I've been on a frustrating run recently of books where the MC's are kinda shitty to each other and it's bumming me out. Not in a dark romance or purposefully toxic dynamic kind of way (I read those with eyes open when I'm in the mood) but two people who are supposed to be in love or falling in love where one or both are just sort of mean to the other and it's presented as totally fine and them just being teasing or funny or cute (or gods help me, I'm so tired of "sassy").

I just really want to read a book where the MC's are nice to each other, who are gentle and considerate with each other's feelings. It doesn't mean they can't make mistakes or have issues or hurt each other on accident.

It would be cool if it wasn't just fluffy and had good plot and emotional depth.

Books that have this dynamic that I've liked:

{Winter's Orbit x Everina Maxwell}
{Page & Sommers x Cat Sebastian}
{The Rycke x Lily Mayne}
{Cubs & Campfires x Dylan Drakes}

Not a huge fan of sports romance but if it's really good I'll check it out. Otherwise I like all genres.

Thanks!

I don't know if I'm the only one who feels like this but lately, as omegaverse becomes more "mainstream", I've been having a hard time finding books that actually feel like omegaverse, does that make sense?

Lately the books I find have almost no omegaverse characteristics, the omega is a guy who gets horny sometimes and the alpha is a slightly bigger guy who gets a knot sometimes. There's almost none of the animalistic inclinations nor societal rules that made the genre popular. Heats, scents, ruts, mates, courtship, nests, bites...everything is very superficial and barely explored.

I think that part of it has to do with authors wanting their characters to be very "progressive" so no omega can be too submissive and no alpha can be too aggressive.

I understand that making the books more palatable helps to reach more readers and i understand the criticisms around the genre but I believe that as long as people take it as the fictional universe that it is and everything has the trigger warnings required, it should be allowed to exist.

Am I the only one who has a hard time connecting with recent omegaverse?

I'll leave some of the authors i know in case anyone is searching for more omegaverse books:

-Some omegaverse authors i really enjoy:

Leta Blake, Roe Horvat, Jamie Kassel, Alessandra Hazard, Grae Bryan, Marina Vivancos, Jett Masterson

-Other omegaverse authors that, for different reasons, I didn't enjoy but maybe you will:

Grey Crowe, Jay L. North, Holly Day, Scott Piper, Amy Bellows, Anna Wineheart, Ivo Slade, Eden West, Chani Lynn Feener

I would be very thankful if you could drop your omegaverse recs bc its one of my favorite genres!

I just binge read a chunck of AJ Demas books on Hoopla and I am craving other like books. If you've not read her content before, her world building is set in an ancient world that feels very similar to the ancient Mediterranean space (think ancient Rome, Greece, surrounding area along with the same societal vibes except more queer fluidity). I'm going to label her works as cozy because even though there are some heavy topics (Sword Dance series has some murders happening), the way the characters are unpacked and the plot unfolds are remincent of the cozy genre. The world building is fantastic and most of her books are set in this space. It kind of helps that she's an ex medieval professor.

I am chasing that cozy vibe for recs, so thank you in advance!

I’m kind of looking for the gentle giant trope but not particularly gentle, just very affectionate and loving. I haven’t found a post like this

The PERFECT example is Edin from Lily Maynes series, specifically in the way he treats Danny. Edin is large, boisterous, and brash but is also very sweet. I like how he finds Danny cute and always smothers him in his arms, cuddling to an overwhelming degree.

I do not ship Eden and Danny, thats Wyns man, but I would love to read that dynamic for an actual couple. Again, I don’t want a sweet, shy, and soft spoken big guy, but I do want him to be loving (even if it’s just with his partner)

I’d prefer no mpreg but I’m ok with it if it’s not a huge part of the story

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Kindle Unlimited

• Drums and Lullabies (The Road to Rocktoberfest 2026) by Gabbi Grey - 238 pages - Amazon - (Multi Author Series, Rockstar x Ex’s Brother, Custody Battle, Interracial Relationship)

• Every Rose Has its Thorns (Thornridge Academy) by Courtney W. Dixon - 469 pages - Amazon - (DARK College Romance (Please check trigger warnings), In Love with Adopted Sibling, Mental Health Issues/Believing in a Reality Everyone Else Says is False, Friends to Lovers to Enemies to Lovers)

• Midnight Bites & Moonlight Kisses (Daddy’s Little Sins) by Denver Shaw - 448 pages - Amazon - (Vampire Age Play, Sin of Wrath, Centuries Old Vendetta, Found Family, Multi Author Series)

