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  • Queens' Play by Dorothy Dunnett

    Queens' Play by Dorothy Dunnett

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    For the first time Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles are available in the United States in quality paperback editions. Second in the legendary Lymond Chronicles , Queen's Play follows Frances Crawford of Lymond who has been abruptly called into the service of Mary Queen of Scots...
  • The Land Beyond the Sea by Sharon Kay Penman

    The Land Beyond the Sea by Sharon Kay Penman

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Filled with drama and battle, tragedy and romance, Sharon Penman’s The Land Beyond the Sea tells the epic tale of a clash of cultures that will resonate with readers today.1172. The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as Outremer – the land beyond the sea.A young realm, Outremer was baptized in blood when the men of the First Crusade captured Jerusalem from the Saracens in 1099...
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  • A Highland Knight to Remember by Amy Jarecki

    A Highland Knight to Remember by Amy Jarecki

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In 15th century Scotland, Gyllis Campbell arrives at the Beltane festival with one thing on her mind—to win the heart of Sir Sean MacDougall once and for all. Astonishingly, Sir Sean would like nothing more than to oblige the lovely lass.But when news of his father’s death arrives, Sean races for Dunollie Castle. Unaware of Sean’s tragedy, Gyllis departs the festival thwarted...
  • Chain Reaction by Nicole Edwards

    Chain Reaction by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Nicole Edwards comes the tenth installment in her Brantley Off the Books series.During the two years since they created the Off the Books Task Force, Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis have had their share of difficult cases, but their next one hits close to home. Too close...
  • Marin's Promise by Madeline Martin

    Marin's Promise by Madeline Martin

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A lady who will defend her family and her castle...Lady Marin Barrington, eldest of the Earl of Werrick's five daughters, is a born protector. Not only has she taken on the role of mistress of the castle and caregiver to her sisters upon their mother's death, she also acts in her father’s stead while he is serving the king abroad. Dedicated and resolute, failure is never an option for her...
  • The Wolf Hunt: A fast-paced, action-packed historical fiction novel by Tim Hodkinson

    The Wolf Hunt: A fast-paced, action-packed historical fiction novel by Tim Hodkinson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When you can't protect everyone, who will you save?AD 935.Einar Unnsson is destined to be great. He has already defeated the men sent to kill him by his father, Jarl Thorfinn, the 'Skull Cleaver'. Einar has a gift that makes him lethal in battle, a gift he needs now more than ever.Jarl Thorfinn is set on vengeance...
  • Iron and Gold by S.J.A. Turney

    Iron and Gold by S.J.A. Turney

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The wolves of Odin land in Italy, and the tantalising scent of gold is in the air…AD 1043. Having escaped Constantinople with their lives – barely – but not their ship, Halfdan and the wolves of Odin are now mercenaries in the Byzantine army, sailing to Apulia in Italy to help retake territory from the Normans.But cracks are beginning to show among the tight-knit wolves...
  • Skybound by Aleksandr Voinov

    Skybound by Aleksandr Voinov

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Germany, 1945. The Third Reich is on its knees as Allied forces bomb Berlin to break the last resistance. Yet on an airfield near Berlin, the battle is far from over for a young mechanic, Felix, who’s attached to a squadron of fighter pilots. He’s especially attached to fighter ace Baldur Vogt, a man he admires and secretly loves...
  • Rex Regis by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

    Rex Regis by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The saga of the Imager Quaeryt, Commander in the forces of Lord Bhayar, reaches a new climax as the great struggle to unify the continent of Lydar enters its final phase. Only the land of Khel remains uncommitted to Bhayar’s rule. Their decision could mean a lasting peace, or more conflict across an already war-ravaged realm...
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    medieval  military  historical  length-long
  • The Charioteer by Mary Renault

    The Charioteer by Mary Renault

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    After enduring an injury at Dunkirk during World War II, Laurie Odell is sent to a rural veterans’ hospital in England to convalesce. There he befriends the young, bright Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly. As they find solace and companionship together in the idyllic surroundings of the hospital, their friendship blooms into a discreet, chaste romance...
  • The Raven Banner by Tim Hodkinson

