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  • Hives & Heroism by Benjamin Medrano

    Hives & Heroism by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Demons loom over Dorma.Despite Joy’s victory over Alethus’s servants, his plans haven’t been stopped. Even so, a glimmer of hope lies before her, and she and her friends are determined to grasp it.That doesn’t mean it will be easy, though. An army is invading Dorma, one with the same destination as Joy. Their goals are sinister, but they aren’t going to stop Joy and her friends...
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    magic  demons  queer  fantasy  f-f  length-medium
  • Talyn: Unyielding by Benjamin Medrano

    Talyn: Unyielding by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Success can be dangerous.After surviving the depths of Castra's dungeon, Talyn has returned to the surface and caused a seismic change in the city. Now she has to deal with the consequences. But after her last life, she will not bow to anyone...
    Categorized as:
    demons  magic  queer  fantasy  f-f  poly
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  • Talyn: Descent by Benjamin Medrano

    Talyn: Descent by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Talyn’s in over her head.Talyn is finally beginning to take control of her life in a new world. Learning that her problems aren't natural is a first step, but before she can take true measures, her life takes a turn for the worse. Cast into the depths of Castra's dungeon, she survives only on the sufferance of others...
    Categorized as:
    magic  demons  queer  fantasy  f-f  high fantasy  length-long
  • Webs & Wards by Benjamin Medrano

    Webs & Wards by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Joy can’t get a break. Having survived a chance encounter with a demon lordling, and made an immense sacrifice, one might expect Joy to at least have some time to rest and recover. Instead, when Joy’s friends learn what she sacrificed, they decide they’ll repay her, no matter what it takes, and they take the adventurous bee-girl on a quest to find another apis hive which can help her...
    Categorized as:
    demons  magic  queer  fantasy  f-f  length-medium
  • The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

    The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 54 ratings
    The emperor's reign has lasted for decades, his mastery of bone shard magic powering the animal-like constructs that maintain law and order. But now his rule is failing, and revolution is sweeping across the Empire's many islands.Lin is the emperor's daughter and spends her days trapped in a palace of locked doors and dark secrets...
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    magic  queer  fantasy  f-f  high fantasy  length-long
  • The Apple Diary by Gerri Hill

    The Apple Diary by Gerri Hill

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Following the death of her grandmother, reluctant heiress Madilyn Marak agrees to stay with her grandfather at the estate for the summer. While there, she finds a diary—The Apple Diary—written by her great-grandmother Isabel, telling the story of a long ago love affair with a woman named Lorah...
  • Clematis and the Queen of the Void by Hiyodori

    Clematis and the Queen of the Void by Hiyodori

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 5 ratings
    "I’ve been your enemy before. I can be your enemy again."Clematis and the Queen of the Void continues the Clem & Wist series with a horror-tinged saga of lovers to enemies (and back again). In this slow-burn f/f romance, devoted partners transform into devious adversaries—but opposition only serves to deepen their bond.The best place to take a mage on a country without magic...
  • Ancient Ruins by Benjamin Medrano

    Ancient Ruins by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Sistina awakened after millennia of dormancy, her memories in tatters and born anew. Residing in the ruins of an ancient city, she finds herself drawn into a war between two elven nations and the slaver kingdom of Kelvanis when she rescues a princess from slavery. With her domain containing hints of forgotten knowledge, Sistina becomes a dungeon, stronghold, and source of hope all at once...
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    magic  queer  f-f  fantasy  harems  orcs  length-medium
  • The Queen of Rhodia by Effie Calvin

    The Queen of Rhodia by Effie Calvin

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 5 ratings
    It has been sixteen months since Princess Esofi arrived in Ieflaria, and eight since her marriage to Crown Princess Adale. The princesses have a peaceful life together, preparing to become co-regents and raising their baby dragon, Carinth. Their peace is shattered when Esofi’s mother, Queen Gaelle of Rhodia, arrives in Birsgen...
  • Thorn by Anna Burke

