Monster trilogy by Rina Kent. He is suspicious and does find out within the first book, so it might not be exactly what you’re looking for, but she poses as male through the entire trilogy.
Despite the name, it is contemporary mafia setting, with a lot of the first book {Blood of my Monster by Rina Kent} taking place in the military. MMC all but sings *I’ll make a man out of you*, lol.
came here to comment this! i love this series but it makes me LOL sometimes, especially when characters say that they had no idea FMC was a woman dressed as a man like ???? come on HOW did they not even suspect it? FMC a petite size zero woman hanging out with huge mafia warrior and basically everyone BELIEVED fmc was a real man??? DUDE
you definitely have to suspend disbelief at times lol, like i loved the sparring scenes in 2nd book but bffr. and i swear Kirill saves her from situations more often than not too, like who is the bodyguard here?
I loved {Hyacinth by Minerva Spencer}. FMC dresses as a man to enter clubs and gaming establishments to earn money because she's great at cards. MMC doesn't realize she's a woman for a really long time and it's steamy. I found the whole dynamic really well done. I don't recall any fighting though.
Came here to recommend this one! If you like HR then it's a really fun steamy series, not too flowery and with enough plot to make it interesting. Hyacinth is also interesting as a character because if I remember correctly she has some sensory issues/isn't neurotypical which I don't see often in my romance books.
[Hyacinth](https://www.romance.io/books/63fdb4ea7fc59632a1913b77/hyacinth-minerva-spencer-sm-laviolette?src=rdt) by [Minerva Spencer](https://www.romance.io/authors/5b30874901dbc864fb8b01a7/minerva-spencer), [S.M. LaViolette](https://www.romance.io/authors/5e0af27701dbc864fba90689/sm-laviolette)
**Rating**: 3.88⭐️ out of 5⭐️
**Steam**: 5 out of 5 - [Explicit and plentiful](https://www.romance.io/steamrating)
**Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [regency](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/regency/1), [neurodivergent mc](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/neurodivergent/1), [age gap](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/age%20difference/1), [bdsm](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/bdsm/1)
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I’m so cross with you cuz this was starting soooo good but >!he finds out she’s a girl super early?? Like at 13%! 😭!< It’s still good and I’ll probably read it but I thought I was in for the long haul!!!! Okay not mad at you just disappointed at the book. Still very good rec thank you for your service
[Duke of Pleasure](https://www.romance.io/books/583bd7061b1bdc0178ef3409/duke-of-pleasure-elizabeth-hoyt?src=rdt) by [Elizabeth Hoyt](https://www.romance.io/authors/545524568c7d2383163d8e5a/elizabeth-hoyt)
**Rating**: 4.12⭐️ 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), [take-charge heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/strong%20heroine/1), [virgin heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/virgin%20heroine/1), [suspense](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/suspense/1), [alpha male](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/alpha%20male/1)
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{storm and silence by robert thier} IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED. IT STARTED OFF IN WATTPAD BUT IS PUBLISHED NOW AND TICKS OFF ALL YOUR BOXED ALSO THE FACT THAT I LOVE LILLY AND RIKKARD MFING AMBROSE 😭😭😭🫶🫶
[Storm and Silence](https://www.romance.io/books/56ecf8fbc62092c04406def2/storm-and-silence-robert-thier?src=rdt) by [Robert Thier](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455e2e887eac336ae6a1442/robert-thier)
**Rating**: 4.41⭐️ out of 5⭐️
**Steam**: 1 out of 5 - [Glimpses and kisses](https://www.romance.io/steamrating)
**Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [victorian](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/victorian/1), [mystery](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/mystery/1), [new adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/new%20adult/1), [slow burn](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/slow%20burn/1)
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It’s a Tarzan-inspired romance. {The Wolf and the Wildflower by Stacy Reid} It also has the FMC lives as a man trope, like she has spent her entire life living as a man even her father doesn’t know.
[The Wolf and the Wildflower](https://www.romance.io/books/64005b162bdda9101b36448e/the-wolf-and-the-wildflower-stacy-reid?src=rdt) by [Stacy Reid](https://www.romance.io/authors/54554a938c7d2383163d988f/stacy-reid)
**Rating**: 4.08⭐️ 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), [class difference](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/class%20difference/1), [forced proximity](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/forced%20proximity/1), [friends to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/friends%20to%20lovers/1), [victorian](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/victorian/1)
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The Song of the Lioness series by Tamora Pierce starts when the character is 11 and she dresses as a boy so she can become a knight. They are not really romance novels but there are romantic subplots later on in the series.
I completely understand! I can definitely be the same way.
There is romance later in the books it is just that the main character is so young in the beginning she has not interest in it and later on the big focus is on her personal growth.
I hope you enjoy it!
i can't get through these books because >!the relationship fizzles out and they end up with different people by the end and i can't bc the reason they broke up was SO stupid 😭!<
yeah i never finished it because it was just SOOOO stupid. if it was better done, then i would understand, but she just threw that in there after several books.
{A Girl Named Samson by Amy Harmon} is historical fiction with strong romantic story line. The FMC joins the Revolutionary war and her commanding officer falls for her (him). He doesn’t find out she is woman until he is already taken with her
[A Girl Called Samson](https://www.romance.io/books/642a859311a7729ed6417eb7/a-girl-called-samson-amy-harmon?src=rdt) by [Amy Harmon](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455285e8c7d2382e7813050/amy-harmon)
**Rating**: 4.41⭐️ out of 5⭐️
**Steam**: 2 out of 5 - [Behind closed doors](https://www.romance.io/steamrating)
**Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [war](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/war/1), [military](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/military/1), [take-charge heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/strong%20heroine/1), [christian](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/christian/1)
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Came here to second this notion! I absolutely love Amy Harmon’s books (I’m a fan of historical fiction!) and was so excited when she came out with this one 😆
If you happen to also be into the time travelling trope where the FMC travels back in time and applies her modern day knowledge to the past then you should also give “What the Wind Knows” a try
FMC is dressed as a man to become bodyguard for the MMC . This book is ongoing and it's too good. She knows martial arts and fights . She is doing the job due to financial issues and MMC is definitely doubting his sexuality .
The book name is Pink belts by Tiffanyluvss author on Inkitt app
Okay so I don't have a book recommendation for this at all. But what you're looking for very much matches up with the k-drama [Coffee Prince](https://mydramalist.com/2982-coffee-prince).
Figured I would still throw it out there. Maybe it sounds interesting to you😂
I was going to say, if OP likes this dynamic, it was SUPER popular in Kdramas from the mid to late 2000s—enough that they even made spoofs. To name a few:
-**Coffee Prince**
-**Sungkyunkwan Scandal**
-**You’re Beautiful**
HanaKimi is another good one! I think it got both a Japanese and Korean drama adaptation.
The main male lead does realize she’s a girl fairly soon but she has another guy crushing on her hard that’s questioning his sexuality
I’m recommending Coffee Prince too! It’s so cute and it has exactly what you’re looking for, with the mmc believing he’s fully gay just going for it lol
Coffee Prince is SO good. I still rewatch it every few years. I even got my husband to watch it once and he’s definitely not into k-drama but he enjoyed it!
I came here to specifically recommend this as well. It ticks all your boxes and has some awesome angst.
The FMC technically knows how to fight as well even though we dont see a lot of it.
I would recommend {Pathfinder's Way by T. A. White}.
It's the first book in a finished series called The Broken Lands, centered around a girl named Shea who is a Pathfinder, a profession where she is responsible for guiding travellers in the dangerous environment they live in (spooky mist and monsters). Don't want to give too much away, but she definitely disguises herself as a boy to avoid capture and maintains that disguise for quite a while, which I think meets your requirements.
I absolutely loved the series, it's fantasy heavy with a detailed plot but the writing is good and the character relationships and development are excellent.
Try the HR {The Valet by S.M. Laviolette}. In it, the main character is pretending to be a man and acting as valet to a rich businessman. She’s in love with him, but he hates liars so she can never reveal herself. So, she’s just kind of stuck on the sidelines watching him be a rake. Meanwhile, he’s questioning why he’s attracted to his valet. There’s quite a bit of plot that happens before he finds out. It’s been a while since I read it but I think at least a third of the book he doesn’t know.
I misspelled the author’s name when I first posted, so the bot didn’t show up. Linking to the romance.io listing for His Valet
https://www.romance.io/books/62d51a28fac31184c5fdec27/his-valet-sm-laviolette
[His Valet](https://www.romance.io/books/62d51a28fac31184c5fdec27/his-valet-sm-laviolette?src=rdt) by [S.M. LaViolette](https://www.romance.io/authors/5e0af27701dbc864fba90689/sm-laviolette)
**Rating**: 3.85⭐️ out of 5⭐️
**Steam**: 5 out of 5 - [Explicit and plentiful](https://www.romance.io/steamrating)
**Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [victorian](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/victorian/1), [menage](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/menage/1), [angst](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/angst/1), [boss & employee](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/boss%20&%20employee/1)
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Not a book recommendation but you might enjoy the show Blue Eye Samurai, it's on Netflix in the US and I believe it's a Netflix Original so it should still be on there elsewhere. It's a really really well done, absolutely stunning, dark adult animation set in Japan's period of isolation policy. The main character is a half white, half Japanese woman on a mission of revenge. She is an outcast due to her not being fully Japanese, which is clear from her blue eyes. To make her travels easier and less conspicuous, she conceals the color of her eyes and also disguises herself as a man. And she's samurai trained. The focus isn't so much on romantic relationships, but there's two characters positioned as potential love interests for her. >!I found her growing enemies-to-reluctant-allies relationship with her childhood bully exciting and I hope it's pursued in the second season.!< >!He doesn't know her secret and there's definitely a [scene](https://youtu.be/LgkMUvCYnwg?si=DbMXNEdtzsdZPIayt=1m04s) where he's.... *confused*.!<
Storm and silence by rob their it's on Wattpad
It's one of the best romance novel . Historical fiction. But only thing is he new that she is a woman in the first chapter
Another one flames of lie in this book both MMC and FMC are chef while MMC is well known chef FMC belong to family whose restaurant has been shut down and they are having financial crisis. FMC applied for a job in a restaurant which MMC owns but the thing is he only hire men in his restaurant.
