February 2025 Queer Releases

🌈 What's COMING OUT (pun intended) this February? Which books are you excited for? Which books are you adding to your TBR? Any other queer releases you know of?

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Note: Some dates may have changed. We haven’t read all of these books, so please check reviews for more details on queer identities represented and The StoryGraph for content warnings!

1

Voice like a Hyacinth by Mallory Pearson

A Stage Over Ruthless Stars by JJ Clapton

How To Win a Million Dollars and BEEP Glitter! A Mostly True Misadventure by Luke Stoffel

The Chemist (Book of Sin Book 4) by Matthew Dante

How Ocean Merlani Stole their Navigator (Strange Space Adventures) by Katie Silverwings

The Garden in the Darkness (Strange Space Adventures) by Katie Silverwings

The Blade of Ryl: A Corelle of Dur Novel by Hayley Price

A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States: From Margins to Mainstream edited by Carolyn Wolf-Gould, Dallas Denny, Jamison Green, Kyan Lynch

 

2

Pomegranate Kiss (The Eros Tales Book 2) by Katherine McIntyre

Fallen Feathers (Fallen Feathers Book 1) by Romy Morgan

 

3

Just One Rule (Plumas Universe) by Emily Alter

Handy (Four Bears Construction Book 8) by K.M. Neuhold

 

4

Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray

Textbook Defense (Hockey Ever After Book 5) by Ashlyn Kane & Morgan James

Why on Earth: An Alien Invasion Anthology by Vania Stoyanova and Rosiee Thor 

Queer Lasting: Ecologies of Care for a Dying World by Sarah Ensor

Lover Birds by Leanne Egan

Mutual Interest by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith

Cleavage: Men, Women, and the Space Between Us by Jennifer Finney Boylan

The Lamb by Lucy Rose

A Long Time Gone (Ben Packard Book 3) by Joshua Moehling

Dead in the Frame (Pentecost & Parker Book 5) by Stephen Spotswood

A World Worth Saving by Kyle Lukoff

The Trial Period by Auburn Morrow

The Underwood Tapes by Amanda Dewitt

The Secret Public: How Music Moved Queer Culture From the Margins to the Mainstream by Jon Savage

Shoot the Moon (Rainey Hall Book 2) by Ava Barry

This Ends in Embers (Divine Traitors Book 2) by Kamilah Cole

Truth or Spare by K. Sterling

Pride by Samantha Ryan

Second Chance (Hudson Valley Murder Mysteries Book 2) by S.B. Barnes

The Art Of Unmaking by Parker Lennox

Cupid’s Chokehold (Festive Asf Book 1) by Dee Garcia

Bar Down (Grand Marquee Manticores Book 2) by Stef C.R. 

 

5

The Witch & her Demon (Supernaturals of Balkwill Book 1.5) by Robin Jo Margaret

How to Slay a Demon Lord & get Away with it by Devi Letalis

Pinned by Love by Elaine J Daniels

 

6

Queer Cambridge: An Alternative History by Simon Goldhill

Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line by Elizabeth Lovatt

Mine (Desires Unleashed Collection) by Riley Hart

Fragments of Wasted Devotion by Mia Arias Tsang

Kiss or Dare (Gamecapades) by Terri Ronald

Love in Exile by Shon Faye

A Fix of Light by Kel Menton

 

7

A Match Made in Evan (Dads & Adages Book 3) by Anna Sparrows

 

9

Paper Roses (Confetti Hitched Book 3) by Lily Morton

 

10

Orion & the Cloudkillers by Harri D. Gordon

Casual by Koji A. Dae

Monsters, Mayhem & Wild Magic (The Hexed & the Hunted Series Book 1) by Noah Bodie

The Year of Us: February by Kate Hawthorne & EM Denning

 

11

Where Shadows Bloom by Catherine Bakewell

Ride It Out by Jenna Jarvis

Hollywood Hearts by Toni Logan

A Different Hurricane by H. Nigel Thomas

Mazeltov by Eli Zuzovsky

The Labyrinth of Souls (The Labyrinth of Souls Book 1) by Leslie Vedder & Abigail Larson (Illustrator)

