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This page shares books that focus on solving a mystery, those that are LGBTQIA+ romances (including asexual and demisexual romances), those focused on a specific character’s particular story, and those with no on-page sex scenes. Notes about the relevant details for the book are in the Content note that follows the book description on each book’s page.

Solving a mystery

Showing books 1-13 of 13

Period: Click here to revealVictorian (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealBackground violence (Click here to hide)

Cover of Forged in Combat. A man and a woman in silhouette on a teal green background. She is wearing a Victorian bustle dress, his clothing fits with military uniform of the time. A bright red hibiscus highlights the top corner of the cover.

Forged in Combat

Period: Click here to revealVictorian (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship, Closed door (Click here to hide)

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Cover of Enchanted Net: A silhouetted man and woman in Victorian dress stand with their backs to the viewer. She is holding a glass of wine as they look toward each other. The background is a purple damask, crossed by pipes and gears and a streak of lightning, with a book inset in the top left corner.

Period: Click here to revealVictorian (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship (Click here to hide)

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Cover of Silent Circuit: A silhouetted man and woman in Victorian dress face each other. He is holding a book open for her, as her hand moves to turn a page. They’re on a background of green damask with green pipes, a streak of lightning behind them. A bee is inset on top of a gear in the top left.

Period: Click here to revealVictorian (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship (Click here to hide)

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Cover of Elemental Truth: A silhouetted man and woman in Victorian dress waltz hand in hand on a golden damask background bordered by pipes and gears with a streak of lightning behind them. A jewelled ring is set in the top left.

Elemental Truth

Period: Click here to revealEdwardian (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealF/F, Late in life romance, Closed door, Lesbian (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealADHD, Diverse background (Click here to hide)

Cover of Complementary. Two women in Edwardian dress in silhouette stand talking with each other. One is taller and calmer, the other is shorter, gesturing. They are on a green background, with an artist's palette in the bottom right.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Established relationship, Closed door (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

Cover of Winter's Charms, a seasonal novella collection. Three figures are silhouetted on a blue background with snowflakes, in front of a roaring fireplace decorated with a red and green garland. One man is sitting in a chair, gesturing, a woman stands wearing a translucent shawl, and another man leans his hand on the mantlepiece. Oranges and cinnamon sticks are inset in the top left.

Country Manners

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealAutistic, Class differences, Secrets (Click here to hide)

Cover of Perfect Accord: Two silhouetted figures in 1920s casual clothing. The man is handing the woman a perfume bottle, and she is testing it on the inside of her wrist. The right upper corner has a perfume bottle inset.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Bisexual (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealWar-related trauma, Class differences (Click here to hide)

Cover of Goblin Fruit. A man and woman in 1920s dress are silhouetted on a glowing red and golden yellow background. She turns toward him and he holds her hand. A bottle of golden liquid is inset in the top right corner.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

Cover of In The Cards. A man and woman in 1920s dress silhouetted on a pale purple and blue cover. She turns away from him, and they are looking at something to the right of the image. A set of divination cards are inset in the top right.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

Cover of Magician's Hoard. A man and woman in 1920s dress silhouetted on a teal background shading to sandy brown. A hedgehog is inset in the top right.

Magician's Hoard

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Closed door (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

Cover of Mistress of Birds. A man and woman in 1920s clothing silhouetted on a purple and deep blue-grey background. He holds a walking stick as tall as he is and wears a cap, she wears a hat and long sweater. Apples are inset in the top left.

Mistress of Birds

Period: Click here to revealSecond World War (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealNot a romance (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

The cover of Three Graces has three women in silhouette, two standing and one sitting, her hand resting on a cane. All three are wearing clothes from during the Second World War, against a deep brown cover with a map. An astrology chart to the back left has the Moon and Venus picked out in brighter gold.

Period: Click here to revealPost-war (late 1940s) (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealNot a romance (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

Cover of The Magic of Four: Four students in silhouette on a blue background of a map off the west coast of Wales. Three stand around a table, the fourth is perched on the near corner, leaning forward and gesturing.

