25 must-read queer books like Hold Fast by Sebastian Nothwell

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Hold Fast

By: Sebastian Nothwell

3.95

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

Morgan Turner, agent to the Winthrop estate, owes everything to his benefactor. When the late baron…

If you liked the queer plot in Hold Fast by Sebastian Nothwell , here is a list of 25 books like this:

Cover of It Takes Two to Tumble (Seducing the Sedgwicks, #1) by Cat Sebastian

1. It Takes Two to Tumble (Seducing the Sedgwicks, #1)

By: Cat Sebastian

3.88

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Some of Ben Sedgwick's favorite things: Helping his poor parishioners Baby animals Shamelessl… read more

Similar categories in Cat Sebastian's It Takes Two to Tumble (Seducing the Sedgwicks, #1) book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
"He couldn't be serious and stern with a man who had ducklings in his hair, or who talked to baby birds like they were guests at a tea party, or who seemed to dearly want Phillip to smile."

-Cat Sebastian, It Takes Two to Tumble (Seducing the Sedgwicks, #1)

Cover of The Lawrence Browne Affair (The Turner Series, #2) by Cat Sebastian

2. The Lawrence Browne Affair (The Turner Series, #2)

By: Cat Sebastian

4.50

Format: 122 pages, ebook

An earl hiding from his future . . . Lawrence Browne, the Earl of Radnor, is mad. At least, that's… read more

Similar categories in Cat Sebastian's The Lawrence Browne Affair (The Turner Series, #2) book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • queer

3. The Ruin of a Rake (The Turner Series, #3)

By: Cat Sebastian

3.85

Format: None pages, ebook

Rogue. Libertine. Rake. Lord Courtenay has been called many things and has never much cared. But af… read more

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4. Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2)

By: C.S. Pacat

4.56

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

In this riveting sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel Dark Rise, Will and his allies have… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Pacat's Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2) book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • queer
"It’s all very well caring about sheep when you killed six of my men,"

-C.S. Pacat, Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2)

"Light is not something you can extinguish," she said. "Even in the darkest night, there is a star."

-C.S. Pacat, Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2)

"So you can take a shadow," said Will, "you can pledge yourself to darkness, but I can't be trusted with my own power, even when I want to use it to do what's right?"

-C.S. Pacat, Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2)

"So you can take a shadow,' said Will, 'you can pledge yourself to darkness, but I can't be trusted with my own power, even when I want to use it to do what's right?"

-C.S. Pacat, Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2)

Cover of Subtle Blood (The Will Darling Adventures, #3) by K.J. Charles

5. Subtle Blood (The Will Darling Adventures, #3)

By: K.J. Charles

4.45

Format: 290 pages, ebook

Will Darling is all right. His business is doing well, and so is his illicit relationship with Kim … read more

Similar categories in K.J. Charles's Subtle Blood (The Will Darling Adventures, #3) book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
"But you were always different,"

-K.J. Charles, Subtle Blood (The Will Darling Adventures, #3)

"Slippery, vulnerable, starlight Kim"

-K.J. Charles, Subtle Blood (The Will Darling Adventures, #3)

"It’s not your fault in the slightest,"

-K.J. Charles, Subtle Blood (The Will Darling Adventures, #3)

"Any light on the horizon?... Only that cast by everything on fire."

-K.J. Charles, Subtle Blood (The Will Darling Adventures, #3)

Cover of A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel (The Doomsday Books, #2) by K.J. Charles

6. A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel (The Doomsday Books, #2)

By: K.J. Charles

4.25

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Major Rufus d'Aumesty has unexpectedly become the Earl of Oxney, master of a remote Norman manor on… read more

Similar categories in K.J. Charles's A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel (The Doomsday Books, #2) book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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7. The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books, #1)

By: K.J. Charles

4.13

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

Bridgerton meets Poldark in this sweeping LGBTQIA+ Regency romance from award-winning author KJ Cha… read more

Similar categories in K.J. Charles's The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books, #1) book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
"It didn’t have quite the melancholy feel of lost hopes and the futility of human endeavour that would have suited his mood, but it was still moderately picturesque."

