Year of Queer Lit

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.

Mixing Up Mayhem – Heather Nix

Author-provided blurb:

A sweet and spicy romance featuring a pastry chef who accidentally summons a demon princess!

Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon

Forget Me Not – A. E. Bratchford

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Beatrice, a lonely traveller, floats through unknown territory in space. Trapped in a survival pod, she has no clue how she ended up there and little memory of much else. All the while, she is haunted by the ghost of someone she feels she should know.

On the other side of the galaxy, a crew of space marauders have almost given up hope of finding the missing member of their crew. One lost in an accident that nearly cost the team more than just their friend.
That being said, one refuses to accept the truth.
Jordan will stop at nothing to get her friend back but as time goes on, she quickly realises that finding Beatrice was the easy part. What comes next is something she never could have anticipated.

Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Author’s Website

Woke Up Hungry – Becky Black

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When Margot woke unexpectedly from hypersleep on a long trip to a new world, the nightmare had only just begun. But in the midst of horror, there’s hope and a chance for love, with Izzy, the woman who saved her from certain death at the hands – and teeth – of the monsters her fellow colonists had become.

Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Publisher

The Rising Dark – Celia Thorn

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Michelle’s perfectly ordinary life is thrown into chaos when she’s attacked one night by a terrifying monster straight out of a horror movie. The only thing that stands between her and her demise is Lavinia: tall, gorgeous… and a vampire.

The Rising Dark is the first book in a new urban fantasy series about a Sisterhood of sword-wielding vampires defeating an evil that is threatening to overpower vampire society. It features a fresh take on vampires, found family, action, mystery, and a closed-door sweet romance.

Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Kobo
• Barnes & Noble
• Google
• Author’s Website

Past into Present– J. Victoria Tobias

Author-provided blurb:

Andrea never thought finding love and acceptance would require traveling through time.

Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon

The Fleet Admiral’s Daughter – J.A. Gaudio

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In the distant reaches of space, duty calls once again for Sarah Miller, a captain forced from the war-torn streets of Earth to command aboard the Crown Space Station, where unexpected love and leadership challenge intertwine in the expansive and unforgiving cosmos.

Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon

Orphan’s Cry – Jaymie D. Wagner

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Six months ago Leah Corbyn was bitten by a “dog.” Two weeks later, the full moon’s rise revealed she’s now a werewolf.

After spending six months trying to hide her secret in the city of London, Leah is about to learn she isn’t alone … but that knowledge comes with new responsibilities, and new dangers.

As Leah finds solace in her girlfriend’s arms, she must find her place among the wolves of Londinium, but can she prove herself in time?

Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Kobo
•Publisher
• Barnes & Noble

Cinders of Yesterday – Jen Karner

Author-provided blurb:

Supernatural meets Practical Magic in this sinister, sapphic paranormal fantasy about a hunter looking to avenge her murdered bestie, a medium who doesn’t remember magic exists, and the necromancer who wants them both dead.

Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Kobo
• Apple
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• Google
• Author’s Website

In the Pines – Mariah Stillbrook

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In the Pines is a witchy ghost story about two sisters, two secrets and a curse that could tear a family apart. Olivia and Ellie have lived their lives knowing a dark entity is stalking their family, determined to kill them all. After the death of Olivia’s son, she abandons her magic and her family, leaving Ellie in a nightmare of heartbreak, her marriage crumbling and her sister gone. Determined to save their mother Arianna from a spell that left her comatose, the two sisters must come together to unravel the riddle of the curse that has haunted their family for generations.

Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Kobo
• Barnes & Noble

Inside a Dark Space – MJ James

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Finch was sent to the moon as a canary to die for the ‘real’ astronauts. A decade later, they are still there. Ray set her sights on the moon at a young age, hoping her father’s tyrants about the moon being gay were true. Now the two are trapped alone on an isolated space station, trying to navigate how to get along. Contains friendship rep, not romance.

Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Kobo
• Apple
• Barnes & Noble
• Author’s Website

The Immortal Part of Myself – Author Name

Author-provided blurb:

The Immortal Part of Myself is a dual POV sci-fi novel with an autistic genderqueer MC and a queerplatonic relationship. Earth is ruled by five corporations. Riley was born into a family of prominence, but unable to live up to their expectations, she was married off at a young age. Now at 30, she has outlived her usefulness and has to escape to Mars before her husband has her killed. But Riley isn’t as helpless as they think she is, and Matty (a Martian ambassador) will do anything to help her.

Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Kobo
• Apple
• Barnes & Noble
• Author’s Website

The Cure of Us – Monique Goode

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A human has to protect a vampire in exchanges for their fathers creating a cartel alliance to save vampire existence. Will their forbidden connection cost their families’ alliance?

Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon

Programming – Shelly Greene

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Simone, a female-identifying android, is part of a scientific team sent ahead of the first colony to return to Earth, which is finally habitable again after centuries of radiation recovery. She mostly finds her human crewmates irritating, and the most irritating by far is Dr. Lucy Zhong—who slowly becomes Simone’s best friend, more important to her than anyone else has ever been.

Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Publisher

The Cursed Woman – Robin Jo Margaret

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Despite her king sized bed, Candace usually spends her nights alone. But after a spell gone wrong, she awakens to a trio of sex demons standing in the corner of her bedroom.
The creatures present her with an interesting proposal. Accepting it might be questionable, but how can Candace say no when it sounds so fun?

Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Kobo
• Apple
• Barnes & Noble

The Star Catcher– Tar Atore

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They said a broken mermaid could never catch stars. Etria proved them wrong.

In a galaxy that set her up to fail, Etria’s journey to capture stars redefines acceptance.

Etria, a determined stella, defies expectations and becomes a Star Catcher despite her disfigurement. Teaming up with Maron, her own personal Star Keeper, they set off on a mission to catch stars. Through their partnership, Etria’s self-perception changes and echoes into her cluster, challenging the stella culture’s narrow ideals.

Join these mesmerizing space mermaids in this short and tear-jerking sci-fi adventure as they defy conventions and ignite the spirit of acceptance, inspiring others to embrace their differences.

Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Kobo
• Apple
• Barnes & Noble
• Google
• Author’s Website

Tethered – TJ Williams

Author-provided blurb:

A Sapphic sci-fi romance described as Becky Chambers meets Delilah Green Doesn’t Care. A mother goes to great lengths to stop her son from being abducted, and is forced to rely on the captain of the ship—a woman with a dark past and an irresistible pull.

Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon
• Books2Read

Death Between the Stars – Nico Vincenty

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Two friends, three days, one haunted spaceship.

After spending the past few years hosting a successful ghost hunting webseries, Magnolia and Korinne score the ultimate opportunity of their career: tagging along as one of humanity’s ancient generation ships flies to its final resting place. It’s the perfect setting for the show’s finale, and possibly the last chance to admit the feelings they’ve long denied for each other.

From the beginning, the investigation has the potential to be scarier than all the rest. Before, Magnolia assumed the ghosts were present; now, she can see their faces, feel their fear, and hear their warnings. Korinne, forever a skeptic of the supernatural, finds it difficult to understand Magnolia’s unease. After all, she only believes in things backed by irrefutable evidence, and there’s definitely no proof of a malicious spirit in the engine room.

The pressure is on, both for the finale and their lives. As the strange occurrences pile up, Magnolia must fight to convince Korinne of a malevolent threat, and of some unlikely allies in their corner. If they can’t land the ship before it’s torn apart, their souls—and the souls of all the passengers gone before them—will be lost forever.

Where to get it on 2/26/26:
• Amazon