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  • The Sarah Dessen Gift Set by Sarah Dessen

    The Sarah Dessen Gift Set by Sarah Dessen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The perfect gift for Sarah Dessen fans! Three of New York Times bestselling author Sarah Dessen?s most popular titles? Just Listen , This Lullaby , and The Truth About Forever ?are now available in a beautifully designed boxed set...
  • Three Words, Eight Letters, Say It and I'm Yours by Jade Margarette Pitogo (Girlinlove)

    Three Words, Eight Letters, Say It and I'm Yours by Jade Margarette Pitogo (Girlinlove)

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Chanel Courtney Chua has it all! She’s pretty, rich, and very much in love with her childhood sweetheart and boyfriend. But her happy world soon crumbles when her boyfriend cheazts on her and leaves, her best friend turns against her and their family business falls close to bankruptcy.Throughout all this, only Kean, the cool and seemingly broody heartthrob, never leaves her side...
  • Boyfriend Goals by Riley Hart

    Boyfriend Goals by Riley Hart

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    MiloUnusual. Quirky. Different. I’ve heard it all. I’ve accepted I’m not for everyone. Maybe not anyone.When I find out I inherited a bookstore and apartment on a small East Coast island, I jump at the chance for a new life.Turns out, I’ve also inherited a sexy, tattooed guy who not only rents the space next to my store for his tattoo parlor but my apartment too...
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    mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  lgbtq  romance
  • All The Way From Texas by Carolyn Brown

    All The Way From Texas by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Molly Baker, a first-rate reporter, and Carson Rhodes, an excellent photojournalist are two of the most talented students in their graduating class. So, who else would their professor pick but these two young, adventurous graduate students to go on a journalism excursion? But newly engaged Molly has reservations about the trip...
  • There Is A Light by Ban Gilmartin

    There Is A Light by Ban Gilmartin

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jamie Gilmour is starting over. A new school, a new city, a tenth attempt at a second start. All he has to do is stop making bad decisions and stick to something for once in his life. All he has to do is stop being himself.Jude Pujari is thinking of calling it all off. He’s overstressed, depressed and frozen in place, trapped by grief and fear of change...
  • Alone On the Water by MadLori

    Alone On the Water by MadLori

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sherlock Holmes never expected to live a long life, but he never imagined that it would end like this. - 7725 WordsSorrow’s my body on the wavesSorrow’s a girl inside my caveI live in a city sorrow builtIt’s in my honey, it’s in my milkDon’t leave my half a heart alone on the waterCover me in rag and bone sympathyCause I don’t want to get over you...
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    mlm  realistic  romance  lgbtq  contemporary  law-enforcement  wlw  sad
  • Remember Me by Cheryl Lanham

    Remember Me by Cheryl Lanham

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A new teen tearjerker in the heartwrenching Dear Diary series for young adults. Leeanne never thought she'd love working at the hospice so much, or that it would be so hard. Her new friend Gabriel isn't like other boys. He is dying. But in his final days, he has one last lesson to teach her...
  • Crankshaft by K.M. Neuhold

    Crankshaft by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I don’t have time for a relationship, not even with the adorably dorky vet I can’t seem to stop bumping into… *sigh * pass the oil and lubeBetween running a garage full of beefed up, gear head mechanics and bailing my idiot brother out of trouble every other week, the last thing I have time for is a relationship...
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    mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Hell by Jet Mykles

    Hell by Jet Mykles

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Extended Remix = same story but more! Re-edited and expanded. Includes the short story Feisty Little Firecracker Heaven Sent gets a hell of new keyboardist with a name to match. Heller Witting is an amazing musician and proves to be key to a sound that the band was missing. With lavender hair and big violet eyes, he captivates Brent Rose from the start, and not just with his music...
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    mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • Fall Again by Ann Lister

    Fall Again by Ann Lister

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dagger Drummond and Ryan Pierce have been married for years. They've experienced firsthand what living under the lights at center stage can do to even the strongest relationships, but somehow they've managed to remain on solid ground – until now. Ryan realizes he wants more from their marriage, but Dagger is too fearful to give it to him...
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    mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  lgbtq  romance
  • The Day After Forever by Erin Skiffington

