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TB & Miranda

ROMANCE

WHEN SPARKS FLY

by Kristen Zimmer

The room is dark, except for the streetlights coming through the blinds. I can barely see her, but I feel her. She pushes me up against the wall and we kiss harder than we ever have before. I’ve been waiting so long for it to happen, and finally, it’s going to. Then the bedroom door flies open, and someone screams her name…

Britton Walsh has never had a home. After a lifetime in the care system, she doesn’t expect she’ll ever find one. But beginning her senior year with new foster parents in a new city, means starting over yet again. Tom and Cate Cahill seem okay. The hitch? Their daughter, Avery.

Beautiful, popular and cool, Avery is everything Britton is not. She’s all Britton could ever ask for in a sister, or even a friend––but having survived without either for so long, Britton knows the way her heart races whenever Avery enters the room can only mean one thing…

But Avery has a secret. Something that is eating away at her and stopping her letting anyone in, least of all Britton. Will Avery’s insistence on punishing herself for a mistake in her past make Britton’s last year of high school, and finding a place to call home, impossible? Can two such different people ever find common ground, friendship, or maybe even something more?

LET GO

Boston Series: Book 1

by Nicole Pyland

Available in Kindle Unlimited

Gretchen Carpenter didn’t come from money. She didn’t have a lot growing up in her small town. As the black sheep of her family, instead of staying home and taking over the family business, she moved to Boston, got into Harvard Law School, and is about to graduate when she gets an internship at a personal injury law firm. It’s not what Gretchen wanted to do, but it’s the reason she meets Amanda Dixon.

Amanda Dixon comes from old money, and that’s helpful, but it doesn’t stop her from working hard for what she wants. On her way to a master’s in her instrument from one of the most prestigious music schools in the country, she does not have time for a pesky lawsuit.

When the two women meet, they clash instantly due to their differences and perceptions. Once they’re forced to work together, they find they have more in common than they initially thought, and they might just have met the person that finally gets them to let go.

UNRIVALED

A PMC Hospital Romance: Book 5

by Radclyffe

Zoey Cohen spent a lifetime learning to hide disappointment and loss behind a mask of unshakeable calm and control, even when her longtime friend-with-benefits lover moves on for true love.

Declan Black returns to Philadelphia Medical Center after an accident costs her the life she’d built and her career. She’s resolved to protect herself from ever being vulnerable to past mistakes by rebuilding her life around her new role as an ER attending, and that life does not include love.

Zoey will never accept second place in matters of the heart, even when her rival is a career, and Dec has nothing left to give of herself or her heart. Sometimes change is a force more powerful than will.

PUPPY LOVE

by Sage Donnell

Available in Kindle Unlimited

While Greta is absolutely in love with Chloe, her recently adopted rescue puppy, she is also overwhelmed. She’d never expected that she wouldn’t be able to leave her home alone. Her support system is shaky, as she’s relatively new to Portland, Oregon. In desperation, she reaches out to her one local friend, Livy, for help.

Meanwhile, she decides she needs to broaden her and Chloe’s horizons and starts attending dog park meetings with WAG, a group for lesbians and their dogs. There, in addition to a new friend or two, she meets the intriguing Ril, who may be a player, but who also seems into getting to know Greta.

Greta is in for a surprise with several of her newly developing relationships, both of the friend and romantic variety. Luckily for her, all the newly discovered support and loyal little furry friend will help her through.

The women are fun, the dog is cute, and the romance will touch your heart in this feel good lesbian romance with a PG rating.

WHILE THE MUSIC LASTS

Concerto Amour: Book 2

by Magnolia Robbins

Available in Kindle Unlimited

In the world of the bestselling novel Forbidden Melody, comes a new stand alone novel.

Childhood best friends Florence Bell and Bailey Scott had known since they met that they wanted to play music together. What they weren’t prepared for, was falling in love.

Florence, a prodigy cellist, with world renowned musicians as parents, had always been destined for greatness. So, when she gets an opportunity of a lifetime, she has to take it and leave a devastated Bailey behind.

