If you haven’t done so already, download your bingo card, pick the book you want to read for the “free choice” square, and start reading! Remember that you can either read one of the 20 books listed above or pick another book with a female main character who’s attracted to women.
Lesbian Book bingo giveaway: Win a book by leaving a comment
For the “free choice” square, I’m giving away an e-book copy of:
- Backwards to Oregon by Jae
- Heartwood by Catherine Lane
- Requiem for Immortals by Lee Winter
Anyone can enter. To be entered into the drawing, leave a comment on this blog and either name your favorite lesbian fiction novel or let us know which book you’re going to read for the “free choice” square.
Entries close on Thursday, June 7, 2018, 10 a.m. CET, when I’ll draw the winners using a random numbers generator. I’ll notify winners via email. Your email address won’t be used for any other purpose.
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Great list!!! 📚
Fantastic list. I’ve read 9 of them, but that leaves me with 11 more great possibilities. And a growing list of favorite authors ;)
There are a handful of these I haven’t read! My all-time favorite is Finding the Grain
I’ve got and read most of those, but I would love to do a Gerri Hill or Karen Kallmaker reread.
Oh wow! Read few and those are Excellent of course others are great suggestions😊
That is a great, albeit short list. It’d be quite fitting for an intro to lesfic list. I quite agree with those on it. Just wish the list was like 100 long (it needs to be) lol.
Hi, Elyssa,
Have you seen the 100 Best Lesbian Books list that The Lesbian Review put together? That is a list of 100 great lesbian novels.
https://www.thelesbianreview.com/100-best-lesbian-books/
I think I’m going to go with Backwards to Oregon since I love your books so much.
Aww, thank you, Janice!
For the free choice square, I try to read a book that does not fit any category. For my current card I read When the Stars Sang by Caren Werlinger. I am currently reading Depths of Blue for the Sci Fi square.
When the Stars Sang would also fit the summer reads category since it’s set during the summer months, right?
My favourite lesbian fiction novel is Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden. I’ve already read it numerous times, though, so I’m glad to have some more options for the free choice square! I am leaning towards Curious Wine or Backwards to Oregon, mostly because I already have access to Curious Wine (yay libraries!) and I’ve been wanting to read Backwards to Oregon for a while.
Excellent suggestions! I used Embracing the Dawn by Jeannie Levig as my free square. I do not wish to enter the contest with this comment because I already own the three books that are up for prizes. All three are amazing.
Of the books I’ve read on this I’ve loved most and they are among my faves! Looking forward to trying the others!!
I’ve started Stoner McTarvis a while ago, have to finish it when I’m on vacation. And I’m very interested in Catherine Lane’s book.
But my ♥ is with Requiem and Luke. Two of my favorite books ever.
My suggestion is on your list, Curious Wine by Katherine Forrest. I haven’t read a number of these since I tend towards sci-fi and speculative fiction than straight romance (no pun intended). Though I will read anything if it is good!
What a wonderful list! Thank you for posting all these great suggestions.
I have A Melody of Light by ML Rice for my free square.
Edge Of Glory By Rachel Spangler ended being my free choice on my first bingo card
I saw some of those posts. You had a heck of a task…and you managed it well. Great list Jae!
Thanks, Anne!
Always love your recommendations. 😘
I think my favorite lesbian book would be Passion’s Bright Fury by Radclyffe. It’s magical and amazing!
That’s one of my favorites from Radclyffe too!
I read 5 of the books on the list, the Stoner McTavish series and the “On Deceptions Edge” series. Both excellent. I think I will read the new “Wings ” book by Lesley Davis for a free square. Keep up the excellent work Jae!
I have read most of Georgia Beers, but somehow missed Mine. I look forward to reading it.
Missed “Light, coming back”
by Ann Wadsworth.
“This is lyrical writing at its finest . . . breathtaking and beautiful, showing us the fullness of a life captured.”-“Foreword Magazine”
Great list Jae. Have read about half of these. Haven’t read the Stoner McTavish series so that just might be the book I read next.
The Stoner McTavish series were among the first lesbian books I ever read. I still remember them fondly.
I have Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters as my free square. Really good list! I look forward to trying some of these books.
Like I need more reasons to re- read ” Fated Love” and “Something So Grand”!! Love this list.
excellent selection
The choise is hard to make.
I start with “the Devil inside” and continue reading untill this grest list is done.
I suggest reading the Ali Vali book. The Devil Inside is really good as well as the rest of the series. It’s one of my favorite lesbian series.
Oooh, so many I haven’t read! I hope readers give An Outsider Inside a chance, because the ending is sooo worth it.
Great list, some of my all time favourites. I will read Pennance by Clare Ashton.
I will have to look into some of the books mentioned on this list. For this square, I will be reading The Red Files by Lee Winter
I’ve read most of the novels on the list … and will be checking out the others!
