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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... -
Thieves by Lucie Bryon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsElla can’t seem to remember a single thing from the party the night before at a mysterious stranger’s mansion, and she sure as heck doesn’t know why she’s woken up in her bed surrounded by a magpie’s nest of objects that aren’t her own... -
Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher
Heartstopper meets A Knight’s Tale in this queer medieval rom com YA debut about love, friendship, and being brave enough to change the course of history.It’s been hundreds of years since King Arthur’s reign. His descendant, Arthur, a future Lord and general gadabout, has been betrothed to Gwendoline, the quick-witted, short-tempered princess of England, since birth... -
Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott
From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five Feet Apart and She Gets the Girl comes a fresh and inventive sapphic romantic comedy that’s “a gem of a book” (Booklist, starred review) “perfect for fans of Outlander and Bridgerton” (Kirkus Reviews).What if you found a once-in-a-lifetime love…just not in your lifetime? Audrey Cameron has lost her spark... -
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Grand Slam Romance by Ollie Hicks
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsStorytelling team Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous’s first Grand Slam Romance is a queer, full-color graphic novel that’s equal parts romance, softball, and drama, where the balls are fast, the smooches are spicy, and the girls . . . magical.Mickey Monsoon is the hotshot pitcher for the Belle City Broads, and their team is poised to sweep the league this season... -
Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything by Justine Pucella Winans
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMurder most fowl? In this sardonic and campy YA thriller, an anxious, introverted nonbinary teen birder somehow finds themself solving a murder mystery with their neighbor/fellow anime lover, all while falling for a cute girl from their birding group . . . and trying not to get murdered... -
Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA queer Sliding Doors YA rom-com in which a girl must choose between summer in NYC with her dad (and the girl she's always wanted) or LA with her estranged mom (and the guy she never saw coming).In Dahlia Adler’s Going Bicoastal, there’s more than one path to happily ever after... -
The Avant-Guards, Vol. 2 by Carly Usdin
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe Avant-Guards have been on a roll, but when they hit the end of their winning-streak, will these new friendships survive? As The Avant-Guards struggle to move forward, they’ll soon learn just what it means to truly be a team - on the court and, most importantly, off the court... -
Whispered Words, Volume 1 by Takashi Ikeda
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhispered Words is the story of two high school girls, Sumika and Ushio. One is in love with the other, but unable to confess. Both of them prefer girls, but Ushio likes cute and petite types while Sumika prefers the athletic outgoing girls. To complicate things, a cross dressing boy, Masaki, is in love with Sumika... -
Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins
Millie Quint is devastated when she discovers that her sort-of-best friend/sort-of-girlfriend has been kissing someone else. And because Millie cannot stand the thought of confronting her ex every day, she decides to apply for scholarships to boarding schools . . . the farther from Houston the better...Categorized as:
bisexual queer contemporary young adult from hate to love royalty f-f forced proximity -
Fools In Love: Fresh Twists on Romantic Tales by Rebecca Podos, Gloria Chao
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJoin fifteen bestselling, award-winning, and up-and-coming authors as they reimagine some of the most popular tropes in the romance genre. Fake relationships. Enemies to lovers. Love triangles and best friends, mistaken identities and missed connections... -
Fools In Love: Fresh Twists on Romantic Tales by Rebecca Podos
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJoin fifteen bestselling, award-winning, and up-and-coming authors as they reimagine some of the most popular tropes in the romance genre. Fake relationships. Enemies to lovers. Love triangles and best friends, mistaken identities and missed connections... -
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
In this highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, Felicity Montague must use all her womanly wits and wiles to achieve her dreams of becoming a doctor—even if she has to scheme her way across Europe to do it. A must-have for fans of Mackenzi Lee’s extraordinary and Stonewall Honor-winning novel... -
Hollow by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSleepy Hollow and queer romance meet in this coming-of-age tale from the co-creator of Lumberjanes!Isabel "Izzy" Crane and her family have just relocated to Sleepy Hollow, the town made famous by--and obsessed with--Washington Irving's legend of the Headless Horseman... -
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Ice Kingdom by Tiana Warner
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe final adventure in the Mermaids of Eriana Kwai trilogy … Meela and Lysi have unleashed Sisiutl, legendary two-headed serpent of the Pacific Northwest. It was supposed to be an ally that would help them win the war. Instead, it has fallen under the control of King Adaro, ruler of the Pacific Ocean. If Meela and Lysi can’t stop him, Adaro will use the deadly serpent to rid the oceans of mankind... -
