A Little Bit Country
By: Brian D. Kennedy
3.87
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Emmett Maguire wants to be country music’s biggest gay superstar – a far reach when you’re seventee…
Want to Read $ 13.99"If you’re comfortable and supported in the life you were meant to be living, why go back to pretending to be someone you’re not? Lying to everyone and always having to watch your back isn’t healthy."-Brian D. Kennedy, A Little Bit Country
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1. You Should Be So Lucky
By: Cat Sebastian
4.39
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance about grief and found family, b… read more
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- romance
- m m romance
- lgbt
- fiction
- queer
"Sometimes you want to look at a guy and say: Well, he’s fucked, but he’s trying."-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky
"But he also wants that feeling he had earlier, that feeling of being seen for who he is, and of being liked anyway."-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky
"This urge to be kind to a relative stranger is unfamiliar and disconcerting, as if he's discovered in himself a hunger for raw meat or an enthusiasm for vaudeville."-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky
"The actual problem is incredibly boring, and Mark hates admitting it even to himself. Unless a couple has the good fortune to get hit by the same freight train, their story ends in exactly one way. H…"-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky
2. The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2)
By: Erik J. Brown
4.24
Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition
THEY FOUND EACH OTHER. NOW THEY MUST RESCUE WHAT THEY LEFT BEHIND. The highly-anticipated sequel to… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- queer
"He sets the rifle down and we close the gap in between us in half a second. His arms around me, mine around him. Holding tight, as though we're trying to fuse ourselves together. It's familiar and lo…"-Erik J. Brown, The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2)
3. Best Men
By: Sidney Karger
3.34
Format: 341 pages, Paperback
When two best men in a wedding party fall for each other, they realize love isn't a piece of cake i… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
4. They Hate Each Other
By: Amanda Woody
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Jonah and Dylan get along like oil and water. Until a fake dating ploy gives them new perspective, … read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
5. A Little Bit Country
By: Brian D. Kennedy
3.87
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Emmett Maguire wants to be country music’s biggest gay superstar – a far reach when you’re seventee… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Brian D. Kennedy's A Little Bit Country book and Brian D. Kennedy's A Little Bit Country
- romance
- music
- audiobook
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"If you’re comfortable and supported in the life you were meant to be living, why go back to pretending to be someone you’re not? Lying to everyone and always having to watch your back isn’t healthy."-Brian D. Kennedy, A Little Bit Country
6. Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)
By: E.L. Massey
4.33
Format: 423 pages, ebook
Nineteen-year-old hockey phenom Alexander Price is the youngest-ever captain in the NHL. With a pol… read more
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- romance
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- contemporary
- queer
"Apparently, Alex doesn't know how to handle emotions, and he's a dumpster fire of a human being."-E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)
"The problem is he thinks he and Eli could be good for each other. Really good. Under different circumstances. In a different life. Or maybe, if he was just a little braver, in this one."-E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)
7. Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2)
By: E.L. Massey
4.40
Format: None pages, ebook
As the headline-stealing captain of the Houston Hell Hounds, nineteen-year-old Alexander Price has … read more
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- romance
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- contemporary
- queer
"He doesn't have words for this kind of thing. But 'love' seems really fucking trite for all the whatever that he feels. Or maybe other people shouldn't be allowed to use the word 'love' because they …"-E.L. Massey, Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2)
8. This Is Why They Hate Us
By: Aaron H. Aceves
4.06
Format: 390 pages, Hardcover
Enrique “Quique” Luna has one goal this summer—get over his crush on Saleem Kanazi by pursuing his … read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"People are exhausting. Sure, they can be fun sometimes; they can “open you up to new experiences"-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us
"What a horrible weight it is to be silent when you want to shout, to hold back when you want to reach out, to freeze when you want to melt."-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us
"I guess it's true that us queers are starved for stories that mirror our lives. I can't remember a time when I saw a queer person in a movie or TV show or book that I didn't have to actively seek out…"-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us
"Why is the world like this? How is the world like this? How is it that humans have created a society that allows a child to come to the conclusion that they would be better off dead than alive becaus…"-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us
9. Blaine for the Win
By: Robbie Couch
3.98
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
