Soft morning light filters through evergreen trees onto a forest trail leading toward distant mountains. A small wooden footbridge crosses a clear stream beside the path, with rocks and ferns along the water. The trail continues beyond the bridge, winding deeper into the forest toward the peaks.

Walk far enough,
and the path begins to reveal its shape.

What once felt like wandering
becomes a journey.

New Trails: books2read.com/b/new-trails

Hidden Trails: books2read.com/b/HiddenTrails

💙📚🪐
#FantasyBooksSky #IndieFantasy #LGBTQFantasy

THE SEAGLASS BLADE by J.C. Snow VILE LADY VILLAINS by Danai Christopoulou THE LAST DEATH POET by Stephen Daly CHASING STARLIGHT by Jo Fischer LADY CHAOS by Kate Elliott BESIEGER by Kalina Mitova COVENANT VOL FIVE by Lysandra Vuong LOVE LETHAL, DEATH DEVINE by Helena Dunato CRITICAL ROLE: VOX MACHINA ORIGINS OMNIBUS - SERIES I AND II by Matthew Colville et al. THE BLOODY AND THE DAMNED by Becca Coffindaffer A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES by M.H. Ayinde MINNOW by Willie Poll & Emily Graceanna Pearson THE GOBLIN CROWN by Brenna Raney CLAIMED BY DARKNESS by S.R. Hartley HAIL THE RISING TIDES by Kat Kraehen FLIGHTLESS by Marie Parks DEVIL OF THE DEEP by Falencia Jean-Francois YEAR OF THE MER by L.D. Lewis MEETINGS WITH THE MINOTAUR: LOVE AT LABRINTH SOLUTIONS by M.A. Wardell THE IMPOSSIBLE GARDEN OF CLARA THORNE by Summer N. England

HALO by Moira Darling THE SUBTLE ART OF FOLDING SPACE by John Chu THE INFINITE SADNESS OF SMALL APPLIANCES by Glenn Dixon THE MIDNIGHT CROISSANT by Bonnie Solomon SPEED DATING WITH VENUS by Laura Greenwood GLITCHED FATES & STOLEN MATES by T.J. Rose THE DEMONIC INVENTIONS OF AURELIE BLAKE by Mara Rutherford FORGIVE-ME-NOT by Mari Costa AN ELIXIR FOR WANDERLUST by Alistair Reeves WIFE SHAPED BODIES by Laura Cranehill WINE FOR ROSES by Emily O'Malley Liu A PACK FOR SPRING by Emilia Emerson WONDERLAND ROAD by Carrianne Leung MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES by Kristen Argyres THE KILLING SPELL by Shay Kauwe HOT BLOODED HEARTS by Arisa Villar PRINCEWEAVER by Elian J. Morgan THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS by S.L. Huang HONOR & HERESY by Max Francis THE WITCH AND THE HUNTRESS by Luna McNamara

COPPER COINS: TONG QIAN KAN SHI VOL 3 by Mu Su Li CLOCK HANDS by Marike Nijkamp & Sylvia Bi THE LABYRINTH OF WAKING DREAMS by Michelle Kulwicki MAN MUSE MONSTER by Naomi Gibson WE BURNED SO BRIGHT by T.J. Klune THIS DREAM WILL DEVOUR US by Emma Clancey THE REDWOOD BARGAIN by Markelle Grabo THE MOON BLESSED KING by Lindsey Byrd OUR ROGUE FATES by Sarah Glenn Marsh AN ACCIDENT OF DRAGONS by Cheri Radke THE SPELL FOR UNRAVELLING by Rochelle Hassan AN ARCANE STUDY OF STARS by Sydney J. Shields THE NIGHT KING'S COURT by Elisa A. Bonnin ALEX WISE VS THE GODS OF THE APOCALYPSE by Terry J. Benton-Walker THE BOYFRIEND ACADEMY by J.S. Strange

I'm splitting up my LGBTQ fantasy posts because there are so many releases each month, so here is the April bunch.
Book lists in ALT text. 🏳️‍🌈

#fantasybooks #lgbtqfantasy #fantasy2026 #2026publication #aprilpublication #lgbtqbooks #lgbtqpostseries #lgbtqreads #queerbooks #bookpost #booksky #books

Early morning light illuminates a winding dirt trail through wildflowers and evergreen trees, leading toward distant mountains. Gentle golden motes float in the air along the path like living fireflies, suggesting the quiet presence of magic answering a traveler’s steps.

