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Born of Flame and Fury – Hannah Danielle
A shattered source. A broken realm. A false king.
It’s all her fault.
Ten years after Elea wakes with no memories in a realm that forbids solar and lunar magics, she is faced with a choice that will alter her life forever.
She must decide whether to use her unusual, emotionally charged flame to survive or be taken by the murderous king’s men and sent to the capital for execution.
With the help of rouge lunar fae twins, Callista and Atlas, the fire fae narrowly escapes her brutal fate, only to be subjected to a new world of unknown trials.
Elea must learn to control her powerful abilities, cope with overwhelming grief, and navigate the unusual pull she feels toward the frustratingly standoffish Callista.
If the fire fae can learn to tame her wild fire, she could be the key the resistance needs to restore the balance of power in Celvaria and free the citizens of the realm from the king’s reign of terror.
Representation: F/F
Venom and Vengeance – Hannah Danielle
Her wild heart has ruined everything.
This is her chance to fix it all.
Aurelia is faced with a past life that shouldered more responsibility than she bargained for. No longer able to hide from the unknown, she must temper her flame and tame her emotions if she has any hopes of rescuing those she loves from the hands of the false king, Ragnor.
Representation: F/F, Polyam
Realm of Shadows and Demons: Wyverealm Chronicles Book 1 – K.F Starfell
When a tinkerer and a thief find themselves in the underground, dark elf city of Yigras’ Mordah enslaved to a wicked overlord, they are forced to work together. Kit and Finn will have to learn to overcome their differences, or turn on one another to escape the city and the horrors at the door. During the escape, they uncover something dark at work in the Under Realms. They’ll take on a race of nightmarish creatures with powerful magic, navigate the labyrinth of tunnels, and battle their own inner demons to taste freedom again.
Representation: Non-Binary
Guarding Gus – Karryn Nagel
What would you do if you found a rare magical animal?
Nico, who has just begun passing as a transgender man, relishes the quiet life working as a bonsai bodyguard. But during a chance encounter one night amidst the aftermath of a territory dispute, he meets Brant, an excitable, good-natured cookie guard, and the two strike an instant friendship. They form an irresistible bond with Gustopher, a baby gargoyle in need, setting off on a thrilling 3-day adventure to rescue the creature and reunite it with its rightful owner.
As they set out on their mission, the mismatched duo encounter predicaments unusual to new foster parents. Unscrupulous enemies lurk in the shadows, eager to exploit Gustopher on the black market. In order to ensure Gus’s safety, Nico and Brant must quickly learn how to nurture (what do gargoyles eat, anyway?) and safeguard their newfound charge. Fortunately, their journey leads them to encounter Remi the vampire, an eccentric cheese guard from Wisconsin, and Jasper, a seasoned traveler, who faithfully accompanies the renowned Manley Cup, the cherished trophy of a championship hockey team.
Together, this peculiar quartet must combine their unique talents navigating both gargoyle-raising and crime-boss hunting. As they traverse the mountain metropolis of Multnomah, their hidden secrets gradually come to light, forging unbreakable bonds and solidifying their motley chosen family. And in the midst of it all, Gustopher surprises them with delightful…qualities, adding an extra dose of astonishment everywhere they go.
Representation: Transmasc, Enbie, Queer
Initiation – Alethea Faust
After a hunting accident takes away his livelihood, Dominai leaves home and travels to a wizards tower to learn magic. But magical study is a far cry from the dusty tomes and rituals Dom was expecting. Instead, it is sex and desire, submission and surrender, loyalty and love, and, above all, trust.
Representation: M/M, M/NB, F/F, Polyam
Lucas – MJ James
Lucas, a trans man seeking his past and saving for top surgery, arrives in Ember, Colorado. Taken in by a kind bar owner, his world is upended when a mysterious woman turns him into a vampire. Discovering a hidden legacy and grappling with an immortal body, Lucas must navigate a dangerous new world. Can he find his place and prevent a brewing war in the magical community?
Representation: Queer, Trans
A Bond Beyond Bloodlines – S.A. Velvethorn
In a kingdom where dragons bond only with those of noble blood, stable boy Kell Remington commits the ultimate crime—touching a royal dragon egg, thus starting the most exciting journey of his life.
Representation: M/M
Bound Across Worlds – S.A. Velvethorn
Submissive Guardian Dessa finds power & pleasure in kneeling to a dominant witch from a different world, Selene. Their magical BDSM bond—collars, restraints, & surrender—might save both worlds from destruction.
Representation: F/F
Furever Enchanted – B.E. Bang
An anxious, socially isolated introvert adopts a dog from a nearby shelter and discovers the dog magically poops gold coins. In theory, that sounds great. In reality, her dog is wasting away and days away from death.
With the help of a hot veterinarian and an opinionated shelter employee, it’s up to Zuri to figure out how to disenchant her chow chow Gigi before it’s too late.