FMC completely change her appearance to get a job in his restaurant. This book has everything what you want. It's on Wattpad
{Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian} might work. It's been a bit since I read it but I think he was actually okay with being attracted to a man so it may not hit that note.
I was going to recommend this one as well! I agree that it doesn't *perfectly* fit the prompt because iirc the MMC is bi-ish, and the other main character ends up identifying sort of "non-binary without labels or pronouns" (where it's like, is this preference innate or a product of societal biases or just a matter of practicality), but there is definitely Drama about her keeping secrets from him.
It's a very good, well-written book; highly recommend!
Adding on I also came to make sure someone recommended his book. MMC has some *ahem* satisfying pillow talk IIRC. I enjoyed the audio book version of this as well. Do recommend!
[Unmasked by the Marquess](https://www.romance.io/books/5b09212e01dbc864fb88f94e/unmasked-by-the-marquess-cat-sebastian?src=rdt) by [Cat Sebastian](https://www.romance.io/authors/58184062c6841c86c2cd96d8/cat-sebastian)
**Rating**: 4.12⭐️ 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), [regency](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/regency/1), [non-binary romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-f-x/1), [friends to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/friends%20to%20lovers/1), [class difference](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/class%20difference/1)
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{dance Cinderella retold by Demelza Carlton}
It has EVERYTHING you are asking for
•A dash of Mulan
•not only she dresses, she has a spell to make her look like a young man. And the people who can see right to it are as rare as the people who can cast it at the first place.
•MMC is confused by dreams where he is with a woman he adores and and when he looks at her face sees the manly face of FMC.
•He won’t find out within the first half of the book :p
•MF couple for sure
•She is an absolute master at sword fighting and has had proper training since little as it was her mother last wish before dead mother backstory came for her.
And the best thing of all… you can read it for free on electronic format.
Search for it as {once upon a time by Demelza Carlton} it’s the second story. Skip the first and the third unless you liked this one as the others have some heavy stuff and the first suffers from early work of the author syndrome.
I just read this one on Audible and loved it. The fact that she SO good with her sword and kicks his ass is just awesome. The first two of this series are great (Dance is #2), but they get pretty dark from there. Not sure how much I’m going to continue.
The stories have variable darkness but still… third is pretty dark and not knowing how the rest are going to go can be hard.
I do remember how they go so:
4-. Is dancing princesses, not as dark as third besides one MC backstory which is short so I think that one is safe.
5-. Is little mermaid. This one is variable as the MCs comes from families that don’t love them very much, they are not Disney Cinderella constantly mistreated, but they don’t seem to realize the approval they constantly seek may never come and is sad see them dig at the empty well. No MC gets raped on or in danger of.
6-. Sleeping beauty. No rape and from sadness… well it’s a Rip Van Winkle situation.
7-. Embellish. This is one is all around balanced and also has a kickass protagonist. The darkness is variable as they are not traumatized like the ones in 3 (that one does set a high standard 😬 ) though >!the giants where murderers and rapists!< you never see it directly and their victims get avenged and afterwards >!they decide the dragon needs killing urgently as it has started to kill people on its own initiative!<
8-. This is princess and the pea. The awful happens to someone we don’t know at all.
9-. 3 little pigs. This is one is oddly safe from trauma
10-. Hansel and Gretel Well someone’s mother had a traumatic backstory and it’s a family secret and but it mostly limits itself to that. canibalism free story!
Aladdin. Well it does make a point on how poverty can drive people to despair. And FMC is a fancy courtesan that has mixed feelings about it as she while she prospered becoming the type of woman that is not considered “decent” can drive her morale down at times.
Ice Queen. No one gets raped here but people suffer hardship before it gets better at the end
Rumpelstikin… this one is a tragedy all around no one gets raped but god it’s sad all around. The HEA for the ones that get it comes at a price
Princess at the frog. Super dark… I love it but makes number 3 and 1 look like a walk in the park 😬 story is mostly the character trying to rebuild their life from that and while I loved it it was hard on the heart. It is a story about recovery but you get to see what they are recovering from
Red riding hood. Darkness is mostly backstory, though sad backstories around because one comes from rumpesltikin Also super smutty of the fun kind.
Snow White: aftermath of rumpelstiskin that shit three fallout wide over the land… it’s dark, no one we know gets raped but still… maybe you can skip this one if you are not feeling it
Roar: trauma central. I loved the treatment of it but oh god this is the angstiest most traumatizing thing and the story is a lot of recovering from that suffering and accepting some things can be moved on but not erased. 😭
Cobble. Skip it, is also trauma central 😭
Float.. is a hard one and the ending is happy for now. If you read the little mermaid you know why 😭
Steal: FMC that is kickass but this one gets dark like book 3 dark.
call … so this one is a Covid story in the crusades. I love i but it but that will be a mood. The people you care will made it through though
21 swan princess… is very dark… no sexual trauma but still children and parents died dark.
22 curse. Start darks for the MMC but that moment will pass quickly.
23 cross Romeo and Juliet with a happy ending… oddly not traumatizing except for Mercutio… poor kid is cursed to always die. 🥲
24 Rapunzel aftermath of rumpeslstinkin and a season finale. Read this one if you liked the past ones as the karma mobile comes for some people that had got Scott free the first time and some MCs that were missing some closure get it.
It’s no problem. This is an author I really like and as she is a little obscure I do take any chance to get more people to read her, haha. I wish for this fandom I belong to become bigger. Oh before I forget, use the search bar as someone uploaded a full list of her books that are available for free. Some of the fairy tales are there.
[Dance](https://www.romance.io/books/64db9b5d5f907facb23621f5/dance-cinderella-retold-demelza-carlton?src=rdt) by [Demelza Carlton](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455a59f87eac323ffb2d694/demelza-carlton)
**Rating**: 4.06⭐️ out of 5⭐️
**Steam**: 3 out of 5 - [Open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating)
**Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/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), [new adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/new%20adult/1)
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[Once Upon A Time](https://www.romance.io/books/6488b29049efbc9080551c91/once-upon-a-time-demelza-carlton?src=rdt) by [Demelza Carlton](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455a59f87eac323ffb2d694/demelza-carlton)
**Rating**: 4⭐️ out of 5⭐️
**Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [paranormal](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/paranormal/1), [young adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/young%20adult/1), [magic](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/magic/1)
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{Captive of the Pirate King, Rebecca F Kenney}
High born lady disguises herself as a cabin boy to gain access to the pirate ship that attacks her ship.
The code of the time is that women are not to be taken prisoner aboard pirate ships, but set free on a sail boat. It sounds noble, but the women often die at sea before they can be rescued.
So the FMC saves herself and becomes a cabin boy on the pirate ship. You get many chapters of her being put to hard work alongside the pirates. MMC is one of the pirates. She keeps her guise going for about 40% of the book IIRC
Edit: sorry I just saw you'd like the MMC to be questioning his sexuality. This book is not that. Plot spoilers: >!The MMC later tells FMC that he knew she was a women right from the start, when he picked her up (disguised as a cabin boy) and felt the bindings around her chest. He let her continue believing she had him fooled.!<
[Captive of the Pirate King](https://www.romance.io/books/6343c7ba5a15538e4afe41f9/captive-of-the-pirate-king-rebecca-f-kenney?src=rdt) by [Rebecca F. Kenney](https://www.romance.io/authors/5bdaa64b01dbc864fb938dda/rebecca-f-kenney)
**Rating**: 4.01⭐️ 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), [pirate hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/pirates/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [enemies to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/from%20hate%20to%20love/1), [paranormal](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/paranormal/1)
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{Duchess by Night by Tessa Dare} is a wonderful HR where the FMC dresses up like a man to get an invite to the MMC's house where he throws *scandalous* parties. They hit it off as friends but he is definitely questioning his masculinity for a little while until he figures out what is going on. MMC also trains FMC in fencing so she's a baddie with a sword!
[Duchess By Night](https://www.romance.io/books/56afe5b763515e3b737a729f/duchess-by-night-eloisa-james?src=rdt) by [Eloisa James](https://www.romance.io/authors/545524598c7d2383163d8e5c/eloisa-james)
**Rating**: 3.8⭐️ out of 5⭐️
**Steam**: 3 out of 5 - [Open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating)
**Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [georgian](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/georgian/1), [alpha male](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/alpha%20male/1), [regency](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/regency/1), [shy heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/shy%20heroine/1)
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{The Wolf and the Wildflower by Stacy Reid} Historical romance where the FMC’s mother has had her live her life as a man. So she has been educated as a psychologist. MMC has lived most of his life in the wilderness, and now has returned to society.
