DB M-M Books for a Newbie

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Vicci Audio Nerd wants some recommendation for her intro the m-m genre.

Current Suggestions:




PNR/UF



Available in AUDIO

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Elishia, I am curious to see your suggestions. Mine are for newbies because they are light on sex and excellent stories/plot:

Top 3 Audiobooks:
by Diana Copland (great narrator, a great story, and it was well written)
by Jay Bell (really well written story. emotional and all that)
by Abigail Roux (my favorite m-m series)


top 3 E-books:
by Tere Michaels (my 2nd favorite series)
by Kaje Harper (great story, not every angst)
by Riley Hart (sweet but very angsty)

if you want PwP (Plot w/out Plot), we can discuss that when you are ready:D

[Elishia]

(Sweet)

(Shifters and One of my first m/m's)
the other was
(Paranormal)
Anything by

[VNerdbooks]

Oohh thanks Ezi, I'm very curious, was just saying to Elishia that I have read quite a few romance / New Adult books but never thought of reading MM books.

[Elishia]

Ezinwanyi~still loves Spartacus wrote: "Elishia, I am curious to see your suggestions.

Mine is audiobook: by Diana Copland
It had a great narrator, a great story, and it was well written.

My oth..."

I need to get to this one soon.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

@Vicci: I have a bunch of audiobooks from audible. But I am picky about narrators. Do you get your books from audible or somewhere else?

@Elishia: *I have never tried Andrew Grey. But I swear by Abigail Roux and right now Kaje Harper.
I just read the first chapter of Ethan who loves Carter. I think I will read it this weekend since you like it .

@Vicci, Elishia, Melissa, Zuzana & Jenn C often buddy read m-m books for the month buddy reads

[Elishia]

I want to read that Jay Bell series as well but I know something that happens so trying to wait till I forget.

[VNerdbooks]

I get them from Audible and sometimes *cough* other places, but we can't get most of the US books on audible UK, I'm gutted as i really want the audio for Unwind as i loved the book but UK doesn't have it, not sure why they do that!

[VNerdbooks]

I like the sound of Cut and Run I like a murder mystery.
If you haven't read them the Tess Gerritsen series is brilliant.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Vicci Audio Nerd wrote: "I get them from Audible and sometimes *cough* other places, but we can't get most of the US books on audible UK, I'm gutted as i really want the audio for Unwind as i loved the book but UK doesn't ..."

LOL. Well, most of the m-m books don't go on sale, but a few are at a good price if you get the whispersync deal.

**if there is a book you want to try, let me know and it's loanable, I will loan it to you.

@Elishia, I have the ebook to Jay Bell & Diane Copland if you need to borrow. Are you a kindle reader?

PM me if there is something on my m-m shelf you'd like to try

[VNerdbooks]

I like the sound of Ethan who loved Carter as well.
I've just started a new job so working 9-5 now yay! So I can get some more reading in.
Calling around the world now, very interesting but keep forgetting the time zones lol. Called San Francisco today and didn't realise it was only 7 am there haha!

[VNerdbooks]

Ah thanks Ezi, didn't know you could loan out on Audible!!

[Elishia]

I think I have them but thanks.


i should actually check your shelves for some new books.

[Penumbra]

Depending what you like to read, I would start with ones that aren't heavy or complicated.

- I agree I like this one

- A cute one

- Hot. A fireman and a cop

- Short, funny. Takes place at a bdsm club. Everything goes wrong

[VNerdbooks]

Thanks guys x

[~Melissa~]

I have to agree with Ezi and series is fabulous!! You will love Ty and Zane.

I really love this series by Andrea Speed (PNR)

Very first two recommended to me by Jane (PS) or Fran from RRC Group cute and funny &

[Roger - president of NBR United -]

Caught Running plus any byJ H Trumble

[~Melissa~]

Elishia wrote: " (Sweet)

(Shifters and One of my first m/m's)
the other was
.."
Elishia ~ I have on my TBR as well as these by Andrew Grey A Taste of Love - glad to hear they are good. is on my gangbang list so will get to it soon :)

Penumbra ~ had to add The Winter Courtship Rituals of Fur-Bearing Critters to my pile just cuz of the cover,lol

[Roger - president of NBR United -]

If you like mystery I would go with Michael Craft good light mysteries that usually aren't too heavy with M/M.

