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ROMANCE

LEAVING’S NOT THE ONLY WAY TO GO

by Kay Acker

Lauren Ashburn left a promising job to help her family in Vermont take care of her dying father. Now that he’s gone, Lauren has every intention of returning to her old life—the vibrant, successful one her father had always expected her to have. But Lauren discovers that she feels adrift without his strict guidance.

Georgia Solomon designs homes for others. But as a bisexual autistic woman, she rarely feels at home herself. When her best friend dies suddenly, leaving her alone with their young daughter, her little slice of happiness vanishes. Now Georgia finds herself struggling to navigate a world that doesn’t understand her at all.

Lauren and Georgia clash at a disastrous work meeting, but Georgia’s daughter Hannah pulls them together despite themselves. As they discover new possibilities and priorities for the future, can they make room for love? Or will they have to leave each other behind—in order for them both to move forward?

ONE LITTLE YES

by Jamey Moody

Available in Kindle Unlimited

Can healing someone’s heart heal your own?

Gina Gray needs a kidney transplant and her amazing friends are on a mission to find her a donor. She is so tired of being sick and alone.

Angel Ruiz is a loner with a scarred heart that began with homophobic parents years ago.

When Gina meets Angel at her friends’ New Year’s Eve party she feels an instant bond. She sees Angel’s damaged heart and wonders if it is as weary as hers?

And then she has an idea.

All Angel has to do is say yes.

BROKEN NOT SHATTERED

by Rita Potter

Even when it seems hopeless, there can always be a better tomorrow.

Jill Bishop has one goal in life – to survive. Jill is trapped in an abusive marriage, while raising two young girls. Her husband has isolated her from the world and filled her days with fear. The last thing on her mind is love, but she sure could use a friend.

Alex McCoy is enjoying a comfortable life, with great friends and a prosperous business. She has given up on love, after picking the wrong woman one too many times. Little does she know, a simple act of kindness might change her life forever.

When Alex lends a helping hand to Jill at the local grocery store, they are surprised by their immediate connection and an unlikely friendship develops. As their friendship deepens, so too do their fears.

In order to protect herself and the girls, Jill can’t let her husband know about her friendship with Alex, and Alex can’t discover what goes on behind closed doors. What would Alex do if she finds out the truth? At the same time, Alex must fight her attraction and be the friend she suspects Jill needs. Besides, Alex knows what every lesbian knows – don’t fall for a straight woman, especially one that’s married…but will her heart listen?

Trigger Warning: Domestic violence that fades to black (not graphic) and suggestions of rape (not graphic).

A PERFECT MESS

by Sienna Waters

Available in Kindle Unlimited

Love always finds a way…

Falling in love with a cheerleader might be a cliché, but dumpy Del Romano just couldn’t help herself. At least she was smart enough to keep her mouth shut about it until she could get the hell out of Briar’s Glen to start her real life.

Bree Hampton barely noticed the boring goth girl in algebra class. She had bigger fish to fry. Grow up, marry the quarterback, and get a big house up on the hill of Briar’s Glen. A simple and achievable plan for the high school golden girl.

But fifteen years later, Bree’s charmed life has fallen apart around her ears. And things in Briar’s Glen aren’t looking too great. A teenager has gone missing, and now Bree’s boss has disappeared too. Then a sexy stranger walks through the door of the shop. A stranger that might not be a stranger at all.

Life in a small town wasn’t for Del. Too cramped, too conservative, too boring. But now, thanks to a phone call from her small-time criminal father, she’s back in town. And things have changed…

They say that you can’t go home again. But what if they’re wrong?

TABLE FOR TWO

by Kate Gavin

Trying to take a few brief moments away from a stressful situation, Reagan Murphy snags the last table at a bustling downtown lunch spot. When another woman walks into the crowded restaurant seeking a table, Reagan offers to share hers.

Jillian Jacobs just wanted a quick bite before she’d have to focus on a new and unreasonable deadline. Irritated by her empty stomach and by the prospect of waiting, Jillian resentfully accepts a seat at a stranger’s table.