Representation: F/F
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The Curse of the Goddess – C.C. González
The eyes are the windows to the soul.
The Oracle foretold Princess Valda Aither that she’d find her mate on her twenty-fifth birthday—they would lock eyes and be bound, as it has always been. But when Valda suddenly loses her vision during the celebration, her hopes are shattered.
Assigned an assistant to help her adjust, Valda finds herself drawn to the young woman who sets her mind and body ablaze.
Maris Era only wanted to live quietly. After her Sea Kingdom home was destroyed, she was raised in secret by a Skylian soldier—until tragedy struck again. Now working in Oberon Castle, she must serve the next queen of a kingdom that hates her people.
Though she resists the idea of a mate, Maris is consumed by Valda’s presence. But how can she uncover the truth about her past when all she wants is to touch the one woman she shouldn’t want?
The Untouchable Sky – Will Forrest
After a lifetime of cruel treatment, all Jaime wants is to be ordinary. Little does he know that he’s heir to a magical legacy with the power to reshape the world. Too strange to believe, yet when his life is put in danger, Jaime’s untested power may be his only hope to survive.
Representation- Aro/Ace
The Phoenix and the Sword – J.C. Snow
Aili Fallon just wanted to escape her childhood by becoming a combat medic. But when the woman she loves disappears in a tempest of fire and blood, she’ll need to cross life and death to find her again.
Representation: f/f and m/m
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A Hex on Honeysuckle Lane – Caroline Laine
For five years, Holly Harkness has missed the smell of honeysuckle on the drive into Haven’s Hill. She’s missed her friends and family, and most of all, she’s missed the magic that permeates the whole community–even if coming home means contending with her legacy as the heir to one of the most powerful families in town.
There’s one person she hasn’t missed, though: her high school rival, Christine “Cricket” Long, the part-siren owner of local bar The Brew House. But when a hex puts all the magic in Haven’s Hill on the fritz, she finds herself teaming up with Cricket to crack the case.
Soon, though, their partnership takes a turn for the steamy, and Holly’s starting to wonder why she ever hated Cricket in the first place. Will their growing attraction to each other prove to be a distraction, or will it unlock the secrets and legacies lying beneath Havens Hill?
Representation: F/F
A Vermilion Curse – DC Guevara
An unlikely pair of opposing personalities must band together to uncover the ancient secrets of an ancient religion driven by rituals of blood, death, & sex. A kingdom in upheaval is no place for two lost souls to fall in love.
Representation: Bisexual, Demisexual, Nonbinary
Trust With Glittering Eyes – K.S. Murphy
Witch Travis and familiar Niko are celebrating the Yule tonight. But a blast from Niko’s past might be more than Travis can handle. Old demons and long kept secrets will be revealed, and hopefully the love they have for one another can endure these revelations during the longest night of the year.
Representation: M/M
Watch With Glittering Eyes – K.S. Murphy
Travis Grayweaver is a witch madly in love with his friend, Niko, a familiar and rare source of magick, and is much too afraid to confess his feelings to him. Although he isn’t Travis’s familiar, the two of them share an unshakeable bond. When something dark and sinister threatens their lives, Travis might lose Niko, and the chance to ever tell him how he really feels, forever.
Representation: M/M
When the Stars Alight – Camilla Andrew
The court of a heartless demon king is no place for a star princess. Caught in the middle of his two sons’ deadly rivalry, she must use her wits to survive. But can she sway them to her side and save herself from an uncertain fate?
Representation: Bi4Bi
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Shadows of Frostglow – Jasmyn Morning
In the Shadowrealm, a dark winter tale persists about the Umbral Stag, a spectral creature who emerges from the Obsidian Void and punishes the wicked during the Frostglow season. Those taken by it are never seen again-or worse, are returned changed. The tale is dismissed by most as superstition, but when strange events unfold in the Shadowrealm Castle after a holiday feast, the Shadowbearer, Micah, his lovers Ryuji and Edan, along with his trusted scout, Riayh, are drawn into a chaotic Frostglow night filled with the terror of being hunted by something far worse than legend.
Representation: M/M
In Spite of the Inevitable – Morgan Biscup
The past isn’t the only thing that won’t stay dead.
Hiding from his violent history as a revered Void necromancer within the Sparnell Confederation, single father Shane Lawrence has finally built a quiet life. On the freehold planet of Baden he can pour his energy into the only thing that now matters: the safety and upbringing of his precocious son, Jake.
All too soon, the Confederation targets Baden for annexation, confronting Shane once more with his treasonous past. Worse, the invading force is led by none other than Shane’s manipulative former mentor, Admiral Kydell.
