Angels Before Man
By: Rafael Nicolás
4.14
Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition
A queer retelling of Satan's fall that's part cozy coming of age and part fast-paced tragedy, with …
Want to Read $ 4.99"I know what the Lord dressed me in and what He handed to me, and inside, I can feel the detail He put into me. And yet, still, I’m so lost. I only want to be useful to Him, but I don’t know how. I want to know what He made me for, so that I can fulfill my role and uphold His splendor, but I don’t know how. It’s devastating to me."-Rafael Nicolás, Angels Before Man
"I know what the Lord dressed me in and what He handed to me, and inside, I can feel the detail He put into me. And yet, still, I’m so lost. I only want to be useful to Him, but I don’t know how. I want to know what He made me for, so that I can fulfill my role and uphold His splendor, but I don’t know how. It’s devastating to me."-Rafael Nicolás, Angels Before Man
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1. Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2)
By: C.S. Pacat
4.56
Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition
In this riveting sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel Dark Rise, Will and his allies have… read more
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"It’s all very well caring about sheep when you killed six of my men,"-C.S. Pacat, Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2)
"Light is not something you can extinguish," she said. "Even in the darkest night, there is a star."-C.S. Pacat, Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2)
"So you can take a shadow,' said Will, 'you can pledge yourself to darkness, but I can't be trusted with my own power, even when I want to use it to do what's right?"-C.S. Pacat, Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2)
"So you can take a shadow," said Will, "you can pledge yourself to darkness, but I can't be trusted with my own power, even when I want to use it to do what's right?"-C.S. Pacat, Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2)
2. The Sunshine Court (All For the Game, #4)
By: Nora Sakavic
4.59
Format: None pages, None
My name is Jean Moreau. My place is at Evermore. I belong to the Moriyamas. It is a truth Jean h… read more
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- romance
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"What you hold onto is less important than the act of holding on itself. It’s so easy to get lost in ourselves and this world. Sometimes you need to find your way back one tiny miracle at a time."-Nora Sakavic, The Sunshine Court (All For the Game, #4)
"Jean held onto his control with everything he had left after such a nightmarish day, but he could feel his grip slipping. Endure, he warned himself, and on its tail-end came a desperate How much must…"-Nora Sakavic, The Sunshine Court (All For the Game, #4)
3. Hell Followed With Us
By: Andrew Joseph White
4.13
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Prepare to die. His kingdom is near. Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cu… read more
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"Do you believe in God? I do, please stop, there's so much blood"-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us
"I think it hits us all at the same time that maybe we'll live long enough to grow up."-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us
"I'm done begging for a scrap of respect-I am done with those who enact suffering, and I am done with the sons of bitches who stand back and let it happen."-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us
"Bein transgender is who you are, and the pain is what the outside does to you. The pain is what happens when you and the world go at each other's throats."-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us
4. The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
By: Andrew Joseph White
4.52
Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition
Mors vincit omnia. Death conquers all. London, 1883. The Veil between the living and dead has th… read more
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"He's...he's doing the same thing I do. His hands are fluttering. Like mine. Oh God, he's like me."-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
"I should not have to keep fixing the damage done to us. It would be so easy to not hurt us and the Speakers can't even do that. It's more work to hurt us. It's more work to be cruel - and yet they co…"-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
"I do not get to savor the masculine cut of my clothes, or the illusion of short hair, or the feeting joy of my skin feeling like mine. Instead, I have to worry if my boyhood is convincing enough to k…"-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
"My name is Daphne.' Daphne? In that moment, it's as if I've peeled the skin away from the chest of a patient, revealing a beating heart. A boy could not say that name as if terrified the syllables wi…"-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
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
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"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
6. Heart, Haunt, Havoc (The Gideon Testaments, #1)
By: Freydís Moon
3.74
Format: 156 pages, Kindle Edition
Laced with romance, gothic imagery, Catholic mysticism, diaspora, and horror… When lonely transg… read more
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"Abandonment. Unfinished business. There was always something or someone that caused a house to want, to ache, to make itself known. There was always a reason for anger and lust and becoming lonesome"-Freydís Moon, Heart, Haunt, Havoc (The Gideon Testaments, #1)
7. Angels Before Man
By: Rafael Nicolás
4.14
Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition
A queer retelling of Satan's fall that's part cozy coming of age and part fast-paced tragedy, with … read more
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- romance
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- fiction
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- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- queer
"I know what the Lord dressed me in and what He handed to me, and inside, I can feel the detail He put into me. And yet, still, I’m so lost. I only want to be useful to Him, but I don’t know how. I wa…"-Rafael Nicolás, Angels Before Man
8. PRINCE OF LUST
By: Lucien Burr
3.63
Format: None pages, None
Alessandro senses his devotion to the monastery slipping away, haunted by regret over the years he … read more
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9. The Fox and the Dryad
By: Kellen Graves
4.30
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Briar Hunt has always been lauded for his grace on stage, except by one person from whom he wants i… read more
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10. Icarus
By: K. Ancrum
4.08
Format: 382 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, this… read more
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11. Lord of Silver Ashes (Rowan Blood, #2)
By: Kellen Graves
4.29
Format: 518 pages, Kindle Edition
Silence. Restraint. Disgrace. After two weeks in the attic of Danann House, Saffron anticipates… read more
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"He would be the sun Taran mac Delbaith flew too close to."-Kellen Graves, Lord of Silver Ashes (Rowan Blood, #2)
"If this was what it meant to die, Saffron had to wonder why Persephone in myth ever thought to return to the surface at all. He would take her place without question."-Kellen Graves, Lord of Silver Ashes (Rowan Blood, #2)
"Falling from a great height, the wings on his back were nothing but melted wax and scattered feathers. He never should have flown so close, no matter how warm and decadent Cylvan's light had been."-Kellen Graves, Lord of Silver Ashes (Rowan Blood, #2)
12. Exodus 20:3
By: Freydís Moon
3.79
Format: 100 pages, Paperback
Religious eroticism and queer emancipation meet in a claustrophobic monster-romance about divinity,… read more
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"It was a frightening thing, being in the middle of nowhere with someone who paid attention."-Freydís Moon, Exodus 20:3
"Homes left and remade, countries carried from one place to another, rituals remembered in tangled languages."-Freydís Moon, Exodus 20:3
"Turn the other cheek. Yeah I get it -" "Allow God to act on your behalf," Ariel said sternly... "Make room for divine intervention."-Freydís Moon, Exodus 20:3
"Aren't you... aren't you, like, a pastor or something?" "No, I'm someone with an idea. That's all." "Uh-huh. And rebuilding this church is your idea? Restoring faith?" "Yes, and providing access." Di…"-Freydís Moon, Exodus 20:3
13. Compound Fracture
By: Andrew Joseph White
4.53
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Joseph White returns with a queer Appalachian thriller,… read more
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- horror
- queer
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"There's a whole spectrum of reactions to coming out. Getting kicked out is one extreme–being accepted wholeheartedly is the other. But in the middle, there's this. The awkwardness, the refusals to ac…"-Andrew Joseph White, Compound Fracture
14. First Creation (Gods and Monsters 'verse #1)
By: Mars Adler
4.31
Format: 98 pages, Kindle Edition
In an alternate biblical history, the war between angels and demons is unending and brutal. Amit… read more
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15. Devout: An Anthology of Angels
By: Quinton Li
4.06
Format: 143 pages, Paperback
Featuring work by Dorian Yosef Weber, Angela Sun, Ian Haramaki, Tyler Battaglia, Daniel Marie James… read more
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16. A Bone in His Teeth
By: Kellen Graves
4.56
Format: 414 pages, ebook
When a fall from the mast leaves Alba Marsh unable to sail, he finally has the chance to run away f… read more
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"When frustrated tears finally broke over his lashes, he attempted to squeeze them away, but Eridanys noticed. He sighed, using his thumbs to wipe them from Alba’s cheeks before they could drip all th…"-Kellen Graves, A Bone in His Teeth
17. Mercy
By: Ian Haramaki
3.65
Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition
A PRIEST AND HIS ANGEL... Father Ilya Pavlovich Sokolovis a lonely priest and pariah of his smal… read more
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18. A Flame in the Night (New Age Gothic #1)
By: Morgan Dante
3.58
Format: 161 pages, Paperback
The start of bloody decadence... The definition of marriage: Two people and their silver-haired … read more
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19. The Teras Trials (The Teras Threat #1)
By: Lucien Burr
4.21
Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition
Teras ravage England. Only London is safe. In an England where monsters have spilled into the world… read more
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20. The Saint of Heartbreak
By: Morgan Dante
4.32
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
"Finally we have a lovely, melancholic, sensual romance between two of the Bible's greatest villain… read more
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21. Hell and Its Pleasures (Prince of Lust, #2)
By: Lucien Burr
3.54
Format: 86 pages, Kindle Edition
SEQUEL TO THE BEST SELLING PRINCE OF LUST What had God’s love given you except shame? What had G… read more
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