Read 69 books from indie authors in 2025

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4 participants (324 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Let's show the plethora of truly awesome indie books and indie authors some love in 2025 and read 69 (*giggle*) indie books (self- or small-press-published) throughout the year.

Any genre, any length.

Just have fun whilst discovering the multitude of great books the world of indie publishing has to offer.

Challenge Books

All books added
She's a Keeper by Tember Sapphire

She's a Keeper

She Can Play #1

Tember Sapphire

237 pages • digital • 2023

fiction contemporary romance sports emotional lighthearted medium-paced
The Scottish Play by Phoebe Alexander

The Scottish Play

Phoebe Alexander

258 pages • digital • 2024 user-added

fiction erotica romance
Too Many Beds: A Trope-Subversive Gay Romance Anthology by Jem Zero, F.A. Lantern, Jessica A. McMinn, Rebecca Cohen, Marie Reynard, BL Jones, Adelaide Blaike, L Eveland, Ashlynn Mills

Too Many Beds: A Trope-Subversive Gay Romance Anthology

Jem Zero, F.A. Lantern, Jessica A. McMinn, Rebecca Cohen, Marie Reynard, BL Jones, Adelaide Blaike, L Eveland, Ashlynn Mills

379 pages • digital • 2024

fiction lgbtqia+ romance short stories dark funny lighthearted fast-paced
He Who Bleeds by Dorian Valentine

He Who Bleeds

Dorian Valentine

196 pages • digital • 2024

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious fast-paced
Pray For Him by Tyler Battaglia

Pray For Him

Tyler Battaglia

409 pages • digital • 2024

fiction horror lgbtqia+ romance dark emotional tense slow-paced
Landlocked in Foreign Skin by Drew Huff

Landlocked in Foreign Skin

Drew Huff

176 pages • digital • 2025

fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction dark mysterious tense fast-paced
To Wield The Darkest Night by Beau Van Dalen

To Wield The Darkest Night

Beau Van Dalen

303 pages • digital • 2024

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
This Thing is Starving by Isobel Aislin

This Thing is Starving

Isobel Aislin

309 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction horror
The Small Bronze Carriage on the Mantelpiece by M.G. Mason

The Small Bronze Carriage on the Mantelpiece

M.G. Mason

50 pages • digital • 2023 user-added

fiction historical horror
THROW HIM UNDER A TRAIN by Luana Giunta

THROW HIM UNDER A TRAIN

Luana Giunta

385 pages • digital

fiction contemporary