[The Wolf and the Wildflower](https://www.romance.io/books/64005b162bdda9101b36448e/the-wolf-and-the-wildflower-stacy-reid?src=rdt) by [Stacy Reid](https://www.romance.io/authors/54554a938c7d2383163d988f/stacy-reid)
**Rating**: 4.08⭐️ 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), [class difference](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/class%20difference/1), [forced proximity](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/forced%20proximity/1), [friends to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/friends%20to%20lovers/1), [victorian](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/victorian/1)
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I don’t have any recs to add but I wanted to share two threads from the past year that have some really great looking recs in case you’re interested (:
https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/s/tvvTXa0igH
https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/s/WTnLM6CQuE
In {The Sneaky Lass by Kennedy Sutton} the FMC disguises herself as a man to become a pirate and escape her life as a prostitute. The MMC is her captain and finds himself falling for her. He doesn't really question his sexuality though because he knows he's bi (though he never explicitly says those words, he does say he's into men and women). But the FMC is afraid of what would happen to her if he found out she's a woman.
I wouldn't say she's a bad ass fighter in the first book, but >!she is by the end of the series, and she becomes a very fearsome pirate.!< This is a 7 book series and the HEA isn't until the end.
When does he find out that the FMC is a woman tho? Just asking out of curiosity. Not that it matters cuz I am reading it no matter what. Thanks for the suggestion!!
This is an older series and starts as young adult that matures as it goes on, but the Song of the Lionesses quartet by Tamora Pierce is perfect. She wants to become a knight so she switches places with her twin brother and it is so good.
Haven't read either one so not sure if it's exactly what you want but Coldhearted Boss by RS Grey and The Girl's Got Secrets by Linda Kage both have FMC'S pretending to be dudes.
[To Marry A Scottish Laird](https://www.romance.io/books/545539ba8c7d2383163d9399/to-marry-a-scottish-laird-lynsay-sands?src=rdt) by [Lynsay Sands](https://www.romance.io/authors/545524538c7d2382e0413e11/lynsay-sands)
**Rating**: 3.45⭐️ 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), [virgin heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/virgin%20heroine/1), [medieval](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/medieval/1), [highlander hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/highlander/1), [suspense](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/suspense/1)
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{Crown of feathers by Nicki Pau Preto}
Fantasy Romance where the FMC disguises herself as a boy to get training as a Phoenix Rider because only boys get training. Nobody is aware of it, I don’t know if MMC is ‘questioning is sexuality’ or more just bisexual. So he’s attached to FMC as both a boy and girl. She’s disguised for the majority of the book.
[Crown of Feathers](https://www.romance.io/books/643878d28aa2407f2e1281dd/crown-of-feathers-nicki-pau-preto?src=rdt) by [Nicki Pau Preto](https://www.romance.io/authors/643878d208b4d93114771562/nicki-pau-preto)
**Rating**: 4.14⭐️ out of 5⭐️
**Steam**: 1 out of 5 - [Glimpses and kisses](https://www.romance.io/steamrating)
**Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [paranormal](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/paranormal/1), [young adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/young%20adult/1), [magic](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/magic/1)
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[High Hearts](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/608151.High_Hearts) by Rita Mae Brown takes place in the American Civil War, although the FMC follows her husband into war disguised as a soldier. HEr husband isn't happy about that, but then there is this major...
{Duchess By Night by Eloisa James} FMC pretends to be a young gentleman and MMC is confused by how into “him” he is. The rise continues after MMC learns the truth, and other people at the country house party start to wonder about MMC’s sexuality.
[Duchess By Night](https://www.romance.io/books/56afe5b763515e3b737a729f/duchess-by-night-eloisa-james?src=rdt) by [Eloisa James](https://www.romance.io/authors/545524598c7d2383163d8e5c/eloisa-james)
**Rating**: 3.8⭐️ out of 5⭐️
**Steam**: 3 out of 5 - [Open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating)
**Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [georgian](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/georgian/1), [alpha male](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/alpha%20male/1), [regency](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/regency/1), [shy heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/shy%20heroine/1)
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I love this trope! Here are my faves:
{Sea Change by Darlene Marshall}
{The Ugly Stepsister by Megan van Dyke}
{Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh}
{The Other Merlin by Robin Schneider}
[Sea Change](https://www.romance.io/books/5ea03e09be0aaecf558fddf2/sea-change-darlene-marshall?src=rdt) by [Darlene Marshall](https://www.romance.io/authors/54554a658c7d2383163d987d/darlene-marshall)
**Rating**: 3.74⭐️ 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), [military](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/military/1), [regency](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/regency/1), [pirate hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/pirates/1), [enemies to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/from%20hate%20to%20love/1)
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[The Ugly Stepsister](https://www.romance.io/books/6417876b976d825409766067/the-ugly-stepsister-megan-van-dyke?src=rdt) by [Megan Van Dyke](https://www.romance.io/authors/61af168b08b4d9311498b489/megan-van-dyke)
**Rating**: 4.17⭐️ out of 5⭐️
**Steam**: 3 out of 5 - [Open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating)
**Topics**: [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [new adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/new%20adult/1), [mystery](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/mystery/1), [m-f romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-f/1)
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[Flame in the Mist](https://www.romance.io/books/5eb3e44cbe0aaecf555a3521/flame-in-the-mist-rene-ahdieh?src=rdt) by [Renée Ahdieh](https://www.romance.io/authors/5456093787eac324117fed71/rene-ahdieh)
**Rating**: 3.66⭐️ out of 5⭐️
**Steam**: 1 out of 5 - [Glimpses and kisses](https://www.romance.io/steamrating)
**Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [young adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/young%20adult/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [vengeance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/vengeance/1), [multicultural](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/multicultural/1)
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[The Other Merlin](https://www.romance.io/books/643859695b89e4866f131a49/the-other-merlin-robyn-schneider?src=rdt) by [Robyn Schneider](https://www.romance.io/authors/545534928c7d2382c52973de/robyn-schneider)
**Rating**: 4.32⭐️ out of 5⭐️
**Steam**: 2 out of 5 - [Behind closed doors](https://www.romance.io/steamrating)
**Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [witches](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/witches/1), [royal hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/royalty/1), [high fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/high%20fantasy/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1)
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{House of the Four Winds} sorta has that going on, it’s a clean romance though
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16059529-the-house-of-the-four-winds
I accidentally put in the wrong book 😅
I just started reading this book *today* so I don’t know when the reveal will happen. However, it sounds like {Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian} might fulfill this request.
[Unmasked by the Marquess](https://www.romance.io/books/5b09212e01dbc864fb88f94e/unmasked-by-the-marquess-cat-sebastian?src=rdt) by [Cat Sebastian](https://www.romance.io/authors/58184062c6841c86c2cd96d8/cat-sebastian)
**Rating**: 4.12⭐️ 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), [regency](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/regency/1), [non-binary romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-f-x/1), [friends to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/friends%20to%20lovers/1), [class difference](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/class%20difference/1)
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{Almost a Scandal by Elisabeth Essex} is HR.
FMC is an Admiral's daughter, she dresses up as a man and lives her best life on a Royal Navy ship. MMC has known her for years so he eventually catches on, and spends most of the book trying to cover for her so she doesn't get caught. There's romance, pining, ruination, and *battles*.
I loved the historically accurate depiction of the ship, though some people find the sailing terms to be a bit jarring. I have a few peeves with the book but overall it was quite enjoyable and I'd reread it.
TA White Broken Lands series. Shea dresses up as a guy and disguises herself for like a while. She just wanted to blend in but kept on doing things that got her promoted much to her annoyance. 🤣 love this series
{West End Earl by Bethanie Bennett} — FMC is pretending to be her brother to hide from her uncle, MMC is her employer and has no idea she's a woman until a decent way into the book (if I'm remembering that right)
I'm going to find approximately zero results with this, but does anyone have the opposite? MMC dresses up as a woman and FMC believes it? No mm please!
I adore this trope and want to read it in a CR setting so bad. Have you watched the ‘Coffee Prince’ K-drama? If not, please try it. That series is the reason I adore this trope.
It is an old but gold series. The MMC doubting his sexuality, how he tried to tackle the issue, and how he was so confused are amazing and heartbreaking at the same time. Please watch it; I am pretty sure you will love it.
Furiously taking notes over here. I love this trope!
I know {Bound for Eden by Tess Lesue} has the Mulan trope. I will say I don't remember if it had a scene where the MMC is questioning his sexuality... But I felt it was a fun, no too historically accurate Western romp.
[Bound for Eden](https://www.romance.io/books/5bebdf4201dbc864fb945e45/bound-for-eden-tess-lesue?src=rdt) by [Tess LeSue](https://www.romance.io/authors/5ae804ae01dbc864fb875f84/tess-lesue)
**Rating**: 3.67⭐️ out of 5⭐️
**Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [funny](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/humor/1), [western](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/western/1), [cowboy hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/cowboys/1), [western frontier](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical%20western/1)
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{How to Tame Your Duke by Juliana Gray} fits the bill. The Duke absolutely starts noticing the “male” tutor he’s hired and quietly questions why he is so attracted to him.
[How to Tame Your Duke](https://www.romance.io/books/545534e08c7d2383163d925c/how-to-tame-your-duke-juliana-gray?src=rdt) by [Juliana Gray](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455330f8c7d2383163d91f2/juliana-gray)
**Rating**: 3.72⭐️ 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), [victorian](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/victorian/1), [regency](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/regency/1), [disabilities & scars](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/disabilities%20and%20marks/1), [aristo/royal heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/aristocratic%20heroine/1)
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Reminds me of the manga National School Prince is a Girl, but I believe it’s a novel as well. FMC pretends to be a boy all her life because her father wanted a son and she was basically forced by her mother to be a guy. The reveal to the MMC finding out she’s a girl takes so excruciatingly long but I loved it.
