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  • The Robber Knight by Robert Thier

    The Robber Knight by Robert Thier

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    When you are fighting for the freedom of your people, falling in love with your enemy is not a great idea. Sir Reuben, the dreaded robber knight, has long been Ayla’s deadliest enemy. She swore he would hang for his crimes. Now they are both trapped in her castle as the army of a far greater enemy approaches, and they have only one chance: stand together, or fall...
  • He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

    He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    How much would you give to win the world?Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after her victory that tore southern China from its Mongol masters. Now she burns with a new desire: to seize the throne and crown herself emperor.But Zhu isn’t the only one with imperial ambitions...
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    high fantasy  fantasy  historical  f-f  queer  length-long
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  • A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

    A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 50 ratings
    A dark retelling of the Brothers Grimm's Goose Girl, rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magicCordelia knows her mother is unusual. Their house doesn’t have any doors between rooms, and her mother doesn't allow Cordelia to have a single friend—unless you count Falada, her mother's beautiful white horse. The only time Cordelia feels truly free is on her daily rides with him...
    Categorized as:
    high fantasy  m-f  fantasy  horror  magic  witches  historical  mystery
  • The Blood Debt by Duncan M. Hamilton

    The Blood Debt by Duncan M. Hamilton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    A blade fit for a hero. An army for a tyrant. A reckoning long awaited, and a tale reaching its end. The riveting conclusion to the Wolf of the North trilogy by Duncan M...
  • The Robber Knight's Love by Robert Thier

    The Robber Knight's Love by Robert Thier

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ayla has uncovered a terrible secret: the man she loves is in fact her worst enemy. As a mighty army gathers to destroy her and her people, she must ask herself: will he join them to destroy her? Must she cut him out of her heart to survive? Or is there another way—a way to forgiveness and... love? Special Edition with secret chapters revealed and insights into Sir Reuben’s mysterious past...
  • Jorundyr's Path by Duncan M. Hamilton

    Jorundyr's Path by Duncan M. Hamilton

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Book 2 of the Wolf of the North trilogy. Jorundyr's Path is walked only by the brave. It is survived only by the strong.As Wulfric pursues Adalhaid's Blood Debt, he soon learns that the path to revenge is never easy, and the desires of men and the will of gods rarely meet. Aethelman seeks answers to questions long ignored. Rodulf chases power and wealth...
  • Queen of Oak by Melanie Karsak

    Queen of Oak by Melanie Karsak

    Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Fated to lead a rebellion against Rome.Destined to become a legend.Britain, A.D. 42—Boudica, second daughter of a Celtic king, has little concern for tribal tensions and political intrigues. Called by the gods and the stirrings of her own wild heart, she listens instead to whispers of the oaks. But Boudica would be wiser to heed the warning cries of eagles...
  • Shield-Maiden: Under the Dark Moon by Melanie Karsak

    Shield-Maiden: Under the Dark Moon by Melanie Karsak

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    For Odin’s chosen, all roads lead to Valhalla.With Gudmund dead, Hervor and Hofund are crowned queen and king of Grund. The pair soon discover that ruling a Viking land is not without difficulty. Enemies from without and within threaten the new rulers. While her dreams are the same, Hervor’s future becomes unclear. The gods have grown silent...
  • The Land of the Living and the Dead by Shauna Lawless

    The Land of the Living and the Dead by Shauna Lawless

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The old world will die in flames…Ireland, 1011 AD. Brian Boru is now High King of Ireland. His queen, Gormflaith, instructs their young son in his heritage - but only on his mother's side. For Gormflaith, an immortal Fomorian skilled in fire-magic, intends to finally defeat the Fomorians' hated foes, the Descendants, and establish control over Ireland...
  • Wolf of the Sands by Amy Kuivalainen

    Wolf of the Sands by Amy Kuivalainen

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    A Viking witch touched by the gods, a magi prince from a mysterious world, a love that will shape the destiny of a kingdom. Betrayed by her gods, Fen is sold by raiders to the mysterious People of Sand and Sky and taken to Aaru, a world of impossible beauty and cruelty...
  • She Walks in Majesty by MaryLu Tyndall

