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The Devil She Knows
Alexandria Bellefleur
A down-on-her-luck woman makes a deal with a crafty demon to win back her ex-girlfriend after a proposal gone awry, only to discover the girl of her dreams might be the devil she knows, from nationally bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur.Samantha Cooper is having a day from hell.In less than 24 hours, her life has unraveled, leaving her single and with nowhere to live. Adding insult to injury, she’s trapped in an elevator with a gorgeous woman claiming to be a demon.Daphne is not at all what Samantha expected from someone claiming to be an evil supernatural entity. She’s pretty, witty, dressed in pink, and smells nice. And she’s here to offer Samantha a deal she can’t refuse. Six wishes in exchange for one tiny trade—Samantha’s soul. There’s a glaring loophole in their contract, one Samantha fully intends to exploit so she doesn’t fork over her soul. After all, she only needs one wish to win her ex back.Hell-bent to gather the last of the one thousand souls she needs so that she can be free of her own devilish deal, Daphne grants each of Samantha’s wishes . . . with a twist, so that Samantha is forced to make another.As Samantha’s wishes dwindle and Daphne offers her glimpses into the life she thought she wanted, the unlikely pair grows close. Perhaps the girl of Samantha’s dreams is actually the stuff of nightmares, but Samantha and Daphne will have to outsmart the Devil himself if they want a chance at happily ever after.

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Her Rules Only
Aurora North
The studio is a closed circuit. The exit is always visible. The control is always real. Vivienne Kane is a high-end dominatrix who runs her dungeon with absolute precision. She makes the rules, she dictates the terms, and she never, ever lets a client see the vulnerable woman beneath the carefully maintained ice-queen facade. She provides an escape for those who need to stop thinking, keeping her own emotional walls impenetrable. Enter Rowan Pierce. A brilliant thirty-two-year-old forensic psychologist, Rowan reads people for a living. When she steps into Vivienne’s domain as a submissive, the power dynamics immediately shift. Rowan isn't there to disappear into the scene. She observes, she challenges, and she refuses to look away. What begins as a clinical, contracted physical exchange quickly spirals into a devastating game of psychological cat-and-mouse. Through sensory deprivation, intense rope play, and shattered boundaries, Rowan forces Vivienne to confront the one thing she fears most: genuine connection.

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Her Neighbor’s Wife: A Steamy Sapphic Romance
Aurora North
The best view was always the one from outside... until she was invited in. Talia’s life is perfectly predictable. As a freelance designer working from home, her days consist of tight deadlines, endless coffee, and stealing glimpses of the stunning woman next door. Ava has the picture-perfect suburban life: the beautiful house, the husband, the flawless exterior. But through the window, Talia sees the cracks in the facade. Ava’s marriage is an open one—a polite fiction that leaves her craving something real, something consuming. When a chance encounter bridges the gap between their two houses, the undeniable tension between them ignites into a passionate, secret affair. What starts as forbidden stolen moments on kitchen counters and breathless nights soon becomes a lifeline for them both. But Ava's carefully constructed world is fragile. As their connection deepens beyond the physical, Ava must decide if she's willing to burn down her perfect suburban life for a chance at a love that demands to be seen. Her Neighbor’s Wife is a high-heat, high-angst sapphic romance about tearing down boundaries, shattering the polite suburban illusion, and finding exactly what you need right next door.

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Bridesmaid's Best Mistake
Aurora North
Lily Monroe has the perfect itinerary for her best friend’s wedding. Sleeping with the bride’s intimidating, untouchable older sister was definitely not on the schedule. At twenty-four, Lily is the ultimate people-pleaser. As maid of honor, she’s determined to give her best friend the flawless wedding week she deserves. But when a disastrous bachelorette party leads to a tequila-fueled, earth-shattering night with Victoria Hale, Lily’s carefully curated world is thrown into gorgeous chaos. Tori Hale is thirty-nine, a high-powered corporate litigator, and a woman who protects her heart behind an impenetrable wall of ice. She doesn't do messy. She certainly doesn't do twenty-four-year-old bridesmaids. But Lily’s relentless warmth and chaotic sunshine break through Tori's defenses in ways she never saw coming. As the wedding day approaches, their secret hotel-room hookups blur the line between a wedding-week mistake and a soul-deep connection. Tori is terrified of risking her carefully guarded life, and Lily refuses to be anyone's dirty little secret.

