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Under Your Skin by Lee Winter
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
· Steam rating: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
What do a stolen food-delivery robot, a woman from the past, and a bizarre scheme to microchip military veterans have in common? The infamous Caustic Queen, Washington DC bureau chief Catherine Ayers, would love to find out but she has a lot on her plate right now. She and her fiancée, reporter and Iowa girl Lauren King, are busy wedding planning in Lauren’s home town...

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age difference queer f-f mystery cold heroine explicit-open-door length-medium
The Love Conspiracy by J.J. Arias
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Could 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...

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age difference queer f-f contemporary from hate to love dual-pov length-long
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These Thin Lines by Milena McKay
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
· 11 ratings
Some lines should never be crossed...In the heart of Paris, Chiara Conti is a Queen trapped in an Ivory Tower of haute couture, fortune and lovelessness. Lonely and dejected, she’s longing for inspiration, for direction, for understanding.When Vi Courtenay falls at her feet, losing her shoe like a veritable Cinderella, events are set in motion that will unravel their carefully fashioned lives...

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age difference queer f-f contemporary office neurodivergent angst
Western Shores by Lise Gold
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Madison Wilson, a marine biologist, has recently graduated and is ready to start her adult life with her first job as a research technician in Santa Cruz. After moving to Capitola, a sweet and colorful beach town in Northern California, she is immediately enchanted by her new house, as well as her beautiful landlady, Ally...

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Casting Lacey by Elle Spencer
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
· 19 ratings
Coming out is easier when you’ve got someone by your side. At least that’s how the hyper-private Quinn Kincaid sees it. When her publicist suggests a good old-fashioned sham of a Hollywood relationship, Quinn reluctantly agrees...

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age difference queer f-f angst from hate to love forced proximity length-medium
Reality In Check by Emily Banting
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
From the multi-award-winning, best-selling author of Broken Beyond Repair comes a new sapphic celebrity ice queen romance — read as a standalone or as the second book in the South Downs Romance series.Sculptor Arte Tremaine is thrown into the hospitality industry when her beloved late grandmother bequeaths her and her sister a charming yet rundown country hotel with zero guests...

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age difference queer f-f bisexual from hate to love contemporary length-long
Say Cheese by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
· 7 ratings
A spicy age gap romance where one night of passion could lead to a lifetime of love...

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age difference queer f-f office from hate to love humor length-medium
A Deafening Whisper by Erik Schubach
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
· 9 ratings
Mia has lived a life full of harassment, for an affliction not many understand. She thought college would be different, her escape, after all, people there are more mature right? She was wrong. A rebellious girl, Vee, saves her from a bad situation and teaches her that every single day is a gift. A romance blooms between them that not even time can erase...

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new adult queer contemporary f-f length-short
She'll Steal Your Heart by Rachel Lacey
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
· 9 ratings
A thief seeking redemption forms an unlikely connection with a former lawyer looking for a fresh start of her own, but what starts as friendship soon feels like much more…Last year, Lauren Booker fled New York with a warrant out for her arrest. Now she’s back and ready to make amends for her crime. She wants to rebuild her life, and Brooklyn is home...

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age difference new adult queer insta-love boss & employee f-f friends to lovers contemporary
Sliced Ice by Lee Winter
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
· 9 ratings
Ten 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...

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age difference queer f-f contemporary from hate to love length-short
Stolen Hearts by Eliza Lentzski
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
· 7 ratings
In 1984, Danika Laroque, a young indigenous woman, was reported missing. The investigation went cold not long after. Decades later, a True Crime podcaster starts poking around, bringing the missing persons case to the attention of Cassidy Miller...

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age difference queer f-f angst class difference length-medium
One Little Secret by Eliza Lentzski
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Most stories have a beginning, middle, and end. But when you work in the Cold Case division, you come to the realization that not every story has a tidy conclusion and not every story starts at the beginning. One little question. Cold Case Detective Cassidy Miller is beginning to feel more comfortable in her new career path...

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queer age difference f-f angst mystery heroine sleuth length-medium
Heart of Ice by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
· 11 ratings
What happens when the one person who makes your heart sing is also the one person who could destroy everything you’ve worked for?Laurie “the Hatchet” Emerson is a ruthless leader in Boston finance who’s rumoured to have a block of ice where her heart should be. If only...

