New month, new collection of queer romances, and this month we’re going heavy on historicals! Treat yourself to love throughout the ages with these sweet new reads.
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Set Point
Author: Meg Jones
Released: April 7, 2026 by Avon
Genre: Contemporary Romance, LGBTQIA, Romance
Series: Game, Set, and Match #3A sizzling sapphic enemies-to-lovers romance between two rival tennis superstars, taking place during the US Open!
Nothing fades faster than a former prodigy—and Inés Costa is dangerously close to disappearing.
Once queen of the court, Inés is limping through qualifiers. And after losing her biggest sponsor to Chloe Murphy, the sport’s fiery new favorite, she and her bank account are running on fumes.
Chloe, known as much for her talent as her temper, is a top seed for the upcoming US Open. But thanks to broken rackets, code violations, and the inability to play well with others, her “favorite” status is slipping away.
However, when they are forced to share the same side of the court, and the world surprisingly doesn’t implode, Chloe makes an she’ll fund Inés’s journey to the US Open, but only if Inés agrees to be her hitting partner and teach her to keep a level head.
It’s strictly business, but somewhere between practice drills and tour stops, the line between rival and something more begins to blur.
As the summer burns toward Flushing Meadows, their sizzling tension catches fire. With a trophy in sight and emotions running high, will their romance double fault at set point?
The Game, Set and Match series gets its first f/f in this third book, bringing a heated rivalry to the tennis court. This one’s chock full of favorite tropes and is decidedly steamy, the perfect pick to tide you over until nonfictional players hit the US Open in a few months.
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More Like Enemigas
Author: Stephanie Hope
Released: April 7, 2026 by Carina Adores
Genre: Contemporary Romance, LGBTQIA, Romance“This heartfelt sapphic romance is loaded with laugh-out-loud humor and the high-drama hijinks of a splashy telenovela.” —Camille Perri, author of When Katie Met Cassidy
One wedding, two rivals and a whole lot of secrets…
As the daughter of Cuban immigrants, Isabella Valdes knows three things for certain:
her late father’s restaurant is thriving
she owns lots of designer things
both of those statements are absolute lies to make her mother happyIsabella would do anything to keep her father’s legacy alive, including attending her estranged cousin’s weeklong wedding extravaganza. Because once Sofia’s wealthy fiancé tastes the recipes Isa prepares from her father’s cherished journal, he’s sure to invest.
To Isa’s annoyance, she’ll be sharing a cabin with Valentina, the former friend turned rival who ruined her quinceañera. But Val is offering an unexpected deal—she’ll help Isa unravel an old family secret found in her father’s journal in return for help sabotaging the wedding and winning the heart of the bride.
Saying yes is a bad idea. Isa’s perfectionism meets its match in Val’s carefree demeanor, but as they work together, the usually responsible Isa can’t seem to say no to Val’s shenanigans. There’s no hiding from Val, no ignoring this complicated but undeniable connection that’s changing Isa’s beliefs about love, loyalty and just how much she owes to her family—and to herself…
Traditional publishing has frightfully little representation when it comes to Sapphic Latina books, so this debut jumped onto my radar at the speed of light as soon as it was announced. As it happens, I love me a good wedding romance and rivals-to-lovers action, so this is pretty much my dream book.
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Never After
Author: Alexis Hall
Released: April 7, 2026 by Montlake
Genre: Historical: European, LGBTQIA, RomanceFrom fan-favorite author Alexis Hall comes a story of faith, redemption, and love—a melancholic tale of queer romance set in nineteenth-century England.
On the grim streets of London, a young man succumbs to his demons. Discarded by his lover and left penniless and alone, Michael “Micha” Dashwood uses sex to pay the bills and opium to numb the pain.
When a sudden illness strikes, all seems lost. But hope finds Micha in the shape of the Reverend Thomas Mandeville. Haunted by grief of his own, Thomas cannot bear to ignore another man’s plight. He brings the ailing Micha home to heal in his parish at Nettlefield.
