The books readers come back to, from two-time Lesfic Bard Award winner Ruby Scott.
Not sure where to begin? Start with these. They are the books readers message me about most often and the ones that get reread first. If you've only got time for one or two, the picks below will get you furthest.
If you only pick one
Most new readers start with the Healing Hearts series and stay for the rest of the catalogue. Rescuing Hearts is book one, a Goldie Award finalist in Contemporary Romance. A flight attendant who never dates the same woman twice meets a paediatric surgeon at 33,000 feet, and the rule she has built her life around starts to come undone. Slow burn, found family, and the kind of emotional tension that earns its payoff.
Perfect for fans of Clare Lydon, Rachel Lacey, and Rachel Spangler.
Bestselling Series Readers Love
The Awakening of Desire has the longest reader letters in my inbox. Six books following Abby and Victoria as power, trust, and tenderness collide. May I Call You Mistress is book one. Start there and don't plan anything for the rest of the week.
Perfect for fans of Harper Bliss, Anna Stone, and Milena McKay.
Browse by Trope
If you know what mood you are in but not which book yet, this is where to start. Each trope below collects the titles in my catalogue that lean hardest into it. Some readers buy by series. These readers buy by trope. Both work.
Slow Burn Sapphic Romance
If you came for the slow burn, the Healing Hearts series is the spine of the catalogue. Rescuing Hearts builds across flights and hospital corridors. Curious Hearts is a slower-burning version of someone who didn't think she was looking. Inside Fighter is the same patience inside a boxing gym. Trails of the Heart blends high-stakes medical drama with outdoor adventure and emotional depth.
Read the Slow Burn collection →
Perfect for fans of Clare Lydon, Rachel Spangler, and Lee Winter.
Erotic Romance with Power Dynamics
Consensual power exchange, written with the kind of psychological care these dynamics deserve. Two Lesfic Bard wins in the same year for the books in An Awakening of Dersire Series
Start with: May I Call You Mistress? (Lesfic Bard 2022 winner)
Medical Romance
Hospital corridors, paramedic shifts, the kind of high-stakes workplace where two women cannot avoid noticing each other. Welcome to City General Medic 1 series
Start with: Hot Response
Psychological Thriller and Suspense
Sapphic suspense without the romance taking the wheel. Frozen lochs, corporate retreats, killers who never left.
Start with:No Way Out(GCLS Goldie finalist 2025)
Sports Romance
Boxers, physiotherapists, yoga instructors. Workplace dynamics where two professionals try very hard not to want what they want.
Start with: Inside Fighter
Late-Bloomer and Comphet Realisation
For readers who recognised themselves at thirty, or forty, or after the rest of their life had already taken shape.
Start with: Curious Hearts (read the Comphet Blog first if you want context)
Sapphic Fantasy
Vampires and the women who refuse to be afraid of them.
Start with: Blood Marks
Reader Approved Tropes, Age Gaps
Age gap is the trope readers ask me about most. An older woman who knows what she wants, and a slow burn that tightens every time she walks into a room. Commitment to Desire, Love Trauma, Desire's Truth, and Blood Marks all live here.
Perfect for fans of Anna Stone, Harper Bliss, and Emily Hayes.
Reader Approved Tropes, Enemies to Lovers
The woman you cannot stand is also the woman you cannot stop thinking about. Most of these books live inside the City General hospital, with one in the Stronger You boxing gym.
Perfect for fans of Lise Gold, Lee Winter, Hayley Cass, Ally North and Ruby Roe.
Christmas and Holiday Romance
Festive slow burns under the Northern Lights and in small Scottish villages, for readers who want the season in their fiction.
Start with: Her Christmas Escape (Frankie Duncan, co-written with Jo Cox)
If you cannot decide between tropes, the 2026 Bundle Guide is the other way to navigate the catalogue. Same shape, organised by series and offer.
Audiobooks people can't stop listening to
Prefer to listen? The Awakening of Desire audiobooks pull the longest reader reviews on the catalogue. May I Call You Mistress is book one in audio, and bundles save 10 percent across the series.
The Healing Hearts series is coming to audio this year, narrated by Abby Craden, one of the most recognised voices in sapphic romance audiobooks.
Finished a series? Here's what to read next.
If you've finished the Healing Hearts series, try the Stronger You series or City General: Medic 1 — same warmth, different settings.
If you've finished the Awakening of Desire, try Blood Marks or the Art of Deception series — same intensity, darker edge.
If you've finished the medical romance, try the Healing Hearts series for the same character-driven feel without the hospital.
Still working through everything? The Ultimate Ruby Scott Lesbian Fiction Bundle has the whole catalogue at 20 percent off.
Still not sure?
Still deciding? Have a look at the Reading Order page for the full series breakdown, or browse the entire catalogue. Want the heat instead? The Spicy Romance collection is one click away.
New: The 2026 Bundle Guide
If you'd rather have someone walk you through which bundle suits you best — Best Overall, Best Slow Burn, Best Erotic, Best Audiobook, Best Medical, Best Thriller, Best Sports Romance — the new Reader's Guide lays them all out side by side with the entry-point book for each.