New year, new LGBT books! Hopefully the rules of our releases posts are clear, but just to reiterate: we have 8 of those posts, for genres listed below, and we update each one every month with new books coming out (that we know about). Every post covers half a year.
In this one, you can browse the paranormal/horror books from January to June of 2023!
Looking for the other genres?
Contemporary | Fantasy | Historical | Mystery/Thriller | Nonfiction | Poetry | Science Fiction
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JANUARY
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Carmilla: The First Vampire by Amy Chu, Soo Lee & Sal Cipriano (sapphic characters)
Queer Fires by Gregory Ashe (m/m relationship, side f/f relationship)
Royal Bite by Ariel Marie (f/f relationship)
Thieving Women Always Lose by Adrian J. Smith (f/f relationship)
Not So Much Appreciated by Clio Evans (f/f/m relationship)
A Fae’s Two Alphas by Jem Zero (trans mc, m/m/m relationship)
The Red Pen of Fate by Alley Rose (lgbt cast)
Teeth and Tarot by A. A. Fairview (m/m relationship)
Bad Cree by Jessica Johns (Cree sapphic mc)
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FEBRUARY
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Blood in the Tea Leaves by Beka Westrup (f/f relationship)
Such Pretty Flowers by K. L. Cerra (sapphic mc)
Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder (sapphic mcs; cw transphobia, death of a trans character)
Stone Skin by Jenn Burke (m/m relationship)
Bone of Contention by Rachel Ford (f/f relationship)
Watcher of the Woods by Skyla Dawn Cameron (f/f relationship)
Consecrated Ground by Virginia Black (f/f relationship)
The Path Home by A. J. Pellegrino (f/f relationship)
The Pledge by Cale Dietrich (gay mc)
A Blackness Absolute by Caitlin Marceau (lgbt short stories)
Drop Dead by Danielle Bird (m/m relationship)
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Golden Rage, Vol. 1 by Chrissy Williams & Lauren Knight (sapphic mc)
Dress the Neck Becomingly by Emmaline Strange (achillean mc, m/m relationship)
Stupid Cupid by Maeve Black (m/m relationship)
Crack the Spine by Wade Lewellyn-Hughes (lgbt cast)
Stitched Under Fire by Cassidy K. O’Connor (m/m relationship, pan, lesbian & questioning side characters)
Ossuary by T. D. Cloud (m/m relationship)
Monstersona by Chloe Spencer (bi mcs, f/f relationship)
She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran (Vietnamese American bi mc)
Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury (Black gay character, Sri Lankan lesbian side character)
Where Darkness Blooms by Andrea Hannah (sapphic mc, f/f relationship)
The Curse at Witch Camp by Madeline McGrane (nonbinary mc, side f/f relationship)
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MARCH
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Chlorine by Jade Song (Chinese sapphic mc)
The Fall Line by Kelly Wacker (f/f relationship)
Pack of Her Own by Elena Abbott (sapphic trans mc, f/f relationship)
Light Carries On by Ray Nadine (m/m relationship)
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova (lesbian mc)
Render to Silver by Catherine Labadie (bi mcs)
A Fire in the Shadows by William Brinkman (f/f relationship)
Crescentville Haunting by M.N. Bennet (m/m relationship)
Cutting Your Teeth by Caylan MacRae (m/m relationship)
Whatever Remains Of Us In The End by Brandon Baker (gay mc)
Sleeping Among Wolves by Robert Royal Poff (m/m relationship)
Sleep Alone by J. A. W. McCarthy (f/f relationship)
The Immeasurable Depth of You by Maria Ingrande Mora (bi mc)
The Ojja-Wojja: A Teen Horror Mystery or Whatever, You Know? by Magdalene Visaggio, Jenn St-Onge (sapphic mc)
The Draining by Max Deacon (gay mc)
Skin Deep by Marie Blanchet (m/m/f relationship)
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APRIL
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The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro (bi mc)
The Darkest Memories by Alyse N. Steves (lesbian mc)
Eyes Guts Throat Bones by Moïra Fowley (sapphic mcs)
Cake Craft by Hannah-Freya Blake (bi mc, f/f relationship)
Peachy by Camri Kohler (sapphic mc)
Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang (Chinese American sapphic mc)
This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham (bi mc, trans bi li, f/f relationship)
What Walks These Halls by Amy Clarkin (bi & lesbian rep, f/f relationship)
Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline (Ojibwe/Metis sapphic mc)
A Flame in the Night by Morgan Dante (bi mcs, m/m/f relationship)
The Modern Mythos Anomaly by Juniper Lake Fitzgerald (m/m relationship)
Boneless by Coyote J. M. Edwards (nonbinary mc)
Even the Worm Will Turn by Hailey Piper (lesbian mc)
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MAY
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Undiscovered Treasures by MJ Williamz (f/f relationship)
Our Hideous Progeny by C. E. McGill (f/f relationship)
Ava’s Demon: Book One, Reborn by Michelle Fus (nonbinary bi mc)
Alpha of Mortal Flesh by Ben Alderson (m/m relationship)
The Stradivarius by Rae Knowles (genderqueer character)
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw (nonbinary mc)
Citizens of Shadow by Nicole Eigener (achillean mc)
A Long Time Dead by Samara Breger (f/f relationship)
Graveyard of Lost Children by Katrina Monroe (lesbian mc)
The Untimely Undeath of Imogen Madrigal by Grayson Daly (sapphic mc)
Light Carries On by Ray Nadine (achillean mcs)
We Don’t Swim Here by Vincent Tirado (Black lesbian mc)
Broken Hearts and Zombie Parts by William Hussey (m/m relationship)
All the Dead Lie Down by Kyrie McCauley (f/f relationship)
DeadEndia: The Watcher’s Test by Hamish Steele (trans mc, m/m relationship, nonbinary mc)
DeadEndia: The Broken Halo by Hamish Steele (trans mc, m/m relationship, nonbinary mc)
The Alchemy of Moonlight by David Ferraro (gay mc, m/m/m relationship)
Sanctum by Sue Rovens (f/f relationship)
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JUNE
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Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca (gay mc) tw rape, homophobia
Bored Gay Werewolf by Tony Santorella (gay mc)
Keep Your Witches Close by Colette Rivera (f/f relationship)
Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky (nonbinary mc)
Saint Juniper’s Folly by Alex Crespo (m/m relationship)
Starlings by Amanda Linsmeier (bi/pan mc, sapphic li, f/m relationship & f/f relationship)
Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould (lesbian mc)
Sanctum by Sue Rovens (f/f relationship)
If Found, Return to Hell by Em X. Liu (agender mc)
Brewed Awakenings by Bianca Gamble (f/f relationship)
Stone Heart by Jenn Burke (m/m/m relationship)
Residents of Honeysuckle Cottage by Elizabeth Davidson (f/f relationship)
Death Unbound by Richard Amos (m/m relationship)
We’re Here by various authors (lgbt cast)
We’re All Monsters Here by Amy Marsden (f/f relationship)
Raven’s Creek by David-Jack Fletcher (m/m relationship)
Relentless Melt by Jeremy P. Bushell (gnc (nonbinary?) mc)
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Please note: we have removed titles by Freydís Moon after on discovering they’re a pseudonym for Taylor B. Barton/Taylor Brooke who was accused of racism, bullying, & pretending to be Latine a few years back.
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