For Women’s History Month, I’ve picked 10 diverse Sapphic books from across the genres. From debutants to dragons, from coffee shop meet-cutes to creature clean-up crew duties, there’s sure to be something for everyone in this fine bouquet of Girls Love.
1) Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe
by C. B. Lee
Queer Genre: Sapphic Romantasy
Genres: Young Adult Romance, Cozy Fantasy, Slice-of-life Fantasy, Romantasy, Contemporary Fantasy, Coming-of-Age Romance,
Coming-of-age Fantasy, Cafe Romance, Opposites Attract Romance
2) Love in Focus
by Lyla Lee
Queer Genre: Sapphic Romance, Bisexual Romance
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Rom-Com, Second-Chance Romance
Awards: Autostraddle’s Most Anticipated Queer Books of 2025, LGBTQ Reads’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Romances of 2025, USA Today’s Hottest Summer Romances of 2025, Swoon’s Best Queer Romance Books of 2025, Town and Country’s Best Romance Novels to Read on Vacation
3) Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend
The Mischief & Matchmaking Book 1
by Emma R. Alban
Queer Genre: Sapphic Romance
Genres: New Adult Romance, Historical Romance, Regency Romance, RomCom, Forbidden Romance
4) Kiss Me, Maybe
by Gabriella Gamez
Queer Genre: Sapphic Romance, Asexual Spectrum Romance, Bisexual Romance
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Strangers-friends-lovers Romance, RomCom
5) So Let Them Burn
Divine Traitors Book 1
by Kamilah Cole
Queer Genre: Sapphic Fantasy, Queer Fantasy
Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Coming-of-age Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Swords & Sorcery, Mythological Fantasy, Jamaican-inspired Fantasy, Action Adventure
Awards: Amazon Editors’ pick Best Young Adult, National Best Seller
6) Nobody in Particular
by Sophie Gonzales
Queer Genre: Sapphic Romance
Genres: Young Adult Romance, Contemporary Romance, Coming-of-Age Romance, Royal Romance, School Romance, Forbidden Romance
Awards: Goodreads Choice Award nominee
7) SHWD: Special Hazardous Waste Disposal
The Complete Yuri Collection
by Sono.N
Queer Genre: Sapphic Romance, Sapphic SciFi
Genres: SciFi, Supernatural Horror, Action Adventure, SciFi Romance, SciFi Adventure, SciFi Manga, Girls Love Manga, Opposites Attract Romance
8) One Last Stop
by Casey McQuiston
Queer Genre: Sapphic Romance
Genres: New Adult Romance, Contemporary Romance, Rom-Com, Opposites Attract Romance
Awards: Amazon Editors’ pick Best Books of the Year 2021, Time Magazine’s 21 Most Anticipated Books of 2021, New York Times bestseller, USA Today bestseller, Indie bestseller
9) The Rosewood Penny
Myths of Yuro Book 1
by J.S. Fields
Queer Genre: Sapphic Romantasy
Genres: New Adult Fantasy, Romantasy, Epic Fantasy, Royal Romance, Enemies-to-lovers Romance, Action Adventure
Awards: Queer Indie Award Nominee 2023
10) Written in the Stars
Written in the Stars Book 1
by Alexandria Bellefleur
Queer Genre: Sapphic Romance
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Rom-Com, Opposites Attract Romance, Grumpy/Sunshine Romance, Fake Dating Romance, Holiday Romance
Awards: Amazon Editors’ pick Best Romance, Lambda Literary Award Winner 2021, National Bestseller Award winner for Best Lesbian Romance, Best Romances of 2020 by Washington Post + Bustle + Buzzfeed
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