For this week’s Sapphic Book Bingo category, read a sapphic book featuring a couple where the two people belong to different races or ethnicities.
Interracial couples are still underrepresented in sapphic fiction, especially books in which both main characters aren’t white, e.g., a romance between a Black character and an Asian character. If you know of any, please let us know in the comments.
15 recommended sapphic books with an interracial couple
Below, you’ll find a list of 15 sapphic books featuring interracial couples:
Forever Theirs by Anna Stone
For florist Chloe Campbell, life isn’t all sunshine and roses. Deep in debt and haunted by a past she’s desperate to leave behind, she can barely keep her little flower shop running. So when Mistress Media executive Gabrielle Hall strolls into her shop to hire her for a company event, Chloe jumps at the chance. She’s irrevocably drawn to the tantalizing woman.
And when she comes face to face with Dana Obi, Gabrielle’s girlfriend, Chloe is drawn to her too. A world-renowned fashion designer, Dana is just as enticing as Gabrielle. Both women possess one characteristic that makes Chloe weak—they like to take control. They want Chloe. And they’ll do whatever it takes to get her.
Swept into a whirlwind of romance and sensual delights beyond her wildest fantasies, Chloe can’t resist falling for her two Mistresses. As their relationship deepens, all three women wonder if the love they’ve been searching for is within their grasp, but secrets and past shadows stand in the way. Can Dana and Gabrielle do what it takes to make Chloe theirs for good?
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Chef’s Kiss by Stephanie Shea
Valentina Rosas has always known what she wants. Mostly. Sort of. At least, she does now. And what she wants is the coveted staging role at Gia, San Francisco. With four years at the top of her class in culinary school and enough tenacity to fuel the entire Mission, no one doubts she is about to land the job of her dreams—including the three-person cheer squad made up of her best friend and adorably overbearing parents.
Renowned chef Jenn Coleman is not a people person. Her rise to the top of the culinary industry stems from a cultivated blend of top-tier schooling—from her nonna—and bouts of carefully managed misanthropy. Owning and operating two Michelin starred restaurants doesn’t leave time for much else anyway. Just ask her ex.
When the new stage at her restaurant trips into her with all the grace of a baby giraffe, it’s a sure recipe for disaster. But for all of Jenn’s reserve, Valentina has twice the allure, and the chemistry between them is just… chef’s kiss.
If only Jenn wasn’t Valentina’s boss with nearly ten years between them.
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Consecrated Ground by Virginia Black
Like her father before her, Joan Matthews is a witch. For generations, their family of binder witches has protected Calvert, Oregon from vampires by strengthening the land with spellcraft. Pushing back against tradition, Joan defied her father and left town to become a war witch, one who fights the monsters hand-to-hand. But when her father dies, Joan returns to find her hometown assailed by a vampire lord’s endless attacks—and the answers lie with the one woman who chose a rival over Joan.
Leigh Phan once believed her heart was safe and her future was set. When Joan left town, Leigh’s choices led to ruin and unintended consequences. Now Leigh harbors a dark secret forcing her to live a moment-to-moment existence. Her only hope of survival lies in trusting the war witch who left her behind.
Now it’s up to Joan to fight for a town she left behind, while Leigh faces a destiny she never imagined was possible. With Calvert on the brink of total destruction, Joan and Leigh join forces and face inconvenient truths in order to save their town—and each other.
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The Honeymoon Mix-Up by Frankie Fyre
When her fiancée leaves her at the altar, Basil Jones’s picture-perfect life turns upside down, but nothing can stop her from enjoying her honeymoon—not even the luxurious island resort’s strict “couples only” policy. Basil’s vacation and her six-figure wine deal with the resort’s owners are riding on her finding a fake wife ASAP, and her sights are soon set on tall, dark, and gorgeous Caroline.
If only she knew Caroline had eyes on her first…
Caroline King never stays in one place—or in a woman’s bed—for too long. After risking her career in the past, the emotionally detached private investigator created two rules: always finish a job and never mix business with pleasure.
But when she gets roped into a false marriage with her breathtakingly beautiful target, she finds herself teetering the line of not just one but both rules.
Basil always gets what she wants—but Caroline’s professional reputation is on the line.
As Basil and Caroline’s attraction blazes like the island sun, both women struggle to fight delicious temptation while protecting their secrets—as well as their hearts—on the most romantic honeymoon island in the world.
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143 by Jade Winters
Genevieve’s parents are still reeling from the news that their daughter is gay and she will no longer be marrying Paul, the man who they believe is the ideal son-in-law. Rejected by her family and friends, Genevieve makes a new life with Rebecca, the woman she has fallen in love with and she has never been happier.
D.C Isabel Smith first encounters the couple when investigating a vicious attack on Genevieve along the embankment of the River Thames. Her investigation is hampered when Genevieve regains consciousness but cannot remember the attack, who she is or the woman she loves.
