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  • The Gilded Cage by Lynette Noni

    The Gilded Cage by Lynette Noni

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Kiva trades one cage for another when she leaves behind a deadly prison for a deceptive palace.Kiva Meridan is a survivor.She survived not only Zalindov prison, but also the deadly Trial by Ordeal. Now Kiva’s purpose goes beyond survival to vengeance. For the past ten years, her only goal was to reunite with her family and destroy the people responsible for ruining their lives...
  • The Liar's Knot by M.A. Carrick

    The Liar's Knot by M.A. Carrick

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Trust is the thread that binds. And the rope that hangs.In Nadežra, peace is as tenuous as a single thread. The ruthless House Indestor has been destroyed, but darkness still weaves through the city’s filthy back alleys and jewel-bright gardens, seen by those who know where to look.Derossi Vargo has always known...
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    epic  lgbtq  wlw  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book  dark
  • The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko

    The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The smallest spark can bind two hearts . . . or start a revolution.In the magic-soaked capital city of Oluwan, country bumpkin Small Sade needs a job—preferably as a maid, with employers who don’t mind her unique appearance and unlucky foot. But before she can be hired, she accidentally binds herself to a powerful god known only as the Crocodile, who is rumored to devour pretty girls...
  • Wings of Shadow by Nicki Pau Preto

    Wings of Shadow by Nicki Pau Preto

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In the heart-stopping finale to the Crown of Feathers trilogy, which #1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake calls “absolutely unforgettable,” Veronyka must face her most devastating enemy yet: her own sister...
  • The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni

    The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    She’d failed them. All of them. And now she was paying the price. Kiva thought she knew what she wanted—revenge. But feelings change, people change... everything has changed.After what happened at the palace, Kiva is desperate to know if her friends and family are safe, and whether those she wronged can ever forgive her...
  • Tadek and the Princess by Alexandra Rowland

    Tadek and the Princess by Alexandra Rowland

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From the author of the critically-acclaimed fantasy novel A TASTE OF GOLD AND IRON comes a sequel/spinoff novella about loyalty and Long before Tadek Hasira ever made it to the Gold Court to serve as one of the royal family’s elite bodyguards and servants, he was nothing more than a grubby street urchin in the poorest district of the capital city—that is, until her Highness, the Crown Princess...
  • Embrace the Light by Jocelynn Drake

    Embrace the Light by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A Tragic Story Comes to Light.At last, Caelan and his companions are heading to see a long-time ally of Erya.But New Rosanthe soldiers have already moved into the city, and nothing is quite as it seems.Even as old betrayals reveal new enemies, Caelan’s main goal remains the God of Wisdom and the truth.The only problem is that time is running out and the Dead God is waiting to claim him...
  • The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi

    The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Murder. Secrets. Sacrifice: Three women seek the truth of the empire's past. And the truth they find has the power to ignite a war in the sequel to The Final Strife, the continuation of a visionary fantasy trilogy inspired by Africa and Arabia.Anoor is the first blue-blooded ruler of the Wardens' Empire. But when she is accused of a murder she didn't commit, her reign is thrown into turmoil...
  • The World of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

    The World of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The official guide to the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series complete with characters, creatures, new artwork, and more!Everyone knows the story of the assassin queen. But now, fans of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series will be immersed in her journey like never before...
  • The Ring Sets Out by J.R.R. Tolkien

    The Ring Sets Out by J.R.R. Tolkien

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Continuing the story of The Hobbit, this seven-volume paperback boxed set of Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings is a collection to treasure. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power; the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth...
  • Breaking Legacies by Zoe Reed

    Breaking Legacies by Zoe Reed

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In a land impoverished by a war that started before she was born, Kiena has provided for her mother and brother by becoming one of the best hunters in the kingdom. But when a lifelong friend with connections recommends her to the king to track down a runaway princess, her life gets turned upside down. Finding the princess is easy...
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    epic  lgbtq  wlw  action-adventure  angst  bodyguard  book  dragons
  • The Sagittarius by K. Aten

    The Sagittarius by K. Aten

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kyri has known her share of loss in the two decades that she has been alive. She never expected to find herself a slave in roman lands, nor did she think she had the heart to become a gladiatrix. But with her soul shattered she must fight to see her way back home again...
  • The Archer by K. Aten

    The Archer by K. Aten

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kyri was raised a fletcher but after finding a new home and family with the Telequire Amazons, she discovers a desire to take on more responsibility within the tribe. She has skills they desperately need and she is called to action to protect those around her. But Kyri's path is ever-changing even as she finds herself altered by love, loyalty, and grief...
  • The Blood We Spill by Jo Havens

