EF5

By Kris Bryant

Fate intervenes on behalf of love when characters are unexpectedly stuck together. With too much time and an irresistible attraction anything could happen.

In EF5 by Kris Bryant, wedding photographer Alyssa Bates is running late to a job she desperately needs when officer Katy Emerson pulls her over for speeding. She gets a warning from the sexy woman in uniform and the sirens alerting them to an approaching tornado. Their only option is to shelter in an abandoned diner where they must resist temptation and fight for their lives.

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Royal Rush: 75 Days to Fall in Love

By Lissandra Rowe

Princess Mikaela de Medreno Soliz wasn’t supposed to fall in love like this. But duty demands she choose a wife in 75 days or risk inheriting the Crown. When a royal matchmaking scheme leads to a chance encounter with Isabella Acosta-Ramon, a slow burn sparks that neither can deny. As their undeniable chemistry turns into something deeper, secrets, betrayals, and mounting political unrest threaten to unravel their romance before they can decide if "I do" is in their future.

The kingdom is watching, and the clock is ticking. Mikaela must confront the legacy she was born into and the love she never saw coming while outsmarting her political enemies and realizing that real power lies in the deep vulnerability beyond her sky-high walls.

Royal Rush: 75 Days to Fall in Love is a sexy sapphic romance set against the backdrop of a breathtaking tropical island paradise sure to steal your heart.

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The Moon to Me

By Ana Hartnett

A beautifully vulnerable story of love lost and love found, The Moon to Me explores grief, family, and the lengths one will go to honor the truth of their heart.

Eaden is left reeling from the unexpected loss of her mother. With her first summer break from teaching on the horizon, she makes it her mission to personally deliver a letter from her late mother to her great-aunt in Cobh, Ireland. She could mail it, sure. But her mother always said a person could put physical miles between herself and her woes.

And Cobh is far. Maybe just far enough...

The one person Eaden can’t escape—and maybe doesn’t want to escape—is Florence, her cousin Riley’s ex-girlfriend. Inconveniently, Florence ends up as Eaden’s travel partner. It’s hard to resist the one person who makes Eaden smile in her darkest times, but Riley is family and still has feelings. Given how on-again, off-again they seem to be, maybe Florence does, too.

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To Love Violets for Their Thorns

By Rachel Sullivan

What if the love you lost walked back into your life—on a sapphic reality dating show?

Elly Straus thought she was ready for love again. One year after her fiancée walked out, she’s finally putting herself out there—on a sapphic reality dating show. Eager to spend weeks swooning in a Spanish villa, Elly's hoping for flirtation, fireworks, and maybe even a second chance at happiness. She doesn’t expect a surprise twist that brings in new contestants—including her ex-fiancée.

Sonia Comstock has spent the last year healing from losing her dad. When her friends sign her up for a sapphic dating show filmed during Madrid’s Pride festival, she says yes—her dad would want her to be happy. But nothing prepares her for the gut punch of seeing Elly again.

Forced to face the heartbreak they never quite got over, Elly and Sonia must decide: breathe fresh life into an old love or try again with someone new?

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Trapped Tycoon

By Amanda Radley

Fate intervenes on behalf of love when characters are unexpectedly stuck together. With too much time and an irresistible attraction anything could happen.

In Trapped Tycoon by Amanda Radley, trainee investor Clara Foster spends her weekend at the office catching up on paperwork when the ice queen owner Francesca Burford arrives. Francesca doesn’t know who the shy employee is, and she doesn’t much care, until they attempt to leave the office at the same time and get trapped in an elevator.

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Virtually Perfect

By Melissa Sky

If AI knows you best, does that count as love?

Talia Cohen is tired of academia, of dating, and of being haunted by the life she thought she’d have by now. A cerebral, Jewish, queer femme in her late thirties, Talia studies lesbian ghosts by day and exposes her true self to an AI companion named Zephyr by night. Zephyr is clever, flirtatious, and endlessly available. But when their banter begins to smolder, boundaries blur. Zephyr may be artificial, but Talia’s feelings are all too real.

Rowan, Talia’s best friend, is athletic, grounded, and quietly devoted. She’s always showing up with coffee and a sympathetic ear. But just as Talia’s bond with Zephyr deepens, her friendship with Rowan shifts toward romance too, and everything starts to feel dangerously intimate.

In this smart, tender, and queerly unsettling novel about intimacy in the digital age, Talia must decide what it means to be known, to be loved, and to stop ghosting her own life.

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Wings Over Boston

By Emily Smith

Fate intervenes on behalf of love when characters are unexpectedly stuck together. With too much time and an irresistible attraction anything could happen.

