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  • The Songbird and the Sea by MissterMaia

    The Songbird and the Sea by MissterMaia

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fandom: 방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTSRelationships: Min Yoongi | Suga/Park Jimin, Jeon Jungkook/Kim Taehyung | V, Kim Namjoon | Rap Monster/Kim Seokjin | Jin--------------------------------------------------In a world where dominance of the sea is an endless battle between pirates and mariners, Park Jimin is content living in his little village on a small, uninteresting island by the eastern...
  • The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold

    The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    When the ship in which they are traveling is captured by Carpagamon island raiders, Temple sorcerer Penric and his resident demon Desdemona find their life complicated by two young orphans, Lencia and Seuka Corva, far from home and searching for their missing father...
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  • The Twisted Throne by Danielle L. Jensen, Max Roll

    The Twisted Throne by Danielle L. Jensen, Max Roll

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    A commander who bled to defend her people, Ahnna is haunted by two beliefs. The first is that she failed to protect Ithicana from invasion. And the second is that saving her homeland means leaving it behind forever. The Maridrinians left Ithicana in ruins and its people impoverished...
  • Ship of Shadows by Tee Harlowe

    Ship of Shadows by Tee Harlowe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He broke my heart once. Now working with him might shatter it for good.I’m chained to my crown. Queen of a court I don’t want. Ever since my brothers and father disappeared, I’ve been forced to rule, to give up the freedom I crave.It’s all the pirate lord’s fault. Bastian Lore sailed into my life, charmed me completely—then betrayed me...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  fantasy  length-medium
  • Unbound by J.A. Vodvarka

    Unbound by J.A. Vodvarka

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Two souls, forever entwined…and running for their lives.Nyssa Blacksea is a wanted woman. The Empire she once served now hunts for her and her unlikely new companion, Quinn. It’s only a matter of time until the two women are found and executed. Desperate and with nowhere to turn, Nyssa and Quinn hatch an insane plan—offer the Empire its oldest enemy in exchange for their freedom...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  fantasy  queer  f-f  length-long  open-door
  • Adam și Eva by Liviu Rebreanu

    Adam și Eva by Liviu Rebreanu

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    „Adevaratul, pretiosul modernism inseamna ravna de-a produce valori estetice imbracate in spiritul timpului, dar cu un nivel mai inalt decat al epocii precedente.” Liviu Rebreanu (1885 - 1944) Cu „Adam si Eva”, aparut in 1925, Liviu Rebreanu se afla la al treilea roman, dupa „Ion” (1920) si „Padurea spanzuratilor” (1922)...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  historical  fantasy  length-short
  • The Fox by Sherwood Smith

    The Fox by Sherwood Smith

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Attending the King's Military Academy had been Inda's greatest dream. But Academy reality is far from what he'd imagined-for by defending the second son of the king, Inda becomes embroiled in a vicious political struggle among the nobility that he has no hope of winning. But these petty squabbles are only a faint shadow of what is to come...
  • Dragon's Gift: The Complete Trilogy #1-3 by Jada Storm, May Sage

    Dragon's Gift: The Complete Trilogy #1-3 by Jada Storm, May Sage

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Three dragons. One woman. A reverse harem fantasy that will leave you breathless and begging for more. This boxed set contains all three books in the Dragon's Gift trilogy: Dragon's Gift, Dragon's Blood, and Dragon's Curse...
  • The Fallen World by Laura Thalassa

    The Fallen World by Laura Thalassa

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    The complete three book bundle of The Fallen World trilogy. ***This is not an additional novel to the series; this is an omnibus of it.*** In the future, the world is at war. For the last decade, King Lazuli of the Eastern Empire has systematically taken over the world...
  • Kings of the North by Elizabeth Moon

    Kings of the North by Elizabeth Moon

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Elizabeth Moon returns to the fantasy world of the paladin Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter--Paks for short--in this second volume of a new series filled with all the bold imaginative flights, meticulous world-building, realistic military action, and deft characterization that readers have come to expect from this award-winning author...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  contemporary  fantasy  length-long
  • Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini

    Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    “Last Wednesday he had been engaged in moving an audience of Rennes to anger; on this Wednesday he was to move an audience of Guichen to mirth...”Once he was André-Louis Moreau, a lawyer raised by nobility, unconcerned with the growing discontent among France’s lower class—until his friend was mercilessly struck down by a member of the aristocracy.Now he is Scaramouche...
  • The Ryn by Serena Chase

    The Ryn by Serena Chase

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    DESTINED by prophecy. GUARDED by deception. PURSUED by Love. Centuries ago, an oracle foretold of the young woman who would defeat E’veria’s most ancient enemy, the Cobelds. But after two centuries of relative peace, both the prophecy and the Cobelds have been relegated to lore—and only a few remain watchful for the promised Ryn...
  • Theos by Alana Khan

    Theos by Alana Khan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a pierced and furious pirate crashes into her life, Avalon finds herself disturbingly drawn to the dangerous male who threatens to tear her world apart.AvalonAs a woman alone in the lawless galaxy, my parents taught me to protect myself, even from intruders like the leather-clad pirate who crashed onto my property...
  • Last Chance by Leona Page

    Last Chance by Leona Page

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    The 7th book in the Not Quite an Alpha Series!It’s former RedMoon alphason, Trey Wilkinson’s, last chance. Last chance to redeem himself. Last chance to carve out a good life for his widowed mother and orphaned son. Last chance to feel any smidge of happiness. Long, slender legs, wide sky-blue eyes, too clever for his sanity, and such a mouth on her; his last chance.Rory’s on her last chance...
  • Shell Game by Benny Lawrence

    Shell Game by Benny Lawrence

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Life in a remote fishing village in the middle of a civil war is neither safe nor inspiring. So, when an opportunity comes along for village girl Lynn to be kidnapped and enslaved by Darren, a ruthless pirate queen, she takes full advantage of it. But Darren is neither as ruthless nor as piratical as she appears at first glance--and Lynn's not exactly what she seems to be, either...
  • The Ghost Ship by Kate Mosse

    The Ghost Ship by Kate Mosse

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel floats silently on the water. It is known only as the Ghost Ship. For months it has hunted pirates to liberate those enslaved by corsairs, manned by a courageous crew of mariners from Italy and France, Holland and the Canary Islands.But the bravest men on board are not who they seem. And the stakes could not be higher...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  historical  fantasy  queer  suspense  length-long
  • Safe Word is Devil's Snare by Shaya Lonnie

    Safe Word is Devil's Snare by Shaya Lonnie

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When there's a significant drop in the magical population, stressed Unspeakable Hermione Granger finds the answer. The Wizengamot threatens a Marriage Law unless a temporary Procreation Bill can make them see reason. Fortunately for Hermione, her chosen spouse knows how to work out all of her tension...
  • Black Port by Rachel Ford

    Black Port by Rachel Ford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A secret order, hunted by two rival kingdoms. A network of spies and saboteurs.Valia Iceborn is the daughter of two worlds, and a servant of none: her mother was a Northern outlaw and her father a Southern deserter. She grew up in the wilds of No Man’s Land, but the open sea is her home. She swears no allegiances, lest they be to gold...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  fantasy  f-f  queer  length-medium
  • Queen of the Lost Boys by T.S. Kinley

    Queen of the Lost Boys by T.S. Kinley

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    All she ever wanted was a happily ever after…Fate has never been kind to Gwendolyn Mary Darling Carlisle. For a brief moment, she was given a taste of the fairytale… and it was divine. Until a darkness descended upon Neverland. Now, the island is ripe for the taking. An evil usurper, cloaked in black wings, seeks the realm for himself. And he is ripping the Lost Boys apart from within...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  fantasy  fae  reverse harem  length-long
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom by A.C. Crispin

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom by A.C. Crispin

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Twenty-five-year-old Jack Sparrow is a clean-cut merchant seaman pursuing a legitimate career as a first mate for the East India Trading Company. He sometimes thinks back to his boyhood pirating days, but he doesn't miss Teague's scrutiny or the constant threat of the noose...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  fantasy  historical  length-epic
  • Sleep and Spirit by Courtney Thorne

