21 best-selling romance books like And They Lived . . . by Steven Salvatore

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And They Lived . . .

By: Steven Salvatore

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Chase Arthur is a budding animator and hopeless romantic obsessed with Disney films and finding his…

If you liked the romance plot in And They Lived . . . by Steven Salvatore , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. If I See You Again Tomorrow

By: Robbie Couch

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! From the author of The Sky Blues and Blaine for the Win comes a spe… read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's If I See You Again Tomorrow book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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2. 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

Similar categories in Amanda Woody's They Hate Each Other book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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3. 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

Similar categories in Brian D. Kennedy's A Little Bit Country book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • 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

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4. 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

Similar categories in Aaron H. Aceves's This Is Why They Hate Us book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • 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

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5. And They Lived . . .

By: Steven Salvatore

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Chase Arthur is a budding animator and hopeless romantic obsessed with Disney films and finding his… read more

Similar categories in Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . . book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • new adult
  • queer
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6. 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

Similar categories in Erik J. Brown's Lose You to Find Me book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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7. 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

Similar categories in Anthony Nerada's Skater Boy book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • 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

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8. 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

Similar categories in Adib Khorram's Kiss & Tell book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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9. 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

Similar categories in Jason June's Out of the Blue book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • 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

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10. 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

Similar categories in James Acker's The Long Run book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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11. 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

Similar categories in Kevin Christopher Snipes's Milo and Marcos at the End of the World book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • 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

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12. 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

Similar categories in A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • 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

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13. 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

Similar categories in Emery Lee's Café Con Lychee book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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14. The Sky Blues

By: Robbie Couch

4.12

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

Sky’s small town turns absolutely claustrophobic when his secret promposal plans get leaked to the … read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's The Sky Blues book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"A part of me knows that someday soon I'll miss moments like these."

-Robbie Couch, The Sky Blues

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15. My Fair Brady

By: Brian D. Kennedy

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

My Fair Lady meets the classic teen film She's All That in this charming and swoony new rom-com fro… read more

Similar categories in Brian D. Kennedy's My Fair Brady book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1) by Timothy Janovsky

16. 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

Similar categories in Timothy Janovsky's Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1) book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • new adult
  • 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)

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17. The Temperature of Me and You

By: Brian Zepka

3.52

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

Sixteen-year-old Dylan Highmark thought his winter was going to be full of boring shifts at the Dai… read more

Similar categories in Brian Zepka's The Temperature of Me and You book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"One ingredient for love might be when the person you are with starts loving the people in your life who came before them."

-Brian Zepka, The Temperature of Me and You

"When you lose that many parts of yourself, it hurts. And when you realize those parts are irreplaceable, you become lost too."

-Brian Zepka, The Temperature of Me and You

"Jordan and I were each part of a story, a hug, a kiss, and a friendship. None of those things can exist without the other part. When you lose that many parts of yourself, it hurts. And when you reali…"

-Brian Zepka, The Temperature of Me and You

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18. 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

Similar categories in James Acker's Teenage Dirtbags book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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19. 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

Similar categories in Robby Weber's I Like Me Better book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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20. 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

Similar categories in Adib Khorram's The Breakup Lists book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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21. Another First Chance

By: Robbie Couch

4.28

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

They Both Die at the End meets You’ve Reached Sam, in this heart-stopping speculative young adult n… read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's Another First Chance book and Steven Salvatore's And They Lived . . .

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

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3.87

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4.23

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