That Full Moon Feeling by Ashley Robin Franklin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA witch and a werewolf go on three disastrous dates in this magical queer romcom... -
Kim Reaper, Vol. 2: Vampire Island by Sarah Graley
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHit cartoonist Sarah Graley (Our Super Adventure) tells a new story about the trials of supernatural dating in Kim Reaper: Vampire Island!College relationships are tough for everyone, but they're extra hard for Kim... -
Camp Spirit by Axelle Lenoir, Michel Falardeau
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSummer camp is supposed to be about finding nirvana in a rock garden... But Elodie prefers Nirvana and Soundgarden. Can she confront rambunctious kids, confusing feelings, and supernatural horrors all at once?Summer 1994: with just two months left before college, Elodie is forced by her mother to take a job as a camp counselor... -
The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
The Prince and the Pauper gets a modern makeover in this adorable, witty, and heartwarming young adult novel set in the Geekerella universe by national bestselling author Ashley Poston.Imogen Lovelace is an ordinary fangirl on an impossible mission: save her favorite character, Princess Amara, from being killed off from her favorite franchise, Starfield...Categorized as:
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Damned If You Do by Alex Brown
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsQueer Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Filipino folklore in this horror comedy about a high school stage manager who accidentally sells her soul to a demon.Seven years ago, Cordelia Scott’s abusive father left without a word, and life has been normal ever since... -
Mate by Jessa Stone
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAfter two years together as lovers and friends, how do you end things when your heart suddenly craves another? Born into a family of Leaders…of Alpha’s...Roma always knew that one day she would take up the role as the next Alpha of Clearwater. What she was never sure about, was if she would be blessed with a true mate... -
The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIn the first book in a brilliant new fantasy series, books that aren't finished by their authors reside in the Library of the Unwritten in Hell, and it is up to the Librarian to track down any restless characters who emerge from those unfinished stories... -
Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsDarcy Patel has put college and everything else on hold to publish her teen novel, Afterworlds... -
This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom the author of the New York Times bestselling My Dearest Darkest comes another incredible sapphic horror. When four best friends with a hunger for human flesh attend a music festival in the desert they discover a murderous plot to expose and vilify the girls and everyone like them. This summer is going to get gory... -
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Finna by Nino Cipri
Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsMP3 CD Format Nino Cipri's Finna is a rambunctious, touching story that blends all the horrors the multiverse has to offer with the everyday awfulness of low-wage work. It explores queer relationships and queer feelings, capitalism and accountability, labor and love, all with a bouncing sense of humor and a commitment to the strange... -
Kim Reaper, Vol. 1: Grim Beginnings (Kim Reaper) by Sarah Graley
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPart-Time Grim Reaper. Full-Time Cutie!Like most university students, Kim works a part-time job to make ends meet. Unlike most university students, Kim's job is pretty she's a grim reaper, tasked with guiding souls into the afterlife.Like most university students, Becka has a super intense crush... -
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth, Sara Lautman
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsOur story begins in 1902, at The Brookhants School for Girls. Flo and Clara, two impressionable students, are obsessed with each other and with a daring young writer named Mary MacLane, the author of a scandalous bestselling memoir. To show their devotion to Mary, the girls establish their own private club and call it The Plain Bad Heroine Society... -
My Calamity Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton
Rated: 3.51 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHold on to your hats: The authors who brought you the New York Times bestseller My Plain Jane, which Booklist praised as “delightfully deadpan” (starred review) and Publishers Weekly called “a clever, romantic farce” (starred review), are back with another irreverent historical adventure. Welcome to 1876 America, a place bursting with gunslingers, outlaws, and garou—better known as werewolves... -
Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina meets The L Word in this fresh, sizzling rom-com by Lana Harper.Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one—in part because she hasn't been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove in years... -
Meet Cute by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Dhonielle Clayton
Rated: 3.55 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWhether or not you believe in fate, or luck, or love at first sight, every romance has to start somewhere. MEET CUTE is an anthology of original short stories featuring tales of "how they first met" from some of today’s most popular YA authors...
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