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56 editor’s picks matching LGBTQIA+
Max Kuemper keeps his head down—school, hockey, and burying his past.
Save the Game
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · College Romance · Gay Romance · New Adult
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Max Kuemper keeps his head down—school, hockey, and burying his past. Luke Kelly plays the field, both in baseball and dating. But when their paths cross during a late-night shift, sparks fly. As secrets unravel, they must confront what it means to be vulnerable. A heartfelt story of love, healing, and second chances.
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After a traumatic event and a rough sophomore year, Max Kuemper just wants to keep his head down. School and hockey are the only things he can handle. The last thing he needs is anyone getting too close—especially when he’s determined to bury his past and never let his secret surface.
Enter Luke Kelly: confident, flirty, and effortlessly charming. Whether it’s dating or baseball, Luke knows how to play the field. But when he meets Max during a late-night shift at work, his usual carefree approach takes a backseat to something deeper. Max’s quiet intensity pulls him in, even as he senses the walls Max has built.
But secrets have a way of surfacing. And as feelings deepen, both Max and Luke must confront what it means to be vulnerable—and whether their connection can survive the truth.
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A mind-reader conscripted into the military.
Ocean’s Echo
LGBTQIA+ · Sci-Fi · Space Exploration · Space Opera
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A mind-reader conscripted into the military. A duty-bound soldier ordered to control him. But instead of obeying, they fake the bond. In Ocean’s Echo, a standalone sci-fi adventure from Everina Maxwell, Tennal and Surit’s deception spirals into a war, a conspiracy, and an impossible choice. Can two unwilling weapons of war change the fate of worlds?
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A mind-reader and a mind-controller. A fake bond that could save them—or destroy them both.
Tennalhin Halkana is a flirt, a disaster, and a security risk. As a reader, he can read minds and navigate chaotic space, making him both valuable and dangerous. Drafted into the military against his will, he’s ordered to sync with Lieutenant Surit Yeni, a principled soldier and an architect—someone who can control minds. But Surit refuses to force the bond. Instead, they fake it.
Their deception is pushed to the brink when a mission unearths a terrifying power that could change the balance of the galaxy. Now, their fake sync may be the only way to survive.
A thrilling standalone sci-fi adventure set in the world of Winter’s Orbit, Ocean’s Echo delivers intrigue, romance, and high-stakes action.
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Good for readers who want mythological retellings, ancient Greece, literary fantasy, and tragic romance.
The Song of Achilles
Fantasy · LGBTQIA+ · Historical Fantasy
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Called “A book I could not put down” by Ann Patchett, The Song of Achilles reimagines The Iliad through the legend of Achilles, the Trojan War, and an epic love story, with a 4.5-star rating from more than 128,800 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who want mythological retellings, ancient Greece, literary fantasy, and tragic romance.
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“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.” —Ann Patchett
“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller’s thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War.
A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer’s enduring masterwork, The Iliad. An action-packed adventure, an epic love story, a marvelously conceived and executed page-turner, Miller’s monumental debut novel has already earned resounding acclaim from some of contemporary fiction’s brightest lights—and fans of Mary Renault, Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield, and Colleen McCullough’s Masters of Rome series will delight in this unforgettable journey back to ancient Greece in the Age of Heroes.
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A strong match for readers drawn to sapphic epic fantasy, political intrigue, revolution, and Indian-inspired magical worlds.
The Jasmine Throne
Fantasy · LGBTQIA+ · Romantasy · Lesbian Romance
Our take
“Raises the bar for what epic fantasy should be” (Chloe Gong). Exiled princess Malini and servant Priya, a powerful priestess hiding her past, become entangled after Malini discovers Priya’s true nature. Together, they pursue a throne, protect a family, and challenge an empire, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 3,300 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers drawn to sapphic epic fantasy, political intrigue, revolution, and Indian-inspired magical worlds.
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WINNER OF THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2021 BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, LIBRARY JOURNAL, BOOKLIST, AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
A ruthless princess and a powerful priestess come together to rewrite the fate of an empire in this “fiercely and unapologetically feminist tale of endurance and revolution set against a gorgeous, unique magical world” (S. A. Chakraborty, author of the The City of Brass).
Exiled by her despotic brother, princess Malini spends her days dreaming of vengeance while imprisoned in the Hirana: an ancient cliffside temple that was once the revered source of the magical deathless waters but is now little more than a decaying ruin.
The secrets of the Hirana call to Priya. But in order to keep the truth of her past safely hidden, she works as a servant in the loathed regent’s household and cleaning Malini’s chambers.
When Malini witnesses Priya’s true nature, their destinies become irrevocably tangled. One is a ruthless princess seeking to steal a throne. The other a powerful priestess desperate to save her family. Together, they will set an empire ablaze.
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After a rough summer, former hockey star Sam Jameson is ready to focus on his NHL career—until Troy Nichols, the team’s star forward, enters the picture.
