Gay Romance Report June 5, 2026

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The Strange and Unbelievable Tall Tale of Mighty Max, by Duncan Gaye

Brian Dunleavy comes to the North Woods to write a serious novel. Instead, he falls in love with a kitschy paper towel mascot.

It begins with a whistle in the trees and the unmistakable sense of being watched. A bootprint the size of a bathtub. Then a muscular, 43-foot-tall lumberjack steps out of the forest.

Mighty Max is handsome. He is kind. Broad-shouldered and blue-eyed, he lives in permanent flannel. He claims he was born from tall tales and campfire legends—back when giants were needed, and believed in. But giants fade when they are mocked. Legends disappear when they’re forgotten.

As solitude turns to intimacy, myth turns warm and very, very tangible. Brian finds himself lifted in the careful palm of the colossal man whose shadow stretches across the meadow like dusk itself. Beneath cold stars and beside impossible bonfires, he discovers that loving a giant means choosing to believe in him even when belief bends reality.

Reality is definitely bending. And when Max is reclaimed by the forest, Brian may be the only one who can write him back into being. If stories invent their tellers, who is keeping whom alive?

Strange, tender, playful, and proudly queer, The Strange and Unbelievable Tall Tale of Mighty Max is a mythic romance about loneliness, longing, and the radical act of loving something larger than life.

For readers who cherish the mythic queer devotion of The Song of Achilles, the tender whimsy of The House in the Cerulean Sea, and the wistful magic of Puff the Magic Dragon.

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Just Like Magic, by Ellie Roth

The witches are rioting again.
Figures. They overreact to everything.

Anwer Alexander, son of the notoriously anti-magic governor, has everything he wants in life: a good job, amazing parents, and an annoying brat of a younger sister. But when his sister Shay manifests the same kind of magic powers that get countless teenagers kicked out of their houses, Anwer has to scramble to find her a witch who can show her how to control them—and make sure their parents don’t find out.

Christian Lewis, the most powerful magic user in the tristate area, doesn’t know what to do with himself when the Alexander siblings ask him to teach Shay in exchange for Anwer helping Chris with a life-changing ritual. But no matter how much he hates their parents, Chris has never been able to say no to mentoring a newbie magic user from a toxic household—even though her scowling older brother infuriates him.

As the long summer days grow warmer, Anwer and Chris find themselves slowly drawing closer to each other over Shay’s training. Sparks fly when Shay decides that she wants to compete in the Santiago, the largest magic tournament of the year, but will the five-day competition be the beginning of something more or the end of everything Anwer and Chris hoped for?
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Just Like Magic is a contemporary LGBTQ+ romantic fantasy that features a modern world imbued with magic, a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance, found family vibes, tragic backstories, mild to moderate steaminess, major angst, and a happy ending for our protagonists (with a few plot threads left open for later books).

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Rescued by the Ancient Chinese Warrior Prince, by CD Rachels

Our missions are simple: go back in time, retrieve an anomaly, come back in seven days, and don’t change the past. There’s certainly no room to interact with, hook up, or catch feelings for someone outside of my time.

But when my latest mission takes a frightening turn, I’m saved by the most gorgeous man I’ve ever seen. He’s not only skilled with swordplay, but he’s sweet and understanding.
Oh, and he’s totally into me.

Still, I need to ignore him and go back to my century. There’s too much at stake if I get involved with him.
Now I need to convince my heart and body to get on board with that plan. Life as a time-travelling secret agent just got a lot more complicated.

(Don’t read this book unless you enjoy M/M spicy romance time travel stories that will make you swoon.)

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All Booked Up, by E.J. Stoll

Nix Jansen is finally doing things his way. After walking away from a high-powered law career to move to Sleighbell Springs, Vermont, he’s got his life in order—fixing up the old home his Great Aunt left him, getting Tannenbaum Books up and running, and converting the upper level into a rental unit. The only thing he hasn’t figured out? His social life. That is, until he agrees to take in Chase, his best friend’s older brother…and the subject of his teenage fantasies.

Chase Haywood hasn’t seen Nix in nearly a decade, and life hasn’t been kind. Unemployed and recently divorced, he needs somewhere to hide out while he plots his next steps. Reluctantly, he accepts Nix’s offer of a temporary stay in this ridiculous, Christmas-themed town—surely just long enough to regroup.

But as summer heats up, so does the chemistry between them. Nix’s old crush isn’t as far in the past as he thought, and Sleighbell Springs might just have a little magic left to convince Chase to stay…permanently.

All Booked Up is a playful, heartwarming MM romance set in the shared world of Sleighbell Springs—a small town full of charm, second chances, and unexpected love.

