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  • 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:
    magic  queer  fantasy  f-f  demons  length-medium  audiobook
  • 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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  • 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:
    magic  queer  fantasy  f-f  demons  poly  audiobook
  • 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...
  • Webs & Wards by Benjamin Medrano

    Webs & Wards by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Joy can’t get a break. Having survived a chance encounter with a demon lordling, and made an immense sacrifice, one might expect Joy to at least have some time to rest and recover. Instead, when Joy’s friends learn what she sacrificed, they decide they’ll repay her, no matter what it takes, and they take the adventurous bee-girl on a quest to find another apis hive which can help her...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  fantasy  f-f  demons  length-medium  audiobook
  • The Apple Diary by Gerri Hill

    The Apple Diary by Gerri Hill

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Following the death of her grandmother, reluctant heiress Madilyn Marak agrees to stay with her grandfather at the estate for the summer. While there, she finds a diary—The Apple Diary—written by her great-grandmother Isabel, telling the story of a long ago love affair with a woman named Lorah...
  • The First and Last Demon by Hiyodori

    The First and Last Demon by Hiyodori

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 11 ratings
    Meet Char: a once-renowned human warrior, trapped in an abandoned city with a demon who hates her. A demon who woke her from a fifty-year magical slumber specifically for the sake of tormenting her. The demon’s name: Vesper. She and Char go a long, long way back. They used to be partners on the battlefield. National heroes. An unbeatable team bonded by magic...
  • 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...
  • Clematis and the Queen of the Void by Hiyodori

    Clematis and the Queen of the Void by Hiyodori

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 7 ratings
    "I’ve been your enemy before. I can be your enemy again. "Clematis and the Queen of the Void continues the Clem & Wist series with a horror-tinged saga of lovers to enemies (and back again). In this slow-burn f/f romance, devoted partners transform into devious adversaries—but opposition only serves to deepen their bond. The best place to take a mage on a country without magic...
  • Heart of Sherwood by Edale Lane

    Heart of Sherwood by Edale Lane

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Robyn's father and brother are killed in the Third Crusade, she is banished from her manor home and branded a traitor by the Sheriff of Nottingham. Disguised as a boy, she joins Little John and the rest of the gang in Sherwood Forest—and soon finds herself their leader. Queen Eleanor suspects Prince John is up to no good, and colluding with Sir Guy and the Sheriff of Nottingham...
  • Ancient Ruins by Benjamin Medrano

    Ancient Ruins by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Sistina awakened after millennia of dormancy, her memories in tatters and born anew. Residing in the ruins of an ancient city, she finds herself drawn into a war between two elven nations and the slaver kingdom of Kelvanis when she rescues a princess from slavery. With her domain containing hints of forgotten knowledge, Sistina becomes a dungeon, stronghold, and source of hope all at once...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  f-f  fantasy  harems  orcs  length-medium  audiobook
  • The Queen of Rhodia by Effie Calvin

    The Queen of Rhodia by Effie Calvin

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 5 ratings
    It has been sixteen months since Princess Esofi arrived in Ieflaria, and eight since her marriage to Crown Princess Adale. The princesses have a peaceful life together, preparing to become co-regents and raising their baby dragon, Carinth. Their peace is shattered when Esofi’s mother, Queen Gaelle of Rhodia, arrives in Birsgen...
  • Fine Print Volume 2 by Stjepan Šejić

    Fine Print Volume 2 by Stjepan Šejić

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    When Lauren signs the divine contract promising bliss for the price of love, she expects to be granted the services of the highest ranking god of desire...
  • Vow of Celibacy: A Novel by Erin Judge

    Vow of Celibacy: A Novel by Erin Judge

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Natalie has made a promise: a vow of celibacy, signed and witnessed by her best friend. After a string of sexual conquests, she is determined to figure out why the intense romantic connections she’s spent her life chasing have left her emotionally high and dry...
  • 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...
  • It's a Fabulous Life by Kelly Farmer

    It's a Fabulous Life by Kelly Farmer

    Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Perfect for fans of Alison Cochrun and Ashley Herring Blake, this sapphic retelling of It’s a Wonderful Life will make the yuletide gay. After years of putting aside her dreams of travel and adventure, Bailey George is ready to leave Lanford Falls and her responsibilities behind on a long-awaited vacation to New York City...
  • Architecti by Ruby Roe

    Architecti by Ruby Roe

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    Never make a deal with the devil, and if you do, don’t fall in love with his daughter. Ruby Roe’s latest novel Architecti, follows Midnight’s steamy romance as she attends Finis Academy and makes a deal with the devil she’ll live to regret. If you love dark academia, fantasy romance and the spiciest of lesbians, you’ll love Architecti, the first in the Deals of Dark Descent duet.
  • A Game of Romance and Ruin by Ruby Roe

    A Game of Romance and Ruin by Ruby Roe

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 30 ratings
    In a game of power, can love be the deadliest weapon? Stirling Grey, a legendary negotiator, is on a mission: to mend her broken heart and avenge its ruin. Morrigan Lee, a hidden princess and heir to the throne, is harbouring a dark secret. For years, Stirling and Morrigan navigated the perilous games of power and politics, shared clandestine moments, and ultimately. .. fell in love. .
  • The Forgotten Realms by Silvia Shaw