Mountain Upside Down by Sara Ryan

It’s All or Nothing, Vale by Andrea Beatriz Arango

Wicked Darlings by Jordyn Taylor

Alligator Tears: A Memoir in Essays by Edgar Gomez

Les Normaux by Janine Janssen

Loca by Alejandro Heredia

Silver Blood by T.L. Morgan

Mirror, Mirror (Ashland Book 1) by Christina Nolte

Crisis of Infinite Boyfriends by Joe Glass

Fate of the Five: Veil of Vasara by Niamh Rose

More Reason to Stay by Ryder O’Malley

The Perfect Matchmaking: Another Valentine’s Day Novella by Milena McKay

Scarlet Love by Gun Brooke

Flowers and Gemstones by Alaina Erdell

Foul Play by Erin Kaste

Trustfall by Patricia Evans

The Hunter and Her Witch by Rachel Sullivan

The Hard Stuff by Ana Hartnett Reichardt

 

12

Net Bet (Buffalo Warriors Book 2) by Ryan Taylor & Joshua Harwood

Radiant (Words of Power Book 1) by Jordan Willis Bright

Cyrus: A Dark Tragic Love Story (Blood & Hearts Book 1) by A.E. Cosby

 

13

Deviants by Santanu Bhattacharya

The Fly-Half (Lincoln Knights Book 2) by Charlie Novak

The Brass Wyvern (The Blessed Imperium Book 1) by Bronte-Marie Wesson 

Name Her Holy by Aubrey Ennis

Reaper’s Wish by S.A. Burd

To Free a Magpie (The Raven’s Daughters Book 2) by Joyce Gee & VII Morte (Illustrator)

 

14

A Passion for Potions by Dalia Davies

Feathers, Frost & Fate by C.A. Blooming

The Fox and the Fern by Jillian Amena

Dame Ophis by Merlina Garance

Sacrament by Morgan Dante

It Wasn't Easy to Reach You by Daniel Meltz

Runnin' No More by G.T. Dípè

The Priest & the Adders by E.N. Laurier

The Viscount St Albans (Love in Netherford Book 2) by Natania Barron

Lake of Sin (Prince of Lust Book 4) by Lucien Burr

Yelen & Yelena by C. M. Rosens

Setting Up Love (Augury Universe Book 4) by Rose Santoriello

Mere Flesh by Catherine Labadie

Thicker than Blood by Sera Quim

Icing on the Cake (The Barracudas Book 1) by Christoper J. Brice

MIASMAMIST by tommy wyatt blake

Drift by Anita Morenos

He's All That: An MM Romance Novella by Lillian Empire

Divinity & Desperation (A Tempered in Ash Short Story) by Willo Glenn

A Sweet Surprise at The Ambrosia Inn (Nights in New Eden Book 2) by A.L. Davidson

 

15

Gluttony (Seven Deadly Sins Book 2) by Sienna Moreau

Time Wars: the Adventures of the Legendary X-Knights Issue 1: The Legend Begins! by Bijhan Agha, illustrated by Swaptrap

 

16

Starts with a Bang (Redemption Ridge Book 7) by Aimee Nicole Walker

Solar Punks by Gume Laurel III

 

17

Atravesados: Essays on Queer Latinx Young Adult Literature edited by Trevor Boffone & Cristina Herrera

The Chance (As Above Book 4) by Rae Stone

What Happens at Walwood by Kit Eyre

Paper Hearts by Lisa Moreau

 

18

Benefactor to the Baroness (Seductive Sleuths Book 3) by Melissa Kendall

Hungerstone by Kat Dunn

Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation by Sophie Lewis

Pink-Pilled: Women & the Far Right by Lois Shearing

For Her by Elia Johnson

The Girl You Know by Elle Gonzalez Rose

Wooing the Witch Queen (Queens of Villainy Book 1) by Stephanie Burgis

Wolf Act by A.J. Romriell

Lucha of the Forgotten Spring (Lucha Moya Book 2) by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Cursebound (Faebound Book 2) by Saara El-Arifi