[VNerdbooks]

Quite concerned about all this gang banging i keep hearing about haha!

[Roger - president of NBR United -]

Isn't there also a lisstopia list about first time M/M

[VNerdbooks]

Not sure Roger I'll have a look thanks.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Vicci Audio Nerd wrote: "Quite concerned about all this gang banging i keep hearing about haha!"

LMAO!!!
There is a 3 month challenge called Gang Bang on the m-m group. When you sign up, you put together a shelf of books that you would like to read. Each participant looks at your shelf and picks 3 books from your list and recommend them to.
Then you choose 1 from the 3 recs.

So if there is 25 people in your group, you will send 24 people a pm with 3 books from their specified shelf. And you will get a pm from 24 people.
The good thing is all 24 books are books from your TBR shelf, so they are books you want to read.

When my husband saw the title, he was like WTF are you getting into on goodreads, and I had to explain:D

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Vicci Audio Nerd wrote: "Ah thanks Ezi, didn't know you could loan out on Audible!!"

you can't loan out on audible. You can loan out on amazon kindle and I have in both e-book and audio--it's whispersync'd.
I can loan you the e-book.

[Penumbra]

~Melissa~ wrote: "Penumbra ~ had to add The Winter Courtship Rituals of Fur-Bearing Critters to my pile just cuz of the cover,lol ..."

It's a cute story, but not a fast plot. That's because the MC is a character that takes life slow.

[~Melissa~]

Ezinwanyi~still loves Spartacus wrote: "Vicci Audio Nerd wrote: "Quite concerned about all this gang banging i keep hearing about haha!"

LMAO!!!
There is a 3 month challenge called Gang Bang on the m-m group. When you sign up, you put ..."


Yep - what Ezi said LOL ~ she made me do it I swear :D

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

I tried to put the suggestions at the top, if I left one off, let me know. I'll check back after I settle the kiddos into bed

[Jennifer C.]

I just added a ton of these to my TBR.

Ezi & Melissa ~ Remember when we started m-m with Cut & Run? It feels like forever ago! We were all so skittish about it at first. LOL Now look at us! So I would definitely suggest starting there.

I really like this series too...



I know Melissa & Ezi aren't big fans of Mary Calmes, but I read this series and really liked it...



I look forward to reading more from her.

[~Melissa~]

Jennifer C. wrote: "I just added a ton of these to my TBR.

Ezi & Melissa ~ Remember when we started m-m with Cut & Run? It feels like forever ago! We were all so skittish about it at first. LOL Now look at us! ..."

Cut & Run was great!! Oh I need to get back to Matter of Time and find out what happens with those two :)
I want to finish up Rock Bay series this month

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

I despised a Matter of time...Urgghhh!
Rock bay #3 was the best

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Jennifer C. wrote: "I just added a ton of these to my TBR.

Ezi & Melissa ~ Remember when we started m-m with Cut & Run? It feels like forever ago! We were all so skittish about it at first. LOL Now look at us! ..."

That's how we started here, that was our first BR a year ago, and our beginning to m-m series:D

[Roger - president of NBR United -]

Ezinwanyi~still loves Spartacus wrote: "@Vicci: I have a bunch of audiobooks from audible. But I am picky about narrators. Do you get your books from audible or somewhere else?

@Elishia: *I have never tried Andrew Grey. But I swear by A..."
You should read Andrew Grey he is great!

[Jennifer C.]

~Melissa~ wrote: " Oh I need to get back to Matter of Time "

The only thing I didn't like was that there were 7 in the series and when I got to the last one I was so disappointed because it wasn't about Sam & Jory AT ALL! I don't even know why it was part of that series. It was about a totally different couple. I felt like I didn't get closure because I was expecting to have that one last book and I didn't get it. Other than that, I liked how their relationship evolved and I would actually have liked it better if she had started a separate series with the characters from book 7. I liked them, but I just wasn't expecting them.

A couple that I would suggest avoiding are...



I REALLY didn't like either of those.