    Sleep and Spirit by Courtney Thorne

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As the only female born into a royal family in over four hundred years, freedom was never going to an option.Gifted with the elements of all five kingdoms, Aurelia had never known a minute of peace. No Virium was ever meant to hold all five elements and now they war inside her, keeping her from rest...
  • 八宝妆 Eight Treasures Trousseau by Yue Xia Die Ying, 月下蝶影

    八宝妆 Eight Treasures Trousseau by Yue Xia Die Ying, 月下蝶影

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Everyone in the City of Jing thinks that bestowment of marriage between Xian Junwang and the di daughter of the Yi’an Marquis House is to insert a fresh flower into manure.Xian Junwang was that fresh flower and the di daughter of Yi’an Marquis House was that manure that was not liked.It is said that what is heard is false, seeing is believing...
  • Birth Right by LovesBitca8

    Birth Right by LovesBitca8

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Narcissa Black learned how to glide from her mother. Her sister Andromeda taught her how to feel, and Bella taught her how to lie. She learned strategy from her father. And from her husband… Well. She was still trying to discern what lesson Lucius Malfoy was teaching her. || LUCISSA set in The Right Thing to Do universe...
  • Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas by Morgan Llywelyn

    Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas by Morgan Llywelyn

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Here is an extraordinary novel about real-life Irish chieftain Grace O Malley. From Morgan Llywelyn, bestselling author of Lion of Ireland and the Irish Century novels, comes the story of a magnificent, sixteenth-century heroine whose spirit and passion are the spirit and passion of Ireland itself.Grania (Gaelic for Grace) is no ordinary female. And she lives in extraordinary times...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  historical  fantasy  tudors  length-long
  • I Was Reincarnated as the Villainess in an Otome Game but the Boys Love Me Anyway!, Volume 3 by ATAKA, Sou Inaida

    I Was Reincarnated as the Villainess in an Otome Game but the Boys Love Me Anyway!, Volume 3 by ATAKA, Sou Inaida

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Fated to die as the villainess of an otome game, Mystia sets out to change her own unhappy ending!Mystia Aren is the daughter of a noble family, and she just started high school. She’s surrounded by a group of adoring classmates and her charming fiancé. Everything seems perfect...
  • Shiver Her Timbers by Alex Westmore

    Shiver Her Timbers by Alex Westmore

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It’s been six years since Quinn started dressing as a man in order to sneak aboard the most notorious pirate ship ever to set sail upon the seven seas—and those years have definitely begun to take their toll...
  • The Bird of the River by Kage Baker

    The Bird of the River by Kage Baker

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In this new story set in the world of The Anvil of the World and The House of the Stag , two teenagers join the crew of a huge river barge after their addict mother is drowned. The girl and her half-breed younger brother try to make the barge their new home...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  contemporary  fantasy  length-medium
  • A Cursed Covenant by Leigh Ferguson

    A Cursed Covenant by Leigh Ferguson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Elmira binds herself in a magical contract with the sea witch, Ophelia, leaving her old life behind to become a siren. Even though she is tied to the witch forever, she still pines and longs after the boy with hazel eyes and sunshine hair...
  • Pearls of Salt and Sacrifice by Everly Haywood

    Pearls of Salt and Sacrifice by Everly Haywood

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To save a kingdom, she must sacrifice herself…and her heart.When Princess Reva seeks a trade alliance, she doesn't realize her hand in marriage may be required to save her people from starvation. But with more than one suitor fighting for her hand, her plans are thrust into chaos when there's a fatal attack in the cove...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  fantasy  length-short
  • Unleashed by Alli Temple

    Unleashed by Alli Temple

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    If the crown fits, she will wear it.Georgina never wanted to be a princess. Now she’s free to chart her own course and love the woman who holds her heart. But Redmere’s pull is strong, and the world has turned its back on the people’s suffering.Yet while George is ready to storm the castle, Lou won’t risk everything on a doomed revolution...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  fantasy  f-f  historical  queer  length-medium
  • Compromise & Consequence by Sue Barr

