🚪 Closeted Love Interest

The object of desire is someone who hasn't yet stepped into the open, adding layers of uncertainty and longing to an already complicated attraction.

Openly Straight

by Bill Konigsberg • 2013

Tired of labels, he hides his sexuality at a new school and falls for a friend.

3.85

34k+

🏫 Boarding School 🌱 Queer Coming Of Age 🌈 Gay Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🔥 Friends To Lovers

Openly Straight 89%

Tired of labels, he hides his sexuality at a new school and falls for a friend.

by Bill Konigsberg 2013

3.85

34k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School 🌱 Queer Coming Of Age 🌈 Gay Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🔥 Friends To Lovers

Life Lessons

by Kaje Harper • 2011

A gay teacher finds a colleague murdered. The closeted detective on the case is falling for him.

4.02

6k+

🚪 Closeted Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🩷 Found Family 🏫 High School Setting

Life Lessons 89%

A gay teacher finds a colleague murdered. The closeted detective on the case is falling for him.

by Kaje Harper 2011

4.02

6k+ ratings

🚪 Closeted Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🩷 Found Family 🏫 High School Setting

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 89%

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

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 89%

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

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 🌈 Coming Out Story 💔 Father-Daughter Repair 🎢 Push And Pull Romance 😞 Internalized Homophobia

Girls Like Girls 89%

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 🌈 Coming Out Story 💔 Father-Daughter Repair 🎢 Push And Pull Romance 😞 Internalized Homophobia

Worship

by Ella James • 2019

A Brooklyn artist swims to a yacht and finds a megachurch pastor hiding from himself.

3.93

6k+

💔 Forbidden Romance 🚪 Closeted Hero 🤫 Secret Relationship 😢 Angsty Romance 🌙 Strangers To Lovers

Worship 89%

A Brooklyn artist swims to a yacht and finds a megachurch pastor hiding from himself.

by Ella James 2019

3.93

6k+ ratings

💔 Forbidden Romance 🚪 Closeted Hero 🤫 Secret Relationship 😢 Angsty Romance 🌙 Strangers To Lovers

Turn Me On - includes The Sexy Suit & Try Me

by Lauren Blakely • 2022

One electric night with a stranger who, by morning, is the client he's forbidden to touch.

4.09

3k+

🤫 Forbidden Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤐 Hidden Relationship 🧲 Opposites Attract

Turn Me On - includes The Sexy Suit & Try Me Summary

Turn Me On - includes The Sexy Suit & Try Me 88%

One electric night with a stranger who, by morning, is the client he's forbidden to touch.

by Lauren Blakely 2022

4.09

3k+ ratings

🤫 Forbidden Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤐 Hidden Relationship 🧲 Opposites Attract

Big Swiss

by Jen Beagin • 2023

A transcriptionist falls for a client's voice, meets her at the dog park, and gives a fake name.

3.68

149k+

🛋️ Therapy Fiction 🤫 Secret Queer Affair 🎭 Identity Concealment 🤪 Unhinged Narrator 🏚️ Modern Gothic

Big Swiss 88%

A transcriptionist falls for a client's voice, meets her at the dog park, and gives a fake name.

by Jen Beagin 2023

3.68

149k+ ratings

🛋️ Therapy Fiction 🤫 Secret Queer Affair 🎭 Identity Concealment 🤪 Unhinged Narrator 🏚️ Modern Gothic

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

Fellow Travelers

by Thomas Mallon • 2007

In McCarthy's Washington, a diplomat and a young idealist risk everything for a hidden affair.

3.60

6k+

🏳️‍🌈 Lavender Scare 🚪 Closeted Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👁️ Political Paranoia 📰 Mccarthy Era

Fellow Travelers 88%

In McCarthy's Washington, a diplomat and a young idealist risk everything for a hidden affair.

by Thomas Mallon 2007

3.60

6k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Lavender Scare 🚪 Closeted Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👁️ Political Paranoia 📰 Mccarthy Era

Nice Catching You

by Ryan Taylor • 2022

Snowbound with a closeted hockey captain, a law student shares one bed and a dangerous attraction.

