The most popular MM, male/male, gay books - organized by Recent Releases and Classic Favorites. If you’d like to see my personal favorites, see my 5 Star MM Romance Books list.
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Recent Releases
Popular MM books released within the past 10 years
Soon to become a tv show, this rivals to lovers hockey romance tells the story of a decade long secret affair and what happens when two rivals fall in love.
Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2)
The sweetest friends to lovers romance between two single fathers. Both the romance and the relationship the fathers have with their sons make this book shine.
You & Me - Kindle edition by Bauer, Tal
Quickly becoming a new classic in MM, this dark romance is surprisingly sweet and funny.
God of Fury (Legacy of Gods, #5) by Rina Kent
Now with a movie adaptation, this romcom between a Prince of England and the President’s son is sweet and hilarious
Red, White & Royal Blue
Perfect for fans of Red, White, and Royal Blue, this fake dating romcom is hilarious and deeply British
Boyfriend Material (London Calling, #1) by Alexis Hall
A second chance romance featuring a monk and his ex boyfriend. Heavy themes of mental health.
Saint (Priest, #3) by Sierra Simone
This is a steamy enemies to lovers romance between step-brothers who start making spicy videos together for money
For the Fans by Nyla K.
This friends to strangers to lover hockey romance is popular.
Him (Him #1) by Sarina Bowen
A sugar sweet and emotional fantasy romance
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) by T.J. Klune
A classic MM werewolf romance that will tear your heart out and then tape it lovingly back together
Wolfsong (Green Creek, #1) by T.J. Klune
This historical romance set in the 1950s is the sweetest friends to lovers you’re likely to ever read
We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian
A charming and cozy historical fantasy romance series
A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding, #1)
Perfect for anyone who has ever said “I like The Bachelor but I wish it was gay”
The Charm Offensive
A hilarious hockey romance that asks the question: what if your #1 rival (that you definitely hooked up with) got traded to your team?
Egotistical Puckboy (Puckboys #1) by Finley & James
A classic in MM dark romance, perfect for fans of Dexter who wished the show was a lot more gay
Unhinged (Necessary Evils, #1) by Onley James
The standard of MM urban fantasy IMO, incredible worldbuilding, high stakes, and romance development
A Ferry of Bones & Gold (Soulbound, #1)
A high stakes historical mystery with a romance that develops over the course of a trilogy
Slippery Creatures (Will Darling #1) by K.J. Charles
This cult favorite emotional age gap MM romance grapples with mental health and growing one's self worth.
Exiled by Jessie Walker
This hilarious YA historical romance is as adventurous as it is romantic
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
Now a tv show, this sweet coming of age graphic novel is perfect for every reader
Heartstopper
This arranged marriage fantasy romance is sweet, devastating, and exciting.
A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows
A sweet and charming YA romance
Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
This post-apocalyptic monster romance is suprisingly sweet and emotional, as well as high stakes
Soul Eater (Monstrous, #1) by Lily Mayne
This steamy contemporary romance series with a bi-awakening follows the same couple all the way through and is very beloved.
Try (Temptation, #1) by Ella Frank
A best friend's brother romance that grapples heavily with grief and finding joy and love despite your loss
Without You (Without You Duet Book 1)
This steamy college romance stars two roommates exploring their sexualities with each other as they fall in love
Want Me by Wilder, Neve
This steamy hockey romance features two rivals who sleep together before every game to fulfill a superstition
Iced Out (Leighton U, #1) by C.E. Ricci
The sweetest friends to lovers hockey romance you'll ever read
Gravity - Kindle edition by Bauer, Tal
A sugary sweet childhood best friends to lover small town romance
To Catch a Firefly by Emmy Sanders
An emotional but hopeful romance that grapples with addiction and overcoming even the hardest obstacles
The Tragedy of Felix and Jake by J. Daniels
An emotional enemies to lovers step brother romance
Wrath by Ella James
A rivals to lovers motorcross romance
Garron Park (From Nothing, #1) by Nordika Night
This mafia romance series is spicy, dangerous, and hilarious
Take Me Apart (Vitale Brothers #1) by Alepoú & Snow
This contemporary college romance between romance is sweet and spicy
Whit (Unexpected, #1) by Cora Rose
This YA sci-fi is weird and wonderful and it's best to go in blind
The Darkness Outside Us #1 - Eliot Schrefer
This mind reading sci-fi romance is epic
Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2) by Everina Maxwell
This spicy mafia/hockey romance is as ridiculous as it is fun
Hidden Scars by Andi Jaxon, Paperback
This dark prison romance is for those who like their books and characters morally black
Distorted (Alabaster Penitentiary, #1) by Nyla K.
Classic Favorites
Adult MM books that have stood the test of time (over 10 years)
The classic MM enemies to lovers and a masterclass in political fantasy
Captive Prince #1
While not a classic genre Romance, this book is a classic MM book that impacts everyone who reads it
Song of Achilles, The - Miller, Madeline: Books
Sports romance meets mafia romance in this extremely fun series. NOT YA.
The Foxhole Court (All for the Game #1)
A classic MM paranormal romance with fated mates and panther shifters
Change of Heart #1 - Mary Calmes
A classic MM murder mystery with a heaping side of romance. Perfect for fans who want a long series.
Cut & Run (Cut & Run Series) by Roux
This YA enemies to lovers fantasy romance is sweet and hilarious
Carry On (Simon Snow, #1) by Rainbow Rowell
Damon Suede is an OG MM romance writer and this friends to lovers firefighter romance is his most popular book
Hot Head (Head, #1) by Damon Suede
Riley Hart is one of the most consistent voices of the MM genre and this series is beloved
Crossroads by Hart, Riley
A paranormal historical romance by the ever popular KJ Charles
The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies #1)
Alessandra Hazard's classic and extremely popular Straight Guys series starts here with the forbidden relationship between a professor and his “straight” student
Just a Bit Twisted (Straight Guys 1)
Now a movie, this is a popular YA coming of age story
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
A classic in both the YA and the MM romance genres
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Not a classic genre Romance, but this book and it's movie adaptation are one of the most popular MM stories out there
Call Me by Your Name: A Novel: 9780312426781: André Aciman: Books