    Compromise & Consequence by Sue Barr

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    One misstep is all it takes to forever change the lives of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy.During the ball at Netherfield Park, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy are irretrievably compromised and forced to marry. Angered beyond reason, Mr. Darcy prepares the vilest marriage settlement known to man, forcing Mr...
  • If the Tide Turns by Rachel Rueckert

    If the Tide Turns by Rachel Rueckert

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Set during the Golden Age of Pirates and the shadowy aftermath of the Salem witch trials, this vivid literary debut is inspired by the captivating true story of real-life pirate Samuel Bellamy, combining high seas adventure, star-crossed longing, surprisingly timely questions about social justice and freedom, and the emotionally satisfying tale of one strong-willed young woman determined to...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  historical  fantasy  mystery  length-long
  • Escape to Pirate Island by Niamh Murphy

    Escape to Pirate Island by Niamh Murphy

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    ASIN moved from less recent editionA MURDER. A MAP. A MUTINY.You can’t run away from yourself…The year is 1720 and two young women are about to find themselves in more trouble than they could ever have imagined possible.Cat Meadows is a smuggler who’s built her reputation on the backs of unsuspecting souls.Lily Exquemelin has been left nothing by her father but his troubles and his treasure map...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  historical  fantasy  f-f  queer  length-medium
  • The Girl Who Belonged to the Sea by Katherine Quinn

    The Girl Who Belonged to the Sea by Katherine Quinn

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    One woman chosen by the God of the Sea. A king hellbent on saving his mysterious island home. And a forbidden romance that could destroy them all.Forced to marry the wealthy Count Casbian by her power-hungry father, Margrete turns to the gods, praying for a life free from the men who wish to rule her...
  • The Pirate's Booty by Alex Westmore

    The Pirate's Booty by Alex Westmore

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When Quinn Gallagher’s childhood friend is abducted from a dock in Ireland, she’ll do whatever it takes to come to the rescue—even if that means dressing as a man and joining the crew of one of the most notorious pirate captains the world has ever seen. Quinn soon finds there is much to enjoy living as a man, in particular the company of other women...
  • The Claw and the Crowned by Sarah M. Cradit

    The Claw and the Crowned by Sarah M. Cradit

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Freedom is her desire. Vengeance is his price.Slip into this scintillating tale of a young royal whose loyalty is torn between the prince she was sold to and the tempestuous knight determined to ruin her.Imryll is unfit to be a princess. Everyone has always told her so...
  • Caraway of the Sea by Madeline Burget

    Caraway of the Sea by Madeline Burget

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Caraway Auclair has devoted herself to protecting her brother, serving as the ship’s first mate and mercenary. Sacrificing nearly all she is to ensure that he becomes the most fearsome pirate Captain to ever sail the Carnelian Sea...
  • Point of Knives by Melissa Scott

    Point of Knives by Melissa Scott

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A welcome return to the vividly realized city of Asteiant with its intricate magics and deadly politics. Point of Knives takes place in the interval between the widely praised earlier novels Point of Hopes and Point of Dreams...
  • Embers by Abigail Hilton

    Embers by Abigail Hilton

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Among the querulous island kingdoms of Wefrivain, the only unifying power is religion – a wyvern cult ruled by an eccentric High Priestess. The system is under attack by a gang of pirates called the Guild of the Cowry Catchers who prey on Temple treasure ships. The Temple Police charged with eradicating this menace keep disappearing...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  fantasy  m-m  queer  length-medium
  • The Princess: A Medieval Romance by Claire Delacroix

    The Princess: A Medieval Romance by Claire Delacroix

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Princess Brianna of Tullymullagh is determined to marry only for love-until her father's holding is conquered and the king decrees that she must wed one of the victor's sons. Thinking she can outwit this condition, Brianna issues a the son who brings her a gift that makes her laugh will win her hand. Thus begins the Bride Quest of the three brothers Fitzgavin...
  • The Captain's Choice: A Sapphic Seas Romance by Wren Taylor

