Outstanding Lesbian Fiction 3
Discover the best in lesbian fiction with our curated list of outstanding books. Explore top-rated novels, compelling stories, and must-read titles for LGBTQ+ literature fans.
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Passionate Kisses
by Megan Carter
Sara, Taylor and James have been best friends since pre-school. Their strong bond earned them the nickname of the Three Musketeers. When Taylor turned 14 and announced she was gay, James and Sara stood by her. When James and Sara began dating, Taylor hid her love for Sara and moved on with her life.
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Just This Once
by K. G. MacGregor
Wynne Connelly is marketing manager for a major travel organization and her job requires that she attend meetings twice monthly at the company's Orlando headquarters. Paula McKenzie is second-in-command on the night shift at the Weller Regent - an upscale hotel in Orlando. The same upscale hotel that Wynne Connelly stays in whenever she's in Orlando. Paula finds herself intrigued by the twice-monthly guest, who possesses an aura of mystery and elegant beauty. When things grow hectic one night at the front desk, Paula emerges to lend a hand - just in time to greet Wynne at check-in. Their exchange borders on mild flirtatation and both women come away feeling sparks. Soon they begin spending time together and share more than just a kiss. And while Paula is elated at the prospect of the budding romance, Wynne is alarmed at her loss of self-control. Ever mindful of the obligations back home that she must honor, she struggles to resist Paula's fascination and allure...
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Grave Silence
by Rose Beecham
Detective Jude Devine doesn't face too many challenges based in remote Paradox Valley. However when the body of a local teenager shows up with a stake through her heart, Jude finds herself leading an investigation no one wants to touch.
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Whitewater Rendezvous
by Kim Baldwin
A wilderness kayak adventure brings together two very different women--Chaz Herrick, a laid-back outdoorswoman, and Megan Maxwell, a workaholic news executive. As they battle the challenges of nature for survival, they discover that true love may be nothing at all like they imagined.
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Honor Reclaimed
by Radclyffe
In the chaotic aftermath of 9/11, Secret Service agent Cameron Roberts and her lover, first daughter Blair Powell, must contend with recriminations from within the government and danger from without as they struggle to uncover those who betrayed the nation and nearly claimed Blair's life. The hunt is a very personal quest for Cam, who fears that another strike on Blair is imminent. Her search takes her deep into the shadow worlds of counter-intelligence where even a friend might be a foe. While Cam races against time to uncover the traitor's trail, Blair becomes the target of an even deadlier threat. Not just honor, but their future together, is at stake as the search culminates in a violent confrontation with evil.
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The Killing Room
by Gerri Hill
Denver detective Jake McCoy was rehabbing at her cabin in the mountains, trying to reconcile the shooting death of a young boy. Psychologist Nicole Westbrook, an expert in domestic violence, is in those very same mountains, escaping from the horrors of her profession for a brief vacation. Nicole becomes lost when she leaves the well-marked hiking trail in search of hot springs, and she stumbles upon Jake, who is enjoying her own soak in remote springs. They exchange first names only, but after a few hours together, a physical attraction neither can explain, engulfs them, leaving them as lovers, not strangers, when Nicole departs the following day. But when Jake returns to Denver, a murder investigation leads her to Nicole. Both are surprised that they are face to face with the stranger they thought they'd never see again. Nicole tries to remain in the professional closet that she's been hiding in for so long, a place where out cop Jake McCoy does not fit. And Jake, still trying to recover from the shooting that left her injured, does her best to distance herself from Nicole. It is soon evident that a serial killer is targeting Nicole's former patients. Try as they may, they cannot deny the physical attraction between them, even if it means compromising the investigation. But after all is said and done, the fact remains that Nicole and Jake live in two different worlds. Despite the physical attraction and the gentle tug of love, both women accept that when their case is over, they will go their separate ways. Jake retreats back to the mountains, and Nicole resumes her practice in earnest, both trying to forget the other, and both failing.
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Protector of the Realm
by Gun Brooke
When Rae captures Kellen and holds her on her space station, she learns that Kellen is wanted on kidnapping charges. She has abducted Armeo M'Aido, a young boy, and future heir to the kingdom, supposedly in her care. Kellen's accuser Ambassador M'Ekar claims that Armeo is a relative through his deceased wife, and has been pursuing Kellen. The story doesn't ring true to Rae after she discovers that Kellen was seriously injured trying to escape from M'Ekar.