    Thorn by Anna Burke

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 8 ratings
    On a cold day deep in the heart of winter, Rowan’s father returns from an ill-fated hunting trip bearing a single, white rose. The rose is followed by the Huntress, a figure out of legend. Tall, cruel, and achingly beautiful, she brings Rowan back with her to a mountain fastness populated solely by the creatures of the hunt...
  • Vow of Celibacy: A Novel by Erin Judge

    Vow of Celibacy: A Novel by Erin Judge

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Natalie has made a promise: a vow of celibacy, signed and witnessed by her best friend. After a string of sexual conquests, she is determined to figure out why the intense romantic connections she’s spent her life chasing have left her emotionally high and dry...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  fantasy  f-f  length-medium
  • Lady Knight by L.-J. Baker

    Lady Knight by L.-J. Baker

    Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rhiannon, outcast and female knight, seeks a cause worthy of a chivalric hero in a medieval world of magic and misogyny. Eleanor, a wealthy widow, has given up all hero of finding passionate love and her perfect knight - until she meets Rhiannon. Aveline, a powerful priestess, needs a warrior for her secret mission of starting a holy war...
  • A Journey of the Heart by Catherine M. Wilson

    A Journey of the Heart by Catherine M. Wilson

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    In Book II of the trilogy, Tamras’s apprenticeship as a warrior isn’t turning out quite the way she expected. Her unconventional choices lead to her crossing swords, almost literally, with Vintel, the war leader of Merin’s house. She finds herself embroiled in a power struggle she is doomed to lose, but the loss sends her on a journey that will change her destiny and decide the fate of her people...
  • The Answer by Rebecca Sugar

    The Answer by Rebecca Sugar

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Why would a Gem turn against her Homeworld to protect the messy, pointless planet Earth?What would make an aristocratic Gem risk everything for a common guard?And how could a humble soldier alter the track of fate forever?It's up to Sapphire and Ruby to find The Answer...
  • The Forgotten Realms by Silvia Shaw

    The Forgotten Realms by Silvia Shaw

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The sweeping saga of Rand continues. Her time at Falcon’s Keep over, Savannah comes into her full power as the wielder of the sacred medallion. She seeks help in Arcadia to interpret the Prophecy Chart, the black magic spell that divides the Forgotten Realms from the rest of Rand...
  • The Legend of Korra Turf Wars, Part Two by Michael Dante DiMartino

    The Legend of Korra Turf Wars, Part Two by Michael Dante DiMartino

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Recovering from the fight and furious for revenge, Triple Threats member Tokuga solidifies his ties with the duplicitous Wonyong...
  • Rand by Silvia Shaw

    Rand by Silvia Shaw

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    An epic story of magic, heroism, love, and treachery, Rand is a magical world ruled by an imperial line of Queens. Three hundred years ago, its most powerful talisman, a medallion called the Circle of Sheda, was taken through the portal and lost. When Dr...
  • The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson

    The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    In the second installment of Juno Dawson's "irresistable" fantasy trilogy (Lana Harper), a group of childhood friends and witches must choose between what is right and what is easy if they have any hope of keeping their coven--and their world--from tearing apart forever.Niamh Kelly is dead...
  • Princess of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews

    Princess of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    The fate of an empire lies in the hands of one untested princess. Princess Natasia is the eldest child of the Emperor Andreth, ruler of the Four Realms. If she were a boy, she’d be the unquestioned heir to the throne. But as a girl, her main duty in life is to marry someone her father can shape into his successor. Everything changes when an unknown would-be assassin nearly takes Tasia’s life...
  • The Price of Valour by Django Wexler

    The Price of Valour by Django Wexler

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    In the latest Shadow Campaigns novel, Django Wexler continues his “epic fantasy of military might and magical conflict”* following The Shadow Throne and The Thousand Names, as the realm of Vordan faces imminent threats from without and within.In the wake of the King’s death, war has come to Vordan...
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    magic  queer  fantasy  high fantasy  war  military  f-f  historical
  • When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

    When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    A queer immigrant fairytale about individual purpose, the fluid nature of identity, and the power of love to change and endure. Uriel the angel and Little Ash (short for Ashmedai) are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl (which is so tiny, it doesn't have a name other than Shtetl)...
    Categorized as:
    queer  demons  magic  fantasy  young adult  historical  humor  mystery
  • Covenant of Queens by Silvia Shaw

