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Face the Wind by Caren J. Werlinger
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKathleen Halloran has never been happier. She and Molly Cooper have built a life together, living in her grandmother’s cottage. The family drama of the past has calmed down. She and Molly will soon be aunts. Life on Little Sister Island is everything Kathleen could wish for… until the island begins to send ominous signals that change is in the wind... -
![Gillette Park by Gerri Hill, Nicol Zanzarella]()
Gillette Park by Gerri Hill, Nicol Zanzarella
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGillette Park, a sleepy town nestled in the Rocky Mountains, harbors a secret.Twenty-three years ago, a young girl went missing. Three days later her body was found lodged beneath the footbridge over Gillette Creek. The murder shook the town but they soon found it was only the beginning. A serial killer hides among them—a serial killer who strikes twice, sometimes three times a year... -
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![The Magic Hunt by L.L. Raand]()
The Magic Hunt by L.L. Raand
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn the aftermath of an assassination attempt, Sylvan Mir, wolf Were Alpha, and her mate Drake McKennan turn their backs on the government that has threatened their survival, vowing to protect their own with primal force, regardless the cost in blood... -
![Hell's Highway by Gerri Hill]()
Hell's Highway by Gerri Hill
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFBI Agents Cameron Ross and Andrea Sullivan found the unexpected when they met amongst the warm red rocks and cliffs of Sedona—each other. That commitment, along with their ingenuity, courage and resolve, will be tested along the most barren of stretches in California’s Mojave Desert... -
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![Demons are Forever by Kim Baldwin, Xenia Alexiou]()
Demons are Forever by Kim Baldwin, Xenia Alexiou
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsVeteran Elite Operative Landis “Chase” Coolidge’s latest mission requires every bit of her considerable tracking skills because she has to locate a colleague kidnapped by a brilliant scientist responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands. Former op Phantom is along for the ride, desperate to find her missing lover. By day, Heather Snyder works in the New York fashion industry... -
![The Empress And the Acolyte by Jane Fletcher]()
The Empress And the Acolyte by Jane Fletcher
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter three years of studying with the Empress Bykoda, Jemeryl has learned all that the elderly sorcerer can teach her and is ready to return to Lyremouth. However, before she leaves, Bykoda reveals a grim secret - an oracle of death, and asks her to perform one final assignment. Jemeryl must take Bykoda's talisman to a place of safety... -
![She Came from the Swamp by Darva Green]()
She Came from the Swamp by Darva Green
When the creature from your nightmares turns out to be the woman of your dreams...Nadezhda is running away from her problems—mainly her family's supernatural murder cult that's constantly putting her loved ones in danger. Fortunately, her grandmother left her the house at the edge of a swamplife preserve so she can go off-grid for a while... -
![Keepers of the Cave by Gerri Hill]()
Keepers of the Cave by Gerri Hill
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhile the investigations go on in Dallas and Baton Rouge after the disappearance of a senator’s daughter, FBI agents CJ Johnston and Paige Riley are assigned to the sleepy backwoods of East Texas for a dead-end assignment to infiltrate an all-girls school. Random disappearances dating back fifty years and more raise red flags that point to the tiny, isolated community of Hoganville...Categorized as:
mystery queer f-f paranormal fantasy contemporary fake relationship forced proximity -
![Balance of Forces: Toujours Ici by Ali Vali]()
Balance of Forces: Toujours Ici by Ali Vali
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsKendal Richoux’s life began during the reign of Egypt’s only female pharaoh. After accepting the opportunity to drink the elixir of the sun, Kendal becomes immortal and the Genesis Clan’s slayer. History has taught her the dangers of getting too close to anyone who hasn’t harnessed the power of time. After many years, she returns to New Orleans to finish a job she’s trained for all her life... -
![Secrets in the Stone by Radclyffe]()
Secrets in the Stone by Radclyffe
