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MM & Gay Romance
July 1st: Crash Test
Formula 1 meets Red, White, & Royal Blue in this contemporary romance in which an F1 phenom battling for the championship is sent spinning after his secret love is involved in a massive crash.
Twenty-four-year-old Formula 1 driver Travis Keeping is halfway through an incredible racing season, with the championship well within his sights. But when a massive crash in Formula 2 leaves driver Jacob Nichols in critical condition, Travis’s world is flipped upside down. No one knows, but he and Jacob have been dating for almost a year.
Now the only boy he’s ever loved is clinging to life, his F1 team can’t understand why his performance is faltering, and he’s locked in a cold war with Jacob’s parents, who want him as far away from their son as humanly possible. Travis is sure everything will get better when Jacob wakes up, but he soon realizes he’s underestimated Jacob’s parents’ influence on their son.
As the F1 season barrels on, Travis and Jacob find themselves alone and miserable on opposite sides of the globe. But with some new friends by their sides, both drivers will be pushed outside of their comfort zones and onto a journey of self-discovery—one that just might lead them back to each other in the end.
July 2nd: One-Touch Pass (SCU Hockey)
Nate meets a stranger at a party, and in the span of seventeen minutes, his life changes.
Marcos meets a stranger at a party and wonders if the universe is laughing at him. His life has become a seemingly endless stream of bad days. Everything is a struggle, from his friendship with Max, to the simple act of changing in the locker room after a baseball game. Stress and anxiety sit so heavy on his shoulders, he can barely function under the weight of it. Starting a relationship is the very last thing he wants or feels he deserves. Particularly when Nate— beautiful, gregarious, and kind Nate— could have anybody he wanted.
If there is one thing Marcos knows, it’s this: Nate deserves someone far better than him.
But despite his best efforts to keep him away, Nate persists. He knows what he wants. He wants Marcos. He wants to coax him out of his shell, take him horseback riding, and treat him right. Seventeen minutes isn’t enough for Nate and Marcos.
July 8th: Killjoy: An MM Enemies to Lovers Sci-Fi Romance (Starhawk)
Book two of the Starhawk trilogy
Allied together now as partners in crime and lovers, Niko and Elliott have the ire of an entire galaxy pointed their way. As complications pile up against them and old friends become enemies, continuing the fight against the corrupt and powerful elites of Honeybliss is only getting harder.
Niko’s former mentor, the revolutionary and bounty hunter, Lady Death, can grant them the chance to finally expose the harrowing truth of Honeybliss and save countless lives-but Elliott isn’t convinced that they can trust her.
Especially not when three years ago, Niko vanished while owing her a precious debt.
Niko is forced to confront the past he’s been running from, which means going deep into the heart of a black market empire ruled only by credits, with the biggest bounty the galaxy has ever seen on his and Elliott’s heads.
They say love is the most powerful force in the galaxy… but they forgot about money.
July 15th: How to Date a Prince: An Enemies to Lovers MM Queer Romance by Hayden Stone
What happens when the British Crown Prince falls in love with an American influencer who wants to get rid of the monarchy?
Prince Auggie swears he’s no kind of dashing prince: daydreamer, private—and also secretly very gay. He’s instantly horrified when his father, reality TV addict King James, signs Auggie up for a reality TV show to promote the monarchy, where the man with the most talents wins—and to help find Auggie a bride, the very last thing Auggie wants. But duty calls.
When Auggie finds out his co-star is irritatingly gorgeous Thomas Golden, the charismatic dual American-English heir to the Golden hotel fortune, it’s another step too far. There’s at least one problem: Prince Auggie’s already recently crossed paths with Thomas Golden one disastrous night in a London club. Plus, there’s that whole second not-so-small, not-so-secret problem—the Golden family wants to get rid of the monarchy.
Once Auggie and Thomas arrive on set in the English countryside, it’s already unapologetically hate at first sight. It’s going to be a very long summer of filming…until sparks fly behind the scenes. They make a searing heatwave all their own as they secretly date. But soon, real reality strikes, and Auggie must choose between the life he’s destined for as the future king—or dare risk everything for love.
July 23rd: Bloody Temptations (Lead Me to Temptation Book 1)
“Forever is a long time for a being. Longer still for a vamp.”