After spending two years building a life without Florence in it, a tragic accident thrusts her into Bailey’s life once again. With years of unresolved feelings, can Bailey forgive Florence for their past? Can Florence remember it?

And will their music be what saves them both?

GIVE IN TO ME

by Elle Spencer

Whitney Ainsworth has had a very tough year. First up was the very public divorce from an A-list actress, and then the third book in her popular suspense series bombed. She’s got a chronic case of writer’s block and feels like a fraud getting paid to give speeches about achieving success. After a particularly disastrous event, Whitney’s manager suggests a romantic distraction might be in order.

Gabriela Talbot never expected to hear back when she requested an interview with her favorite author—certainly not after the scathing review she’d given Whitney’s latest book. She’s thrilled when the opportunity arises.

What happens next isn’t what either expected, and although passions flare, Whitney is furious when she learns she’s slept with the enemy. Their already rocky road to friendship—or something more—is complicated by family, Hollywood’s expectations, and an ex-wife who’s set to star in the film adaptation of Whitney’s first book. Will they find their way to love or will insecurities and outsiders prove too much to overcome?

THE YOUR WAY SERIES

by Jamey Moody

Available in Kindle Unlimited

Frankie, Desi, and Stella are three best friends that own Your Way, a fitness center that stresses body positivity and fun.

In Finding Home Frankie finds her happily-ever-after with Olivia.

Book Two is Finding Family which features Desi getting her heart stolen in a unique chance meeting with Erin.

Book Three is Finding Forever, Stella is a widow and thinks she’s had her chance at forever until the most unlikely friend captures her heart.

You’ll love all the characters and their families and friends. Jump into Your Way and find romance, love and of course happily-ever-afters.

MAYA AND THE QUEEN

by Marian Snowe

Available in Kindle Unlimited

Two women. Two worlds apart.

Maya Scanlon doesn’t want a fling. The former EMT’s attempts at finding true love have been a self-esteem kick in the teeth, so it figures that the one person she hits it off with is looking for the opposite of “forever.”

Sophie Kent is charming and gorgeous, but she’s got a secret: she’s actually the princess of a tiny European kingdom, come to America for one last hurrah before she has to take the throne. The best she can promise is a few weeks, and that’s not what Maya’s heart is after. But they have too much chemistry to just walk away.

With desire mounting and queenhood looming, can they keep their promise to just be friends? In a situation that defines “It’s complicated,” will common sense prevail or will they tumble into love heartfirst?

Maya and the Queen is a sweet, funny lesbian romance with regrettable dates, Ferris wheel kisses, and a royal happily ever after.

ARE YOU STILL MINE?

by Nicole Spencer-Skillen

Available in Kindle Unlimited

Kacy Sullivan, a 21-year-old architect student from Raleigh, North Carolina, has the world at her feet. A rigorously planned birthday celebration brings her more than she bargained for when she meets Alex Dawson, a bar owner with a grief-stricken past. On the surface, she is young, charming and devilishly attractive.

The sombre awareness that Alex’s beloved grandmother has been diagnosed with an incurable illness brings about a series of events. Alex abruptly finds herself 3000 miles away from Kacy in Cannon Beach, Oregon.

The long-distance poses a challenge for the young couple, and the introduction of a mysterious childhood friend brings about palpable tension, leaving Kacy to question her intentions.

In their combined journey to survive the distance, Kacy and Alex will discover the true meaning of love and sacrifice…

COWGIRL

by Nance Sparks

Aren Jacobs trusts no one. Reeling from a devastating altercation with her foster family that left her scarred inside and out, she’s suddenly unemployed and all too happy to isolate herself from the world. But when a severe storm threatens her small community, Aren goes out to help and ends up saving Carol Matthews’s life.

