First big post for the second half of the year coming your way today: sapphic releases out in July to December! Of course, this post will be continuously updated, so this first go represents only a fraction of the list it’ll end up being. But still, hopefully you can find something that looks interesting here!
Looking for last year’s? Find them here and here!
Looking for January to June? Find it here!
And hey, a lot of these titles are (or will be) available on Scribd (now Everand), so if you want to check out that service but don’t have an account yet, use my invite code to get 2 months for free! (This also gives me one free month.)
JULY
Contemporary
The Loves of Her Life by Haley Donnell (f/f/f)
One Last Summer by Kristin Keppler (f/f)
Misrecognition by Madison Newbound (bi/pan mc, past polyamory, nonbinary li)
Forbidden Girl by Kristen Zimmer (f/f)
Together We Fall Apart by Sophie Matthiesson (f/f)
Making It by Laura Kay (f/f)
About Last Night by Laura Henry (f/f)
The Coin by Yasmin Zaher (Palestinian sapphic mc, f/f & f/m)
Loser of the Year by Carrie Byrd (f/f)
She Met Her by the Sea by Hannah Safren (f/f)
The Black Bird of Chernobyl by Ann McMan (f/f)
Cash Delgado is Living the Dream by Tehlor Kay Mejia (bi mc, lesbian li, f/f)
The Loudest Silence by Sydney Langford (deaf sapphic mc, achillean mc with generalised anxiety disorder)
Lover Birds by Leanne Egan (sapphic mc with ADHD, f/f)
StreamLine by Lauren Melissa Ellzey (f/f)
Exes and Foes by Amanda Woody (bi mc, f/m)
Unbecoming by Seema Yasmin (Muslim sapphic mc)
The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky by Josh Galarza (lesbian character)
Rainbow Allies by Nancy Churnin (f/f)
Opostas em Guerra by Sarah Oliveira (f/f)
Fantasy
The Princess and the Thief by Mary Lynne Gibbs (f/f)
The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons (f/f/m)
Daughters of Chaos by Jen Fawkes (f/f)
Queen B by Juno Dawson (f/f)
A Wolf in Stone by Jane Fletcher (f/f)
The Second Son by Adrienne Tooley (f/f)
The End Crowns All by Bea Fitzgerald (ace lesbian mc, bi mc)
Historical
A Thousand Times Before by Asha Thanki (Indian & Pakistani sapphic mcs)
A Lethal Lady by Nekesa Afia (f/f)
A Rose by Any Other Name by Mary McMyne (bi mc)
On Strike against God by Joanna Russ (lesbian mc; reprint)
The Nude by C. Michelle Lindley (f/f)
A Victorian tale of life and love by Nicole Kotoman (f/f)
Mystery/Thriller
Undercurrent by Patricia Evans (f/f)
The Meaning of Liberty by Sage Donnell (f/f)
The Devil You Know by Ali Vali (f/f)
Girl Falling by Hayley Scrivenor (f/f)
The Night of Baba Yaga by Akira Otani (f/f)
Charlotte Illes Is Not a Teacher by Katie Siegel (sapphic mc)
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (sapphic mc)
Paranormal/Horror
Abbott: 1979 by Saladin Ahmed & Sami Kivelä (Black bi mc, Chinese American lesbian li)
Carmilla, Vol. 2: The Last Vampire Hunter by Amy Chu & Soo Lee (f/f)
The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington (sapphic mc, f/f)
So Witches We Became by Jill Baguchinsky (f/f)
I Will Never Leave You by Kara A. Kennedy (sapphic mc, past f/f)
The White Guy Dies First ed. by Terry J. Benton-Walker (Iranian American nonbinary mc, Black sapphic mc, Native American nonbinary mc)
My Monster Girlfriend by Amanda Lafrenais & Andrea Purcell (f/f)
Science Fiction
Navigational Entanglements by Aliette de Bodard (f/f)
Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield (disabled lesbian mc, disabled nonbinary lesbian mc, f/nb)
