Queer Book Directory

this is a page where i can keep books. you can sort through them depending on what representation you’re looking for! this was inspired by my call for mlm horror books and how i had a really hard time finding them

In an alternate biblical history, the war between angels and demons is unending and brutal.

A collection of stories, poetry, and art dedicated to the angelic.

Maurice’s murderous lifestyle gets flipped upside-down when he encounters a photo of the most beautiful man he’s ever seen.

Another body is found. Another one of Maurice’s victims. But as the law draws near, everything starts to change…

“For you shall not prostrate yourself before another god, because the Lord, Whose Name is “Jealous One,” is a jealous G-d.”

But a one-night stand can’t hurt. Right?

“The thirteen emblems given to the original rulers weren’t just symbols. They’re keys to the Vault—one that no one’s ever opened.”

The chaotic crew of heisting misfits in Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows meets the familiar yet fantastical, modern landscape found in Robert Jackson Bennett’s City of Stairs.

“The thirteen emblems given to the original rulers weren’t just symbols. They’re keys to the Vault—one that no one’s ever opened.”

Noa has lived her life as an unsuspecting, ID-burning, face in the crowd that disposes of “problems” for her miscellaneous, secretive employers. So, when Noa’s surrogate father—a Seer—hands her a long-lost emblem, telling her with his dying breath that it’s her responsibility to reignite magic, she laughs at the idea that the fate of their world rests on the shoulders of a killer. Instead, she uses his words and the key he gave her as an excuse to go on one final suicide mission to seek out the power supposedly waiting for her to annihilate his murderer.

Prince Glacier Caelius has lived his life trapped inside a gilded cage, pushed down by the ever-present threat of death as the bastard son of Amarais’s late king. But when the rebels attack during a nationalist party, Glacier’s rescued by none other than Noa and her merry band of thieves, who are scrambling to salvage a failed attempt at stealing his country’s emblem: the Soul of Amarais. When the dust settles, he’s the only person left alive to unlock the palace vault and give the Soul to Noa in exchange for saving his life.

Well, once they’re able to formulate a plan to take the palace back.

Struggling with their tentative, newfound freedom, Noa and Glacier must learn to work together to survive the urban landscape of Avaria’s greatest cities fortified by technology in the wake of dwindling magic. The goal: steal as many keys as they can before their pasts catch up. But the further they go, the more they realize that something worse may be lurking on the horizon, and they may very well be the only ones able to stop it.

Just remember: time is nothing but a trick.

Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments series meets V.E. Schwab’s The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue with a dash of Disney+’s Loki in this new adult urban fantasy.

WELCOME TO NEW ATLAS: A CITY WITHIN A REALITY JUST BEYOND OUR OWN.

Evie is a nobody. Spending her days in college classes and her nights studying, having a social life has never really been a priority. With her sights firmly set on the future to keep away her thoughts of the past, she loses her grip on the present when her world is ripped out from under her. And it’s all thanks to two mysterious strangers showing up on her doorstep, claiming that she can turn back time.

Cade is a notorious troublemaker. He’s never been afraid to throw around his name to get what he wants as someone who’s clawed his way to the top. But power is quick to change hands in this city, and when he chooses to blatantly disregard an order from his leader, his older brother, he’s tossed back down to the bottom again. He’ll be more than lucky to regain any sort of trust when everyone knows he’s one of the best spies there is, sliding in and out of shadows in the blink of an eye.

Ren is a bored teenager. Always labeled as the “golden child” or “gifted student,” he finds himself writing down cryptic messages and following strange leads, rather than putting on the same old song and dance for his family. Especially once he discovers his little stolen fragments of the future are starting to take a darker turn. Perhaps chasing the life everyone wants him to have isn’t necessarily in the cards for him, but there’s only one way to find out.

So when someone within the secret society known as the Custodians targets Evie for her power, the clock starts in the final sprint to hunt down the culprit. In order to uncover whatever hidden clues are lurking in the past, the three of them have no choice but to peel back the layers of obscurity built up between their factions to figure out why she’s being hunted and how they might be able to fix their bleak futures before it’s too late.

Just remember: time is nothing but a trick.

A romantic, queer sci-fi epic about changing the galaxy, one girl at a time.

A story following Icarus as he takes a look behind the curtain of the Elysian Program and sees the disgusting framework that he was disillusioned to. Now the only thing on his mind is bringing down the program and the entire ATLAS corporation. Will he be able to when the world seems set against him?

Prepare to die. His kingdom is near.

A furious, queer debut novel about embracing the monster within and unleashing its power against your oppressors.

A queer retelling of Satan’s fall that’s part cozy coming of age and part fast-paced tragedy, with a little love story in between.

King of Immortal Tithe is a complete, M/M *stand-alone novel*, inspired by Hades x Persephone… but if Hades fell in love with Persephone’s brother instead.

A coming of age novel about the nature of trauma and the destruction of trust, and the lengths some people would go to right a cataclysmic wrong.

A trans boy determined to prove his gender to his traditional Latinx family summons a ghost who refuses to leave.

A found family of queer pirates attempt to overthrow the oppressive regime of their country.

A Victorian murder mystery with a lesbian romance.

A Searing Faith is the first book in an epic fantasy series based on the award-winning, interactive audio drama The Heart Pyre.

A trans man detective must free a haunted castle and it’s inhabitants from the control of evil vampires.

Infodump to me about your WIP?

This is the first in a possible series. It’s been in my head for several years now but I hope to finish it this year. The overall setting is kind of dark steampunk, but most of the story of Black Velvet takes place in Black Velvet Castle, mostly during a violent storm. Black Velvet Castle was owned by vampires prior to the human rebellion and is the sight of one of the Goddess’ appearances. Now it’s the home of the Obedience family, or at least it will be once it’s repaired.

Owen makes friends with many of the residents and feels protective over them once the Scarred Man takes over. Legend says there was a skilled vampire tactician, his name lost to history, who lived within the walls. His rival, a human, was the only one who knew how to defeat him. In the end they killed each other within the castle, leaving only the vampire’s locket (a shield over the heart, the vampire’s only weakness) and his many journals as proof they ever existed.

Owen is challenged by both Lord Aurum and the Scarred Man to find these journals, both believing it to be an impossible task. But Owen is known to take advantage of those who underestimate him. Another locket that’s important is a piece of jewelry sent by Lord Aurum. It allows Lord Aurum to spy on Owen within the castle – and Owen can spy on him in turn. Owen doesn’t have much time though – the Scarred Man plans to take the humans away when the storm ends, Owen along with them. And I would get into stuff about the Goddess humans worship but I don’t think I have enough space or time to do that.

Tell me about your main characters?

There’s Owen Rosedown, a 19yo detective for hire, and member of the Runners Society of detectives. He’s been a detective since he was 13 and arrived in the capital city of Theria as a homeless runaway. He’s typically gentle in nature and attitude but that’s because he’s too polite and socially anxious to express many of his real feelings. He’s been in love with his employer, Lord Aurum, since they met when he was 15, but his frustration and anger with the upper crust blinds him to his feelings.

Lord Aurum is the leader of the Knight Hunters, powerful in more ways than one. He is the descendant of one of the heroes of the human uprising and inherited their ability to use pure human magic, a power which the vampires tried to wipe out. He takes his job seriously, but his moral code is more questionable than his father before him. He is scheming to marry Owen and take him out of the conflict, for both their sakes.

The Scarred Man is the reincarnation of the husband of the Goddess humans worship. He is calculating but not unnecessarily cruel, confident enough in himself to know that Owen will come to him on his own free will. Humans fear him and for good reason, as he leads the effort to reconquer humanity and the planet itself.

There’s also Locke Hepatica, a tragic widower who was disabled not long before the story begins. He is a musician and artist, still grieving the loss of his beloved wife. Despite his cowardly nature, he is Owen’s mentor.

