Books like 'The Stable Boy'
Readers who enjoyed The Stable Boy by Zee Shine Storm also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
contemporary young adult disabilities and marks virgin hero tortured hero slavery cold heroine sweet-hero
-
Win Some, Lose Some by Shay Savage
For Matthew Rohan, every day is a struggle. Each task others complete without thinking is a challenge for him. Recently orphaned, he has to finish the last few months of high school and take care of his disabled sister on his own. When Mayra comes into his life, his comfortable routines implode... -
![Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan]()
Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan
Normal is just a setting on the dryer. High school graduate Jeremey Samson is looking forward to burying his head under the covers and sleeping until it’s time to leave for college. Then a tornado named Emmet Washington enters his life. The double major in math and computer science is handsome, forward, wicked smart, interested in dating Jeremey—and he’s autistic... -
![]()
![]()
Sponsored links -
![Given, Vol. 1 by Natsuki Kizu]()
Given, Vol. 1 by Natsuki Kizu
Love of music unites the four members of the band Given: hotheaded guitarist Uenoyama, playboy drummer Akihiko, gentle bassist Haruki, and Mafuyu, a singer gifted with great talent and burdened by past tragedy. Their struggles and conflicts may drive them apart, but their bond to the music—and to each other—always brings them back together again...Categorized as:
sweet-hero tortured hero contemporary young adult m-m queer length-short high-school -
![Damaged Shadows by Kathleen Brooks]()
Damaged Shadows by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAs the sheriff of the small town of Shadows Landing, South Carolina, Granger usually dealt with ornery alligators, fights over the best BBQ style, and the occasional shoot-out when his friends brought trouble home. Granger watched those friends get married one at a time, but he knew that wasn’t his fate. An auto accident had left Granger with scaring that he hid under his uniform...Categorized as:
disabilities and marks contemporary suspense humor young adult cowboys length-medium audiobook -
-
![Skip and Loafer, Vol. 1 by Misaki Takamatsu, Nicole Frasik]()
Skip and Loafer, Vol. 1 by Misaki Takamatsu, Nicole Frasik
The award-winning romantic comedy about a country girl chasing her dreams in Tokyo--and don't miss the anime! A Cheerful Country Mouse! Mitsumi is bound for high school in Tokyo! She’s got book smarts, but this small-town girl is about to find out she’s massively unprepared for the social norms of big city high schoolers...Categorized as:
tortured hero young adult contemporary high-school length-short humor m-f friends to lovers -
![My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 2 by Shinichi Fukuda]()
My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 2 by Shinichi Fukuda
Wakana Gojou is a fifteen year old high-school boy who was socially traumatized in the past due to his passion for dolls and doll-making. That incident left a mark on him that made him into a social recluse. But one day he was caught talking to his doll by Kitagawa Marin, a sociable gyaru who is perfectly open about her otaku interests -- in short, the complete opposite of him... -
![A Silent Voice Vol. 3 by Yoshitoki Oima]()
A Silent Voice Vol. 3 by Yoshitoki Oima
"ARE YOU AFRAID OF HER?Shoya's decided to do everything he can to make up for how terribly he treated Shoko, his former classmate who can't hear. But more than the challenge of learning to communicate, it means facing a past he thought he'd left behind forever. Now a reunion with old friends will transform Shoya, and his relationship with Shoko... -
![Given, Vol. 4 by Natsuki Kizu]()
Given, Vol. 4 by Natsuki Kizu
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsAs the band focuses on creating new songs and preparing for a music festival tryout, Haruki grows more and more intimidated by the talents of younger members Mafuyu and Uenoyama. Worried that he’s holding them back, he accepts his ex-girlfriend’s request to play in her band...Categorized as:
sweet-hero tortured hero queer contemporary young adult m-m high-school friends to lovers -
![My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 6 by Shinichi Fukuda]()
My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 6 by Shinichi Fukuda
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom!Ever since he got roped into helping Marin, Wakana has had his world and perceptions expanded by cosplay. In fact, it's even helped him find peace with himself! And that seems to be one of cosplay's superpowers, as Wakana and Marin discover at an Ikebukuro event... -
![I Hear the Sunspot: Limit, Volume 3 by Yuki Fumino]()
I Hear the Sunspot: Limit, Volume 3 by Yuki Fumino
