M/M romance books
M/M romance books to start from. Open one to see books like it, or tell BookSense what you loved for four picks made for you.
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
Boyfriend Material
Alexis HallA British contemporary rom-com utilizing the fake-dating trope to explore emotional vulnerability and social pressure.
The Magpie Lord
KJ CharlesA Victorian historical fantasy romance that set high standards for plotting and prose in indie M/M romance.
Heated Rivalry
Rachel ReidA sports romance tracking an enemies-to-lovers relationship between rival professional hockey players over eight years.
Maurice
E. M. ForsterWritten in 1914, this early novel deliberately gave its gay protagonists an enduring happy ending outside society.
Cut & Run
Madeleine UrbanAn influential early romantic suspense novel featuring two FBI agents that established a foundational series in the subgenre.
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- Captive Prince
Captive PrinceC. S. Pacat - It Takes Two to Tumble
It Takes Two to TumbleCat Sebastian - Him
HimElle Kennedy - Wolfsong
WolfsongT. J. Klune - Zero at the Bone
Zero at the BoneJane Seville - Heartstopper, Volume 1
Heartstopper, Volume 1Alice Oseman2018 - They Both Die at the End
They Both Die at the EndAdam Silvera2017 - Call me by your name
Call me by your nameAndré Aciman2007 - My policeman
My policemanBethan Roberts2012 - Confessions of a mask
Confessions of a maskYukio Mishima1958 - Funny Boy
Funny BoyShyam Selvadurai1994 - Less
LessAndrew Sean Greer2017