In Wings Over Boston by Emily Smith, flight paramedic Ryland Matthews and pilot Tess Goodwin have an uncomplicated past that included a no-strings tryst before they went their separate ways and never looked back. That is, until a medical emergency and an unlikely coincidence leaves them grounded together in the middle of nowhere with nothing to do but relive history and ignite the passion neither can forget.

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Experts Only

By Kel McCord

Michelle Barret has never been the fun parent. After her husband walks out, leaving her to pick up the pieces, she’s determined to make this winter break unforgettable for her kids. A trip to Mt. Hood, with its snowy slopes and historic charm, is the perfect way to usher in their new life.

Cas Grazer does life on her own terms. Working as a paramedic and volunteering for the ski patrol, she’s happy in her quiet, independent world. Commitments? Not for her. She’s sworn off anything long-term. But when she meets Michelle and her kids on the slopes, Cas feels a spark she never expected.

Their chance encounter soon develops into something neither can ignore. Torn between comforting solitude and the irresistible pull of connection, they begin to wonder if the life they thought they wanted is enough. After all, they’re no experts in love.

In the midst of uncertainty and fear, can they make room in their hearts for each other?

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Never Say Die

By Meredith Doench

Detective Rory Scott was in college when six-year-old Savannah Armitage vanished and the body of a missing teen was found nearby in a shallow grave. The case went unsolved, but Rory’s mother's partner, Stephen, was convicted in the court of public opinion. When Rory’s mother refused to leave him, Rory broke familial ties.

Six years later, Rory has built a life with her girlfriend Cade. When another child disappears and the unidentified body of a missing teen is found nearby, Rory knows it’s more than a coincidence. She steps in as the lead investigator, determined to find the killer and bring home the missing girls. As media swarms law enforcement for details, the state steps in, and a rookie special agent yanks Rory’s case. 

In a renegade move, Rory teams up with Savannah’s mother, a woman still desperate to find her daughter alive. When the investigation leads to the two people Rory most wants to avoid—her own mother and Stephen—Rory must face the fallout of her estrangement. 

As Rory’s personal and professional lives converge, it’s a race against time to find the connection between the cases and bring the killer to justice.

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Swept Away

By Radclyffe

First Responders Series | Book 8

When ER physician Sloane Marshall is called in as a last-minute replacement for a federal outreach mission in the remote mountain town of Coulter’s Gap, she views the temporary assignment as an unwelcome interruption in her “real” work in a level one trauma center where she is actually saving lives.

Jax Kincaid, a sharp-edged helicopter pilot and former Army flight medic tasked with medical evacuations and disaster logistics, is none too happy about a lead physician who's never been to battle. And the increasingly worsening storm predictions might turn out to be just that.

In the month leading up to a catastrophic natural disaster, Sloane and Jax forge an uneasy partnership that begins as mutual respect and turns into something neither expected.

Swept Away is a high-stakes romance about survival, second chances, and the unexpected power of revealing our most secret desires.

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When Hearts Collide

By Renee Roman

Harlen McGhee is miserable at work and barely holding it together in her personal life. Annie Duncan, bold and unapologetic, can’t pin down what—or who—she really wants. When a fender bender throws them together, Harlen and Annie feel a flicker of something special and neither wants to let it go.

But chemistry has limits. Harlen is haunted by a past love and the tragedy that holds her heart captive in the present, and Annie is keeping a secret she’s too afraid to share. As their hearts collide and the truth grows ever nearer, will they have the courage to take a chance on something real?

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Yes, Honey

By Claudia Parr

Four sexy couples break stereotypes about committed sex to explore lust and love when the honeymoon is over. 

While Laura and Max explore the boundaries of monogamy by sharing fantasies that involve others in State of the Union, Noa and Lauren learn the meaning of devotion and trust in Not Like Other Girls. In A Proper Lady, Nora unleashes her possessive side with Maddie, and in Teacher’s Pet Sara and Natalie engage in hot, dynamic role play.

Weaving intimacy and insight to showcase a range of passion, Yes, Honey proves that commitment is not the end of erotic adventure, but the beginning.

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A Million Dollar Marriage

By Margo Glynn

A decade of love ended with one vicious fight.

When Elsie’s brother announces his divorce and their no-nonsense grandmother cuts him from her will, Elsie makes her soon-to-be ex, Petra, a desperate proposal: pretend to be happily married through the holidays, and split the inheritance. Then they can finalize their divorce.

But Petra doesn’t want money. She wants the love of her life back.

Over three chaotic holidays, old wounds reopen, new truths emerge, and pretending begins to blur into reality. As Petra fights for happiness instead of stability, and Elsie wonders if she ever stopped loving the woman who broke her heart, they must face what really ended their marriage. And what it will take to rebuild it.

Full of messy, real love, A Million Dollar Marriage is a reunion romance for anyone who's ever wondered if too late could be just in time.

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Changing The Game

By Lissandra Rowe

In college, Emersyn Tanner and Savannah Sanchez were fierce competitors, basketball savants, and reluctant teammates forced to play on the same side of the ball. When competition gives way to intense attraction they desperately try to resist, it’s too late. The pressure of their futures, risking it all, and coming out prove too much.

Years later, the game clock resets as fate brings the former college team to a luxury resort in Mexico in celebration of their old coach’s wedding. As soon as Emersyn and Savannah lock eyes, the temptation they buried rushes back to the surface and threatens to burn down their carefully constructed walls—and neatly curated lives. The chemistry is instant and impossible to ignore.

Set against the tantalizing heat of the tropics, this slow-burn second-chance romance explores love that never ends, passion that can’t be denied, and the courage to claim forever.

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I Hate You, Now Kiss Me

By Kimberly Cooper Griffin

People grow apart, Andy. Get over it.

Their sordid history started before they were born, so in fifth grade when Lena severed her friendship with Andy, she started a war<i>.</i> For over six years, they lived to make each other miserable. That’s why no one was more astonished than Andy when Lena kissed her, not once, but twice, just before they left for college.

Twelve years later, Andy’s unable to find love, Lena runs at the mere hint of emotional entanglement, and family has brought them back home for several weeks. Of course, it’s only a matter of time before they run into each other. Unbelievably, not only are they civil, but they fall into bed, discovering the missing parts of themselves in each other.

Amid family drama and new beginnings, they help each other heal. Some things aren’t always what they seem, and others are exactly how they appear, even when they wish they weren’t. Will they let fear ruin what they’ve rediscovered?

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Musical Theatre Mondays

By Marie Incontrera

Sol (short for Soleil) always thought her love life and her Broadway dreams were on two separate tracks—until she finds herself swept into a complicated showmance that’s too real to ignore. After a devastating breakup with her long-term partner, Sol buries herself in the development of her Off-Broadway musical, Away, with the help of her best friend, a drag queen muse, and a chance connection on a queer dating app. 

When Veronika, a seductive Wall Street type, crashes into her life at the exact wrong time—and Maya, a road-hardened truck driver, offers something slower and sweeter—Sol must decide whether she’s chasing the right plotline...or finally ready to write her own. 

Set against the glittering backdrop of Hell’s Kitchen, Musical Theatre Mondays is a funny, tender, queer-as-hell love story about art, identity, and figuring out what’s worth taking center stage.

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Shot Through the Heart

By Claire Donniere

Secret Service Agent Allie Gordon has one rule: Don’t get involved with the subject of an investigation. She broke that rule once and paid the price. When a US senator is threatened, Allie goes undercover to shadow the senator’s chief of staff—the FBI’s prime suspect. As the two grow closer, Allie’s only rule gets harder and harder to keep.
 
Nicole Lancaster has three rules: no blondes, no strings, and absolutely no second dates. Stress and scandals are easy enough to handle, but emotional attachments? Nope. When a compelling brunette shows up just as the threats escalate, Nicole begins to suspect not everyone is who they claim to be—including the woman who makes her want to break every rule.

When Nicole vanishes after an assassination attempt, Allie must uncover the truth—and her feelings—before it’s too late. But all the evidence points in one direction: Nicole orchestrated the whole thing. And her motive is simple—revenge.

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The Girl Next Door

By Georgia Beers

Everyone deserves a happily ever after, that's why Jenna Murphy is fiercely proud of her romance-only bookstore, BookLove. With her pets by her side, she’s content in her neat life, convinced that one day she'll find her person. Jenna helps Grandma with her groceries, runs the library’s used book sale, and hands out water to the runners in the local 5K race. What's not to love?

Sawyer Hall, a sharp-witted book blogger, has gained a reputation for her brutally honest takes. Fresh from a messy breakup, her posts have grown...snarkier than usual, and when she stumbles into Jenna's charming bookstore filled with “sappy fluff,” she doesn’t exactly hold back.

Sawyer's suggestion that romance novels peddle unattainable dreams to the sad and lonely makes Jenna absolutely livid. But fate has a twisted sense of humor because a new neighbor is moving into the other half of Jenna’s duplex and it's Sawyer Hall, because, of course it is. And Sawyer is  gorgeous. And funny. And sort of makes Jenna swoon. So annoying.

A witty, heartwarming enemies to lovers romance about falling for the girl next door that proves the best stories are the ones with endings we never see coming.

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