With great reluctance Rebecca has no choice but to let Genevieve return to her family and ex-fiance who will do whatever they can to steer her along the path they believe is the right one – the one that does not include Rebecca.
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Heart Stopper by RJ Samuel
Dr. PRIYA JOSEPH is an Irish-Indian coder working at a new pacemaker clinic in Galway, a small city on the west coast of Ireland that is a research and manufacturing hub within the multi-billion-dollar medical devices industry.
Priya’s life is already off the rails; in fact, the train has disappeared screaming into a ravine when, after a night out that she does not remember apart from a vague memory of being with a mysterious woman, she wakes up in an unfamiliar apartment and finds the dead body of her boss, American cardiologist and inventor, Dr Daniel Fairer III. Priya is dragged by his family into an investigation of Daniel’s death.
As they uncover secrets about the groundbreaking pacemaker technology that Daniel and his research partners developed and the wireless controllers that communicate with the implanted pacemakers, their investigation threatens a multi-million dollar enterprise. Priya learns that she has unwittingly been involved in research that could have consequences far beyond the small city where she has been trying to hide from her life. She discovers that her past is not what she thought it was and now that she actually wants a future, she may not survive long enough as she is being pursued her and her pursuers will do whatever it takes to complete their mission but time is running out.
And they have a problem. Which they need Priya to solve.
Heart Stopper is an unusual and exciting novel that breaks barriers between genres. It is a medical thriller, a murder mystery, and a love story, but it is so much more than any one of those.
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My Favorite Wife by Elizabeth Andre
When Aisha travels to Las Vegas with her fiancée Kris, all she wants is to get married. The venue is booked. The music has been chosen. The flowers are perfect. The guests are arriving.
On the casino floor Aisha runs into a long-lost college friend. They’d gotten fake “married” many years before as part of a protest for same-sex marriage rights, but those rights have been granted. That marriage is no longer fake.
Now, Aisha has 72 hours to end one marriage before she starts the life she always dreamed of. All she has to do is find a judge basking naked in a hot tub on her day off and get to the chapel on time.
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Love Where You Work by Anna Pulley
For Clare Kolikov, her work is her life. A successful HR manager with a heart of gold, Clare has no time for relationships or anything else that might distract her from climbing the career ladder at a San Francisco Bay Area matchmaking startup, W;nkdIn.
When she’s force-volunteered as an LGBTQ beta date tester at W;nkdIn, the buttoned-up Clare teeters on the edge of despair, especially when the “experiences” involve pole dancing meet-n-greets, plant healing workshops, and miming.
But Clare has her real work cut out for her when she meets Julia Dawes, the hot coworker who’s organizing her dates. Julia is a free-spirited, multiracial fashionista with “roller-blade confidence” and a Kristen Stewart haiku fan blog, whose attraction to Clare is as immediate and crippling as the debt she’s drowning in, thanks to the failed essential oils business her ex left her saddled with.
Workplace rules aim to keep Clare and Julia apart––especially after Clare becomes Julia’s boss––but their attraction only grows like an out-of-control Excel spreadsheet.
When an office rival threatens to expose their budding, secret relationship, Clare is left with an impossible choice: Give up her dream job or lose out on the girl of her dreams.
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Second Night Stand by Karelia & Fay Stetz-Waters
Prima ballet dancer Lillian Jackson is all about control—on stage and in bed. Which is precisely why she keeps her hook-ups to one night, and one night only. No strings. No phone numbers. No scones in the morning. There’s no room for mistakes, especially now that her dance company’s survival depends entirely on winning a million-dollar cash prize in one of America’s biggest reality competitions. That is, until one night with a certain curvy, blue-haired siren changes everything . . .
As burlesque dancer “Blue Lenox,” Izzy Wells is the queen of on-stage seduction. Almost no one knows that she’s close to losing everything—her theater, her home, and her troupe—unless she wins this competition. Now she’s going toe-to-toe with a gorgeous ballerina in front of the world. The chemistry between them is hot, but even more distracting are the feelings they’re starting to develop. There’s no way Lillian can fit Izzy into her life, and Izzy knows better than to fall for someone who can’t put her first. But if they can make it through the show with their hearts and dreams intact, they just might win the biggest prize of all.
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Worthy of Love by Quinn Ivins
Nadine Bayani was at the top of her game. The brilliant, ruthless lawyer was in line to be White House chief of staff—until she confessed to campaign finance crimes that cost her party the election.
Now Nadine’s out of prison, broke, hated by millions, and stuck doing a menial retail job in rural Virginia where she barely earns enough to survive.
Bella Clarke has worked at Overstock Oasis since she flunked college. She wants to go back to school, but secretly doubts she’s smart enough. At least she’s not as clueless as her boss, who just accidentally hired the woman responsible for a national scandal.
