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Departure from the Script Jae · 2014 · ★ 4.0 **Love doesn’t always follow a script** Aspiring actress Amanda Clark and photographer Michelle Osinski are two women burned by love and not looking to test the fire again. And even if they were, it certainly wouldn’t be with each other. Amanda has never been attracted to a butch woman before, and Michelle personifies the term butch. Having just landed a role on a hot new TV show, she’s… Shares Sapphic, Lesbian, Romance

Falling Hard

Falling Hard Jae · 2017 · 365p · ≈ 12h · Moderate **Can a womanizing surgeon and a single mom make it work?** Dr. Jordan Williams devotes her life to two things: saving patients in the operating room and pleasuring her latest conquest in the bedroom. Her idea of commitment is spending a few hours together in bed. Single mom Emma Larson is Jordan’s polar opposite. Family and fidelity mean everything to her. After an ugly divorce from her… Shares Sapphic, Lesbian, Romance

From Fan to Forever

From Fan to Forever Tiana Warner · 2022 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Moderate **An age-gap lesbian celebrity romance about how much you’d risk to have your dream.** Talented A-lister Cate Whitney is the gorgeous middle-aged movie star almost every lesbian has a crush on. Rachel Janssen, an introverted medical physics student, is no exception. So when her celebrity crush starts filming near her Vancouver apartment, she can’t believe her luck. A chance encounter… Shares Sapphic, Lesbian, Romance

Under a Falling Star

Under a Falling Star Jae · 2014 · ★ 3.9 · 394p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Falling stars are supposed to be a lucky sign, but not for Austen. Her new job as a secretary in an international games company isn't off to a good start. Her first assignment—decorating the Christmas tree in the lobby—results in a trip to the ER after Dee, the company's second-in-command, gets hit by the star-shaped tree topper. Dee blames her instant attraction to Austen on her head wound,… Shares Sapphic, Lesbian, Romance

Purposefully Accidental

Purposefully Accidental G. Benson · 2022 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate **An unfortunate accident, an old grudge, and a Sapphic fake romance.** Since A-List actress and Hollywood’s sweetheart Wren Acker came out, not only is she at the top of the acting world; she’s also crush number one for her queer fanbase. Loving life, loving her job, loving her cat—everything is fantastic. Except that lack of any kind of private life. When a car accident brings her to the… Shares Sapphic, Lesbian, Romance

All the Broken Places

All the Broken Places John Boyne · 2022 · ★ 4.5 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate “You can’t prepare yourself for the magnitude and emotional impact of this powerful novel.” —John Irving, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The World According to Garp “Exceptional, layered and compelling…This book moves like a freight train.” —Amy Bloom, New York Times bestselling author of In LoveFrom the New York Times bestselling author John Boyne, a… Shares Romance

I, Medusa

I, Medusa Ayana Gray NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “captivating villain origin story” (People Book of the Week) reimagining one of the most iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and powerful young heroine“Ayana Gray brings her fresh, dynamic storytelling to one of the most monstered, maligned, and misunderstood women of Greek myth, imagining all the girls that Medusa was and could have been.”—Jennifer… Shares Romance

Lady Tremaine

Lady Tremaine Rachel Hochhauser · 2026 Instant New York Times Bestseller • REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK • IndieNext Pick • LibraryReads Pick"With transporting prose and a galloping plot, this wholly original take on Cinderella recasts the wicked stepmother...a riveting, complex paean to women's strength." —People (Book of the Week) • "Destined to be one of the biggest books of the year." —Glennon Doyle, #1 bestselling author of Untamed •… Shares Romance

Templar Assassin

Templar Assassin Angus Donald Shares Romance with this book.

The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau

The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau Kristin Harmel INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERKristin Harmel, the New York Times bestselling author who “is the best there is at sweeping historical drama” (Kelly Harms, author of The Seven Day Switch), returns with an electrifying new novel about two jewel thieves, a priceless bracelet that disappears in 1940s Paris, and a quest for answers in a decades-old murder.Colette Marceau has been stealing jewels for… Shares Romance

Tom Lake

Tom Lake Ann Patchett #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICKIn this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of America’s finest writers.“Patchett leads us to a truth that feels like life rather than literature.” —The GuardianIn the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern… Shares Romance

The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson

The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson Ellen Baker “A family secret, a DNA test, a journey as rich and colorful as the early-day circus itself. Through Cecily Larson’s hidden life, Ellen Baker tenderly examines personal determination, lost love, family ties, and our innate need to discover our own truth.” — Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours and Before and AfterOrphan Train… Shares Romance

The Sweetness of Forgetting

The Sweetness of Forgetting Kristin Harmel The “beautifully complex” (Woman’s Day) classic that made Kristin Harmel a superstar follows a woman who must travel from Cape Cod to Paris to uncover a family secret for her dying grandmother that could change everything. Updated with a new author’s note and recipes for this 10th anniversary edition!At thirty-six, Hope McKenna-Smith is no stranger to bad news. She lost her mother to cancer, her… Shares Romance

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque & Arthur Wesley Wheen The masterpiece of the German experience during World War I, considered by many the greatest war novel of all time—with an Oscar–winning film adaptation now streaming on Netflix.   “[Erich Maria Remarque] is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank.”—The New York Times Book ReviewI am young, I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and… Shares Romance

The Silk Code

The Silk Code Deborah Swift Shares Romance with this book.

A Far-flung Life

A Far-flung Life M.L. Stedman From the mega bestselling and acclaimed author of The Light Between Oceans, a global phenomenon, comes a magnificent and spectacularly moving new novel about family secrets that must never be revealed, and what the heart can endure for the sake of love.When we do something that can’t be undone or mended, how do we go on living? How do we find our north star when there is no right answer? These… Shares Romance

The Sweet Blue Distance

The Sweet Blue Distance Sara Donati A young midwife travels west to the New Mexico Territory to care for women in need and faces dangers more harrowing than the ones she’s fleeing in this epic tale of survival, redemption, and love from Sara Donati, the international bestselling author of the Wilderness series. 1857: In a bid to outrun her past, Carrie Ballentyne accepts a nursing position with a doctor in the New Mexico… Shares Romance

Lady Tan's Circle of Women

Lady Tan's Circle of Women Lisa See · 2023 · ★ 4.5 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!*From “one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot” (The New York Times Book Review) an immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woman physician in 15th-century China—perfect for fans of Lisa See’s classics Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane.According to Confucius, “an educated woman is a… Shares Romance

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