I often see people looking for no-romance books.
@aroaessidhe has a database for this, as well as a database for aro & ace books. Check out her pinned post for other interesting links.
cheers! also if it's easier to remember, you can find them at tinyurl.com/aspecbooks & tinyurl.com/norombooks (can't embed those links, but they work if you copy/type them)
THE GRIMROSE GIRLS / boarding school/fairytale fantasy / one of the 4 MCs is aroace
FUNERAL GIRL / paranormal contemporary / aro-coded ace MC
FIRE BECOMES HER / historical fantasy / demi-demi MC
THIS GOLDEN FLAME / ancient greek insp high fantasy / aroace MC
ELATSOE / contemporary fantasy/paranormal / aro-coded ace MC
THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN / contemporary dystopian thriller / aroace MC (canon in 2nd book)
NOT YOUR BACKUP (sidekick squad #3) / contemporary superhero sci-fi / aroace-spec questioning MC
NOT EVEN BONES / contemporary paranormal thriller / both MCs are probably aroace-spec, have qpr-like relationship (by book 3)
DEATHLESS DIVIDE / historical zombie fantasy / aroace MC (dual pov, she’s a side character in book 1)
*as a note, some of these only briefly explore aromanticism, and/or explore the ace part of the aroace character more. If you want more details on how much things are explored, see my database!
KAIKEYI / historical fantasy/retelling / aroace MC
MOONSHINE / 1920s-ish fantasy / major side character who has some POV is aro bi
THE LANGUAGE OF ROSES / fantasy novella / aro MC
AN ACCIDENT OF STARS / upper YA/adult portal fantasy / secondary MC is a polyam married aro woman
A DAY OF FALLEN NIGHT / high fantasy / apparently one of the MCs is aroace, haven’t read it yet!
CITY OF STRIFE/ISANDOR SERIES / high fantasy / last cast includes multiple aroaces, demiros & greyros
THE WOLF AMONG THE WILD HUNT / fantasy novella / centres a QPR between and aroace & enby
THE ORACLE STONE / NA high fantasy / one of the three MCs is aro pan
THE BRUISING OF QILWA / fantasy novella / MC is aroace
*as a note, some of these only briefly explore aromanticism, and/or explore the ace part of the aroace character more. If you want more details on how much things are explored, see my database!
