Gay romantic novels

I didn’t realize until the film came out just how many queer women in my social circle and workplace had read and adored Red, Alabaster and Royal Blue. But perhaps I shouldn’t have been so surprised, considering women have historically been the primary readers of M/M sentimental fiction, even if the general assumption around that truth is that it’s straight women. But I suspect I’m not the only lesbian out there who enjoys a light, unchallenging minuscule romp into queer romance. Whether you’re looking for fiery sex scenes, tender coming-of-age tales, historical romance or kitchen-centric love, we’ve got you covered. Distribute your favorites in the comments!


Red, Pale & Royal Navy, by Casey McQuiston

If you’re looking for a reading exposure that will be an unmitigated delight from top to bottom, try Red, White & Royal Blue! I loved this book so much I sent a Kindle mimic to my girlfriend because I wanted her to contain the same opportunity to access and harness easy pleasure in her experience as I’d just given myself. If you’re here, you know the basics: Alex Claremont-Diaz is the son of America’s first female president, he’s got beef with Prince Hen

The 20 Best Queer Romances of All Time

What are the characteristics of a truly amazing queer love story? 

Most direct romance novels are given the stamp of approval when their two main characters — regardless of circumstances — end the book with a happily ever after. Judging gay romances by this criteria is a tiny more complicated, mostly because so many of the early narratives to even begin to tap on queer love could often only mention them peripherally to avoid censorship and public decency laws. Even when queer romances were explicit, many were steeped in trauma, malaise, and hand wringing, matching the real world repercussions of being gay in less accepting times. Nowadays, finding a queer romance can be as easy as spotting two cartoons of the same sex on the front of a book’s cover. But will that procedure really bring you the top results? 

Queer love stories are more than just romantic plot points They’re about a vibe — which makes them both hard to quantify and infinitely exciting when you discover another great one. Pride month isn’t just the time of year where corporations remember that Diverse people also have credit cards and queer people try

The world of male lover romance 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 dark and gritty, or something that’s the literary equivalent of a basket of puppies? Whatever it is that floats your romance 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 possible. There’s a misconception that the only people who write m/m passion are straight women, and while it’s true that some of the biggest names in same-sex attracted romance are direct women, there are also dozens of queer men writing fantastic gay love affair. But because of the biases and shortcomings of publishing (and a slew of other complicated factors), it’s linear women who often get the most recognition in the genre. This is not to tell that straight women can’t, or shouldn’t, write gay relationship novels. You’ll spot several (including some of my absolute favorites!) on this list. You’ll also find many marvelous books by gender non-conforming men that be entitled to the same praise and recognition. I’ve tri

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