Guest post written by author Bridget Morrissey
Bridget Morrissey lives in Los Angeles, California, but hails from Oak Forest, Illinois. When she’s not writing, she can be found coaching gymnastics or headlining concerts in her living room. That Summer Feeling is out now.
For Her Consideration by Amy Spalding
This book is a fascinating spin on a Hollywood romance. Our main character is the person who ghostwrites emails for celebrities, and she ends up falling for an A-list queer actress in the process. I always enjoy unique jobs in books, and For Her Consideration ticks that box. Also, it is truly laugh out loud funny. You’re smiling your way along, and the next thing you know, you’re swooning for your life. That is the Amy Spalding gift!
Payback’s A Witch by Lana Harper
John Tucker Must Die but with witches who fall for each other instead. I’m not sure a premise gets much better than that! Add in the fact that Lana Harper writes some of the most gorgeous, lush prose you’ve ever read, and it makes for a fully immersive read. This is also the start of an interconnected series with other queer romances in the mix, so you can truly live inside the magic of Thistle Grove for as long as you’d like. I’m also partial to the fact that this is set in Illinois, which is where I am from. Queer witches in Illinois! Sign me up!
Sorry Bro by Taleen Voskuni
Sorry Bro is about a woman who has always known she was bisexual but hasn’t been comfortable coming out to her family, because up until now, she’s only dated men. When she takes a break from her longtime boyfriend/sort-of-fiancé, she makes an effort to connect to her Armenian side and ends up falling for a woman while attending the community events. Not only does this book contain so much really interesting insight into Armenian culture, it’s also so heartfelt and relatable. I love when a book can make me swoon and feel seen, and Sorry Bro delivers.
Sizzle Reel by Carlyn Greenwald
This is a coming-of-age, coming out story about a woman in her early twenties who is learning to embrace her bisexuality. There is also a Hollywood element to this one (What can I say? I love a Hollywood book!), and this time our main character is an assistant to a talent manager, but she really wants to be a cinematographer. It’s vulnerable and sweet in equal measure, with a ton of queer characters in different stages of understanding when it comes to their identities.