Carol doesn’t know who to turn to after the storm leaves her homeless and grief stricken. Taking refuge with the woman who saved her is only one of her bad options, but there’s something about Aren that makes her feel safe despite all the rumors flying around town about what really happened the night Aren returned to visit her foster family.

The last thing Aren expects is to fall for Carol. Sharing her home is one thing, but sharing her heart means sharing the demons in her past and risking everything to keep Carol safe.

SOMEBODY TO LOVE

by Hannah Key

Available in Kindle Unlimited

For Jen, it has to be love or nothing else. The idea of a casual relationship has always irked her; that’s why she’s been single for a long time.

A stormy night and a few drinks lead her to a dating app where she meets the vibrant Taylor. A single encounter puts a spin on the lives of both women. Soon, they’re inseparable, but the sudden arrival of a person from Jen’s traumatic past threatens to ruin her newfound happiness.

Can she find the strength to overcome her past? Will Taylor stay by her side through it all? Or will their happily ever after end before it’s truly begun?

Trigger Warning: Brief recollections of rape and self harm.

BET THE FARM

by Fiona Riley

Lauren Calloway can’t get a date, her newly lovestruck bestie is never around, and she just blew a major deal at her luxury real estate job. So, a one-night stand with an attractive stranger seems like the perfect distraction and the immediate gratification she’s lusting for.

Thea Boudreaux left her family’s dairy farm to escape the painful memories of her father’s tragic death, but when her mother tells her they’re going to lose the farm to debt, Thea is devastated. Can she live with her father’s legacy being torn down for luxury condos? Or can she still save it and honor her father’s memory?

When Lauren’s boss tells her about a lucrative land sale that could help her get back on track, she jumps at the opportunity. Never would she have bet her unforgettable one-night stand would be the person stopping her from making the deal of the century.

WORTHY OF LOVE

by Quinn Ivins

An age-gap, workplace lesbian romance about learning you’re never too broken to be worthy of love.

Nadine Bayani was at the top of her game. The brilliant, ruthless lawyer was in line to be White House chief of staff—until she confessed to campaign finance crimes that cost her party the election.

Now Nadine’s out of prison, broke, hated by millions, and stuck doing a menial retail job in rural Virginia where she barely earns enough to survive.

Bella Clarke has worked at Overstock Oasis since she flunked college. She wants to go back to school, but secretly doubts she’s smart enough. At least she’s not as clueless as her boss, who just accidentally hired the woman responsible for a national scandal.

However, Nadine seems to be nothing like the crook portrayed in the media, and Bella is drawn to her troubled, standoffish co-worker. As they grow closer, Nadine introduces Bella to the delights of Filipino food and opens Bella’s eyes to her own possibilities.

Before long, about the only thing harder to make sense of than Nadine’s past is their powerful chemistry together. Is Bella really falling for a woman who caused so much harm? And even if she is, how can two such different people ever be a match?

Trigger Warning: Sexual assault (kissing and groping), alcohol (recreational), drugs, bullying.

BEFORE. AFTER. ALWAYS.

by Morgan Lee Miller

Unexpectedly, loss can teach us how to love.

For Eliza Walsh, life is full of risk. She knows a thing or two about pain, and not just from her job as chief resident at the hospital. She’s reeling from a car accident that took the life of the only woman she’s ever loved, and her parents’ betrayal has strained their relationship to the point of nonexistence.

But Blake Navarro enters the picture and challenges Eliza’s cautious way of living. Blake’s everything she isn’t: open, carefree, and a little reckless. When Eliza discovers that Blake, too, is healing from a huge loss, she feels seen, understood, and less alone.

As Eliza and Blake fall for each other, they heal in ways they never expected. But when Eliza’s troubled past catches up with her, it changes everything, and she has to decide if fully opening her heart is worth the risk.

WORKING WITH HER ENEMY

West End’s Moonlight: Book 1

by Scarlett Grace

Available in Kindle Unlimited

Alex Grendall has landed the job of her dreams — starring in an all-female version of Romeo and Juliet, directed by the impressive Marcus Lorde. Yet, on the first day of rehearsals Alex’s dream turns into a nightmare.

