29 must-read romance books like The Keeper of Bees (Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords #5) by Gregory Ashe

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The Keeper of Bees (Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords #5)

By: Gregory Ashe

4.66

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

Emery Hazard has pretty much everything under control. He and his fiancé, John-Henry Somerset, are …

"I think people who read novels are fantasists in desperate need of emotional dope to anesthetize them against the reality of their meaningless existence."

-Gregory Ashe, The Keeper of Bees (Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords #5)

If you liked the romance plot in The Keeper of Bees (Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords #5) by Gregory Ashe , here is a list of 29 books like this:

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1. Kill Game (Seven of Spades, #1)

By: Cordelia Kingsbridge

4.24

Format: 262 pages, ebook

Homicide detective Levi Abrams is barely holding his life together. He’s reeling from the fallout o… read more

Similar categories in Cordelia Kingsbridge's Kill Game (Seven of Spades, #1) book and Gregory Ashe's The Keeper of Bees (Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords #5)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"The human species has a responsibility to purge its diseased. Like cutting off moldy bread before it ruins the entire loaf."

-Cordelia Kingsbridge, Kill Game (Seven of Spades, #1)

"I believe that people can complement each other so well that they’re like two halves of one whole, yes. Not necessarily that there’s only one match in the entire world for each person."

-Cordelia Kingsbridge, Kill Game (Seven of Spades, #1)

"Vigilantism appealed to the darker side of human nature, the thirst for primal justice that knew no constraints. This killer was banking on that, maybe even expecting law enforcement to be less dilig…"

-Cordelia Kingsbridge, Kill Game (Seven of Spades, #1)

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2. Death of a Pirate King (The Adrien English Mysteries, #4)

By: Josh Lanyon

4.33

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Gay bookseller and reluctant amateur sleuth Adrien English's writing career is suddenly taking off.… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"See! He likes you,"

-Josh Lanyon, Death of a Pirate King (The Adrien English Mysteries, #4)

"I noticed you right away."

-Josh Lanyon, Death of a Pirate King (The Adrien English Mysteries, #4)

"I’ve been telling you that you should hire Warren."

-Josh Lanyon, Death of a Pirate King (The Adrien English Mysteries, #4)

"Natalie said, “That detective in charge of the case: is he your Jake?"

-Josh Lanyon, Death of a Pirate King (The Adrien English Mysteries, #4)

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3. The Hell You Say (The Adrien English Mysteries, #3)

By: Josh Lanyon

4.05

Format: 240 pages,

After bookstore clerk Angus flees following terrifying death threats, owner Adrien must contend wit… read more

Similar categories in Josh Lanyon's The Hell You Say (The Adrien English Mysteries, #3) book and Gregory Ashe's The Keeper of Bees (Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords #5)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
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4. So This is Christmas (The Adrien English Mysteries, #7)

By: Josh Lanyon

3.95

Format: 768 pages, ebook

God Help You Merry Gentlemen... Arriving home early after spending Christmas in jolly old England, … read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • mystery
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5. Fatal Shadows (The Adrien English Mysteries, #1)

By: Josh Lanyon

3.69

Format: 88 pages,

One sunny morning Los Angeles bookseller and aspiring mystery author Adrien English opens his front… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
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6. Fish Out of Water (Fish Out of Water, #1)

By: Amy Lane

1.00

Format: 96 pages, ebook

PI Jackson Rivers grew up on the mean streets of Del Paso Heights--and he doesn't trust cops, even … read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
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7. A Dangerous Thing (The Adrien English Mysteries, #2)

By: Josh Lanyon

4.08

Format: 581 pages, Paperback

Suffering from writer's block and frustrated with his tentative relationship with hot but closeted … read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime

8. The Mystery of Nevermore (Snow & Winter, #1)

By: C.S. Poe

3.93

Format: 265 pages, ebook

It's Christmas, and all antique dealer Sebastian Snow wants is for his business to make money and t… read more

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9. The Mermaid Murders (The Art of Murder, #1)

By: Josh Lanyon

4.01

Format: 0 pages, ebook

Special Agent Jason West is seconded from the FBI Art Crime Team to temporarily partner with disgra… read more

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10. A Chip and a Chair (Seven of Spades, #5)

By: Cordelia Kingsbridge

4.30

Format: 330 pages, ebook

Detective Levi Abrams and PI Dominic Russo are reunited and more committed to each other than ever,… read more

Similar categories in Cordelia Kingsbridge's A Chip and a Chair (Seven of Spades, #5) book and Gregory Ashe's The Keeper of Bees (Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords #5)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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11. Madison Square Murders (Memento Mori, #1)

By: C.S. Poe

4.40

Format: 260 pages, ebook

Everett Larkin works for the Cold Case Squad: an elite—if understaffed and overworked—group of dete… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Poe's Madison Square Murders (Memento Mori, #1) book and Gregory Ashe's The Keeper of Bees (Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords #5)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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12. Inevitable Disclosure (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #4)

By: Nicky James

4.51

Format: 430 pages, Kindle Edition

Quaid is adrift in MPU. With his partner on extended leave, he’s alone and unsure if he wants to co… read more

Similar categories in Nicky James's Inevitable Disclosure (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #4) book and Gregory Ashe's The Keeper of Bees (Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords #5)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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13. Unstable Connections (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #3)

