Sapphic Book Reading Challenges 2023

If you love your Sapphic Books, where the ‘girl always gets the girl’, why not join in this year’s reading challenges!

I Heart SapphFic are hosting a Sapphic Book Reading Challenge for 2023, and Jae is hosting another year of Sapphic Book Bingo. (For full details about the challenges, visit the website links.)

The gist of it is, each month they will set a book reading challenge with a list of recommended books for that category. But of course you’re not limited to only those books – you can read any sapphic book that fits with the theme. It’s a great way to step out of your comfort zone to find new books, new authors, and new tropes to enjoy!

Free and Discounted Books and Many Other Prizes!

Both Jae and I Heart SapphFic are offering big giveaways alongside free and discounted books, so if you’re wondering which categories my books fit into, here’s a handy list!

Highland Fling

Sapphic Book Bingo:

• Country you haven’t visited (Scotland)
• Age-Gap Romance
• Tool belt
• Angsty Romance
• New or New to You Author

I Heart SapphFic Reading Challenge:

• Age-Gap
• Cheating/Infidelity
• Angsty Romance
• Vacation/Travel
• Opposites Attract

Highland Fling Book Blurb

Eve Eddison describes her ideal woman to her best friend, Roxanne, over pints in their local pub a few days before she travels to the Scottish Highlands. There she falls head over heels for an enigmatic local, Moira Burns, and the usually reticent Eve wants more than a holiday romance. Forestry officer Moira Burns has no intention of letting go—either of past pain or for present pleasure. If that means she misses out on her chance at happiness, so be it. Convinced Eve is headed for heartbreak, Roxanne advises her to let Moira go…but has Eve found her ideal woman at last?

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Love’s Portrait

Jae’s Sapphic Book Bingo:

• Country you haven’t visited (England)
• Boss/Employee
• Inheritance
• New or New to You Author

I Heart SapphFic Reading Challenge:

• Mystery/Suspense
• Workplace Romance
• Slow Burn
• Historical (Dual timeline)
• Ice Queen

Love’s Portrait Book Blurb

Newly appointed art curator Molly Goode is committed to diversifying her museum’s collection. When Georgina Wright, the museum’s aloof benefactor, asks for Molly’s help in identifying the provenance of a 19th century portrait of social activist Josephine Brancaster, Molly welcomes the opportunity, even if it means spending time with the standoffish financier. But passions soon flare as the women uncover the heartbreaking story behind the watercolor painted by Josephine’s lover, Edith Hewitt.

As their love blossoms, Molly is determined to display Edith’s portrait of Josephine and to tell their story in the museum, but she needs the influential Georgina to help convince the board. When an unforeseen twist in the painting’s provenance forces Georgina to confront her own painful past, will history repeat itself, or can Molly and Georgina’s love prevail?

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Highland Whirl

Jae’s Sapphic Book Bingo:

• Country you haven’t visited (Scotland)
• Enemies to Lovers
• Second Book in a Series
• Low Angst
• New or New to You Author

I Heart SapphFic Reading Challenge:

• Forced Proximity
• Found Family
• Self Discovery
• Coming of Age
• Fish Out of Water

Highland Whirl: Book Blurb

When city girl about town Roxanne Barns reluctantly accepts a holiday invite to her best friend Eve’s birthday party in the Scottish Highlands, the last thing she expects is to fall for the very person she’s been dreading seeing again—the feisty Highlander, Alice Campbell.

The moment Alice learns that Roxanne is visiting her home hamlet of Newland, she couldn’t be more suspicious or defensive. A warm welcome is certainly not the plan, let alone falling in love.

Despite Eve’s warnings that Roxanne is not relationship material, Alice can’t ignore her growing attraction. She absolutely trusts Eve’s judgment, but taking her advice just might break Alice’s heart.

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Hooper Street

I Heart SapphFic Reading Challenge:

• Against the Odds
• Grumpy/Sunshine
• Opposites Attract
• Coming of Age
• Starting Over

Hooper Street Book Blurb

When the optimistic and enthusiastic Abbie Lawrence moves in next door to the heartbroken and cynical Jem life on Hooper Street is never the same again.