Secretly Gay Books | Summaries & Audio

Openly Straight

by Bill Konigsberg • 2013

Tired of labels, he hides his sexuality at a new school and falls for a friend.

3.85

34k+

🏫 Boarding School 🌱 Queer Coming Of Age 🌈 Gay Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🔥 Friends To Lovers

Openly Straight 89%

Tired of labels, he hides his sexuality at a new school and falls for a friend.

by Bill Konigsberg 2013

3.85

34k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School 🌱 Queer Coming Of Age 🌈 Gay Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🔥 Friends To Lovers

Fun Home

by Alison Bechdel • 2006

The father ran a funeral home. The daughter drew comics. Both were gay. Only one survived.

4.07

204k+

🖼️ Graphic Memoir 🏠 Family Memoir 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🔐 Family Secrets 🚪 Closeted Life

Fun Home 87%

The father ran a funeral home. The daughter drew comics. Both were gay. Only one survived.

by Alison Bechdel 2006

4.07

204k+ ratings

🖼️ Graphic Memoir 🏠 Family Memoir 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🔐 Family Secrets 🚪 Closeted Life

Fellow Travelers

by Thomas Mallon • 2007

In McCarthy's Washington, a diplomat and a young idealist risk everything for a hidden affair.

3.60

6k+

🏳️‍🌈 Lavender Scare 🚪 Closeted Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👁️ Political Paranoia 📰 Mccarthy Era

Fellow Travelers 87%

In McCarthy's Washington, a diplomat and a young idealist risk everything for a hidden affair.

by Thomas Mallon 2007

3.60

6k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Lavender Scare 🚪 Closeted Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👁️ Political Paranoia 📰 Mccarthy Era

Life Lessons

by Kaje Harper • 2011

A gay teacher finds a colleague murdered. The closeted detective on the case is falling for him.

4.02

6k+

🚪 Closeted Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🩷 Found Family 🏫 High School Setting

Life Lessons 87%

A gay teacher finds a colleague murdered. The closeted detective on the case is falling for him.

by Kaje Harper 2011

4.02

6k+ ratings

🚪 Closeted Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🩷 Found Family 🏫 High School Setting

Hostile

by Nicole Dykes • 2022

A foster kid who can't accept love meets a closeted athlete determined to reach him.

3.96

8k+

🧩 Demisexual Discovery 🏈 Closeted Athlete 💕 Friends To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Hostile 87%

A foster kid who can't accept love meets a closeted athlete determined to reach him.

by Nicole Dykes 2022

3.96

8k+ ratings

🧩 Demisexual Discovery 🏈 Closeted Athlete 💕 Friends To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

by Becky Albertalli • 2015

A closeted teen's secret email romance becomes a blackmail trap when a classmate finds the messages.

4.13

469k+

🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Journey ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pal 💬 Witty Banter 👥 Tight-Knit Friends 🤫 Secrets And Blackmail

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Summary

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 87%

A closeted teen's secret email romance becomes a blackmail trap when a classmate finds the messages.

by Becky Albertalli 2015

4.13

469k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Journey ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pal 💬 Witty Banter 👥 Tight-Knit Friends 🤫 Secrets And Blackmail

The Pink Marine

by Greg Cope White • 2016

A gay teen followed his best friend into Marine boot camp in 1979, hiding who he was.

4.15

2k+

🪖 Military Memoir 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Memoir 🏆 Underdog Triumph 🤝 Male Friendship 💪 Codes Of Masculinity

The Pink Marine 87%

A gay teen followed his best friend into Marine boot camp in 1979, hiding who he was.

by Greg Cope White 2016

4.15

2k+ ratings

🪖 Military Memoir 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Memoir 🏆 Underdog Triumph 🤝 Male Friendship 💪 Codes Of Masculinity

Infamous Park Avenue Prince

by Ella Frank • 2023

At an elite Manhattan college, a wealthy playboy bets on seducing the dean's son as revenge.