Shane’s every instinct screams to run, to hide Jake even further from Sparnell – but Baden is home. This time he could choose to make a stand and defend the entire planet, not just his son. But that means turning to the very skills he swore he’d leave behind…
In Spite of the Inevitable is the first installment in the Mordena Dawn space opera fantasy series, detailing the founding of the costly Mordena mercenaries and their rise from piratical deserters to ferocious and effective defenders of the independent Freehold planets. When powerful galactic empires seek to devour innocents whole, there’s no hired force better prepared to stand against them.
Representation: Ace, Non-binary
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Crowns & Swords – J.L Meyrick
Freddie runs away from home the night before her wedding. She had no plan of where to go, but she could never have expected to chose the cabin of Captain Grace Peregrine to stow away in. Forced together by chance, these two unlikely companions must adjust their lives as they sail the high seas.
Representation: F/F
Masks Legacy Edition – Amara Lynn
A villain/hero superhero romance series.
Representation: M/M
The Changeling Prophecy – Lionel Hart
Florian has always felt like an outsider. He never thought it was because he was from another world.
He knew being gay and trans made him different, but then his estranged father shows up with claims of royalty, prophecy, and a dying kingdom. His curiosity piqued, Florian joins him to visit the magical world he’s supposedly from, and not just to spend time with the handsome wolf shifter body guard, Kade, that his dad brought along.
The pull of the Veil and the prophecy about him prove to be a siren song Florian can’t resist, throwing him headlong into mystery and danger in equal measure.
With all the one-on-one time they suddenly have, Florian discovers a kind heart behind Kade’s silent facade. But can he afford to fall in love when he’s supposed to be saving the world?
Representation: M/M, Trans
Feathers of Dawn – Jess Galaxie
When Asith is kidnapped by a dragon, his only chance of survival becomes befriending his captor, but as he gets to know the dragon Dradevai, his feelings for them begin to bud. While their feelings grow and the two get closer, the dragon hunters appear, threatening Dradevai and revealing a secret buried in the bowels of Asith’s home country of Cairn.
Representation: F/F, Non-binary, trans
Balancing the Weave – MW Lee
For Mark, Pride weekend in Yamasee County, South Carolina, means spending the day with friends, flirting with the out-of-town men, finding a romance, drinking too much, and enjoying all of Pride. However, the Fates have arrived to address a hole which appeared in the tapestry representing Mark, his past, and his present, which will direct him to the future.
Throughout the day, the Fates confront Mark with memories both pleasant and painful about his former lover Sammy. Parcae uses her goddess tools to manipulate Mark’s thoughts so he remembers fun dates, fights, issues which make him uncomfortable, and accusations of being needy. Was it Sammy’s neediness that caused Mark to end the relationship? Or was Mark the needy companion? When Sammy once said Mark ain’t needy, what did he mean?
Can the goddesses help Mark work through these memories so his self-evaluation can lead to better relationships in the future?
Representation: Gay
The Ampihitheater of Souls – Patrick Bryce Wright
When a plague hits his village, the shaman Cian travels to dwarves and centaurs for a cure. He allies with Thanyan, a lovely male elf, falling in love. Can they save the village and their own lives?
Representation: M/M
The Killing Song – Felix Graves
Just as fierce pirate captain Romada is about to retire from her high-stakes life, she and her brother Injago find themselves on an unexpected rescue mission for Romada’s siren girlfriend Neiara who was abducted right in front of them. When they start raiding the siren holding camps and are confronted by the horrors there, they have to make a choice: fully commit to a burgeoning resistance against these atrocities, or stop for nothing and no one to find Neiara before she’s lost to them forever.
Representation: M/M, F/F, Butch, Femme
Queer Windows: Volume 2 Summer – Cay Fletcher
Summer can be bittersweet. Too short. Too hot. Full of adventures that can never last long enough. First loves. And lost ones. The second volume in the Queer Windows series brings you four new short stories led by queer characters from across the spectrum. Queer Windows gives a glance at four fantastical, queer love stories.
Representation: M/M, Nb/M, F/F, Trans
Awakenings – Claudie Arseneault
Despite dozens of apprenticeships with eir city’s clans, Horace has never found somewhere to belong to—not until eir trial run as a guard, when the terrifying, soul-possessing shards that haunt the world broke through the city’s protective dome, only to be dismissed to vapor by a mysterious elf through a single phrase: your story is my story. It is eir story, too, Horace knows it in eir guts—the most trustable part of eir body. After an afternoon of caring for the recovering elf and playing board games in their quiet, sharp-witted company, Horace is ready to follow them across the world, to the forest that haunts their dreams.
AWAKENINGS is the first of nine novellas in a fantasy adventure blending cozy fantasy vibes and D&D style side-questing, imbued with an aspec-focused queernormative world and strong platonic bonds.
Representation: Non-Binary, Aromantic, Asexual
The Dragon’s Saint – M.L. Eaden
Gregor Lyndon became a public safety officer to help people. Greg thought he left his family’s legacy of canonized heroes that rescued maidens from dragons. What he can never get away from is his family’s ability: the power to take down a dragon with one killing blow.