Awesome list. I have read 9 of these. Very hard to pick but from the ones I’ve read I’m going with The Devil Inside. Or maybe Strawberry Summer or Thirteen Hours or All That Matters or… From the ones I haven’t read I’d pick Pennance or Depths of Blue or Requiem for Immortals or… d*mmit
I’ve been wanting to check out Lise MacTague since I saw her at ClexaCon. I just finished Heather’s Daughters Of Mystery (though I think it fits a few squares) and in looking forward to the second book in the series.
Ooo, I’d like to win Heartwood. I have the other two. There’s some great books on this list. Love this!
Great list, several are on my to read list. I think Inwill read Pennance.
Oohhh… I am going to read Backwards to Oregon…
I’m gonna read Mine by Georgia Beers. Thank you for the recommendations!
I read “Once Upon A Princess” by Claire Lydon & Harper Bliss for this square. A highly enjoyable quick read that I finished in one sitting.
Snagged “Above All, Honor” from my local library, so I will tackle that one next. Know I’m going to get a really good read because it’s Radclyffe.
And I just put “All That Matters” by Susan X. Meagher on my Kindle. Heard so many good things about this novel—like Susan X. Meagher can write like nobody’s business—and it’s over 500 pages; I prefer longer reads so I’m in seventh heaven. Excited to finally get my eyes on this one!
Highly recommend Ali Vali’s “The Devil Inside.” Casey Cain is swoon worthy with a swagger over 9,000 (Yes, that’s a Dragon Ball Z reference. Yes, I’m a nerd.) Great crime saga drama with superb characters work.
I’ve read most on this list, but I listened to a podcast recently raving about the Stoner McTavish books, so I think that will be mu choice!
Not sure which book I’ll put in this square yet but my favourite book has to be Starting From Scratch by Georgia Beers
I already put Dangerous Waters by Radclyffe in this box, since I read it and it didn’t seem to fit any of my open categories.
A favorite is Beach Town by Ann Roberts.
Interesting list, to say the least. I have some catching up to do.
Favourite book of all times (so far) must be Memory Board by Jane Rule.
The love just bounces of the pages.
Happy reading and happy weekend everyone!
I love this game. It is making me read books that I haven’t thought about reading. I just finished Christabel and I was going to put that in my free space but it fit better in the Fantasy field. So, I decided to reread Curious Wine because I haven’t read that one in years. It was actually the second lesbian fiction book I read and further cemented that I love reading books with LGBTQIA+ characters.
It’s a very interesting list, sadly I haven’t read most of it… Yet ;) I will soon, but there are a couple I’ve been waiting to read so badly, so hopefully I will soon, that is Backwards to Oregon by Jae and Requiem for Immortals by Lee Winter, I’m so excited, fingers crossed :)
Great list! Lots of my favs are on it!
Love filling in my bingo squares! 📚💙📚💛📚❤️
There have been soooo many but if i had to go with one id go with the loudest silence – olivia janae
I’m not sure what I’ll put in that box. Honestly my life has been so very crazy that I had pretty much forgotten about this until now. I’ve read plenty of books, I just need to plug them into the card and send it in or see if I filled all the squares. But I would love to win Backwards to Oregon. It’s still on my wishlist. I know that’s crazy but when you’re income is very limited…you aren’t able to buy as many new books as you would like!
So back to the square, I’m thinking I might reread Stoner McTavish. That series is good and I haven’t read them in awhile. Oh, and though it doesn’t say it…Meghan O’Brien’s 13 Hours is some really great erotica, like most of the rest of her books. (She has one sci-fi and I believe the rest are erotica and she’s one of the best at it…IMHO)!
Thanks again for doing this Jae and btw, any chance that your writing anymore in the world of Second Nature? Just wondering because I love that series! Big hugs all, kara
For some reason I saved my free square till last and I read In The Company Of Crocodiles. I’m trying not to do any rereads and I grabbed 10 books from sale and this one seemed adventurous :-D
But Playing the Role of Herself was one of the first lesfic books I ever read and it’s also one of my favorites.
Nice list! I think I’ll read Requiem For Immortals- it sounds intriguing!
Trying to figure why I didn’t receive this in my gmail… I’m sure I renewed the subscription ?!?!?
Very good list. This reminded I was planning to start the Stoner McTavish series this summer. So that is next on my list
I’ve read a number of the books on the list and plan on reading the others but for right now my selection for the free choice square is Melissa Good’s Southern Stars :)
Hi !
I think my fav lesfic at the moment is Lucky7 by Rae D Magdon. The amazing diversity in that book is epic!
I’m thinking Stoner McTavish or Heartwood. Both are new to me.
Great list with a a good choice of books. I read a few of them so looking forward to read the rest. For my bingo square I read Reverie by Eliza Andrews. I wanted to read the book and decided it should go to the free square. It was well worth that place.