The Magic of Four

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LGBTQIA+ romances

This list includes characters who are demisexual, asexual, or aromantic. The content notes on each book give more details.

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Period: Click here to revealVictorian (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/M, Gay (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

The cover of Four Walls and a Heart has a bright red background with a blue door. Two men are silhouetted against the background, one of slighter build in a Victorian wheelchair, missing his lower left leg, the other standing and talking, one hand at his side. Both are wearing hats, and they are intently focused on each other.

Four Walls and a Heart

Period: Click here to revealEdwardian (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealF/F, Late in life romance, Closed door, Lesbian (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealADHD, Diverse background (Click here to hide)

Cover of Complementary. Two women in Edwardian dress in silhouette stand talking with each other. One is taller and calmer, the other is shorter, gesturing. They are on a green background, with an artist's palette in the bottom right.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/M/F, Bisexual, Polyamorous (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

Cover of Winter's Charms, a seasonal novella collection. Three figures are silhouetted on a blue background with snowflakes, in front of a roaring fireplace decorated with a red and green garland. One man is sitting in a chair, gesturing, a woman stands wearing a translucent shawl, and another man leans his hand on the mantlepiece. Oranges and cinnamon sticks are inset in the top left.

Casting Nasturtiums

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship, Demisexual, Bisexual (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

Cover of The Fossil Door. A man and woman in 1920s dress stand silhouetted on a bright burgundy and glowing orange background. An illuminated book is inset in the top left corner.

The Fossil Door

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship, Late in life romance, Closed door, Demisexual (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealAutistic, Secrets (Click here to hide)

Cover of Seven Sisters. A thin angular woman and man in 1920s dress silhouetted on a background of lavender and grey. Bright green curling vines are inset in the top right.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Bisexual (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealWar-related trauma, Class differences (Click here to hide)

Cover of Goblin Fruit. A man and woman in 1920s dress are silhouetted on a glowing red and golden yellow background. She turns toward him and he holds her hand. A bottle of golden liquid is inset in the top right corner.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship, Late in life romance, Demisexual (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealAutistic, Background violence (Click here to hide)

Cover of On The Bias. A man and woman in 1920s clothing are silhouetted against a pale green, yellow, and purple background. A brightly coloured rooster is inset in the top right.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship, Bisexual (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealBackground violence (Click here to hide)

Cover of Point By Point. A man and woman in 1920s dress silhouetted on a terra-cotta and deep red background, with a Mesopotamian lion with bright blue wings inset in the top left.

Period: Click here to reveal1930s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/M, Late in life romance, Asexual, Bisexual, Polyamorous (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

The cover of Best Foot Forward has a deep red background with map markings in a dull purple. Two men in silhouette stand, looking up at a point in the top left. An astrology chart with different symbols picked out takes up the left side of the image, with glowing stars curving up to the title.

Best Foot Forward

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Focused on a specific character

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Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Established relationship, Closed door (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

Cover of Winter's Charms, a seasonal novella collection. Three figures are silhouetted on a blue background with snowflakes, in front of a roaring fireplace decorated with a red and green garland. One man is sitting in a chair, gesturing, a woman stands wearing a translucent shawl, and another man leans his hand on the mantlepiece. Oranges and cinnamon sticks are inset in the top left.

Country Manners

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Established relationship, Closed door (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

Cover of Winter's Charms, a seasonal novella collection. Three figures are silhouetted on a blue background with snowflakes, in front of a roaring fireplace decorated with a red and green garland. One man is sitting in a chair, gesturing, a woman stands wearing a transluscent shawl, and another man leans his hand on the mantlepiece. Oranges and cinnamon sticks are inset in the top left.