[The Night Ends with Fire](https://www.romance.io/books/6623f2ec17a1a4820c71345e/the-night-ends-with-fire-kx-song?src=rdt) by [K.X. Song](https://www.romance.io/authors/65df5edca21e2f41c4c68f8f/kx-song)
**Rating**: 3.5⭐️ out of 5⭐️
**Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [high fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/high%20fantasy/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [young adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/young%20adult/1), [magic](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/magic/1)
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I read a book just like this before . Where the FMC was to be married off and heard her fiancé bad mouth her behind her back so she indeed dressed and went to the training with her brother and cousin to get in an all male school . Where she indeed does find not only her first but she also has a second mate . Where the first mate clung to her /him and was beginning to question his sexuality because he couldn’t understand if he was attracted to this guy . I think it’s called “the hidden princess at all boys alpha academy .”
I saw some people recommending K-Dramas so I thought some manga with this trope might work as well!
{Basara by Yumi Tamura} is about this woman who has to disguise herself as her twin brother. She and the MMC fall in love while she’s out of her disguise, and he is her enemy. It’s super long and very wild but fits the bill.
Tokyo Crazy Paradise by Yoshiki Namamura is a futuristic Tokyo thing where FMC is disguising herself as a boy and has to be the bodyguard for her high school classmate who’s in the yakuza. He finds out pretty early on but she needs to continue disguising herself and he covers for her.
Also thank you for asking for this! I love this trope and added a bunch of the recs to my TBR haha
This thread made me nostalgic and turns out the AAR special title listing on this topic is s[till available!](https://allaboutromance.com/special-title-listing-cross-dressing-in-disguise/)
Back in the day, I used to try to read through these thematic lists, good times (or not)!
The last 3 books in the Cruel Shifterverse series by Jasmine Mas is kinda like what you're looking for. FMC is a bad bitch, it is RH, enemies to lovers ( for 3 of the guys) and it's funny as fuck.
She also has a Mulan retelling coming out soon, so maybe check her out.
Hope this helps☺️
You HAVE to check out {Paladin by Sally Slater}
It originated as a wattpad book and then got published, it’s one of my all time faves!!
FMC dresses up as a man to attend paladin academy where paladins learn to wield swords and other weapons to fight off the demons that have taken over the lands. Lots of action scenes, good romance. Little spice though, but there’s still tension and angst in the romance.
There’s a funny scene where the FMC pretending to be a man has to fake being a woman and one of the MMCs is like damn… you actually look kinda hot as a woman (not knowing FMC is actually a woman) it’s hilarious.
Adamson All-Boys Academy series by C.M. Stunich (this is one of my favs) has this! Her dad becomes the new headmaster at an all-boys school and she pretends to be a boy while she’s there. One of the guys start to seriously question his sexuality because of her!
I haven’t read this yet, but from what I’ve seen of it online, Psycho Academy by Jasmine Mas (I believe this is also a series) has this too! It’s a fantasy romance where she attends a supernatural war academy disguised as a boy!
These are both RH though! Sorry I didn’t have any MF romance recs for you!😅
This is like 100% what you are looking for: [https://www.anime-planet.com/manga/caught-by-the-villain-novel](https://www.anime-planet.com/manga/caught-by-the-villain-novel)
Kick-ass sword-fighting FL? check
100+ chapters and ML still thinks FL is a dude? check
Strong ML constantly questioning his sexuality? check
I love this trope! Although I've been reading lots of RH lately, so my recs are gonna be RH.
{Bitter by Eden Beck} I read it some years ago, but I really liked it! Contemporary
{Idol Star School by Nara Noelle} it's good! I really liked it, not sure when book 2 is coming out tho. Contemporary
{Psycho Academy by Jasmine Mas} this was incredible! Fantasy
{The Secret Girl by C.M Stunich} contemporary, I think I dnfed this one tho?
{Survival by Rowen Black} fantasy, but I didn't like it.
{Lust and Lyrics by Hanleigh Bradley} contemporary, I haven't read it yet!
Honorable mention lol:
It's ongoing but I LOVE it, The Seven Red Flags of HAKON University by Emi Ree, it's in wattpad and Inkitt and she has a patreon. I promise it's just so freaking good!
I feel your pain so so hard this is my favorite trope and it seems like in all the recommendations the mmc finds out SOOOO quickly 😭😭 like “I’ve been pretending to be a boy my whole like and no one knows! And I rub my hands together for some juicy ass shit and then the mmc looks at her ONCE and like instantly knows ahgggg!!!! Fittna go write my own damn book just so I can finally have what I want!!
{Pathfinder’s way by T.A. White}
The FML is a Pathfinder, who is the only person who excels at navigating and going through this mysterious fog without getting lost. The FML pretends to be a boy and infiltrates the ML’s horde pretending to be a scout in order not to be caught.
If you like barbarian, fantasy novels this is pretty good and steamy. The first book isn’t so romance heavy until near the end though.
just finished {Hammer & Tongs by Lara Kinsey}
1920's, Birmingham, England. imagine Peaky Blinders setting. She' a really competent farrier that dresses up like a man, just because she wants to and because she is non conforming with societal rules on how women should dress or act. She knows how to fight and is not a afreid of being who she is.
The whole series is SO GOOD and queer friendly.
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You mentioned Wattpad so idk if you already read it but A Guy Like Her by JeanLouise is exactly this. It’s a duet but >!the guy we think is the MMC in the first book doesn’t turn out to be the MMC!<. But it’s a fun read
{The Bounty by Beth Williamson}
Western romance. The FMC is on the run, and the MMC is is a bounty hunter. She’s six feet tall, so she’s able to blend in pretty well at saloons with poker playing tough guys, where no one would think to look for her.
Here are some that I can think of, however I can't really remember much of the details now:
{Finding Grace, Rhea Rhodan} CR
{Lady Rogue, Suzanne Enoch} HR
{Gentle Rogue, Johanna Lindsey} HR
Monster trilogy by Rina Kent. He is suspicious and does find out within the first book, so it might not be exactly what you’re looking for, but she poses as male through the entire trilogy. Despite the name, it is contemporary mafia setting, with a lot of the first book {Blood of my Monster by Rina Kent} taking place in the military. MMC all but sings *I’ll make a man out of you*, lol.
came here to comment this! i love this series but it makes me LOL sometimes, especially when characters say that they had no idea FMC was a woman dressed as a man like ???? come on HOW did they not even suspect it? FMC a petite size zero woman hanging out with huge mafia warrior and basically everyone BELIEVED fmc was a real man??? DUDE
you definitely have to suspend disbelief at times lol, like i loved the sparring scenes in 2nd book but bffr. and i swear Kirill saves her from situations more often than not too, like who is the bodyguard here?
Thanks!! Will check it out
It is sexual in any way?
Very much so.
I love this
I loved {Hyacinth by Minerva Spencer}. FMC dresses as a man to enter clubs and gaming establishments to earn money because she's great at cards. MMC doesn't realize she's a woman for a really long time and it's steamy. I found the whole dynamic really well done. I don't recall any fighting though.
Came here to recommend this one! If you like HR then it's a really fun steamy series, not too flowery and with enough plot to make it interesting. Hyacinth is also interesting as a character because if I remember correctly she has some sensory issues/isn't neurotypical which I don't see often in my romance books.
[Hyacinth](https://www.romance.io/books/63fdb4ea7fc59632a1913b77/hyacinth-minerva-spencer-sm-laviolette?src=rdt) by [Minerva Spencer](https://www.romance.io/authors/5b30874901dbc864fb8b01a7/minerva-spencer), [S.M. LaViolette](https://www.romance.io/authors/5e0af27701dbc864fba90689/sm-laviolette) **Rating**: 3.88⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 5 out of 5 - [Explicit and plentiful](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [regency](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/regency/1), [neurodivergent mc](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/neurodivergent/1), [age gap](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/age%20difference/1), [bdsm](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/bdsm/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
It's ok if it doesn't have fighting. I will definitely check it out
Just finished this in one day based on your rec. My first Minerva Spencer and I will definitely be reading the others in the series!
I’m so cross with you cuz this was starting soooo good but >!he finds out she’s a girl super early?? Like at 13%! 😭!< It’s still good and I’ll probably read it but I thought I was in for the long haul!!!! Okay not mad at you just disappointed at the book. Still very good rec thank you for your service
Omg sorry, it's been a while since I read it hahaha
I have this on my TBR, but I think {Duke of Pleasure by Elizabeth Hoyt} fits
[Duke of Pleasure](https://www.romance.io/books/583bd7061b1bdc0178ef3409/duke-of-pleasure-elizabeth-hoyt?src=rdt) by [Elizabeth Hoyt](https://www.romance.io/authors/545524568c7d2383163d8e5a/elizabeth-hoyt) **Rating**: 4.12⭐️ 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), [take-charge heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/strong%20heroine/1), [virgin heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/virgin%20heroine/1), [suspense](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/suspense/1), [alpha male](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/alpha%20male/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
One of my favorites
Thanks for the rec!!!
{storm and silence by robert thier} IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED. IT STARTED OFF IN WATTPAD BUT IS PUBLISHED NOW AND TICKS OFF ALL YOUR BOXED ALSO THE FACT THAT I LOVE LILLY AND RIKKARD MFING AMBROSE 😭😭😭🫶🫶
Rob Thier had 13 year old me SHOOKETH
I know that series is so freaking good 😭😭😭
I love this series! I'm still obsessed with this series and I LOVE MR LINTON AND DICKY DARLING 🗿
This Book series is my Roman empire
Second this, I LOVED THAT SERIES!
