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LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Reads February 2026 |
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I'll Pretend You're Mine
by Tashie Bhuiyan
Summer Ali has been making a name for herself in the music industry for years, slowly but surely climbing the charts--but the world doesn't know her stage parents are the ones who molded her entire public persona. Finally eighteen, Summer breaks free of their control and focuses on creating her own path. Upon running into writer's block, Summer grows eager to take any opportunity to shake things up--even if it means agreeing to a PR stunt with child-actor-turned-playboy Jules Moradi, famous for his tabloid escapades. At first, Jules keeps his distance, maintaining professional boundaries. But as time passes, his walls come down, and Summer uncovers who he is beyond his reputation, and it's someone more like her than she ever realized. As the lines blur between fake and real, Summer begins questioning who she is and what she wants--and if her dreams are worth sacrificing her heart.
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Something Kindred
by Ciera Burch
Seventeen-year-old Jericka tries to navigate the impending death of her estranged grandmother in a haunted small Maryland town.
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Extraordinary Quests for Amateur Witches
by Kayla Cottingham
After accidentally cursing his ex-boyfriend, a reluctant hero must complete a dangerous quest to undo his spell...all while falling for a brooding new crewmate with dark secrets.
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Try Your Worst
by Chatham Greenfield
Sadie Katz and Cleo Chapman have been rivals since birth. Literally. They entered the world competing to be the first baby born in the new year, and ever since Cleo beat out Sadie for that title, she has been nonchalantly beating Sadie at just about everything--and making it look easy. Now in the fall of their senior year, Sadie and Cleo are neck-and-neck for valedictorian. But then a string of increasingly serious pranks take over their high school, and all signs point to Sadie and Cleo as the perpetrators. Suddenly expulsion is on the line, and the only way to clear their names is to team up and find out who is framing them. It's not only suspects the girls are questioning, though. Sadie's ivy league dream isn't feeling as appealing as it once did, and Cleo is wondering if it's about time she start fighting for what she really wants instead of just accepting whatever comes easiest. With their futures on the line, the two grow closer, and both begin to wonder: Could it be that Sadie and Cleo weren't meant to be rivals at all, and were instead destined to be something more?--Provided by publisher.
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Nav's Foolproof Guide to Falling in Love
by Jessica Lewis
Nav knows how to flirt, but she also knows love is a messy losing proposition. As proof, her best friend, Hallie, is constantly getting her heart broken. And when Hallie goes to her boring academic camp this summer, Nav won't be there to protect her for the first time in their lives. So when shy new girl Gia asks Nav for help getting Hallie's attention, Nav finds a way to make it work for her. In exchange for lessons in romance, Gia, whose mom runs the camp, will help get Nav a spot there. And if her coaching works, maybe Hallie can date someone who will treat her right for a change.
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Exquisite Things
by Abdi Nazemian
From Stonewall Award-winning author Abdi Nazemian (Only This Beautiful Moment) comes the epic queer love story of a lifetime. Perfect for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and The Picture of Dorian Gray.Shahriar believes he was born in the wrong time. All he's ever wanted is to love and be loved, but 1895 London doesn't offer him the freedom to be his true self, and Oscar Wilde's trial for gross indecency has only reaffirmed that. But one night--and one writer--will grant Shahriar what he's always wished for: the opportunity to live in a time and place where he can love freely. Rechristened as Shams and then as Bram, he finds what feels like eternal happiness. But can anything truly be eternal?Oliver doesn't feel that 1920s Boston gives him a lot of options to be his full self. He knows he could only ever love another boy, but that would break his beloved mother's heart. Oliver finds freedom and acceptance in the secret queer community at Harvard that his cousin introduces him to. When he meets a mysterious boy with eyes as warm as a flame, his life is irrevocably changed, forever. Spanning one hundred and thirty years of love and longing, this tale of immortal beloveds searching for their perfect place and time is a vibrant hymn to the beauty of being alive, a celebration of queer love and community, and a reminder that behind every tragic thing that ever existed, there is something exquisite.
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The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar
by Sonora Reyes
Seventeen-year-old Cesar Flores is finally ready to win back his ex-boyfriend. Since breaking up with Jamal in a last-ditch effort to stay in the closet, he's come out to Mami, his sister, Yami, and their friends, taken his meds faithfully, and gotten his therapist's blessing to reunite with Jamal. Everything would be perfect if it weren't for The Thoughts--the ones that won't let all his Catholic guilt and internalizations stay buried where he wants them. The louder they become, the more Cesar is once again convinced that he doesn't deserve someone like Jamal--or anyone really. Cesar can hide a fair amount of shame behind jokes and his 'gifted' reputation, but when a manic episode makes his inner turmoil impossible to hide, he's faced with a stark choice--burn every bridge he has left or, worse--ask for help. But is the mortifying vulnerability of being loved by the people he's hurt the most a risk he's willing to take?
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Roar of the Lambs
by Jamison Shea
Sixteen-year-old Winnie Bray is a liar. As the resident psychic at an oddities shop, Winnie truly can see the future. But her customers only want reassurance, and Winnie only wants their money. Favorable fortunes are a fast track to funding her way out of Buffalo, New York, for good, after all. But all of that changes when a vision sends her stalking in the remains of her family home that burned down in a fire 10 years ago. Among the ash and rubble, Winnie finds a box made of bone, untouched by flames and--whispering. At the touch of her finger, the box shows her a vision of death, chaos, and apocalypse, with her and rich kids Apollo and Cyrus Rathbun at the center.
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Wicked Darlings
by Jordyn Taylor
When an aspiring journalist decides to investigate her sisters mysterious death, she finds herself embroiled in the underbelly of Manhattan's elite.
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Fireblooms
by Alexandra Villasante
Seventeen-year-old Sebastian moves to a town that uses technology to prevent hate speech and bullying, only to discover this flawed system is not without its dangers.
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West Hollywood Monster Squad: A Graphic Novel
by Sina Grace
Publisher Annotation: Marvin Matocho just wanted to have a simple night out with his friends at the local drag show. But when a mysterious pink snow starts to fall, Marvin finds himself the hero of his own story when Los Angeles suddenly becomes overrun by monsters. Now he, along with his group of friends consisting of several queer teens, a drag queen, and a 50-something bar manager, are the only folks who can prevent the complete annihilation of the city-that is, if they can sort through their personal issues before they become dead meat. As they fight for their lives through a thrilling night, the gang must work together to find out who's behind the sinister pink snow. With the city of angels overrun with demons, these misfits will have to solve the mystery-or die trying.
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Hollow: The Woman in White
by Shannon Watters
It's been a quiet, perfect winter so far in the town of Sleepy Hollow. Izzy and Vicky's relationship is amazing... except for some disastrous dates, which don't mean anything...right? (Right?!) And best friends Croc and Leon are rock-solid, trying to make a hit out of their new ghost-hunting web series...until jealousy springs up and threatens to ruin things with Croc's girlfriend Marjorie (and maybe things between him and Leon, too-if only Croc would notice). Then, in a string of spooky events, Leon vanishes near Raven Rock, a spot made famous by hundreds of years of sinister legends. Luckily, the friends have a history of solving supernatural riddles, and help from their own ghostly ally-the Headless Horseman of the Hollow himself! But the longer Leon is missing, the more dire things seem. And the deeper the friends get into the mystery of Raven Rock's most famous ghost, the Woman in White, the more they realize they may be up against a force none of them are able to defeat...
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