After being dumped so his boyfriend can pursue more “serious” guys, a teen boy decides to prove he … read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
10. The Boyfriend Subscription
By: Steven Salvatore
3.59
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Equal parts sizzling, sweet and irresistibly fresh, Steven Salvatore’s The Boyfriend Subscription i… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- m m romance
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
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11. The [Fake] Dating Game
By: Timothy Janovsky
3.66
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Ready. Set. Faux . Holden James picked the worst time to have a meltdown. His chance to audit… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Because, despite everything, I want to see the good in people"-Timothy Janovsky, The [Fake] Dating Game
"Amber bulbs dangle on white strings above our heads, making everyone in the restaurant look like a cartoon character with a bright idea."-Timothy Janovsky, The [Fake] Dating Game
"Under the roar of the crowd, Leo whispers into my ear. "You are full of surprises." "On the night we met, you said surprises aren't all they're cracked up to be." "You're the exception to the rule." …"-Timothy Janovsky, The [Fake] Dating Game
12. Lose You to Find Me
By: Erik J. Brown
3.81
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A romantic, heartfelt, and hilarious queer coming-of-age story from All That's Left in the World au… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
13. Skater Boy
By: Anthony Nerada
4.03
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
In this YA pop-punk debut about queer romance and destroying labels, a teen risks everything to wr… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"If we can convince our own minds we aren't good enough, we can't really be disappointed when we don't get what we truly want."-Anthony Nerada, Skater Boy
14. You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince (Boy Meets Boy, #2)
By: Timothy Janovsky
3.65
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
An "effervescent" (Rachel Lynn Solomon) stand-alone Christmas LGBTQIA+ New Adult RomCom, perfect fo… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I sigh, realizing that the boy I'm talking about is a different iteration of myself from a separate past life, removed from who I am here. All the previous me's have been chunked off, lopped into lit…"-Timothy Janovsky, You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince (Boy Meets Boy, #2)
15. Napkins and Other Distractions (Teachers in Love, #3)
By: M.A. Wardell
4.00
Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition
On paper, they’re a disaster. In the sheets, they’re a perfect match. Kent Lester is proud of th… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
16. Kiss & Tell
By: Adib Khorram
3.64
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Kiss & Tell is a total rush! Perfectly sweet and swoon worthy. I loved every page! - Julie Murphy, … read more
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- romance
- music
- audiobook
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
17. New Adult (Boy Meets Boy #3)
By: Timothy Janovsky
3.99
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Nolan Baker longs to be "thirty, flirty and thriving" in this charmingly quirky LGBTQIA+ romance th… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- m m romance
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
18. Out of the Blue
By: Jason June
3.62
Format: 375 pages, Hardcover
Crest is not excited to be on their Journey: the monthlong sojourn on land all teen merfolk must un… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"The blue knows what it's doing, if you just trust where it's taking you."-Jason June, Out of the Blue
"Maybe humans aren't as magicless as I thought. There's definitely some kind of power in movies."-Jason June, Out of the Blue
"Under the sea, we're all mer. We're all they/them. And we don't have this strange obsession with sex organs, since we don't have any."-Jason June, Out of the Blue
"He? Elder Crab warned us about this. About humans' obsession with gender, and how labels and rules mean so much to them when it comes to the body."-Jason June, Out of the Blue
19. The Long Run
By: James Acker
4.31
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Two track and field athletes find an unexpected but powerful love in this unapologetically blunt an… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
20. Milo and Marcos at the End of the World
By: Kevin Christopher Snipes
3.91
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
When Marcos moves to town, Milo is forced to acknowledge the feelings he's kept hidden, especially … read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"There are two things I can definitely taste: salt and hope."-Kevin Christopher Snipes, Milo and Marcos at the End of the World
"Maybe a God that roots for love is the only God worth believing in."-Kevin Christopher Snipes, Milo and Marcos at the End of the World
"I really do have to make a choice between you and my parents, or you and God, or you and the whole stupid planet, then I choose you. From now until the end of time. I choose you."-Kevin Christopher Snipes, Milo and Marcos at the End of the World
21. Icebreaker
By: A.L. Graziadei
4.03
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A. L. Graziadei's Icebreaker is a YA debut about two hockey players fighting to be the best—and the… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- contemporary
- queer
"I don't wanna be just another one of your former teammates."-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker
"I get through the first few weeks of college without dropping out, but that's only because I don't want to deal with Dad whining about it for the next twenty years."-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker
"Gdyby @mjames17 dodał sobie te jedenaście punktów do wzrostu, może wtedy bym się przejął.' Siedzę obok niego, podjadam ze wspólnej paczki czipsy solone z octem i odpowiadam: 'Mickey James III @mjames…"-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker
22. Café Con Lychee
By: Emery Lee
3.63
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Sometimes bitter rivalries can brew something sweet Theo Mori wants to escape. Leaving Vermont f… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
23. If You Change Your Mind
By: Robby Weber
3.46
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
In this hilarious and heartfelt debut novel, an aspiring screenwriter learns sometimes love has its… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"It's like he's got Tony Stark or S.H.E.I.L.D on the other end at that phone or something."-Robby Weber, If You Change Your Mind
"Grants footsteps are the same as they always were, they are soft and slow but also confident, like him, he knows I'll follow."-Robby Weber, If You Change Your Mind
"- You said I wouldn't catch fire if I touch you, I say. - And that's not true, I will. It will be a wildfire and I won't be able to put it out."-Robby Weber, If You Change Your Mind
"- But if I am going to fail, I say. - If I am not going to end up in LA after all spending weekends with you and watching our dreams come true, I don’t want to risk falling for you again just to say …"-Robby Weber, If You Change Your Mind
24. Fake Dates and Mooncakes
By: Sher Lee
3.84
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Heartstopper meets Crazy Rich Asians in this heartfelt, joyful paperback original rom-com that foll… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"We have the destiny to meet across a thousand miles."-Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes
"I'm not sure which knife on my place mat is for cutting the tension"-Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes
"Grief has a way of sneaking up on you when you're least expecting it. A song, a phrase, a scent...then you're falling into an empty space inside that you thought you'd patched. That you thought could…"-Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes
"I shrug. "He lives in a huge mansion and drives a Ferrari. I ride a bike with a squeaky front wheel. Our worlds are as far apart as the sun and the moon." "They align every now and then," Aunt Jade p…"-Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes
25. Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1)
By: Timothy Janovsky
3.67
Format: 279 pages, Paperback
Dear (never-been-quite-over-you) Crush, It's been a few years since we were together, but I can't … read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- m m romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"With only the stars as my witness, I kiss him again, deeper, and to my surprise, it doesn’t feel like scratching an act off a list or completing a quest: it feels like coming home."-Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1)
"Because I know for certain the cardboard version of himself he’s been asked for years to display in the storefront of his family life has been incinerated for good. He’s flesh and blood right now, fl…"-Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1)
"It’s nice to hear him so self-aware. To know that the seismic waves of coming out are still rippling through him too. I thought I was alone in that. Everyone makes it seem like coming out is crossing…"-Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1)
26. Teenage Dirtbags
By: James Acker
4.07
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the author of The Long Run comes another unflinchingly raw and boldly hilarious novel about an… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
27. The Prospects
By: K.T. Hoffman
4.25
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
The pressure cooker of minor league baseball leads to major chemistry in this exhilarating, sexy, a… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Glasses on or off?" Luis asks. "Off." Gene is nearsighted anyway, and he doesn't plan to let Luis get far enough away that he would need them."-K.T. Hoffman, The Prospects
28. I Like Me Better
By: Robby Weber
3.65
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
This is not how soccer-star Zack Martin thought his summer would go. When the captain's prank means… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
29. Heartbreak Boys
By: Simon James Green
3.94
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Faking the best summer ever is a lot harder than it looks... At the start of summer, Jack and Na… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Whatever you are, we can remedy it"-Simon James Green, Heartbreak Boys
"I don’t know why other people have to make things so hard."-Simon James Green, Heartbreak Boys
"Pretty people get away with being utter shits, and no one seems to care."-Simon James Green, Heartbreak Boys
"I don’t expect people to love me. I just wish they didn’t hate me quite so much."-Simon James Green, Heartbreak Boys
30. The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge
By: Matthew Hubbard
4.29
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A queer coming-of-age about three teenage boys in small town Alabama who set out to get revenge on … read more
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- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"The best revenge is believing in yourself."-Matthew Hubbard, The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge
31. The Breakup Lists
By: Adib Khorram
3.92
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Love is more complicated than “boy meets boy” in bestselling author Adib Khorram’s sharply funny ne… read more
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- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
