Recs if you like Band Sinister...
not quite vestal virgins, virgin men in romance
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.
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These Books Bang!
Sixty-nine (that’s right, 69, by pure unplanned luck!) recommendations for you — everything from bonkers to bloody to blazing hot…naughty bits that we believe deliver the whole banana (and sometimes no banana at all, if you know what we mean). If you're looking for something specific (or trying to avoid it), you can find this list with subcategories on our site.
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Romance Quest Books that aren't M/F
I went through all the books in the romance quest tab and here are all the ones where at least one of leads is in a relationship that is not "man and woman falling in love with each other." F/F, M/M, F/NBi, M/NBi, NBi/NBi, etc. Largely motivated by wanting to figure out which romance book quests I had a chance of getting the badges for. If I missed any, let me know. Quest specific info in the pinned comment.
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alphabet soup group
Books on my TBR with LGBTQIA+ characters or themes.
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So you want to read a historical
Historicals are sexy, progressive, feminist, and very not boring. Here's where to start.
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queer historical lit
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Heated Rivalry Read-Alikes
You’ve heated and reheated the rivalry, and now it’s time for us to talk about what you should read between now and Season 2. This isn't just about reading more hockey romance! W'ere filling your TBR pile with books that deliver the same kind of emotions.
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magnificent Firebird Top 100
A list of the Top 100 Romances of the past 50 years as voted on by the Magnificent Firebird community.
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historical queer romance
queer stories set in a historical period, perhaps with a dash of magic...
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DRM-Free Romance Recs
37 Fated Mates recommendations that you can get DRM-Free from Bookshop.org. This means you actually own the book forever and you can read it on any device. Huzzah!
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And They Were Roommates
A queer book collection that isn't only tragic love stories and offers titles spanning every genre, from science fiction and fantasy to literary and historical fiction, so hopefully everyone can find something they like. All these books centre queer characters and/or relationships, but they are not always the sole central focus. Because we are more than who we love.
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