What’s COMING OUT (pun intended) this week? We love lgbtqia+ books and we want you to find ones you love, too! Thank you to bardicfool from Instagram for helping us out this time! Some releases might have been announced last-minute, so if we missed anything, let us know!
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Oct. 11
- Of Heart and Wings by Debbie McQueen
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- Dragon King Series Book 1
- The heir to the throne meets a blacksmith who is really a dragon.
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- Raving Hearts: A Steamy Gay Rockstar Romance by Eliza Dawson
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- Rebellious Rockstar Romance Book 1
- A rock star who lost his love on the way to fame gets a second chance to make things right.
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- The Little Side of Me: MM Age Gap Romance by JP Sayle
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- The Flamingo Bar Book 2
- Two men struggle to make their relationship work, while their professional lives threaten their happiness as well.
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Oct. 12
- The Vicar and the Rake: A Gay Historical Romance by Annabelle Greene
- Society of Beasts Book 1
- A man who’s renounced the life of a gentleman in favor of becoming a vicar encounters a rake with a price on his head , and their lives are put in jeopardy not only because of the pesky threat of assassination, but because of their growing attraction to each other.
- Original Kink by Jubi Arriola-Headley
- A collection of poems exploring kink from a queer Black perspective.
- Storm Warning by Thom Collins
- A workaholic looking for fun and a widower still mourning his husband meet on a cruise and risk a fling turning into love.
- Hugs & Quiches by Candace Harper
- A cooking competition pits two women against each other in an effort to overcome their pasts and build a better future.
- Beautifully Blue by Charity Parkerson
- Candied Crush Book 7
- A cop meets his celebrity crush and learns that they both need a bit of saving.
- A Flighty Fake Boyfriend: A Small Town, Age Gap, Fake Boyfriend, Gay Romance by Z. A. Maxfeld
- Men of St. Nacho’s Book 2
- When his celebrity date to a high-profile wedding cancels, a man turns to a stranger to stand in as his fake boyfriend.
- Lockset by Brenda Murphy
- University Square Book 2
- A visit from the police turns a brilliant litigator’s life upside down, and when she returns to her hometown and her estranged family, a chance romantic encounter with a locksmith could change both of them for good.
- Tease Me by A. T. Brennan
- Rebel Mechanics Book 1
- A man who works as both a mechanic and an escort runs into trouble when he falls for a client.
- On the Edge of the Game by ROY CRUISE
- X-G SERIES BOOK 2
- A special agent fights against the X-G Organization while trying to avoid Vatican agents who want to kill him.
- Damned If You Don’t by Hairann
- A prince who would have been glad to let his brother be the heir uncovers a plot against their father and forms a reluctant alliance with a satyr to save him.
- Drakkar Coven Chronicles: The Complete Series by Leigh Jarrett
- The inhabitants of Drakkar Castle encounter intrigue, dark magic, and romance.
- If I Wanted to Call You: What Would You Say? by James David
- Oliver’s Story Book 1
- In November of 1987, two men exchange phone numbers, but a raging snowstorm and the secrets it reveals have one of them wondering if he’s made a mistake.
- The Brooklyn Meets Atlanta: The Juicy Love Tales of Two Millennial Men by Demetreus Atkinson
- Two men struggle against homophobia and their own personal challenges as they relocate to Atlanta.
- Reckoning by D. B. Watson
- Two Timer Series Book 3
- Two men about to move in together hit a wall when one of them is targeted by a killer.
- Cross and Boned by Karrie Roman
- After being sentenced to a convict ship for stealing, a nineteenth-century man is surprised to discover both friends and love on the voyage.
- Fall Flavors: Short Stories by A.M. Leibowitz
- A collection of fall-themed short stories.
- Perceptions by Mary Eicher
- The Artemis Series Book 2
- After a rash of accidents kills teens with psychic abilities, an attorney and her partner decide to find out who’s been luring the victims to their deaths.
Oct. 13
- This Is All Your Fault by Aminah Mae Safi
- Three very different women try to save their indie bookstore.
- Storm the Earth by Rebecca Kim Wells
- Shatter the Sky Duology Book 2
- Two women fight to free their world’s dragons from a corrupt emperor.
- Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald
- A woman kills the only person in the land who can create water and must find a way to keep her city from dying of thirst.
- The Complete Writings of Art Smith, the Bird Boy of Ford Wayne by Michael Martone
- American Reader Series Book 19
- A collection of stories inspired by the real-life artist who invented skywriting.