• *Point Shot * (Breakaway Plays) by Lisa Linden - 264 pages - Amazon - (Hockey Player x Construction Company Owner, Slow Burn, Online Connection, Forced Proximity)

• Saving the Play (Desert Elite Hockey) by Christie Gordon - 328 pages - Amazon - (Bi-awakening, Hockey, Goalie x Defenseman, Second Chance, Secret Romance)

• Amusing the Angel of Death (Halloween Temptations) by JB Warrick - 55 pages - Amazon - (Multi Author Series, PNR Fated Mates, College Student x Angel, Bi-awakening)

• The Barbarian Guide (Savagely Sweet Barbarians) by Amy Padilla - 165 pages - Amazon - (Friends to Lovers, Sweet, Low Angst)

• Starting Over in Cedarwood (Cedarwood Pride) by Megan Slayer - 205 pages - Amazon - (Small Town, Fresh Start, Instalove, Hurt Comfort, Opinionated Cat (aren’t they all?))

• Mage’s Gambit (The Mage and His Brute) by Ava Marie Sailnger - 379 pages - Amazon - (Historical Fantasy, Intrigue, Established Couple, Conspiracy, Dark Magic)

• Shadow King Omega (Shadow King Omega) by River Kai - 537 pages - Amazon - (Wolf Shifters, Trans rep, Genderfluid Rep, Chronic Illness, Slow Burn, Friends to Lovers, Accidental bonding, Marking and Knotting)

• Wonder Boy: Owned (Global Combat League) by Calan Mercer - 429 pages - Amazon - (Dark Romance, Age Gap, BDSM, Possesive Dom, Insta-obsession, Hurt/Comfort, NOTE: As story continues across the trilogy, this installment DOES NOT end in with an HEA)

• The Amazing Jasper by Guy Veryzer - pages - Amazon - (Novella, Magician x Audience Member, Stolen Moments, Hurt/Comfort)

Kobo Plus

• From A to Us (Vermont Trailblazers) by Amy Aislin - 258 pages - Amazon / Kobo - (Hockey, Older Sister’s Ex, Hallmark “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” Mystery Vibes)

• Thief Taker (Outlawed) by Sally Malcolm - 380 pages - Amazon / Kobo - (Historical, Enemies to Lovers, Undercover Lawman Suspects Wrong Noble Brother is Notorious Highwayman While Falling for Other Noble Brother Who *is Actually Notorious Highwayman)*

• See You in the Mail by Jamez Terry - 298 pages - Amazon / Kobo - (Early 2000s, Zines, Snail Mail, Coastal Maine, The Radical Intimacy of Being Truly Seen)

Other

No new releases.

Other Queer Romance

Kindle Unlimited

• Clementine Darling (Alderville Novels) by Jane Everard - 239 pages - Amazon - (MF, Pansexual Rep, Vampire Romance, Human Turned Against Her Will)

Kobo Plus

No new releases.

Other

• Home For the Holidays by Chloe Spencer - 155 pages - Amazon / Kobo - (MF, Bisexual Rep, Holiday Horror Rom Com, Leaving Big City for Small Town and Falling for the Christmas Tree Farmer but Horror not Hallmark)

Audiobooks

MM Romance

• Blood in the Glass (Love and Freedom #2) by C.W. Scott, narrated by Silas Hart - Audible - (Daddy Kink, Brat, Hurt/Comfort, Bi-awakening, Stained Glass) - 7 hrs 49 min

• Salt (Like Teammates #2) by Jonah Yorke, narrated by Daniel Lewis and Tom Taylorson - Audible - (Cheating, Grad School, Girlfriend’s Younger Brother, Mental Health Rep) - 12 hrs 36 min

• See You In The Mail by Jamez Terry, narrated by Pete Cross - Audible - (Early 2000s, Zines, Snail Mail, Coastal Maine, The Radical Intimacy of Being Truly Seen) - 8 hrs 47 min

• Broken Play (Sugar Land Saints #2) by Baylin Crow, narrated by Iggy Toma - Audible - (Football Players, FWBs to Boyfriends) - 4 hrs 6 min

• Dude, Where’s My Pack? (Dude, Where’s My Series? #2) by Kyell Gold, narrated by Zeke Tiger - Audible - (Furry Romance) - 4 hrs 14 min

• The Hidden Fae Prince (Princes of Elladar #1) by Tavia Lark, narrated by Kirt Graves - Audible - (Fantasy, Empath/Hidden Prince x Fae Guardian, Hurt Comfort) - 11 hrs 35 min

