Verdict: A tense, steamy small-town romance between a veteran with PTSD and an icy prosecutor from her past, with a heroine readers root for and chemistry that crackles, undercut by a betrayal that a vocal minority feel is forgiven far too easily. Best for: Readers who love ice queens, damaged military heroines and explicit heat, … Read more
Verdict: A thrilling drowned-Earth pirate adventure with an award-winning world and a crew readers fall in love with, held back by a central romance that gets less page time than the ship it sails on. Best for: Readers who want sapphic science-fiction adventure, morally grey crews and high-seas action first, and who are happy for … Read more
Verdict: A tense, gritty military survival romance with one of Radclyffe’s most complex heroines, let down by a love story that declares itself within days and a stateside second half that never matches the siege that opens the book. Best for: Readers who want action and danger first, a damaged military heroine, and Radclyffe’s dependable … Read more
Verdict: An aching, beautifully observed retelling of Ask, Tell from the closeted commanding officer’s side, and the highest-rated book in its series — limited only by the fact that it is a companion, not a starting point. Best for: Readers who have already loved Ask, Tell, who want pining, restraint and military-medical angst, and who … Read more
Verdict: A well-researched, low-angst London hospital romance between an ice-queen surgeon and an ex-army trauma chief, let down by chemistry that many readers never feel and a fraud plot that wraps up too easily. Best for: Readers who love medical settings and workplace banter, who prefer adult conflict to miscommunication, and who are happy with … Read more
Verdict: A moving, deeply felt continuation: after more than five years together under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Cam leaves the Marines for college while Sharon deploys to Iraq after 9/11, and alone for seven months, Cam makes new friends, supports the families left behind and realises she is autistic. It is the highest-rated book in … Read more
Verdict: A sweet, poignant first love under military secrecy: in 1998, introverted Marine Cameron Warren, autistic but not yet diagnosed, meets gregarious military kid Sharon Rodriguez, and the two fall hard while hiding their relationship under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Readers adore Cam and call the portrayal of DADT unforgettable; knowing Sharon’s fate from Dal … Read more
Updated on October 7, 2026 Verdict: A rare Regency sapphic romance about a Waterloo veteran living as Captain Nathaniel Fleming who falls for her major’s sister — tender, clever and genuinely period-voiced, held back by clipped, scene-hopping prose that loses a large share of its readers. Best for: Readers who love Georgette Heyer-style dialogue and … Read more