Xavior Brantley has lived a somewhat reckless life for a dragon. He’s been an explorer, an investigator, traveled to parts of the world that individuals have barely ventured. When he became bored, he turned to public servant work. A transfer to a local headquarters makes things a lot more interesting when he meets Greg and discovers the secret of the Saint George Knight.
Representation: Queer
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Waylaid – J.M. Snyder
It’s only supposed to be one night. Until it isn’t.
When the Queen’s guardsman enters my inn, the last thing I expect is to be propositioned. But this far north, it can get lonely at times, and my bed fits two easily enough. The guardsman is lithe and fae, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t interested. Besides, what’s one night between grown men?
I don’t expect to see him again. But rumors of war bring him back to me, and what starts as a one-off soon blossoms into so much more …
Representation: M/M
Sapphics Amidst the Scattered Disk – Olina Friedra Wayland
Aphina and Vela are enthusiastic to celebrate an early anniversary, but their attempts at romance are interrupted by a string of assassinations which leaves a body right in their own basement. With a life they want to keep, and a well earned distrust of the Collinian justice system, they put their arcane skills to use to investigate and find allies.
Representation: F/F
Of Hoarfrost and Blood – Scarlet Tempest
One girl desperate for freedom she has never known.
One Sorcerer who will stop at nothing to take what she won’t give.
One choice that will shake the kingdom.
Ananya believes her destiny lies among the ranks of elite Fae warriors. She has bled and suffered for years, training in the desert sun. The only thing stronger than her father’s brutal methods is her desperation to earn his approval. His vision is to hone her ice magic into a deadly weapon. Her vision is of a future where she is wild and free.
Just when she believes her dreams are on the cusp of realization, an old Sorcerer from a powerful court appears with an offer Ananya’s father cannot refuse. When gold changes hands and deceit is laid bare, Ananya sees her future clearly: a life spent bearing heirs in a gilded cage. Facing no choice at all, Ananya is left with one option…the one she creates for herself.
With the threat of powerful enemies at her heels, a washed-up frog shifting Sorcerer, and a mysterious young man, Ananya charges headfirst into a fight for her life. Ananya will journey across distant lands, through the sky, and into the fathomless depths of what it means to be a woman in a world where men have all the power.
When she’s been burned at the altar of life, will Ananya find the strength it takes to pick herself up out of the ashes?
Representation: Queer
Veil Us in Gold – Shepard DiStasio
Drake Elýnus was never supposed to be in Tārāmen, working for Tārāmen’s royal family. They were never supposed to do the things they’ve done. But Drake hasn’t stood a chance since the day their home was burned to the ground, the boy they loved was executed in front of them, and wayward magic cast them into a life of lonely immortality far from anything they’d ever known. All they have is revenge.
But when the culmination of their efforts backfires into a death sentence, their only hope is to make a deal with the very queen they tried to ruin.
Representation: Non-binary, F/F, M/M, Trans
Of Rebels and Gods – James N Stadig
Brennus the Demon Child. Brennus the Bastard. Brennus the grandson of Tyrant Emperor Ectorius.
Cursed with a magic that he refuses to use, and with a family that only views him as a tool to be used, Brennus is given an opportunity when the rebels kidnap his uncle, the Crown Prince.
Sent to be a spy, Brennus begins to uncover the truths about the gods, the empire, and even his own family. With these secrets in mind, he begins to question everything he ever knew. Brennus must quickly determine his future and his fate, before everything is decided for him.
As the truth unfurls around him, he must decide, will he betray the family that sent him to be a prisoner? Or will he live up to his family’s demands?
Representation: M/M, F/NB, Queer
Tempest, Take Me Home – Charlie Knight
Adventure calls… Sometimes, it calls you home.
Eli, the captain of Tempest, has been given the opportunity of a lifetime, but they’re going to need the help of Max, a magical map maker. Eli and Max have been best friends since they were kids and in love for longer than either of them can remember. Now, they’ll need to hold onto that foundation if they’re going to ride out the storm ahead.
Representation: T4T, M/NB, M/M
Of Spells and Love – Odessa Silver
Noemi finds comfort in peace among her books, spells, and the endless quietness of the ocean’s depths. However, the more she learns, the more she questions. When a particular spell is found, questions turn to her, about herself, about how she is different. But different isn’t bad or wrong. Will Noemi find peace within herself, or sink deeper into the depths?
Representation- Aroace
Community Witch – Ash Kreider
Aspen Fahey is a non-binary aspiring community witch and failed witchfluencer living in downtown Toronto. When their aunt dies and leaves them her house and witching practice on beautiful, idyllic Vancouver Island, their life unexpectedly turns into a Lifetime movie: early thirties enby leaves the big city (including their toxic partner and the job they hate) to move to a beautiful small town, has meet cute with beautiful stranger before running into The One That Got Away.
