50 Books like Openly Straight

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

by Becky Albertalli • 2015

A closeted teen's secret email romance becomes a blackmail trap when a classmate finds the messages.

4.13

469k+

🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Journey ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pal 💬 Witty Banter 👥 Tight-Knit Friends 🤫 Secrets And Blackmail

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Summary

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 94%

A closeted teen's secret email romance becomes a blackmail trap when a classmate finds the messages.

by Becky Albertalli 2015

4.13

469k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Journey ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pal 💬 Witty Banter 👥 Tight-Knit Friends 🤫 Secrets And Blackmail

Boy Meets Boy

by David Levithan • 2003

Paul falls for artistic Noah, but his ex's return and fraying friendships test their new love.

3.81

76k+

✨ Queer Joy 📚 High School Romance 💕 First Love 🫂 Chosen Family 💬 Witty Banter

Boy Meets Boy 94%

Paul falls for artistic Noah, but his ex's return and fraying friendships test their new love.

by David Levithan 2003

3.81

76k+ ratings

✨ Queer Joy 📚 High School Romance 💕 First Love 🫂 Chosen Family 💬 Witty Banter

Hostile

by Nicole Dykes • 2022

A foster kid who can't accept love meets a closeted athlete determined to reach him.

3.96

8k+

🧩 Demisexual Discovery 🏈 Closeted Athlete 💕 Friends To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Hostile 93%

A foster kid who can't accept love meets a closeted athlete determined to reach him.

by Nicole Dykes 2022

3.96

8k+ ratings

🧩 Demisexual Discovery 🏈 Closeted Athlete 💕 Friends To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz • 2012

A Mexican-American boy hides his family's ghosts. Then Dante asks about every one.

4.28

680k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🌵 Chicano Literature 📖 Literary Ya ✍️ Lyrical Prose 🌈 Queer Awakening

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Summary

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 93%

A Mexican-American boy hides his family's ghosts. Then Dante asks about every one.

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz 2012

4.28

680k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🌵 Chicano Literature 📖 Literary Ya ✍️ Lyrical Prose 🌈 Queer Awakening

Wicked Lies Boys Tell

by K. Webster • 2019

A fake engagement reunites estranged best friends, and the kiss that broke them still burns.

3.98

9k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 😢 Angsty Romance 🌈 Coming Out Journey

Wicked Lies Boys Tell 93%

A fake engagement reunites estranged best friends, and the kiss that broke them still burns.

by K. Webster 2019

3.98

9k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 😢 Angsty Romance 🌈 Coming Out Journey

This Winter

by Alice Oseman • 2015

Tori's brother is home from treatment. Their family's Christmas plan: pretend nothing happened.

4.06

104k+

🎄 Holiday Novella 🫶 Anorexia Recovery 🛡️ Protective Sister 💕 Sibling Bond 🤐 Family Silence

This Winter 93%

Tori's brother is home from treatment. Their family's Christmas plan: pretend nothing happened.

by Alice Oseman 2015

4.06

104k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Novella 🫶 Anorexia Recovery 🛡️ Protective Sister 💕 Sibling Bond 🤐 Family Silence

To Catch a Firefly

by Emmy Sanders • 2024

Childhood best friends: one dreams of leaving Nebraska, the other has loved him since they met.

4.39

24k+

💞 Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💭 Mutual Pining 🌱 Childhood Friends

To Catch a Firefly 93%

Childhood best friends: one dreams of leaving Nebraska, the other has loved him since they met.

by Emmy Sanders 2024

4.39

24k+ ratings

💞 Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💭 Mutual Pining 🌱 Childhood Friends

The Moon

by Océane Ghanem • 2025

A bullied outcast and a golden newcomer risk a secret love in a cruel Texas town.

4.66

899

🏫 High School Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort ☀️ Opposites Attract 🤠 Small Town Texas 💔 Forbidden Love

The Moon 93%

A bullied outcast and a golden newcomer risk a secret love in a cruel Texas town.

by Océane Ghanem 2025

4.66

899 ratings

🏫 High School Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort ☀️ Opposites Attract 🤠 Small Town Texas 💔 Forbidden Love

Her Name in the Sky

by Kelly Quindlen • 2014

She's in love with her best friend, and their Catholic school says that love is a sin.

