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A Hero's Journey
According to wikipedia A Hero's Journey is in narratology and comparative mythology, the hero's journey, or the monomyth, is the common template of stories that involve a hero who goes on an adventure, is victorious in a decisive crisis, and comes home changed or transformed.
Feel free to get a bit silly with it though. 
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The Orchid and the Lion by Gabriel Hargrave

The Orchid and the Lion

Orchid and the Lion #01

Gabriel Hargrave

427 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction erotica lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous medium-paced
The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher by E.M. Anderson

The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher

E.M. Anderson

395 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
Valerin the Fair by Rien Gray

Valerin the Fair

Out of True #1

Rien Gray

69 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Bewildered by Jessie Ulmer

Bewildered

Jessie Ulmer

71 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction magical realism poetry
Sorrow's Point by Danielle DeVor

Sorrow's Point

The Marker Chronicles #1

Danielle DeVor

242 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Martis the Brazen by Rien Gray

Martis the Brazen

Out of True #2

Rien Gray

93 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional fast-paced
Reborn by Seth Haddon

Reborn

Seth Haddon

395 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced
The Misfit Mage and His Dashing Devil by M.N. Bennet

The Misfit Mage and His Dashing Devil

Diabolic Romance #1

M.N. Bennet

348 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous dark funny medium-paced
Chameleon Moon by RoAnna Sylver

Chameleon Moon

Chameleon Moon #1

RoAnna Sylver

16 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced
The Kraken's Sacrifice by Katee Robert

The Kraken's Sacrifice

A Deal With A Demon #2

Katee Robert

6 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction erotica fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional fast-paced