Some people might not be into this, but I don't care. I absolutely love it.

I'm looking for sapphic books with an older woman who's bossy, dominant, or a full-on ice queen.

Books I've already read and loved:
- The Carlisle Series by Roslyn Sinclair
- The Headmistress by Milena McKay

Any recommendations?

I usually go for Dark romances but I occasionally go for sappy romances. I’m dealing with a lot of stress in my life and I just wanna read some books where everything kind of works out and like I said it’s almost like a Hallmark movie. Two books I’ve read in the past and I’ve really enjoyed that I like this are “ I really do” by Emily Harding and “Shifting Gears” by Jazz Forester. I’m looking for books that are preferably an audible. Also recommendations don’t have to be only contemporary they can be in any genre. Thank you in advance for recommendations.

Book: A Rare Find

Author: Joanna Lowell

After finishing Her Spell That Binds Me and Her Spell That Cursed Me, I needed to calm down with something relaxing. This book turned out to be the perfect read. Eloisa James says her readers will love this book. I haven't read Eloisa James' work. But Julia Quinn, author of the Bridgerton series, said good things about her work. So that's what got me excited. And I wasn't disappointed.

The story takes place in a village. It follows Elfreda, who is very passionate about archeology and hopes for the science community's approval so she can be a recognised archeologist someday and receive enough funding for her work. But because she's a woman, her genius is overlooked.

Elf's father may seem better than the other fathers of that society because he gave Elf an education like he would a son. But it soon becomes clear that he's no better. He's arrogant, dismissive, misogynistic, and entitled. He has no problem taking credit for her work, but refuses to take her seriously when she makes an educated guess.

Elf’s grandma was an amazing woman who inspired her love for archeology. Her notes pique Elf's curiosity. But her dad dismisses them as a woman's fantasy. Typical female erasure in male dominated society.

In such circumstances, she meets her childhood neighbour Georgie. Georgie and Elfreda's families are rivals. That, and the fact that Georgie used to pester her as a kid, and also that they're the reason she lost her valuable discovery, sours Elf's heart towards them.

Georgie is non-binary and a wild soul. They jump from one hobby to the next, refusing to settle for any one purpose, refusing society's neat boxes of gender and identity. They get into such drama in London that their brother exiles them in their country manor. That makes them determined to hate country life. They feel trapped as an insect in amber.

But despite their supposed family rivalry, from the very beginning, Georgie shows a softness towards her. And because they were to blame for Elf losing her archeological find, they feel guilty and promise to help her find it. So they start working together. And their rivalry slowly develops into friendship and then gradually romance.

When Elf's father leaves for a while, her relationship with Georgie blooms. Their love isn't a wild ride but rather a relaxing one. There's no rush, and yet it's never boring. It blooms gradually, naturally—with a stroll in the village, a moment under a tree, a picnic, a boat ride, and of course, digging. Lots of digging. Because Elf is an archeologist. There comes some trouble, but they get out of it as a team. They make each other laugh even in the most dire situations. They become each other's safe space.

They both help each other become better versions of themselves. Georgie helps Elf unlearn her father's toxicities and banish his condescending voice from her head. She finds her self-worth and becomes more lively and confident. Georgie in turn becomes more empathetic and considerate. They learn to take responsibility for their estate and the welfare of their tenants. They're also great with Elf's sisters.

Even though I started reading this book for the romance, which was beautiful, it explores so much more than just that. It unravels stories of the past, two nuns hiding precious treasures somewhere, and puzzles they have to solve to find that treasure. It tells the story of how despite patriarchal society's many obstacles, women pass down knowledge through generations. Knowledge men are too arrogant or blind to take into consideration, but women like Elf recognise and treasure.

It has themes of friendship, familial love, lavender marriage, and even a little bit of found family. I loved Mrs Alderwalsey who shut Elf's father up and encouraged her to speak of her discoveries. I also liked Aunt Susan who was always trying to look out for her nieces and at last managed to rescue them from their neglectful father.

I was freaking out when the pages were getting fewer and fewer, but there was still so much to sort out. But in the end, everything was dealt with beautifully. It's like the author was telling me to calm down and just breathe in the moment, to just trust her.

The novel has a very satisfying ending. Elf finally receives the recognition and respect she deserves. Georgie plays a big role in that. They act as a solid team, lifting each other up, standing by each other, standing up to the discriminatory system. It's beautiful.

