It’s time for another Micro-Trope category. This one features sapphic books in which the protagonist is seen comforting the other character after a nightmare.
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15 sapphic books with a “comforting the other character after a nightmare” micro-trope
Below, you’ll find 15 sapphic books in which one character comforts the other after a nightmare:
Conflict of Interest by Jae
Workaholic Detective Aiden Carlisle isn’t looking for love—and certainly not at the law enforcement seminar she reluctantly agreed to attend. But the first lecturer is not at all what she expected. Psychologist Dawn Kinsley has just found her place in life. After a failed relationship with a police officer, she has sworn never to get involved with another cop again, but she feels a connection to Aiden from the very first moment.
Can Aiden keep from crossing the line when a brutal crime threatens to keep them apart before they’ve even gotten together?
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The Storm Within Her by Ami Spencer
When Kate and Seph met it was flirting at first sight, but with Kate being married it was never meant to be.
Until the two meet again under the worst possible connection, and Kate is forced to re-evaluate what is most important to her. Especially since Seph is a shadow of the person she knew before.
Can Seph fight back against the impending darkness that is consuming her to find her way back to Kate, who is devotedly waiting for the woman she knew to return to her?
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Goddess of the Sea by Britney Jackson
Emilia Drakon, pirate, fugitive, and dragon sorceress, loves her captain and her dragons, and she’ll do whatever it takes to protect them—including the will of a sea goddess.
Captain Maria Welles, on the other hand, wants nothing more than to see her enemies bleed. If she wants safety for her crew, that’s only because she’s their captain, and if she longs for the love of her sword-and-magic-wielding surgeon, Em…well, okay, that’s where things get complicated.
Regardless, Maria can honestly say she has no interest in playing this deadly game between gods and goddesses, but when she finds herself in the middle of it anyway, the infamous pirate captain, who likes to think she knows everything, will have to delve into a world unknown to her.
Luckily, she has her dragon-riding surgeon to serve as guide.
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Paisley’s Breakthrough by Amber Perez
When life hands you the unimaginable, you can either have a breakdown or a breakthrough.
Paisley, a successful psychologist, runs a thriving practice in downtown Knoxville. She’s worked hard to build a lucrative career and it shows, from her tailored designer wardrobe to her luxurious penthouse condo. But, when she encounters a patient who makes her face her hidden past, her carefully contrived lifestyle begins to unravel. She seems to have all the answers except when it comes to her own life.
Rae, a tough on the surface paramedic with a heart of gold, wants more out of life than the meaningless hookups her coworkers seem content with. Determined to put her energy into her career, running, and playing grease monkey with her collection of vintage vehicles, Rae is convinced she has all she needs to live a fulfilled life.
Thrown together in the wake of a tragedy, both women struggle with the attraction they instantly feel for the other. More than aware of the dangers associated with trauma bonding, Rae questions every interaction as Paisley questions who she is.
Will they find a way to triage the hardships they face? Or will Paisley’s inability to break through leave them both in need of counsel?
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Taking a Chance on Love by Catherine Maiorisi
Officer Quincy Adams is a hero. She pulled eleven people from burning cars and risked her own life to save the twelfth—a woman trapped in a car that could explode at any moment. But the event begins to trigger flashbacks to another time. Another tragedy. Trying to avoid the depression that she’s certain is just around the corner, Quincy heads to the local lesbian bar in search of light and life.
Lindy James is a loner. She’s only at the bar to celebrate her best friend’s birthday. But something about the bedraggled woman, whose image is breaking news on the TV, touches her heart and she agrees to drive the stranger home.
But Quincy doesn’t want to be alone and Lindy agrees to stay as long as Quincy doesn’t expect sex or ask personal questions. One night turns into three intimate but sexless nights. Then Monday morning Quincy asks Lindy for a date. And Lindy flees.
Thrown together by a devastating accident, but kept apart by fears from the past—will Quincy and Lindy take a chance on love?
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The Mischievous Letters of the Marquise de Q by Felicia Davin
Paris, 1825. Losing her husband is the best thing to happen to Delphine in ages. After he used magic to control her, Delphine’s only regret is that she didn’t kill that petty tyrant herself. Widowed, Delphine can pursue her dashing rescuer, the androgynous novelist Camille Dupin—and solve the mystery of her first love, a man called Ari who disappeared before Delphine could tell him she was pregnant with his child.