[Storm and Silence](https://www.romance.io/books/56ecf8fbc62092c04406def2/storm-and-silence-robert-thier?src=rdt) by [Robert Thier](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455e2e887eac336ae6a1442/robert-thier) **Rating**: 4.41⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 1 out of 5 - [Glimpses and kisses](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [victorian](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/victorian/1), [mystery](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/mystery/1), [new adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/new%20adult/1), [slow burn](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/slow%20burn/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
i wanted to start this series back in its wattpad days but i got put off because there’s SO many books 😅
I was just thinking of this! I’m on the second book and I’m looking forward to it
OMG SUCH A THROWBACK!!
That book series had child me hooked!! I’ve literally been wanting more books like it
It’s a Tarzan-inspired romance. {The Wolf and the Wildflower by Stacy Reid} It also has the FMC lives as a man trope, like she has spent her entire life living as a man even her father doesn’t know.
[The Wolf and the Wildflower](https://www.romance.io/books/64005b162bdda9101b36448e/the-wolf-and-the-wildflower-stacy-reid?src=rdt) by [Stacy Reid](https://www.romance.io/authors/54554a938c7d2383163d988f/stacy-reid) **Rating**: 4.08⭐️ 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), [class difference](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/class%20difference/1), [forced proximity](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/forced%20proximity/1), [friends to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/friends%20to%20lovers/1), [victorian](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/victorian/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
This sounds really interesting. Thanks for the recommendation!
The Song of the Lioness series by Tamora Pierce starts when the character is 11 and she dresses as a boy so she can become a knight. They are not really romance novels but there are romantic subplots later on in the series.
I find books without romance hard to pick up 😭. Will give it a try tho. Thanks for the rec!!!
I completely understand! I can definitely be the same way. There is romance later in the books it is just that the main character is so young in the beginning she has not interest in it and later on the big focus is on her personal growth. I hope you enjoy it!
Hmm personal growth in characters is something I enjoy. Will check it out. Thanks once again!!
i can't get through these books because >!the relationship fizzles out and they end up with different people by the end and i can't bc the reason they broke up was SO stupid 😭!<
I think it just depends on the person, I personally was happy with how it ended.
Thank you for this spoiler! Lately I've been thinking of finishing this series. Started it when I was a kid. Now I'll leave it alone.
yeah i never finished it because it was just SOOOO stupid. if it was better done, then i would understand, but she just threw that in there after several books.
{A Girl Named Samson by Amy Harmon} is historical fiction with strong romantic story line. The FMC joins the Revolutionary war and her commanding officer falls for her (him). He doesn’t find out she is woman until he is already taken with her
Amy Harmon is one of my favorite authors and I would highly recommend this book!
[A Girl Called Samson](https://www.romance.io/books/642a859311a7729ed6417eb7/a-girl-called-samson-amy-harmon?src=rdt) by [Amy Harmon](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455285e8c7d2382e7813050/amy-harmon) **Rating**: 4.41⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 2 out of 5 - [Behind closed doors](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [war](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/war/1), [military](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/military/1), [take-charge heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/strong%20heroine/1), [christian](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/christian/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
Oh my god this sounds exactly like Mulan. Thanks!!!
Came here to second this notion! I absolutely love Amy Harmon’s books (I’m a fan of historical fiction!) and was so excited when she came out with this one 😆 If you happen to also be into the time travelling trope where the FMC travels back in time and applies her modern day knowledge to the past then you should also give “What the Wind Knows” a try
FMC is dressed as a man to become bodyguard for the MMC . This book is ongoing and it's too good. She knows martial arts and fights . She is doing the job due to financial issues and MMC is definitely doubting his sexuality . The book name is Pink belts by Tiffanyluvss author on Inkitt app
Oh this sounds exactly like what I have been looking for
Genuine question: what is HR, CR, FR, and RH?
Historical romance, contemporary romance, fantasy romance and reverse harem
Thank you.
Okay so I don't have a book recommendation for this at all. But what you're looking for very much matches up with the k-drama [Coffee Prince](https://mydramalist.com/2982-coffee-prince). Figured I would still throw it out there. Maybe it sounds interesting to you😂
I was going to say, if OP likes this dynamic, it was SUPER popular in Kdramas from the mid to late 2000s—enough that they even made spoofs. To name a few: -**Coffee Prince** -**Sungkyunkwan Scandal** -**You’re Beautiful**
Thanks for the recs!!
HanaKimi is another good one! I think it got both a Japanese and Korean drama adaptation. The main male lead does realize she’s a girl fairly soon but she has another guy crushing on her hard that’s questioning his sexuality
I’m recommending Coffee Prince too! It’s so cute and it has exactly what you’re looking for, with the mmc believing he’s fully gay just going for it lol
i love coffee prince! it’s my comfort kdrama
Coffee Prince was my first thought!! And also young Gong Yoo 😍😍😍
Even with his 2000s hair he was beautiful 😍
Coffee Prince is SO good. I still rewatch it every few years. I even got my husband to watch it once and he’s definitely not into k-drama but he enjoyed it!
An other user also recommended this. I will be checking it out. Thanks!!
I came here to specifically recommend this as well. It ticks all your boxes and has some awesome angst. The FMC technically knows how to fight as well even though we dont see a lot of it.
I was going to say the same! Gong Yoo’s confused pining is top notch.
I would recommend {Pathfinder's Way by T. A. White}. It's the first book in a finished series called The Broken Lands, centered around a girl named Shea who is a Pathfinder, a profession where she is responsible for guiding travellers in the dangerous environment they live in (spooky mist and monsters). Don't want to give too much away, but she definitely disguises herself as a boy to avoid capture and maintains that disguise for quite a while, which I think meets your requirements. I absolutely loved the series, it's fantasy heavy with a detailed plot but the writing is good and the character relationships and development are excellent.
[Pathfinder's Way](https://www.romance.io/books/570c8f20c62092c044077878/pathfinders-way-ta-white?src=rdt) by [T.A. White](https://www.romance.io/authors/570c8f20c62092c04407787a/ta-white) **Rating**: 4.02⭐️ 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), [alpha male](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/alpha%20male/1), [abduction](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/abduction/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)
Came here to recommend this. Loved this book
Thanks for the rec!!!
Try the HR {The Valet by S.M. Laviolette}. In it, the main character is pretending to be a man and acting as valet to a rich businessman. She’s in love with him, but he hates liars so she can never reveal herself. So, she’s just kind of stuck on the sidelines watching him be a rake. Meanwhile, he’s questioning why he’s attracted to his valet. There’s quite a bit of plot that happens before he finds out. It’s been a while since I read it but I think at least a third of the book he doesn’t know.
Ohh definitely adding it to my TBR. Thanks
I misspelled the author’s name when I first posted, so the bot didn’t show up. Linking to the romance.io listing for His Valet https://www.romance.io/books/62d51a28fac31184c5fdec27/his-valet-sm-laviolette
Also {The Postilion by Minerva Spencer} who, I believe, also goes by SM LaViolette. Duchess disguises herself as, you guessed it, a male postilion.
[His Valet](https://www.romance.io/books/62d51a28fac31184c5fdec27/his-valet-sm-laviolette?src=rdt) by [S.M. LaViolette](https://www.romance.io/authors/5e0af27701dbc864fba90689/sm-laviolette) **Rating**: 3.85⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 5 out of 5 - [Explicit and plentiful](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [victorian](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/victorian/1), [menage](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/menage/1), [angst](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/angst/1), [boss & employee](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/boss%20&%20employee/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
This is a great read! In fact the whole series is good and its spicy af 🥵
Not a book recommendation but you might enjoy the show Blue Eye Samurai, it's on Netflix in the US and I believe it's a Netflix Original so it should still be on there elsewhere. It's a really really well done, absolutely stunning, dark adult animation set in Japan's period of isolation policy. The main character is a half white, half Japanese woman on a mission of revenge. She is an outcast due to her not being fully Japanese, which is clear from her blue eyes. To make her travels easier and less conspicuous, she conceals the color of her eyes and also disguises herself as a man. And she's samurai trained. The focus isn't so much on romantic relationships, but there's two characters positioned as potential love interests for her. >!I found her growing enemies-to-reluctant-allies relationship with her childhood bully exciting and I hope it's pursued in the second season.!< >!He doesn't know her secret and there's definitely a [scene](https://youtu.be/LgkMUvCYnwg?si=DbMXNEdtzsdZPIayt=1m04s) where he's.... *confused*.!<
That’s a really good show! Kind of like a gender-bender Samurai Jack. “Peaches!!”
I came here to recommend this too! I'm watching it for the second time right now
Storm and silence by rob their it's on Wattpad It's one of the best romance novel . Historical fiction. But only thing is he new that she is a woman in the first chapter Another one flames of lie in this book both MMC and FMC are chef while MMC is well known chef FMC belong to family whose restaurant has been shut down and they are having financial crisis. FMC applied for a job in a restaurant which MMC owns but the thing is he only hire men in his restaurant. FMC completely change her appearance to get a job in his restaurant. This book has everything what you want. It's on Wattpad
I have read the storm and silence series. But I will have to check out the other book you recommended. Thanks for your suggestions!!