Their shared lunch is filled with hostility, snide comments, and shades of derision from Jill and Reagan finds herself relieved at the end of the encounter.

But then the two are thrown back together when Jill becomes a catering client of Reagan’s. Soon navigating a professional relationship becomes complicated as their attraction begins to smolder. Will it get in the way and cause even bigger problems? Or will this be the start of something they’ve both been looking for all along?

FOCUSED ON YOU

by Callie Hall

Available in Kindle Unlimited

A twelve-year friendship. A burning crush. Can Taylor convince Charlie to give them a chance?

Taylor’s spent the better part of her adult life crushing on a woman she can never have. Her friendship with Charlie is unquestionable, unbreakable as long as she keeps her hands to herself. But being friends while standing on the sidelines can only last so long, and Taylor’s patience is about to run out.

Charlie’s smart, beautiful, and devoted to the animals she takes in. The time Charlie spends at the shelter leaves little room for anything else. Including Taylor.

But when destiny forces them to move in together, not even Charlie can ignore the sparks buzzing between them. They only have to live together for a few weeks, but as the pressure builds, Charlie’s resolve starts to unravel.

In a friendship that’s strictly platonic, can these two keep to themselves, or will Charlie’s admission surprise them both?

Focused On You is a friends-to-lovers lesbian romance with no cliffhangers and a happily ever after.

ON THE ROCKS

by Riley Scott

If there was ever a good time and place for love to bloom between two reckless and broken hearts, it surely wouldn’t be in a bar. But for Lennon Willis and Alex Daniels, a passionate one-night stand just isn’t enough to quench their thirst for one another—however ill-timed.

A free-spirited artist determined to outrun the ghosts of her past in California, Alex flees to the sunny shores of Florida’s Gulf Coast seeking solace and healing. Instead, she finds hardheaded bar owner Lennon—and a connection she can’t seem to deny.

On a journey of self-discovery and healing, the two must determine their fate. Is chemistry enough to keep their inner demons at bay, or will their encounters only pour whiskey on the fires of self-destruction?

DIVING INTO THE TURN

by Carrie L. Carr

Available in Kindle Unlimited

Bull riding is all that Shelby Fisher has ever known. She’s lived her entire life on the small rodeo circuit, winning barely enough to eke out a living. She travels the backroads of Texas in her worn-out truck and ancient travel trailer, searching for a human connection through short affairs with women on the circuit.

Rebecca Starrett has wanted to be a barrel racer most of her life, learning the craft through local playdays. Her hometown’s annual fair and rodeo is her big chance to show her close-knit family and her boyfriend that she’s not wasting her time.

Sparks fly when Shelby literally runs into Rebecca at the rodeo grounds. Rebecca’s kindness draws Shelby to her, while Rebecca is fascinated by the sullen bull rider. Their time together causes Rebecca to recognize certain truths about herself.

Against a backdrop of mysterious accidents at the rodeo, will Rebecca back away when Shelby is considered the prime suspect? Or will she stand strong and save the stubborn bull rider from mob justice?

NEVER SAY NEVER

by Rachael Sommers

An age-gap, opposites-attract lesbian romance between a nanny and her career-climbing boss that ends in a puddle of melted ice queen.

Ambitious corporate shark Camila Evans might have just lost her marriage but she decides she doesn’t need love to build a television empire and raise her young son alone. What she does need is a nanny, but the incompetent idiots sent her way make her lose faith in ever finding anyone useful.

Enter Emily Walker—fresh out of college, bright, a little naive, and new to New York City. Emily is everything Camila is not and frankly it’s a little unsettling how innocent and gentle the young woman is.

That’s not all that’s unsettling. Camila’s growing feelings for Emily are making it hard to maintain a professional distance. Surely she can’t possibly be falling for the nanny? God, it’s such a mid-life crisis cliché. But would it be too impossible?

As time goes on, Camila starts to wonder if maybe even she can get her happy ending after all.