-K.J. Charles, The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books, #1)

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8. A Thief in the Night

By: K.J. Charles

3.77

Format: 76 pages, ebook

Toby never meant to be a highway robber, but needs must. He didn’t plan to impersonate a top London… read more

Similar categories in K.J. Charles's A Thief in the Night book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • queer
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9. We Could Be So Good

By: Cat Sebastian

4.29

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Casey McQuiston meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in this mid-century romdram about a scrappy… read more

Similar categories in Cat Sebastian's We Could Be So Good book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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10. You Should Be So Lucky

By: Cat Sebastian

4.39

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance about grief and found family, b… read more

Similar categories in Cat Sebastian's You Should Be So Lucky book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
"Sometimes you want to look at a guy and say: Well, he’s fucked, but he’s trying."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"But he also wants that feeling he had earlier, that feeling of being seen for who he is, and of being liked anyway."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"This urge to be kind to a relative stranger is unfamiliar and disconcerting, as if he's discovered in himself a hunger for raw meat or an enthusiasm for vaudeville."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"The actual problem is incredibly boring, and Mark hates admitting it even to himself. Unless a couple has the good fortune to get hit by the same freight train, their story ends in exactly one way. H…"

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

Cover of A Gentleman Never Keeps Score (Seducing the Sedgwicks, #2) by Cat Sebastian

11. A Gentleman Never Keeps Score (Seducing the Sedgwicks, #2)

By: Cat Sebastian

4.06

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Once beloved by London's fashionable elite, Hartley Sedgwick has become a recluse after a spate of … read more

Similar categories in Cat Sebastian's A Gentleman Never Keeps Score (Seducing the Sedgwicks, #2) book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • queer
"Let me make this equally clear to you, because I think I've failed you on this score. I want to be with you, in rooms above a pub or anywhere you happen to be. A cave, a pirate ship, a desert island,…"

-Cat Sebastian, A Gentleman Never Keeps Score (Seducing the Sedgwicks, #2)

Cover of The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #1) by K.J. Charles

12. The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #1)

By: K.J. Charles

4.17

Format: 311 pages, Paperback

Robin Loxleigh and his sister Marianne are the hit of the Season, so attractive and delightful that… read more

Similar categories in K.J. Charles's The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #1) book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
"... when people want to hurt someone very much, they often reach for the thing that would hurt themselves most deeply."

-K.J. Charles, The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #1)

"... why have we all decided that the most important and to-be-respected quality is the one possessed by the worst people?"

-K.J. Charles, The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #1)

Cover of Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1) by Emily Tesh

13. Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1)

By: Emily Tesh

4.00

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood. Tobias,… read more

Similar categories in Emily Tesh's Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1) book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • adult
  • queer
"he felt himself for a moment as the stump of a rotten old tree, putting up thin green shoots at strange new angles."

-Emily Tesh, Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1)

"He knew it the same way the woodsman knew it, because he knew trees: but he also knew it with the knowledge of the Wild Man of Greenhallow, who felt every slow green beat of the forest's heart."

-Emily Tesh, Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1)

"He planted his feet a shoulders width apart in the ground. After a moment he closed his eyes. Here was the wood. Slow and green he felt the life of it, the life that had been his life as well these f…"

-Emily Tesh, Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1)

Cover of The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes (London Highwaymen, #2) by Cat Sebastian

14. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes (London Highwaymen, #2)

By: Cat Sebastian

3.88

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Cat Sebastian returns to Georgian London with a stunning tale of a reluctant criminal and the thief… read more

Similar categories in Cat Sebastian's The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes (London Highwaymen, #2) book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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15. Unfit to Print

By: K.J. Charles

3.96

Format: 145 pages, ebook

When crusading lawyer Vikram Pandey sets out in search of a missing youth, his investigations take … read more

Similar categories in K.J. Charles's Unfit to Print book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • queer
Cover of A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit (Side Quest Row, #1) by R.K. Ashwick

16. A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit (Side Quest Row, #1)

By: R.K. Ashwick

4.20

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

Two potion shops, one heated rivalry…until hate bubbles over into something else. Any adventurer… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Down Low (Down Home #1) by Parker St. John

17. Down Low (Down Home #1)

By: Parker St. John

4.13

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

His broken bones could finally mend their broken bond… Bull riding was the only thing that calme… read more

Similar categories in Parker St. John's Down Low (Down Home #1) book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • adult
Cover of Letters to Half Moon Street (Meddle & Mend, #1) by Sarah Wallace

18. Letters to Half Moon Street (Meddle & Mend, #1)

By: Sarah Wallace

4.19

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

I must have been drunker than I realized because all I remember is how well he tied his cravat and … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Wallace's Letters to Half Moon Street (Meddle & Mend, #1) book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • queer
Cover of Silk & Sand (Seth & Raider #1) by Katherine Diane

