Hi everyone! I’m looking for MM romances where the relationship is absolutely, completely forbidden. I don’t care what makes it forbidden, as long as the stakes are high and the romance feels intense.

It could be rival families, sexuality, forbidden circumstances, taboo relationships like stepbrothers or incest, or anything else that makes their relationship something they’re absolutely not supposed to have.

Give me the kind of romance where being together feels impossible, the stakes are high, and they want each other desperately anyway.

BUT THERE’S ONE NON-NEGOTIABLE REQUIREMENT: A HAPPY ENDING (HEA)!

I want all the forbidden, messy, intense drama, but I refuse to suffer through an entire book just to get a tragic ending.

Hi!

I'm looking for books that have similar dynamic to {Season's Change by Cait Nary}.

By that I mean that the two MC are friends (one of them may or may not be gay) and they're very cuddly and sweet to each other without it necessarily being "gay" (although one would argue that it is quite gay and I'm all for it) or them being together. The one MC is still straight and doesn't question this need and how it's not "normal" in our society.

A more specific example from this book:

Benji (the straight MC) cuddles and sleeps (real sleep, not sex) with his friend (gay MC) when they're in hotels during their games. Or later when they're in Mexico on holiday with their friends and nobody questions them being so sweet with each other (e.g. Benji grabs Olly and makes him sit on beside him or even on his lap). Although at that point they do have sex.

This specific book is about hockey, but I don't really care whether it's about sports or not. Only that specific dynamic. I'm not into mafia/police and similar genres, although that may be of interest to other people who look for the same dynamic, so feel free to recommend those as well. :)

P.S.: I searched for this book in this subreddit, but those recommended books weren't really what I was looking for... hence this post.

Update: Thanks, guys, for so many great recommendations! I think my "Want to read" list is filled for the entire 2027 😄

I usually see this type of scene in straight romances where the guy makes the girl get naked and parades her around fully nude, so I'm accepting any recomendation that is MLM

Any type of scene where he makes the guy take off all his clothes and walk around, It can be a empty public space with the risk of being seen or with actual people, he is embarrassed but also kinda turned on, he can steal his clothes, win a bet that makes him get naked, pranks him, orders him to do that while he is reluctant etc...

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MM Romance

Kindle Unlimited

• First Shift (Main Marauders Hockey Series Book 3) by Rebecca Norinne - 484 pages - Amazon - (hockey teammates, opposites attract, strangers to friends to lovers)
• Shadow Lord (Shadowmen Book 3) by S Rodman - 310 pages - Amazon - (opposites attract, doomsday prophesy, ancient shadow lord x inane cheerful barista, sweet and attentive stalker)
• Tempt (Feed and Feast Book 3) by EM Lindsey and Cora Rose - 510 pages - Amazon - (touch averse monster, gym bro human, deaf MC, political intrigue)
• Whisper (Crestvale Killers Book 4) by Mia Monroe - 240 pages - Amazon - (casual hookup, dangerous secret, found family, hitman x dancer)

Kobo Plus

• If You Were Mine by AS Kelly - 355 pages - Kobo+ - (grief, loss, strangers to lovers, secrets)

Other

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Other Queer Romance

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• Wrapped & Ready - Just Add Tinsel by Jaye Pratt - 30 pages - Amazon - (MMMF, Christmas, novella, snowed in, woman trapped in cabin with ex best friend x pilot x content creator (10K words, I guessed on the page number))
• Score (Honeybee Hollow) by Ariella Talix - 320 pages - Amazon - (MMF, small town, rockstar x manager x singer)
• Thin Ice (Triple Shot Book 1) by Kayla Grosse - 409 pages - Amazon - (MMF, marriage in crisis, forced proximity, second chance, hockey, intimacy retreat, husband's ex boyfriend)

Kobo Plus

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Audiobooks

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I got an author newsletter that with zero context says "I'm writing as Pippa Harlow now [...]". New email, new (blank) IG, no reference of who this person was writing as before aka their previous pen name, no mention of their previous books and a transition?

I don't want to know their real name, I want to know if it's spam, a writer I unfollowed for good reason, or someone I do follow and support that's just starting a new chapter.

Many famous authors are following their new IG, which has changed it's username 3x. Any ideas on who this is??

Edit 1: I've emailed back to ask who the heck it is

Edit 2: SOLVED! Emailed asking who the heck they were and got this response. Note - I have NEVER followed this without, purchased from them or signed up for a newsletter.

"Sorry, I should have added that bit in! I wrote under the penname CS Joyce, so you would have signed up for that author name. Those books are no longer published on Amazon. If you wish to unsubscribe let me know and I'll remove your email or you can click the unsubscribe button at the bottom.

All the best

Pippa."

First off, this post is not meant to be divisive or disruptive but I truly want to know. I love reading MM romance. I have found some truly wonderful authors through this sub but for the last few months, anytime I click on a book promo, it breaks my heart because there are RARELY any black MCs.

Where are the black characters? I say characters and not JUST MCs because even the side/auxillary characters are rarely black. I hardly see any black best friends, co workers, neighbors, employees, etc.

Also for the book promos, who sources those? Is there any effort to try to get Black authors involved, other than for the promos specifically just for that? I am all for a good highlighting event but my frustration stems from the fact that the event shouldn't be the only time we see them.

If there are any authors in this sub, could you maybe give insight on this?

