Outstanding Lesbian Fiction 4
Discover outstanding lesbian fiction in this curated book list, featuring must-reads like Sarah Waters' The Night Watch, Karin Kallmaker's 18th and Castro, and Georgia Beers' Too Close to Touch. From romance, mystery, and drama to unforgettable characters and diverse storytelling, explore award-worthy novels by top authors in lesbian literature, including Gun Brooke and J.D. Glass. Perfect for book lovers seeking compelling, high-quality LGBTQ+ fiction.
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Unbearable Losses
by Jennifer L. Jordan
Twenty years ago, four women set out on a ski trip in the Colorado Rockies. Four days later, only three emerged alive. Kristin Ashe's investigation takes her deep into the snowy mountains where she must race through the past and present in order to prevent further unbearable losses.
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Forever Found
by Jlee Meyer
Soulmates as young children until tragedy separated them, two women reconnect twenty years later when one of them offers the other a job as photographer for the football team she inherited from her father.
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Chance
by Grace Lennox
At 26, Chance Delaney decides her life isn't working so she swaps it for a different one. On a quest for adventure, meaning & a girlfriend, she finds herself transported from her safe job in a San Francisco gay & lesbian bookstore to No. 1 on the charts, as lead vocalist for the all-women band Virgin Blessing.
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The Clinic
by Cate Culpepper
Aided by a haunted young City medic, the descendents of an ancient warrior tribe fight for their freedom. Brenna's new duties as a Clinic medic include monitoring the health of political prisoners after they've been interrogated. The extreme measures employed by Caster, the Clinic's director, are not supposed to distress Brenna--any such humanistic concerns have long been dismissed by the tyrannical City Government. But Brenna finds herself deeply conflicted by her first patient, Jesstin, a wild and rebellious warrior reputed to be descended from ancient Amazons. Through Jess, she learns of another way of life in the Amazon village of Tristaine, where freedom and passion are prized more highly than political power. As Caster's methods grow increasingly brutal, Brenna fears for Jess's life, and struggles with the deepening bond between them. Soon she faces a critical choice, and a harrowing fight for survival.
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The Perfect Valentine
by Therese Szymanski
The latest in the 'Bella After Dark' series of erotic titles, 'The Perfect Valentine' follows the successful formula of 'Back To Basics' and 'Call Of The Dark'.
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Carly's Sound
by Ali Vali
Is passion still possible the second time around? Poppy Valente has the world in the palm of her hand until fate steals from her the one thing that matters most--her wife Carly. When breast cancer ends their life together, Poppy finds herself at a loss. Julia Johnson is running to Carly's Sound with her newborn daughter Tallulah in search of the path to her future. On a chance meeting two years after Carly's death, these two women form a bond of friendship that lays the foundation for something more.
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Back Talk
by Saxon Bennett
Anne Counterman is a successful talk show host who is suffering from a mid-life crisis. She is looking for something or someone to rekindle the spark in her life. Hilton Withers is the lesbian lesbian daughter of a senator & heiress to a pickle company fortune. She hates her father & pickles. Anne & Hilton become fast friends.
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Unexpected Sparks
by Gina L. Dartt
'Unexpected Sparks' opens with a fatal fire for Sam Madison, Truro's local Lothario, as his insurance office burns to the ground.
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Death by Discount
by Mary Vermillion
Mara Gilgannon finds herself called back to her small Iowa hometown when her aunt Zee's long-time partner Glad is murdered. Mara begins to suspect that Glad's vocal opposition to a Wal-Mart opening in the town may have more to do with the murder than anti-gay bias, as was originally supposed. Mara gets re-acquainted with small-town life, with its share of intrigue and old resentment while trying to get to the bottom of the potentially lethal process of corporatisation of rural America.
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Blood Guilt
by Lindy Cameron
Meet Kit O'Malley, the feisty new Private Investigator from Down Under.