And last but but least, Nora Brassman, a maid at the castle. She is often overlooked but she becomes fast friends with Owen and helps him through the story. An atheist, she clashes with him about his belief in the Goddess, but never turns her back on him. She’s the smartest character in the story with the strongest moral core.

A trilogy about the political turmoil between two kingdoms, and the personal intrigue between the compelling Prince Laurent and his slave Damen, a former heir to the throne.

A group of gays and disabled individuals band together to save their island from being invaded from within and out.

A dark paranormal romance/urban fantasy novella by Chloe Jones and Riley Sanderson.

“Sparks fly” (NPR) in Everina Maxwell’s gut-wrenching and romantic space opera debut.

Ocean’s Echo is a stand-alone space adventure about a bond that will change the fate of worlds, set in the same universe as Everina Maxwell’s hit debut, Winter’s Orbit.

The world threw them away, cast out into the depths of space…

No conscience, no problem.

Corruption and cruelty pulse through the veins of an opulent metropolis, where every side is the wrong side and progress is fuelled by exploitation.

A short story about grieving the death of a loved one who was taken too early by chronic illness.

A retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice set in modern times with modern hurdles.

speculative fantasy that is part Red Riding Hood retelling and part “The Village” by M. Night Shyamalan. For fans of witches, werewolves, and those traumatized by Catholicism.

Some Divines dealt with more dead at a time. Dealt with souls who simply refused to believe they were dead, and Morgan could hardly handle a single room. He hated it.

Falling for each other begins a path towards healing. But exorcising the effects of trauma is harder than naming it.

A steamy fantasy romance novella, featuring a trans man protagonist, who longs for amorous adventures with his dearest guards.

Tyler Kyle doesn’t believe in monsters.

Set in a secondary world based on the conflict between Ancient Carthage and Rome, The Wings of Ashtaroth is a sprawling, multi-POV epic fantasy, full of queerness, political intrigue, and demons.

Dead Reckoning is a historical erotic retelling of the legend of Davy Jones and is not recommended for readers under the age of 18.

For in a life of freedom, one can be trapped without relief. For in a life of servitude, one can find unexpected freedom.

What does it mean to love someone too late? What does it mean to be you when you don’t live in your own body anymore?

Perfect for fans of Wednesday , Hooky, Monster High , and anyone in need of a wickedly good laugh, this graphic novel follows an aspiring witch and her two best friends as they try to have a fun-filled Halloween . . . while also dealing with a pair of neighborhood do-gooders hell-bent on vanquishing evil.

A Pack for Ravens is a supernatural shifter romance novelette with body horror, eroguro, unwanted courtship, possession, combat, mutual obsession and more.

A knight’s oath isn’t something that should be given lightly.

“A knight’s oath isn’t something that should be given lightly.”

Deklyn Delonir, Captain of the Order of the Redemptor and Knight of the Hawkeron Kingdom, has spent his entire life serving his goddess and realm to earn redemption for his past sins. Everything he does is in service to his King and the people under his protection and leadership. For his entire life, Deklyn pushed away the deepest desires of his heart, burying them and praying that they never come to the surface.

When his King calls on him for the most important job of his career, one that would put an end to a war against an unknown enemy simply called The Corrupted, Deklyn doesn’t think twice before readily accepting it. Once the job is completed, the war will end and the people Deklyn swore an oath to serve will be safe and the bloodshed will end.

Crown Prince Kai of Hawkeron has never known what freedom feels like. Everything has been lain before him before he was born. Swayed by the whims of a fate outside of his control and duty that is inescapable, Kai doesn’t know who he is. Kai is a political entity, used for his father’s gain.

When his father calls on him to fulfill his duty as the Crown Prince, Kai knows he is defeated. He will be sent to a neighboring kingdom to marry its princess to create an alliance that will provide his father’s military with the resources needed to put an end to the war they waged against The Corrupted. Knowing that his failure to complete his duty would lead to the deaths of many people and the annihilation of the Hawkeron Empire, Kai resigns himself to his fate.

As Deklyn and Kai travel together, they quickly learn that through the struggles they face and the desires that come to the surface, they are more than their duty. As secrets about The Corrupted come to light, they must come to terms with their fate while grappling with the very real fact that they are falling for each other. With the fate of their homeland in the balance, Deklyn and Kai must choose between duty and desire.

A Love So Dark is a F/NB noir romance and the conclusion to the Fatal Fidelity series.

Love always comes with a price.

Love Bleeds Deep is a F/NB noir romance and the 2nd book in the Fatal Fidelity series.

She needs an assassin.

They’re the best in the business.

Falling in love was never part of the deal.

Imagine a world in which nature has lost patience with humanity. The wild is done waiting for humans to change their ways. Nature is ready to take matters into her own hands…

And she is angry.

Sapphic Blooms is an anthology of sapphic erotic romance short stories. It features both cis, trans, and nonbinary characters.

STORIES

The Taste of Magic by Aimee Donnellan

Tara, the owner of a small town bookstore, is suffering from an agonising summer crush on Lilia, the adorable botanist (witch?) who is using the shop to get space to work on her special projects. When one of these projects goes awry, Tara and Lilia find several unexpected truths and feelings coming to light.

Poolside Lover by A.A. Fairview

The Country Club isn’t the step up from my lakeside lifeguarding gig I hoped it would be. At least the view is nice, from the lifeguard stand I get a great view of Stephanie a single mom with a great body and a smile that drives me wild. Now if I could just figure out how to flirt with her kids around…

What Else Is There To Lose by Bryanna Bond

Best friends drift apart every day, but when Tia and Zo reconnect at their high school reunion it’s like nothing has changed. The problem is, Tia’s finally realizing that maybe there was more to her feelings for Zo than she let herself admit.

View From Below by Dae Storm

Liv doesn’t think she can adore her rockstar girlfriend Roxanne any more than she does, but an unexpected surprise on stage only brings them closer together.

Blood Orange by Kapri Moon

For over twenty years, Eve has been stuck in the small, blasphemous town of Eden. Labeled as a cursed one, the quiet woman has never found her place in the world, an outsider in a place that despises her. That all changes when she meets the serpent in the forbidden tree, one who embraces her and her flaws, and shows her what it means to be loved.

Malibu Sunset by Morgan Roberts

When she finds herself in the hot tub at the company’s summer barbecue with her soon-to-be-ex assistant, Robyn, workaholic CEO Adeline Clark quickly discovers which of them is really in charge.

A Seduction in Smoke by Rien Gray

After years of ruined and forgotten birthdays, Justine has a new start with a new relationship. Old, complicated desires burn to the surface, and this summer, she’s finally going to get the surprise she wants.

Love and Summer Nights by Rita A. Rubin

Stephanie had her heart broken one summer when the girl she loved disappeared from her life. But little does she know that this summer is going to be quite different.

Dreams from the Beach House by Taylor Hubbard

Rose needs a vacation, as ordered by her therapist. When she rents a beach house to paint and relax by the ocean, a visitor makes herself known and Rose decides that she definitely needs to go on vacation more often.

“Sapphic Blooms” contains explicit adult content. All CWs and the heat level of each story’s sensual content are listed before each story.

Two warring vampire families must set aside their differences to solve the disturbing mystery of a cursed house.

Echo and Ender have existed nearly as long as the earth itself. They’re hungry, in love, and indestructible.

Who rescued who?

Echo interrupts a lazy morning with a strange request of Ender.

A 3k word T4T erotica short, perfect for reading with a warm cup of cocoa, or sharing with your fellow monster fucker.

Will Adam survive his metamorphosis?

A young, queer Palestinian American woman pieces together her great-aunt’s secrets in this sweeping debut, confronting questions of sexual identity, exile, and lineage.