4.26

17k+

🌈 Sapphic Coming Of Age ⛪ Catholic School Setting 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🙏 Religious Guilt 🤐 Closeted Romance

Her Name in the Sky 92%

She's in love with her best friend, and their Catholic school says that love is a sin.

by Kelly Quindlen 2014

4.26

17k+ ratings

🌈 Sapphic Coming Of Age ⛪ Catholic School Setting 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🙏 Religious Guilt 🤐 Closeted Romance

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

by John Green • 2010

Two Will Graysons meet in a porn shop, entangling their lives, hearts, and a grand musical.

3.69

413k+

🗣️ Dual Narrators 🎭 High School Musical 🎣 Catfishing 🌈 Coming Out 💔 Fractured Friendship

Will Grayson, Will Grayson 92%

Two Will Graysons meet in a porn shop, entangling their lives, hearts, and a grand musical.

by John Green 2010

3.69

413k+ ratings

🗣️ Dual Narrators 🎭 High School Musical 🎣 Catfishing 🌈 Coming Out 💔 Fractured Friendship

Infamous Park Avenue Prince

by Ella Frank • 2023

At an elite Manhattan college, a wealthy playboy bets on seducing the dean's son as revenge.

3.96

8k+

🎲 Secret Bet 👑 Wealthy Elite 🌈 Sexual Awakening 🔄 Reformed Playboy 🤐 Secret Romance

Infamous Park Avenue Prince 92%

At an elite Manhattan college, a wealthy playboy bets on seducing the dean's son as revenge.

by Ella Frank 2023

3.96

8k+ ratings

🎲 Secret Bet 👑 Wealthy Elite 🌈 Sexual Awakening 🔄 Reformed Playboy 🤐 Secret Romance

Friday I'm in Love

by Camryn Garrett • 2023

A coming-out party was the plan; falling for a taken Irish girl was the complication.

3.81

2k+

🎀 Sapphic Ya 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 🇮🇪 New Girl Crush 💬 Mixed Signals ⛪ Faith Vs Identity

Friday I'm in Love 92%

A coming-out party was the plan; falling for a taken Irish girl was the complication.

by Camryn Garrett 2023

3.81

2k+ ratings

🎀 Sapphic Ya 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 🇮🇪 New Girl Crush 💬 Mixed Signals ⛪ Faith Vs Identity

Heartstopper

by Alice Oseman • 2018

After befriending a quiet gay classmate, a rugby player confronts an attraction he never expected.

4.41

897k+

📖 Graphic Novel Romance 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏈 Jock And Nerd 💜 Bisexual Awakening

Heartstopper 92%

After befriending a quiet gay classmate, a rugby player confronts an attraction he never expected.

by Alice Oseman 2018

4.41

897k+ ratings

📖 Graphic Novel Romance 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏈 Jock And Nerd 💜 Bisexual Awakening

All the Young Dudes

by MsKingBean89 • 2018

A werewolf orphan hides at Hogwarts until a reckless pureblood heir makes hiding impossible.

4.76

40k+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 💕 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🤫 Secret Relationship 🐺 Werewolf Transformation

All the Young Dudes 92%

A werewolf orphan hides at Hogwarts until a reckless pureblood heir makes hiding impossible.

by MsKingBean89 2018

4.76

40k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 💕 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🤫 Secret Relationship 🐺 Werewolf Transformation

The Language of Seabirds

by Will Taylor • 2022

At the Oregon coast, a closeted boy finds a friend, a crush, and a secret code.

4.21

2k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💖 First Crush 🕊️ Secret Language 🌊 Seaside Town 👬 Boys In Love

The Language of Seabirds 92%

At the Oregon coast, a closeted boy finds a friend, a crush, and a secret code.

by Will Taylor 2022

4.21

2k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💖 First Crush 🕊️ Secret Language 🌊 Seaside Town 👬 Boys In Love

Just Juliet

by Charlotte Reagan • 2016

With a boyfriend and a plan, Lena's not expecting Juliet to change everything.

3.95

3k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 💜 Bisexual Awakening 👭 Friends To Lovers 🆕 New Girl In Town

Just Juliet 92%

With a boyfriend and a plan, Lena's not expecting Juliet to change everything.

by Charlotte Reagan 2016

3.95

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 💜 Bisexual Awakening 👭 Friends To Lovers 🆕 New Girl In Town

I Wish You All the Best

by Mason Deaver • 2019

Thrown out by their parents, a nonbinary teen builds a home with a sister long estranged.

