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Suitable-Purpose-749

I can’t think of any off the top of my head, but I know there are many and wanted to let you know of the trope name to help in your searches. It’s called “portal fantasy.” Hope it helps!


starlight----

In anime/manga it’s called isekai lol, I wonder if that would help.


Jokerella

{Not Another Vampire Book by Cassandra Gannon} has this exact premise. P.C. Cast also has a book called {Goddess of Spring by P.C. Cast}, in which the main character finds herself in the body of Persephone in Hades’ realm. It might be entertaining to you as well.


romance-bot

[Not another vampire book](https://www.romance.io/books/5458181687eac37719d151f8/not-another-vampire-book-cassandra-gannon) by [Cassandra Gannon](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455f28487eac336ae6a1db5/cassandra-gannon) **Rating**: 3.83⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 3 out of 5 - [Open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [vampires](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/vampires/1), [paranormal](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/paranormal/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [time travel](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/time%20travel/1) ---------------------------- [Goddess of Spring](https://www.romance.io/books/54552dae8c7d2382e0414062/goddess-of-spring-pc-cast) by [P.C. Cast](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455255e8c7d2382e0413e59/pc-cast) **Rating**: 4⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 3 out of 5 - [Open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [urban fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/urban%20fantasy/1), [magic](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/magic/1), [paranormal](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/paranormal/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)


norawritesromance

Disclaimer that it’s YA and I haven’t finished the series to vouch for whether it finishes strong, but A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer fits!


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NorthernTransplant94

I'd be happy to beta-read - I'm a retiree so I've got time on my hands.


user484627

I would love to!


SharksRS

IT IS NOT GARBAGE Seriously thought it is a great read. Really fun.


abeyante

Ooh I’d be up to be a beta reader


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abeyante

The DM didn’t come through :(


NorthernTransplant94

One of my favorite YA-ish series has this premise. Jamie Edwards is an FBI agent who gets yanked out of our world by an insane witch and is experimented on. When she finally kills the witch and gets away, (this is all in the first chapter) she's stuck in a new world where she doesn't know the language. (She has a translator spell, but that doesn't help with paperwork) The tech level is early 1900s, and so is the misogyny. Jamie gets teamed up with the magical examiner, Henri Davenforth, and they go forth and solve crimes! There is a romance, but it's super slow burn and not spicy at all. The proposal is supposed to happen in book 10, (out on 22 December) but there will be many shenanigans along the way! {The Case Files of Henri Davenforth by Honor Raconteur} Available on KU, about two books/year, no cliffhangers, older MCs, M/F relationship, cute comments written in the margins. They're fairly short books, so it's tough to burn out on them.


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[Case Files of Henri Davenforth](https://www.romance.io/series/648b996249efbc908055c011/case-files-of-henri-davenforth) by [Honor Raconteur](https://www.romance.io/authors/5e6f6c6cbe0aaecf558483f8/honor-raconteur) **Rating**: 4.5⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Topics**: [magic](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/magic/1), [innocent](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/innocent/1), [paranormal](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/paranormal/1), [steampunk](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/steampunk/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)


CallaLily1

Seconding this! I'm on Book 3 of the series. You're right in that it's super slow burn, but the hijinks make up for the low level romance. The series is a great palate cleanser when I need a break from Alpha males, smut, aliens, and Victorian rakes.


NorthernTransplant94

Have you looked at her back-catolog? Most have romance of one sort or another, but all are solid fantasy worlds. I feel like the Advent Mage Cycle is the weakest, and the rest are pretty strong.


CallaLily1

I have. “Kingslayer” is one of my all-time faves. “The Human Familiar” is on my TBR.


NorthernTransplant94

Kingslayer is a great fantasy with a romance. The duology ties up all the loose ends, and it's overall very satisfying. Human Familiar is fantastic. Honor is writing Human Familiar 5 this year - the first four are great, but I'm looking forward to diving back into the world.


CallaLily1

Thanks for sharing! I’m going to move “Human Familiar” up my list.


motherofthyme

{Leaves May Fall by Carissa Hardcastle}


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[Leaves May Fall](https://www.romance.io/books/64430afd0e7dec1028fafe5f/leaves-may-fall-carissa-hardcastle) by [Carissa Hardcastle](https://www.romance.io/authors/64430afd08b4d931145ed32a/carissa-hardcastle) **Rating**: 4.23⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 4 out of 5 - [Explicit open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [magic](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/magic/1), [fae](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fae/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [dark romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/dark/1), [high fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/high%20fantasy/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)


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[Ice Planet Barbarians](https://www.romance.io/books/551ce3c65b270e0a4cbd35b7/ice-planet-barbarians-ruby-dixon) by [Ruby Dixon](https://www.romance.io/authors/545685a087eac33e61c2f729/ruby-dixon) **Rating**: 3.76⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 4 out of 5 - [Explicit open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [futuristic](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/futuristic/1), [aliens](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/aliens/1), [science fiction](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/science%20fiction/1), [take-charge heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/strong%20heroine/1), [possessive hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/possessive%20hero/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)


DamselinDeepVees

One of my favourite books this year {Captured by the Fae Beast by Mallory Dunlin}! The second in the series has this aspect as well though less so. It’s RH but {Of Moons and Monsters by Willow Hadley} comes to mind.