It seems like we are fighting for our rights in real time both the LGBTQ+ and Black communities but some spaces are still so exclusionary. Black representation in the genre shouldn't be limited to or mostly done Black/POC authors only, especially since they already have a harder time breaking into the space to begin with.

hi! please delete this if it’s breaking the rules on ai, but I wanted to ask, recently, in the make your quick requests Monday post, I received two recommendations that are AI. I know we can’t make these accusations without real hard evidence (a prompt or the author’s acknowledgment) but i wanted to ask if there’s any rules for when an “author” suddenly pops up, they have all gen ai covers and have 10+ books per month. these authors have 3-4 reviews, no followers and just a bunch of trope-y tittles.

the authors are quite literally made up. just like all the books. I wanted to ask if it’s okay to at least mention this when I get those recommendations? because one thing is accusing authors based on some writing but another entirely is ignoring the obvious right in front you (like this author doesn’t even exist? and all these books are 500 hundred pages and there are 8+ books per month). like come on. we can at least be respectful of the space and not ignore THAT.

some examples: Maya Collins, Sloan cross

thank you in advance!

edited: typos

I can't even believe this book! It was so amazing. I felt obliged to make its own post. Here is what it features:

• a small fae with a lot of trauma after being chained, bound, and owned for years. All he knows is hurt and so expects it. He also likes to goad the wulver.
• extremely gentle giant wulver (wolfman) who wants the fae to be free, he sees the kindness and softness in the fae and sees how he was hurt. While he doesn't want to own the fae, he also wants to mark and mate him. He hides from the world because it has hurt him before.
• both of them are touch starved. Who caves first! Also forced proximity.
• learning/communicating about dominance/submission in a world that does not have this language
• trading dominance/submission every moment
• the best lines of devotion I have read. Beautifully written - especially the parts about trauma and betrayal- and poetic. And also smutty. Poetic smut.

I won't say no to more recommendations like this if you know the vibe of this book. {The Wulver's Bond by Edwina Lindsey}

The epic writing of this book reminded me of {Nor Iron Bars a Cage by Kaje Harper}, I also recommend that.

I’m looking for a contemporary MM romance, possibly college/NA, that may be part of an interconnected series or a spin-off.

At this point i feel like it’s something I’ve made up in my mind 😅

MC1 has a falling-out with his best friend and the friend’s boyfriend in an earlier book. In his own book, he shows up unexpectedly at MC2’s doorstep, upset and needing somewhere to go. MC2 is someone he knows peripherally, possibly a friend-of-a-friend. Both MMC are introduced in earlier book.

They start a casual, sex-focused relationship, with MC1 gradually catching feelings and becoming more emotionally attached, while MC2 is initially more detached and wants to keep things casual.

I remember the vibe being similar to Lover Boy by Brianna Flores, especially the messy friendship drama and emotional fallout.

I may be mixing up some details, so the doorstep scene and the connection to an earlier book are the clues I’m most confident about.

I remember it having some d/s-kink flair but not a downright BDSM book.

It could be a standalone by an author who writes interconnected series, like Eden Finley and Saxon James, or a spin-off where a side character from another book becomes an MC.
Does this ring a bell?

It’s not:

Lover boy by Brianna Flores

Virgin flyer by Lucy Lennox

Project hero by Briar Prescott

Whiskey sour by Addison beck

Feeling in desperate need of silly, light books with zero reminding me of normal life and the current real world dumpster fire lol. Aiming for something like {A Happy Nightmare by Mars Quinn} - books that leave you with a warm and cozy nice feeling. With weird mixed in.

Hard no = major angst, cheating, poly
Soft no = mpreg (prefer no but if it’s not the main story it’s ok)

Books I’ve read and enjoyed:

(Note I have read Mars Quinn’s other alien books - and while I love them, they are not low angst lol)

- {Whims of Gods by Mel R. Bright} and the sequels
- {The Orc and the Manny by Chloe Archer}, and the sequels, and connected book {A Highland Gargoyle’s Lucky Star by Chloe Archer}
-the Monstrous Series by Lily Mayne {Soul Eater by Lily Mayne}
- the Goliaths of Wrestling by Lily Mayne (Impromtu Match by Lily Mayne}
- {You’re Not My King by Eryn Hawk} and sequels
- {The Fating by Dianna Roman}
-Mythical Mishaps series {Shroom For Improvement by Jemma Croft}
-Fangs on Ice series {Puck & Plume by Rhea Fox}
-Coveted Bonds series {How to Train Your Human Omega by Arden Fox}
-Passing Through Cafe series {Passing Through Purgatory by Nik Knight}
-{The Nokk and the Jock by Leslie McAdam}
-Relic series {Smash & Grab by Maz Maddox} (dino shifters!!)

That’s all I can think of!! Hit me with your recs. And I hope some of you enjoy this list!

I’m reading {The high king’s golden tongue by Megan Derr} and right now i’m actually feeling like i have a completely opposite opinion from all the reviews i read.
The high king Sarrica it’s obviously not over his ex husband that died, and EVERYONE, including his ex husband’s brothers act like he should’ve moved on, they are right when they say he should take a high consort good with court, and if it was only that i would agree 100% but they are also telling him and acting like he is super dumb because he doesn’t appreciate our MC beauty enough.
From the pages i’m reading rn it’s just a repetition of people being like “Sarrica is a fool for not wanting you, you are so smart and pretty” and then they obviously had to add that annoying trope of “ the dead ex husband wasn’t actually that great, so it’s okay to move on because the mc is better”, why they always do that? You can have a second love without the need to discredit the first one, especially because why have a trope like this if you don’t want to commit really.
Not to note that all of this happened in the arc of like few days?
The high king also doesn’t act like a king, every character seems kinda like a caricature of what they should be, they all seem kinda dumb considered their position of power.
They should be in their 30’s but act kinda like teenagers honestly.
Anyway i’m so frustrated by everything about it😭 and honestly if this guy doesn’t want to marry a new man because he still loves his ex husband just let it be? Make a new position that doesn’t involve marrying, (for example Leader of Court idk) you are the king you can do whatever you want. I don’t know how i will buy their “ relationship “ and them falling in love honestly, it’s just not giving that.

I know Necromancer Tales is a spinoff series, but was Erasmus introduced in the Perfect Pixie series at all? I'm reading Deadly Lineage because necromancers are more up my alley than pixies and there's references to some characters from the previous series but I don't know if they actually interacted at all in that series and I'm curious.