I loved Joanna Lowell's writing. She's witty, poetic, romantic, and funny. Reading this book felt like reading a classic. Every scene is described in very picturesque language. Their feelings for each other unravel in poetic sentences. Her writing reminded me of Jane Austen. Elfrada's character sometimes gave Jane Eyre vibes. The way Elf misunderstood Georgie and Georgie misunderstood her, only to find out later how wrong they both were, is something straight out of Pride & Prejudice.

This was a great read. It calmed me, wrapped me in a cozy blanket, taught me to relax, breathe, and enjoy the moment. I recommend this beautiful book to every historical fiction enthusiast.

Hi, I'm looking for more book series that have the same characters throughout the whole series. Ideally, the mc-s would be in their late 20s to early 30, and there would be more to the story than just romance, but romance would also be there.

Series I've read and enjoyed:

- The Shadow series by J.E Leak

- The Devil At The End series by Bex Benjamin

- The Badlands series by Allisa Bahney and Kristin Keppler

- The Magic of the Lost series by C.L Clark

Series I've tried but haven't finished (yet):

- The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

- Don't Call Me Hero series by Eliza Lentzski

I have recently realized that I am not bisexual, I am a lesbian, and this is causing me a lot of different emotions and questions. If you’ve had a similar experience to me in your discovery journey, did you find any books to be comforting or helpful? Alternatively, even if you can’t relate, do you have any suggestions?

I've never been a romcom fan, but recently I've been turning increasingly frequently to WLW romcoms, mostly in audiobook form, and loving every second.

Perhaps 'trashy' is too strong a word. I think I mean uncomplicated in the literary sense; woman meets woman, sparks fly/heads butt, dramatic build up, rupture, reconciliation, epilogue (happy ever after). I don't care that the stories aren't literary landmarks, that the endings are often foreshadowed or even predictable; I just get so much vicarious joy from two women falling for each other.

I just finished Delilah Green Doesn't Care, which I know gets a slating on this sub sometimes, but as someone who grew up queer in a lonely home and fled as soon as they could, I empathised so incredibly strongly with the character. Ironically, I finished it on the drive to my parents' house in my hometown.

Delilah Green, Late Bloomer, The Devil She Knows... all have given me the shivers at one point or another, mostly the stories but the audiobook narrators for these are superb in my opinion.

What's your favourite popcorn WLW romcom, bonus points for good audiobook recs.

Hi all,

I’ve been binge listening to the court of chains series (KOS & A Little Sin) on audiobook and am so impressed by the quality. I decided maybe I should take a lil break from the series to try something else, but have been having trouble finding anything of that quality/caliber (an engaging narrator whose voice isn’t annoying lol, a well written plot, and high quality audio that doesn’t sound muffled and condensed).

Aside from Court of Chains, I’ve also listened to and been extremely impressed by the Bloomtown books on audio, as well as the audiobook version of Sunburn.

Outside of audiobooks, some other books I’ve really enjoyed lately:
-Sweetbitter Song
-Gideon the Ninth (currently reading Harrow)
-Tryst Six Venom
-Fingersmith
-Atmosphere
-Hungerstone

Likes:
-slow burns
-YEARNING
-Spice (not necessary but always a fun bonus)

Dislikes:
-contemporary genre (I guess TSV being the exception)
scary stuff
-age gaps.
-narrators with squeaky voices lol (i.e. I DNFed a Lori Prince audiobook about 30 min in).

Would love everyone’s recos as I am struggling to make my way thru all the audiobooks to find the good ones!!!!! 💕

Hey everyone! I just finished my latest book and am looking for a few new ones.

-happy ending a must
- 100% monogamy throughout the book (no kissing/hooking up with someone besides the endgame character) this is a biggie as I will dnf stuff
- nothing too out there abusive in the bdsm world but spice is welcome

Here are books I’ve read and enjoyed. I appreciate the help!

Can we skip to the good part
Hoops and heartstrings
Purposefully accidentally
I really do
Cover story
Stars collide
Fiance farce
Written in the stars
The love lie
The pining paradox
Mistakes were made
Who’d have thought
When you least expect it
Bachelorette number 12
Houseswap 101
Lily and the crown
Tapping into love
Read between the lines
No strings
Better than expected
Charm city
On the same page
The next chapters : on the same page
The snowball effect
The head mistress
Magdalene Knox
Learning curves
Sprinkled in the stars
Breaking character
Just for show
Heart trouble
Enchanted by her
Somethings different
The love factor
Worthy of love
Perfect rhythm
Just a touch away
Under a falling star
The secret poet
Her royal happiness
Presidential
Unexpected you
Paper love
Saving Mia
Kiss of seduction

Thanks again!

