Queer ebooks for free!

Links to free ebooks with queer main characters

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Welcome!

I'm ace-cyclic (he/him), an aroace trans man, and I like collecting free books! This blog will share links to free books that have queer characters and book blasts with queer books in them.

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The Princess Who Didn't Eat Cake by S.L. Dove Cooper

Once upon a time there lived a princess... When the kingdom discovers that their crown princess doesn't like cake, chaos ensues. How will the royal line ever continue? Cake is essential to a good marriage! (Not to mention, the rejection of his cake was deeply insulting to the baker-prince who proposed with it.) ...and the stableboy who loved her... The princess befriends a stableboy. She's oblivious to the fact that he's in love with her. The stableboy does his best to explain to the princess what is so wonderful about cake, but it takes an arduous journey to convince her to try a slice. ...in a kingdom that didn't want to understand... The Princess who Didn't Eat Cake is a demisexual fairy tale. It aims to introduce people to the concept of demisexuality and to offer a rough idea of how the world may be experienced by people identifying on the asexual spectrum. It offers both the titular fairy tale, a brief essay explaining what demisexuality is in more detail and a short list of books featuring demisexual characters for anyone who would like to see more representation in fiction. This 10th anniversary edition contains a brand-new personal essay looking back on a decade of reading demisexual fiction.

Promotion length: Unknown

Markets available: itch.io

Link to book: https://dovelynnwriter.itch.io/the-princess-who-didnt-eat-cake

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Romance Bookworms Stuff Your E-Reader - August 10th, 2026

LGBTQ Books — Romance Bookworms

A one-day event with over 1300 free romance ebooks! I don’t have a list ready, but the link above will take you to the list of books with free queer romances.

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How to Make Friends and Not Incinerate People by Devin Hamois

Welcome to Shadow Valley, a town hidden from the world — and full of monsters. Students at the high school learn how to control their supernatural powers alongside regular classes. Graduation means the freedom to go out into the human world. Failure means being trapped in town for good. Aiden discovers a new world when his changeling powers manifest. Forced to move to Shadow Valley, he struggles with the fear of his powers and his strange classmates. When he meets bad boy Dylan, a dragonkin, they begin an unlikely friendship. But something dark stalks their dreams, tempting them with their heart's desire. When Dylan makes a dangerous choice, will Aiden's friendship be enough to save him?

Promotion length: Permanently free

Markets available: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Smashwords

Link to book: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1300682

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Awakening by S.V. Anders

The young Imperien, Lady Enderville, is almost on the shelf when the handsome Marquess unexpectedly makes an offer for her hand. She knows nothing about this angelic bird-lord, but she does know she doesn't want to live as an impoverished spinster.The Marquess reshapes her body and torments her mind to form her into his perfect wife. Will she survive marriage to this demon with an angel's face? An arranged marriage turns a naive young aristocrat into a powerful evil sorcerer - volume 1

Promotion length: LIkely permanent

Markets available: Barnes & Noble, Smashwords

Link to book: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1959194

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Free ebook: You can download an epub ebook or PDF of my novella “A Fundraiser Concert with the Demonettes” for free (only in English).

The link leads to my Dropbox. You don’t have to sign in or register there for the download. https://bit.ly/Demonettes

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Sweet Girls and Bluebirds by Caroline Sophia Hamel

Sophia Taylor may have a lot of things going for her—a loving, doting older sister, a comfy group of queer friends, a supportive family, and a newfound security in her trans identity—but there's one thing she doesn't have: a sweet boyfriend waiting where she wasn’t looking. When Anthony comes into the periphery of her life, she's introduced to a quiet romance. He's not the guy she envisioned—he's so much better, actually: soft, affectionate, and sweet. When he plucks up the courage to ask her to Winter Formal, she can't help but say, "yes." However, as Winter Formal approaches, Sophia must contend with a few unexpected changes. Not just in her closest friend Isa and her tight-knit friend group, but in her own heart. In this feel-good queer story, Sophia must make a choice and decide what Winter Formal really means to her. 

