21 must-read romance books like A Different Kind of Love by Nicola Haken

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A Different Kind of Love

By: Nicola Haken

4.07

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

Love is simple. People are not.Despite growing up without it, William Walker knows all about love. …

"But you need to find yourself first,"

-Nicola Haken, A Different Kind of Love

"But you need to find yourself first,"

-Nicola Haken, A Different Kind of Love

"Because I love him. I’m in love with him. But we’re two decades too late."

-Nicola Haken, A Different Kind of Love

"Because I love him. I’m in love with him. But we’re two decades too late."

-Nicola Haken, A Different Kind of Love

If you liked the romance plot in A Different Kind of Love by Nicola Haken , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Just a Taste by Briar Prescott

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 Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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2. Until I Saw You

By: Dianna Roman

4.34

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

Harper Reid has no money and nowhere to go, but he can't spend one more day under the same roof as … read more

Similar categories in Dianna Roman's Until I Saw You book and Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"I don’t need you to take care of me. I just need you to be happy."

-Dianna Roman, Until I Saw You

"We’re writing a song, a soft, tender song with our mouths, with our tongues, our heady breaths."

-Dianna Roman, Until I Saw You

"Why did I have to get a job for a guy who’s hotter than the sun and makes my world a brighter place than it’s ever been?"

-Dianna Roman, Until I Saw You

"He’s telling me a secret—his lips were made for kissing. I’ll never tell a soul as long as he doesn’t stop. I should stop."

-Dianna Roman, Until I Saw You

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3. 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 Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • m m contemporary
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"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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4. This Will Hurt I (This Will Hurt #1)

By: Cara Dee

4.33

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

Standalone • Part I of II • Angst • Awakening • Friends to Lovers • Single Dad • Slow Burn Maybe t… read more

Similar categories in Cara Dee's This Will Hurt I (This Will Hurt #1) book and Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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5. The Fishermen (Infidelity #2)

By: C.P. Harris

4.32

Format: 483 pages, Kindle Edition

At the age of twenty-five, Leland Meadows has his whole life mapped out in front of him, with four … read more

Similar categories in C.P. Harris's The Fishermen (Infidelity #2) book and Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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6. Down in Flames (Down Home #4)

By: Parker St. John

4.12

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Old enough to know better. Straight enough to know better. But this rugged cowboy can’t rein it in … read more

Similar categories in Parker St. John's Down in Flames (Down Home #4) book and Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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7. 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 Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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8. Promises of Forever

By: Nicky James

4.25

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

Life can change on a dime. Childhood tragedy left Koa Burgard with many scars. Reclusive and sti… read more

Similar categories in Nicky James's Promises of Forever book and Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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9. The Good Liar (Infidelity #1)

By: C.P. Harris

4.06

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

Six years ago, Jasper Des Moines traded in the only life he knew. In order to keep a promise and a … read more

Similar categories in C.P. Harris's The Good Liar (Infidelity #1) book and Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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10. Confetti Hearts (Confetti Hitched, #1)

By: Lily Morton

4.24

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

Joe Bagshaw doesn’t believe in love or marriage anymore, which is rather a hindrance for a wedding … read more

Similar categories in Lily Morton's Confetti Hearts (Confetti Hitched, #1) book and Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • m m contemporary
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
Cover of A Different Kind of Love by Nicola Haken

11. A Different Kind of Love

By: Nicola Haken

4.07

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

Love is simple. People are not.Despite growing up without it, William Walker knows all about love. … read more

Similar categories in Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love book and Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • m m contemporary
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"But you need to find yourself first,"

-Nicola Haken, A Different Kind of Love

"Because I love him. I’m in love with him. But we’re two decades too late."

-Nicola Haken, A Different Kind of Love

"I said I love you. I love you differently to the way I’ve loved anyone else. It’s a different love, and it’s a special love. It’s a love I don’t want to live without."

-Nicola Haken, A Different Kind of Love

"Hold him close until he stops looking like he wants to be sick. I want to take all the pain he’s feeling away. But…is that even possible when it’s my presence causing it in the first place?"

-Nicola Haken, A Different Kind of Love

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12. 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 Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"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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13. This Will Hurt II (This Will Hurt #2)

By: Cara Dee

4.30

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Part II of II Angst Awakening Friends to Lovers Family Buckle in. Roe and Jake have mountains to c… read more

Similar categories in Cara Dee's This Will Hurt II (This Will Hurt #2) book and Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
Cover of A Lifetime Kissing You (Inevitable #3) by Riley Hart

14. A Lifetime Kissing You (Inevitable #3)

By: Riley Hart

4.16

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

Charles I have a great family, a successful career, and never struggle to find the company of a ma… read more

Similar categories in Riley Hart's A Lifetime Kissing You (Inevitable #3) book and Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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15. The Sound of Us

By: Jen Samson

4.22

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

How many vows, made to God and your spouse, would you be willing to break for just one taste of the… read more

Similar categories in Jen Samson's The Sound of Us book and Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
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16. Meet Me in the Blue (Hemlock Harbor, #1)

By: A.M. Johnson

4.17

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

Meet me… in the place where the sun kisses the horizon and sinks into blue shades of you and me. … read more

Similar categories in A.M. Johnson's Meet Me in the Blue (Hemlock Harbor, #1) book and Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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17. Hamartia

By: Scarlett Drake

4.36

Format: None pages, ebook

Raphael We met once two years ago - a few awful moments I’d rather forget - but he’s lived in my… read more

Similar categories in Scarlett Drake's Hamartia book and Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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18. Addicted to Ellis D

By: S.E. Harmon

4.28

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

Chef Luca Alessi’s life is barely recognizable these days. He used to spend his days in the kitchen… read more

Similar categories in S.E. Harmon's Addicted to Ellis D book and Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • m m contemporary
  • contemporary
Cover of Until You (Until, #1) by Briar Prescott

19. Until You (Until, #1)

By: Briar Prescott

4.32

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Every life has a before and an after. An invisible line that divides a life into two halves: the be… read more

Similar categories in Briar Prescott's Until You (Until, #1) book and Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"He made me love him. He turned himself into my home. Now he’s gone. And I’m homeless."

-Briar Prescott, Until You (Until, #1)

"Penetrating defenses. Hardening. Testing the back door. Going as deep as you can until you’re as far inside as possible. Takes a real man to do the job properly."

-Briar Prescott, Until You (Until, #1)

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20. 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 Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • m m contemporary
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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21. 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 Nicola Haken's A Different Kind of Love

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

-Briar Prescott, Maybe You (Until #3)

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4.34

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August Jones

4.29

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Cara Dee

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Saxon James

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Annabeth Albert

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