3.86

1k+

🏒 Closeted Athlete 🛏️ Only One Bed 💔 Secret Relationship 🎓 College Hockey 🤗 Hurt/Comfort

Nice Catching You 88%

Snowbound with a closeted hockey captain, a law student shares one bed and a dangerous attraction.

by Ryan Taylor 2022

3.86

1k+ ratings

🏒 Closeted Athlete 🛏️ Only One Bed 💔 Secret Relationship 🎓 College Hockey 🤗 Hurt/Comfort

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 88%

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

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade

by Diana Gabaldon • 2007

Hunting his father's killer, a British major falls for his future stepbrother in 1758 London.

3.96

30k+

🏛️ Georgian London 💔 Forbidden Gay Romance 💕 Stepbrothers To Lovers 🔍 Unsolved Family Death ⚔️ Regiment Brotherhood

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade Summary

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade 88%

Hunting his father's killer, a British major falls for his future stepbrother in 1758 London.

by Diana Gabaldon 2007

3.96

30k+ ratings

🏛️ Georgian London 💔 Forbidden Gay Romance 💕 Stepbrothers To Lovers 🔍 Unsolved Family Death ⚔️ Regiment Brotherhood

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

by Sarah Waters • 2006

In postwar London, queer citizens carry forbidden loves and the weight of wartime secrets.

3.71

33k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical 💔 Forbidden Love ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Recovery 🤝 Found Family 🇬🇧 Postwar Britain

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters 88%

In postwar London, queer citizens carry forbidden loves and the weight of wartime secrets.

by Sarah Waters 2006

3.71

33k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical 💔 Forbidden Love ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Recovery 🤝 Found Family 🇬🇧 Postwar Britain

Hunt the Villain

by Rina Kent • 2026

Rival mafia heirs share one night in a cave; for four years, the wanting never stops.

4.45

49k+

🤫 Secret Relationship 💔 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🏠 Forced Proximity 😭 High Angst

Hunt the Villain 88%

Rival mafia heirs share one night in a cave; for four years, the wanting never stops.

by Rina Kent 2026

4.45

49k+ ratings

🤫 Secret Relationship 💔 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🏠 Forced Proximity 😭 High Angst

Game Changer

by Rachel Reid • 2018

A closeted NHL captain's smoothie ritual leads to a secret with the barista he can't resist.

3.79

181k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🚪 Closeted Athlete 🧲 Opposites Attract 💸 Class Difference

Game Changer 88%

A closeted NHL captain's smoothie ritual leads to a secret with the barista he can't resist.

by Rachel Reid 2018

3.79

181k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🚪 Closeted Athlete 🧲 Opposites Attract 💸 Class Difference

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 88%

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

When You Come Back to Me

by Emma Scott • 2020

When a closeted quarterback meets a conversion therapy survivor, their chemistry could ruin them.

4.41

7k+

🏈 Closeted Athlete 💫 Opposites Attract 🫂 Found Family ❤️‍🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🌱 Trauma Recovery

When You Come Back to Me 88%

When a closeted quarterback meets a conversion therapy survivor, their chemistry could ruin them.

by Emma Scott 2020

4.41

7k+ ratings

🏈 Closeted Athlete 💫 Opposites Attract 🫂 Found Family ❤️‍🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🌱 Trauma Recovery

The Book of Luke

by Lovell Holder • 2025

His husband's scandal costs him his kids. He returns to the reality show that broke him.

3.66

4k+

📺 Reality Show Romance 🏈 Closeted Athlete 🎭 Manipulative Partner 💕 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Chosen Family

The Book of Luke 88%

His husband's scandal costs him his kids. He returns to the reality show that broke him.

by Lovell Holder 2025

3.66

4k+ ratings

📺 Reality Show Romance 🏈 Closeted Athlete 🎭 Manipulative Partner 💕 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Chosen Family

Heartstopper

by Alice Oseman • 2020

Boyfriends on a Paris school trip, Nick and Charlie steal secret kisses, but hiding has a cost.