    She Walks in Majesty by MaryLu Tyndall

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Danger around every corner. Intrigues in everyone’s past. And a romance that’s swoon worthy. She Walks in Majesty is all that and more, with a plot that twists and turns and truths that are hard-hitting...
  • The Plight of a Scottish Lass by Keira Montclair

    The Plight of a Scottish Lass by Keira Montclair

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In his quest for vengeance, a Scottish chieftain finds something unexpected. Love.Thane MacQuarie, chieftain of Clan MacQuarie, has his sights set on taking over Duart Castle and exacting vengeance on the mother who abandoned him. But when he witnesses a cruel man leave his wife, Tamsin Garvie, to drown on a rock in the sea, Thane can’t ignore the plight of the red-haired beauty...
  • Battle Mage 4: Academy for Magical Inmates by Dante King

    Battle Mage 4: Academy for Magical Inmates by Dante King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I have been separated by my companions, left far to the north of civilization. My quest is a simple one: find a dragon and bond with it. However simple this quest may seem, it is exceedingly difficult.Not only that, but my companions have been called to the goblin city of Geriarc to do battle with the undead, led by shadowlords.All the while, evil festers in the Jade Bastion...
  • Lord of Shadows by Tanya Anne Crosby

    Lord of Shadows by Tanya Anne Crosby

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The epic finale of the Daughters of Avalon! Medieval romance with a sprinkling of fantasy.Rhiannon's destiny is fated from the moment of her birth. She and her dewine sisters must defeat an ancient evil, or Britain itself will go the way of Avalon...
  • She Walks in Power by MaryLu Tyndall

    She Walks in Power by MaryLu Tyndall

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From Award-Winning Author, MaryLu Tyndall, comes an exciting Medieval Romance surrounding the Spear of Destiny! Alexia D'Clere didn't ask to be Protector of the Spear, but after her dying mother gave her the tiny metal object and made her promise to keep it safe, she had no choice...
  • Amnesty by Lara Elena Donnelly

    Amnesty by Lara Elena Donnelly

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The revolution has come and gone, with Amberlough City striving to rebuild itself from the ashes. The Ospies have been ousted, and the very face of the nation has been changed in the process. Now, a rising politician is determined to bring Amberlough’s traitors to justice. Including double agent Cyril DePaul. Everyone believes Cyril deserves to suffer for his crimes..
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    m-f  fantasy  historical  length-medium
  • King's Blood by Jill Williamson

    King's Blood by Jill Williamson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After the foretold destruction of the Five Realms, the remnant that escaped by sea searches for a new home. As the king's health worsens, Sar Wilek assumes command and struggles to rule the disjointed people, while assassination attempts and dark magic endanger his life...
  • She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel

    She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Cateline is the seventeen-year-old daughter of a nobleman in fourteenth-century France. It's a time when children aren't seen as those to be loved and cherished, but instead are used as pawns and bargaining chips on the chessboard of control and privilege.She is married off to a prince in the country of Sursha, a Gaelic-speaking island nation near Ireland...
  • Poison Genius Consort by 芥沫 (Jie Mo)

    Poison Genius Consort by 芥沫 (Jie Mo)

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Easily cowed and bullied, she was the useless, ugly woman with no talent in medical skills. Supported by millions, he was Tianning’s most respected duke with the power to move all under Heaven. On their wedding day the bridal sedan was carried to the front doors, but the Duke of Qin’s gates were shut tight.They told her, ‘Come back tomorrow...
  • Nikoles by Rachel Neumeier

    Nikoles by Rachel Neumeier

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    For generations the Ugaro of the winter country have traded peacefully with the Lau of the summer lands. But now a fatal mistake has created bitterness and hatred on both sides of the river, threatening to destroy a peace that has become tenuous.Nikoles Ianan realizes, too late, that he should have prevented his own people’s unforgivable trespass – he should at least have tried...
  • Silence: Little Mermaid Retold by Demelza Carlton