The Edge of Solitude by Katie Hale (lesbian mc, f/f)
AUGUST
Contemporary
The Italy Letters by Vi Khi Nao (f/f)
Can’t Buy Me Love by Georgia Beers (f/f)
Chance Encounter by Renee Roman (f/f)
Comes in Waves by Ana Hartnett (f/f)
Dancing With Dahlia by Julia Underwood (f/f)
The Heart Wants by Krystina Rivers (f/f)
Untethered by Shelley Thrasher (f/f)
You Can’t Go Home Again by Jeanette Bears (f/nb)
Hers for the Weekend by Helena Greer (f/f)
One Summer in Miami by Amber Rose Gill (f/f)
Mamele by Gemma Reeves (bi mcs, f/f)
The Avian Hourglass by Lindsey Drager (lesbian mc)
Southern Lights by Liz Arncliffe (f/f)
Our Slice of Paradise by Tiana Warner (f/f)
Changing Her Tune by Amanda Kabak (f/f)
The Last Woman I Kissed by Venetia Di Pierro (f/f)
Worth the Wait by Kenna White (f/f)
Don’t Let It Break Your Heart by Maggie Horne (f/f)
Mighty Millie Novak by Elizabeth Holden (f/f)
Navigating With You by Jeremy Whitley & Casio Ribiero (f/f)
Libertad by Bessie Flores Zaldívar (Honduran sapphic mc)
A Bánh Mì for Two by Trinity Nguyen (Vietnamese American sapphic mc, Vietnamese sapphic li, f/f)
Crushing It by Erin Becker (f/f)
Mammoth by Eva Baltasar (lesbian mc)
Fantasy
The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean (f/f)
The Palace of Eros by Caro De Robertis (nonbinary li, f/nb)
Queen of Dreams by Kit Rocha (f/f/m)
The Duchess of Kokora by Nikhil Prabala (f/f)
Netherford Hall by Natania Barron (f/f)
Oath of Fire by K Arsenault Rivera (f/f)
The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter (f/f)
Rise and Divine by Lana Harper (f/f)
Skyscraper by Gun Brooke (f/f)
The Sunforge by Sascha Stronach (sapphic mc)
Fyrebirds by Kate J. Armstrong (f/f)
Practical Rules for Cursed Witches by Kayla Cottingham (f/f)
The New Camelot by Robyn Schneider (bi mc)
Gentlest of Wild Things by Sarah Underwood (f/f)
The Storm and the Sea Hawk by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (sapphic mc)
Historical
Accidental Darlings by Crystal Jeans (lesbian mc)
Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher (f/f)
Her Golden Coast by Anat Deracine (f/f)
Mystery/Thriller
A Midnight So Deadly by Wren Handman (pan mc, ace nonbinary mc)
A Gravely Troubling Discovery by Hannah Hendy (f/f)
Better Left Buried by Mary E. Roach (f/f)
Death At Morning House by Maureen Johnson (sapphic mc)
Verity’s Game by Jennifer Giacalone (f/f)
Colours of the Fraud by Otilija Štajn (f/f)
Paranormal/Horror
The Curse by Alexandra Riley (f/f)
This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings (Black lesbian mcs, f/f)
Come Out, Come Out by Natalie C. Parker (lesbian mc, genderfluid mc)
The House Where Death Lives ed. by Alex Brown (lgbt cast)
Full Shift by Jennifer Dugan & Kit Seaton (f/f)
The Dark We Know by Wen-yi Lee (Chinese American bi mc)
A Curse for Samhain by Dahlia Donovan (genderfluid autistic mc, gf/f)
Visions by Cheryl Rainfield (lesbian mc, nonbinary lesbian mc)
Better Living Through Alchemy by Evan J. Peterson (sapphic mc)
Science Fiction
The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley by Melissa Marr & Jenn St-Onge (f/f)
Time’s Agent by Brenda Peynado (f/f)
New Adventures in Space Opera ed. by Jonathan Strahan (bi mc, f/f, transfem mc)
The Fortunate Fall by Cameron Reed (lesbian mc, f/f)
SEPTEMBER
Contemporary
Love and Sportsball by Meka James (f/f)
The Dating Countdown by N. G. Peltier (Black mcs, f/f)
Fire Fall by JD Glass (f/f)
