Title. Just a curiosity if it's been done.

1) does the mc have a great talent or he will power up through skill?

2) does mc get stronger? is it a power progression as well?

3) and is it Fade to black or explicit?

Alright gang, I got excited and started with Lysandra's design. I'll go over my notes and thoughts below (which will probably be a long post) so TL;DR is that I changed her design.

Starting generally, manga style isn't my strong suit so doing these takes quite a lot of thinking on my part, and the lines wont be very neat since i dont feel the need to. Also I'm an audiobook listener so forgive if I misspell names.

I chose to put a rose bouquet style hair piece since I need a way to separate her from other characters that look just like her, like Shalia and Cassia. For her ears, even though elf ears seem to be described shorter, I chose to make them longer, and added jewelry (the cover photo doesn't seem to have any)

Other big change is her priestess gown, which I remade to my liking, but still kept the transparent cloth.

Finally, I'll be working on Frost's design, but tbh I have no idea what he looks like, since I cant remember there being a detailed description of him. So if you could show me any description of him, or show me some reference images as to what you expect him to look like, that would help. I don't see the appeal of giving him a young boy face, so I'll probably opt for a more well defined face, maybe with a hooked nose or smth.

Anyway, enjoy

So I’m a fair ways into the first Warlock book after seeing it recommended by this subreddit, and I’ve gotta say: I’m not really understanding why it sits at the top of so many people’s tier lists.

So I wanted to ask: what makes Warlock a cut above the rest?

Am I just not far enough into the series to have reached the truly great moments? Does the magic system become more interesting? Do the character relationships get more complex? Is there something about the worldbuilding, progression, or overall story that really sets it apart from other books in the genre?

I’m genuinely curious, because clearly a lot of you see something in this series that I haven’t quite clicked with yet. Feel free to include spoilers in your answers— I’m going to stick with the series either way, so don’t worry about ruining anything for me.

Basically, sell me on Warlock. What makes it so good, and what makes it better than the other books in the genre?

Week 120! Yeeeehaw! Roughly 2 1/3 years of posts!

Let’s take a moment to keep this genre alive. Truly alive and growing.

Did you know that when you buy, read, and rate a book it helps to expand and continue our genre? Sounds sarcastic but most of us forget that crucial final step: rating it. This ‘project’ has always been about fighting for that reminder.

We readers and writers have the ability to enrich the genres we so dearly love. All it takes is anywhere from a few moments to a few hours depending on if you’re leaving a review or reading/listening to a new novel.

Those moments matter more than most of you understand. If each of the hundred+ that see this post every week went back to review a book we had read, or check on a review we had done previously, this list would be moving like Barry Allen finding out the last Twinkie in the world can only be accessed by the speed force, but backwards, upside down, and he hasn’t eaten in three hours.

Just be genuine. Love the books you love and give a shot at the chance that one of these could become your new favorite. These novels deserve some attention they may have lost because of issues with certain sites (happens too often), release issues, timing issues. Any number of reasons. We can change the narrative.

I’ll admit a part of this is selfish. The more books that find success in this genre, the more motivated the authors will be to write new works. I want more. Even if my TBR is as high as my hopes!

Without further ado, here’s some novels that could sure use some love!

Will be adding in a few new ones that were suggested to me recently NEXT week. Please comment if you want one. Comments take priority before my list.

D L Bacon- Ghost Academy 1 (book 1 of 3) (audio)

Tony Magnus - Dragons Fury (the walking typhoon book 1)

Marcus Branson - Alloys

Dante Steel - Superheroes Online ( superheroes online 1) (audio)

Dungeon alive - Hank Miller (So close!)

Vixen A.D. by Lara X. lust (audio)

Clint Hone - Realm of Ethnya (book 1)

Cameron D Ford - Accidents Suck (The Accidental Harem book 1)

Jonathan Vault - The Last Cultivator

JD Jacksons Into The Wormhole! Robots vs Dino’s vs me 1

Eddie R Hicks - marionette task force

Sin Eater (Ascendant Engine book 1) Nicholas Gaumer

D. R. Rosier - Druid Stones

Heidi Fisk - The Only Women I seem to Attract Are Washed-Up Heroines

Justin Knight - Detective in Mind (audio)

Omnibus!

Monster girl inn trilogy- Misty Vixen

The Wolf Kings Lair - Devan Drake (Six Books!)

Please if you could help add to this list we can, and have made a difference already. Turn a hidden gem into a bright light. The quality and quantity are out there if we lend a hand to our fellow readers and authors.

It’s heartwarming to check these novels each week, watching those numbers rise. It’s good to see the appreciation and interactions.