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Furious, by Sonia Blue

Jax burns with more than anger, but will he chase away his only chance at love?

Four years ago, Jax Fiorelli lost everything, and now he struggles with chronic pain and a fuse so short that it scares even him. Living on hard mode has changed him for the worse, and lately his only bright spot is the gorgeous, bearded stranger he sees at physical therapy, the one who looks at him with eyes warm enough to melt his defenses.

Tristan Maddock has spent his life putting others first. After months on a long-distance hike, he’s returned home feeling untethered and unsure of where he belongs, and his manipulative ex is determined to sabotage any happiness he has. So, he isn’t ready for anything new, but the alluring, younger man he sees each week refuses to leave his mind and his heart.

Fate steps in, and their paths collide at The Pointe wedding hall. As they work long hours side by side, the heat between them grows into something dangerously real, but a sinister plan is unfolding that could tear them apart.

Can Jax master his anger, and can Tristan stop sacrificing himself? Or will they lose the one thing that could save them both – each other?

Furious is the 85k fourth book in The Pointe of Love series. It has an age-gap, workplace romance with hurt/comfort, chronic pain rep, angry/calm, a size difference, lots of nudes, ravioli dinners, enough heat to make a fireplace jealous, and an HEA with no cliffhangers.

All of The Pointe of Love books can be read as standalones, as they each follow a different couple, but they’re much more fun when read together.

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Pretty Fly for a Vampire Guy, by CD Rachels and Leslie McAdam

Clay
I suck at being a vampire—literally. When the Halloween Wave turned a third of the population into monsters, I thought I was one of the lucky ones. I get to have my fit twenty-year-old body for decades. And vampires are supposed to be sexy, right?

But now that I’m finally in university, I still don’t fit in. I was supposed to find myself and spread my metaphorical vampire wings. Yet, I’m not good enough to be an academic, and too inept at flying to hang with monsters like me. At least flirting with my new nerdy lab partner can be some fun in the meantime.

Owen
I can’t stand my lab partner. It’s not because he’s a monster—far from it, I find vampires attractive. But jocks don’t go for academics like me, especially airheads like Clay. We only need to get through this class.

Then one day we’re nursing an injured bat together, and Clay’s sweet, compassionate side rears its teeth. Despite my best efforts, this gorgeous bloodsucker has me enchanted. When he wants to learn to fly, how can I refuse? This jock keeps failing at taking to the sky, but I fear I’m the one that’s falling. A nerdy human like me dating a himbo vampire could spell a monster-sized disaster.

Pretty Fly for a Vampire Guy is a spicy paranormal romantic comedy set in the Creepin U shifter universe. Don’t read if you’re not interested in nerd-jock connections, flying lessons through the forest, monsters at university, and yes, a happily ever after.

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The Prince’s Sacrifice, by Ellie Ash

The plan is slightly more complicated. But they can still make it work, right?

Tor
Tor now needs to convince his brother the High King that the asinine plan to marry him off is actually the best plan that ever existed—as long as it’s to that most objectionable, most inappropriate prince who has proved to be the best thing that’s ever happened to Tor. He needs to convince Pel to bond with him. Instead, when the exiles’ raids take a violent turn, Tor finds himself rushing to try to prevent a war.

Pel
The last thing Pel expected was to fall for Tor. Now he has to face the reality of a relationship with the High Prince of the United Realms—and the very real possibility that High King Varex isn’t going to approve, no matter what Tor says. Before they can set off to talk to Tor’s brother, though, they find themselves marching to face the banished exiles. Will they even get the chance to pursue their relationship, or will unexpected dangers tear them apart?

The Prince’s Sacrifice is an MM fantasy romance, continuing the adventures of Prince Tor and Prince Pel. Told in dual POV, it features an HFN for a slightly-less-cocky high prince and the stubborn prince who’s won his heart.

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The Memories We Made, by Cara Dee

The Game Series, #16 • Standalone Duet • Book 1 of 2 • Hurt/Comfort • Family • Dom/Dom • Opposites Attract • Angst
Ash and Nathan’s story begins on a blistering day in Philadelphia, with a rough-around-the-edges scaffolder yelling outside the office of a trauma specialist. Psychology major Nate decides to give this brute a piece of his mind.

