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It’s a great fit for readers who want funny, heartfelt queer romance with charm, vulnerability, and real emotional bumps along the way.
What If It’s Us
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Teen + Young Adult · Travis' Picks
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A chance meeting at a post office turns into a maybe-romance full of missed timing, second chances, and the kind of chemistry that keeps refusing to go away. What If It’s Us follows Arthur and Ben through awkward dates, hopeful restarts, and all the messy uncertainty of figuring out whether the universe is helping or just messing with them. It’s a great fit for readers who want funny, heartfelt queer romance with charm, vulnerability, and real emotional bumps along the way.
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"A charming and nostalgic gay YA rom-com that made me laugh, ache, and remember exactly what first love feels like." Apropos Books
A New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller!
Critically acclaimed and bestselling authors Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera combine their talents in this smart, funny, heartfelt collaboration about two very different boys who can’t decide if the universe is pushing them together—or pulling them apart.
ARTHUR is only in New York for the summer, but if Broadway has taught him anything, it’s that the universe can deliver a showstopping romance when you least expect it.
BEN thinks the universe needs to mind its business. If the universe had his back, he wouldn’t be on his way to the post office carrying a box of his ex-boyfriend’s things.
But when Arthur and Ben meet-cute at the post office, what exactly does the universe have in store for them . . . ?
Maybe nothing. After all, they get separated.
Maybe everything. After all, they get reunited.
But what if they can’t nail a first date even after three do-overs?
What if Arthur tries too hard to make it work and Ben doesn’t try hard enough?
What if life really isn’t like a Broadway play?
But what if it is?
What if it’s us?
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This sports romance fits readers who want second-chance tension, bisexual awakening, close-proximity heat, and emotional stakes on and off the ice.
Him
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Travis' Picks · College Romance · Contemporary Romance · Gay Romance · Sports Romance
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Him turns an old friendship into unfinished business when two former hockey camp roommates face the feelings neither one knows how to name. Jamie wants answers after Wesley vanished from his life, while Wesley still carries the regret of crossing a line he never forgot. This sports romance fits readers who want second-chance tension, bisexual awakening, close-proximity heat, and emotional stakes on and off the ice.
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A USA Today and bestseller, published in ten languages.
They don’t play for the same team. Or do they?
Jamie Canning has never been able to figure out how he lost his closest friend. Four years ago, his tattooed, wise-cracking, rule-breaking roommate cut him off without an explanation. So what if things got a little weird on the last night of hockey camp the summer they were eighteen? It was just a little drunken foolishness. Nobody died.
Ryan Wesley’s biggest regret is coaxing his very straight friend into a bet that pushed the boundaries of their relationship. Now, with their college teams set to face off at the national championship, he’ll finally get a chance to apologize.
But all it takes is one look at his longtime crush, and the ache is stronger than ever. Jamie has waited a long time for answers, but walks away with only more questions— can one night of sex ruin a friendship? If not, how about six more weeks of it?
When Wesley turns up to coach alongside Jamie for one more hot summer at camp, Jamie has a few things to discover about his old friend...and a big one to learn about himself.
Warning: contains sexual situations, hotties on hockey skates, skinnydipping, shenanigans in an SUV and proof that coming out to your family on social media is a dicey proposition.
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Perfect for fans of vigilante justice and messy, dangerous hearts.
Moonstruck
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Travis' Picks · Dark Romance
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With 4.8 out of 5 stars on Amazon, Moonstruck by Onley James is a dark, explosive M/M romance where a closeted scientist and a vigilante mechanic turn an accidental hookup into an unstoppable partnership. Together, they hunt predators, fight for family, and try to survive the chaos of falling in love. Perfect for fans of vigilante justice and messy, dangerous hearts.
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Atticus Mulvaney is a scientist, a psychopath, and a man who likes order. Jericho Navarro is chaos in a leather jacket, a mechanic by day and vigilante by night. They meet over a shared enemy. They collide in a hookup that neither can forget.
Atticus isn’t built for relationships. Jericho isn’t looking for rules. But their lives intertwine as Jericho’s hunt for his sister’s killer pulls them both into a brutal war against predators hiding in plain sight.
As two violent families circle their prey, Atticus and Jericho must learn to fight side by side, and maybe stop running from the pull between them.
Onley James’s Moonstruck is a scorching M/M romance where found family meets ruthless justice, and love is messy, bloody, and impossible to ignore.
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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.
Psycho
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Travis' Picks · Dark Romance
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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. When a clairvoyant FBI dropout collides with a vigilante killer hiding behind a professor’s smile, sparks—and danger—fly. Smart, twisted, and full of heat, this is romantic suspense where love walks a razor’s edge.
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August Mulvaney is a genius. He’s also a killer.
As a beloved college professor and a ruthless vigilante, August lives in the space where brilliance and bloodshed collide. Justice is a system he no longer trusts—so he corrects its failures one body at a time.
Lucas Blackwell used to be the FBI’s golden boy, a psychic who helped hunt monsters. But when his gift exposes a killer inside his own team, his life implodes. Now he’s hiding in plain sight, teaching at a small college until he literally crashes into August.
