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Destination You: An Age-Gap Lesbian Romance by J.J. Arias
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFantasy Becomes Reality in this Super Steamy Age-Gap, Ice Queen RomanceWhen 27-year-old free-spirit Taylor Lopez flies back to Miami to attend her high school reunion, she doesn’t expect to run into Mrs. Alonso — her former history teacher — at the airport... -
![Saving Graces by Ruby Landers]()
Saving Graces by Ruby Landers
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRosalie 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... -
![The Love Conspiracy by J.J. Arias]()
The Love Conspiracy by J.J. Arias
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCould you fall in love with your husband’s mistress?Forty-year-old Veronica Marin is a force to be reckoned with - a fierce trial lawyer who's always in control, including in her marriage to Gabe. But when a stranger shows up and exposes Gabe's infidelity, Veronica's reality is rocked. Her solution? To track down all of Gabe's unsuspecting partners before filing for divorce... -
![Say Cheese by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod]()
Say Cheese by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA spicy age gap romance where one night of passion could lead to a lifetime of love... -
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![Undercover Madam by J.J. Arias]()
Undercover Madam by J.J. Arias
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe was supposed to catch the criminal. . . not fall in love with her.All Charlotte Castro ever wanted was to be an FBI agent. When her best friend, a Miami detective, presents her with an opportunity to go undercover and bust a madam to the rich and powerful, Charlotte’s dreams are finally within reach... -
![Sliced Ice: Lee Winter's Iconic Ice Queens by Lee Winter]()
Sliced Ice: Lee Winter's Iconic Ice Queens by Lee Winter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTen short stories based on Lee Winter’s fierce and unforgettable ice queens and villains have been gathered into one anthology containing lesbian love, lust, friendship, and romance.Find out what happened after Lee’s stories ended, and in one case, before it began... -
![Nothing But A Fling: A Carlsbad Village Lesbian Romance by Sabrina Kane]()
Nothing But A Fling: A Carlsbad Village Lesbian Romance by Sabrina Kane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVanessa Murray owns La Vida Mocha, the hip new coffeeshop in Carlsbad, California. But after the Covid pandemic hit, business is practically non-existent.Megan Baldwin started the year having her heart shattered by her girlfriend but now she has just gotten an exciting new job promotion which will force her to leave Carlsbad and move to New York City... -
![Behind Her Eyes by Melissa Tereze]()
Behind Her Eyes by Melissa Tereze
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA 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... -
![First Lady by Blayne Cooper, T. Novan]()
First Lady by Blayne Cooper, T. Novan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe egarley-awaited sequel to their thirteen-month best seller, Madam President. Planning a wedding is never easy. However. most brides don't face the challenges that Lauren Strayer does. Her beloved comes with a ready-made family, something the biographer never imagined for herself... -
![The AM Show by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod]()
The AM Show by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWould you give up your lifelong dream for a shot at everlasting love?Amanda Morgan is a morning show host with a fierce reputation, but a bitter divorce has left her feeling all washed up. Being mistaken for a grandmother at her own son’s wedding has her teetering on the edge—until a stranger at the reception rocks her world... -
![The Life Coach by Sienna Waters]()
The Life Coach by Sienna Waters
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt's time to let a little sunshine into your life...Meet Vivien Curtis, a divorced, depressed, reclusive true crime addict. All she wants is to be left alone, and for the kids to stay off her lawn.Until Alice Knowles appears. A young life coach hired by Viv's best friend Evie to get Viv back on her feet again, Alice wants nothing more than to meet Ms. Right, get married, and start adopting cats...Categorized as:
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![Love in Bloom Series Reading Order and Checklist: Snow Sisters, The Bradens, The Remingtons, Seaside Summers, The Ryders, Wild Boys, Bad Boys, Harborside Nights by Melissa Foster]()
Love in Bloom Series Reading Order and Checklist: Snow Sisters, The Bradens, The Remingtons, Seaside Summers, The Ryders, Wild Boys, Bad Boys, Harborside Nights by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a reader guide outlining Melissa Foster's current Love in Bloom series titles and the reading order as of March 2016. The Love in Bloom big family romance collection consists of several subseries. Characters from each subseries appear in future Love in Bloom books. All Love in Bloom books may be enjoyed as stand-alone novels, or as part of the series... -
![Where Secrets Are Safe by Jamey Moody]()
Where Secrets Are Safe by Jamey Moody
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt 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... -
![Charmed By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron]()
Charmed By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only thing I had to look forward to was getting as far away from my hometown of Arrowbridge, Maine, as possible. That is, until I bump into a single mom and her bug-loving daughter. Ingrid Davidson and I have absolutely nothing in common. She’s older, she has a child, and she’s settled in Arrowbridge for good.Still, I can’t stop finding reasons to spend time with her, and her adorable toddler... -
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![Paradise Pride by Lise Gold]()
Paradise Pride by Lise Gold
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLondon-based casino manager Meghan has no expectations of her two-week holiday in Spain; she’s just tagging along with her friend who’s visiting her love interest. When they arrive at a deserted hotel due to a booking fault and her friend leaves to see her boyfriend, she’s left with the bartender who stays on for the night... -
![Euphoria by Claire Highton-Stevenson]()
Euphoria by Claire Highton-Stevenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEuphoria, 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 ratingsWhen 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... -
![Everything Has Changed by Addison Clarke]()
Everything Has Changed by Addison Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Sophia Beauchamp is offered a lecture spot at a literary conference in Paris, she is more than ready to head back to her hometown. She has a list of things she wants to show her longtime girlfriend, Emily Crawford, and the two are excited about their Parisian vacation... -
![A Midlife Woman by T.B. Markinson]()
A Midlife Woman by T.B. Markinson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLizzie Petrie can’t quite believe she’s approaching middle age.It’s summertime and Lizzie is determined to have the best summer yet.Just as long as no one acknowledges that on July fourteenth she’s turning forty. She can’t kick the thought that getting older is a failure on her part. And it’s dangerous, too. She tweaks her neck simply trying to make toast... -
![Champagne Kisses by M.J. Duncan]()
Champagne Kisses by M.J. Duncan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFlying solo at a wedding is the absolute last way Aubrey Gill wants to ring in the new year, so when she rolls into Whistler for the event, it’s with one goal in mind—survive the weekend. The Fates have other plans for her, however, as Beau Demers crashes into her life the moment she arrives... -
![Until There Was You by Nancy Ann Healy]()
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![Journey's End by A.E. Radley]()
Journey's End by A.E. Radley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNewly-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... -
![Love Walked into The Lantern by Nicole Pyland]()
Love Walked into The Lantern by Nicole Pyland
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSummer Taft is a twenty-seven-year-old billionaire, who founded a tech startup with her brother while she was still in college. As that company’s CEO, she feels stuck and underappreciated. She also has to take care of the company while her brother goes off exploring the world, leaving her holding the bag. The company recently opened an office in Chicago, where Summer has met some new friends... -
![Pieces of Us by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod]()
Pieces of Us by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe nanny is hot for her boss, but she’s been burned falling for a straight woman in the past. Julianna Bristol is on the brink of success as her fledgling video game design company goes after the opportunity of a lifetime. But her ex-husband is intent on making her fodder for late-night comedy... -
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![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... -
![Hers to Keep by Anna Stone]()
Hers to Keep by Anna Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLindsey had big plans for her post-art school life--a successful art career, excitement, adventure, meeting the man of her dreams. She never expected she'd end up joining a sugar baby website to pay off her crippling debt. And she definitely didn't expect that her first client would be a charming, vivacious woman named Camilla... -
![Tasting Temptation: A Sapphic Age-Gap Romance by J.J. Arias]()
Tasting Temptation: A Sapphic Age-Gap Romance by J.J. Arias