Anything where the MCs are falling in love and it’s cute but then the MCs past (e.g., spy, assassin, etc.) gets revealed to the other MC?

I enjoy well written plots, high tension, high drama, and well balanced levels of smut.

Anything newer (like last 2 years) yall have found fit the bill?

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Hard No: Age gaps, instalove, or MMM/poly.

I don't like plots about university, aliens, werewolves/shifters, truckers, cowboys, mafia, or cops.

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I feel like books with an age difference always seem to have the younger MC that already likes men convincing the older MC to get together. I’m interested in any books where the younger MC thinks they are straight at the beginning. Bonus points if it a larger part of the plot in any way.

Hard nos: cheating involving the MCs, instalove.
Kind of nos: I don’t love heavy BDSM but please do rec the books with a warning because I will give it a try if the plot sounds great and it might be of interest to someone else at least.

Thank you for any recs!

EDIT: Typo (sorry everyone!)

Like the title says, looking for books with muslim rep. I recently read {All the wrong places by Ann Gallagher} and yeah, I want more.

I'd prefer if there were no racism/islamophobia in the book. Internalized homophobia is fine and drama with family is acceptable.

$0.99 Queer Indie Book Promo Oct. 13-15

These are not thoroughly tagged and are in the order they are on the website. Check prices.

Action & Adventure

{Shards of Hope (FISA Agents #1) by B.L. Jones} fantasy, superheroes, 318 pages Amazon

Contemporary

{The Faker's Guide to Self-Improvement by Shalon Atwood} FF subplot, 163 pages Amazon

{Pretty Princess (Daddy's Boy) by Athena Steller} best read in context, 52 pages Amazon

{The River City Chronicles (The River City Chronicles #1) by J. Scott Coatsworth} multiple characters, 796 pages wide

{The Secret Life of Remy Walsh by Russell J. Sanders} coming out, established couple, 198 pages Amazon

Dark Romance

{The Face of My Killer (From Sea and Skye #1) by Jordan Victoria} dual timeline, second chances, 288 pages Amazon

{Golden Boy by M.E. Samm} queernorm, coming of age, 268 pages Amazon

{Mayfly by JJ Asher} hitman x secret agent, bi awakening, best friends to lovers, 145 pages Amazon

{One (Angels of Wrath #1) by Paulina Ian-Kane} psychopath x medical examiner, 306 pages Amazon

{C.H.A.O.S: A Death Kings' Team (Death Kings' Family) by Rose Sugar} FMMMMM, 369 pages Amazon

{Bound by Her (Dominant Strategy #1) by M.Z. Rylan} FMMM, BDSM with domme, secret society, 558 pages Amazon

{The Wolf and the Monarch by Lizabeth Anne} captor x captive, 275 pages Amazon

{Bend Him Break Him by M.N. Bennet} enemies to lovers, second chances, 369 pages Amazon

{Pulse Zero by River Hale} spinoff, supervillains, 505 pages Amazon

{Far From Sherwood Forest (Far From) by River Hale} fantasy, Robin Hood, 351 pages Amazon

{Burden by Aiden E. Messer} postapocalyptic, sadomasochistic, horror, 103 pages Amazon

pre-order {Unhinged Killer (Incompetent Killers #1) by G.T. Dípè} elite university, assassin x target Amazon

{Collared and Tied Box Set by Forrest Greene} BDSM club, different MCs in each book, 870 pages Amazon

{Reaper's Hunt (No Rest for the Wicked #1) by N. Slater} MMFM, cliffhanger, 222 pages Amazon

Dystopian

{Rotten (Mayhem Manuscripts Season One: 1nf3ction) by Bree Wiley} horror, zombie, 295 pages Amazon

{Hunger by Holly Day} survival, 168 pages Amazon

Fantasy

{Lost Tales from the Borun-Ma: Frost Sky, Pale Moon, Bright Stars (The Borun-Ma #3) by Ruth Miranda} MCs on opposite of war, demons, 361 pages books2read

{Lost Tales from the Borun-Ma: Wolves Howling in the Dark (The Borun-Ma #4) by Ruth Miranda} sequel to above, 375 pages books2read

{A Rune in the Rubble (The God's Bait Saga #1) by Steven Cavehill} guard x thief, 325 pages Amazon

{Princesses & Pastries (Falhaven Castle) by Laura Greenwood} MF, ace FMC, cozy fantasy with a baking dragon, 208 pages Amazon

pre-order {The Hidden Dragon Heir (The Dragonflame Heir) by Laura Greenwood} MF, ace FMC, dragon romantasy Amazon

{A Demon's Chef Recipe For Fried Chicken (The Forked Tail Restaurant) by Ariana Jade} FF, cozy urban fantasy, 106 pages books2read

{The Thrifty Fae And The Unwanted Dragon (Fae On A Budget #2) by Ariana Jade} FF, second chance, 160 pages books2read

{Echo Sight (Tainted Faculties #1) by Cian Verati} nonbinary MC, romance subplot with man, action, shapeshifters, 400+ pages itch

{Dust to Ash (The Ashes to Ashes #1) by Lyra Haven} soldier x survivor, secrets, 350 pages Amazon

{The One Who Slept (Aether Archives #1) by J.T. Adria} immortal FMC but MM romance, Gaslamp fantasy, 391 pages books2read

{The Wicked Stepbrother and Other Stories by Warren Rochelle} fairytale retellings, 261 pages Amazon

Historical

{A Touch of Class (The Slippery Slope #2) by Merry Farmer} 1890s NYC, class difference, 274 pages books2read

{Sympathy for the Blues (The Dusty Brooms #1) by S. S. Genesee} 1970s, rockstars, 369 pages books2read

