Travis Simmons

Travis Simmons is an avid gay romance and fantasy reader. He can be found most evenings and weekends listening to a new audiobook that he rants and raves about to Jaime, who never reads his recs because they simply don’t have the same taste in books. He loves books that make him feel something, and the more emotionally devastating they are, the more he loves them. He then recommends those books to friends so they can be just as traumatized as him. Some of his favorite books are The Wheel of Time, Red Rising Series, Song of Achilles, almost anything by Brando Sando, and a plethora of gay romcoms.
Travis Simmons

Travis' Book Recommendations

From swoony gay romances and laugh-out-loud rom-coms to the occasional detour into horror, fantasy, and sci-fi, these are Travis’s personal picks for readers who love a great story, memorable characters, and a TBR that never stops growing.

109 books in Travis’ Picks

Us

Us

Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

Us follows two hockey players trying to protect their relationship while the pressure of secrecy starts to wear them down.

Good Pucking Luck

Good Pucking Luck

Riley Hart

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

Good Pucking Luck begins with a public heartbreak, then turns one viral disaster into a no-strings arrangement that refuses to stay simple.

Playing Dirty

Playing Dirty

CE Ricci

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

Playing Dirty turns a college rivalry into forbidden attraction when two baseball enemies become stepbrothers under the same roof.

Unbreak Me

Unbreak Me

Jesse H Reign

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

Unbreak Me places first love in the quiet pressure of forced proximity, where emotional recovery and self-discovery begin on an unexpected farm.

Garron Park

Garron Park

Nordika Night

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

Garron Park turns lifelong rivalry into a volatile MM romance shaped by poverty, violence, and reluctant need.

Out Law

Out Law

Jim Butcher

Fantasy · Urban Fantasy

Recovery never lasts long for Harry Dresden, especially when an old debt pulls him into a favor for a man he would rather avoid.

Fair Catch

Fair Catch

CE Ricci

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

Irritation starts to feel dangerous when it gives way to something harder to deny.

Caught Stealing

Caught Stealing

CE Ricci

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

Jealousy is easy to dismiss until it starts looking too much like the truth.

Iced Out

Iced Out

CE Ricci

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

Hatred gets complicated when winning starts to depend on the person you can’t stand.

Never Will I Ever

Never Will I Ever

CE Ricci

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

Never Will I Ever turns a bitter grudge into dangerous attraction when two former teammates are forced into close quarters at summer camp.

Don't You Dare

Don’t You Dare

CE Ricci

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

One impulsive kiss turns certainty into something far more dangerous.

Running with the Alpha's Son

Running with the Alpha’s Son

Penny Jessup

LGBTQIA+ · Teen + Young Adult

Being together does not make things easier when the world still wants to pull you apart.

Chasing The Alpha's Son

Chasing The Alpha’s Son

Penny Jessup

LGBTQIA+ · Teen + Young Adult

Wanting someone is one thing.

The Alpha's Son

The Alpha’s Son

Penny Jessup

LGBTQIA+ · Teen + Young Adult

Fate feels a lot less romantic when it pairs you with the last person you want.

Twelve Months

Twelve Months

Jim Butcher

Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure

It’s a strong pick for readers who want urban fantasy with emotional weight, high-stakes chaos, and a hero trying to save a city while figuring out what’s left…

Here’s to Us

Here’s to Us

Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

It’s a strong pick for readers who want funny, tender queer romance with emotional mess, real growth, and do-over energy.

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