September 23 Edition: Forbidden Romance, Starting Over, Ice Queen, and More!

Book clubs have never been so sexy

Ella Baker joins a book club for a fresh start, but when the smart and stunning member of the club kisses her into next week and then turns out to be her best friend’s infuriating ex, things get messy fast.

The only thing scarier than a corn maze? Running into your ex.

Big-city marketing exec Alana is back in her hometown—unemployed, living with her mom, and running social media for the local Fall Festival. It’s basically her personal nightmare, complete with forced pumpkin selfies.

The “best woman” in her brother’s wedding tells a little white lie in her quest to get the girl—her lifelong crush and the maid of honor—in this wildly entertaining debut novel about bad decisions and life’s messiest transitions.

When it turns out that Kim Cameron, the gorgeous, self-assured girl that she crushed on hard in high school, is the maid of honor, Julia panics. She tells a teensy little lie to win Kim’s favor—a lie that snowballs out of control and threatens to undermine the blossoming attraction between them and complicate an already challenging relationship with her family.

A sapphic bookstore romance about fresh starts and finding that one person who feels like home.

Friendly lunches become stolen moments between the bookshelves. Courtney and Thea’s old problems feel ages away. But just as their chemistry heats to a combustion point, consequences from Courtney’s past arrive literally on her doorstep at exactly the wrong moment. New revelations and surprising connections take the pair from feeling joyfully lovestruck to confusingly star-crossed. Both women must decide what they’re willing to give up for happily ever after.

She bought a ticket to freedom… but found herself captive to love instead.

Scarlett O’Hara never meant to drag a stranger into her dating drama. But when her matchmaking best friend tries to pair her up with the wrong woman, Scarlett panics and blurts out a fake relationship that includes the ice queen she accidentally doused with an airport latte. She didn’t expect Flor to play along. And she definitely didn’t expect the woman to look at her like she was both a mistake and a revelation.

Being President of the United States isn’t the hardest part of Candace Reid’s life; it’s learning to balance the unrelenting demands of the White House with the people she loves most.

Heartfelt and intimate, with threads of grief, laughter, and unwavering love, this installment of the By Design series is about a woman, a couple, and a family searching for the ordinary while living in the most extraordinary circumstances.

Two Women. One Kingdom. A Love That Won’t Be Tamed.

Elodie and Natalia have finally found their happily-ever-after—but life as the first openly lesbian royal couple is anything but simple. Now, married and navigating the spotlight, they must face the scrutiny of a kingdom that isn’t quite ready for their love.

Isla Monroe is a compulsive planner with colour-coded calendars, a five-year plan, and a personal goal to "be more spontaneous" without having a panic attack.

Ellie Burns is a chronic underachiever who’s coasting through life, dreaming of more but too busy avoiding her terrible boss and her own fears to actually look for it.

So of course, the two of them are destined to be best friends.

In the choice between love or family, is it possible to have both?

A sweet coming-out lesbian romance about the journey navigating culture and expectations to finding self-acceptance.

Emotional pulls are stronger than the tide in this slow-burn lesbian romance about healing, honesty, and finding the courage to choose yourself.

Are they willing to risk everything for a forbidden love that feels like coming home?

New city, new case, same old rule: never fall for a suspect.

Bec Harrison flees Detroit for Minnesota after a bitter divorce, trading heartbreak for the icy shores of Lake Superior and a fresh start as a detective with the Duluth Police Department. Theo Zaccardo owns The Mashed Spud, a popular Duluth LGBTQ bar where her no-strings lifestyle keeps her haunted past at bay. That is until a body appears in her dumpster.

What will it take for me to live a normal life when I live in a self-imposed abnormal world?

How do I bring someone else in and expect us to make it together in life and love? And how many times should I fail before I accept that it is impossible? But then perseverance leads to a solution, and my life is the happiest it has ever been. I have found the answer, and my world is balanced. It takes an even more beautiful turn when I accidentally bump into Shain at the mall.

A pair of Gothic novelists trade rivalry for love in this swoony, steamy, sapphic Regency by USA Today bestselling author Alexandra Vasti.