FIFTY BALES OF HAY

by Delilah McHenoll

A Sapphic tale of love and lust, set in the heart of the English countryside. The story, narrated by nineteen year old horse lover Jazz, follows her week long holiday spent at her Aunty’s Equestrian Centre, where she bumps into the slightly older, coquettish Mia, a close friend she keeps in touch with. So begins a romance between the two, with many hilarious, fun-filled ‘false starts,’ along the way. Jazz’s endearing and infinitely likeable character shines through as, in her transition from adolescence to adulthood, pheromones fly, and libidos run riot.

Deftly interwoven into the main storyline are Aunty’s hugely entertaining, saucy reminisces. Humorous and raunchy in equal measure, they are sure to make even a sailor blush!

The main female characters are accomplished horsewomen and their prowess in the saddle provides a perfect equestrian backdrop for this rollicking read. Will the star-crossed lovers ever reach a climactic union?

LADY CHARLOTTE

by Susie Ray

Available in Kindle Unlimited

Two lesbian, slow-burn romances that explore the amazing love between women.

Lady Charlotte is not a conventional Victorian woman, but that doesn’t mean that she doesn’t want to be loved, even if her family have tried to kill that very notion inside her…

She lives her life on her own terms, taking wealthy and powerful men to her bed, yet she still cannot understand why they have little effect upon her libido, until she meets Lady Lydia, who shows her the wonders of making love to another woman. But Lydia isn’t interested in anything more than another conquest, leaving Charlotte bemused and unfulfilled.

Sally, her ladies’ maid, adores her, but will Charlotte recognise what is right in front of her, or make the leap to appreciate how close true-love might be? That’s when fate takes a hand…

Aiko, tells the story of her unremarkable life, and then the only person who sees her as a beautiful young Japanese woman, her mother, dies tragically.

Will she ever discover who her father was, could she possibly get the disfigurement to her lower lip fixed? A chance meeting has the power to change at least some of her troubles, if she is brave enough to actually say hello to her possible saviour.

FORGET ME NOT

by Alexa Woods

Available in Kindle Unlimited

Can you fall in love all over again with a woman who shattered your heart?

Ten years ago, Quinn Smyth’s heart was broken. The love of her life had inexplicably cut her off and left town for good. Although it took her a while to get over Dallas,  Quinn has finally moved on. Now Dallas is simply a distant memory, a silly childhood crush, a person she never wishes to see again. Until she does.

A decade ago, Dallas Tenison was young and stupid. She made the biggest mistake of her life: she lied to the girl she loved most and left her behind. Her own heart shattered that day. Since then, Dallas lives with the jarring knowledge of the mistake she never had a chance to apologize for.

When a surprise clause in a will left by Quinn’s grandfather thrusts Dallas back into Quinn’s world, will she have the courage to finally confront her own mistakes? Will she find the right words to apologize to her first love, who now hates her guts? And will Quinn be able to resist the growing fire for her past love which was never put out in the first place?

Will these two gorgeous women give first love a second chance?

This is a standalone steamy F/F enemies to lovers second chance romance novel with a HEA.

EROTIC ROMANCE

CRIMSON ROSE

Book 5

by Scott Kujawa

Available in Kindle Unlimited

For five weeks, May’s been with Catherine in the relationship the two agreed upon when May visited Crimson Rose.

The idea to spend a week submitting to Catherine surprised May when she thought about it. Once she discussed it with her best friend, May discussed it with Catherine. When they came to an agreement, May learned more of Catherine’s desires and deepened her desire to submit to the woman she met at Crimson Rose. The longer May stayed with Catherine, the more her love for Catherine grew.

Catherine never expected May to request what she did, but having May submit for a week interested her. Working together, she helped May explore more of her needs. Testing May’s limits has been something Catherine agreed to do once she met May, and the two discussed what they wanted from their relationship. Knowing they had one week left of the beginner class meant Catherine showed May more of what she wanted from the woman who submitted to her.

What they two built with each other would change once May and Catherine could explore their relationship once May finished the class.