    The Day After Forever by Erin Skiffington

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Day After Forever is an emotional story centering around four teenagers who discover and demostrate the true meaning of friendship. It illustrates the agony surroundingf horrific events and how friendship will always stand strong against the circumstances. Jeff has leukemia...
  • Wren Martin Ruins It All by Amanda DeWitt

    Wren Martin Ruins It All by Amanda DeWitt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Now that Wren Martin is student council president (on a technicality, but hey, it counts) he’s going to fix Rapture High. His first order of business: abolish the school’s annual Valentine’s Day Dance, a drain on the school’s resources and general social nightmare—especially when you’re asexual...
  • A Tremendous Amount of Normal by Chase Connor

    A Tremendous Amount of Normal by Chase Connor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Noah is normal. He’s full of normal. His older brother Will tells everyone all of the time. Even if they don’t believe him. Noah doesn’t understand why kids in school call him a “retard." He’s not intellectually disabled. In fact, he’s very smart. But a lot of people call Will a fag—so maybe it’s kind of like that. Neurotypical people don’t always make sense...
  • Ander and Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa

    Ander and Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Aristotle and Dante meets The Hate U Give meets The Sun Is Also A Star: A stunning YA contemporary love story about a Mexican-American teen who falls in love with an undocumented Mexican boy. Finding home. Falling in love. Fighting to belong. The Santos Vista neighborhood of San Antonio, Texas, is all Ander Lopez has ever known. The smell of pan dulce...
  • Gettin' Hooked by Nyomi Scott

    Gettin' Hooked by Nyomi Scott

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Click for your dream dateCould she go to the senior dance with just any guy? No way. Imani Lane has her heart set on Maurice, the hottest guy in town. But he isn't exactly asking. So she comes up with an idea to help herself--and everyone else, too...
  • Needing Forever VOL 1: Part of The Rocker... Series Universe by Terri Anne Browning

    Needing Forever VOL 1: Part of The Rocker... Series Universe by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From The Rocker… series by USA Today Bestselling author Terri Anne Browning comes a collection of novellas featuring some of your favorite characters. Kenzie The lead singer for Alchemy was my first crush…and my first kiss. But when I overheard a phone call after that mind-blowing embrace, I knew I was just a game to him. It was time to get back to reality...
  • A Hundred and One Reasons by Bianca Salindong

    A Hundred and One Reasons by Bianca Salindong

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There are still many things Ann needed to know, to explore and live the life she'd always imagined. But everything turned upside down when she learned that she is sick. Not cough and colds sick. No, something much complicated than that. Ann decides that she'd rather fight when she knows she had no chances of winning...
  • The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough

    The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A funny and heart-warming queer Indigenous YA novel, set in a rural Australian community, about seventeen-year-old Jackson finding the courage to explore who he is, even if it scares him.'I don't paint so much anymore,' I say, looking to my feet.'Oh. Well, I got a boy who needs to do some art...
  • Ready When You Are by Gary Lonesborough

    Ready When You Are by Gary Lonesborough

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A remarkable YA love story between two Aboriginal boys -- one who doesn’t want to accept he’s gay, and the boy who comes to live in his house who makes him realize who he is.It's a hot summer, and life's going all right for Jackson and his family on the Mish. It's almost Christmas, school's out, and he's hanging with his mates, teasing the visiting tourists, avoiding the racist boys in town...
  • Muffin a čaj by Theo Addair

    Muffin a čaj by Theo Addair

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Daniel a Kit jsou dva šestnáctiletí spolužáci, kteří snad ani nemůžou být rozdílnější. Jeden je nejlepším studentem na internátě, k okolí se chová odměřeně a úzkostlivě si střeží své soukromí. Druhý má umělecké nadání, pořádek považuje tak trochu za zbytečnost a často dřív mluví, než myslí.Zdálo by se, že přátelství mezi nimi je nepravděpodobné a cokoli hlubšího rovnou nemožné...
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    mlm  romance  lgbtq  young-adult  contemporary  fiction  book
  • Para sa Hopeless Romantic: Extended Edition by Marcelo Santos III

