A Fate Worse Than Drowning: A Novel by Sarah L. Hawthorn
$18.99A haunting queer fantasy where a lighthouse keeper bound by a bargain with the devil must choose between protecting her sister, saving an unexpected love, and sacrificing her own soul.
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A haunting queer fantasy where a lighthouse keeper bound by a bargain with the devil must choose between protecting her sister, saving an unexpected love, and sacrificing her own soul.

Tiffany Parker’s A Song of Gods & Lust is a queer fantasy novella of forbidden desire, divine gifts, political obligation, and impossible choices beneath the gaze of demanding gods.

A vibrant and emotionally resonant short story collection exploring Black girlhood, queer identity, friendship, desire, and the complicated journey from adolescence into adulthood.

A burned-out man who can see ghosts gets blackmailed by a dead woman into solving her murder and accidentally falls for her widowed husband along the way. An Unexpected Tenant is a cozy queer paranormal mystery filled with humor, grief, romance, and neurodiverse representation.

A captivating LGBTQ+ fantasy romance where a prince and his devoted knight must battle fate, ancient magic, and a deadly prophecy that threatens to turn soulmates into enemies.

A haunting collection of interconnected queer literary stories that weave together mythology, gothic atmosphere, and psychological insight into a mesmerizing exploration of identity and desire.

Devon McCormack’s Betrothed in Fury is a dark MM mafia romance about an arranged marriage between rival crime families that spirals into obsession, power struggles, and dangerously addictive attraction.

Three heartfelt gay romance novellas explore second chances, lifelong friendship, and unexpected love, celebrating the courage it takes to trust another person with your heart.

Khalida Başar’s Blade of Shattered Bone is a dark queer fantasy about a sentient cursed weapon, a dragon mistress, necromantic secrets, and a shattered world where desire and destruction become impossible to separate.

A groundbreaking exploration of Tennessee Williams through the lens of queer memory, archival research, and LGBTQ+ cultural history. Daniel Ciba uncovers hidden stories and reimagines one of America’s most influential playwrights within a broader queer historical tradition.

Set among private clubs, old money, and dangerous secrets, Boys Club is a steamy MM romance about love, loyalty, and the complicated bonds between four men navigating desire, reputation, and the expectations of elite society.

Inspired by a community storytelling event in rural Wisconsin, this moving anthology shares personal stories of identity, courage, and belonging. Honest and heartfelt, these voices remind us of the transformative power of being seen, heard, and understood.

BROKEN: The Long Shadow of Bullying explores how bullying shapes identity, relationships, and emotional survival long into adulthood. Through vulnerability and social critique, Demian Krauss examines trauma, masculinity, shame, and healing in this powerful and compassionate nonfiction work.

Bold, fearless, and fiercely funny, CHABÓCHI DOLL is a genre-defying collection of essays exploring trans identity, immigration, disability, and joy through the unapologetic voice of one unforgettable writer.

Spanning decades from rural China to modern New York, Cinema Love is a powerful LGBTQ literary novel about forbidden relationships, immigrant survival, hidden queer lives, and the enduring weight of memory and desire.

Pieced together from diaries, school assignments, messages, and memories, this darkly funny queer memoir chronicles a young person’s search for identity, belonging, and love while growing up feeling different from everyone around them.

A gifted Sicilian performer rises from poverty to international fame in the worlds of theater and silent film, where he finds passionate love amid the glamour and dangers of early twentieth-century queer life. Creatures of Light is a lush historical LGBTQ romance filled with artistry, ambition, and heartbreak.

A sweeping sapphic romance that blends time travel, mystery, and second chances as a heartbroken pop star falls in love with a woman from another era, only to discover that history has already written a tragic ending.

A gripping Cold War spy thriller with a slow-burning sapphic romance, where a young CIA officer discovers that the most dangerous secrets may be the ones hidden behind the house across the street.

Magic, political intrigue, and forbidden love collide in this action-packed urban fantasy, as three powerful men race to awaken the man who changed their world before everything they’ve fought for is lost.

A relaxing holiday turns into a deadly nightmare in this fast-paced LGBTQ+ murder mystery set on Gran Canaria, where old secrets resurface and a new killer is determined to keep the past buried.

Quinn Ward’s Down By Contact is an angsty second-chance gay sports romance about a closeted football star and the cameraman ex he never stopped loving, forced back together under the glare of reality television cameras.

A fierce, inventive poetry collection by Chickasaw poet Jenny L. Davis that confronts myths of Indigenous extinction and asserts Native presence, survival, and queer lived experience.

