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Falling in love with a victim could end her career

Detective Aiden Carlisle isn’t looking for love, especially not at a law enforcement seminar.

Psychologist Dawn Kinsley swore to never get involved with another cop, but she immediately feels a connection to Aiden.

Can Aiden keep from crossing the line when Dawn becomes the victim of a brutal crime?

For years, ambitious Deputy District Attorney Kade Matheson has taken case files and law books, not lovers, to bed, ignoring her personal life in favor of her career.

For years, aloof Deputy District Attorney Kade Matheson has been focused on her career, but when she finds herself with two secret admirers, she is finally forced to face her attraction to women.

A firefighter sweeps her dream girl off her feet in this contemporary Cinderella story.

Cynthia “Cyn” Robinson has only ever wanted three things: her stepmother’s approval, to save lives as a firefighter, and the attention of her long-time crush, Marigold Grimm.

Love doesn't always arrive when you're ready. Sometimes, it kicks the door in.

Two women find themselves in a romance hotter than a five-alarm fire and both are forced to reckon with their pasts.

When you spend your life battling death, who has time for love?

Dr. Ali Torveau knows just how fragile life can be – she sees death and tragedy every day in the trauma unit. Battling the dark forces of fate is her life’s work and she doesn’t want or need anything else, certainly nothing as transient as love. Plenty of women try to change her mind, but she never has any trouble saying no. Not until the day firefighter Beau Cross shows up in her ER and sets Ali’s carefully ordered world aflame.

A mysterious newcomer, a reclusive doctor, and a troubled gay teenager learn about love, friendship, and trust during one tumultuous summer in Provincetown.

Reese Conlon, LtCol USMCR, is the new sheriff who has heads turning amidst speculation as to who will be the first woman to capture her attentions. Doctor Victoria King has been betrayed by love once and refuses to risk heartbreak again. Brianna Parker, the teenaged daughter of Reese’s chief, fears her father’s wrath when he learns that she loves another girl. As these three women struggle to live and love in freedom, they risk their hearts and souls to give one.

One wounded woman, one determined to protect her—and a summertime of risk, danger, and desire.

Forest Ranger Nat Evans is perfectly happy with the safe haven she has created in the Adirondack Forest and her life fighting forest fires, aiding stranded and injured hikers, and policing the waters of Lake George, New York. She has a good friend with uncomplicated benefits, and romance with a much younger woman is not on her to-do list.

Veteran police officer Sam McKenna has no trouble facing down criminals on a daily basis but breaks out in a sweat at the mere mention of commitment.

A recent failed relationship strengthens her resolve to stick with her trademark no-strings-attached affairs.

One match. One mistake. One shot to stop a killer.

She’s a firefighter. Her girlfriend’s FBI. And Houston’s burning. Together, they’ll face a cunning arsonist before the next match is struck. Arsonist’s Match—a sapphic romantic thriller by Edale Lane.

Hot fires and a cold killer spark an unlikely romance

Hard body, soft heart, butch firefighter “Flash” Cash has the skill and courage to take on the wildest blazes. Smart, tough, and demanding, femme FBI Special Agent Athena Bouvier accepts nothing short of total victory. When the no-nonsense agent meets her new, dog-loving, firefighting murder witness, it’s spontaneous combustion.

Prepare for some heart stopping moments. My best selling lesbian romance series starts here!

When experienced Paramedic and soccer coach, Chrissie, is thrown together with much younger Sam, a twenty-four-year-old talented player and EMT, both at work and on the pitch, sparks fly!

This wasn't a fling anymore, at least not for me. I was in love with her.

A firefighter by trade, Sam was more than equipped to take of herself, more than qualified to handle the challenges of her job, but when faced with a sequence of public relations cute-meet events, the direction of Sam’s life changes forever.

Dr. Grace Kendal never stands a chance.

The injured woman comes out of nowhere, bleeding heavily and holding a gun. Compelled to help her, Grace is dragged into Elin Breckenridge’s nightmare. Their fight to survive will take them across the country and to the limits of their endurance. But who is Elin running from? As Grace struggles for answers, one thing becomes clear—Elin is somehow connected to a dead man, and Grace could be next.

Jemima Pardon, a paramedic with a daft name and chronic asthma, has never had much in the way of good luck.

The only things she attracts are traumatic jobs, and no one wants to work with her for long.

But when Jem bumps into devil-may-care police officer Rosie Jones, her fortunes seem to be changing. Rosie is bright and funny, and she doesn’t mind that Jem can’t go far without her inhaler.

“I can’t do this. I can’t do any of this without her.”