The spark between them is instant and dangerous. Lucas sees what August is. August sees what Lucas could be.
Onley James’s Psycho is a dark, addictive romance where trust is a risk, and obsession might just save them both.
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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.
How to Train Your Human Omega
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Sci-Fi · Travis' Picks
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With 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon, How to Train Your Human Omega kicks off a spicy sci-fi romance series where a grumpy human pilot is claimed by a seven-foot, purple alien prince. 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.
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The tall alien’s eyes flashed. That was the only warning I got. He charged at me, throwing my crew mates aside as if they were nothing.
In that moment, I was certain he would kill me.
But no death blow came. Instead, he spoke, his deep voice heavily accented, each word like stone slabs falling into place.
“You are mine.”
Clay
I don't ask for much from life; I get paid, and then I get laid. And piloting spaceships across the galaxy keeps my solo lifestyle well funded. I don't need a relationship or any of the baggage that comes with it. I like my men like I like my coffee; to go.
That is, until the most boring job in the universe goes horribly wrong and I’m snatched from my ship by a seven-foot alien. He's huge, he's purple, and he's ripped as hell. I'm sure I'm a dead man.
Only it turns out he doesn't want to kill me. What he wants is far worse.
Arcay
I am the Second; Aldar royalty, the right hand of our leader. I live a half life. On my planet, alphas and omegas are believed to be two halves of a soul. But Omegas are a rare treasure, all but extinct, and I have resigned myself to never knowing the joy of a soul bond.
But that all changes the moment I step onto the human ship. By some miracle, their pilot is an unclaimed omega. It does not matter that he is a different species, I have to have him.
That should be my happy ending; omegas are supposed to be meek, obedient, and willing. Clay is anything but. He resists me at every turn. I must bend him to my will before his potent pheromones draw every unmated alpha on the ship–my rank will only hold them back for so long.
Book 1 in the Coveted Bonds series. How to Train Your Human Omega is a beauty and the beast retelling in the form of an action-packed, spicy, M/M sci-fi romance (with no mpreg) featuring an alien race of beefcakes, a stubborn human, and a very confused and grumpy alien trying to find his happily ever after in all the wrong ways. This book is the first in the Coveted Bonds series, with overarching storylines and recurring characters. Each story follows a different couple to their HEA.
Please check the TWs in the front matter before reading. This book contains some dark themes
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A vengeful cinnamon roll.
Unhinged
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Travis' Picks · Dark Romance
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A vengeful cinnamon roll. A possessive psychopath. And one very dead father. Unhinged is a brutal, filthy, and deliciously twisted romance that kicks off the Necessary Evils series. Think found family, vigilante justice, and enough steam to short-circuit your Kindle. With 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this dark MM romance pulls no punches and takes no prisoners.
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Adam Mulvaney is a killer. Raised by a billionaire with a twisted sense of justice, he’s one of seven psychopaths trained to eliminate the worst of the worst. It’s not personal—until it is.
Noah Holt has spent years preparing to avenge his father’s death. But when he finally confronts the man responsible, he learns the truth: his father deserved what he got.
Now Noah is questioning everything. His memories. His past. Even his morality. And the one person willing to help him figure it out is the very psychopath who pulled the trigger.
Adam doesn’t believe in love. He doesn’t feel it. But he wants Noah, and he’s not going anywhere.
What begins as vengeance becomes obsession. And maybe, just maybe, something a little like love.
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It all ends here.
Paint It All Red
Jaime's Picks · Romance · Thriller · Romantic Suspense
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It all ends here. Paint It All Red, the explosive finale to S.T. Abby’s viral Mindf*ck series, delivers vengeance, heartbreak, and a love story written in blood. With 4.7 stars and over 98,000 reviews, this is the dark romance BookTok won’t let go.
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The end has come—and it’s soaked in blood.
Lana Myers was never meant to have a happily-ever-after. But she dared to love the man hunting monsters… even as she became one. Now, everything’s at stake: her revenge, her secrets, and the man who just might destroy her—or save her.
In Paint It All Red, the jaw-dropping conclusion to the Mindf*ck series, vengeance reaches its final crescendo. Lana’s enemies are closing in, the body count is rising, and Logan must finally choose between justice and love.
Lines blur. Truths burn. And when the final shot is fired, only one question will matter: who walks away alive?
Dark, visceral, and unforgettable, this is the finale BookTok can’t stop screaming about.
The truth is painted in red.
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The lies are piling up—and so is the body count.
All The Lies
Jaime's Picks · Romance · Thriller · Romantic Suspense
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The lies are piling up—and so is the body count. In All The Lies, book four of the Mindf*ck series, Logan is finally seeing the truth behind the case that’s destroyed everything he thought he knew. Can love survive this much blood?
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He thought the lines were clear. Right and wrong. Truth and lie. But nothing about this case—or Lana—is simple anymore.
FBI agent Logan Bennett has always trusted his instincts. He reads people for a living. Knows when they’re hiding something. And yet, every step closer to the truth buries him deeper in lies—his town’s, his case’s, and worst of all… his own.