But can they navigate the hard work of building healthy relationships while juggling their responsibilities as town witch? Or will the trauma of their ex’s emotional abuse ruin the best thing that’s ever happened to them?
Representation: Non-binary
Diminished – Erica Rose Eberhart
A queen haunted by ghosts. A dragon cursed in human skin. A kingdom on the brink of war. In the aftermath of her father’s death, Queen Greer stands at the edge of grief and revelation. Magic—once forbidden—has returned to Wimleigh, but so have enemies. When a prophetic funeral warns of rising death, it sets into motion a chain of events that will test the mettle of queens, heirs, and warriors alike. As Greer grapples with panic attacks and the vengeful ghost of her father, her sister, Caitriona, struggles under the weight of monstrous expectations. Bearing horns, scales, and the voice of a dragon in her mind, Caitriona must lead a secret mission with Ailith MacCree–now a royal guard–north to find a lost prince who could stop a war—if he’s willing to fight. But treachery weaves through the forests, poisons creep in, and fae assassins lurk in the shadows. With kingdoms falling to darkness, an ancient tree bleeding out its final life, and bonds shattered by betrayal, Wimleigh’s hope rests on a dragon no longer afraid to rise. When magic is reborn and monsters wear crowns, who dares to lead the charge?
Representation: F/F
Tarnished – Erica Rose Eberhart
When Princess Caitriona develops illegal magic, Ailith’s hired to escort her to a master mage, but a curse unfolds as their hearts entwine, and they now race against time to bring Caitriona to salvation or face her doom.
Representation: F/F
In the Pines – Mariah Stillbrook
Two witches, two secrets, and a curse that could tear a family apart.
Olivia and Ellie have lived their lives knowing a dark entity is stalking their family, determined to kill them all. After the death of Olivia’s son, she abandons her magic and her family, leaving Ellie in a nightmare of heartbreak, her marriage crumbling and her sister gone. Determined to save their mother Arianna from a spell that left her comatose, the two sisters must come together to unravel the riddle of the curse that has haunted their family for generations.
Representation: F/F
The Blight of Blackridge – R.P. Dunwater
Eleanor Payne has uncovered dark secrets from her family’s past. The more she uncovers, the harder Blackridge fights to silence her. They’ll regret it.
Representation: F/F
The Wolf of Grimm Street – Aiden Murray
What if Fairy Tales Are Real?
Corruption and Greed have destroyed the city and Sabre’s life. When a job goes wrong, a mark turned client will present Sabre with a way to rid the city of the source that fuels the corruption. But if Sabre is to believe this woman, it means that Fairy Tales are not just stories. Magic is REAL!
Fable Falls was an ordinary city until the artifacts started to appear. Magic changed everything, causing the city that Sabre once loved to fall victim to crime and greed.
Private Investigator Sabre Richards had no interest in the artifacts or the magic they offered. They just wanted their city back to the way it was before the magic appeared.
Scarlet Veil had no love for the city. She just wanted to go home, but to do that she would need some magic and she would need Sabre Richards.
When a beautiful woman with a mysterious past asks Sabre for help, they learn that the items are not the only things that have left the pages of fairy tale books.
Representation: Non-binary
Battle for Elysia – Aiden Murray
The Quest to Save Elysia continues in this exciting new adventure that will take our heroes to unknown lands and unlock hidden talents and magic many were unaware they possessed. The stakes are higher. The risks are greater and much will be sacrificed. But if they can survive, the rewards will be more than they could have ever hoped for. With the queen of the hells trapped in her realm and her demon soldier vanquished, the Protectors return to Elysia to find the realm quite different from how they left it. As war once again threatens the peace, our heroes must fight their own demons and overcome new enemies if they hope to once again save Elysia. Forced to face her family, Vessa must learn who she really is and what family really means to her as she unlocks her true potential. While Keeley seeks to find the lost magic of their realm, the rest of the Protectors fight to keep Ezethiel from returning. With Elysia’s fate uncertain, the only thing they know for sure is that their lives will never be the same and their adventures are just beginning.
Representation: Genderqueer, Sapphic, Non-binary
Hunter for Elysia – Aiden Murray
With the threat to Elysia under control, A.J. and Keeley attempt to return to their lives in Middleburg, focused on planning a wedding and merging their families despite the two very different worlds. As A.J. battles internal demons from his past, Myria learns of a possible attack on Elysia. When that threat follows the Protectors to the Trap, something will awaken in Pey that will send all of them back to Cartharan. Keeley will have to embrace her magic abilities and Pey will have to learn to harness her new power if they hope to once again save their world.
They will be joined by old friends and new allies as they fight against the unknown threat. To save their world they will be sent on separate paths; facing demons both physical and emotional. Can they stay true to themselves and the light as they combat the darkness that threatens Elysia?