Sometimes the first sign of magic
is simply this:

the feeling that the world
is answering back.

New Trails: books2read.com/b/new-trails

Hidden Trails: books2read.com/b/HiddenTrails

💙📚🪐
#FantasyBooksSky #IndieFantasy #LGBTQFantasy

#lesficfri for NAME

Mage names can often be long and unwieldy, so nicknames have become even more important. But between two best friends who can't/won't admit their feelings for each other, maybe a little dangerous.

#lesfic #wlw #sapphicbooks #lgbtqfantasy

www.amazon.com/dp/B0GC51CXV3

It's been almost a year since TFTW was released and the Kingsport Chronicles trilogy completed. 💙 To celebrate, I'm commissioning new character art!

Which characters would you like to see have their own artwork?

#chcarterwrites #kingsportchronicles #lgbtqfantasy #characterart #booksky

A sunlit meadow filled with wildflowers stretches across the foreground, where a wide, gently curving dirt path begins and winds forward into the distance. The trail is smooth and inviting, bordered by grasses and clusters of small flowers. Tall trees stand along the sides, their leaves catching warm golden light from a rising sun. In the background, rugged mountains rise along the horizon, partially illuminated by soft morning light. The scene conveys a sense of calm forward movement and an opening journey leading toward the mountains ahead.

The path doesn’t just take you somewhere.
It changes how you walk.

Step by step, the world opens—
and so do you.

New Trails: books2read.com/b/new-trails

Hidden Trails: books2read.com/b/HiddenTrails

The path is waiting.

💙📚🪐
#FantasyBooksSky #IndieFantasy #LGBTQFantasy

What do you get when a thief, a walking curse, a monk, and the crown prince of a ruined Kingdom walk into a tavern?
Unforeseen circumstances and too many shenanigans to count.
Ne'er-do-wells is out April 07!
.
#booksky #lgbtqfantasy #fantasybooks #books #newbook

Last day for Read an Ebook Week promotion for Jody Norman’s New Trails series. The covers of New Trails and Hidden Trails stand in a wildflower meadow with mountains on the horizon under a bright sky. Sale prices: $1.24 and $1.49.

Read an Ebook Week ends today!

New Trails — $1.24
Hidden Trails — $1.49

Portal fantasy. LGBTQ+ epic.
A journey of trust, transformation & family.

NT: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
HT: www.smashwords.com/books/1800235

#ebookweek26 #Smashwords
💙📚🪐
#FantasyBooksSky #IndieFantasy #LGBTQFantasy

Read an Ebook Week promotion for Jody Norman’s New Trails series. The covers of New Trails and Hidden Trails stand in a wildflower meadow with mountains on the horizon under a bright sky. Sale prices: $1.24 and $1.49.

Read an Ebook Week is here!

New Trails — $1.24
Hidden Trails — $1.49

Portal fantasy. LGBTQ epic. A journey of trust, transformation & found family.

NT: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
HT: www.smashwords.com/books/1800235

#ebookweek26 #Smashwords💙📚🪐
#FantasyBooksSky #IndieFantasy #LGBTQFantasy

THE DEMON AND HIS VIPER by Ben Alderson I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD by M.J. Beasi SHE DRINKS THE LIGHT by Yasmin Angoe TAKES OF THE HUNDRED MONSTERS NEXT DOOR VOL 2 by Yoshiko Watanuki CALL OF THE INFRANS by T.C. Humes THE ASCENSIONS OF SOULS by Bronte-Marie Wesson CHASING STARLIGHT by Jo Fischer BLACK AS DIAMOND by U.M. Agoawike THE LEGENDARY MASTER'S WIFE VOL 1 by Yin Ya GREEN & DEADLY THINGS by Jenn Lyons THE DARKEST DUET by Connie Glynn FANGS & FOLLIES by Anne Willoughby EMERALD WINGS by Laura Shenton FULL MOON FACEOFF by Max Walker HOW (NOT) TO CONJURE A BOYFRIEND by Jordon Greene THESE SHATTERED SPIRES by Cassidy Ellis Salter RUINOUS CREATURES by Jessi Cole Jackson WITCH OF THE SHADOW WOOD by Tori Anne Martin DOUBTING FATE by D.C. Emerson CHILD OF THE DRAGON by Ashley N.Y. Sheesley

