By Trope/Archetype

Find LGBTQIAP+ Romances by trope, archetype, and/or theme here! All Romances are adult and contemporary unless otherwise noted.
B/P notes MC and/or LI identifies as bisexual or pansexual
A/D/Aro = MC and/or LI identifies on the asexual spectrum, as demisexual, or as aromantic
T/NB/GQ = MC and/or LI identifies as transgender, non-binary, and/or genderqueer
*Beginning of a romantic ARC in a series but not resolved in this book alone
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Please note that as is common with Romance, many of these books are in a series with recurring characters. All should be readable as standalones, however, unless noted otherwise.

Additionally, please be advised that this is more of a database than a rec list; I have not read most of these titles, and strongly advocate reading reviews for potential triggers etc.

Academics

F/F

M/M

M/F

  • Hold Me by Courtney Milan – Bm/Tf

Accidental Pregnancy

M/F

Age Gap

F/F

M/M

M/F

M/M/M

  • Advanced Chemistry by A.J. Truman

Amnesia

F/F

M/M

Athletes (see “Sports Romance”)

Baby Mama Drama

M/M/F

Best Friend’s Sibling/Sibling’s Best Friend

M/M

F/F

M/F

Bi Awakening

F/F

M/M

  • Saving the Rain by Elliott Rose
  • Busy Ain’t the Half of It by Frederick Smith

Billionaires and/or CEOs

F/F

M/M

M/F

Bodyguard

F/F

M/M

M/F

  • Reverb by Anna Zabo – Tm/Pf

Book World

These books star authors, librarians, book bloggers, and/or booksellers

F/F

M/M

Butch-Butch

Butch-Femme

Celebrity/Non-Celeb (see also: Hollywood, Reality TV)

F/F

M/M

Childhood Friends to Lovers

F/F

M/M

  • It’s Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender (YA)
  • The Broposal by Sonora Reyes

M/F

Class Warfare

F/F

M/M

Coffeeshop AU

F/F

M/M

College

F/F

M/M

M/F

M/X

Coming Out

F/F

M/M

Consanguinity

Despite the word, these books strictly feature characters who do not share blood, and did not grow up together as family.

F/F

Criminals/Con Artists

F/F

Dancers

F/F

M/M

  • Flirty Dancing by Jennifer Moffatt

Dark Romance

F/F

M/M

Detectives

Enemies to Lovers (see also: Rivals to Lovers)

F/F

M/M

M/F

Faith and Religion

F/F

M/M

M/F

Fake Dating

F/F

M/M

M/F

F/NB

Fandom

F/F

M/M

F/NB

Fated Mates

F/F

Firefighters

F/F

M/M

Foodie/Chefs

F/F

M/M

F/NB

M/F

Forbidden Love

F/F

M/M

M/F

  • The Friendship Study by Ruby Barrett
  • Hangry Hearts by Jennifer Chen – Tm (YA)

Forced Proximity

F/F

M/M

Friends to Lovers

See also: Childhood Friends to Lovers

F/F

M/M

M/F

F/X

M/X

F/F/M

Friends to Enemies to Lovers

F/F

Geeks, Nerds, and/or Gamers

F/F

M/M

F/NB

  • The One True Me and You by Remi K. England

Holiday

F/F

M/M

M/F

F/X

M/F/M

Hollywood (see also: Celeb/Non-Celeb, Reality TV)

F/F

M/M

F/NB

Home Renovation

F/F

M/M

Home Swapping

F/F

M/M

Hurt/Comfort

F/F

M/M

M/F

Ice Queens

In/Out

F/F

M/M

  • Jeremiah by Jayce Ellis
  • Game Changer by Rachel Reid
  • And They Lived by Steven Salvatore (YA)

Internet Connections

F/F

M/M

M/F

Kink

F/F

M/M

M/F

NB/NB

M/F/F

Late Bloomers

These are books with MCs and/or LIs who are “late” to queerness and/or queer romance 

F/F

  • Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler (YA)
  • Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler (YA)
  • Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli (YA)
  • Set the Record Straight by Hannah Bonam-Young
  • In at the Deep End by Kate Davies
  • The Lovers by Rebekah Faubion
  • Wrong Number, Right Woman by Jae
  • If the Shoe Fits by E.J. Noyes
  • Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen (YA)

M/M

  • The Broposal by Sonora Reyes

Law Enforcement

F/F

M/M

Long Distance Relationship

M/M

Love Triangle

These are books with love triangles that specifically do not end up in polyamory. They are not organized by pairing so as to avoid spoilers where multiple genders are in the mix.

