17 must-read m m romance books like Sometime After Midnight by L. Philips

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Sometime After Midnight

By: L. Philips

3.73

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

#AlexFromTarget meets queer Prince Charming in this glittering romcom following a teen music prodig…

If you liked the m m romance plot in Sometime After Midnight by L. Philips , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. A Boy Worth Knowing

By: Jennifer Cosgrove

3.88

Format: 182 pages, ebook

Ghosts can’t seem to keep their opinions to themselves. Seventeen-year-old Nate Shaw should know… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Cosgrove's A Boy Worth Knowing book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I wan't sure what he saw in me, but I was glad he saw something."

-Jennifer Cosgrove, A Boy Worth Knowing

"James, Mr. Nice Smile, had a spirit clinging to him. As if things weren't weird enough."

-Jennifer Cosgrove, A Boy Worth Knowing

"It hadn't been a week, and I couldn't remember what it was like before James. I didn't want to."

-Jennifer Cosgrove, A Boy Worth Knowing

"James's friendship meant more than any feelings I might have. That was enough. It would have to be enough."

-Jennifer Cosgrove, A Boy Worth Knowing

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2. The Dangerous Art of Blending In

By: Angelo Surmelis

4.00

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Evan Panos doesn’t know where he fits in. His strict Greek mother refuses to see… read more

Similar categories in Angelo Surmelis's The Dangerous Art of Blending In book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"The truth is, it's exactly what I want, but I'm so scared of wanting it and even more scared of actually having it."

-Angelo Surmelis, The Dangerous Art of Blending In

"Here's the deal about never being authentically loved by your parents: The most fucked-up gesture or morsel of compassion is like a warm blanket."

-Angelo Surmelis, The Dangerous Art of Blending In

"Maybe I'm not so ugly after all. Maybe no one is really ugly, and maybe no one has the right to call someone that or tell them that they are. Maybe the only real ugliness is what lives inside some pe…"

-Angelo Surmelis, The Dangerous Art of Blending In

"I've squeezed as many bookcases in this tiny space as possible. Being surrounded by books and magazines makes me feel calm. It makes the room seem wrapped in a layer of protection. As if nothing or n…"

-Angelo Surmelis, The Dangerous Art of Blending In

3. Been Here All Along

By: Sandy Hall

3.50

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

"Gideon alwayshas a plan. His plans include running for class president, becoming head of the yearb… read more

Similar categories in Sandy Hall's Been Here All Along book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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4. Otherworldly

By: F.T. Lukens

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author of Spell Bound and So This Is Ever After. Seventeen-year-old E… read more

Similar categories in F.T. Lukens's Otherworldly book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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5. Howl

By: Shaun David Hutchinson

3.87

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From critically acclaimed Shaun David Hutchinson comes a gritty and raw portrayal of the oftentimes… read more

Similar categories in Shaun David Hutchinson's Howl book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • contemporary
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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6. If I See You Again Tomorrow

By: Robbie Couch

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! From the author of The Sky Blues and Blaine for the Win comes a spe… read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's If I See You Again Tomorrow book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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7. A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

By: Shaun David Hutchinson

3.92

Format: 464 pages, None

Black Mirror meets What If It’s Us in this gripping, romantic, and wildly surprising novel about tw… read more

Similar categories in Shaun David Hutchinson's A Complicated Love Story Set in Space book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"Love isn't war. Life is the war; love is a truce you find in the middle of all that violence."

-Shaun David Hutchinson, A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

"If he dies, I'll never be able to tell him that I can't stand the thought of looking up and not seeing him near."

-Shaun David Hutchinson, A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

"I know we’ve never properly met, so you’ve got no reason to believe me, but I think you’re wrong about love. Love isn’t war. Life is the war; love is a truce you find in the middle of all that violen…"

-Shaun David Hutchinson, A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

"You've got to find your own thing. DJ's found his." "What?" I asked. "Being perfect?" "You." Jenny looked at me like it should have been obvious. "Taking care of you, trying to get you home. If you a…"

-Shaun David Hutchinson, A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

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8. In Deeper Waters

By: F.T. Lukens

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young prince must rely on a mysterious stranger to save him when he is kidnapped during his comin… read more

Similar categories in F.T. Lukens's In Deeper Waters book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"The world isn't kind" Tal said as Garrett held him at arm's length, the flames of the torch flickering from the ground, casting both in eerie shadows. "But that doesn't mean I cant be."

-F.T. Lukens, In Deeper Waters

"Heart aching, he decided then he wouldn't allow his magic to become a weapon, even for his own family. He'd rather be locked in a tower or exiled off the known map than become the monster his heritag…"

-F.T. Lukens, In Deeper Waters

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9. They Hate Each Other

By: Amanda Woody

4.24

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Jonah and Dylan get along like oil and water. Until a fake dating ploy gives them new perspective, … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Woody's They Hate Each Other book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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10. A Little Bit Country

By: Brian D. Kennedy

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Emmett Maguire wants to be country music’s biggest gay superstar – a far reach when you’re seventee… read more

Similar categories in Brian D. Kennedy's A Little Bit Country book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • music
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"If you’re comfortable and supported in the life you were meant to be living, why go back to pretending to be someone you’re not? Lying to everyone and always having to watch your back isn’t healthy."

