For Valentine’s/Palentine’s, I’ve picked 14 Queer Romances from across the genres to offer you a diverse selection of comics and novels from indie and traditional and authors from around the world. I tried to include a little something for everyone so I hope you’ll enjoy this little bouquet of books.
1) Where the Shadows Bloom
by Catherine Bakewell
Queer Genre: Sapphic Romance
Genre: Romantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, bodyguard fantasy
READ IT
2) Speak the Truth: Vol 1
by Twoony
Queer Genre: Achillean Romance, Bisexual Romance
Genre: Webnovel, Contemporary Fantasy, Coming-of-age Romance, RomCom, Enemies-to-lovers Romance
READ IT
3) Legend of the White Snake
by Sher Lee
Queer Genre: Achillean Romance
Genre: Danmei (Chinese Boys Love), Young Adult Fantasy, Romantasy, Epic Fantasy, Legendary Fantasy, Folktale retelling
READ IT
4) Prince of the Palisades
by Julian Winters
Queer Genre: Achillean Romance
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Young Adult Romance, Royal Romance
READ IT
5) The Flowered Blade
by Taylor Hubbard
Queer Genre: Achillean Romance, Trans Romance
Genre: Romantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Enemies-to-lovers Romance, Neurodiverse Romance
READ IT
6) Till the Last Beat of My Heart
by Louangie Bou-Montes
Queer Genre: Achillean Romance
Genre: Young Adult Romance, Contemporary Romance, Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Coming-of-age Fantasy
READ IT
7) The Fox and the Fern
by Jillian Amena
Queer Genre: Sapphic Romance
Genre: Romantasy, New Adult Romance, Dark Fantasy, forbidden Romance
READ IT
8) Predestined
by Kat Vancil
Queer Genre: Achillean Romance, Bisexual Romance
Genre: Contemporary Fantasy, Romantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Myth Punk, Small-town Romance
READ IT
9) How to Sell Your Blood and Fall in Love
by by D. N. Bryn
Queer Genre: Achillean Romance, Demisexual Romance
Genre: New Adult Romance, Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Neurodiverse Romance, Vampire Romance
READ IT
10) Chef’s Kiss
by Jarrett Melendez (Author) & Danica Brine (Illustrator)
Queer Genre: Achillean Romance
Genre: New Adult Graphic Novel, New Adult Romance, RomCom, Contemporary Romance
READ IT
11) Of Knights and Books and Falling in Love
by Rita A. Rubin
Queer Genre: Achillean Romance, Bisexual Romance
Genre: Romantasy, Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Queernormative Fantasy, Slice-of-life Fantasy, Cozy Fantasy
READ IT
12) The Broposal
by Sonora Reyes
Queer Genre: Achillean Romance
Genre: RomCom, Contemporary Romance, Friends-to-lovers Romance, fake engagement
READ IT
13) The Balance of Fates
by Raquel Raelynn
Queer Genre: Sapphic Romance
Genre: New Adult Romance, Paranormal Romance, Romantasy, Vampire Romance
READ IT
14) A Tale of Two Knights
by James Persichetti (author) & L.S. Biehler (illustrator)
Queer Genre: Achillean Romance
Genre: Fantasy manga, Arthurian legend, Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery
