You know what’s awesome about capital-R Romance? (And capital-E Erotica?) You don’t need a Valentine’s date to enjoy ’em! Here’s a shopping list of some great Valentine’s Day reads all over the map in terms of length, genre, and rep, and all under five bucksno reservations, champagne, or chocolate hearts required.
(Trans rep has been noted with a T, for those specifically looking!)
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Catalysts by Kris Ripper (m/m/m, contemporary)
Among the Living by Jordan Castillo Price (m/m, paranormal)
Off Campus by Amy Jo Cousins (m/m, contemporary NA)
Queerly Loving, vol. 1, ed. by G. Benson and Astrid Ohletz (anthology)
$0.99
Caroline’s Heart by Austin Chant (m/f, T, paranormal)
Team Phison by Chace Verity (m/m, contemporary)
My Heart is Ready by Chace Verity (f/f, fantasy)
A Night at the Mall by M. Hollis (f/f, contemporary)
In Memoriam by Nathan Burgoine (m/m, contemporary)
Daybreak Rising by Kiran Oliver (f/f, fantasy)
Rulebreaker by Cathy Pegau (f/f, sci-fi)
A Special Delivery by Laura Bilo (m/m, contemporary, holiday)
Mothmen by Kaelan Rhywiol (m/m/f, paranormal BDSM)
After Midnight by Santino Hassell (m/m, sci-fi)
The Disastrous Debut of Agatha Tremain by Stephanie Burgis (f/f, fantasy)
The Cuffs, Collars, and Love series by Christa Tomlinson (m/m, price is per book)
$1.50-1.99
Sparks Fly by Llinos Catheryn Thomas (f/f, sci-fi)
Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown (f/f, contemporary YA)
Knit One, Girl Two by Shira Glassman (f/f, contemporary)
Long Macchiatos and Monsters by Alison Evans (m/nb, contemporary)
The Lawrence Browne Affair by Cat Sebastian (m/m, historical)
Deep Deception by Cathy Pegau (f/f, sci-fi)
Avi Cantor Has Six Months to Live by Sacha Lamb (m/m, T, fabulist YA)
$2.99
How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake (f/f, contemporary YA)
A Matter of Disagreement by e.e. Ottoman (m/m, steampunk, T)
Roller Girl by Vanessa North (f/f, contemporary, T)
In Her Court by Tamsen Parker (f/f, contemporary)
The Good Listener by Delilah Fisher (m/f/f, contemporary erotica short)
Dating Sarah Cooper by Siera Maley (f/f, contemporary YA)
HeartOn by Amy Jo Cousins (m/m, contemporary)
Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde (f/f, contemporary YA)
So Sweet by Rebekah Weatherspoon (m/f, contemporary)
Fleur de Nuit by Cat Montmorency (f/f, contemporary)
Chameleon Moon by RoAnna Sylver (f/f/f, SFF, T)
Take Me Home by Lorelie Brown (f/f, contemporary)
Forget Her Not by Elle Spencer (f/f, contemporary)
Shatterproof by Xen Sanders (m/m, paranormal)
Defying Convention by Cecil Wilde (m/nb, contemporary)
Been Here All Along by Sandy Hall (m/m, contemporary YA)
Lipstick Stain by Cheyenne King (f/f, contemporary erotica short)
Cloaked in Shadow by Ben Alderson (m/m, fantasy YA)
No Rulebook For Love by Laura Bailo (m/m, T, contemporary)
$3.99
Of All the Girls by Michele L. Rivera (f/f, contemporary)
The Doctor’s Discretion by e.e. Ottoman (m/m, historical, T)
Start Here: Short Stories of First Encounters ed. by Ronald S. Lim and Brigitte Bautista (anthology)
Coffee Boy by Austin Chant (m/m, T, contemporary NA)
Out on Good Behavior by Dahlia Adler (f/f, contemporary NA)
True Letters From a Fictional Life by Kenneth Logan (m/m, contemporary YA)
Secret Heart by Danielle Dreger (f/f, contemporary YA)
Think of England by K.J. Charles (m/m, historical)
Villains Don’t Date Heroes by Mia Archer (f/f, sci-fi)
Seduction on the Slopes by Tamsen Parker (m/m, contemporary)
Fire on the Ice by Tamsen Parker (f/f, contemporary)
Daring Fate by Megan Erickson (m/m, paranormal)
Keeping Her Secret by Sarah Nicolas (f/f, contemporary YA)
How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by JC Lillis (m/m, contemporary YA/NA)
A&B by JC Lillis (f/f, contemporary YA/NA)
Just Business by Anna Zabo (m/m, contemporary)
The Final Rose by Eliza Lentzki (f/f, contemporary)
Overexposed by Megan Erickson (m/m, contemporary NA)
Wild by Hannah Moskowitz (m/f, contemporary YA)
3 by Hannah Moskowitz (f/m/f, contemporary YA)
Darkling by Brooklyn Ray (m/m, T, fantasy)
$4.49-$4.61
The Gravity Between Us by Kristen Zimmer (f/f, contemporary NA)
Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler (f/f, contemporary YA)
Spy Stuff by Matthew J. Metzger (m/m, contemporary YA, T)
What it Looks Like by Matthew J. Metzger (m/m, contemporary, T)
$4.99
Style by Chelsea Cameron (f/f, contemporary YA)
Chord by Chelsea Cameron (f/f, contemporary NA)
Cinder Ella by S.T. Lynn (f/f, fantasy, T)
Strong Signal, Fast Connection, Hard Wired, and Mature Content by Megan Erickson and Santino Hassell (m/m, contemporary)
The Butch and the Beautiful by Kris Ripper (f/f, contemporary)
The Queer and the Restless by Kris Ripper (m/f, contemporary, T)
Heart of the Steal by Avon Gale and Roan Parrish (m/m, contemporary)
Treasure by Rebekah Weatherspoon (f/f, contemporary NA)
Outside the Lines by Anna Zabo (m/m/f, contemporary)
The Love Song of Sawyer Bell by Avon Gale (f/f, contemporary)
Hold Me by Courtney Milan (m/f, contemporary NA, T)
Illegal Contact and Down By Contact by Santino Hassell (m/m, contemporary)
Rum Spring by Yolanda Wallace (f/f, contemporary)
Queerly Loving: Volume One ed. by G. Benson and Astrid Ohletz (anthology)
Bearly a Lady by Cassandra Khaw (f/f, paranormal)
Takeover by Anna Zabo (m/m, contemporary)
Documenting Light by e.e. Ottoman (m/nb, contemporary)
Casting Lacey by Elle Spencer (f/f, contemporary)
Far From Home by Lorelie Brown (f/f, contemporary)
An Unstill Life by Kate Larkindale (f/f, YA contemporary)
Hamilton’s Battalion: A Trio of Romances by Courtney Milan, Alyssa Cole, and Rose Lerner (has f/f and m/m stories, historical)
The Violet Hill series by Chelsea Cameron (3 f/f stories)