YA

Adult

Mafia

F/F

M/M

Marriage of Convenience

F/F

M/M

M/F

  • Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon

Matchmaker

F/F

Medical

F/F

M/M

Military

F/F

M/M

Mistaken Identity

F/F

M/M

Monster Romance

M/M

Murder Mystery

F/F

M/M

M/NB

Mutual Pining

F/F

M/M

My One Exception*

*This is the “____ For You” trope, restricted to books that acknowledge non-monosexuality, whether or not the character ultimately IDs as such.

F/F

M/M

M/F

Nerd/Jock

M/M

Office Romance (See: Workplace Romance)

Omegaverse

F/F

On the Rocks (Note: these are generally companion novels)

F/F

M/M

One-Night Stand/Fling

F/F

M/M

Only One Bed

F/F

M/M

Opposites Attract

F/F

M/M

M/F

Parent’s Best Friend

M/M

Pirates

F/F

M/M

Player/Virgin (or Experienced/Not-so-Experienced)

F/F

PNR (Paranormal Romance)

F/F

M/M

M/F

F/F/M

F/NB

Politics/Government

F/F

M/M

M/M/F

(Post-)Apocalyptic and/or Dystopian

M/M

  • All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown (YA)
  • Signal Boost by Alyssa Cole

Reality TV

F/F

M/M

M/F

F/NB

Retellings and Reimaginings

F/F

M/M

M/F

  • Beast by Brie Spangler (T) (YA, Beauty and the Beast)
  • Drag Me Up by R.M. Virtues (Hades and Persephone) (Amz)
  • Keep Me Close by R.M. Virtues – Dm/TPf (Hephaestus and Aphrodite) (Amz)
  • The Right Thing to Do at the Time by Dov Zeller – T (Pride & Prejudice)

F/NB

  • Beauty’s Beast by S.T. Lynn – T (Beauty and the Beast)

Return to hometown

F/F

M/M

Revenge Plot

F/F

Rivals to Lovers

F/F

M/M

M/F

  • So it Grows by Andie Burke
  • Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood – B (YA)

M/NB

Road Trip

F/F

M/M

M/F

M/F/F

  • Shake Things Up by Skye Kilaen (Amz)

Rock Star/Pop Star/Musician

F/F

M/M

M/F

F/X

M/X

Romantic Suspense

F/X

Roommates-to-Lovers

F/F

M/M

  • Off Campus by Amy Jo Cousins
  • Cattle Stop by Kit Oliver

M/X

Royalty

F/F

M/M

Rural/Cowboys

F/F

M/M/M

Second-Chance Romance

F/F

M/M

M/F

M/X

  • The Pairing by Casey McQuiston – B

Secret Identity

M/M

Secret Romance

F/F

M/M

M/F

Sex Work

F/F

M/M

F/NB

  • Cam Girl by Elliot Wake w/a Leah Raeder

Sibling’s Significant Other

F/F

M/M

Single Parents/Guardians

F/F

M/M

Sliding Doors

  • Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler
  • *The Two Lives of Amelia Waxler by Emily Zipps

Slow Burn

F/F

M/M

M/F

  • A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall – Tf

Small-Town

F/F

M/M

M/F

  • So it Grows by Andie Burke
  • Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy – QF (YA)
  • Small Town Hearts by Lillie Vale – BF (YA)
  • Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon

M/NB

M/M/F

Sports Romance

F/F

M/M

M/F

F/X

M/M/F

Sunshine/Grump

F/F

M/M

M/F

T4T

F/F

M/M

M/F

M/X

Tattoo Artists

F/F

M/M

M/F

F/X/X

Teacher-Student etc.

F/F

M/M

F/F/M

Time Travel

F/F

M/M

Vacation 

F/F

Wedding/Matrimony

F/F

Western

F/F

M/M

M/F/X

Whirlwind Romance

F/F

M/M

M/F

Workplace Romance

F/F

M/M

M/F

  • With Love, From Cold World by Alicia Thompson (Bm)

Queering up your shelf, one rec at a time!