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Warmer
Blythe Stone - 2018
One sleeping bag and a storm that leaves them without power will set into motion a few events that have been waiting to occur.
Watch Her Burn
Em Stevens - 2019
That is, until her husband of twenty five years asks for a divorce. After that, Meg is scrambling to pick up the pieces. At least she has Jamie. Jamie's been her best friend, her rock, her ride or die since they were fourteen. That Jamie is Meg's ex's twin sister is a minor complication. Or is it a major problem? As Meg tries to redefine herself, she and Jamie find their friendship enters gray territory. Old fantasies are fanned and soon things are heating up between them. Is their taboo relationship fueled by lust or love? When clay is fired, it grows stronger. But when Meg's world is set alight, she's afraid she may have burned the person she cares for the most.
Come Back To Me
Maria Jackson - 2017
A chance encounter with her older sister's best friend leaves her speechless. Back in high school, Callie was a million times cooler than Robyn could ever hope to be. So why does she suddenly want to hang out with Robyn? Callie's left behind her guitar-playing days, and the lifestyle that went along with them. These days, she spends all her free time with her energetic puppy. When she runs into Robyn, she's instantly drawn to her changed, confident new self. And although Callie always thought she was straight, Robyn is... hot? As the two women spend time together, Robyn's years-old crush intensifies - and Callie's certainty about her orientation falters. But if they admit their feelings for each other, will the present be able to overshadow their past?
Finding Love Down Under
Donna Jay - 2016
A year down the track, she couldn’t be happier living a life of solitude on a vineyard. That is, until a quick trip into town changes everything.Suddenly on her own in New Zealand, and on the edge of despair, Zoe never expected to find her salvation in the form of a beautiful and complex woman.The following months are fraught with highs and lows as Claire and Zoe learn to navigate their way around each other. Both women need to overcome huge trust issues if they have any hope of forging a relationship.Contains elements of BDSM - dominance and submission.
Drowning
Briar Lane - 2018
Ran away from my crazy religious parents, ran away from the judgment, and ran away from what I couldn't accept about myself. And all of that wouldn't be so bad... if I hadn't also run away from my best friend. But now I'm forced by circumstance to come back. And I'm terrified. Because I made a lot of mistakes in leaving, some of the worst mistakes of my life. I don't know if I've grown up enough to face them. I don't know if I can face Amy. Or, even worse, if she doesn't forgive me... I don't know if I can survive walking away again.
Nobody has ever made me feel as good and as bad as she does.
I've never been as close to anyone as I was to Jessica. But she just left when I was at my most vulnerable. She did worse than that, in fact. There are things I don't know if I can forgive, things I never planned to forgive. And then she just waltzes back into my life unexpectedly I'm supposed to just forgive her? What if I don't want to forgive her? But that's the problem, I do want to forgive her. I want to have her as my best friend again... and so much more. But I'm terrified of what is going to happen if I allow myself to love her again.
This is a standalone lesbian romance novel with HEA ending!
It Takes a Miracle
Jamey Moody - 2020
The teenagers quickly make college plans and can’t wait for Vanessa’s next visit at Christmas.But Vanessa’s mother has other ideas and does a terrible thing. Their lives will never be the same.Do you believe in miracles? How about a Christmas miracle? Vanessa does. And twenty five years later her son, two entwined trees, and a Christmas Stroll just may be the Christmas miracle she always hoped for.
When Stars Align
Cara Malone - 2018
A goddess with a penthouse apartment, a long-running career, fans across the globe… and nothing real to hold onto. Her recording contract is up, and when an ugly breakup drags Nat into the tabloids, she decides the universe is telling her to take a break from LA. She’s ready to build something of her own – something real – so she heads back to her Ohio hometown to scout a local band in the hopes of starting a production company. Instead of an answer to her problems, Nat finds Christy there – a former lover Nat left behind when she got her big break. Once a passionate athlete and a shy but vibrant girl, Christy is a shadow of her former self after a painful divorce ruined the plans she’d made for her life, took away her dream home and turned her world upside down. And despite Nat’s enthusiasm, she’s not too happy to see the woman who broke her heart fifteen years ago. Things in Ohio aren’t looking much better than LA, but Nat knows that the universe brought her back into Christy’s world for a reason and she’s determined to make amends while she chases her own dreams. Universe, you better know what you’re doing.