Representation: Genderqueer, Sapphic
Princess of Elysia – Aiden Murray
A.J. and the Protectors fought valiantly to save Elysia. Light won out as they defeated those responsible for trying to shroud the land in darkness. With Keeley’s home at peace again, they returned to Middleburg and A.J.’s normal life of making coffee and performing drag. In their absence, the city of Cartharan finds itself facing a new threat and Elysia must call on A.J. once again. A return to the kingdom sends the Protectors on a journey across Elysia. When they discover the threat to the capital city is only the beginning, new friends and old enemies must join together to try and defeat the impending darkness. Will friendship, family, and the magic of love be enough to save Elysia? Join A.J. and his friends in the exciting sequel to Knight Of Elysia.
Representation: Genderqueer, Sapphic
Knight of Elysia – Aiden Murray
When his online escape becomes his reality, can he become the hero Elysia needs?
Barista by day, Drag King by night, A.J. plays Knights of Elysia to escape the everyday stress of navigating his life as he embraces his newly found gender identity. Having recently broken up with his fiance’, he is completely unprepared when a beautiful woman comes into his life and turns his world upside down. She sees a hero when she looks at him. But he only sees a boi that has logged thousands of hours questing through dungeons in an online game. As he navigates two worlds, can he open his heart to love again? Can he be the Knight that Elysia needs?
Representation: Genderqueer, Sapphic
How to Steal a Demon’s Heart and Get Away With It – Devi Letalis
Dante, a battle-hardened demon hunter and single father, has faced everything from lowly fiends to undead sheep on his bizarre quests. But when a new job forces him to cross paths with the dangerously alluring vampiress Lariza and her enigmatic companion Layla, his buried past resurfaces—along with estranged family members who stir up conflicts he never imagined. Thrust into a deadly conflict with powerful demons, Dante’s sole focus is protecting his son—even if it means descending into hell itself.
In this gripping dark urban fantasy thriller, ancient laws collide with modern-day horrors. Packed with relentless action, dark humour, and spine-tingling suspense, the novel explores a world where Dante’s long forgotten past —and complicated family ties—may become his greatest enemies.
Representation: Bi, Polyam, Trans, Gay, Lesbian
The Long Winter of Miðgarðr, A Tale from Norvegr – Edale Lane
Three women. One relentless winter. A fight for survival.
Jorunn, Madlen, and Yngvi each carry their own burdens—duty, sacred missions, and fierce maternal love. But as the ominous signs of Ragnarök unfold, they must unite to defend Miðgarðr against monstrous fire giants, draugr, and the harshest winter yet.
What’s at stake? Humanity itself.
What’s unexpected? Sapphic romance amid the chaos.
The Long Winter of Miðgarðr: A Tale from Norvegr by Edale Lane is a breathtaking historical fantasy that blends Norse mythology with the resilience and love of strong women.
Representation: F/F
Wars in Wonderland – EJ Pepino
At only seven years old, Alice’s nightmares began. She was plagued with visions of adventure and torture no child should have to endure. But that’s all they were, nightmares. Until now. Twenty years later, the rabbit has returned to take her back and Alice finds herself face to face with the very creatures she thought weren’t real. Struggling as her reality comes crashing down around her, she meets Red.
Red will do anything to get her revenge on the monster who took her world away. She’s spent years trying to kill him. But when she finds herself with two sirens who never wanted anything to do with a human before, she has something to lose again. Her efforts slowed and became stagnant. Enter Alice; the one person who can help her enact her revenge. Her spark for vengeance reignites.
Will this path they’re about to embark on be worth the risks?
Representation: F/F
An Excerpt from Chai and Charmcraft: The Walk of Chance – Lynn Strong
What does Prince Charming do the morning after Cinderella doesn’t want to come to the palace?
His Imperial Highness Faraj has just met the man of his dreams, literally. Faraj is a prophet as well as a prince, and for years he’s been dreaming of the man who tends a blossoming jasmine plant in a shining window.
After a blissful night of pleasure Faraj never imagined he might have for his own, he wakes up the next morning to a cat walking on his face.
He’s never had a familiar of his own before, never eaten breakfast from a community cauldron in a back alley full of children and kittens… and for once his foresight is failing him, because Faraj has absolutely no idea how he can sneak back into the palace without getting caught.
Chai and Charmcraft is a cozy and queer BIPOC M/M remix of Cinderella, in which your author gleefully flips all the tropes. Ashar loves his community, he loves his life, and he wants nothing to do with the power-politics of the Empire. Most of all, nobody needs a magical makeover to be loved exactly as they are.
Delusions of a Fals Goddess – Angeli Tejada
What happens to a goddess that oversteps the boundaries set for the realms?
Angry gods that have to fix the mess she created.
Follow Lector Kain Morningstar, the crowned prince of Hell and his friends as they learn to overcome the turmoil that was created by a goddess, they thought they could trust.