    The Raven Banner by Tim Hodkinson

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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  • Her Forgotten Promise by Corin Burnside

    Her Forgotten Promise by Corin Burnside

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A wartime secret. A journey to uncover the truth.Claire has always had a special bond with her aunt Margaret, but she’s astonished when Margaret suddenly begins talking about a friend called Agnes, who Margaret met working as a WAAF in World War 2 – a past Claire had no idea about. Margaret and Agnes were best friends until Agnes started acting strangely, becoming secretive and distant...
  • The Pocket Sappho by Willis Barnstone

    The Pocket Sappho by Willis Barnstone

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A vivid, contemporary translation of the greatest Greek love poet by the prize-winning poet and translator.Sappho’s lyric love poems, composed in the seventh century B.C.E., transcend time and place and continue to enchant readers today...
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    queer  medieval  f-f  historical  length-short
  • The Serpent King by Tim Hodkinson

    The Serpent King by Tim Hodkinson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The fight for vengeance has no victors...AD 936The great warrior, Einar Unnsson, wants revenge. His mother's assassin has stolen her severed head and Einar is hungry for his blood. Only one thing holds him back. He is a newly sworn in Wolf Coat, and must accompany them on their latest quest...
  • The Irish Princess by Elizabeth Chadwick

    The Irish Princess by Elizabeth Chadwick

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Ireland, 1160Aoife MacMurchada is just 14 years old when her father Diarmit, King of Leinster, is brutally deposed, and her family is forced to flee Southern Ireland into English exile. Diarmit seeks help from King Henry II, an alliance that leads him to the charismatic Richard de Clare, lord of Striguil, a man dissatisfied with his lot and open to new horizons...
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    military  medieval  historical  length-long  m-f
  • When Skies Have Fallen by Debbie McGowan

    When Skies Have Fallen by Debbie McGowan

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    For many in war-torn 1944, love blossoms in the dance hall, and airman Arty Clarke is no exception. He’s a thinker and a dreamer; however, it’s not the beautiful, talented dancer in his arms—his best friend Jean—who inspires his dreams. For when his gaze meets that of Technical Sergeant Jim Johnson, Arty dares to imagine a different dance...
  • When Skies Have Fallen (When Skies Have Fallen) by Debbie McGowan

    When Skies Have Fallen (When Skies Have Fallen) by Debbie McGowan

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    For many in war-torn 1944, love blossoms in the dance hall, and airman Arty Clarke is no exception. He’s a thinker and a dreamer; however, it’s not the beautiful, talented dancer in his arms—his best friend Jean—who inspires his dreams. For when his gaze meets that of Technical Sergeant Jim Johnson, Arty dares to imagine a different dance...
  • A Dish of Spurs by Robert Low

    A Dish of Spurs by Robert Low

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the space between nations, nothing is out of bounds.1542. For centuries the Scottish and English borders were known as the Debatable lands: wild, lawless, and the province of reivers, tight-knit robber families that roamed and pillaged the remote passes without fear...Fifteen-year-old Mintie Henderson has just seen her father murdered...
  • Walking Wounded by Lauren Gilley

    Walking Wounded by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Luke always thought he’d grow up to be a famous author. He also thought nothing could ever damage his relationship with his childhood best friend, Hal. He thought a lot of things that proved to be untrue. Now he barely makes rent and proofreads articles at a New York gossip rag, dreaming about what-might-have-been. He’s not bitter about it. He’s not. And he certainly isn’t lonely...
  • Arucard by Barbara Devlin

    Arucard by Barbara Devlin

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE. It is the year of Our Lord 1307, and by papal decree, Templar Knight Arucard of Villiers is a hunted man. One of a handful of mariners to escape the Inquisition and Philip the Fair’s treachery, Arucard sets sail for England, where good King Edward II has outlawed torture...
  • The Raven and the Rose by Virginia Henley

