"Though she’s a debut novelist, I’ve never read an author who executes Slow Burn even half as well. Byrd's use of this trope is masterful, the build-up so good it aches."

"Priya and Malini are fierce with one another, holding nothing back. They’re capable of cruelty as well as tenderness. And only with Priya does Malini feel safe enough to trust completely."

"The beauty of #OwnVoices Sapphic Romance is that no female character is ever defined by male fantasy. And this novel is one of a kind."

"For all Dracula casts a long shadow over the story, these women find light and meaning in each other. And that is the power of a retelling – giving voice, agency, and significance to female character...

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"Hotel Queens is one of the most electric Opposites Attract romances I’ve ever read, with our leading ladies’ contrast in temperaments creating a steamy hot sexual tension between them."

"Pride should mean celebrating stories about all lesbian and bisexual women; not simply the skinny, white, feminine, young, and able-bodied."

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The Max comedy is based on the real-life coming out story of screenwriter Lauren Pomerantz, a longtime writer for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

"Given the rarity of Butch4Butch romances, I was ready to root for this couple. But as love interests go, to quote Jean-Ralphio Saperstein, Mae 'is the wooooooorst.' Her cruelty and entitlement do rea...

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"While they’re centuries away from terms like ‘lesbian’ or ‘bisexual’ becoming mainstream, the nature of Maren and Ursa’s connection is clear from the intensity with which they crave one another. But ...

"Why in 2024 are we as a culture still romanticising stories where women sacrifice so that men can have everything? Spoiler alert: patriarchy."

"Priya and Malini’s romance is one of the best I’ve yet encountered. I’m not usually one for Slow Burns, but this pacing fit perfectly with the novel’s scope, and two women who are mistrustful owing t...

"Hani and Ishu being such polar opposites creates gorgeous chemistry between out leads. The girls go from exasperation to seeing things in each other that nobody else does."

"It’s a rare delight, finding this story where a woman of colour has the narrative freedom to be an anti-heroine. Even when Damani is stripped of power, she always retains agency – and uses it in shoc...

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"This fake dating caper cements her icon status within romance, leaning into everything that makes this genre such a delight. It’s playful, uplifting... a delicious balance of sexy and sweet."

"Reading this book made me understand why people claim that indifference, rather than hatred, is the opposite of love... The passion between them transcends Red’s strict moral code, heightened by riva...

"Lesbian visibility should mean visibility for all lesbians; not just those deemed least offensive by mainstream society. I want books with Black and Brown lesbians. Dark-skinned lesbians. Butches, st...

Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe’s A Touch More and Future Shack Entertainment acquire rights to ‘Cleat Cute,’ the bestselling novel from Meryl Wilsner.