Sadly, all it took was Lector being murdered by the power-hungry goddess for the old Ethereal gods of the realm to wake up to decide her fate, while he is put on the sideline to deal with the king of Hell, His father, Lucifer Morningstar who demands the goddess head on his wall.
Representation: M/M, F/NB, M/NB
A Second Story – J.A. Collignon
A queer, seaside, cozy fantasy, equipped with a bookstore cat.
After falling for one another as adventurers, Arileas Damaris and Finnean Goldmark begin a life together travelling around the realm. Almost a year later, they decide to take a vacation in a town called Arrowmount, where the sea and sun calls to them.
Once there, they fall in love with the place and its people. Ari and Finn take a leap together and buy the local bookstore and start a life amidst the sun-soaked cobblestones.
From water damage and renovations to Finn’s old life haunting them, life in Arrowmount is not quite as calm as they thought. However, with some help from the locals, Ari and Finn might just find their place along the sea.
Representation: M/M
Of Chaos and Eternal Night – RD Pires
In perpetually foggy Ipsitfel, the bodies of the dead are lowered through a hole in the ground to appease an ancient agreement protecting the townsfolk.
When Theo’s parents die, however, he’s incapable of letting them go. After all, if he hadn’t been shirking his responsibilities, he would’ve been with them when the fire claimed their lives and their home. Determined to make things right, he vows to resurrect them by following their bodies through the hole, into the underworld – a vast ocean with islands guarded by powerful beings, some friendly and some fiendish.
There he meets Demeres, a ferrywoman who may be his only chance of finding his parents and bringing them safely above ground. But navigating the perilous waters without attracting Death’s watchful eye proves more difficult than he imagined, and the longer he takes, the more tenuous the connection between his parents’ souls and the world of the living becomes.
Representation: M/M
The Illusion of Fear – Kel E Fox
Disavowed spy and magician Del Fevre’s plans for a peaceful hideaway are thwarted when he gets involved in a mysterious art theft… alongside a handsome detective.
Representation: M/M
Jasyn and the Astronauts – Book 1 – Under the Ice Skies – Gwenhyver
A sapphic, swords & sorcery reimagining of Ancient Greek Myth…
Jasyn is an explorer with a talent for reaching for the stars and upending weather systems with her emotions. Atalanta is an archer and a recluse with a skill for making Jasyn’s heart glow as bright as a filament-fruit. When their world is upturned, a journey across their homeworld begins.
Representation: F/F
Dark Empathy – Katy Morgan
After being dragged back to the secret facility he escaped, a cranky empath is forced to find a serial killer who shouldn’t exist and falls for the deceptively unremarkable man assigned to help him.
Representation: M/M
Dragons & Dumplings – Laura Greenwood
A princess who wants to bake, a visiting delegation, and a dragon egg in the oven. A cozy fantasy prequel with an ace main character & a slow burn friends-to-lovers romantic subplot.
Representation: Asexual
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Caught with Zeus – Arizona Tape
When Alexa needs to prove herself as worthy of the Zeus name, she turns to her best friend for help – and a fake relationship! A sapphic modern fantasy romance based on Greek mythology.
Representation: F/F
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Errant Wings – S. Jean
Asher has his entire life planned around the coming of his devil wings. They mean freedom from the city’s expectations and will let him continue what he’s already good at: graffiti art and loving his boyfriend. Except then angel wings sprout from his back. Now the city expects his complete devotion—no room for anything else—and that’s the last thing they’ll ever get from him.
Representation: M/M
The Sorceror’s Lament – Sam Dogra
Ever since the restoration of magic, Magicians and Enchanters have been in an uneasy alliance. When the Enchanters begin acting suspiciously, Magician Jessie Balthanders is sent to investigate. Forced to team up with Enchanter Lahara Redford, the two must overcome their differences if they’re to unravel a dark conspiracy…
Representation: F/F
A Reverie of Roses – Thea Hawthorne
Nora made a reckless wager. Now, to save her career as a portraitist, she must paint the one person she never wanted to see again. Lisette Lacemont is a challenge, a muse, an endless frustration. And if Nora isn’t careful, she’ll lose more than her wager before the painting is finished.
She’ll lose her heart, a second time.
Representation: F/F
Of Melodies and Maledictions – Maddox Grey
Of Melodies and Maledictions is a fast-paced and spicy romantasy that is a prequel novella to Of Silver and Curses. Perfect for fans of stabby morally grey characters, fated mates, forced proximity, banter, and all the found family vibes.
Representation: Non-Binary
Escape to the Sea – Alex Callan and Angelica Babineaux
After a roadside robbery turns into an accidental kidnapping, Tomlyn Baker and his unwilling captive, Prince Ephraim Echtarch, are forced to rely on each other to survive and avoid the ruthless bandits. When Sylf Dawnwood arrives to save them both, the trio will have to rely on Ephraim’s family heirloom to escape to a whole new realm.
