LGBTQ Romantasy Books

An elf colonel banished from the army by her lover, the commander, soon finds herself in even worse straits when she unknowingly kills the prince of the fae—who are not even supposed to exist. Now, she’s a prisoner alongside her sister and best friend, facing the prospect of a swift execution. But when an obeah, a creature sacred to the fae, bonds with her, Yeeran’s life is saved. Still trapped in the land of the fae, and facing their ever-present loathing, will Yeeran and the others be able to escape before it’s too late? Or will they learn there’s more to the fae than they realized?

In this fantasy romance novella, a princess returns to court after years away as a hostage to a faraway land and finds her heart torn between duty to her imperial mother and her feelings for the first woman she ever loved. Complicating her choice, even more, is the fear that the magical fire that burned down Ephteria’s royal palace may have followed her home. The fire is more than just a danger…it’s a temptation.

This dreamy historical romance is light on the fantasy but heavy on the feels. An anxious prince and his stoic bodyguard are thrust together when Kadou finds himself on his sister, the sultan’s, bad side. Evemer blames Kadou for the death of his friend and colleague, so he’s predisposed to disdain the prince. But Kadou isn’t who he thinks, and as they’re forced to save each other’s lives in turns, they begin to realize there’s more than just hate and duty between them.

Rowland’s new LGBTQ romantasy book set in the same world, Running Close to the Wind, is another must-read. It’s more humorous in tone, with major Our Flag Means Death vibes. Need I say more?

Following her sapphic Snow White reimagining, I would read anything Melissa Bashardoust wrote. And this LGBTQ romantasy novel is a perfect example of why. Girl, Serpent, Thorn follows a cursed princess kept secluded in her family’s royal palace. But when a chance encounter with a beguiling solider and a deal with a demon to uncover the secrets of her curse help her break free from the palace grounds, she learns that the truth about her family, her curse, and her feelings are much harder to untangle than she first thought.

A waterweaver and an earthweaver from very different backgrounds are brought together by a radical women’s rights group fighting to give women a say in their own lives. Though Nehal was married to a man to pay off her father’s gambling debts and Giorgina is a bookseller with no prospects, it’s with this group and with each other that they find their true calling. Growing tensions with a neighboring country that wants to put an end to all weaving and weavers, however, may ruin their hopes for the future before they can even begin.