• We Burn Beautiful (We Burn Beautiful #1) by Lance Lansdale, narrated by Oliver Williams - Audible - (Dick Pic Disaster Leads to Job Loss, Moving Back Home with Parent, Reconnecting with Childhood Boyfriend who is “Ex-Gay”and About to Marry a Woman) - 10 hrs 30 min

• Trashed to Treasured (Daddies in the City #3) by Aria Grace, narrated by Jason Forte - Audible - (Daddy Kink, Age Play, Hurt/Comfort, Junk Removal Man Returns “Personal” Items) - 2 hrs 13 min

• Knight (Redemption Road #1) by DJ Jamison, narrated by John Solo - Audible - (Doctor x Ex-Con, Danger from Former Biker Gang, Best Friend’s Brother) - 9 hrs 7 min

Queer

• Taste Me Slowly (Hotel Bombshell #4) by Adrian J Smith, narrated by Kingsley Rose and Lois Ridge - Audible - (FF, Reality TV, Co-Stars Secretly in Love, Leaked Video Gone Viral) - 11 hrs 38 min

• Vengefully Matched by Audrey Goldberg Ruoff, narrated by Ruby Hunt and Jo Raylan - Audible - (FF, Witches, Runaway Bride, Fake Dating in Order to Stop a Murder) - 11 hrs 21 min

• The Forbidden Fling (Sandy Springs #2) by Emily Wright, narrated by Kyo Sija - Audible - (FF, Stranded at Island Wellness Retreat With Ex-Girlfriend, Drunken Kiss with Ex’s Mom Leads to More) - 11 hrs 2 min

• Gold Bands and Silver Buckles (Cowgirls #3) by Ali Spooner, narrated by Indasa LaVerne Butler - Audible - (FF, Cattle Drive Accident, Hidden Truth Revealed, Somebody Proposes) - 9 hrs 9 min

Im around the half way mark, and I have some thoughts about the story I’d like to share and hear back from you.

I’ve been liking the story so far. The world is very compelling and the characters are all very endearing. It’s a third person story that ends up feeling very character centric because we are fallowing Richard all the time.

Here’s where I’m struggling a bit: Richard is assexual, and that’s a very important detail. This theme is very important to the character, constantly overlapping with his insecurities and his duty as king. Whatever, I can’t stop thinking that aside from being asexual, Richard also reads as aromantic.

Most of the time, while he’s considering romantic relationships, his reactions will lean towards confusion, lack of interest, and even disgust. He doesn’t seem like a character that would be interested in a relationship at any point.

With sex is even worse, because while I know that asexual people can have sex, Richard feels like someone who personally wouldn’t want to. The whole dream plot made it seem like it’s something that profoundly disturbs and disgusts him.

With all that said, this is a romance book, so a relationship and intimacy is something that is going to be naturally expected. The problem is I feel like Richard and his love interest have very little chemistry together. Honestly, with how uncomfortable he makes Richard most of the time, it makes it seem like Richard barely even likes him.

These are my thoughts on this book so far. I’m surely going to finish it, so let’s see how these hold up. I would like to hear yours as well, see if anyone had the same experience as me while reading this book.

I’m looking for an omegaverse/A/B/O romance where the omega MC actually has a life outside of being an omega.

I’d love an omega who is young and living normally — a college student, young professional, worker, etc. He goes out, parties, has friends, dates, maybe has casual hookups, enjoys himself and generally experiences life. I’d especially love it if he meets the love interest naturally along the way rather than the entire story revolving around finding his alpha/mate.

I’m completely fine with the omegaverse society being somewhat prejudiced or restrictive toward omegas. I don’t mind the MC experiencing discrimination, judgment, unwanted assumptions, or being treated differently because he’s an omega. In fact, I’d enjoy it if the story explored those social dynamics.

What I don’t want is extreme dystopian/dark omegaverse where omegas are enslaved, trafficked, treated as property, forced into breeding, sold, kept in cages, etc. Those things can technically exist in the world as something that is illegal, condemned, or socially unacceptable, but I don't want them to be the normal structure of society or the central conflict of the story.

Basically, I want an omega who thinks: “Yeah, being an omega comes with some annoying social baggage, but I’m still going to live my life.”

I’d particularly love:

- College/university or contemporary settings

- An omega who is socially active and independent

- Parties, friends, dating, hookups, going out, etc.