Chef, storyteller, and self-described fancyboy Walker Brown serves up a heartfelt memoir about embracing authenticity, finding beauty in unexpected places, and refusing to shrink to fit other people’s expectations.

The long-awaited English publication of Josephine Baker’s memoir chronicles her astonishing life as a Harlem Renaissance superstar, Parisian icon, wartime spy, and Civil Rights activist in her own fearless voice.

A fever-dream blend of queer romance, body horror, and psychological suspense, Feverchain explores the dangerous line between love, obsession, and transformation.

Stephen S. Mills’s Final Slash Boy blends queer desire, slasher-film aesthetics, grief, and survival into a haunting poetry collection charged with horror, vulnerability, and resistance.

A warm, funny, and beautifully illustrated graphic novel about friendship, loneliness, and unexpected love during the COVID-19 pandemic. From acclaimed creator Gengoroh Tagame comes a touching story of two men discovering that their connection may be something more.

A charming sapphic YA romance filled with fake dating, reality television drama, and second chances. When two former best friends reunite on a couples-based competition show, old feelings prove impossible to leave behind.

Drawing from his real-life romance with Judy Garland, John Meyer’s Heartbreaker is an intimate theatrical memoir exploring the final turbulent months of Garland’s extraordinary life.

A sizzling enemies-to-lovers sports romance set in the high-octane world of professional wrestling, where two bitter rivals discover that the chemistry between them is far more real than the spectacle inside the ring.

Allen Ginsberg’s groundbreaking Howl and Other Poems remains a landmark of queer literature and Beat poetry, blending radical honesty, spiritual yearning, and literary rebellion into one of America’s most influential poetry collections.

An unforgettable collection of sapphic horror stories where love, monstrosity, cosmic terror, and dark desire intertwine in bold, unsettling, and deeply original ways.

A Stanford freshman struggling with grief, identity, and mental health must learn to trust herself and others before losing hope entirely. Immortal Iris is an emotional queer coming-of-age novel about survival, friendship, healing, and finding light after darkness.

It Never Needed To Be This Way is a deeply personal poetry collection exploring religious trauma, queer identity, emotional abuse, grief, and healing. Through vulnerable and affirming poems, Taylor Kelly offers comfort, connection, and hope to readers navigating their own journeys of self-reclamation.

A moving YA novel told in poems, following seven teens who find refuge, connection, and hope in one safe house. An award-winning exploration of homelessness, identity, and chosen family.

A driven horse racing contender and a woman tired of living by everyone else’s rules find themselves drawn together amid Triple Crown season and a lingering scandal from the past. Kentucky Kiss is a witty, slow-burn sapphic romance filled with mystery, chemistry, and heart.

A moving memoir of self-discovery, love, and resilience that follows one gay man’s journey through the sexual revolution, the AIDS crisis, and the search for belonging in an often hostile world.

Set against the indie music scene of the early 2000s, this poignant queer coming-of-age novel explores first love, friendship, ambition, and the complicated pull of home.

A luminous, heartbreaking poetry collection reflecting on love, loss, and survival during the AIDS epidemic, where grief and beauty exist side by side.

A man falls for his father’s best friend, the older protector he’s secretly loved for years. Magpie is a steamy slow-burn MM romance filled with forbidden attraction, age-gap tension, emotional longing, and fierce devotion.

A human accidentally discovers monsters are real and gets relocated to a hidden supernatural city, where his new boss happens to be a dangerously hungry incubus. Mate To His Incubus Boss by Mel Aitchess is a fast, steamy MM monster romance novella filled with workplace tension, paranormal chaos, and very poor professional boundaries.

D. M. DeLuca’s Mountains and Madness is a savage horror thriller about survivors trapped on an isolated mountain farm during an apocalypse where infected monsters, cult violence, and supernatural terror collide.

A summer at a lakeside retreat changes everything for a young man ready to embrace his identity and a father who has spent years hiding his own. This emotional LGBTQ+ novel explores self-discovery, family secrets, and the courage to live authentically.

A hilarious and heartfelt memoir about a gay Persian Muslim navigating faith, family expectations, identity, and West Hollywood chaos while finding his voice through comedy.

A candid and deeply personal memoir about growing up intersex in the American Midwest, navigating identity, masculinity, and self-acceptance. Chris M. Arnone shares an inspiring journey that sheds light on an often-overlooked part of the LGBTQIA+ experience.

An award-winning literary novel set in contemporary Lagos, Necessary Fiction weaves together the lives of unforgettable queer characters navigating identity, love, ambition, and the stories they tell to survive.