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age difference queer f-f office length-medium
Hot off the Press: A Branded Hearts Romance by K.E. Morrison
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
When Great Britain has an unexpected General Election, political journalist Jenna Edwards is excited to go on the campaign trail. That is until she’s assigned to cover the Green Party and their attempt to win more than one paltry seat in Parliament. Disappointed, Jenna resigns herself to weeks of reporting on tree-hugging, plant-based diets, and renewable energies...

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age difference queer f-f from hate to love length-medium
Magdalene Nox by Milena McKay
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Magdalene Nox doesn't cast wishes upon stars... She simply makes them happen. But for this particular wish, she had waited for thirty years. Her retribution against those who discarded her three decades ago should be swift and simple.Except a chance encounter and an unforgettable night turn her entire life upside down. Torn between vengeance and lust, Magdalene is forced to re-evaluate everything...

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age difference queer f-f contemporary boss & employee length-long
Charmed By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
· 7 ratings
The 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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new adult age difference queer f-f length-short
By Design: The Beginning by J.A. Armstrong
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
· 7 ratings
Building bridges has a very different meaning for Jameson Reid than it does for Candace Fletcher. J.D. Reid spends her days designing some of the most elegant and majestic buildings and homes in North America. U.S. Senator Candace Fletcher has spent her life working to build bridges between people. J.D. Reid is not who Candace Fletcher was expecting to arrive on her doorstep...

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queer age difference humor f-f contemporary
Cigar Club by J.A. Armstrong
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 11 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...

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age difference queer f-f contemporary angst length-short
Rough Drafts by J.A. Armstrong
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
One Year Later: Senator Candace Reid is beginning her campaign for Governor of New York in earnest. Things have been relatively quiet in the Senator's life. She and Jameson have fallen into a familiar routine, navigating work commitments and inevitable separations. Now, Jameson is about to confront a demon from her past...

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age difference queer humor f-f length-novella
Building Blocks by J.A. Armstrong
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
It’s often said that in life everything happens all at one. New York’s new First Family is about to find out the meaning of that familiar expression. Just a few months into her first term as governor, Candace Reid already has a full plate. Managing the business of the State of New York is a challenge that requires creativity, intelligence, and infinite patience...

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age difference queer f-f length-medium
The Delicate Things We Make by Milena McKay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Hitting rock bottom in the concrete jungle of Manhattan, investigative journalist Jamie Walker lands the assignment of a lifetime: Find the most elusive artist of a generation, who has enthralled the art and fashion world for over a decade.This assignment is supposed to finally be Jamie’s ticket to journalistic fame and fortune...

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age difference queer f-f class difference contemporary length-medium
The AM Show by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Would 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...

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age difference queer humor f-f office length-medium
Maybe Someday by Adrian J. Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· Steam rating: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
Unworthy. Married to a ghost. Will fate bring these two together? Chris Murphey is a drunk and not proud of it. Sobering up changed her life, and she’s ready to make amends. But she won’t fall in love again. One night is all she’s willing to give, and the cute, young woman who is new to town seems like she might just fit the bill. Until Chris screws that up too...

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age difference queer from hate to love death f-f explicit-plentiful length-medium
In Dreams by Lise Gold
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
In the world of morning television, Rebecca Pandey shines as the charismatic producer and host of an animal programme, but behind the facade, she battles nightmares that refuse to let her rest. Desperate for relief, she turns to a specialist known for unravelling the most perplexing subconscious puzzles...

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queer age difference f-f contemporary length-medium
Night Cap by J.A. Armstrong
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 11 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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age difference queer f-f contemporary length-medium
From Fan to Forever by Tiana Warner
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
An age-gap lesbian celebrity romance about how much you’d risk to have your dream.Talented A-lister Cate Whitney is the gorgeous middle-aged movie star almost every lesbian has a crush on.Rachel Janssen, an introverted medical physics student, is no exception. So when her celebrity crush starts filming near her Vancouver apartment, she can’t believe her luck...