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree women caught in a web of secrets and dark desires— Rooke Tyler lives a solitary life in a small town on the Hudson River, carving intricate headstones in an exclusive cemetery for the county's wealthy families. At night she pours her dreams and desires into the figures she sculpts—waiting for the woman she senses in the stone... -
![All That Lies Within by Lynn Ames]()
All That Lies Within by Lynn Ames
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHow far would you go to hide who you really are inside? And what do you do when you find the one person from whom hiding your true self isn’t an option?Glamorous movie star Dara Thomas has it all—an Oscar nomination, dozens of magazine covers proclaiming her the sexiest woman alive, and people of both sexes clamoring for her attention. She also has a carefully guarded secret life... -
![The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave]()
The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"An intriguing, haunting novel pulsing with raw, beautiful emotion. Kiran Millwood-Hargrave effortlessly intertwines the stories of women tenderly and sympathetically, creating a novel in which female courage and resilience shines brightly against a brilliantly evoked backdrop of claustrophobic horror... -
![Secrets in the Stone by Radclyffe]()
Secrets in the Stone by Radclyffe
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRooke Tyler lives a solitary life in a small western Pennsylvania town, making a living by carving intricate headstones in an exclusive cemetery for the county's wealthy families. At night she sculpts stone, pouring her dreams and desires into the figures she chisels. Then two women enter life, one offering her passion, the other fame. Rooke's choice may expose her secrets and change her life.. -
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Half to Death by Robin Alexander
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSloan Hawkins cheated death when she slipped from its icy grip. It wasn't until then she realized that she'd only lived half a life in more ways than one. She now accepts that to truly live life to its fullest she must bring down the walls she had built to protect herself. Sloan is ready to let go and love, but finds herself behind a new wall not of her own making... -
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![The Protector by Bridget Essex]()
The Protector by Bridget Essex
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat would you do if the woman you loved was the one person you could never be with? Elizabeth Grayson doesn't want a bodyguard. She's worked hard for her normal life and her job as a violinist in the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, and the last thing she needs is a reminder of how much power her father still has over her... -
![Lucky Cupid: A St. Patrick's Novella by Sarah Blue]()
Lucky Cupid: A St. Patrick's Novella by Sarah Blue
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat’s a cupid to do when she’s unlucky at love?Summon lady luck from her mystical waters in Ireland and change her fortune, of course.Juliet is a brand new cupid trying to navigate love for herself and others. The only issue is she sucks at being a cupid. With her newly acquired lucky shamrock on her side, things finally start to turn around for the cupid.Her arrows are hitting their targets... -
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Exalted by Anna Dorn
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEmily Forrest runs the hottest astrology account on Instagram, @Exalted, but astrology is on the outs, and her finances are dwindling. Emily doesn't even really believe in astrology, despite her gift for deciphering the moons and signs, until she comes across a birth-chart that could potentially change her mind. Beau Rubidoux’s chart has all the planets in their right places—it is exalted... -
![Wolfsbane Winter by Jane Fletcher]()
Wolfsbane Winter by Jane Fletcher
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Anything with two legs and a pulse." The Iron Wolf mercenaries who guard travelers on the Misery Trail are notorious for their quick and casual sex lives. Deryn may fit the stereotype better than most, but she has her reasons. Tragedy in her childhood has left her wary of forming attachments... -
![Moonstone by Jaime Clevenger, Lori Prince]()
Moonstone by Jaime Clevenger, Lori Prince
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMoving back to her hometown was never at the top of Joy Henderson’s to-do list. With a successful career in San Francisco and plenty of opportunity for casual relationships, the last thing Joy wants is to return to the small town she’d planned her whole life to escape... -
![Her Unforgotten Bear Mate: A Crescent Lake Bears Story (Crescent Lake Bears) by Arizona Tape]()