Finn
When I left Twin Heads, a beach town just outside of Whisper Woods, to move to Ulydessia, I had plans—swanky job, swanky apartment, and a wardrobe to match. Then one night of fun changed everything. And I mean everything. I had not planned on that.
As a recently turned vamp, I’m doing my best to be as invisible as I feel. Between getting fired for my new status, my less than stellar new job and apartment, and having to figure out my new life all on my own, I’m… lonely. Which is why I finally agree to a night out with my coworker and his friends to the vamp bar Bloody Temptations. One night and my life is turned upside all over again.
Kai
Every night’s a good night when you’re living the dream. Working at a bar might not be everybody’s dream, but not everybody works at Bloody Temptations. Being one of the ‘Hot Vampire Bartenders (as the fans calls) means I get to spend my nights dancing on the bartop with all eyes on me. Life couldn’t be better.
And then I saw him—the freshly turned vamp, all alone in the world. The timid former cat shifter has turned my life upside down and now I find myself wanting more. I just need to convince him to give me—and us—a real chance.
Bloody Temptations is a MM vampire rom-com and the first in the Lead Me to Temptation series. Each book in the series is interconnected, but can be read as a standalone.
Sapphic & Lesbian Romance
July 1st: Love on the Road
Tour manager, Olivia Jade, has been on the road for fifteen years. The road life can be frequently chaotic and although Olivia loves the camaraderie and spontaneous hook-ups with women she meets and will never see again, her job isn’t exactly set up for finding (and keeping) the one. During her hiatus to figure out what’s next, Olivia is offered the job of tour managing pop icon, Peyton Davis’ world tour. She weighs out her options on going out on one last adventure. Her mom always says, “you just never know what you’re going to find when you least expect it.”
On the face of it Peyton is living the dream. A pop star at the top of her game, about to headline arenas around the world. But the reality of being Peyton Davis off stage? That’s another story. Her relationship with her family is challenging, and after years of being with her boyfriend, she’s beginning to realize that her relationship is far from happy. Peyton feels stuck and she can’t seem to shake the feeling that the bigger her career gets, the more the cracks in her life are beginning to show. Her relationship, her career, her future all are swirling around when she begins to share meaningful looks with her beautiful, if a little guarded, tour manager. With everything that’s going on, a crush for the first time on a woman and her employee no less, was the last thing she needs. But as time went on their connection becomes impossible to ignore. When both of their pasts start to stir up their present, the tension, insecurities, and jealousy only seem to make things worse. Will their love survive the obstacles when the world is watching?
July 1st: Thrill of the Chase
When rivals Harper and Eve are forced to team up on a high-stakes treasure hunt, sparks fly, secrets unravel, and the biggest prize might just be their hearts.
Reporter Harper Hendrix is chasing a career-making story―and the legendary Blackburn Diamonds are her ticket to the top. She’s smart, ambitious, and definitely not distracted by the infuriatingly hot antiques salvager standing in her way.
Eve Bardot has spent years searching for the diamonds, and she’s not about to let a pesky, too-charming reporter ruin her shot. But when rival treasure hunters close in, Eve and Harper strike an uneasy truce to track down the prize together.
Their partnership? Purely strategic. The bickering? Nonstop. The chemistry? A complete disaster.
As clues pile up and tension turns explosive, Harper and Eve must decide what’s more dangerous: the hunt…or falling for each other.
July 22nd: And They Were Neighbors (Juniper Creek Romances)
She thought she knew what she wanted-until the girl next door wanted her.
By thirty, Mina Hasanza thought she’d have her life figured out. But with her long-term boyfriend gone and her career goals still out of reach, her way forward has never been hazier… nor her parents more disappointed. Desperate to keep her house, she works up the nerve to ask her sweet and spirited neighbor for help with her resume and lands a job at the local flower shop instead.
Zoey Bell is certain love is a gamble that never pays off. Which is why she’s kept her distance from the willowy beauty next door, despite her hard-core secret crush. Now that they’re working together, Zoey sees a golden opportunity to get closer to Mina-without any risky labels.
After a work trip turns into an unforgettable steamy night, they wonder if happiness has been right next door all along. But when old fears resurface, will Mina and Zoey choose the safe lives they always thought they wanted-or the one person who truly loves them as they are?
And They Were Neighbors is the first standalone novel in the queer contemporary Juniper Creek Romances series. Set in a charming, close-knit town you’ll want to live in, this slow-burn sapphic romance brims with found family, sweet moments, and the kind of love that feels like home.
