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  • The Heartstopper Yearbook by Alice Oseman

    The Heartstopper Yearbook by Alice Oseman

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    *Now an acclaimed live-action Netflix series!* Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. This joyful trip into the LGBTQ+ world of Heartstopper is the perfect gift for anyone who loves the graphic novels or Netflix TV series - from Alice Oseman, bestselling author and winner of the YA Book Prize. Now in full colour for the first time!Praise for 'Absolutely delightful...
  • Rock and Riot by Chelsey Furedi

    Rock and Riot by Chelsey Furedi

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 17 ratings
    With all the fashion and quirks of the 50's comes the vintage queer love story that you've never heard before. Rock and Riot follows the tales of teenage delinquents learning about gender and sexual orientations while still maintaining their fabulous hair...
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  • Rock and Riot Volume 2 by Chelsey Furedi

    Rock and Riot Volume 2 by Chelsey Furedi

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 10 ratings
    The 1950's were all about rules and restrictions, but these teens don't give a damn..
  • Rock and Riot Volume 3 by Chelsey Furedi

    Rock and Riot Volume 3 by Chelsey Furedi

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 10 ratings
    These tough-kids gussy up for the big dance in style! In this third and final instalment of the online hit comic series "Rock and Riot". The three gangs may finally get the guts to pull the biggest middle finger to society, together. If anything can be learned from their rascality, the easiest way is never the fun way...
  • Radio Silence by Alice Oseman, Aysha Kala

    Radio Silence by Alice Oseman, Aysha Kala

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 74 ratings
    This is a previously-published edition of ISBN 9780007559244 What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong?Frances has been a study machine with one goal. Nothing will stand in her way; not friends, not a guilty secret – not even the person she is on the inside. Then Frances meets Aled, and for the first time she's unafraid to be herself...
  • American Superstar: Time To Shine by Shay Paris

    American Superstar: Time To Shine by Shay Paris

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings
    Lights. Camera. Action!Lennon Emery had done it! After securing a coveted spot on the American Superstar live shows, Lennon realizes the hard part has only just begun...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  f-f  young adult  length-long
  • An Epic Construct by D.C. Emerson

    An Epic Construct by D.C. Emerson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings
    Is a LGBTQ+ friendly dating app the answer to all of Penelope's dating woes? Her ex-girlfriend turned asexual best friend and roommate sure thinks so. Penelope matches with the mysterious, yet charming Riley, who identifies as queer, but is slow to open up about his sexuality... and everything else...
  • Forget Me Not by Shay Paris

    Forget Me Not by Shay Paris

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings
    Gracie had it all.Her band had just booked a national tour, she was finally off the waitlist for her dream dog, and her girlfriend had popped the question.The stars had finally aligned—until they didn’t. After a horrific accident, Gracie loses the last five years of her life, including her band, her dog, and her fiancée...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  f-f  young adult  length-long
  • There Can Only Be Six by Andrea Levesque

    There Can Only Be Six by Andrea Levesque

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 2 ratings
    A new girl in town, a mysterious society, and a dangerous secret…Harper Fontaine has always preferred keeping to herself. When she’s forced to leave behind her life in NYC to move into her dad’s mansion in a wealthy Rhode Island suburb, she quickly discovers the small town likes to keep secrets of its own...
  • There Can Only Be Blood by Andrea Levesque

    There Can Only Be Blood by Andrea Levesque

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 2 ratings
    Becoming a member was easy. Getting out could cost her everything.Harper Fontaine has come to find that Newport, Rhode Island, is brimming with secrets—most of which surrounding the cryptic “Order of Six” she came to join. Now in the society’s grasp, simply walking away from what she’s seen may be impossible...
  • There Can Only Be Secrets by Andrea Levesque

    There Can Only Be Secrets by Andrea Levesque

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 2 ratings
    Once an outcast, always an outcast. After being pushed out of the elite secret society known as the Order of the Six for plotting to take them down, Harper Fontaine finds herself once again wrapped up in the allure of the Order's lethal mystery - this time, in New York City...
  • Just Juliet by Charlotte Reagan