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Her rival tastes better
Aurora North
Harper Knox has built a career out of absolute control.Senior Art Director at Voss & Laine, her life is measured in tailored blazers, rigid routines, and flawless visual campaigns. She knows exactly what she wants, and she’s one promotion away from securing her legacy.Enter Sloane Vance.Sloane is everything Harper is not: chaotic, effortlessly brilliant, and completely unbothered by rules. Hired as the agency's newest creative force, Sloane is the only thing standing between Harper and her dream job. Their rivalry is instant, blazing, and entirely public. They clash over every concept, every client, and every deadline.But behind closed doors, a late-night confrontation changes everything.When a multi-million-dollar account puts their careers on the line, Harper and Sloane are forced to partner up for the ultimate pitch. As the lines between frustration and desire begin to blur, Harper discovers that her irritatingly perfect rival possesses a wild, irresistible edge that threatens to shatter her carefully built defenses.With everything to lose, Harper and Sloane must decide if winning is everything—or if giving in is the ultimate victory.


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Some Girls Do
Jennifer Dugan
In this YA contemporary queer romance from the author of Hot Dog Girl, an openly gay track star falls for a closeted, bisexual teen beauty queen with a penchant for fixing up old cars. Morgan, an elite track athlete, is forced to transfer high schools late in her senior year after it turns out being queer is against her private Catholic school's code of conduct. There, she meets Ruby, who has two hobbies: tinkering with her baby blue 1970 Ford Torino and competing in local beauty pageants, the latter to live out the dreams of her overbearing mother. The two are drawn to each other and can't deny their growing feelings. But while Morgan—out and proud, and determined to have a fresh start—doesn't want to have to keep their budding relationship a secret, Ruby isn't ready to come out yet. With each girl on a different path toward living her truth, can they go the distance together?

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Like in Love with You
Emma R. Alban
Mean Girls meets Northanger Abbey in this brand new, sapphic, rivals-to-lovers Regency Romance by USA Today bestselling author Emma R. Alban! When country-bred Catherine Pine relocates to Bath in 1817, she and her mother come face-to-face with her mother’s arch nemesis, Lady Tisend, and her daughter, the wildly popular and gorgeous Lady Rosalie. Though once her very best friend, Mrs. Pine alleges Lady Tisend ultimately did her a great injustice. Twenty-five years later, she sees the perfect opportunity for retribution: Catherine will win the favor of Lady Rosalie’s suitor, Mr. Dean. Together, Catherine and her mother will ruin the Tisends’ lives, secure Catherine a fruitful match, and launch a fully triumphant return to Bath. It’s the perfect plan for revenge. Only Catherine soon discovers that there’s more to Lady Rosalie’s mean streak than meets the eye. Lady Rosalie is by far the wittiest, cleverest, most intriguing young woman Catherine’s ever met, and she’s utterly smitten. Meanwhile, Rosalie feels trapped in her perfect life as Bath’s favorite daughter and resident mean girl. There’s no challenge anymore, no excitement, no surprise. But when she notices newcomer Catherine gunning for her spot as queen bee, Rosalie finally feels a spark again. She determines to meet Catherine’s challenge with gusto, because Catherine ignites something in her. Something Rosalie absolutely doesn’t want to extinguish. As their mothers force them into increasingly absurd contests of wit and feminine charms to win Mr. Dean’s affections, Rosalie and Catherine instead find themselves falling for each other, scheme, by barb, by catty jab… Can their sizzling rivalry really become a match to last?

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Thighs and Prayers
Kat Blackthorne
Beneath the vibrant colors of stained glass, the small hillside convent of Howl Moor is on its knees for a different kind of prayer and worship. The Altar Church of Lost Souls houses nuns, good works for the community, and secrets woven within dark halls and twisted sermons. Sister Jezebella is happy serving under her Reverend Mother and attending to her every desire. However, when newcomer Sister Lilith visits from a neighboring convent, Jezebella finds herself drawn to a different holy calling, one in the form of long blond hair and stolen glances. But as Jezebella navigates her passionate relationships with her fellow nuns and her draw to the new girl, a bigger mystery is at play in Howl Moor. People turn up missing, wives are widowed, and someone-- or something-- is targeting church members. As the newest nuns at The Altar Church of Lost Souls, Jezebella and Lilith seek to uncover the answers behind the screams in the night and the howls in the forest-- all while facing their growing feelings and fervent passion for each other. Church bells are ringing, these robes are tight, and holy hands are ready to be laid upon pure and perfect bodies.