Avery Porter is a Reaper in the walled-off city of Ardua, tasked with the duty of sending souls to the afterlife.

Avery isn’t sure she should even still be alive after Morgana’s Legion left two Reapers dead… and one Saved.

Rumors of the Berserker Witch’s murders have traveled fast and far. Avery Porter and her friends barely escaped with their lives when two Knights of Od revealed themselves in battle.

Chrysalis & Requiem is a haunting thriller of tragic obsession and relentless grief, weaving two young, queer women in a spiral of clandestine violence and illicit love.

The lies that brought them together will tear them apart.

A sinister magical plot could destroy order in the Nine Monarchies. Foiling that plot could destroy something even more precious.

Wilderwood is a fantasy/romance book with some violent and sexual elements. The story features a polyamorous, queer romance between three consenting adults.

A coming-of-age cozy fantasy with a queer cast, witches, and tarot. Perfect for fans of Legends & Lattes and Our Flag Means Death

He would have no embarrassing secrets. He would be perfect.

Bloody Spade is the first installment in an urban fantasy duology that follows a cat-eared thief and a spirited girl as they try to navigate his wild magic, her hotheaded brother, a sinister plot, and the feelings they’re developing for each other.

trigger warnings: Coarse language, blood and violence (some gore), moments of graphic violence/torture, on-page character death, body horror, harassment/bullying, vomiting, poisoning, amnesia, grief/bereavement, anxiety, PTSD, panic attacks, trauma related to kidnapping/physical abuse, parent death (discussed, glimpsed in flashbacks), car accident (discussed, glimpsed in flashbacks), one instance of a forced kiss (not intended to be romantic or sexual)

genre: urban fantasy

age group: YA

series/stand-alone: series, book 1

representation: Pansexual MC; gray-asexual MC; demisexual+demiromatic and aromantic+bisexual deuteragonists; among the side characters: gay, lesbian, nonbinary, trans

romance: yes

pairing: m/f

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
n/a

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everything is wonderful now

When Dark is good and Light is evil…

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Everything Is Wonderful Now Shane Blackheart

When Dark is good and Light is evil…

Ten-year-old Sera is isolated and depressed; bullied at school and at home by her father. Her mind gives her no respite, suffering from a panic disorder and a second voice in her head that forces violent, intrusive thoughts.

She meets the fallen angel Byleth one night while wanting to end her life. He isn’t a fan of kids and intends to leave immediately, but Sera’s aura catches his eye. It’s dark, and it isn’t from her trauma that pulls at his heartstrings. It’s also attracted a corrupt angel who wants to rid the world of another Hellspawn child.

Sera has a lot on her plate, but as she ages and transitions to Sean, a disabled trans man with C-PTSD, he not only meets more spirit guides from Hell, he realizes that his biggest threat has always been the ‘other’ that dwells in his own head.

trigger warnings: Suicidal thoughts, religious trauma, mentions of past animal abuse, self-harm, an eating disorder, alcoholism, bullying, domestic abuse (with a mention of past sexual abuse), and child abuse.

genre: fantasy

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: series, book 1

representation: Trans man, achillean polycule, disability, mental illness, DID/OSDD (plural)

romance: yes

pairing: achillean polycule, or trans m/m/m

queer author? yes

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n/a

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open wound

Continued from Everything Is Wonderful Now…

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Open Wound Shane Blackheart

Continued from Everything Is Wonderful Now…

After the angel that threatened his life, Sean faced his frightening alter, Vexis, who haunted his dreams. With the help of Byleth, Zagan, and Darokin, he thinks his troubles are finally behind him. Little does he know that PTSD is a beast lying dormant in waiting to emerge. It ends up influencing everything, including the way he perceives reality.

Vexis was the reason Sean remained in a trauma loop for so long, but something changes within them as they decide to finally work with him; they want to help him heal from trauma after years of prolonging it. Being a sadist who is unable to feel love, it results in a twisted and sexual masochistic relationship that Sean becomes addicted to.

As Vexis takes Sean through various liminal space voids and dark memories — theirs included — they reveal that they are something much more frightening and ancient than an angel or a demon.

Can Vexis really be trusted? Or are they opening Sean’s wounds to let something sinister slip inside…

trigger warnings: Domestic abuse (including a mention of non-descriptive past sexual assault) and general abuse, dubious consent, transphobia, self-harm, suicide, violence, derealization/depersonalization, and trauma symbolism. There is also explicit sexual content involving S&M.

genre: fantasy

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: series, book 2

representation: Nonbinary, trans man, acespec/arospec, achillean polycule, mental illness, disability, neurodivergent, DID/OSDD (plural)

romance: yes

pairing: Queer Platonic Relationship, established achillean polycule

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
I really wanted to get this book as an ARC when it came out, but due to my mess up in communication I said that I did not want a copy of the first book and the author thought that meant I didn’t want to read the first book. I just already bought it lol, my b

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my lord

You try to comfort yourself with visions of events that didn’t happen, but that doesn’t mean that what did happen left no scars.

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My Lord L.B. Shimaira

“You try to comfort yourself with visions of events that didn’t happen, but that doesn’t mean that what did happen left no scars.”

After losing hearth and home, Meya attempts to escape the traumatic memories by travelling east. In 13th century Tristanja, however, it’s not safe to be alone.

A local slave trader catches wind of the kinless woman and abducts her in the dead of night. Beaten and abused, the now meek Meya is sold to Lord Deminas. He’s known to be cruel, yet becomes strangely protective of his new chambermaid, punishing anyone who dares hurt her. After cutting her to drink her blood, he even uses his own to heal her wounds.

Meya and her paramour wonder if Deminas’ dark secret is why servants regularly vanish, including the lord’s previous chambermaids. However, the two women quickly learn that Lord Deminas isn’t the only danger lurking in the castle’s shadows.

MY LORD is a queer, slow-burn erotic gothic horror novel about rediscovering yourself after trauma—with kinky, blood-drinking immortals and polyamory.

trigger warnings: abduction, off-page and non-graphic sexual abuse (rape is condemned and sexual abusers are killed), explicit sexual content (consent is emphasised), kink (wax play, knife and blood play, primal play, bondage, and mention of spanking and breath play), graphic violence, gore, death, vampirism, cannibalism, and illness (pneumonia).

genre: erotic gothic horror

age group: adult/erotic

series/stand-alone: series, book 1

representation: Bi, pan, polyam

romance: yes

pairing: w/w/m

queer author? yes

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n/a

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χεῖμα

A cozy winter get-away to a cabin in the middle of the woods with the main cast of the Call Me Icarus series.

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χεῖμα Andromeda Ruins

A cozy winter get-away to a cabin in the middle of the woods with the main cast of the Call Me Icarus series.

In a different life, a different world, Icarus is invited for a winter holiday to Achilles’ family cabin.

What ensues is a cozy tale of mischief and shenanigans as Icarus and company get snowed in and learn to love despite the annoyances and grievances that surround them.

Χεῖμα is a non-canonical short story set in what would ostensibly be our modern world with the main cast of Δάιος. This short story does not require you to read Δάιος, but it does assume familiarity with the characters.

trigger warnings: n/a

genre: holiday romace

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand-alone

representation: queer and racially diverse cast, focusing on the relationship between a trans man and a cis man of color

romance: yes

pairing: achillean

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
There are two editions of this novella on Andromeda’s itch.io: the bell pepper and chili pepper editions

The bell pepper edition is PG-13, a nice fluffy romcom!

The chili pepper edition is 18+, the same as the bell pepper edition but with an added sex scene.

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incorrect eyes

Incorrect Eyes is a psychological religious horror involving paranoia, angels with too many eyes, and the least mentally stable protagonist I’ve ever written. Please read with caution.

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Incorrect Eyes Andromeda Ruins

Be Not Afraid

Those three words have haunted me my entire life, and now I’m close. I know I am. I’m close to finding out the truth behind the words, the truth behind the Seraphim.

