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!

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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 

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• 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)

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• Song for You by Rochelle Wolf

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• 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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