LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Reads
August 2022
So this is ever after
by F. T. Lukens

Assuming the role of King of Ere, Arek discovers there is a magical catch choose a spouse by your 18th birthday, or wither away into nothing and, with the help of his mage, desperately searches for the perfect candidate. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
Scavenge the stars
by Tara Sim

Rescuing a mysterious stranger from drowning, a vengeful captive on a debtor ship is offered a means to escape by the man she saved, only to find herself in a perilous region of old-world opulence and desperate gamblers. By the author of the Timekeeper trilogy.
19 love songs
by David Levithan

A collection of short love stories by the best-selling author of Every Day was inspired by the author’s tradition of writing for his friends every Valentine’s Day and includes a story set in the world of Two Boys Kissing. Simultaneous eBook.
Crier's war
by Nina Varela

An elite Automae who has discovered that she possesses a feared human emotion and a human girl seeking to avenge the death of her family forge an unexpected relationship that becomes a catalyst for war. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
If we were us
by K.L. Walther

Sage Morgan and Charlie Carmichael prove to everyone at Bexley School that their close friendship does not hide a romance when new student Nick Morrissey and Charlie's twin brother, Nick, stir things up
The lost coast
by A. R. Capetta

Summoned by a spell halfway across the country to the Lost Coast, Danny finds herself among the Grays, a coven of openly queer witches who challenge her perspectives and ask for her help finding a missing group member, before the discovery of a dead boy reveals a malevolent enemy. By the author of Echo After Echo. Simultaneous eBook
We set the dark on fire
by Tehlor Kay Mejia

A society wife-in-training has an uncomfortable awakening about her strictly polarized society after being recruited into a band of rebel spies and falling for her biggest rival. A first novel. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
The fascinators
by Andrew Eliopulos

Bonding over a shared love of magic in a disapproving community, three high school friends are unexpectedly tested by confusing crushes and the dangerous activities of an underground group that wishes them harm. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
The never tilting world
by Rin Chupeco

"After an ancient prophecy is betrayed, a world ruled by a long line of goddesses is split in two--one half in perpetual day, and the other in an endless night--and two young twin goddesses set out on separate and equally dangerous journeys to the Breachthat divides them, hoping to save their broken world"
Crownchasers
by Rebecca Coffindaffer

A first entry in a planned duology finds a girl who longs for adventure away from the duties of her royal family confronting unexpectedly dangerous challenges when her dying uncle organizes a competition to determine the empire’s next ruler. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
The midnight lie
by Marie Rutkoski

Coming of age in a magical alternate world overshadowed by crime, harsh rules and economic inequality, Nirrim falls in love with a rakish traveler who encourages her to surrender her former life in order to explore her capacity for true magic. Simultaneous eBook.