    The Forgotten Realms by Silvia Shaw

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 13 ratings
    The sweeping saga of Rand continues. Her time at Falcon’s Keep over, Savannah comes into her full power as the wielder of the sacred medallion. She seeks help in Arcadia to interpret the Prophecy Chart, the black magic spell that divides the Forgotten Realms from the rest of Rand...
  • The Legend of Korra Turf Wars, Part Two by Michael Dante DiMartino

    The Legend of Korra Turf Wars, Part Two by Michael Dante DiMartino

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Recovering from the fight and furious for revenge, Triple Threats member Tokuga solidifies his ties with the duplicitous Wonyong...
  • Of Tides and Snow by Darva Green

    Of Tides and Snow by Darva Green

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    A spicy f/f Snow White retelling…. On the night Gwen is meant to commit herself to the Moon Coven, a murder attempt has her running for her life. She flees the only home she’s ever known, running straight past the cottage in the woods and into the arms of a ruthless pirate captain...
  • The Price of Valour by Django Wexler

    The Price of Valour by Django Wexler

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    In the latest Shadow Campaigns novel, Django Wexler continues his “epic fantasy of military might and magical conflict”* following The Shadow Throne and The Thousand Names, as the realm of Vordan faces imminent threats from without and within. In the wake of the King’s death, war has come to Vordan...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  fantasy  high fantasy  war  military  f-f  historical
  • Covenant of Queens by Silvia Shaw

    Covenant of Queens by Silvia Shaw

    Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    The sweeping saga of Rand continues to its gripping conclusion . .. As the battle for Rand escalates, Savannah tries to unravel the secrets of the past to enable her to understand the future. Soon it becomes a race against the clock to solve the mystery of the third moon and to find the site of the enemy's time passage...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  fantasy  f-f  high fantasy  paranormal  open-door
  • Seed of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Seed of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fame is overrated. Having rescued thousands of people from being sacrificed, Evelyn could use some peace and quiet. Life has other plans. She quickly finds herself drawn into assisting a deity with a small problem, only to return and find that her great grandmother has learned of her existence...
    Categorized as:
    queer  magic  fantasy  f-f  harems  fae  paranormal  poly
  • I'm in Love with the Villainess: She's so Cheeky for a Commoner  Vol. 2 by Inori

    I'm in Love with the Villainess: She's so Cheeky for a Commoner Vol. 2 by Inori

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A retelling of the hit yuri series I'm in Love with the Villainess that inspired an upcoming anime (original light novels and manga adaptation also from Seven Seas)--from the villainess' point of view! Claire François has it beauty, brains, and the blood of nobility...
    Categorized as:
    queer  magic  fantasy  f-f  young adult  humor  historical  paranormal
  • Dragonoak: The Sky Beneath The Sun by Sam Farren

    Dragonoak: The Sky Beneath The Sun by Sam Farren

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 14 ratings
    (This is the second book in a series. ). The days when Rowan Northwood was exiled to the farmland around her village seem like a lifetime ago, and the passing Knight she ran away with has become a memory she does her best not to revisit. Her powers lie dormant, settling within her as glowing embers waiting to come alive once more...
    Categorized as:
    magic  queer  fantasy  f-f  pirates  dark  high fantasy  behind-doors
  • A Game of Love and Hate by Ruby Roe

    A Game of Love and Hate by Ruby Roe

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Find out how Scarlett Grey met Quinn Adams. How they fell into hate. And all the fights and fucks that led up to book 1 in the Girl Games series: A Game of Hearts and Heists.
  • Dragonoak: Gall and Wormwood by Sam Farren

    Dragonoak: Gall and Wormwood by Sam Farren

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 13 ratings
    The third book in the Dragonoak series. Rowan’s journey has taken her across oceans and through ruined Kingdoms. Years have passed since she spent her days exiled to the farmland around her village, and she’s finally where it all started: Thule, the Kingdom’s capital, where those responsible for so much death and destruction hold power...
  • The Last Soul Among Wolves by Melissa Caruso

    The Last Soul Among Wolves by Melissa Caruso

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Last Soul Among Wolves is the dazzling second instalment in Melissa Caruso's bestselling Echo Archives series, a whip-smart fantasy adventure packed with murder, mystery and mind-bending magic. All Kembral Thorne wants is to finish her maternity leave in peace...
  • In Sea-Salt Tears by Seanan McGuire

    In Sea-Salt Tears by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 24 ratings
    Free to download in Mobi, ePub and PDF on http://www. seananmcguire. com/tobyshor. .. It was 1972, and a teenage girl named Elizabeth Ryan thought that her world was coming to an end. Elizabeth was the daughter of two Selkies, you see, and she had just been passed up for a skin. But then a mysterious cousin who calls herself Annie appears, and Elizabeth finds other things to think about. .
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