LGBTQ+ Reads

IF I TOLD YOU, I’D HAVE TO KISS YOU by Mae Marvel
9781250894700 | 6/10/25

Second generation superstar spy Yardley Whitmer is known as “the Unicorn.” Able to disarm anyone in the field—with her charm or her skills—Yardley is a premier operative capable of handling the most exclusive missions. But somehow she can’t handle packing up her things and moving out of her girlfriend’s home in the wake of her fading relationship.

KC Nolan, aka “Tabasco,” has a reputation for being a tech genius. She’s the woman behind the ops and can crack anything—except for her girlfriend Yardley’s facade. Yardley is warm and bright and funny, but it still feels like she doesn’t know her at all.

When an undercover shakedown at a coffee shop goes unbelievably wrong, Yardley and KC discover what they’ve been hiding from each other—that they are both agents, and they’ve been keeping secrets from each other for years. It’s clear their chemistry is anything but clandestine—even though their hearts are still broken by the weight of secrets built up through their relationship. But as they fly across oceans, race through windy European streets, and hide crammed together in sweaty closets, they not only have the chance to reclaim the mission, but come back to each other for good.

READY TO SCORE by Jodie Slaughter
9781250821867 | 6/3/25

Jade Dunn has spent years trying to climb her way to the top of the southern high school football food chain. Now, the only thing standing between her and that future head coach spot is years of small-town good ‘ol boy politics. When she scores an invite to a highly coveted monthly poker game perfect for networking, she jumps at the chance for a seat at the table. Only to find the one person with the ability to shake her there. An infuriatingly sexy art teacher who plays her cards like she’s gunning for Jade’s deserved spot.

Francesca Lim never thought she’d be happy in a small town, not after living and breathing hardcore Texas football her whole life. But two years ago, the promise of forever love had her leaving behind a burgeoning coaching career for a new life – only for it to burst into flames. Now, she has a chance to gain back a piece of her life she thought she’d left in Houston. The only one standing in the way? The prickly assistant coach that Francesca can’t keep her mind or hands off of.

Not wanting to risk losing out on a dream job, Jade and Francesca can’t afford to give in to the iron hot attraction that simmers beneath their biting interactions, so they try desperately to ignore it. Too bad their hearts don’t seem to be as on board with the game plan.

Jodie Slaughter’s READY TO SCORE shows how sometimes you have to go big or go home to get the life—and love—you deserve.

HE’S TO DIE FOR by Erin Dunn
9781250360625 | 6/3/25

At 29, Detective Rav Trivedi is the youngest member of the NYPD’s homicide squad, and his future looks bright. He may be a bit of an outsider in the department—an ivy-league educated gay Brit with a weakness for designer suits—but his meteoric rise and solve rate prove he belongs.

So when his CO assigns him lead on the high-profile murder of a record executive, Rav is ready for action. He won’t be distracted by TV crews, tabloids, or what’s trending on social media, nor by the ridiculously hot rock star with a clear motive and no alibi.

This is it, his shot, and he is not going to screw it up—certainly not by falling in love with his number one suspect…