Last week as part of the Hop Against Homophobia, I posted a list of my favorite Coming Out stories that we have reviewed here on the blog. I made the connection because I think homophobia, and the fear of people’s reaction and rejection, often play a big role in people’s decision to come out. So I thought it might be fun to put together a list of my favorites and ask readers to submit theirs as well.
So here is our official Joyfully Jay Favorite Coming Out Stories! If we have reviewed the books, they are linked from the list. You can also click here to see all of our reviews of books that include a coming out theme.
P.S. This list has been updated periodically from the time of the original posting.
- Aaron by J.P. Barnaby
- Aftershocks by T.A. Webb
- Aiden’s Luck by Con Riley
- Age, Love, and Understanding by Evan Gilbert
- American Love Songs by Ashlyn Kane
- An Isolated Range by Andrew Grey
- Anything For You by Ethan Day
- Being True by Jacob Z. Flores
- Beneath the Stain by Amy Lane
- A Better Man by R.J. Scott and Jaime Reeese
- Blacque/Bleu by Belinda McBride
- Blame it on the Mistletoe by Eli Easton
- Bolt-Hole by Amy Lane
- By the Creek by Geoff Laughton
- Chase in Shadow by Amy Lane
- Choices and Changes by K.L. Belanger
- Christmas Kitsch by Amy Lane
- Christmas of White by Devon Rhodes
- Clarity of Lines by N.R. Walker
- Crossing Borders by Z.A. Maxfield
- Disasterology 101 by Taylor V. Donovan
- Drawn Together by Z.A. Maxfield
- Enlightened by J.P. Barnaby
- The Eskimo Slugger by Brad Boney
- Ethan in Gold by Amy Lane
- Every Inferno by Johanna Parkhurst
- Exposed by Skylar M. Cates
- Family Man by Heidi Cullinan and Marie Sexton
- Fifteen Shades of Gay (for Pay) by T. Baggins
- Finally Home by Zee Kensington
- For the Living by L.A. Witt
- A Foreign Range by Andrew Grey
- Frat Boy and Toppy by Anne Tenino
- The General and the Horse-Lord by Sarah Black
- Genius and the Jock by Daisy Harris
- Grade-A-Sex Deal by Erica Pike
- Hat Trick by Jeff Adams
- Hard Fall by James Buchanan
- Hard Tail by J.L. Merrow
- Heart Knot Mine by Lily Veldon
- Hot Head by Damon Suede
- How to Raise Your Dom in 5 Easy Steps by Josephine Myles
- I Survived Seattle by J.K. Hogan
- Illumination by Rowan Speedwell
- In the Flesh by Ethan Stone
- Just What the Truth is by Cardeno C.
- Kick Start by Josh Lanyon
- Know Not Why by Hannah Johnson
- The Locker Room by Amy Lane
- Life Lessons by Kaje Harper
- Love and the Real Boy by J.K. Hogan
- Loving Jay by Renae Kaye
- Make Me by Alyssa Turner
- My Summer of Wes by Missy Welsh
- Names Can Never Hurt Me by Wade Kelly
- Nobody’s Hero by Katey Hawthorne
- Not Just Friends by Jay Northcote
- Once Upon a Haunted Moor by Harper Fox
- Outlast the Night by Ariel Tachna
- Parting Shot by Mary Calmes
- Phoenix Rising by Kimberly Gardner
- Point of No Return by N.R. Walker
- Promises by Marie Sexton
- Red + Blue by A.B. Gayle
- Redemption by Fire by Andrew Grey
- A Ring and a Promise by Devon Rhodes
- Safe by C. Kennedy
- Screwups by Jamie Fessenden
- Shattered Glass by Dani Alexander
- Sidelined by Mercy Celeste
- Simple Men by Eric Arvin
- Six Ways from Sunday by Mercy Celeste
- Snowcroft Lost by Christi Snow
- Social Skills by Sara Alva
- Sock it to Me, Santa by Madison Parker
- Something Like Autumn by Jay Bell
- Something Like Summer by Jay Bell
- Something Like Winter by Jay Bell
- Spring Affair by B.G. Thomas
- Stars & Stripes by Abigail Roux
- Tales of Foster High series by John Goode
- The Family We Make by Kaje Harper
- Tigerland by Sean Kennedy
- Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy
- Under the Stars by Geoff Laughton
- Unexpected Demands by Kaje Harper
- Weight of Silence by A.M. Arthur
- Wes & Toren by J.M. Colail
- What You Own by A.M. Arthur
- With Abandon by J.L. Langley
- Your Biggest FAN by Missy Welsh
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- Almost Heaven by Kimberly Gardner
- Black Heart Down by S.J. Frost
- Blind Items by Kate McMurray
- Bulletproof by Mary Calmes
- The Cat in the Cradle by Jay Bell
- Chasing Smoke by K.A. Mitchell
- Coming Out series by Winona Wilder
- Cowboy Keeper by Stormy Glenn
- Cowboy Way by Stormy Glenn
- Cop Out by K.C. Burn
- Fire Balls by Tara Lain
- Holiday Outing by Astrid Amara
- Hot Target by Suzanne Brockmann
- Jock Dorm series by Bobby Michaels
- Love Means… Courage by Andrew Grey
- Match Maker by Alan Chin
- Matter of Time by Mary Calmes
- Offside by Ryan Loveless
- Sinders and Ash by Tara Lain
- Two In, Two Out by G.A. Hauser
- Volley Balls by Tara Lain