Celebrated authoress Lady Georgiana Cleeve has achieved fame and fortune. Unfortunately, she’s also acquired an enemy: the enigmatic Lady Darling, whose spine-tingling plots appear to be pulled straight from Georgiana’s own manuscripts. What’s a stubborn, steely writer to do? Unmask her rival, of course.

No rest for Detective Luce Allen…

Detective Luce Allen is back, and she has to find a missing mother and daughter. The investigation is complicated by a shocking event. Under pressure, Luce must navigate not only two high-profile cases, but also her new relationship with Kendra…

Lemon Lister’s dog, Milo, has a bad habit of finding dead things.

Which is why Detective Zahn enlists his help to find a missing San Francisco police officer. And Milo doesn’t disappoint. Unfortunately, the corpse Milo finds in Golden Gate Park belongs to Lemon’s girlfriend–Jade’s–ex. Now Jade is in jail on suspicion of murder. Lemon and the unstoppable Basset Hound with his discerning nose must find the real killer and exonerate Jade.

Gripping, atmospheric and laced with tension, Breathless End is a mystery that doesn't let go, even to the final breath.

When bodies start appearing, lifeless and macabrely displayed, Detective Superintendent Ellie McVey is in a race to find the killer that the press call ‘The Gravemaker’. The killer displays the victims after suffocating each of them in increasingly horrific ways. With the city growing fearful and with no fresh leads to go on, Ellie joins forces with her Aunt-in-law Peggy Mitchell and her private investigators at the Mitchell Agency to find the elusive killer.

In the Shadow of Darkness, Two Hearts Collaborate to Solve a Case—Unraveling the Truth and an Enduring Love.

Years after Agent Jesica Morgan walked away from her career as an FBI profiler, she’s called back to help Agent Erin Little find a serial killer. As they get closer to finding the truth, Jess struggles with protecting her heart and the secret she harbors.

Cold ruins. Warm sapphic love. A monstrous daughter worth killing for.

When urban exploration photographer Cat stumbles upon a gruesome discovery in an abandoned cryofactory, her life is thrown into chaos. The creature isn’t just any predator. It’s intelligent. It’s deadly and tied to Cat in ways she never imagined. A campy horror thriller.

Accepted to the prestigious summer ballet intensive at Allegra Academy on scholarship, sixteen-year-old Mars Chang is thrust into the world of wealthy—and she’s determined to stay.

Mars’s annoyingly attractive roommate, Alex Bechler, has everything: she’s effortlessly cool and easily one of the best dancers in the school. Her big pharma family founded the academy and they’re on the verge of launching a new supplement, APL, to make them even richer. So when the head of the academy tasks Mars to secretly switch Alex’s supplements with APL in exchange for a chance at year-round enrollment, Mars agrees.

Magic-induced amnesia meets forbidden love and forced proximity in a remote temple.

Tiss awakens in a mountaintop temple with no memories of herself. Elodie is a High Priestess guarding dangerous secrets. In the remote Temple of Eisha, where danger lurks and questions abound, can they grapple with the volatile attraction between them long enough to survive the Prioress’s twisted deeds?

The Maiden and Her Monster is a gorgeous, atmospheric debut fantasy rooted in history, folklore, and sapphic romance—perfect for fans of Katherine Arden, Ava Reid, Hannah Whitten, and Naomi Novik.

As the healer’s daughter, Malka has seen how the wood’s curse has plagued her village, but the Ozmini Church only comes to collect its tithe, not to protect heretics with false stories of monsters in the trees. So when a clergy girl wanders too close to the forest and Malka’s mother is accused of her murder, Malka strikes an impossible bargain with a zealot Ozmini priest. If she brings the monster out, he will spare her mother from execution.

A runaway witch makes a deal with a retired lady knight…

Escaping a dark past, Lola settles in a small village, eager to be forgotten, make good food, and keep her illegal magic hidden. The last person a witch should let close is a handsome older lady knight, no matter how tempting her blushes are.

It felt good to remember what it was like to not just survive.

How many turns can life take? After the death of her mother and then uncovering her truth, Byrd finally starts to feel normalcy again. With her mate, Quinn, and friends by her side, Byrd was starting to feel secure, despite the pain of the past. But when Byrd discovers a terrible truth at Quinn’s familial home, the world shatters around her once again. Sinister forces are circling closer and closer… a hunter, a betrayal, and a fear. A fear that even if she makes it out alive, will she ever find normal again?