[~Melissa~]

I have to say I agree with Jennifer C - those two books should be avoided :D

I'll just skip #7 then for that series - thanks for the heads up

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Roger wrote: "You should read Andrew Grey he is great! ..."

I just bought a Taste of Love at audible. Thanks a lot Roger! WE are here to help Vicci, not add to my ever growing TBR pile. LOL. It's not long at all, 5 hours. I'll let you know what I think.

Grey has a lot of books at audible but not the redemption by fire book you mentioned. There were a bunch of Love Means... books, and there were a bunch of Stranded books.

*I third Melissa & Jennifer C on Post 33. Those 2 books are to be avoided

[VNerdbooks]

Ah thanks for the suggestions guys, I think I will dive in with Cut and Run and that does sound good.
I am in the middle or reading 3 at the moment and then 2 more BR in Apr (Currently reading 1) So i don't think I will get to this until May lol.

[VNerdbooks]

Thanks for the change at the top Ezi that helps a lot.

[Elishia]

Guess i'll be taking those 2 of my TBR I think I was meant to BR with you lot thats the only reason its on there.

I haven't read The Fire series yet by Andrew Grey but they are pretty short so that might be why they're not in Audio form.

I really like Mary Calmes books as well.

[❀Tea❀]

I'll have to bookmark this thread. ☺

I'm giving my vote to Ty and Zane ☺

My suggestions: and (this last one got me crying a lot)
Oh, and just finished and loved it.

[Elishia]

❀Tea❀ wrote: "I'll have to bookmark this thread. ☺

I'm giving my vote to Ty and Zane ☺

My suggestions: and (this last one got me ..."

I've just started Family Man

Loved Small things as well.

I also vote for Ty and Zane

[~Melissa~]

Vicci Audio Nerd wrote: "Ah thanks for the suggestions guys, I think I will dive in with Cut and Run and that does sound good.
I am in the middle or reading 3 at the moment and then 2 more BR in Apr (Currently reading 1) ..."

Hope you love Ty and Zane as much as the rest of us do. We'll all be here for emotional support on your journey :D

[~Melissa~]

❀Tea❀ wrote: "I'll have to bookmark this thread. ☺

I'm giving my vote to Ty and Zane ☺

My suggestions: and (this last one got me ..."


I have all those on my tbr pile just waiting to be gotten to lol

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

❀Tea❀ wrote: "My suggestions: ..."

This one is one of my TBR Gang Bang books.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

I think should be added to this list

[Zuzana]

Vicci Audio Nerd wrote: "Ah thanks for the suggestions guys, I think I will dive in with Cut and Run and that does sound good.
I am in the middle or reading 3 at the moment and then 2 more BR in Apr (Currently reading 1) ..."

Vicci, you can't go wrong with Ty and Zane. The mystery plots are often clumsy and/or predictable but the characters are great and their relationship is wonderfuly written.:)

Another m-m book I loved is . It's friends to lovers, gay-for-you, great relationship building, light on sex. Great book for m-m beginners.

I would suggest avoiding:
and . The worst books I have read this year.

EDIT: I've spotted on your list, I just have to warn you that the first book is nowhere near as good as the second in the series . Loved that one. (Sci-regency series) by the same author was a huge disappointment though.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

I agree about Special delivery NOT a good for a newbie.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

by Leta Blake is a good one for newbie

[Amber]

There are lots of books that have already been mentioned that are great but here are a few more.

- cute and heartwarming

- heartfelt

- angsty YA fantasy

- family angst and humor It also has a great audio version

& - paranormal both have audio versions

For Audio books I loved

& & all of them have some really great accents and narrations

[VNerdbooks]

Thanks Amber

Wow I can't believe this was 9 months ago!!

Since then I jumped into and hoovered up the C&R series (love Ty & Zane) so I will be jus ping into a new one soon
Thanks for all of the suggestions :○)

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

If you want to start off slow for e-books with novellas try - not based off Romeo and Juliet- Part of the coastal college players series but it's not listed that way; and it's sequel; is sweet; - both can be found for free in the M/M Romance group . For longer e-books the series. is good too, and you don't need to read the first book.

is a good audiobook. - is another good audiobook and hilarious!