    The Blood We Spill by Jo Havens

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What would make the most ruthless ice-queen assassin in the Kingdom hesitate?Bound to the Kingdom for life, Cie serves a cruel King, her knives pledged to his word, her life at his mercy. She is also one of the Kingdom’s most privileged slaves – one of the Praetoria: five of the best, sworn to protect the Prince and, one day, to rule at his side...
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    epic  lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  female-mc  fiction  found-family
  • The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty

    The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bestselling author S. A. Chakraborty's acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy gets expanded with this new compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events of The City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper, and The Empire of Gold, all from the perspective of characters both beloved and hated, and even those without a voice in the novels...
  • From Spirit and Binding by Carrie Ann Ryan

    From Spirit and Binding by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues Lyric’s prophecy in this breathtaking sequel to From Flame and Ash.In my quest to unlock four of my five elements, I have watched those I love fade into ash and ruin. Bearing the weight of soul-crushing loss, my friends and I must try to regroup and journey back to the only home I have left—the Obscurité Court...
  • This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne

    This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sergeant Nix Marr is a damn good soldier. She’s also desperate to leave her haunted past deep in the bioluminescent ocean, buried alongside her best friend, Quian. So, when Subarch Kessandra, Valkesh’s favorite royal–and Nix’s loathed ex–requests Nix’s help investigating a massacre in the abyssal city of Fall, Nix refuses. Vehemently.She should have known Kessandra would fight back...
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    wlw  lgbtq  epic  romance  fantasy  horror  mystery  sci-fi
  • Deathcaster by Cinda Williams Chima

    Deathcaster by Cinda Williams Chima

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    SPLINTERED ALLEGIANCE.Warrior Alyssa ana’Raisa would do anything to protect her home, the Fells, and her legacy, the Gray Wolf Line. But as a prisoner of Empress Celestine, Lyss is forced to turn her fearsome talents as an army commander against her beloved homeland. Refusal would swiftly lead to her death, and her death would end the Gray Wolf Line.ANCIENT DANGER...
  • Ghostsmith by Nicki Pau Preto

    Ghostsmith by Nicki Pau Preto

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    In this action-packed finale to the House of the Dead Duology, Wren and her friends put everything they know to the test as they battle the living and the undead to save their world.Wren is still reeling from the revelation that the mother she thought was dead is actually the Corpse Queen, a ghostsmith with the terrifying power to control the undead...
  • The King of Koraha by Maria V. Snyder

    The King of Koraha by Maria V. Snyder

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hard on the heels of trouble in Zirdai city, Shyla Sun-Kissed and Rendor are ordered to report to the King of Koraha - a summons that is deadly to ignore. The King holds the key to Koraha's existence, but a formidable new enemy threatens Koraha's very survival and the King desperately needs Shyla and Rendor's help...
  • Daughter of the Bone Forest by Jasmine Skye

    Daughter of the Bone Forest by Jasmine Skye

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two girls reluctantly bound by fate must weather a dangerous courtship as a prophesied war grows ever closer in Jasmine Skye's high-stakes, queernormative dark fantasy debut, Daughter of the Bone Forest.Rosy is a bone familiar, gifted with the power to shift into animals marked with exposed bone...
  • The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi

    The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    In the first book of a visionary African and Arabian-inspired fantasy trilogy, three women band together against a cruel Empire that divides people by blood. Red is the blood of the elite, of magic, of control. Blue is the blood of the poor, of workers, of the resistance. Clear is the blood of the slaves, of the crushed, of the invisible...
  • The Void Mage by Honor Raconteur

    The Void Mage by Honor Raconteur

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    After two years of training in Turransky under a new master, Rena is a proper Void Mage, supposedly ready to handle whatever the world throws at her. Which is just as well because Toh’sellor’s influence has proven it can pop shards up anywhere at any given time across all three continents, with nothing to use to predict it. Worse still, it doesn’t seem to have any real restrictions...
  • A Captured Cauldron: Rules for Compulsory Brews by R.K. Ashwick, Kim Halstead

    A Captured Cauldron: Rules for Compulsory Brews by R.K. Ashwick, Kim Halstead

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Why steal a potion when you can steal a potioneer?Grumpy potioneer Ambrose Beake has only one social event marked on his the country’s three-day Potion Convention. Alchemists from all over the world pour in to discuss their life’s work, and Ambrose eagerly dives into the excitement...
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    lgbtq  wlw  sword-sorcery  romance  fantasy  fiction  high-fantasy  mlm
  • Champion of the Crown by Melissa McShane

    Champion of the Crown by Melissa McShane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Willow North has safely brought the boy-King Felix out of Tremontane and secured the support of neighboring Eskandel in his bid to recover the Crown. Now she faces her greatest challenge yet: convincing the Counts and Barons of Tremontane to support Felix as he confronts his uncle, the pretender to the Crown...
  • Curse of Shadows by A.K. Wilder