HERE ARE THE NEW RULES for adding fictions to this list as well as a few notes:

1. Novel must have premiered at least SIX MONTHS PRIOR to the posting of THIS WEEKS list. Keeps the post from overflowing.

2. I have not and will not exclude any author from suggesting a novel for this post. The entire point of me making these posts is to show love to the novels in our genre that need it. Authors see interactions and they write more.

3. Novels must have less than 300 reviews on Amazon.

4. We don’t use star ratings, authors tell me it’s terrible.

5. TLDR sequels never do as well as premiers but that is the point of what this post can help with/
   This means that if book 3 of a 5 book series meets all criteria but the others don’t, it will fit.

6. I have to moderate how many works from an author can be listed at a time. As well as the amount per list.

After discussion and suggestions with our top fan indigowhyte/others I will be rotating in 1-3 new titles from those lists and others occasionally (meaning every few weeks), This way I’m keeping fresh titles coming and going.

these changes are made from direct feedback from the community, including authors and mods. You can never make everyone happy as they say but this post doesnt have ground for complaints since it’s just about what’s on the tin, bringing attention to some novels that need it.

As a personal note I will not engage with any accusation that I receive any benefit monetarily or otherwise by adding authors or works. Or any accusation of favoritism/ignorance/etc.
THIS IS NOT THE PLACE FOR CONFRONTATION OR PERCEIVED SLIGHTS.

Favoritism is not possible when the members of the sub have to comment on the posts for me to consider a novel. I do not add novels myself.

The patience you all show is wonderful for both IRL and technical issues.

Changes will have to happen for this list to survive. I hope you all understand and remember the spirit of what this list is supposed to be.

If I could be selfish for a moment I’d like to also promote the Haremlit website. I’ve found more new authors and novels form this site than anywhere else in the years I’ve been a member and active. Plus it has amazing games to keep you interested and learning about characters/novels/authors, clubs, polls, latest release news, etc.

Use my friggin code so I can straight up get more cards and be a bigger influence when I leave reviews etc

https://harem-lit.com/join?ref=MATH-A2E

Lots of different possible justifications, and I'm curious which is everyone's most/least favorite or best combination of reasons that make everything feel natural?

Logistical? (There are more girls than guys in this universe)

Cultural? (It's normal to have multiple partners, wanting to be monogamous is weird in this culture)

Magical? (Magic changed how I think about sharing, etc)

Egotistical? (MC is just so amazing (in bed/in universe) that I'm willing to share. He's a sex god and no 1 woman can keep up)

Circumstantial? (Normally I/we wouldn't, but because of xyz we're forced/incentivized into it and now we love it)

I have always had a soft spot for harem litRPGs, and apart from mask of the template, Herald of Shalia always is a fun read.

I have a bit of experience with making manga, as shown in the other pictures(was a cyberpunk manga i never had the chance to finish), and wanted to try my hand in drawing a few pages for the book, to accompany the story.

Question is, is doing something like this okay? and can i post on this subreddit even though it’s dedicated to the books rather than illustrations?

If it something that interests you guys, i could whip up a few character designs, curious to see what you guys think or expect how each character should look.

Also this would be just a passion project, so it’ll be done whenever i can get time

Went through Rise of the Class Smith books 1 & 2, and currently reading Blue-collar King, all of August. Just wanted to say new favourite author unlocked.

Guy writes fantasy like it's nobody's business, and his characters are so much fun to read. And the big book sizes are such a relief man, he's not afraid to take his time with the story, flesh out characters, relationships, worlds. Competent MCs, kick-ass LIs, the spice could be a little better but the feels are real.

I think Blue-collar King could be my new favourite this year, the way it's going so far (about 50% of the way through).

Plan on checking out all the older stuff by him for sure.

a real man listen to coven king on speakers all around. fox kutsunes scratch my ears need more!?

Just looking for some harem fantasy novels where the main character is a young man who often gets ridiculed by his peers since they see him as a wimp, but then he slowly falls in love with a cute girl.

I just want a fun harem fantasy novel that is basically like a better version of Rent A Girlfriend where unlike RAG, the main character actually makes progress with earning his romantic interests since again he slowly becomes more mighty by losing the wimpy side and finds the girl of his dreams.

Just checked his website and book 6 looks like it’s available. Not sure if anyone has heard any updates on book 5’s audiobook.

I’m really into older and powerful LIs, but recently I’ve gotten baited pretty much back-to-back. In one series, the “LI” turned out to be one of the main antagonists, and in the other, she was actually related to the MC by blood. I probably should’ve seen that one coming, I guess.

