Welcome to the Love Bytes Reviewers’ Best of 2024
Another year has passed in which books have brought all of us a much-needed escape and sense of comfort. Our Love Bytes team reviewed approximately 1,000 LGBTQ+ books in 2024, from contemporary romance to fantasy, paranormal, historical, adventure, mystery, comedy, and everything in between. Each day for the next weeks, we will feature one of our reviewers’ top picks from books and audiobooks published in 2024. These lists highlight how diverse our tastes in reading are, and offer something for everyone. With thousands of fantastic new books each year, written by hundreds of creative and talented authors, it’s so difficult to narrow our lists down. We all have many favorite authors not featured here and wish we could acknowledge them all.
Jen’s favorites
I have been fortunate to have read many really good stories with a number of them over 4 stars. My reading time is more limited than it has ever been, so I am happy to be able to end up with quality over quantity. I tend to stay away from the fluffy romance, as my list will show. These are a few of the standouts from the past year.
Maybe You (Until #3) by Briar Prescott –
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Damaged characters, fabulous banter and sexual chemistry – great combination.
Pretty Little Monster by Z.S. Storm –
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Psychological thriller with age gap, mental issues and taboo relationship – very good!!
Isaac/ Dallas (Light & Shadows Duet) by N.N. Britt –
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Characters not who or what they seem, betrayal and twists. Fabulous duet, couldn’t put it down.
Deadly Little Sparrow / Beautifully Savage Butterfly (Mafia Bound) by K.M. Neuhold –
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Exciting Mafia vigilante story that evolves with interesting characters and a side of D/S. Really hoping to read more from this world in 2025.
Love and Loathing in El Olvido (El Olvido #1) by Sylvia San Sebastian –
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Mafia, vengeance and betrayal abound in this suspenseful story. Book 1 of the trilogy. Can’t wait to continue it.
His Bane (The District #2) by Courtney W. Dixon –
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Psychopath assassin that’s a bit twisted and dark and even a bit gruesome. Total page turner!
Beautiful Dark Temptation (Arcadia U Book 1) by Roxas Winters –
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What a unique mafia story. It centers around a school for the children of mafia members as neutral territory. Twists and turns abound in this interesting world with deep characters. Cannot wait for book 2!
As for 2025, I’m looking forward to discovering some more new-to-me authors and stories, as well as continuing with the follow-up stories from 2024 and beyond. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to share my opinions and for providing such wonderful stories.
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