-Brian D. Kennedy, A Little Bit Country

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11. Date Me, Bryson Keller

By: Kevin van Whye

3.91

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

What If It's Us meets To All the Boys I've Loved Before in this upbeat and heartfelt boy-meets-boy … read more

Similar categories in Kevin van Whye's Date Me, Bryson Keller book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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12. Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

By: E.L. Massey

4.33

Format: 423 pages, ebook

Nineteen-year-old hockey phenom Alexander Price is the youngest-ever captain in the NHL. With a pol… read more

Similar categories in E.L. Massey's Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1) book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Apparently, Alex doesn't know how to handle emotions, and he's a dumpster fire of a human being."

-E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

"The problem is he thinks he and Eli could be good for each other. Really good. Under different circumstances. In a different life. Or maybe, if he was just a little braver, in this one."

-E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

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13. Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2)

By: E.L. Massey

4.40

Format: None pages, ebook

As the headline-stealing captain of the Houston Hell Hounds, nineteen-year-old Alexander Price has … read more

Similar categories in E.L. Massey's Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2) book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"He doesn't have words for this kind of thing. But 'love' seems really fucking trite for all the whatever that he feels. Or maybe other people shouldn't be allowed to use the word 'love' because they …"

-E.L. Massey, Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2)

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14. The Music of What Happens

By: Bill Konigsberg

3.84

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Max: Chill. Sports. Video games. Gay and not a big deal, not to him, not to his mom, not to his bud… read more

Similar categories in Bill Konigsberg's The Music of What Happens book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"That never even occurred to me, that he had feelings."

-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens

"Just smile, Max. The paint cannot be stronger than a smile. But it is."

-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens

"It's funny because it's true, and also it's the kind of humor that makes you think."

-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens

"He stands and he lifts me up by my shoulders, and he hugs me tight. “I'm sorry, dude."

-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens

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15. Blaine for the Win

By: Robbie Couch

3.98

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

After being dumped so his boyfriend can pursue more “serious” guys, a teen boy decides to prove he … read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's Blaine for the Win book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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16. Skater Boy

By: Anthony Nerada

4.03

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In this YA pop-punk debut about queer romance and destroying labels, a teen risks everything to wr… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Nerada's Skater Boy book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"If we can convince our own minds we aren't good enough, we can't really be disappointed when we don't get what we truly want."

-Anthony Nerada, Skater Boy

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17. Spell Bound

By: F.T. Lukens

4.14

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Two rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in t… read more

Similar categories in F.T. Lukens's Spell Bound book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"Sometimes a family was a mischievous magical boss, her magical rival turned friend, a magical girl who used to be a babysitter and now was like an older sister, and the person you didn't understand i…"

-F.T. Lukens, Spell Bound

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18. Milo and Marcos at the End of the World

By: Kevin Christopher Snipes

3.91

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

When Marcos moves to town, Milo is forced to acknowledge the feelings he's kept hidden, especially … read more

Similar categories in Kevin Christopher Snipes's Milo and Marcos at the End of the World book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"There are two things I can definitely taste: salt and hope."

-Kevin Christopher Snipes, Milo and Marcos at the End of the World

"Maybe a God that roots for love is the only God worth believing in."

-Kevin Christopher Snipes, Milo and Marcos at the End of the World

"I really do have to make a choice between you and my parents, or you and God, or you and the whole stupid planet, then I choose you. From now until the end of time. I choose you."

-Kevin Christopher Snipes, Milo and Marcos at the End of the World

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19. Icebreaker

By: A.L. Graziadei

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A. L. Graziadei's Icebreaker is a YA debut about two hockey players fighting to be the best—and the… read more

Similar categories in A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I don't wanna be just another one of your former teammates."

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

"I get through the first few weeks of college without dropping out, but that's only because I don't want to deal with Dad whining about it for the next twenty years."

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

"Gdyby @mjames17 dodał sobie te jedenaście punktów do wzrostu, może wtedy bym się przejął.' Siedzę obok niego, podjadam ze wspólnej paczki czipsy solone z octem i odpowiadam: 'Mickey James III @mjames…"

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

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20. Café Con Lychee

By: Emery Lee

3.63

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes bitter rivalries can brew something sweet Theo Mori wants to escape. Leaving Vermont f… read more

Similar categories in Emery Lee's Café Con Lychee book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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21. The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions, #1)

By: Lauren Shippen

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Lauren Shippen's The Infinite Noise is a stunning, original debut novel based on her wildly popular… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Shippen's The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions, #1) book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"What's the word for when you're sitting at a table with someone you don't know all that well and they maybe just implied that you're gay and you are gay and you think they were trying to be inclusive…"

-Lauren Shippen, The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions, #1)

"The other corner of his mouth twitches like he's trying to keep the butterflies in too and he glances down at his plate, his dark eyelashes casting shadows on his cheeks. I've never wanted to kiss an…"

-Lauren Shippen, The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions, #1)

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22. The Sky Blues

By: Robbie Couch

4.12

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

Sky’s small town turns absolutely claustrophobic when his secret promposal plans get leaked to the … read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's The Sky Blues book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"A part of me knows that someday soon I'll miss moments like these."

