This Rec League is from Alex. Thanks, Alex!

I’ve been on the hunt for sapphic historic romances that happen between the Fifties-80s. Outdoors of these date parameters is okay, however twentieth century most popular. I simply need historic completely satisfied queers that don’t die tragically. If it helps, I cherished Lev AC Rosen’s Evander Mills sequence, and Cat Sebastian’s We Might Be So Good, I simply want extra lesbians (who doesn’t?)

Amanda: Final Evening on the Telegraph Membership instantly involves thoughts, however that’s YA.

Sarah: Bingo Love, a graphic novel

Tara: Lee Lynch’s books aren’t typical romances, however she’s a foundational writer and her influence can’t be overstated. I might extremely advocate beginning with The Swashbuckler.

Sarah:  Tara: “Did somebody say ‘MORE LESBIAN ROMANCE??!’”

Tara: Hahahah! I did! BUT! It’s additionally a difficult time interval, as a result of a number of the twentieth century sapphic historic romances are romantic blends at greatest.

Sarah: “Get me the E book Assessment Subaru! It’s an emergency!”

Tara: Reverence by Milena McKay is a current launch that’s set within the 1980’s with a ballerina who defects from the USSR.

Okay, I’ve gone by way of all of the sapphic books I’ve learn from that interval. I’ve solely learn one from Jaycie Morrison, which was Fundamental Coaching of the Coronary heart ( A | BN ), however she’s written extra. There are a handful of others, however I haven’t learn them, so I can’t vouch that they’re all completely satisfied.

Susan: In that I’ve the identical downside as Tara; a number of the stuff I’ve learn set within the 1900s is cross-genre reasonably than particularly romance.

The Elusive Mr. Vanderbridge is a brief story/comedian about rival reporters looking for out why a famously tee-total architect disappears each Friday evening, solely to show up smelling of cigarettes and whiskey. It’s brief and thus gentle on the plot, but it surely’s charming and stuffed with queer group.

Passing Unusual by Ellen Klages is a fabulist historic novella set through the 1939-1940 World’s Truthful in San Francisco, and it’s all about queer relationships and magic; the principle couple are a part of a wider pal group of queer girls, and people relationships are necessary to them. The ending is bittersweet, however I believe it really works.

(All of those have a webzine model and an AO3 model.)

Most of those are INCREDIBLY not secure for work, I’m not joking, the least secure for work.

Reverse Cowgirl (Not Homosexual as in Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, Queer as in Dude Ranch) by Shukyou — Metropolis lady goes to a dude ranch as a part of a piece outing, and learns that she doesn’t need to comply with the boring life plan laid out for her. (The lesson comes through engaging butch ranch palms.) Webzine or AO3 

The Jazzman’s Final Jive by Shukyou — A gangster’s moll throughout prohibition takes a candy younger factor below her wing. The candy younger factor has greater plans for the gangsters they’re hanging round. Webzine or AO3

Struggle Bonds by Shukyou — Bisexual polyamorous romance about two girls working in a manufacturing facility in WWII america who transfer in collectively and fall in love. (Considered one of them is married to a navy sailor; the main target may be very a lot on the f/f relationship.) Very candy and humorous, however some bizarre time skips! Webzine or AO3 

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