19. Silk & Sand (Seth & Raider #1)

By: Katherine Diane

4.34

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

The only thing worse than trekking across a dangerous desert on a nearly impossible mission? When y… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • adult
  • queer
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20. Imperfect Illusions

By: Vanora Lawless

4.04

Format: 320 pages, ebook

A drafted empath. A dreamwalking poet. A world at war. Chicago, 1917. Idealistic, aspiring po… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • queer
"You do,"

-Vanora Lawless, Imperfect Illusions

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21. Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms

By: Sarah Wallace

4.14

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Roger not only had to prove himself to the Council, he also had to prove himself to Wyndham Wrenwhi… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Bitter Waters (Dr. Greta Helsing, #3.5) by Vivian Shaw

22. Bitter Waters (Dr. Greta Helsing, #3.5)

By: Vivian Shaw

4.38

Format: 164 pages, Kindle Edition

A witty, charming standalone novella starring Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, who must get to … read more

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Cover of Married to the Alien Cowboy (Cowboy Colony Mail-Order Brides, #1) by Ursa Dax

23. Married to the Alien Cowboy (Cowboy Colony Mail-Order Brides, #1)

By: Ursa Dax

4.23

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

A quiet alien cowboy, a human woman on the run, and one very messy marriage of convenience. What co… read more

Similar categories in Ursa Dax's Married to the Alien Cowboy (Cowboy Colony Mail-Order Brides, #1) book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • romance
Cover of The Duke at Hazard (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #2) by K.J. Charles

24. The Duke at Hazard (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #2)

By: K.J. Charles

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Don't miss the second thrilling Regency romance in the Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune series by KJ … read more

Similar categories in K.J. Charles's The Duke at Hazard (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #2) book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Kit & Basie (Tales from Long Lily, #1) by Tess Carletta

25. Kit & Basie (Tales from Long Lily, #1)

By: Tess Carletta

4.41

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

Immortality is a dangerous affair when it isn’t done right. Basie Yeats knows he’s doing imm… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • adult
  • queer
"But who do I have if you're not my person?"

-Tess Carletta, Kit & Basie (Tales from Long Lily, #1)

"He wanted memories that were so good, he could only replace them with even better memories, until his mind was just a stockpile of evidence that proved a simple fact: no place in the world could be b…"

-Tess Carletta, Kit & Basie (Tales from Long Lily, #1)

"Something in Basie shifted. He took the key to his grief and unlocked the shackles. He was done with it. Done being pulled in a thousand different directions until his bones ached. Done wading throug…"

-Tess Carletta, Kit & Basie (Tales from Long Lily, #1)

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26. Hold Fast

By: Sebastian Nothwell

3.95

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

Morgan Turner, agent to the Winthrop estate, owes everything to his benefactor. When the late baron… read more

Similar categories in Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast book and Sebastian Nothwell's Hold Fast

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • victorian
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Flowered Blade by Taylor   Hubbard

27. The Flowered Blade

By: Taylor Hubbard

4.23

Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition

Crown Prince, the elf Silvyr Quilen is the family disappointment. His father, High King Keryth Quil… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Coming Home by Valerie  Gomez

28. Coming Home

By: Valerie Gomez

4.67

Format: 95 pages, ebook

**This is a follow-up to Cover Story, and while it can be read as a standalone, it's recommended to… read more

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29. Dear Bartleby (Meddle & Mend #4)

By: Sarah Wallace

4.47

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

Dear Bartleby, Tutting-on-Cress is so small as to be idyllic. Hate it already. Sent down from Ox… read more

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  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • queer
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30. The Education of Pip (Meddle & Mend #3)

By: Sarah Wallace

4.28

Format: 218 pages, Paperback

He had never experienced possibilities — and it was a whole new feeling to have them. Pip Standi… read more

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  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • queer
Cover of The Spellmaster of Tutting-on-Cress (Meddle & Mend, #5) by Sarah Wallace

31. The Spellmaster of Tutting-on-Cress (Meddle & Mend, #5)

By: Sarah Wallace

4.46

Format: 558 pages, Kindle Edition

You can’t orchestrate true love…can you? Spellmaster Geraldine Hartford has everything she could… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance

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4.45

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4.25

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