Changing the Game
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Gay Romance · Sports Romance
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After a rough summer, former hockey star Sam Jameson is ready to focus on his NHL career—until Troy Nichols, the team’s star forward, enters the picture. Sparks fly, but is this just a rebound or something real? As passion and pressures collide, Sam and Troy must decide if they’re ready to take the ultimate shot at love.
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Former college hockey star Sam Jameson is starting over after a rough summer. With his NHL dreams derailed and a brutal breakup behind him, he’s ready to put his head down and focus on his new role with South Carolina’s team. But then there’s Troy Nichols.
Troy, the team’s star forward, is everything Sam didn’t expect—and can’t ignore. When sparks fly between them, Sam faces a whole new challenge: navigating feelings he didn’t see coming and deciding if he’s ready to let someone in again.
Is this just a rebound, or could it be something more? As the pressures of the game and their personal lives collide, Sam and Troy must decide if they’re willing to take the biggest risk of all: falling for each other.
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Adam Binder’s Sight lets him see the hidden world of spirits and ancient curses — a gift that’s brought him only trouble.
White Trash Warlock
LGBTQIA+ · Urban Fantasy
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Adam Binder’s Sight lets him see the hidden world of spirits and ancient curses — a gift that’s brought him only trouble. But when a malevolent spirit possesses his sister-in-law, Adam is drawn into a deadly confrontation. To save his family, he’ll have to make dangerous bargains… and face his past.
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Adam Binder never asked for magic — especially not the kind that lets him see into a hidden world of spirits, elves, and ancient curses.
Growing up in the backwoods, Adam’s Sight has only caused trouble, isolating him from family and landing him in a psych ward, thanks to his brother Bobby. But Adam’s ready to reclaim his life and use his powers for good, starting by tracking down his missing father.
Following a trail of cursed artifacts to Denver, he uncovers a terrifying truth: an ancient spirit has possessed Bobby’s wife, and Adam is next on its list. To protect his family and survive, Adam must make dangerous bargains with dark forces — including one that holds his heart.
Will Adam’s powers be enough to defeat an evil older than time?
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Trapped aboard the enigmatic Coordinated Endeavor, Ambrose awakens to a void of memories and a barrage of anomalies: cryptic visitors, his mother’s voice guiding the ship, and Kodiak—his…
The Darkness Outside Us
LGBTQIA+ · Sci-Fi
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Trapped aboard the enigmatic Coordinated Endeavor, Ambrose awakens to a void of memories and a barrage of anomalies: cryptic visitors, his mother’s voice guiding the ship, and Kodiak—his aloof, battle-hardened companion hiding behind locked doors. As the stakes rise and secrets unfurl, they must confront a reality more chilling than the void of space, where trust—and love—might be their only lifelines.
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Two boys, alone in space. Sworn enemies sent on the same rescue mission.
Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor with no memory of a launch. There’s more that doesn’t add up: evidence indicates strangers have been on board, the ship’s operating system is voiced by his mother, and his handsome, brooding shipmate has barricaded himself away. But nothing will stop Ambrose from making his mission succeed—not when he’s rescuing his own sister.
In order to survive the ship’s secrets, Ambrose and Kodiak will need to work together and learn to trust each other . . . especially once they discover what they are truly up against. Love might be the only way to survive.
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Good for readers who like adult fantasy romance with found family, werewolf bonds, loyalty, grief, and second-chance tension.
Wolfsong
LGBTQIA+ · Romantasy · Paranormal Romance
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Called “so well written” by Charlaine Harris, Ox Matheson befriends the shape-shifting Bennett family next door and forms a deep bond with Joe, but murder tears them apart until Joe returns three years later, with a 4.6-star rating from more than 11,600 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who like adult fantasy romance with found family, werewolf bonds, loyalty, grief, and second-chance tension.
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Wolfsong is the beginning of the Green Creek Series, the beloved fantasy romance sensation by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, about love, loyalty, betrayal, and family.
“Wolfsong is so well written that I'm in awe of TJ Klune's talent.” —Charlaine Harris
The Bennett family has a secret: They're not just a family, they're a pack. Wolfsong is Ox Matheson's story.
Oxnard Matheson was twelve when his father taught him a lesson: Ox wasn’t worth anything and people would never understand him. Then his father left.
Ox was sixteen when the energetic Bennett family moved in next door, harboring a secret that would change him forever. The Bennetts are shapeshifters. They can transform into wolves at will. Drawn to their magic, loyalty, and enduring friendships, Ox feels a gulf between this extraordinary new world and the quiet life he’s known, but he finds an ally in Joe, the youngest Bennett boy.
Ox was twenty-three when murder came to town and tore a hole in his heart. Violence flared, tragedy split the pack, and Joe left town, leaving Ox behind. Three years later, the boy is back. Except now he’s a man – charming, handsome, but haunted – and Ox can no longer ignore the song that howls between them.
The Green Creek Series is for adult readers.
Now available from Tor Books.
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