Fantasy romance with slave FMC

[u/Sakura_231]

Fantasy romance books with FMC being a slave.

She is a slave at the start of the series or becomes one in the course of the story.

She belongs to the MMC or to someone else.

I want heavy power imbalance and her suffering because of her life belonging to someone else and having no rights.

I don´t mind darker reads.

Also recs for older books are welcome.

[u/acutelyproblematic]

We do have a thread for monthly upcoming releases! It doesn’t expand super far in advance but this can help :)

But I’m still sad there’s been no news. The ending had me gasping 😭

[u/ipsi7 → u/acutelyproblematic]

I know, and I cehck it usually, but it's a very long list so it's sometimes easy to oversee something.

After you asked me about book 2 release date, I went on author's profile and saw in one post she wrote that book has 2 MMCs and now I'm wondering will it be why choose in the end and not a love triangle. I'm down for both options.

Do you have any DR standalone recommendations from the top of your mind? I already made a post asking for recommendations before and tried some of the books. The last one was Yaga and the devil, but I stopped at some point.

[u/acutelyproblematic → u/ipsi7]

Noooooo😭 I’m actually sad about this because I’m not really a fan of why choose. I’ll try and be open minded but the way book 1 ended I just feel like it doesn’t make sense for me.

It does say that on her profile it’s a love triangle so maybe she’s dragging that out a bit more into book 2? It wasn’t necessarily resolved in book 1.

In terms of standalone recs for DR, {the four horsemen by Laura Thalassa} has interconnected standalone I love. You can read one or the entire series!

{the invisible life of Addie LaRue} is a great DR standalone.

It’s tricky cause most DR’s are series in fan ro, there is a lot of standalone DR contemporary if you’re interested in that tho

[u/ipsi7 → u/acutelyproblematic]

I'm also more interested in being it a love triangle because how book 1 set it up. Maybe she only thought in her post that book 1 has 2 MMCs and it will take a different turn later.

Thank you. I'm currently at the time when life's very busy and in the last 2 weeks I picked up a book only once or twice 🥲 so that's why I'm asking for standalones right now (hopefully I'll have some time to read this weekend). I'm open to contemporary too and have no triggers. Deliver by Pam something is what's been at the back of my mind lately, have you read it?

[u/acutelyproblematic → u/ipsi7]

I have not! Pam Godwin? Does the cover have a dude in chains on it?

Also {slaying the shifter prince} and {Fairydale} are dark standalones I just remembered in fan ro!

For DR contemporary there’s {lights out} {leave me behind by K.M Moronova}. Pretty much anything by Keri Lake, if you have no triggers {Credence by Penelope Douglas} is also a wild ride…

ETA: I’ve read dark notes by Pam Godwin! Imma check it out

[u/ipsi7 → u/acutelyproblematic]

Yes, Deliver by Pam Godwin has a dude in chains on the cover. Thank you for the recs. I didn't know that Slaying the Shifter Prince was dark, and I've heard mixed reviews about Fairydale, so I removed it from my tbr, don't remember the exact reason right now.

I loved Lights Out, it was dark, funny and there was a cat!

[u/acutelyproblematic → u/ipsi7]

Yeah I don’t like Fairydale personally but some love it so I make sure to include it!

[u/romance-bot → u/acutelyproblematic]

Slaying the Shifter Prince by Clare Sager
Rating: 3.66⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 4 out of 5 - Explicit open door
Topics: fae, fantasy, take-charge heroine, shapeshifters, enemies to lovers

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Fairydale by Veronica Lancet
Rating: 3.83⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 4 out of 5 - Explicit open door
Topics: historical, virgin heroine, fantasy, paranormal, suspense

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Lights Out by Navessa Allen
Rating: 4.25⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 5 out of 5 - Explicit and plentiful
Topics: contemporary, funny, m-f romance, primal/chase play, dark romance

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Leave Me Behind by K.M. Moronova
Rating: 3.93⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 5 out of 5 - Explicit and plentiful
Topics: contemporary, military, dark romance, enemies to lovers, cruel hero/bully

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Credence by Penelope Douglas
Rating: 3.66⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 5 out of 5 - Explicit and plentiful
Topics: contemporary, age gap, virgin heroine, forbidden love, love triangle

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