunky hockey players fit right in.Welcome the Falcons to the roster! These over-the-top athletes are about to play the most important game of the game of love...
  • Truth About Nerds & Bees by Andrea Simonne

    Truth About Nerds & Bees by Andrea Simonne

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He's the beauty. She's the beast.Theodora Stewart, Bee BiologistThat's it. I've had enough. My new neighbor has been sending threatening letters for months and is now suing me. He's trying to force me to remove the beehives from my backyard. (What kind of jerk doesn't understand how important bees are?)It turns out he's some famous quarterback named Gabriel "Beauty" Bardales...
  • Off Balance: Painted Bay #1 by Jay Hogan

    Off Balance: Painted Bay #1 by Jay Hogan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When JUDAH MADDEN flees his tiny suffocating home-town in New Zealand, for the dream of international ballet stardom, he never intends coming back. Not to Painted Bay. Not to his family’s struggling mussel farm. Not to his jerk of a brother. Not with his entire life plan in shreds...
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    angst  humor  lgbtq  sports  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary
  • One Golden Summer by Clare Lydon, T.B. Markinson

    One Golden Summer by Clare Lydon, T.B. Markinson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Saffron Oliver is the golden girl. Golden hair. Golden skin. Golden movie career.Only one problem: she hates it.She flees to her sister’s seaside town – where she meets the confident & charming Kirsty McBride.Kirsty is everything Saffron wants to be. Perhaps also, everything she wants.But Saffron can’t have it all...
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    humor  lgbtq  wlw  adult  age-gap  audiobook  book  celebrity
  • 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...
  • Atramentum by M.J. Duncan

    Atramentum by M.J. Duncan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Joss Perrault left Sky, Colorado after high school with no intention of ever returning, but all that changes when she inherits Atramentum...
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