However, Nadine seems to be nothing like the crook portrayed in the media, and Bella is drawn to her troubled, standoffish co-worker. As they grow closer, Nadine introduces Bella to the delights of Filipino food and opens Bella’s eyes to her own possibilities.
Before long, about the only thing harder to make sense of than Nadine’s past is their powerful chemistry together. Is Bella really falling for a woman who caused so much harm? And even if she is, how can two such different people ever be a match?
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My Name is Marcia by Clint Chico
Coming out is only the beginning. My Name is Marcia Torres. I’m the kind of girl most adults think of as “a good kid”. My friend Charlie would say I’m also a bit of a mess. And that’s before I decided to come out as gay in front of the entire freshman class. Now I’m starting to figure out just how crazy life can be. And how cruel. How funny life can be. And how frightening. How wild. And how wonderful. My name is Marcia. This is my story. Marcia’s first year in high school is off to a rough start. She just told her best friend Charlie that she’s gay. She’s meeting new friends and making new enemies. Now she’s been targeted by a cyberbully just days before she has to give a speech in a school-wide election. Marcia’s solution? Give them a speech they’ll never forget.
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My So-Called Bloody Life by Mia Kazi
When Yashica suddenly realised she had feelings for one of her closest friends and blurts them out to her, she was totally unprepared for the storm of hate her classmates unleashed upon her and the backlash from her Asian family. Gradually she realises who her real friends are and rebuilds her relationship with her family and tries to find a way to make peace with herself and her sexuality. Yashica throws herself into her love of cricket and finally is allowed to gain some success and acceptance. Perhaps one day she could even like herself enough to believe that someone else might like her too.
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The Tree of Life by S.A. Mossman
Its been a year since Detective Sadie Park took over Daedalus Detective Agency. Stumbling back to the agency after working an all-nighter to close a case, she finds someone waiting at the door. Her former childhood friend and her first love, Kat Everett. Kat’s deadbeat father has gone missing after showing up out of the blue with a mysterious phone call asking for $85 grand and leaving cryptic messages. Sadie gets embroiled in the mystery of Kat’s missing father, a terrorist attack at the city docks, and a bag of drugs the mob is scouring the city for. At the center of all of it is Kat. Will Sadie solve the case and save the day or will the ghost of old love send her marching into trouble with no way out?
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Tempted by the Bollywood Star by Sophia Singh Sasson
Being famous was her dream…until it cost her a chance at love. Years later, will a Hollywood reunion give her the comeback she’s craving? Find out in this emotional romance by Sophia Singh Sasson.
Is she ready to risk everything for a second chance?
Bollywood star Saira Sethi fell hard and fast for producer Mia Strome…only to end their fling to protect her traditional public image. Now she’s got new opportunities in Hollywood — and Mia is the producer in charge! Their chemistry still sizzles hotter than ever — even as they clash. Can Mia and Saira overcome their past and get a cinema-worthy ending?
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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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Guarded Hearts by Sam Kestrel
With hearts guarded by memories of loss and betrayal, can two women find their way to love again?
Wounded by a cheating ex, Jo vowed to never let anyone close again. Was her love of women the only reason she started her therapy business?
Avery, consumed by crippling grief after the death of her lover, found experiencing pleasure impossible. Could a woman selling sexual intimacy help her heal?
Conflict blooms when Jo struggles against her attraction to Avery, while Avery worries that having feelings for Jo would be cheating on her deceased partner.
Can two hearts so guarded traverse this rocky path to love, or will their fear and missteps prove too formidable to overcome?
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What book will you be reading for the “sapphic book with an interracial couple” category? Are there any other books in this category you could recommend? Let us know in the comments!
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I read Jae’s Next of Kin for this category and loved it!
Thanks for reading!
If I’m not mistaken, Mind Games by Cara Malone is interracial.
My Ready for Love has an interracial couple.
Here are three interracial couples books that should qualify
All the Little Moments by G Benson
At the Waters Edge by Harper Bliss
Falling Hard by Jae
Thank you for adding them!
I think these all fit – have fun reading!
Wish You Weren’t Here by Erin Baldwin (YA)
Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao (YA, Ace)
Brooms by Jasmine Walls (Graphic Novel)
Onside Play by Liz Rain
Tempting Olivia by Clare Ashton
Finding Jessica Lambert by Clare Ashton
Patience & Esther by S.W. Searle (NSFW Graphic Novel)
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
If You’ll Have Me by Eunnie (Graphic Novel)
Love and Other Wicked Things by Philline Harms (YA)
Roller Coaster by Karin Kallmaker
Baby Bank by Sarah Robinson
If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come by Jenn St. Jude (YA)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
No Man’s Land by Kirsten Beyer (ST audio)
Falling Hard by Jae
All the Little Moments by G. Benson
Shattered by Lee Winter
The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
Thank you!