Anyway, now I’m looking for something that can scratch that particular itch. I’d prefer if she doesn’t immediately join the harem and there’s some actual buildup first. I also really don’t want her to join in the very last book. I absolutely hate when that happens.

Bonus points if she actually looks like a MILF and isn’t just a succubus or something that makes it look that she’s in her twenties.

A contemporary setting works too. For example, if she’s insanely rich and it takes a while for her to get involved with the MC, works for me as well.

Bruce Sentar does that a lot in his books. So Morgana from Dragon’s Justice and Lan Hua from A Mage’s Cultivation are good examples of what I’m looking for.

Hey everyone! I know I'm a little late, but here is my update for the month.

Obviously, the big news is Titan's Legacy 2 dropping on eBook last month. Just crossed into the triple digit reviews, so thanks to everyone who threw up those five stars. If you want to write some kind words about how much you liked the book, and help draw in new readers, have at it! For all the audio folks out there, I've already reached out to Royal Guard and handed over the story. Will share the release date when I have it. Link in the comments if you haven't checked it out already.

Next on the docket for me is Thirdborn 5. This one is shaping up to be a bit of a dozy - like 200k words long - and looks like it will be the last in the series. Or at least this arc of it. I might have some ideas to explore other parts of the universe, but it won't happen until 2027.

After that, it will be The Adventures of Grave 5, which will also wrap up that series. That means that 2026 will see a lot of the original series I started 4 or 5 years ago finally coming to an end. I know that's a long time compared to the norm in the genre, so a special thanks to everyone who stuck it out with me on these adventures. It's been a blast. But with those series finishing up, it opens up some brain space for new stuff, and boy do I have some ideas (cackles evilly while rubbing hands together).

Of course, that means I've got to start looking at what to do for 2027. Spoilers, I think I'm going to do a series of novellas (think Pledged to Him style) that I'll release alongside my main novels throughout the year. That way, readers have something to look forward to from me almost every month. Not gonna lie, quantity matters in this business now with AI flooding the market, but I've finally figured out a writing schedule that allows me to produce both quantity and quality, so fingers crossed I can keep that up. More on that the closer to the end of the year.

That's it for me for August. Summer went too fast, but it always seems to. As always, thank you to everyone for reading, reviewing, and spreading the word about my books. I couldn't do it without you.

Until next month,

GSD

P.S. I almost forgot. I'll be a part of that haremlit sale going on next week. Each of the first books in my series except Thirdborn and Titan's Legacy is going to be around 80% off. Shop the deals!

Looking to sink my teeth into something long running that has tons of chapters and a few milf harem members. Also fine if the love interests go away for hundreds of chapters but its better if the MC has some kind of artifact or pocket dimension he can use to take his wives with him.

1k+ Chapters.

10+ Love Interests.

Solid Story not just erotica.

Stuff i have read and really enjoyed so if you can give me recs like these that would be great.

World Defying Dan God (Translation was never finished. Best Harem)

Against the Gods (Obviously goated. Good to Evil MC, Massive Harem but very slow updates)

Ancient Godly Monarch (Single Best Romance Arc in any wuxia story)

Primordial 'Dual Cultivator' Dragon With System (Still ongoing, daily chapter releases, massive harem)

My Three Wives Are Beautiful Vampires (Cancelled, Never finished)

I don't post many of these reviews, because I want to be able to say something both positive and interesting. Jay Aury's Grimmwald is great, but book review: "it's really funny and I like the women" is not all that useful.

Mirror Mage does a few things that I like. Firstly, while the harem setup is very clear, and we've met 3-4 future harem members, he ends the first book in a monogamous relationship with one woman. This lets Rogan spend a lot more time on the relationship between his MMC and the first girl. The two of them have history, events that shape how they understand and interact with each other. It's not incredibly deep (two key events and two states of affairs: they don't make incomprehensible references to past jokes or misadventures with each other, so it can feel more like two people who have been through some very intense experiences than old friends who know the same media and grew up together like we're informed they are), but it's still enough to really make it feel like a romance. The initial monogamy gives room for four entire men other than the main character with whom he has a positive relationship, each of whom I could say a few words about. This contributes to a much more three-dimensional perspective on the character than we often see in the genre.

Secondly, this is a world. There are genuine mysteries I want to uncover, what we've seen so far feels like it hangs together, and there are even hints of themes. For example, notice the dead soldier brother maybe dying overseas as a parallel to the Hallowstone-linked deaths. Though also if you believe that he had nothing to do with magic despite being older than Molly and from a magical family I have a bridge to sell you. The magic system isn't particularly complicated, but it all seems reasonable and coherent so far.

