Friendly reminder: Sapphic Shelf Explosion happens on February 26, 2026. If you’re shopping ahead of time, some books may not be on sale just yet. All participating titles will be free or $0.99 on 2/26/26, so be sure to check the price before you buy.
Star Crossed – Carol Holland March
Author-provided blurb:
Romantic stories of lesbian love in the magical land of the Southwest. Where past and present mingle, ghosts loiter behind rocks, and sandstone cliffs reveal their secrets if you know how to listen. Women who have loved and lost have the chance to love again. But are they ready?
Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Kobo
• Barnes & Noble
The Next 167 Hours – Christa Hickcox
Author-provided blurb:
When her sister insists that she start seeing a therapist, Ember assumes it will be a waste of everyone’s time. She doesn’t want to talk about the past and she would just like people to stop treating her like she’s broken. But the space that Dr. Kayla holds for her becomes a comfort and a lifeline, and soon her week is scheduled around making it through the 167 hours between sessions.
The Next 167 Hours is the humorous, uplifting, and emotional story of a quirky, impulsive woman trying to rebuild her life and prove to herself and the world that she is deserving of happiness, stability, and maybe even love.
Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Kobo
• Apple
• Barnes & Noble
Anchor Heart – Eline Evans
Author-provided blurb:
Charlotte’s, jaded from a childhood in foster care, has been demoted from her prestigious position to prosecutor, a job she despises. Despite her snobbish parents’ ambitions, Eva has followed her dream of becoming an officer. After a scandal of police negligence, together they’re forced to make a crucial choice.
Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
Anchor Heart – Eline Evans
Author-provided blurb:
Charlotte’s, jaded from a childhood in foster care, has been demoted from her prestigious position to prosecutor, a job she despises. Despite her snobbish parents’ ambitions, Eva has followed her dream of becoming an officer. After a scandal of police negligence, together they’re forced to make a crucial choice.
Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
Getting to Know You – Jennifer MD Cox
Author-provided blurb:
Maggie Fromm moved to LA to follow a dream: to become an actress and live happily ever after with her high school sweetheart. When her heart is broken after a year of eking out a living, Maggie finds herself fighting for her dream alone. Her luck may change when she meets Gwen Knowles, a talented and spirited director drawn to Maggie’s energy on stage.
As they work to bring an independent play to life, Maggie and Gwen face shadows from their past—but this time, they have each other.
Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Kobo
• Apple
• Barnes & Noble
• Author’s Website
Crescendo: Silver City Stories – Author Name
Author-provided blurb:
When washed-up pop-punk icon April and gothic siren May are tapped to record the theme-song to a new super hero movie, they begin to grow close. But the business is very two faced and both April and May carry with them dark secrets. Can they look past each other’s hurt and find love and stellar careers?When washed-up pop-punk icon April and gothic siren May are tapped to record the theme-song to a new super hero movie, they begin to grow close. But the business is very two faced and both April and May carry with them dark secrets. Can they look past each other’s hurt and find love and stellar careers?
Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
Canopy – Liz Faraim
Author-provided blurb:
Vivian Chastain is an adrenaline-addicted veteran transitioning to civilian life in Sacramento, California. She settles into a new routine while she finishes up college and works as a bartender, covering up her intense anxiety with fake bravado and swagger. All Vivian wants is peace and quiet, but her whole trajectory changes when she stumbles upon a heinous crime in progress and has to fight for her life to get away.
While recovering from the fight, she falls in love with someone who is tall in stature but short on emotional intelligence, and this toxic union provides Vivian the relationship that she thinks she needs. Given Vivian’s insecurities and traumatic past, she clings to the relationship even while it destroys her.
Vivian’s relationships are strained to their breaking points as she continues to seek balance. She turns to her best friend for support, only to be left empty-handed and alone until she finds comradery and care from the last person she would have thought.
Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Kobo
• Apple
• Author’s Website
Till Death Do You Part – Marisa Billions
Author-provided blurb:
Sage is not happy with her life, most specifically her wife, Jules. On the way to meet Jules at a hotel for a weekend destination wedding, she has a chance encounter with Cat, who sets her imagination and soul on fire. Cat seems to appear everywher tempting Sage to break her vows. When the choice has to be made, fate steps in and someone ends up unalive.
Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Author’s Website
Out of the Blue – Marisa Billions
Author-provided blurb:
Sophia leaves her abusive cult leader husband, moves to the Pacific Northwest to start over and rediscover herself. She falls in love with a woman, and her life is on track, until it’s not. Her past comes back to haunt her and her new found family.
Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Author’s Website
Into the Blue Again – Marisa Billions
Author-provided blurb:
Morgan sends Emma her journal to share her journey of addiction, guilt, love and forgiveness.
Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Author’s Website
Like Sapphire Blue – Marisa Billions
Author-provided blurb:
Emma Landry rises from her meager beginnings and achieve her dream life and dreamm wife, until everything comes undone after secrets are revealed.
Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Author’s Website
Spirit Warrior: Maiden’s Path – Tracey Love
Author-provided blurb:
Susan Sibley is a real-world Witch who is doing her best to find where she fits in the world as she tries to understand her spiritual gift. When she falls in love with Tamika, the woman of her dreams, she discovers how easy it is to lose herself in someone else instead. In the Maiden phase, Susan’s naivety and fear create her struggle to let the light in, flow with change, and fully realize her power.
Maiden’s Path is the story of one young woman’s journey to discovering that the happiness you want can only come to you through lessons, which means living through both the painful and joyful parts of the human experience. Opportunities for growth arise as Susan’s relationship with Tamika develops. Creating a home and family challenges her Maiden mindset and invites her to step into the role of the Mother. As she continues to receive signs and messages from Spirit, Susan ultimately faces the most painful choice of her life: whether to walk away from the greatest love she has ever known or lose herself in total darkness.
Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Kobo
• Apple
• Barnes & Noble
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