As Sanne and her colleagues in East Derbyshire Special Ops search for the culprit, and Meg fights to keep his victim alive, a shocking discovery turns the investigation on its head. With the clock ticking, Sanne and Meg find themselves pushed closer by a crime that threatens to tear everything apart.

Winter in the Derbyshire Peaks: months of knee-deep snow, short days, and rocketing crime rates.

Detective Sanne Jensen is living in self-imposed isolation and quietly falling apart, while Dr. Meg Fielding—Sanne’s best friend and occasional lover—is struggling to cope with her violent brother, who is back in town and demanding money that she doesn’t have.

Things are looking up for Detective Sanne Jensen and Dr. Meg Fielding.

Dating each other seems to be working, their families are behaving themselves, and the worst of the post-Christmas crime wave is over.

The discovery of a Pakistani girl’s body out on the moors changes all that. No one knows who she is, who hurt her, or how she came to be there. As pressure mounts on East Derbyshire Special Ops for a quick resolution, it becomes ever more apparent that the case won’t provide one.

Gillette Park, a sleepy town nestled in the Rocky Mountains, harbors a secret.

Twenty-three years ago, a young girl went missing. Two days later her body was found lodged beneath the footbridge over Boulder 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.

Homicide detective Tori Hunter was used to doing things her way.

But even after six different partners in seven years, she was not prepared for the hot-tempered Samantha Kennedy.

Samantha, on the other hand, was trying to juggle a new job, a demanding boyfriend, and now finds herself with an even greater challenge — being partnered with the most difficult detective in the entire squad.

One mistake leads to a year of exile...

No Strings—it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Golden Crown Literary Award winner Gerri Hill weaves a sensuous, sizzling story against the spectacular backdrop of a year in the high country.

A firefighter and a pastry chef walk into a cafe...

If the universe gave you another chance to talk to the one woman who has been running through your mind for the past year, would you? Well, when Phoenix “Phee” Preston bumps into the gorgeous pastry chef she crossed paths with for a few seconds the year prior, she lets her heart guide her, ultimately charming Angel Savoie with a bit of flirting and straightforwardness. Unbeknownst to her, she has been on Angel’s mind as well, and she wants Phee just as much as Phee wants her.

Ellie Beckett’s life is simple and uncomplicated

She’s on track to become a leading expert in biomedical engineering, she has a pub where she feels comfortable enough to hang out multiple times a week, and, so what if she doesn’t have time for… people? She doesn’t need or want them.

Lucy’s marriage to Jaz exposes Lucy’s family history.

Jaz’s friend Abi uncovers the truth about her parentage, confronting a past she never knew . She and her family grapple the weight of newfound knowledge and uncertain futures. Amidst the chaos, hope emerges as Lucy and Abi forge an connection, united by shared history and desire to mend their family.

Scarlett Lennon died in a skiing accident five years ago, leaving behind secrets she’d been keeping to protect herself, her inheritance and her fiancée, Ella.

Rich Girl is a millionairess and single mom, secret heir, opposites attract, romance set in the fictional universe of Summit Springs Colorado.

Army CAPT. Jordan Armstrong surrendered a piece of her soul to the burning sands of Afghanistan...

Army Capt. Jordan Armstrong, hardened by war, navigates love and loss on the seas of McKinley Point. When Sara Matthews challenges her guarded heart, a gripping tale of vulnerability and connection unfolds. Dive into their story!

Sometimes, when you think you're done with this thing called Love, Life will laugh and say... Not yet!

Meet Quinn and Lia, a dutiful cop and fearless reporter, in this traditional LesFic romance which features first responders, endearing side-kicks, and strong female leads all the way!

Two can play that game.

A dangerously seductive game of cat and mouse, teetering on the edge of friendship and affair.

Sure, lesbians love to bring a U-Haul on the second date. But what happens when the U-Haul crashes?

For Amelia Stone, it’s a literal question as much as a figurative one. When plans to move in with her girlfriend go sideways, she’s left with more questions about their future than answers. It doesn’t help that she’s spending far more time with the paramedic who came to her rescue than the woman she’s supposed to be in love with.

Newly minted San Francisco police detective Manhattan Sloane lets no one get close. Especially lovers.

Sloane has her reasons for keeping the world at arm’s length. But then her first childhood crush, DEA Agent Finn Harper, reappears and changes everything. Harper has arrived in San Francisco to investigate a new street drug weaving its way into the city—a drug that has personal ties for Sloane. The two find themselves thrown together as they team up to take down a ruthless cartel lord. Soon sparks fly as old feelings surface, forcing Sloane to face her past in order to build a new future.