The friends who told me to move on didn’t have a clue what they were talking about. Moving on wasn’t happening—and I knew that better than anyone after being trapped at the bottom of a heartbreak for an excruciating year now, where I had nothing but crippling anxiety and our memories to torture me. Everything we’d built, the family we’d created, the pictures, that damn National Parks passport, the ring on my finger, echoes of laughter and promises… I’d been there, watching you, being your test subject, as you’d become the rope rigger you were today. With amusement glinting in your eyes, you’d called me the OG bondage bunny. Me, the primal predator, who thought about chasing brats through the woods, your bondage bunny.

We’d given each other laugh lines. We’d loved so damn hard. We’d stood in front of our friends and family and vowed to fight for us forever.

Almost twenty years together. Four beautiful children.

What the hell happened, Nate?

You didn’t have to tell me. I already knew. I was a coward. I’d let my fears hold us back.

The question now was if I still stood a chance, because…frankly, living without you was impossible.

I’d do anything to get you back.

*Look for the sequel, The Time We Have Left, on June 19th!

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Gatherdawn, by Lee Colgin

When the worlds of a prince and a gargoyle collide, the bond they forge is stronger than stone.

Zenith
I stand watch, cold as the rock encasing me, immortal, forgotten, lonely. Until one bright festival evening, when a young prince from a faraway land catches my gaze… and he sees me. My heart springs to life like a bloom in the early morning light. For the first time in centuries, someone knows I’m real. I’m here.

Prince Anash
My mother is a queen, but my father is an incubus brothel worker. Where does that leave me? Half-breed by blood, demon by nature, and a loner by necessity because no one, absolutely no one, will have me. In a last-ditch effort to find a suitable match, Mother drags me to the Gatherdawn, a spring festival of bounty and fertility—or bullies and frostbite, if you ask me. Which nobody ever does.

The trip is tedious, and I’m tempted to give up until I lay eyes on the most handsome creature I’ve ever seen. A gargoyle, standing guard in stone form, who keeps returning my stare, ogling me from across the ballroom so shamelessly it’s a wonder his overseer doesn’t scold him for being distracted.

But when I work up the courage to speak with him, he gives me the cold shoulder.

Just like everyone else.

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Gatherdawn is a high fantasy gay romance set in Colgin’s Fae Realm of Luminia. It features a grumpy gargoyle and a lonely half-breed prince. Despite all odds, they might find comfort in each other. Add a dash of secrets, first time flying lessons, and spicy opposites-attract chemistry, and you’ve got a steamy gay romance carved in the very heart of stone!

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Ruben and Shane: Footprints in the Sand, by Lili B. Wilms

Ruben knows full well that getting involved with a hot surfer is a terrible idea. He and Shane couldn’t be any more different if they tried. Ruben’s love of cooking is evident in his love handles. He doesn’t fit into the world of athletes with their perfect bodies and golden skin. So it doesn’t come as a big surprise when Shane breaks his heart at the first opportunity. Since Ruben’s professional future is also on the line, escaping Ocean View seems like the best idea to forget about Shane.

As soon as the Pride festival is over, Shane’s fears are confirmed: Ruben is just as shallow as all the other guys and only cares about his sexy facade. He should be glad Ruben is gone—and yet he can’t get him out of his head. No matter what Ruben says, there’s more between them than superficial attraction.
Still reeling from their fling, they unexpectedly find themselves stuck together in the mountains. Shane finally has a chance to get the answers he’s been hoping for but Ruben needs to find the courage to stay in order to truly face Shane’s questions.

From sun-drenched beaches to a secluded cabin in the snowy mountains, Footprints in the Sand is an emotionally charged second-chance romance, bringing two opposites back together to face their insecurities and misunderstandings.

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The Tenor’s Shadow, by J.B. Warrick
Narrated by Joel Leslie

One temperamental opera singer. One vampire bodyguard. Let the sparks and secrets fly.

Anthony wouldn’t let anything stand in his way.

His career as an operatic tenor was finally taking off, and he would be damned if he let some stalker keep him from his globe-hopping musical dreams. But he had made the mistake of telling his uncle about the threatening letters the creep had been leaving in his hotel room.

Now he was saddled with a muscle-bound bodyguard who was seriously cramping his love life, even if the guy did have a swoony accent and the perfect number of freckles. No matter what Anthony did, he couldn’t get rid of the stubborn redheaded Brit. Freddie just didn’t fit in with his glamorous life of encores and galas and schmoozing. And how did the man never sleep?

Freddie was there to do a job.

Or maybe a few. He had been content as head of security for the Hughes vampire coven in London. But now he’d been sent to America to keep his coven master’s nephew safe from the threat of a rival coven. He knew the rules. Anthony couldn’t find out about the existence of vampires, and he certainly couldn’t find out that Freddie was one. Plus, he had to manage Anthony’s demanding personality, and Freddie was painfully bad with people. And he absolutely one-hundred-percent had to keep himself from hooking up with the overbearing American.

