#lesbian fiction

We’re scribbling a massive discount on the price of ice queen romance Paper Love. Penned by Jae, it‘s just 99c at Amazon from May 10 to May 14.

Grab it here: mybook.to/PaperLove

This enemies-to-lovers sapphic novel follows a hot executive tasked with saving her uncle’s failing stationery shop and a feisty employee fighting her changes.

Big congrats to Ylva authors shortlisted for Goldie Awards!

Contemporary Romance Mid Length finalists include Jae (Chemistry Lessons) + Quinn Ivins (Worthy of Love). Wendy Hudson is in the Romantic Blend mix for The Island Between Us.

Full list: https://goldencrownliterarysociety.org/2022-goldie-finalists

The e-book is now available in the Ylva Shop: Perks of Office by Australian debut author Liz Rain.

When your new boss is hot as hell, what hope is there for a poor lovestruck office worker? A light-hearted, age-gap lesbian office romance with sexual tension leading the polls.

[Get it here]

The E-Book is now available: Above all Things by Roslyn Sinclair.

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The Carlisle saga continues…

Aspiring writer Jules Moretti and iconic fashion editor Vivian Carlisle have been through the wringer.

As Vivian’s personal assistant, Jules was there for her ice queen boss’s whims, commands, and the shocking discovery of her pregnancy. Just as shocking was Jules’s realization that she was falling hard for Vivian…and that the feeling was mutual.

Now Jules is forging her own path. At the same time, how can she and her workaholic lover balance romance in the midst of backstabbing bosses, meddling families, and the impending arrival of a baby? Will their explosive chemistry fizzle, or can they take their relationship to a new level of passion—and commitment?

Above All Things is the second part of the two-book Carlisle series. This age-gap lesbian romance is a steamy tale of discovery, desire, and the rewards of opening yourself up to love.

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A look into our WLW publishing house

So great to see Her Royal Happiness by Lola Keeley  mentioned as one of the New LGBTQ+ Romances to Read for Pride on Goodreads!

Check it out here!

Stoner and part of the Ylva Team are enjoying a day at the beach

WLW Book Recs: Great Beginnings Pt. 13

How about giving an older book a chance?

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Read with your ears: House of Agnes by Fiona Zedde

A lesbian romance filled with intrigue and sizzling sexual tension as enemies discover that the other side of hatred…is desire.

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Agnes Noble is private, mysterious, and untouchable. She rules House of Agnes, the most exclusive escort agency on the East Coast, with a diamond fist. Crossing her is a mistake no one makes twice.

Investigative reporter Lola Osbourne is not afraid. She’s gunning for the House and its so-called queen. She’ll make sure no other innocent gets dragged into Agnes’s alluring web, to be used and discarded the way Lola’s sister was.

But her plan to get close to the elusive madam shatters the moment her eyes meet the Queen’s. One look and everything’s different. More complicated. Dangerous.

Now, Lola’s not just fighting to topple a queen from her throne, she’s also scrambling to escape their explosive collision with her suddenly vulnerable heart intact-

WLW Book Recs: Ice Queen Romance Pt. 2

WLW Book Recs: Great Beginnings Pt. 12

Coming in October: Reaction Time by Australian author Emily O'Beirne.

A contemporary coming-of-age lesbian novel about discovering who you want to be and finding how to live with your past—without repeating it.

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City girl Luce May’s first year out of high school has been the worst. When she escapes her turbulent life in Sydney to start over at a university in the middle of nowhere, the last thing she wants is anyone in her new life to know of her past. Especially that to escape her chaotic, alcoholic mother, Luce also had to abandon her teenage sister.

As Luce slowly starts to find another version of herself in this place, she also finds a new family in her eclectic group of friends. She even begins to find solace and possibility in her budding relationship with Eva, the girl who loves trees so much she travelled across the world to live among them.

But when Luce’s sister back home starts to follow Luce’s own wild footsteps, and Luce’s guilt starts to grow, she finds it harder to keep her old and new worlds apart. Can Luce find a way to embrace this new life and take care of her family without returning to her old destructive ways?

My body hair and me

When society decided body hair was dirty and ugly, Élisabeth Chevillet nodded and got rid of hers. Now the French blogger and basketballer is rethinking everything. After all, to hair is human!

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Power, ambition and burning desire in “The Music and the Mirror”

The Music and the Mirror is about ballet, but most importantly, it’s about an intimidating ice queen, fierce rivalries and emotions, and healing. In honor of the novel’s translation into German, Lola Keeley talks to us about her stunning debut novel.

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WLW Book Rec from our Team Pt.1

A tiny look behind the scenes of a publishing house - translations and quality control

From CEO Astrid Ohletz:

I’m doing quality control of the editing of the German version of House of Agnes by Fiona Zedde, which will be out in German February 2023.

Often readers don’t understand why it takes so long to publish or translate books. But quality is of the highest importance for us. So, for translations for example - we’ll have them translated, then edited (are the correct words used as well as the intention behind the words), then we’ll have them copy-edited and formatted. And then we’ll have a proofreader read them one more time - and always find more mistakes.

All of this takes a while. Often I’ll check the quality of the editing or the translation, the editing, or/and copy-editing, which again takes time. And all of this costs money as well. But lesbian fiction deserves love and authors deserve that their stories get the best of everything. And readers deserve to have fun while reading stories.

I want lesbian fiction to shine!

At Ylva we’re not about publishing stories as they are and making as much money with them as we can. We pay attention to details and we aim to produce quality. Be it in the original English language or with a translation.

Oh, and donuts do help with our work. Absolutely!

Meet our acquiring editor in her natural habitat. Late spring in Germany has the nicest temperatures for sitting on a balcony and reading submissions. Who knows what masterpiece she might unearth!

Revealing a new German edition cover!

Available in English as “Hot Line” by Alison Grey

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Lesbian & Bi Women Books: November New Releases

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• Falling for Love by Addison M. Conley (Romance)
  
• Under Her Wing by Ronica Black(Romance)
• Set the Stage by Karis Walsh(Romance)
• Thankful by Edie Bryant(Romance)
• You Are Not Needed Now by Annette Lapointe (Short Stories)
  
• The Big Lie by Julie Mayhew (Dystopian YA)
• The Year of the Knife by G.D. Penman (Urban Fantasy)
  
• Reintegration by Eden S. French (Science Fiction)
  
• Mean by Myriam Gurba(Memoirs)
• Queer Feminist Science Studies: A Reader (Feminist Technosciences) edited by Cyd Cipolla,‎ Kristina Gupta,‎ David A. Rubin, and‎ Angela Willey(Nonfiction)
  
• Greetings From Janeland: Women Write More About Leaving Men for Women edited by Candace Walsh and‎ Barbara Straus Lodge(Nonfiction)
  
• Batwoman Vol. 1: The Many Arms of Death (Rebirth) by Marguerite Bennett(Comics)
  
• The Once and Future Queen by Adam P. Knave (Author),‎ DJ Kirkbride (Author),‎ Nickolas Brokenshire (Illustrator)(Comics)
  
• Goldie Vance Vol. 3 by Hope Larson (Author),‎ Brittney Williams (Creator),‎ Sarah Stern (Contributor)(Comics)
• Body Music by Julie Maroh(Comics)
• As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman(Comics)

See more @ Women In Words’s New Releases & Coming Up page.

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