#self-published fantasy books

[madi-konrad]

A DEMON'S NAME UPON YOUR LIPS

It is the curse of ADHD that, at least for me, I'm always running to the next project, and then the next, chasing the new shiny thing. And that has served me well in my creative endeavors, as much as it has stymied me. But I really do think that I caught something special in my first novel, A DEMON'S NAME UPON YOUR LIPS. And thanks to how my brain works, I rarely ever promote it! Which seems unfair for how much effort I put in, alongside my friends who patiently helped me edit it.

It's a sapphic romance between a (newly minted) Duke and the demon she summons. It's a fantasy which takes place in a secondary world loosely based on Victorian-era Europe, though without any of the queerphobic, or even sexist, hatred endemic to its real-world counterpart (or even to our modern day). It's fast paced, gay as fuck, and I poured my heart and soul into it.

I'd be honored if you picked it up; it's only $5.99. About the price of a Latte.

Grab it at the following places:

itch.io (PDF, ePub, and mobi all included!)

Kobo link (ePub version)

Apple Books, Smashwords, and a few others (ePub version)

Amazon (Kindle version)

Barnes and Noble (ePub)

Synopsis below the cut:

Lucia is a succubus, a demon with the power to shape the emotions and passions of mortals. Summoned often into the world of Melodia, she takes pride in upholding her demonic contracts to the best of her abilities. She likes to think she does her job well … though a string of recent failures say otherwise.

Talia, the recently elevated Duke of Fallmire, summons Lucia for a simple reason: to pose as her wife and fulfill marital obligations to the satisfaction of Parliament. All to say, just a few weeks of walking around the estate and playing nice with the neighbors before a conveniently tragic death. Quick and easy.

But immediately, Lucia smells blood in the water. Behind closed doors, the Duke plots vengeance upon those who killed her father—and the demon wants in. Revenge, after all, is much more fun … and more lucrative, to boot.

But can Lucia predict how hard she’d fall for the Duke? (Not a chance). And can the Duke find it in her vengeful heart to love?

Spice Level: lightly described nudity, fade-to-black sex.

64,000 words.

[daisyvramien]

[lauferisms]

Monica's Weird, My First Novella!

Do you like Dark Science Fantasy, unconventional protagonists, and the storytelling of games like Half-Life?

Well, I just published my first novella! If you can spare a few dollars, I'd be happy to read your thoughts!

It's about a dystopia, a fairy, and Monica, the emotionless girl tying them all together.

[autumn2may]

GUYS DO NOT GIVE YOUR MANUSCRIPT TO AN AI THIS IS A BAD IDEA ON EVERY LEVEL DON'T DO IT

original tweet from @jamesjyu reads: "We launch Shrink Ray today on Sudowrite! Upload your manuscript and get loglines, blurbs, synopsis, and full outlines automatically. Takes a ton of legwork out of book marketing. Below the tweet are two images of the program."

original quote tweet from @sudowrite reads: "New in Sudowrite: Upload your whole novel/script, get instant longlines (sic), blurbs, synopsis, and outline!"

tweet from @FantasyFaction reads: "Oh jeez! Bad bad, very bad! Writers DO NOT willingly give your manuscript to an AI so it can "learn" by stealing your work! I know blurbs and synopses are hard, but PLEASE do not do this! - JI 🐉

(stolen from ML Brennan & Sravani Hotha so I can include alt text)"

[ninawolv3rina]

✨Books✨

The beginning of a trilogy about a god of death and the world who has to put up with him

Book 1: A disaster bisexual convicted of stabbing a politician gets chosen to be Prophet of Death. The priesthood is… not thrilled. Get it here

Book 2: A retired assassin gets hired to find a cure for a young lord’s poisoned daughter. Along the way he meets a nonbinary bard with the power to change people’s emotions by touching them. Maybe they fall in love? :3 Get it here

You can read them out of order, as long as you read both before book 3 (which will come out 2025)!

Read the reviews here

Trigger warnings are listed in amazon descriptions.

[hannahyeaman]

Birbs are now available through Kindle Unlimited!! 🥳

If you enjoy adventurous books with immersive worlds and reverse sunshine and grump characters, please check it out!

Image text book snippet

Cool fingers deftly brushed my chin.

“You should watch that lingering gaze, Akim,” he said, tilting my head upward until meeting his cautious, but kind eyes. “Or I may mistake it for interest.”

Despite poison tainting him, he had the audacity to cant his head to the side with an entertained grin. Dawn’s darkness had not done his eyes justice. Soft greens and ocean blues glittered from strands of sunlight pooling through cracks in the burrow. A glint of mischief settled in them as his smile broadened.

I decided in that instant that I hated him and his pretty eyes.

SOUL-BOUND is an epic fantasy with a no spice slow-burn romance between harpy characters, featuring dynamics similar to TORADORA, TANGLED, and ANASTASIA.

