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  • The Devil that Broke Us by S.C. Wilson

    The Devil that Broke Us by S.C. Wilson

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Jesse McGinnis has it all—the woman she loves—two beautiful children—a successful career...
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    queer  historical  f-f  fantasy  length-long  audiobook
  • Nottingham: The True Story of Robyn Hood by Anna Burke

    Nottingham: The True Story of Robyn Hood by Anna Burke

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    After a fateful hunting accident sends her on the run from the law, Robyn finds herself deep in the heart of Sherwood Forest. All she really wants to do is provide for her family and stay out of trouble, but when the Sheriff of Nottingham levies the largest tax in the history of England, she's forced to take matters into her own hands...
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  • Strangers In Paradise, Pocket Book 2 by Terry Moore

    Strangers In Paradise, Pocket Book 2 by Terry Moore

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The second Strangers In Paradise pocket book finds Katchoo following David to California where she comes face to face with Darcy Parker. When Darcy makes Katchoo an offer she can't refuse, Katchoo transforms from prey to predator and begins to spin a web of her own...
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    queer  contemporary  f-f  bisexual  fantasy  length-medium
  • Spells of Old by Benjamin Medrano

    Spells of Old by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Having successfully driven off an assault and freed captives of Kelvanis, Sistina begins fortifying to defend those she cares about from further attacks. Yet with all her power within her halls, she cannot grant those under her protection true freedom...
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    queer  fantasy  f-f  audiobook
  • Word of Honor by Radclyffe

    Word of Honor by Radclyffe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    All Cameron Roberts and Blair Powell want is a small, intimate wedding, but the paparazzi and a domestic terrorist have other plans. First Daughter Blair Powell and her lover Cameron Roberts, newly appointed deputy director of the Homeland Security Office, escape to a ski chalet in the Rockies after a harrowing attack by members of a domestic terrorism organization...
  • Talyn: Repose by Benjamin Medrano

    Talyn: Repose by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Talyn wants a vacation.As war breaks out to destroy Abydon’s Blight, Talyn has decided to take a much-needed vacation, and to explore some of the world with her friends and lovers.Unfortunately for Talyn, just because she wants peace and quiet doesn’t mean the world is going to give it to her. World walkers are agents of chaos on Garloth whether they like it or not, and Talyn is no exception...
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    queer  fantasy  f-f  audiobook
  • Unyielding by J.A. Vodvarka

    Unyielding by J.A. Vodvarka

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two souls, forever entwined. One seeking justice. The other craving revenge. Nyssa Blacksea is tired of running from the Imperial regime that want her dead. With a royal bargaining chip in hand, and freedom for her and Quinn finally within reach, Nyssa’s ready to take the fight to the Empire’s doorstep. She’s armed with desperate plan and a dangerous weapon: hope...
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    queer  fantasy  f-f  audiobook
  • The Reverse Healer Case Files by Hiyodori

    The Reverse Healer Case Files by Hiyodori

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 7 ratings
    "I never thought I would be the one to hurt you like this."The Reverse Healer Case Files picks up right where The Lowest Healer and the Highest Mage left off, delving ever deeper into Clematis and Wist’s tangled relationship and the complex, modern-era fantasy world that surrounds them. It’s a direct sequel with more slow-burn f/f romance. More mystery. More enemies...
  • Talyn: Rebirth by Benjamin Medrano

    Talyn: Rebirth by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Death isn't the end.Marie didn't expect to be given the opportunity to go to a new universe when she died, but when it was offered she held to the offer with all her might. Taking the name of Talyn, she was accompanied to the new world by the goddess Melody as her assistant, as she seeks out a more rewarding life for herself, no matter what challenges may stand before her...
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    queer  fantasy  f-f  length-medium  audiobook
  • Halls of Power by Benjamin Medrano

    Halls of Power by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Having rocked the world via high magic that was believed lost, the dungeon Sistina has shown her power at last, as she has done everything in her power to protect those that she loves. Crowned queen of the new city of Beacon, Phynis Constella is searching for allies as full-scale war erupts between her homeland of Sifaren and the fell nation of Kelvanis...
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    queer  fantasy  f-f  length-long  audiobook
  • 그녀의 심청 (Her Tale of Shim Chong) #2 by Seri, 비완