THE WITCH WITHOUT MEMORY by Maithree Wijesekara CABARET IN FLAMES by Hache Pueyo BRIGHTER THAN NINE by June C.L. Tan SHAKE OUT THE GHOSTS by Al Hess THE BRIGHTEST BLAZE by Kelly Farmer RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME by Avery Arujo TRICKSTER'S TALE: HU YAN ZHUAN VOL 2 by Hontoku THE FOX AND THE DEVIL by Kiersten White ARTEZANS: THE LAST SPELLBREAKER by L.D. Lapinski EVERYTHING THE SUN TOUCHES by C.M. Kuhtz ONCE WITHIN A DREAM by S.L. Kassidy DRAGON BLOOD CURSE by Kai Butler ACTS OF DEICIDE by L.E. Garrison THE ORC AND HER SPY by Lila Gwynn WAYWARD SOULS by Susan J. Morris SIDEQUESTED, BOOK 1 by Alexandra Presser & K.B. Spangler DAUGHTER OF THE HUNT by K. Arsenault Rivera CLEMENTINE H. HOPEFUL IS NOT A HERO by Noah Corey MASQUERADE by L.R. Lam THE BOOK OF FALLEN LEAVES by A.S. Tamaki

CASTLE SWIMMER VOL 3 by Wendy Martin SWEETBITTER SONG by Rosie Hewlett FIXING SOPHIE RUE by T. Ashley CLAIMED BY THE STORM by J.K. Jeffrey THIS SPLINTERED SEA by Haley J. Munroe OPAL AND OESTRE by Liza Olson HEART OF THE WILD by Skyler Drake AWAKEN MY LOVE by Marat Earendel CHARMED AND DANGEROUS by Shelly Page LIGHTGUARD by Hayley Turner SEASONS OF GLASS & IRON by Amal El-Mohtar THOUGHTS BE BLOODY by Auden Patrick THIS WILL BE INTERESTING by E.B. Asher AICHA by Soraya Bouazzaoui RAT QUEENS: THE NEW EDITION VOL 1 by Kurtis J. Wiebe & Roc Upchurch THE BEHEADING GAME by Rebecca Lehmann OUR IMMORTAL BIND by Christopher Hartland RUINER by Lara Messersmith-Glavin A BLIGHT UPON IMMORTALS by Mary Stillwell THE KINGDOM OF ALMONDS by Ariel Kaplan

I'm splitting up my posts about LGBTQ fantasy because there are so many releases each month, so here is the March bunch.
Book lists in ALT text with page 5 in the comments.

#fantasybooks #lgbtqfantasy #fantasy2026 #2026publication #booksky #bookpost #postseries #bookrecs #books

A gently curving dirt path winds through a meadow bordered by tall evergreen trees. The trail rises slightly toward a soft horizon where faint blue-gray mountains appear in the distance. Natural daylight illuminates the grass and path evenly, suggesting a quiet widening of perspective rather than a dramatic arrival.

It isn’t how far you’ve gone.

It’s how differently you’re standing
in the same place.

New Trails: books2read.com/b/new-trails
Hidden Trails: books2read.com/b/HiddenTrails

💙📚🪐
#booksky #SciFi-Fantasy-SpecFic #FantasyBooksSky #IndieFantasy #LGBTQFantasy

Red Moon almost touching the sky.

Mikael collapses.
Kai activates ancient formations with shaking hands.

If he dies — Kai won’t remain human.

Love, magic, and apocalypse collide inside a burning pentagram. 🌑

bookuruk.com/read/3382

#DarkFantasy #FantasyRomance #LGBTQFantasy #EmotionalIntensity

Crimson Moon phase: unstable.
A blonde stranger walks into the forest.
Kai’s aura is on the verge of breakthrough.

“Where there’s an entrance, there’s always an exit.” 🌑

bookuruk.com/read/3382

#DarkFantasy #Fantasy
#LGBTQFantasy #EmotionalIntensity

A stone archway opens onto a narrow dirt path leading into a sunlit forest. Warm golden light filters through trees beyond the arch, illuminating the trail while the stone walls around the doorway remain in shadow.

Sometimes the path doesn’t appear until you’re already walking.
Trust changes what you’re able to see.

New Trails & Hidden Trails
tinyurl.com/Trails-unive...