- Dream Boat by Shelley Feller
- A collection of poetry about the author’s experiences being nonbinary.
- Shelter in Place by David Leavitt
- A comedy of manners about a group of New Yorkers navigating their lost sense of security in the days just after the 2016 election.
- White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton
- The Adam Binder Novels Book 1
- A man who’s spent most of his life estranged from his family because of his ability to see the magical world is caught up in the disappearance of his father.
- A Tree of Bones by Gemma Files
- The Hexslinger Series Book 3
- A new Civil War threatens to overtake the city of Bewelcome, where a former Pinkerton agent must make his last stand against dark magic.
- A Rope of Thorns by Gemma Files
- The Hexslinger Series Book 2
- A former Pinkerton agent and a spiritualist get caught up in the schemes of a betrayed lover who wants revenge on the hexslinger who sacrificed him to a Mayan goddess.
- The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
- In the late 1800s, three sisters work with activists in Salem to change the world via witchcraft.
- Ordinary Masochisms: Agency and Desire in Victorian and Modernist Fiction by Jennifer Mitchell
- A discussion of literature in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries that challenged societal norms about masochism.
- Hollywood Heartthrob by Nathan Bay
- Gay Erotica Bundle Book 7
- A short story about a closeted Hollywood star during the 1950s who becomes involved with a man in a bathhouse, putting his career on the line.
- A Heart Back Home by Andrew Grey
- After losing his job, a man returns to his estranged father’s farm and, while trying to save it, reconnects with an unrequited high school crush, who now has a young son.
- Renegade’s War by Gun Brooke
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- The leader of a band of freedom fighters runs across an amnesiac whose real identity threatens their relationship–and the future of the freedom fighters’ movement.
- Hard Fall to Bliss by S. L. Hannah
- Sex, Life, and Hannah Book 4
- A woman struggles to make important decisions about her career and her love life despite the past relationships hanging over her head.
- Keeper by Sydney Quinne
- Andy is a keeper, someone who protects women with unusual powers. She has one last murder to prevent before she can go back to a quiet, normal life–but that may not be as easy as she’d hoped.
- Z-Town by Eden Darry
- Little things like disturbed graves, buried treasure, and attacking zombie hordes might just prevent two women from rekindling their romance.
- Cedarwood Cowboy by Megan Slayer
- Cedarwood Pride Book 11
- A successful musician returns home to be with his dying grandmother and discovers that her estate is being handled by the man he loved in high school.
- To Sleep with Reindeer by Justine Saracen
- A Nazi resister and a Sami reindeer herder fall in love amid the chaos of World War II.
- Twice Shy by Aurora Rey
- Two divorcees–a baker and the architect she hires to fix up her bakery–are ready to start a relationship, but the baker’s ex-wife threatens to tear them apart.
- The Other Woman by Erin Zak
- Two women discover they had a mutual lover, which throws a wrench in their budding relationship with each other.
- Were-Geeks Save Lake Wacka Wacka by Kathy Lyons
- Were-Geeks Save the World Book 2
- Two werewolves are drawn into a fairy-related conflict, and their opposing viewpoints on the situation threaten to blind them to their mutual attraction.
- Best Practice by Carsen Taite
- A Legal Affairs Romance Book 3
- A recently unemployed woman gets a temporary new job in a corporate legal position where her boss turns out to be a childhood crush.
- Home by Kris Bryant
- A recent divorcee returns to her hometown, where her life becomes intertwined with the local sheriff and a stray dog.
- The Big Tow: An Unlikely Romance by Ann McMan
- Two women inadvertently end up working for the National Recovery Bureau, a repo agency located in a small town, and their adventures bring them closer together.
- Copper Creek by Jacki James
- Beyond the Realm: Remember Book 3
- Three shifters, recently mated, search for the poison that threatens their community.
- They Told Me I Was Everything by Gregory Ashe
- The First Quarto Book 1
- A college student who’d rather be somewhere else and a grad student who recently lost his husband and daughter end up working together to find a murderer who’s targeting them.
- Woven by Elle E. Ire
- Storm Fronts Book 3
- A mercenary struggling with her recently discovered identity as a cyborg must defeat a clone threatening to steal her life and the woman she loves.
- Junk Boy by Tony Abbot
- A novel in verse about the friendship between a boy and girl dealing with very different kinds of “junk” in their family lives.
- Brothersong by TJ Klune
- Green Creek Series Book 4
- A wolf in danger of losing his mind the longer he stays away from his pack searches for a fellow wolf with a big secret.