    Just Juliet by Charlotte Reagan

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The coming out story that will completely change the way you look at love. Juliet represents the road less traveled. Will Lena take it? Lena Newman is 17, her best friend’s a cheerleader, her boyfriend’s a football player, and as far as everyone is concerned, her life is sorted. But that’s before she befriends the new girl...
  • Tears in the Water by Margherita Scialla

    Tears in the Water by Margherita Scialla

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A character-driven, slice-of-life contemporary story of love and self-discovery.At White Ravens University, where athletes train to become professional sportspeople, Alex is on the swimming team with her best friend, Xiuying. Having grown up mostly alone, parents absent and brother often busy with his own life, Alex tends not to meet new people unless she and Xiuying are together...
  • George and Johnny by Savanna Ganucheau (Savi)

    George and Johnny by Savanna Ganucheau (Savi)

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings
    Comics about two unlikely friends, George and Johnny. Stayed tuned for bad jokes, high school, sleepovers, bands, romance, burgers, and tiramisu...
    Categorized as:
    queer  young adult  contemporary  m-m  f-f  length-medium
  • A Valentine for Robbie - A Short Story about a Long Love Affair by Erin Wade

    A Valentine for Robbie - A Short Story about a Long Love Affair by Erin Wade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings
    A self-centered doctor, Robin Brady was devastated when her wife of thirteen years left her. Feeling more and more like a trophy wife and less like a beloved partner in a marriage, Vivian Brady decided she'd had enough. As her world crumbled around her, Robin joined a medevac troop tasked with saving soldiers' lives on the battlefield...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  m-m  young adult  length-novella
  • I Heard Your Voice In A Dream by Jennifer Juarez

    I Heard Your Voice In A Dream by Jennifer Juarez

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings
    New to New York City, the quirky artist, Elena Diaz finds out what it really means to shed light on someone. Especially when that someone is notorious blind girl, Autumn Castillo. She's a mystery upon herself, and Elena is determined to break the mystery and hear her story. But Elena might do more than just that...
    Categorized as:
    queer  young adult  f-f  m-m  length-long
  • Lub Dub Love by Blanche Maze

    Lub Dub Love by Blanche Maze

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings
    Forbidden to go outside because of her mother’s fear for her health, Aelia spends her days alone in a huge, empty house.Flynn is being bullied at school because of her so-called “difference”. Without the courage to fight back, she suffers from the violence in silence.Trying once again to escape her bullies, Flynn breaks into a garden and falls right into Aelia...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  m-m  young adult  length-medium
  • Tattered by Carietta Dorsch

    Tattered by Carietta Dorsch

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings
    Tattered...
    Categorized as:
    queer  young adult  m-m  f-f
  • Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence by Lois Lowry, Francesca Lia Block

    Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence by Lois Lowry, Francesca Lia Block

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Each of these stories is original, each is by a noted author for young adults, and each honestly portrays its subject and theme--growing up gay or lesbian, or with gay or lesbian parents or friends. Includes:"Michael's Little Sister" / C. S...
  • The Royal Ring by Hannah Willow

    The Royal Ring by Hannah Willow

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    An engagement ring given to an American girl by European royalty. Neither knew the importance of the ring until the wedding was thrust upon them.After the chance meeting between the two girls, Anastasia spends the intervening years learning how to rule Ixica, a small country in Europe. When her father dies suddenly, though prepared to rule, she must marry to become Queen...
  • Never the Same by Michele L. Rivera

    Never the Same by Michele L. Rivera

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings
    Entering junior year of college, lesbian blogger Paige Galner is confident as her campus’s voice of wisdom about all queer girl issues until the repercussions of one biphobic post, coupled with one intriguing new face in the dormitory, impel her to reconsider her heart’s biased convictions. Twenty-year old Paige has never had a problem broadcasting her opinions regarding the gay community...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  m-m  young adult  length-medium
  • Breakup, Makeup by Stacey Anthony