The closer I get to uncovering the truth, to proving that the Seraphim are real, the further my mind slips. I can’t sleep – can’t dream – without seeing them. Life has become difficult all of a sudden and I know it’s tied to them. I just have to keep going, keep learning, keep discovering. Everything will be better once I complete my research…

Incorrect Eyes is a psychological religious horror involving paranoia, angels with too many eyes, and the least mentally stable protagonist I’ve ever written. Please read with caution.

Content Warnings: bodily mutilation, extreme paranoia, eye things (including disembodied eyes, being watched at all times, and removal of eyes), fear and terror, psychosis

trigger warnings: bodily mutilation, extreme paranoia, eye things (including disembodied eyes, being watched at all times, and removal of eyes), fear and terror, psychosis

genre: religious horror

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand-alone

representation: trans queer MC

romance: no

pairing: established achillean, mentioned

queer author? yes

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infinity alchemist

Infinity Alchemist is a spellbinding novel about a quest that leads three young alchemists toward unexpected love and unimaginable power.

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Infinity Alchemist Kacen Callender

Infinity Alchemist is a spellbinding novel about a quest that leads three young alchemists toward unexpected love and unimaginable power.

For Ash Woods, practicing alchemy is a crime.

Only an elite few are legally permitted to study the science of magic―so when Ash is rejected by the Lancaster Mage’s College, he takes a job as the school’s groundskeeper instead, forced to learn alchemy in secret.

When he’s discovered by the condescending and brilliant apprentice Ramsay Thorne, Ash is sure he’s about to be arrested―but instead of calling the reds, Ramsay surprises Ash by making him an offer: Ramsay will keep Ash’s secret if he helps her find the legendary Book of Source, a sacred text that gives its reader extraordinary power.

As Ash and Ramsay work together and their feelings for each other grow, Ash discovers their mission is more dangerous than he imagined, pitting them against influential and powerful alchemists―Ash’s estranged father included. Ash’s journey takes him through the cities and wilds across New Anglia, forcing him to discover his own definition of true power and how far he and other alchemists will go to seize it.

Featuring trans, queer, and polyamorous characters of color, Infinity Alchemist is the hugely anticipated young adult fantasy debut from the extraordinary author of Felix Ever After, King and the Dragonflies, Queen of the Conquered and more.

trigger warnings: TBA

genre: fantasy

age group: YA

series/stand-alone: series, book 1

representation: genderfluid LI, trans queer MC, characters of color and other diversity (i’m still reading)

romance: yes

pairing: trans m/nb

queer author? yes

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Special Notes:
n/a

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the fate of

The Fate of is the first novel in a seven book series set in a dark fantasy world with inspiration taken from the cosmic horror and gothic genres.

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The Fate Of J.E. Lynn

Evangeline is a cleric at the Church of Stars – an institution dedicated to healing and taking care of the people of Lovern amid a mysterious plague. After being warned that there is a cult infiltrating her beloved home, she starts her investigation. She aims to uncover the truth of who they are and what they want while maintaining her secretive relationship with her childhood friend.

Dianthus, memoryless and with nowhere else to go, has been living with the city’s royal family ever since they awoke five months ago, found confused and delirious by the youngest prince. They’ve become accustomed to the family’s lavish lifestyle, ignoring the burden of discovering their past identity in favor of the comfort they offer, but as the days move forward and a courtship with the crown prince begins, they start to find that they can only turn away from themselves for so long.

Harr is a wayward assassin who recently joined a strange circle of collaborators pursuing immortality. Haunted by the memories of her past and profession, she works to find the key to living forever while trying not to lose her head in the process.

The Fate of is the first novel in a seven book series set in a dark fantasy world with inspiration taken from the cosmic horror and gothic genres. It follows three protagonists as they slowly uncover parts of a larger conspiracy that threatens the peace of their city but none of that will matter if they can’t overcome themselves.

trigger warnings: Suicide, Depression, Gore, Violence, Manipulative Relationships, Surgery, Cannibalism

genre: dark fantasy

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand-alone

representation: NB MC, sapphic characters, otherwise queer characters

romance: TBA

pairing: TBA

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
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pistil

Echo and Ender go for a Christmas joyride.

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Pistil H.S. Wolfe

Echo and Ender go for a Christmas joyride.

The second in a series of shorts set in the Genesis universe, a 3k short.

trigger warnings: Unsafe driving, depictions of a car accident, violence, body horror, eye-socket fingering (literal), explicit and dark sexual themes

genre: horror erotica

age group: adult/erotic

series/stand-alone: stand-alone

representation: trans characters

romance: yes

pairing: m/f (t4t)

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
n/a

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a strip of velvet

A Strip of Velvet is a 16,000 word F/NBi erotic monster romance novella

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A Strip of Velvet Rien Gray

Katla Elínsdóttir has always believed in the old ways. She grew up in a rural village worshipping Heimr, an ever-changing and seductive god of the hunt. Offering blood to make the crops grow is second nature, but part of Katla fears a darker side of her nature that longs for prey.

Abandoning her worship for a normal life in the city seems to tame that thirst, until Heimr appears in Katla’s dreams and calls her back to the wild. They offer her everything she desires, but at a price her body and soul might not survive.

A Strip of Velvet is a 16,000 word F/NBi erotic monster romance novella featuring:

a bestial, four-armed shapeshifting hunting god

an older, near-feral bi protagonist

substantial size difference

predator/prey dynamics + primal sex

hurt/comfort

consensual transformation

This story contains explicit sexual content and is only for 18+ readers.

trigger warnings: TBA

genre: erotic romance

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand-alone

representation: nb li

romance: yes

pairing: F/NBi

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
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cutting your teeth

Ezra Santos is tired of running…

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Cutting Your Teeth Caylan MacRae

Ezra Santos is tired of running. Of burning bridge after bridge and going through new names like used matches. He desperately wants something he was never destined to have-a future all his own. Having escaped his hell of a home two years ago, he can’t go a day without looking over his shoulder. Putting down roots was never in the cards when the family that raised Ezra relentlessly hunts him across the country.

Right as he’s about to restart the cycle-new name, new life, the whole nine yards-his plans come to a screeching halt when he crosses paths with a mysterious and charismatic vampire, Killian Hale. He promises a way out from a life on the run. Ezra knows there’s no helping a man with the devil on his heels-but there’s something about Killian that makes him believe he could finally break free of the Espinas once and for all.

It’s only a matter of time before the clock winds down and the rest of Ezra’s troubles come home to roost. There’s something sinister in his blood-a dark fate passed down through generations. Can the two survive an ancient family curse or will Ezra doom them both?

trigger warnings: thoughts of suicide (on page), emotional and physical abuse, illegal fights, assault, attempted murder, violence, inebriation, oppression

genre: horror romance

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: series, book 1

representation: bi & pan characters, otherwise queer

romance: yes

pairing: m/m

queer author? yes

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n/a

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heir to the autumn court

A collection of sordid tales centered around Princeling Fenyr, heir to the throne of the Autumn Court, as they prepare for their upcoming coronation

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Heir to the Autumn Court Elle Porter

A collection of sordid tales centered around Princeling Fenyr, heir to the throne of the Autumn Court, as they prepare for their upcoming coronation. THE HEIR TO THE AUTUMN COURT takes place in a fae land caught in perpetual harvest season. Each high-heat story centers around a nonbinary princeling and a partner of their choosing, ranging from a minotaur, a stoic warrior from a neighboring land, and a former lover turned palace guard.

trigger warnings: TBA

genre: erotica

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand-alone

representation: polyamorous (5 partners), NB MC, otherwise queer characters

romance: yes

pairing: m/m/nb/m/m (if i remember correctly, i will update if not)

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
n/a

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hyacinth

an m+m speculative romance featuring supernatural horror elements and a trans love interest.