4.54

502k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Teen Romance 📖 Graphic Novel Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🚪 Coming Out Journey 😰 Anxiety Representation

Heartstopper 88%

Boyfriends on a Paris school trip, Nick and Charlie steal secret kisses, but hiding has a cost.

by Alice Oseman 2020

4.54

502k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Teen Romance 📖 Graphic Novel Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🚪 Coming Out Journey 😰 Anxiety Representation

The History Between Us

by Ashley James • 2024

A bull rider's one-night secret follows him home when his father's best friend becomes his doctor.

4.03

2k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏜️ Small-Town Western ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity

The History Between Us 88%

A bull rider's one-night secret follows him home when his father's best friend becomes his doctor.

by Ashley James 2024

4.03

2k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏜️ Small-Town Western ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity

Lately Lesbian

by J.D. Simmons • 2019

After thirty-three years as a wife, a woman from her past makes her question everything.

4.12

🌸 Late-Blooming Lesbian ⏰ Midlife Awakening 🔗 Compulsory Heterosexuality 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🚪 Closeted Marriage

Lately Lesbian 88%

After thirty-three years as a wife, a woman from her past makes her question everything.

by J.D. Simmons 2019

4.12

17 ratings

🌸 Late-Blooming Lesbian ⏰ Midlife Awakening 🔗 Compulsory Heterosexuality 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🚪 Closeted Marriage

Another Day

by David Levithan • 2015

She fell for her boyfriend on the one day someone else was living his life.

3.58

27k+

🫂 Impossible Romance 💔 Bittersweet Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌱 Choosing Yourself 🍂 Letting Go Of Love

Another Day 88%

She fell for her boyfriend on the one day someone else was living his life.

by David Levithan 2015

3.58

27k+ ratings

🫂 Impossible Romance 💔 Bittersweet Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌱 Choosing Yourself 🍂 Letting Go Of Love

The Long Game

by Rachel Reid • 2022

NHL rival captains, a decade of secret love, and a season where hiding becomes impossible.

4.52

194k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🌈 Coming Out 🧠 Mental Health

The Long Game 88%

NHL rival captains, a decade of secret love, and a season where hiding becomes impossible.

by Rachel Reid 2022

4.52

194k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🌈 Coming Out 🧠 Mental Health

Hamartia

by Scarlett Drake • 2023

A rock star and a K-pop idol meet in Paris, sparking an obsession neither can afford.

4.29

6k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎤 K-Pop Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🤫 Secret Relationship 💡 Bisexual Awakening

Hamartia 88%

A rock star and a K-pop idol meet in Paris, sparking an obsession neither can afford.

by Scarlett Drake 2023

4.29

6k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎤 K-Pop Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🤫 Secret Relationship 💡 Bisexual Awakening

The New Guy

by Sarina Bowen • 2023

A widower's one-night stand is his new neighbor, and the closeted hockey star he must rehab.

4.09

17k+

🏒 Closeted Athlete 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🏢 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 🚪 Neighbors To Lovers

The New Guy 88%

A widower's one-night stand is his new neighbor, and the closeted hockey star he must rehab.

by Sarina Bowen 2023

4.09

17k+ ratings

🏒 Closeted Athlete 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🏢 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 🚪 Neighbors To Lovers

Proficiency Bonus

by Charlie Novak • 2021

A cosplay PA and closeted actor rekindle their Comic Con spark with late-night calls and fandom.

4.29

760

🎮 Fandom Romance 📱 Long Distance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🧠 Neurodivergent Romance ☀️ Sunshine X Reserved

Proficiency Bonus 88%

A cosplay PA and closeted actor rekindle their Comic Con spark with late-night calls and fandom.

by Charlie Novak 2021

4.29

760 ratings

🎮 Fandom Romance 📱 Long Distance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🧠 Neurodivergent Romance ☀️ Sunshine X Reserved

Clueless Puckboy

by Eden Finley • 2023

An injury puts a closeted rookie in his team trainer's hands. The man is off-limits. Desire isn't.