    Silence: Little Mermaid Retold by Demelza Carlton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A little mermaid. A prince to save. Only silence can break the spell. Once upon a time...The mermaid Margareta saved Prince Erik from a shipwreck. Wanting to see the prince again, Margareta strikes a bargain with the Master of Beacon Isle. If she saves his sons from a terrible curse, he will reunite her with Prince Erik. All she has to do is stay silent until the curse is broken...
  • Armistice by Lara Elena Donnelly

    Armistice by Lara Elena Donnelly

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Armistice returns to Donnelly’s ravishing 1930s Art Deco-tinged fantasy world of Amberlough with a decadent, tumultuous mixture of sex, politics, and spies...
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    m-f  fantasy  historical  m-m  queer  length-long
  • Whispers of Shadow & Flame by L. Penelope

    Whispers of Shadow & Flame by L. Penelope

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 6 ratings
    The Mantle that separates the kingdoms of Elsira and Lagrimar is about to fall. And life will drastically change for both kingdoms. Born with a deadly magic she cannot control, Kyara is forced to become an assassin. Known as the Poison Flame in the kingdom of Lagrimar, she is notorious and lethal, but secretly seeks freedom from both her untamed power and the blood spell that commands her...
  • The Warrior Moon by K. Arsenault Rivera

    The Warrior Moon by K. Arsenault Rivera

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Warrior Moon, the sequel to The Phoenix Empress and striking conclusion to K Arsenault Rivera's wildly buzzed about epic fantasy, which began with The Tiger's DaughterBarsalayaa Shefali, famed Qorin adventurer, and the spoiled divine warrior empress, O-Shizuka, have survived fights with demon armies, garnered infamy, and ruled an empire...
    Categorized as:
    high fantasy  fantasy  f-f  historical  queer  length-epic
  • The Antagonist's Pet, Season 1 (The Antagonist's Pet (Webtoon) #1) by Harnenn, 하르넨

    The Antagonist's Pet, Season 1 (The Antagonist's Pet (Webtoon) #1) by Harnenn, 하르넨

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Blessed with the face of an angel, young Sasha Tartt knows a life-altering secret: in this romance novel where she’s just a side character, she’s the only one who knows the true ending! When the antagonist of the story takes a particular liking to her, she must make a decision: help the clever and beautiful Rebecca find a happy ending, or side with the sweet-natured protagonist to ensure her own...
  • The Throne of the Five Winds by S.C. Emmett

    The Throne of the Five Winds by S.C. Emmett

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Two queens, two concubines, six princes. Innumerable hidden agendas. Yala, lady-in-waiting to the princess of a vanquished kingdom, must navigate their captors' treacherous imperial court.The Emperor's palace -- full of ambitious royals, sly gossip, and unforeseen perils -- is perhaps the most dangerous place in Zhaon...
  • The Novels of Tiger and Del, Volume I by Jennifer Roberson

    The Novels of Tiger and Del, Volume I by Jennifer Roberson

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was Tiger, born of the desert winds, raised as a slave and winning his freedom by weaving a special kind of magic with a warrior's skill. She was Del, born of ice and storm, trained by the greatest of Northern sword masters. Together, they discover a kinship and friendship that grows to love while facing dangers of both sword and sorcery...
  • The Scarlet Trefoil: A Novel by L.A. Kelly

    The Scarlet Trefoil: A Novel by L.A. Kelly

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Trilett family and friends prepare for the joyous celebration of Tahn and Netta's wedding. Returning from a party in her honor, Netta is kidnapped, and her coachman and escorts are found murdered. It looks like the work of bandits, but Tahn is secretly sent a message that Netta will be released if he will present himself in trade...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  historical  fantasy  length-medium
  • Spice and Wolf Vol. 9 by Isuna Hasekura, Keito Koume

    Spice and Wolf Vol. 9 by Isuna Hasekura, Keito Koume

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    (Volume 1)With his carthorse as his only companion, the young merchant Kraft Lawrence slowly wends his way through dusty back roads in search of profitable trade. But this monotony screeches to a halt when, one night, he encounters a harvest goddess in the guise of a beautiful young girl . .
  • The Bloody Throne by S.C. Emmett