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Hyacinth Elle Porter

In this mythology reimagining of Hyacinthus and Apollo, a lighthouse keeper is afflicted with grisly nightmares after a mysterious yet charming shopkeeper arrives in a secluded coastal village.

HYACINTH is an m+m speculative romance featuring supernatural horror elements and a trans love interest.

trigger warnings: TBA

genre: speculative romance

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: Stand-alone

representation: trans character, gay characters

romance: yes

pairing: m/m

queer author? yes

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n/a

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drag me up

They say he’s a myth…
She belongs in the spotlight…

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Drag Me Up R.M. Virtues

They say he’s a myth…

And Hades prefers it that way. He may do all the work, and Zeus may get all the credit, but at least it allows Hades to preserve the one thing he truly cares to have: his solitude. The mere mention of the Wraith of Khaos Falls is enough to keep order, and he is rarely forced to leave the shadows of Casino Asphodel.

She belongs in the spotlight…

And Persephone clawed her way out of Demeter’s shadow to reach it. Now she’s lead in Calliope’s Cirque production but not without great cost, and there is not enough money in the world to pay off the debt accrued for the simple mistake of trusting Zeus. Though it’s easier to ignore the bars when she still has room to fly.

Landing a residency at the legendary Casino Asphodel is everything she trained for. Meeting a man she’d been convinced didn’t exist? She could never be prepared for that. Hades isn’t prepared for her either, but it’s soon evident they’re a force when together. He gives her a soft place to land, and she makes him want to reach for the stars. But when Zeus ups the stakes, they must be willing to go all in, even if it means coming down from the sky. Or stepping into the light.

trigger warnings: bomb blast, mentions of stalking/harassment, an incident involving gun violence

genre: romance/erotica

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: series, book 1

representation: trans M MC, trans F MC, other trans characters, POC MCs

romance: yes

pairing: M/F t4t

queer author? yes

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keep me close

She is the closest thing Khaos Falls has to a goddess…

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Keep Me Close R.M Virtues

She is the closest thing Khaos Falls has to a goddess…

And Aphrodite is feared and worshipped in equal measure. She has dedicated her life to being a savior for the lost regardless of the risk, but when unknown enemies nearly assassinate her in her own club, she realizes her reckless vigilante tactics won’t cut it anymore.

He is the furthest thing Khaos Falls has from a hero…

In fact, Hephaestus is who you call when all the heroes have fallen. Still, he is the best at what he does, strengthening the city’s weaknesses and keeping his feelings out of it. When tasked with Aphrodite’s personal security, it’s easy for him to detach himself from their mutual disdain. Until disdain is no longer the only thing he feels for her.

With their enemies elusive and snakes in their midst, good hearts and sharp wit may not be enough. But he made a vow, and he will keep it. Even if it means turning newfound feelings into newfound strengths and using them as a weapon to protect her.

trigger warnings: Sex trafficking, violence, guns, on-page sex, daddy kink

genre: romance/erotica

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: series, book 2

representation: trans M MC, trans F MC, other trans characters, POC MCs

romance: yes

pairing: M/F t4t

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
n/a

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let me in

She never cared about being perfect. And he never cared much about saving himself.

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Let Me In R.M. Virtues

She never cared about being perfect.

Raised under Zeus’s self-serving influence, Athena only ever cared about being right. But with Zeus gone and everything changing, it’s been difficult trying to break free of the chains he so expertly secured her in as a girl. Especially when constantly worrying about Dionysos.

And he never cared much about saving himself.

Raised under Hades’ self-sacrificing influence, Dionysos only ever cared about pleasing everybody else. But when the opportunity to prove he’s more than a winemaker presents itself —with the promise of spending more time with Athena— he has no choice but to take it.

In a bid for peace, Athena and Dionysos are sent to an ailing Thassos City to try and strike a treaty. But with war within reach and rules rearranged, wit and charisma may just fall short. But they’ve long since decided that to protect each other, blood is a small price to pay. Even their own.

trigger warnings: death, kidnapping, blood, violence, gun violence, murder, sexual harassment, alcohol consumption, drug use, physical violence, attempted murder, emotional abuse (past), death of loved ones, grief/loss, mention of human trafficking (selling kids for money), colourism, sexism/misogyny, corpse depictions, explosions, panic attack (on page)

genre: romance/erotica

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: series, book 3

representation: trans M MC, trans F MC, other trans characters, POC MCs

romance: yes

pairing: M/F t4t

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
n/a

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love me now

Achilles loved playing the hero… Patroclus loved being one… But being a hero was nothing like playing one.

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Love Me Now R.M. Virtues

Achilles loved playing the hero…

Being a mere man had never been enough for him. He wanted to be a great one. And when he finds out that Helen, his childhood best friend, has gone missing, taking the mission is instinct. Even if it meant returning to the place he was born and raised, a place he swore never to return to —Heraklion.

But he goes nowhere without Patroclus.

Patroclus loved being one… But being a hero was nothing like playing one.

It was a senseless sequence of pyrrhic victories he’d carry forever. Yet when Achilles needs him to return to Heraklion and the arena he had been forced to claw his way out of, he says yes because… well, of course he does. He would follow Achilles anywhere.

Yet both had left more of themselves in Heraklion’s notorious arena than they’d taken. So returning would not require heroes but something else, something worse, especially when Helen is not the only one in need of rescue. They both must determine not only what it means to be a man, but what it means to be a good one.

trigger warnings: TBA

genre: romance/erotica

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: series, book 4

representation: trans M MCs, other trans characters, POC MCs

romance: yes

pairing: M/M t4t

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
i love this book with my whole entire heart

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mercy

A PRIEST AND HIS ANGEL…

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Mercy Ian Haramaki

A PRIEST AND HIS ANGEL…

Father Ilya Pavlovich Sokolovis a lonely priest and pariah of his small town. Tasked with killing an injured monster in the woods, Ilya is certain of his death. Instead, he heals the monster’s injury and lifts its curse, revealing a handsome, memory-less man.

Cocksure Danya is a man lost in an unfamiliar world. He struggles to recall his past life, flashes returning as he and Ilya grow closer. Soon, his appearance begins to change once more, but not into a beast — instead, Danya grows into something just like the Sun that Ilya has worshiped all his life.

With complicated pasts between them, the two must work together to deal with the corruption of Ilya’s own church, as well as their blooming feelings for one another.

trigger warnings: murder, death (including dead loved ones), grief, abusive parent (verbal and physical), bullying, explicit sexual content, homophobia, sexual harassment, corrupt church authority figure(s), violence, murder

genre: Dark Fantasy Romance

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: series, book 1

representation: queer characters

romance: yes

pairing: m/m priest/angel

queer author? yes

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prince of lust

Can Alessandro withstand the shame of abandoning his position and his faith to satiate his long-neglected desires?

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Prince of Lust Lucien Burr

Alessandro senses his devotion to the monastery slipping away, haunted by regret over the years he believes he’s squandered. Torn between duty and desire, he takes a daring step to confront his suppressed lust.

Seeking a solution, he summons a supernatural being to assist him. But can he withstand the shame of abandoning his position and his faith to satiate his long-neglected desires?

trigger warnings: TBA

genre: erotica?

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand-alone

representation: TBA

romance: yes

pairing: m/m priest/demon

queer author? yes

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i would enter haides

As the harvest season descends on Eleusis once again, newly-engaged Agape finds a forbidden romance blossoming between her and daring Aspasia in this time of death and rebirth.