{Twelve Letters by Ellie Thomas} Regency London, 60 pages books2read

Horror

{Honeyed Little Words by Steven Cavehill} not a romance?, "queer Call of Cthulu / Lovecraft-inspired mystery with witty banter, emotional depth, and light, fast-paced horror," 195 pages Amazon

{Jester by Aiden E. Messer} romance subplot, splatterpunk, 81 pages books2read

{Such a Feral Little Lamb by Alexandra Keillor} zombies, 267 pages Amazon

Monster Romance

{Tenebrous (Mayhem Manuscripts Season Two: Cryptids #5) by Bree Wiley} Sasquatch x human, 348 pages Amazon

{Three Point Heat (Clash of Creatures) by B.J. Twigg} MMM, sports, enhanced human x monsters, 351 pages Amazon

{Dear Diary by Marie Cardno} FMC finds ancient tomb with genderless god, cozy horror, 60 pages Amazon

{Ronan (Mate's Mark #1) by G. Eilsel} human x monster, 409 pages Amazon

Mystery

{What Lies Beneath (Lancaster Falls #1) by R.J. Scott} second chances, murder mystery, 290 pages wide

{End of the Line (Jake's Bar #1) by AG Meiers} bar owner x detective, 257 pages books2read

{Love and Poison by Jamie Lynn Miller} detectives, MC poisoned, 138 pages Amazon

{Drama Queen (Nicky and Noah Mysteries #1) by Joe Cosentino} professor x assistant professor, 218 pages Amazon

Paranormal

{Aries (PAHL #1) by Athena Steller} fruit bat shifter x vampire Daddy, age play, hockey, 226 pages Amazon

{A Heart of Ice by Lisse Kirk} law enforcement x vampire prince, secrets, 491 pages Amazon

{Code Name Jack Rabbit (The Vampire Guard #1) by Elizabeth Noble} vampires, werewolves, spies, 286 pages books2read

{Tricks with Cats and Dogs by Mere Rain} Halloween, haunted house, 40 pages Amazon

PNR

{Can’t Refuse Him (Monsters & MENaces #1) by B.J. Twigg} second chances, ghost MC, cursed MC, 168 pages Amazon

{The Gallows Tree by RJ Scott} secrets, friends to lovers, 196 pages Amazon

{Pucking Vamps (Blackmoon University #1) by J.F. Miev and Aria Clark} fake dating, fated mates, hockey jock x vampire Daddy, 250 pages Amazon

{The Siren of Lake Killikee (Kestrel and Kee - Paranormal Investigators #1) by V.L. Locey} medium x footballer, make a ghost hunter show, 214 pages Amazon

{Deck The Halls & Cover The Howls (Werewolf Regulation Bureau Files) by Tara Sterling} thriller romcom, werewolf firefighter x human, 203 pages Amazon

{Tentacles All the Way (Tentacled Christmas #2) by K.C. Carmine} tentacle shifter x Krampus, best friends to lovers, low angst, 247 pages Amazon

{Ebb and Flow (Ebb & Flow #1) by Karenna Colcroft} werewolves, 327 pages Amazon

{These Dark Hours (The Crossing #1) by Lyra Haven} medium x detective, ghosts, 269 pages Amazon

{Awaken, My Love by Marat Earendel} gothic vampire, 202 pages Amazon

{The Rising Dark (Sisters of Twilight #1) by Celia Thorn} FF, vampire x human, vampires fighting evil, 250 pages Amazon

{Blessed by the Cupid Distribution System by Robin Jo Margaret} FF, human x cupid, trans FMC, 100 pages books2read

{Beneath the Bare and Twisted Branches by August Hare} 3 Spooky Stories of MM Romance, 331 pages Amazon

{Sinful (Dark Delights #4) by KT Yarrow} paladin x half-demon, demon hunters, 298 pages Amazon

{Wicked (Dark Delights #5) by KT Yarrow} paladin x demon, captive, 320 pages Amazon

{Becoming My Brother’s Omega by Nova Burns} taboo, omegaverse, beta turned omega, 25.5k words, payhip (.) com/b/Tw0Ym

{The Feisty Omega (Leongatha Pack Tales #1) by R. Gaen} fated mates, shifters, 230 pages Amazon

{It Happened One Light (Grim Reaper-cussions #1) by Gabriel Hargrave} T4T, MF, reaper, 120 pages Amazon

{The Summoning by Patrick Bryce Wright} college, Wiccans, demons, 234 pages Amazon

{The Paths We Choose (The Crossroads #1) by Remy Bishop} MMMMMM, omegaverse, 400 pages Amazon

The Enemy to the Living (The Wild Hunt #2) by Alexandra Keillor} fae-blessed hunter x wolf, 342 pages Amazon

{Raising Hell (One Handed Holidays: Crossed Swords Edition) by G. Eilsel} MMM, warlock, demon, 230 pages Amazon

{Family of Fire (Dragon's Mate (Complete series) #1) by Hope Bennett} dragon shifter x warrior, 434 pages Amazon

{Rufus the Dead (House of Horrors #1) by Holly Day} vampire x psychic, 185 pages Amazon

{Club 669 (House of Witches #1) by Amy Spector} witches, 93 pages Amazon

{Revelations (Fire & Brimstone Scrolls #1) by Nik Knight} poly later in series, slow burn, angels, demons, 341 pages books2read

{The Bear's Brave Omega (Grizzly Ridge #1) by A.J. Cane} bear shifter x human, mpreg, 240 pages Amazon

{Kiss Between the Roses: The Haunting of Kingsley (Horror Romance Stories #2) by A.B Julian} gothic, 174 pages books2read

{Feral: Part One (Wolfscorge #1) by N. Slater} dark MMMMM omegaverse, mpreg 152 pages Amazon

{Selkie AU: Beyond the Storm (Because Canon Sucks) by Arlo August} fisherman x selkie prince, mpreg, 257 pages Amazon