Ari isn’t dead. Three years ago, he stole a magical weapon from a powerful man and was exiled to a distant prison. When a stroke of luck allows him to escape, he sets out to confront the man who ruined his life and reunite with Delphine. He never expected to find her in bed with Camille, or to find himself falling in love with both of them.
Camille loves Delphine and was almost ready to let her guard down. Ari’s reappearance stirs up old hurts and threatens them all—Ari’s enemy will stop at nothing to get his stolen artifact back. Camille’s conscience won’t let her abandon Delphine and Ari in danger, but she won’t stay to have her heart broken once they’re safe. Before Delphine, Camille, and Ari can imagine a happy future, they’ll have to reckon with the past.
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The Devil’s Playground by Genta Sebastian
Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets …
… unless she’s on the Devil’s feckless list and her boss wants results, then she better hustle.
Ordered to find her own replacement, Satan sends his irresistible seductress and soulless minion to a Sapphic BDSM club for witches called The Devil’s Playground. But who will Lola recommend for the job? Magda, the brilliant sex goddess submissive, or her butch Dom, Deborah, aka Sigrid the Proud? Maybe Mistress Sheba, or the mysterious one-eyed Baroness?
Of one thing she’s sure, it will not be Zenobia, leader of The Devil’s Playground and head of the family coven. An unexpected reunion with the magnificent woman who, seventeen centuries earlier, turned her from men to Sapphic sex, tempts Lola to accept the invitation from modern-day Master Zen to explore her submissive side, reexamine her life, make new choices, and dare hope for a future.
But the provocative temptress exists on borrowed time; Satan plans to torture and condemn the soulless witch to hell for all eternity. Can the staff family of The Devil’s Playground save Lola’s job, life, and even her soul?
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Golden Hour by Kat Jackson
Lina Ragelis prides herself on her bravery and strength, two traits that have served her well in her career in the US Army. Having been disconnected from her family since she turned eighteen, Lina has learned to rely solely on herself—and her slightly overbearing best friend—and she swears she prefers it that way.
It’s an easy lie for someone who has spent her entire life dodging love. Lina’s pretty certain that she’s damaged goods. But the truth is, she’s the kind of person everyone wants in their corner, and the kind of woman many women want to love.
Having had more than her fair share of challenges and hardships, there isn’t much that scares Lina. Life would be so much easier if she were afraid of something basic—like spiders—instead of something significant. Something like real, true, healthy love.
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Theseus and the Sky Labyrinth by Gwenhyver
Navigate the labyrinth,
Kill the beast.
Don’t fall for the princess…
Simple, right?
Monster hunter Theseus should know better than to try to impress a princess. And yet… here she is, in the Sky Labyrinth – an architectural wonder, a prison, a death trap, a maze of masks and monsters – where things are seldom what they seem.
Theseus might have made a name for herself in the monster-killing business, but in the labyrinth-dwelling Minotaur, she might just have met her match.
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Dreams Beyond Lightspeed by Linda North
It is the early 26th century. Humankind has colonized planets in the Milky Way. The photon accelerator, invented in the 22nd century, made this possible.
Dr. Tracy Sutton, an introvert, endured childhood bullying. She conceals her emotions behind a facade of aloofness. After a broken heart, Tracy focuses her energy on science, leaving romance in the past.
Tracy has created Excalibur, a device that opens wormholes enabling starships to travel the Milky Way in minutes and days instead of months or years.
Excalibur has reached the final stages of testing. Tracy needs a chief engineer to install Excalibur into her starship.
Tracy hires Devin Tracker, a master starship engineer. As a human/Tauareen hybrid, Devin has encountered xenophobia, which contributed to shaping her into an assertive and blunt individual.
The two women become embroiled in disagreements. Tracy finds Devin quick to take offense and disrespectful. Devin sees Tracy as icy and officious.
A shuttle crash strands the two on a hostile desert planet. They must set aside their animosity and work together to survive.