When friction erupts into steamy passion, can Freddie and Anthony forge a relationship together? Or will Freddie’s secrets and the deadly vampires of the Azarian coven tear them apart?

The Tenor’s Shadow is an MM vampire romance with a guaranteed HEA and no cliffhanger. It contains a strong-but-silent vampire bodyguard and the high strung opera singer that falls fast for him. It also contains steamy scenes and the violence you might expect from a vampire story.

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Vancouver Orcas series, by Amy Aislin
Narrated by Aaron Hokanson

As the new head coach of the Vancouver Orcas, Matt Shore has got his work cut out for him. Coming off a season where the Orcas came in last in the entire AHL, Matt’s job is to whip his new hockey team into shape for the oncoming season.

He doesn’t need any distractions, especially not one in the form of a tall, dark, and gorgeous antiques dealer.

Who’s also his ex—and his best player’s father.

Pierce Langley-Brown has a lot of regrets. The biggest? Leaving Matt behind two years ago when his son needed him. Now, with his son on Matt’s hockey team, there’s no avoiding the man who once owned his heart.

Not that Pierce wants to avoid him. And that heart? It still belongs to Matt.

But will Matt choose to keep it after all this time?

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Ink and Insults, by Ki Brightly and M.D. Gregory

A Dark Secret Creates an Evil Scheme
Ren Booth has one goal—revenge. He has a plan to take down his big bad brother, the man who put Ren’s life on a path he hated.

1. Turn Luke’s motorcycle club against him.
2. Hurt the family Luke chose over his own blood.
3. Let Luke rot in the total destruction.

The game sounds easy, but he doesn’t factor in two wild cards connected to his brother.

The Lonely Man
Oli has been working for Luke at his barber shop for years but wants to become a tattoo artist. When Ren opens a new tattoo parlor next door to the Ink Well—the studio Oli wants to work in—Oli is outraged. If that wasn’t bad enough, Ren starts dating the man Oli is in love with, KC Beaumont. Oli refuses to let Ren ruin his goals, even if Ren is hot.

The Overwhelmed College Linebacker
KC Beaumont is the son of Luke’s boyfriend. The only man he’s interested in, Oli, works for Luke, and he can see the problems with that a mile away, so he steers clear. When Oli takes a shot at KC, he makes a choice—date him and Ren, with their knowledge, of course. How could he ever choose?

Self-Discovery Becomes More
The three men balance each other out and start a relationship. Ren’s plans take a back seat as he enjoys time with his new men. What happens when Ren’s secret is exposed? Can the relationship survive deception? Or will Ren be the one left destroyed?

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Shelter, by Reese Knightley

Two killers. One target.
And a threat that never let go.

Sage has spent years doing what he was trained to do—quiet, efficient, untouchable. He doesn’t let anyone close. Not in his work. Not in his life.

Law Steel doesn’t step back.
Not from danger. Not from him.

When the bodies start falling, Sage knows exactly what it is.
And now it’s coming for the people he cares about.

But Law isn’t walking away.

When the enemy closes in…

the only way out
is the only thing they won’t let go of—

each other.

Their only shelter.

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Trade Deadline, by Jodi Oliver

BLAINE
When my name is involved in yet another scandal, I’m told to keep my head down and my stats up.
The trade deadline is looming, and I don’t want to leave Chicago.
But that night, I meet Alex. The guy with the bluest eyes and the kindest smile.
My reputation precedes me, and he’s determined to resist me, but the more time we spend together, the harder it is to deny the chemistry between us.
He’s someone who might make me want to change for the better.
But can we survive the slap shots that come our way, or will my scandalous past hit harder than any defenseman could?

ALEX
Being a lifelong Chicago Thunder fan, I know that Blaine Olsen is trouble.
Because all hockey players are.
He’s a notorious playboy, and I refuse to be another notch on his bedpost.
But when he shows me the part of himself he keeps hidden, it gets harder to resist him.
I can’t afford any distractions though. I’m up to my eyeballs in debt, doing everything I can to keep my head—and family business—above water.
Will Blaine prove me wrong and show me a hockey player could be my Prince Charming after all?

Trade Deadline is a low angst, hockey player/fan sports romance. It has team shenanigans, fast paced hockey, cheesy texting, no third-act break-up and puppies. It is book one in the Chicago Thunder series and can be read as a standalone.

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The Teacher Inside Me, by Anthony Auswat

A quiet student with a dangerous obsession. A beloved teacher with a reckless curiosity. A gay m/m thriller that’s not afraid of the dark.

