Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig
Runebinder by Alex Kahler
The Impossible Contract by K.A. Doore
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Category Archives: Fave Five
Fave Five: Queer Romances Starring Firefighters
Cinders by Cara Malone
Firestorm by Radclyffe
Hot Head by Damon Suede
Burning it Down by Christopher Koehler
What Remains by Garrett Leigh
Fave Five: Fiction Set in 19th Century America
The Best Bad Thing by Karina Carrasco
The Whale by Mark Beauregard
Frog Music by Emma Donoghue
Bittersweet by Nevada Barr
Patience & Sarah by Isabel Miller
Fave Five: Adult Historical Fantasy Romance
For Steampunk novels, click here.
The Alpennia series by Heather Rose Jones
Passing Strange by Ellen Klages (f/f)
Caroline’s Heart by Austin Chant (m/f) – T
A Charm of Magpies series by KJ Charles (m/m)
Graveyard Sparrow by Kayla Bashe (f/f)
Fave Five: Series Starring Queer PIs
Roxane Weary by Kristen Lepionka
Donald Strachey by Richard Stevenson
Dave Brandstetter by Joseph Hansen
The Henry Rios Mysteries by Michael Nava
Charlie Mack Motown Mystery by Cheryl A. Head
Bonus: This is primarily centered on adult books, but I’d be remiss not to mention the Historical MG series Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens!
Fave Five: YA with Queer College Student MCs
Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann
I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin
Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson
Love and Other Carnivorous Plants by Florence Gonsalves
By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery
Bonus: In Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater, the LI is in college and chapters of the book are set there.
Fave Five: M/M Romance Retellings
First Impressions by Christopher Koehler (Contemporary Pride and Prejudice)
The Secrets of Eden by Brandon Goode (Fantasy Cinderella)
The Uncrossing by Melissa Eastlake (Fantasy Rapunzel)
Peter Darling by Austin Chant (Fantasy Peter Pan)
Rabi and Matthew by L.A. Witt (Contemporary Romeo & Juliet)
Fave Five: F/F Regency Romances
The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite
A Lady’s Desire by Lily Maxton
Spring Flowering by Farah Mendelsohn
Pembroke Park by Michelle Martin
My Lady’s Lover by Nicola Davidson
Bonus: Coming up August 6, try A Little Light Mischief by Cat Sebastian!
Double Bonus: These are all realistic fiction, but for historical fantasy set during the regency, try Graveyard Sparrow by Kayla Bashe!
Fave Five: Space Operas
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley
The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt
The Widening Gyre by Michael R. Johnston
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
Bonus: These are all adult, but for YA Space Operas, try The Disasters by MK England and Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston!
Fave Five: M/F YA with Bi Guy LIs
(These are books with allocishet female MCs and on-page bi male LIs)
Home and Away by Candice Montgomery (Contemporary)
This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura (Contemporary)
The Art of French Kissing by Brianna Shrum (Contemporary)
We Regret to Inform You by Ariel Kaplan (Contemporary)
The Art of Wishing by Lindsay Ribar (Paranormal)
Bonus: The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls by Jessica Spotswood (Contemporary) has four POVs, so it’s actually m/f with a bi guy LI and f/f.
Double Bonus: Technically, You Started It by Lana Wood Johnson (Contemporary) has a questioning demisexual MC and a bi guy LI