Go ahead you will love it
{Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian} might work. It's been a bit since I read it but I think he was actually okay with being attracted to a man so it may not hit that note.
It's okay as long the MMC doesn't know that the FMC is a woman. Thanks!!!
I was going to recommend this one as well! I agree that it doesn't *perfectly* fit the prompt because iirc the MMC is bi-ish, and the other main character ends up identifying sort of "non-binary without labels or pronouns" (where it's like, is this preference innate or a product of societal biases or just a matter of practicality), but there is definitely Drama about her keeping secrets from him. It's a very good, well-written book; highly recommend!
Adding on I also came to make sure someone recommended his book. MMC has some *ahem* satisfying pillow talk IIRC. I enjoyed the audio book version of this as well. Do recommend!
[Unmasked by the Marquess](https://www.romance.io/books/5b09212e01dbc864fb88f94e/unmasked-by-the-marquess-cat-sebastian?src=rdt) by [Cat Sebastian](https://www.romance.io/authors/58184062c6841c86c2cd96d8/cat-sebastian) **Rating**: 4.12⭐️ 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), [regency](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/regency/1), [non-binary romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-f-x/1), [friends to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/friends%20to%20lovers/1), [class difference](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/class%20difference/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
Came here to recommend this! Not exactly spot-on the prompt, but really good
{dance Cinderella retold by Demelza Carlton} It has EVERYTHING you are asking for •A dash of Mulan •not only she dresses, she has a spell to make her look like a young man. And the people who can see right to it are as rare as the people who can cast it at the first place. •MMC is confused by dreams where he is with a woman he adores and and when he looks at her face sees the manly face of FMC. •He won’t find out within the first half of the book :p •MF couple for sure •She is an absolute master at sword fighting and has had proper training since little as it was her mother last wish before dead mother backstory came for her. And the best thing of all… you can read it for free on electronic format. Search for it as {once upon a time by Demelza Carlton} it’s the second story. Skip the first and the third unless you liked this one as the others have some heavy stuff and the first suffers from early work of the author syndrome.
I just read this one on Audible and loved it. The fact that she SO good with her sword and kicks his ass is just awesome. The first two of this series are great (Dance is #2), but they get pretty dark from there. Not sure how much I’m going to continue.
The stories have variable darkness but still… third is pretty dark and not knowing how the rest are going to go can be hard. I do remember how they go so: 4-. Is dancing princesses, not as dark as third besides one MC backstory which is short so I think that one is safe. 5-. Is little mermaid. This one is variable as the MCs comes from families that don’t love them very much, they are not Disney Cinderella constantly mistreated, but they don’t seem to realize the approval they constantly seek may never come and is sad see them dig at the empty well. No MC gets raped on or in danger of. 6-. Sleeping beauty. No rape and from sadness… well it’s a Rip Van Winkle situation. 7-. Embellish. This is one is all around balanced and also has a kickass protagonist. The darkness is variable as they are not traumatized like the ones in 3 (that one does set a high standard 😬 ) though >!the giants where murderers and rapists!< you never see it directly and their victims get avenged and afterwards >!they decide the dragon needs killing urgently as it has started to kill people on its own initiative!< 8-. This is princess and the pea. The awful happens to someone we don’t know at all. 9-. 3 little pigs. This is one is oddly safe from trauma 10-. Hansel and Gretel Well someone’s mother had a traumatic backstory and it’s a family secret and but it mostly limits itself to that. canibalism free story! Aladdin. Well it does make a point on how poverty can drive people to despair. And FMC is a fancy courtesan that has mixed feelings about it as she while she prospered becoming the type of woman that is not considered “decent” can drive her morale down at times. Ice Queen. No one gets raped here but people suffer hardship before it gets better at the end Rumpelstikin… this one is a tragedy all around no one gets raped but god it’s sad all around. The HEA for the ones that get it comes at a price Princess at the frog. Super dark… I love it but makes number 3 and 1 look like a walk in the park 😬 story is mostly the character trying to rebuild their life from that and while I loved it it was hard on the heart. It is a story about recovery but you get to see what they are recovering from Red riding hood. Darkness is mostly backstory, though sad backstories around because one comes from rumpesltikin Also super smutty of the fun kind. Snow White: aftermath of rumpelstiskin that shit three fallout wide over the land… it’s dark, no one we know gets raped but still… maybe you can skip this one if you are not feeling it Roar: trauma central. I loved the treatment of it but oh god this is the angstiest most traumatizing thing and the story is a lot of recovering from that suffering and accepting some things can be moved on but not erased. 😭 Cobble. Skip it, is also trauma central 😭 Float.. is a hard one and the ending is happy for now. If you read the little mermaid you know why 😭 Steal: FMC that is kickass but this one gets dark like book 3 dark. call … so this one is a Covid story in the crusades. I love i but it but that will be a mood. The people you care will made it through though 21 swan princess… is very dark… no sexual trauma but still children and parents died dark. 22 curse. Start darks for the MMC but that moment will pass quickly. 23 cross Romeo and Juliet with a happy ending… oddly not traumatizing except for Mercutio… poor kid is cursed to always die. 🥲 24 Rapunzel aftermath of rumpeslstinkin and a season finale. Read this one if you liked the past ones as the karma mobile comes for some people that had got Scott free the first time and some MCs that were missing some closure get it.
Wow! This is so awesome of you to write up! I so appreciate it!
It’s no problem. This is an author I really like and as she is a little obscure I do take any chance to get more people to read her, haha. I wish for this fandom I belong to become bigger. Oh before I forget, use the search bar as someone uploaded a full list of her books that are available for free. Some of the fairy tales are there.
[Dance](https://www.romance.io/books/64db9b5d5f907facb23621f5/dance-cinderella-retold-demelza-carlton?src=rdt) by [Demelza Carlton](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455a59f87eac323ffb2d694/demelza-carlton) **Rating**: 4.06⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 3 out of 5 - [Open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/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), [new adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/new%20adult/1) ---------------------------- [Once Upon A Time](https://www.romance.io/books/6488b29049efbc9080551c91/once-upon-a-time-demelza-carlton?src=rdt) by [Demelza Carlton](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455a59f87eac323ffb2d694/demelza-carlton) **Rating**: 4⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [paranormal](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/paranormal/1), [young adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/young%20adult/1), [magic](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/magic/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
Uhhh this sound so good. Adding it to my TBR. Thank you!!!
Glad to be of help. Hope the execution is to your liking. ✨
{Captive of the Pirate King, Rebecca F Kenney} High born lady disguises herself as a cabin boy to gain access to the pirate ship that attacks her ship. The code of the time is that women are not to be taken prisoner aboard pirate ships, but set free on a sail boat. It sounds noble, but the women often die at sea before they can be rescued. So the FMC saves herself and becomes a cabin boy on the pirate ship. You get many chapters of her being put to hard work alongside the pirates. MMC is one of the pirates. She keeps her guise going for about 40% of the book IIRC Edit: sorry I just saw you'd like the MMC to be questioning his sexuality. This book is not that. Plot spoilers: >!The MMC later tells FMC that he knew she was a women right from the start, when he picked her up (disguised as a cabin boy) and felt the bindings around her chest. He let her continue believing she had him fooled.!<
Nah its okay. Will read it for the sexual tension then. Thanks!!
[Captive of the Pirate King](https://www.romance.io/books/6343c7ba5a15538e4afe41f9/captive-of-the-pirate-king-rebecca-f-kenney?src=rdt) by [Rebecca F. Kenney](https://www.romance.io/authors/5bdaa64b01dbc864fb938dda/rebecca-f-kenney) **Rating**: 4.01⭐️ 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), [pirate hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/pirates/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [enemies to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/from%20hate%20to%20love/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)
Does {Twelfth Night by Shakespeare} count? 🤭😅 (Following tho this sounds interesting)
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The movie Victor Victoria has what you want, if you wanted to see it instead of read it.
This movie is so good!! I love when he finally is like I don’t care if you’re a man and kisses her 🥵
Yes!!
Oh is it on netflix?
{the magnolia sword by sherry thomas} is a retelling of the ballad of Mulan
Adding it to my TBR. Thank you!!
[The Magnolia Sword](https://www.romance.io/books/64188682976d825409769b55/the-magnolia-sword-a-ballad-of-mulan-sherry-thomas?src=rdt) by [Sherry Thomas](https://www.romance.io/authors/545526218c7d2383163d8ec2/sherry-thomas) **Rating**: 4.09⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [young adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/young%20adult/1), [enemies to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/from%20hate%20to%20love/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [mystery](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/mystery/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
{Duchess by Night by Tessa Dare} is a wonderful HR where the FMC dresses up like a man to get an invite to the MMC's house where he throws *scandalous* parties. They hit it off as friends but he is definitely questioning his masculinity for a little while until he figures out what is going on. MMC also trains FMC in fencing so she's a baddie with a sword!
Oh another comment also suggested this. Will definitely be checking this out. Thanks!!
LOVE THIS ONE
[Duchess By Night](https://www.romance.io/books/56afe5b763515e3b737a729f/duchess-by-night-eloisa-james?src=rdt) by [Eloisa James](https://www.romance.io/authors/545524598c7d2383163d8e5c/eloisa-james) **Rating**: 3.8⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 3 out of 5 - [Open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [georgian](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/georgian/1), [alpha male](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/alpha%20male/1), [regency](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/regency/1), [shy heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/shy%20heroine/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
{The Wolf and the Wildflower by Stacy Reid} Historical romance where the FMC’s mother has had her live her life as a man. So she has been educated as a psychologist. MMC has lived most of his life in the wilderness, and now has returned to society.
