Pride Month may be over but it’s Pride Season all year round. Love is love, and regardless of gender identity, gender orientation and sexual preference, you deserve to love and be loved in return.
And as we honor the LGBTQIA+ community and their influence and contributions to society, we share with you colorful stories of life and romance that will uplift your spirits and ignite your passions.
Enjoy these exciting novels published under Pride Lit – the ultimate book imprint of LGBT literature, published by the biggest publishing firm in the country today, Precious Pages Group of Companies.
- Sylvestre’s Wedding by Albert Lang
Do you believe in second chances?
Sylvestre was not supposed to fall in love with Drew. For Drew, theirs was nothing but a sexual relationship. As their friendship takes an unexpected turn, Sylvestre flies abroad without contacting him.
A few years later, the two, now with complicated relationships of their own, cross paths again. Drew plans to stop Sylvestre’s wedding as he knows about his true identity. This time, he is determined to pursue his former best friend and express his love. Will Drew succeed? Will Sylvestre give him a second chance?
2. Love, Lies, and Kryptonite by Nina Satomi
A heartwarming boy’s love story, Nina Satomi’s novel revolves around Lucas and Kale as they navigate their relationship and figure themselves out amid the daily challenges that hound a young man’s life.
Get ready to laugh and at the same time, be inspired by the characters’ devotion to each other, proving that love never gives up.
3. Mahal Kita, Pero— by Leonna
This boy’s love tale will have you smiling as you flip through the pages.
Coming from a conservative family of police officers, Jam will start to question the principles he has always known after he meets and falls in love with his classmate Percy.
To release his pent-up feelings, Jam decides to write about them in a secret story book he titled, ‘Mahal Kita, Pero.’ But what will happen when Percy discovers it? Will Jam finally have the courage to be true to himself?
4. Bad at Love by Jobelle Rivera
Sometimes, love comes from unexpected places at unexpected times – reason why the life of thrill-seeker Adam suddenly took a 180-degree turn when he met Blue.
Feeling an unexplainable attraction towards him, Adam, who used to live life on the edge, now feels scared. Will he be able to get his life together before it’s too late?
5. Kadenang Bahaghari by John Jack Wigley
Up for some drama? Prepare tissues as this John Jack Wigley masterpiece is set to pull some heartstrings.
Kadenang Bahaghari tells the intertwined stories of Willie, Renan, Ed, and Chris, whose lives took different turns after a tragic incident.
Realistic and poignant, this novel bravely depicts issues and struggles that some LGBTQIA+ members experience.
6. Agustin and Ariston’s Version of the Universe by Lush Ericson
Believe in the power of being true in this BL story that will surely give you the feels. Laugh and cry as you immerse in the universe that Agustin and Ariston created.
Brokenhearted, Agustin takes Ariston’s advice to share his experiences like it happened in a different universe. But as Agustin pours his heart out, Ariston finds himself gradually falling for him. How will Ariston deal knowing that Agustin will never choose him whatever universe they’re in?
These Pride Lit novels are available at bookstores nationwide. You may also order books online through Precious Pages e-bookstores in Shopee, Lazada, and on their website at https://preciouspagesebookstore.com.ph//.
