So, if there is one genre I am obsessed with it’s paranormal mystery. It all started with one Kate Daniels, A.K.A. the best and the most badass paranormal investigator in all universes (or at least in my head). And, of course, now that I am a bi person I want my beloved genre but ya know… gayer.
And out of this necessity this list is born.
Also, it’s nearly October and y’all are complying your spooky TBRs probably so this is just in time!
1. Witchmark by C.L. Polk | β β β β ,5 | RTC | Series ongoing | #1 (different MCs)
Key words: m/m, historical, witches, fae, parallel London, secret society, Adult
2. Spellbound by Allie Therin | β β β β ,5 | Review | Series ongoing | #1
Key words: m/m, found family, pinning, slight enemies to lovers, height difference, psychics, historical, New York, Adult
3. Magic, Murder & Mistletoe by Ellen Jane | β β β β β | Review | Standalone
Key words: f/f, slight enemies to lovers, cosy mystery, witches, sorcerers, Christmas, short, Adult
4. Shadowmancer by Lee Isserow | β β β ββ | Review | Series completed? | #1 out of 5
Key words: m/m, secret society, witches, Adult
5. Iron & Velvet by Alexis Hall* | β β β ββ | Series ongoing | #1
Key words: f/f, vampires, shapeshifters, witches, faes, urban fantasy, love triangle, Adult
*This one probably deserved more stars but I was just after a shitty surgery and I was a bit put off by blood so sexy bloodsucking didn’t do it for me
6. Among the Living by Jordan Castillo Price | β β β ββ | Series ongoing? | #1 out of 10
Key words: m/m, psychics, cops, urban fantasy, ghosts, Adult
7. Deadline by Stephanie Ahn | TBR | Series ongoing | #1
Key words: f/f, butch, urban fantasy, New York, BDSM, Adult
8. The Curse of the Old Woods by Elizabeth Andre | TBR | Series ongoing | #1
Key words: f/f, rivalry, urban fantasy, ghosts, gets better with 2nd book, Adult
9. The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic by F.T. Lukens | TBR | Series ongoing | #1
Key words: m/m, urban fantasy, YA
10. New Shoes by B.C. Palmer | TBR | Series ongoing | #1
Key words: gay man & bi woman, sorcerers, witches, Adult
11. The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards | TBR | Series ongoing | #1
Key words: m/m, tarot, past abuse, NA
12. Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey | TBR | Series completed | #1 out of 2
Key words: f/f, friends to lovers, shapeshifters, urban fantasy, dystopia, YA
13. Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey | TBR | Standalone
Key words: queer woman, morally gray MC, urban fantasy, science & magic, NA
14. Hexbreaker by Jordan L. Hawk | TBR | Series ongoing? | #1 out of 4 (different MCs)
Key words: m/m, witches, shapeshifters, historical, Adult
15. The Broken Forest by Megan Derr | TBR | Standalone
Key words: f/f, trans, mercenary, witches, short, Adult
16. Borderline by Mishell Baker | TBR | Series completed | #1 out of 3
Key words: bi woman, mental health, disability, fae, urban fantasy, Adult
17. Witch Wolf by Winter Pennington | TBR | Series completed | #1 out of 3
Key words: f/f, shapeshifters, urban fantasy, Adult
Key Words Guide (press Ctrl + F):
YA | NA | Adult
f/f | m/m | trans
friends to lovers | enemies to lovers | pinning | found family | love triangle | rivalry
witches | sorcerers | fae | mercenary |psychics | ghosts
urban fantasy | historical | dystopia | short | cosy mystery
Have you read any of those?
Can you rec me more queer paranormal mysteries? Especially with trans characters since I only have one on this list!
–E.
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Love the sound of some of these. Sad to say Iβve not read any of them yet though. Great post.
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Not sad! It just means you have more things to read now π
Thanks!
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Furiously adding all of these to my TBR
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Ah, the joys of the never ending TBR π They’re worth it though!
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Thank you for this list! I have added a few to my TBR that sound like my kind of thing!
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No problem! I loved making it! Enjoy reading them π
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This is really a great post! I adore Kate Daniels too π and I have read a couple of your titles: Santa Olivia is amazing β€οΈ Iron & Velvet was pretty good and I just discovered that we would, probably, get a third book in that series so I am overjoyed!
And for the rest… Well, I have added almost all of them to my wishlist!
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I’m forever a Kate Daniels fan β€ β€ Best worldbuilding IMO!
I have the physical copy of Santa Olivia so maybe I'll finally start it this autumn π And I need to reread Iron & Velvet because I feel I wasn't in the best mood the first time I read it and it made me enjoy it less than I would otherwise lol.
Nice! Always glad to be helpful! β€
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Really love this post! I’ve been needing to add more queer books and mysteries onto my TBR & perfect timing for the Halloween season!
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Thanks! I’ve had this post on my mind for a while and I saw that autumn TBRs start to appear so I thought it’s now or never! π
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I used to love the Kate Daniels series, but I haven’t read it in AGES. You’ve already listed one of the ones I was going to suggest. I read Magpie Lords, and it was slightly supernatural. KJ Charles did that one I believe. I can’t think of any others at the moment! (I can think of several that don’t have queer characters though)
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I reread the whole thing because the last one came out last year and I had a lot of sentimental feels about it β€
Thank you! I added it to my TBR π
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I havenβt read any of theseπ thank you so much for the recommendations!!
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No problem! I hope you enjoy those π
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I haven’t read any of these but the cover for witchmark is to die for! Great post!
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Yes! It’s so pretty! Thank you π
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Ahhh I have been wanting to add more queer books to my TBR and the books on this list all sound so awesome!! definitely the perfect paranormal reads in time for halloween~ *proceeds to drown in another tower of TBRs*
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That’s great! I hope you’ll enjoy them π It’s October tomorrow so a perfect mood for some paranormal reads!
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The queer list I have been searching for!! Thank you for the recs, I will definitely be adding the ones I haven’t read to my TBR π
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No problem! Paranormal mysteries is my niche of choice and I’m always happy to share my findings! π
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Ahhh this rec list is amazing! Thank you for posting it.
Hex breaker by Jordan L Hawk is fantastic! – The hexworld Series is still one of my all time faves. βΊοΈ
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Thank you!
Ah, I need to get to it then sometime! So many books so little time lol
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Thank you so much for this, there are some really interesting ones on here! I love mystery books but always struggle with finding ones with good queer rep.
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No problem! Paranormal Mystery is my fav genre so I’m always looking out for more queer books like those! I’m not much into regular mysteries so I can’t help much with those though! :c
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Awesome post, I’m always looking for more queer recs!
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Thanks! And same! Paranormal mystery is my hyperfixation so make it queer and I’m all set, lol!
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Thank you for making this list πππ I would love to read more queer paranormal books!!
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No problem!! Queer paranormal books is one of my niches and I’m actually in a process of making a follow up to this post with more detail so watch out for that β€ π
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