4.14

55k+

🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Coming Of Age 💛 Found Family ✨ Nonbinary Protagonist 💕 Friends To Lovers 🧠 Mental Health Journey

I Wish You All the Best 92%

Thrown out by their parents, a nonbinary teen builds a home with a sister long estranged.

by Mason Deaver 2019

4.14

55k+ ratings

🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Coming Of Age 💛 Found Family ✨ Nonbinary Protagonist 💕 Friends To Lovers 🧠 Mental Health Journey

The Rachel Incident

by Caroline O'Donoghue • 2023

An Irish bookshop clerk, her gay flatmate, and the married professor they both desire.

4.06

145k+

🏛️ University Campus Novel 👯 Platonic Soulmates 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Awakening 🤫 Secret Affair 🇮🇪 2000s Ireland

The Rachel Incident 92%

An Irish bookshop clerk, her gay flatmate, and the married professor they both desire.

by Caroline O'Donoghue 2023

4.06

145k+ ratings

🏛️ University Campus Novel 👯 Platonic Soulmates 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Awakening 🤫 Secret Affair 🇮🇪 2000s Ireland

Nobody in Particular

by Sophie Gonzales • 2025

A commoner pianist, a grieving princess, and a boarding school romance kept secret from the world.

4.05

9k+

💖 Sapphic Romance 🏰 Royal Romance 🏫 Boarding School Outsider 😨 Forced Coming Out 💔 Grief And Guilt

Nobody in Particular 92%

A commoner pianist, a grieving princess, and a boarding school romance kept secret from the world.

by Sophie Gonzales 2025

4.05

9k+ ratings

💖 Sapphic Romance 🏰 Royal Romance 🏫 Boarding School Outsider 😨 Forced Coming Out 💔 Grief And Guilt

Mistaken Prejudice

by Tal Lewin • 2023

A foster kid falls for a wealthy equestrian at the prep school that despises him.

3.97

840

🎓 Prep School 💫 Opposites Attract 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Bipolar Representation 💔 Hurt/Comfort

Mistaken Prejudice 92%

A foster kid falls for a wealthy equestrian at the prep school that despises him.

by Tal Lewin 2023

3.97

840 ratings

🎓 Prep School 💫 Opposites Attract 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Bipolar Representation 💔 Hurt/Comfort

Antes de diciembre

by Joana Marcús • 2021

Her boyfriend demanded freedom. The boy next door made her want to close every door.

4.36

138k+

🎓 College Romance 💔 Toxic First Love 🩹 Addiction Recovery 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏚️ Family Trauma

Antes de diciembre 91%

Her boyfriend demanded freedom. The boy next door made her want to close every door.

by Joana Marcús 2021

4.36

138k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance 💔 Toxic First Love 🩹 Addiction Recovery 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏚️ Family Trauma

Imogen, Obviously

by Becky Albertalli • 2023

Pretending to be her best friend's ex, Imogen falls for Tessa, the one girl she shouldn't.

4.17

31k+

🌈 Queer Awakening 💜 Bisexual Coming Of Age 🤝 Fake Dating 👭 Friend Group Crush 🫂 Found Family

Imogen, Obviously 91%

Pretending to be her best friend's ex, Imogen falls for Tessa, the one girl she shouldn't.

by Becky Albertalli 2023

4.17

31k+ ratings

🌈 Queer Awakening 💜 Bisexual Coming Of Age 🤝 Fake Dating 👭 Friend Group Crush 🫂 Found Family

Tapped by My Roommate

by D.J. Jamison • 2021

A shy biology student and his bartender roommate set rules for no-strings sex, then fall hard.

4.11

1k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Roommate Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🩹 Hurt Comfort

Tapped by My Roommate 91%

A shy biology student and his bartender roommate set rules for no-strings sex, then fall hard.

by D.J. Jamison 2021

4.11

1k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Roommate Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🩹 Hurt Comfort

I Kissed Shara Wheeler

by Casey McQuiston • 2022

Her prom queen rival vanishes, leaving clues. The chase for a title becomes a chase for her heart.