    The Raven and the Rose by Virginia Henley

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 27 ratings
    Her hair was black and silk against her ivory skin; her gray eyes burned with opal fire.  The love child of King Edward IV, Roseanna was pledged to her father's most prized warrior.  He was dark, strong, and commanding, and in the bedchamber, where he forced her to honor her marriage vows, she learned not to crave his intoxicating touch...
  • The General and the Horse-Lord by Sarah Black

    The General and the Horse-Lord by Sarah Black

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    2nd Edition The General and the Horse-Lord: Book One General John Mitchel and his favorite pilot, Gabriel Sanchez, served together as comrades and brothers-in-arms for more than twenty-five years. They followed the warrior’s path: honor first, and service, and the safety of the tribe. Their own needs for love and companionship were secondary to the mission...
  • The Custom of the Army by Diana Gabaldon

    The Custom of the Army by Diana Gabaldon

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Diana Gabaldon, bestselling author of the acclaimed Outlander series, weaves an engrossing tale of war, history, and suspense in this original novella—available exclusively as an eBook—featuring returning hero Lord John Grey. London, 1759. After a high society electric-eel party leads to a duel that ends badly, Lord John Grey feels the need to lie low for a while...
  • Forever Hold His Peace by Rebecca Cohen

    Forever Hold His Peace by Rebecca Cohen

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Sebastian and Anthony face an uncertain future together when accusations of witchcraft and a traitor in their midst threaten everything they’ve fought for.Playing the role of his twin sister Bronwyn, the wife of Anthony Redbourn, Earl of Crofton, is not an easy task, but Sebastian does it willing for them to be together...
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    queer  medieval  historical  m-m  length-short
  • Sisters of the Great War by Suzanne Feldman

    Sisters of the Great War by Suzanne Feldman

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Inspired by real women, this powerful novel tells the story of two unconventional American sisters who volunteer at the front during World War IAugust 1914. While Europe enters a brutal conflict unlike any waged before, the Duncan household in Baltimore, Maryland, is the setting for a different struggle...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  historical  f-f  war  length-medium
  • Untethered by R.A. Thorn

    Untethered by R.A. Thorn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Determined to help the war effort, Frankie Norris joins the US Air Force in 1943. Braving intimidating drill sergeants and unending marches, Frankie struggles to hide his secret—he’s queer. But having passed basic training, he’s not going to risk an undesirable discharge or any of his fellow recruits finding out...
  • The Flight of the Heron by D.K. Broster

    The Flight of the Heron by D.K. Broster

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A young Highlander leaves his home and his bride-to-be to follow the standard of Bonnie Prince Charlie...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  historical  highlander  m-m  war  georgian  suspense
  • Something Between Us by Krystina Rivers

    Something Between Us by Krystina Rivers

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the waning days of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Quinn Prescott and Kirby Davis met during military training. Despite different backgrounds, services, and plans, they fell hard and fast. However, it wasn’t long before distance and the pressures of serving in silence drove them apart.Ten years later, Kirby literally runs into Quinn at Chicago Pride...
  • The Chains of Fate by Pamela Belle

    The Chains of Fate by Pamela Belle

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The blood red tide of civil war ran deep over the land, and Thomazine became the man of a wife she would learn to hate for his perfidy. She married Dominic whom she could never love, believing her Francis to be dead. When she learned the truth ... that Francis lived, Thomazine rode north on a mission hung with the chains of fate...
  • Basic Training of the Heart by Jaycie Morrison

    Basic Training of the Heart by Jaycie Morrison

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Socialite Elizabeth Carlton impulsively joins the Women’s Army Corps to escape love’s disappointments and her father’s attempts to control her life. Still, she has never been one to accept discipline imposed by others—not even someone as intriguing as her new sergeant.Sergeant Gale Rains is accustomed to challenges, but she’s never had a recruit quite like this one...
  • Hammer & Powder by Megan Derr

    Hammer & Powder by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Kingdom of Rinaha is all that stands between the violent, greedy Boorna and the rest of the continent, and they do so by way of their immense and heavily guarded Wall of Gamala, an enormous undertaking that runs the length of the southern end of the continent, standing strong for more than two hundred years...
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    military  queer  m-m  suspense  historical  length-medium
  • Duty to the Crown by Rebecca Cohen

