Read These Queer Romantic Suspense Novels

Eager to escape the danger of her previous career in counterintelligence, Paige Richards starts a private detective agency in Oklahoma. Her latest case, however, threatens her life and challenges her emotions in ways she never expected. Tracking down missing heiress Ava Prescott seems simple enough, until she realizes her employers are not acting in Ava’s best interest.

After a near-fatal stalking incident leaves Hollywood actress Natalie Kean traumatized, she agrees to hire security. To maintain her privacy, bodyguard Taylor Vaughn agrees to pose as her girlfriend. The extra protection is meant to give Natalie peace of mind, but she can’t ignore the real tension between her and Taylor.

Set in an alternate Seattle where those with magic abilities are feared and misunderstood, this series starter follows a 26-year-old empath named Reece Davies. When a U.S. senator known for her strict anti-empath policies is murdered, it’s up to Reece and a special agent known as the Dead Man to catch the killer—all while growing dangerously close to each other.

Danika Karson is a special agent for S.P.E.A.R., a supernatural defense squad based in the city of Angbec. When the mayor’s son is kidnapped, Danika leads the investigation and forms a terse relationship with her only lead: a vampire named Rayne who may upend everything Danika thought she understood about the paranormal.