Pride Month is a time to celebrate LGBTQ+ love stories that reflect the diversity, joy, complexity, and warmth of queer romantic experiences. Queer romance spans every setting and style, from sapphic contemporary love and regency glamour to cozy fantasy tales and lush historical passion. These books center queer identities and relationships with nuance and heart, giving readers characters who fall in love, face obstacles, and discover themselves along the way. Whether you want swoony, slow-burn romance or vibrant worldbuilding infused with queer love, this list has heart‑felt stories to get you feeling all the feels as Pride approaches.
Get Over It, April Evans is a contemporary sapphic romance featuring April, a woman rebuilding her life after heartbreak, and Daphne, the woman who unknowingly stole her ex‑fiancée’s heart. When they’re forced to share a cabin while teaching art at a summer resort, old wounds meet new sparks. What begins with rivalry and awkward tension slowly transforms into mutual understanding, friendship, and something deeper. This slow‑burn romance offers healing, vulnerability, and joy as the two women let go of the past and find unexpected connection together.
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Bromantasy brings a queer twist to fantasy romance with a cozy, adventurous vibe. Best friends Juniper and Mo find themselves on an impromptu quest that forces them to face their feelings for one another. As they confront external challenges and personal insecurities, the line between friendship and romance blurs in charming and unexpected ways. Though it bends toward fantasy adventure, Bromantasy places queer love at the heart of its journey, making it a delightful inclusion for Pride Month readers who enjoy queer narratives beyond contemporary realism.
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Her Sharp Embrace mixes queer romance with magical fantasy in a glittering, high‑stakes world. Noa Toussaint, a member of a crew of magical outlaws, is drawn to the fierce and compelling leader Lennon. Between thrilling quests and dangerous intrigue, their connection smolders with tension, loyalty, and unexpected tenderness. While primarily a fantasy tale, the emotional thread between these queer characters adds layers of depth and heart. For readers seeking love that endures danger and magic alike, this fresh queer fantasy romance offers both adventure and affection.
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The Duke is a lush queer regency romance with all the glamour and passion you crave. In a historical setting filled with candlelit balls and aristocratic intrigue, this sapphic love story follows a duke whose confident exterior masks deeper emotional stakes — until a woman from her past returns to upend her carefully ordered life. With rich period atmosphere and sizzling chemistry, this novel marries classic romance sensibilities with modern queer representation, giving Pride Month readers an elegant, heartfelt story of rediscovered love.
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Tender, raw, and quietly devastating, I Love You, Don’t Die is a luminous meditation on love and impermanence. Jade Song’s lyrical prose captures the ache of loneliness and the strange comfort found in contemplating death, grounding existential dread in the textures of contemporary New York life. Vicky’s emotional journey—through friendship, intimacy, and self-sabotage—feels painfully honest and deeply human. The novel’s exploration of desire, depression, and connection is both unsentimental and compassionate, allowing moments of beauty to emerge from uncertainty. Intimate and introspective, this book speaks powerfully to a generation searching for meaning while learning how, and whether, to hold on.
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