3.94

14k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌈 Coming Out Journey 😰 Anxious Hero

Clueless Puckboy 88%

An injury puts a closeted rookie in his team trainer's hands. The man is off-limits. Desire isn't.

by Eden Finley 2023

3.94

14k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌈 Coming Out Journey 😰 Anxious Hero

Master of Mayhem

by Saxon James • 2022

When a frat prankster experiments with his best friend, their chemistry becomes the real risk.

4.11

10k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💜 Bisexual Awakening ⚡ Opposites Attract 🤫 Secret Romance 🫶 Found Family

Master of Mayhem 88%

When a frat prankster experiments with his best friend, their chemistry becomes the real risk.

by Saxon James 2022

4.11

10k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💜 Bisexual Awakening ⚡ Opposites Attract 🤫 Secret Romance 🫶 Found Family

6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did]

by Tess Sharpe • 2023

Six near-kisses and one liver transplant later, Penny and Tate are out of room to run.

4.15

13k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🌧️ Grief And Healing

6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did] Summary

6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did] 88%

Six near-kisses and one liver transplant later, Penny and Tate are out of room to run.

by Tess Sharpe 2023

4.15

13k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🌧️ Grief And Healing

10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in Love

by Emmy Sanders • 2025

A straight goofball's no-strings month with his gym partner turns into the love he never expected.

4.15

11k+

🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual Awakening 💕 Friends To Lovers 💪 Gym Meet Cute 😅 Oblivious Hero 🤝 Friends With Benefits

10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in Love Summary

10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in Love 88%

A straight goofball's no-strings month with his gym partner turns into the love he never expected.

by Emmy Sanders 2025

4.15

11k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual Awakening 💕 Friends To Lovers 💪 Gym Meet Cute 😅 Oblivious Hero 🤝 Friends With Benefits

Verona Comics

by Jennifer Dugan • 2020

Two teens bond at Comic-Con, only to discover their families are bitter business rivals.

3.58

4k+

⚔️ Rival Families 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 Forbidden Romance 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Angsty Romance

Verona Comics 88%

Two teens bond at Comic-Con, only to discover their families are bitter business rivals.

by Jennifer Dugan 2020

3.58

4k+ ratings

⚔️ Rival Families 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 Forbidden Romance 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Angsty Romance

Illuminate the Shadows

by Isobel Starling • 2016

To be with Sam, Declan must survive a brutal initiation by his spy father.

3.89

477

🕵️ Spy Romance 🇬🇧 British Espionage 🤕 Hurt-Comfort 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out 💔 Family Rejection

Illuminate the Shadows 88%

To be with Sam, Declan must survive a brutal initiation by his spy father.

by Isobel Starling 2016

3.89

477 ratings

🕵️ Spy Romance 🇬🇧 British Espionage 🤕 Hurt-Comfort 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out 💔 Family Rejection

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 88%

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

Fun Home

by Alison Bechdel • 2006

The father ran a funeral home. The daughter drew comics. Both were gay. Only one survived.

4.07

204k+

🖼️ Graphic Memoir 🏠 Family Memoir 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🔐 Family Secrets 🚪 Closeted Life

Fun Home 88%

The father ran a funeral home. The daughter drew comics. Both were gay. Only one survived.

by Alison Bechdel 2006

4.07

204k+ ratings

🖼️ Graphic Memoir 🏠 Family Memoir 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🔐 Family Secrets 🚪 Closeted Life

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 88%

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

Straight Battle

by Willow Dixon • 2022

Two straight men share a house, a renovation project, and an attraction neither can explain.

3.83

2k+

🧭 Bi Awakening 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Hurt/Comfort 🤝 Found Family

Straight Battle 88%

Two straight men share a house, a renovation project, and an attraction neither can explain.

by Willow Dixon 2022

3.83

2k+ ratings

🧭 Bi Awakening 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Hurt/Comfort 🤝 Found Family

Human, Animal

by Seth Insua • 2025

A genderqueer child's coming out fractures a dairy farming family under siege from activists.