3.96

8k+

🎲 Secret Bet 👑 Wealthy Elite 🌈 Sexual Awakening 🔄 Reformed Playboy 🤐 Secret Romance

Infamous Park Avenue Prince 87%

At an elite Manhattan college, a wealthy playboy bets on seducing the dean's son as revenge.

by Ella Frank 2023

3.96

8k+ ratings

🎲 Secret Bet 👑 Wealthy Elite 🌈 Sexual Awakening 🔄 Reformed Playboy 🤐 Secret Romance

Lord John and the Hand of Devils

by Diana Gabaldon • 2007

A gay officer goes undercover in a secret society where every suspect has been his lover.

3.93

21k+

🕵️ Historical Mystery 🏳️‍🌈 Closeted Protagonist 🕯️ Secret Society 🎩 Gentleman Detective 👻 Occult Rumors

Lord John and the Hand of Devils Summary

Lord John and the Hand of Devils 87%

A gay officer goes undercover in a secret society where every suspect has been his lover.

by Diana Gabaldon 2007

3.93

21k+ ratings

🕵️ Historical Mystery 🏳️‍🌈 Closeted Protagonist 🕯️ Secret Society 🎩 Gentleman Detective 👻 Occult Rumors

Big Swiss

by Jen Beagin • 2023

A transcriptionist falls for a client's voice, meets her at the dog park, and gives a fake name.

3.68

149k+

🛋️ Therapy Fiction 🤫 Secret Queer Affair 🎭 Identity Concealment 🤪 Unhinged Narrator 🏚️ Modern Gothic

Big Swiss 87%

A transcriptionist falls for a client's voice, meets her at the dog park, and gives a fake name.

by Jen Beagin 2023

3.68

149k+ ratings

🛋️ Therapy Fiction 🤫 Secret Queer Affair 🎭 Identity Concealment 🤪 Unhinged Narrator 🏚️ Modern Gothic

Hunt the Villain

by Rina Kent • 2026

Rival mafia heirs share one night in a cave; for four years, the wanting never stops.

4.45

49k+

🤫 Secret Relationship 💔 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🏠 Forced Proximity 😭 High Angst

Hunt the Villain 87%

Rival mafia heirs share one night in a cave; for four years, the wanting never stops.

by Rina Kent 2026

4.45

49k+ ratings

🤫 Secret Relationship 💔 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🏠 Forced Proximity 😭 High Angst

Off Limits

by Riley Hart • 2021

An anonymous app connects him to the one man forbidden: his sister's ex-husband.

4.07

4k+

🔥 Forbidden Romance 📱 Anonymous Connection 💭 Bi Awakening 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Off Limits 87%

An anonymous app connects him to the one man forbidden: his sister's ex-husband.

by Riley Hart 2021

4.07

4k+ ratings

🔥 Forbidden Romance 📱 Anonymous Connection 💭 Bi Awakening 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

The Velvet Rage

by Alan Downs • 2005

Success and beauty won't fix it: the shame gay men carry from childhood, and the skills that heal.

4.06

12k+

🏳️‍🌈 Gay Self-Help 🪞 Internalized Homophobia ❤️‍🩹 Shame And Healing 🚪 Coming Out 🏆 Validation Seeking

The Velvet Rage 87%

Success and beauty won't fix it: the shame gay men carry from childhood, and the skills that heal.

by Alan Downs 2005

4.06

12k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Gay Self-Help 🪞 Internalized Homophobia ❤️‍🩹 Shame And Healing 🚪 Coming Out 🏆 Validation Seeking

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

by Sarah Waters • 2006

In postwar London, queer citizens carry forbidden loves and the weight of wartime secrets.

3.71

33k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical 💔 Forbidden Love ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Recovery 🤝 Found Family 🇬🇧 Postwar Britain

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters 87%

In postwar London, queer citizens carry forbidden loves and the weight of wartime secrets.

by Sarah Waters 2006

3.71

33k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical 💔 Forbidden Love ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Recovery 🤝 Found Family 🇬🇧 Postwar Britain

Worship

by Ella James • 2019

A Brooklyn artist swims to a yacht and finds a megachurch pastor hiding from himself.

3.93

6k+

💔 Forbidden Romance 🚪 Closeted Hero 🤫 Secret Relationship 😢 Angsty Romance 🌙 Strangers To Lovers

Worship 87%

A Brooklyn artist swims to a yacht and finds a megachurch pastor hiding from himself.

by Ella James 2019

3.93

6k+ ratings

💔 Forbidden Romance 🚪 Closeted Hero 🤫 Secret Relationship 😢 Angsty Romance 🌙 Strangers To Lovers

Lord John and the Private Matter

by Diana Gabaldon • 2003

Diseased fiancé, murdered spy: Lord John Grey follows the trail into London's Georgian molly-houses.

3.76

51k+

🕵️ Historical Mystery 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Lives 🏛️ Georgian London 💔 Forbidden Affair

Lord John and the Private Matter Summary

Lord John and the Private Matter 87%

Diseased fiancé, murdered spy: Lord John Grey follows the trail into London's Georgian molly-houses.

by Diana Gabaldon 2003

3.76

51k+ ratings

🕵️ Historical Mystery 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Lives 🏛️ Georgian London 💔 Forbidden Affair

Turn Me On - includes The Sexy Suit & Try Me

by Lauren Blakely • 2022

One electric night with a stranger who, by morning, is the client he's forbidden to touch.

4.09

3k+

🤫 Forbidden Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤐 Hidden Relationship 🧲 Opposites Attract

Turn Me On - includes The Sexy Suit & Try Me Summary

Turn Me On - includes The Sexy Suit & Try Me 87%

One electric night with a stranger who, by morning, is the client he's forbidden to touch.

by Lauren Blakely 2022

4.09

3k+ ratings

🤫 Forbidden Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤐 Hidden Relationship 🧲 Opposites Attract

Illuminate the Shadows

by Isobel Starling • 2016

To be with Sam, Declan must survive a brutal initiation by his spy father.

3.89

477

🕵️ Spy Romance 🇬🇧 British Espionage 🤕 Hurt-Comfort 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out 💔 Family Rejection

Illuminate the Shadows 87%

To be with Sam, Declan must survive a brutal initiation by his spy father.

by Isobel Starling 2016

3.89

477 ratings

🕵️ Spy Romance 🇬🇧 British Espionage 🤕 Hurt-Comfort 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out 💔 Family Rejection

Game Changer

by Rachel Reid • 2018

A closeted NHL captain's smoothie ritual leads to a secret with the barista he can't resist.

3.79

181k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🚪 Closeted Athlete 🧲 Opposites Attract 💸 Class Difference

Game Changer 87%

A closeted NHL captain's smoothie ritual leads to a secret with the barista he can't resist.

by Rachel Reid 2018

3.79

181k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🚪 Closeted Athlete 🧲 Opposites Attract 💸 Class Difference

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade

by Diana Gabaldon • 2007

Hunting his father's killer, a British major falls for his future stepbrother in 1758 London.

3.96

30k+

🏛️ Georgian London 💔 Forbidden Gay Romance 💕 Stepbrothers To Lovers 🔍 Unsolved Family Death ⚔️ Regiment Brotherhood

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade Summary

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade 87%

Hunting his father's killer, a British major falls for his future stepbrother in 1758 London.

by Diana Gabaldon 2007

3.96

30k+ ratings

🏛️ Georgian London 💔 Forbidden Gay Romance 💕 Stepbrothers To Lovers 🔍 Unsolved Family Death ⚔️ Regiment Brotherhood

John of John

by Douglas Stuart • 2026

A gay son returns to a Scottish island, where his closeted father sees a mirror he wants to shatter.

4.30

15k+

🏝️ Remote Scottish Island ⛪ Religious Repression 🤫 Forbidden Queer Love ⚡ Father-Son Reckoning 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

John of John 87%

A gay son returns to a Scottish island, where his closeted father sees a mirror he wants to shatter.

by Douglas Stuart 2026

4.30

15k+ ratings

🏝️ Remote Scottish Island ⛪ Religious Repression 🤫 Forbidden Queer Love ⚡ Father-Son Reckoning 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in Love

by Emmy Sanders • 2025

A straight goofball's no-strings month with his gym partner turns into the love he never expected.

