19 must-read queer books like Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel by Anita Kelly

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Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

By: Anita Kelly

4.43

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

Mae Kellerman is content. After forty years of ups and downs, she has a meaningful job at a queer c…

If you liked the queer plot in Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel by Anita Kelly , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. 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 Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • 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 Second Chances in New Port Stephen by T.J.   Alexander

2. 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 Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • 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 Truly, Madly, Deeply by Alexandria Bellefleur

3. Truly, Madly, Deeply

By: Alexandria Bellefleur

3.82

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Sparks fly when a lovelorn romance novelist and a divorce lawyer who has sworn off relationships ag… read more

Similar categories in Alexandria Bellefleur's Truly, Madly, Deeply book and Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
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4. Here We Go Again

By: Alison Cochrun

4.17

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The author of Kiss Her Once for Me returns with a new queer rom-com following once childhood best f… read more

Similar categories in Alison Cochrun's Here We Go Again book and Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
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5. The Slowest Burn

By: Sarah Chamberlain

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Love could be a recipe for disaster, or the best thing they ever cooked up... Kieran O'Neill sh… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Chamberlain's The Slowest Burn book and Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
"I'd parboiled potatoes for too long and wrecked my plan to roast them and serve them alongside prime rib. But I'd thought fast, crushing the potatoes and frying them into little cakes topped with sou…"

-Sarah Chamberlain, The Slowest Burn

" Cookie, I thought when I looked at Ellie. Not that I wanted to eat her. I wasn't a cannibal or anything. But she reminded me of the cookies my mother baked when her bridge group came to our house. T…"

-Sarah Chamberlain, The Slowest Burn

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6. Swordcrossed

By: Freya Marske

4.22

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

“Clever, sparkling, and perfectly indulgent, Swordcrossed feels like stepping into a party already … read more

Similar categories in Freya Marske's Swordcrossed book and Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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7. The Prospects

By: K.T. Hoffman

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The pressure cooker of minor league baseball leads to major chemistry in this exhilarating, sexy, a… read more

Similar categories in K.T. Hoffman's The Prospects book and Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
"Glasses on or off?" Luis asks. "Off." Gene is nearsighted anyway, and he doesn't plan to let Luis get far enough away that he would need them."

-K.T. Hoffman, The Prospects

Cover of Triple Sec by T.J.   Alexander

8. Triple Sec

By: T.J. Alexander

3.95

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A jaded bartender is wooed by a charmingly quirky couple in this fresh and sizzling polyamorous rom… read more

Similar categories in T.J. Alexander's Triple Sec book and Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Unwritten Rules (Unwritten Rules #1) by K.D. Casey

9. Unwritten Rules (Unwritten Rules #1)

By: K.D. Casey

3.82

Format: 338 pages, ebook

Zach Glasser has put up with a lot for the sport he loves. Endless days on the road, playing half-d… read more

Similar categories in K.D. Casey's Unwritten Rules (Unwritten Rules #1) book and Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • queer
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10. Hot Summer

By: Elle Everhart

3.78

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

Sparks fly when a young woman finds herself cast on a Love Island-inspired reality show and has to … read more

Similar categories in Elle Everhart's Hot Summer book and Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
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11. A Shore Thing

By: Joanna Lowell

4.18

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A delightful queer Victorian love story, featuring a boldly brash trans hero, the beguiling botanis… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Lowell's A Shore Thing book and Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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12. The Pairing

By: Casey McQuiston

3.90

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, two bisexual exes… read more

Similar categories in Casey McQuiston's The Pairing book and Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
"Some people dye their hair when they go through a breakup. I got a bus."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"This is what I get for assuming all women in safari hats can be trusted."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"He was the first great thing I ever let myself want. This time, I’m keeping him."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"A love that’s ended is the only kind I can have, because I can’t possibly lose it."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

Cover of Home Ice Advantage (Penalty Box #3) by Ari Baran

13. Home Ice Advantage (Penalty Box #3)

By: Ari Baran

4.19

Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition

Two former hockey pros. One struggling team. And a battle of wills that might just turn two headstr… read more

Similar categories in Ari Baran's Home Ice Advantage (Penalty Box #3) book and Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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14. Rules for Ghosting

By: Shelly Jay Shore

4.14

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Rule #1: They can't speak. Rule #2: They can't move. Rule #3: They can't hurt you. Ezra Fri… read more

Similar categories in Shelly Jay Shore's Rules for Ghosting book and Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

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

15. 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 Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Hers for the Weekend (Carrigan’s Christmasland, #3) by Helena Greer

16. Hers for the Weekend (Carrigan’s Christmasland, #3)

By: Helena Greer

3.65

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The relationship is a lie but the sparks are real in this laugh-out-loud, sparkling rom-com where a… read more

Similar categories in Helena Greer's Hers for the Weekend (Carrigan’s Christmasland, #3) book and Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel by Anita Kelly

17. Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

By: Anita Kelly

4.43

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

Mae Kellerman is content. After forty years of ups and downs, she has a meaningful job at a queer c… read more

Similar categories in Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel book and Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake

18. Make the Season Bright

By: Ashley Herring Blake

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Two exes find themselves stuck at the same house for Christmas in this holiday romance by Ashley He… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Herring Blake's Make the Season Bright book and Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Christmas You Found Me (Heart of the Wilderness, #1) by Sarah Morgenthaler

19. The Christmas You Found Me (Heart of the Wilderness, #1)

By: Sarah Morgenthaler

4.42

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Sarah Morgenthaler is back with a heart-mending contemporary romance featuring a single dad you'll … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Morgenthaler's The Christmas You Found Me (Heart of the Wilderness, #1) book and Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
Cover of I'll Get Back to You by Becca Grischow

20. I'll Get Back to You

By: Becca Grischow

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A charming homerun of a queer holiday romance where two former classmates’ plan to fake-date their … read more

Similar categories in Becca Grischow's I'll Get Back to You book and Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Whenever You're Ready by Rachel Runya Katz

21. Whenever You're Ready

By: Rachel Runya Katz

4.20

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

After reconnecting on a road trip, two friends must decide if love is the ultimate risk worth takin… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Runya Katz's Whenever You're Ready book and Anita Kelly's Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer

20 Top fiction books like Heartwaves: A Greyfin Bay Novel by Anita Kelly

Transform Your Habits

You Should Be So Lucky

Cat Sebastian

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Second Chances in New Port Stephen

T.J. Alexander

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Truly, Madly, Deeply

Alexandria Bellefleur

3.82

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Here We Go Again

Alison Cochrun

4.17

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19 must-read fiction books like Hers for the Weekend (Carrigan’s Christmasland, #3) by Helena Greer

Transform Your Habits

Lavash at First Sight

Taleen Voskuni

3.70

Transform Your Habits

Second Night Stand

Karelia Stetz-Waters

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Here for the Wrong Reasons

Annabel Paulsen

3.73

Transform Your Habits

Triple Sec

T.J. Alexander

3.95

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