Hola and a big smushy WELCOME to our LGBTQ event which is here for the month of May. We have reviews, Guest Posts, Top Ten List and lots and lots of prizes all with a LGBT theme. The posts will be indexed on the side and I do hope you hop through … I have been so lucky this year!
Today, it’s my turn. All the thoughts in here are from me and I think I’ve classified a few of the books into dubious tropes but bare with me. I’m giving away a copy of one of the books to one lucky commenter too … just give me some more coming out recommendations!
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Before I start recommending books, I want to tell you something about me and my experiences of LGBTQ in real life.
I am a heterosexual woman who leads an incredibly privileged existence because my life is filled with diverse people of all ages, races and sexualities. The LGBTQ people who have been in my life are some of the best friends I’ve had and some of the strongest people I know. I’ve never had to deal with half the shit they’ve had to and I know I’m a better person for knowing them. This event is partly for those people in my life, online and otherwise, whose issues and stories deserve to be explored through fiction because they exist in our world too. It’s partly to publicise LGBTQ fiction in the hopes that it becomes more mainstream, and widely available, so that the LGBTQ youth of today will be able to easily access realistic stories which they can relate to and find hope in. We all deserve a book that we can read and find some solace in, even on the darkest day.
When I pick up an LGBT book, it isn’t because it’s LGBTQ. I pick up books because I’m interested in the story or love the author. The LGBTQ genre is full of powerful stories and fantastic writers; I have many, many comfort rereads in the genre. Although I don’t pick up books purely because they are LGBTQ, just as with MF fiction, there are tropes within the genres that I am a complete sucker for. I have decided to do a trope recommendation post for the LGBTQ event this time so all the pictures are clickable to the goodreads blurb … oh, and I’ll giveaway a copy of one of the books (in eFormat) to one commenter! This doesn’t reflect all that I read … it just highlights tropes that are guaranteed to make me hit the one-click button.
The “Coming out” trope
These books are so bittersweet. The characters go through absolute hell over the course of the story but, by the culmination of the story, I am so emotionally invested in their character development, I literally cry happy tears when they get their HEA. Most of my LGBT reading tends to be in this trope… I cannot get enough!
The Alpha/sub MM trope
You know, this is never about the Alpha character in this story for me; I am a complete sucker for a male sub and they are written so well in this particular trope. Kim Dare deserves a massive shout-out here because I think she has fostered my love for this trope and I’ve never been disappointed by one of her books
Although not a typical “coming out” story, the first one I ever read was ZA Maxfield’s Crossing Borders. I still love that book. 🙂
I haven’t read that one! I shall go look 🙂
Here are some reccomodations on Coming out story’s
Frat House Troopers by Xavier Mayne
The Wedding Planner by GA Hauser
Blame it on the Mistletoe by Eli Easton
Unwrapping Hank by Eli Easton
Wild and Precious by CJane Elliott
The Nothingness of Ben by Brad Boney
Rescued by Felice Stevens
Knight of Ocean Avenue by Tara Lain
Absolution by EM Leya and Nicole Colville
In Front of God and Everyone by Nealy Wagner
Last of the Summer Tomatoes by Sherrie Henry
I better stop because the ist keeps growing LOL
Thanks for this post and the giveaway 🙂
Trust the Focus by Megan Erickson is great and Frat Boy and Toppy by Anne Tenino is a coming out story with lots of humor.
Waiting for Ty – Samantha Ann King
Frat Boy and Toppy by Anne Tenino
I have quite a few recommendations in this particular trope, some favourites alerady mentioned, so to list just a few:
Shattered Glass by Dani Alexander
Tigers & Devils by Sean Kennedy
Zero to the Bone by Jane Seville
Life Lesson’s series by Kaje Harper
My Roommates a Jock, well Crap by Wade Kelly
Social Skills by Sara Alva
Timing & The Matter of Time series by Mary Calmes
and just one more a particular favourite Latakia by JF Smith…. oh yes also the Rebuilding Year by Kaje Harper and I think there is a sequel that will be out soon 🙂
Thank you for a chance to win an ebook of your one of your favourites in this trope.
Dani, you are my winner! Please email me at Scorchingrevs AT gmail DOT com …. thank you all for playing 🙂
Hi Nix am I your winner for this one as it says Dani and I cannot see a Dani? Thanks Su xox
Su, I have no idea what I’ve done as you are my winner! Let me know which book you want 🙂