-Robbie Couch, The Sky Blues

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23. Only Mostly Devastated

By: Sophie Gonzales

3.95

Format: 281 pages, Hardcover

Will Tavares is the dream summer fling ― he's fun, affectionate, kind ― but just when Ollie thinks … read more

Similar categories in Sophie Gonzales's Only Mostly Devastated book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Apathy is incompatible with hate. Love works okay."

-Sophie Gonzales, Only Mostly Devastated

"Mama, Ollie taught me how to play ‘Let It Go’ on guitar,"

-Sophie Gonzales, Only Mostly Devastated

"you mean you would've never let me dribble your basketballs"

-Sophie Gonzales, Only Mostly Devastated

"I fled. I fled like a bigot dodging the concept of equality."

-Sophie Gonzales, Only Mostly Devastated

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24. We Contain Multitudes

By: Sarah Henstra

3.73

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe meets I'll Give You the Sun in an exhilara… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Henstra's We Contain Multitudes book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"How is anybody supposed to hide happiness like this?"

-Sarah Henstra, We Contain Multitudes

"It wasn’t just the heat of the moment. Ask me for anything. The answer is yes."

-Sarah Henstra, We Contain Multitudes

"It’s an amazing phenomenon: Every time I reread your letter that says “Ask me for anything,"

-Sarah Henstra, We Contain Multitudes

"Adam," my brother said, "let's not be the type of people who are afraid to live because we might die."

-Sarah Henstra, We Contain Multitudes

Cover of As Far As You'll Take Me by Phil Stamper

25. As Far As You'll Take Me

By: Phil Stamper

3.48

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

A story about finding the people who become your home. Marty arrives in London with nothing but … read more

Similar categories in Phil Stamper's As Far As You'll Take Me book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"But you can have more than one family. You can choose your family."

-Phil Stamper, As Far As You'll Take Me

"Megan's in the driver's seat. Me, the passenger. Always the passenger."

-Phil Stamper, As Far As You'll Take Me

"To my family. The one I was born into, and the one I found along the way."

-Phil Stamper, As Far As You'll Take Me

"I spend so much of my time trying to make my sexuality as little of a deal as possible, while everyone else in my life seems to be making it into a huge thing."

-Phil Stamper, As Far As You'll Take Me

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26. Running With Lions

By: Julian Winters

3.67

Format: 307 pages, Paperback

Bloomington High School Lions' star goalie, Sebastian Hughes, should be excited about his senior ye… read more

Similar categories in Julian Winters's Running With Lions book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"To every LGBTQIA+ person who has questioned their place in life: You're strong. You're important. You're a lion. Let the world hear you roar."

-Julian Winters, Running With Lions

"The future is only grim because people see it that way. It's unpredictable. Life is a summer storm of insecure thoughts. There's an umbrella of precautions to prevent insecurity, but it doesn't alway…"

-Julian Winters, Running With Lions

"But being a teenager is one good day of being a superhero, followed by a hundred days of being self-conscious about every little damn thing. It's one big, selfish moment when you don't give a shit ab…"

-Julian Winters, Running With Lions

"If you're watching Scooby Doo and think of someone because it's their favorite cartoon. If you're allergic to flour but still eat someone's burnt pancakes. Or if you hate the color green but you wear…"

-Julian Winters, Running With Lions

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27. I Like Me Better

By: Robby Weber

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

This is not how soccer-star Zack Martin thought his summer would go. When the captain's prank means… read more

Similar categories in Robby Weber's I Like Me Better book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of As You Walk On By by Julian Winters

28. 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

Similar categories in Julian Winters's As You Walk On By book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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29. Sometime After Midnight

By: L. Philips

3.73

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

#AlexFromTarget meets queer Prince Charming in this glittering romcom following a teen music prodig… read more

Similar categories in L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • music
  • retellings
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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30. Sparks Fly

By: Birdie Lynn

4.02

Format: 284 pages, Paperback

Arthur Pham didn't expect to spend his final year at the Stonebury Conservatory for Young Mages dat… read more

Similar categories in Birdie Lynn's Sparks Fly book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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31. Snow Boys

By: Simon Doyle

4.35

Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition

Dean O’Donnell is a wallflower with a secret and a voice that could steal the show. Preferring to b… read more

Similar categories in Simon Doyle's Snow Boys book and L. Philips's Sometime After Midnight

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

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