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age difference queer f-f contemporary bisexual insta-love length-medium
Solid Foundation by J.A. Armstrong
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Life is never simple in the world of politics. The pressure is on Senator Candace Fletcher to make a run for the governorship of New York State. Everyone seems convinced it's the right move for the affable senator. Everyone that is, except Candace. Life took an unexpected turn for the senator when she met and fell in love with Jameson Reid...

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age difference queer humor f-f contemporary length-novella
New Additions by J.A. Armstrong
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Life is never dull for Senator Candace Reid and her wife Jameson. Senator Reid’s campaign for governor of New York is drawing to a close. Candace and Jameson are looking forward to welcoming the newest addition to their family. But life, like politics is unpredictable. With the election only weeks away, Candace and Jameson find themselves faced with unexpected and unimaginable loss...

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age difference queer humor f-f length-novella
Flight Plan by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Two women entangled in a web of danger, deception, and unexpected desire. Will their fake romance be the key to survival, or will it unravel the very foundation of their hearts?Reggie Hawkins is used to living a lie. As the closeted lesbian daughter of a billionaire media mogul, the only luxury she can’t afford is being herself...

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age difference queer suspense f-f lgbtqia hate length-medium
Say You Love Me by Rachel Murphy
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
· 5 ratings
Why say how you feel when you can show it?Two years after Brooke Lewis had her heart broken and life turned upside down, she was convinced she would never find love again. Nor did she want to. After reluctantly agreeing to her best friend's pleas to start dating again, she tried and failed. Until the bartender on one of her dates threw her for a loop and made her question everything...

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age difference queer f-f length-medium
A Little Light by Melissa Tereze
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
· 5 ratings
When perfect drops into her lap, can she trust that it’s here to stay?Andi Palmer had it all. A perfect life with her wife of twenty years, and a successful career as an estate agent, helping clients move in, move out, and move on. Fifteen months after her wife’s death, Andi can finally say she’s moved on. It’s time to sell the beautiful loft home they’d shared...

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age difference queer f-f dual-pov christmas contemporary length-medium
Cherished by Her by Chelsea M. Cameron
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
· 5 ratings
To say I was looking forward to visiting my sister in Arrowbridge, Maine, was an understatement. She and I were as close as two people could get without being literally attached. She’s got a whole new life and a new hot wood-chopping girlfriend, and I couldn’t be happier for her. Truly. Not jealous. I swear.Apart from seeing her, I also have one goal during my a steamy hookup...

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age difference queer f-f contemporary length-short
Finding a Keeper by Nicole Pyland
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Sports Series Book #4. This series is related by a sports theme, not by characters.Sloan Rossi is about to go to college on a soccer scholarship. She has spent the past six years living in London and playing for a well-known team...

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new adult queer sports f-f length-medium
Keep Her Safe by Claire Highton-Stevenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
She'll do whatever it takes...Barely into her 30s, Laura Ryan was living the perfect life. She had everything she thought she wanted until the moment her mother-in-law passed away...

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age difference queer f-f length-medium
Shameless Expectations by Adrian J. Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Escaping the past is hard. Living in the present is harder.Monti Schroeder is on a quest for peace. She has been since the moment she was born, but peace has remained elusive. Living as a nomad, she takes work where she can get it. When her sister calls with a favor for her neurotic boss, Monti agrees for a few extra bucks. What Monti finds when she arrives is a woman just as broken as she is...

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age difference queer forced proximity f-f length-medium
Coming Home by Carol Wyatt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
For the first time in years, 35-year-old Emily Reid is trading the bustling streets of New York City for the festive charm of her hometown. A rising star in the corporate world, Emily has spent past Christmases buried in work, but this year, she's seeking a much-needed break from her fast-paced life...

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queer age difference christmas f-f contemporary dual-pov length-novella
Forbidden Melody by Magnolia Robbins
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 7 ratings
Emma Harvey is a brilliant and gifted young pianist, accepted into one of the most prestigious music conservatories in the country and prepared to do whatever it takes to accomplish her dreams of playing professionally. With a renowned jazz musician for a father and a world-famous mentor growing up, she is convinced her path is easy. Until her world is suddenly silenced when she loses her hearing...

