The Queen Bees of Tybee County by Kyle Casey Chu
The Best At It and Nikhil Out Loud by Maulik Pancholy
Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao
Where the Lost Ones Go by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Emma and the Love Spell by Meredith Ireland
Category Archives: Fave Five
Fave Five: YA Graphic Novel Sapphic Romances
Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frazier, Val Wise, and Oscar O. Jupiter
Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa
Lovely Recipe by Maya Rose Nino
The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz
Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione
Fave Five: MG Starring Trans Girls
The Ink Witch by Steph Cherrywell
Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker
Magical Princess Harriet by Leiah Moser
Glitch Girl! by Rainie Oet
Joy, to the World by Lisa Bunker and Kai Shappley
Bonus: These are all prose novels, but for graphic novels, check out The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith and The Ojja-Wojja by Magdalene Visaggio and Jenn St-Onge
Fave Five: Bi Adult M/F Romances, Part II
These are M/F Romances where half the couple is bi. For part I (and links to bi4bi posts), click here.
Never Been Shipped by Alicia Thompson
People Watching by Hannah Bonam-Young
For One Night Only by Jessica James
Unromance by Erin Connor
Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi
Fave Five: Queer Hockey Romance Standalones
For more m/m hockey titles, click here.
For queer hockey romance series, click here.
It’s a Love/Skate Relationship by Charli J. Corson (f/f YA)
Time to Shine and The Shots You Take by Rachel Reid (m/m)
Shoot Your Shot by Lexi LaFleur Brown (bi m/f)
Light Up the Lamp by Kit Oliver (m/m)
Overtime by Tracey Richardson (f/f)
Bonus: Coming in 2026, A Good Puck by Rochelle Wolf (f/f), which is part of the Love on the Podium shared universe, and Peaches and Pucks by M.A. Wardell (m/m novella)
Fave Five: YA with Queer Filipino MCs
Rest in Peaches by Alex Brown
Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala
My Heart Underwater by Laurel Flores Fantauzzo
Lovely Dark and Deep by Elisa A. Bonnin
Chasing Pacquiao by Rod Pulido
Bonus: These are all Young Adult, but for Middle Grade, check out Lulu Sinagtala and the CIty of Noble Warriors by Gail D. Villanueva
Double Bonus: These are all prose novels, but for a graphic novel, check out Flamer by Mike Curato, and for short stories, check out “Murders at the Rue Apartelle, Boracay” by Rin Chupeco in His Hideous Heart, “Whatever She Wants” by Kess Costales in Keep Faith, and “Leyla Mendoza and the Last House on the Lane” by Maya Gittelman in Night of the Living Queers
Fave Five: Queer Christmas Romance Audiobooks
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In the Event of Love by Courtney Kae, narrated by Melissa Moran (f/f)
Second Chances in New Port Stephen by TJ Alexander, narrated by Aden Hakimi and Feodor Chin (trans m/m)
I’ll Be Gone for Christmas by Georgia K. Boone, narrated by Angel Pean and Karen Malina White (f/f and allocishet m/f)
You’re a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky, narrated by Mark Sanderlin (m/m)
Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake, narrated by Kristen DiMercurio (f/f)
Fave Five: New and Upcoming YA Starring Trans Girls
These are 2024-26 releases.
Lucy, Uncensored by Mel Hammond and Teghan Hammond
One of the Boys by Victoria Zeller
Fawn’s Blood by Hal Schrieve
Queen of Faces by Petra Lord
This Wretched Beauty by Elle Grenier
Bonus: These are all prose novels, but for a graphic novel, check out Girlmode by Magdalene Visaggio and Paulina Ganucheau
Fave Five: Queer Hockey Romance Series
For more m/m hockey titles, click here.
Puck Struck by Kate Cochrane (f/f)
Game Changers by Rachel Reid (m/m)
The Comebacks by A.J. Truman (m/m)
Out on the Ice by Kelly Farmer (f/f)
Breakaway by E.L. Massey (m/m and m/f)
Bonus: These are all Adult, but for YA, check out Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu (m/m)
Fave Five: Historical F/F YA Romance
A Traitorous Heart by Erin Cotter
Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher
Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney
The Unruly Heart of Miss Darcy by Erin Edwards
Where There’s Room for Us by Hayley Kiyoko