    Duty to the Crown by Rebecca Cohen

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sebastian and Anthony will do their duty, but they will do everything not to sacrifice their love.Sebastian Hewel endures many things to maintain his role of Bronwyn, the wife of Anthony Redbourn, Earl of Crofton, so he and Anthony can be together. But when Queen Elizabeth demands a favour of Anthony, Sebastian’s world is in danger of being fractured beyond repair...
  • The Impetuous Afflictions of Jonathan Wolfe by Charlie Cochet

    The Impetuous Afflictions of Jonathan Wolfe by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Eight years after leaving the deserts of Africa and the French Foreign Legion behind, Jonathan Wolfe has settled into life at Hawthorne Manor in the English countryside. Johnnie helps his adopted family run the manor and provide a safe, loving home for a new generation of “brats”: boys mistreated and discarded for their homosexuality—something all too familiar to Johnnie...
  • A Marriage of Fortune by Anne O'Brien

    A Marriage of Fortune by Anne O'Brien

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    England, 1469. As the War of the Roses rages on, Margaret Paston knows that there is only one way to survive the loss of the Paston's family seat, Caister Castle: a fortunate marriage for one of her unruly daughters. A favourable match will change the future of her family overnight but a scandal will ruin the Paston name forever..
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    military  medieval  historical  war  length-long
  • Unmentionables by David Greene

    Unmentionables by David Greene

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Winner Book of the Year bronze medal for Gay literary fiction.Unmentionables is the story of two pairs of lovers in the American Civil War south. One couple is straight, white and wealthy. The other couple is gay, black and enslaved. Field hand Jimmy meets Cato, a house servant from a nearby plantation. Over time, Jimmy's fascination with Cato grows into romantic love...
  • A Memory of Love by Bertrice Small

    A Memory of Love by Bertrice Small

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    A tale of stunning passion, reckless danger, and the fierce will of a remarkable woman who can wield a sword as powerfully as any man–and who dares to fight for her most uninhibited desires. . . . Spirited, iron-willed Rhonwyn is the bastard child of the Prince of Wales, raised more boy than girl, able to ride and fight with the best...
  • On a Lee Shore by Elin Gregory

    On a Lee Shore by Elin Gregory

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “Give me a reason to let you live…” Beached after losing his ship and crew, and with England finally at peace, Lt Christopher Penrose will take whatever work he can get. A valet? Why not? Escorting an elderly diplomat to the Leeward Islands seems like an easy job, but when their ship is boarded by pirates, Kit’s world is turned upside down...
  • The Rose and the Shield by Sara Bennett

    The Rose and the Shield by Sara Bennett

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    BLINDED BY PASSION Beautiful Lady Rose, the fiercely independent mistress of Somerford, reluctantly agrees to hire a bold Viking warrior, Gunnar Olafson, and his mercenaries to protect her undefended lands. But although Gunnar takes her breath away --- with his steel-hard muscles and eyes afire with undisguised yearning --- she dares not trust him. But Gunnar is not what he seems...
  • The Cloister by James Carroll

    The Cloister by James Carroll

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From National Book Award-winning writer James Carroll comes a novel of the timeless love story of Peter Abelard and Heloise, and its impact on a modern priest and a Holocaust survivor seeking sanctuary in Manhattan. Father Michael Kavanagh is shocked to see a friend from his seminary days named Runner Malloy at the altar of his humble Inwood community parish...
  • Sweet Savage Heart by Janelle Taylor

    Sweet Savage Heart by Janelle Taylor

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    SHE TRIED TO ESCAPE HIM... Kidnapped when she was a child, eighteen-year-old Rana Michaels couldn't imagine any life other than her carefree existence among the Sioux. Then the white man Travis Kincade appeared in her camp, and the flame-haired beauty's peace was shattered forever...
  • Queen of Swords: An epic tale of a princess of the Crusades (Three Queens) by Judith Tarr

    Queen of Swords: An epic tale of a princess of the Crusades (Three Queens) by Judith Tarr