    Para sa Hopeless Romantic: Extended Edition by Marcelo Santos III

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    "Totoo ba ang happy ending? Deserve ba ng isang tao ang second chance? Bakit kung sino pa 'yung nagmamahal, sila pa 'yung nasasaktan?"Ang Para sa Hopeless Romantic Extended Edition ay istorya ng anim na taong nakikipagsapalaran sa mundo ng pag-ibig.Isang lihim na umiibig. Isang umaasang babalikan. Isang naghahangad na mahalin. Isang natatakot nang umibig muli. Isang nagsusumikap na makalimot...
  • The Long Run by James Acker

    The Long Run by James Acker

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Two track and field athletes find an unexpected but powerful love in this unapologetically blunt and unforgettably real YA debut. Sebastian Villeda is over it. Over his rep. Over his bros. Over being "Bash the Flash," fastest sprinter in South Jersey. His dad is gone, his mom is dead, and his stepfather is clueless. Bash has no idea what he wants out of life. Until he meets Sandro...
  • Skater Boy by Anthony Nerada

    Skater Boy by Anthony Nerada

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    In this YA pop-punk debut about queer romance and destroying labels, a teen risks everything to write his own story. Perfect for fans of Sonora Reyes and Adib Khorram. Stonebridge High’s resident bad boy, Wesley “Big Mac” Mackenzie, is failing senior year—thanks to his unchecked anger, rowdy friends, and a tendency to ditch his homework for skateboarding and a secret photography obsession...
  • Monroe & Zachery by Holly S. Roberts

    Monroe & Zachery by Holly S. Roberts

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The story of Monroe, Zachary, and Angel continues… The Devil’s Playground series can be read out of order, but you should read Zachary and Monroe’s book before this one. Zachery: Former Marine, swat commander, and hero with a hidden erotic edge. Zachary loves Angel and must also come to terms with his desire for the man he owes everything to or he could lose them both...
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    mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • Unexpected Dreams by Isabelle Peterson

    Unexpected Dreams by Isabelle Peterson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Divorce is a big change... But there are bigger ones. A few months after his divorce and may failed blind dates, Greg Fairchild met Tanner Williams. What started out as a good friendship unexpectedly turned into something that Greg didn't know what do with...attraction. Why would he be attracted to a man? He had been a ladies man back in the day...
  • Second Chances: A Romance Writers of America Collection by J. Kenner, Christina Lauren

    Second Chances: A Romance Writers of America Collection by J. Kenner, Christina Lauren

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Do you believe in second chances? Romance Writers of America® brings together seventeen of today's hottest authors in an anthology of never-before-published tales that reveal true love always deserves a happy ending. Follow New York Times best-selling authors J. Kenner and Christina Lauren back to reader-favorite worlds...
  • Loving the Single Dad by Elena Aitken

    Loving the Single Dad by Elena Aitken

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Is there anything sexier than a devoted single dad? You decide with this collection of three full-length, swoon worthy single dad romances! Always Be Mine - He needs a nanny. She needs a job. Now, all they have to do is keep their hands off each other and their feelings to themselves...
  • Candy Hearts: Volume 1 by Lee Blair, Becca Seymour

    Candy Hearts: Volume 1 by Lee Blair, Becca Seymour

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What's sweeter than a low angst queer romance at Valentine's Day? How about sixteen of them brought together in one anthology to help support a good cause?Each novella in the Candy Hearts Anthology is overflowing with red-hot romance and all the good feels. And this time around, every story has a secret—a secret admirer...
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    mlm  romance  anthologies  lgbtq  contemporary  fiction  adult
  • The Saint and the First-Time Sinner by Romeo Alexander

    The Saint and the First-Time Sinner by Romeo Alexander

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gay natural caregiver meets arrogant first-time gay.My job isn’t easy but taking care of sick people in the comfort of their own homes is so worthwhile. I like to think I’m professional and know I’m good at what I do, regardless of the circumstances, the patient, or even their families. Maybe it’s because I’ve known loss in my own life, or maybe I was just made for the job...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  romance  lgbtq  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating by Jiang Zi Bei, 酱子贝

    Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating by Jiang Zi Bei, 酱子贝

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The cousin that Jing Huan has been closest to since he was a child was labelled as “the other woman” in a certain popular online game: only after devoting herself did she know that the other party was a jerk with a girlfriend.After several days of being bullied online by people in the game, his cousin went abroad in a fit of anger and sorrow...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  realistic  book  comedy  contemporary  drama  fiction  humor
  • Breathe Again by Rachel Brookes

    Breathe Again by Rachel Brookes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For Savannah Rae, the thought of living in her picture-perfect world was almost too much to comprehend. With her dream job, a family she could finally call her own, and the beginnings of the best chapter of her life, she still couldn't shake the unnerving feeling that it was all too good to be true. The thought of a life without Savannah was incomprehensible to Tate Connors...
  • Spreadsheets by Jaclyn Quinn

    Spreadsheets by Jaclyn Quinn

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can one night change your whole life? When Jeremy Anderson goes into Ace’s Wild, it takes him completely out of his comfort zone. So, he is in no way prepared for the gorgeous, raven-haired man who walks through the doors. A chance encounter turns into an amazing night he’ll never forget, with a man he’ll never see again...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  realistic  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  lgbtq  new-adult
  • Extras All For The Game by Nora Sakavic

    Extras All For The Game by Nora Sakavic

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    EXTRAS ALL FOR THE GAME NOTE FROM TRANSLATORS: Nora uploaded extra content about the trilogy to her Tumblr page Korakos. You will be able to find information about the life of the Foxes after The King's Man, Andrew and Neil's content, Renee's past and things that you probably wondered when reading the trilogy...
  • The Legacy: Making Wishes Come True by Lurlene McDaniel

    The Legacy: Making Wishes Come True by Lurlene McDaniel

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Who is JWC and how was the One Last Wish Foundation created? Discover the tragic story behind a struggle for survival against impossible odds. Follow the interwining story of true love and friendships that compelled JWC to dedicate a life and legacy to helping others in this extraordinary novel of hope.You don't know me, but I know about you...
  • Night Shift by Annie Crown

    Night Shift by Annie Crown

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kendall prefers reading romance novels to college dating, until a real-life meet-cute with the bad boy goes off the rails in the best way possible. *****Kendall works the night shift at the campus library. It's the perfect job: she gets to spend hours reading her romance novels without interruption..
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    realistic  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • The Road to Amazing by Brent Hartinger, Josh Hurley

    The Road to Amazing by Brent Hartinger, Josh Hurley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "I think gay guys like weddings more than anyone. And it's not because we want to destroy marriage, like some people say. It's because we really, really want to get married!"Russel Middlebrook is gettin' hitched! The wedding is taking place in a remote lodge on an island in Puget Sound...
  • Not a Boy by Elle Keaton

    Not a Boy by Elle Keaton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Henry should have kept on walking by when he spotted the younger man sitting alone on the beach. He should never have stopped, never sat down, and certainly never kissed him. Because now Henry is experiencing feelings. And he doesn’t like it one bit.Things happen for a reason, even random hook-ups. Ben was supposed to get off work early that night...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  lgbtq  romance
  • Gorgeous by Jason Collins

    Gorgeous by Jason Collins

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    AVERY:I wear dresses for me, not for straight guys.Two things make me stand out: my femme clothes and my long hair. When a jerk catcalls me, I don’t expect a stranger to step in—and I certainly don’t expect a rescuer as handsome as Eric.I thought he was straight until our plan to get drinks after work turns into something more...
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    mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  lgbtq  romance
  • Hidden Truths: Mpreg Romance by Giovanna Reaves

    Hidden Truths: Mpreg Romance by Giovanna Reaves

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say your past always show up when you least expect it. Brenden Smith made a promise to himself that he would never put his heart on the line again. He swore off romance after his last breakup...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  adult  anthologies  contemporary  fiction  lgbtq  romance
  • Paint Eater by Marina Vivancos