Back to Belfast by Emma L. McGeown (f/f)
Exposure by Kimberly Cooper Griffin & Nicole Disney (f/f)
Perfect by Kris Bryant (f/f)
Royal Expectations by Jenny Frame (f/f)
Wild Wales by Patricia Evans (f/f; reprint)
The View from the Top by Rachel Lacey (f/f)
The Lovers by Rebekah Faubion (f/f)
Saving Graces by Ruby Landers (f/f)
I’ll Get Back to You by Becca Grischow (f/f)
The Seemingly Impossible Love Life of Amanda Dean by Ann Rose (bi mc, f/m & f/f)
All Daughters Are Awesome Everywhere by DeMisty D. Bellinger (sapphic mcs)
Superficial by Diane Billas (pan mc, f/m)
Rabbit and Juliet by Rebecca Stafford (f/f)
Think Again by Jacqueline Wilson (f/f)
Back to Me by Katie Duggan (f/f)
As regras do jogo by Arquelana (f/f)
Hate to Love You by Shannon O’Connor (f/f)
Here Goes Nothing by Emma K. Ohland (f/f)
Spoil Me Plzzz, Hinamori-san! Vol. 1 by tsuke (f/f)
Friends of Dorothy by Sandi Toksvig (f/f)
The Color of Honey: Tales of Black Lesbian Love in New York City by Ty Robbins (lesbian mcs)
I Love You More Than I Can Tell by Maggy McAndrew (f/f)
Fantasy
A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft (f/f)
The Gods Below by Andrea Stewart (bi mcs, m/f, lesbian mcs, f/f)
The Cottage Around the Corner by D. L. Soria (f/f parents)
This Will Be Fun by E. B. Asher (f/f)
The Tapestry of Time by Kate Heartfield (f/f)
The Ending Fire by Saara El-Arifi (bi mc, f/f)
Shadow Rider by Gina L. Dartt (f/f)
Hunt of Her Own by Elena Abbott (f/f)
Pathways: Chronicles of Tuvana by Elaine Tipping (lgbt cast)
Faeries Never Lie ed. by Natalie C. Parker & Zoraida Cordova (lgbt cast)
Night Owls by A. R. Vishny (f/f)
Spells to Forget Us by Aislinn Brophy (f/f)
The Pudding Lane Witch by A. W. Jackson (f/f)
The Spiral of Life by Francesca McMahon (sapphic mc)
This Fatal Kiss by Alicia Jasinska (bi mcs, f/m, polyamory)
Historical
The Duke’s Sister and I by Emma-Claire Sunday (f/f)
Mystery/Thriller
Everything Glittered by Robin Talley (f/f)
Jones by Gerri Hill (f/f)
Stone Cold Secrets by Nance Newman (f/f)
The Breakdown by Ronica Black (f/f)
Paranormal/Horror
This World is Not Yours by Kemi Ashing-Giwa (Black agender lesbian mc, Asian bi mc, aroace mc, polyamory)
The Hunter’s Gambit by Ciel Pierlot (bi mc)
We Came to Welcome You by Vincent Tirado (f/f)
Devil’s Breath by Anna Paxton (f/f)
Lucy, Undying by Kiersten White (f/f)
The Undead Complex by Courtney Smyth (lesbian mc, gay mc, nonbinary side character)
The Beauty of Us by Farzana Doctor (sapphic mcs)
To the Bone by Alena Bruzas (f/f)
Touch of Death by Taylor Munsell (f/f)
How to Survive a Horror Movie by Scarlett Dunmore (lesbian mc)
Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner (bi transfem mc, bi transmasc mc, f/m)
Camp Twisted Pine by Ciera Burch (Black sapphic mc, f/f)
Let the Bite One In by Eule Grey (lesbian, trans, gay & pansexual mcs)
Sunbathers by Lindz McLeod (lesbian mc)
Loving Safoa by Liza Wemakor (f/f)
Science Fiction
Countess by Suzan Palumbo (Caribbean sapphic mc)
Tribute by L. M. Rose (f/f)
In the Shadow of the Ship by Aliette de Bodard (f/f)
Rumor Has It by Cat Rambo (f/f)
OCTOBER
Contemporary
Haunt Your Heart Out by Amber Roberts (pan mc, bi mc, f/m)
Most Wonderful by Georgia Clark (f/f)
Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake (f/f)
New Horizons by Shia Woods (f/f)
Writ of Love by Cassidy Crane (f/f)
Sweet Home Alabarden Park by TJ O’Shea (f/f)
Make My Wish Come True by Rachael Lippincott & Alyson Derrick (f/f)
