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WLW/Gothic books. I hope you enjoy the recs. I have read/listened to every single one of these books.
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items Sapphic romance is my favorite. You can read about enemies-to-lovers, slow burn, workplace romance, forbidden love, friends-to-lovers, age-gap, and so much more!
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If you enjoy age gap sapphic romance with spice, this is the one! Straptasic 😉
Mistakes Were Made: A Novel by Meryl Wilsner, Paperback
I wish I could listen to this book for the first time all over again! The way my knees fold every time she says Diana! (Affiliate link)
The X Ingredient by Roslyn Sinclair
Abby Craden is one of my favorite narrators! Stockbroker Isabelle Rhodes has a lot of money, a lot of trust issues, and the woman she just spent an earth-shattering night with is actually her newly hired company pilot, Audrey Graham. (Affiliate link)
Turbulence: 9781594935619: Noyes, E. J.: Books
This a breath of fresh air story!
Written in the Stars: Opposites Attract Sapphic Rom-Com
Romance, fantasy and action! WLW. Narrated by the amazing Abby Craden. You will not regret this book. Aurora has spent years hunting her father's killers. Everyting is going to plan until she discovers the beautiful winged girl caged underground. (Af...
Aurora's Angel by Emily Noon
Do you enjoy Criminal Minds? You'll need a strong stomach for this one.
Ash is very firm on her boundaries. They are a bit unusual but Rose just wants to make Ash happy. Will curiosity kill the cat? This book definitely took me by surprise.
WLW, Age Gap, Painter. Yes please! trust me do not skip on this one.
Our Secret Summer by Harper Bliss
university's gym, immediately entranced by this elegant, older person, whom she later learns is married and works at the school. Before long, they begin a clandestine affair. Self-possessed, successful, brilliant, and aloof, the woman absolutely cons...
We Do What We Do in the Dark by Michelle Hart
Hannah Dalton had a lot of expectations in her life. Growing up watching her mother struggle for everything they had, she resolved to make sure she did everything she could to make those hardships worthwhile. She would pursue the career she dreamed o...
Better Than Expected by Haley Cass
Grieving over the loss of her family and feeling like her life is unraveling, Lindsey McDermott quits her job, gets a puppy, and retreats to her grandparents' home in the Texas Hill Country. She spends her solitary days walking childhood trails and r...
The Secret Pond by Gerri Hill
Spice is high in this book. I warned you! Two women, two cursed contracts, and a romance that could burn down heaven and hell. Mercedes Midnight is a reaper in debt with exactly one year left before hell comes to collect. Lucy Corvine, the devil's da...
Architecti: A Dark Gothic Romantasy|Paperback
Are second chances enough when the world is conspiring against you? High school best friends Rose and Dax each have a secret—they like the other in a way they shouldn't in 1920s Prohibition Era California. After sharing a first kiss, they're forced a...
Devil's Slide: A Speakeasy Romance, Book 1
This story will cross over with meant to be series.
An Unexpected Affair: Unexpected, Book 1
Dr. Miranda Hayes never anticipated finding herself in a relationship with a woman, but her undeniable attraction to Lane Remington was too powerful to resist. As she surrenders to this unexpected connection, Miranda is forced to confront new facets ...
An Unexpected Fate
Dr. Alexandra Edison lives a life that many would be envious of. A beautiful world-famous fiancée, more money than she could spend, and a career that she loved. To honor her grandfather's wishes, she moved from L.A. to Seattle to take over one of her...
If It's Meant to Be: Meant to Be, Book 1
When Dr. Alexandra Edison's world was ripped apart, the last thing she expected was to end up in a casual affair with Blake Westmore. Soon after, she was forced to choose between her past and her present when her strong sense of obligation forced her...
When We're Meant to Be: Meant to Be, Book 2
Some couples are destined for eternity, while others are fleeting moments in the grand mosaic of time. Blake and Alexandra's journey has been a saga of trials that, against all odds, wove their fates together. Their love endured the unimaginable and ...
Meant to Be: Meant to Be, Book 3
Ally North’s viral BookTok sensation follows a preacher’s daughter with a secret, an outlaw running from the gallows, and a thrilling sapphic love story spanning vast oceans and wide deserts. June 1852. When Abby Proctor is kidnapped from a train in ...
Bloom Town: Genesis|eBook
n this thrilling sapphic love story, the epic sequel to Ally North’s viral BookTok sensation, a sheltered preacher’s daughter is no longer the one who needs saving—and it’s up to her to free the woman she loves. Summer, 1852. Abby Proctor has made he...
Bloom Town: Exodus|eBook
What if . . . What if Charlotte didn't decide to come out in Those Who Wait? What if she and Sutton didn't get back together? How would that one decision alter the course of their lives, forever? Charlotte Thompson appears to have it all-by forty, he...
Midnight Rain: a Those Who Wait Story by Haley Cass ...
Sutton Spencer's ideas for her life were fairly simple: finish graduate school and fall in love. It would be a lot simpler if she could pinpoint exactly what she should do when she graduates in less than a year. Oh, and if she could figure out how to...
Those Who Wait
Good things come to those who wait and now Sutton Spencer and Charlotte Thompson get to reap the benefits. They spent months circling around admitting their feelings, but the time for denying their love is over. As the world watches, their lives neve...
Forever and a Day: A Those Who Wait Story
What happens when the world's fiercest fashion editor learns she's pregnant-and her distracting assistant is the only one she can turn to? This wildly popular age-gap lesbian romance mixes humor and chaos with self-discovery. Jules Moretti is newly s...
Truth and Measure|Paperback
The Carlisle saga continues... Aspiring writer Jules Moretti and iconic fashion editor Vivian Carlisle have been through the wringer. As Vivian's personal assistant, Jules was there for her ice queen boss's whims, commands, and the shocking discovery...
Above all Things|Paperback
Librarian Syd Murphy flees the carnage of a failed marriage by accepting an 18-month position in Jericho - a small town in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. Her plans to hide out and heal her wounds fall by the wayside as she gets drawn into the...
Jericho
Welcome back to Jericho, a small town tightly tucked into the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, where life and love have as many twists and turns as a winding mountain road. Join Syd, Maddie, David, Michael, Henry, Celine, and the irrepressible Roma...
Goldenrod
Covenant continues the beloved saga of the residents of Jericho, a sleepy town in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, where life and love have as many twists and turns as a winding mountain road. Six weeks have passed since the fateful unfolding o...
Covenant: Jericho, Book 4
Over the past 18 months, Syd, Maddie, and little Henry have become a family, and things are going surprisingly well for most of Jericho's residents...if you don't count the devastating storm that whips through town. In the weeks and months to come, S...
Aftermath
Gothic books
These books will have some Spanish. They are somewhat suspenseful/scary
After a deadly plague, Alba and her family flee to an isolated Mexican silver mine for safety. But strange and unsettling occurrences begin to take place, and soon a sinister presence sinks its teeth into Alba in this Gothic mystery filled with tense...
The Possession of Alba Díaz|Hardcover
Thank you to my friend for recommending this author! sabel Cañas is back with a western featuring monsters — both colonial and otherwise that is sure to delight fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Alexis Henderson. Vampires, vaqueros, and star-crossed l...
Vampires of El Norte|Paperback
t is clear, there is something sinister in La Hacienda. Do you have the courage to find out what it is? Will Father Andres, Beatriz's only ally, be able to stop the stalking of evil that surrounds her in her new home? The horror story that has captiv...
La hacienda / The Hacienda|Paperback
After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find—her cousin’s husband, ...
Mexican Gothic|Paperback