💙📚🪐
#booksky #SciFi-Fantasy-SpecFic #FantasyBooksSky #LGBTQFantasy

To a thief like Joohyun there is no misfortune that she cannot turn into an opportunity.
Ne'er-do-wells will be out soon! Please look forward to it!
.
#indieauthor #writingcommunity #fantasy #lgbtqfantasy #highfantasy #author #booksky #bookpromo

Cover of the novel Beneath the Shell by Cameron Darrow over aw white background. Beneath it is the text: "For having eyebrows the same color as her skin, Raeny’s face could be remarkably expressive. But expressive of what, Sunny had no idea, even as those incredible eyes regarded her an extra moment. The longer it went on the warmer Sunny became, and she had no idea why—or so she told herself. The further apart they were, the closer Sunny wanted to be. She had missed Raeny in ways—and parts of herself— she’d always told herself not to. What had changed?" Below it is the text: #lesficfri for change

#lesficfri for CHANGE

Sunny sits down to dinner with her best friend for the first time after being away awhile, and the questions begin anew...

#wlw #lesfic #sapphicbooks #romantasy #lgbtqfantasy

Out next week!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GC51CXV3

A solid wooden door set in a stone wall stands slightly ajar, more than a crack but less than halfway open. Warm golden light spills through the narrow opening onto a worn stone floor, illuminating drifting dust motes. The interior beyond remains unseen, inviting without revealing what lies ahead.

Not every door is meant to be rushed.
Some open only when you’re ready to step through.

Take a breath — step forward...

New Trails & Hidden Trails
tinyurl.com/Trails-unive...

💙📚🪐
#booksky #SciFi-Fantasy-SpecFic #FantasyBooksSky #LGBTQFantasy

Cover of the novel Beneath the Shell by Cameron Darrow centered on a white background. Surrounded by a word cloud of: Friends-to-lovers Found Family It's funny, too! Lore nerd! Gryphons? HEA Bathtime! Body Positivity Magic School New Adult

A little over a week to go until release!

Very much a labor of love, this one. Looking for escape via magic, love and maybe even a laugh or two? I may have what you're looking for!

#wlw #sapphicbooks #lesfic #lgbtqfantasy #romantasy

www.amazon.com/dp/B0GC51CXV3

A wide landscape at sunrise shows a gently winding trail in the foreground leading toward distant mountains on the horizon. Warm golden light spreads across fields and low hills, suggesting time, stillness, and a quiet invitation to remain.

Some landscapes don’t change you all at once.
They change you by asking you to stay.

Staying often asks for a different kind of courage.

New Trails & Hidden Trails
tinyurl.com/Trails-unive...

💙📚🪐
#booksky #SciFi-Fantasy-SpecFic #FantasyBooksSky #LGBTQFantasy

Cover of the novel Beneath the Shell by Cameron Darrow over a white background. Beneath it is the excerpt in black text: "It's been a few days since I checked on you, I wanted to make sure you hadn't gotten distracted. Or died, since you don't seem to have brought any provisions." "I go outside to eat and drink!" Raen blurted. The only thing that would get her in more trouble with Mivindra was an open flame. "I use the toilets upstairs, too! Go ahead and check the wastebaskets if you don't believe me!" "That's the minimum I expect." Mivindra swept a hand over Raen's table. "I know the rules against food and drink, I wrote them. But… please bring some water down with you next time you go up to the surface world. You look parched." Raen's tongue peeled tackily from the roof of her mouth." Below that is the black text: #lesficfri for trouble

#lesficfri for TROUBLE

Raen might spend a BIT too much time in her magic school's library. Enough that even the head librarian herself grows concerned...

#lesfic #wlw #romantasy #sapphic #lgbtqfantasy

The very first one for Beneath the Shell! Out Jan. 27! ⬇️
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GC51CXV3

"Sage, Smoke & Fire" by Ryan Kurr Online Fantasy Bookstore and Bookshop for Indie Fantasy Books

Sage, Smoke & Fire

By Ryan Kurr

#LGBTQfantasy #contemporaryfantasy

www.arcanetomes.org/2025/12/sage...

Yellow text over a forest background with two portraits. One in the top left depicts author Trip Galey, the other in the bottom right depicts RD Pires. The text reads as follows: Trip: RD chose this question KNOWING I literally have a PhD in magical markets, so I can only assume he has some kind of trump card hidden up his sleeve…possibly the cursed relic in question! RD: I can spend hours in an antique store and will literally pick up anything that catches my eye. So I'm going to argue that I would find the cursed relic, even if I shouldn't be touching it. (What is RD up to?)

Who is MOST LIKELY to…
Discover a cursed relic at an antique store or market?
Let us know who YOU think would win in the comments.