I’ll Be Gone for Christmas by Georgia K. Boone (f/f)
How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund? by Anna Montague (sapphic mc)
Lucy, Uncensored by Mel & Teghan Hammond (transfem mc, bi mc)
Stand Up! by Tori Sharp (f/f)
Turning Twelve by Kathryn Ormsbee & Molly Brooks (sapphic mc)
Di-Curious by Erin Branch (f/f)
Take a Sad Song by Ona Gritz (f/f)
The Reeds by Arjun Basu (lesbian mc)
Because Fat Girl by Lauren Marie Fleming (sapphic mc)
Wild Fire by Radclyffe & Julie Cannon (f/f)
The First Kiss by Patricia Evans (f/f)
Synchronicity by J. J. Hale (f/f)
Language Lessons by Sage Donnell (f/f)
Flipping Hearts and Homes by Chris Zett (f/f)
A Heart Full of Hope by Cheyenne Blue (f/f)
Whisper to the Wind by Marianne K. Martin (f/f)
The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All, Vol. 1 by Sumiko Arai, trans. by Ajani Oloye (f/f)
What It Meant to Survive by Mala Kumar (Nigerian sapphic mcs)
The Winner Takes It All by Ivy L. James (bi mc, lesbian mc, f/f)
The Unfinished Line by Jen Lyon (f/f)
To Be Loved by Shannon O’Connor (f/f)
Fantasy
The Bloodless Princes by Charlotte Bond (bi mc, f/f)
Metal from Heaven by august clarke (lesbian mc)
Whispers Most Foul by Emma MacDonald (f/f)
House of Frank by Kay Synclaire (f/f)
Skysong by C. A. Wright (f/f)
Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London (f/f)
Pushing Daisy by Isla Winter (f/f)
This Dark Heart by Zeena Gosrani (f/f)
Until We Shatter by Kate Dylan (bi mcs)
The Forbidden Book by Sacha Lamb (genderqueer lesbian mc)
This Dark Paradise by Erin Luken (bi mc, f/m & f/f)
The Ghostwing’s Lie by Rebecca Mix (sapphic mc)
Chai Jinxed by Emi Pinto (f/f)
Witchwood by Kalyn Josephson (bi mc, ace mc?)
The Threads That Weave by Sienna Eggler (Black agender sapphic mc, Black sapphic li, bi side characters)
Historical
Women’s Hotel by Daniel M. Lavery (sapphic mcs)
I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner (nonbinary mc, nb/f)
Outlaw Hearts by Lori G. Matthews (f/f)
Reverence by Milena McKay (f/f)
Mystery/Thriller
This Ends Now by T. M. Payne (lesbian mc)
Long Time Gone by Hannah Martian (f/f)
Johnny-Boy by A. F. Carter (lesbian mc)
Staying the Course by Rebecca K. Jones (f/f)
Scrambled by Jaime Maddox (f/f)
Stolen Hearts by Michele Castleman (f/f)
Paranormal/Horror
Haunting Melody by Chloe Spencer (f/f)
Covenant, Vol. 2 by LySandra Vuong (Korean gay mc, Vietnamese bi li, lesbian mc, achillean side characters)
Ghost of the Heart by Catherine Friend (f/f)
Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta (f/f)
The Bloodred Moon by H. Noah (f/f)
All the Hearts You Eat by Hailey Piper (f/f)
Strange Beasts by Susan J. Morris (f/f)
Rest in Peaches by Alex Brown (Filipino American sapphic mc & li, f/f relationship)
Science Fiction
On Vicious Worlds by Bethany Jacobs (nonbinary mc, sapphic mcs)
Sargassa by Sophie L. Burnham (m/nb, f/f)
The Stars Inside Us by Kristy Gardner (f/f)
NOVEMBER
Contemporary
Wake Up, Nat & Darcy by Kate Cochrane (f/f)
Rani Choudhury Must Die by Adiba Jaigirdar (bi mcs, f/f)
Thanks for Listening by Molly Horan (f/f)
A New Leash on Love by Aurora Rey & Jaime Clevenger (f/f)
Leap by Simina Popescu (sapphic mcs)
Mallory in Full Color by Elisa Stone Leahy (f/nb, lesbian side character)
Unwrapped by D. Jackson Leigh (f/f)
This Christmas by Georgia Beers (f/f)
Frosted by the Girl Next Door by Aurora Rey & Jaime Clevenger (f/f)
London by Patricia Evans (f/f)
Accidentally In Love by Kimberly Cooper Griffin (f/f)
