All of these books contain a big helping of romance (they are fantasy romance books after all), but we’ve categorized them to give you an idea about their steam levels:
- Sweet / clean: sweet love story with PG content
- Smoldering: buckets of heart wrenching tension, at least one (not especially graphic) sex scene, not much coarse language (A Court of Mist and Fury, From Blood and Ash, A Discovery of Witches, The Hating Game)
- Hot hot hot: generally one to three more extensive / detailed sex scenes, increasing use of coarse language (A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire, A Promise of Fire, The Kiss Quotient)
- Scorching: ALL the sex scenes, much description and detail, lots of coarse language (A Heart of Blood and Ashes)
Epic Alternative History:
The Inadequate Heir by Danielle L Jensen
Steam level: Smoldering
Series details: Book 3 in the Bridge Kingdom series. Available as an audiobook now. E-books and paperbacks out May 2022.
Beneath Black Sails by Clare Sager
Steam level: Hot hot hot
Series details: Book 1 in the Beneath Black Sails series. The fourth and final book releases in 2022.
The Exile’s Curse by MJ Scott
Steam level: Smoldering
Series details: Book 1 in the Daughter of Ravens series. Book 2 coming in 2022.
Epic contemporary:
That Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Demon by Kimberly Lemming
Steam level: Hot hot hot
Series details: Book 1 in the Mead Mishaps series. Book 2 coming 2022.
Those that Glow Gold by Michelle Matteson
Steam level: Smoldering
Series details: Book 1. Book 2 coming in 2022.
Epic Gaslamp / Steampunk:
The Wicked Witch of Kriegspiel by SL Prater
Steam level: Scorching
Series details: Book 1 in the Kriegspiel Witches series. Book 2 available. Book 3 coming April 2022.
Heart of Thorns by Nicolette Andrews
Steam level:
Series details: Book 1 in The Thornwood Fae series. Books 2 & 3 also available.
The Golden Spider by Anne Renwick
Steam level: Hot hot hot
Series details: Book 1 in the Elemental Steampunk Chronicles. Books 2-4 also available.
Epic Low Magic:
Iron by Lisette Marshall
Steam level: Hot hot hot
Series details: Book 1 in The Queen & The Assassin series. Book 2 available. Book 3 coming in February 2022.
Vision of the Moon by Catharine Glen
Steam level: Hot hot hot reverse harem
Series details: Book 1 of the Shadowed World Saga. Book 2 coming in 2022.
Epic Paranormal:
The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L Armentrout
Steam level: Scorching
Series details: Book 4 in the Blood and Ash series, releasing March 15th 2022.
A Game of Retribution by Scarlett St Clair
Steam level: Scorching
Series details: Book 2 in The Hades Saga, releasing May 2022. Book 3 coming Spring 2023.
The Unseelie Prince by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Steam level: Smoldering
Series details: Book 1 in the Maze of Shadows series. Books 2& 3 available. Book 4 coming February 2022.
Second Star to the Left by Megan Van Dyke
Steam level: Hot hot hot
Series details: Book 1 releases February 15, 2022. Book 2 coming Q3 2022.
Moonlight and Magic by Darynda Jones
Steam level: Smoldering
Series details: Book 4 in the Betwixt and Between Series.
Music of the Night by Angela J Ford
Steam level: Hot hot hot
Series details: Book 1 in the Tower Knights Series. Book 2 available. Book 3 coming February 2022.
Chasing Sunrise by Emily Mah
Steam level: Sweet / clean
Series details: Book 1 in the complete Sunrise Prophecy series.
Epic Swords and Sorcery:
A Lair so Sinful by Zoey Ellis
Steam level: Scorching
Series details: Book 1 in The Last Dragorai series. Books 2 and 3 available. Book 4 coming in February 2022.
Blood Mercy by Vela Roth
Steam level: Scorching
Series details: Book 1 in the Blood Grace Series, Books 2-4 coming early 2022.
Whispers of Shadow and Flame by L Penelope
Steam level: Hot hot hot
Series details: Book 2 in The Earthsinger Chronicles.
From the Ashes by Kristina Gruell
Steam level: Hot hot hot
Series details: Book One The In Blood and Fire series. Books 2-3 available. Book 4 our April 2022.
Gild by Raven Kennedy
Steam level: Hot hot hot
Series details: Book 1 in The Plated Prisoner Series. Books 2 & 3 available. Book 4 coming May 2022.
Blade and Rose by Miranda Honfleur
Steam level: Smoldering
Series details: Book 1 in the Blade and Rose series. Books 2-4 available. Book 5 coming 2022.
The Turncoat King by Michelle Diener
Steam level: Smoldering
Series details: Book 1 in The Rising Wave series. Book 2 also available.
Fire Heart by Emma Hamm
Steam level: Smoldering
Series details: Book 1 in the Dragons of Umbra series.
Grey Magic by Jeffe Kennedy
Steam level: Hot hot hot
Series details: Book 3 in the Bonds of Magic trilogy.
A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet
Steam level: Hot hot hot
Series details: Book 1 The Kingmaker Chronicles. Books 1-3 available. New editions with map/bonus materials coming in April, May, and June of 2022.
The Ippos King by Grace Draven
Steam level: Smoldering
Series details: Book 3 in the Wraith Kings series. Book 4 coming in 2022.
Capture the Crown by Jennifer Estep
Steam level: Smoldering
Series details: Book 1 in The Gargoyle Queen series. Book 2 coming May 2022.
The Ring of Souls by Vee R Paxton
Steam level: Hot hot hot
Series details: Book 1 in the Voices of Vernaria series.
Prophecy of Convergence by Shannon Pemrick
Steam level: Smoldering
Series details: Book 1 in the Oracle’s Path series. Book 2 coming late 2022.
Incursion by Lauren L Garcia
Steam level: Smoldering
Series details: Book 1 in the complete Catalyst Moon series.
Identity Revealed by J M Butler
Steam level: Smoldering
Series details: Book 1 in Tue-Rah Chronicles, book five coming out in August 2022.
Tristan by Jennie Lynn Roberts
Steam level: Hot hot hot
Series details: Book 1 of The Hawks series. Book 4 coming soon.
Taxing Courtship by Jaycee Jarvis
Steam level: Hot hot hot
Series details: Book 1 in the complete Hands of Destin series.
Lady of the Primordial Tree by Daniela A Mera
Steam level: Sweet / clean
Series details: Book 1 in the Divinity Chronicles. Book 2 coming February 22nd, 2022.
An Ignoble Invitation by Dani Morrison
Steam level: Hot hot hot
Series details: Book 1 in The Aelven Dominion series. Book 2 available. Book 3 coming in 2022.
The 8th Rank by Rose Sinclair
Steam level: Hot hot hot
Series details: Book 1 in the Big Bad Magic series. Book 2 also available. Book 3 coming April 2022.
The Successor by Hannah E Carey
Steam level: Sweet / clean
Series details: Stand-alone in the Tales of Pern Coen series.
Children of the Empire by Birdy Rivers
Steam level: Hot hot hot
Series details: Book 1 in the World on Fire series.
Thief of Dreams by Bec McMaster
Steam level: Smoldering
Series details: Book 1 in the Court of Dreams series. Book 2 available. Book 3 coming in 2022.