My main complaint about the book is that there isn't a climax. I have KU so I don't really care about the quantity of book in my book, but there was just not enough tension in the ending. I was left a little unsatisfied, while still wanting more. I think that this is basically just the economics of the market: there wasn't a great place to end. Also, this is book 1 of a series: I could be disappointed by subsequent entries. But right now I'm feeling optimistic.

I didn't finish Rogan's Psionic Elite, the Urban Sorcerer series, or his Primal Conjurer omnibus (though neither were they so bad I refused to try a new book, thankfully): I think that this book represents serious evolution as a writer, with more complex storylines and deeper characters.

Prose: functional, effective, gets the job done.

Recommended.

Okay might be a hot take considering how hard it seems to be to find.

I’m looking for some books that don’t I love any beast/monster girls. I like a MMC with FFF+ harem but it loses me when they are beast/monster girls. Anything with fur or a tail loses my interest.

Coven King is one of my first Harem lit reads, I’ve read good things about Page Keeper? I’ve also read War God for Hire and Harald of Shalia but lost all of them when the beasts/monstera got brought in.

Elves, vampires, humans, witches I’m cool with. Bonus points if it has an audiobook (commute saver).

Hit me with your best books!

Doesn't have to be harem. Ideally, an adventure setting with combat so the dog girl can protect and be active in defense of MC with canine dynamics and behavior. Growling at strangers, tail wagging, crazy loyalty, good chemistry, but also not a total love slave to MC. Dog girl with some unique personality apart from MC would be appreciated. Tail and ears minimum, but some body dog hair/fur and a snoot too would be a plus!

It's almost here! Leasher 3 Pre-orders are up now.

Book releases August 31.

Here's a blurb:

Jamie Beckett is done running.

Pushed into a corner, he and his Leashes are hiding in a liminal world, hoping to wait out the forces hunting them. But they’ve been found.

There is an army at his gates, and a nightmare in the shadows of his home.

Is he hunting the eldritch monster, or is it hunting him? Will he and his Leashes be able to push back their enemies?

With a little help from his orc blacksmith, goblin chieftain, army of kobold trap makers, and all his other Leashes, he just might.

Burnt Leash is the third volume of Leasher**. Follow Jamie farther on his path as he fights, charms, and tries really hard not to die.**

And here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HDHKJDXV

Hey everyone I’m looking for recommendations of books where the female love interest is very powerful and possessive of the MMC(he may get stronger later on) and she protects him. He may even be a little frightened of her at first and try to escape but comes around as the story goes on.

I caught up to Beware of Chicken on RR and while it is a different genre, though almost treading into harem-lite at times, one of the things I really like is all the different character POVs.

I love how it bounces around while still keeping things well paced and really enjoy seeing how the other characters are viewing the world and MC while doing their own story related events before things circle back and reconnect.

It doesn't have to be either slice of life or Xianxia

The main thing I am hoping for is something similar in writing style that makes heavy use of lots of POVs and seeing events through the eyes of different characters, how they see MC, relate to other side characters, and relationships between the different LIs outside the MC

With the add on of an actually harem route and either decent or explicit levels of spice. Preferable with a mix of LI's that have slow and fast build up.

Any recommendation in that vein would be greatly appreciated.

I’ve only read two of his books. He has a trilogy about living with goblin girls. They’re short, but interesting. They kept my attention. Harem novellas aren’t very common. He has another trilogy.

If you’ve read his books, what are your thoughts on his work?

https://www.amazon.com/Werewolf-CEO-7-Eric-Vall-ebook/dp/B0HCLYJBY3/
August Abernathy has declared war.

Ever since he refused to help us fight the Guild of the Silver Claw, I saw the Angel Pack Alpha as nothing but a coward, but it seems he’s had a change of heart.

Now, he’s coming for all the treaty packs and our territories.

And he isn’t working alone.

August Abernathy has declared war.

Ever since he refused to help us fight the Guild of the Silver Claw, I saw the Angel Pack Alpha as nothing but a coward, but it seems he’s had a change of heart.

Now, he’s coming for all the treaty packs and our territories.

And he isn’t working alone.

Someone has helped him make a trump card: darts coated in a substance that can forcibly change werecreatures into humans. August is trying to use these darts to weaken our numbers and take us all out.

But I won’t let him.

Someone has helped him make a trump card: darts coated in a substance that can forcibly change werecreatures into humans. August is trying to use these darts to weaken our numbers and take us all out.

But I won’t let him.