July 22nd: Camp Spirits (Abby Spector Ghost Mystery)
Scooby-Doo meets Legends and Lattes in this heartfelt ghost mystery about a lesbian paranormal investigator learning to overcome her tragic past by helping ghosts move on.
Hoping to boost her paranormal agency’s reputation, Abby Spector returns to her childhood summer camp in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in search of a legendary ghost said to guard hidden treasure. Instead, she finds the ghost of a former camp counselor who went missing 10 years ago. With a hazy memory of her death, the ghost knows one thing for sure-she was murdered. And she’s refusing to move on until Abby finds out who killed her and why.
With a mystery to solve, Abby’s cheerful summer plans soon give way to guilt-ridden secrets and dangerous accusations. The friendly camp staff quickly become questionable suspects and the ghost’s growing vengeance threatens to seize more than the truth. In order to solve this mystery, Abby will need all the help she can get-including her bookish best friend and her captivating long-distance girlfriend that she’s trying to sort out her feelings for. She better hurry-with the mystery and her feelings-because this ghost has a few otherworldly tricks Abby’s unprepared for, and they could be deadly.
Camp Spirits is a charming cozy summer camp mystery with a dash of sapphic romance.
July 22nd: Fanning the Flames (Vector City Supers Book 2)
Joan and Sadie’s romance continues in the next installment of the Vector City Supers trilogy.
You can’t just walk away from villainy…
Things are going great for Joan Malone since hanging up her Spark suit. She’s found love with the best girlfriend in Vector City. The food truck she and her twin brother opened a few months ago is a success. So what if she’s having nightmares about turning on her cohorts from her Supervillain days? And maybe it’s been a hard transition from the world of Supers to being a normal, everyday citizen. She’ll gladly deal with a few growing pains to have the quiet life she’s always wanted.
Sadie Eagan is one step closer to all her dreams coming true. Her amazing girlfriend has superpowers. She’s supporting Joan’s new business endeavor at the food truck. Sure, she could be working on her own plans to open a café, but it’s not the right time. What if she fails?
When new Villains arrive to cause chaos in Vector City, the Superheroes need some help from the former Supervillains. Joan doesn’t want to jeopardize her peaceful situation, but she can’t turn away from being Spark. Even when it puts her at odds with old friends.
Villain activity pushes Sadie’s coffeehouse farther out of reach, and also cuts into her at-home time with Joan. Being involved with Superhero affairs means coming to terms with what they both really want. It’ll take some unlikely allies to show Sadie and Joan the extraordinary lives they can have if they’re brave enough to risk getting burned.
July 22nd: Flipping the Script
They agreed to fake a romance for thirty days. They didn’t expect the headlines—or the feelings—to be real.
After two career-derailing flops, screenwriter Quinn Virelle has one shot left: a sapphic romcom that could save everything. But when the studio casts Solen Marrin, a tabloid-magnet actress known for rewriting her lines and derailing entire productions, Quinn’s picture-perfect plan goes up in glittery flames.
To rescue the film—and their reputations—Quinn and Solen agree to fake a whirlwind romance for awards season. Red carpets. Cozy interviews. Paparazzi-staged kisses. It’s all going according to script… until it’s not.
Because somewhere between curated Instagram posts and unscripted late-night arguments, the chemistry becomes impossible to ignore. And the biggest lie they’re telling might be the one they believe about each other.
Sharp, swoony, and full of sapphic longing, Flipping the Script is a fake dating Hollywood romcom about control, connection, and risking everything for a love story worth rewriting.
Queer (Adult)
July 8th: The Lavender Blade: An Exorcist’s Chronicle (Exorcist’s Chronicles)
For readers who loved New York Times bestseller Gideon the Ninth, Deards delivers a queer speculative fiction novel about what happens when a con artist exorcist becomes possessed for real.
A pair of con artist demon exorcists scam the nation’s wealthiest . . . until one of them is possessed for real
Colton and Lucian make a living conning the desperate with fake exorcisms—Lucian is the charm, Colton the trick, and together, they’ve turned deception into survival. Their work is dangerous, their romance even riskier, but they’ve always found a way to stay ahead.
Until Lucian is truly possessed.
A powerful demon takes hold, twisting his body into something unnatural, horrific, wrong—and no priest, no con, no desperate lie can fix it. With time running out and Lucian slipping further away, Colton has no choice but to learn real magic, break every rule, and attempt the impossible.
