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  • Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack

    Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    In this modern fairy tale, a noble prince and a brave knight come together to defeat a terrible monster and in the process find true love in a most unexpected place.“Thank you,” he told his parents.“I appreciate that you tried,but I’m looking for something specialin a partner by my side...
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    queer  fantasy  m-m  length-novella
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  • He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

    He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    How much would you give to win the world?Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after her victory that tore southern China from its Mongol masters. Now she burns with a new desire: to seize the throne and crown herself emperor.But Zhu isn’t the only one with imperial ambitions...
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    queer  fantasy  historical  f-f  high fantasy  length-long
  • Enchanting Exposition by Alice Winters

    Enchanting Exposition by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Maybe it wasn’t my best idea to draw dark magic into myself to save a friend… but it’s definitely not my worst (don’t ask Havoc what that was). The first thing on our list of “Save Miles from the Dark Magic That Might Be Making Him Do Ridiculous Things” is to destroy the ominous book that’s snagging my attention...
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    queer  fantasy  m-m  humor  explicit-open-door
  • 将进酒 [Qiāng Jìn Jiǔ] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿

    将进酒 [Qiāng Jìn Jiǔ] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    中博六州被拱手让于外敌,沈泽川受押入京,沦为人人痛打的落水狗。萧驰野闻着味来,不叫别人动手,自己将沈泽川一脚踹成了病秧子,谁知这病秧子回头一口,咬得他鲜血淋漓。两个人从此结下了大梁子,见面必撕咬。“命运要我一生都守在这里,可这并非是我抉择的那一条路。黄沙淹没了我的手足,我不想再臣服于虚无的命。圣旨救不了我的兵,朝廷喂不饱我的马,我不愿再为此赴命。我要翻过那座山,我要为自己一战。”-The Six Prefectures of Zhongbo were ceded away in surrender to the external enemies, and Shen Zechuan was taken into custody in the capital, reduced to *a drowning dog loathed and condemned by all...
  • Remnants of Filth: Yuwu (Novel) Vol. 4 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

    Remnants of Filth: Yuwu (Novel) Vol. 4 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    The wildly popular danmei/Boys' Love novel series from China set in the universe of The Husky and His White Cat Shizun !A historical fantasy epic about two war generals who were once close...until dark circumstances ripped them apart.Noble-born Mo Xi is the foremost general of Chonghua, known for his ruthless temper and ascetic air...
  • Brie Embraces the Heart of Submission: After Graduation by Red Phoenix

    Brie Embraces the Heart of Submission: After Graduation by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    ** First published as the wildly popular eight-part eBook serial, Brie Embraces the Heart of Submission: After Graduation is now available as a full-length novel. **On the night of graduation, Brie Bennett offered her collar to the man who’d won her devotion during her time at the Submissive Training Center.So begins the seductive sequel to Brie Learns the Art of Submission..
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    m-f-m  m-f  bdsm  menage  contemporary  alpha male  fantasy  poly
  • All the Young Dudes: Sirius's Perspective - Volume Four: 'Til The End by Rollercoasterwords

    All the Young Dudes: Sirius's Perspective - Volume Four: 'Til The End by Rollercoasterwords

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cover art by moony cig...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  length-epic
  • Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! 10 by Yuu Toyota

    Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! 10 by Yuu Toyota

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Happily engaged, cohabiting, and planning their future, Adachi and Kurosawa are ready to tie the knot! However, the lead-up to their big day is full of anxiety and unknowns. Doors close on them one after another, whether it’s wedding venues turning them down or apartments that don’t accept gay couples. And then there’s the daunting task of coming out to their coworkers..
    Categorized as:
    queer  contemporary  m-m  fantasy  humor
  • Cardcaptor Sakura Collector's Edition 4 by Clamp

    Cardcaptor Sakura Collector's Edition 4 by Clamp

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Cardcaptor Sakura brought a generation of readers to manga, and now it’s back in a definitive collector’s edition!Cardcaptor Sakura is one of the all-time classics of the magical girl genre, and the Collector’s Edition will be the definitive version of the story, for both long-time fans and readers new to the story...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  length-short
  • 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 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
  • Evitative by vichan

    Evitative by vichan

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In the summer before his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry is drawn to a room in Grimmauld Place. Like the Gryffindor he is, he enters the room without fear. The room is a library, and Harry is surprised to find that he’s eager to learn. Then he gets the bad news: he’s been accidentally expelled from Hogwarts, and he needs to be sorted again...
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    queer  fantasy  m-m  length-long
  • Sentinel of Time by Lindsay Buroker

    Sentinel of Time by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 13 ratings
    Kaylina must dodge assassins and kidnappers while revelations about her past, and power she never knew she had, stun her to the core.She has the support of Lord Vlerion, the ranger she’s developed feelings for, but he has problems of his own, and an insidious plot threatens to take him from her forever...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  fantasy  length-medium  glimpses-kisses
  • Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 6 by Aya Kanno

    Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 6 by Aya Kanno

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The intrigue and royal conspiracy in Shakepeare’s Richard III is given a dark manga twist that will appeal to aficionados of both comics and the classics.Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness...
    Categorized as:
    queer  historical  fantasy  m-m  vengeance  length-short
  • Over Verdant Irish Hills by Ava Miles

    Over Verdant Irish Hills by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    World famous glass artist Sophie Giombetti is headed to Ireland to grab a new lease on life.She’s put her divorce behind her and wants a supportive community to raise her daughter. The quaint town of Caisleán, where she’s agreed to design a major installation, more than fits the bill. Best of all, she’s sure the verdant Irish hills will give her new inspiration...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  f-f  magic  demons  length-medium
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  legends & fairy tales  f-f
  • Remnants of Filth: Yuwu (Novel) Vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