Liam is just trying to finish high school and keep his secrets to himself. Mr. Hilton, his English teacher, is everything Liam shouldn’t want—straight, married, and way off-limits—but possibly…interested. What starts as an innocent crush blurs into something more real, more intense, and more terrifying than either of them can control.

Because some lines should not be crossed. Some lessons can’t be unlearned. And some desires come at a terrible price.

The Teacher Inside Me is an emotionally charged LGBTQ coming-of-age psychological thriller about longing, power, and the darkness within us all.

Perfect for fans of:
– dark academia tangled with forbidden gay desire
– age-gap obsession with psychological depth
– m/m dark romance with morally messy characters
– literary queer fiction for adults
– vintage pulp paperbacks
– genre storytelling blended with personal experience
– stories about gay men told from a gay male perspective

It’ll get inside you.

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Too Dear for Deer, by Ki Brightly and M.D. Gregory
Narrated by Keval Shah

The Titan of Industry Who Can Find Anything
Scott Cairns is a businessman who gives the wealthy what they want. And if that thing happens to be illegal? Who cares? His biggest client is the one he owes his life to—Sloan Killough from the Killough Company. Working for the mob isn’t new, but it makes Scott hesitate to start a relationship. Then, he meets Deer at a bar looking for a man to solve all his problems. Deer doesn’t share a lot about his past, and Scott doesn’t ask. Instead, he puts a time limit on their relationship. He’ll solve Deer’s woes . . . if Deer relieves his. He only has Deer for a month and plans to make the most of it.

The Lost Man
Diarmuid “Deer” Killough is an outsider. His mom only cares about herself, and when she notices her children, her attention focuses on Deer’s younger brother. His uncle and older brother—the only other close relatives he has—want nothing to do with him. When he starts running into money issues, he uses his best friend’s advice and goes looking for a man with deep pockets. He gets so much more in Scott.

When A Simple Transaction Becomes Love
As Deer and Scott navigate their developing feelings, they struggle to open their hearts, especially when each holds a secret. Getting close shouldn’t be an option, but it’s hard to fight the emotions that begin to form. What happens when they find out the truth about each other?

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A Corpse for Christmas, by Ki Brightly and M.D. Gregory
Narrated by Keval Shah

Who Doesn’t Want Their Enemies Destroyed For Christmas?

A Second Chance for the Accidental Serial Killer
Eddison “Eddie” Wheelwright isn’t a bad guy, he’s just a chronic klutz. He escaped his abusive father by going across the country for college. To make his exit, he was forced to leave behind a good friend, Tyler. Eddie told himself Tyler would be fine. Years later, Eddie runs into him again. He has been hurt and is on the verge of homelessness. Tyler has not been fine. Guilt eats at Eddie, and he can’t ignore Tyler’s plight, especially since it’s almost Christmas.

Hope for the Homeless Man
Tyler Morrow hates a lot of things. His ex-stepfather, who gave him the scars on his face. Eddie, who left him behind to be tortured. When their lives collide on one of the worst days of Tyler’s life, Tyler decides to ignore Eddie. The plan fails when Eddie murders a man who exploited Tyler. He can’t help but give Eddie another chance to be part of his life. And a brand-new shot to earn space in his heart.

The List
Tyler has a list of men who caused him pain. Only Eddie has no clue what the list is for, so he sets out trying to solve the riddle. Through a series of unfortunate accidents, he leaves most of the men dead. Tyler thinks Eddie is murdering these awful men to protect him. What will happen when he learns the truth? Will he forgive Eddie for taking credit for something he didn’t do on purpose? Or will this be a death blow for their new relationship?

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Bully Boys: Fling, by CJ Pines

It was never supposed to go this far.

If Dylan had a type, Ashton would be the furthest from it.

For one, Dylan doesn’t mess around with straight guys anymore — too much drama. And two, a blue collar punk hooking up with the preppy prince? Such a cliché.

So what if Dylan can’t stop thinking about how quickly Ashton gave up control. Or how much he liked making that frat bro beg?

Their kiss at the party was a one time thing, just a single moment of weakness.

As was what happened on the rooftop after, and the sexting ever since, and…

Bully Boys: Fling (A Men of Minotaur House #2 Prequel Novella) is a Preppy/Punk reverse-bully romcom.

Expect heavy elements of steamy open door MM enemies-to-lovers romance, swearing, humor, trust, communication, m/m bisexual awakening, queer joy, first times, forced proximity, size difference, culture exchange, college life, outdoor spice, and an entire forest of pining…

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