Romance

{Politics and Poly by M.N. Bennet} MMM, 393 pages Amazon

{The Plus-One Entanglement (A Love After Forty #1) by Paulina Ian-Kane} fate dating, 134 pages Amazon

{The Brotherhood - Legacy: Collection One (The Brotherhood: Legacy) by Merry Farmer} 3 books, 728 pages Amazon

{The Bound Omega (Defiant Omegas #1) by K.C. Carmine} omegaverse, 69 pages Amazon

{Sunrises and New Beginnings by M.J. Sivilo} second chances, 303 pages Amazon

{Be Mine (Brother Lovers #2) by Nova Burns} taboo, twins, 13k words, payhip (.) com/b/ZyGLs

{Blurred Boundaries (Unintended Urges #2) by G.T. DÍPÈ} professor x student, one night stand, 149 pages Amazon

{Entangled (The Blackbird Boys #1) by Riley Harper} scientist x pianist, 424 pages Amazon

{Collided (The Blackbird Boys #2) by Riley Harper} paediatrician x dancer, 385 pages Amazon

{Jamie's Light (Hampstead Valley Gay Romance Series #1) by Madalyn George} single dad, 350 pages Amazon

{Wish We Were Here (Love on Rewind #1) by Risa Cruise} 1990s, strangers to lovers, road trip, 372 pages Amazon

{Mine To Protect by A.D. Sano} guy searching for sister x killer of bad guys, no third act breakup, 352 pages Amazon

{Redesigning Max (Foothills Pride #2) by Pat Henshaw} interior designer x outdoorsman, coming out, 102 pages Amazon

{The Intimacy of Skin (The Intimacy of #1) by C.W. Scott} forced sex worker x client, 326 pages Amazon

{Daisies in the Water (Love and Freedom #1) by C.W. Scott} childhood best friends, second chances, 380 pages Amazon

{Intertwined by Ember Falls} taboo, twins, omegaverse, 38.2k words, payhip (.) com/b/A7hHY

{Color of Sunshine (Colors of Us) by Lucia Laurence} barista x PhD student, neighbors, 449 pages Amazon

{Echoes of Us (Us Duet #1) by Alex Cruz} addiction, volleyball, 432 pages Amazon

{Becoming Us (Us Duet #2) by Alex Cruz} second chances, redemption, 480 pages Amazon

{Take It Outside (Trailhead #1) by Landry Brennan} strangers to enemies to friends to eventually lovers, 421 pages Amazon

{Second Nature (Trailhead #2) by Landry Brennan} bartender x regular, age gap, 449 pages Amazon

{Vincent & Sivan: Book 1: Rum-Soaked Awakenings (Vincent & Sivan #1) by Cali Kitsu} sons of pirates, best friends to lovers, 342 pages Amazon

{Tucson Too Late by Sundae Leighton} brother's best friend, hockey, 374 pages Amazon

{Whiskey and Moonshine by Elizabeth Noble} entrepreneur x spokesman, 188 pages Amazon

{Two Random Backpackers (Far From Home #1) by R. Gaen} vacation, Australian strangers traveling Europe, 160 pages Amazon

{That Night In The Rose Garden: That Time They Touched, #1 by Xaneria Ann} MF, second chances, 272 pages Amazon

{The May December Storm: That Time They Touched, #2 by Xaneria Ann} poly, 325 pages Amazon

{CROSSED PATHS by ARI BURTON} lawyer x artist, 60 pages Amazon

{Something You Like (Baywood Hearts #1) by Lucy Castle} second chances, 252 pages Amazon  

{Something You Need (Baywood Hearts #2) by Lucy Castle} small town, 290 pages Amazon

{Catch Me If You Can by Ella Kit} best friends to enemies to lovers, 240 pages Amazon

{Fallen Angel (Angel Security) by Evie McGlynn} ex-con x former SEAL, 297 pages Amazon

{Guardian Angel (Angel Security) by Evie McGlynn} friends with benefits, 293 pages Amazon

{Between Lifelines & Undying Embers (The Charlotte Socials #2) by Haleigh Falcon} opposites attract, 293 pages Amazon

{Twenty Seconds to Love Him (The Bartender Chronicles #1) by Haleigh Falcon} best friends to lovers, 226 pages Amazon

{The Road Ahead (A Pathfinders Lake Romance) by Addison Acres} MX, low angst, 271 pages Amazon

{Bud by Russell J. Sanders} transitioning MC, 326 pages Amazon

{Bruised (Wrecked & Wrong #1) by Ally Avery} best friend's brother, goth x ex-con, 282 pages Amazon

{The Summer of My Exile by Shawn Bailey} sons of tycoons, 74 pages Amazon

{I’ll Be There by Shawn Bailey} second chances, coma, 61 pages Amazon

{Addicted (The Pointe of Love #1) by Sonia Blue} age gap, workplace, 358 pages Amazon

{Ravenous (The Pointe of Love #2) by Sonia Blue} age gap, bi awakening, 330 pages Amazon

{Voir Dear (Legal Briefs Novella Series #1) by Marie Sinclair} jurors, 109 pages Amazon

{Next of Kin (Legal Briefs Novella Series #2) by Marie Sinclair} grief, 137 pages Amazon

{Win a Date with the Hockey Player (Gay Fiction) by A. Williams} hockey, slow burn, 52 pages Amazon

{The Haunting of Heatherhurst Hall by Sebastian Nothwell} FF, Gothic, Victorian era, 290 pages SW

{Finding Our Love (Aphrodite's Castle Host Club #1) by Amy Tasukada} Japan, 148 pages books2read

{Tinsel & Tools by Kimberly Knight and Rachel Lyn Adams} handyman x author, 196 pages Amazon

{The Girl Who Wasn't Afraid to Ride Motorcycles by Tinnean} trans FMC, time travel, 225 pages Amazon