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsStunningly handsome Kohei Sugihara was outgoing and popular with the girls at school. But when a sudden illness left him with partial hearing loss, he grew quiet and reluctant to engage with others. At college, a chance encounter with an ever-optimistic classmate named Taichi Sagawa helped Kohei open up once more. And over time, the two began to develop feelings for each other...Categorized as:
disabilities and marks contemporary young adult m-m secret-relationship queer length-medium -
![Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 4 by Io Sakisaka, 咲坂伊緒]()
Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 4 by Io Sakisaka, 咲坂伊緒
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsThe popular shojo manga series that was adapted into the Blue Spring Ride anime!Futaba Yoshioka thought all boys were loud and obnoxious until she met Kou Tanaka in junior high. But as soon as she realized she really liked him, he had already moved away because of family issues...Categorized as:
tortured hero young adult contemporary high-school love triangle other-man-woman length-short m-f -
![My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 3 by Shinichi Fukuda]()
My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 3 by Shinichi Fukuda
A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom!Wakana and Marin make it through their very first cosplay event, and not long after, Marin's heart undergoes a change...?! But that's not going to stop her cosplaying! To research their next project, the duo decide to watch the anime it's based on...but on screening night, they wind up alone together.. -
![My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 8 by Shinichi Fukuda]()
My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 8 by Shinichi Fukuda
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAt their high school’s cultural festival, Marin tackles her first crossplay! While struggling with projecting masculinity in character, she prepares for the festival with the rest of the class. But while Marin is a pro at group activities, Wakana has jitters about his very first time working together with his classmates... -
![My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 7 by Shinichi Fukuda]()
My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 7 by Shinichi Fukuda
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom!Marin's bestie and Wakana's classmate Nowa might seem a little flaky, but the girl has some serious instinct when love is in the air! When she tosses out a bombshell at karaoke by flatly asking Marin and Wakana if they're an item, it sends the two running!But before long, it's cosplay over love, as the... -
-
![Horimiya Vol. 1 by Hero, Daisuke Hagiwara]()
Horimiya Vol. 1 by Hero, Daisuke Hagiwara
A sweet "aww"-inspiring tale of school life begins!!At school, Kyouko Hori is known for being smart, attractive, and popular. On the other hand, her classmate, the boring, gloomy Izumi Miyamura tends to get painted as a "loser fanboy... -
![The Sign for Home by Blair Fell]()
The Sign for Home by Blair Fell
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsLonglisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize When a young DeafBlind man learns the girl he thought was lost forever might still be out there, he embarks on a life-changing journey to find her—and his freedom.Arlo Dilly is young, handsome, and eager to meet the right girl. He also happens to be DeafBlind, a Jehovah’s Witness, and under the strict guardianship of his controlling uncle...Categorized as:
disabilities and marks contemporary young adult new adult humor fatphobia found-family length-long -
![Puddle Jumping by Amber L. Johnson]()
Puddle Jumping by Amber L. Johnson
When it comes to love there’s no such thing as conventional. Everyone thinks Colton Neely is special. Lilly Evans just thinks he’s fascinating. Once friends when they were younger, their bond is cut short due to her accident prone nature and they go their separate ways... -
![My Love Story!!, Vol. 1 by Kazune Kawahara, Aruko]()
My Love Story!!, Vol. 1 by Kazune Kawahara, Aruko
Takeo Goda is a giant guy with a giant heart. Too bad the girls don’t want him! (They want his good-looking best friend, Sunakawa.) Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day when he saves a girl named Yamato from a harasser on the train, his (love!) life suddenly takes an incredible turn! Takeo Goda is a GIANT guy with a GIANT heart... -
![I Hear the Sunspot: Limit, Volume 1 by Yuki Fumino]()
I Hear the Sunspot: Limit, Volume 1 by Yuki Fumino
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsBecause of a hearing disability, university student Kohei had made a habit of distancing himself from those around him. But after meeting the exceedingly cheerful Taichi, he gradually begins to embrace a more positive outlook on life. Kohei eventually begins to see Taichi as more than a friend, and after he finally confesses his love to Taichi, the feelings become mutual...Categorized as:
disabilities and marks contemporary young adult m-m secret-relationship queer length-short -
![100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons]()
100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons
When 16-year-old poetry blogger Tessa Dickinson is involved in a car accident and loses her eyesight for 100 days, she feels like her whole world has been turned upside-down. Terrified that her vision might never return, Tessa feels like she has nothing left to be happy about... -
![I Hear the Sunspot: Limit, Volume 2 by Yuki Fumino]()
I Hear the Sunspot: Limit, Volume 2 by Yuki Fumino
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsKohei is a college student who, because of his hearing loss, tends to distance himself from others. His attitude starts to change after he crosses paths with an ever-optimistic classmate named Taichi. And over time, the two begin to develop feelings for each other... -
![Chaos Theory by Nic Stone]()
Chaos Theory by Nic Stone
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin, delivers a gripping romance about two teens: a certified genius living with bipolar disorder and a politician's son who is running from his own addiction and grief. Don't miss this gut punch of a novel about mental illness, loss, and discovering you are worthy of love.Scars exist to remind us of what we've survived... -
![After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick]()
After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsJeffrey isn't a little boy with cancer anymore. He's a teen who's in remission, but life still feels fragile. The aftereffects of treatment have left Jeffrey with an inability to be a great student, or to walk without limping. His parents still worry about him. His older brother, Steven, lost it and took off to Africa to be in a drumming circle and 'find himself'...Categorized as:
disabilities and marks young adult contemporary humor death high-school length-medium audiobook -
![My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 1 by Shinichi Fukuda]()
My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 1 by Shinichi Fukuda
Wakana Gojou is a fifteen year old high-school boy who was socially traumatized in the past due to his passion for dolls and doll-making. That incident left a mark on him that made him into a social recluse. But one day he was caught talking to his doll by Kitagawa Marin, a sociable gyaru who is perfectly open about her otaku interests -- in short, the complete opposite of him... -
-
![Cheese in the Trap, Season 2 by Soon Ki]()
Cheese in the Trap, Season 2 by Soon Ki
Having returned to college after a year long break, Hong Sul, a hard-working over-achiever, inadvertently got on the wrong side of a suspiciously perfect senior named Yoo Jung. From then on her life took a turn for the worse and Sul was almost certain it was all Yoo Jung's doing... -
![Holding Her Hand by Tammy Falkner]()
Holding Her Hand by Tammy Falkner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBoy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Girl falls in love with boy… SCREECH! No. It can’t be that easy. (You knew that, right?) Boy meets girl. Boy can’t fall in love with girl, because girl comes from a different culture. She also has secrets. Lots of secrets he’s determined to uncover. He’ll try to uncover all her secrets... -
![Curvy Girls Can't Date Princes by Kelsie Stelting]()
Curvy Girls Can't Date Princes by Kelsie Stelting
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOur foreign exchange student is a prince.A real-life prince. Like of a country. And he’s not one of those ugly ones with big teeth that girls only like because he’s royal. No, he’s hot. On fire. I’m drooling just thinking about him.But that’s the problem, because the only reason my parents took him in is because they don’t think there’s any way a guy like him could crush on a girl like me...Categorized as:
virgin hero young adult contemporary curvy heroine new adult virgin heroine humor length-long -
![Perfect World Volume 2 by Rie Aruga]()
Perfect World Volume 2 by Rie Aruga
Perfect World 2How can I accept the sadness that is transmitted through body temperature? Kawana Tsukumi who became acquainted with his first love in wheelchair, Ayukawa Izutsu...Categorized as:
disabilities and marks contemporary young adult new adult length-short glimpses-kisses -
![My Dress-Up Darling 10 by Shinichi Fukuda]()
My Dress-Up Darling 10 by Shinichi Fukuda
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy rom-com!Upon meeting up with Amane-san and his friends at a cosplay event, Marin and Wakana learn about a group cosplay shoot they’re putting together for Coffin , a horror game... -
![Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino]()
Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsLilah is stuck in the middle. At least, that’s what having a hearing loss seems like sometimes—when you don’t feel “deaf enough” to identify as Deaf or hearing enough to meet the world’s expectations. But this summer, Lilah is ready for a change.When Lilah becomes a counselor at a summer camp for the deaf and blind, her plan is to brush up on her ASL. Once there, she also finds a community...Categorized as:
disabilities and marks young adult contemporary friends to lovers length-medium audiobook -
![Perfect World, Vol. 1 by Rie Aruga]()
Perfect World, Vol. 1 by Rie Aruga
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIN SEARCH OF PERFECTION...?A company get-together reunites 26-year-old Tsugumi with her high school crush, Itsuki. In the years they've been apart, Itsuki has realized his dream of becoming an architect--but along the way, he's also suffered a spinal cord injury that's left him in a wheelchair. Seeing Itsuki again rekindles Tsugumi's feelings for him...Categorized as:
disabilities and marks contemporary young adult new adult friends to lovers length-short -
![Ruined Sinner by Becker Gray]()
Ruined Sinner by Becker Gray
It's no secret that Aurora Lincoln-Ward hates Phineas Yates, but what most people don't know is the reason. Last summer, Phineas broke Aurora's heart in the worst way, and she promised herself then and there that she would never fall prey to the sinner of Pembroke Prep again.But now sin is in the air, and the Hellfire Club's number one sinner has his sights set on her.. -
![パーフェクトワールド 1 by Rie Aruga, 有賀リエ]()
パーフェクトワールド 1 by Rie Aruga, 有賀リエ
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsインテリア会社に就職した川奈つぐみ(26歳)は建築会社との飲み会で、高校の時の同級生であり初恋の人・鮎川...Categorized as:
disabilities and marks contemporary young adult new adult friends to lovers length-short -
![Cheese in the Trap, Season 3 by Soon Ki]()
Cheese in the Trap, Season 3 by Soon Ki
Having returned to college after a year long break, Hong Sul, a hard-working over-achiever, inadvertently got on the wrong side of a suspiciously perfect senior named Yoo Jung. From then on her life took a turn for the worse and Sul was almost certain it was all Yoo Jung's doing... -
-
![Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest]()
Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhere You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and much-needed disability representation in this story about a girl who's determined to follow her dreams...Categorized as:
disabilities and marks young adult contemporary high-school m-f length-medium audiobook -
![Stars in Their Eyes by Jessica Walton, Aśka]()
Stars in Their Eyes by Jessica Walton, Aśka
Maisie has always dreamed of meeting her hero, Kara Bufano, an amputee actor who plays a kick-arse amputee character in her favourite show. Fancon is big and exciting and exhausting. Then she meets Ollie, a cute volunteer who she has a lot in common with... -
![My Dress-Up Darling 09 by Shinichi Fukuda]()
My Dress-Up Darling 09 by Shinichi Fukuda
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy rom-com!To get the swanky DSLR camera of her dreams, Marin picks up more part-time work! And once she’s scraped up the cash to buy her shiny new gadget, she attends a cosplay event.. -
![A Silent Voice Complete Collector's Edition 1 by Yoshitoki Oima]()
A Silent Voice Complete Collector's Edition 1 by Yoshitoki Oima
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe award-winning modern classic about a girl who can't hear and her bully, which inspired the acclaimed anime film from Kyoto Animation, returns in a beautiful, two-volume collector's edition. Each extra-large, deluxe hardcover contains about 700 pages of manga on crisp, premium paper, and more than fifty pages of new content... -
![Perfect World Vol. 3 by Rie Aruga]()
Perfect World Vol. 3 by Rie Aruga
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsTsugumi Kawana has started dating her first crush, Itsuki Ayukawa, who's in a wheelchair. However, amidst the harsh opinions of those around her, she becomes sick and falls from a station platform becoming badly injured. Tsugumi returns to her hometown of Matsumoto to recuperate. While Itsuki makes a decision as he struggles through various trials... -
![The Girl in the Love Song by Emma Scott]()
The Girl in the Love Song by Emma Scott
At Santa Cruz Central High School, they called them the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos. But most of us knew them as the Lost Boys...Miller Stratton is a survivor. After a harrowing childhood of poverty, he will do anything it takes to find security for himself and his mom... -
![Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon]()
Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon
The Hating Game meets Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by way of Morgan Matson in this unforgettable romantic comedy about two rival overachievers whose relationship completely transforms over the course of twenty-four hours.Today, she hates him. It’s the last day of senior year... -
![fawn by Nash Summers]()
fawn by Nash Summers
Heaven is rays of sunlight dancing slowly on wheat stalks. It's wind twirling itself around chimes hung from low tree branches, and robust bursts of scent and color, far beyond anything describable with words. Heaven is a flightless crow, a promise of forever tied to a necklace, and hidden love letters tucked away safely inside a tree... -
![Perfect World, Vol. 1 by Rie Aruga]()
Perfect World, Vol. 1 by Rie Aruga
Tsugumi Kawana (26 years old) reunites with her first crush from high school, Itsuki Ayukawa, at a get-together with an architecture firm and the interior design company she works at. He sends her heart aflutter, until she realizes he's now disabled, and in a wheelchair. At first she feels she couldn't date a guy in a wheelchair, but then her feelings begin to change.. -
![Unafraid by Melody Grace]()
Unafraid by Melody Grace
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 29 ratings"The first time I saw her, I knew this girl was wilder than any stallion I’d ever trained. She was headstrong, wounded, passionate and free. And I had to have her…" Brittany Ray doesn’t care about her bad reputation. Growing up in a sleepy beach town with a junkie mom and a runaway dad, Brit’s learned the hard way that the people you love will only let you down... -
-
![Unforgettable Sun by Kathryn Andrews]()
Unforgettable Sun by Kathryn Andrews
Matt Hale I’ve never really been included. I’ve never felt like I truly belonged. But then again, how could I? Living on this island, I’ve seen and heard too many things. Lies. Secrets. Lies I’ve been forced to tell and secrets I’ve been forced to keep. They keep me locked to myself. They’re the reason I stand on the edge of the horizon and watch from afar...Categorized as:
tortured hero virgin hero sweet-hero young adult contemporary new adult famous heroine rich heroine -
![Jane's Harmony by Ryan Winfield]()
Jane's Harmony by Ryan Winfield
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSequel to the New York Times bestseller Jane's Melody . Starting over is hard to do. That’s what forty-year-old Jane McKinney learns when she quits her job, sells her home, and leaves Seattle behind to start a new life and pursue the man she loves in Austin. After the death of her daughter, Melody, Jane never thought she would find happiness again – until she met Caleb Cummings...Categorized as:
sweet-hero contemporary age difference beta-hero new adult young adult length-medium audiobook -
![Finding Nirvana by Kylie Hillman]()
Finding Nirvana by Kylie Hillman
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt's said that only in our darkest hour do we find light. That may be true for the lucky ones. When your light has been extinguished and pitch-black bleakness has taken hold, you could be excused for doubting that it will ever be reignited. In the past when people mentioned Joel O'Brien, they talked about "the quiet one"...Categorized as:
disabilities and marks young adult suspense contemporary bikers length-novella audiobook -
![The Bad Girl and the Good Boy by Karla Luna]()
The Bad Girl and the Good Boy by Karla Luna
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI closed my hand around her tiny wrist, yanked her to me to gently place her back against the wall, and crashed my lips to hers. I kiss her with as much passion as I could give her. Her lips are softer and sweeter now. Tender. I ravish her plump lips in mine and continue to taste her as I feel her lightly tugging at my hair from behind... -
![On the Bright Side by Anna Sortino]()
On the Bright Side by Anna Sortino
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA hopeful novel about love, disability, and the inevitability of change by the author of Give Me a Sign.Ellie’s Deaf boarding school just shut down, forcing her to leave the place she considered home and return to her hearing family. Back in a mainstream school, Ellie quickly becomes the subject of hateful rumors... -
![Perfect World Vol. 4 by Rie Aruga]()
Perfect World Vol. 4 by Rie Aruga
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsHeartbroken, Tsugumi rides home from the Ferris wheel with Itsuki in silence. She tries to come to terms with Ituski ending their relationship, but she just can't seem to swallow her lingering feelings. When she's at her lowest, it's Koreda who comes to support her...
Fantastic book recommendations by romance book lovers for romance book lovers.
Find out more about romance.io.
Find out more about romance.io.
Get recommendations by genres & tropes
Use the romance book finder to mix and match over 100 content keywords to find the books that match your preferences
Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.