By: Nicky James

4.48

Format: 468 pages, Kindle Edition

Missing children are reappearing, and ties to a thirty-year-old cold case can’t be ignored. Betw… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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14. Broadway Butchery (Memento Mori, #3)

By: C.S. Poe

4.45

Format: 311 pages, ebook

The Cold Case Squad of the NYPD is overworked, understaffed, but receiving great press due to star … read more

Similar categories in C.S. Poe's Broadway Butchery (Memento Mori, #3) book and Gregory Ashe's The Keeper of Bees (Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords #5)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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15. Subway Slayings (Memento Mori, #2)

By: C.S. Poe

4.45

Format: 274 pages, ebook

Detective Everett Larkin of New York City’s Cold Case Squad has been on medical leave since catchin… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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16. Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

By: Nicky James

4.21

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

Can two rivals work together to solve a case? When an infant is taken from his carriage in broad… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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17. Elusive Relations (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #2)

By: Nicky James

4.42

Format: 429 pages, Kindle Edition

Life was easier when rival detectives, Quaid and Aslan, kept to their own side of the building. The… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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18. Defying Logic (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #5)

By: Nicky James

4.42

Format: 489 pages, Kindle Edition

Two months ago, a catastrophic incident on the job forever changed Aslan’s life. It left him shaken… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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19. Disrupted Engagement (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #6)

By: Nicky James

4.48

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

The ring has been bought, and all Aslan has to do is create the perfect setup for a proposal. No pr… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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20. Never Leave, Never Lie

By: Thea Verdone

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

The lies that brought them together will tear them apart. Alek and Ian’s relationship is built … read more

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  • romance
  • contemporary
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
"You expect me to tell the truth, but you’re lying to yourself,"

-Thea Verdone, Never Leave, Never Lie

"Loving you is the only thing I don't regret," Alek tried very hard to say in English."

-Thea Verdone, Never Leave, Never Lie

"Without music, there's nothing to keep the fear and the shame and the sadness away and all I feel is everything and I don't want to feel anything anymore."

-Thea Verdone, Never Leave, Never Lie

"Ian discussed each house he had worked on like it was a person with its own secret history, like the simple act of rehabilitating an abandoned house was akin to traveling back in time."

-Thea Verdone, Never Leave, Never Lie

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21. The Mystery of the Spirits (Snow & Winter, #5)

By: C.S. Poe

4.40

Format: None pages, ebook

Antique dealer Sebastian Snow and Homicide detective Calvin Winter have been happily married for a … read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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22. The Mystery of the Moving Image (Snow & Winter, #3)

By: C.S. Poe

4.29

Format: 271 pages, ebook

It’s summer in New York City, and antique shop owner Sebastian Snow is taking the next big step in … read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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23. Matrimonial Merriment (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #7)

By: Nicky James

4.40

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

Who would have thought Quaid and Aslan would come so far? Join the couple as they scramble to arra… read more

Similar categories in Nicky James's Matrimonial Merriment (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #7) book and Gregory Ashe's The Keeper of Bees (Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords #5)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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24. One-Eyed Royals (Seven of Spades, #4)

By: Cordelia Kingsbridge

4.33

Format: 330 pages, ebook

Spoiler Alert! The following blurb contains spoilers for Cash Plays, book three of Seven of Spades.… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Loving someone doesn’t mean you have to let them treat you like shit, no matter what they’re going through."

-Cordelia Kingsbridge, One-Eyed Royals (Seven of Spades, #4)

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25. Cash Plays (Seven of Spades, #3)

By: Cordelia Kingsbridge

4.28

Format: 300 pages, ebook

The Seven of Spades is back with a vengeance—the vigilante serial killer has resumed their murderou… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Forcing people to take action before they’ve reached a state of readiness for change tends to backfire spectacularly."

-Cordelia Kingsbridge, Cash Plays (Seven of Spades, #3)

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26. Ground Zero (Zero Hour, #1)

By: Aimee Nicole Walker

4.09

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

Ground zero, noun: the center or origin of rapid, intense, or violent activity or change. Heat, hu… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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27. Devil's Hour (Zero Hour, #2)

By: Aimee Nicole Walker

4.27

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

Devil’s hour, noun: the hour when the demon or devil who leads hell is at its strongest. Born on … read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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28. Skeletons in the Closet (Shadowy Solutions, #1)

By: Nicky James

4.26

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

The last thing Diem Krause wanted to do was ask for Tallus’s help. The too-hot-for-his-own-good … read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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29. Lament at Loon Landing (Secrets and Scrabble, #6)

By: Josh Lanyon

4.04

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

Fakes, folk music, and ghost fires When legendary folk singer Lara Fairplay agrees to make her c… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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30. The Keeper of Bees (Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords #5)

By: Gregory Ashe

4.66

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

Emery Hazard has pretty much everything under control. He and his fiancé, John-Henry Somerset, are … read more

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  • m m romance
  • lgbt
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  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"I think people who read novels are fantasists in desperate need of emotional dope to anesthetize them against the reality of their meaningless existence."

-Gregory Ashe, The Keeper of Bees (Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords #5)

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31. Corpse at Captain's Seat (Secrets and Scrabble, #8)

By: Josh Lanyon

4.11

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

At long last, the renovations of stately Captain’s Seat are complete, and to celebrate, mystery boo… read more

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  • contemporary
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