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A delightful, swoon-worthy romp through Victorian ballrooms where a matchmaking scheme accidentally sparks a breathless queer romance. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Don't Want You Like a Best Friend.
- romantic
- cheerful
- anticipatory
- 01
Delilah Green Doesn't Care
Ashley Herring Blake
A sharp, steamy, and surprisingly tender exploration of coming home, shedding armor, and falling for the girl you used to love to hate.
- 02
Ophelia after All
Racquel Marie
A warm, funny, and tender exploration of what happens when the person you thought you were no longer fits the person you are becoming.
- 03
The Wicked Wallflower
Maya Rodale
A delightful historical romp where a fake betrothal sparks a very real, very scandalous battle of wills.
- 04
Cinderella Is Dead
Kalynn Bayron
A dark, defiant fairy tale where the glass slipper is a trap and the princesses are holding the matches.
- 05
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb
Cat Sebastian
An electrifying historical romance where lessons in thievery spark an irresistible attraction between a rough-hewn former highwayman and a desperate aristocrat.
- 06
Some Like It Wicked
Debbie Raleigh
A delightfully scandalous romp where a pragmatic business arrangement melts into genuine, sizzling passion.
- 07
Breaking Character
Lee Winter
A deliciously tense, slow-burn Hollywood romance where a frosty facade melts under the warmth of a sunny, fake-dating co-star.
- 08
Written in the Stars
Alexandria Bellefleur
A sparkling, opposites-attract romance that wraps you in the cozy, chaotic warmth of falling for the last person you expected.
- 09
Her Royal Highness
Rachel Hawkins
A cozy, banter-filled sapphic fairy tale set against the misty backdrop of an elite Scottish boarding school.
- 10
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen, The
KJ Charles
A windswept, sharply witty romance where a prickly gentleman and a pragmatic smuggler navigate treacherous marshes and their own guarded hearts.
- 11
The Queen of Ieflaria
Effie Calvin
A warm and low-angst sapphic fantasy where the burdens of royal duty unexpectedly blossom into a tender, supportive romance.
- 12
Young Mungo
Douglas Stuart
A devastatingly tender exploration of queer first love blooming in the cracks of a brutal, hyper-masculine world.