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I Would Enter Haides Alex Harvey-Rivas

As the harvest season descends on Eleusis once again, newly-engaged Agape finds a forbidden romance blossoming between her and daring Aspasia in this time of death and rebirth.

trigger warnings: TBA

genre: fantasy romance

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand-alone

representation: sapphic MCs

romance: yes

pairing: sapphic

queer author? yes

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pillow talks

After Rose breaks the news she’s moving in with her boyfriend, Kim is certain her chance to tell Rose how she feels is gone.

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Pillow Talks Alex Harvey-Rivas

After Rose breaks the news she’s moving in with her boyfriend, Kim is certain her chance to tell Rose how she feels is gone. When the two of them get locked inside an IKEA overnight, however, a harebrained scheme may be enough to shift the dynamic between them.

trigger warnings: TBA

genre: romance

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand-alone

representation: sappic MCs

romance: yes

pairing: sapphic

queer author? yes

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the temple on cicero hill

From birth, Muirenn’s life has been devoted to the temple on Cicaro Hill.

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The Temple on Cicaro Hill Alex Harvey-Rivas

From birth, Muirenn’s life has been devoted to the temple on Cicaro Hill. Years later, they contemplate the suffering they’ve endured at the hands of their keepers, the Líadan, and strive to reclaim their power once and for all.

trigger warnings: TBA

genre: romace

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand-alone

representation: TBA

romance: yes

pairing: TBA

queer author? yes

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within these twisted vines

Isabella Herrera is the latest in a strange string of missing women.

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Within These Twisted Vines Alex Harvey-Rivas

Isabella Herrera is the latest in a strange string of missing women. Her best friend, Macy Floros, was the last person to speak to her. With search parties turning up nothing and Macy’s desperation growing, she turns to Dionysus for answers and becomes enthralled in His local cult.

trigger warnings: TBA

genre: romace

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand-alone

representation: sapphic MCs

romance: TBA

pairing: sapphic

queer author? yes

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you are not this person anymore

what happened to you the night you died?

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You Are Not This Person Anymore Alex Harvey-Rivas

Days after your untimely death, you come back to life. Lacking in memories, you struggle to return to a sense of normalcy, but as snippets of your past self continue to haunt you, one question remains: what happened to you the night you died?

trigger warnings: TBA

genre: mystery

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand-alone

representation: TBA

romance: TBA

pairing: TBA

queer author? yes

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the death i gave him

A lyrical, queer sci-fi retelling of Shakespeare’s Hamlet as a locked-room thriller

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The Death I Gave Him Em X. Liu

A lyrical, queer sci-fi retelling of Shakespeare’s Hamlet as a locked-room thriller

Hayden Lichfield’s life is ripped apart when he finds his father murdered in their lab, and the camera logs erased. The killer can only have been after one thing: the Sisyphus Formula the two of them developed together, which might one day reverse death itself. Hoping to lure the killer into the open, Hayden steals the research. In the process, he uncovers a recording his father made in the days before his death, and a dying wish: Avenge me…

With the lab on lockdown, Hayden is trapped with four other people—his uncle Charles, lab technician Gabriel Rasmussen, research intern Felicia Xia and their head of security, Felicia’s father Paul—one of whom must be the killer. His only sure ally is the lab’s resident artificial intelligence, Horatio, who has been his dear friend and companion since its creation. With his world collapsing, Hayden must navigate the building’s secrets, uncover his father’s lies, and push the boundaries of sanity in the pursuit of revenge.

trigger warnings: oh so many i’ll have to add them later

genre: Sci-Fi Thriller Retelling

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand-alone but god i wish it was a series

representation: queer Hamlet

romance: yes

pairing: past f/m, present m/m (human/AI)

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
when i tell you i would give my soul to read this book again for the first time…

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a sharper, more lasting pain

As Simone works to find a cure to their own forming illness and find out the truth, one question remains: how was Nadia involved in this?

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A Sharper, More Lasting Pain Alex Harvey-Rivas

After their girlfriend’s best friend is wounded in a monster attack, Simone Allard stumbles across a plot much deeper than they anticipated. As they work to find a cure to their own forming illness and find out the truth, one question remains: how was Nadia involved in this?

Nadia DuPont doesn’t know how much time she has or even what is ailing her, but it all gets more complex after meeting Simone on a field trip. As they both work to find a cure to her ailment, all Nadia is certain of is she’s on the path to ruin.

trigger warnings: body horror, death, drug use, self harm, sex, terminal illness, violence

genre: dark fantasy

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand-alone

representation: sapphic MCs, non binary MC, non binary granparent, otherwise queer characters

romance: yes

pairing: nb/f

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
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desecrate

COMING FEB 2026

What would you do if everything you knew about your faith was flipped on its head?

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DESECRATE Andromeda Ruins

What would you do if everything you knew about your faith was flipped on its head?

That’s what Kit has been trying to find out. After dropping out of Seminary and giving up on his life’s dream of being a priest, he has to piece together the shattered remains of his faith.

But what if those pieces fit together in ways they never have before? What if they reveal a secret that the church has been hiding for millennia? What will he do then?

Adonai’s been held in captivity for longer than They can recall. They don’t remember what the sun feels like on Their skin, what the wind feels like in Their hair. It’s a shame, one of Their only regrets was not fighting back that day.

Their time will come. The Messiah walks among the living once again, and They know that he will free them. Until that day, They will remain patient.

trigger warnings: TBA

genre: Dark Fantasy Romance

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand-alone

representation: trans MC, Queer Platonic Partners, polyam relationship, a-spec MC & LI, otherwise queer characters

romance: yes

pairing: cis F/trans M/trans NB (nun/messiah/God)

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
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Veil Us in Gold

Find a weapon lost to myth, and Drake can save the world.

Find a creature lost to war, and they can save themself.

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Veil Us in Gold Shepard DiStasio

Find a weapon lost to myth, and Drake can save the world.

Find a creature lost to war, and they can save themself.

Drake Elýnus was never supposed to be in Tārāmen. They were never supposed to be working for Tārāmen’s royal family. They were never supposed to do the things they’ve done. But Drake hasn’t stood a chance since the day their home was burned to the ground, the boy they loved was executed in front of them, and wayward magic cast them into a life of lonely immortality far from anything they’d ever known. All they have is revenge.

But when the culmination of their efforts backfires into a death sentence, their only hope is to make a deal with the very queen they tried to ruin.

The world around Drake is unraveling. Whispers of ancient monsters bubble beneath the surface. Fights escalate on the borders of a country that has not been its own in fifty years. Treaties are no longer worth any more than the blood they were written in. And a mysterious general they all call the ‘White Rose’ is apparently the face of it all.

With the gilded gold of society finally peeling, Drake might have a chance to escape—but only if they confront who they were truly supposed to be.

The first book of the Sins of the Divine series and DiStasio’s debut, Veil Us in Gold explores what it means to be good, the secrets people will do anything to keep hidden, and the monsters that prowl not only in shadows, but inside hearts as well.

trigger warnings: Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness (OCD stims), Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Murder, Chronic illness || Moderate: Child death (not in scene but mentioned multiple times), Xenophobia (fantasy discrimination), Alcohol, Emotional abuse (verbal abuse), Torture (brief and not intense but still on page), Vomit || Minor: War, Murder (including assassinations and mass death), Death of parent, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury

genre: Fantasy

age group: Adult

series/stand-alone: series, book 1

representation: nonbinary queer and autistic mc, ftm and mtf trans side characters, he/him lesbians, neurodivergent characters, Muslim characters, OCD, BIPOC main cast, sapphic pairings, achillean pairings, t4t

romance: yes

pairing: nb/m (but different male identifying characters depending on the ship)

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
n/a

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angels & man

A Queer Retelling of the Watcher’s Flood

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Angels & Man Rafael Nicolás

A Queer Retelling of the Watcher’s Flood

The angel Azazel is miserable in Heaven. In the aftermath of Satan’s fall, the angels live in the reconstructed ruins of an old utopia, oppressive and paranoid of any new rebellion.