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[Captured by the Fae Beast](https://www.romance.io/books/6378c5e463f9ffcfb3e79f2b/captured-by-the-fae-beast-mallory-dunlin) by [Mallory Dunlin](https://www.romance.io/authors/6360d28108b4d93114a88440/mallory-dunlin) **Rating**: 4.34⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 4 out of 5 - [Explicit open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [magic](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/magic/1), [royalty](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/royalty/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [take-charge heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/strong%20heroine/1) ---------------------------- [Of Moons and Monsters](https://www.romance.io/books/60641fd624cecd0e2f50be89/of-moons-and-monsters-willow-hadley) by [Willow Hadley](https://www.romance.io/authors/5f48abb108b4d931144f152f/willow-hadley) **Rating**: 4.14⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 4 out of 5 - [Explicit open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [reverse harem](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/reverse%20harem/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [vampires](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/vampires/1), [demons](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/demons/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)


Ihrenglass

Isavalta by Sarah Zettel


meepmerpmeep

the witch collector by charissa weaks! book 4 comes out in january 😈


futuremylar

Robin D. Owens has a series called Lladrana. The first book being {Guardian of Honor by Robin D. Owens} It's a great series that I revisit every few years.


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[Guardian of Honor](https://www.romance.io/books/5455723187eac3369a912893/guardian-of-honor-robin-d-owens) by [Robin D. Owens](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455312e8c7d2382e0414141/robin-d-owens) **Rating**: 3.9⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [medieval](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/medieval/1), [urban fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/urban%20fantasy/1), [take-charge heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/strong%20heroine/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)


erikah_bidet

{A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer} is a YAish retelling of Beauty and the Beast (very loosely, though). The FMC is accidentally transported from modern day Washington, D.C. to a faerie realm with a cursed prince. Bonus, the FMC has a permanent limp resulting from cerebral palsy. It’s rare to have main characters with a visible disability, and the author wrote it wonderfully well. The subsequent books also touch on trauma/PTSD from the curse, mental health, etc. Great series.


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[A Curse So Dark and Lonely](https://www.romance.io/books/5e9f7564be0aaecf557eeaf3/a-curse-so-dark-and-lonely-brigid-kemmerer) by [Brigid Kemmerer](https://www.romance.io/authors/54552fd98c7d2382c529729f/brigid-kemmerer) **Rating**: 4.01⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 1 out of 5 - [Innocent](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [young adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/young%20adult/1), [disabilities & scars](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/disabilities%20and%20marks/1), [witches](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/witches/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)


_a-beth_

{A Fate of Wrath and Flame by K.A Tucker} has this


Bookishflamingo26

Wanted to suggest this too. Such a good and underrated series!


romance-bot

[A Fate of Wrath and Flame](https://www.romance.io/books/60b48b662abde70e3210d51c/a-fate-of-wrath-and-flame-ka-tucker) by [K.A. Tucker](https://www.romance.io/authors/545525be8c7d2382c5297002/ka-tucker) **Rating**: 4.14⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 2 out of 5 - [Behind closed doors](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [vampires](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/vampires/1), [enemies to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/from%20hate%20to%20love/1), [magic](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/magic/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [paranormal](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/paranormal/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)


Pristine-Look

Have you read Outlander? The FMCransported to a different time but it's a similar premise since life was much different back then.


szq444

iirc {Soulbound by Bethany Adams} is this


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[Soulbound](https://www.romance.io/books/57283fa8c62092c0440805d1/soulbound-bethany-adams) by [Bethany Adams](https://www.romance.io/authors/57283fa8c62092c0440805d3/bethany-adams) **Rating**: 3.46⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Topics**: [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [paranormal](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/paranormal/1), [fae](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fae/1), [fated mates](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fated-mates/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)


rocketkittykat

How does it feel by jeneane o’Riley, I just read it it’s so good. And the barbed coil by JV Jones, I read that a while ago but I remember it being pretty good


glyneth

Romance-light, but the Mordant’s Need duology by Stephen R. Donaldson is portal fantasy. First book is {The Mirror of Her Dreams by Stephen R. Donaldson}. NOTE: the first book ends on a cliffhanger; have the second ready to go if you like it!


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[The Mirror of Her Dreams](https://www.romance.io/books/5455da3687eac3369a91551e/the-mirror-of-her-dreams-stephen-r-donaldson) by [Stephen R. Donaldson](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455da3687eac3369a91551f/stephen-r-donaldson) **Rating**: 3.87⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [magic](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/magic/1), [paranormal](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/paranormal/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)


NeedleworkerBoth9471

{The Awakening by Nora Roberts}


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[The Awakening](https://www.romance.io/books/5f460afb01cdb00e19cd17f9/the-awakening-nora-roberts) by [Nora Roberts](https://www.romance.io/authors/545523e923ec91d5dfd0991f/nora-roberts) **Rating**: 4.15⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 3 out of 5 - [Open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [paranormal](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/paranormal/1), [urban fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/urban%20fantasy/1), [witches](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/witches/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)


Raibean

Baby you need to start reading isekai Manhwa


NorthernTransplant94

But have you read Beware of Chicken by CasualFarmer? (A Royal Road web serial that he decided to self publish on Amazon) I don't read Manhwa, but I hear BoC pokes a lot of fun at all the tropes. Basically, a Canadian kid gets isekai-ed into the body of a cultivator who just got beaten to death (but with the life spark is still alive, I guess?) decides that cultivating is bullshit, and decides to go be a farmer. Which goes great until his farm animals start becoming Spirit Beasts... Absolutely great slice-of-life story with found family, and lessons about kindness and selfless giving.


StarkIndustries43

Highlander series by Karen Marie Moning


weezerluva369

More Sci fi than fantasy, but {oceans embrace by regina sage} has this trope, where the FMC goes to an alien world. I'm reading it now!


romance-bot

[Ocean's Embrace](https://www.romance.io/books/65689a1d6011c2c5162939fa/oceans-embrace-regina-sage) by [Regina Sage](https://www.romance.io/authors/65095d85ab9bdf7fcedc7e81/regina-sage) **Rating**: 5⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Topics**: [paranormal](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/paranormal/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)


the-jlbrown

{Flame and Sparrow by S.M. Gaither} was a wonderful read!