19 must-read lgbt books like Never Leave, Never Lie by Thea Verdone

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Never Leave, Never Lie

By: Thea Verdone

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

The lies that brought them together will tear them apart. Alek and Ian’s relationship is built …

"You expect me to tell the truth, but you’re lying to yourself,"

-Thea Verdone, Never Leave, Never Lie

"Loving you is the only thing I don't regret," Alek tried very hard to say in English."

-Thea Verdone, Never Leave, Never Lie

"Without music, there's nothing to keep the fear and the shame and the sadness away and all I feel is everything and I don't want to feel anything anymore."

-Thea Verdone, Never Leave, Never Lie

"Ian discussed each house he had worked on like it was a person with its own secret history, like the simple act of rehabilitating an abandoned house was akin to traveling back in time."

-Thea Verdone, Never Leave, Never Lie

If you liked the lgbt plot in Never Leave, Never Lie by Thea Verdone , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Just a Taste

By: Briar Prescott

4.21

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

Lake: So... I’m getting married. Just three minor details: my husband-to-be is technically also m… read more

Similar categories in Briar Prescott's Just a Taste book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
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2. Red Flags & Tuesdays (Weekday Weirdos)

By: Nordika Night

4.35

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

Waking up to his one-night stand trying to flee the scene, Reid sits back to enjoy the show. This b… read more

Similar categories in Nordika Night's Red Flags & Tuesdays (Weekday Weirdos) book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • contemporary
"It won't last...we're already over."

-Nordika Night, Red Flags & Tuesdays (Weekday Weirdos)

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3. Ignite

By: Abigail Glenn

4.13

Format: 332 pages, ebook

EZRA Bloodied and broken, I clawed my way out of hell at twelve years old. Left a corpse behin… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Glenn's Ignite book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • dark
  • contemporary
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4. The Night I Lost Him

By: Calliope Rhys

4.39

Format: 383 pages, None

Caden Conner had never planned on coming out of the box he’d placed himself in long ago, the one he… read more

Similar categories in Calliope Rhys's The Night I Lost Him book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • queer
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5. The Heir's Disgrace (Doormen of the Upper East Side Book 1)

By: August Jones

4.29

Format: 440 pages, Kindle Edition

Drew Riley: Night Doorman of The Eastmoor on Park I’m stuck in an uptown lobby while my dreams o… read more

Similar categories in August Jones's The Heir's Disgrace (Doormen of the Upper East Side Book 1) book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I’m not scared."

-August Jones, The Heir's Disgrace (Doormen of the Upper East Side Book 1)

"Lie back for me, baby."

-August Jones, The Heir's Disgrace (Doormen of the Upper East Side Book 1)

"I want to burn the fucking world."

-August Jones, The Heir's Disgrace (Doormen of the Upper East Side Book 1)

"....you told me you never wanted to see me again?"

-August Jones, The Heir's Disgrace (Doormen of the Upper East Side Book 1)

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6. Never Leave, Never Lie

By: Thea Verdone

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

The lies that brought them together will tear them apart. Alek and Ian’s relationship is built … read more

Similar categories in Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • gothic
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"You expect me to tell the truth, but you’re lying to yourself,"

-Thea Verdone, Never Leave, Never Lie

"Loving you is the only thing I don't regret," Alek tried very hard to say in English."

-Thea Verdone, Never Leave, Never Lie

"Without music, there's nothing to keep the fear and the shame and the sadness away and all I feel is everything and I don't want to feel anything anymore."

-Thea Verdone, Never Leave, Never Lie

"Ian discussed each house he had worked on like it was a person with its own secret history, like the simple act of rehabilitating an abandoned house was akin to traveling back in time."

-Thea Verdone, Never Leave, Never Lie

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7. Pretty Boy (The Boys of Apartment 13, #1)

By: Brianna Flores

4.09

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

Pretty boy Liam Walker is unlucky in love… Liam My newest obsession is nothing like any of my… read more

Similar categories in Brianna Flores's Pretty Boy (The Boys of Apartment 13, #1) book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • queer
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8. Every Breath After: Part 1 (Lost Boys, #3)

By: Jessie Walker

4.67

Format: 700 pages, Kindle Edition

𝑯𝑬 𝑾𝑶𝑼𝑳𝑫 𝑵𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹 𝑩𝑬 𝑴𝑰𝑵𝑬. A promise. A wish. A twist of fate. I fell in love with 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝘆𝗮𝘁𝘁 b… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Walker's Every Breath After: Part 1 (Lost Boys, #3) book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • adult
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9. The Caretaker (Infidelity #3)

By: C.P. Harris

4.50

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

The only thing Noon Waters is sure of is his undying love for his wife. But when a devastating acci… read more

Similar categories in C.P. Harris's The Caretaker (Infidelity #3) book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • adult
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10. Oleander: A Great Expectations Reimagining

By: Scarlett Drake

4.63

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Caspien Deveraux was poison. It took me years to realise that he hadn’t been born like that. He… read more

Similar categories in Scarlett Drake's Oleander: A Great Expectations Reimagining book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Caspien was an altarpiece, Deveraux his reredos, and I came to him in blind idolatry."