    그녀의 심청 (Her Tale of Shim Chong) #2 by Seri, 비완

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Ep 11 - 23Based on a Korean folktale, two very different women find themselves making the same wish - to leave this world behind. One is Shim Chong, a young beggar living off the kindness of others to support herself and her blind father. The other is the bride-to-be of old Chancellor Jang, sold off to him for the sake of her family...
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    queer  historical  fantasy  f-f
  • 그녀의 심청 (Her Tale of Shim Chong) #5 by 비완, Seri

    그녀의 심청 (Her Tale of Shim Chong) #5 by 비완, Seri

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Ep 45 - 55Based on a Korean folktale, two very different women find themselves making the same wish - to leave this world behind. One is Shim Chong, a young beggar living off the kindness of others to support herself and her blind father. The other is the bride-to-be of old Chancellor Jang, sold off to him for the sake of her family...
    Categorized as:
    queer  historical  fantasy  f-f
  • Secrets of Dorley Hall: The Sisters of Dorley Book Two by Alyson Greaves

    Secrets of Dorley Hall: The Sisters of Dorley Book Two by Alyson Greaves

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 6 ratings
    Stef Riley worked hard to get into the Royal College of Saint Almsworth, so he could find out what happened to the women who live at the mysterious Dorley Hall.But now he’s on the inside his plan is falling apart. Because what’s saving his life is torture to the men he now lives with, and he can’t just ignore their suffering...
  • The Sting of Victory by S.D. Simper

    The Sting of Victory by S.D. Simper

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    When Flowridia, a witch granted power by an unknown demon, deceives an alluring foreign diplomat, she is promoted to a position of power to conceal her falsehood. Thrust into a world of politics and murderous ambition, she has her gentle heart and her Familiar to guide her – as well as a drunk Celestial with a penchant for illusion...
  • Dark Justice: Book #1 God's Canyon by Erin Wade

    Dark Justice: Book #1 God's Canyon by Erin Wade

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    From Bestselling Lesbian Author Erin Wade comes a newand different paranormal romance. You will cheer andcry for Courtney and Sage as they navigate first-time experiencesfor both of them.Award-winning producer Courtney Southerland turned downlucrative career opportunities to learn the truth about thelegend of Palo Duro Canyon...
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    queer  mystery  f-f  fantasy  audiobook
  • The Impossible Contract by K.A. Doore

    The Impossible Contract by K.A. Doore

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Second in K. A. Doore's high fantasy adventure series the Chronicles of Ghadid, a determined assassin travels to the heart of the Empire in pursuit of a powerful mark, for fans of Robin Hobb, Sarah J. Maas, and S. A. Chakraborty Thana has a huge reputation to live up to as daughter of the Serpent, who rules over Ghadid’s secret clan of assassins...
  • Mirrorstrike by Benjanun Sriduangkaew

    Mirrorstrike by Benjanun Sriduangkaew

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With her mother's blood fresh on her hands, Nuawa has learned that to overthrow the tyrant Winter Queen she must be as exact as a bullet... and as pitiless.In the greatest city of winter, a revolt has broken out and General Lussadh has arrived to suppress it. She's no stranger to treason, for this city is her home where she slaughtered her own family for the Winter Queen...
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    queer  horror  fantasy  high fantasy  f-f  length-short
  • A Pirate's Heart by Catherine Friend

    A Pirate's Heart by Catherine Friend

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Four women, a long-lost treasure, and more than one “thief of hearts” share a destiny beyond time. To foil a map thief, librarian Emma Boyd searches for a pirate's long-lost treasure map. She’s aided in her search by investigator Randi Marx, who proves to be as frustrating as she is beautiful...
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    mystery  queer  pirates  historical  fantasy  f-f  contemporary  humor
  • Food For Thought by Ariana Ferrante

    Food For Thought by Ariana Ferrante

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Limos is the goddess of starvation. Whatever she touch withers and wastes, crumbling to dust. She aids those seeking destruction, plaguing fields with famine and waters with drought. When mortals see her, they yearn.Her opposite, harvest goddess Demeter, makes life flourish wherever she goes. She supplies mortals with fruits and vegetables, piling their tables with sustenance and satisfaction...
  • Dead Lez Walking by G. Benson