3.84

105k+

👊 Rivals To Lovers 💕 Sapphic Romance 🔍 Scavenger Hunt 🌈 Queer Awakening 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

I Kissed Shara Wheeler 91%

Her prom queen rival vanishes, leaving clues. The chase for a title becomes a chase for her heart.

by Casey McQuiston 2022

3.84

105k+ ratings

👊 Rivals To Lovers 💕 Sapphic Romance 🔍 Scavenger Hunt 🌈 Queer Awakening 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

What If It's Us

by Becky Albertalli • 2018

After a flash mob tears them apart, two boys turn to Craigslist to reconnect.

3.80

170k+

💞 Meet Cute 🔍 Missed Connection 🧲 Opposites Attract ☀️ Summer Romance 💗 First Love

What If It's Us 91%

After a flash mob tears them apart, two boys turn to Craigslist to reconnect.

by Becky Albertalli 2018

3.80

170k+ ratings

💞 Meet Cute 🔍 Missed Connection 🧲 Opposites Attract ☀️ Summer Romance 💗 First Love

Every Day

by David Levithan • 2012

A drifts through borrowed lives until a single day with Rhiannon makes leaving impossible.

3.89

244k+

🔄 Body Swap 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🌈 Nonbinary Protagonist 🥀 Bittersweet Ending 💖 Love Beyond Appearances

Every Day 91%

A drifts through borrowed lives until a single day with Rhiannon makes leaving impossible.

by David Levithan 2012

3.89

244k+ ratings

🔄 Body Swap 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🌈 Nonbinary Protagonist 🥀 Bittersweet Ending 💖 Love Beyond Appearances

The First to Die at the End

by Adam Silvera • 2022

Death becomes predictable. A teen with a bad heart meets a doomed model offering his own.

4.00

125k+

⏳ Ticking Clock Romance 💞 Strangers To Lovers 🌈 Queer First Love 🕰️ Death Prediction 🗽 New York City

The First to Die at the End 91%

Death becomes predictable. A teen with a bad heart meets a doomed model offering his own.

by Adam Silvera 2022

4.00

125k+ ratings

⏳ Ticking Clock Romance 💞 Strangers To Lovers 🌈 Queer First Love 🕰️ Death Prediction 🗽 New York City

Mrs. S

by K. Patrick • 2023

At an English boarding school, a queer Australian matron falls for the headmaster's enigmatic wife.

3.58

7k+

🖤 Queer Gothic 🏫 Boarding School Setting 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 👁️ Outsider Narrator

Mrs. S 91%

At an English boarding school, a queer Australian matron falls for the headmaster's enigmatic wife.

by K. Patrick 2023

3.58

7k+ ratings

🖤 Queer Gothic 🏫 Boarding School Setting 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 👁️ Outsider Narrator

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

by Sonora Reyes • 2022

A closeted teen hides behind a fake boyfriend at Catholic school, then falls for the out girl.

4.24

31k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💍 Fake Boyfriend 🫂 Chosen Family 👫 Sibling Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School Summary

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School 91%

A closeted teen hides behind a fake boyfriend at Catholic school, then falls for the out girl.

by Sonora Reyes 2022

4.24

31k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💍 Fake Boyfriend 🫂 Chosen Family 👫 Sibling Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

by J. Daniels • 2023

A former Marine's sobriety is tested when his sponsor becomes the man he can't resist.

4.29

12k+

🩹 Recovery Romance 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 💔 Hurt/Comfort

The Tragedy of Felix and Jake 91%

A former Marine's sobriety is tested when his sponsor becomes the man he can't resist.

by J. Daniels 2023

4.29

12k+ ratings

🩹 Recovery Romance 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 💔 Hurt/Comfort

Sunburn

by Chloe Michelle Howarth • 2023

Her first love is another girl. 1990s Ireland demands she hide behind the boy next door.

4.28

61k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🤫 Secret Relationship 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 📜 Compulsory Heterosexuality ✝️ Catholic Guilt

Sunburn 91%

Her first love is another girl. 1990s Ireland demands she hide behind the boy next door.

by Chloe Michelle Howarth 2023

4.28

61k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🤫 Secret Relationship 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 📜 Compulsory Heterosexuality ✝️ Catholic Guilt

Some Girls Do

by Jennifer Dugan • 2021

A closeted pageant queen falls for a track star who refuses to be her secret.

3.69

30k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 💞 Opposites Attract 🚪 Coming Out Story 📚 High School Romance 🤫 Secret Romance

Some Girls Do 91%

A closeted pageant queen falls for a track star who refuses to be her secret.

by Jennifer Dugan 2021

3.69

30k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 💞 Opposites Attract 🚪 Coming Out Story 📚 High School Romance 🤫 Secret Romance

Esta canción (no) es para ti

by Laura Nowlin • 2016

Two best friends start a band, then a third joins, and their love triangle threatens everything.

2.47

8k+

🎸 Garage Band 🏳️‍🌈 Asexual Protagonist 💜 Bisexual Protagonist 👥 Found Family ❤️ Friends To Lovers

Esta canción (no) es para ti 91%

Two best friends start a band, then a third joins, and their love triangle threatens everything.

by Laura Nowlin 2016

2.47

8k+ ratings

🎸 Garage Band 🏳️‍🌈 Asexual Protagonist 💜 Bisexual Protagonist 👥 Found Family ❤️ Friends To Lovers

The Smoke Thieves

by Sally Green • 2018

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

3.79

10k+

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

The Smoke Thieves 91%

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

by Sally Green 2018

3.79

10k+ ratings

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

Natural Twenty

by Charlie Novak • 2020

A florist and a heartbroken bookseller become friends over D&D and takeout, too scared to want more.

3.96

2k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌸 Florist Romance 📚 Bookshop Romance 🎲 Geeky Romance

Natural Twenty 91%

A florist and a heartbroken bookseller become friends over D&D and takeout, too scared to want more.

by Charlie Novak 2020

3.96

2k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌸 Florist Romance 📚 Bookshop Romance 🎲 Geeky Romance

Man On

by Rebecca Rathe • 2024

A former fundamentalist soccer player can only find release under his rival stepbrother's control.

4.08

6k+

👥 Stepbrother Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⚽ Soccer ⛓️ Power Exchange ✝️ Religious Trauma

Man On 91%

A former fundamentalist soccer player can only find release under his rival stepbrother's control.

by Rebecca Rathe 2024

4.08

6k+ ratings

👥 Stepbrother Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⚽ Soccer ⛓️ Power Exchange ✝️ Religious Trauma

Now Is the Hour

by Tom Spanbauer • 2006

A queer farm boy in 1960s Idaho hunts for one color worth believing in.

4.14

1k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🤲 Found Family 💔 Forbidden Love 💑 Interracial Romance ⛪ Catholic Guilt

Now Is the Hour 91%

A queer farm boy in 1960s Idaho hunts for one color worth believing in.

by Tom Spanbauer 2006

4.14

1k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🤲 Found Family 💔 Forbidden Love 💑 Interracial Romance ⛪ Catholic Guilt

Carry On

by Rainbow Rowell • 2015

A failing Chosen One and his vampire nemesis must solve a murder, fighting their mutual attraction.

4.16

335k+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 💥 Chosen One Critique ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Awakening 🧛 Vampire Romance

Carry On 91%

A failing Chosen One and his vampire nemesis must solve a murder, fighting their mutual attraction.

by Rainbow Rowell 2015

4.16

335k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 💥 Chosen One Critique ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Awakening 🧛 Vampire Romance

The Boyhood of Cain

by Michael Amherst • 2025

His father's ruin exiles him to the countryside, where a golden rival mirrors everything he lacks.

3.26

1k+

🎓 Literary Bildungsroman 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age ⚠️ Toxic Mentorship ⚔️ Male Rivalry 🌧️ Quiet Melancholy

The Boyhood of Cain 91%

His father's ruin exiles him to the countryside, where a golden rival mirrors everything he lacks.

by Michael Amherst 2025

3.26

1k+ ratings

🎓 Literary Bildungsroman 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age ⚠️ Toxic Mentorship ⚔️ Male Rivalry 🌧️ Quiet Melancholy

Don't Let Me Go

by Kevin Christopher Snipes • 2025

Riley's fainting spell brings dreams of a past life in Pompeii and a familiar stranger: Jackson.