Playing the romantic lead opposite her is her old college bully, Clara Columbia. Clara can’t believe that the one girl from college who she bullied so ruthlessly, the one girl whom she secretly fancied, has appeared on the most important job of her career! Clara determines to do whatever she can to get rid of her.

Can Alex and Clara get on the same page and work together, or will Clara’s mind games prevail?

HISTORICAL ROMANCE

HER LADY’S MELODY

Great War: Book 2

Renee Dahlia

Two women, both widowed on the same day, find new love after loss.

DR LUCIANA STANMORE wondered if this stoic fragility would haunt her forever. The Great War officially ended on 11 November last year, but the wounded weren’t magically healed by the signing of the armistice. Eventually, the hospital at Remy Siding near Ypres emptied enough for Luciana to head home to England, but a letter from her Oma in Amsterdam took her there instead. She should be taking the time to heal and grieve for her lover Maggie who died in the war. When the neighbour’s son breaks his arm falling out of a tree, Luciana must confront her war trauma to help him. It would be a lot easier if the boy’s mother wasn’t so beautiful and empathetic towards her shocked state. A plot to kidnap the boy gives Luciana a reason to emerge from the shell she’s built around her heart, and a reason to spend more time with Therese.

THERESE DE SELETSKY is a widow with a secret, or two. In hiding from the Bolsheviks, she lives quietly in Amsterdam with her seven year-old son, Count Pavel de Seletsky. Her husband, Alexandre, the previous Count, was killed during the Russian Revolution, with Therese watching on as she hid in the cupboard with Pavel wrapped in her arms. With Russia in turmoil, she needs to keep her son safe, so when Pavel is almost kidnapped, Therese panics. Her neighbour, the elusive gorgeous Dr Stanmore, helps her figure out the threat to Pavel, and together they must travel to England to find the final piece of the puzzle. It’d be easy, except Luciana reminds Therese of all the feelings she’s buried deep since she was pulled out of music college in scandalous circumstances and quickly married to the Count.

Trigger Warning: PTSD/Shell Shock, War injuries, Gun Death, threats of child kidnapping, Spanish Flu/pandemic.

EROTIC ROMANCE

OUT OF THE SHADOWS

Love In The Limelight: Book 2

by Raven J. Spencer

Available in Kindle Unlimited

Shelby Grace Nash, known as the drummer in Emmy Whittaker’s band, is stepping out of her friend’s shadow to produce an album of her own. While making her dream come true, Shelby Grace has to examine the reasons why her engagement to race car driver Ethan fell apart. Is it because he didn’t respect her wishes, or was she never really in love with him? Her feelings for Emmy’s sister Julia, and the attention of a homophobic fan only complicate her life more. Shelby Grace has to figure out who’s truly on her side, and if she’s willing to choose love.

EROTICA

G.I. HO: Submitting to the Countess

Real American Sex Toy Series: Book 2

by Riley Rose

Available in Kindle Unlimited

Crimson and Lady Kaye, two super-sexy members of elite special forces unit G.I. Ho, are on another mission! This time with new recruit Binx, a beautiful ninja who’s super-excited to take down evil organization Viper. And super-excited to take off her clothes!

The three sexy and kick-ass women must stop Viper from using their new weather control device to throw the world into chaos. However, they’ll have to go up against their old nemesis The Countess, who happened to turn Crimson and Kaye into her personal playthings the last time they tangled.

Will they be able to resist The Countess’s perfectly pleasurable body this time? Will their teammate Binx become The Countess’s favorite new toy? And why do they keep losing all their clothes on all these missions?

Find out in Book 2 of this fun, action parody erotica! G.I. Ho – She’s a Real American Sex Toy!