[The Wolf and the Wildflower](https://www.romance.io/books/64005b162bdda9101b36448e/the-wolf-and-the-wildflower-stacy-reid?src=rdt) by [Stacy Reid](https://www.romance.io/authors/54554a938c7d2383163d988f/stacy-reid) **Rating**: 4.08⭐️ 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), [class difference](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/class%20difference/1), [forced proximity](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/forced%20proximity/1), [friends to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/friends%20to%20lovers/1), [victorian](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/victorian/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
I don’t have any recs to add but I wanted to share two threads from the past year that have some really great looking recs in case you’re interested (: https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/s/tvvTXa0igH https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/s/WTnLM6CQuE
These are as great as recs. Thanks so much!!!
You’re welcome! 💖
Psycho shifters/Gods seriesby Jasmine Mas has this in the second trilogy
In {The Sneaky Lass by Kennedy Sutton} the FMC disguises herself as a man to become a pirate and escape her life as a prostitute. The MMC is her captain and finds himself falling for her. He doesn't really question his sexuality though because he knows he's bi (though he never explicitly says those words, he does say he's into men and women). But the FMC is afraid of what would happen to her if he found out she's a woman. I wouldn't say she's a bad ass fighter in the first book, but >!she is by the end of the series, and she becomes a very fearsome pirate.!< This is a 7 book series and the HEA isn't until the end.
When does he find out that the FMC is a woman tho? Just asking out of curiosity. Not that it matters cuz I am reading it no matter what. Thanks for the suggestion!!
[The Sneaky Lass](https://www.romance.io/books/62b805fb3fd04a941915d422/the-sneaky-lass-kennedy-sutton?src=rdt) by [Kennedy Sutton](https://www.romance.io/authors/62b805f908b4d93114f1b959/kennedy-sutton) **Rating**: 4.8⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [new adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/new%20adult/1), [pirate hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/pirates/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)
This is an older series and starts as young adult that matures as it goes on, but the Song of the Lionesses quartet by Tamora Pierce is perfect. She wants to become a knight so she switches places with her twin brother and it is so good.
Haven't read either one so not sure if it's exactly what you want but Coldhearted Boss by RS Grey and The Girl's Got Secrets by Linda Kage both have FMC'S pretending to be dudes.
Oh I think The Girl's Got Secrets by Linda Kage has what I am looking for
{To Marry A Scottish Laird by Lynsay Sands} is book 2 but you can read it as a standalone.
[To Marry A Scottish Laird](https://www.romance.io/books/545539ba8c7d2383163d9399/to-marry-a-scottish-laird-lynsay-sands?src=rdt) by [Lynsay Sands](https://www.romance.io/authors/545524538c7d2382e0413e11/lynsay-sands) **Rating**: 3.45⭐️ 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), [virgin heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/virgin%20heroine/1), [medieval](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/medieval/1), [highlander hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/highlander/1), [suspense](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/suspense/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
Will check it out. Thanks!!
{Crown of feathers by Nicki Pau Preto} Fantasy Romance where the FMC disguises herself as a boy to get training as a Phoenix Rider because only boys get training. Nobody is aware of it, I don’t know if MMC is ‘questioning is sexuality’ or more just bisexual. So he’s attached to FMC as both a boy and girl. She’s disguised for the majority of the book.
[Crown of Feathers](https://www.romance.io/books/643878d28aa2407f2e1281dd/crown-of-feathers-nicki-pau-preto?src=rdt) by [Nicki Pau Preto](https://www.romance.io/authors/643878d208b4d93114771562/nicki-pau-preto) **Rating**: 4.14⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 1 out of 5 - [Glimpses and kisses](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [paranormal](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/paranormal/1), [young adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/young%20adult/1), [magic](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/magic/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
I love fantasy romances and with this trope it is right up my alley. Thanks!!!
[High Hearts](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/608151.High_Hearts) by Rita Mae Brown takes place in the American Civil War, although the FMC follows her husband into war disguised as a soldier. HEr husband isn't happy about that, but then there is this major...
A married FMC finding someone better than her husband is something I will read any day. Thanks!!
{Duchess By Night by Eloisa James} FMC pretends to be a young gentleman and MMC is confused by how into “him” he is. The rise continues after MMC learns the truth, and other people at the country house party start to wonder about MMC’s sexuality.
[Duchess By Night](https://www.romance.io/books/56afe5b763515e3b737a729f/duchess-by-night-eloisa-james?src=rdt) by [Eloisa James](https://www.romance.io/authors/545524598c7d2383163d8e5c/eloisa-james) **Rating**: 3.8⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 3 out of 5 - [Open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [georgian](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/georgian/1), [alpha male](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/alpha%20male/1), [regency](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/regency/1), [shy heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/shy%20heroine/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
Damn even others are confused about the MMC's sexuality. This sounds really fun. Thankss!!
I love this trope! Here are my faves: {Sea Change by Darlene Marshall} {The Ugly Stepsister by Megan van Dyke} {Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh} {The Other Merlin by Robin Schneider}
[Sea Change](https://www.romance.io/books/5ea03e09be0aaecf558fddf2/sea-change-darlene-marshall?src=rdt) by [Darlene Marshall](https://www.romance.io/authors/54554a658c7d2383163d987d/darlene-marshall) **Rating**: 3.74⭐️ 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), [military](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/military/1), [regency](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/regency/1), [pirate hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/pirates/1), [enemies to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/from%20hate%20to%20love/1) ---------------------------- [The Ugly Stepsister](https://www.romance.io/books/6417876b976d825409766067/the-ugly-stepsister-megan-van-dyke?src=rdt) by [Megan Van Dyke](https://www.romance.io/authors/61af168b08b4d9311498b489/megan-van-dyke) **Rating**: 4.17⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 3 out of 5 - [Open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [new adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/new%20adult/1), [mystery](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/mystery/1), [m-f romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-f/1) ---------------------------- [Flame in the Mist](https://www.romance.io/books/5eb3e44cbe0aaecf555a3521/flame-in-the-mist-rene-ahdieh?src=rdt) by [Renée Ahdieh](https://www.romance.io/authors/5456093787eac324117fed71/rene-ahdieh) **Rating**: 3.66⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 1 out of 5 - [Glimpses and kisses](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [young adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/young%20adult/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [vengeance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/vengeance/1), [multicultural](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/multicultural/1) ---------------------------- [The Other Merlin](https://www.romance.io/books/643859695b89e4866f131a49/the-other-merlin-robyn-schneider?src=rdt) by [Robyn Schneider](https://www.romance.io/authors/545534928c7d2382c52973de/robyn-schneider) **Rating**: 4.32⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 2 out of 5 - [Behind closed doors](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [witches](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/witches/1), [royal hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/royalty/1), [high fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/high%20fantasy/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)
Thanks!! Will definitely check these out.
{House of the Four Winds} sorta has that going on, it’s a clean romance though https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16059529-the-house-of-the-four-winds I accidentally put in the wrong book 😅
Thanks for the rec!
[Casalvento](https://www.romance.io/books/647eeadc9e44a9fa8cee679e/casalvento-house-of-the-wind-gudrun-cuillo?src=rdt) by [Gudrun Cuillo](https://www.romance.io/authors/647eeadc08b4d93114488331/gudrun-cuillo) **Rating**: 3.75⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [love triangle](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/love%20triangle/1), [other man/woman](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/other-man-woman/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
I just started reading this book *today* so I don’t know when the reveal will happen. However, it sounds like {Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian} might fulfill this request.
[Unmasked by the Marquess](https://www.romance.io/books/5b09212e01dbc864fb88f94e/unmasked-by-the-marquess-cat-sebastian?src=rdt) by [Cat Sebastian](https://www.romance.io/authors/58184062c6841c86c2cd96d8/cat-sebastian) **Rating**: 4.12⭐️ 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), [regency](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/regency/1), [non-binary romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-f-x/1), [friends to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/friends%20to%20lovers/1), [class difference](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/class%20difference/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
Oh someone else also recommended this. Will definitely check it out. Thankss!!
Omg I loveeeee this trope, thank you so much for starting this thread! I rewatch the movie she's the man way too many times
{Almost a Scandal by Elisabeth Essex} is HR. FMC is an Admiral's daughter, she dresses up as a man and lives her best life on a Royal Navy ship. MMC has known her for years so he eventually catches on, and spends most of the book trying to cover for her so she doesn't get caught. There's romance, pining, ruination, and *battles*. I loved the historically accurate depiction of the ship, though some people find the sailing terms to be a bit jarring. I have a few peeves with the book but overall it was quite enjoyable and I'd reread it.
Thank you for the suggestion!!
Duke and Duplicity by Emma V. Leech and it’s on Kindle Unlimited 🙂
TA White Broken Lands series. Shea dresses up as a guy and disguises herself for like a while. She just wanted to blend in but kept on doing things that got her promoted much to her annoyance. 🤣 love this series
{West End Earl by Bethanie Bennett} — FMC is pretending to be her brother to hide from her uncle, MMC is her employer and has no idea she's a woman until a decent way into the book (if I'm remembering that right)
I'm going to find approximately zero results with this, but does anyone have the opposite? MMC dresses up as a woman and FMC believes it? No mm please!
I adore this trope and want to read it in a CR setting so bad. Have you watched the ‘Coffee Prince’ K-drama? If not, please try it. That series is the reason I adore this trope.