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Tempted By Her (Mainely Books Club) by Chelsea M. Cameron
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 7 ratings
I wasn’t looking forward to finding a new roommate after my best friend, Joy, moved in with her girlfriend, Ezra. We’ve lived together for years, and I didn’t want to start over with a stranger. Then there’s a fire at the house Lark’s renting and for some reason I open my mouth and offer to let her move in with me...

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new adult queer f-f contemporary length-short
Paradise Pride by Lise Gold
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 7 ratings
London-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...

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age difference queer f-f contemporary bisexual length-medium
Don't Quit Your Daydream by Adrian J. Smith
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 7 ratings
What happens in the elevator doesn’t stay in the elevator. When Laura Finch’s business partner hires Skylar to bring their company to the next generation, Laura sees red. An obnoxious millennial isn’t someone she wants to work with—they’re known for failing their side hustles...

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age difference queer angst f-f contemporary length-medium
Off The Written Path by Natalie Debrabandere
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 7 ratings
SOMETIMES THE MORE YOU RUN, THE BETTER YOU’LL BE FOUNDCommunity rescue pilot, Kai Walker, has learned the hard way that needing anyone can be dangerous. Appreciated by all, she is known by few. Her intimate relationships also remain short, sweet, and superficial. Her life may be empty, but it is safe, and good enough.Science-fiction author, Eleanor St James, needs peace and quiet to work...

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age difference queer f-f length-medium
If It's Meant to Be by Lily Seabrooke
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 7 ratings
Some love stories just aren’t meant to be. And some people don’t care. While she’s lost in her biggest contract yet, freelance producer Emberlynn’s comfy small-town life gets turned upside-down by the arrival of her best friend Paisley’s older sister. Sleek, chic, impossibly cool and way more attractive than her friend’s sister has any right being, Aria is distracting—and off-limits...

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age difference queer contemporary f-f bisexual friends-benefits
A Perfect Fit by Kellan McKnight
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 7 ratings
Ella Gardner is a high school English teacher and former volleyball star who lost out on her chance to play in college when she became pregnant with her daughter in her senior year of high school. Fed up with the direction of her life, she acknowledges her sexuality at thirty-five and decides to try online dating...

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age difference queer humor f-f single-mother length-long contemporary
Handle With Care by Michele L. Rivera
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 7 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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queer age difference f-f contemporary length-medium
Independence Day by J.A. Armstrong
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 7 ratings
After the death of her vice president, President Candace Reid thinks nothing can surprise her. But does anyone learn to expect the unexpected? Emerging threats from abroad have narrowed Candace’s circle of trust. At the suggestion of her National Security Advisor Joshua Tate, Candace reluctantly moves to bring her longtime friend and ally Alex Toles into her administration...

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queer age difference f-f length-short
Domestic Policy by J.A. Armstrong
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 7 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...

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queer age difference f-f politician length-short
A Life Worth Living by Monica McCallan
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
· 15 ratings
Nora Gallagher can begrudgingly admit that she and Gray Ferris are both stellar Philadelphia real estate agents, but that’s the beginning and the end of the similarities between them.Nora’s life has been in a self-imposed holding pattern for half a decade. Depending on people in her personal life only leads to disappointment, and she has no plans of making that mistake again...

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age difference queer f-f contemporary office from hate to love length-medium
Some Part of Me is You by Adrienne Marsh
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Alison has been in her brother's indie rock band, Right Turn, since she was a teenager...

Categorized as:
new adult queer f-f length-short
At First Glance by Melissa Tereze
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· Steam rating: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
Faye Holmes’s life is the polar opposite of her racy, bestselling romances. It’s quiet, routine, and, at the moment, plagued with writer’s block. If only just a little of the passion burning up the pages of her books would warm her lonely bed. But to be honest, one-night stands aren’t her thing.When her best friend buys her a lap dance to celebrate her latest bestseller, Faye is more than shocked...

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age difference queer f-f contemporary angst explicit-open-door length-medium
Teach Me by Melissa Tereze, Jourdyn Kelly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
After years of separation and mutual longing, Vanessa Hughes and Emma Bradley are blissfully engaged. Everything about their new life together is wonderful, until Emma learns the children’s sport agency that sent her to Africa has gone bankrupt. Back when she was pining for Vanessa, Emma’s work was a godsend, both for her and for the kids who had nothing else good in their lives...

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