Good gay romance novels

Gay Fantasy Romance Novels

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Hey friend! If you&#;ve found yourself here, it&#;s because you&#;re looking for gay fantasy love affair novels! I&#;m a HUGE book nerd (and lover of romance novels), so I&#;ve put together this guide based on my hold adventures in reading.

I had been looking for homosexual romance novels for YEARS, and reflection that I had to just place up with side stories featuring male lover characters. As a queer person, visibility is so significant, and for years I struggled to find ANY LGBT characters in fantasy romance novels.

representation is so important, and for years I struggled to locate ANY LGBT characters in fantasy passion novels.

And then, I found gay adoration novels on Amazon, thanks to Kindle Unlimited. The indie publishing industry has done WONDERS for representation, and there are a TON of gay fantasy romance novels just waiting to be read!

This post is all about queer fantasy ro

The world of gay love affair novels is, if not quite as vast as the world of m/f romance, still quite expansive. Are you looking for a royal-commoner romance? A fake marriage? Something shadowy and gritty, or something that&#;s the literary corresponding of a basket of puppies? Whatever it is that floats your relationship boat, I guarantee there&#;s an m/m romance out there that will satisfy. In making this list, I&#;ve highlighted as many #ownvoices authors as feasible. There&#;s a misconception that the only people who write m/m romance are straight women, and while it&#;s true that some of the biggest names in gay romance are straight women, there are also dozens of gender non-conforming men writing fantastic queer romance. But because of the biases and shortcomings of publishing (and a slew of other complicated factors), it&#;s straight women who often get the most recognition in the genre. This is not to say that linear women can&#;t, or shouldn&#;t, write gay romance novels. You&#;ll find several (including some of my absolute favorites!) on this list. You&#;ll also find many wonderful books by homosexual men

Find LGBTQIAP+ Romances by trope, archetype, and/or theme here! All Romances are adult and contemporary unless otherwise noted.
B/P notes MC and/or LI identifies as bisexual or pansexual
A/D/Aro = MC and/or LI identifies on the asexual spectrum, as demisexual, or as aromantic
T/NB/GQ = MC and/or LI identifies as transgender, non-binary, and/or genderqueer
*Beginning of a romantic ARC in a series but not resolved in this book alone
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Please note that as is common with Love affair, many of these books are in a series with recurring characters. All should be readable as standalones, however, unless noted otherwise.
Additionally, please be advised that this is more of a database than a rec list; I have not read most of these titles, and strongly advocate reading reviews for potential triggers etc.
Academics
F/F
M/M
M/F
Hold Me by Courtney Milan &#; Bm/Tf
Accidental Pregnancy
M/F
Age Gap
F/F
M/M
M/F
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