-Scarlett Drake, Oleander: A Great Expectations Reimagining

"These walls and the two men inside had swallowed me whole once before, so when I emerged from the belly of the beast, I staggered into the world blinking and raw. This time, though, I have come armed…"

-Scarlett Drake, Oleander: A Great Expectations Reimagining

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11. Loving the Legend (Chasing Rings, #1)

By: Kit Grey

4.33

Format: 488 pages, Kindle Edition

Since Pro basketball player Ty “Pretty Boy” Washington picked up a basketball, he’s only ever wante… read more

Similar categories in Kit Grey's Loving the Legend (Chasing Rings, #1) book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"t’s that?"

-Kit Grey, Loving the Legend (Chasing Rings, #1)

"What’s that?"

-Kit Grey, Loving the Legend (Chasing Rings, #1)

"Say I’ll be your husband and a father to our kids."

-Kit Grey, Loving the Legend (Chasing Rings, #1)

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12. Make Me Pretty (Visceral #1)

By: Marie Ann

3.97

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

Abel Silver has only ever known the ugly. The most vile and repulsive acts of humankind. And it’s t… read more

Similar categories in Marie Ann's Make Me Pretty (Visceral #1) book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • mental health
  • dark
  • queer
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13. 68 Whiskey (Possum Hollow, #2)

By: Erin Russell

3.98

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

Tristan just wants to live out the rest of his life in peace in Possum Hollow. There’s a reason he … read more

Similar categories in Erin Russell's 68 Whiskey (Possum Hollow, #2) book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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14. A Place Not Found

By: Jen Samson

4.50

Format: 427 pages, Kindle Edition

Levi Anderson understands that he will never have a ‘normal’ life. Bipolar Disorder rules every fac… read more

Similar categories in Jen Samson's A Place Not Found book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • m m romance
  • mental health
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15. Lights, Camera, Passion

By: Isabel Lucero

4.06

Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition

Playing a lead role in a book-to-movie adaptation with a wild fan base? Sign me up! The only downsi… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Lucero's Lights, Camera, Passion book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Kiss a Villain (No Mercy #1) by Mia Darling

16. Kiss a Villain (No Mercy #1)

By: Mia Darling

4.25

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

Once upon a time, I saved a boy from certain death. Fell for him so hard that I’d follow him str… read more

Similar categories in Mia Darling's Kiss a Villain (No Mercy #1) book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Husband Experience (Sweet Southern #1) by Maya Jean

17. The Husband Experience (Sweet Southern #1)

By: Maya Jean

4.02

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

Elijah Being a fake boyfriend is usually pretty easy. My part time job slots perfectly into my s… read more

Similar categories in Maya Jean's The Husband Experience (Sweet Southern #1) book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • queer
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18. Romeo Falling

By: Jesse H. Reign

4.50

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

What happens when he’s your Romeo…but you’re no Juliet?Romeo and I were friends long before we were… read more

Similar categories in Jesse H. Reign's Romeo Falling book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Sober Dope & Sundays (Weekday Weirdos) by Nordika Night

19. Sober Dope & Sundays (Weekday Weirdos)

By: Nordika Night

4.52

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

WHEN ZERO WILLPOWER MEETS AN IRON WILL...Who goes to rehab eight times? Gage does. As a recovering … read more

Similar categories in Nordika Night's Sober Dope & Sundays (Weekday Weirdos) book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • adult
Cover of Maybe You (Until #3) by Briar Prescott

20. Maybe You (Until #3)

By: Briar Prescott

4.44

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Wren: These days I’m a keeper: I keep to myself, keep busy, and keep my head down. Until him. Su… read more

Similar categories in Briar Prescott's Maybe You (Until #3) book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"Basically, you’re an example of what-if-Grindr-was-a-real-boy."

-Briar Prescott, Maybe You (Until #3)

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21. Heartbreak Honey

By: Tammy Subia

4.27

Format: 509 pages, Kindle Edition

TWO BANDMATES ONE SECRET RELATIONSHIP EVERYTHING AT STAKE Five years ago, the global sensation… read more

Similar categories in Tammy Subia's Heartbreak Honey book and Thea Verdone's Never Leave, Never Lie

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • queer

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Briar Prescott

4.21

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Nordika Night

4.35

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Abigail Glenn

4.13

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Calliope Rhys

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Abigail Glenn

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