    Paint Eater by Marina Vivancos

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jay knows that starting up a friends-with-benefits relationship with Logan is a mistake. After all, this is the guy who rejected him in high-school. And Jay hasn’t been pining, okay? He’s just…easily invested. Jay doesn’t need Logan’s approval anymore—he’s happy at his tattoo apprenticeship, with his wild adventures in the city, painting graffiti in the sad and dark places that need it...
  • Afterglow by Phil Stamper

    Afterglow by Phil Stamper

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After a summer of life-changing, these four friends are finally ready for senior year.Gabriel is thrilled to create his school's first LGBTQ+ advocacy group, but his long-distance relationship is fading from summer love to something else... Heath feels secure for the first time in years, but with his future riding on a baseball scholarship, each pitch triggers his anxiety..
  • Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee

    Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Heartstopper meets Crazy Rich Asians in this heartfelt, joyful paperback original rom-com that follows an aspiring chef who discovers the recipe for love is more complicated than it seems when he starts fake-dating a handsome new customer...
  • Unicorns Forever by May Archer

    Unicorns Forever by May Archer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An O'Leary / Whispering Key Bonus Short Story Ever wondered what happened when Mason (from Off Plan, Whispering Key #1) brings his boyfriend Fenn home to meet Micah and Constantine (from The Secret, O'Leary #3) for the first time? It becomes clear pretty quickly that some things--like true love, the spirit of competition, and epic quantities of rainbow glitter--are meant to last forever...
  • A Dino Nuggets Kind of Date by M.A. Innes

    A Dino Nuggets Kind of Date by M.A. Innes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes the only thing that will make a date better is dino nuggets and superheroes.After one spectacularly disastrous date, all Robyn wants is to ignore the way he’s drawn to the confusing man who leaves him with more questions than answers...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  romance  contemporary  lgbtq  fiction  book  adult
  • Queerceañera by Alex Crespo

    Queerceañera by Alex Crespo

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This irresistible and hilarious rom-com from acclaimed author Alex Crespo is a whirlwind of telenovela-level drama and hijinks when Joaquin Zoido finds himself fake-dating his childhood crush and newly minted date to his queerceañera.Joaquin Zoido is out and proud of it...
  • Abroad by Liz Jacobs

    Abroad by Liz Jacobs

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nick Melnikov doesn’t know where he belongs. He was just a kid when his Russian-Jewish family immigrated to Michigan. Now he’s in London for university, overwhelmed by unexpected memories. Socially anxious, intensely private, and closeted, Nick doesn’t expect to fall in so quickly with a tight-knit group of students from his college, and it’s both exhilarating and scary...
  • Merlin in the Library: An Agency Short Story by Ada Maria Soto

    Merlin in the Library: An Agency Short Story by Ada Maria Soto

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Agent Martin Grove is in pain every minute of the day while his wounds slowly heal. As soon as one injury starts to fade another that was hidden presents itself, but despite that Martin is, above all, a man who appreciates routine. For him that means 'Merlin' must return to the regularly scheduled Saturday Children's’ Story Hour at the library...
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    mlm  realistic  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  disability  fiction
  • Enlightened by J.P. Barnaby

    Enlightened by J.P. Barnaby

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Little Boy Lost is the story of Brian McAllister, the boy next door. Brian goes to school, does his homework, and helps his foster parents around the house. Brian also has a secret: he is in love with his best friend, Jamie. But in Crayford, Alabama, being in love with another boy is the worst kind of sin. Brian and Jamie will discover just how deep their emotional bond runs, and at what cost...
  • Anything But Fine by Tobias Madden

    Anything But Fine by Tobias Madden

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    All it takes is one missed step for your life to change forever.Luca Mason knows exactly who he is and what he In six months, he’s going to be accepted into the Australian Ballet School, leave his fancy private high school, and live his life as a star of the stage―at least that’s the plan until he falls down a flight of stairs and breaks his foot in a way he can never recover from...
  • Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve

    Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A moving YA debut about a trans boy finding his voice—and himselfDean Foster knows he’s a trans guy. He’s watched enough YouTube videos and done enough questioning to be sure. But everyone at his high school thinks he’s a lesbian—including his girlfriend, Zoe, and his theater director, who just cast him as a “nontraditional” Romeo...
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