Set at a fading Italian agriturismo, Nymph follows a young girl navigating grief, identity, and first love after meeting an American visitor who changes her life forever. Sofia Montrone’s debut is a lyrical coming-of-age novel filled with longing, memory, and summer atmosphere.

An illustrated sapphic anthology pairing original ink portraits with eight emotionally charged lesbian stories set around the world. Ruby Scott’s O: Volume One blends slow-burn desire, intimacy, emotional vulnerability, and sensual romance into a striking collection of queer fiction.

Eight unforgettable women. Eight beautifully written stories of longing, vulnerability, and desire. O: Volume Two is a sophisticated collection of sapphic literary erotica paired with original artwork that celebrates intimacy in all its emotional complexity.

Former supervillain Victoria Jameson is trying to leave her violent past behind, while her lover Lana remains trapped between life and death in the mysterious Twilight. Out of Twilight is a dark sapphic fantasy romance filled with antiheroes, emotional turmoil, supernatural danger, and impossible choices.

An escort hired to punish a cheating closeted man discovers the client is someone he already knows. Punished By The Stranger is a steamy MM romance filled with secrets, emotional vulnerability, messy attraction, and complicated desires.

Growing up Catholic in the 1970s, Cindy Mundahl spent decades trying to fit into expectations that never felt right. Reclamation is a thoughtful and deeply personal memoir about discovering life as an asexual and aromantic person, embracing authenticity, and finding wholeness.

A sweeping LGBTQ+ family saga spanning two decades, Replace The Sky explores buried secrets, first love, identity, and the enduring bonds that shape generations.

A dynamic anthology of new LGBTQ+ fiction from the 2026 Saints+Sinners Literary Festival—featuring diverse voices, prize-winning stories, and the future of queer storytelling.

Ancient myths, timeless legends, and modern queer desire collide in this haunting collection of short stories from Charlie David. Sensual, literary, and emotionally charged, Shadowlands explores love, grief, obsession, and the transformative power of longing.

A sweeping LGBTQ+ science fantasy adventure featuring space mermaids, corporate tyranny, planetary rebellion, and unforgettable heroines fighting for survival in a galaxy on the brink of war.

A hilariously chaotic queer murder mystery featuring a middle-aged Florida Man, a dead ex-husband, a cast of porn stars, and far too many bad decisions. When all evidence points to Jamie Katz, he sets out to solve the crime himself, one disastrous choice at a time.

In a world where technology matches soulmates, a young woman is shocked when her device pairs her with another woman who only wants friendship. SoulSearcher is a heartfelt LGBTQ romance about identity, connection, and whether love can truly be programmed.

Michelle Mariposa’s Spear: An Erotic Tale is a sensual queer fantasy about a soldier sent to negotiate with dragons who finds himself falling for one of the very creatures he was taught to fear.

A witty LGBTQ+ cozy mystery set amid Manhattan’s glittering charity scene, where an aspiring mystery writer finds himself investigating a murder that everyone else is eager to forget.

Part memoir, part superhero origin story, Supergay! follows Frankie Grande’s journey from a glitter-loving outsider to a confident performer, activist, and proud queer voice, told with humor, heart, and unapologetic sparkle.

A thought-provoking exploration of queer and feminist alternative art spaces across North America, examining how artists have challenged institutions, created community, and reimagined the possibilities of artistic practice from the 1960s to the present.

A wildly entertaining LGBTQ+ sci-fi graphic novel packed with alien abductions, found family, high-speed rocket racing, and laugh-out-loud adventure. When two lonely outcasts join forces, they discover that friendship may be the greatest rebellion in the galaxy.

A heartbroken teenager returns to a mysterious Cornish island and falls for a boy connected to strange dreams and ancient secrets beneath the sea. The Boy With the Heart of Sea Glass is a lyrical LGBTQ fantasy filled with romance, folklore, and haunting coastal magic.

A private investigator with supernatural powers must stop a terrifying force feeding on human desire in this thrilling urban fantasy filled with mystery, romance, horror, and heart.

A heartfelt lesbian medical romance about first-year residency, unexpected love, and discovering that the bravest decisions aren’t always made in the operating room.

Jai Montag’s The Cost of Survival combines memoir, poetry, and social commentary to examine the realities of queer homelessness in small city America with honesty, compassion, and urgency.

A dark gay erotic novella exploring cuckolding, jealousy, emotional submission, and complicated relationship dynamics. The Cuck follows one man’s struggle to preserve his marriage while confronting his partner’s attraction to another man.