#booksky #lgbtqfantasy #queerfantasy #writersofbluesky

13/14

Yellow text over a forest background. The text reads "Who is most likely to discover a cursed relic at an antique store or market? The answer may surprise you." Below the text are three silhouettes, one of a grandfather clock, one of a crouching winged gargoyle, and one of a violin player.

Who is MOST LIKELY to…
Discover a cursed relic at an antique store or market?

#booksky #lgbtqfantasy #queerfantasy #writersofbluesky

12/14

In golden text on a forested, green background: Trip: I can ride, and rope, and somewhat fight and forage…but I’m also a Type 1 Diabetic, so if magical healing isn’t on the table and sharpish, I will not be lasting terribly long, lol. Might be a coin toss for me. R.D.: You might be tempted to vote for Trip because he’s well acquainted with fae dealings and 12 feet tall… …BUT consider: I am a CHAMPION hide-and-seeker! (What do you all think?)

Who is
MOST LIKELY to…
survive being
transmigrated
to a fantasy world?

#Booksky #lgbtqfantasy

(11/14)

Yellow text over a forest background. There are two portraits, the one in the top left is of author RD Pires, the one in the bottom right is of author Trip Galey. The text across the page reads as follows: RD: Farmboys don't stand a chance in my stories! Design of Darkness literally starts with a handful of violent deaths. The answer should be clear here. Trip: All due respect to RD but I was literally raised on a ranch. I have a personal beef (pun intended) with the whole concept of farmboys. And I will not hesitate to settle scores in fiction (tho, admittedly, I haven't YET…)

Who is MOST LIKELY to…
Kill the farmboy before he has a chance to become THE CHOSEN ONE?
Vote in the comments for who YOU think deserves the title

#booksky #queerfantasy #lgbtqfantasy #writersofbluesky

Yellow text over a forest background that reads "Who is most likely to…kill the farmboy before he has a chance to become the chosen one?" Beneath the text are two silhouettes, one of a farmer standing with a pitchfork and the other of a knight raising a sword.

Who is MOST LIKELY to…
Kill the farmboy before he has a chance to become THE CHOSEN ONE?

#booksky #lgbtqfantasy #queerfantasy #writersofbluesky

Yellow text over a forest background. On the bottom right corner is a mockup of a paperback edition of 'The Fall of the House of Valenciaga' showing a concerned man looking off to the side behind shattered glass. Text reads as follows: (What Kickstarter, you ask?) The Fall of the House of Valenziaga Queer Science-Fantasy 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🚀🧙‍♂️✅ Plotting the ruin of your own noble house because it’s the only way to escape your witch of a mother ✅✅✅ Intrigue and rebellion ✅ Super-science and sorcery ✅ Sexy love interests! ✅✅✅ All the feels, faery deals, and killer heels ✅✅✅ Need I go on? (Go hit Notify me On Launch!)

What Kickstarter, you ask?
Click the link to get notified when 'The Fall of the House of Valenciaga' goes live! #booksky #lgbtqfantasy #queerfantasy #writersofbluesky

www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...

A forested, green background with gold text, reading: R.D.: I can’t even pretend I would win this one. Just read the pre-launch page for each of our upcoming Kickstarters, and I think it’lol be pretty clear who is the greater crusader for the gay agenda. Trip: I guess I’m guilty as charged? I do tend to write a lot of queer characters, in queer worlds, with lots of queer references/easter eggs. And yeah, my upcoming Kickstarter is case in point… (Point for Trip? or no?)

Who is
MOST LIKELY to…
write the gayest thing
you’ve ever read?

Let us know who YOU think has won this round!

#booksky #lgbtqfantasy #queerfantasy #writersofbluesky

"Hollow Road" by Dani Finn Online Fantasy Bookstore and Bookshop for Indie Fantasy Books

Hollow Road

By Dani Finn

#LGBTQfantasy #romantasy

www.arcanetomes.org/2025/11/holl...

Two young men walk side by side along a forest trail at sunrise, carrying packs as warm light spills through the trees ahead. Their posture is relaxed and purposeful, suggesting companionship and a shared journey forward.

The work was never about power alone.
It was always about who walks with you.

Power grows through relationship, not control.

New Trails & Hidden Trails
tinyurl.com/Trails-unive...

💙📚🪐
#booksky #SciFi-Fantasy-SpecFic #FantasyBooksSky #LGBTQFantasy