4.15

11k+

🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual Awakening 💕 Friends To Lovers 💪 Gym Meet Cute 😅 Oblivious Hero 🤝 Friends With Benefits

10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in Love Summary

10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in Love 87%

A straight goofball's no-strings month with his gym partner turns into the love he never expected.

by Emmy Sanders 2025

4.15

11k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual Awakening 💕 Friends To Lovers 💪 Gym Meet Cute 😅 Oblivious Hero 🤝 Friends With Benefits

The Smoke Thieves

by Sally Green • 2018

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

3.79

10k+

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

The Smoke Thieves 86%

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

by Sally Green 2018

3.79

10k+ ratings

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

See A Little Light

by Bob Mould • 2011

Father's fury. The Ramones' first record. Then amphetamines and a closet that almost won.

3.80

2k+

🔥 Hardcore Punk 🌈 Closeted Identity 🤝 Creative Partnerships 🚌 Touring Life 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

See A Little Light 86%

Father's fury. The Ramones' first record. Then amphetamines and a closet that almost won.

by Bob Mould 2011

3.80

2k+ ratings

🔥 Hardcore Punk 🌈 Closeted Identity 🤝 Creative Partnerships 🚌 Touring Life 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

Nice Catching You

by Ryan Taylor • 2022

Snowbound with a closeted hockey captain, a law student shares one bed and a dangerous attraction.

3.86

1k+

🏒 Closeted Athlete 🛏️ Only One Bed 💔 Secret Relationship 🎓 College Hockey 🤗 Hurt/Comfort

Nice Catching You 86%

Snowbound with a closeted hockey captain, a law student shares one bed and a dangerous attraction.

by Ryan Taylor 2022

3.86

1k+ ratings

🏒 Closeted Athlete 🛏️ Only One Bed 💔 Secret Relationship 🎓 College Hockey 🤗 Hurt/Comfort

Human, Animal

by Seth Insua • 2025

A genderqueer child's coming out fractures a dairy farming family under siege from activists.

4.07

345

📜 Generational Saga 🦋 Coming Out 🔐 Family Secrets ⚧️ Genderqueer Identity 💌 Forbidden Wartime Love

Human, Animal 86%

A genderqueer child's coming out fractures a dairy farming family under siege from activists.

by Seth Insua 2025

4.07

345 ratings

📜 Generational Saga 🦋 Coming Out 🔐 Family Secrets ⚧️ Genderqueer Identity 💌 Forbidden Wartime Love

Perfectly Queer

by Jillian Abby • 2023

A girl held her hand, and her perfect suburban life stopped making sense.

4.46

236

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Memoir 🚪 Coming Out Later In Life 🪞 Internalized Homophobia 🎭 Perfectionism 📋 Compulsory Heterosexuality

Perfectly Queer 86%

A girl held her hand, and her perfect suburban life stopped making sense.

by Jillian Abby 2023

4.46

236 ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Memoir 🚪 Coming Out Later In Life 🪞 Internalized Homophobia 🎭 Perfectionism 📋 Compulsory Heterosexuality

The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle

by Neil Blackmore • 2020

On the Grand Tour, Benjamin Bowen meets a dazzling rebel who becomes his lover and his undoing.

3.49

2k+

🖤 Tragic Gay Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🎭 Concealed Heritage 🚶 Outsider Protagonist

The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle 86%

On the Grand Tour, Benjamin Bowen meets a dazzling rebel who becomes his lover and his undoing.

by Neil Blackmore 2020

3.49

2k+ ratings

🖤 Tragic Gay Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🎭 Concealed Heritage 🚶 Outsider Protagonist

The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle

by Matt Cain • 2021

After sixty-four years of hiding, a retiring postman searches for his first and only love.

