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Simon Doyle

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Limerick, Ireland

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Gay and Lesbian, Romance

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Simon Doyle (he/him) was born and raised in Ireland. He discovered that he could travel the world on a shoestring by reading books at a very young age. When he won a local poetry competition at the age of nine, it sparked a lifetime love of words. But he swears never to write poetry again.

His first novel release was Runaway Train, book 1 of the Runaway Bay series. The follow-up, Runaway Skies, released in January 2023.

He lives with a neurotic rescue dog, and Lucas, his human soulmate. They met in kindergarten. Where all good stories begin.

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Average rating: 4.23 · 2,189 ratings · 373 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Snow Boys 4.29 avg rating — 1,128 ratings — published 2023 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This is Not a Vampire Story 4.48 avg rating — 354 ratings — published 2025 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Runaway Train (Runaway Bay, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 397 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Runaway Skies (Runaway Bay, #2) 4.47 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sound of You 4.34 avg rating — 142 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Second Life of Jameson Duggins 4.41 avg rating — 16 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Runaway Ridge (Runaway Bay, #3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Simon Doyle and 1 other person liked Alexis's review of A Wexford Carol: A Closed-Doors MM Small-Town Friends-to-Lovers Romance: "Is it too early to be reading a holiday book? Probs, but this was just so freaking cute! I could not put it down because of how much I was enjoying reading about Liam and Connor and their silly "wait, do I like my best friend?" thing. Like, I'm sorry" Read more of this review »
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Simon Doyle and 1 other person liked Monocat Meow's review of A Wexford Carol: A Closed-Doors MM Small-Town Friends-to-Lovers Romance: "Thank you ARC copy from NetGalley I basically devoured the book in a day, and it turns out I love this version of Hallmark stories a lot better. The city boy is just going home for the holiday, and nothing is imploding in his career. They fall in love" Read more of this review »
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Simon Doyle and 2 other people liked Mal's review of The Second Life of Jameson Duggins: "I am always left feeling a bit tender, a bit awed whenever I read a Simon Doyle story and this story was so unexpected in so many ways. First off it isn’t a romance for me but it’s extreamly romantic - first love and all its glorious feelings and dee" Read more of this review »
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Simon Doyle and 4 other people liked Heather O'Dell's review of A Wexford Carol: A Closed-Doors MM Small-Town Friends-to-Lovers Romance: "—SUMMARY Liam left his small Irish hometown Killyglen for university in Dublin and never looked back. He’s an art historian slash collector for an auction house and is quite successful. He has two weeks off for the holiday and heads home for a visit. C" Read more of this review »
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“Kids don’t kill each other. Not with boulders. They do it with words and with silence.”
― Simon Doyle, Snow Boys

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“Kids didn't hill each other. Not with boulders. They do it with words and silence.”
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Which book should the YA LGBT Books Group read for our July-Aug 2026 book of the month?

This is Not a Vampire Story

by Simon Doyle

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Heartbreak Boys

by Simon James Green

6 votes 40.0%

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