    The Bloody Throne by S.C. Emmett

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Intricate, elegant and sharp as a blade―sweeping political fantasy at its finest." ―Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine ThroneA richly detailed epic of ambition, honor, and sacrifice, The Bloody Throne is the masterful conclusion to Hostage of Empire, a medieval East Asia-inspired fantasy trilogy. The great Zhaon empire is in turmoil...
  • The Price of Happiness: A Strong Woman in the Middle Ages by Lina J. Potter, Kristina Tatarian

    The Price of Happiness: A Strong Woman in the Middle Ages by Lina J. Potter, Kristina Tatarian

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The royal court has always been a realm of intrigue, conspiracy, death and sorrow. You didn’t expect to be spared, did you Lilian? A sinister conspiracy against the King is gaining momentum, with Lilian and her family in the epicenter of this deadly game. Meanwhile Count Jess Earton himself, vigilant and dissatisfied, has arrived at the royal palace...
  • Flower In The Palace by Jordan Silver

    Flower In The Palace by Jordan Silver

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Disclaimer: This book is loosely based on the Korean Drama The Moon The Embraces The Sun. Though the basic storyline is similar, the story, scenes and characters are all mine. Prince Jai of Zihan was soon to be named Crown Prince once his father ascended the throne. At seventeen he was an accomplished young man who had learned at his father and grandfather’s knees the ways of an emperor...
  • Temptress of Fates by J.C. Kang

    Temptress of Fates by J.C. Kang

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Both the Emperor and a criminal want the contents of a lord's safe, and only the Black Lotus Clan can retrieve it. *Contains on-screen sex...
  • Trollmåne by Margit Sandemo, Bente Meidell

    Trollmåne by Margit Sandemo, Bente Meidell

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    (Description from the back of the book) SAGAEN OM ISFOLKET - etterkommerne til den onde Tengel, som hadde inngått en pakt med djevelen... Christa Lind var utvalgt til å føde Isfolkets helt spesielle barn, som med tiden skulle ta kampen opp mot selveste Tengel den onde. Christas stefar ville at hun skulle gifte seg med den kristne enkemannen Abel...
  • Feber i blodet by Margit Sandemo, Bente Meidell

    Feber i blodet by Margit Sandemo, Bente Meidell

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    (Description from the back of the book) SAGAEN OM ISFOLKET - etterkommerne til den onde Tengel, som hadde ingått en pakt med djevelen... Villemo kunne ikke glemme sin elskede Dominic, på tross av at familien gjorde alt for å holde dem fra hverandre. Da de endelig møttes igjen i Danmark, var lengselen etter ham som en feber i blodet...
  • Alamut by Judith Tarr

    Alamut by Judith Tarr

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A knight from across the sea, a beleaguered kingdom, a spirit of fire with a deadly secret. For close to a hundred years the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem has stood with its thin line of fortresses against the combined power of the world of Islam. Now the Sultan Saladin has declared war against the young Leper King...
  • Våroffer by Margit Sandemo, Bente Meidell

    Våroffer by Margit Sandemo, Bente Meidell

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    (Description from the back of the book) SAGAEN OM ISFOLKET - etterkommerne til den onde Tengel, som hadde inngått en pakt med djevelen... Vinga Tark og Heike Lind, begge av Isfolket, hadde startet kampen for å få tilbake slektens eiendommer. Men ennå satt den hensynsløse dommer Snivel på Gråstensholm, Heikes rettsmessige arvegods...
  • The Dagger and the Cross by Judith Tarr

    The Dagger and the Cross by Judith Tarr

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the time of the Crusades, in a world at war, a prince of immortal lineage and a spirit of fire who was once an Assassin prepare to celebrate a royal wedding. But he is Christian and she is Muslim, and there are those who hate them not only for their disparate faiths but for their power and magic...
  • Dragens tenner by Margit Sandemo

    Dragens tenner by Margit Sandemo

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    (Description from the back of the book) SAGAEN OM ISFOLKET - etterkommerne til den onde Tengel, som hadde inngått en pakt med djevelen... Først da Sölve Lind av Isfolket var nesten voksen, oppdaget han at han var en av Isfolkets rammede og hadde evner utenom det vanlige. Alt han virkelig ønsket seg, fikk han, selv om ønskene var både egoistiske og kriminelle...
  • A Lady Most Dangerous by Caroline Hanson

