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.

Rescuing Hearts ebook on tablet, Healing Hearts book one Goldie Award finalist slow burn lesbian romance by Ruby Scott

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.

Read This First
The Awakening of Desire series collection, erotic lesbian romance by Ruby Scott

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.

Start The Series

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 lesbian romance book covers by Ruby Scott

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.

See Slow Burn Books
The Awakening of Desire series collection, erotic lesbian romance by Ruby Scott

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)

Read Now
City General: Medic 1 series collection, sapphic medical romance by Ruby Scott

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

Read Now
No Way Out book cover, Velvet Storm sapphic psychological thriller book three by Ruby Scott

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)

Read Now
Inside Fighter book cover, Stronger You series book one sapphic boxing romance by Ruby Scott

Sports Romance

Boxers, physiotherapists, yoga instructors. Workplace dynamics where two professionals try very hard not to want what they want.

Start with: Inside Fighter

Read Now
Curious Hearts book cover, Healing Hearts book two slow burn lesbian romance by Ruby Scott

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)

Read Now
Blood Marks paperback book cover, sapphic vampire romantasy by Ruby Scott

Sapphic Fantasy

Vampires and the women who refuse to be afraid of them.

Start with: Blood Marks

Read Now
Age gap lesbian romance books collection by Ruby Scott

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.

Explore this trope
Six book covers of Ruby Scott's 'Enemies to Lovers' series on a blurred background with warm tones.

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.

Explore this trope
Her Christmas Escape book cover, sapphic Christmas romance by Frankie Duncan

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)

Read Now

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 lesbian romance collection by Ruby Scott

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.

Browse Audiobooks
ultimate-collection-lesbian-romance-ruby-scott

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.

Browse All Books

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.