October 24 Edition: 5 Friday Freebies, Top Sapphic Books, Laina Villeneuve, and More!

Oct 24, 2025 | Friday Feels Fun

We’ve made it to another Friday and it’s time to celebrate!

In today’s post you’ll find out the top 3 sapphic books with the most clicks this week.

Laina Villeneuve is our 5 Random Things author and the facts are fantastic. TB, who was on a paint crew back in college, loved Fact #5.

Author Sage Donnell shares a photo of a dog who is living her best life!

There are 5 Friday freebies! Please note, some of the freebies are only free today, October 24, 2025.

Don’t forget to scroll all the way to the end of this post for good news about the Defense Department.

We’re grateful to Jamey Moody for sponsoring today’s post. Please check out If I Had a Wish.

Countdown to Record-Breaking Views

Now that we’ve reached the magical number of 10k in the book database, it’s time to announce another number we’re chasing that TB has been keeping a close eye on.

Last year, we had 2,119,942 views.

As of writing this, we’re currently sitting at 2,019,341.

That means we need 100,601 more views to beat last year’s number. We have two months and a couple of weeks to hit that number.

Given that TB is so bad at numbers, it’s funny that she’s been so focused on them lately. Little did she know, when she started IHS all the way back in 2017 that it would become so popular with readers. That thought puts a rainbow in her heart!

Before we get to today’s Friday Feels Fun post, it’s time for Guess the Author

Every week, we’ll provide five clues about a sapphic author. This game helps readers get to know their favorite authors while having fun.

Here is today’s clue:

Clue #5: For my latest book I did a lot of baking and consequently cake eating — for research purposes of course!

Don’t forget to check out Saturday’s post for the answer to this week’s Guess the Author game!

Now For Friday Fun!

Please remember that sale prices listed in today’s post are valid for a limited time only and may change without notice. International prices may vary. Always check the price in your local marketplace before purchasing.

Most Clicked Books:

Romantic Comedy

Available through Kindle Unlimited
Courting Trouble

By Natasha West

Love means nothing in tennis, except when it comes to them.

What happens when you mix one cranky coach, one clueless actress, and absolutely zero tennis skills? Two women with undeniable chemistry.
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Erotica / Erotic Romance

Available through Kindle Unlimited
On The Record

By Raven J. Spencer

Out and proud lesbian singer/songwriter Emmy Whittaker is not amused when her manager books her on Andrea Stone's show.

A fateful decision they make leads her to understand that sometimes, the cost of compromise can be too high…
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Contemporary Romance

Available through Kindle Unlimited

Available as an audiobook at some retailers
Girl Next Door

By Rachel Meredith

In this charming debut rom-com, a young freelancer returns to her suburban hometown to uncover why her childhood next door neighbor’s bestselling book appears to be an epic love story about the two of them.

When MC Calloway’s best friend Joe, an editor at the notorious gossip website Jawbreaker, calls her in for an emergency meeting, MC is unprepared for how frantic he is. But when he shows her a copy of Girl Next Door, the steamy, bestselling rom-com taking the literary world by storm, written under a pen name, points to one of the women on the front cover, and says, “that’s you,” its MC who begins to panic.
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Random Things:

5 Random Things is our way of helping readers to get to know top sapphic book authors all the while having a bit of fun.

Here are five random facts about Laina Villeneuve.

1. One jury I served on had two former students. The judge was confident that I would have no sway over their thinking.

2. I was released from a jury because I said I went to Humboldt State, and the judge had to tell one of the lawyers Humboldt is the pot capital of the world.

3. The thing I love most about pickleball is having Pickle Pals.

4. I recently fixed my fridge butter door with white glue and the end of a super glue tube.

5. When I interviewed to be on paint crew, they said I was the only one interviewed to say “use a shop vac” if there was a big paint spill.

Have you read Civic Duty yet?

Before buying a “free” book, please ensure it’s free in your marketplace. Amazon has a habit of changing the price of permafree titles in stores outside of the US. Please know this it out of the author’s control and we are unable to check prices in all Amazon stores.

Some of the books are only free today, October 24, 2025, so don’t miss out!

Free Books:

Pet of the Week!

Meet Kibeth! Kibeth recently moved with me to Mexico. She loves it here and is living her best life! Submitted by Sage Donnell, a sapphic author.

Today’s post is also sponsored by Isabella. Please check out Undercover Desire.

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QUEER NEWS THAT’LL MAKE YOU SMILE

It can seem sometimes like all the news these days is bad. We won’t deny there’s a lot of troubling things going on, including a rise in hate crimes. But it’s not all terrible out there! We want to do our best to highlight good news, because while it may seem like the world is filled with hate, there are many individuals who are living their best lives with a rainbow in their heart.

This week’s good news involves the Defense Department.

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), which operates schools for more than 67,000 children of military families, violated students’ First Amendment rights by removing books and censoring curricula related to race and gender, a federal judge ruled.

The decision grants a preliminary injunction requested by 12 students attending DoDEA schools, preventing the agency from enforcing three of President Donald Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-DEI executive orders and requiring schools to return nearly 600 books to classrooms and libraries while the case continues.