Hot Honey Love by Nan Campbell (f/f)
She’s Always Hungry by Eliza Clark (sapphic characters)
Fantasy
The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso (f/f)
The Lotus Empire by Tasha Suri (lesbian mcs, f/f)
The Moonstone Covenant by Jill Hammer (f/f/f/f)
Witch Queen of Redwinter by Ed McDonald (bi mc, f/f)
Our Deadly Designs by Kalyn Josephson (bi mc, aroace mc)
A Wild and Ruined Song by Ashley Shuttleworth (lesbian mc with depression, pan mc, gay mc, bi mc, genderfluid mc)
Kalyna the Cutthroat by Elijah Kinch Spector (bi mc)
The Shadow Spinner by Eric Kao (f/f)
Monsoon Queen by Jo Carthage (bi mc, lesbian li)
A Crimson Covenant by Aimee Donnellan (f/f)
Historical
Time and Tide by J.M. Frey (bi mc, f/f)
Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi, trans. by Lin King (f/f)
Mystery/Thriller
Under the Cold Moon by C. Jean Downer (f/f)
Paranormal/Horror
Dead Girls Don’t Dream by Nino Cipri (f/f)
I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea (Black bi mc, f/f)
Ghost of the Heart by Catherine Friend (f/f)
The Twice-Sold Soul by Kate Hallahan (bi mc, genderfluid li, f/gf)
A Fatal Autumnal Stew by Dahlia Donovan (genderfluid autistic mc, gf/f)
Science Fiction
Interstellar MegaChef by Lavanya Lakshminarayan (f/f)
DECEMBER
Contemporary
Daughters of the Nile by Zahra Barri (bi li, f/m)
How Could You by Ren Strapp (sapphic cast)
How to Get a Life in Ten Dates by Jenny L. Howe (bi mc, f/m)
Merry Weihnachten by E. J. Noyes (f/f)
Might as Well Be an Ocean by Kellan McKnight (f/f)
Deck the Palms by Kat Jackson (f/f relationship)
Christmissed by Blythe H. Warren (f/f relationship)
Rainbows After Storms, Vol. 1 by Luka Kobachi (f/f)
The Mogul Meets Her Match by Julia Underwood (f/f)
Innis Harbor by Patricia Evans (f/f)
Close to Home by Allisa Bahney (f/f)
Blood Sweat Glitter by Iona Datt Sharma (f/f)
Ribbonwood by Ruby Landers (f/f)
Fantasy
To Shatter the Night by Katherine Quinn (bi mc, f/m)
Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe (lesbian mc)
How to Flirt With a Witch by Tiana Warner (bi mc, butch lesbian li, f/f)
The Blessed by Anne Shade (f/f)
The Guardians by Sheri Lewis Wohl (f/f)
The Hollow Witch by Mary Borsellino (f/f)
Historical
The Girl Who Wanted To Be Like A Spoon by Dana Ravyn (f/f)
Mystery/Thriller
The Rivals by Jane Pek (lesbian mc)
The Case of the Missing Maid by Rob Osler (lesbian mc)
Trial Run by Carsen Taite (f/f)
Waterlogged by Nance Sparks (f/f)
Paranormal/Horror
We Are the Beasts by Gigi Griffis (f/f)
Speak EZ by Elle E. Ire (f/f)
Science Fiction
Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto (Hawaiian agender lesbian mc, lesbian li, Hawaiian transmasc side character, transfem lesbian side character, lesbian side character)
Life Is Strange: Forget-Me-Not by Zoe Thorogood & Claudia Leonardi (f/f)
Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao (bi mcs, f/m/m)
Please note, this list excludes titles from St. Martin’s Press and its imprint, Wednesday Books. This is because SMP are subject to a boycott due to anti-Palestinian racism from one of their employees, and their own subsequent inaction to counter it. Until the point that they take action, we will not be including their titles on our lists (or, in the event that we have inadvertently done so, we will be flagging those titles) as part of the boycott. For more detail info, head to Readers for Accountability.
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