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This one's for the girls 🧡🤍🩷

Let's start by being honest. Sapphic representation in Romance is still playing catch-up. In a genre dominated by stories for and about women, it's surprising how often narratives about women loving women are note getting more love. I'm likely in no position to write a good sapphic romance, but I can make a TBR with the best of them. In an effort to support the change I want to see, I'm adding these books to my digital library now.

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride, lovlies! 🏳️‍🌈

How to Get a Girlfriend (When You're a Terrifying Monster) by Marie Cardno

• Story Description: Trillin, an eldritch abomination, seeks love in a world where monsters and humans coexist. Her journey leads her to Sian, a witch scientist, challenging the norms of both their worlds.

• Content Notes: Eldritch horror who is a sweetheart, instant attraction, tentacles

• Why It Looks Interesting: Reviews suggest there is humor, creativity, and cinnamon roll sweetness.

Midsummer by Alethea Faust

• Story Description: Jenna's trip to northern Finland takes a mystical turn when a midsummer ritual leads her to a bear-shifter, igniting a journey of self-discovery and passion.

• Content Notes: shifter romance, midsummer magic, one-night stand to forever, queer awakening

• Why It Looks Interesting: I like the unique setting proposition, and the idea of midsummer in Scandinavia sounds appealing.

Our Monsters by Jemma Topaz

• Story Description: Rosemary Dulahan arrives in Monstertown, a haven for magical beings, navigating new relationships and uncovering secrets among monster girls.

• Content Notes: workplace dynamics, murder mystery, transwoman representation

• Why It Looks Interesting: This story has two things that insta-intrigue me: authentic trans representation and murder mysteries.

Beneath the Loch by S.D. Simper

• Story Description: Mairi, bound by a childhood pact with a fae, seeks escape from an arranged marriage, leading her into the depths of a dark Scottish fairytale.

• Content Notes: fae bargains, forbidden love, gothic Romance, underwater fantasy

• Why It Looks Interesting: I love it when people play with folklore. And Scottish folklore often seems extra cool and dark.

Haunt Me, Baby by Rose Santoriello

• Story Description: Cordelia Tremblay's college life takes a turn when she becomes entangled with a substitute professor, leading to a romance with complicated power dynamics.

• Content Notes: hot for teacher, academic setting, tentacles

• Why It Looks Interesting: Reviews make this sound like a cozy sort of monster romance that also explores the challenges of variously-abled bodies. Additionally, I love it when a student-teacher dynamic emerges in Romance.

Captured By The Cruel Snake Goddess by Cyran Faringray

• Story Description: A dark and spicy lesbian monster romance where a woman finds herself at the mercy of a cruel snake goddess.

• Content Notes: villain romance, dark fantasy, sexy snake goddess

• Why It Looks Interesting: There's a scary, sexy snake goddess. Indiana Jones might wish.

Mixing Up Mayhem by Heather Nix

• Story Description: Jackie Miller's life is upended when a magical mishap introduces her to a hellish princess, leading to unexpected adventures and Romance.

• Content Notes: magical mishaps, baked goods, cozy Romance

• Why It Looks Interesting: I like the idea of a cozy, contemporary romance featuring warm, yummy carby treats in the middle of Seattle, and there's a sexy demon lady to bring on the chaos.

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