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Undercover Tales
by Blayne Cooper
From Blayne Cooper, author of Unbreakable, The Last Train Home, Madam President, and many others, comes Quicksand, a story about sinking into trouble so deep, there's no way out. Deceit, betrayal, and resisting sexual temptation were never part of private investigator Belinda Blaisdell's daily life. Until now. KG MacGregor, author of Shaken, The House on Sandstone, and Malicious Pursuit, presents Stolen Souls, the tale of Vonne Maglio, who signs on for a two-week vacation at a working ranch in the Colorado canyons. Nothing at Sky Ranch is as it seem-but then, neither is Vonne. From SX Meagher, author of I Found My Heart In San Francisco, comes Narc. The dark side of Chicago is a cauldron of crime. Drugs, sex, blackmail, bribery and corruption so deep you can swim in it. And that's just the cops. How does an honest detective wade through this muck to do her job?
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Coffee Sonata
by Gun Brooke
Nothing exciting ever happens in East Quay, a quaint New England coastal town. Not until its most celebrated daughter returns for one last performance. Four women, Manon, Eryn, Vivian, and Mike, whose lives unexpectedly intersect in a small town by the sea share one thing in common - they all have secrets.
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Punk Like Me
by J. D. Glass
If Nina wants to get on the road to becoming who she's supposed to be, she's going to have to do more than break a few rules and wear a great pair of combat boots. She's going to have to be tough and stand by what she knows is right--she's got to be punk.
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Too Close to Touch
by Georgia Beers
Gretchen Kaiser is a workaholic with issues. What she doesn't have are love issues. She isn't looking for it, and doesn't expect to find it ... certainly not right under her nose. Kylie O'Brien is the kind of girl who believes in true love and is willing to wait for it. With her icy reserve Gretchen is making Kylie's new career as her administrative assistant a challenge. It doesn't matter that Gretchen is extremely attractive with a voice as rich and smooth as melted chocolate.--From back cover.
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The 100th Generation
by Justine Saracen
Meet Valerie Foret, a modern day lesbian Indiana Jones. Valerie has spent a fruitless year searching for a tomb in the Egyptian desert - a year where the only excitement has been provided by her secret trysts with a woman she might have been safer avoiding.
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Of Drag Kings & the Wheel of Fate
by Susan Smith
'Of Drag Kings and the Wheel of Fate' is a novel about history, sex, drag, paganism, death and family. Using an ancient myth reset in the queer community in Buffalo, New York, it explores gender fluidity, sexual diversity, and the deeper questions of love and identity.
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18th and Castro
by Karin Kallmaker
Halloween Night, San Francisco... ...and it's a party like no other in the world. Welcome to the streets of the Castro, where the women aren't shy about what they want and how they'll get it. Crowds, costumes and parties - the apartment building at 18th & Castro and the women who live there are in the thick of it all. Couples who know how to mix lust and love, as well as first-time couplings full of passion and possibilities, make 18th & Castro the hottest address in the city by the bay. Take a romantic, erotic journey with Karin Kallmaker in this follow-up to the smash bestseller, All the Wrong Places. The award-winning Undisputed Mistress of Lesbian Romance demonstrates once again why "Mistress" is fitting as she invites, seduces and delights lesbians worldwide with her signature-brand of romantic erotica.
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Sword of the Guardian
by Merry Shannon
"Princess Shasta is a spoiled young teen who's got everything: royal blood, beauty, wealth, power, and influence. But her life is turned upside down when her dashing twin brother? heir to the kingdom? is murdered at a party in front of the royalty, nobles, and others. If not for the quick intercession of Talon, a young acrobat performing at the party, Shasta would have been stabbed, too. The king decrees that Talon be Shasta's bodyguard, not realizing that 'he' is actually a she. What follows is a terrific adventure, coming of age story, a romance, and tale of courtly intrigue, attempted assassination, and gender confusion as the young princess learns, grows, and comes into her own."--Publishers description.
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Anticipation
by Terri Breneman
Attorney Toni Barston is assigned to proscute a serial killer who has already confessed and agreed to plead guilty to life without parole. Then a mistake at the city jail allows the killer to walk free - soon the killing of prominent women in the community begins again.
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The Night Watch
by Sarah Waters
The story of three women in post-World War II London, their love affairs and the mysterious young man who will have a powerful impact on their lives. From the author of "Fingersmith".