4.04

16k+

🕰️ Late-Life Romance 🌈 Coming Out Late 💌 Second Chance Love 🫂 Chosen Family 🏘️ Small-Town England

The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle Summary

The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle 86%

After sixty-four years of hiding, a retiring postman searches for his first and only love.

by Matt Cain 2021

4.04

16k+ ratings

🕰️ Late-Life Romance 🌈 Coming Out Late 💌 Second Chance Love 🫂 Chosen Family 🏘️ Small-Town England

Hi Honey, I'm Homo!

by Matt Baume • 2023

How sitcoms smuggled queer life past the censors and changed what America saw as normal.

4.30

2k+

📺 Television History 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Representation 🎭 Sitcom History 📚 Queer History 📰 Media Criticism

Hi Honey, I'm Homo! 86%

How sitcoms smuggled queer life past the censors and changed what America saw as normal.

by Matt Baume 2023

4.30

2k+ ratings

📺 Television History 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Representation 🎭 Sitcom History 📚 Queer History 📰 Media Criticism

Confessions of a Mask

by Yukio Mishima • 1949

In imperial Japan, a young man's mask of conformity is threatened by his forbidden desires.

3.95

41k+

📖 I-Novel 📝 Confessional Narrative 🍎 Forbidden Desire 💔 Unrequited Love 🌱 Sexual Awakening

Confessions of a Mask 86%

In imperial Japan, a young man's mask of conformity is threatened by his forbidden desires.

by Yukio Mishima 1949

3.95

41k+ ratings

📖 I-Novel 📝 Confessional Narrative 🍎 Forbidden Desire 💔 Unrequited Love 🌱 Sexual Awakening

Wicked Lies Boys Tell

by K. Webster • 2019

A fake engagement reunites estranged best friends, and the kiss that broke them still burns.

3.98

9k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 😢 Angsty Romance 🌈 Coming Out Journey

Wicked Lies Boys Tell 86%

A fake engagement reunites estranged best friends, and the kiss that broke them still burns.

by K. Webster 2019

3.98

9k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 😢 Angsty Romance 🌈 Coming Out Journey

Master of Mayhem

by Saxon James • 2022

When a frat prankster experiments with his best friend, their chemistry becomes the real risk.

4.11

10k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💜 Bisexual Awakening ⚡ Opposites Attract 🤫 Secret Romance 🫶 Found Family

Master of Mayhem 86%

When a frat prankster experiments with his best friend, their chemistry becomes the real risk.

by Saxon James 2022

4.11

10k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💜 Bisexual Awakening ⚡ Opposites Attract 🤫 Secret Romance 🫶 Found Family

Summerhouse

by Yiğit Karaahmet • 2025

On a Turkish island, a gay couple's life unravels when desire for a young neighbor turns murderous.

3.59

674

🖤 Literary Suspense ⏳ Age Gap Desire 💔 Long-Term Relationship 👁️ Voyeurism And Obsession 🪦 Cover Up A Death

Summerhouse 86%

On a Turkish island, a gay couple's life unravels when desire for a young neighbor turns murderous.

by Yiğit Karaahmet 2025

3.59

674 ratings

🖤 Literary Suspense ⏳ Age Gap Desire 💔 Long-Term Relationship 👁️ Voyeurism And Obsession 🪦 Cover Up A Death

Breathless

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2013

An air elemental hides behind a convenient girlfriend until a dancer stirs feelings he can't name.

4.00

5k+

🌀 Elemental Magic 🚪 Closeted Teen 💑 Fake Dating 🏚️ Toxic Home 💃 Dance As Refuge

Breathless 86%

An air elemental hides behind a convenient girlfriend until a dancer stirs feelings he can't name.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2013

4.00

5k+ ratings

🌀 Elemental Magic 🚪 Closeted Teen 💑 Fake Dating 🏚️ Toxic Home 💃 Dance As Refuge

Half Truths

by Sally Green • 2015

To reclaim his magic, a Black Witch must spy on the outcasts who trust him most.