    Breakup, Makeup by Stacey Anthony

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings
    Glow Up meets Comic Con in this bold, queer second chance romance where a special effects makeup artist must compete against their ex-boyfriend in a unique makeup and cosplay competition to win the scholarship of their dreams . . . and maybe their ex's heart.  Eli Peterson is a self-taught, up-and-coming makeup artist in the cosplay scene who is just barely making ends meet...
    Categorized as:
    queer  young adult  contemporary  m-m  f-f  length-medium
  • They Were Roommates by D.C. Emerson

    They Were Roommates by D.C. Emerson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings
    Dive into the captivating Not so Normative world with this exciting prequel, featuring Frankie and Diego.Being the fun-loving, good time not a long time guy was going great for Frankie until he met the ruggedly handsome yet aloof Diego. At first, he thought meeting Diego could be the start to his enemies-to-lovers romance - except he doesn't do romance...
  • Girl Crush by Rori K. Pierce

    Girl Crush by Rori K. Pierce

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 3 ratings
    The boy Cori likes is actually a girl. Now what?Cori Wright's entire world is falling apart. Forced to move right before her senior year, the only connection she has to her new school is a phone number and a Jesse Howell. Desperate to fit in with the crowd and seamlessly adjust to her new life, Cori clings to the hope Jesse's friendship offers. Then, she makes a shocking realization...
  • Take Them by Storm by Marie Landry

    Take Them by Storm by Marie Landry

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings
    This book is a standalone companion novel to Waiting for the Storm and After the Storm.Sadie Fitzgerald has always been different, and not just because she makes her own clothes and would rather stay home watching Doctor Who than party with kids her age. When it’s time to leave Angel Island for college, Sadie is eager to put her old life behind her...
  • The Evergreen Falls Christmas Wish List by Lee Quail

    The Evergreen Falls Christmas Wish List by Lee Quail

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings
    In the quaint town of Evergreen Falls, where Christmas is celebrated with unmatched enthusiasm, there's a charming tradition that brings the community together every year. It's the "Christmas Wish List" event, where everyone anonymously writes down a heartfelt wish and places it in a special mailbox located in the town square...
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  m-m  young adult  f-f  length-novella
  • Femdom Nurses Take Every Last Drop by I.C. Cox

    Femdom Nurses Take Every Last Drop by I.C. Cox

    Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings
    This group of femdoms is about to pound him dry in true FFFM fashion... Sexy submissive stud Ramon, is sent to prison for three years. Immediately the pretty boy nineteen year old knows that he won't survive long on his own. He's offered an experimental seed donation program that could cut his sentence drastically...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  m-m  young adult  new adult  length-novella
  • My College Crush by Helena Owen

    My College Crush by Helena Owen

    Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings
    Lesbian Romantic Comedy “Don’t ruin the moment, Chastity,” was all she said as she cupped my face between her soft, warm hands and pulled me towards her. She kissed me then. Deeply. And I stood there too shocked to kiss her back. That lasted only a second as I snapped out of the trance I was in and wrapped my arms around her neck..
    Categorized as:
    queer  athletes  humor  f-f  young adult  m-m  multicultural  new adult
  • The Resolutions by Mia Garcia

    The Resolutions by Mia Garcia

    Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New Years are for fresh starts, but Jess just wants everything to go back to the way it was.From hiking trips, to four-person birthday parties, to never-ending group texts, Jess, Lee, Ryan, and Nora have always been inseparable—and unstoppable. But now, with senior year on the horizon, they’ve been splintering off and growing apart. And so, as always, Jess makes a plan...
    Categorized as:
    queer  young adult  contemporary  f-f  m-m  high-school  mystery  m-f
  • Love, Creekwood by Becky Albertalli

    Love, Creekwood by Becky Albertalli

    Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Fall in love all over again with the characters from the bestselling Simonverse novels in this highly anticipated epilogue novella...
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