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

Carl's Doomsday Scenario

Carl’s Doomsday Scenario

Matt Dinniman

Fantasy · LitRPG

Carl and Princess Donut face their most dangerous crawl yet in the Over City, a shattered metropolis of undead circuses, cursed magic, and killer fame.

CIRCE

CIRCE

Madeline Miller

Fantasy · Historical Fiction

A strong match for readers drawn to Greek mythology retellings, powerful witches, gods and mortals, and character-driven historical fantasy.

10 Things That Never Happened

10 Things That Never Happened

Alexis Hall

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

Good for readers who want queer rom-coms with grumpy-sunshine tension, workplace chaos, found family, and slow-burn chemistry.

What If It's Us

What If It’s Us

Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

It’s a great fit for readers who want funny, heartfelt queer romance with charm, vulnerability, and real emotional bumps along the way.

Him

Him

Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

This sports romance fits readers who want second-chance tension, bisexual awakening, close-proximity heat, and emotional stakes on and off the ice.

Moonstruck

Moonstruck

Onley James

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

Perfect for fans of vigilante justice and messy, dangerous hearts.

Psycho

Psycho

Onley James

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

With 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon, Psycho by Onley James is a darkly addictive M/M romance where obsession cuts both ways.

How to Train Your Human Omega

How to Train Your Human Omega

Arden Fox

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

Arden Fox blends action, humor, and heat in this fated-mates enemies-to-lovers romp perfect for fans of beauty-and-the-beast dynamics with claws, pheromones, and zero patience.

Unhinged

Unhinged

Onley James

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

A vengeful cinnamon roll.

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

Michael Crichton

Sci-Fi · Thriller

Ideal for readers looking for science fiction built around genetic engineering, corporate ambition, dinosaurs, and escalating survival suspense.

The Broposal

The Broposal

Sonora Reyes

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

Good for readers who want friends-to-lovers romance with fake engagement stakes, immigration pressure, and chemistry that complicates a lifelong bond.

How to Sell Your Blood and Fall in Love

How to Sell Your Blood and Fall in Love

D. N. Bryn

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

A fanfic-writing, newly turned vampire and a jaded vampire-rights activist strike a deal in Sell Your Blood, the 4.8-star MM paranormal romance you didn’t know you needed.

How to Bite Your Neighbor and Win a Wager

How to Bite Your Neighbor and Win a Wager

D. N. Bryn

LGBTQIA+ · Romance

With 4.8 stars on Amazon, it’s perfect for fans of bite kink, scientific vampirism, and characters who pine hard before they kiss harder.

Soul Eater

Soul Eater

Lily Mayne

Dystopian · LGBTQIA+

For readers who like post-apocalyptic M/M fantasy romance with monsters, danger, and violence.

Camp Damascus

Camp Damascus

Chuck Tingle

Horror · LGBTQIA+

A Best Book of 2023 and Bram Stoker nominee, Camp Damascus is Chuck Tingle’s powerful horror debut.

Dark Rise

Dark Rise

C. S. Pacat

Fantasy · LGBTQIA+

Perfect for fans of Shadow and Bone and Serpent & Dove, it’s equal parts epic and emotionally devastating.

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