Holidays : Reading Recommendations – Part 1

I’m curious as to who among us here at A4A reads gay romance, or writes, for that matter. I do. Read, I mean. If you don’t and if you are planning on trying to read sometime soon, or if you do and you’re looking for new reads, we have compiled a few MM romance authors whose books we think are a must-read!

1. Josh Lanyon

This author is famous for her Adrien English Mystery and Holmes and Moriarity series. Her specialty is mystery-suspense but her works have a touch of romance not to mention that her characters are quirky, funny as hell, and relatable. Josh has a way with words, too.

How dis people get over this? #joshlanyon #wordstoliveby

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My favorites among her works include Perfect Day, a short story about Wyatt who is in love with Graham who happens to be still in love with Jase. Complicated, I know. I also love her Holmes and Moriarity series very much. It’s about Kit Holmes and his knack for stumbling over dead bodies while playing house with his lover J.X.

Check out Josh’s complete list of works here or buy her books here.

2. Tal Bauer

Tal Bauer is a new author. If you’re into reading about the military/law enforcement with a touch of romance and action then this author is the one to read. I’ve only ever read Tal’s Enemies of the State but it’s enough to convince me to read more of this author’s works in the future. The aforementioned book’s second installment Enemy of My Enemy is waiting for me in my Kindle.

Check out Tal Bauer‘s complete list of works here or buy Tal’s books here.

3. A.F. Henley

This Canadian author has the ability to make me cry. He writes contemporary romance and paranormal so if you love those genres, you may want to check his works. My favorites among his works include The Chase and the Catch, Baby’s on Fire, and his Wolf series.

The Wolf series, available at LT3. Are you all caught up? 🐺😈 https://lessthanthreepress.com/books/index.php?main_page=index&typefilter=bookx&bookx_series_id=67

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Check out A.F. Henley‘s complete list of works here or buy his books here

4. C.S. Pacat

C.S. Pacat‘s Captive Prince series is epic; granted I have yet to read the third and final book Kings Rising but what I’ve read so far, I loved. Captive Prince is about the fall of Damen, the crown prince of Akielos—and his subsequent rise to power. If you’re into political intrigue and fantasy this series is for you.

This year I fell in love with the #captiveprincetrilogy and I couldn’t put it down for the death of me. I would recommend this without hesitating, it does include some warnings of course like m/m relationship and there’s a lot of sex involved (not the main characters as much as the rest) but the world building and the plot will leave you asking for more!!!

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Check out C.S. Pacat’s complete list of works here or buy her books here.

5. J.L. Merrow

British author J.L. Merrow writes funny British characters. My favorites among her works include Muscling Through and The Plumber’s Mate series so if you’re into plumbers, fantasy, mystery and crime and would like to have a few good laughs, go and try reading her works.

#jlmerrow #goodbook #funny #pressurehead

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Check out her books here or buy them here.

6. Megan Derr

Megan is the one who got me into reading MM romance. You could never go wrong with her; pick up any book she wrote and you’ll love it. She writes mostly paranormal and fantasy stuff and my most favorites include the Black Magic series (a war between paladins and demons spanning centuries) and Princes of the Blood series (the story revolves around an ancient war as well with dragoons, shadowmarch, sorcerers, titans among others in the mix).

Priests, paladins, necromancers, warlocks and alchemists – eyes burning with the purple fire of the Goddess. 🌀🌀🌀 Koray and Sorin are entertaining, with all the sniping and snarking at each other. But my fave character is the Goddess, even if she’s never onscreen. ⚡⚡⚡ #books #booksph #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #meganderr #blackmagic #fantasy #magic #gayliterature #lgbt #readingissexy #currentlyreading

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Check out Megan’s complete list of works here or buy her books here.

7. Elliot Cooper

Elliot Cooper is a newcomer but color me impressed. He can say so much with so few words and can pack everything within a short story: action, romance, suspense, fantasy, and magic. I’ve only ever read two of his works (Junk Mage and The Clockwork Menagerie) but it’s enough to convince me that this guy is a good read. His new book My Boyfriend’s Back is sitting on my Kindle and I can’t wait to read it.

Check out Elliot Cooper’s complete list of works here or buy his books here.

I’m pretty sure I missed a lot of awesome authors out there so watch out for the second installment of this article. For now, happy reading and have a nice weekend.