Like a House on Fire
By: Lauren McBrayer
3.82
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
After twelve years of marriage and two kids, Merit has begun to feel like a stranger in her own lif…
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1. Don't Let Go
By: Sheryl Wright
4.05
Format: 12 pages,
Unemployed university professor Tyler Marsh is pounding the pavement looking for a job. Disillusion… read more
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2. Happiness Falls
By: Angie Kim
3.75
Format: 387 pages, Hardcover
When a father goes missing, his family's desperate search leads them to question everything they kn… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- audiobook
"I lost a World - the other day! Has Anybody found? - Emily Dickinson, 1896"-Angie Kim, Happiness Falls
3. Yerba Buena
By: Nina LaCour
3.87
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The debut adult novel by the bestselling and award-winning YA author Nina LaCour, following two wo… read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
"How special it was, that first sip, and each sip that came after. How it had settled and warmed her, made her feel that she was welcome. That's what Sara did."-Nina LaCour, Yerba Buena
"I was a vase. The thought struck her as she gazed at the wall of them. She had been a vessel; it was true. She'd stepped into this shop, introduced herself, asked for a job, hoped it would fill her. …"-Nina LaCour, Yerba Buena
4. The Husbands
By: Holly Gramazio
3.53
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An exuberant debut, The Husbands delights in how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world … read more
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- romance
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- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- audiobook
5. Family Family
By: Laurie Frankel
4.00
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
“Not all stories of adoption are stories of pain and regret. Not even most of them. Why don’t we ev… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- audiobook
"When people thought of mothers, they smelled cookies baking and chocolate melting. But actual mothers got shit for giving their kids too much sugar. When people thought of mothers, they thought soft …"-Laurie Frankel, Family Family
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
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- audiobook
- lgbt
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- contemporary
- adult
- queer
7. Sandwich
By: Catherine Newman
3.75
Format: 229 pages, Hardcover
From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things, a moving, hilarious story of a family sum… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- audiobook
"What does loss look like, in your body? Where is it? It feels like an air bubble stuck in your psyche. It feels like peering down into a deep hole. The vertigo of that. The potential for obliteration…"-Catherine Newman, Sandwich
"We're just ruined by sex, women---our bodies, our psyches. We're sexually assaulted every five minutes. We're infected with everything. Traumatized by conceiving, by not conceiving. But let's keep at…"-Catherine Newman, Sandwich
8. We Do What We Do in the Dark
By: Michelle Hart
3.54
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A novel about a young woman's life-altering affair with a much older, married woman. Mallory is … read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- literary fiction
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
"I think that when you’re miserable, you often do things that extend that misery. There is something pleasing about misery that makes it seem as though time has stopped."-Michelle Hart, We Do What We Do in the Dark
"Sometimes she suspected she had given the best of herself to the woman, as if the fire of her life had burned most intensely when she was eighteen, and she no longer had enough energy to keep rekindl…"-Michelle Hart, We Do What We Do in the Dark
9. 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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- lgbt
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- contemporary
- adult
- queer
10. Shark Heart
By: Emily Habeck
3.99
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
For Lewis and Wren, their first year of marriage is also their last. A few weeks after their weddin… read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- audiobook
"What if magic is just mislabeled peace?"-Emily Habeck, Shark Heart
"What a privilege it was to mark time with the sun."-Emily Habeck, Shark Heart
"Lewis, you've told me so much about Wren, sometimes I think I miss her, too."-Emily Habeck, Shark Heart
"What a tragedy it is, being a woman. I would rather be a million other things."-Emily Habeck, Shark Heart
11. This Time Tomorrow
By: Emma Straub
3.80
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
What if you could take a vacation to your past? With her celebrated humor, insight, and heart, belo… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- audiobook
"This time tomorrow, where will we be?"-Emma Straub, This Time Tomorrow
"Forward, that was the idea. Until the future, whatever it was going to be."-Emma Straub, This Time Tomorrow
"It's not about the time. It's about how you spend it. Where you put your energy."-Emma Straub, This Time Tomorrow
"Happy endings were too much for some people, false and cheap, but hope - hope was honest. Hope was good."-Emma Straub, This Time Tomorrow
12. Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives
By: Mary Laura Philpott
4.00
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of I Miss You When I Blink comes a poignant and powerful memoir that ta… read more
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- audiobook
13. Falls From Grace (Grace Notes #1)
By: Ruby Landers
4.52
Format: 438 pages, Kindle Edition
Savannah Grace is a huge star in Nashville. At least, she was. Her hit band Twice Struck topped the… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
14. Honey in the Marrow
By: Emily Waters
4.47
Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition
An enemies-to-friends-to-lovers lesbian romance about finding heart, hope, and second chances you n… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"If Stella glanced over her shoulder, she'd see grief, depression, and loss. But when she looks forward, there's Elizabeth. The bees under Stella's skin, her bones, and her heart start to buzz and hum…"-Emily Waters, Honey in the Marrow
15. Same As It Ever Was
By: Claire Lombardo
4.00
Format: 498 pages, Hardcover
Julia Ames, after a youth marked by upheaval and emotional turbulence, has found herself on the pla… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- audiobook
"Parenthood was a persistent cruelty, a constant, simultaneous desire to be together and apart."-Claire Lombardo, Same As It Ever Was
16. Body Grammar
By: Jules Ohman
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A coming-of-age queer love story set in the glamorous but grueling world of international modeling … read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- literary fiction
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
17. Like a House on Fire
By: Lauren McBrayer
3.82
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
After twelve years of marriage and two kids, Merit has begun to feel like a stranger in her own lif… read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
18. Loser of the Year
By: Carrie Byrd
4.63
Format: None pages, ebook
Mattie Belman’s life has gone from dismal to desperate. After the loss of her acting career, her ma… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
19. Something About Her
By: Clementine Taylor
3.38
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A heartfelt and delicately crafted debut novel about two young women who become entangled in one an… read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- lesbian
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- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
20. Nothing Heals Me Like You Do
By: Harper Bliss
4.23
Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition
When two worlds collide, a love story beginsJustine Blackburn has dedicated her life to the Rainbow… read more
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- romance
- contemporary
- lesbian
- lgbt
21. Savor the Moment
By: Dana Piccoli
3.83
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
Natalia Chambers is a successful singer/songwriter whose star is on the rise. But Nat has a problem… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- audiobook
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"You are everything I have ever dreamed of. You are every constellation. You are the words to every song. I have never wanted anything more than to spend every day in your arms."-Dana Piccoli, Savor the Moment
