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Here is my list of Best Lesbian books of 2019. I just want to give a few thoughts on the year. I felt overall that the books that came out this year were solid. Like in 2018, I gave out many 3.5-star and 4-star ratings. What I was missing again was more of the full 5-star books. Maybe I’m getting a little pickier as the years go by. On the good side, I still had plenty of books to choose from for my ‘Best of’ awards. In fact, even a few more made the list than last year. I also found some really good debut authors which make me excited for the future.

Like previous years, the only books eligible are books published in 2019. I’m very strict about this but I did decide to add just one category for ‘best book I read not published in 2019’. All the books are wlw and cover just about every category I felt had a worthy winner. If you see (Book 2) that means the book is part of a series and the number corresponds to where the book is in the series. I hope you find some great books to add to your to-read lists.

Best Book of 2019

‘Alone’ by E.J. Noyes

Best Romance

‘If the Shoe Fits’ by E.J. Noyes (Book 3 ‘Ask, tell’ series)

Best Slow-Burn Romance

‘Beautiful Dreamer’ by Melissa Brayden

Best Contemporary Romance

‘Back to September’ by Melissa Brayden

Best Medical Romance

‘Breathe’ by Cari Hunter

Best Butch/Femme Romance

‘Burn It Down’ by K. Aten

Best Drama Romance

‘Other Girls’ by Avery Brooks

Best Family Drama Romance

‘Thursday Afternoons’ by Tracey Richardson

Runner-ups in the Romance Category

‘Listen’ by Kris Bryant

‘The Secret Chord’ by Virginia Hale

‘Beautiful Accidents’ by Erin Zak

‘Not the Marrying Kind’ by Jae

‘Pretending in Paradise’ by M. Ullrich

‘Love to the Rescue’ by Radclyffe (Book 5 ‘A Rivers Community Romance’ series)

Best Love Story

‘Invisible, as Music’ by Caren J. Werlinger

Best Drama

‘The Song of the Sea’ by Jenn Alexander

Best Sports Book

‘Breaking the Ice’ by K.R. Collins (Book 1 ‘Sophie Fournier’ series)

Best Sports Romance

‘Fire & Ice’ by Rachel Spangler

‘Slammed’ by Lola Keeley

Best Young Adult

‘The Weight of the Stars’ by K. Ancrum

Best Young Adult Mystery

‘Say Her Name’ by Stefani Deoul (Book 3 ‘A Sid Rubin Silicon Alley Adventure’ series)

Best Steampunk

‘Raven, Sand and Sun’ by Nita Round (Book 2 ‘Touch of Truth’ series)

‘Raven, Storm and Shadow’ by Nita Round (Book 3 ‘Touch of Truth’ series) 

Best Steampunk Romance

‘The Sovereign of Psiere’ by K. Aten

Best Fantasy

‘The Priory of the Orange Tree’ by Samantha Shannon

Best Fantasy Romance

‘The Queen of Rhodia’ by Effie Calvin (Book 3 ‘Tales of Inthya’ series)

Best Dark Fantasy

‘Thorn’ by Anna Burke

Best Paranormal

‘A Bittersweet Garden’ by Caren J. Werlinger

Best Paranormal Romance

‘Stay’ by Mildred Gail Digby

Best Urban Fantasy

‘Shadows & Dreams’ by Alexis Hall (Book 2 ‘Kate Kane, Paranormal Investigator’ series)

Best Urban Fantasy Romance

‘The Grim Assistant’ by Jodi Hutchins

Best Sci-Fi

‘All Things Mortal’ by Laurel Johanson

Best Sci-Fi Romance

‘Changing Course’ by Brey Willows

Best Futuristic

‘Across the Dark Horizon’ by Tagan Shepard

Best Action

‘Candice Cushing and the Lost Tomb of Cleopatra’ by Georgette Kaplan (Book 2 ‘The Cushing-Nevada Chronicles’ series)

Best Action Romance

‘Gold Star Chance’ by C.J. Murphy (Book 1 ‘Five Points Series’)

Best Crime

‘Cash and the Sorority Girl’ by Ashley Bartlett (Book 3 ‘Cash Braddock’ series)

Best Crime Romance

‘Payback’ by Charlotte Mills

Best Thriller

‘Legacy’ by Charlotte Greene

Best Mystery

‘Not Dead Enough’ by J.M. Redmann (Book 10 ‘Micky Knight’ series)

Best Mystery Romance

‘Moonlight Avenue’ by Gerri Hill

Best Intrigue

‘The Blood Runs Cold’ by Catherine Maiorisi (Book 2 ‘Chiara Corelli Mystery’ series)

Best Historic Fiction

‘The Plan’ by Kim Pritekel

Best Historical Romance

‘In My Heart’ by Bette Hawkins

Best Historic Fantasy

‘Floodtide’ by Heather Rose Jones (Book 4 ‘Alpennia’ series)

Best Superhero Book

‘A Lover’s Mercy’ by Fiona Zedde (Book 2 ‘The Superheroine Collection’ series)

Best Comedy

‘Borage’ by Gill McKnight (Book 1 ‘The Plague Tree Coven’ series)

Best Romantic Comedy

‘The Wrong McElroy’ by K.L. Hughes

Best Erotic Romance

‘The X Ingredient’ by Roslyn Sinclair

Best Novella

‘Tinsel’ by Kris Bryant

Best Full-Length Debut

‘Always a Love Song’ by Charley Clarke

Biggest Surprise of 2019

‘Gallows Humor’ by Carolyn Elizabeth

Best Book More People Need to Read

‘The Traveling Triple-C Incorporeal Circus’ by Alanna McFall

Best Book Read in 2019 but Not Published this year

‘Charon Docks at Daylight’ by Zoe Reed

Best Published Author of 2019

E.J. Noyes

Runner-ups Best Published Author of 2019

Caren Werlinger, K. Aten, and Melissa Brayden. 

Best New Published Author of 2019

K.R. Collins

Runners-up Best New Published Author of 2019

Charley Clarke, Jenn Alexander, Carolyn Elizabeth, and Avery Brooks.