A grieving flight attendant and the heir to a wealthy empire find unexpected love while struggling with loss, secrets, and emotional distance. The Distance Between Us is a heartfelt MM romance about healing, vulnerability, and choosing love again.

A haunting blend of paranormal suspense, mystery, and sapphic romance set in a mountain ghost town where restless spirits, old secrets, and deadly danger converge.

A young governess and the lady of a grand Victorian estate fall into a forbidden slow-burn romance that could cost them everything. The Governess of Blackthorne Hall is an emotional sapphic historical romance filled with longing, secrets, and beautifully restrained passion.

A captivating LGBTQ+ fantasy blending cozy adventure, enchanted forests, creeping horror, and a tender M/M romance between a humble clockmaker and a cursed guardian fighting to save a dying magical world.

The Moon Guide is an epic fantasy adventure following four young women drawn together by prophecy, war, curses, and rebellion as they battle a tyrannical queen ascending toward godhood.

Larry Kramer’s landmark AIDS drama The Normal Heart is a furious, heartbreaking, and historically vital portrait of queer activism, love, and survival during the early years of the epidemic.

The forgotten gay son of King Herod the Great recounts his survival inside one of history’s most dangerous royal courts. The Prince of Judea is a witty and scandal-filled historical novel packed with palace intrigue, dark humor, ambition, and queer perspective.

A lovestruck handmaid, a power-hungry queen, and a journey across time and space collide in this sapphic fantasy romance. When fairy tale magic meets the modern world, happily ever after becomes anything but simple.

A beautifully hopeful sapphic post-apocalyptic adventure set in a drowned Britain, where love, community, and resilience endure in a world reclaimed by the sea.

A classic work of decadent and queer literature, The Songs of Bilitis presents the lyrical, sensual poems of Bilitis, a fictional contemporary of Sappho. Filled with moonlit longing, pastoral beauty, and sapphic romance, this landmark collection remains one of the most influential LGBTQ+ literary works of the late 19th century.
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A hilarious and heartfelt college rom-com where two lifelong best friends discover that love has been on their to-do lists all along. Packed with awkward moments, slow-burning chemistry, and plenty of laughs, this friends-to-lovers romance is impossible to resist.

In this sweeping speculative thriller, Alan Turing invents a machine capable of sending messages into the past, setting off a hidden legacy of secrecy, ethical dilemmas, and history-altering decisions across generations.

A captivating lesbian romantic suspense novel where a corporate attorney and an adventurous outdoorswoman are drawn together by a vanished hijacker, hidden treasure, and a mystery decades in the making.

A powerful story of self-discovery, healing, and transformation, The Weight of Sunday follows one extraordinary day that changes everything. Through family, love, and hard-won self-acceptance, a life hidden behind masks finally emerges into the light.

Vamoose is a witty and emotionally powerful short story collection about queer women navigating love, grief, family chaos, revenge, and reinvention. Kathy Anderson blends fierce humor and literary depth into fifteen unforgettable stories of resilience and self-determination.

A teenager trying to escape suburban Texas launches a fake gay Sasquatch conspiracy to save his school musical and impress his best friend. Wade & Felix Forever is a chaotic, heartfelt LGBTQ coming-of-age comedy filled with internet pranks, queer crushes, and emotional disaster energy.

In a world where being different is a crime, two boys dream of freedom, love, and a future beyond fear. This gripping queer dystopian novel blends found family, resistance, and hope in the face of oppression.

A grumpy farmer accidentally marries an impossibly cheerful city boy in Vegas, then discovers his new husband has no intention of leaving. Wanting My Husband is a heartfelt MM small-town romance filled with slow-burn chemistry, emotional healing, and stubborn love.

A heartfelt coming-of-age novel about identity, first love, and the search for freedom. When a scholarship takes a young gay man from Central Asia to Vienna, he discovers that living authentically requires courage, resilience, and hope.

Raw, fearless, and deeply personal, you stupid slut is a hybrid memoir that blends poetry, prose, and experimental forms to explore trauma, gender, desire, addiction, and the difficult work of reclaiming oneself.

S Reed’s You, Me, & A Penalty is a gay football romance about former best friends turned fierce rivals whose unresolved feelings explode back to life after years of competition, heartbreak, and one very controversial penalty call.

A magical and erotic collection of T4T fantasy stories featuring transmasculine witches, demons, ghosts, gods, and spellbinding encounters. River Huckleberry Kero’s queer anthology celebrates consent, intimacy, and trans joy through supernatural storytelling.