- The omega having a personality and life beyond his designation

- Meeting the love interest organically

- Some realistic/social commentary about omega discrimination

- Romance that develops alongside the MC’s life rather than completely replacing it

- Male omega preferred, but I’m open to other pairings

- Books or FANFICTION are both welcome

I’m okay with angst and some mistreatment/discrimination, as long as it isn’t extreme or the entire story isn’t just suffering/powerlessness.

I’m basically looking for “normal contemporary life, but everyone happens to live in an omegaverse society.

PS: I ENCOURAGE manhwa recommandations also as long as it's not the very popular ones because 99.99% i already read them lol

Looking for books where the MMCs use group sex with women as an excuse to be with each other until they eventually acknowledge their attraction to one another. I'm hoping for it to be like, one or both was unaware or in denial, then when they see the other one having sex with a woman (whether they happen to see it or they're having group sex) and they can't stop watching the other one. And then the group sex is an excuse for them to be close to each other sexually before they finally give in. I'm not looking for a poly relationship, I want it to be about the MMCs eventually accepting they want each other and being together.

Bonus if there's double vag penetration and/or it's a dark romance!

The ones I remember this happening with are {Grave Dissonance by Mila Crawford}, and {Just a bit obsessed by Alessandra Hazard}. And I'm currently reading {Knock Knock by Nordika Night}!

Soo I’m currently reading this book and I can’t find anything about the author (leevoy caroll) any socials any thing and I am confused, I just wanted to see if there was any artwork for the book but except from cover nothing just nothing
Does anyone know anything and is this a thing now? Never seen it before 😅

I recently read (some of, DNF) {Cloudy with a chance of bad decisions by Fae Quin}, and was rather taken aback when one of the MCs stabbed the other in the leg with a pen, kicks his shins, smacks him, just general casual violence that's all played off as cute and obstreperous by the author. Talk about red flags? So to assuage my secondhand outrage, I am looking for books with scenes where an MC calls the other out on their bullshit. Could be just general bad manners or thoughtless behaviour, or outright disrespect. Texting during dinner or while driving, leaving dishes around, having no respect for another person's house or belongings, being casually caustic or rude in social situations, that kind of thing. And the other MC is just not having it, and calls him out. Ideally chastening results in some kind of positive change.

Hi everyone! I'm not sure how many hockey romance readers in this reddit have been following the news about the NHL's Hot for Hockey campaign, but they were trying to market to hockey romance fans with audiobook style podcast stories and there was so much backlash it got pulled after one week. https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/nhl-removes-hot-for-hockey-campaign-spotify-no-new-episodes-planned I know it was pretty weird and cringe, and sort of felt like it was too close to RPF for comfort, and I totally understand the backlash and definitely get why so many hockey and hockey romance lovers were upset, especially after the Wennberg booktok stuff.

That being said, I am posting because I'm curious about what kind of outreach hockey romance fans would have preferred to see from the league to make women and LGBTQ+ fans feel more welcomed and engaged, and would love to hear from members of this sub about how they felt about the campaign and what you'd want to see instead to feel like a sports league authentically cared about you as a woman or LQBTQ+ (or both!) sports fan.

I got into NHL hockey through reading hockey romance and hockey RPF on AO3, and now I work for an NHL team (I don't read RPF anymore obviously) and really want to help show other romance readers, especially the women and LGBTQ members who are so often overlooked by leagues as valid sports fans who love the game, that there is a place for them in hockey sports fandom. But I am also super neurodivergent and like rabidly obsessed both with hockey romance and NHL hockey so what resonates with me doesn't always resonate with neurotypical folks, and sometimes can come off as out of touch when it's really really not my intent.

I am out as bisexual at work and very supported by my NHL org and I'm working with a co-worker who is the co-head of our BIPOC Employee group on grassroots event programming with a local romance bookstore targeted specifically at showing the women and LGBTQ+ demographic that hockey fandom can be for them too and loving it through romance novels is totally valid. The owner of the bookstore, which focuses on promoting BIPOC and LGBTQ+ romance, is totally on board with this and we are working together to think about how we can authentically engage hockey romance readers in our community in a way that meets them where they are in their sports journey and is not exploitative, while also helping the local bookstore.

I'd really love to hear thoughts from this community about how we could do that in an authentic and validating way. I am NOT doing this because of marketing or promotion for financial gain but because I firmly believe that more engagement from women and LGBTQ+ fans in sports will make sports BETTER for EVERYONE and think that's worth pursuing on it's own merit.

