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  • When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

    When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 53 ratings
    "Dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful. . . . The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a remarkable accomplishment of storytelling. "—NPR. The cleric Chih finds themself and their companions at the mercy of a band of fierce tigers who ache with hunger...
  • The Reverse Healer Case Files by Hiyodori

    The Reverse Healer Case Files by Hiyodori

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 9 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...
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  • Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon, Rovina Cai

    Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon, Rovina Cai

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 22 ratings
    With the awakening of fire-breathing dragons, Among the Burning Flowers sees the first sparks of danger that threaten to consume the world in The Priory of the Orange Tree. Take your first steps into the epic. Yscalin, land of sunshine and lavender, will soon be ablaze. It has been centuries since the Draconic Army took wing, almost extinguishing humankind...
  • Talyn: Descent by Benjamin Medrano

    Talyn: Descent by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 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...
  • Shell Game by Benny Lawrence

    Shell Game by Benny Lawrence

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 11 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 Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

    The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 62 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...
  • She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel

    She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 7 ratings
    Cateline is the seventeen-year-old daughter of a nobleman in fourteenth-century France. It's a time when children aren't seen as those to be loved and cherished, but instead are used as pawns and bargaining chips on the chessboard of control and privilege. She is married off to a prince in the country of Sursha, a Gaelic-speaking island nation near Ireland...
  • The Sovereign by C.L. Clark

    The Sovereign by C.L. Clark

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    The Sovereign brings princess Luca and soldier Touraine together one last time in the thrilling conclusion to C. L. Clark's beloved queer political fantasy trilogy. Luca is the new queen of Balladaire.  Her empire is already splintering in her hands. Her uncle wasn’t the only traitor in the court, and the Withering plague will decimate her people if she can’t unearth Balladaire’s magic...
  • Black Salt Queen by Samantha Bansil

    Black Salt Queen by Samantha Bansil

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There can be no victory without betrayal. Hara Duja Gatdula, queen of the island nation of Maynara, holds the divine power to move the earth. But her strength is failing and the line of succession gives her little comfort. Her heir, Laya, is a danger—a petty and passionate princess who wields the enormous power of the skies with fickle indifference...
  • Of Iron and Gold by Lexa Luthor

    Of Iron and Gold by Lexa Luthor

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 27 ratings
    Princess Kinsey has been given four Alpha slaves, and she must choose one to impregnate her. Aubrey, a She-Alpha, was sold into slavery at an early age due to her misunderstood "degenerate" nature. Trapped in the Tharnstone Castle, Aubrey has a chance to win her freedom, if she can show her Alpha's worthiness and be chosen to impregnate the princess...
  • Broken Wings by L.-J. Baker

    Broken Wings by L.-J. Baker

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In a magical world where being different is the norm, why must Rye Woods fear for her life if the truth about her hidden identity is revealed? When Rye Woods, a fairy, meets the beautiful dryad Flora Withe, her libido, as squashed and hidden as her wings, reawakens along with her heart...
  • The Shattering of the Spirit-Sword Part I by Sam Farren

    The Shattering of the Spirit-Sword Part I by Sam Farren

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Princess Castelle is the last of her bloodline. Kept safe by the spirits bound to the forest surrounding her, Castelle devotes herself to studying all a future Queen needs to know, waiting for the day she can wield Brackish. The spirit-sword is her birthright. Only those worthy of ruling the archipelago can temper Brackish’s ancient rage without succumbing to it...
  • 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...
  • Unbroken by Alli Temple

    Unbroken by Alli Temple

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    A pirate’s home is the sea, sailing beyond the horizon with her true love. Aboard the Crimson Siren, Captain Cinder finally has the life she’s always dreamed of. Her freedom is restored, her crew is a trustworthy bunch, and the princess who holds her heart is by her side. But trouble brewing back in Redmere threatens to pull Cinder and Princess Georgina apart before their future can truly begin...
  • The Fletcher by K. Aten

    The Fletcher by K. Aten

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 7 ratings
    Kyri is a fletcher, following in the footsteps of her father, and his father before him. However, fate is a fickle mistress, and six years after the death of her mother, she's faced with the fact that her father is dying as well. Forced to leave her sheltered little homestead in the woods, Kyri discovers that there is more to life than just hunting and making master quality arrows...
  • 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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  • Sword of the Guardian by Merry Shannon

    Sword of the Guardian by Merry Shannon

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    A shocking assassination creates an unconventional bond between a princess and her guardian in a kingdom filled with political intrigue, danger and unexpected romance. Princess Shasta Soltranis enjoys a pampered life of court dances, elaborate finery, and the occasional secret fencing match with her twin brother, Daric...
  • The Warrior Moon by K. Arsenault Rivera