Representation: M/M
Deviant – J.T. Howell
Revenge blossoms high in the branches of the divine city of Tabulrossa, twisting into something dangerous, mysterious, and seductive. The gods will reap what they’ve sown.
Born of darkness, Deviants scour the earth, bringing death and destruction, or so the great spirits, the Tal’Rach of Tabulrossa, say. Branded a Deviant for his love of men, Laithe has known only loss and exile. When survival forces him to the city that hunts his kind, he must confront his deepest fears and hidden desires. As he steps into Tabulrossa’s treacherous underbelly, he discovers that his only hope comes in the form of the city’s most feared entity, the rogue god Veremund. But Veremund is more than a ruthless Tal’Rach; he is driven by a passion and pain that mirrors Laithe’s own.
Bound by a shared darkness, Laithe and Veremund’s worlds collide in an explosive mix of danger and desire. But as the lines between love, hatred, and vengeance blur, their bond will lead to the city’s salvation or destruction.
Representation: M/M, F/F
The Spoils of Victory – Jem Blackwing
The gift of a male warprize is meant to insult him. It ruins him. And as the illegitimate son of the Crown Prince, Damon has many enemies. If his true nature were uncovered now, he’d lose everything. But every time Damon looks at his unwanted treasure, he is tempted by his only weakness.
Representation: M/M
The Phoenix Feather – Golam Soulpats
A healer’s best chance to save a life lies with the woman she has rejected in the past.
To save a patient, Anlei needs a phoenix feather. Unfortunately, her only way to get one is through Cordla—the woman who Anlei had rejected. When the silver fog rolls in, forcing them to spend the day together, they summon old memories, reveal hidden secrets, and rediscover a familiar warmth.
Representation: F/F
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The Halloween Spirit: A Port-Hole Fantasy – Justin James
Easton is not interested in Halloween or in dating anyone right now. Yet, he is dressed in a revealing costume at a gay Halloween party, because he lost a bet. After a steamy encounter with a dapper wizard, Easton flees. When the mysterious GloryHole85 offers him a chance to explore his desires, he has to choose. Will he be lured into an inescapable fantasy? Or will he open up to the Halloween enthusiast?
Representation: M/M
Lucas and His Roommate – Justin James
Lucas never expected his presumably straight roommate, Alexander, to be so considerate. Or so attractive. While Lucas falls head-over-heels, his roommate remains oblivious. On the dating apps, Lucas is lured toward mystical, glowing glory holes. Will Lucas explore his fantasies or return to his unrequited love? Each entry in the Port-Hole Fantasy series can be read as a stand-alone.
Representation: M/M
Eyes of Time – Riley Taylor
Zuri wants nothing more than to protect what family she has left, her younger brother, Emin. When she meets the kind-hearted Kai, they finally escape the grasp of Hideki and try to make the most of their new ‘normal’ life. Zuri and her found family come together through training missions and travel to the Village of Trees, a place with a terrible secret down below, the Orchid Palace, where a princess is trapped in the same day she disappeared, and a deep dark ravine with a deadly spell over it. Driven by the desire for revenge, Zuri vows to take down Hideki, while keeping her family safe. To do that, she needs to get stronger. For now, she and her friends must stay alive and work to uncover the truth about their city before it’s too late…
Representation: Queer
Death & Maia – A.C. Jolly
A sapphic fantasy romance set in classical Athens, in which the grim reaper (Lady Death) falls in love with Maia, a mortal woman.
Representation: F/F
Soultaming the Serpent – Tar Atore
Jun never knew adventure until she took her first step out of her village at age 60 and then found a young man, which only led her to more adventures and stories, some of which point to home.
Representation – M/M, Aromantic
Caraway of the Sea – Madeline Burget
Caraway of the Sea is a grim pirate fantasy with a slow-burn island romance and a lot of paranoia.
For the readers who are moody, feisty, and in another world may also be stabby!
Representation: Asexual, Bisexual, Queer
Her Shadow So Dark and Lovely – Elsie Hawthorne
When I wake with no voice, no memory and a dark curse mark spreading across my skin, it earns me the attention of one of the dreaded Librarians. High-handed, overbearing and a nightmare, Sila is exactly the sort of creature I should avoid at all costs. But when my past comes for me? She saves my life and takes me into her shadows. And I’m not sure I want to leave them.
Representation: F/F
Virelai’s Hoard – Vivien Nash
The captain is ice, the first mate is fire, and Riley is very bad at staying out of trouble.
Riley thought she wanted treasure. But aboard a ship bound for cursed waters, she’s drawn to its captain and first mate in ways she can’t explain, and finds something deeper—something far more dangerous. Only one thing is for certain: the sea always takes its due.
Representation: F/F
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