As Micha recovers under Thomas’s care, he begins to realize that some people in this world are worthy of trust. Thomas, in turn, learns the truth of his own needs and desires. Between the secrets of the past and the burdens of the present, their future together seems impossible. Questions of faith and the shadow of opium continue to haunt them both.
Yet possibilities, like miracles, can be found wherever you look for them.
There doesn’t seem to be a whole lot Alexis Hall can’t do, is there? Fresh (and I mean fresh) off the heels of a queer sci-fi reimagining of Moby Dick, Hall’s back with a 19th-century romance that brims with angst, hope, and faith.
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How to Fake It in Society
Author: KJ Charles
Released: April 28, 2026 by Bramble
Genre: Historical: European, LGBTQIA, RomanceBridgerton meets The Goldfinch in How to Fake It in Society, a stunning queer romance by rising genre star KJ Charles.
It is 1821 and Nicolas-Marc, Comte de Valois de La Motte is making a splash in London Society. The son of Jeanne de Valois de La Motte, infamous for stealing a priceless diamond necklace meant for Marie Antoinette, Nico hopes to restore his wronged mother’s reputation, if only he can raise the funds. But he must operate with great secrecy, because the Bourbon dynasty murdered his mother, and he fears for his life.
At least, that’s what he tells Titus Pilcrow. Titus was a simple shopkeeper, making and selling artists’ paints, when he found himself suddenly married to an immensely wealthy woman who wanted to disinherit her nephew on her deathbed. As word spreads of his fortune, Titus finds himself a target of every scammer and beggar in London…including one Nicolas-Marc, Comte de Valois de La Motte.
Nico is on his last legs, out of money, and on the run from some terrifying gangsters. When Titus offers Nico a space in his household, it’s the perfect chance for him to exploit London’s newest golden purse–until he falls in love with the man he needs to cheat. Still, Nico is sure they can have a happy ending together. If he can just find his way out of his own web of lies…
I think by now we’re all familiar with the rule of m/m historical romance, which is that if KJ Charles writes it, you’re gonna read it, especially if it sounds as fun, witty, and clever as this newest. Is there anything better than reading a con man falling for a mark? Not bloody likely!
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The Duke
Author: Anna Cowan
Released: April 28, 2026 by St. Martin's Griffin
Genre: Historical: European, LGBTQIA, Romance“Gorgeously written and desperately hot… Hands down, my favorite romance of the decade.” — Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House
A sapphic regency romance about the duke who fears nothing… until the woman she never forgot walks through the door and brings her to her knees.
Set in a world of powerful female nobles and the women who love them…
Kate, Duke of Howard, is known throughout Europe as a merciless autocrat not to be crossed. Consumed by a bitter rivalry, she avoids society and has vowed never to trap a woman into marriage with a monster like herself.
The beautiful, ambitious courtesan Celine Genet once threw herself on the mercy of the visiting Duke of Howard. She was desperate to escape the guillotine. But after a night of searing passion, the duke left her to the ravages of Revolutionary Paris and didn’t look back. Now Celine is in London and in possession of a dangerous letter that proves the Duke of Howard committed treason as a child – and possibly even murder.
Celine wants a titled husband in return for keeping the duke’s secret, leaving Kate no choice but to parade her around the most fashionable ballrooms. But as Celine takes society by storm, Kate finds herself growing fond of the woman set on destroying her. And as their attraction mounts, Kate faces an impossible choice: keep her childhood secret, or win the woman she loves.
Anna Cowan’s The Duke is an utterly unforgettable, page-turning romance featuring two women who, separately, are a danger to each other, but together, could be the most powerful duo London has ever seen.
This has got to be one of the most long-awaited Sapphic historicals of all time, and not only because it was initially scheduled to publish six months ago. I am absolutely hyped for a world of badass female nobles,and this one sounds deliciously sexy. If you’re already amped and impatient for the upcoming Sapphic season of Bridgerton, get thee to a bookshop post haste!
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