ACTION & ADVENTURE / ROMANCE

A WOMAN TO TREASURE

by Ali Vali

Levi Montbard loves history and isn’t afraid to search it out no matter where it takes her. A scroll she acquires to sell in Montbard’s Antiquities in New Orleans leads Levi on an adventure that will take her from London to Morocco, by way of the Sahara Desert. A story of a female Templar Knight should sound like a hoax, but to Levi the new information rings true. Proving the scroll accurate becomes an obsession. She’ll stop at nothing to uncover the truth.

Yasmine Hassani spends her days teaching female studies in Marrakech to women who want to leave a mark on their country. An arrogant Westerner storming into her office is highly unexpected and leaves Yasmine laughing off the absurdity of her claims. No one knows more about the history of the Templar Knights than Yasmine, and reluctantly intrigued, she agrees to help Levi.

But their search turns down one dead end after another, almost as if someone is working hard to keep old secrets buried. They’ll have to fight the Catholic Church, centuries of tradition, and their growing attraction for each other to uncover the mystery of the female Templar Knight.

HIDDEN DREAMS

by Shelley Thrasher

Guided by a vision of her recently deceased mother, Dallas socialite Barbara Allan travels through Cambodia searching for clues about her mother’s enigmatic past. After a busy two-week adventure tour, Barbara intends to rest on a tropical island off the southern coast, but instead contracts a deadly virus that’s swept the country.

Her tour guide, Dara, unemployed because of tourists’ fear of the virus, helps Barbara recover. Determined to uncover her mother’s secrets, Barbara and Dara motorcycle up the east bank of the Mekong River. On their way, they discover an irresistible attraction that only grows stronger as they unravel the mystery of Barbara’s mother’s early life in Cambodia, with the help of the wise, altruistic Chantha.

PARANORMAL MYSTERY

ORIGINS

A Jamis Bachman Mystery: Book 2

by Jen Jensen

Jamis is still healing from her last adventure when she’s pulled into another dangerous mystery.

There’s an inherited house in the middle of the Arizona desert and a strange spirit visiting the new owners at nighttime, repeating, “She knows.” There’s a living person creating mayhem. There’s a demon whispering in Jamis’s ear. Behind it all is a woman Jamis only glimpses in shadows.

Somehow, it’s all connected to Jerome, Arizona, where Jamis witnessed a terrifying vision years before. Jamis is about to learn her path wasn’t arbitrary and the truth of her origins as a ghost hunter. But will she and her new relationship withstand the answers she finds?

SCI-FI ROMANCE

A QUANTUM UNCERTAINTY

by CA Farlow

In the wake of the Hebridean insurrection, which threatened the safety and future of her homeworld, Alex of Terra is focused on isolating the conspirators so no further harm can be done. Her soulmate, Lauren of Earth, prepares to become Alex’s Consort and the Co-Ruler of the Terran people, but she is plagued with horrible nightmares from the aftermath of recent trauma. She’s also dealing with the sadness of believing she abandoned her dearest friends whom she left behind on her own homeworld.

When it becomes clear that a trip through the nexus to Earth is necessary, Alex and Lauren make plans to travel there despite the many obstacles they face on Terra. The trip will be risky, but they have determination and the comfort of their soul connection.

But neither is prepared for what happens next, and when their enemies lash out, will they be able to survive the vicious attacks?

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

RADIO SILENCE

Fox County Forensics: Book 2

by Cara Malone

Available in Kindle Unlimited

A patrol officer is pulled out of her comfort zone and into danger when she follows her heart—and a spunky, cute dispatcher—into a fast-paced, twisty homicide investigation.

Mel Pine is a newly solo cop patrolling the sinister streets on third shift and looking for a distraction from troubles at home. The job keeps her busy, and a friendly dispatcher keeps her company on the radio each night.

Court Wilson can’t wait to get out of the dispatcher’s office and into a patrol car, but with an overprotective dad who happens to also be the chief of police, that’s not likely to happen any time soon.

When a 911 call comes in about a vehicle on fire—and a body within—Court dispatches Mel to the scene.