    Curse of Shadows by A.K. Wilder

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For fans of epic fantasy with adventure and romance, Curse of Shadows reveals a world of unique magic, breathtaking action, and unforgettable love.Amassia teeters on the brink of the next Great Dying.The second sun has returned as our Bone Throwers foresaw--casting the nine realms into war.My name is Ash, and I fell in the battle for Baiseen...
  • Nightstrider : Book One of the Nightstrider Series by Sophia Slade

    Nightstrider : Book One of the Nightstrider Series by Sophia Slade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a vicious night terror lords over the waking world and the dream world, his greatest weapon, a winged assassin born of a nightmare, will have her vengeance.Wren has spent her life doing the bidding of her cruel creator Para Warwick in the dream world known as the Reverie. When she learns of a weapon with the power to destroy him, she jumps at the chance to steal it...
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    lgbtq  wlw  epic  sword-sorcery  romance  fantasy  fiction  young-adult
  • Flame Dancer by Hercules West

    Flame Dancer by Hercules West

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Get ready to be transported to a world beyond your wildest imagination in this fast paced adventure! When Alex Khan's military service comes to an end, he's eager for a change. Little does he know, fate has a different plan in store for him . A nearby lightning strike triggers an ancient stone portal, whisking Alex away to a mysterious alien world teeming with magic and danger...
  • Scales of Ice & Shadow by Emily L. Schneider

    Scales of Ice & Shadow by Emily L. Schneider

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say love conquers all…but what about an army of ruthless dragons?Kaida and Prince Tarrin barely escaped the dungeon of Belharnt with their lives.Now, the Remnant is hunting them while the Royal Palace is under the claw of the Council...
  • She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel

    She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cateline is the twenty-one-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...
  • A Throne of Wings and Embers by Emilia Jae

    A Throne of Wings and Embers by Emilia Jae

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say the wrath of a female scorned could rival that of the gods. But the wrath of two vengeful queens will set the realm ablaze. First, she was the outcast captain of the fae army. Then, a rebel prisoner. Now, the heir of the realm will come to take her rightful place on the throne—by blade, blood, and flame...
  • The Avatar's Flames by Benjamin Medrano

    The Avatar's Flames by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Ruethwyn’s life was promising. Talented in magic, the young elven woman didn’t fit in in her hometown, but was scheduled to attend the most renowned academy of magic in the kingdom, and was even building up the courage to confess her love in the hope that it might be returned. That all ended in a dragon’s fire...
  • Venom by Bex Hogan

    Venom by Bex Hogan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Marianne has never wanted to be a fighter, but with unrest and discord threatening the Twelve Islands, she will have to battle threats both inside and out in an attempt to attain peace for her homeland.Marianne is now the Viper, but her hopes for peace in the Eastern Isles are being frustrated...
  • Stormbreak by Natalie C. Parker

    Stormbreak by Natalie C. Parker

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In this conclusion to the Seafire trilogy, Caledonia Styx will risk everything--her heart, her crew, and even her life--to defeat Lir and take back the Bullet Seas once and for all.Aric Athair is dead. But the fight for the Bullet Seas is far from over...
  • The Crystal Gryphon by Andre Norton

    The Crystal Gryphon by Andre Norton

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The story of Kerovan, whose cloven hooves set him apart from the human folk of the Dales, as he seeks his rights as heir to the throne of Ulm at a time when strange sea invaders are shattering the old kingdoms, and equally enigmatic manifestations of the Old Ones coming to interfere with humanity...
  • Soldier of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews

    Soldier of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A war is brewing in the Empire.Not the War in the East — that is a war everyone already knows about, the war that some wanted to end so badly that they murdered an Emperor to stop it. No, this is a different war. A war between the Shadowlands and the mortal world, a war between light and darkness. A war the Brotherhood of Culo has warned about for generations. But no one wanted to listen...
  • Rising From the Ashes: The Chronicles of Caymin by Caren J. Werlinger

    Rising From the Ashes: The Chronicles of Caymin by Caren J. Werlinger

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rising From the Ashes: The Chronicles of Caymin Ancient Ireland – an era of clan wars, petty kings and invasions by raiders from the north. As Christianity tightens its hold, magic and the old ways fight to keep their place in the hearts of the people. Born into this world is Ash, orphaned and maimed, left to die. She is rescued by a clan of badgers and raised to be one of them...
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    epic  lgbtq  sword-sorcery  wlw  book  children-books  dragons  fiction
  • Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore

    Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The fifth novel in the bestselling Graceling Realm series is told from the point of view of Hava, Queen Bitterblue’s sister and spy, and chronicles the harrowing journey back to Monsea.Hava sails across the sea toward Monsea with her sister, the royal entourage, and the world’s only copies of the formulas for the zilfium weapon she saved at the end of Winterkeep...
  • Descent of Ravens by A.C. Andrews