    Covenant of Queens by Silvia Shaw

    Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    The sweeping saga of Rand continues to its gripping conclusion ... As the battle for Rand escalates, Savannah tries to unravel the secrets of the past to enable her to understand the future. Soon it becomes a race against the clock to solve the mystery of the third moon and to find the site of the enemy's time passage...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  fantasy  f-f  high fantasy  paranormal  open-door
  • I'm in Love with the Villainess: She's so Cheeky for a Commoner  Vol. 2 by Inori

    I'm in Love with the Villainess: She's so Cheeky for a Commoner Vol. 2 by Inori

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A retelling of the hit yuri series I'm in Love with the Villainess that inspired an upcoming anime (original light novels and manga adaptation also from Seven Seas)--from the villainess' point of view!Claire François has it beauty, brains, and the blood of nobility...
    Categorized as:
    queer  magic  fantasy  f-f  young adult  humor  historical  paranormal
  • Dragonoak: The Sky Beneath The Sun by Sam Farren

    Dragonoak: The Sky Beneath The Sun by Sam Farren

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 13 ratings
    (This is the second book in a series.)The days when Rowan Northwood was exiled to the farmland around her village seem like a lifetime ago, and the passing Knight she ran away with has become a memory she does her best not to revisit. Her powers lie dormant, settling within her as glowing embers waiting to come alive once more...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  fantasy  f-f  pirates  dark  high fantasy  behind-doors
  • The Follower of Flowers by Natalia Hernandez

    The Follower of Flowers by Natalia Hernandez

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As a child, the Name-Bearer had one duty; to receive and deliver the names of the future monarchy from the Flowers of Prophecy. But on the day of the Naming Ceremony, the Flowers refused. They claim another child was born more worthy of the Naming, and the Name-Bearer must find him and bring him to them in order to restore peace to her land...
  • The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi

    The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Murder. Secrets. Sacrifice: Three women seek the truth of the empire's past. And the truth they find has the power to ignite a war in the sequel to The Final Strife, the continuation of a visionary fantasy trilogy inspired by Africa and Arabia.Anoor is the first blue-blooded ruler of the Wardens' Empire. But when she is accused of a murder she didn't commit, her reign is thrown into turmoil...
  • A Game of Romance and Ruin by Ruby Roe

    A Game of Romance and Ruin by Ruby Roe

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    In a game of power, can love be the deadliest weapon?Stirling Grey, a legendary negotiator, is on a mission: to mend her broken heart and avenge its ruin.Morrigan Lee, a hidden princess and heir to the throne, is harbouring a dark secret.For years, Stirling and Morrigan navigated the perilous games of power and politics, shared clandestine moments, and ultimately... fell in love..
  • Dragonoak: Gall and Wormwood by Sam Farren

    Dragonoak: Gall and Wormwood by Sam Farren

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 12 ratings
    The third book in the Dragonoak series. Rowan’s journey has taken her across oceans and through ruined Kingdoms. Years have passed since she spent her days exiled to the farmland around her village, and she’s finally where it all started: Thule, the Kingdom’s capital, where those responsible for so much death and destruction hold power...
  • The Prince's Poisoned Vow by Hailey Turner

    The Prince's Poisoned Vow by Hailey Turner

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Every country is built on revolution.THE WARDEN. Soren is a nameless, stateless man, tasked with keeping watch over Maricol’s borders. He isn’t meant for politics, only dealing with the dead. His past was buried in the poison fields, but after a fateful encounter with a prince, Soren comes to realize he can’t keep what magic burns inside him hidden forever.THE PRINCE...
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    magic  queer  fantasy  m-m  high fantasy  paranormal  mystery  f-f
  • Face the Wind by Caren J. Werlinger

    Face the Wind by Caren J. Werlinger

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kathleen Halloran has never been happier. She and Molly Cooper have built a life together, living in her grandmother’s cottage. The family drama of the past has calmed down. She and Molly will soon be aunts. Life on Little Sister Island is everything Kathleen could wish for… until the island begins to send ominous signals that change is in the wind...
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