FANTASY ROMANCE

SPELLBOUND

by Ophelia Silk

Available in Kindle Unlimited

Jane Paris is everything a young woman should be: polite, charming, and obedient, with a glowing reputation and a good man all but begging for her hand in marriage. If she has any doubts about her role in life, they’re easy to push down. But when she takes a fateful shortcut through the woods, her idyllic life is threatened by an attack from the fabled beasts who stalk the trees. Fortunately, she’s rescued by the equally fabled witch who lives there. Unfortunately, the attack has left injuries that only the witch can heal. Jane is forced to stay with her until she recovers.

This poses a problem, because the witch, Adelaide Thompson, is everything that Jane is not: blunt, abrasive, and unapologetic. But there is more to the fabled woman of the woods than meets the eye, and her harsh exterior belies a gentle kindness. As they grow closer, Jane’s attraction to both magic and the witch herself get harder to ignore. But can a life with Adelaide alone and cut off from society truly fulfill her, or will she be forced to compromise on her happiness no matter her choice?

Trigger warning for child abuse, heteronormativity, (attempted) forced marriage.

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

TRACING INVISIBLE THREADS

by C. Fonseca

Family secrets, strange coincidences, and stolen kisses with an alluring librarian are woven into this evocative, opposites-attract, lesbian romantic suspense.

Globe-trotting photographer Eleanor Heysen is edgy, sexy, and just passing through.

When a family mystery emerges while she’s back home in Melbourne, Eleanor crosses paths with intoxicating historian Alexa Bellamy. The self-assured picture-collections manager is irresistible.

Steamy kisses between the stacks at the State Library are one thing, but what happens when the ever-curious Eleanor shakes Alexa’s family tree, and dark secrets tumble out?

Alexa is in an emotional free-fall, overwhelmed by her broody, spirited, and likely fleeting admirer, and the fear and betrayal stirred up from the truth about Alexa’s ancestors.

Is the invisible thread that brought the women together strong enough to pull them tighter? Or could it unravel and, just as Alexa fears, Eleanor will disappear?

LOVE’S WITNESS

by Claire Highton-Stevenson

Available in Kindle Unlimited

When Frankie Shaw moves 250 miles south, hoping to start a new life without the ghost that haunts her, the last thing she expects to see is her ex-girlfriend Lisa Bittern.

Because Lisa was murdered fourteen years ago.

Alice Trent is the mother of two little boys and the wife of a local police officer, could she have any answers that would give Frankie peace of mind, or is it really just a case of mistaken identity?

NEW AUDIOBOOKS

LOCKED INSIDE

by Annette Mori

narrated by Heidi Bindhammer

How much does the power of love matter to someone who has overcome obstacles greater than most people face in a lifetime?

Carly, a beautiful and vivacious young woman, sees something in the semi-comatose Belinda, and they form an unusual bond. Can Carly help Belinda break free from her emotional prison? Will Belinda’s fears allow their relationship to evolve into something deeper? Find out in this wonderfully evocative romance that is sure to touch your heart.

AT LOOSE ENDS

by Prudence MacLeod

narrated by Kat Andrews

The terrorist attack of 9/11 had far reaching effects, disrupted lives in many countries. Kassidy Wells, an upwardly mobile young woman was one such unexpected victim. This is her story, a story of success, loss, and love in the wake of disaster.

FINDING FAMILY

Your Way Series: Book 2

by Jamey Moody

narrated by Morgan Southard

How many life changing events can a brand new relationship stand?

Erin Evans is hoping the fourth time’s the charm in her quest to have a baby. At 41 she’s out of time and doing this on her own. She knows the odds of finding her happily-ever-after are slim, but she wants to be a mother more than anything.

A semi-flirtatious conversation with a tall, fit, dark-haired woman in the waiting room of her fertility clinic gives Erin pause, which she attributes to hormones until she comes out of her procedure to find the alluring Desi Shaw still waiting.

What Desi does next surprises them both….

This is Book Two in the Your Way Series. Get yours now! Each is a stand-alone.

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PROJECT KINDNESS

At I Heart Lesfic, we believe the world could use a bit more kindness after one of the hardest and longest of years. Many authors have signed up to help IHL spread kindness in the world.

Barbara Ann Wright shared The Mathematics of Kindness. Also, Barbara is giving away 1 ecopy of The Noble and the Nightingale.

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