    Descent of Ravens by A.C. Andrews

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The old covenant of the gods is broken. Will the world break, too?When an army of vampires invades their home, Rio and Turi must fight for their future while the fate of an empire hangs in the balance...
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    lgbtq  sword-sorcery  epic  romance  fantasy  mlm  vampires  paranormal
  • The Wizard of Bright Isle by MomsDarkSecret

    The Wizard of Bright Isle by MomsDarkSecret

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kieran, a kind-hearted boy living a simple life as a servant on a gentleman’s estate, learns that he has the power to become one of the kingdom’s most feared denizens: a royal wizard. This life-changing event transports him into a world of magic, politics and intrigue, where he becomes involved with the kingdom’s invalid prince Edouard and discovers the true meaning of devotion...
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    lgbtq  sword-sorcery  book  family  fiction  high-fantasy  magic  mlm
  • The Fate of the Tala by Jeffe Kennedy

    The Fate of the Tala by Jeffe Kennedy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The exciting conclusion of the story begun in The Mark of the TalaAn Uneasy Marriage,An Unholy Alliance. The tales tell of three sisters, daughters of the high king. The eldest, a valiant warrior-woman, conquered her inner demons to become the high queen. The youngest, and most beautiful outlived her Prince Charming and found a strength beyond surface loveliness...
  • Herd Mistress by Lisa Blackwood

    Herd Mistress by Lisa Blackwood

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Magic. It turned Sorsha Stonemantle's world on its head. Yet she can't hate magic for without it Shadowdancer, the Santhyrian ambassador, would never have come into her life. In the days following their first meeting, Sorsha knows Shadowdancer completes her soul. There's only one problem. He's a horse, or at least, enough like one that any relationship beyond friendship is an impossibly...
  • The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean

    The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As head phoenix keeper at a world-renowned zoo for magical creatures, Aila's childhood dream of conserving critically endangered firebirds seems closer than ever. There's just one glaring caveat: her zoo's breeding program hasn't functioned for a decade...
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    lgbtq  wlw  sword-sorcery  romance  fantasy  cozy  fiction  dragons
  • Oculta by Maya Motayne

    Oculta by Maya Motayne

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After joining forces to save Castallan from an ancient magical evil, Alfie and Finn haven’t seen each other in months. Alfie is finally stepping up to his role as heir and preparing for an International Peace Summit, while Finn is traveling and reveling in her newfound freedom from Ignacio...
  • The Empress And the Acolyte by Jane Fletcher

    The Empress And the Acolyte by Jane Fletcher

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After three years of studying with the Empress Bykoda, Jemeryl has learned all that the elderly sorcerer can teach her and is ready to return to Lyremouth. However, before she leaves, Bykoda reveals a grim secret, an oracle of death, and askes her to perform one final assignment...
  • Song of Sorrow by Melinda Salisbury

    Song of Sorrow by Melinda Salisbury

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sequel to STATE OF SORROW by best-selling fantasy author Melinda Salisbury.Sorrow Ventaxis has won the election, and in the process lost everything...Governing under the sinister control of Vespus Corrigan, and isolated from her friends, Sorrow must to find a way to free herself from his web and save her people...
  • Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke

    Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Moving from poison and treachery to war and witchcraft, Sam Hawke's Poison Wars continue with Hollow Empire, a fabulous epic fantasy adventure perfect for fans of Robin Hobb, Naomi Novik, and Scott Lynch.Poison was only the beginning.... The deadly siege of Silasta woke the ancient spirits, and now the city-state must find its place in this new world of magic...
  • The Cursed Rose by Leslie Vedder

    The Cursed Rose by Leslie Vedder

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The fate of a cursed kingdom rests on ancient secrets, broken promises, and fierce friendships in this gasp-worthy final book of the bestselling twisted fairytale Bone Spindle series.**Perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson, Holly Black, and Marissa Meyer**Not all curses should be broken. Not all fairytales end happily ever after.Fi is a prisoner. Briar, a monster. Shane's a warrior...
  • How to (Not) Train a Firecat by R. Cooper

    How to (Not) Train a Firecat by R. Cooper

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The firecats of Dua are giant beasts with red-gold fur and lashing tails. They are also loving and loyal companions to the few they choose to serve. Every member of the royal House of Durii has a personal guard and a firecat to serve as a reminder of the greatness of their rule. After all, only the truly extraordinary would walk alongside a firecat. Only the truly extraordinary could...
  • A Hunt of Shadows by Elise Kova

    A Hunt of Shadows by Elise Kova

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The second book in A Trial of Sorcerers is filled with forbidden magic, shadowy intrigue, heart-pounding action, and slow-burn romance.Eira is now a champion of the Solaris Empire. She’s off to a land she’s only dreamed about. But a nightmare awaits her.Her sworn enemy has escaped. His allies are powerful and deadly...
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