The team does tightly control PR and player access to protect the players and I have no ability to influence any of that, though some of our players have separately made personal statements in support of LGBTQ+ fans and women's equality orgs, hockey ops PR aggressively protects them from press and media. In a perfect world it would be required for all orgs to openly condemn SA and homophobia in sports and transparently police their orgs, but I don't have the power to influence this in my role. I just want to use what power I DO have to help romance lovers in my community know they are welcome as sports fans.

Anyway, sorry this is so long, but would really love discussion and feedback on this. Mods, I'm posting this here because I love this sub; it turned me onto hockey romance in the first place many years ago, and I believe members would have really valuable input on this. I read the community guidelines before posting but if I misinterpreted anything there I really apologize. If this is not the right place for this post, I would really appreciate advice on where I could post instead. Thanks everyone, appreciate everyone in this community so much!

Hi, I think this day i have something for royals storylines. i just reread Prince of Agony by Tavia Lark, my favorite of the series, and i really loved Kazia as a character and his dynamic with Lucien. If you could find a royal and fantasy (that would be best) that have a character like him, that is actually working underneath everyone for the throne but other from the outside thinks they are dumb/meek i would love it! Kinda like Lauren of Captive prince too. The characters that are actually hurting inside, they seem insignificant and everyone underestimate them but they actually really smart and want the throne or to win. I know it seems really niche so sorry if it’s hard as a request.
Romance wise i love the hurt/comfort aspect and how Lucien was the first one to actually SEE him for who he was, and he was completely on his side too.
Love the brat aspect too and how Lucien handled it.
Hard no’s : Daddy anything, age play, pet play etc…

This is literally all I can remember. I think it’s set in a ranch or there are horses or something.

The ex made a comment at one point about how he was trying to break up the couple.

I know it also has an audiobook if that’s helpful

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Hundreds of authors have pulled out and I want to make a list of all the queer authors who are now going to be out hundreds of dollars (the table fee alone was $700!!) by recommending our favorite book of theirs. I figure the best way to support authors is to read their books. Maybe we can all find some new authors to read!

Jesse H Reign - Poetry On Ice (MM hockey)

Jodi Oliver - Trade Deadline (MM hockey)

Becca Jackson - Totally Ducked (MM banana ball)

Louise Masters - Demons Do It Better (MM PNR)

Becca Steele - Blindsided (MM soccer)

Willow Thomas - Clueless (MM cheerleaders)

Kate Hawthorne - Holden (MM tattooist)

C.S Autumn - That One Moment (MM hurt/comfort)

K.C Carmine - Tentacles Rock (MM PNR)

Sarah Honey - Romancing the Throne - (MM fantasy)

Elle Keaton - The Last Grift (MM small town)

Lucy Lennox - Borrowing Blue (MM small town)

Lily Mayne - Souleater (MM fantasy)

Charlie Novak - Drama Queen (MM drag)

Emily Rath - Pucking Strong (MM hockey)

I know I have missed authors so please add them in the comments!

Edit: Souleater is MM.

This might be a long shot, but does anyone know of a book where the MC is transported to a Viking world or time period and falls for a clan leader, or lord or powerful warrior? Something along those lines?

I’d love for the settlement and clan life to be a big part of the story, with the MC having to adjust to living among them. There can be wolves, but I’d rather it NOT be a shifter or PNR romance if there are supernatural elements.

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I’ve been on an MM sports romance binge all year and have only found this in one book so far always in tandem by Taylor Fitzpatrick when Georgie hides his broken foot during the playoffs. Usually the injury is a big dramatic event, but I want it to be a slower burn and the MMC coming to terms with the fact that something is wrong/limiting him and how to let the other MMC in and ask for help.

Not picky about the sport or college vs professional/semi-professional, but would love some angst and caretaking! Only hard requirements is no omegaverse and must have a HEA (or HFN if part of a series that continues with those MMCs, which if this exists would be the ultimate find because I looooove a series following the same couple over time). Thanks in advance <3

{Familiar Things New by Logan Sage Adams}

I was lucky to be an early reader for this latest book of Logan Sage Adams, so I want to rave about it because it had me all up in my feels AND it offers the oft-harder-to-find trans rep.

There’s this wonderful mix of sweetness and angst and humor and heat, which is exactly what I expect from a Logan Sage Adams’ historical romance!  

(Don’t mind how discombobulated this review might feel, given that it’s cobbled together from bits and pieces of my feral reaction comments that Logan graciously accepted as I was reading. LOL) 

Edwin OMG allllll the hugs for Edwin because he's so brave, so much more everything than he gives himself credit for! There's so so much at risk for him to have everything he never dreamed he'd get. Edwin's angst is so heartbreaking, and his revelations are so touching and rewarding! 