    The Captain's Choice: A Sapphic Seas Romance by Wren Taylor

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mona Lloyd is desperate to escape a wedding and a future with a man she doesn’t love. When she stows away on the only ship to visit her sleepy village of Ogmore-by-Sea, she learns the ship isn’t all it seems, and neither is the beautiful, aloof captain that helms it. As Mona fights for acceptance among the ship’s crew, she is also fighting a growing attraction to the alluring captain...
  • A Descent Into Darkness by T.S. Kinley

    A Descent Into Darkness by T.S. Kinley

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Discover the untold story of Captain James Hook. A man whose name has been synonymous with villainy and vengeance for generations. The legendary pirate who would become Peter Pan's greatest nemesis.Long before he was the notorious Captain Hook, James was a fearless young man, with nothing to lose...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  fantasy  length-medium
  • Pride and Prejudice: The Scenes Jane Austen Never Wrote by Abigail Reynolds, Sharon Lathan

    Pride and Prejudice: The Scenes Jane Austen Never Wrote by Abigail Reynolds, Sharon Lathan

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What did Mr. Darcy think when he first saw Elizabeth Bennet? How did Miss Bingley talk her brother out of proposing to Jane Bennet? And how did Lady Catherine de Bourgh find out Mr. Darcy was on the verge of proposing to Elizabeth? 25 authors of Austen-inspired fiction decided to answer these questions and more. Here are the scenes Jane Austen never wrote: ones that happened off stage, such as Mr...
  • On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers

    On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers

    Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Aboard the Vociferous Carmichael, puppeteer John Chandagnac is sailing toward Jamaica to claim his stolen birthright from an unscrupulous uncle, when the vessel is captured . . . by pirates! Offered a choice by Captain Phil Davies to join their seafaring band or die, Chandagnac assumes the name John Shandy and a new life as a brigand...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  fantasy  historical  length-medium
  • The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron

    The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    This epic, dazzling tale based on true events illuminates a woman of color’s rise to power as one of the few purported female pirate captains to sail the Caribbean, and the forbidden love story that will shape the course of history.In the tumultuous town of Yáquimo, Santo Domingo, Jacquotte Delahaye is an unknown but up-and-coming shipwright...
  • Alone In My King's Harem by Lily Hoshino

    Alone In My King's Harem by Lily Hoshino

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In the title story, a concubine falls head over heels for his king. But what happens when the king's ambitions blind him to that love? In another story, troubled circus acrobat Hibana finds comfort in the arms of another circus performer. But there's more twists to the story than Hibana's flips through the air...
  • Spades by Kyra Irene

    Spades by Kyra Irene

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Better the devil you know than the devil in disguise . . .Born into a Mafia family, Nina Romano has no choice but to respect her papa’s honor, even if that means marrying a man she doesn’t love. It’s a business transaction, but Nina knows how to drive a hard bargain. In exchange for two years of freedom, she’ll marry whoever her papa says without argument...
  • Spades by Kyra Irene

    Spades by Kyra Irene

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
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  • พ่อบ้านหน้าสวยกับนายท่านสุดหล่อ by 이자아, Lee Jaa

    พ่อบ้านหน้าสวยกับนายท่านสุดหล่อ by 이자아, Lee Jaa

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    การจะเป็นพ่อบ้านของท่านเคาต์สุดหล่อไม่ใช่เรื่องง่าย เพราะต้องหล่อหุ่นดีมีความสามารถ งานนี้นางเอกเลยต้องลงทุนปลอมตัวเป็นผู้ชาย...
  • Spinner by Viola Grace

    Spinner by Viola Grace

    Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Working for the Weavers Guild, Dehlia has gained a measure of respect and dignity in her work as an empathic Spinner. Her yarns, and the emotions trapped within them are sold for a high price. So is she. Waking up on a pirate ship is startling enough, but waking with an elf in her lap is beyond what a normal Terran in space could imagine...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  contemporary  fantasy  m-f  length-novella
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