Ladies of Indie SFF
Today I bring you a perusing experience filled with the wonderful ladies of SFF that brighten up our indie community with their stunning books. This list is geared toward the astute buyer who knows what they want and doesn’t want to spend a lot of time trying to hunt down that information. Word count, subgenre, whether or not there is romance or spice, those little image things that give you a few key points, and some poignant quotes. Each book will be accompanied by a universal link for your convenience (with the exception of a couple I couldn’t wrangle it out of, they’ll be marked).
Table of Contents:
No Romance
Dash of Romance
Side Romance
Main Plot Romance
So without further ado, here are our ladies!
No Romance
Tessa Hastarjanto, author of Undine’s Blessing
43k Words
YA Adventure Fantasy
No Romance
No Spice
Helyna Clove, author of Skylark in the Fog
172k Words
Space Opera
No Romance
No Spice
Natalie Kelda, author of River in the Galaxy
110K Words
Dark Space Fantasy
No Romance
No Spice
C.B. Lansdell, author of Far Removed
92K Words
Sci-fi
No Romance
No Spice
Midnight Rose, author of Named by Love
59K Words
Character Driven Fantasy
No Romance
No Spice
K.E. Andrews, author of The Assassin of Grins and Secrets
163k Words
Dark Fantasy
No Romance
No Spice
Althea Lyons, author of The Hiding
93K Words
Dark Fantasy
No Romance
No Spice
K. Aagard, author of The Hunter
160K Words
Epic Fantasy
No Romance
No Spice
E.M. Kkoulla, author of Wrath of Olympus
81K Words
Epic Fantasy
No romance
No Spice
Livia J. Elliot, author of The Genesis of Change
33K Words
Dark Philosophical Fantasy
No Romance
No Spice
J.L. Odom, author of By Blood and Salt
112K Words
Military Fantasy
No Romance (in book 1)
No Spice
Vanessa Ricci, author of The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts
47K Words
MG Fantasy (Middle Grade)
No Romance
No Spice
N.P. Thompson, author of River of Crows
70K Words
Upper MG/Lower YA Portal Fantasy
No Romance
No Spice
Dash of Romance
Marie Sinadjan, author of Nameless Queen
12K Words
Modern Norse Myth Retelling
Dash of Romance
No Spice
N.C. Scrimgeour, author of Sea of Souls
119k Words
Dark Fantasy
Dash of Romance
No Spice
Maya Darjani, author of Ancient as the Stars
100k Words
Space Opera
Dash of Romance
No Spice
Joanna Maciejewska, author of By the Pact
93K Words
Epic Fantasy
Dash of Romance
No Spice
Delilah Waan, author of Petition
115K Words
Sword & Sorcery, Epic Fantasy
Dash of Romance
No Spice, but there is explicit but not graphic sexual content
Shannon Knight, author of Wish Givers
108K Words
Epic Fantasy
Dash of Romance
No Spice
Jelena Dunato, author of Dark Woods, Deep Water
80K Words
Dark Fantasy
Dash of Romance
No Spice
Karen Lucia, author of Landbringer
145K Words
Gaslamp
Dash of Romance
No Spice (FTB)
Melissa Widmaier, author of The Wind at Hollow Oak
115K Words
NA Epic Fantasy
Dash of Romance
No Spice
Karen Lykkebo, author of Winds of Destruction
115K Words
Epic Fantasy
Dash of Romance/Side Plot
No Spice (FTB)
Y.R. Liu, author of Hallowed
127K Words
Dark Fantasy
Dash of Romance
No Spice
Alyse Steves, author of The Darkest Memories
140K Words
Superhero Serial Killer Thriller
Dash of Romance
No Spice
Marilyn Peake, author of They Left Magic in Their Wake
88K Words
Science Fantasy
No Romance
No Spice
A.J. Calvin, author of Exile
95K Words
Epic Fantasy
Dash of Romance
No Spice
Side Plot Romance
Alex Bree, author of High Seer
150K Words
Dark Fantasy
Side Plot Romance
Spicy
HMH Murray, author of Navvy Dreams
130K Words
Space Opera
Side Plot Romance
Spicy
Nancy Foster, author of Fragmented Fates
93K Words
Dark Fantasy
Twisted/Spanish Soap Opera Style Romance
No Spice
Meghan Tomlinson, author of Oathbreaker
139K Words
Epic Fantasy
Side Plot Romance
Mild Spicy
Amber Toro, author of Umbra: Sentient Stars
100k Words
Space Opera
Side Plot Romance (Slow Burn)
No Spice (Some Steam)
R.H. Snow, author of Watcher of the Damned
90k Words
Epic Sci-Fi Western Romance Saga
Side Plot Romance
Spicy
Louise Holland, author of Spark of the Divine
175K Words
Epic Fantasy
Side Plot Romance
No Spice
Branwen OShea, author of The Calling
148K Words
YA Hopepunk Sci-fi
Side Plot Romance
No Spice
E. Solofoni, author of Sora
144K Words
Upper YA Dystopian Fantasy
Side Plot Romance
No Spice
Sienna Frost, author of Obsidian Awakening
160K Words
Noble Dark Fantasy
Side Plot Romance
Spicy
M.T. Zimny, author of Beta
164K Words
YA Superhero
Side Plot Romance
No Spice
Katelyn Yates, author of Mad Marienne
93K Words
Steampunk
Side Plot Romance
No Spice
T. Olsen, author of Shadow of Oldtown
128K Words
Adult Fantasy
Side Plot Romance
No Spice (FTB)
Erika McCorkle, author of Merchants of Light and Bone
220K Words
Dark Adult Epic Fantasy
Main Plot Romance (Pre-established Romance Unrelated to the Plot)
Mild Spicy
E.L. Lyons, author of Starlight Jewel
Words: 170K
Subgenre: Dark Epic Fantasy
Side Plot Romance
No Spice
Main Plot Romance
J.C. Snow, author of Phoenix and the Sword
118K Words
Epic Fantasy
Main Plot Romance
Mild Spicy
Gabriella E. Mari, author of Our Darkest Hour
130K Words
Urban Fantasy, Paranormal
Main Plot Romance
Spicy
Dawn C. Joncowski, author of The Weight of the Stars
85K Words
Sci-Fi
Main Plot Romance
No Spice
Andrea Marie Johnson, author of Shadows Dark and Deadly
167K Words
Dark Gaslamp Romantasy
Equal Amounts Fantasy and Romance
Spicy
Bella Dunn, author of The Dreams Thief
118K Words
Romantic Fantasy
Main Plot Romance
Spicy
Elizabeth Schechter, author of Written in Water
85K Words
NA Fantasy Romance
Main Plot Romance
Mild Spicy
Helen Thwaite, author of Tin Cat
33K Words
Sci-fi Romance
Main Plot Romance
Spicy
Tar Atore, author of Soultaming the Serpent
50K Words
Queer Romantasy
Main Plot Romance
No Spice
Miriam Yvette, author of Children of Rima
115K Words
Romantic Fantasy Adventure
Main Plot Romance
Steamy with Some Spicy
Azshure Raine, author of Rebirth
103K Words
Romantasy
Main Plot Romance
No Spice (FTB)
J.D. Cadmon, author of Feral Spark
116K Words
Sci-Fi/Paranormal Romance
Main Plot Romance
Spicy
K.L. Ziggler, author of Spies and Shadows
94K Words
Romantacy
Main Plot Romance
Spicy
Jamie Jackson, author of The Sparrow and the Oak Tree
97K Words
Cozy Horror Romantasy
Main Plot Romance
Spicy
