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Title: To Target the Heart (Spellster Series #2) Author: Aldrea Alien Format: Kindle Published/Free: Published. $2.99 (until the 15th of April) Length: 598 Status: Complete book of on-going series Rating: Mature Warnings: Suicide attempt. Violence. Homophobia. Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0834FL7QG Summary:

How can he win with the odds stacked against him?

Prince Hamish has no interest in fulfilling his duty of marrying. Not to a woman, at least. That doesn’t stop his mother, Queen Fiona, from presenting him with every eligible noblewoman that enters their castle. He’s certain it’ll be no different with the representative of the Udynea Empire.

So when they do arrive, Hamish is relieved the imperial prince, Darshan, is not the woman everyone expected. Until the man kisses him and Hamish is confronted by the very emotions he has been forced to conceal or be punished for. Emotions he is eager to explore.

But the kiss proves to be a little too public and leads his mother to take drastic measures to ensure Hamish adheres to her family vision. The contest of arms will force Hamish to make a choice: give up his happiness for convention’s sake or send the kingdom spiralling into civil war for the right to love his own way.

Title: Sacrifices Author: Rachel Lynn Format: Oneshot Published/Free: Free Length: 12,149 words Status: Complete Rating: Mature Warnings: Suicide mention, violence Link: https://www.fictionpress.com/s/2055356/1/Sacrifices Summary: Tam has been raised to die. But when death opens new doors, he has to figure out how to live a whole new life.

Title: Rotten Author: Dedicated Quill Format: Novel Published/Free: Free Length: 33k so far Status: WIP Rating: Mature Warnings: Cannibalism, abuse Link: http://original.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=600108758&chapter=1 Summary: Set during a cruel and bleak nuclear winter, this violent post-apocalyptic story follows the tale of a young man caught up in a brutal and sadistic world where weakness gets you killed and violence keeps you alive. The world is rotten, but underneath all the decay, love can still be found…even when love is the greatest weakness of them all.

Title: A Dissident Symphony Author: Evercee (Hannah Pasedag) Format: Short story Published/Free: Up for free on Tapas! Length: Right now there are two chapters with the chapters being uploaded in small 600 word bits. Status: WIP Rating: Teen (some light violence, mentions to sexual themes, and crass language). Warnings: Mentions of abuse, violence, mentions of self harm, mentions of suicide. Link: https://tapas.io/series/A-Dissident-Symphony Summary: This story is about Nisha Kakkar, a young woman who suddenly finds herself thrown into a job she’s never wanted and forced to live on the fringes of a society she would have never willingly joined. It’s also about found family, really cool superpowers, complex social issues, and the journey to self love. Come join Nisha and her new life as she learns: what makes something worth fighting for, and more importantly, what makes it worth living for?

Title: Sultry Hero Author: Darkheartsfiction Format: Novel Published/Free: Free Length: 37,201 (So far) Status: Ongoing/Updating (Every Saturday) Rating: Mature Warnings: Non-con, Abuse, Violence Link: https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3310862/1/Sultry-Hero Summary: A Daemon warrior turned concubine uses a magic stone to travel through time and change history, but when he returns to the present he discovers that he is revered as a hero. Now he travels in disguise to hunt down the Zealots of the Daemon King to prevent them from undoing everything, all the while hiding from the Generals affection.

Title: A Normal Lost Phone Author: Accidental Queens Format: Videogame Published/Free: Published Length: 1-1.5 hours Status: Finished Warnings: Homophobia, arson Link: http://accidentalqueens.com/ Summary: You find a phone. A normal, lost phone, in the street. It is still working. Will you find the truth?

Title: The Viper’s Scheme Author: TheDancingCrow Format: Novel Published/Free: Free Length: 162k so far Status: WIP Rating: Mature Warnings: slavery, rape, abuse Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/5540954/chapters/12782114 Summary: Sylves Tevenra is a powerful mage, said to have been born with the ability to subdue humanity’s mortal enemies once and for all. Esares is the demon who was sent to kill him and has been paying the price ever since. And then there is Anereth Laverien, who Esares knows is unkind and treacherous, but who is the only person his master would trust with his treasured slave.

Esares holds the key to his master’s destruction, but he will have to decide whether using it would bring him and his people closer to freedom, or merely turn him into another dangerous man’s pawn.

Review: Came for the power imbalance, stayed for the characters and worldbuilding. Could be your thing if you like hurt/comfort, fantasy and slow paced stories and have an interest in slavefics. You’ll find a lot of focus on the two main characters and the gradual progression of their relationship as well as on the power dynamics, with the main plot (the planned murder of the “Chosen One” Sylves) moving along much more slowly.

Chapters 2&3 where Esares is with Sylves are the darkest (at least of yet) and where the rape warning is especially important. One thing that got me is that at a glance Sylves has many more traits of a good person than Anereth, but his dehumanisation of slaves is where that all falls apart and he reveals himself a villain. Whereas we know Anereth has an ulterior motive for being nice to Esares yet it’s clear he at least approaches him like a person and not (only) a possession. Esares himself has been pushed nearly to breaking point but remains beautifully angry at his predicament and the oppression of his people, and continually struggles with being grateful to Anereth for things he knows shouldn’t elicit gratitude.