3.70

2k+

🏛️ Witch Politics 🌙 Hidden Magical World ⚖️ Morally Gray Hero 💕 Gay First Love 🕵️ Reluctant Spy

Half Truths 86%

To reclaim his magic, a Black Witch must spy on the outcasts who trust him most.

by Sally Green 2015

3.70

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Witch Politics 🌙 Hidden Magical World ⚖️ Morally Gray Hero 💕 Gay First Love 🕵️ Reluctant Spy

The Long Game

by Rachel Reid • 2022

NHL rival captains, a decade of secret love, and a season where hiding becomes impossible.

4.52

194k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🌈 Coming Out 🧠 Mental Health

The Long Game 86%

NHL rival captains, a decade of secret love, and a season where hiding becomes impossible.

by Rachel Reid 2022

4.52

194k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🌈 Coming Out 🧠 Mental Health

Without the Mask

by Charlie Bird • 2020

A gay Mormon discovered his faith and sexuality could coexist; he wrote the book he couldn't find.

4.53

3k+

🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Mormons ✝️ Faith And Sexuality 🚪 Coming Out Stories 🕊️ Religious Inclusion 🙏 Queer Spirituality

Without the Mask 86%

A gay Mormon discovered his faith and sexuality could coexist; he wrote the book he couldn't find.

by Charlie Bird 2020

4.53

3k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Mormons ✝️ Faith And Sexuality 🚪 Coming Out Stories 🕊️ Religious Inclusion 🙏 Queer Spirituality

There's Only One Sin in Hollywood

by Rasheed Newson • 2026

A Black fixer in 1950s Hollywood falls for a rising star, risking the studio's deadliest secrets.

4.07

609

🎬 Golden Age Hollywood 🎥 Behind The Scenes 💔 Forbidden Love 🥀 Tragic Gay Romance 🕵️ Noir Atmosphere

There's Only One Sin in Hollywood Summary

There's Only One Sin in Hollywood 86%

A Black fixer in 1950s Hollywood falls for a rising star, risking the studio's deadliest secrets.

by Rasheed Newson 2026

4.07

609 ratings

🎬 Golden Age Hollywood 🎥 Behind The Scenes 💔 Forbidden Love 🥀 Tragic Gay Romance 🕵️ Noir Atmosphere

Counterpoint

by J.E. Birk • 2022

A playboy lands a law job beside his best friend's brother. One secret night binds them.

4.04

1k+

👥 Best Friend's Brother 💼 Office Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Found Family 💕 Hurt/Comfort

Counterpoint 86%

A playboy lands a law job beside his best friend's brother. One secret night binds them.

by J.E. Birk 2022

4.04

1k+ ratings

👥 Best Friend's Brother 💼 Office Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Found Family 💕 Hurt/Comfort

Bad Gays

by Huw Lemmey • 2022

Gay history's villains reveal more about power, race, and assimilation than its heroes.

3.55

6k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer History 📚 Lgbtq Studies 🚫 Anti-Respectability Politics 🏴 Queer Radicalism 🔌 Power And Sexuality

Bad Gays 86%

Gay history's villains reveal more about power, race, and assimilation than its heroes.

by Huw Lemmey 2022

3.55

6k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer History 📚 Lgbtq Studies 🚫 Anti-Respectability Politics 🏴 Queer Radicalism 🔌 Power And Sexuality

The Cold Cold Ground

by Adrian McKinty • 2012

A taunting postcard draws a Catholic detective into a string of murders in Troubles-era Belfast.

3.91

16k+

☘️ Irish Noir 🔥 The Troubles 👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer ✉️ Taunting Killer

The Cold Cold Ground 86%

A taunting postcard draws a Catholic detective into a string of murders in Troubles-era Belfast.

by Adrian McKinty 2012

3.91

16k+ ratings

☘️ Irish Noir 🔥 The Troubles 👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer ✉️ Taunting Killer

The Prodigal Son

by Sara Cate • 2025

A closeted country singer and a preacher with a secret past risk everything for a forbidden love.

