Closed Door Romance

 Closed Door Queer Romance 

Recommendations 

 

What is closed door romance? 

I wanted to give a bit of context to closed door romance, if you already know/just want to see the dang books, you can skip this😁)

Closed door romance, or fade to black as it's sometimes called, refers to a type of book with no explicit scenes between characters. Usually, not always, there will be a kiss on screen and then that's where it 'fades to black' or stops.  

 

Why is this distinction needed?

Good question! To be explicitly (heh) clear, I am NOT suggesting there's anything wrong with books that have explicit scenes. I'm not intending to make some weird puritanical argument where closed door is gold star standard. 

There are a multitude of reasons why someone might refer closed door. They could be reading in public and would prefer closed door, they could be on the ace spectrum and sex-averse/repulsed, or maybe that's just what they want to read in the moment. All Queer romance is good Queer romance! 

 

With that out of the way, let's get to the actual book recs! 

 

At the Border of Destiny by C. Quince 

Genre: Historical Fantasy

Rep: M/M main pairing, Queer side character(s) 

 

The Need for Dandelions by Alex Larkspur

Genre: Fantasy

Rep: M/M main pairing 

 

The Wayward Souls of Avalon by A.L Davidson

Genre: Sci-Fi

Rep: M/M main pairing 

 

 Moss'd In Space by Rebecca Thorne

Genre: Sci-Fi

Rep: F/F main pairing

 

Triple Strike: Threads of Fate by G.M Gray

Genre: Sci-Fi

Rep: M/M main pairing 

 

The Girl from the Sea by Lee Knox Ostertag 

Genre: YA/Graphic Novel

Rep: F/F main pairing

 

Magica Riot by Kara Buchanan

Genre: Fantasy

Rep: F/F main pairing, Queer characters

 

Honey Mead Murder by Dahlia Donovan 

Genre: Murder Mystery

Rep: M/M main pairing

 

The Strange Grey Everything by Rebecca Crunden

Genre: Fantasy

Rep: M/M main pairing 

 

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas 

Genre: YA

Rep: M/M main pairing, Trans characters 

 

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

Genre: YA

Rep: M/M main pairing 

 

Someone you can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell 

Genre: Fantasy

Rep: F/F main pairing 

 

A Hunt of Blood & Iron by Cara Nox 

Genre: Fantasy

Rep: M/M main pairing

 

The Last Hour between Worlds by Melissa Caruso 

Genre: Fantasy

Rep: F/F main pairing

 

Vesuvius by Cass Biehn

Genre: YA

Rep: M/M main pairing  

 

Dead & Breakfast by Rosiee Thor, Kat Hillis

Genre: Murder Mystery

Rep: M/M main pairing 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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