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LGBTQ Fiction

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Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
Margot Cooper doesn't do relationships. She tried and it blew up in her face, but now her entire crew has found "the one" and she's beginning to feel like a fifth wheel. While touring a wedding venue with her engaged friends, Margot comes face-to-face with Olivia Grant – her childhood friend, her first love, her first... well, everything. It's been 10 years, but the moment they lock eyes, Margot's cold, dead heart thumps in her chest.

Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
For Astrid Parker, failure is unacceptable. Ever since she broke up with her fiancé a year ago, she's been focused on her career. When Pru Everwood asks her to be the designer for the Everwood Inn's renovation, which will be featured on a popular reality show, Astrid is thrilled. However, Astrid never planned on Jordan Everwood, Pru's granddaughter and the lead carpenter for the renovation, hating all of Astrid’s work. They play up the tension for the tv show, but somewhere along the way, their dislike for each other evolves into something quite different.

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
In this witty and heartwarming romantic comedy reminiscent of Red, White & Royal Blue and One to Watch, an awkward tech wunderkind on a reality dating show goes off-script when sparks fly with his producer.

Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun
In this festive romantic comedy, a woman fakes an engagement with her landlord...only to fall for his sister.

Infamous by Lex Croucher
This Regency-era queer romantic comedy with a deliciously feminist twist features 22-two-year-old aspiring writer Edith ("Eddie") Miller and her best friend Rose. They have always done everything together, from climbing trees and sneaking bottles of wine, to extensive kissing practice. But Rose has started talking about marriage, and Eddie is horrified. Will Eddie be forced to choose between her friendship with Rose and her literary dreams – or will she be able to write her own happily ever after?

Less by Andrew Greer
After receiving an invitation to his ex-boyfriend's wedding, Arthur, a failed novelist on the eve of his 50th birthday, embarks on an international journey that finds him falling in love, risking his life, reinventing himself, and making connections with the past.

Boyfriend Material by Alexis J. Hall
Luc O’Donnell needs a normal, perfect boyfriend to repair his reputation. As the son of estranged British 1980s rock stars, Luc is peripherally famous, his last boyfriend sold his story to the tabloids, and his friends set him up with a fake boyfriend to repair his image, and save his career. Despite their date going poorly Luc and Oliver agree to a fake relationship until things calm down, but the thing about fake-dating is that it can feel a lot like real-dating.

Husband Material by Alexis J. Hall
Luc and Oliver met, pretended to fall in love, fell in love for real, dealt with heartbreak and disappointment, and family and friends... and somehow figured out a way to make it work. Now it seems like everyone around them is getting married, and Luc's feeling the social pressure to propose. Good thing Oliver is such perfect husband material.

Back in a Spell by Lana Harper
In this rom-com, an awkward first date leads to a sparkling romance between one of the most powerful witches in town and a magical newbie.

D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia Higgins
D'Vaughn and Kris have six weeks to plan their dream wedding. Their whole relationship is fake. All they have to do is convince their friends and family they're getting married in six weeks. If anyone guesses they're not for real, they're out. Selling their chemistry on camera is surprisingly easy, and it's still there when no one else is watching, which is an unexpected bonus.

You’re a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky          
Young, rich, and thoroughly spoiled, Matthew has no intention of being shipped off to some small town in New England to stay with his grandmother for Christmas...or to play nice with the attractive young man he meets there. But when the two end up working together, Matthew’s icy heart may start to melt.

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
Robin Blyth has more than enough bother in his life. He's struggling to be a good older brother, a responsible employer, and the harried baronet of a seat gutted by his late parents' excesses. When an administrative mistake sees him named the civil service liaison to a hidden magical society, he discovers what's been operating beneath the unextraordinary reality he's always known.

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
For cynical 23-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: that things like magic and cinematic love stories don't exist, and the only smart way to go through life is alone. But then, there's this gorgeous girl on the train.

The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish
Greta and Truman both need a change of scenery from their hometowns. Enter a mutual friend with a life-altering idea: swap homes for the holidays. For one perfect month, Greta and Truman will have a chance to experience a whole new world...and maybe fall in love with the partner of their dreams.

Witchmark by C.L. Polk
In an original world reminiscent of Edwardian England in the shadow of a World War, cabals of noble families use their unique magical gifts to control the fates of nations, while one young man seeks only to live a life of his own.

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
With her newly completed PhD in astronomy in hand, 28-year-old Grace Porter goes on a girls' trip to Vegas to celebrate. She is not the kind of person who goes to Vegas and gets drunkenly married to a woman whose name she doesn't know...until she does exactly that.

Playing the Palace by Paul Rudnick
When a lonely American event planner starts dating the gay Prince of Wales, a royal uproar ensues. Is it true love or the ultimate meme? Find out in this hilarious romantic comedy.

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian
This is a stunning historical romance about a reluctantly reformed highwayman and the aristocrat who threatens to steal his heart.

Audience: Adult Seniors
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