Category Archives: Fave Five

Fave Five: Queer Hockey Romance Standalones

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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

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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: New Christmas Romances, 2025 Edition

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I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm by Mariama J. Lockington (YA, f/f)

Christmas With Her by Fiona Zedde (f/f)

A Mannequin for Christmas by Timothy Janovsky (m/m)

Yours for the Season by Kate Cochrane (f/f)

Any Girl But You by Dana Hawkins (f/f)

Bonus: For a Christmas in July romance, check out Holly Jolly July by Lindsay Maple (f/f)

Fave Five: Fiction Starring Queer Veterans

Two Truths and a Lie by Cory O’Brien (Sci-Fi)

There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood by Rasheed Newsom (Historical)

Battle Scars by Meghan O’Brien (Contemporary Romance)

Regeneration by Pat Barker (Historical)

The Charioteer by Mary Renault (Historical)

Fave Five: New Sapphic Sports Romance, 2025 Edition

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Backhanded Compliments by Katie Chandler (Tennis)

Play You For It by Samantha Saldivar (Basketball)

Overtime by Tracey Richardson (Hockey)

Ready to Score by Jodie Slaughter (Basketball)

Hard to Beat by Lexi Greene (Rugby)

Bonus: These are all Adult; for YA, check out It’s a Love/Skate Relationship by Carli J. Corson and All’s Fair in Love and Field Hockeby Kit Rosewater