Gay Romance Report May 26, 2026

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Deathball, by TJ Rose & WH Lockwood

Intimidate. Annihilate. Survive.
Welcome to Deathball

ROBIN
They ripped me from my home.

They put me in these chains.

And now they expect me to fight other men to the death for their entertainment.

Bruised, battered, enslaved, and then I meet him—Marco, the reigning champion with blood on his hands and secrets in his eyes. Terrifying, unpredictable, an impossible beauty in the barren wastelands, Marco’s twice as vicious as the sport itself.

So why is he obsessed with me, training me harder than the other men, pushing me to my limits? And why does every brutal lesson only draw me closer to the one man I should fear most of all?

MARCO
Five years I’ve been their weapon. Five years of victory, of survival, of telling myself one more season, and I’ll finally earn my freedom, make it home.

Then they bring me Robin—beautiful, golden-haired, obstinately fierce, and smelling like the sunshine of my homeland—and suddenly I’m fighting a war on two fronts. In the arena, I have to forge him into a killer. In the shadows, I’m falling for the rival who could destroy everything I’ve worked for.

Because the one man I’m desperate to protect is also the one I’m destined to murder in the arena, in front of thousands of cheering Deathball fans.

When they’ve taken everything, maybe love is the only rebellion left.

Deathball is a high-stakes, life or death, post-apocalyptic MM dark sports romance packed with blood, sweat, spice, and swoony, angsty, heart-wrenching love against all odds. It ends with a HEA for this couple, with the overarching plot continuing with different main characters in Deathwish, book two.

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Strawberry Kisses, by Charlie Novak

Patrick’s To Do List:
1. Tell family I’m gay
2. Make giant cake for anniversary party
3. Convince Connor to be my fake boyfriend for the weekend
4. Try to keep my hands off Connor
5. Make sure Connor doesn’t find out I’ve been in love with him for the last three years

Connor’s Steps for Success:
1. Perfect pole routine for Chrome Stars
2. Continue search for perfect music
3. Survive weekend with Patrick’s family without mauling him while sharing a bed
4. Prevent feelings from exploding like a glitter bomb
5. Make sure Patrick doesn’t find out I’ve been in love with him forever

Strawberry Kisses is a 78,000 word standalone, contemporary MM romance featuring a sweet pastry chef, sassy pole dancer, a nosy but loving family, fabulous make-up, fluffy feels, and copious amounts of cake.

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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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In Enemy Hands, by Lana Bright

Falling in love makes me a traitor.

I wake up one day tied up and helpless. A huge Rhennian soldier stands over me. His name is Neil, and he says I’m his prisoner of war. My people are pacifists, but that doesn’t stop the Rhennian empire from claiming our lands.

As we journey through the wilderness, he’s nothing like I expected. He lets me share his sleeping bag in the brutal cold of night. He saves my life when bandits attack. I can’t help noticing his muscular body and the way his eyes crinkle when he laughs.

And when he looks at me, my skin prickles. He wants me too.

It’s one thing to dream of my enemy’s hands on my body while we’re alone. It’s another to face reality. We can’t fall in love without betraying our people.

We’re at war—and I’m at war with myself.

And I think I’m losing.

In Enemy Hands is an enemies-to-lovers MM romance set in a non-magical gaslamp fantasy world. This is the first of four novels following Neil and Aaron, as their love story entwines with the fate of empires. Happy Ever After ending at the end of book 4.

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Two for Charging, by S.B. Barnes

Since the moment they met, San Francisco Sea Lions defenseman Luca Mazetti has harbored a debilitating crush on his on-ice partner and roommate, Breezy. Loud and friendly, Breezy mistakenly believes he’s Italian even though he’s from Montreal. In short, he’s everything Luca never thought he’d want. When Breezy asks for help navigating love and sex, Luca is powerless to resist, despite knowing he’s only going to end up getting hurt.

Chris Calabrese, “Breezy” to his teammates, knows he’s not the sharpest blade on the skate. He can’t even figure out why none of his girlfriends stick around. And he’s definitely not a good fit for the newly vacant alternate captaincy everyone keeps trying to give him. All Breezy wants is for the team to get along, despite the changes and upheaval plaguing the roster. If he can keep Luca living in his apartment as well, even better. Breezy knows his best friend is way too good for him and will move on eventually, but for reasons Breezy doesn’t fully understand, he’s desperate to keep Luca’s attention.

With dissent brewing among the Sea Lions, can Luca and Chris hold the team together? Or will the Sea Lions disintegrate along with their friendship? And if it does, can they build something stronger from the rubble?