How to Excavate a Heart
By: Jake Maia Arlow
3.81
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
It all starts when Shani runs into May. Like, literally. With her mom’s Subaru. Attempted vehicu…
Want to Read $ 1.99"I didn't use the word lesbian to describe myself until this year, though, which is when I chopped off all my hair and flirted with veganism"-Jake Maia Arlow, How to Excavate a Heart
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1. Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)
By: Emma R. Alban
3.82
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
A swoon-worthy debut queer Victorian romance in which two debutantes distract themselves from havin… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- queer
2. Iris Kelly Doesn't Date (Bright Falls, #3)
By: Ashley Herring Blake
4.14
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
Everyone around Iris Kelly is in love. Her best friends are all coupled up, her siblings have partn… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
3. Love at First Set
By: Jennifer Dugan
3.45
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Sometimes true love takes a little heavy lifting The gym is Lizzie's life--it's her passion, he… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
4. Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)
By: Ashley Herring Blake
4.05
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
An interior designer learns to rebuild her love life from the ground up with zero blueprints in thi… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Sexuality is complicated. It’s not static. People change and sexuality can change too."-Ashley Herring Blake, Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)
"Astrid Parker was loved, no matter what her mother thought of her. No matter what choices she made. And that love gave her the courage to choose herself."-Ashley Herring Blake, Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)
5. Cleat Cute
By: Meryl Wilsner
3.77
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
A sapphic rivals to lovers rom com for fans of Ted Lasso and A League of Their Own, where two socce… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Lesbian is important to me," Phoebe says. "The world likes to act like it's a porn category, not an identity. It took me a while to realize it wasn't. I want other girls like me to know it's a beauti…"-Meryl Wilsner, Cleat Cute
6. Mistakes Were Made
By: Meryl Wilsner
3.95
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
From the critically acclaimed author of Something To Talk About comes a sharp and sexy rom-com abou… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
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7. 6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did]
By: Tess Sharpe
4.19
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Six moments lead us to two girls, one kiss, and three little words that were maybe always true in t… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I'm sorry you had to put all your feelings to the side so you could help me." "I'm not," she says fiercely. "I can, in fact, be mad at you and help you at the same time. It's called being emotionally…"-Tess Sharpe, 6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did]
8. Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh
By: Rachael Lippincott
3.98
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
What if you found a once-in-a-lifetime love…just not in your lifetime? Audrey Cameron has lost h… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
9. Never Ever Getting Back Together
By: Sophie Gonzales
3.67
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
When their now famous ex-boyfriend asks them to participate in a teen reality show, two eighteen ye… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
10. How to Excavate a Heart
By: Jake Maia Arlow
3.81
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
It all starts when Shani runs into May. Like, literally. With her mom’s Subaru. Attempted vehicu… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- holiday
- young adult
- christmas
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I didn't use the word lesbian to describe myself until this year, though, which is when I chopped off all my hair and flirted with veganism"-Jake Maia Arlow, How to Excavate a Heart
11. The Fiancée Farce
By: Alexandria Bellefleur
3.99
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Lambda Literary award winner and national bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur returns with a s… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
12. Imogen, Obviously
By: Becky Albertalli
4.23
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
With humor and insight, #1 New York Times bestseller Becky Albertalli explores the nuances of sexua… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Every breath she breathes feels like a love letter."-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously
"1987: the world’s biggest pancake ever (well, at the time). My parents actually got to eat part of it!"-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously
"So which one of us is more queer?" "Well," I pause, "I'd have to see the two of you trying to sit in chairs."-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously
"Tessa’s eyes catch mine, and her lips tug up at the corners, just barely. And the noise in my brain falls away. All the times I said I’m straight. All the times everyone’s said I’m straight. There it…"-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously
13. Fly with Me
By: Andie Burke
3.97
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
A sparkling and steamy opposites-attract romance, Fly with Me by Andie Burke is filled with sharp b… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
14. Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl
By: Brianna R. Shrum
4.03
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Margo Zimmerman is gay, but she didn’t know until now. An overachiever at heart, Margo is determine… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
15. Kiss Her Once for Me
By: Alison Cochrun
3.85
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
The author of The Charm Offensive returns with a festive romantic comedy about a woman who fakes an… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- holiday
- christmas
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I have Andrew, who walked back into my life and then kindly refused to walk back out again."-Alison Cochrun, Kiss Her Once for Me
"You're not my beard. Everyone knows my sexuality is like a Rorschach test." "What does that even mean?" "What you see when you look at me says a lot more about you than it does about me."-Alison Cochrun, Kiss Her Once for Me
"We are two queer women, and we're going to use this drive back to the cabin to do what queer women do." Blood pressure: rising. "And, uh, what's that?" "We're going to talk about our feelings" Well. …"-Alison Cochrun, Kiss Her Once for Me
"I'm demi," I say. Then stupidly, I clarify "-sexual. Not demiromantic or a demigirl or a demigod like Hercules." [...] "I didn't think you were coming out to me as the mythological hero Hercules." "S…"-Alison Cochrun, Kiss Her Once for Me
16. Season of Love (Carrigan’s Christmasland, #1)
By: Helena Greer
3.70
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Buzzfeed’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ Romances of 2022 Miriam Blum has no choice but to face the pas… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- holiday
- christmas
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"It was so freeing to have someone else be righteously indignant on her behalf. She'd never given herself the space to feel that anger. Somehow, Noelle doing it let her move out of the flashback into …"-Helena Greer, Season of Love (Carrigan’s Christmasland, #1)
17. Here We Go Again
By: Alison Cochrun
4.17
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
The author of Kiss Her Once for Me returns with a new queer rom-com following once childhood best f… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
18. How You Get the Girl (Love & Other Disasters, #3)
By: Anita Kelly
4.17
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Chemistry sizzles in this workplace rom-com set in the world of high school basketball from the aut… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
19. Forget Me Not
By: Alyson Derrick
4.26
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A romantic ode to the strength of love and the power of choosing each other, against odds and obsta… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
20. In the Event of Love (Fern Falls, #1)
By: Courtney Kae
3.60
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Fans of Casey McQuiston and Alexandria Bellefleur will adore this queer romcom that combines everyt… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- holiday
- christmas
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Sometimes, mistakes are the beginning of something wonderful."-Courtney Kae, In the Event of Love (Fern Falls, #1)
21. You Don't Have a Shot
By: Racquel Marie
4.38
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A queer YA romance about rival soccer players from author Racquel Marie, perfect for fans of She Dr… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