- One More Chance by Ali Vali
- A surgeon called in for a consult discovers that the patient is a woman she once loved–and who is now in danger of being sent back to the husband who abused her.
- Ensnared Hearts by Anna Stone
- Mistress Book 2
- An intern on an international trip gets involved with a mysterious coworker, and their relationship soon becomes more complicated than either anticipated.
- Tru by Aiden Bates and Ali Lyda
- Hell’s Ankhor Book 7
- A fake boyfriend agreement goes off the rails when the two men involved are caught up in an arsonist’s plot and begin to question just how fake their relationship is.
- The Sea Within by Missouri Vaun
- Two women travel through time to find a way to save the earth’s oceans–and maybe each other.
- A Peculiar Prom Night: A Minded Story by R.L. Merrill
- Two veteran high school teachers chaperone a very strange prom involving a ghost ship and a lot of sexual tension on the San Francisco Bay.
- The Handy Men: A MMF Bisexual Menage Romance by Jamie K. Schmidt
- A recent divorcee getting set up with a new B&B fantasizes about the men working on her house without realizing that they’re interested in her, too.
- To Catch a Raven by Yasmina Iro
- Dark Goddess Book 1
- A woman who solves supernatural crimes becomes compromised in a case that hurts a friend and puts her in the path of an alpha she’s not allowed to want.
- The Straight Crimes by Matt Juhl
- A teenage girl looking to start over falls for a guy with his own terrible secret.
- Close Friends by Authoress Karma
- The lines between friendship and romance blur over the course of two women’s relationship.
Oct. 14
- Reality: A New Adult Paranormal Reverse Harem Academy Romance Serial by Layla Hart and Skylar Hart
- Lughnasadh Elite Academy Book 11
- After surviving a war with the fae, a group of lovers struggle to finish their schooling and prepare for their wedding, but a death threat against one of them derails their plans.
- Rookies at Love by Jenn Fitzgerald
- Face Off for Love Book 3
- A newly divorced dad struggles to balance his hockey career and the care of his daughter, but an offer of help from a teacher at his daughter’s school could change everything.
- Glory, Glory Hallelujah by Lynn Townsend
- Two men navigate relationships and safe sex during the Coronavirus.
Oct. 15
- Beauty and the Lesbian Beast by Kitty Jones
- A queer retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
- Infinity Diary (The Pride List) by Cyril Wong
- A collection of poetry by one of Singapore’s leading English-language poets about the nature of mlm love.
- Cam & Beau by Maria Cichosz
- Cam and Beau are two pothead BFFs whose lives are turned upside down when Cam finally works up the courage–thanks to some outside help–to tell Beau how he really feels.
- Erase the Patriarchy: An Anthology of Erasure Poetry by Isobel O’Hare
- A collection of poetry examining systems of power and resistance.
- True Hearts by Ellie Green
- When her business fails, a woman moves to a small town and unexpectedly finds love with her landlady.
- Take Us There: A Joy Universe Novel by Louisa Masters
- Joy Universe Book 4
- The fourth book in the Joy Universe Series.
- Marcellus by Michelle Frost
- Beyond the Realm: Remember Book 4
- A hunter searching for a monster finds himself distracted by dreams of a mysterious golden-haired man he can’t quite remember.
- Bully King: An MM Bully Romance by Andi Jaxon
- A pastor’s son and a star quarterback who seem to hate each other struggle to hide their relationship.
- Puppy Love by Cara Malone
- Fur-Ever Veterinary Romance Book 3
- A recent divorcee looking for fun meets a vet looking for commitment, and the two struggle with their connection and their different needs.
- Virgin Shifters: Shifting for the First Time ~ A Limited Edition Collection by Sara York, TL Travis, Miski Harris, Jessie G Megs Prichard, et al
- A collection of stories about first-time shifters finding romance.
- Trans-galactic Bike Ride: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories of Transgender and Nonbinary Adventurers by Lydia Rogue and Elly Blue
- Bikes in Space Book 1
- A collection of stories featuring trans and nonbinary characters on bikes in space.
- The Broken H by J.L. Langley
- Texas Ranches Book 2
- An accident brings together two men tied to a ranch they both love.
- By the Light of Dawn by Adrienne Wilder
- A handmade sailboat brings together two men and sets them on a journey into the middle of the sea.
- My Only Reason by Leigh Lennon
- Love is Love Book 1
- Two football players who never quite dealt with their feelings for each other end up back in each others’ lives.