A messy sapphic love story in a very British apocalypse

Nicky believes three things that aren’t true: the apocalypse was an accident; her dream of being a journalist died with most of humanity; and she’s straight. She’s about to meet someone who’ll make her question all three – shame she’s the worst woman in what’s left of the world.

This is How You Lose the Time War meets Ex Machina: Seth Haddon's science fiction debut, Volatile Memory, is a sapphic sci-fi action adventure novella.

Masks aren’t supposed to retain memory, much less identity, but the woman inside the MARK I HAWK is real, and she sees Wylla in a way no one ever has. Sees her, and doesn’t find her wanting or unwhole.

One young woman’s relentless quest to become the first Cherokee astronaut will irrevocably alter the fates of the people she loves most in this tour de force of a debut about ambition, belonging, and family.

Spanning three decades and several continents, To the Moon and Back encompasses Steph’s turbulent journey, along with the multifaceted and intertwined lives of the three women closest to her.

Actor-dancer Alyson Stoner's revelatory and incisive memoir—from family violence and betrayal, to eating disorders and religious trauma—may begin in Hollywood, but its chilling relatability will resonate with anyone navigating identity, privacy, purpose, and mental health in a digital age.

Bold, entertaining, warm, and galvanizing all at once, Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything is more than a personal memoir: it’s a beacon for industry reform, a road map for breaking the bonds of generational trauma, and a testament to the freedom and strength that come from finally trusting your own voice and power.

From the author of A Good Happy Girl, a lesbian screwball comedy following two exes who turn to online dating after their dramatic split—only to end up seeing the same woman

In Sweetener, recently separated wives, both named Rebecca, can’t seem to disentangle their lives. Lonely and depressed, Rebecca is scraping by as a part-time cashier at an organic grocery store. Despite having less than ten dollars in her bank account, she lists herself as a sugar mama on a lesbian hookup app. Enter Charlotte, a charismatic artist who, unbeknownst to Rebecca, is also dating her wife.

When a daring rescue leads to an unexpected connection, can love survive the pressures of fame?

Mazey Snow is Hollywood’s top actress, but when a stunt on set goes terribly wrong, she finds herself in real danger—until firefighter McKenna Adams swoops in for the rescue. Mazey’s used to the spotlight, but nothing prepared her for the heat she feels around McKenna.

Delaney: I’m over men. Officially.

I gave Connor St. Clair EVERYTHING (you know what I mean) and he ended up “accidentally” in bed with a girl he picked up at the local bar. Now I’m single and ready to burn the world down, starting with his beloved truck. That’s when James St. Clair (Connor’s sister and my former middle school nemesis that I haven’t seen in years) appears in my Pilates class. Because my life isn’t bad enough already.

This Vicious Hunger is a dark, gothic fantasy of intoxication, obsession, and two women's desperate hunger for knowledge, whatever the cost.

Thora Grieve finds herself destitute and an outcast after the sudden death of her husband, but a glimmer of hope arrives when a family friend offers her the chance to study botany under the tutelage of a famed professor. Once at the university, Thora becomes entranced by a mysterious young woman, Olea, who emerges each night to tend to the plants in the private garden below Thora’s window.

You are safe, my child. You are loved, my child. You are one with the good earth.

Her only respite is the New England village where she spends summers with her three best friends. Kesuquosh is serene and idyllic, and the townsfolk’s odd worship of a godlike scarecrow only adds to the charming local color. But when Darian pays a surprise Halloween visit to her summer crush—a beautiful, unreadable girl named KJ—just in time to see her swept up in a bizarre harvest ritual, she’s forced to admit that Good Arcturus is more than a quaint superstition. He’s terrifyingly real.

"I don't want to hurt you, Leslie." Sara's words stung me.

Hurt and angry with herself, Leslie vows never to trust Sara again, and seeks solace in the arms of a seductive young golf pro. When Sara sees Leslie with her new lover, she is forced to confront her own hidden desires. Then, a long business trip together turns into an emotional tug-of-war, as Leslie and Sara struggle to control the raging passions that could bring them together – or tear them apart.