Trust is built and barriers fall. Will their growing friendship lead to deeper feelings?
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Broken Trust by M. Lea
Broken Trust is a gripping romantic drama that explores themes of grief, betrayal, sexuality, and human connection. The story follows Samantha Kory, a high school music teacher whose life is shattered when her husband, Todd, a math teacher and basketball coach, is murdered. Detective Keelan Brandt investigates the case, uncovering secrets that reveal Todd’s double life.
As the investigation unfolds, Keelan learns of Todd’s affair with a student, Aliya Colyer, who claims to be pregnant. The case becomes more complicated as evidence surfaces of embezzlement involving Todd and Samantha’s lawyer. Keelan develops a connection with the vulnerable Samantha, creating an ethical dilemma as their attraction grows.
Samantha’s grief intensifies when she learns of Todd’s betrayal. Meanwhile, Todd’s brother Elliott arrives and makes aggressive advances toward her. Keelan is torn between her professional duties and her desire to protect Samantha, who is caught in a dangerous situation.
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Reverence by Milena McKay
It’s the carefree ’80s and Juliette Lucian-Sorel has it all. She’s the greatest dancer to ever grace the floorboards of Palais Garnier, she’s royalty to her adoring fans, and Paris is at her feet. Or so it seems…
Katarina Vyatka is defecting from behind the Iron Curtain, desperate to save herself and her career. Or so she claims…
What happens when the Princess of Paris rescues the brightest star in the history of Bolshoi? Will the Paris ballet stage be big enough for both of them? Sparks fly and rivals become lovers as they set their lives ablaze in a torrent of secrets, intrigue and grands jetés!
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Providence Girls by Morgan Dante
Love changes you. So do the Outer Gods.
Now: Alone in a cottage, Lavinia writes to the woman she loved.
Fifteen years ago: Middle-aged Lavinia Whateley escapes her hilly Massachusetts town when the townsfolk decide to sacrifice her on Halloween. After almost dying in the woods, she’s saved and housed by the stoic and mysterious Asenath Waite, or Azzie. On the coastal outskirts of East Providence, they start to fall in love.
However, things change when Azzie, with her secret past and the strange “scars” on the side of her neck, begins to transform into an eldritch creature of the deep.
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I’ll Get You Home – Part 1: Combat Zone by Patricia Spencer
Pulitzer Prize-winning combat photographer Brenna Rease has spent two and a half years embedded in a war zone. She has witnessed enough atrocity to push her to the brink of madness and she knows she has to get out before it kills her. But when she’s offered the documentary she has always wanted to shoot, she can’t resist one last assignment.
TV Producer Grace Alcott finds Brenna’s personal reputation repugnant, knows she will be a management nightmare, and wants nothing to do with her. But with her job on the line, she is forced to hire her anyway.
Before they know it, the two of them are on a Herc C-130, flying into the heart of a besieged Balkan city just as a major military offensive is launched.
For three hellish days in 1994, convinced that escaping alive is impossible, they never consider what it will take to survive once they get back home to Washington, D.C.
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The NeverSleep by S.E. Smyth
In March of 2029, the world faces imminent collapse and catastrophic environmental upheaval. The leaders of the United States have issued a warning that everyone must take a government-issued NeverSleep pill, meant to control intense vertigo, mental distress, and common sicknesses, to survive the world-wide climate crisis catalyzed by an anti-government faction that is trying to melt the polar ice caps.
Jill has hopped from job to job for years expressing malcontent. Having lost her parents as a child, she is looking to settle down and curate a family. Mary thinks Jill just needs some motivation. Jill and Mary were partnered almost a decade ago, broke up, and have started to slowly rekindle their relationship. But the world is changing.
The climate has changed.
Jill and Mary attempt to recouple and explore the NeverSleep, a side effect of the issued NeverSleep pill. The NeverSleep is a lucid dream space where a person can actively rebuild our world to be actualized in the future. Jill and Mary fight to survive in their relationship, carve out their place in the NeverSleep, but all of it could fall apart if the government and the world dissolves before them.
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Conflict of Interest- Jae
Jae, the Amazon link for Providence Girls has an extra period at the end. Removing it will fix the link.
Thank you! I fixed it.