The Antlered King (The Gilded Crown Book 2) by Marianne Gordon

Birthday Party Demon by Wendy Dalrymple

Peerless Vol 3: Wu Shang by Meng Xi Shi

The Last Guy On Earth (Hockey Guys Book 3) by Sarina Bowen

Reign: Rise of the Void Queen (Reign Book 1) by Kurai Akuma

Limitless: Poetry of an Aromantic & Asexual Journey by Patrick Bex

The Witch of Versailles by Jessica Mason

WASH: Poems by Ebony Stewart

Shattered Fate by M.T. Envy

I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day 1 by Nachi Aono

 

19

Devoted (Hopeless Blessed Book 2) by Lark Taylor

 

20

Resisting Fire (Dragon Academy Book 2) by Megan Linden

The Embrace of Evergreen by Rayne Hawthorne & D.W. Michaels

The Loves of Her Life by Sage Donnell

Painting My Roommate’s Sister (Sixth Floor Trilogy Book 2) by Echo Lark

Alpha Woman by Raquel Raelynn

Alexithymia by Desmond Dane

Sirens & Snow (The Rosary’s Rejects Book 1.5) by Finnely Ray

 

21

Expansive Love: A Practical Guide to Relationship Anarchy by Tuck Malloy

Beyond Bananas and Condoms: The LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Sex Education You Never Got at School by Dee Whitnell

Lactation for the Rest of Us: A Guide for Queer and Trans Parents and Helpers by Jacob Engelsman

AMBROSIA by Lenia Lenient

Rainsquall by Penny Moss

Two Thousand Promises (Kings of Chaos Book 5) by Jocelynn Drake

 

22

Last First Love by Tatiana Gómez

 

24

Almost Always (Love in Wildes Book 6) by Anna P. 

Winter’s Winter by Raluca M. Matara

Blades Through The Heart: A Mafia FF Rivals-to-Lovers Romance by Poppy Mercer

 

25

Wicked Pursuit (Black Rose Auction Book 1) by Katee Robert

But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo 

The Wildest Things by Andrea Hannah

On Her Terms (Out in Hollywood Book 3) by Amy Spalding

Big Love: The Undeniable Joy of Following Your Heart by Scott Stabile

Living in Your Light by Abdellah Taïa, Emma Ramadan (translator)

Bea Mullins Takes a Shot by Emily Deibert

Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis

The Other March Sisters by Linda Epstein, Ally Malinenko, & Liz Parker

Big Name Fan by Ruthie Knox & Annie Mare

Knucklehead: Poems by Tony Keith Jr.

The Prince’s Heart by Ben Chalfin

Fated Winds & Promising Seas by Rose Black

Shattered Innocence (Black Rose Auction Book 5) by Sara Cate

All the Parts We Exile: A Memoir by Roza Nozari

The Boyhood of Cain by Michael Amherst

The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway by Melanie Hooyenga

Down to a Science by Kat Paige

Demo Reels and Arthouse Madness: A Collection of Dark Verse by Vince A. Liaguno

Two Friends in Marriage (Wedding with the Moks Book 3) by Jackie Lau

The Dark Mirror by Samantha Shannon

The Night Farm Vol 2: The Sweet Sounds of Summer by A.L. Davidson

Limitless (Squad Goals Book 2) by Willow Thomas

Redundancies & Potentials by Dominique Dickey

 

26

Song for You by Rochelle Wolf

 

27

Pieces of Us by Stewart Foster

Suspect Subjects: Queer Legal Futures in the US after Bostock by Laura Borchert

Before We Hit the Ground by Selali Fiamanya

Dance with the Fae by Elisabeth J. Hobbes

The Billion Dollar Dynasty by Dominique Davis

 

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Minas (Dying Gods Book 4) by Elisha Kemp

Harpies Just Wanna Have Fun (Wet Hot Monster Summer Series Book 4) by Latrexa Nova

Bite Marks (Neon Immortals) by Bex Deveau

Vessel of Woven Night (Rowan Blood Book 4) by Kellen Graves

Runebreaker (The Runebreaker Chronicles Book 2) by Alex R. Kahler

Runemaker (The Runebreaker Chronicles Book 3) by Alex R. Kahler

Soulbow (The Families of Power Book 1, The Shoterran Chronicles) by August Oliver

Fitch (The Wylde Street Boys Book 2) by N.R. Walker

SOS HOTEL: On the Road by Adam Vex & Ariana Nash 

Reverent: An Anthology of Divinity edited by Quinton Li

Blinding Light by Lola Malone

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