Books like 'Warriors of Strathan'

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  • Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

    Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 44 ratings
    "Fans of Circe and Elektra should pick up this powerful Greek myth retelling." —CosmopolitanFor fans of Madeline Miller, a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious villainess of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen.As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten...
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    ancient times  fantasy  historical  war  vengeance  abuse  queer  dark
  • 余污 [Yu Wu] by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, 肉包不吃肉

    余污 [Yu Wu] by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, 肉包不吃肉

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The traitor Gu Mang returned to his home kingdom again. Everyone rejoiced in his banishment. It was said the one who hated him most was his closest friend – the cold and stoic Young Master Mo.A rumour: Young Master Mo prepared three hundred and sixty-five methods of torture to try on Gu Mang, enough to play with him for a year without repetition...
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  • The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper

    The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 31 ratings
    The life of a courtesan in Pompeii is glamorous yet perilous...Amara has escaped her life as a slave in the Wolf Den, the city’s most notorious brothel, but now her survival depends on the affections of her patron: a man she might not know as well as she once thought. At night in the home he bought for her, the house with the golden door, Amara’s dreams are haunted by her past...
  • The Breaker of Stars by Nicole Platania

    The Breaker of Stars by Nicole Platania

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 9 ratings
    A war of fractured hearts. A fate written in the stars. Cypherion does not love recklessly, but he loves hard. And while his friends may have forgiven Vale’s betrayal following the Battle of Damenal, he has kept the Starsearcher at arm’s length. That is, until his Revered commands the two embark on a quest to Vale’s territory in order to find the secrets hidden within her damaged magic...
  • A Sea of Song and Sirens by Whit Stanfield

    A Sea of Song and Sirens by Whit Stanfield

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Raised in a trading port, I'd seen my share of attractive sailors.But I'd never cared to get to know one, let alone allow one to follow me around, drawing my neighbors' suspicions that I was a seductress.Until the day I pulled him from the water.I found him drowned and alone, and I breathed life into him before I knew his name...
  • Wicked Masquerade by Kenya Wright

    Wicked Masquerade by Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Tristan is the Bad Boy of the Art World. A tortured artist with insatiable cravings for beauty, pleasure, and the darker shades of life.When Nova, a Psychology graduate student, enters his orbit, Tristan sweeps Nova off her feet and lures her onto an erotic journey that awakens desires she never knew existed.Danger looms in the background...
  • This Monster of Mine by Shalini Abeysekara

    This Monster of Mine by Shalini Abeysekara

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 27 ratings
    She knows the taste of death. He’ll stoke her hunger for it. Eighteen-year-old Sarai doesn’t know why someone tried to kill her four years ago, but she does know that her case was closed without justice. Hellbent on vengeance, she returns to the scene of the crime as a Petitor, a prosecutor who can magically detect lies, and is assigned to work with Tetrarch Kadra...
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    ancient times  m-f  fantasy  historical  dark  horror  mystery  magic
  • A Taste for Poison by Aleksandr Voinov

    A Taste for Poison by Aleksandr Voinov

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Even a king gets stung when he reaches for a scorpion.After barely surviving an assassination attempt, King Adrastes is a changed man—one who mistrusts even his allies and friends. He readies his Empire for war against an enigmatic enemy, the Elder of Vededrin, but not everyone approves...
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    military  m-m  fantasy  historical  queer  suspense  mystery  dark
  • Lying with Scorpions by Aleksandr Voinov

    Lying with Scorpions by Aleksandr Voinov

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    If you lie with scorpions, you’d better have a taste for poison.Now that Kendras’s lover Adrastes has claimed the throne of Dalman, Kendras is tangled deeper than ever in politics and intrigue. As the new leader of the Scorpions and Adrastes’s one true friend, he and his men stand between Adrastes and those who wish him dead.And many do...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-m  fantasy  historical  queer  dark  suspense  war
  • Paid to the Pirate by Una Rohr

    Paid to the Pirate by Una Rohr

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    He wants revenge.Captain Colt finds treasure far more valuable than gold when he invades a Carolina settlement, demanding tribute. He finds the girl who slipped through his grasp two years ago and he relishes the opportunity to punish her for what she’s done…Though the strain in his breeches makes it unclear which of them is suffering more from the reunion.She wants justice...
  • Through a Dark Mist by Marsha Canham

    Through a Dark Mist by Marsha Canham

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 26 ratings
    RISING ABOVE AN EAGLE'S EYRIE, THE SOARING PASSION OF FORBIDDEN LOVE As the misty forest quivers with the deadly flight of arrows, a tale of revenge and fated passion unfolds. An outlaw known as the Black Wolf of Lincoln dares to stand before the slender, golden loveliness of Lady Servanne de Briscourt—and in one swift, trembling moment, the future of a kingdom is changed...
  • A Royal Affair by John Wiltshire

    A Royal Affair by John Wiltshire

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Royal Affair: Book One Doctor Nikolai Hartmann represents himself as a learned man of science who believes wholly in the rational and scientific above all else. In reality, he is a man haunted by an unusual past and running from his own nature...
  • This Wicked Fate by Amanda Aggie

    This Wicked Fate by Amanda Aggie

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For fans of The Witcher and Brave, this fantasy romance, featuring a fierce heroine and a druid with Golden Retriever energy, is both steamy and swoon worthy! I’m the Princess of Solaria, a realm full of beasts that could make the Devil cower. Except that title means nothing, because I’ll be dead by the week’s end...
  • The Painter Knight by Fiona Patton

    The Painter Knight by Fiona Patton

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    THE PASSING OF THE FLAMESimon, the Court Painter of Branion, was the closest friend of the kingdom's ruler. Aristok Marsellus the Third...
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    military  fantasy  queer  m-m  high fantasy  historical  bisexual  dark
  • Scorpion by Aleksandr Voinov

