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Mia Solano has also had a difficult year. Recently divorced, she walked away from her legal career after a health scare caused her to reexamine her priorities. Now Mia owns a cat café, and she’s struggling to adjust to a slower pace of life. She finds an unlikely friend in Lauren, but Lauren’s legal troubles force Mia to revisit a part of her life she’s trying to leave behind. She can’t explain why she’s so drawn to Lauren. They shouldn’t have much in common, and yet, they just seem to click.

A swoon-worthy sapphic romance following two women who are thrown together on a European adventure, from the Lambda Literary Award–winning author of the “sexy, insightful, and utterly charming” (BuzzFeed) Kiss Her Once for Me. Thirty-five-year-old Seattleite Sadie Wells needs an escape...

From the Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Queen of Teeth and A Game in Yellow, a “blissfully twisted and genuinely heartfelt” (Rachel Harrison, New York Times bestselling author of Play Nice) literary horror novel following a young woman on the heels of a traumatic break-up as she...

College student Tara Staudenmaier will do anything for her family. When medical debt looms, she doesn’t hesitate to do whatever it takes. Even if it means putting herself - and her inexperience in love - up on the auction block. She only asks that nobody discovers her biggest secret. The reason she’s gone gray at 20 and now has something to offer a would-be suitor looking for a month-long affair.

A murderous fall down icy stairs is nearly the death of Anna Hitchcock, the much-beloved "American Agatha Christie" and Christopher Holmes' former mentor. Anna's plea for him to host her annual winter writing retreat touches all Kit's sore spots - traveling, teaching writing classes, and separation from his new lover, J.X. Moriarity. For J.X., Kit's cancellation of yet another romantic weekend is the death knell of a relationship that has been limping along for months. But that's just as well, right?

Eleanor Pilcher is electric in her witty, funny, and heartfelt women’s fiction debut, following polar opposite best friends Beth and Serena. When demisexual Beth decides she’s done with being a virgin and enlists Serena’s help, her new personal journey just might be the thing to end their...

Miss Katherine Spicer started her first day at Coldfield Comprehensive School confident, enthusiastic, and very well-qualified. That was until she met the eyes of the student hidden in the corner of her classroom. Kat’s final weekend of freedom was about to turn her life upside-down and threaten everything she had been working for; how was she to know those mesmerizing green eyes would reappear here?

“A ferociously talented writer. Scholfield writes with insight, beauty, and the wildness of real art.” —Victor LaValle In this sinister and surreal Southern Gothic debut, a woman escapes into the uncanny woods of southern Georgia and must contend with ghosts, haints, and most dangerous of...

In the bustling city that never sleeps, Emily Brynn seems to have it all—wealth, success, and a glamorous social life. But at thirty-seven, she has come to a pivotal crossroad. Does she want this power? Or does she want something more meaningful? It's time to find out. She is leaving New York City. She is quitting the family business and she is off to the coast of North Carolina. As Emily settles into her serene new beach town, she crosses paths with the impressive Sara Dylan.

In Osgood as She Gets, the third installment of The Spectral Inspector series, a sinister phenomenon known as The Graveyard Game emerges, drawing in fearless teenagers who dare to confront their own mortality by gazing into the hooded statue's eyes. As suicides surge, a chilling question arises: Is this disturbing game to blame, or does it have a connection to the elusive North Side Slasher?

What is it about a pretty girl in a tight skirt bent over to adjust her stockings? Or that hotter-than-hot butch, swaggering into the bar like she owns it, eyes undressing every pretty girl in the place? Some butches worship at the altar of their femmes fatale and many little girls have a need to serve their big, strong daddies. In The Harder She Comes, we meet girls salivating at the sight of well-filled and packed jeans and bois dreaming of having a beautiful girl's red lipstick smeared across their mouths.

Born to a teenage mother who never stopped trying, Nova Jean carries deep scars from a childhood laced with emotional neglect, confusion, and unanswered questions. Now in her twenties, Nova’s anger and resentment consume her. Her mother, Ava Simone, once broken herself, spent years doing her best to give Nova a life better than she ever had—but Nova can’t see past the pain.

With a bullet flying through the air headed directly towards Kaydon, you wonder if it found its target. Is it possible that Lexi can bounce back from her nervous breakdown or will she continue to be a shadow of herself? Did Gail really change, or is she still the hater and trouble maker that she was before, especially after she learns that she will have to deal with a life-threatening health issue? Demarco's childhood crush might not be strong enough to handle his, "baby mama drama."

In this sequel to The Two Ruths, we observe how this closeted lesbian couple moves through the 1960s and more tolerant 1970s, although for employment purposes, they must remain closeted. Their relationship grows and deepens as they face some very difficult times, still knowing they were meant to be together. With humor, courage, and this belief their relationship was destined to be, their life together is something to admire, whether gay or straight.

Ella Jay has vanished without a trace. Her passionate, strong-willed fiancée, Breezy Carmichael, is terrified that something sinister has happened to her. The detective assigned to the case thinks Breezy should accept she’s been dumped. But Breezy senses something strange going on. For no apparent reason, in this small town of Gulfport, Florida, where everyone knows everyone else’s business, husbands and wives are deserting their spouses. Could Ella’s disappearance be part of the same mystery?

Four kids break into a house known to be abandoned in their hometown. As they feed their curiosity, one knocks over a canister of gasoline, and the fumes cause them to evacuate, ending their night. What they didn't know was how dark the night would turn as the home suddenly goes up in flames. Hiding behind trees, they watched the firemen come rushing out with a child in their arms.

An MDLG and ABDL story about two women who explore themselves and each other to build the relationship they had only dreamed of.

She of the Mountains is a beautifully rendered novel by Vivek Shraya, the author of the Lambda Literary Award finalist God Loves Hair. Shraya weaves a passionate, contemporary love story between a man and his body, with a re-imagining of Hindu mythology. Both narratives explore the complexities of embodiment and the damaging effects that policing gender and sexuality can have on the human heart.

Chanel Moore has never been one to back down from a fight—whether it’s in the courtroom or the streets. As a top-tier attorney with a reputation for winning, she knows how to play the game better than anyone. But when she follows unfinished business to London, she quickly learns that love is the most dangerous battlefield of all.

Lexi is planning her wedding with lesbian lover Steevie as she is haunted by a secret that she's afraid may ruin their perfect relationship. Seaira is confused as she battles an identity crisis trying to figure out who she is and what she wants in a partner. Jametta seeks the attention of Kaydon, a playboy stud who has no intentions of settling down. Gail, who is envious of Kaydon, sets out to sabotage her friendship with Steevie. Josh is missing DC as he has uprooted his family to NY following a major career promotion.