In All The Lies, book four of the viral Mindf*ck series, everything begins to unravel. Secrets come to light. Loyalties are tested. And Logan is forced to confront the unthinkable: what if the woman he loves is the very monster he’s hunting?
Dark, emotional, and razor-sharp, this is where obsession turns into devastation—and nothing will ever be black and white again.
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She's in love with the FBI agent hunting her kind.
Scarlet Angel
Jaime's Picks · Romance · Thriller · Romantic Suspense
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She's in love with the FBI agent hunting her kind. He thinks she's fragile—until her past bleeds into their future. Scarlet Angel, book three in S.T. Abby’s Mindf*ck series, takes twisted love and brutal justice to the next level. With 4.5 stars and BookTok buzz, this is obsession you won't shake.
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To love a monster, you have to become one.
Lana Myers is still killing. Still hunting. Still haunted. But Logan Bennett—FBI golden boy, the man she's supposed to fear—makes her crave something more. A future not built on blood and vengeance, but one where her heart doesn’t feel like a weapon.
Too bad that future isn’t here yet.
In Scarlet Angel, book three of the darkly addictive Mindf*ck series, Lana walks the razor’s edge between cold justice and burning love. Logan doesn’t know the whole truth, but his protectiveness feeds the part of her that remembers how to feel.
They think she’s weak. They think she’s the girlfriend.
They forgot to check her kill count.
Dark, violent, and shockingly tender—this is romance at its most dangerous.
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She’s a killer.
Sidetracked
Jaime's Picks · Romance · Thriller · Romantic Suspense
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She’s a killer. He’s the FBI agent falling for her. Sidetracked is book two in S.T. Abby’s Mindf*ck series—BookTok’s favorite morally gray rollercoaster. With 4.5 stars and over 86,000 reviews, this dark, delicious thriller-romance dives deeper into the secrets Lana keeps... and how far Logan will go to protect her.
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He’s an FBI agent chasing justice. She’s the serial killer rewriting his definition of it.
Logan has always lived by the book—until Lana walked into his life. She’s gorgeous, brilliant, and full of secrets he’s not supposed to want to uncover. But the deeper he falls, the more he suspects she’s hiding something dark.
What he doesn’t know? She’s already drenched in blood—and not just metaphorically.
In Sidetracked, book two of the viral Mindf*ck series, obsession, deception, and desire collide in a twisted love story where the line between right and wrong is razor-thin. Lana might be fragile... or she might be the most dangerous woman he’s ever met.
Dark. Addictive. Morally unhinged. You’ve been warned.
This isn't a love story. It's a mindf*ck.
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Ideal for readers looking for science fiction built around genetic engineering, corporate ambition, dinosaurs, and escalating survival suspense.
Jurassic Park
Sci-Fi · Thriller · Travis' Picks
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On a remote island, genetic engineers have created a theme park populated by living dinosaurs, but corporate sabotage and failing systems leave its visitors trapped among dangerous predators, with a 4.1-star average from more than 1,090,000 Goodreads ratings. Ideal for readers looking for science fiction built around genetic engineering, corporate ambition, dinosaurs, and escalating survival suspense.
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Dinosaurs walk the Earth again. What could possibly go wrong?
Using a groundbreaking genetic breakthrough, scientists have resurrected creatures lost to history. Now, on a remote island off the coast of Costa Rica, a billionaire’s dream has become a prehistoric theme park filled with living, breathing dinosaurs.
At first, the marvel seems unstoppable. But nature doesn’t follow human blueprints. When the system fails and the dinosaurs escape, every guest becomes prey in a game of survival.
Jurassic Park is Michael Crichton at his most inventive and terrifying. Blending cutting-edge science with breakneck suspense, this international bestseller changed the way readers think about genetic engineering and blockbuster storytelling.
Once the gates open, there’s no turning back.
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Good for readers who want friends-to-lovers romance with fake engagement stakes, immigration pressure, and chemistry that complicates a lifelong bond.
The Broposal
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Travis' Picks · Bisexual Romance · Gay Romance · RomCom
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Two best friends fake an engagement so one can get a green card, but their pretend relationship starts feeling real as their wedding date approaches, with a 4.2-star rating from more than 120 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who want friends-to-lovers romance with fake engagement stakes, immigration pressure, and chemistry that complicates a lifelong bond.
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From the author of The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School, two best bros fake an engagement–but will their friendship survive?
It’s about time roommates Alejandro and Kenny get married. Or at least, that’s what all their close friends and family think when they announce their engagement. The kicker? The two are faking their whole relationship so Alejandro can get a green card. But if Han was going to marry anyone, it would be his ride or die since second grade.
Han has never been able to put down roots, and the only one who truly breaks through his walls is Kenny. Sweet, sensitive Kenny is newly single, and what better distraction from his soul-sucking relationship than proposing marriage to Han? Kenny can’t think of anything more fun than spending his life with his best friend, even if it’s just for a piece of paper. But as Kenny keeps up the charade, he’s soon struggling to resist their sizzling chemistry.
The line between fact and fiction begins to blur the closer they get to their wedding date. With all eyes on Han and Kenny—including a meddling ex and immigration officers—will these two bros make it down the altar for real?
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