Recs if you like The Remaking of Corbin Wale...

a collection of autistic coded characters in fiction [ recommendations welcome! ]

Holiday romances for every taste: witches, cowboys, vampires, stalkers, ghosts, royals, foodies, curvy/plus-size, neurodivergent, sapphic, mlm, queer, trans, bipoc, poly, YA, cozy, twisted, dark fantasy, bdsm, with and without magic, on trains and planes, in bakeries and bookshops, small towns and cities, on a ranch, from Cape Town to Juneau, some soon to be published, some with the same title, not all contain smut (YA), all contemporary. ❤️‍🔥

Unsullied. Undefiled. Uninitiated. Untouched. Chaste. Pure. While the tired trope of virginal and inexperienced women abounds, particularly in historical romance but even in contemporary works, virginal men are much less common. With stories that can be refreshing and joyful, or not (lol), this list brings together heroes who’ve done little more than kiss. (Some of them haven’t even done that.) All romance sub-genres are included, except YA.

Romance books featuring queer characters living with physical disabilities, mental health struggles, chronic illness, and/or neurodevelopmental conditions.

Note: If a series features the same MCs, I've only put the first book. If a series features different MCs, I've only listed the relevant book(s) in the series.

Be aware: list spans YA to erotica.

🚫 No "magical cure" tropes or "better dead than disabled" tropes welcome. No inspo porn.

Please leave any recs or concerns in the comments. 📝

Ah yes, this ol' issue that has plagued librarians and bookstore clerks for decades.

And sometimes you find the right book, but... can you even call that shade blue?

queer fiction books with prominent autistic characters!!!! (all cannon, in text, or confirmed by author)

Lots of women, sapphic romance, and cozy reads - but not all!

adult romance books with prominent autistic characters!!!! (all cannon, in text, or confirmed by author)

Speculative fiction books with autistic characters, or by openly autistic identifying authors, as put together by Ada Hoffmann from 2011 to 2023 - plus Hoffmann herself, who's also autistic. For books I couldn't find, see comments! If you can add books to GR to add them here, you're welcome to do so (and tell me so I add them to this list)!

These are the answers to the daily question in the Fated Mates podcast Discord: "With December around the corner, what are your favorite holiday (Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza, Winter Solstice) romances?"

QUEER CHRISTMAS // HOLIDAY

Books celebrating queer love in all its forms. Join in the celebrations of various holidays with found family.

I'm happy to receive recommendations for the list in the comments, especially for less commonly represented holidays!