It’s no secret that it’s Pride month right now. Yes, that glorious month of colours and gayness, where companies stick a rainbow on their social media profiles and profess themselves allies. Goodreads supplies us with a page of ‘beloved LGBTQ+ stories’, the majority of which have hundreds if not thousands of ratings.
And this is all well and good – I’m sure they are all wonderful books. But this ostracises newer authors. Or less well-known authors. Like me and so many others. We’re doing our best to get a foothold in this fast-expanding genre, but the more established authors get the lion’s share of readers. It’s a sad fact of life, and one that I am attempting to change.
You’ll have seen plenty of lists flying about over the last few days in the book sphere. Lists of well-loved Sapphic fiction novels, often ones that everyone knows, the same (let’s say) twenty books appearing time and time again. Now I’d like to draw attention to some lesser-known books. By authors you may not have seen or heard of before. Some of these books are older, some more recent, some are indie, some are small press, but all of them have less than fifty ratings on Goodreads.
So if you’d like to help redress the balance between big titles and those less well-known – here is your chance. Let’s shine a light on some vastly underappreciated books. Fifty of them, to be exact, alphabetical by author name, listed below.
Happy reading!
NB: I am not financially or professionally affiliated with any of these authors; their inclusion is based on my own research.
When The Lonely Walk by Abi Payton
Becoming Her by Abigail Taylor
Color Me In by Alicia Newton
The Maid's Secret: A Gothic Monster Romance by Anita Zara
Gold Mountain by Anne Azel
Only Human by Audrey Wilson
Two Lives, One Heart by Barbara Lynn Murphy
The Dandelion Festival by Carie Green
The Disappearance of Lindy James by Catherine Maiorisi
Weather and Beasts and Growing Things by Charlotte Suttee
Shattered Paradise by C.L. Cattano
Tomorrow’s Child by D.G. Barnes
Blood Bounty: Stardust Fields Book 1 by Elena Abbott
Safe Haven by Ellen Hoil
Atomweight by Emi Sasagawa
Dial One For Revenge by Emma Brand
Misconceptions by Erika Renee Land
The Moonshine Heart by Eule Grey
Kisses After Midnight by Fiona Zedde
Three To Tango by Gaelle Cathy
Returning To You by Gwen Tolios
These Endless Days by Hayden Quinn (which is on sale on Amazon for today only – don’t miss out!)
Best Friends’ Promise by Issy Waldrom and Mackenzie Sutton
Harvest Dreams by Jacqueline Fein-Zachary
June and Inobe’s Dating Game by Jillian Amena
The Curse’s Light by Joharra Harper
Love You However by Katherine Blakeman (yes, me!)
Chainsaw Heart by Kiernan Kelly
Changing Gears by L.A. Wright
Callaloo & Other Lesbian Love Tales by LaShonda Katrice Barnett
Imperfect by L.E. Harvey
Rainbow Gap by Lee Lynch
Loving Safoa by Liza Wemakor
The Willing by Lyn Hemphill
Internet Famous by M.B. Guel
Slaying Dragons by McGee Matthews
THIS: A Simple, Complex Love Story by Naomi Rivers
Letters I’ll Never Send by Nicole Zelniker
Helen, Lesbian Millionaire on the Run by Olivia Hampshire
Perilous and Beautiful by Patricia Lucia
Darkness Descending by Penny Mickelbury
Count Me In by Renée Dahlia
Rhapsody in Flames: The Vane Dossier: Exhibit A by Ryann Fletcher
Hope for Spring by S.E. Smyth
Better Late Than Forever by Shelley Tan
Lifelines by Shireen Magedin
These Curious Pleasures by Sloane Britain
Sweet Nothings and Other Confections by Sula Sullivan
Of Books And Paper Dragons by Vaela Denarr and Micah Iannandrea
With Love, From Planet B by Zaayin Salaam MD
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