Hi I am looking for any Azula-coded (from Avatar the Last Airbender) series. Just any strong toxic unhinged anti-hero-ish/gray character MC. Who has no qualms in letting the whole world burn for selfish and/or love reasons.

The most similar character that I could maybe fit this description is Sabine from Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil.

A big no for me is if there’s any SA involved in the book.

Curious how y’all would rate these in what to read next! I don’t have a ton of spare time lol. Just finished The Safekeep and As Many Souls As Stars (was okay, but I LOVED The Safekeep, of course.) Started The Price of Salt but decided to not continue.

Update: thank you all for the recs! I have to return Fingersmith to the library, but will def pick up again after I read Sweetbitter Song! Also had no idea Bury Our Bones was about vampires - so now I’m more intrigued

I always wanted to join a sapphic book club, but all those I came across are focused on contemporary books, or queer only themes.

I am still digging through classics, especially russian and ancient greek literature at the moment. Would love other likeminded queer women including transgender and non binary folks to form a little literary salon with me. Bushwick (NYC) preferred for in person meet up discussions at some local coffee shops or quiet bars.

If someone could give me a related discord so I could post there as well, would really appreciate.

I'm looking for books where one MC has "You know you want me"/"You can't resist me" type vibes. A hint of cat and mouse, maybe a bit of body betrayal (as in: my body is betraying me by responding to you even though I know this is a bad idea).

Pretty much all of my favorite books have some of this dynamic:

The Nightingale and the Rose

The Blood We Spill

The Last Woman on Earth

I'd love some recommendations that fit, or are similar. I usually read romance heavy books where there's a secondary plot of arguably equal weight. I love fantasy, but my three faves up there are contemporary thriller, futuristic sci-fi, and very grounded post-apocalyptic with a hint of sci-fi. So I'm open to a variety of genres. Also bonus points if one of the characters is a masc!

The book this year that scratched this itch the best was A Father's Gift by JK Jeffrey

For the record (I know these get recommended a lot):

I've tried Ruby Roe and Eden Emory and they're not for me

I tried one of the Court of Chains books and I couldn't get into it, but I might try again

I would like story, with that quite popular thrope, of one character having ulterior motives, and hiding things, when the characters are romacing each other, very often the goal is against the other, and they resign from it, only after some time together, but dont tell the other the original plan, until it comes out differently. But, I would like to not get the pov of the betrayer? Basicaly want to spend the book looking at normal romance, and then get betrayed alongside the other character. I just think in those stories, I cant get into the whole betraying thong, becouse if we've read the whole story of the betrayer, we're already over it, and know she cares now, and the other character needing time is more iritating, then anything, and i just want her to be over it too.

And for people wondering how am I gonna get surprised with the betreyal, if I ask for it - I usually after asking for reccs put them on my list to read, that I slowly get through, just slow enough to forget why their there. I do reccomend ir for people, who, just like me, don't want to read random stories with no proof their gonna like them, but also do like to not have specific expectation, going into books.

Alright y’all, I’m asking for some recommendations for what I call “continuing storylines”. So, things like trilogies and duologies. Here’s the cumulative list of what I’ve read/am reading.

Trilogies
Grace Notes - Ruby Landers
Three Rivers - Katie Rose
The Carlisle Series - Roslyn Sinclair
Bright Falls Series - Ashley Herring Blake
Clover Lake Series - Ashley Herring Blake
Written in the Stars Series - Alexandria Bellefleur
The Senator’s Wife Series - Jen Lyon
The Maple Hollow Series - Mulford & Morrison

Duologies
The Lay of You/The Depth of You - Corrie MacKay
The Love Lie/Pining Paradox - Monica McCallan
Bloom Town Genesis/Exodus - Ally North
Gearbreakers/Godslayers - Zoe Hana Mikuta
The Girl Who Bit Me/She’s My Eternity - Valerie Hunter

In progress
The Bayview Romances - Lily Seabrooke
The Bool of Blood & Roses - Annie Summerlee
Love Galaxy - Sierra Branham
The Balsam Inn Series - Katia Rose
The Villains Series - Lee Winter

*Note*: I’ve read ALL Haley Cass’s books so I didn’t include them on my list.

Any recommendations would be awesome and super appreciated!

I went through this in my youth, and I'm reading "Come Home to My Heart" and realized I need more books like it.

If you could recommend something to me, I would be very happy.

Thank you!!! :)

Not just both of the leads are sexy as fuck, so it's hot, I want good banter and dialogue as well! I'm talking memorable couples! They were made for each other, couldn't be with anyone else! I want to be swinging my feet by the end of the book!!!!