Promotion length: Likely permanently free

Markets available: itch.io

Link to book: https://caroline-sophia-hamel.itch.io/sweet-girls-and-bluebirds

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An Element of Permanence by J.R. Steele

Vivien Glass is a painter, living out his days in a comfortable, quiet home in the country. But when he notices that a spirit has been lurking the halls of his family home, he sets out to discover who this spectre is. Alianor Parks, a late inventor, seeks a way to escape death. He’d nearly figured it out when disaster struck, and this inconvenience has pushed his work back for decades. Now he must rely on Vivien’s help to complete his work. But death cannot be kept at bay, and Alianor is running out of places to hide...

Promotion length: Likely permanently free

Markets available: itch.io

Link to book: https://jaysdraws.itch.io/elementzine

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Forget-Me-Not by R.L. Shephard

Originally published by Less Than Three Press in May 2011 Zach is a junkie hooked on vampiric blood who finds himself in thrall to a Master-class vampire that's been cursed to be forgotten and disappear once everyone forgets him. At first, Zach thinks his new master is just using him, but it doesn't take long for the two of them to grow close. The witch who cursed Zach's master is still watching, though, and now his sights are on him. What will happen when the forgetting curse is turned on Zach instead?

Promotion length: Likely permanently free

Markets available: itch.io

Link to book: https://lavenderhearts.itch.io/forget-me-not

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The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall

Stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parents—a fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar. Stephen grows to be a war hero, a bestselling writer and a loyal, protective lover. But Stephen is a woman, and her lovers are women. As her ambitions drive her, and society confines her, Stephen is forced into desperate actions. The Well of Loneliness was banned for obscenity when published in 1928. It became an international bestseller, and for decades was the single most famous lesbian novel. It has influenced how love between women is understood, for the twentieth century and beyond.

Blurb taken from Goodreads here.

Promotion length: Permanently free (public domain)

Markets availble: Project Gutenberg

Link to book: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73042

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Fairyland by Briar Ripley Page

Fairyland is a story about some gay, trans college students around the year 2014. It’s also a Brain Damage-style psychedelic horror experience. It can even be a nightmare about the possibility of being someone who, without meaning to, will inevitably poison the people around them!  Its serialization on my Patreon lasted from June 2025 until January 2026.  In general, please be aware that this is a dark story intended for mature audiences.

Promotion length: Permanently free

Markets available: itch.io

Link to book: https://flameswallower.itch.io/fairyland

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Collected Essays by Ela Bambust

Over the past 18 months or so I've written a lot of essays on a lot of topics, from video game reviews to comic books to politics, sex and gender.  For the first time, I've bundled them all here, and made them available to you for free. I would appreciate a donation, but it's definitely not mandatory.  My biggest request is that if you liked it, consider passing it on to someone else. Pay me in exposure, if you will. 

Promotion length: Likely permanent

Markets available: itch.io

Link to book: https://elajo.itch.io/collected-essays

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The Source of the Wind by Ella Capek

PAIN IS NEVER FOR NOTHING. NOT IF YOU USE IT. Raphi Cohen is a twenty-four-year-old preschool teacher, who just got broken up with for the fourth time by the same girl. It’s a torturous loop she’s stuck in. But that’s what love is, right? When Raphi's best friend Jeremiah forces her into therapy for her relationship woes, she finally finds the courage to follow her gut, leave London, and end her relationship for good. But it's when Raphi discovers a disturbing truth about one of her students, that she's got no choice but to confront her own traumatic childhood. What Raphi doesn't know, as she embarks on a journey to help her student and herself, is that there’s always help available. There are always sources of support, that will provide her with what she needs. Including some that are more, let’s say, magical. An uplifting and heartwarming novel about one young woman’s journey to learn how to transmute her pain into her greatest gift.

