Free LGBTQ Books Online (WIP)

This list is focused on a particular sub-section of queer lit, which is the permafree self-published sort that (to me) feels like a sister experience to fanfics. Like, they're books put online for the pure enjoyment of writing/reading. Sometimes they get picked up later and turned into pro books, or sometimes the author puts out a paperback or proper ebook copy, but they're not usually published online in the same way that indie books typically are.

Part of this list is from books I've read myself and enjoyed, and part is what other people have recommended online that I've noted as stuff I want to read eventually. Highly recommended works have this symbol (¶) in front of the title.

• Archive of Our Own (AO3) has an Original Fiction tag
• Other online book sites along a similar vein are: Royal Road, Fiction Press, (more tbd)
• I use Calibre to download, organize and load them onto my ereader, personally

Okay, onto the books! Sorted alphabetically by title to make things easier on myself. Each link will have ratings and warnings before the work starts, so be sure to read those as I'm not planning on copying them here tbh. It's mostly all romance because that's what I mostly read.

All roads lead to you by GreyWayfarer (m/m romance) Summary: “It's been ten years since shy reclusive author Hayden Beck last saw Elliot Parker, not since they bitterly parted ways after University. Heartbroken, Hayden stays behind to write his books while Elliot left England to explore distant lands as a pioneering explorer.

Now in the present and the University is holding a class reunion. Hayden is persuaded into accepting, believing Elliot to not be attending, but is dismayed when they are once again face to face. He is once again confronted with all the turbulent feelings for the man he had once called friend.”

Deeper into the Woods by not_poignant (m/m romance) Summary: “Once, in the realm of the fae, a Seelie War General - Gwyn ap Nudd - committed a terrible crime, and went to the most unlikely of places for assistance; the home of an Unseelie waterhorse he’d never met before, for a most unconventional form of healing.”

For the Crown by GreyWayfarer (m/m romance) Summary: “The King is dead and now the fight for succession has begun. Only one Prince can claim the throne and he must kill his brothers in order to do so.

Leander, the weakest of the four brother Princes and one who has no wish to claim the throne for himself, flees for his life. But there is one brother who has no intention of killing him or letting him go without a fight. Soon a lifelong obsession is revealed and it will consume them both.”

¶The God Eaters by Jesse Hajicek (m/m romance) Summary: “Imprisoned for 'inflammatory writings' by the totalitarian Theocracy, shy intellectual Ashleigh Trine figures his story's over. But when he meets Kieran Trevarde, a hard-hearted gunslinger with dark magic lurking in his blood, Ash finds that necessity makes strange heroes… and love can change the world.”

• Lots more by same author here
• And here's a review from TJ Klune in 2020 as well

Heart With Nature by moonlighten (m/m romance) Summary: “From almost the first moment he started working at the palace, Daniel Thorne has been intrigued by Lord Charles Beauchamp.

When Lord Beauchamp approaches him for a favour, Daniel relishes the opportunity to spend some more time with him and hopefully get to know him a little better.

He gets more than he bargained for.”

¶here there be dragons by theundiagnosable (m/m romance) Summary: “The goalie’s the one who stands up first. It’s always the fucking goalies.”

If Not a Nobler Bliss by KannaOphelia (m/m romance) Summary: “Tobias, bookish bachelor-in-the-making as he is, thinks himself content to be the quieter shadow to his charming, outgoing childhood friend Lord Beaumont, the toast of London and dream of many a rich and titled lady and gentleman. Better to keep his secret pining to himself.

Until Montague comes up with a ridiculous plan to discourage an unwanted suitor.”

Mr. Brightside and the Atomic Bomb by olivieblake (m/m romance) Summary: “A package sent to Julian Kinney shortly before his estranged sister's death reveals that Sam has spent the last three years at a conservatory for students with magical capabilities. To unravel the mystery of Sam’s death, Julian will have to follow her path in life, which means finding himself entangled—perhaps dangerously—with everyone his sister once loved. COMPLETE.”

Operation: Boyfriend by Kiraly (m/m romance) Summary: “A supervillain puts his nemesis in the hospital. When he goes to visit, he discovers that a bout of amnesia has convinced his enemy they're actually boyfriends. It's the perfect opportunity for an evil plot, right? That's the excuse he gives his henchpeople, anyway.”

Outlands by Maldoror_Chant (m/m romance) Summary: “Ryou, a relentlessly repressed and controlled accountant, accidentally slips between dimensions. Since he's a practical, cautious man and not a complete idiot, he retraces his steps and slips right back out again, but he brought someone along with him. And now his life is going to take a sharp turn away from “repressed” and “controlled” to very strange places indeed: into a warped image of the past and into a very uncertain future, through war and violence, to the very edges of reality and beyond.” Also on Royal Road

The Space Emperor by toadstar (WIP) (m/m romance) Summary: “The space emperor is the tyrannical dictator of the observable universe, complacent on his palatial pleasure-planet. Little did he know that the power of gay love and an excess of pulpy sci-fi tropes would change the course of his life……. forever……..”

Underlying by magalina (m/m romance) Summary: “Mark and Sandy hated each other. So when Mark accidentally hit Sandy with his car - which was totally not his fault - they were not exactly thrilled to be forced to spend all their time together. Well, at least Mark wasn't.”

Unification by whitachi (m/m romance) Summary: “In which a young prince has the unfortunate luck of falling in love with his husband.”

Victorian A/B/O series by JD_Riley (m/m, f/m, f/f etc historical romance) Summary: A series of standalone but inter-connected stories.