21 Best queer books like Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2) by Ashley Herring Blake

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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…

"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)

"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)

"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)

If you liked the queer plot in Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2) by Ashley Herring Blake , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. When You Least Expect It

By: Haley Cass

4.33

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

ASIN moved from less recent edition Caroline Parker knows three things to be true. First, she is… read more

Similar categories in Haley Cass's When You Least Expect It book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"No one has ever looked at me the way she does."

-Haley Cass, When You Least Expect It

"I like the idea that you’d come to me at the end of a hard day and know that I want to be there for you. And that it doesn’t have anything to do with taking anything away from your independence becau…"

-Haley Cass, When You Least Expect It

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2. 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

Similar categories in Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1) book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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3. Those Who Wait

By: Haley Cass

4.45

Format: 632 pages, Kindle Edition

ASIN moved from less recent edition Sutton Spencer’s ideas for her life were fairly simple: fini… read more

Similar categories in Haley Cass's Those Who Wait book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"Welcome, my beautiful, bright ray of redheaded sunshine!"

-Haley Cass, Those Who Wait

"I’m in love with you, Sutton. Terrifyingly, irreversibly, life-alteringly in love with you."

-Haley Cass, Those Who Wait

"Charlotte swallowed hard, forcing her spine up straight and clasping her hands together tighter to make them stop shaking. “That I’m a lesbian."

-Haley Cass, Those Who Wait

"I’ve learned that love is about finding someone who pulls you to them even when reason might tell you otherwise. Someone who pushes you out of your comfort zone, not because of them doing or saying a…"

-Haley Cass, Those Who Wait

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4. 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

Similar categories in Jennifer Dugan's Love at First Set book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
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5. 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

Similar categories in Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2) book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • 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)

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6. On the Same Page

By: Haley Cass

4.40

Format: 468 pages, Kindle Edition

Riley Beckett met Gianna Mäkinen – drop-dead gorgeous influencer, trilingual, daughter of world-fam… read more

Similar categories in Haley Cass's On the Same Page book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
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7. 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

Similar categories in Meryl Wilsner's Cleat Cute book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • 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

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8. 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

Similar categories in Meryl Wilsner's Mistakes Were Made book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
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9. 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

Similar categories in Alexandria Bellefleur's The Fiancée Farce book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
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10. 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

Similar categories in Becky Albertalli's Imogen, Obviously book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • 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

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11. She Gets the Girl

By: Rachael Lippincott

4.11

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

She’s All That meets What If It’s Us in this swoon-worthy hate-to-love YA romantic comedy from #1 N… read more

Similar categories in Rachael Lippincott's She Gets the Girl book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Money's not as important as doing what you love."

-Rachael Lippincott, She Gets the Girl

"That's how I knew you were lying that night. I know the real you. Just like you know the real me."

-Rachael Lippincott, She Gets the Girl

"There's something reassuring in books and stories older than you are. Still talked about long after they've been written and long after their writers die. When the world around you is on fire, there'…"

-Rachael Lippincott, She Gets the Girl

"And… all at once I see the truth. She never wanted to listen to me. Never was really there for me. She just wanted to control me. This isn’t love. The fighting. The lack of trust. Feeling like I’m wa…"

-Rachael Lippincott, She Gets the Girl

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12. 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

Similar categories in Andie Burke's Fly with Me book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
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13. Written in the Stars (Written in the Stars, #1)

By: Alexandria Bellefleur

3.86

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

With nods to Bridget Jones and Pride and Prejudice, a charming #ownvoices queer rom-com debut about… read more

Similar categories in Alexandria Bellefleur's Written in the Stars (Written in the Stars, #1) book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
"An acquired taste."

-Alexandria Bellefleur, Written in the Stars (Written in the Stars, #1)

"It’s the hard knock life."

-Alexandria Bellefleur, Written in the Stars (Written in the Stars, #1)

"She wanted all of Elle—the good, the bad, the messy."

-Alexandria Bellefleur, Written in the Stars (Written in the Stars, #1)

"Christ on a cracker, couldn't a girl be horny in peace?"

-Alexandria Bellefleur, Written in the Stars (Written in the Stars, #1)

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14. Better Than Expected

By: Haley Cass

4.23

Format: 151 pages, Kindle Edition

Hannah Dalton had a lot of expectations in her life. Growing up watching her mother struggle for ev… read more

Similar categories in Haley Cass's Better Than Expected book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"Anything you want, within my power, is yours."

-Haley Cass, Better Than Expected

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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

Similar categories in Alison Cochrun's Kiss Her Once for Me book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • 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

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16. 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

Similar categories in Alison Cochrun's Here We Go Again book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
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17. Late Bloomer

By: Mazey Eddings

3.73

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A sapphic opposites-attract romance with Mazey Edding's signature sparkling voice! Winning the l… read more

Similar categories in Mazey Eddings's Late Bloomer book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
"Fuck anything and anyone that made you have to survive instead of live. You deserve a life so peaceful it feels deliciously boring. A life filled with flowers and sunny days and people who show you a…"

-Mazey Eddings, Late Bloomer

Cover of How You Get the Girl (Love & Other Disasters, #3) by Anita Kelly

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

Similar categories in Anita Kelly's How You Get the Girl (Love & Other Disasters, #3) book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
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19. Count Your Lucky Stars (Written in the Stars, #3)

By: Alexandria Bellefleur

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Following Written in the Stars and Hang the Moon, national bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur… read more

Similar categories in Alexandria Bellefleur's Count Your Lucky Stars (Written in the Stars, #3) book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
"Do you have somewhere you can stay?"

-Alexandria Bellefleur, Count Your Lucky Stars (Written in the Stars, #3)

"You do realize I could be anybody, right?"

-Alexandria Bellefleur, Count Your Lucky Stars (Written in the Stars, #3)

"The right person shouldnt complete you, they should love you the way you are. And it's cool if they make you want to be better, but they should never make you feel like you are too much or not enough…"

-Alexandria Bellefleur, Count Your Lucky Stars (Written in the Stars, #3)

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20. That Summer Feeling

By: Bridget Morrissey

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Turns out you're never too old for a summer camp romance. Or a change of heart. When a divorced wom… read more

Similar categories in Bridget Morrissey's That Summer Feeling book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
"Signs didn't just exist to tell me where to go. Sometimes signs reminded me of what I needed to avoid."

-Bridget Morrissey, That Summer Feeling

"That's who I was to my core---a person who believed in magic. Who found secrets tucked into the fabric of the universe. Who wished on shooting stars and took leaps of faith based on nothing but feeli…"

-Bridget Morrissey, That Summer Feeling

"I'd always known to my parents, love meant suffering. It meant enduring everything, no matter how bad. Only something publicly shameful was worth splitting up over. Even then, a case could be made fo…"

-Bridget Morrissey, That Summer Feeling

"Ethan sat besides me, watching as he always did. An observer of life not unlike my sister. A lot of the time, I'd felt it was up to me to be the one who shimmered enough for the both of us. And I did…"

-Bridget Morrissey, That Summer Feeling

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21. Something to Talk About

By: Meryl Wilsner

3.63

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A showrunner and her assistant give the world something to talk about when they accidentally fuel a… read more

Similar categories in Meryl Wilsner's Something to Talk About book and Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
"They kissed slowly. Gently. Like they couldn't believe they were allowed to."

-Meryl Wilsner, Something to Talk About

"Jo called her preferred coffee shop the next morning, the one where Emma picked up her latte every day. She added an iced chai to her standing order. It was something she did sometimes, after late-ni…"

-Meryl Wilsner, Something to Talk About

"She hadn’t had to apologize out loud then, because her apology was changed behavior, never letting anything like that happen again. Jo needed to do the same. Emma has forgiven too many people in her …"

-Meryl Wilsner, Something to Talk About

21 must-read fiction books like Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2) by Ashley Herring Blake

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When You Least Expect It

Haley Cass

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

Emma R. Alban

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Those Who Wait

Haley Cass

4.45

Transform Your Habits

Love at First Set

Jennifer Dugan

3.45

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21 must-read fiction books like Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1) by Emma R. Alban

Transform Your Habits

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

Emma R. Alban

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Iris Kelly Doesn't Date (Bright Falls, #3)

Ashley Herring Blake

4.14

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On the Same Page

Haley Cass

4.40

Transform Your Habits

Cleat Cute

Meryl Wilsner

3.77

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