I was browsing through Amazon’s 4-for-3 Promotion category the other day and found two young adult LGBT books.  Maybe there’s more than two, but I stopped after finding the second one since I only needed two to complete my foursome.

They aren’t new, just new to me, and I’m excited to read them.

Their covers caught my interest and it wasn’t until I read the descriptions that I realized they involved gay characters. That was like icing on the cake. 🙂

Peter by Kate Walker has such a hot cover there’s no way I was going to skip checking it out.  A motorcycle and a dirty boy viewed from behind? Oh yeah.  I’m always on the look out for male POV young adults books anyway.  A boy protagonist with a crush on his brother’s friend?  *clicks Add to Cart*

Pressured by his peers and society to conform to the stereotyped macho image, fifteen-year-old Peter feels both confused and repelled. His confusion and his horror increase when he finds himself attracted to his brother’s best friend, David, who is gay. Here is a daring, exceptionally honest novel about sexuality and the need to be true to oneself. Peter shares his every muddle and perception with us, and his candor just might help us find our own way.

Hero by Perry Moore caught my eye with its Superman-esque image.  I’ve got a thing for heroes.  A gay superhero who is hiding both of his identities? It’s like the book was written for me!  Now if there happens to be a scene in which he has to save the hot guy he’s secretly attracted to, I might just die while reading.  *clicks*

The last thing in the world Thom Creed wants is to add to his dad, Hal’s, pain, so he keeps secrets. Like that he has special powers. And that he’s been asked to join the League–the very organization of superheroes that spurned his father. The most painful secret of all is one Thom can barely face himself: he’s gay.

But becoming a member of the League opens up a new world for Thom. There, he connects with a misfit group of aspiring heroes, including Scarlett, who can control fire but not her anger; Typhoid Larry, who can make anyone sick with his touch; and Ruth, a wise old broad who can see the future. Like Thom, these heroes have things to hide, but they will have to learn to trust one another when they uncover a deadly conspiracy within the League.

To survive, Thom will face challenges he never imagine. To find happiness, he’ll have to come to terms with his father’s past and discover the kind of hero he really wants to be.

How about you?  Read any young adult LGBT books lately?  Have you read Peter or Hero?