16 must-read romance books like First Time for Everything by Henry Fry

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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…

If you liked the romance plot in First Time for Everything by Henry Fry , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. Henry Henry

By: Allen Bratton

3.65

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Henry Henry is a queer reimagining of Shakespeare's Henriad, transposing the legend of Henry V's wa… read more

Similar categories in Allen Bratton's Henry Henry book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • romance
  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"Make life, make life, make life. What sort of life? We can prune and water and weed ourselves, but we can't stop the rot once it gets in."

-Allen Bratton, Henry Henry

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2. The New Life

By: Tom Crewe

3.77

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

Two Victorian marriages, two dangerous love affairs, one extraordinary partnership . . .London, 189… read more

Similar categories in Tom Crewe's The New Life book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
"Science requires a rational audience."

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

"True development does not respect comfort."

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

"We British are used to being ruthless, of course, but only the men. The women aren't. We don't grab. We shouldn't . But we have to, to make some room for ourselves."

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

"...John wondered if she would ever be so unthinkingly imperious again; whether her childish powers of command would survive the dislocation from home, the knowledge of her smallness in the greater wo…"

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

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3. 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

Similar categories in Sidney Karger's Best Men book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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4. Boy Like Me

By: Simon James Green

4.55

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

It's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of gay relationships in schools. When a… read more

Similar categories in Simon James Green's Boy Like Me book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
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5. 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

Similar categories in Ryan O'Connell's Just by Looking at Him book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • 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

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6. 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

Similar categories in Steven Salvatore's The Boyfriend Subscription book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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7. Small Joys

By: Elvin James Mensah

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An unexpected friendship saves a young man's life in this moving, utterly charming debut about chos… read more

Similar categories in Elvin James Mensah's Small Joys book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"He was tired of there being something shameful or unsettling about the blunt expression of friendship, of the simple desire to be there for someone needing to be mocked before it could be respected, …"

-Elvin James Mensah, Small Joys

Cover of Milo and Marcos at the End of the World by Kevin Christopher Snipes

8. 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 Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • 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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9. Mystery Magnet (The Last Picks, #1)

By: Gregory Ashe

4.06

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

He was born to write mysteries. Now, he has to solve them. When Dashiell Dawson Dane moves acros… read more

Similar categories in Gregory Ashe's Mystery Magnet (The Last Picks, #1) book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • romance
  • queer
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. In Tongues

By: Thomas Grattan

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A young gay man upends the lives of a powerful art-world couple in this steamy novel of self-discov… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Grattan's In Tongues book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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11. 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

Similar categories in Nicolas DiDomizio's The Gay Best Friend book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"Worryin only gives the small things big shadows"

-Nicolas DiDomizio, The Gay Best Friend

Cover of Sounds Like Fun by Bryan Moriarty

12. Sounds Like Fun

By: Bryan Moriarty

3.74

Format: None pages, Paperback

Eoin is doing great. He's 27, gainfully employed and in a long-term relationship with his boyfriend… read more

Similar categories in Bryan Moriarty's Sounds Like Fun book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • fiction
  • adult
  • gay
  • lgbt
Cover of Dude Magnet (The Last Picks, #2) by Gregory Ashe

13. Dude Magnet (The Last Picks, #2)

By: Gregory Ashe

4.33

Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition

You can’t hide from the truth. And apparently, you can’t hide from your ex either. Dashiell Daw… read more

Similar categories in Gregory Ashe's Dude Magnet (The Last Picks, #2) book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • queer
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge by Matthew  Hubbard

14. The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge

By: Matthew Hubbard

4.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A queer coming-of-age about three teenage boys in small town Alabama who set out to get revenge on … read more

Similar categories in Matthew Hubbard's The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"The best revenge is believing in yourself."

-Matthew Hubbard, The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge

Cover of First Time for Everything by Henry   Fry

15. 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

Similar categories in Henry Fry's First Time for Everything book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of You Had Me at Happy Hour by Timothy Janovsky

16. You Had Me at Happy Hour

By: Timothy Janovsky

3.77

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In this sexy, emotionally satisfying LGBTQIA+ romance, a grumpy sommelier and a flirty mixologist j… read more

Similar categories in Timothy Janovsky's You Had Me at Happy Hour book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Paper Boys by D.P. Clarence

17. The Paper Boys

By: D.P. Clarence

4.29

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

Don’t hold the front page. Hold the guy who wrote it. Sunny Miller’s dream job on London’s Fleet S… read more

Similar categories in D.P. Clarence's The Paper Boys book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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18. The Silly Season

By: D.P. Clarence

4.72

Format: 62 pages, ebook

What happened when Hugo met Stacey? It’s Stacey versus Hugo in this festive adventure for fans of… read more

Similar categories in D.P. Clarence's The Silly Season book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

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19. We Could Be Heroes

By: Philip Ellis

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear high heels and a wig. Patrick's acting career is on the rise,… read more

Similar categories in Philip Ellis's We Could Be Heroes book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Broken Bird (The Last Picks, #4) by Gregory Ashe

20. Broken Bird (The Last Picks, #4)

By: Gregory Ashe

4.36

Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition

All’s fair in love and…publishing? It’s nearly Christmas, and Dashiell Dawson Dane already has e… read more

Similar categories in Gregory Ashe's Broken Bird (The Last Picks, #4) book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • lgbt
Cover of The Grooms Wore White by Charlie Lyndhurst

21. The Grooms Wore White

By: Charlie Lyndhurst

3.31

Format: None pages, ebook

Even wedding planners struggle to get it right… Jason is the best wedding planner around, known … read more

Similar categories in Charlie Lyndhurst's The Grooms Wore White book and Henry Fry's First Time for Everything

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook

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