The angel Samyaza is content in Heaven, but he longs for the eternal city’s former glory. Watching the feeble humans below, wallowing in sin for centuries after Adam and Eve, he sees opportunity to earn back the Lord’s favor.

On Earth, the Watcher angels arrive to lecture on God’s love, but the love of a human soon begins to seem much warmer.

trigger warnings: TBA

genre: Fantasy

age group: Adult

series/stand-alone: series, book 2

representation: TBA

romance: TBA

pairing: TBA

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
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double exposure

A F/NBI enemies to lovers romantic suspense

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Double Exposure Rien Gray

A F/NBI enemies to lovers romantic suspense

Love always shows your true face.

Jillian Rhodes lies to everyone she meets. As one of the world’s best art thieves, a life of infiltration and con artistry has left her flying solo, which is exactly the way she likes it. When Jillian is hired to steal a collection of photos belonging to the late—and deeply controversial—Russell Key from the Art Institute of Chicago, everything should be business as usual.

Except she has two first, fellow master thief Sloane Caffrey also has their eye on the photos. Second, Sloane is her smoking hot ex.

Three years have passed since a messy breakup, but Jillian and Sloane have been getting vengeance on each other ever since. When the Key theft becomes their latest competition, love and loathing ride a fine, shaking line.

Trying to destroy each other should be simple. But confronting past mistakes is hard, especially when the entire job is starting to look like a setup to put Jillian and Sloane behind bars…

trigger warnings: graphic sexual content, gun violence, references to racism and transphobia

genre: Romantic Thriller

age group: Adult

series/stand-alone: series

representation: sapphic characters, NBi love interest

romance: yes

pairing: F/NBi

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
n/a

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seure the tempered

Follow a fellowship of sapphic knights as they’re seduced by witches, queens, goddesses—and each other—in a dark, lush fantasy inspired by Arthurian legend.

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Seure The Tempered Rien Gray

Follow a fellowship of sapphic knights as they’re seduced by witches, queens, goddesses—and each other—in a dark, lush fantasy inspired by Arthurian legend.

Under the reign of King Theomacha the Exalted, the Land of Maidens flourishes. Her knights protect and explore the realm, seeking artifacts lost to time and fending off wicked, cunning magics.

Seure, scholar and knight, traverses the world on quests of discovery. When an invisible, eldritch library begins capturing local villagers and subjecting them to strange interrogations, Seure tracks the enchantment to its source – a woman named Ganeida, who has been bound to the library for centuries.

They make a bet with Ganeida to break the enchantment that holds her in place, but it could come at the cost of Seure’s own freedom – or losing their heart in the bargain.

Seure the Tempered is a 16,000 word high heat F/NBi fantasy romance novella. This book is set in the same series as Valerin the Fair and Martis the Brazen, but may be read as a standalone or in any order.

trigger warnings: TBA

genre: Sapphic High Fantasy

age group: Adult

series/stand-alone: Series, book 3

representation: autistic, agender, asexual knight protagonist & a plus-size femme sorceress love interest

romance: yes

pairing: F/NBi

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
an itch.io exclusive

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gender queer

Started as a way to explain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, Gender Queer is more than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity—what it means and how to think about it—for advocates, friends, and humans everywhere.

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Gender Queer: A Memoir Maia Kobabe

In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. Now, Gender Queer is here. Maia’s intensely cathartic autobiography charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes the mortification and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to come out to family and society, bonding with friends over erotic gay fanfiction, and facing the trauma and fundamental violation of pap smears.

Started as a way to explain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, Gender Queer is more than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity—what it means and how to think about it—for advocates, friends, and humans everywhere.

trigger warnings: TBA

genre: Non Fiction, Memoir

age group: all

series/stand-alone: stand alone

representation: non binary, asexual, & otherwise queer

romance: n/a

pairing: n/a

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
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the hours

The story of a group of contemporary characters struggling with the conflicting claims of love and inheritance, hope and despair.

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The Hours Michael Cunningham

A daring, deeply affecting third novel by the author of A Home at the End of the World and Flesh and Blood.

In The Hours, Michael Cunningham, widely praised as one of the most gifted writers of his generation, draws inventively on the life and work of Virginia Woolf to tell the story of a group of contemporary characters struggling with the conflicting claims of love and inheritance, hope and despair. The narrative of Woolf’s last days before her suicide early in World War II counterpoints the fictional stories of Samuel, a famous poet whose life has been shadowed by his talented and troubled mother, and his lifelong friend Clarissa, who strives to forge a balanced and rewarding life in spite of the demands of friends, lovers, and family.

Passionate, profound, and deeply moving, this is Cunningham’s most remarkable achievement to date.

trigger warnings: suicide, suicidial ideation, Terminal illness, Blood, Mental illness, death

genre: Literary Fiction

age group: Adult

series/stand-alone: Stand alone

representation: gay character with AIDs, sapphic side characters

romance: n/a

pairing: n/a

queer author? yes

Special Notes:
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icarus and apollo

Jay Bell weaves a passionate retelling of the classic myth of Icarus, adding a gay twist that reveals what truly happens when a brave heart dares to fly too high.

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Icarus and Apollo Jay Bell

For his entire life, Icarus has been told that he’s destined for greatness, although he would settle for finding a lover that held his interest. Only when he learns of his special connection to the sun god Apollo does Icarus set his sights on the heavens. Infatuated, he does everything in his power to attract the handsome deity’s attention. This quest is complicated when the sins of his father incur the king’s wrath. To save his family, Icarus must take flight, but will the Fates show mercy and guide him into the arms of the divine love that he so desperately seeks?

Jay Bell weaves a passionate retelling of the classic myth of Icarus, adding a gay twist that reveals what truly happens when a brave heart dares to fly too high.

trigger warnings: myth typical death

genre: Myth Retelling

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand alone

representation: achillean characters

romance: yes

pairing: m/m

queer author? yes

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the picture of dorian gray

Oscar Wilde’s only novel is the dreamlike story of a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde’s only novel is the dreamlike story of a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty.

In this celebrated work Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late-19th-century England. Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel and decadent French fiction, the book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. For over a century, this mesmerizing tale of horror and suspense has enjoyed wide popularity. It ranks as one of Wilde’s most important creations and among the classic achievements of its kind.

trigger warnings: Ableism, Animal death (hunting scene), Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Drugs, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Suicide

genre: classical lit

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand alone

representation: n/a

romance: n/a

pairing: n/a

queer author? yes (listen Wilde got arrested because of the queer undertones of this book on suspicion of being gay that counts)

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rotgut

As if things weren’t crummy enough I’m being followed by strange creatures that no one else seems to notice.

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ROTGUT H.S. Wolfe

All I want to do is play drums in Cluster Headache, but I can’t even get that right. Between my on-again off-again shituationship with one of my band mates, the drinking problem-I-don’t-really-have and losing my job along with my will to live… I’ve kind of botched up my life.

As if things weren’t crummy enough I’m being followed by strange creatures that no one else seems to notice. Right before a big show too, that can’t be a good sign.

I’ve got a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach about it.

trigger warnings: Skin picking, skin chewing, alcoholism, medication abuse, paranoia, hypnagogic and hypnopompic type hallucinations, severe self mutilation, gratuitous gore, graphic on page body horror done to self, implied eating disorder (including struggle with food contamination), implied past suicidal ideation, choking during sex, emetophobia, character death, declining mental health, spiraling severe borderline personality disorder symptoms.

genre: horror

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand alone?

representation: NB MC, transfemme character, sapphic characters, achillean characters

romance: kinda? not the focus but it’s there

pairing: M/NB and F/F on the side

queer author? yes

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Queer: A Graphic History

The histories of queer thought and LGBTQ+ action in this groundbreaking non-fiction graphic novel.

