We've been compiling a masterlist of queer book recommendations from both indie and traditionally published authors to celebrate Pride Month. Today, we bring you lots of contemporary romance books with vast representation in the hopes you'll find some new reads to diversify your shelves!
Sapphic Romance
Contemporary romances between queer women and/or nonbinary people.
YOUNG ADULT
Does Love Always Win? by Diane Billas | lesbian & pan MCs
ADULT
Shay's Gamble by Amber Perez | lesbian & bisexual MCs, questioning
Broken by Ami Spencer | sapphic MCs | nonbinary author | mental health rep
When It's True by Barbara Lynn Murphy | lesbian characters
First Comes Marriage by Bryony Rosehurst | lesbian & plus size pansexual MCs
Unexpected You by Chelsea M. Cameron | lesbian & bi MCs | ADHD rep; chronic migraines
A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. Higgins | stud lesbian & bi MCs | Black plus size characters
Caretaking Love by Chloe Keto | butch MC
Not in the Plan by Dana Hawkins | lesbian/sapphic MCs
Outdrawn by Deanna Grey | bisexual & lesbian MCs | Black characters; carpal tunnel; depression/burnout rep
Not Just Gal Pals by Elizabeth Luly | bisexual & butch lesbian MCs
The Honeymoon Mix-Up by Frankie Fyre
Always There For You by Halli Starling | sapphic MCs | chronic illness & mental health rep
Love, Lorena by Ivy L. James | bi FMCs; pan side character
Ride With Me by Jenna Jarvis | bi4bi
Returning Home to Her by Jutta Swietlinski | lesbian and bi MCs | sapphic awakening; polyam; walking disability
The Summer We've Had by Katherine Blakeman
Can't Resist Her by Kianna Alexander | lesbian MCs | Black and Black-Japanese MCs
The Santa Pageant by Lillian Barry | lesbian & nonbinary MCs | PCOS & CPTSD rep
The Flight Risk by Macon Leigh | lesbian
Mending Bones by Merlina Garance | lesbian MCs | Black MC, characters over forty, anxiety rep
Honeymoon for One by Rachel Bowdler | lesbian & pansexual MCs
Dulhaniyaa by Talia Bhatt | lesbian romance, trans LI | Desi rep, set in India
I Found Love Where I Wasn't Supposed To by Theo Alvarez | lesbian & nonbinary MCs | Black and Latina characters
Achillean Romance
Contemporary romances between queer men and/or nonbinary people.
NEW ADULT
Not Quite Out by Louise Willingham | bi MC | PTSD, drug addiction, abusive relationships, and self-harm rep
ADULT
The 5-Day Plan by Ashish Rastogi | gay MCs | South Asian Indian MC & dysgraphia rep
Ask Me For Fire by Halli Starling | gay MCs | mental health, abuse, & PTSD rep
Fall by Maxime Jaz | gay MC, "straight" to gay MC | trauma & anxiety rep; Romani MC; riches to rags
Tonight and Every Night by Mere Rain | neurodiversity rep
Just Stu by Merlina Garance | pansexual (not labelled on page) MC and LI, lesbian side characters, nonbinary side character, & genderqueer MC | chronic pain (scoliosis) rep; characters over forty
Cielo by Jane Markland | gay MCs | addiction & prison rep
Queer Romance
This covers other queer identities, such as contemporary romances between bisexual/pansexual/trans characters and polyamorous relationships.
YOUNG ADULT
Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann | biromantic, asexual MC | Black MC, Japanese LI
Out of the Blue by Jason June | nonbinary merperson x boy
Love Letters for Joy by Melissa See | panromantic ace mc & pan mc; LGBTQ+ side characters | disability rep
The Borrow a Boyfriend Club by Page Powars | trans MC
In The Ring by Sierra Isley | bi MC
ADULT
Show Girl by Alyson Greaves | trans FMC | mixed race LI
The Book Hoarder, the Flower Grower, and the Latte Art Maker by Anna Denisch | gay, asexual, polyamorous characters | loss of family/loved ones
Wild Pitch by Cat Giraldo | bi4bi | Filipino MMC & Latina FMC
Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese | bi MC | anxiety & autism rep
Finding My Name by Estelle Grant | trans FMC | grief rep
My Personal Trainer Cracked My Egg by Fern V. Bedek | trans MMC & butch LI
Border Ctrl+Esc by Ivy L. James | bi MMC & demi FMC; queer ensemble cast | anxiety rep
Once in a Lifetime by Luana Ferraz | bi MC, gay LI | mental health and trauma rep
The (Anti) Wedding Party by Lucy Knott | bi MC, lesbian wedding
For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes | pan, trans FMC; Black MMC | BDSM rep
Summer at the Scottish Castle by Rachel Bowdler | pansexual plus size FMC, bisexual plus size MMC, & nonbinary & lesbian side characters
Double Exposure by Rien Gray | non-binary, queer, bisexual characters
The Oath by T.M. Richardson | bi, poly characters, why choose | Black characters, terminal illness & mental health rep
A Shot In the Dark by Victoria Lee | pan FMC, straight trans MMC | sober MC; religious (Jewish Orthodox) trauma
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