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• The Cruel Prince

  Black, Holly

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  Fae fantasy, enemies to lovers, slow burn (it takes 3 books), lots of political intrigue

• Godkiller

  Kaner, Hannah

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  Medium dark-fantasy, not friends-to-lovers, not enemies-to-lovers but more wary strangers-to-comrades-to-lovers subplot. World is open to all pairings but the main pairing is F/M

• A Marvellous Light

  Marske, Freya

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  Historical fantasy romance with references to homophobia of the time. Other themes include found family and friendship. May be too romance forward but contains plenty of angst and pining

• The Priory of the Orange Tree

  Shannon, Samantha, 1991-

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  Sapphic slow-burn romance subplot and spicy scenes, with other minor queer characters

• The Resurrectionist

  Dunlap, A. Rae

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  Dark academia, gothic, historical fiction with M/M romance subplot

• The Spear Cuts Through Water

  Jimenez, Simon, 1989-

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  Epic fantasy with M/M romance subplot

• Summer Sons

  Mandelo, Lee

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  Queer dark fantasy, Southern Gothic horror, dark academia with heavy themes like grief, suffering, institutionalized homophobia, racism, and classism

• A Taste of Gold and Iron

  Rowland, Alexandra

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  More romance forward but the author is great at political plots and is quite funny

• Sunburn

  Howarth, Chloe Michelle

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  Historical literary fiction with intense pining and yearning

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