🪶 Winged characters

🪶 Strangers-to-lovers

🪶 Height difference

🪶 Dance scenes

🪶 Adorable banter

🪶 Tsundere/grumpy FMC x sunshine MMC

🪶 Royal x rogue trope

🪶 Adventure fantasy

🪶 No spice SLOW-burn romance

🪶 Immersive, atmospheric prose

🪶 Lover's duel

🪶 Hurt/comfort

🪶 Dual POV

[vitusvital]

If you like these oddly specific things, then you should probably read my book.

A spymaster forced to train with Adristan’s most secretive order. A war commander disgusted by death. A lord damned to repeat history if he cannot master it.

Asriel Veservus is not ready to inherit power. Though he is heir to the noble house dedicated to documenting history, his High Lord father has left him to his own devices. Regarded as a fool, he stumbles through congresses, coasting on his charm as he attempts to find allies in a very fragile political landscape. Rather than attempt to offer wisdom, his father chooses instead to build up Asriel’s half-sister into a weapon.

Rhaella cannot inherit power. As her father’s bastard, she is relegated to relative obscurity, though she has more potential. Her keen senses combined with her low societal status allows her to go unnoticed as the spymaster. The nobles condescend to her, even as they fear the secrets she keeps. While she is content to keep to the shadows, it is those talents that catch the attention of her house’s ally, the justice-keeping House Midar.

Virgil Midar does not want power. He abhors the necessity of violence as their nation sinks deeper into a bloody conflict. Charged with fighting toward peace, he grasps for humanity amongst ambitious and scheming nobles. When his father’s chief advisor begins pushing for Virgil to marry, his focus narrows on ending the war so he can levy the victory against it. His feelings begin to shift when House Veservus’s spymaster comes to his aid with strategy.

With the threat of battle ever-looming on the horizon, they band together to uncover just how deep traitorous blood runs in their houses. Traitors wish to see a tyrannical monarchy put back into power at the expense of the noble houses. Around them, their peers are just as ill-prepared and vulnerable to the corrosive nature of power. The collective future of the nation lies on an uncertain foundation, and it may only take one whispered secret to dismantle the entire thing.

Heirs of Destruction is the first book in The Crownkiller Saga, a new high-fantasy series by award-winning indie author T.N. Vitus.

[vamichaelalaws]

"Innocence" a Seduce Me story, is available now for Christmas! Happy Holidays and may your love be as innocent as this tale💖

Available in Paperback, Hardcover, or E-Book!

https://www.amazon.com/Innocence-Seduce-Story-Michaela-Laws/dp/B0CPLVTLV1

https://vamichaelalaws.itch.io/innocence-a-seduce-me-story

Please enjoy! - Michaela Laws

(PS: An audiobook and virtual novel will be made and released by February!)

[theunboundwriter]

I'm published on Amazon Kindle!

I've joined a writing contest where winners are selected based on audience interaction, and it would mean the world to me if you could tune into my novel. Every follow counts as a vote. The first ten chapters are free to read (link included below). Thank you!

Introducing: The Curse of Cutthroat Marlowe

(previously titled The Sea is in Her Blood)

Story Synopsis:

June Marlowe, the fearless daughter of the notorious pirate Captain Damon 'The Marked,' has lived her life in the shadow of her father's ruthless legacy. Known for her cunning and audacity, June defied her father's iron grip and stole a mysterious map leading to an unknown treasure. Now, with a price on her head and her father’s vengeful gaze locked on her, June must navigate treacherous waters to uncover the treasure’s secrets.

As June sets sail on a stolen ship, she faces the formidable task of evading her father's relentless pursuit. But her troubles don't end there. Captain Bates Anderson of the British Navy, who has a personal vendetta against her, is hot on her trail, seeking retribution for past wrongs.

Amid the chaos, June finds solace in the arms of a charismatic and enigmatic stranger who aids her on her quest. Their budding romance provides a glimmer of hope, but trust is a rare commodity when betrayal lurks around every corner. June’s feelings for him become entangled with her desperate race for the treasure, raising the stakes of her journey.

Caught between her father's wrath and the British Navy’s pursuit, June is eventually captured by Captain Bates Anderson. In prison, she discovers that her father’s legend is more than just a tale of terror—an ancient curse has plagued their family for generations. The curse, tied to the treasure she seeks, threatens to consume her and all she holds dear.

As June’s love for her new ally deepens and the curse’s effects become increasingly apparent, she must confront her past mistakes, the dark legacy of her family, and the treacherous waters she navigates. With her father’s forces closing in and the British Navy determined to see her pay, June’s quest for the treasure becomes a fight for survival, redemption, and love.

In a high-stakes race against time, June Marlowe must decode the secrets of the map, unravel the curse’s mysteries, and confront the ghosts of her past to secure her future. Her journey is a perilous mix of adventure, romance, and the relentless pursuit of freedom in a world where every ally might be a traitor and every shadow could hide a deadly secret.

Reblogs would be appreciated to gain audience traction! Thank you so much for reading!