{Beauty and the Beard (Maple Mountain Lodge #1) by RM Neill} widower x model, 305 pages Amazon

{Troubled Waters (Tides of Change #2) by Mandella Carona} opposites attract, 374 pages Amazon

{Uncharted Waters (Tides of Change #3) by Mandella Carona} FMM, 426 pages Amazon

{Forgotten (Memory Loss Series #1) by Lara A. Springs} best friend, memory loss, 347 pages Amazon

{Unexpectedly You by JoJo Stone} forced proximity, 337 pages Amazon

{Reckless by Pam Ungrrr} FF, 1990s butch-femme culture, 217 pages Amazon

{Freedom in the Margins by Lou Dellaguzzo} 4 interconnected stories, 212 pages Amazon

{Benny Tames a Tough Guy Near the Mojave by Lou Dellaguzzo} hitchhiking, 45 pages Amazon

{Savoring the Sauce by Teal H.S. Fields} legal worker x athletic trainer, 151 pages Amazon

{Love in the Revolution by Teal H.S. Fields} 2016, apolitical nationally syndicated cartoonist x paid political operative, 154 pages Amazon

{Findley Black and the Ghosts of Printer's Devil by Amy Spector} Halloween, 52 pages Amazon

{The Foxxxy Gentlemen's Club: Christian (Foxxxy #1) by Nik Knight} genderfluid MC, escort x client's son, 239 pages Amazon

Romantasy

{Bright, Shiny Love by Pat Henshaw} dragons, 71 pages Amazon

{The Huntsman and the Spellweaver (Under Elfhame’s Stars) by Lucia Laurence} human x fae, 417 pages Amazon

{Oak King Holly King (Oak King Holly King #1) by Sebastian Nothwell} Victorian era, human x fae, 521 pages SW

{Wizards and Warriors Box Set by Forrest Greene} 3 books, 781 pages Amazon

To Hive and To Hold (The Future of Magic #1) by Amy Crook} apothecarist x tattoo artist, slow burn, domesticity, 427 pages Amazon

{The Lost Art of Woodworking and Taking Risks (The Lost Arts) by Ellie Ash} cozy, 143 pages Amazon

{Silverfin: The Little MerSir by A.E. LeMercier and Simona Niles} merman x pirate captain, hidden identity, 200 pages Amazon

{The Masked Alpha (Omegaverse Magic - A Romantasy Series #1) by A.E. LeMercier} dark academia, princes, research partners, 183 pages Amazon

{Brendan & the Beast by Fox Beckman} fairy tale retelling, 326 pages Amazon

{The Woman She Craved (Wives of the Vampire Queen #2) by Sophia-Rose Johnson} FF, gothic, horror, human x vampire, 103 pages Amazon

{The Day She Lamented (Wives of the Vampire Queen #5) by Sophia-Rose Johnson} FF, gothic, horror, human x vampire, 100 pages Amazon

{Veil’s Edge In Mahogany (Ancestral Bonds #1) by Bree Soleil} magic, 577 pages Amazon

{Bride of the Elven Innkeeper by Autumn Wolff} FF, cozy, marriage of convenience, 220 pages itch

{Blood Fist (Steel and Scale Chronicles) by Jacqueline McCall} omegaverse, magic, prince, 576 pages Amazon

{Office of the Lost (Chaos and Order #1) by J. Scott Coatsworth and Kim Fielding} fae, 266 pages wide

{The Noble’s Merman by S. S. Genesee} 18th century, human x merman, 417 pages Amazon

{A Triad in Three Acts: The Complete Forester Trilogy (Tales of the Forest) by Blaine D. Arden} 702 pages wide

RomCom

{Rules and Regulations by Ella Kit} former bully now boss, 497 pages Amazon

{The Bitchelor (Reality TV Romances #4) by A.E. LeMercier and Simona Niles} poly, 153 pages Amazon

{Omega's Shy Alpha (Sweet in Silford #1) by Hope Bennett} omegaverse, 149 pages Amazon

SciFi

{Kestrel (Starhawk #1) by Adrienne Lothy} bounty hunter x assassin, enemies to lovers, 365 pages Amazon

{Killjoy (Starhawk #2) by Adrienne Lothy} same couple series, 446 pages Amazon

{Forest of the Stars (Stars & Time #1) by J.T. Adria} trans MC, pirate spaceship, 251 pages Amazon

{The Orchid and the Lion (The Orchid and the Lion #1) by Gabriel Hargrave} femme Dom x trans man sub, space station, 284 pages Amazon

{Trigger Discipline (Team Oh Sh!t #1) by Jacqueline McCall} alien invasion, paramedic x special forces operator, 282 pages Amazon

{The God Slayers (Manifestation Magician Series #1) by Patrick Bryce Wright} dystopian future, trans MC, magic, religion, 402 pages Amazon

{Trumpets for Hannah (Garden of Desire) by Meg Stratton} why choose (FF and MM?), post apocalyptic, alien invasion, 376 pages Amazon

Suspense

{Refractions Of Light (FISA Agents #2) by BL Jones} same couple series, 298 pages Amazon

{5 Gay Crime Romance Stories by A. Williams} 89 pages Amazon

{Riptide (The Saltwater Trilogy #1) by AG Meiers} enemies to lovers, 313 pages Amazon

{Broken Soldier (Shadow Unit #1) by Jamie Lynn Miller} undercover, 164 pages Amazon

{Love and Larceny (Love and Larceny #1) by Anne Russo} second chances, heist, 75 pages Amazon

{Vows and Vendettas (Love and Larceny #2) by Anne Russo} same couple series, 64 pages Amazon

{You're Safe Here, Ella by Lisa Wilkes} FF, whistleblower retaliation, 372 pages Amazon (50% of profits from this novel will directly fund LGBTQ+ student scholarships; author site)

Thriller

{Flowers of Flesh and Blood (The Yakuza Path #5) by Amy Tasukada} undercover, 368 pages books2read

{If I Didn't Know Better...(The Right One: Gay Romance Series #2) by A.B Julian} second chances, 457 pages books2read

Urban Fantasy

{Time on Our Side (Base City Romance #1) by Ellie Roth} superhero x villain, 426 pages Amazon

{Feline Protector (City Shifter Mysteries #1) by Sapphire Wolf} FF subplot, shifter detective, 290 pages Amazon

I don't need details but is someone actually following Charlie, or does it turn out to be just his paranoia? I feel too bad for him already, I can't handle the suspense of not knowing.

