17 Top queer books like Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney

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Escaping Mr. Rochester

By: L.L. McKinney

3.83

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this fresh reimagining of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason must save…

If you liked the queer plot in Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1) by Emma R. Alban

1. Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

By: Emma R. Alban

3.82

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A swoon-worthy debut queer Victorian romance in which two debutantes distract themselves from havin… read more

Similar categories in Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1) book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
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2. So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

By: Kamilah Cole

3.90

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s force… read more

Similar categories in Kamilah Cole's So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1) book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"You're the Childe Empyrean. If we stack out burdens against each other's, you'll win every time." "That doesn't mean we're not both carrying them."

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

"In the meantime, I need you to say here and protect San Irie if anything should happen." "Um." Faron exchanged a glance with Reeve, who looked similarly mystified. "Your Majesty, I'm seventeen years …"

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

"Being forced to learn the language of your oppressors is an oppression of the mind. They rewrite your history when you're too young to know what you're giving away, and before you know it, it's too l…"

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

"Faron's heart stopped entirely as she stared at him. Like friends, romance was a sacrifice she'd made to be the Childe Empyrean. It hadn't mattered much to her until now, because Faron had figured ou…"

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

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3. Ghost Roast

By: Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Ghost Roast delivers a paranormal adventure full of first crushes, lost histories, and the impossib… read more

Similar categories in Shawnelle Gibbs's Ghost Roast book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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4. The Poisons We Drink

By: Bethany Baptiste

3.75

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illeg… read more

Similar categories in Bethany Baptiste's The Poisons We Drink book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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5. Most Ardently

By: Gabe Cole Novoa

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A trans boy searches for a future―and a romance―in which he can live and love openly as himself in … read more

Similar categories in Gabe Cole Novoa's Most Ardently book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • romance
  • retellings
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
"I love you, Oliver," Darcy said, "Most ardently."

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

"We're permitted to bring a guest,' Darcy said. 'We could bring a guest every week if we wanted to. I'd be happy to make you mine.' Oliver arched an eyebrow. Darcy's face flushed pink. 'My... guest. T…"

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

"Just the notion of being able to spend multiple days as himself made Oliver feel lighter. He finished his tea and stood, the heaviness of his argument with his mother melting away at the prospect of …"

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

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6. Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid

By: Ngozi Ukazu

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Molly Bauer's first year of college is not the picture-perfect piece of art she'd always envisioned… read more

Similar categories in Ngozi Ukazu's Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • fiction
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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7. Second Night Stand

By: Karelia Stetz-Waters

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A burlesque performer and a professional ballerina fall in love while competing on a reality TV tal… read more

Similar categories in Karelia Stetz-Waters's Second Night Stand book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
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8. Escaping Mr. Rochester

By: L.L. McKinney

3.83

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this fresh reimagining of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason must save… read more

Similar categories in L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • retellings
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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9. Bright Red Fruit

By: Safia Elhillo

4.49

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

An unflinching, honest novel in verse about a teenager's journey into the slam poetry scene and the… read more

Similar categories in Safia Elhillo's Bright Red Fruit book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • fiction
  • young adult
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10. Daughter of the Bone Forest (Witch Hall, #1)

By: Jasmine Skye

4.32

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Two girls reluctantly bound by fate must weather a dangerous courtship as a prophesied war grows ev… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Skye's Daughter of the Bone Forest (Witch Hall, #1) book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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11. The No-Girlfriend Rule

By: Christen Randall

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Julie Murphy meets Casey McQuiston in this unforgettable queer romance about a teen girl whose fora… read more

Similar categories in Christen Randall's The No-Girlfriend Rule book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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12. We Got the Beat

By: Jenna Miller

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Jordan Elliot is a fat, nerdy lesbian, and the first junior to be named editor-in-chief of the scho… read more

Similar categories in Jenna Miller's We Got the Beat book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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13. The Diablo's Curse

By: Gabe Cole Novoa

4.23

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Wicked Bargain comes a high-stakes race to defeat a curse designed to kill a… read more

Similar categories in Gabe Cole Novoa's The Diablo's Curse book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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14. Thirsty

By: Jas Hammonds

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

It’s the summer before college and eighteen-year-old Blake Brenner and her girlfriend, Ella, have o… read more

Similar categories in Jas Hammonds's Thirsty book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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15. The Absinthe Underground

By: Jamie Pacton

3.47

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Moulin Rouge meets Holly Black in a thrilling sapphic friends-to-lovers romantasy! For Sybil Cla… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Pacton's The Absinthe Underground book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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16. A Drop of Venom

By: Sajni Patel

4.06

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Circe goes YA in this unapologetically feminist retelling of the Medusa myth steeped in Indian myth… read more

Similar categories in Sajni Patel's A Drop of Venom book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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17. Off With Their Heads

By: Zoe Hana Mikuta

3.50

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Chloe Gong and Judy I. Lin will devour this Korean-inspired Alice in Wonderland retelling a… read more

Similar categories in Zoe Hana Mikuta's Off With Their Heads book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • retellings
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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18. Dead Girls Walking

By: Sami Ellis

3.45

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A shocking, spine-chilling YA horror slasher about a girl searching for her dead mother’s body at t… read more

Similar categories in Sami Ellis's Dead Girls Walking book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"Too bad you're getting sacrificed with your hoe ass."

-Sami Ellis, Dead Girls Walking

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19. Wish You Weren't Here

By: Erin Baldwin

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Juliette doesn’t hate Priya Pendley. At least, not in the way teen movies say she should hate th… read more

Similar categories in Erin Baldwin's Wish You Weren't Here book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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20. Call Me Iggy

By: Jorge Aguirre

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Ignacio "Iggy" Garcia is an Ohio-born Colombian American teen living his best life. After bumping i… read more

Similar categories in Jorge Aguirre's Call Me Iggy book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
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21. True Love and Other Impossible Odds

By: Christina Li

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Pitched as Nina LaCour meets The Half of It, the story follows a first-year college student Grace T… read more

Similar categories in Christina Li's True Love and Other Impossible Odds book and L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer

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Emma R. Alban

3.82

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