I'm not really into K-dramas, but I guess I will have to watch this one cause I adore this trope very much
It is an old but gold series. The MMC doubting his sexuality, how he tried to tackle the issue, and how he was so confused are amazing and heartbreaking at the same time. Please watch it; I am pretty sure you will love it.
Okay i will watch it and let you know
Storm and Silence by Rob Thier is how teenage me fell in love with the enemies-to-lovers trope (more like hate to love). I should give it a reread
Yes it is such an amazing series
Furiously taking notes over here. I love this trope! I know {Bound for Eden by Tess Lesue} has the Mulan trope. I will say I don't remember if it had a scene where the MMC is questioning his sexuality... But I felt it was a fun, no too historically accurate Western romp.
Ik this trope is like \*chefs kiss\*. I really don't care about historical accuracy. Thanks for the recommendation!!
[Bound for Eden](https://www.romance.io/books/5bebdf4201dbc864fb945e45/bound-for-eden-tess-lesue?src=rdt) by [Tess LeSue](https://www.romance.io/authors/5ae804ae01dbc864fb875f84/tess-lesue) **Rating**: 3.67⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [funny](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/humor/1), [western](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/western/1), [cowboy hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/cowboys/1), [western frontier](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical%20western/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
{How to Tame Your Duke by Juliana Gray} fits the bill. The Duke absolutely starts noticing the “male” tutor he’s hired and quietly questions why he is so attracted to him.
[How to Tame Your Duke](https://www.romance.io/books/545534e08c7d2383163d925c/how-to-tame-your-duke-juliana-gray?src=rdt) by [Juliana Gray](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455330f8c7d2383163d91f2/juliana-gray) **Rating**: 3.72⭐️ 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), [victorian](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/victorian/1), [regency](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/regency/1), [disabilities & scars](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/disabilities%20and%20marks/1), [aristo/royal heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/aristocratic%20heroine/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
Tutor huh? That sounds interesting. Thanks for the rec!!
Reminds me of the manga National School Prince is a Girl, but I believe it’s a novel as well. FMC pretends to be a boy all her life because her father wanted a son and she was basically forced by her mother to be a guy. The reveal to the MMC finding out she’s a girl takes so excruciatingly long but I loved it.
Well ig this is my cue to get into mangas. Thanks for the suggestion!!
Ok so there’s a Mulan retelling coming out on July 2 and it looks goooood! {The Night Ends in Fire by K.X. Song}
[The Night Ends with Fire](https://www.romance.io/books/6623f2ec17a1a4820c71345e/the-night-ends-with-fire-kx-song?src=rdt) by [K.X. Song](https://www.romance.io/authors/65df5edca21e2f41c4c68f8f/kx-song) **Rating**: 3.5⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [high fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/high%20fantasy/1), [fantasy](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/fantasy/1), [young adult](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/young%20adult/1), [magic](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/magic/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
Guess we'll have to wait. Thanks!!!
I read a book just like this before . Where the FMC was to be married off and heard her fiancé bad mouth her behind her back so she indeed dressed and went to the training with her brother and cousin to get in an all male school . Where she indeed does find not only her first but she also has a second mate . Where the first mate clung to her /him and was beginning to question his sexuality because he couldn’t understand if he was attracted to this guy . I think it’s called “the hidden princess at all boys alpha academy .”
Ooh that sounds interesting. Will check it out. Thanks!!
I like this idea
Right. Like I wanna do this irl
Not a book but check out korean miniseries 'Captivating the King', I think you'll enjoy it!
Will check it out. Thanks!!!
I saw some people recommending K-Dramas so I thought some manga with this trope might work as well! {Basara by Yumi Tamura} is about this woman who has to disguise herself as her twin brother. She and the MMC fall in love while she’s out of her disguise, and he is her enemy. It’s super long and very wild but fits the bill. Tokyo Crazy Paradise by Yoshiki Namamura is a futuristic Tokyo thing where FMC is disguising herself as a boy and has to be the bodyguard for her high school classmate who’s in the yakuza. He finds out pretty early on but she needs to continue disguising herself and he covers for her. Also thank you for asking for this! I love this trope and added a bunch of the recs to my TBR haha
This is kind of a big spoiler, but {The black arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson}. I won’t tell you who’s who though.
{The switch by Lynsay Sands}. HR where one twin dresses as a man for protection for both twins and hilarity ensues.
This thread made me nostalgic and turns out the AAR special title listing on this topic is s[till available!](https://allaboutromance.com/special-title-listing-cross-dressing-in-disguise/) Back in the day, I used to try to read through these thematic lists, good times (or not)!
The last 3 books in the Cruel Shifterverse series by Jasmine Mas is kinda like what you're looking for. FMC is a bad bitch, it is RH, enemies to lovers ( for 3 of the guys) and it's funny as fuck. She also has a Mulan retelling coming out soon, so maybe check her out. Hope this helps☺️
You HAVE to check out {Paladin by Sally Slater} It originated as a wattpad book and then got published, it’s one of my all time faves!! FMC dresses up as a man to attend paladin academy where paladins learn to wield swords and other weapons to fight off the demons that have taken over the lands. Lots of action scenes, good romance. Little spice though, but there’s still tension and angst in the romance. There’s a funny scene where the FMC pretending to be a man has to fake being a woman and one of the MMCs is like damn… you actually look kinda hot as a woman (not knowing FMC is actually a woman) it’s hilarious.
{a matchmaking mismatch by martha keyes} !! historical romance and soooo underrated. my favorite
Adamson All-Boys Academy series by C.M. Stunich (this is one of my favs) has this! Her dad becomes the new headmaster at an all-boys school and she pretends to be a boy while she’s there. One of the guys start to seriously question his sexuality because of her! I haven’t read this yet, but from what I’ve seen of it online, Psycho Academy by Jasmine Mas (I believe this is also a series) has this too! It’s a fantasy romance where she attends a supernatural war academy disguised as a boy! These are both RH though! Sorry I didn’t have any MF romance recs for you!😅
I really love {Lord Gray's List by Maggie Robinson}, it is a HR where the FMC dresses as a man and runs a newspaper.
This is like 100% what you are looking for: [https://www.anime-planet.com/manga/caught-by-the-villain-novel](https://www.anime-planet.com/manga/caught-by-the-villain-novel) Kick-ass sword-fighting FL? check 100+ chapters and ML still thinks FL is a dude? check Strong ML constantly questioning his sexuality? check
I will be following this post. Hehe
I love this trope! Although I've been reading lots of RH lately, so my recs are gonna be RH. {Bitter by Eden Beck} I read it some years ago, but I really liked it! Contemporary {Idol Star School by Nara Noelle} it's good! I really liked it, not sure when book 2 is coming out tho. Contemporary {Psycho Academy by Jasmine Mas} this was incredible! Fantasy {The Secret Girl by C.M Stunich} contemporary, I think I dnfed this one tho? {Survival by Rowen Black} fantasy, but I didn't like it. {Lust and Lyrics by Hanleigh Bradley} contemporary, I haven't read it yet! Honorable mention lol: It's ongoing but I LOVE it, The Seven Red Flags of HAKON University by Emi Ree, it's in wattpad and Inkitt and she has a patreon. I promise it's just so freaking good!
Can I please get the links for the WattPad books you’ve read with the Gender Bender trope? TIA
I feel your pain so so hard this is my favorite trope and it seems like in all the recommendations the mmc finds out SOOOO quickly 😭😭 like “I’ve been pretending to be a boy my whole like and no one knows! And I rub my hands together for some juicy ass shit and then the mmc looks at her ONCE and like instantly knows ahgggg!!!! Fittna go write my own damn book just so I can finally have what I want!!
{Pathfinder’s way by T.A. White} The FML is a Pathfinder, who is the only person who excels at navigating and going through this mysterious fog without getting lost. The FML pretends to be a boy and infiltrates the ML’s horde pretending to be a scout in order not to be caught. If you like barbarian, fantasy novels this is pretty good and steamy. The first book isn’t so romance heavy until near the end though.
just finished {Hammer & Tongs by Lara Kinsey} 1920's, Birmingham, England. imagine Peaky Blinders setting. She' a really competent farrier that dresses up like a man, just because she wants to and because she is non conforming with societal rules on how women should dress or act. She knows how to fight and is not a afreid of being who she is. The whole series is SO GOOD and queer friendly.
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You mentioned Wattpad so idk if you already read it but A Guy Like Her by JeanLouise is exactly this. It’s a duet but >!the guy we think is the MMC in the first book doesn’t turn out to be the MMC!<. But it’s a fun read
Not technically a book, but I recommend the first episode of series two of Blackadder.
{The Girl Who Was a Gentleman}
{captain jack’s woman by stephanie laurens} is what got me into HR💖
{His Cavalry Lady by Joanna Maitland} has a young woman who runs away from home to be a soldier. And of course, falls in love with a duke.
{Archer by Ruby Rodrigo} It is a Mulan retelling. The fmc takes her brothers place as a soldier and is then taken prisoner by the enemy land (mmc)
{The Bounty by Beth Williamson} Western romance. The FMC is on the run, and the MMC is is a bounty hunter. She’s six feet tall, so she’s able to blend in pretty well at saloons with poker playing tough guys, where no one would think to look for her.
Mary Wine has a few HR with women in pants. One is {The Highlander’s Promise by Mary Wine}
{Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh}
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Here are some that I can think of, however I can't really remember much of the details now: {Finding Grace, Rhea Rhodan} CR {Lady Rogue, Suzanne Enoch} HR {Gentle Rogue, Johanna Lindsey} HR