Thanks!

For the bot {The One That Got Away x Nicky James}

I'm looking for recs with 100% vanilla smut scenes. I want the sex to feel intimate and to feel the characters' love for each other really shining through

I want to feel how much they love each other, not just read about them having sex, if that makes sense!

I'm open to any genre but my hard no's are omegaverse/alpha-omega dynamics, shifters, and monsters (except vampires, maybe)

Thanks in advance for any recs!

New Releases & Sales - Tuesday 13 Oct

❣❣ Please add any freebies or sales in the comments below! ❣❣

MM Romance

Kindle Unlimited

• Twisted Iron Marks (Bitter Legacies #2) by Hailey Turner - 404 pages - Amazon - (fantasy, series must be read in order, magic, forbidden, fae/witch, court politics, unbreakable bargain, high stakes)
• Once Upon a Library Wish (City Wishes & Enchanted Dreams #3) by Jessica E. Subject - 133 pages - Amazon - (isekai fantasy romance, dropped into an Enchanted Forest, mpreg, shifters, human/dragon shifter, wizards, fated mates, babies)
• Crash Course in Becoming a Medium (Silver Linings #1) by Amanda Meuwissen - pages - Amazon - (paranormal, multi author series, silver foxes, thanatology (death & bereavement) professor/graduate student, age gap, bereaved husband, Society of Death, haunting spirits, magic)
• Embelesado (Nameless #2) by Tal Lewin - 408 pages - Amazon - (dark contemporary, series must be read in order, second of duet, enemies to lovers, super toxic relationship, mystery/thriller, morally bankrupt characters, check CWs)
• Wrestling with Wrath (Passing Through Café #6) by Nik Knight - 399 pages - Amazon - (urban fantasy, rom com, human medical examiner/narcoleptic demon, morgue meet cute, age gap, opposites attract, found family, gentle love)
• Ro

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• by L. Waltree - 306 pages - Amazon - (paranormal, monster, human single dad/monster, stalking, sad character, check CWs)
• The Things We Pretend by Ann Singer - 626 pages - Amazon - (contemporary, previously published & expended, office romance, concealed fake dating, MC with debt, secrets & lies)
• Harvesting Love (Rainbow Arroyo #1) by Jodi Payne & BA Tortuga - 208 pages - Amazon - (contemporary, Halloween, small town New Mexico, B&B owner/children's horror novelist, single dad)
• A Pact for Porter (Omegas of Animals #19) by Lorelei M. Hart - 94 pages - Amazon - (paranormal, omegaverse, alpha wolf shifter/omega capybara shifter, mpreg, fated mates, friends to lovers, baby)
• Color of Surrender (Colors of Us #3) by Lucia Laurence - 541 pages - Amazon - (contemporary, enemies(ish) to lovers, workplace, opposites attract, fake dating, hurt/comfort, virgin MC)
• What If I Say Yes (Pacific Hearts #3) by Harlow Scott - 457 pages - Amazon - (contemporary, strangers to friends to lovers, secret relationship, secrets, breaking up and making up, self discovery)
• My Craving (Murphy Enterprises #4) by Wendi Varner - 349 pages - Amazon - (dark contemporary, billionaire, CEO/vigilante, action/thriller, obsession)
• Strange Bedfellows by Emma Vail - 299 pages - Amazon - (regency historical, jewel thief/country gentleman, 1807 social Season, secrets and lies)

Kobo Plus

No new releases.

Other

• A Christmas Inn, Maine by Aaron Kyte - 360 pages - Amazon / Kobo - (contemporary, rom com, Christmas, return to hometown, saving a beloved local Inn, forced proximity)
• Golden Terrace (Novel) Vol. 2 (Golden Terrace (Novel) #2) by Cang Wu Bin Bai - 436 pages - Amazon / Kobo - (historical fantasy, translated danmei, series must be read in order, established couple, political marriage, enemies to lovers, separated by war, political scheming)

Other Queer Romance

Kindle Unlimited

• Say My Name by Moxie St. Henry - 256 pages - Amazon - (FF, urban fantasy, human/sprirt, return to home, second chance)

Kobo Plus

No new releases.

Other

• As You Wake, Break the Shell: A Novel (As You Wake, Break the Shell #1) by Becky Chambers - 480 pages - Amazon / Kobo - (FF, sci fi, botanist/pilot, alternating timeline, strangers to lovers, resource poor planet, found family, stubborn survival, persistent danger )
• She's on to Something by Snady Bailey - 329 pages - Amazon / Kobo - (FF, romantic suspense, SEC prosecutor, church-based investment scam, financial investigation)
• Specifically, You by Jeanine Henning - 293 pages - Amazon / Kobo - (FF, contemporary, CEO/personal trainer, family drama, opposites attract, healing)
• Pretty Girl by Taylor J. Brown - 264 pages - Amazon / Kobo - (FF, contemporary, queer awakening, opposites attract, self discovery)
• A Very Merry Detour (Dial Delights #6) by Court Behr - 353 pages - Amazon / Kobo - (FF, contemporary, multi author series, Christmas, small town, strangers to friends to lovers, festive bucket list)
• Setting the Stage for Christmas: A Novel by Tanya Boteju - 368 pages - Amazon / Kobo - (FF, contemporary, Christmas, small town, second chance, annual hoilday play, returning home, saving local landmark)

