Boys Come First
By: Aaron Foley
3.88
Format: 386 pages, Hardcover
Suddenly jobless and single after a devastating layoff and a breakup with his cheating ex, advertis…
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1. Don't Cry for Me
By: Daniel Black
4.35
Format: 301 pages, Hardcover
A Black father makes amends with his gay son through letters written on his deathbed in this wise a… read more
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- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
"I want readers to reconsider the capacity of our fathers’ hearts. Many of them were handed so little, yet we expected so much."-Daniel Black, Don't Cry for Me
"Hurt is worse than anger, you know. Anger dwells in the head, then fades. Hurt lingers in the soul. It rearranges your feelings without your permission. It blinds you."-Daniel Black, Don't Cry for Me
"Reconsider the capacity of our fathers’ hearts. Many of them were handed so little, yet we expected so much. They gave more than they had, but less than what we needed."-Daniel Black, Don't Cry for Me
"Pride can really kill a man. Actually, it makes him kill himself. He justifies his errors and creates his own righteousness in his mind. Grandma used to say, "There is a way that seemeth right unto a…"-Daniel Black, Don't Cry for Me
2. Best Men
By: Sidney Karger
3.34
Format: 341 pages, Paperback
When two best men in a wedding party fall for each other, they realize love isn't a piece of cake i… read more
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- romance
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
3. The Foghorn Echoes
By: Danny Ramadan
4.06
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving novel about a forbidden love between two boys in war-torn Syria and the fallout tha… read more
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- romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"The story within me aches like an untreated wound. It's unheard and I need to speak it. It roams my insides like a caged animal gasping for air. It trembles."-Danny Ramadan, The Foghorn Echoes
4. Bath Haus
By: P.J. Vernon
3.76
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
Oliver Park, a young recovering addict from Indiana, finally has everything he ever wanted: sobriet… read more
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- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
5. The Kingdom of Sand
By: Andrew Holleran
3.51
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
One of the great appeals of Florida has always been the sense that the minute you get here you have… read more
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- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
"It is a fact seldom observed that after a certain age a single man is a creature no one has a place for"-Andrew Holleran, The Kingdom of Sand
"When the American novelist Howard Sturgis lay on his deathbed he was cared for so solicitously by his life partner that at one point Sturgis had to remind him, "A watched pot never boils"—surely one …"-Andrew Holleran, The Kingdom of Sand
6. Just by Looking at Him
By: Ryan O'Connell
3.76
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the star of Peacock’s Queer as Folk and the Netflix series Special comes a “funny, tender, and… read more
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- romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
"I used to believe it was a privilege to be loved by anybody. Not anymore."-Ryan O'Connell, Just by Looking at Him
7. A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
By: Tia Williams
4.04
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An epic love story one hundred years in the making… Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. An… read more
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- romance
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"And know this: the villain depends on who's telling the story."-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
"Breeze was a share cropper. His whole family was. He was born in Fallon, South Carolina a dusty wretched town to a long line of men named Ezra Walker. His first son would be named Ezra, too. No clue …"-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
"To me, love is like listening to an album. Some people skip to their favorite songs and ignore the rest. Other people listen to the entire album over and over until it's familiar and cherished and th…"-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
8. My Government Means to Kill Me
By: Rasheed Newson
4.25
Format: 276 pages, Hardcover
A fierce and riveting queer coming-of-age story following the personal and political awakening of a… read more
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- race
- lgbt
- fiction
- adult
- queer
"So I loved my sister, but held that love loosely in my arms, anticipating its death and mourning it as it lived"-Rasheed Newson, My Government Means to Kill Me
"...Generations of black men had been frequenting Mt. Morris since the Harlem Renaissance. Rumor had it that Countee Cullen ditched his wife after he and Harold Jackman made Mt. Morris their regular r…"-Rasheed Newson, My Government Means to Kill Me
"Zee had only grinned at me when I was valuable to her. I'd go on to tangle with other bosses and authority figures, and that dynamic never changed. Affection never outlasted need. This was the first …"-Rasheed Newson, My Government Means to Kill Me
"The theory goes that governmental agencies don't accidentally make accessing information or resources difficult. They do this shit on purpose. The forms are confusing, and the record keeping is ass-b…"-Rasheed Newson, My Government Means to Kill Me
9. The Boyfriend Subscription
By: Steven Salvatore
3.59
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Equal parts sizzling, sweet and irresistibly fresh, Steven Salvatore’s The Boyfriend Subscription i… read more
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- romance
- m m romance
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
10. Let's Get Back to the Party
By: Zak Salih
3.55
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
What Does It Mean to Be a Gay Man Today? It’s just weeks after the historic Supreme Court marriage … read more
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- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
11. 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
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- romance
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
12. The Humble Lover
By: Edmund White
2.87
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From National Book Award-honored author Edmund White, a wildly hilarious and irreverent novel about… read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
13. When I Think of You
By: Myah Ariel