- Harrowed by Irene Preston and Liv Rancourt
- Haunts and Hoaxes Book 2
- A ghosthunter and his researcher partner struggle to define their relationship as they look into a mystery on a Louisiana plantation.
- Tradimento by Leigh Kenzie
- Vendetta Book 3
- While a mob boss plots his escape from prison, his partner tries to find out who put him there.
- One Good Lord Deserves Another: Steamy m/m Regency Romance by Eden Blake
- The Duke’s Valentines Book 1
- A young lord expected to marry a suitable bride pursues his older male chaperone instead.
- Forged in Fire by Rachel Langella
- Ashville Arcana Book 2
- A wolf shifter who has always shifted painfully receives unexpected help from a mage, but their growing relationship is endangered by the disappearing shifters around them.
- The Tainted Star by D. R. Bailey
- Bernadette Mackenna Cases Book 2
- A criminal lawyer and her assistant dig into a case involving slander and a famous actress.
- Lesbian Fashion Struggles by Caroline Earleywhite
- A novel about growing up femme, queer, and presumed straight in Arkansas.
- Special Education: Poems by Caroline Mei-Lin Mar
- A collection of poems about a teacher trying to understand herself and her work.
Oct. 16
- A Tangle of Secrets: A YA Urban Fantasy Gay Romance by R. G. Thomas
- The Town of Superstition Book 4
- After completing an epic quest, a wizard returns home to the “normal” world but has trouble reconciling his adventures with what his life looks like now.
- Fangs Bear’d: A Silver Springs Novella by Jewels Arthur
- A paranormal romance about a vampire bouncer and a bear shifter.
- Hearts and Tattoos: A Romance That Hurts by Rick Cadet
- A tattoo artist tries to make it in New York City.
- The Line of Succession: Rex v. Virginia by Harry F. Rey
- The Line of Succession Book 4
- As the queen lies dying, the royal family must face their demons and fight to establish her successor.
- A Model Ending M/M Romance by sky McCoy
- A Model Daddy Book 2
- A fashion designer and a model question whether their relationship can last.
- Stalked by Envy by Nicole Garcia
- Seven Deadly Sins Series Book 3
- A man trapped in a statue falls for the artist sketching him.
- Tattered Angel by Layla Dorine
- The Road to Rocktoberfest Book 2
- A talented musician is picked to be the new front man of a famous but struggling band.
- Catch Me by Mia Monroe
- Tattoos and Temptation Book 4
- A man trying to hide his attraction to his best friend gets a surprise when said friend joins forces with a sexy newcomer to convince him to give a poly relationship a chance.
- Harvester of Bones by Jordan L. Hawk
- SPECTR Series 3 Book 4
- A federal exorcist searches for answers about the past he doesn’t remember.
- Consequences of Crying: A Dark Paranormal Romance by Abigail Kade
- Grim and Sinister Delights Book 13
- A dark M/M retelling of The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
- I Promise No Lies by Annabeth Chatwin
- Two best friends who promised never to lie to each other find their promise shaken when one comes out as gay, and the other struggles to admit his feelings.
- A Very Messy Motel Brothers Wedding by Kate Hawthorne
- A short story about a man trying to put on a wedding for his brother while emotions are running high, and his own relationship is in danger.
- A Different Form of Oxygen by Ashlynn Mills
- Nerds and Tattoos Book 2
- A casual encounter between two troubled men has the potential to become more…unless their pasts get in the way.
- Lizards Melt in Your Mouth: An Alien/Human Tale by Cyrelia J.
- A human agrees to pet-sit his alien colleague’s lizard, but things don’t go as planned.
- Surrounded by Crimson by Lexi Ander
- Sumeria’s Sons Book 4
- A man struggling with a new potential relationship and his birthright stumbles upon a trapped god whose freedom could lead to a whole new host of problems.
- Jaksill by Hayden West
- Ascension Book 8
- A heavenly being falls for a mortal and struggles to find a balance between his duty and his love.
- Season of Love by Nathan Bay
- A collection of ten romance novels.
OCT. 17
- The Cat in the Coffin by Meyari McFarland
- The Hidden Library Book 5
- A man recently made Lord of Castle Manor discovers the cushy job he was counting on is actually far more complicated.
- Admirer’s Halloween by Ezra Dawn
- A man who’s spent years admiring a fellow shifter from afar works up the guts to approach him during the town’s Haunted Festival.