Never Let Me Go
Lydia Rose - 2016
Her best friend Thomas has been trying to get her to leave Virginia and join him in Washington, DC for years. The opportunity arrives when Thomas’ secretary leaves her position and he offers the job to Mary. Needing to leave her religious family who would never accept Mary being a lesbian accepts Thomas’ offer of a job. There she meets the beautiful Congresswoman Katherine Willow. The two women become friends with each hiding a secret. Can these woman find love in this town of secrets? Love is easier to find then it is to make it last.MY NEW BOOK SOMETHING REAL WAS JUST RELEASED
Last Night
Jade Winters - 2018
Hannah is a hot shot financial whiz kid who wants to tick a one-night stand off her bucket list. When the two meet, neither expect anything more than a quick encounter, but the intensity of their connection exceeds anything either could have imagined. This is a 10,000 word short story
A Time of Perfect Change
Leslye Marks - 2020
She’s been struggling to figure out where her life is going, so she thinks maybe a weekend away may not be such a bad thing. A chance encounter and a warped sense of humor will shake her life up in ways she never saw coming. Taylor Ables thinks attending an Educator’s Conference is a giant waste of time and money. She’s happy with her life even though she’s sworn off love after having her heart broken a few years ago. Will this year’s meeting force her to step outside of her comfort zone and learn that sometimes it’s worth taking a chance for the possibility of love? Just how far will a person go to change their life?
Never Just Friends
Lily Craig - 2019
Georgiana—Georgie to everyone outside her family—figured out long ago that being in love with your straight best friend sucks. Turns out it’s even worse when that friend, Madelyn, tells you she’s not so straight after all. After it becomes clear to Georgie that she needs to get over Madelyn, Georgie moves cities and starts a new job. To grad student Madelyn, though, the sudden rift between the friends prompts painful introspection. A year later, she realizes her feelings for Georgie are romantic after all. Madelyn plans to use their annual winter cabin getaway to confess her love. But Canadian winters are unpredictable. When Madelyn and Georgie are snowed into their cabin in the woods, the two are forced into difficult conversations that confront deeply felt emotions about the past, present, and future. Can the friends find common ground after all they’ve been through? An intimate, snowed-in friends-to-lovers romance, Never Just Friends is a standalone story.
Sun Catcher: Book One
Giselle Fox - 2017
She craves excitement, and a trip to Panama to visit a wild and crazy friend from her college days is the perfect solution.The expat community there welcomes her, but Cate is more intrigued by Lexi, her friend’s beautiful but mysterious neighbor. The other woman seems the very embodiment of passion and adventure, and the more time they spend together, the harder Cate falls.Then she discovers Lexi’s secret … and has to make a wrenching choice. Will love prove stronger than heartache, or has Cate found her dream only to lose it?
Finding Eden
Chloe Peterson - 2018
As wounded as she is brave.This small town writer has been burned one too many times. Her first girlfriend dumping her right after she came out was the last blow she could take. The last thing she wants to do is jump into another relationship.Lauren Edwards. As impulsive as she is romantic.She left the frantic pace of city life, hoping to find love and stability in small town living. Two years on, and this high school teacher has nothing to show for it. She's finally ready to buckle down and find love.When Eden makes a new friend, she knows she's in trouble. Lauren is beautiful and energetic and totally single. She only wishes she'd met her before she got burned. Each day that passes pulls them deeper into enchantment. But with external forces at play, obstacles are bound to arise. Caught in a whirlwind of hurt, fear, and bad decisions, Eden must make a choice. Will she allow the past to rule or will she take the chance...-----Finding Eden is a 60,000 word lesbian romance novel. It features compelling drama, realistic characters, and second chances. It's the first book in the Small Town Romances series, but can absolutely be read as a standalone novel.
It Takes Two
Harper Bliss - 2015
Will Ella be able to overcome her fear of tying the knot and give Kay what she wants more than anything? Find out in this sequel to Amazon No.1 best-seller At the Water's Edge.It Takes Two is a 15.000 words lesbian romance novelette and the sequel to At the Water's Edge
No More Pretending
Bette Hawkins - 2017
She's so good at pretending, in fact, that no one watching her popular rom-coms or dazzling red carpet appearances would assume she was anything but charming, outgoing...and straight. While preparing to shoot a new film in a small Texas town, Lauren wonders what she would be like if her own life had followed a different script. Then she meets Harper Ward, a waitress at the local diner, whose natural beauty leaves her speechless. Harper mistakes Lauren's reaction for being stuck up and takes an instant dislike to her. Like Lauren, Harper isn't exactly what she seems—and also wonders what her life would be like if family obligations hadn't turned her world upside down. When the film's lecherous director hires Harper to work as his assistant, she and Lauren find themselves fighting a powerful attraction that quickly escalates into an overwhelming passion. But where can they go from here?