9 must-read queer books like The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron

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The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

By: Briony Cameron

3.82

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This epic, dazzling tale based on true events illuminates a woman of color’s rise to power as one o…

If you liked the queer plot in The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland

1. A Sweet Sting of Salt

By: Rose Sutherland

3.88

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Once a young woman uncovers a dark secret about her neighbor and his mysterious new wife, she’ll ha… read more

Similar categories in Rose Sutherland's A Sweet Sting of Salt book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Swift River by Essie J. Chambers

2. Swift River

By: Essie J. Chambers

3.54

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

10 hours, 30 minutes A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK | A Most Anticipated Book from… read more

Similar categories in Essie J. Chambers's Swift River book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Your hometown makes you and breaks you and makes you again."

-Essie J. Chambers, Swift River

Cover of We Burn Daylight by Bret Anthony Johnston

3. We Burn Daylight

By: Bret Anthony Johnston

3.95

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An epic novel of star-crossed lovers set in a doomsday cult on the Texas prairie that asks: what wo… read more

Similar categories in Bret Anthony Johnston's We Burn Daylight book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron

4. The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

By: Briony Cameron

3.82

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This epic, dazzling tale based on true events illuminates a woman of color’s rise to power as one o… read more

Similar categories in Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • adventure
  • historical
  • pirates
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis

5. Spitting Gold

By: Carmella Lowkis

3.52

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A deliciously haunting debut for fans of Sarah Waters and Sarah Penner set in 19th-century Paris, b… read more

Similar categories in Carmella Lowkis's Spitting Gold book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
Cover of Troubled Waters by Mary Annaïse Heglar

6. Troubled Waters

By: Mary Annaïse Heglar

3.90

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In this intimate portrait of two generations, a granddaughter and a grandmother come to terms with … read more

Similar categories in Mary Annaïse Heglar's Troubled Waters book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • fiction
Cover of The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power by Terry J. Benton-Walker

7. The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power

By: Terry J. Benton-Walker

3.89

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

13 SCARY STORIES. 13 AUTHORS OF COLOR. 13 TIMES WE SURVIVED THE FIRST KILL. The White Guy Dies Fir… read more

Similar categories in Terry J. Benton-Walker's The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of Daughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope

8. Daughter of the Merciful Deep

By: Leslye Penelope

4.01

Format: 398 pages, Paperback

A woman journeys into a submerged world of gods and myth to save her home in this powerful historic… read more

Similar categories in Leslye Penelope's Daughter of the Merciful Deep book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of What You Leave Behind by Wanda M. Morris

9. What You Leave Behind

By: Wanda M. Morris

3.90

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Wanda Morris returns with a powerful, haunting thriller following a lawyer who… read more

Similar categories in Wanda M. Morris's What You Leave Behind book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi

10. Masquerade

By: O.O. Sangoyomi

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Set in a wonderfully reimagined 15th century West Africa, Masquerade is a dazzling, lyrical tale ex… read more

Similar categories in O.O. Sangoyomi's Masquerade book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. The Lion Women of Tehran

By: Marjan Kamali

4.50

Format: 327 pages, Hardcover

From the nationally bestselling author of the “powerful, heartbreaking” (Shelf Awareness) The Stati… read more

Similar categories in Marjan Kamali's The Lion Women of Tehran book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"When I am surrounded by books, I feel most at peace."

-Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran

"I wanted what Homa had. I wanted her family. Her living father, her kind mother. I wanted her fat, edible baby sister. I wanted the warmth and safety of her home."

-Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran

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12. The Stars Too Fondly

By: Emily Hamilton

3.80

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In her breathtaking debut—part space odyssey, part sapphic rom-com—Emily Hamilton tells a tale of g… read more

Similar categories in Emily Hamilton's The Stars Too Fondly book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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13. Devil Is Fine

By: John Vercher

4.05

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Still reeling from a sudden tragedy, our biracial narrator receives a letter from an attorney: he h… read more

Similar categories in John Vercher's Devil Is Fine book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"No way I'd let myself feel again like I felt that morning. Of course, I wouldn't. I didn't have to tell her any of that. When it's that easy to lie to yourself, lying to someone else is light work. […"

-John Vercher, Devil Is Fine

"Among the many things unknown before becoming a parent is how to handle when the child becomes the teacher. They proffer up parental pearls dispensed to them, and while thinking they'd fallen on deaf…"

-John Vercher, Devil Is Fine

Cover of Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi

14. Little Rot

By: Akwaeke Emezi

3.67

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning Akwaeke Emezi, about five friends trying … read more

Similar categories in Akwaeke Emezi's Little Rot book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • adult
  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

15. The Briar Club

By: Kate Quinn

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse… read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Briar Club book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"You can't call yourself a proper home without the regular smell of good food..."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"And guilt roiled in his stomach because he wanted to love his mother, and sometimes what pulsed through him came horribly close to hate."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Be selfish, stick to the plan Claire had clung to since she was 16. Look out for herself and no one else, because love was for suckers and happiness meant a well-stocked bank account and a house you …"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old rob…"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

Cover of The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster by Shauna Robinson

16. The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster

By: Shauna Robinson

4.02

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the acclaimed author of The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks and Must Love Books comes a heartf… read more

Similar categories in Shauna Robinson's The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
Cover of The Last Witch in Edinburgh by Marielle Thompson

17. The Last Witch in Edinburgh

By: Marielle Thompson

3.70

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

This lush, atmospheric novel blends witchcraft, queer love, a vibrant Edinburgh setting, and Scotti… read more

Similar categories in Marielle Thompson's The Last Witch in Edinburgh book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

18. The Seventh Veil of Salome

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A young woman wins the role of a lifetime in a film about a legendary heroine — but the real drama … read more

Similar categories in Silvia Moreno-Garcia's The Seventh Veil of Salome book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of This Ravenous Fate (This Ravenous Fate, #1) by Hayley Dennings

19. This Ravenous Fate (This Ravenous Fate, #1)

By: Hayley Dennings

3.56

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The first book in a decadent fantasy duology set in Jazz Age Harlem, where at night the dance halls… read more

Similar categories in Hayley Dennings's This Ravenous Fate (This Ravenous Fate, #1) book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
Cover of Grown Women by Sarai  Johnson

20. Grown Women

By: Sarai Johnson

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning debut novel, four generations of complex Black women contend with motherhood and d… read more

Similar categories in Sarai Johnson's Grown Women book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"I don’t think you’re ever really grown."

-Sarai Johnson, Grown Women

"We can learn from trauma. We can become better, more efficient, if we do the work."

-Sarai Johnson, Grown Women

"Similarly, I owe a great deal to my female ancestors and the women who mothered me."

-Sarai Johnson, Grown Women

"Sometimes the best thing you can do for someone you love is stay the hell away from them."

-Sarai Johnson, Grown Women

Cover of Key Lime Sky by Al Hess

21. Key Lime Sky

By: Al Hess

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

An alien invasion hits the town of Muddy Gap, but a disgruntled pie aficionado is the only one who … read more

Similar categories in Al Hess's Key Lime Sky book and Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer

21 Best fiction books like The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron

Transform Your Habits

A Sweet Sting of Salt

Rose Sutherland

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Swift River

Essie J. Chambers

3.54

Transform Your Habits

We Burn Daylight

Bret Anthony Johnston

3.95

Transform Your Habits

The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

Briony Cameron

3.82

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20 must-read fiction books like Grown Women by Sarai Johnson

Transform Your Habits

Swift River

Essie J. Chambers

3.54

Transform Your Habits

Skin & Bones

Renée Watson

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Long After We Are Gone

Terah Shelton Harris

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Sweetness in the Skin

Ishi Robinson

4.29

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