21 Top queer books like Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1) by Emma R. Alban

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Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

By: Emma R. Alban

3.82

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A swoon-worthy debut queer Victorian romance in which two debutantes distract themselves from havin…

If you liked the queer plot in Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1) by Emma R. Alban , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

By: Emma R. Alban

3.82

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A swoon-worthy debut queer Victorian romance in which two debutantes distract themselves from havin… read more

Similar categories in Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1) book and Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Iris Kelly Doesn't Date (Bright Falls, #3) by Ashley Herring Blake

2. Iris Kelly Doesn't Date (Bright Falls, #3)

By: Ashley Herring Blake

4.14

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Everyone around Iris Kelly is in love. Her best friends are all coupled up, her siblings have partn… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Herring Blake's Iris Kelly Doesn't Date (Bright Falls, #3) book and Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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3. On the Same Page

By: Haley Cass

4.40

Format: 468 pages, Kindle Edition

Riley Beckett met Gianna Mäkinen – drop-dead gorgeous influencer, trilingual, daughter of world-fam… read more

Similar categories in Haley Cass's On the Same Page book and Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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4. Cleat Cute

By: Meryl Wilsner

3.77

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

A sapphic rivals to lovers rom com for fans of Ted Lasso and A League of Their Own, where two socce… read more

Similar categories in Meryl Wilsner's Cleat Cute book and Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
"Lesbian is important to me," Phoebe says. "The world likes to act like it's a porn category, not an identity. It took me a while to realize it wasn't. I want other girls like me to know it's a beauti…"

-Meryl Wilsner, Cleat Cute

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5. 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 Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • 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

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6. Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh

By: Rachael Lippincott

3.98

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

What if you found a once-in-a-lifetime love…just not in your lifetime? Audrey Cameron has lost h… read more

Similar categories in Rachael Lippincott's Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh book and Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
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7. Cover Story

By: Rachel Lacey

4.10

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

Natalie Keane is one of Hollywood’s top leading ladies, but she’s paid a steep price for her fame. … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Lacey's Cover Story book and Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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8. Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

By: Lex Croucher

4.01

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Heartstopper meets A Knight’s Tale in this queer medieval rom-com YA debut about love, friendship, … read more

Similar categories in Lex Croucher's Gwen & Art Are Not in Love book and Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
"To be afraid you must have something you cannot bear to lose."

-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

"You know fathers aren't always right just by virtue of being fathers."

-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

"Not everybody lives for the triumphs and defeats, the epic highs and lows of the little black and white squares"

-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

"The problem with compromise is that... you sit on the fence for so long that you discover you've built a kingdom on it."

-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

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9. The Fiancée Farce

By: Alexandria Bellefleur

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Lambda Literary award winner and national bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur returns with a s… read more

Similar categories in Alexandria Bellefleur's The Fiancée Farce book and Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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10. Most Ardently

By: Gabe Cole Novoa

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A trans boy searches for a future―and a romance―in which he can live and love openly as himself in … read more

Similar categories in Gabe Cole Novoa's Most Ardently book and Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
"I love you, Oliver," Darcy said, "Most ardently."

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

"We're permitted to bring a guest,' Darcy said. 'We could bring a guest every week if we wanted to. I'd be happy to make you mine.' Oliver arched an eyebrow. Darcy's face flushed pink. 'My... guest. T…"

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

"Just the notion of being able to spend multiple days as himself made Oliver feel lighter. He finished his tea and stood, the heaviness of his argument with his mother melting away at the prospect of …"

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

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11. Fly with Me

By: Andie Burke

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A sparkling and steamy opposites-attract romance, Fly with Me by Andie Burke is filled with sharp b… read more

Similar categories in Andie Burke's Fly with Me book and Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Truly, Madly, Deeply by Alexandria Bellefleur

12. 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 Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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13. 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 Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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14. Late Bloomer

By: Mazey Eddings

3.73

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A sapphic opposites-attract romance with Mazey Edding's signature sparkling voice! Winning the l… read more

Similar categories in Mazey Eddings's Late Bloomer book and Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
"Fuck anything and anyone that made you have to survive instead of live. You deserve a life so peaceful it feels deliciously boring. A life filled with flowers and sunny days and people who show you a…"

-Mazey Eddings, Late Bloomer

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15. How You Get the Girl (Love & Other Disasters, #3)

By: Anita Kelly

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Chemistry sizzles in this workplace rom-com set in the world of high school basketball from the aut… read more

Similar categories in Anita Kelly's How You Get the Girl (Love & Other Disasters, #3) book and Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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16. The Ride of Her Life

By: Jennifer Dugan

3.68

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the author of Love at First Set, a new irresistible enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine queer r… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Dugan's The Ride of Her Life book and Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
"She's coming undone right in front of me and it's turning me on. It should not be turning me on."

-Jennifer Dugan, The Ride of Her Life

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17. We Got the Beat

By: Jenna Miller

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Jordan Elliot is a fat, nerdy lesbian, and the first junior to be named editor-in-chief of the scho… read more

Similar categories in Jenna Miller's We Got the Beat book and Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
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18. Here for the Wrong Reasons

By: Annabel Paulsen

3.73

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In this swoon-filled lesbian romcom, two dating show contestants vying for the affection of the lea… read more

Similar categories in Annabel Paulsen's Here for the Wrong Reasons book and Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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19. 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 Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • 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

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20. Playing for Keeps

By: Jennifer Dugan

3.52

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Some Girls Do comes another heartfelt YA sapphic romance—starring a baseball pit… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Dugan's Playing for Keeps book and Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
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21. Wish You Weren't Here

By: Erin Baldwin

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Juliette doesn’t hate Priya Pendley. At least, not in the way teen movies say she should hate th… read more

Similar categories in Erin Baldwin's Wish You Weren't Here book and Emma R. Alban's Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer

21 must-read fiction books like Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1) by Emma R. Alban

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Emma R. Alban

3.82

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Ashley Herring Blake

4.14

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On the Same Page

Haley Cass

4.40

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Meryl Wilsner

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Emma R. Alban

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4.14

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Amy Spalding

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Cat Sebastian

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