[creator-girl]

whenever I have difficulty in knowing what I want out of a scene or have difficulty putting it into words, i normally do a sort of diary entry where I talk to myself and fully grasp and find the vocab and sequence of events that fits what I'm imagining. ps i hate fighting/training scenes 😭

[mxxnlightwriting]

✨ A Spark of Magic Book Cover Reveal ✨

It's finally here! After teasing it for so long and saying how happy I was with the book cover, I finally get to share it with you 🥺 @.catarinabookdesigns did a wonderful job with it, and I couldn't be happier with it!

I'm not kidding when I say this cover has many easter eggs. I love covers that take a new shape once you've read the book, and I wanted to do something similar with this one. A Spark of Magic is a story wrapped in mystery where each answer leads you to more questions, and I wanted that sort of vibe for the cover. Where does this connect to? Whose character is this related to? Oh, so this is what that means!

This is the ebook version of the cover. The paperback has a few other details on its spine and back and I'll show those to you at a later date once I have the physical copy with me.

For the time being, I hope you enjoy this cover! If you're curious about what each element connects to/its meaning, you can drop a comment, stop by inbox or reblog with what you'd like to know.

A Spark of Magic is one step closer to being yours. You can pre-order the ebook from most retailers here! (Note: Amazon's link will only be available on release day. I apologise for the inconvenience) Paperback pre-orders coming soon.

allowing me to share each step of this journey with you 💛

✨ About A Spark of Magic ✨

A Spark of Magic is a YA urban fantasy novel, the first in the A Spark of Magic series. If you like witches, merfolk and shapeshifters, and the struggles of having to keep your magic hidden while navigating high school, then this book might be for you.

[daisyvramien]

[sarnai4]

As writers, I don't think we should fear trying something new. It is suggested that we learn about other books in our genre--other book covers. We are supposed to do all this in order to fit in, but every genre had to start somewhere. There was a first fantasy novel, a first thriller, a first drama book that had nothing to look to outside of the author's own mind. Who knows what's on the horizon for the future of literature? The only way to find out is to take that risk, rely on passion, and see your vision through to the end.

[ladzwriting]

THE CRADLE OF ETERNAL NIGHT IS OUT TODAY

I did an interview with I Heart Sapphfic all about the creation of this book that I think you might enjoy reading

The art by @pompoison within its pages are a wonder to behold; I've been teasing the sigils throughout. They slap so hard as the story progresses.

I'm very excited for people to go on the journey through the dark to bring back the light with Basia and Hanka, complete with boss fights, lesbian smut, and some of the tightest worldbuilding I've ever done.

CRADLE is dedicated to my late friend, Rekka Jay, who wrote The Peridot Shift trilogy if you want more queer adventures and incredible worlds

Reserve a signed physical copy of CRADLE here

Get yourself an ebook

[goodluckclove]

The First in a HopePunk Asexual Romantasy Epic...

Edgar Gallows escaped the trauma and abuse of the county's preeminent magical institution and wants nothing else but to live his lonely, boring life. But one encounter forces him to remember. Remember who is he. Who he was supposed to be. What was meant to happen. Remember, Edgar, you have to remember -

Explicit representation of mental health, as well as gender identity and sexuality. A central intersex lead that doesn't have the narrative focus on the effects of his chromosomes. Aggressively tender. Unreasonably intimate.

Available on Amazon now in e-book and paperback. Also up on IngramSparks, so you can request it at your local library or bookstore.

[hannahyeaman]

Looking for a slowburn epic fantasy with unique characters (harpies!), dual POV, no spice, a lush setting, anime inspiration, and more?!

✨ SOUL-BOUND is available now in paperback and ebook ✨

When a tsundere princess with forbidden magic loses her flight during her quest to heal corrupted crystal roots, she must depend on a charming vagabond's aid to help her before their avian world collapses.

Think TANGLED and ANASTASIA's royal x rogue dynamic with the traveling romance like DANCE OF THIEVES meeting the healing, atmospheric setting of FERNGULLY.

🪷 SOUL-BOUND SUMMARY 🪷

Avem, a continent inhabited by bird-like humans called Avians, consists of seven territories, each of which contains a crystal root: a treelike sanctuary preserving magic. Avians cannot wield the land’s magic themselves.

Except, Mika, the princess of Passíer. However, her father forbids her to use it out of concern for her safety.

Due to the expanding corruption from Cantio; a fallen territory under Passíer’s jurisdiction because of its damaged root, Zayn the militant king of Nyx, suggests Scorching Cantio. To avoid such a catastrophic outcome, Mika flees from home, determined to heal Cantio’s root herself.

In Cantio, she meets Roshan, a vagabond playing double agent to protect what’s left of his uncorrupted homelands. Upon noticing her pink feathers, unique for her specific species, he cautions her to leave before she’s captured and used as coin. She snubs his warning and is nearly taken captive.

During his efforts to help her, Roshan is wounded. Mika heals him with her magic, unintentionally and unknowingly bonding them together.

When the quest costs Mika’s wing and grounds her, she accepts Roshan’s offer to escort her across Avem to heal the damaged roots before corruption destroys their world.

✨ Links in bio! ✨