Queer Historical Romance

Queer stories with good representation of periodic romances.

Updated November 7, 2025
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Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Flagg, Fannie
Paper Book
The tale of two women: the irrepressibly daredevilish tomboy Idgie and her friend Ruth, who ran a little place in Whistle Stop, Alabama, back in the thirties. Their southern-style cafe offered good barbecue, good coffee, and all kinds of love and laughter--not to mention an occasional murder.
Like a love story
Nazemian, Abdi
Ebook
Stonewall Honor Book * A Time Magazine Best YA Book of All Time "A book for warriors, divas, artists, queens, individuals, activists, trend setters, and anyone searching for the courage to be themselves."--Mackenzi Lee, New York Times bestselling author of The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and...
The price of salt
Highsmith, Patricia
Paper Book
An all-time classic -- a compelling, beautiful love story.
SAFEKEEP. NO US RIGHTS
Wouden, Yael van der.
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2025 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2025 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE 2025 LONGLISTED FOR THE WINGATE PRIZE 2025 An exhilarating tale of twisted desire, histories and...

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