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA forbidden taste. An irresistible attraction.Young, headstrong chef Slade has talent to spare but a chip on her shoulder. When she loses her job after clashing with a tyrannical boss, she reluctantly takes a private chef gig for a group of wealthy women at a lavish retreat. Little does she expect to meet Marissa Guzman, a glamorous TV personality on the brink of forty wrestling with complacency... -
![Going Up by A.E. Radley]()
Going Up by A.E. Radley
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA ruthless executive. A destitute woman. Both on the way up. Selina Hale is on her way to the top. She's been working towards a boardroom position on the thirteenth floor for her entire career. And no one is going to get in her way. Not her clueless boss, her soon to be ex-wife, and most certainly not the homeless person who has moved into the car park at work... -
![Don't Cry for Me by Rachel Lacey]()
Don't Cry for Me by Rachel Lacey
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA frosty television host, a bubbly bar owner, and a litter of abandoned kittens. The recipe for ratings gold...or heartbreak?Eve Marlow has her eyes on the prize: a third season of her popular business makeover show, Do Over. But when her ratings take an unexpected dive, Eve needs a blockbuster new client, or she can kiss season three goodbye... -
![Boss of Her by Anna Stone]()
Boss of Her by Anna Stone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHer boss wants to make Jade hers. Can she handle the heat without getting burned?Small-town girl Jade Fisher has sacrificed everything for her dream of a high-powered career in Los Angeles. Fresh out of grad school, she’s one step away from landing the perfect job as executive assistant to Simone Weiss, LA’s hotel queen... -
![Beautiful Dreamer by Melissa Brayden]()
Beautiful Dreamer by Melissa Brayden
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWho 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... -
![Intentions by Susan X. Meagher]()
Intentions by Susan X. Meagher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew 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... -
![High Rise: The Complete Collection by Harper Bliss]()
High Rise: The Complete Collection by Harper Bliss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFour 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... -
![Humbug's Holiday Homecoming by J.A. Armstrong]()
Humbug's Holiday Homecoming by J.A. Armstrong
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s Christmastime, and Dr. Mick Mulligan has just arrived back at her childhood home after a five-year absence. She’s determined to help her mother, Leona, care for the house she grew up in and resolved to adjust to life back in Connecticut. After the childhood loss of her father, Mick proclaimed herself a “humbug.” Mick is happier in an operating room that gathering around a Christmas tree... -
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![Karma by Susan X. Meagher]()
Karma by Susan X. Meagher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKarma 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... -
![More Than Words by Harper Bliss]()
More Than Words by Harper Bliss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBuilding walls around your heart is much easier than breaking them down Katherine Jones has said goodbye to her old job as a luxury lesbian escort and embarked on a new adventure with her best friend Rocco: opening a third branch of the Pink Bean coffee shop. Rocco's aunt, Hera Walker, is tasked with renovating the building of the new Pink Bean... -
![Second Time Around by Laura Conway]()
Second Time Around by Laura Conway
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter 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... -
![Oh My Stars by S-Jay Hart]()
Oh My Stars by S-Jay Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan you ever find something you never knew you’d lost? You can outgrow a place, it’s common knowledge. You can even outgrow people. Honey Rosenberg has spent her entire life in the small town of Verity Vale and it still fits her perfectly. She lives her life in certainties. She goes to work every day with her sisters at their family deli... -
![Under My Skin by A.E. Dooland]()
Under My Skin by A.E. Dooland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMin Lee is a workaholic who can’t say no. She substitutes sleep with Red Bull and, through a combination of repression and bad habits, has managed to score herself a luxury apartment, a fabulous boyfriend and the approval of her billionaire CEO. Things are looking pretty awesome… well, apart from those body image issues that constantly plague her.But Min thinks she's got everything worked out... -
![Handle With Care by Michele L. Rivera]()
Handle With Care by Michele L. Rivera
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNewly 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... -
![It's All About Bex by Melissa Tereze]()
