New Sapphic Romance for Summer time

Two members of a close-knit Texas pal group weigh the dangers of taking an opportunity on love versus ruining the precious friendship they already share. Jamie and Peaches can’t deny the white-hot chemistry between them, however is appearing on it actually price risking their friendship? And, maybe simply as importantly, can these two career-minded ladies make a future collectively once they’re undecided they’re on the identical path? It’s a threat, however it would possibly simply be one effectively price taking.

After a failed proposal makes Nar understand she wants to seek out somebody who truly shares her concepts about romance, Nar’s mom is on a mission to seek out her the proper Armenian man to calm down with. But it surely’s not some hot-shot engineer who catches Nar’s eye at an Discover Armenia occasion: it’s a witchy girl named Erebuni who helps Nar embrace her Armenian roots. Can Nar discover the braveness inside her to embrace her bisexuality and her emotions for Erebuni in entrance of her family and friends, too, and at last, as soon as and for all, be happy with who she is?

Health club rat Lizzie by accident convinces her finest pal’s sister to depart her fiancé on her wedding ceremony day throughout a toilet pep speak. Now, to maintain the household — her bosses — from determining what she’s accomplished, she agrees to spend time with Cara till she figures out what she needs. No want for Cara to comprehend it’s a setup from her well-meaning brother. And there’s no threat, as a result of why would a lady like Cara ever fall for somebody like Lizzie? However the extra time the 2 spend collectively, the extra Cara involves imply to Lizzie. If her secret will get out, now it may destroy extra than simply her job — it may destroy her possibilities on the girl of her goals.

Manuela has one final summer time to get pleasure from her freedom earlier than marrying a person she doesn’t love. Having her work on show on the 1889 Exposition Universelle is the proper excuse to spend that summer time in Paris. Cora Kempf Bristol, Duchess of Sundridge, figures it ought to be simple sufficient to persuade a flighty heiress to half with a parcel of land. However the one means Manuela agrees to even contemplate the provide is that if Cora will present her the glories of Paris. Neither of them anticipated to seek out one thing extra from the deal. The happiness they’ve each longed for is perhaps simply inside attain, however it might even be a scandal to shock all of Paris. For love, possibly somewhat scandal is price it.

Tally Dewilde and Rome Ashcroft are each making an attempt to depart their previous lives behind. After eschewing her mom’s goals for her to open a vet clinic for Manhattan’s elite, Tally is worked up to get away from the massive metropolis and be part of an animal hospital in upstate New York. Rome was compelled to surrender all the things when she was accused of a criminal offense and is hoping to construct a brand new life for herself as a PA at a brand new hospital. However once they’re thrown again into one another’s lives, they understand possibly there are components of the previous that don’t want to remain buried.

Clover Hill’s Anisse & Clover Diner is Star’s residence. She’s spent the final 5 years turning what was as soon as a job into a satisfying profession and she or he’s completely joyful to maintain issues going simply as they’re. However when Anisse & Clover’s possession modifications palms from mom to daughter, Star’s fastidiously constructed world is flipped the wrong way up. Now, she’s scrambling to maintain up and avoid her new boss. But it surely’s not simply their variations in opinions in regards to the diner that makes Star need to hold her distance; it’s additionally the rising attraction between the 2 of them — and all of the issues that might deliver with it.

This Pleasure and Prejudice-inspired enemies-to-lovers story follows a author at a queer journal that’s not too long ago been purchased out by two wealthy lesbians. Daria Fitzgerald has given Liz loads of causes to detest her, from slashing the funds to disparaging her listicles. However whereas they might not appear to have a lot in widespread, the extra time they’re compelled to spend collectively, the extra Daria admires Liz in all her complexities — and the extra Liz realizes there’s a softer facet to Daria that she simply is perhaps starting to like.

As soon as finest pals Charlotte and Millie haven’t seen one another since their days at Oxford, when their friendship turned one thing extra than simply pleasant. When Charlotte returns to Oxford to take a job at a prestigious regulation agency, Millie barrels again into her life, wanting to select up precisely the place they left off. However can Millie and Charlotte actually be pals when there’s clearly one thing extra between them? And, 10 years on, are they lastly prepared to seek out out precisely what that one thing extra would possibly appear to be for them?