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Queen in all but name, one woman's battle to rule her kingdom, from the Court of Jerusalem to the battlefields of the Crusades to the glorious city of Byzantium. Melisende was the oldest daughter of Baldwin of Jerusalem, a princess of the Franks and, since she had no brothers, heir to the Crusader Kingdom. The crown would go to the man who married her, and after to her son...
  • The Larks Still Bravely Singing by Aster Glenn Gray

    The Larks Still Bravely Singing by Aster Glenn Gray

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The Great War cost Robert his left leg and his first love.A shattering breakup leaves Robert convinced that he is a destructive force in romantic relationships. When he finds himself falling in love with David, an old friend from boarding school, he's sure that he shouldn’t confess his feelings...
  • Bodies of Men by Nigel Featherstone

    Bodies of Men by Nigel Featherstone

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There is nothing more important than love and refuge. Egypt, 1941. Only hours after disembarking in Alexandria, William Marsh, an Australian corporal at twenty-one, is face down in the sand, caught in a stoush with the Italian enemy. He is saved by James Kelly, a childhood friend from Sydney and the last person he expected to see. But where William escapes unharmed, not all are so fortunate...
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    military  queer  historical  m-m  length-medium
  • Ruby by Elizabeth Rose

    Ruby by Elizabeth Rose

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ★ He needs a strong wife as a pawn to flush out a killer ★ The Daughters of the Dagger Prequel is included in the paperback of Ruby. Ruby de Burgh acts more like the son her father always wanted, rather than a lady. She is not pleased to discover that her father offered Lord Sheffield - The Lord of Death - his choice of any of his daughters...
  • Once a Gentleman by Eliot Grayson

    Once a Gentleman by Eliot Grayson

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Penniless, friendless, and with nowhere left to turn after his family’s ruin, Kit Hewlett can’t afford any more disasters. When a rakish, too-handsome gentleman—and Kit’s own clumsiness—cause him to lose his position as a bookshop clerk, Kit has no choice but to accept the gentleman’s offer of employment as his secretary...
  • To Love a Traitor by J.L. Merrow

    To Love a Traitor by J.L. Merrow

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Wounds of the heart are the hardest to heal. Solicitor’s clerk George Johnson has a secret goal when he moves into a London boarding house in the winter of 1920: to find out if his fellow lodger, Matthew Connaught, was the wartime traitor who cost George’s adored older brother Hugh his life. Yet the more he gets to know his quarry, the more George loses sight of his mission -- and his heart...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  m-m  historical  mystery  war  length-short  open-door
  • The Auspicious Troubles of Chance by Charlie Cochet

    The Auspicious Troubles of Chance by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Chance Irving is a young man with a gift for getting into trouble-not surprising, as trouble is all he's ever known. After losing everything he held dear one fateful night, he decides to leave New York and his past behind, and joins the French Foreign Legion...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  historical  mystery  war  m-m  length-novella
  • Winds of Change by Lee Rowan

    Winds of Change by Lee Rowan

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The ruggedly handsome Lt. William Marshall of His Majesty's Navy carries a secret close to his heart, one that is more important than either his loyalty to England or his devotion to duty. His shipmate, Lt. David Archer, is not only his best friend, he's been his lover for over a year. The penalty should their relationship be discovered? Death, by hanging...
    Categorized as:
    military  queer  historical  m-m  length-medium
  • Warrior of Ice by Michelle Willingham

    Warrior of Ice by Michelle Willingham

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Locked in a deadly game! Physically and emotionally scarred, Lady Taryn knows no man would want her for a wife. Nonetheless, she's determined to free her father from his merciless overlord and enlists powerful warrior Killian MacDubh to help. He has his own motives for confronting the High King... Born a bastard, Killian longs to carve out a place for himself...
  • Deliverance by Aleksandr Voinov

    Deliverance by Aleksandr Voinov

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Once a renowned tournament fighter known as the "Lion of Kent," William Raven joined the Templars in the Holy Land to escape his past and the political machinations of his enemies. Called to protect travelling pilgrims bound for Jerusalem, William comes face to face with Guy de Metz, his lover from the past. But Guy is no longer the foppish young noble William knew...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  military  queer  m-m  historical  length-novella
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