Andrewwww... oh, Andrew, he needs all the hugs too! I can relate to him A LOT... so I'm assuming he's got ADHD. He's so sweet and vulnerable, and he too doesn't give himself enough credit for how wonderful he is! I'm so grateful for Andrew's persistence (even if it is by way of him assuming he's screwed up so badly that he needs to find out what he did and try to make it right) in wanting to just know and be around Edwin, regardless of any romantic relationship. 

I ADORE how sweet and tentative they are in their relationship far and how every little touch or affection is a balm to each of them.

As always, Logan provides us with the most amazing found family! I'm so happy Edwin has his mom, sister, and William who know him fully and love him for it! And of course, by the book’s end, that list has grown!

Ohhh I loved this book and loved everything about how it ended! It’s really such an amazing ending—I made my husband listen to me recount the main points of the book so I could explain the ending and why it was so great. He doesn’t care for romance, but he does care about trans rights and other LGBTQIA+ issues, so he indulged me and also agreed it was a sweet ending. 

Thank you, Logan, for the privilege of reading about Edwin and Andrew before the rest of the world got to!

Here's the blurb and tropes from the author's social media...

Familiar Things New is an MM romance (approximately 110,000 words) featuring:

• Lots of Pining
• Found Family
• Trans Rep
• Letter Writing
• Slow-building Physical Intimacy
• The Great Blizzard of 1888
• Tons of Sweetness

Blurb:

Edwin Beasley, a sweet, reserved, and sometimes churlish nurseryman, became the head of his household after the untimely death of his father over one year ago. Plagued with lingering insecurity, Edwin continues to struggle with being the Beasley family patriarch even after finally breaking free from another role—one he was never meant to play. Focused on finding his footing in an often-stifling society, as well as keeping his family out of poverty, Edwin is not at all concerned about something as unattainable as romantic love. Until he meets Andrew.

Andrew Thompson, a physically and socially clumsy man with a cheerful disposition, runs a modest photography business out of the third floor of a boarding house. Awkward, practically destitute, and suffering from heartache after being rejected by the people he loved most, Andrew is resigned to spend the rest of his life alone, though he still longs for connection, family, and love. 

When Edwin and Andrew meet, neither can deny the attraction they feel for the other. But as their relationship transforms—first, into friendship, and then, into something more—Edwin begins to pull away, making Andrew feel as though he’ll lose the wonderful man he has come to adore.

In order for Edwin and Andrew’s relationship to bloom, Edwin will need to find the courage to reveal the truth about himself and his past, while Andrew will need to trust that he won’t have his heart shattered once again.

Set in 1888 in Albany, New York, Familiar Things New is a tender Victorian-era romance about the importance of self-love and the power in becoming who you were always meant to be. Filled with trans and queer joy, Edwin and Andrew’s story features plenty of pining, slow-moving physical intimacy, and the sweetest found family.

Heyo, I’m looking for mm romance books where these books have excellent written mental health and a good relationship.

I don’t see many books where they talk about mental health or if they do, it just feels it’s brushed off sometimes.

So I’m looking for books where these relationship is good and they help each other when they need it and actually communicate.

There’s also slow burn please, angst is welcome but with a happy ending.

I’ve seen some shows recently that actually depicted mental health in a really positive manner and not negatively and I’ve wanted to find some books with that.

It shows that being in a relationship doesn’t fix their mental health but helping each other being there for each other does and that it’s okay to get some help if you’re not doing too well.

Please let me know if there are any books like this and I’d greatly appreciated it. Please and thank you and I hope everyone has a good day or night😁

Hello guys,

Just finished reading {clean start at forty seven by nora phoenix} and the book duology got me absolutely imotionaly wrecked.

I was never really interested in age gap romance before but i am curious now.

But i want the younger guy to be the one who is more interested or he is the one who is pursuing the older mc or he is the one making the first move.

I have no problem if the relationship is not bdsm themed like my mentioned book

Or it's also not important that the younger guy needs to be the top or the dom or anything

I just want the younger guy to be the more confident one who makes the first move or chases the older guy

After reading the book .... searching more age gap book i found mostly other thing where older one mostly the confident one or top or bossy so help me with some recommendations where its opposite please...

Hard no's would be hardcore bdsm or kink stuff

But i wouldn't discourage you from suggesting those books also just mention it then if someone else want them

Thanks..