3.96

1k+

🔄 Reincarnation Romance 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age ⏳ Soulmates Across Time 💔 Doomed Love 🫂 Found Family

Don't Let Me Go 91%

Riley's fainting spell brings dreams of a past life in Pompeii and a familiar stranger: Jackson.

by Kevin Christopher Snipes 2025

3.96

1k+ ratings

🔄 Reincarnation Romance 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age ⏳ Soulmates Across Time 💔 Doomed Love 🫂 Found Family

Girls Like Girls

by Hayley Kiyoko • 2023

A grieving teen lands in small-town Oregon. The girl she falls for kisses her, then runs.

3.75

18k+

🏘️ Small Town Summer 🚪 Closeted Love Interest 🌈 Coming Out Story 💔 Father-Daughter Repair 🎢 Push And Pull Romance

Girls Like Girls 91%

A grieving teen lands in small-town Oregon. The girl she falls for kisses her, then runs.

by Hayley Kiyoko 2023

3.75

18k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Summer 🚪 Closeted Love Interest 🌈 Coming Out Story 💔 Father-Daughter Repair 🎢 Push And Pull Romance

Storm

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2012

Rescuing a classmate entangles her with four elemental brothers and the enforcer hunting them.

3.94

27k+

🧊 Elemental Magic 🕶️ Hidden Paranormal World 🤝 Brotherhood Dynamics 🎯 Hunted By Authority 🏠 Chosen Family

Storm 91%

Rescuing a classmate entangles her with four elemental brothers and the enforcer hunting them.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2012

3.94

27k+ ratings

🧊 Elemental Magic 🕶️ Hidden Paranormal World 🤝 Brotherhood Dynamics 🎯 Hunted By Authority 🏠 Chosen Family

Fire and Ash

by Sara Cate • 2022

A roadside hookup with a scarred mechanic turns forbidden when the stranger is his student.

3.81

7k+

👨‍🏫 Teacher Student Romance 💔 Age Gap Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🔥 Scarred Hero

Fire and Ash 91%

A roadside hookup with a scarred mechanic turns forbidden when the stranger is his student.

by Sara Cate 2022

3.81

7k+ ratings

👨‍🏫 Teacher Student Romance 💔 Age Gap Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🔥 Scarred Hero

In the Wild Light

by Jeff Zentner • 2021

A grieving Tennessee boy follows his best friend to boarding school and discovers poetry and love.

4.44

12k+

🏫 Boarding School ⛰️ Appalachian Fiction 💞 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💸 Class Divide

In the Wild Light 91%

A grieving Tennessee boy follows his best friend to boarding school and discovers poetry and love.

by Jeff Zentner 2021

4.44

12k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School ⛰️ Appalachian Fiction 💞 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💸 Class Divide

Off Limits

by Riley Hart • 2021

An anonymous app connects him to the one man forbidden: his sister's ex-husband.

4.07

4k+

🔥 Forbidden Romance 📱 Anonymous Connection 💭 Bi Awakening 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Off Limits 91%

An anonymous app connects him to the one man forbidden: his sister's ex-husband.

by Riley Hart 2021

4.07

4k+ ratings

🔥 Forbidden Romance 📱 Anonymous Connection 💭 Bi Awakening 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Lawn Boy

by Jonathan Evison • 2018

Mike Muñoz is a lawn boy, a caretaker, and a man who's never been honest about who he loves.

3.83

10k+

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by Jonathan Evison 2018

3.83

10k+ ratings

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3.63

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Café Con Lychee 91%

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by Emery Lee 2022

3.63

8k+ ratings

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Rival fraternity brothers launch a secret romance while their prank war escalates toward disaster.

4.08

13k+

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King of Thieves 91%

Rival fraternity brothers launch a secret romance while their prank war escalates toward disaster.

by Saxon James 2021

4.08

13k+ ratings

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by Patricia Nell Warren • 1974

A track coach and his gay runner risk scandal, violence, and Olympic dreams for love.

4.12

6k+

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The Front Runner 91%

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by Patricia Nell Warren 1974

4.12

6k+ ratings

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by S.E. Harmon • 2018

His NFL-star best friend finally wants him. Now the only obstacle is the closet door.

3.81

7k+

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The Blueprint 91%

His NFL-star best friend finally wants him. Now the only obstacle is the closet door.

by S.E. Harmon 2018

3.81

7k+ ratings

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