Audiobooks

MM Romance

• Mack's Perfectly Ghastly Homecoming (Mack's Marvelous Manifestations #2) by AJ Sherwood, narrated by Declan Winters - Audible - (paranormal, series must be read in order, FBI ghost hunting, returning to hometown, family member victim, ghost hunting, self growth) - 7 hrs 39 min
• Xeni (Mate's Mark #4) by G. Eilsel, narrated by Zachary Zaba & Declan Winters - Audible - (dystopian sci fi, series best read in order, monster, fated mates, second chance, saving the world, broken mates, healing) - 11 hrs 45 min
• Fit for a King (The Crown Jewels #1) by Ella Frank & Brooke Blaine, narrated by Sean Masters & Charlie David - Audible - (fantasy, queer normative world, betrothed Prince, Prince/footman, insta love, forbidden) -
• All an Act by Leslie McAdam, narrated by Logan Anare & Gordon B. Diamond - Audible - (contemporary, high school, seniors who are 18, boy next door, opposites attract, family issues, secret relationship) - 11 hrs 58 min
• Hat Trick (Legends and Fury #2) by E.M. Lindsey, narrated by J.R. Warlow & Keval Shah - Audible - (contemporary, sports - hockey, NHL goalie/Para Professional Hockey League goalie, friends to lovers, disability rep, stalking (not to each other), mental health rep, black cat/sunshine) - 9 hrs 53 min
• Just Us Two (Altered Paths #2) by C.S. Autumn, narrated by Tom North & Nathan Wolfe - Audible - (contemporary, strangers to friends to lovers, secrets, family trauma, healing) - 9 hrs 14 min
• Stick Around by Eliza Lentzski, narrated by Quinn Riley - Audible - (contemporary, sports - hockey, sports journalist/hockey player, second chance, banter) - 10 hrs 22 min
• Twisted Iron Marks (Bitter Legacies #2) by Hailey Turner, narrated by Gary Furlong - Audible - (fantasy, series must be read in order, magic, forbidden, fae/witch, court politics, unbreakable bargain, high stakes) - 12 hrs 17 min
• Shadow and the Witch (Morozov Family #2) by Bailey Grayson, narrated by Mac Rae & Josh Hartley - Audible - (dark paranormal, Vampire Mafia, vampire/witch, D/s dynamics, found family, psychotic MMC) - 9 hrs 34 min
• Resonance (Syncopation #1) by Lily James, narrated by Nathan Wolfe & Jameson Adams - Audible - (contemporary, rockstar, friends to lovers, friends to lovers, addiction, rehab, rockstar/ballet dancer, opposites attract) - 13 hrs 4 min
• Trust Goes Both Ways (Third Time Lucky #2) by Aurora Crane, narrated by J.F. Harding - Audible - (contemporary, series must be read in order, established couple, grumpy/sunshine, wedding planning, healing) - 7 hrs 3 min
• Specifically, You by Jeanine Henning, narrated by Ellie Gossage - Audible - (contemporary, CEO/personal trainer, family drama, opposites attract, healing) - 9 hrs 36 min
• Contractually Yours by Crea Reitan, narrated by Joshua Macrae & Michael Ferraiuolo - Audible - (contemporary, arranged marriage, wealthy families, single dad, queer awakening) - 9 hrs 51 min
• Love Beneath the Guillotine by W.H. Lockwood, narrated by Keval Shah - Audible - (historical, supernatural, French Revolution, executioner/blackmailer, rescuing brother, enemies to lovers, action/adventure, gore, check CWs) - 17 hrs 41 min
• A Christmas Inn, Maine by Aaron Kyte, narrated by Cooper North - Audible - (contemporary, rom com, Christmas, return to hometown, saving a beloved local Inn, forced proximity) - 10 hrs 38 min

Queer

• Little Lamb (Masked Mascs #1) by Cirrus Rae, narrated by Arissa Evans & Nikko Austen - Audible - (FF, romantic suspense, novella, stalking, masked woman, thriller, CNC, check CWs) - 1 hrs 49 min
• A Very Merry Detour by Court Behr, narrated by Annalee Scott - Audible - (FF, contemporary, multi author series, Christmas, small town, strangers to friends to lovers, festive bucket list) - 11 hrs 4 min
• As You Wake, Break the Shell: A Novel (As You Wake, Break the Shell #1) by Becky Chambers, narrated by Megan Gage & Norma Butikofer - Audible - (FF, sci fi, botanist/pilot, alternating timeline, strangers to lovers, resource poor planet, found family, stubborn survival, persistent danger) - 14 hrs 28 min

I’m in one of the worst reading slumps and desperately need a book that scratches that very specific itch.

I’m looking for something that feels real. Not overly tropey, exaggerated, or cartoonish. I want depth, complex characters, messy emotions, and relationships that feel human.

The best books, to me, show the struggle, the setbacks, the bad decisions, the self-sabotage, and the messy, nonlinear process of healing.

I hope that makes sense. But definitely searching for that *feeling* in a book and struggling to find it lately.

Thanks for the help friends :)

Tropes I love!

- when one Mc is dealing with a abuse at home and hiding it
- when one Mc is struggling with a chronic condition, disabiltiy (and hiding it and/or managing it alone) ( examples - Eating disorder , heart disease , diabetes, TBI , CP , mute etc, etc)
- anxiety / depression / panic attacks

Favourite books that have the feeling I’m looking for:

{Growing Pains by L Sherleen}
{Missed Steps by L Sherleen}
{Two Tribes by Fearne Hill}
{Between the Teeth by Taylor Fitzpatrick}
{In this Iron Ground by Marina Vicancos}
{Silent by Sara Alva}

Hard nos - poly, mafia, trafficking