|
LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Reads December 2023
|
|
|
|
|
Love and other wicked things
by Philline Harms
"Nineteen-year-old Rhia Greenbrook has lived in the sleepy town of Oakriver in a house with three generations of witches her entire life. Rhia draws her magic from the earth and likes to spend her time amongst plants and nature. Her practice is gentle, sacred, and-per her family's tradition-secret. New-to-town witch Valerie Morgan is looking for answers about her mother's disappearance from Oakriver seventeen years ago. Without her mother's guidance, Valerie has cultivated her fire magic on her own and she makes no effort to keep her powers hidden. Although Rhia is immediately annoyed by Valerie's blatant use of magic, she can't deny the instant magnetism between them. But amidst their magical connection, a dark presence looms over Oakriver. Unsettling visions from Rhia's grandmother and dangerous sleepwalking episodes throw into question Valerie's past and what role her presence plays in the strange happenings. And as Valerie gets tangled up further into the darkness, it's up to Rhia to tap into the full potential of her power in order to save the town she loves and the girl she's fallen for"
|
|
|
The long run by James G. Acker"When fate—in the form of a party that gets busted—brings together two very different track-and-field athletes, each trying to figure out what they want out of life, they find a love for which they'd risk everything. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. "
|
|
|
Ravensong by Cayla FayStill stuck in high school and without her full powers, demi-god Neve cannot wait to shed the pretenses of humanity on her 18th birthday, until she meets and falls in love with Alexandria, who is haunted by her own demons—both inner and real. Simultaneous eBook.
|
|
|
Milo and Marcos at the end of the world
by Kevin Christopher Snipes
When Milo, a quiet, well-behaved churchgoing boy, reconnects with Marcus after a three-year absence, his world is turned upside down as he faces long-buried feelings that he's kept hidden from himself, his deeply religious parents and his community. Simultaneous eBook.
|
|
|
Right where I left you
by Julian Winters
When a run-in with an old crush puts him on thin ice with his best friend Diego, Isaac Martin discovers that Diego has other reasons for avoiding him– reasons that change everything. Simultaneous eBook.
|
|
|
Out there : into the queer new yonder by Saundra MitchellA collection of seventeen short stories from young adult authors, includes a story in which an alien helps a girl decide if she should tell her best friend how she feels.
|
|
|
A million quiet revolutions
by Robin Gow
A modern love story told in verse, Oliver and Aaron, when Aaron moves away, write each other letters, inspired by two Revolutionary soldiers, who they believe to be trans men in love, and must each take ownership of their own stories. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
|
|
|
Ryan and Avery
by David Levithan
Tells the story of blue-haired Ryan and pink-haired Avery, two boys who meet at a queer prom, through their first 10 dates as they fall in love amidst snowstorms, groundings, meeting parents, heartbreak, and every day and date in between. Simultaneous eBook.
|
|
|
Pride and prejudice and Pittsburgh
by Rachael Lippincott
When disheartened Pittsburgh teen Audrey transports back to 1812 England, she expects to find love as a Regency romance heroine, but surprisingly sparks fly when she meets Lucy Sinclair
|
|
|
I'll take everything you have
by James Klise
"In 1934, Joe Garbe arrives in Chicago with a plan to save the family farm, but when his con game exposes him to the criminal underworld, danger closes in, forcing him to decide who he wants to be. 20,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. "
|
|
|
What a Desi girl wants
by Sabina Khan
Hoping to heal her relationship with her estranged father by returning to India for his royal wedding to socialite Naz, Mehar discovers Naz and her social media influencer daughter are using her father for his money and sets out to stop the wedding, putting a new romance at risk. Simultaneous eBook.
|
|
|
Rise to the sun
by Leah Johnson
An encounter at a music festival brings together two strangers—Toni, who is grieving the loss of her roadie father, and Olivia, a hopeless romantic—changing both of their lives forever. Simultaneous eBook.
|
|
|
|
|
|