    Remnants of Filth: Yuwu (Novel) Vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    The wildly popular danmei/Boys' Love novel series from China set in the universe of The Husky and His White Cat Shizun !A historical fantasy epic about two war generals who were once close...until dark circumstances ripped them apart.Noble-born Mo Xi is the foremost general of Chonghua, known for his ruthless temper and ascetic air...
    Categorized as:
    queer  historical  fantasy  m-m  length-medium  open-door
  • Birds of Shangri-La, Vol. 2 by Ranmaru Zaria, Ranmaru Zariya

    Birds of Shangri-La, Vol. 2 by Ranmaru Zaria, Ranmaru Zariya

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A straight man takes a job at a gay brothel that has a firm rule of no falling in love. What could go wrong?Apollo takes on a rather odd job at a brothel as a way to make some fast cash, but when one of the male prostitutes takes an interest in him, his days of gainful employment seem numbered...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  f-f
  • Cardcaptor Sakura Collector's Edition Vol. 6 by Clamp

    Cardcaptor Sakura Collector's Edition Vol. 6 by Clamp

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Cardcaptor Sakura is one of the all-time classics of the magical girl genre, and the Collector's Edition will be the definitive version of the story, for both long-time fans and readers new to the story...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  length-short
  • Dance of Stars and Ashes by Nisha J. Tuli

    Dance of Stars and Ashes by Nisha J. Tuli

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    A love that burns brighter than starlight. A gift that could leave her world in ashes. It’s time for Zarya to release the fire within.In the jeweled city of Dharati, Zarya found passion and adventure for the first time. A mysterious stranger named Rabin helped to free the power within her—a dark, ancient magic that should not exist.Now, Zarya learns Rabin’s true identity...
  • Lake of Sorrow by Lindsay Buroker

    Lake of Sorrow by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 13 ratings
    All Kaylina ever longed to do was open her own meadery and prove her worth to her family. She didn’t want to develop feelings for the haughty royal ranger, Lord Vlerion, and she definitely didn’t want to be accused of trying to poison the queen.But a conniving competitor has framed her, and now the Kingdom Guard is hunting her down...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  fantasy  length-medium  glimpses-kisses
  • Lullaby of the Dawn, Volume 3 by Ichika Yuno

    Lullaby of the Dawn, Volume 3 by Ichika Yuno

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Elva is a battle shaman whose life is eroded bit by bit every time he drives back monsters that emerge from the black sea. Indignant when he sees this, a young boy named Alto is determined to find a cure and stay by Elva's side.After 8 long years, Alto has become a fearless young man, though he hides his love deep inside...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  mystery  m-m  length-short
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    queer  f-f  fantasy  contemporary  length-medium
  • Octopi My Heart by Amanda Meuwissen

    Octopi My Heart by Amanda Meuwissen

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Daren Montgomery is a fisherman in his small hometown off Nova Scotia. His heart is as empty as the waters in winter—until he meets Lilo, a beautiful creature of the ocean depths that Daren never believed could be real. Their courtship may be a fairy tale, but the gentle curl of a tentacle or wet kiss in magically warm waters has him dreaming of summer and a storybook ending...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  m-m  fated-mates  length-novella
  • 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:
    queer  fantasy  f-f  demons  poly  magic
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  f-f
  • Lullaby of the Dawn, Volume 3 by Ichika Yuno

    Lullaby of the Dawn, Volume 3 by Ichika Yuno

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Night after night, Elva steps forth into the black sea... He is one of the kannagi, white-haired, ageless warrior priests chosen by the divine to protect the island and its people. Although most kannagi live short and lonely lives, Elva has found a devoted friend in Alto, who's sworn to serve him and free him from his cursed fate...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  mystery  m-m  length-short
  • Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu  Vol. 2 by Tang Jiu Qing, st

    Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu Vol. 2 by Tang Jiu Qing, st

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    KNOW THINE ENEMYAfter a passionate night together, Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye part the next morning as enemies. A new emperor has ascended the throne, and the court is in flux. Power and position are in reach for anyone who dares to grasp them--and Shen Zechuan will stop at nothing to pursue his ambitions...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  historical  m-m  length-long
  • Armistice by Lara Elena Donnelly

    Armistice by Lara Elena Donnelly

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Armistice returns to Donnelly’s ravishing 1930s Art Deco-tinged fantasy world of Amberlough with a decadent, tumultuous mixture of sex, politics, and spies...
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    queer  m-f  fantasy  historical  m-m  length-long
  • Clockwork Dragon by Kaye Draper

    Clockwork Dragon by Kaye Draper

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blithe Li is a wellspring—a vessel containing magic that can only be used by a magi. The only problem is, women aren’t supposed to be wellsprings. In a world where powerful female magic workers rule, and vulnerable male wellsprings must follow the rigid social norms meant to keep their magic pure from corruption, Blythe doesn’t fit in anywhere. She can’t actually use magic, the way a woman should...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-f  fantasy  f-f  reverse harem  poly  length-short
  • Drag Me Up by R.M. Virtues

    Drag Me Up by R.M. Virtues

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    They say he’s a myth...And Hades prefers it that way. He may do all the work, and Zeus may get all the credit, but at least it allows Hades to preserve the one thing he truly cares to have: his solitude. The mere mention of the Wraith of Khaos Falls is enough to keep order, and he is rarely forced to leave the shadows of Casino Asphodel.She belongs in the spotlight..
  • Blood and Marriage by Megan Derr

    Blood and Marriage by Megan Derr

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Morrin has waited a long time to claim his throne, and even longer to have a real family. It may not be a conventional family, consisting of his closest friends, his brother Istari, and Istari's spouse and children, but it's one he loves and is proud of. No odious brothers, no abusive father, no cowardly mother...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-f  m-m  fantasy  menage  royalty  length-novella
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