3.88
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
In this sweeping second chance romance from debut author Myah Ariel, the unexpected spark of two fo… read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
14. Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style
By: Paul Rudnick
4.07
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed writer Paul Rudnick, a riotously funny, perceptive, and life-affirming novel fol… read more
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- romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"If all the world's a stage, gay people are often expected to understudy themselves, reinterpreting the truth of their performances, depending on who's out front, and who's paying their salary."-Paul Rudnick, Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style
15. The Town of Babylon
By: Alejandro Varela
3.96
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
In this contemporary debut novel—an intimate portrait of queer, racial, and class identity —Andrés,… read more
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- adult fiction
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
16. Boys Come First
By: Aaron Foley
3.88
Format: 386 pages, Hardcover
Suddenly jobless and single after a devastating layoff and a breakup with his cheating ex, advertis… read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
- race
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
17. Things I Have Withheld
By: Kei Miller
4.48
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In this moving and lyrical collection of essays, the award-winning poet and novelist Kei Miller exp… read more
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- race
- queer
- lgbt
18. As You Walk On By
By: Julian Winters
3.95
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The Breakfast Club meets Can't Hardly Wait with an unforgettable ensemble cast in another swoony YA… read more
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- romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
19. The Gay Best Friend
By: Nicolas DiDomizio
3.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
an alternate cover edition can be found here He's always been the token gay best friend. Now, st… read more
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- romance
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
"Worryin only gives the small things big shadows"-Nicolas DiDomizio, The Gay Best Friend
20. Curvy Girl Summer (Curve, #1)
By: Danielle Allen
4.35
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Bridget Jones’s Diary meets Survival of the Thickest in Danielle Allen’s CURVY GIRL SUMMER, a smoki… read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
21. High-Risk Homosexual
By: Edgar Gomez
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
This witty memoir traces a touching and often hilarious spiralic path to embracing a gay, Latinx id… read more
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- queer
- gay
- lgbt
22. Right Where I Left You
By: Julian Winters
3.89
Format: 396 pages, Hardcover
Kacen Callender meets Becky Albertalli in a deliciously geeky best friends-to lovers romance from a… read more
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- romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Some tears aren't for wounds. Some are for healing."-Julian Winters, Right Where I Left You
"The thing about coming out is you're so focused on making sure who you are doesn't hurt or change your relationship with your loved ones that you never really think about yourself."-Julian Winters, Right Where I Left You
23. All the Right Notes
By: Dominic Lim
3.99
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
In this hilarious and joyous rom com, sparks fly when a piano genius and a Hollywood heartthrob a… read more
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- romance
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
24. First Time for Everything
By: Henry Fry
3.67
Format: 387 pages, Hardcover
A novel about a down-on-his-luck gay man working out how he fits into the world, making up for lost… read more
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- romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
25. Ander & Santi Were Here
By: Jonny Garza Villa
4.21
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Aristotle and Dante meets The Hate U Give meets The Sun Is Also A Star: A stunning YA contemporary … read more
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- romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
26. The Bump
By: Sidney Karger
3.88
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Two men expecting a baby via surrogate go on the road trip of a lifetime in this hilarious and poig… read more
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- romance
- m m romance
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
27. I'm So Not Over You
By: Kosoko Jackson
3.36
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
A chance to rewrite their ending is worth the risk in this swoony romantic comedy from Kosoko Jacks… read more
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- romance
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
28. Little Rot
By: Akwaeke Emezi
3.67
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning Akwaeke Emezi, about five friends trying … read more
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- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
29. The Lord and the Frenchman (Ormond Yard Romantic Adventures, # 2)
By: Neil S. Plakcy
4.17
Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition
Two wounded men discover true love and a found family in Victorian England In the opulent courts… read more
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- romance
- m m romance
- lgbt
30. A Little Kissing Between Friends
By: Chencia C. Higgins
3.79
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Music producer on the rise Cyn Tha Starr knows what she likes, from her sickening beats in the stud… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
"No less than forty-five minutes after giving birth, a memo is sent out informing the life-bringer that their time as a bad bitch has expired and they are henceforth Somebody’s Mama and must act accor…"-Chencia C. Higgins, A Little Kissing Between Friends
31. Pritty (Pritty, #1)
By: Keith F. Miller Jr.
4.08
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
On the verge of summer before his senior year, Jay is a soft soul in a world of concrete. While his… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"It's hard writing a love letter when I've never been in love, but love letters aren't really about love; they are about want, luring a future fantasy into the present, so you can feel it—between your…"-Keith F. Miller Jr., Pritty (Pritty, #1)