    A Lady Most Dangerous by Caroline Hanson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Helen Foster was saved from a watery grave by her BFF from the future and knows she’s lucky to be alive. Sadly, she’s not so lucky in love. Her blackmailed benefactor, Edward Clifton, the Duke of Somervale, thinks she’s dead. And Helen has to make sure it stays that way...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  fantasy  historical  victorian  length-novella
  • The Judas Blossom by Stephen Aryan

    The Judas Blossom by Stephen Aryan

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    An imaginative and sprawling epic fantasy reimagining of the Mongol Empire's invasion of Persia, following the lives and treacherous journeys of four key figures in the heart of war.1260, Persia: Due to the efforts of the great Genghis Khan, the Mongol Empire covers a vast portion of the known world...
  • Herb-Wife by Elizabeth McCoy

    Herb-Wife by Elizabeth McCoy

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The Lord Alchemist must be immune to hostile potions. But in all of Cymelia, there are only three with the alchemist's immunity: Iathor, his brother Iasen, and the half-barbarian herb-witch, Kessa. Though Kessa is hardly the expected wife of a noble, Iathor has secured a betrothal - but his brother has vowed to prevent the marriage by any means necessary...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  historical  fantasy  length-medium
  • The Poison Prince by S.C. Emmett

    The Poison Prince by S.C. Emmett

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    "A masterful tale of court intrigues." ―Booklist (starred review)A woman's desire for revenge draws her deeper into a treacherous imperial court in this sweeping and richly detailed second book of an East Asian-inspired epic fantasy series. The crown princess has been assassinated, reigniting tensions between her native Khir and the great Zhaon empire...
  • Wildfire by Sarah Micklem

    Wildfire by Sarah Micklem

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The highly anticipated second book in Sarah Micklem's literary fantasy trilogy that began with the critically acclaimed debut, "Firethorn." Sarah Micklem brings her lush prose and rich imagination to the second installment of this epic trilogy, set in an imaginary world as real as history and as marvelous as legend...
  • Giver of Roses by Kathleen Morgan

    Giver of Roses by Kathleen Morgan

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A fascinating world engaged in an epic conflict. After a grueling, three-year siege, Vartan Karayan, royal heir of Gadiel, is the only obstacle between the enemy and his beloved city of Astara. Yet when an invincible adversary leaves him critically wounded, the true battle has just begun...
  • The Orlando innamorato by Matteo Maria Boiardo

    The Orlando innamorato by Matteo Maria Boiardo

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Orlando innamorato. 418 Pages...
  • Black Knight, Volume 01 by Kai Tsurugi

    Black Knight, Volume 01 by Kai Tsurugi

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Zeke O'Brien may have his eyes on the title of Black Knight--the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a knight in the kingdom of Aran--but he's also after another prize: The young prince, Chris! Black Knight is a sweeping romantic epic about the relationship between the prince of a medieval kingdom and his loyal guardsman, as they embark on a life-long relationship fraught with danger,...
  • Miss Bramble and the Leviathan by Kristen Painter

    Miss Bramble and the Leviathan by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The last thing she planned to steal was his heart. The Company. Military institution, protector of Praeton and the nation of Grand Isle. Dirty rotten thief. When Pandora Bramble steps aboard the Company s premiere airship Daedalus it s not for the exclusive VIP tour. It s to secure proof that the Company stole the regulator valve her father designed even if it means tearing the engine apart...
  • Ammey McKeaf by Jane Shoup

    Ammey McKeaf by Jane Shoup

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ammey McKeaf is beloved and protected, not only by her father, the most revered general in the island country of Azulland, but also by five elder brothers, all champions of the games. Her brothers have trained and challenged her all her life, especially at swordsmanship, which will serve her well...
  • The Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise by Peter Abélard, Héloïse d'Argenteuil

    The Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise by Peter Abélard, Héloïse d'Argenteuil

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It sometimes happens that Love is little esteemed by those who choose rather to think of other affairs, and in requital He strongly manifests His power in unthought ways...
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