Her Unforgotten Bear Mate: A Crescent Lake Bears Story (Crescent Lake Bears) by Arizona Tape
A bear shifter, a long lost friend, and a romance written by fate. When bear shifter Sasha attends the monthly fated mate ritual in her hometown, she never expected to run into her long lost childhood friend and crush, Matilda...Categorized as:
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![The Witch Sea by Sarah Diemer]()
The Witch Sea by Sarah Diemer
Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe witch Meriel has spent her entire life in the lighthouse on tiny Bound Island. Upon the distant shore prowls an ancient sea god kept captive by a generations-old spell, a spell that Meriel alone must protect. Meriel's life has been lonely and unchanging--until the arrival of Nor. Nor's shape is that of a woman, but her heart belongs to the sea... -
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Affinity by Sarah Waters
An upper-class woman recovering from a suicide attempt, Margaret Prior has begun visiting the women’s ward of Millbank prison, Victorian London’s grimmest jail, as part of her rehabilitative charity work. Amongst Millbank’s murderers and common thieves, Margaret finds herself increasingly fascinated by one apparently innocent inmate, the enigmatic spiritualist Selina Dawes... -
![CREMA (comiXology Originals) by Johnnie Christmas, Dante Luiz]()
CREMA (comiXology Originals) by Johnnie Christmas, Dante Luiz
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEsme, a barista, feels invisible, like a ghost.... Also, when Esme drinks too much coffee she actually sees ghosts.Yara, the elegant heir to a coffee plantation, is always seen, but only has eyes for Esme... -
![Lunatic Fringe by Allison Moon]()
Lunatic Fringe by Allison Moon
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew author Allison Moon indulges the feminine wild by giving the classic werewolf myth a lesbian twist. Lexie Clarion's first night at college, she falls in with a pack of radical feminist werewolf hunters. The next morning, she falls for a mysterious woman who may be among the hunted... -
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![Hex by Rebecca Dinerstein Knight]()
Hex by Rebecca Dinerstein Knight
Rated: 3.27 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'Wise, funny, suspenseful' JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER 'Reads like a botanist's cross-breeding of The Secret History and Department of Speculation' Emma Straub Nell Barber, an expelled PhD candidate in Biological Science, is exploring the fine line between poison and antidote, working alone to set a speed record for the detoxification of poisonous plants. Her mentor, Dr... -
![Naamah's Blessing by Jacqueline Carey]()
Naamah's Blessing by Jacqueline Carey
Returning to Terre d'Ange, Moirin finds the royal family broken. Wracked by unrelenting grief at the loss of his wife, Queen Jehanne, King Daniel is unable to rule. Prince Thierry, leading an expedition to explore the deadly jungles of Terra Nova, is halfway across the world... -
![Sovereign by April Daniels]()
Sovereign by April Daniels
Only nine months after her debut as the superhero Dreadnought, Danny Tozer is already a scarred veteran. Protecting a city the size of New Port is a team-sized job and she’s doing it alone. Between her newfound celebrity and her demanding cape duties, Dreadnought is stretched thin, and it’s only going to get worse... -
![I'm in Love with the Villainess Vol. 2 by Inori]()
I'm in Love with the Villainess Vol. 2 by Inori
DO GIRLS LIKE HER LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER?Together, Rei and Claire have endured love, loss, and ridicule. Now, they face a challenge that will shake the foundations of the kingdom—revolution... -
![Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne]()
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
"You like tea. I like books. Care to open a shop and forget the world exists?"All Reyna and Kianthe want is to open a bookshop that serves tea. Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, firelight drifting between the rafters… all complemented by love and good company. Thing is, Reyna works as one of the Queen’s private guards, and Kianthe is the most powerful mage in existence... -
![The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson]()
The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIn the second installment of Juno Dawson's "irresistable" fantasy trilogy (Lana Harper), a group of childhood friends and witches must choose between what is right and what is easy if they have any hope of keeping their coven--and their world--from tearing apart forever.Niamh Kelly is dead...
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