    The Warrior Moon by K. Arsenault Rivera

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Warrior Moon, the sequel to The Phoenix Empress and striking conclusion to K Arsenault Rivera's wildly buzzed about epic fantasy, which began with The Tiger's Daughter. Barsalayaa Shefali, famed Qorin adventurer, and the spoiled divine warrior empress, O-Shizuka, have survived fights with demon armies, garnered infamy, and ruled an empire...
  • The Pirate's Booty by Alex Westmore

    The Pirate's Booty by Alex Westmore

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 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...
  • Between Mischief and Magic by Marissa Serrao

    Between Mischief and Magic by Marissa Serrao

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 9 ratings
    Between Mischief & Magic is an upcoming NA sapphic romantasy between a grumpy demon and a sunshine princess who lost her magic. This story with cozy vibes is full of banter, stays at the inn, and chaotic demon magic. A Note from the Author:...
  • Claiming Fawn by Winter Thorn

    Claiming Fawn by Winter Thorn

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    Magic can’t solve everything…. Royal alpha dragon shifter, Anreya Vyron, spends her days locked away in her study and her nights chained up in a tower. She harbors a dangerous secret and vows to take it with her to an early grave. Until she came along. Mage. Tamer. Omega. Fawn is all of those and more...
  • Thorn by Anna Burke

    Thorn by Anna Burke

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 9 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...
  • Turning the Storm by Naomi Kritzer

    Turning the Storm by Naomi Kritzer

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A powerful new voice in fantasy fiction, the acclaimed author of Fires of the Faithful continues her enthralling epic of persecution and war, passion and triumph, and of the brave young woman who must succeed in. .. Turning the StormShe is called musician, rebel, soldier, legend...
  • A Thorn Among Roses by Hayley Anderton

    A Thorn Among Roses by Hayley Anderton

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 6 ratings
    At seventeen, Alana single-handedly defeated the biggest army that Thornwood had ever seen. By sunrise the very next day, she'd been shunned by her own people, forced to become a recluse and reside in the castle where she was supposed to rule over them...
  • 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...
  • The Muse of Missing Pieces by Thea Hawthorne

    The Muse of Missing Pieces by Thea Hawthorne

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 5 ratings
    Artemisia Whitaker wants Harriet’s help on a prestigious commission. Harriet wants nothing to do with her. Harriet is done trying. Done failing. Done chasing dreams that always slip out of reach. After a previous commission fails catastrophically, she resigns herself to life as a shop clerk...
  • The Masked Minotaur by Chace Verity

    The Masked Minotaur by Chace Verity

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Odelia Aster runs her confectionery store with pride, even though profits are now practically non-existent. The hundred-year-old store has been in Odelia’s family from the invention of steamboats to the exile of magical creatures. She would do anything to protect her store and its famous candy geode recipe from the bandits now raiding the kingdom...
  • Never Anyone But You by Rupert Thomson

    Never Anyone But You by Rupert Thomson

    Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The true story of a love affair between two extraordinary women becomes a literary tour deforce in this novel that recreates the surrealist movement in Paris and the horrors of the two world wars with a singular incandescence and intimacy. In the years preceding World War I, two young women meet, by chance, in a provincial town in France...
  • Her Princess at Midnight by Erica Ridley

    Her Princess at Midnight by Erica Ridley

    Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 7 ratings
    What if Cinderella fell for the handsome prince’s… sister? Cynthia lives a life of drudgery, toiling for her stepmother and stepsisters without receiving gratitude or pay. Every day is the same… until a royal retinue sweeps into town, inviting every unwed maiden to vie for the hand of the visiting prince. The moment she lays eyes on the prince’s beautiful sister, Cynthia is smitten...
  • Burning Roses by S.L. Huang

    Burning Roses by S.L. Huang

    Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    When Rosa (aka Red Riding Hood) and Hou Yi the Archer join forces to stop the deadly sunbirds from ravaging the countryside, their quest will take the two women, now blessed and burdened with the hindsight of middle age, into a reckoning of sacrifices made and mistakes mourned, of choices and family and the quest for immortality.
  • I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day 1 by Nachi Aono

    I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day 1 by Nachi Aono

    Rated: 3.28 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    An orphanage for girls is actually a boot camp, turning out magical child soldiers for a gruesome war. Yet love finds a way to blossom amid bloodshed, in this dramatic, much-anticipated yuri manga that is spiritual kin to the likes of Revolutionary Girl Utena, Otherside Picnic, and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury. Vulnerable and Exploited...
  • Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame by Neon Yang

    Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame by Neon Yang

    Rated: 3.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 30 ratings
    With an armored, oath-bound hero reminiscent of The Mandalorianand the Asian-inspired epic fantasy of She Who Became the Sun, Neon Yang’s Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame is a stunning queer novella about a dragon hunter finding home with a dragon queen. Few know the true identity of the masked guildknight of Mithrandon. She barely remembers herself...
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