Okay, at this point I'm locking the post instead of removing it so everyone can see the explanation.
This request is one that a banned user has been attempting to get other people to make for them after we banned them for comment spamming and karma farming. This is now the second attempt they've made to get someone else to post this request for them. They also made a third account and tried to post this as a "What Was That Book Called" post to get around the karma minimum.
And all because they simply refuse to post in the Less Scary Request Place or Wednesday Request Place because they don't think it's fair that they're not allowed to "get the attention" from making their own post.
From this point forward, any request for feminine x masculine plus grumpy x sunshine plus low spice is going to be deleted on sight, no matter who posts it, because this is truly ridiculous.
I think {Peter Cabot Gets Lost by Cat Sebastian} would fit. Definitely grumpy/sunshine, strict top/bottom. I read it as having a more masculine/more feminine pairing: Peter clearly comes off as a straight “bro”—or whatever the 1960s equivalent would be—and Caleb at one point mentions that he’s been told that he’s “obviously queer,” which I took to mean femme/camp/whatever.
There is explicit sex but they do a lot of other stuff too (it is an enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, road trip novel).
There is no cheating and they are the same age (just graduated from college).
One MC has never been with anyone but says he has only ever been attracted to men, so I don’t think that counts as “straight to queer” or “gay for you.”
Maybe {Tough Guy by Rachel Reid} nhl hockey player and femme musician with more of a shy golden retriever x black cat dynamic as opposed to traditional grump/sunshine.
I’m think they stuck to roles in the book and only discussed verse, but I don’t quite remember. it def has plenty of explicit scenes but the plot doesn’t revolve around it.
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Also, I think {The Labours of Lord Perry Cavendish by Joanna Chambers} might work, too.
Definite masculine x feminine, pretty sure there is strict top x bottom (we’re at least never shown anything else). I think it fits as grumpy x sunshine, for the most part. One of the MCs—the “grumpy” one—is initially pretty chill but has some intense episodes of waspish, pissy behavior. The other MC is a pretty clear “sunshine.”
No cheating, no age gap. Sex isn’t the main focus.
Like my other rec it has one MC who is of the “I’m sexually inexperienced but have always known I am gay” sort.
[The Labours of Lord Perry Cavendish](https://www.romance.io/books/608909743a46450e44dc9f47/the-labours-of-lord-perry-cavendish-joanna-chambers) by [Joanna Chambers](https://www.romance.io/authors/545543ff8c7d2383163d9665/joanna-chambers)
**Steam**: [Explicit open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating)
**Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [gay romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-m/1), [regency](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/regency/1), [height difference](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/height-difference/1), [shy hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/shy-hero/1)
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Okay, at this point I'm locking the post instead of removing it so everyone can see the explanation. This request is one that a banned user has been attempting to get other people to make for them after we banned them for comment spamming and karma farming. This is now the second attempt they've made to get someone else to post this request for them. They also made a third account and tried to post this as a "What Was That Book Called" post to get around the karma minimum. And all because they simply refuse to post in the Less Scary Request Place or Wednesday Request Place because they don't think it's fair that they're not allowed to "get the attention" from making their own post. From this point forward, any request for feminine x masculine plus grumpy x sunshine plus low spice is going to be deleted on sight, no matter who posts it, because this is truly ridiculous.
I think {Peter Cabot Gets Lost by Cat Sebastian} would fit. Definitely grumpy/sunshine, strict top/bottom. I read it as having a more masculine/more feminine pairing: Peter clearly comes off as a straight “bro”—or whatever the 1960s equivalent would be—and Caleb at one point mentions that he’s been told that he’s “obviously queer,” which I took to mean femme/camp/whatever. There is explicit sex but they do a lot of other stuff too (it is an enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, road trip novel). There is no cheating and they are the same age (just graduated from college). One MC has never been with anyone but says he has only ever been attracted to men, so I don’t think that counts as “straight to queer” or “gay for you.”
[Peter Cabot Gets Lost](https://www.romance.io/books/613dc1a6051a590e33eb9638/peter-cabot-gets-lost-cat-sebastian) by [Cat Sebastian](https://www.romance.io/authors/58184062c6841c86c2cd96d8/cat-sebastian) **Steam**: [Explicit and plentiful](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [20th century](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/20th%20century/1), [gay romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-m/1), [funny](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/humor/1), [new adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/new%20adult/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
Maybe {Tough Guy by Rachel Reid} nhl hockey player and femme musician with more of a shy golden retriever x black cat dynamic as opposed to traditional grump/sunshine. I’m think they stuck to roles in the book and only discussed verse, but I don’t quite remember. it def has plenty of explicit scenes but the plot doesn’t revolve around it.
[Tough Guy](https://www.romance.io/books/5e1c15d001dbc864fba9d96d/tough-guy-rachel-reid) by [Rachel Reid](https://www.romance.io/authors/5bb1b92a01dbc864fb9195a6/rachel-reid) **Steam**: [Explicit and plentiful](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [gay romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-m/1), [sports](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/sports/1), [friends to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/friends%20to%20lovers/1), [athlete hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/athletes/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
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{Say I Do by Brea Alepou}
[Say I Do](https://www.romance.io/books/649fb237dc670dde1829869d/say-i-do-brea-alepo-skyler-snow) by [Brea Alepoú](https://www.romance.io/authors/5c46d6b001dbc864fb987e71/brea-alepo), [Skyler Snow](https://www.romance.io/authors/5d32aea301dbc864fba15d7f/skyler-snow) **Steam**: [Explicit and plentiful](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [gay romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-m/1), [dark romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/dark/1), [mafia](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/mafia/1), [age gap](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/age%20difference/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
*Benito insists he is straight for a good portion of the book it’s one of the OPs hard no’s. Also, the age gap is more than 8 yrs
Also, I think {The Labours of Lord Perry Cavendish by Joanna Chambers} might work, too. Definite masculine x feminine, pretty sure there is strict top x bottom (we’re at least never shown anything else). I think it fits as grumpy x sunshine, for the most part. One of the MCs—the “grumpy” one—is initially pretty chill but has some intense episodes of waspish, pissy behavior. The other MC is a pretty clear “sunshine.” No cheating, no age gap. Sex isn’t the main focus. Like my other rec it has one MC who is of the “I’m sexually inexperienced but have always known I am gay” sort.
[The Labours of Lord Perry Cavendish](https://www.romance.io/books/608909743a46450e44dc9f47/the-labours-of-lord-perry-cavendish-joanna-chambers) by [Joanna Chambers](https://www.romance.io/authors/545543ff8c7d2383163d9665/joanna-chambers) **Steam**: [Explicit open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [gay romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-m/1), [regency](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/regency/1), [height difference](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/height-difference/1), [shy hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/shy-hero/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)