    Scorpion by Aleksandr Voinov

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Kendras is a casualty of war: injured, penniless, and quite possibly the last surviving member of the only family he’s ever had—the elite fighting force known as the Scorpions. When a steel-eyed mercenary offers him medicine and shelter in exchange for submission and a secret task, Kendras has no choice but to accept. He is a Scorpion; he’ll do whatever it takes to survive...
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    military  m-m  fantasy  historical  dark  war  abuse  menage
  • The Ugly Empress by 云过是非

    The Ugly Empress by 云过是非

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    After ten years on the battlefield, Teng Yun sees Xue Junliang protecting his country and conquering new territory, while he himself ends up with an arrow through his heart. When he wakes up, he becomes that man’s Ugly Empress.This is about a Prince who is captured as prisoner and killed, then he is reborn as his enemy country’s ugly empress...
  • Betrayal by J.C. Owens

    Betrayal by J.C. Owens

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Secrets, madness, lies…and a love forged in the flames of betrayal. Imprisoned, starved and abused by his captors, Darcel finds his only escape in the depths of madness. But he’s tormented by his own demons, who taunt him with the memories of his past and of his beloved prince, Alasar of Rais. The man who condemned him to this prison for killing the enemy’s high king...
  • Queen of the Sky: A Legend of the Painted Skies Prequel by Ky Venn

    Queen of the Sky: A Legend of the Painted Skies Prequel by Ky Venn

    Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Aella thrives in chaos. It lives inside her. However, when the sky goddess is banished from Verus to the human realm for disobeying her parents and inflicting pandemonium on the humans one too many times, she discovers what she’s really made of...
  • Pilate's Wife by Antoinette May

    Pilate's Wife by Antoinette May

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    A daughter of privilege in the most powerful empire the world has ever known, Claudia has a unique and disturbing "gift": her dreams have an uncanny way of coming true. As a rebellious child seated beside the tyrannical Roman Emperor Tiberius, she first spies the powerful gladiator who will ultimately be her one true passion...
  • Claimed by the Barbarian by Samantha Madisen

    Claimed by the Barbarian by Samantha Madisen

    Rated: 3.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    When she is awakened in the night and informed that a barbarian army has reached the gates of her city, Leola soon finds herself standing naked before King Sedrak, the fearsome brute who leads the invaders. Though she is heir to the throne, from now on she will be the property of her new master, a pet to be led around on a leash and a plaything to be used in any way he pleases...
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    m-f  historical  medieval  bdsm  vikings  fantasy  dark  spanking
  • Married to a Pirate by Athena Rose

    Married to a Pirate by Athena Rose

    Rated: 3.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    "You enslaved me!""Nay, I liberated you, my lady. And there will be more liberating to come if you behave."Imagine you escape the pirate captain who you were forced to marry.He’s dark and brooding and you’re convinced he’s happy to be rid of you.But just when you think you’re free, you’re captured by another band of pirates who take great delight in telling you the plans they have for you...
  • Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

    Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 752 ratings
    The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius as war looms on the horizon. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who don't...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  war  fantasy  royalty  strong heroine  magic  demons
  • The Women by Kristin Hannah

    The Women by Kristin Hannah

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 106 ratings
    From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women—at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation...
  • Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

    Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 103 ratings
    The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It's inhabited by the race that rose from the seed of angels, and they live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt. Phèdre nó Delaunay was sold into indentured servitude as a child...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  historical  fantasy  dark  magic  paranormal  bdsm  erotica
  • Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff

    Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 50 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of the Nevernight Chronicle, Jay Kristoff, comes the much-anticipated sequel to the #1 international bestselling sensation EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE.From holy cup comes holy light;The faithful hands sets world aright.And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight,Mere man shall end this endless night...
  • Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

    Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 576 ratings
    Chaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strength, and his position as the Captain of the Guard. But all of that has changed since the glass castle shattered, since his men were slaughtered, since the King of Adarlan spared him from a killing blow, but left his body broken...
  • Reign of Stars and Fire by L.J. Andrews

    Reign of Stars and Fire by L.J. Andrews

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 50 ratings
    Nothing is as it seems. It never was.With darkness spreading across the fae isles, the reluctant raven queen seeks the aid of Calista, the storyteller, and unwittingly falls into a dark tale of twisted fates. To save Ari from being lost in a fae sleep, Saga will reach into the past and uncover deadly secrets left behind by her brother, the last fate king...
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    m-f  new adult  dark  fantasy  vikings  fae  paranormal  magic
  • The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow

    The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 68 ratings
    The Saint of War spares the life of a servant girl so she can fulfill her destiny as the kingdom’s greatest warrior in this short story of love and loyalty by New York Times bestselling author Alix E. Harrow.Always mindful of the debt she owes, the girl finds her worth as a weapon in the hand of the Prince. Her victories make him a king, then an emperor...
  • The Rebel's Vision by Kristen Banet

    The Rebel's Vision by Kristen Banet

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 55 ratings
    One declaration was all it took. The Andinna Rebellion has begun. Knowing that the fight will be hard, Mave has taken back the title of Champion. King’s Champion. She’s resolved to stand tall beside King Alchan Andini and fight for him, and to fight for her people.But it’s off to a troubling start...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  reverse harem  poly  menage  war  magic  fantasy
  • The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

    The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 49 ratings
    A Holmes and Watson-style detective duo take the stage in this fantasy with a mystery twist, from the Edgar-winning, multiple Hugo-nominated Robert Jackson BennettIn Daretana’s greatest mansion, a high imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree erupted from his body...
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