July 2025 Queer Releases

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🌈 What's COMING OUT (pun intended) this July? 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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Infinite Archive (The Midsolar Murders Book 3) by Mur Lafferty

Tenderly, I am Devoured by Lyndall Clipstone

Human Rites by Juno Dawson

Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe by C.B. Lee

Seven Days in Tokyo by José Daniel Alvior

944 Hidalgo by Jack Davies 

Hot Girls with Balls by Benedict Nguyễn

Am I Having Fun Now? Anxiety, Applause and Life’s Big Questions, Answered, by Suzi Ruffell

The Original by Nell Stevens

Thrill of the Chase by Kathryn Nolan

After We Burned by Marieke Nijkamp

Viscounts & Villainy (Roaring Twenties Magic Book 3) by Allie Therin

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Crash Test by Amy James 

Archive of Unknown Universes by Ruben Reyes Jr.

Pretty Girl County by Lakita Wilson

Daybreak Vol. 1 by Moosopp

Stirring Spurs (Rainbow Ranch) by M.A. Wardell

Call Your Boyfriend by Olivia A. Cole & Ashley Woodfolk

Dearly Unbeloved (Spicy in Seattle Book 3) by Sophie Snow

Tip in (Lakeside Green Coyotes Series) by Josie Mae

Double Hit (Chicago Cats Book 1) by Katie Steele

Wolves & Whipped Cream at Hollow’s Cove by Ash Raven

Sweat: An MM College Sports Romance by Jonah Yorke

Homo for the Holidays by Matthew Cooper

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July (New Orleans Series Book 7) by Nicole Pyland

One-Touch Pass (SCU Hockey Book 4) by J.J. Mulder

When DC Loved Iowa by Lee Winter


3

A Fuckery of Fae & Fate by A.J. Braun

Dead Real by Poppy T. Perry 

The Way You Lie (Isle of Kala Book 1) by Crea Reitan

 

4

Will it Hurt? By Lily X

 

6

Earth, Beast, Metal by Eliza Leone

 

7

A Crown of Deceit & Ruin (Cursed Kingdoms of Grimtol Book 1) by Jessaca Willis

A Sky so Hollow (The Stardust Duology Book 2) by Craig Montgomery

Infernal Hearts by Danny Haliwell

Pursuit of Her (Phoenix Ridge Police Dept) by Emily Hayes

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8

The Courtship of Julian St. Albans (Consulting Magic) by Amy Crook (Audiobook)

Clementine Book 3 by Tillie Walden

The Rebel Girls of Rome by Jordyn Taylor

Putafeminista: A Manifesto of Sex Worker Feminism by Monique Prada, Amanda De Lisio (Translator), Thayane Brêtas (Translator)

The Gryphon King (The Chaos Constellation Book 1) by Sara Omer

Windlass (A Seal Cove Romance) by Anna Burke

Ascension (The Summoner’s Circle Book 2) by S.T. Gibson

Climate by Whitney Hanson

Snotgirl Vol. 4: Make It Make Sense! by Bryan Lee O’Malley & Leslie Hung

The Key To Everything: May Swenson, A Writer’s Life, by Margaret A. Brucia

Muted: Volume 1 by Miranda Mundt

The Husky & His White Cat Vol 9 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

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The Lavender Blade: An Exorcist’s Chronicle by E.L. Deards

Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth

Moonrising by Claire Barner

six to carry the casket and one to say the mass by bill hulseman


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The Scrum-Half (Lincoln Knights Book 3) by Charlie Novak

Of Thorns and Wings: The Dragon and The Devouring Tree Part 2 (Happily Ever After Dark Book 3) by Darva Green

The Year of Us: July (The Year of Us Book 7) by Kate Hawthorne & E.M. Denning

 

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Something Cryptid this Way Comes (Love in Maplewood Book 9) by Susan Scott Shelley

 

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Between Broomsticks & Beating Wings by Marissa Serrao

Friendly Fyre (NPSeeds SAGA) by Kia Leep

Cosmic Captain (Cosmic Romance Book 4) by Mars Quinn

 

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The Rise & Fall of Conner Cody by Chelsey Lynford

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A Thousand Tiny Promises by Morgan Lee Miller

The Rest is Silence by Yves Donlon

A Hex for Hunger (The Rune Tithe Book 2) by Alistair Reeves

Tangled Darkness by MM Desch

Switch by Ann McMan

Wayward Girls by Susan Wiggs

No Body No Crime by Tess Sharpe

The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Epoque Paris by Jennifer Dasal

Behold My Heart by Ronica Black

Get it Out: On the Politics of Hysterectomy by Andrea Becker

Lasso Lovebirds (Rainbow Ranch) by Clio Evans 

The Goldens by Lauren Wilson

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House of Beth by Kerry Cullen

