21 best-selling queer books like Finding My Elf by David Valdes

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Finding My Elf

By: David Valdes

3.55

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Single All the Way meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this festive romcom about Cam, who’s …

If you liked the queer plot in Finding My Elf by David Valdes , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. 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 David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • queer
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2. The [Fake] Dating Game

By: Timothy Janovsky

3.66

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Ready. Set. Faux . Holden James picked the worst time to have a meltdown. His chance to audit… read more

Similar categories in Timothy Janovsky's The [Fake] Dating Game book and David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Because, despite everything, I want to see the good in people"

-Timothy Janovsky, The [Fake] Dating Game

"Amber bulbs dangle on white strings above our heads, making everyone in the restaurant look like a cartoon character with a bright idea."

-Timothy Janovsky, The [Fake] Dating Game

"Under the roar of the crowd, Leo whispers into my ear. "You are full of surprises." "On the night we met, you said surprises aren't all they're cracked up to be." "You're the exception to the rule." …"

-Timothy Janovsky, The [Fake] Dating Game

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3. Lose You to Find Me

By: Erik J. Brown

3.81

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A romantic, heartfelt, and hilarious queer coming-of-age story from All That's Left in the World au… read more

Similar categories in Erik J. Brown's Lose You to Find Me book and David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
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4. 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 David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • 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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5. You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince (Boy Meets Boy, #2)

By: Timothy Janovsky

3.65

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

An "effervescent" (Rachel Lynn Solomon) stand-alone Christmas LGBTQIA+ New Adult RomCom, perfect fo… read more

Similar categories in Timothy Janovsky's You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince (Boy Meets Boy, #2) book and David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I sigh, realizing that the boy I'm talking about is a different iteration of myself from a separate past life, removed from who I am here. All the previous me's have been chunked off, lopped into lit…"

-Timothy Janovsky, You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince (Boy Meets Boy, #2)

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6. Second Chances in New Port Stephen

By: T.J. Alexander

4.03

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A trans man returns to his Florida hometown for Christmas after his career goes up in flames, only … read more

Similar categories in T.J. Alexander's Second Chances in New Port Stephen book and David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Eli closed his eyes with a sigh. "Look, early aughts Elijah Wood was trans masc culture. When Lord of the rings -colon- The Fellowship of the Ring came out, it was the first time a short dude with gr…"

-T.J. Alexander, Second Chances in New Port Stephen

Cover of New Adult (Boy Meets Boy #3) by Timothy Janovsky

7. New Adult (Boy Meets Boy #3)

By: Timothy Janovsky

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Nolan Baker longs to be "thirty, flirty and thriving" in this charmingly quirky LGBTQIA+ romance th… read more

Similar categories in Timothy Janovsky's New Adult (Boy Meets Boy #3) book and David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • queer
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8. Emmett

By: Lev A.C. Rosen

3.62

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A modern-day gay YA Emma, with the spikey social critique of Austen plus the lush over-the-top roma… read more

Similar categories in Lev A.C. Rosen's Emmett book and David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
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9. Okay, Cupid

By: Mason Deaver

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST, the story of a cupid who thinks they know e… read more

Similar categories in Mason Deaver's Okay, Cupid book and David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
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10. Fake Dates and Mooncakes

By: Sher Lee

3.84

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Heartstopper meets Crazy Rich Asians in this heartfelt, joyful paperback original rom-com that foll… read more

Similar categories in Sher Lee's Fake Dates and Mooncakes book and David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"We have the destiny to meet across a thousand miles."

-Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

"I'm not sure which knife on my place mat is for cutting the tension"

-Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

"Grief has a way of sneaking up on you when you're least expecting it. A song, a phrase, a scent...then you're falling into an empty space inside that you thought you'd patched. That you thought could…"

-Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

"I shrug. "He lives in a huge mansion and drives a Ferrari. I ride a bike with a squeaky front wheel. Our worlds are as far apart as the sun and the moon." "They align every now and then," Aunt Jade p…"

-Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

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11. My Fair Brady

By: Brian D. Kennedy

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

My Fair Lady meets the classic teen film She's All That in this charming and swoony new rom-com fro… read more

Similar categories in Brian D. Kennedy's My Fair Brady book and David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
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12. Teenage Dirtbags

By: James Acker

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Long Run comes another unflinchingly raw and boldly hilarious novel about an… read more

Similar categories in James Acker's Teenage Dirtbags book and David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Caught in a Bad Fauxmance by Elle Gonzalez Rose

13. Caught in a Bad Fauxmance

By: Elle Gonzalez Rose

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A fresh, fun contemporary rom-com from debut author Elle Gonzalez Rose, about an aspiring artist wh… read more

Similar categories in Elle Gonzalez Rose's Caught in a Bad Fauxmance book and David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
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14. Charming Young Man

By: Eliot Schrefer

3.80

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer comes an exuberant YA historical coming-of-ag… read more

Similar categories in Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man book and David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
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15. 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 David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Spells We Cast (The Spells We Cast #1) by Jason June

16. The Spells We Cast (The Spells We Cast #1)

By: Jason June

3.66

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Nigel Barrett has spent his whole life preparing for the Culling, a spell-casting competition that … read more

Similar categories in Jason June's The Spells We Cast (The Spells We Cast #1) book and David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • queer
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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17. 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 David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"The best revenge is believing in yourself."

-Matthew Hubbard, The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge

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18. The Breakup Lists

By: Adib Khorram

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Love is more complicated than “boy meets boy” in bestselling author Adib Khorram’s sharply funny ne… read more

Similar categories in Adib Khorram's The Breakup Lists book and David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Finding My Elf by David Valdes

19. Finding My Elf

By: David Valdes

3.55

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Single All the Way meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this festive romcom about Cam, who’s … read more

Similar categories in David Valdes's Finding My Elf book and David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • holiday
  • young adult
  • christmas
  • contemporary
  • queer
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20. 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 David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts by Adam  Sass

21. Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts

By: Adam Sass

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A swoony contemporary romance from Adam Sass following a boy who is cursed to doom any romantic rel… read more

Similar categories in Adam Sass's Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts book and David Valdes's Finding My Elf

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer

19 must-read contemporary books like Finding My Elf by David Valdes

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The Boyfriend Subscription

Steven Salvatore

3.59

Transform Your Habits

The [Fake] Dating Game

Timothy Janovsky

3.66

Transform Your Habits

Lose You to Find Me

Erik J. Brown

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Skater Boy

Anthony Nerada

4.03

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17 Top fiction books like The Spells We Cast (The Spells We Cast #1) by Jason June

Transform Your Habits

Otherworldly

F.T. Lukens

3.99

Transform Your Habits

Wren Martin Ruins It All

Amanda DeWitt

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Most Ardently

Gabe Cole Novoa

4.02

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Skater Boy

Anthony Nerada

4.03

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