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Queer: A Graphic History Meg-John Barker, Jules Scheele

Activist-academic Meg-John Barker and cartoonist Jules Scheele illuminate the histories of queer thought and LGBTQ+ action in this groundbreaking non-fiction graphic novel.

From identity politics and gender roles to privilege and exclusion, Queer explores how we came to view sex, gender and sexuality in the ways that we do; how these ideas get tangled up with our culture and our understanding of biology, psychology and sexology; and how these views have been disputed and challenged.

Along the way we look at key landmarks which shift our perspective of what’s ‘normal’ – Alfred Kinsey’s view of sexuality as a spectrum, Judith Butler’s view of gendered behaviour as a performance, the play Wicked, or moments in Casino Royale when we’re invited to view James Bond with the kind of desiring gaze usually directed at female bodies in mainstream media.

Presented in a brilliantly engaging and witty style, this is a unique portrait of the universe of queer thinking.

trigger warnings: TBA

genre: Historic Graphic Novel

age group: n/a

series/stand-alone: stand alone

representation: TBA

romance: n/a

pairing: n/a

queer author? yes

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providence girls

Love changes you. So do the Outer Gods.

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Providence Girls Morgan Dante

Love changes you. So do the Outer Gods.

Now: Alone in a cottage, Lavinia writes to the woman she loved.

Fifteen years ago: Middle-aged Lavinia Whateley escapes her hilly Massachusetts town when the townsfolk decide to sacrifice her on Halloween. After almost dying in the woods, she’s saved and housed by the stoic and mysterious Asenath Waite, or Azzie. On the coastal outskirts of East Providence, they start to fall in love.

However, things change when Azzie, with her secret past and the strange “scars” on the side of her neck, begins to transform into an eldritch creature of the deep.

trigger warnings: past incestual rape, body horror, suicide ideation, ableism

genre: Sapphic Horror Romance

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand alone

representation: sapphic characters

romance: yes

pairing: gorgeous gorgeous fish wives

queer author? yes

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rosemary & iron

Faced with a fascinating world unlike his own, filled with vampires, fae, witches and old gods and an unexpected love affair…will he even want to return to his time?

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Rosemary & Iron Dorian Valentine

When a ritual to restore Mana goes wrong and sends him into the distant past, Célestin Edevane seeks the help of a strange man inhabiting an even stranger estate in order to prevent the calamity that destroyed Mana. Faced with a fascinating world unlike his own, filled with vampires, fae, witches and old gods and an unexpected love affair…will he even want to return to his time?

trigger warnings: consensual sex, gore, interspecies racism, toxic relationships, familial abuse

genre: Fantasy

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: series, book 1

representation: TBA

romance: yes

pairing: m/m

queer author? yea

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ghosts we used to love

How do you mourn, when the person you loved hurt you? How do you mourn, when the person who hurt you never truly left?

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Ghosts We Used To Love Tyler Battaglia

How do you mourn, when the person you loved hurt you? How do you mourn, when the person who hurt you never truly left?

The story of a woman haunted by the ghost of a dead lover whose own pain led her to hurt others. A story about the complex feelings of knowing the partner whose words cut so deep is hurting, too, and not knowing what to do with that grief when she’s gone–grief both for the life they lived together, and for a life cut too short.

This is not a love story. It’s a story about love gone wrong.

“Ghosts We Used to Love” is a 4,000 word horror short story about a lost love–and how hard it is to grieve when that person hurt you. It is inspired by true events about intimate partner abuse, so please read with caution.

trigger warnings: Intimate partner abuse (emotional and verbal; past, but described and quoted on-page), Suicide of a partner (past, but described and ghost seen), Self-harm (past, but scars/injuries seen), Depression (both past and present), Mental health problems, generally, Struggles to recover from grief over the loss of a partner

genre: Grief Horror

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand alone

representation: sapphic characters

romance: complicated, story is about an ex love but a current love is mentioned iirc

pairing: sapphic

queer author? yes

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the teras trials

In an England where monsters have spilled into the world out of myth, only London is magically protected from the monstrous threat.

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The Teras Trials Lucien Burr

Teras ravage England. Only London is safe. In an England where monsters have spilled into the world out of myth, only London is magically protected from the monstrous threat. The University runs the city, allowing family of graduate Hunters, Healers, Scholars, and Artificers to live behind the wards. Cassius Jones is nineteen and ready for the University. But when a bad year for the teras threat is projected, the University opens its admissions to anyone in England, behind the wards or otherwise, and suddenly the Jones’ place in London is no longer secure. Cassius must contend with every other student vying for a place, and the darkest secrets of his society, whilst also balancing a tenuous interest in another boy.

Burr’s debut is the first book in a dark fantasy series that challenges the nature of academia and the integrity of morality.

trigger warnings: Homophobia (internalised, slurs,..), substance abuse, classism, religious trauma, gore, death, violence, body horror, suicide, ableism, physical and mental abuse.

genre: Dark Academia

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: series, book 1

representation: achillean characters, disabled characters

romance: yes

pairing: m/m

queer author? yes?

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the teras tactics

In the face of adversity, can Cassius harness his resilience to not only endure but thrive in a world on the brink of collapse?

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The Teras Tactics Lucien Burr

Following their success in the trials, Cassius Jones and his companions secure coveted spots as students in London’s prestigious University. But the University’s promise of security falls short. Reeling from resource shortages, the University is no longer content with siloed expertise, demanding versatility if its students are to survive in a world plagued by catastrophe.

As hybrid terrors continue to rise and the landscape grows increasingly hostile, Cassius must remain adaptable, guarding against fear’s corrosive grip. Juggling a fragile relationship with Leo Shaw, navigating the fracture of his friend group, and confronting the remnants of his own ruthlessness, Cassius faces his greatest challenge yet.

In the face of adversity, can Cassius harness his resilience to not only endure but thrive in a world on the brink of collapse?

trigger warnings: violence, death, blood, sex, profanity, limb loss, homophobia, slurs, dismemberment, pregnancy

genre: Dark Academia

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: series, book 2

representation: achillean characters, disabled characters

romance: yes

pairing: m/m

queer author? yes?

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the red, red dress

Harrison has never dealt with Christmas very well.

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The Red, Red Dress Shane Reid

Harrison has never dealt with Christmas very well. Months into his relationship with his boyfriend, Tal, he tackles his trauma during their first Christmas together.

When Tal comes up with a plan to surprise him and make new holiday memories, the two have a spicy night with a side of dressing up.

trigger warnings: TBA

genre: Holiday Story

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand alone

representation: trans MC

romance: yes

pairing: m/m

queer author? yes

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king of hell

King of Hell is a standalone M/M paranormal romance with a road trip, found family, villain/villain, and an HEA.

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King of Hell Morgan Dante

Still need to scratch that Good Omens or Supernatural itch?

Laurențiu, a vampire staked by his ex-lover’s husband, only craves one thing: revenge. In Hell, as a courtier for one of the kings of Hell, he’s consumed by it and willing to make a deal to kill the man, Anthony, who turned him into a vampire and abandoned him.

Paimon, the titular King of Hell, really doesn’t take much seriously and tries to have some fun, often content with opulence and debauchery. However, growing bored with his repetitive life, he agrees to help his vampire find and kill Anthony. Trouble is, the Earth itself is a zombie-ridden hellscape, and they undergo a road trip where they’re confronted by “reanimated persons” and hostile mortals alike.

King of Hell is a standalone M/M paranormal romance with a road trip, found family, villain/villain, and an HEA.

trigger warnings: violence, gore, cannibalism, murder, discussion of traumatic imprisonment in a hospital, brief accidental misgendering, mention of death of parents, discussion of murder of life partner, tense horror moments

genre: Horror Romance

age group: adult

series/stand-alone: stand alone

representation: queer characters

romance: yes

pairing: m/m

queer author? yes

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