Eager to observe some real policework… and meet the woman behind the radio… Court follows along and soon finds herself tangled in a killer’s web. Can the lone wolf come to the overeager rookie’s rescue, or will one of them go radio silent—forever?

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

by Lesley Davis

Landing the lead role in a movie is exactly the break TV actress Cole Calder needs. Her rise to fame has made her the target of an obsessive group of fans who ship Cole with her straight, married costar, turning what used to be her dream job into a nightmare. Thankful for the opportunity to start something new, Cole is more than ready to leave the show, and its troublesome fans, behind.

Eris Whyte has her career path all planned out, and accepting her first movie role opposite Cole Calder is an unmissable opportunity. Eris has no plans to be distracted from the course she’s set for herself, but unfortunately, Cole is gorgeous and very distracting.

Cole and Eris are dedicated to making their movie a success, but one fan won’t accept that Cole has moved on. She’ll stop at nothing to see her favorite characters together again, no matter who she has to hurt in the process.

NEW AUDIOBOOKS

THE LOVE PROJECT

by TB Markinson & Miranda MacLeod

narrated by Lori Prince

Can a long shot bring love to a couple of lonely hearts?

Joni Fisher is facing economic ruin. The once successful advice column she runs with her mother is on the brink of cancellation, and it’ll take a miracle to turn things around. Joni’s last-ditch effort to save her job and preserve her mother’s legacy is The Love Project, a web series she’s developing to bring the Help Me Henrietta franchise alive for a new generation. All she needs is a willing victim…er, star.

Hope Alvarez dreams of falling in love, but she’s always suspected she’s different. Physical attraction is a foreign language to her. After her only prospect for a meaningful relationship falls through, Hope has to face the fact that she’s completely hopeless when it comes to love. Can her favorite advice columnist, Henrietta, save her from a lonely future?

As the series gets underway, fans swoon for the lovable yet unlucky Hope, and they’re not the only ones. Joni is smitten, too. But she’s been down that road before, vowing never again to fall for a straight woman who will keep her forever in the friend zone. Except, what if she’s been reading the situation all wrong? Helping Hope make sense of her identity might save Joni’s job, but will it also bring her love?

Best-selling lesbian fiction authors TB Markinson & Miranda MacLeod have written a touching slow-burn romance about love striking when least expected.

A LIGHT ON ALTERED LAND

by Becky Bohan

narrated by Kate Reading

With a nod to Patricia Highsmith’s Carol, A Light on Altered Land explores the themes of finding relevance in, and acceptance of, a changing world. Retirees Ellie Belmont and Kathryn Kepler have suffered life-changing losses. Their chance meeting in a Minneapolis coffee shop sparks a friendship of awakening and renewal. On a cross-country road trip involving a difficult daughter and a run-in with the law, Ellie and Kathryn strive to trust the process—to believe even when things go awry, a higher wisdom may be at work. Their challenges open them to new vistas of love, passion, spirit, and hope.

RISE OF THE QUEEN

The Elvish Chronicles: Book 1

by Prudence MacLeod

narrated by Cassandra Arnold

For thousands of years, the High Born Elves have languished in the chains of slavery, their great strength gone, their extra keen senses dulled, and their immortality broken. Somehow, in spite of their harsh master’s efforts, the royal line managed to survive. Now, with the aid of a deadly assassin, the heir is about to shake off the chains of slavery, expose the lies, and bring her people to freedom. And she has no idea the magnitude of the task she has undertaken.

VOTE FOR BOOK OF THE MONTH

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.

Anne Hagan penned Pay it Forward. Also, Anne is giving away 2 ecopies of Steel City Confidential.

SAPPHIC READING

CHALLENGE

RAINBOW AWARDS

The Rainbow Awards is an annual contest celebrating outstanding work in LGBT fiction and nonfiction. Hosted and owned by blogger Elisa Rolle, the contest is open to all authors of work containing LGBT fictional characters and work chronicling the true stories of LGBT persons.

Click here for submission guidelines.

MAGGIE’S BOOK BINGO

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