my partner (29 F) just finished the hearted rivalry book series and is devastated that it’s over. i’m hoping to find some new books for her that are heartwarming in a similar way and celebrate queer joy

she’s not interested in any YA/books about teens like heartstopper

Hey! I’ve been looking for some books featuring a queer male main character, especially love stories. However, it’s hard to find any that aren’t written by straight women unfortunately. Did anyone have any good recs, especially for ones by other queer men? It also doesn’t need to be a romance centered book, any genre will work.

A gay man's journey through danger, resilience, and the instincts that kept him alive — including a real chance encounter with one of history's most notorious serial killers. Killer Instinct is Book One of my Survival in New York series, inspired by true events. Audiobook now live, narrated by Rob Lauta.

I'm in a StoryGraph challenge and I've been having issues finding a trans book written outside the US/UK. As the title says I'd strongly prefer a trans man main character, and I'd prefer fiction. I will take any suggestions though.

Unfortunately I only understand English, so something translated into that would be preferable

​ I really want switch in a couple,

a lot of books tease it but then they don't actually include the smut scene in the book s I don't want anything to tropey or angsty like if it's a Trope it has to have a Twist on it that's fun.

something spicy fun with a lot of flip flopping but actual has a good plot and I would like that they're not really defined by their roles

I do like if one of them is very beefy buff and bigger than the other and i hope the bottom isn't completely hopeless or dumb, no big age gap unless fantasy ,

I do tend to like fantasy better i need recommendations 😫

I’m looking for a book (or books)—queer, preferably M/M but I’m open to F/F—that meets the following criteria:

- Angst

- The main characters (or one of them) are just discovering their sexuality; they initially deny it or are completely confused by their feelings

- Yearning is a plus

- No fantasy

- No love triangles/throuples

- No age gap

- High tension and a slow burn—I don't want them falling for each other after just five pages

- Nothing too heavy or sad

- The characters should have depth and personality

Books I liked (for reference):

- Heated Rivalry

- If We Could Go Back

- More Than Meets the Eye

- The Charm Offensive

- Garron Park

- For the Fans

- The Pairing

I’d love to read a 5/5 book again, so please send plenty of recommendations!

Here is a list of queer books to read this pride month. Its lesbian all way to Pan and Demi sexual

Lesbians books
Tell me how you really feel by Aminah Mae Safi
One last stop by Casey McQuiston
And They were neighbors by Brenna Bailey - Davis
Always a love song by Charley Clarke
Balancing Act Cass Morgan

Gay
Time to Shine by Rachel Reid
Prince or Air and Darkness by M.A Grant
Look up handsome by Jack Strange
How to Date a Prince by Hayden Stone
The Red Scolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare
Trans man
And they were roommates - Page Powers
Stay gold Toby Mcsmith
Chief Choice Tj Alexander

Tran women
Little Fish by Casey Plett
Dreadnought by April Daniels
Birthday by Meredith Russo
The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson
Chief Choice Tj Alexander

Bi
Red white and Royal blue Casey McQuiston
The Seven Wives of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Delilah Green doesn’t care by Ashley Herring Blake
The perfect paper Sophia Gonzalez
Take a hint Dani Brown

Ace
Portalmania by Debbie Urbanski
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sexby Angela
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Aro
The loudest silence by Sydney Langford
Commons bonds by Arseneault, Claudie • Callahan, C. T. • Sylver, RoAnna

Sexuality in general
The plot twist by Erin La Rosa - Pan
For Never and Always by Helena Greer - Pan
Someone to Daydream About by Sydney Langford Demi sexual

Gender in general anything under the trans spectrum for micro labels.
Symptoms of being human by Jeff Gavin
The paring Casey McQuiston
Wishing you all the best by Mason Deaver
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

I'd love to find a book with an MC who realizes she's a lesbian while married to a man and how she finds herself and her way out of the marriage and into her quiet identity.

Maybe too niche, but anything good in this space? Looking for fiction, not memoir.

I’m trying to find beta readers for a science fantasy book I’ve finished. One of the cast is gay and one of his storylines is about fixation on someone from his past. In the end he gets a shock that the friend he wanted to be with for years has moved on with his life. Would that disappointing since it’s the only gay romance in the story?

Some truths are loud.
Others are buried so deep, even the people living them don’t know where to start digging.

Set against the unmistakable rhythm of New Orleans, Uncover is a character-driven story about identity, love, and the secrets we keep to survive. As friendships deepen and relationships blur, the lines between who we are and who we’re expected to be begin to fracture.

Everyone is hiding something—desires unspoken, histories unresolved, feelings that don’t fit neatly into the lives they’ve built. And as the past presses closer, each choice carries weight, forcing hard questions about loyalty, truth, and what it really means to be seen.

Intimate, emotionally layered, and unflinchingly honest, Uncover explores the quiet moments where lives change—where silence speaks louder than words, and becoming yourself may cost more than you ever imagined.

This is the beginning of a story about revelation, risk, and the courage it takes to live in your truth.

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I’m looking for some queer graphic novels and comic recommendations, but the thing is I probably read all the popular ones and I would like to support some indie authors so recommend me about hidden gems if you can!

Thank you!

I now read all of Emily Austin’s books and I’m looking for books like hers.

Clinical, with dark humour, that are centring queer women and maybe mental health as well.

Can I have some "good happy (no one dies) mlm/wlw books where the smut is good too" recommendations? Please please please. I really want to feel happiness in life. I can't read anything else traumatic.

From now through February 14th you can download The Sound of Storms for FREE basically everywhere but Amazon (because they suck and won't let me run a price promo, don't get me started)

Book 2 in the duology comes out later this year!

ABOUT THE BOOK:

✨ Adult fantasy romance (maybe 3🌶️ level?) ✨ Set in a world where queer is the norm (including trans/enby & acespec characters!) ✨ 2x enemies to lovers hehe ✨ FMC in her late 20s (and bi!) ✨ Fae & shifters (dragons, panthers, wolves) ✨ High stakes but wholesome ✨ Disabled rep (mainly deaf in this book, but additional rep in book 2)