The Other Wife by Jackie Thomas-Kennedy

Hit Me with your Best Charm by Lillie Vale

Climate of Chaos by Cassandra Newbould

Raging Clouds by Yudori

Taste the Love by Karelia & Fay Stetz-Waters

Three Shattered Souls (The Broken Blades Book 3) by Mai Corland

Fearless Hearts by Radclyffe

Rising Ashes (Book 2) by Harvey Oliver Baxter

Darker than the Starless Night by Rebecca Brodkey

Taken to the Demon Court (Stolen Demon Brides Book 3) by Elle Mae

Blind Spot by Kate Peters

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A Dime to Say I Love You: A Journey of Love, Loss, and Spiritual Awakening by Kathryn Henry

Stranger in the Sand by Renee Roman

The Nursing Home Hoax: Senior Sleuths by Shelley Thrasher & Ann Faulkner

How to Date a Prince (Being Royal Book 1) by Hayden Stone

The Nightshade God (The Nightshade Crown Book 3) by Hannah Whitten 


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Don’t Let Me Go by Rachael Sommers

 

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Cursed in the Lost City by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch

Ink, Blood, & Prayer by Kiera J. Gerety

Since the World is Ending by Indyana Schneider

Rebel Hearts by Tanya Byrne

Subterrane by Valérie Bah

 

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The Accidental (A Redemption Inc Novella) by Layla Reyne

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Their Sunflower Girl by Amelia Lascaux

The Prince of Varque by Anthony Scott

 

21

The Count of Amaranth Moor Vol 2 by Faun V. Hartley

 

22

Evil-ish by Kennedy Tarrell

(So What) If I’m a Puta by Amara Moira, Amanda de Lisio(Translator) , Bruna Dantas Lobato (Translator)

To Sketch a Scandal (Lucky Lovers of London Book 4) by Jess Everlee

Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon

Greenwich by Kate Broad

The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw

Daughters of Flood and Fury (Stormbringer Saga Book 2) by Gabriella Buba

Nothing Compares To You: What Sinead O’Connor Means to Us, edited by Sonya Huber and Martha Bayne

Sky on Fire by E.K. Johnston

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Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde

First Time, Long Time by Amy Silverberg

Red Rabbit Ghost by Jen Julian

And They Were Neighbors (Juniper Creek Romances Book 1) by Brenna Bailey

Bonding by Mariel Franklin

Fanning the Flames (Vector City Supers Book 2) by Kelly Farmer

Semantic Error Vol. 3 by J. Soori & Angy

Yours for the Weekend by Briegh Parker

Camp Spirits by Morgan Spellman

The Sound of You by Simon Doyle

Lover Boy Vol 2 by Zeo


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The Reality of Wanting Him (Love Without Labels Book 1) by Lexi Amber

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Bloody Temptations (Lead Me to Temptation Book 1) by Ali Woods

 

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Memories like Fangs (The Crystal Dragon Duet Book 2) by Chelsey León 

Resilience on Canvas by Logan Sage Adams

 

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Pit Stop by Cora Rose

Not Good Enough by James Robert Moore

 

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Casthen Gain (A Novella of the Graven) by Essa Hansen

 

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The Memory Hunters (The Consecrated Book 1) by Mia Tsai

Silvercloak (The Silvercloak Saga Book 1) by L.K. Steven

Soulmatch by Rebecca Danzenbaker

A Covenant of Ice (The Crowns of Ishia Book 3) by Karin Lowachee

The Starlight She Becomes: Poems by Parker Lee

The Fortune Hunter’s Guide to Love by Emma-Claire Sunday

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Simplicity by Mattie Lubchansky

Astrolabe Rebirth by Fei Tian Ye Xiang

A Raging Heart (A Ruinous Fate Book 3) by Kaylie Smith

Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu

We are the Match by Mary E. Roach

The Raven Boys (The Graphic Novels Book 1) by Maggie Stiefvater, Stephanie Williams (Adapter), & Sas Milledge (illustrator)

Teach Like an Ally: An Educator’s guide to Nurturing LBGTQ+ Students by Flint Del Sol

Looking for Group by Alexis Hall

Donut Summer by Anita Kelly

On My Side (Quiblings Book 3) by Katie Duggan

The Set-Up Girl by Sasha Vey

Keeping a Piece of Her by Bob Gance

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The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by J.R. Dawson

Saddle Studs (Rainbow Ranch) by Max Walker

Harvesting Game by Mahime Paul

 

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Weaving Us Together by Lay Mal

 

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The Needfire by M.K. Hardy

Like a Power Play (Greenrock University) by Elle Sprinkle

Stubborn Puckboy (Puckboys Book 9) by Eden Finley and Saxon James

The Elysium Heist by Y.M. Resnik

Saving Sparrow (Slow Burns & Tragic Beginnings Book 2) by C.P. Harris

Fractured Magic Volume 1 by EM. Rowene

LGBT Politics: Asian Perspectives edited by Wataru Kusaka, Tsukasa Iga, Keiko Tsuji Tamura, Kaoru Aoyama

This Book will Make you Cry by Daniel Tawse

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We post an open call for new releases around the 20th of the month preceding on Twitter/X, Blue Sky and Threads. Authors can add their books to these posts to be included in future new release lists. Or you can email andy@rainbowcratebookbox.com with the title/series name, author, book cover, cover artist/designer and a link to more information/purchase options (Goodreads/Author website/Itch.io).

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