FaRo books From May

Hello, fantasy romance fans!

Since we launched the new format of our newsletter in April, the response from you has been amazing. It makes us so happy to hear how much you enjoy having a year-round supply of fantasy romance books for your TBR.

Here’s a round up of the FaRo books we shared in May. Let us know on social media which ones you read using #FaRoFeb! If you’re a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, look for the ✓ Kindle Unlimited label to find books free with your membership.

Thank you so much for your support and enthusiasm!

Subversive by Colleen Cowley
  • Category: Low fantasy
  • Heat Level: Smoldering
  • Age: Adult
  • Tropes: Enemies to lovers, Hades x Persephone, wizard & apprentice

Romantic fantasy in an America run by wizards and short on women’s rights. Determined heroine, morally gray hero, political intrigue, mild cliffhanger. Subgenre: gaslamp fantasy.

Series: Book 1 in the completed Clandestine Magic trilogy

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Accidental Fae by Jessica Wayne
  • Category: Epic, paranormal
  • Heat Level: Hot hot hot
  • Age: Adult
  • Tropes: Forbidden love

Orphaned and unexplainably ill, Ember buys a one-way ticket to Ireland in hopes of finding peace before she passes onto the afterlife. But a wrong turn lands her in the clutches of a ruthless fae king, and Ember quickly realizes there are fates worse than death. Imprisoned beneath the castle he should have been ruling, Rafferty’s barely surviving when a fiery stranger stumbles down the steps and illuminates a part of him he long believed lost forever. Trusting her may be his only option, but Rafferty has a curse of his own, and letting her too close could prove deadly to them both.

Series: Book 1 in the Fae War Chronicles

NEW RELEASE: Court of Crystal by HR Moore
  • Category: Epic, contemporary feeling
  • Heat Level: Smoldering
  • Age: New Adult
  • Tropes: Love triangle

Epic NA fantasy romance in a contemporary feeling world. Energy based magic system with no paranormal creatures. Features a kick ass heroine, a love triangle, Gods, politics, and sky high stakes.

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NEW RELEASE: The Shifted Collection #1 by R.L. Merrill
  • Category: Low fantasy paranormal
  • Heat Level: Hot hot hot
  • Age: Adult
  • Tropes: Fated mates, fish out of water

Funny paranormal romance set in shared universe where witches meet their mates, in this case, a shifter and a ghoul. A mute water witch saves a cursed gator Shifter and in the process discovers the truth about her past. Together they must battle witches hell bent on unleashing chaos, heal a broken Shifter community, and find time to practice their baby-making skills.

Series: Read the first three books in the Shifted series, bundled for the first time at a special price.

NEW RELEASE: The Rover Princess by D.E. Kilgore
  • Category: Epic, swords and sorcery
  • Heat Level: Smoldering
  • Age: New Adult
  • Tropes: Runaway princess, dragon prince and princess, fight for the kingdom, ancient contract forcing marriage, quests

Fantasy romance within a realm ruled by dragons, shifters, and humans. Features a runaway princess set on living the rest of her life running a Rover safe haven set in the woods far away from any dealings with the realm. That is until the fates decides to intervene. Includes a cliff hanger, set up for the next in the series along with a ton of Easter eggs for the coming series and series spinoffs.

Series: Book One in Legends of the Old Lands: The Aevarat Galaxy
Book Two available Fall 2021
Book Three available Spring 2022

NEW RELEASE: Stone Magus by Stephanie C. Marks
  • Category: Epic, swords and sorcery
  • Heat Level: Smoldering
  • Age: Adult
  • Tropes: Friends to lovers, forced proximity, afraid to commit, first love, scars from the past, tortured heroine

Epic semi-dark fantasy romance in a medieval but emerging technology world. Energy based magic system, with original plants/animals. Features a heroine with a mental health issue and a hero that lifts her, but doesn’t “save” her.

Series: Book 1 in the Hidden Gems Saga
Book 2 (Mage’s Deceit) – Release date July 2021
Book 3 (Inquisitor’s Desire) – Release date September 2021

NEW RELEASE: Crowning Courtship by Jaycee Jarvis
  • Category: Epic, swords and sorcery
  • Heat Level: Hot hot hot
  • Age: Adult
  • Tropes: Fake relationship

Epic fantasy romance in a tropical bronze-age setting. Elemental magic with a twist. Features a secret prince and a powerful healer.

Series: Book 4 in The Hands of Destin, completing the series

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Girls Weekend by C.M. Nascosta
  • Category: Low fantasy paranormaL
  • Heat Level: Scorching
  • Age: Adult
  • Tropes: Girl squad, road trip, fish out of water

Low fantasy romance in current contemporary world; non-human lovers, no human MCs. Elves, orcs, fae, + mention of background characters of different species. Features 3 relatable heroines.

Content warning: classist/specicist language, mention of past fat-shaming.

Series: Book 1 in Girls Weekend series, Book 2 available Summer 2021

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Fate Calling by Lindsay Grace
  • Category: Epic, paranormal & Epic, Sword and Sorcery
  • Heat Level: Sweet / clean
  • Age: YA
  • Tropes: Enemies to lovers, beauty and the beast retelling, soulmate/fated mates

Beauty and the Beast meets Celtic Mythology in a breathtaking tale of love and adventure.

Series: Book 1 in The Celtic Fae.

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Street Witch by S.L. Prater
  • Category: Epic, paranormal
  • Heat Level: Smoldering
  • Age: New Adult
  • Tropes: Forbidden love

The growing affection between a witch and a lord will trigger a political war they may not survive. Romantic fantasy in a gas lamp (steampunk) setting with a magic system based around the sense of sight, touch, and smell. Witches, spirits, meddlesome poltergeists, and cruel demonic bargains feature in the story along with dirigibles full of sexual tension. Marnie is an intelligent, mouthy, angry, beautiful witch. Bran is witty, principled, kind, and overwhelmed as the new Lord of Loreley. Their love is forbidden. Bran would let it all burn just to have her, but first he’ll need to convince Marnie to do the same.

Series: Book 1 in the Street Witch Series is available now. Book 2, Warrior Witch, is set to release in May 2021.

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