Because if he fails, Lucian won’t just be lost. He’ll be something else entirely.
July 22nd: Sky on Fire
A fast-paced and thought-provoking queer sci-fi/fantasy novel from #1 New York Times bestseller E.K. Johnston.
Morgan Enni has things to do. A science prodigy in a university full of mage-scientists, she’s notable for having no magical ability, which only increases her ambition and drive to prove herself. Her research has the potential to devastate every aetherworker in the galaxy and shake the crumbled foundations of the Stavenger Empire. It’s no wonder she can’t find anyone who wants to listen to her, much less fund her expedition.
But Morgan is stubborn, and eventually her work catches the attention of a group of rebels, who hope it might turn the tide in their favour. When they try to recruit the young scientist, they get much more than they bargained for. Morgan Enni has secrets of her own.
Set in the world of Aetherbound, E.K. Johnston continues to entwine Arthurian myth and the history of North Atlantic fisheries in a clever, character-driven space fantasy.
July 29th: Looking for Group by Alexis Hall
From the USA Today bestselling author of BOYFRIEND MATERIAL and HUSBAND MATERIAL comes a charming New Adult LGBTQIA+ romance perfect for fans of Heartstopper.
Drew’s always prided himself on being the “right” kind of nerd. He plays sports, has a solid group of friends, and never had any problem talking to girls. Sure, he spends time playing Heroes of Legend, the biggest MMORPG on the planet, but it’s just a fun hobby, not his identity. Falling for someone in a video game? Not his style.
Until it is.
Enter Kit: witty, kind, razor-sharp, and a healer who’s saved Drew’s virtual skin more times than he can count. She’s also, turns out, a boy in real life. The realization knocks Drew off-balance, but it doesn’t take long for him to figure out the simple truth―he likes Kit, no matter Kit’s gender.
The real challenge? Kit’s reality is leagues apart from Drew’s. Being online is his life, and while he’s willing to come out of his shell an inch at a time, there’s such a wide gulf between them that Drew’s left wondering: can love truly bridge the distance…or are they fated to remain in separate worlds forever?
Queer (YA)
July 29th: Cemetery Boys (paperback edition)
A trans boy determined to prove his gender to his traditional Latinx family summons a ghost who refuses to leave in Aiden Thomas’s paranormal YA debut.
Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him.
When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his true gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free.
However, the ghost he summons is actually Julian Diaz, the school’s resident bad boy, and Julian is not about to go quietly into death. He’s determined to find out what happened and tie off some loose ends before he leaves. Left with no choice, Yadriel agrees to help Julian, so that they can both get what they want. But the longer Yadriel spends with Julian, the less he wants to let him leave.
“This stunning debut novel from Thomas is detailed, heart-rending, and immensely romantic. I was bawling by the end of it, but not from sadness: I just felt so incredibly happy that this queer Latinx adventure will get to be read by other kids. Cemetery Boys is necessary: for trans kids, for queer kids, for those in the Latinx community who need to see themselves on the page. Don’t miss this book.” ―Mark Oshiro, author of Anger is a Gift and co-author of The Sun and the Star
July 29th: Donut Summer
Anita Kelly delivers their YA debut—a sweet and satisfying queer romance about two teens who fall for each other while trying to save the local donut shop where they’re working for the summer.
“Relaxing” and “getting a tan” may be on most teens’ summer to-do lists, but for chronically freckled and deeply anxious Penny Dexter? Not a chance. Socking money away for college? Of course. Babysitting her siblings? Sure. Becoming a climate scientist and saving the world? She wishes.
At least she can tackle the tuition money with the seasonal gig she landed at Delicious Donuts. But when she finds out that her genderqueer nemesis, Mateo della Penna, will also be working behind the counter, Penny’s summer of mindless labor instantly vanishes before her eyes. Mateo is ridiculous and artsy, and their favorite kind of donut is Boston Crème (gross!). But the duo’s two-and-a-half-year feud will have to take a backseat when the donut shop is threatened by a corporate takeover.
As their small town faces big pressure, and anxiety threatens everything Penny’s worked for, there’s still one person who remains by her side. And though their taste in donuts is questionable, Mateo’s presence manages to keep Penny calm and focused. Could it be that Penny’s found the perfect, most infuriating person to change the world with?
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