Chasing Legends

Period: Click here to reveal1930s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealAsexual, Not a romance (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealDiverse background (Click here to hide)

The cover of Nocturnal Quarry has Alexander silhouetted seated in a chair, leaning forward, one leg crossed over the other against a purple background with a map of Manhattan. An astrological chart to the left has the symbols for the Sun, Mercury, and Mars in close conjunction in Leo and Virgo, glowing against the pale grey of the chart.

Nocturnal Quarry

Period: Click here to revealSecond World War (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, M/M/F, Established relationship (Click here to hide)

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The cover of Upon A Summer's Day shows a man in a suit silhouetted over a map of northern Wales in a muted green. He is gesturing, holding his cane in one hand, a cap on his head. Behind him is an astrological chart, with Jupiter and Saturn highlighted in the sign of Taurus.

Upon A Summer's Day

Period: Click here to revealSecond World War (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealNot a romance (Click here to hide)

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The cover of Three Graces has three women in silhouette, two standing and one sitting, her hand resting on a cane. All three are wearing clothes from during the Second World War, against a deep brown cover with a map. An astrology chart to the back left has the Moon and Venus picked out in brighter gold.

Period: Click here to revealPost-war (late 1940s) (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealNot a romance (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

Cover of The Magic of Four: Four students in silhouette on a blue background of a map off the west coast of Wales. Three stand around a table, the fourth is perched on the near corner, leaning forward and gesturing.

The Magic of Four

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Closed door

(no on-page sex scenes)

Showing books 1-8 of 8

Period: Click here to revealEdwardian (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealF/F, Late in life romance, Closed door, Lesbian (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealADHD, Diverse background (Click here to hide)

Cover of Complementary. Two women in Edwardian dress in silhouette stand talking with each other. One is taller and calmer, the other is shorter, gesturing. They are on a green background, with an artist's palette in the bottom right.

Period: Click here to revealGreat War (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Closed door (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

Cover of Carry On, a nurse and man in silhouette walking together, her arm through his on a mauve background. Yarn and knitting needles are inset in the top left.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Established relationship, Closed door (Click here to hide)

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Cover of Winter's Charms, a seasonal novella collection. Three figures are silhouetted on a blue background with snowflakes, in front of a roaring fireplace decorated with a red and green garland. One man is sitting in a chair, gesturing, a woman stands wearing a translucent shawl, and another man leans his hand on the mantlepiece. Oranges and cinnamon sticks are inset in the top left.

Country Manners

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship, Late in life romance, Closed door, Demisexual (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealAutistic, Secrets (Click here to hide)

Cover of Seven Sisters. A thin angular woman and man in 1920s dress silhouetted on a background of lavender and grey. Bright green curling vines are inset in the top right.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship, Closed door (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealMagical disability, Secrets (Click here to hide)

Cover of Fool's Gold. A silhouetted man and woman turn toward each other on a brilliant green and purple background. He wears a long jacket, his back to the viewer, while she faces the viewer in a 1920s dress. A pile of coins is inset in the top left.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Established relationship, Closed door (Click here to hide)

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Cover of Winter's Charms, a seasonal novella collection. Three figures are silhouetted on a blue background with snowflakes, in front of a roaring fireplace decorated with a red and green garland. One man is sitting in a chair, gesturing, a woman stands wearing a transluscent shawl, and another man leans his hand on the mantlepiece. Oranges and cinnamon sticks are inset in the top left.

Chasing Legends

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Late in life romance, Closed door (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealAutistic, Difficult family, Secrets (Click here to hide)

Cover of Weaving Hope: A man and woman in 1920s informal clothing are silhouetted on a bright pink background shading to purple. She is holding out a length of cloth to him, showing him something, with phlox flowers inset in the upper right corner.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Closed door (Click here to hide)

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Cover of Mistress of Birds. A man and woman in 1920s clothing silhouetted on a purple and deep blue-grey background. He holds a walking stick as tall as he is and wears a cap, she wears a hat and long sweater. Apples are inset in the top left.

Mistress of Birds

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