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  • 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  politics  wlw  age-gap  family  fiction
  • 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...
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    wlw  lgbtq  romance  fiction  book  adult
  • The Book of Frank by C.A. Conrad, Eileen Myles

    The Book of Frank by C.A. Conrad, Eileen Myles

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Winner of the 2009 Gil Ott Book Award, this expanded edition of The Book of Frank features additional "Frank" poems and an essay by Eileen Myles.Praised by poet Anne Waldman as a "voyeuresque surreal portrait," The Book of Frank is also, in the words of “candid portrayal of human cruelty and its resultant fantasies of escape...
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    lgbtq  university  21st-century  fiction
  • 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...
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    lgbtq  wlw  adult  anthologies  family  fiction
  • 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...
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    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...
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    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
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    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
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    wlw  lgbtq
  • Perfectly Imperfect by Erica Lee

    Perfectly Imperfect by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ...
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    lgbtq  wlw
  • 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..
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    lgbtq  wlw  steamy  humor
  • Domestic Policy by J.A. Armstrong

    Domestic Policy by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Managing an ever-growing family has taught President Candace Reid to expect the unexpected. Nothing could prepare her for what she’s about to face.Away from their home in New York, Candace and Jameson find that creating a sense of home in the White House is no simple task...
  • Viento del pueblo. II tomos by Miguel Hernández

    Viento del pueblo. II tomos by Miguel Hernández

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Los poetas somos viento del nacemos para pasar soplando a través de sus poros y conducir sus ojos y sus sentimientos hacia las cumbres más hermosas", confiesa Miguel Hernández en la dedicatoria de "Viento del pueblo" (1936-1937). Y así surgen los poemas de este libro con su nota dinámica, su tono épico y su febril entusiasmo...
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    university  communism  classics  rural  fiction
  • 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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • 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...
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    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  fiction
  • The Hangover by Emma Nichols

    The Hangover by Emma Nichols

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Eva continues to self-destruct, and Rosa faces the very real possibility of losing the woman she loves...
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    lgbtq  wlw  adult  angst  book  fiction
  • The Finish Line by Erica Lee

    The Finish Line by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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    wlw  lgbtq  young-adult  romantic-love  fiction
  • The Woman Who Climbed A Mountain by Jamey Moody

    The Woman Who Climbed A Mountain by Jamey Moody

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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    wlw  lgbtq  romantic-love  second-chances
  • The Human Line by Ellen Bass

    The Human Line by Ellen Bass

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Poetry,” writes best-selling author Ellen Bass, “is the way I pay attention, appreciate, give praise, struggle, grieve, rage, and pray. It’s the way I embody my love for the world.” The Human Line, Bass’ seventh book of poems, startles with its precise detail, intimate images, and wild metaphors...
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    lgbtq  wlw  fiction  contemporary
  • Missionary No More: Purple Panties 2 by Zane

    Missionary No More: Purple Panties 2 by Zane

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Steamy, sensual and poetically hypnotic, Missionary No More: Purple Panties 2 is the follow-up to the bestseller Purple Panties. No one can debate the fact that Zane knows sex. The Queen of Erotic Fiction has hit home run after home run in the literary arena with her literary offerings...
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    lgbtq  wlw  anthologies  drama  fiction  steamy
  • A Chorus Line: The Complete Book of the Musical by James Kirkwood Jr., Michael Bennett

    A Chorus Line: The Complete Book of the Musical by James Kirkwood Jr., Michael Bennett

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    (Applause Books). It is hard to believe that over 25 years have passed since A Chorus Line first electrified a New York audience. The memories of the show's birth in 1975, not to mention those of its 15-year-life and poignant death, remain incandescent and not just because nothing so exciting has happened to the American musical since...
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    lgbtq  university  20th-century  drama  fiction  urban
  • Les falaises by Virginie DeChamplain

    Les falaises by Virginie DeChamplain

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    V. vient d’apprendre que l’on a retrouvé le corps sans vie de sa mère, rejeté par le Saint-Laurent sur une plage de la Gaspésie, l’équivalent « du bout du monde »...
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    lgbtq  wlw  fiction  contemporary
  • The Third Act by Michele L. Rivera

    The Third Act by Michele L. Rivera

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From the author who brought you Not My Type, comes a story about momentous choices, forgiveness, and second chances. Sometimes people stay with us long after we’ve let them go. Nearly a decade ago, Sophie Chapman stepped into the newest bistro in Boston to see what the buzz was about...
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    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  fiction
  • The Value of Valor by Lynn Ames

    The Value of Valor by Lynn Ames

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lynn Ames, author of the best-selling, critically acclaimed novels The Price of Fame and The Cost of Commitment, is back with The Value of Valor, the third book in the celebrated Kate & Jay trilogy. Katherine Kyle is the press secretary to the president of the United States. Her lover, Jamison Parker, is a respected writer for Time magazine...
  • Whiskey and Chocolate by J.A. Armstrong

    Whiskey and Chocolate by J.A. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Real estate guru, Gina Thompson is no stranger to loss. Six years after the loss of her wife, Gina has adjusted to life on her own. She enjoys the company of her best friends, Drew and Sam, and weekend visits from her lively daughter, Chesley. At forty-six, she’s ready to try something new. Gina is on a mission to turn her hobby into a career...
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    wlw  lgbtq  steamy  fiction
  • Rocket Fantastic: Poems by Gabrielle Calvocoressi

    Rocket Fantastic: Poems by Gabrielle Calvocoressi

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Like nothing before it, Rocket Fantastic transfigures the landscape and language of gender and the body. Its poems are populated by figures both familial and fabular: a prodigal brother and a relentless father; the Hermit, Dowager, and Major General; and, perhaps most strikingly, the Bandleader, embodiment of sexual, capitalistic, and political dominance...
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    lgbtq  wlw  trans-mc  fiction
  • Pursuit of Happiness by Carsen Taite

    Pursuit of Happiness by Carsen Taite

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Senator Meredith Mitchell has been groomed from young adulthood for a future run for president, and as scion of a political dynasty, every public and private move she makes is carefully calculated. But Meredith’s focus on the right causes, the right people, and the right timing evaporates when she meets Stevie Palmer, a dashing public defender with a hard knock past...
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    wlw  politics  lgbtq  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • لا تصالح by أمل دنقل

    لا تصالح by أمل دنقل

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    الأداء الصوتى الرائع للشاعر محمد الشموتى و مشروع صبا الصوت للقصائد و الكتب الصوتيةhttp://www.sebasound.com/أوقصيدة لا تصــالح - بصوت أمل دنقل: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1F0Hc... (1)لا تصالحْ!ولو منحوك الذهبْأترى حين أفقأ عينيكَثم أثبت جوهرتين مكانهما..هل ترى..؟هي أشياء لا تشترى..:ذكريات الطفولة بين أخيك وبينك،حسُّكما - فجأةً - بالرجولةِ،هذا الحياء الذي يكبت الشوق.
  • Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution by Mike Duncan

    Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution by Mike Duncan

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and host of the Revolutions podcast comes the thrilling story of the Marquis de Lafayette’s lifelong quest to defend the principles of liberty and equalityA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A #1 ABA INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE BESTSELLER  Few in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette...
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