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16 of the best lesbian erotica books and short stories
From BDSM adventures to transformative love stories
Something tells me you're in search of a super sexy lesbian erotica novel - who doesn't love a hot under the collar, page turning jaw dropping moment? Perhaps you're looking for a new way to masturbate, or simply experiment with your fantasies and what turns you on? If BDSM is your thing, At Her Feet by Rebekah Weatherspoon should be at the top of your list. And The Club by A L Brooks offers anonymous, no-strings action. These are the best queer, bisexual, pansexual and lesbian erotica works out there - from free downloadable short stories about kink to hardback novels about transformative love.
Goodreads says, "Autumn is stuck in a rut. She's been on many first dates but is beginning to wonder if she'll ever experience happiness -- or a second date, for that matter. When she gets a new phone, she receives a call from an "Unknown Number." The person's first words are, "So. You were going to tell me how wet you are." Autumn is stunned -- because the caller happens to be a woman. Over the next few months, the mysterious calls continue, and the "girl talk" gets more and more personal. But Autumn is straight . . . isn't she?"
Who doesn't love a sexy, butch spin instructor? Rachel has has a crush on her's - Toni - for months. After a late night visit to the locker steam cabin, she might just be about to find out that her attraction is reciprocated.
Diana is couple's therapist with a problem: while her job might be to share the importance of sex with her clients, she's sworn off love and sex. After knocking on her younger neighbour's door with a delicious favour to ask, she might just get more that she bargained for.
A gay take on a romcom classic tope: Ashley Cooper is reeling after her divorce, and decides to focus all her energy on being a girlboss. Meanwhile, Gloria Young is perfectly content with her life as single mum in a small village. After an unexpected evening with her daughter's best friend, Gloria discovers a new side to herself. But what will this mean for both their lives?
Harper Bliss is a best-selling lesbian author, having also written About that Kiss and The Love We Make.
Welcome to the club: An anonymous sex party for women only. For Lou, her weekly visits to The Club enable her to set aside her shyness and loneliness and feel intimacy. For Kath, caring for her mother at home, The Club is a welcome relief from her everyday toil; while Max needs distraction from her troubled relationship, even as she tries to tell herself she isn’t really cheating. And Stephanie, struggling with her sexuality, finds her life changing in so many ways once she plucks up courage to enter.
Featuring stories from a diverse range of characters, including plus-size, closeted, and middled-aged women.
Can you fall in love in just 13 hours? After workaholic Dana Watt's birthday is interrupted by the most beautiful stippegram she's ever seen, she might just be about to find out...
After a night of searching the web, Suzanna Kim receives an interesting request on Fetlife - oh sorry, Kinklife - for a very specific type of submissive from the attractive mistress, Mami-P. Although not usally her thing, Suzanna finds Mami-P hard to resist. Though the two hit it off during their first online conversation, Suzanne never imagines how strong their real life attraction and compatibility will be. After a few missteps in training, trust, and communication, Suzanne finds a deep love with her mistress, Pilar.
One of the most famous sapphic novels of all time, Tipping the Velvet follows Nan King, an oyster girl, who becomes the assistant to a charming and mysterious male impersonator, Kitty. As their career as a musical double-act heats up, so does their secret and steamy affair. But can their relationship survive the pressure of fame and their hidden love?
Three months before her wedding to her college sweetheart - a man - Annie finds herself wrapped in the arms of another woman. Annie sees where her heart belongs, and though the objections from her family and friends and the scars from Oksana’s ex threaten to drive them back to their respective sides of Los Angeles, Annie knows she must fight for this relationship, a real love worth much more than any fantasy she’s ever dreamed up.
Kyle Kirk is on a mission to explore her most secret fantasies, but when she finds Dane - a mysterious stranger willing to guider her on a journey - might just awaken something in her that she is more dangerous than she can imagine.
In the dark hours of the night, when passions rule and the barriers of convention are stripped away, both Dane and Kyle are forced to confront the true nature of what has long lain buried within their hearts.
Ginger is dedicated to maintaining her perfect GPA, and nothing will distract her. But, she can't help but become infatuated with the girls of Alpha Beta Omega - especially their leader. As the semester draws to a close, she sees that protecting her family from the secret of her forbidden love is much harder than studying for finals.
Another Harper Bliss classic: returning to her hometown after a traumatic event, Ella Goodman isn't looking for love - or anything really, apart from the space to heal. But, her unexpected friendship with the level-headed Kay might just change her mind.
The book that shook the entire lesbian community: originally published in 1988, Macho Sluts is a collection of S/M stories set in San Francisco's dyke bathhouse, sex parties, and gay bars.
If any book is responsible for the formation of the modern lesbian leather community, this one is it.
Dr Ali Torveau knows how fragile the line between life and death can be - working in the trauma unit of her local hospital, she feels surrounded by dark forced as she focuses on her life's work. But when a firefighter - Beau Cross - shows up her in ER, her plans might just be about to go up in flames.
Two words: lesbian cowboys. 15 writers share their take on the theme with stories story that are steamy, uplifting, thought-provoking and fun, all wrapped up into one.
You know what they say: save a horse, ride a (lesbian) cowboy.
Me and My Boi explores sapphic lust in all it's gender-fuckery finery. From 20 contributing authors come stories of butches, leather bois, daddies, non-binary fuckbois, and the girls, bois, and everyone in between who lusts after them.
Paisley is the former Sex and Relationships editor at Cosmopolitan UK. She covers everything from sex toys, how to masturbate and sex positions, to all things LGBTQ. She definitely reveals too much about her personal life on the Internet.
Chloe Bowen is Cosmopolitan UK’s former Features Intern. She holds undergraduate and masters degrees in journalism, and ever since joining the Cosmo team, Chloe writes about everything from sex and dating to mental health, culture, body image and books. In her spare time, she’s likely to be cooking up tasty vegan food, in a yoga class, binge-watching crime documentaries or going on long walks with an over-priced oat milk flat white.
Lois Shearing is Cosmoplitan's Former Senior Sex and Relationship Writer. They have been writing about sex, sexuality, gender, politics, and relationships for almost ten years. Their writing on these topics has appeared in Mashable, The Independent, Metro, The Advocate, and Byline Times, among others. In 2021, they published their first book, Bi the Way with JKP. They are currently working on two other books, set to be published in 2024. In a previous life, they worked as a content marketer and content writer for various tech start-ups. They continue to be interested in the tech sector and its impact on our lives, relationships, and work, with particular regard to the ways AI will shape our relationships in the future. Outside of work, they are deeply passionate about queer community organising, and run the only support resource for bisexual survivors of sexual violence in the UK: the Bi Survivors Network. You can find them on Instagram and X.
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