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A main character or strong secondary character who is Asian or partially Asian decent
Consecrated Ground by Virginia Black is a suspenseful paranormal romance that will leave you breathless. Joan Matthews, like her father before her, is a witch. For generations, their family of
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Rooting for You by Roz Alexander is a contemporary sweet romance that blossoms between a botanist with social anxiety and a photojournalist travelling with her offbeat cat Dan. The small
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Caught Inside by Lynnette Beers is set about a Chinese American girl’s coming-of-age story and her road of self-discovery. The story is mostly in the 90s and follows Maddie Fong’s
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Beyond the Blue by TJ O’Shea is an age-gap, slow burn romance that shows how each of the main characters copes with grief and loss. Despite its heavy topic, the
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The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes is a hilarious and heart-tugging coming of age novel that focuses on religion, friendship, family dynamics and self-acceptance. Sixteen-year-old Yamilet Flores
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The Consorts by Melissa Addey is a historical fiction short read about two of the Chinese Emperor’s concubines who find love with one another. Eighteenth century China. The emperor has
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“Yolande spun around and pulled Reiko into a hug, so tight that she let out a squeak. If she’d been hot before, now her skin was volcanic. Fuck, fuck. She clenched her hands into fists, so she didn’t caress Yolande or kiss her. Should she look up? No, that would put her lips within reach of Yolande’s face.”
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The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan is an unforgettable and heart-wrenching diverse coming of age novel that stayed on my mind long after I had read
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The Gunrunner and Her Hound by Maria Ying is the first installment in a collaborative crime thriller series by authors Benjanun Sriduangkaew and Devi Lacroix. It is a gripping novella
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Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour is a beautiful and messy coming-of-age love story between two women who are trying to deal with their emotional baggage while they’re also trying to
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