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Coming of Age
Female Protag
- *Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler – B+
- This is What it Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow
- Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
- If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan
- Off the Record by Camryn Garrett
- Then Everything Happens at Once by M-E Girard
- Love & Other Carnivorous Plants by Florence Gonsalves
- Sister Mischief by Laura Goode
- Paperweight by Meg Haston
- Let’s Call it a Doomsday by Katie Henry
- Run by Kody Keplinger
- That’s Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger
- Dear Rachel Maddow by Adrienne Kisner
- We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
- Being Fishkill by Ruth Lehrer
- Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie
- It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland
- Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen
- Final Draft by Riley Redgate
- Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth
- We Used to Be Friends by Amy Spalding
- Odd One Out by Nic Stone
- Fresh by Margot Wood
Male Protag
- This is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves
- Things We Couldn’t Say by Jay Coles
- The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch
- The Chandler Legacies by Abdi Nazemian – G
- Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by L.C. Rosen
- History is All you Left Me by Adam Silvera
- Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley
- Tonight We Rule the World by Zack Smedley
- Golden Boys and After Glow by Phil Stamper
- Me, Myself & Him by Chris Tebbetts
- The Kings of B’More R. Eric Thomas
- Brighter than the Moon by David Valdes
- How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters
Nonbinary Protag
- Sasha Masha by Agnes Borinsky
- Brooklyn, Burning by Steve Brezenoff
- Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin (Genderfluid)
- Man O’ War by Cory McCarthy
Contemporary Romance
F/F
- Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler
- Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler
- Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler
- *Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler – B+
- How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow
- Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli – B+
- *Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
- Kaleidoscope Song by Fox Benwell
- How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake – B+ (Amz)
- Dare Truth or Promise by Paula Boock
- Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown (Amz)
- The Key to Me and You by Jaye Robin Brown
- Style by Chelsea M. Cameron
- She Gets the Girl by Alyson Derrick and Rachael Lippincott
- Secret Heart by Danielle Dreger
- Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan
- Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan
- Melt With You by Jennifer Dugan
- Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan (Amz)
- Friday I’m in Love by Camryn Garrett
- Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard
- Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales
- The Flywheel/Get it Together Delilah by Erin Gough
- Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins
- The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
- Hani & Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
- You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
- Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson
- Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
- Flip the Script by Lyla Lee
- A&B by J.C. Lillis – B+
- Dating Sarah Cooper by Siera Maley (Amz)
- Taking Flight by Siera Maley
- The Stars and the Darkness Between Them by Junauda Petrus
- Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen
- She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen
- Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi
- You Don’t Live Here by Robyn Schneider
- The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding
- It’s Not Like It’s a Secret by Misa Sugiura
- Love & Other Natural Disasters by Misa Sugiura
- Who I Was With Her by Nita Tyndall
- The Summer I Wasn’t Me by Jessica Verdi
- Going Off Script by Jen Wilde
- Dirty London by Kelley York
M/M
- Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
- This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender
- If This Gets Out by Cale Dietrich and Sophie Gonzales
- The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons
- Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
- Whatever. by S.J. Goslee
- Been Here All Along by Sandy Hall – B+,~ (Amz)
- Social Intercourse by Greg Howard
- We Are Totally Normal by Naomi Kanakia
- Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala
- Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
- How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis
- By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery
- Sometime After Midnight by L. Philips
- Camp by L.C. Rosen
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
- The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers by Adam Sass
- The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
- Nate Plus One by Kevin van Whye
- Running With Lions by Julian Winters
- Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters
- As You Walk on By by Julian Winters
M/F
- *Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler – B+
- Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales (bi F)
- Technically, You Started It by Lana Wood Johnson (demi F/bi M)
- Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann (biro ace F)
- I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee (bi F/bi M)
- Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith (trans M)
- Wild by Hannah Moskowitz (bi F/bi M)
- Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy (queer F)
- Noteworthy by Riley Redgate (bi F)
- Birthday by Meredith Russo (trans F)
- Follow Your Arrow by Jessica Verdi (bi F)
F/NB
- Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake
- The One True Me and You by Remi K. England
- The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde
M/NB
- I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
- The Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
- And They Lived by Steven Salvatore
Literary Historical
Female Protag
- Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Historical Romance
F/F
M/M
- The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee – B
- *Teach the Torches to Burn by Caleb Roehrig
Mystery/Thriller
Female Protag
- The Truth About Keeping Secrets by Savannah Brown
- The Things We Don’t See by Savannah Brown
- Echo After Echo by A.R. Capetta – B+
- Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos
- Vanished and Avenged by E.E. Cooper – B+
- All Eyes on Us by Kit Frick
- Dig Two Graves by Gretchen McNeil
- People Like Us by Dana Mele – B
- A Good Idea by Cristina Moracho – B
- *Manslaughter Park by Tirzah Price
- Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig
- I Hope You’re Listening by Tom Ryan
- Far From You by Tess Sharpe
- Sadie by Courtney Summers
- I’m the Girl by Courtney Summers
- Missing Dead Girls by Sara Walters
- *How to Find a Missing Girl by Victoria Wlosok
Male Protag
- *The King is Dead by Benjamin Dean
- *The Pledge by Cale Dietrich
- Swipe Right for Murder by Derek Milman
- Even if We Break by Marieke Nijkamp – T
- Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig
- White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig
- Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan
- Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass
- *Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass
Non-Binary Protag
- The Honeys by Ryan La Sala (Genderfluid)
- Even if We Break by Marieke Nijkamp
- At the End of Everything by Marieke Nijkamp
Psychological Thriller
- The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
- A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo
- I Will Find You Again by Sarah Lyu
Retelling/Reimagining/Remix
- *Teach the Torches to Burn by Caleb Roehrig (Romeo & Juliet)
Romantic Contemporary
*These are books that are not Romances by the genre definition (HFN/HEA) but have main romantic storylines
F/F
- The Meaning of Birds by Jaye Robin Brown
- Look Both Ways by Alison Cherry
- The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth
M/M
- As Far As You’ll Take Me by Phil Stamper
M/F
- Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan (bi F/bi M)