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Some Girls Do
Jennifer Dugan
In this YA contemporary queer romance from the author of Hot Dog Girl, an openly gay track star falls for a closeted, bisexual teen beauty queen with a penchant for fixing up old cars. Morgan, an elite track athlete, is forced to transfer high schools late in her senior year after it turns out being queer is against her private Catholic school's code of conduct. There, she meets Ruby, who has two hobbies: tinkering with her baby blue 1970 Ford Torino and competing in local beauty pageants, the latter to live out the dreams of her overbearing mother. The two are drawn to each other and can't deny their growing feelings. But while Morgan—out and proud, and determined to have a fresh start—doesn't want to have to keep their budding relationship a secret, Ruby isn't ready to come out yet. With each girl on a different path toward living her truth, can they go the distance together?

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Cinderella Is Dead
Kalynn Bayron
It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl’s display of finery. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from again. Sixteen-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than parade in front of suitors. At the ball, Sophia makes the desperate decision to flee, and finds herself hiding in Cinderella’s mausoleum. There, she meets Constance, the last known descendant of Cinderella and her step sisters. Together they vow to bring down the king once and for all–and in the process, they learn that there’s more to Cinderella’s story than they ever knew . . . This fresh take on a classic story will make readers question the tales they’ve been told, and root for girls to break down the constructs of the world around them.

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Windburn (Crow's Coven Book 1)
Milena McKay
Never Forgive and Never Forget. Hunted as witches during the Salem Trials and haunted by their past sins, the Crowhart women carry a deep secret and an inescapable curse.Rhiannon Crowhart, the renegade second sister of the notorious family, returns to Dragons Island and its sleepy town of Crow’s Nest in a flurry of storms and scandal. Her homecoming is not hospitable, as the townspeople and her own sisters are keen to hold onto old grudges. Not that Rhiannon requires their welcome. She left twenty-two years ago and has never looked back–until now. After all, she hated everything about the island, the town, and the old Atelier she recently inherited. Everything except a pair of gray eyes that look at her from the bookstore next door. Eyes that belong to the Mayor’s daughter. Eyes that Rhiannon keeps seeing in her dreams.Prudence Fowler has never seen a more fascinating woman than the one who glides around town in four-inch heeled boots carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders. Rhiannon Crowhart is as beautiful as she is troubled. And, above all, Rhiannon Crowhart is dangerous.When their connection upends both their lives, Prudence needs to choose between family loyalty and loving the woman who is Wind herself.

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Cinderella Is Dead
Kalynn Bayron
It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl’s display of finery. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from again. Sixteen-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than parade in front of suitors. At the ball, Sophia makes the desperate decision to flee, and finds herself hiding in Cinderella’s mausoleum. There, she meets Constance, the last known descendant of Cinderella and her step sisters. Together they vow to bring down the king once and for all–and in the process, they learn that there’s more to Cinderella’s story than they ever knew . . . This fresh take on a classic story will make readers question the tales they’ve been told, and root for girls to break down the constructs of the world around them.

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Baby Teeth
Meg Grehan
A unique verse novel of queer love, lust, and vampires. From the award-winning author of The Deepest Breath and The Space Between. The blood Feeds the hunger That threatens everything It starts when Claudia offers her a yellow rose. Immy has been in love before – many times, across many lifetimes. But never as deeply, as intensely as this. Claudia has never been in love this before either. But then, this is her first time with a vampire. The forbidden thirst for blood runs deep in Immy. And within her mind clamour the voices, of all the others she has been, their desires, and their wrongs. “A fresh, dark take on the vampire myth and desire, Baby Teeth shows vampires haunted by their pasts and memories, where immortality is not one long life but a broken patchwork of different experiences. It will twine around your heart and bite, ever so gently. I adored it.” – Helen Corcoran