    Dead Lez Walking by G. Benson

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    One hospital. One zombie virus. One desperate group. One way out.A new virus has appeared, and all Taren can do is groan. Being a nurse in Accident and Emergency has its downsides, and dealing with the flood of people freaking out over symptoms they don’t really have is definitely one of them...
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    queer  horror  fantasy  f-f  dystopian  office  suspense  length-short
  • Lavender House by Lev A.C. Rosen

    Lavender House by Lev A.C. Rosen

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the famous Lamontaine soap empire. Irene’s recipes for her signature scents are a well guarded secret―but it's not the only one behind these gates. This estate offers a unique freedom, where none of the residents or staff hide who they are. But to keep their secret, they've needed to keep others out...
  • No Man's Land by A.J. Fitzwater

    No Man's Land by A.J. Fitzwater

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    No Man’s Land is a historical fantasy and a love story set in the golden plains of North Otago, in the South Island of Aotearoa, New Zealand.Dorothea ‘Tea’ Gray joins the Land Service and is sent to work on a remote farm, one of many young women left to fill the empty shoes left by fathers and brothers serving in the Second World War...
  • The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey

    The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey

    Rated: 3.32 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    A debut novel for fans of Sarah Perry and Kate Morton: when a young woman is tasked with safeguarding a natural history collection as it is spirited out of London during World War II, she discovers her new manor home is a place of secrets and terror instead of protection...
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    mystery  queer  historical  fantasy  f-f  suspense  contemporary  war
  • The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg

    The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    In the tradition of The Arabian Nights, a beautifully illustrated tapestry of folk tales and myths about the secret legacy of female storytellers in an imagined medieval world.In the Empire of Migdal Bavel, Cherry is married to Jerome, a wicked man who makes a diabolical wager with his friend Manfred: if Manfred can seduce Cherry in one hundred nights, he can have his castle--and Cherry...
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    queer  fantasy  f-f  young adult  humor  length-short
  • The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg

    The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    In the tradition of The Arabian Nights, a beautifully illustrated tapestry of folk tales and myths about the secret legacy of female storytellers in an imagined medieval world.In the Empire of Migdal Bavel, Cherry is married to Jerome, a wicked man who makes a diabolical wager with his friend Manfred: if Manfred can seduce Cherry in one hundred nights, he can have his castle—and Cherry...
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    queer  fantasy  f-f  young adult  historical  length-short
  • Blood of the Moon by S.D. Simper

    Blood of the Moon by S.D. Simper

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Successful in her quest, Flowridia returns to Staelash for a joyous affair—the long awaited wedding of Marielle and Zorlaeus, an event promising to seal her kingdom and Nox’Kartha as allies. But the price of Ayla’s return, and the sacrifice it demands, weighs heavily on her heart. To do nothing means to live a life of loneliness, but to act would condemn her eternal soul...
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    queer  horror  fantasy  f-f  vampires  witches  dark  paranormal
  • The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson

    The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 32 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...
  • Like a Calling by Lexa Luthor

    Like a Calling by Lexa Luthor

    Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Sworne have returned to the Milky Way!The Sworne arrive in Kander's airspace and demand only one thing; the surrender of all Earthlings for termination. Upon Kal's refusal, fighting ensues and hostages are taken on both sides until Kal and Charlie win the skirmish, forcing a ceasefire...
  • This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

    This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 52 ratings
    Darkness blooms in bestselling author Kalynn Bayron's new contemporary fantasy about a girl with a unique and deadly power.Briseis has a gift: she can grow plants from tiny seeds to rich blooms with a single touch.When Briseis's aunt dies and wills her a dilapidated estate in rural New York, Bri and her parents decide to leave Brooklyn behind for the summer...
  • The Prince's Poisoned Vow by Hailey Turner

    The Prince's Poisoned Vow by Hailey Turner

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 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...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  queer  fantasy  m-m  magic  high fantasy  paranormal  f-f
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