4.42

8k+

✝️ Religious Trauma 🛑 Conversion Therapy 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🎸 Musician Hero

The Prodigal Son 86%

A closeted country singer and a preacher with a secret past risk everything for a forbidden love.

by Sara Cate 2025

4.42

8k+ ratings

✝️ Religious Trauma 🛑 Conversion Therapy 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🎸 Musician Hero

Heartstopper

by Alice Oseman • 2020

Boyfriends on a Paris school trip, Nick and Charlie steal secret kisses, but hiding has a cost.

4.54

502k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Teen Romance 📖 Graphic Novel Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🚪 Coming Out Journey 😰 Anxiety Representation

Heartstopper 86%

Boyfriends on a Paris school trip, Nick and Charlie steal secret kisses, but hiding has a cost.

by Alice Oseman 2020

4.54

502k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Teen Romance 📖 Graphic Novel Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🚪 Coming Out Journey 😰 Anxiety Representation

Boyslut

by Zachary Zane • 2023

Bisexual men disappear unless they shout. One manifesto for making your desires undeniable.

3.77

2k+

😶 Sexual Shame 💜 Bisexuality ✨ Sex Positivity 🔄 Ethical Non-Monogamy ⛓️ Kink Exploration

Boyslut 86%

Bisexual men disappear unless they shout. One manifesto for making your desires undeniable.

by Zachary Zane 2023

3.77

2k+ ratings

😶 Sexual Shame 💜 Bisexuality ✨ Sex Positivity 🔄 Ethical Non-Monogamy ⛓️ Kink Exploration

Another Day

by David Levithan • 2015

She fell for her boyfriend on the one day someone else was living his life.

3.58

27k+

🫂 Impossible Romance 💔 Bittersweet Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌱 Choosing Yourself 🍂 Letting Go Of Love

Another Day 86%

She fell for her boyfriend on the one day someone else was living his life.

by David Levithan 2015

3.58

27k+ ratings

🫂 Impossible Romance 💔 Bittersweet Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌱 Choosing Yourself 🍂 Letting Go Of Love

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by Andrew Sean Greer • 2017

A novelist flees his ex's wedding by accepting every awful literary invitation across the globe.

3.62

226k+

🧳 Midlife Crisis Journey ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Literary Fiction 🎭 Wry Literary Comedy 🌏 International Travelogue

Less 86%

A novelist flees his ex's wedding by accepting every awful literary invitation across the globe.

by Andrew Sean Greer 2017

3.62

226k+ ratings

🧳 Midlife Crisis Journey ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Literary Fiction 🎭 Wry Literary Comedy 🌏 International Travelogue

The History Between Us

by Ashley James • 2024

A bull rider's one-night secret follows him home when his father's best friend becomes his doctor.

4.03

2k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏜️ Small-Town Western ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity

The History Between Us 86%

A bull rider's one-night secret follows him home when his father's best friend becomes his doctor.

by Ashley James 2024

4.03

2k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏜️ Small-Town Western ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity

Magical Thinking

by Augusten Burroughs • 2004

Tang commercials, an undertaker boyfriend, steroids, and the deep conviction his mind runs reality.

3.96

57k+

📝 Personal Essays 🖤 Dark Humor 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma 🧠 Coping Mechanisms

Magical Thinking 86%

Tang commercials, an undertaker boyfriend, steroids, and the deep conviction his mind runs reality.

by Augusten Burroughs 2004

3.96

57k+ ratings

📝 Personal Essays 🖤 Dark Humor 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma 🧠 Coping Mechanisms

Lately Lesbian

by J.D. Simmons • 2019

After thirty-three years as a wife, a woman from her past makes her question everything.

4.12

🌸 Late-Blooming Lesbian ⏰ Midlife Awakening 🔗 Compulsory Heterosexuality 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🚪 Closeted Marriage

Lately Lesbian 86%

After thirty-three years as a wife, a woman from her past makes her question everything.

by J.D. Simmons 2019

4.12

17 ratings

🌸 Late-Blooming Lesbian ⏰ Midlife Awakening 🔗 Compulsory Heterosexuality 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🚪 Closeted Marriage

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