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Turn Back Time
by Radclyffe
Love has a way of derailing the best of plans. Wynter Thompson, divorced with a young child, struggles to balance the demands of her surgical residency with the responsibilities of motherhood--and between the two, discovers there is little time left for anything else. She manages to convince herself that she has everything she needs, because another chance at love is definitely not in her game plan. Pearce Rifkin is a woman with a plan, and it doesn't include a serious relationship. Chief Surgical Resident is just a stepping stone to her lifelong goal--chairmanship at one of the top ten medical centers. Determined to follow in her father's footsteps, even though she isn't the son he dreamed of, Pearce has no time for romance. Two women with nothing in common but a shared passion for surgery clash at every opportunity, especially when matters of the heart are suddenly at stake.
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The Exile and the Sorcerer
by Jane Fletcher
Two women, ensnared by the conspiracies of their rulers, become reluctant allies in a dangerous quest. Monsters, sorcerers and treacherous journeys all await Tevi on her quest to find the stolen chalice. If this isn't enough, her search leads her to join forces with Jemeryl, a tempestuous sorcerer who dreams only of the day when she will have completed her studies and be able to return to the sanctuary of Lyremouth, with her books and her research.
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Promising Hearts
by Radclyffe
Can two outcasts find refuge in one another's hearts? Dr. Vance Phelps lost everything in the War Between the States - her career and her faith in herself. Mae is a frontier madam, used to standing alone. She guards the well-being of the lost young women who come under her care - she just never expected one of them to be a doctor.
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The Tides of Passion
by Diana Tremain Braund
Amy and Kelly have made a home in the sleepy community of Bath Island, Maine. However, their three year relationship has become choppy and Kelly wonders if she wants to spend the rest of her life being the target of her lover's razor-sharp tongue. Then Susan arrives on the Island with a new venture that would be long on economic opportunities but short on maintaining the island's natural beauty. Sparks fly, not only over how the island will be developed, but also as Susan's interest in one of the women becomes more than a friendship. As complications develop, Susan finds herself at odds with everyone--including her new love interest. Will Susan be able to hold it all together and finally find the one woman who touches her soul?
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Coffee Sonata
by Gun Brooke
Nothing exciting ever happens in East Quay, a quaint New England coastal town. Not until its most celebrated daughter returns for one last performance. Four women, Manon, Eryn, Vivian, and Mike, whose lives unexpectedly intersect in a small town by the sea share one thing in common - they all have secrets.
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The Quokka Question
by Claire McNab
When Kylie Kendall's client is murdered, his irresistibly attractive sister hires her to investigate his death. Can Kylie keep from mixing business with oh-so-much pleasure? Can she remain true to her barely requited love for her ice-queen business partner? And will she be able to solve the murder?
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The Taking of Eden
by Robin Alexander
A spur-of-the-moment decision, murder, and betrayal send three women fleeing for their lives deep into the woods of the Carolinas. With little contact with the outside world, they learn to rely on one another through perilous times.
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Wild Abandon
by Ronica Black
When she is ticketed for speeding by an attractive policewoman, a lesbian psychologist meets her match.
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The Devil Inside
by Ali Vali
Cain Casey was groomed from birth to be the next leader of the Casey family business, which meant becoming the head of a major crime family in New Orleans. However, Emma Verde, a farm girl from Wisconsin unexpectedly claims her heart.
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Descanso
by Cynthia Tyler
Two years ago, psychotherapist Chris Cameron was devastated by the murder of her partner, Robyn. Even now she struggles daily with the loss as she once again tries to find meaning in her own life. It isn't going well. Strangled by her work environment, suffocated by her own overwhelming grief, she finally realizes she is searching to find her own spirit. The all-encompassing question for her is, is there life for her after her love's death? Does her resurrection rest in the very symbol of pain, descansos, the makeshift roadside shrines that dot the landscape of the west that symbolize loss and transformation? Will she ever be able to trust enough to love again?
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Unexpected Sparks
by Gina L. Dartt
'Unexpected Sparks' opens with a fatal fire for Sam Madison, Truro's local Lothario, as his insurance office burns to the ground.
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Beneath the Willow
by Kenna White
When Dr Paris DeMont lost Gabriella, her partner for eight years, to the tragedy of 9/11, she lost her will to love. A successful cardiologist to New York City's elite, Paris now lives a sterile existence on Manhattan's Upper East Side.