It's All About Bex by Melissa Tereze
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOld grudges are the hardest to overcome, and the heaviest burden on new love. Ellis Patterson can’t lie, the unexpected visit of her best friend’s auntie could be the most exciting thing that’s happened since Ellis drifted to this small town several months ago. She pictures Bex Naylor as a typical favourite eccentric, childless, probably flitting about in flowered dresses, burning sage... -
![Informed Consent by Rachel Spangler]()
Informed Consent by Rachel Spangler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrooke Metcalf is an accomplished therapist who’s fallen into a rut she can’t seem to shake. Tegan Cooper is a recent graduate trying to acclimate to a new city before starting the job she’s worked for years to secure. At the nudging of good friends, they end up at the same bar, seeming to have little in common but a desire to do something different... -
![Off Balance by L.E. Royal]()
Off Balance by L.E. Royal
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen she lands her dream job, Maya Scott thinks her luck may finally be about to change. Eager to prove herself a successful adult and win back custody of her young daughter, Maya is determined to excel at the Mars Fund. Her new boss, New York’s notorious ice queen, Elena Mars, could prove difficult to please... -
![Soul Unique by Gun Brooke]()
Soul Unique by Gun Brooke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGreer Landon is a successful art gallery owner. She has created an empire by discovering and developing new artists. When she agrees to visit an art school in Boston, she encounters a woman, Hayden Rowe, whose paintings take her breath away. Greer realizes Hayden is not a student, but lives in a remote wing of the school and the maddeningly frustrating headmaster is her mother... -
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![The Startling Inaccuracy of the First Impression by A.E. Radley, Amanda Radley]()
The Startling Inaccuracy of the First Impression by A.E. Radley, Amanda Radley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsASIN moved from less recent editionWoodlands Avenue is a peaceful and tranquil street, picturesque with Victorian-era homes and lined with trees. Verity Forsyth lives at 27A, and is enjoying her early retirement, active social calendar and occasional babysitting duties.Katie Ross is starting over, leaving her old home and her controlling ex behind and moving into a new apartment... -
![Dirty Daddies Pride by Eden Bradley, Siobhan Smile]()
Dirty Daddies Pride by Eden Bradley, Siobhan Smile
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDirty Daddies presents PRIDE Love is Love and romance comes in all shapes, sizes, and pairings. So do Daddies. Eleven authors. Eleven brand new stories. Eleven Dominants that prove being a Daddy is about more than just your gender identity or who you desire. They have the attitude, the need to protect and provide, and a certain someone they can't wait to make their own... -
![Fifty Shades of Pink by Jourdyn Kelly]()
Fifty Shades of Pink by Jourdyn Kelly
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBDSM was never my scene. I've always thought I was too strong to be dominated. Authority and I never did get along. So, when I was dragged to a special kind of club for my best friend's bachelorette party the last thing I expected to do was surrender myself completely.I wasn't going to participate. Then I was summoned to the "Pink Room". Her room... -
![Chance Encounters by Lise Gold]()
Chance Encounters by Lise Gold
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe boarded as Ally Brenner, her dreams neatly folded in her carry-on. She landed with her heart in beautiful chaos, forever altered by a chance encounter. Ally Brenner, a driven project manager from Vancouver, boards a flight to Amsterdam, focused solely on landing a career-changing contract... -
![Last Chance by Claire Highton-Stevenson]()
Last Chance by Claire Highton-Stevenson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn injured athlete desperate for a comeback. A career-driven team owner. Passion ignites when they meet, but will victory cost them true love?Nora Brady has one last shot at the career she adores. After a devastating injury knocks her off the women’s football A-list, the tenacious midfielder accepts an offer to play for a struggling young team longing to compete in the big time... -
![Unexpected You by Chelsea M. Cameron]()
Unexpected You by Chelsea M. Cameron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen I applied for a job as a personal assistant, I had no idea I’d be working for THE Eloise Roth. One of the queens of romance novels, who has dozens of bestsellers under her belt. I also had no idea that she would be strict, demanding, and difficult. Every single day I think about quitting, but for some reason I keep coming back for more...
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