4.07

345

📜 Generational Saga 🦋 Coming Out 🔐 Family Secrets ⚧️ Genderqueer Identity 💌 Forbidden Wartime Love

Human, Animal 88%

A genderqueer child's coming out fractures a dairy farming family under siege from activists.

by Seth Insua 2025

4.07

345 ratings

📜 Generational Saga 🦋 Coming Out 🔐 Family Secrets ⚧️ Genderqueer Identity 💌 Forbidden Wartime Love

John of John

by Douglas Stuart • 2026

A gay son returns to a Scottish island, where his closeted father sees a mirror he wants to shatter.

4.30

15k+

🏝️ Remote Scottish Island ⛪ Religious Repression 🤫 Forbidden Queer Love ⚡ Father-Son Reckoning 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

John of John 88%

A gay son returns to a Scottish island, where his closeted father sees a mirror he wants to shatter.

by Douglas Stuart 2026

4.30

15k+ ratings

🏝️ Remote Scottish Island ⛪ Religious Repression 🤫 Forbidden Queer Love ⚡ Father-Son Reckoning 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Breathless

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2013

An air elemental hides behind a convenient girlfriend until a dancer stirs feelings he can't name.

4.00

5k+

🌀 Elemental Magic 🚪 Closeted Teen 💑 Fake Dating 🏚️ Toxic Home 💃 Dance As Refuge

Breathless 87%

An air elemental hides behind a convenient girlfriend until a dancer stirs feelings he can't name.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2013

4.00

5k+ ratings

🌀 Elemental Magic 🚪 Closeted Teen 💑 Fake Dating 🏚️ Toxic Home 💃 Dance As Refuge

Mistakes Were Made

by Meryl Wilsner • 2022

Her best friend's mom is the woman she slept with last night. Staying away proves impossible.

3.91

53k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 💔 Forbidden Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 👁️ Dual Pov

Mistakes Were Made 87%

Her best friend's mom is the woman she slept with last night. Staying away proves impossible.

by Meryl Wilsner 2022

3.91

53k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 💔 Forbidden Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 👁️ Dual Pov

Conversations with Friends

by Sally Rooney • 2017

A young poet's secret affair with a married actor unravels the friendship she once called love.

3.73

622k+

💔 Extramarital Affair 🏛️ Class Tensions 💜 Bisexual Protagonist ⏳ Age Gap Relationship 🇮🇪 Contemporary Dublin

Conversations with Friends 87%

A young poet's secret affair with a married actor unravels the friendship she once called love.

by Sally Rooney 2017

3.73

622k+ ratings

💔 Extramarital Affair 🏛️ Class Tensions 💜 Bisexual Protagonist ⏳ Age Gap Relationship 🇮🇪 Contemporary Dublin

Winning With Him

by Lauren Blakely • 2021

A rookie catcher falls for a veteran shortstop, but his father's addiction threatens to out them.

4.20

5k+

🧢 Baseball Romance 🔁 Second Chance Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🛋️ Therapy And Healing 👨‍👨‍👦 Chosen Family

Winning With Him 87%

A rookie catcher falls for a veteran shortstop, but his father's addiction threatens to out them.

by Lauren Blakely 2021

4.20

5k+ ratings

🧢 Baseball Romance 🔁 Second Chance Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🛋️ Therapy And Healing 👨‍👨‍👦 Chosen Family

Love & Monsters

by Max Walker • 2023

A severed chicken head arrives, and suddenly his office romance is a fight for survival.

3.45

3k+

🖤 Romantic Suspense 🔪 Queer Thriller 💼 Coworkers To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💜 Bisexual Awakening

Love & Monsters 87%

A severed chicken head arrives, and suddenly his office romance is a fight for survival.

by Max Walker 2023

3.45

3k+ ratings

🖤 Romantic Suspense 🔪 Queer Thriller 💼 Coworkers To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💜 Bisexual Awakening

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+

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The Prodigal Son 87%

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4.42

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3.99

19k+ ratings

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3.94

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Savage Rivals 87%

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3.94

13k+ ratings

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