Shannon & Shannon's Under the Radar 2020-2023 LGBTQIA+ romance recommends

Updated February 15, 2023
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For the love of April French
Aimes, Penny
Paper Book
Named a Best Romance of 2021 by Entertainment Weekly, Vulture, The Washington Post, and the Fated Mates podcast! "This book gave me every last one of the Intense Romance Feelings I crave." --New York Times bestselling author Talia Hibbert ...
The romance recipe
Barrett, Ruby
Paper Book
A LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST  "The feelings in this one are dialed up so high you almost can't look at them directly: It would be like staring into the sun... Like Rosie Danan or Kate Clayborn, Barrett has a way of making palpable the full journey of a...
Something wild and wonderful
Kelly, Anita (Romance author)
Paper Book
'Brimming with tenderness, hope, humor, and healing, this romance is truly something wild and wonderful' Ashley Herring Blake 'A tender, achingly beautiful journey of love and healing' Chloe Liese 'Kelly never fails to bring the perfect combination of humor, swoons,...
The extraordinaries
Klune, TJ
Paper Book
An Indie Bestseller! An Indie Next Pick! A Gold Nautilus Book Award Winner! Some people are extraordinary. Some are just extra. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune's YA debut, The Extraordinaries, is a...
Flash fire
Klune, TJ
Paper Book
The explosive sequel to The Extraordinaries by USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune. Nick landed himself the superhero boyfriend of his dreams, but with new heroes arriving in Nova City it's up to Nick and his friends to determine who is virtuous and who is...
Heat wave
Klune, TJ
Paper Book
The explosive finale to the Extraordinaries trilogy by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune! School's out for the summer and a raging, malevolent heat has blanketed Nova City. Dark, twisted, probably evil shadows have drenched the doorsteps of her good people's homes....
A marvellous light
Marske, Freya
Paper Book
Set in an alternative Edwardian England, this is a comedy of manners, manor houses, and hedge mazes: including a magic-infused murder mystery and a delightful queer romance. 'Lush historical fantasy . . . A delightful book, with richly developed characters' - ...
A restless truth
Marske, Freya
Paper Book
Knives Out meets The Binding in this historical romp full of magic, romance and adventure. Maud Blyth has always longed for adventure. She'd hoped for plenty of it when she agreed to help her beloved older brother unravel a magical conspiracy. She even...
Winter's orbit
Maxwell, Everina
Paper Book
A Sunday Times Bestseller! A 2022 Alex Award Winner! "Sparks fly" (NPR) in Everina Maxwell's gut-wrenching and romantic space opera debut. Prince Kiem, a famously disappointing minor royal and the Emperor's least favorite grandchild, has...
Ocean's Echo
Maxwell, Everina.
Paper Book
Ocean's Echo is a stand-alone space adventure about a bond that will change the fate of worlds, set in the same universe as Everina Maxwell's hit debut, Winter's Orbit. "I inhaled this one like I needed it to live." --New York Times Book Review ...
Book Boyfriend
Ripper, Kris.
Paper Book
"This is a delight." --Publishers Weekly on The Hate Project A secret crush leads to a not-so-secret romance in this delightful romantic comedy from Kris Ripper There are three things you need to know about Preston "PK" Harrington the third:...
For Her Consideration
Spalding, Amy
Paper Book
"Pure romance magic." --Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of Love & Other Words "I loved how joyful, how thoughtful, and how real For Her Consideration was." --New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory Perfect...
Satisfaction guaranteed
Stetz-Waters, Karelia
Paper Book
For fans of Casey McQuiston and Abby Jimenez comes a bold, hilarious, and out-of-the-box novel about mixing business with battery-operated pleasure . . . When it comes to her career, Cade Elgin has it all figured out. Only "professional talk" has become her...
Behind the scenes
Stetz-Waters, Karelia,
Paper Book
Fans of Abby Jimenez and Meryl Wilsner will fall in love with this hilarious and refreshingly authentic novel about second chances, pugs, and finding the perfect muse . . . Business consultant Rose Josten might not have officially reached "pug lady" middle age, but...
A Fractured Infinity
Tavares, Nathan
Paper Book
A thrilling race across the multiverse to save the infinite Earths - and the love of your life - from total destruction for fans of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, The Time Traveler's Wife and Everything, Everywhere, All at Once. Film-maker Hayes...
Sorry, bro
Voskuni, Taleen
Paper Book
From new best friend to girl of her dreams . . .When Nar's boyfriend gets down on one knee and proposes to her in front of a room full of drunk strangers in a San Francisco bar, she realises it's time to find someone who shares her idea of romance.Enter her mother who wants Nar to settle down with a...

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