Hey everyone 🥰 My best friend’s birthday is around the corner and I’m making her a gift box. In the box I want to include 1 book she hasn’t read. I was wondering if you could give me a recommendation for a book to get her.

I’ll tell you a bit about what she’s into.

So she’s a lesbian, duh 💁‍♀️ So definitely looking for something WLW/sapphic with a happy ending. She loves romance and fantasy, but will read other genres as long as lesbians are involved and in love. She’s into slow burns, like she loves to ache over them. She’s also into bdsm, not necessarily dark romance, but if they happen to have a domme/sub relationship she’d love it. She ADORES a good jealousy trope, anything like forbidden, longing, yearning… recently she mentioned she hasn’t read any lesbians cheating on men and she wants to 🤭

So pretty much anything in those categories. I wish I could give you a Goodreads link or something, but she doesn’t track them 🥲 Fortunately, if you tell me the titles I can have her sister look at her bookshelf and make sure she hasn’t read it 👀

Thank you for your time 🥰

Hi everyone, so I already posted this to r/QueerSFF so if the post looks familiar, that would probably be why. I realized leaving the genre open was maybe not what I wanted as much since I was getting a lot of cozy and romance recommendations, all which I appreciate- but I think I realized I am looking for something scarier- so I'm making an amended post here.

Anyway- I decided to theme out my reading months this year, and in order to get ahead of October am asking now. I want to read books with a prominent creature or non-human entity in them- some examples of this might be a vampire, a werewolf, an alien, a demon, a ghost, a Frankenstein-like creature, a fae, a mermaid, a cryptid, zombie, a bug creature, etc. Think Universal Monsters but extended into other creatures as well, non-defined and non-typical creatures are very welcome as well- if the author invented a creature that's awesome and recommendations like that are just as welcome.

Things I would not count as what I'm looking for is stuff like witches or human characters with some sort of change or curable infection that's happened to them that gives them a scary appearance or some superpower of some sort- I do not think I would count for example: 'The Invisible Man' as something that is necessarily fitting the criteria I'm looking for, nor a character that is bestowed powers by some entity- ie. someone is possessed, someone made a deal with a malevolent something and is wreaking havoc but themself is still a mortal person- caveat to that is though that if the creature/entity giving powers actually does show up in the story instead of just via a host. Powers for these characters would I guess mostly be given at birth or at death or if the character becomes biologically into something not human if that makes sense- they can have BEEN a human, but I don't want a creature who still is human.

I think the only human acceptable sort of creature for this particular prompt is if it's something like mass infection by a creature, where the 'creature' becomes more the epidemic rather an individual entity- the creature is the hive mind, not those infected. Hopefully that makes sense- but I'm not sure- an example of that would be: Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin (this is the closest example I could think of but it is a spoiler for the end of this book sort of so be aware before pressing) and I think Spread Me and You're Not Supposed to be Human also operate on that sort of idea maybe.

I'd would like books that are horror-ish or unsettling at least but any genre that is mixed with that is honestly fine and I do not have a preference on whether the creature is at the center of the story as a protagonist or is an antagonist- I just need that they are prominent within the story- not something that is mentioned in the story but never confronted. I am of course as the title says also specifically looking for these creature feature books that are prominently sapphic, books with at least A sapphic main character and/or side-plot romance even if it is sort of like a cast of main characters and different POVs. Anyways- I know this is a very lengthy post for something kind of easy to ask for- but if anyone has any recommendations it'd be very very appreciated. Hope everyone is having a good week.

Basicamente, é o título. Adoro as indicações desse fórum, mas muitos títulos indicados simplesmente não tem tradução para o português, o que torna a oferta de livros lésbicos bem pequena. Se tiver outras brasileiras aqui, por favor, me indiquem bons livros disponíveis no nosso país. Não tenho vontade de ler em inglês :( muito obrigada!!!

Looking for a book where a girl is in a bad situation and is "saved" by someone but the someone ends up being worse that the thing she was saved from. High spice and WLW... does this exist? I want it to be very toxic... :) Thanks for your help!

I’m about 40% into Rainbow Black by Maggie Thrash, and I’m kind of surprised by how much I’m enjoying it.
It’s kinda funny! Has anyone here read it? I feel like I never see it mentioned.

It was incredible. I am so in awe of the writing style, the language and relationship between the main characters were just so beautiful (and I love lesbians). Does anyone have recommendations for other books similar to this one?