It’s Ace awareness week!<\/p>\n
(I)t\u2019s more that he can\u2019t quite wrap his brain around being attracted to anyone<\/em>. He can appreciate the aesthetic beauty of other people, and he\u2019s had intellectual crushes on women\u2014 he\u2019s admired women, respected them, had a vague desire for an intimacy and a closeness he\u2019s never been able to achieve. But he\u2019s never really wanted<\/em> a woman before, and his sexual fantasies about women are usually vague and abstract. They\u2019re not usually even about him.<\/p>\n
— Alison Cochrun, The Charm Offensive<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Everything looks like friendly teasing if you don\u2019t know what sexual tension is.<\/p>\n
— R. Cooper<\/a>\u00a0 For Better or Worse<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
He set the spoon down. \u201cI\u2019m not flirting with you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cReally.\u201d Jonah\u2019s voice dripped with disbelief. \u201cYou don\u2019t call putting food in my mouth flirting?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, actually. I share food with my eating companions regularly.\u201d Vaughn mentally replayed their conversation. \u201cWhat part of the last twenty minutes was flirtatious?\u201d<\/p>\n
Jonah\u2019s jaw dropped. \u201cAre you kidding me? Just how oblivious are you?\u201d<\/p>\n
— Cass Lennox. Blank Spaces<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Orlando thought it strange, if other people were anything to go by, that he\u2019d reached the age of twenty-eight without finding anybody he wanted to be close to.<\/p>\n
— Charlie Cochrane, Lessons in Love<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It had taken her a while to understand that hot <\/em>wasn\u2019t quite the same as beautiful <\/em>for most people.<\/p>\n
— Jae Perfect Rhythm<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Kissing people gave them the wrong idea, and it was hard to enjoy touching anyone when you were constantly wondering where they\u2019d stick their hands.<\/p>\n
— K.J. Charles<\/a>\u00a0 The Rat-Catcher\u2019s Daughter<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cSo, you have a relationship with this transport.\u201d<\/p>\n
I was horrified. Humans are disgusting. \u201cNo!\u201d<\/p>\n
Ratthi made a little exasperated noise. \u201cI didn\u2019t mean a sexual relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amena\u2019s brow furrowed in confusion and curiosity.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs that possible?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo!\u201d<\/p>\n
— Martha Wells Murderbot<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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\u00a0~ Books with Ace Rep ~ <\/strong><\/h4>\n
Main characters<\/strong><\/p>\n
A Gentleman’s Position <\/em>(2016) KJ Charles<\/a> (Society of Gentlemen) Romance<\/p>\n
Ada Maria Soto<\/a> (The Agency): His Quiet Agent <\/em>(2017), Merlin in the Library <\/em>(2018), Agents of Winter <\/em>(2022) Romance<\/p>\n
All the Wrong Places <\/em>(2016) Ann Gallagher<\/a> (Bluewater Bay) Romance<\/p>\n
Best Laid Plans <\/em>(2021) Roan Parrish<\/a> (Garnet Run) Romance<\/p>\n
For Better or Worse <\/em>(2017) R Cooper<\/a> Romance<\/p>\n
TJ Klune How to Be a Normal Person <\/em>(2014), How to Be a Movie Star <\/em>(2019) TJ Klune (How to Be) Romance<\/p>\n
Making Love <\/em>(2017) Aidan Wayne<\/a> Romance<\/p>\n
Perfect Rhythm <\/em>(2017) Jae (Fair Oaks) Romance<\/p>\n
Play It Again <\/em>(2019) Aidan Wayne<\/a> Romance<\/p>\n
Jericho Candelario\u2019s Gay Debut <\/em>(2018) R Cooper<\/a> parental Romance<\/p>\n
That Kind of Guy <\/em>(2019) Talia Hibbert<\/a> (Ravenswood) Romance<\/p>\n
Thaw <\/em>(2017) Elyse Springer (Seasons of Love Book)) Romance<\/p>\n
The Charm Offensive <\/em>(2021) Alison Cochrun<\/a> Romance<\/p>\n
The Ex Talk <\/em>(2021) Rachel Lynn Solomon Romance<\/p>\n
The Heartbreak Bakery <\/em>(2021) A.R. Capetta Romance<\/p>\n
The Quid Pro Quo <\/em>(2021) A.L. Lester (Bradfield Trilogy) Romance<\/p>\n
The Rat-Catcher\u2019s Daughter <\/em>(2019) KJ Charles<\/a> (Lilywhite Boys) Romance<\/p>\n
Three Stupid Weddings <\/em>(2018) Ann Gallagher<\/a> Romance<\/p>\n
Two Rogues Make a Right <\/em>(2020) Cat Sebastian<\/a> (Seducing the Sedgwicks) Romance<\/p>\n
Upside Down <\/em>(2019) N.R. Walker Romance<\/p>\n
Human Enough <\/em>(2019) ES Yu<\/a> Fantasy<\/p>\n
The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy <\/em>(2018) Mackenzi Lee<\/a> Fantasy<\/p>\n
Turning Darkness Into Light <\/em>(2019) Marie Brennan<\/a> secondary Fantasy<\/p>\n
Uncommonly Tidy Poltergeists <\/em>(2017) Angel Martinez Fantasy<\/p>\n
All Systems Red <\/em>(2017) Martha Wells <\/a>\u00a0(The Murderbot Diaries) SF<\/p>\n
Blank Spaces <\/em>(2016) Cass Lennox (Toronto Connections) Mystery<\/p>\n
Charlie Cochrane<\/a> (Cambridge Fellows) Lessons in Love <\/em>(2008). Lessons in Discovery <\/em>(2009) Mystery<\/p>\n