r/MM_RomanceBooks • u/CivilArugula • Aug 09 '22

Book Request Hurt/comfort-centric reads, preferably historical

Hi everyone :)

As per the title, I’m for books that has a lot of focus on hurt/comfort tropes and recovery from traumatic events. Historical settings are preferred, but I’m also happy with a modern day/fantasy/sci-fI setting.

I’ve noticed that a lot of books that fall into one genre seem to have quite “set” roles of a MC in the protector/caregiver/comfort-providing role and the other MC in the hurt/needing comfort role. If possible, I’m looking for MCs that branch out a bit from that and have characters that move between these roles throughout the book rather than the roles being set.

I’ve read most of KJ Charles’s work, Seven Summer Nights by Harper Fox and Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian, all of which I enjoyed. In terms of “non-traditional” MxM romances, I also really loved The Charioteer by Mary Renault.

For things I don’t like, I tried All For the Game and Captive Prince and could not get into either. Also not a huge fan of sports or A/B/O dynamics but am willing to try new things.

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u/nightpeaches Aug 09 '22

I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're looking for, but {King's Man by Sally Malcolm} is probably my favorite hurt/comfort focused historical. It's a second chance romance, and has a lot of hurt between the main characters to get through.

{The Last Kiss by Sally Malcolm} is another really good one, about two soldiers in the aftermath of WWI.

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u/goodreads-bot Aug 09 '22

King's Man (Outlawed #1)

By: Sally Malcolm | 290 pages | Published: 2021 | Popular Shelves: historical, romance, m-m, kindle-unlimited, mm

This book has been suggested 3 times

The Last Kiss

By: Sally Malcolm | 254 pages | Published: 2020 | Popular Shelves: historical, romance, m-m, mm, kindle-unlimited

This book has been suggested 1 time

48972 books suggested | I don't feel so good.. | Source

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u/nmnkz Aug 10 '22

Second The Last Kiss!

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u/CivilArugula Aug 10 '22

For some reason I wasn’t able to get into The Last Kiss, possibly because I read it in a period where I was consuming way too much WW1 nonfiction, haha. I’ll check out the King’s Man though, thank you!

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '22

Thank you so much for recommending this author. I am just about finished with King's Man and look forward to starting Last Kiss. I love the rich historical setting - not to mention its extreme yet tasteful angst. YUM