Promotion length: Until August 2nd, 2026

Markets available: Amazon

LInk to book: https://www.amazon.com/Source-Wind-Ella-Capek-ebook/dp/B0DZDDLWLR

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Indieverse Freebie Friday - July 31, 2026

A one-day event with fifty free ebooks that have been nominated for the Indieverse awards!

I haven't had time to make a complete list of queer books, but at a quick glance, there's:

This Delicate Flame by Avery Carter - sapphic

Into the Fiery Woods by Riley Taylor - queer F/M, I think bisexual

Glimmer in the Dark by Cozy Dubois - M/M, trans man, I think bi/aroace

Let The Fall by Simone Holiday - polyamory, sapphic

Honeysuckle by Aubrey Taylor - M/M

Insolence by Gwin Savage - polyamory (FF+), sapphic

I've probably missed others - let me know if you find more!

The Fool by Laura J. Fitzwilson is on the promo page and is queer, but I can't actually find it for free anywere. It may be free in a day or two.

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To Speak with the Stars by K.V. Wilson

Elves, dwarves, fauns, ice dragons, and magma merfolk prepare to seize the stolen throne and end the enchanted storm before it devours the realm. To Speak with the Stars is a dark high fantasy with romantic subplots (without spice) set in a diverse, vibrant, queer-normative world.

A Forgotten Legend (The Secrets of Eterin Book 1) by T.M. Baylor

A Forgotten Legend is an epic dark fantasy following six POV characters from across the world of Eterin. It centers themes of truth, the nature of resistance, propaganda, and the importance of knowing history to understand the present. Features LGBTQIA+ and women characters. Intended for mature audiences, please check the content warnings.

Rise of the Phoenix (The Phoenix Chronicles Book 1) by Brendan Arnold

A rich new magical world filled with loveable and love to hate characters, strong, powerful women and magical gays.

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Indieverse Freebie Friday - July 31, 2026

A one-day event with fifty free ebooks that have been nominated for the Indieverse awards!

I haven't had time to make a complete list of queer books, but at a quick glance, there's:

This Delicate Flame by Avery Carter - sapphic

Into the Fiery Woods by Riley Taylor - queer F/M, I think bisexual

Glimmer in the Dark by Cozy Dubois - M/M, trans man, I think bi/aroace

Let The Fall by Simone Holiday - polyamory, sapphic

Honeysuckle by Aubrey Taylor - M/M

Insolence by Gwin Savage - polyamory (FF+), sapphic

I've probably missed others - let me know if you find more!

The Fool by Laura J. Fitzwilson is on the promo page and is queer, but I can't actually find it for free anywere. It may be free in a day or two.

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Resurfaced Alan Turing short story sheds light on how he felt about being gay

A newly transcribed short story written by Alan Turing challenges the long-standing image of him as isolated and ashamed of his sexuality

A newly transcribed short story written by Alan Turing challenges the long-standing image of the genius as isolated and ashamed of his sexuality, revealing instead a man who was “playful, funny, cheeky” and “really liked sex”.

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Link to handwritten story: https://turingarchive.kings.cam.ac.uk/biographical-and-personal-documents-amta/amt-a-13

Link to open-access article with a fully-typed transcription: https://academic.oup.com/res/advance-article/doi/10.1093/res/hgag047/8740175#app1

‘Pryce’s Buoy’: Alan Turing’s autofictional short story

Abstract. This article presents the first extended engagement with Alan Turing’s unpublished and untitled short story, commonly referred to

AMT-A-13

Non-scientific writings. Comprises:- AMS short story by AMT, untitled and n.d. [sometimes referred to as Pryce's Buoy]; 1st page of AL from

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Big 10 Open Publishing Gender and Sexuality Collection

Big Ten Open Books results - page 1 of 7

Several universities in the Big 10 conference have sponsered these 100 books on gender and sexuality studies to be open access and completely free!