{"id":172432,"date":"2023-08-10T14:52:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T04:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/?p=172432"},"modified":"2023-08-21T12:02:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T02:02:35","slug":"love-the-romance-in-baldurs-gate-3-check-out-our-book-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/2023\/08\/10\/love-the-romance-in-baldurs-gate-3-check-out-our-book-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Love the romance in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3? Check out our book recommendations!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/baldursgate3.game\/\">Baldur\u2019s Gate 3<\/a> is an exciting new addition to the classic role-playing game series. Set in the world of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/search.ep?keywords=Dungeons+and+Dragons+&amp;productType=917504\">Dungeons &amp; Dragons<\/a>, players journey through the Forgotten Realms with a character they create. The customisation options are endless and so are the choices as players battle and romance their way through their adventure. And there are so many unique romanceable companions! Here are the fantasy and fantasy romance books we\u2019d recommend, based on your Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 romantic choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you choose the flirtatious and seductive <strong>Asterion<\/strong>? Don\u2019t miss <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/court-of-the-vampire-queen-katee-robert\/book\/9781728264691.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/court-of-the-vampire-queen-katee-robert\/book\/9781728264691.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Court of the Vampire Queen<\/a><\/em> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/search.ep?author=Katee+Robert\">Katee Robert<\/a> or <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/empire-of-the-vampire-jay-kristoff\/book\/9780008350444.html\" data-type=\"URL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Empire of the Vampire<\/a><\/em> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/search.ep?author=Jay+Kristoff\">Jay Kristoff<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vampirequeen-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172434\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vampirequeen.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/?attachment_id=172434\" class=\"wp-image-172434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vampirequeen-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vampirequeen.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9780008350444-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"Empire of the Vampire\" data-id=\"172433\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/?attachment_id=172433\" class=\"wp-image-172433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9780008350444-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9780008350444.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Was the mage <strong>Gale<\/strong> your choice? Consider <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/magician-raymond-e-feist\/book\/9780007466863.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/magician-raymond-e-feist\/book\/9780007466863.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magician<\/a><\/em> by Raymond E. Feist.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/magician-raymond-e-feist\/book\/9780007466863.html\">Book<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/magician-raymond-e-feist\/ebook\/9780007381432.html\">eBook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/magician-raymond-e-feist\/audiobook\/9780007552009.html\">Audiobook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-riftwar-saga-by-raymond-e-feist\/series105.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9780007466863-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172435\" width=\"213\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9780007466863-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9780007466863.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you romance the warrior <strong>Lae&#8217;zel<\/strong>? Check out <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/fourth-wing-rebecca-yarros\/book\/9780349437002.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/fourth-wing-rebecca-yarros\/book\/9780349437002.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Fourth Wing<\/a><\/em> by Rebecca Yarros.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/fourth-wing-rebecca-yarros\/book\/9780349437002.html\">Book<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/fourth-wing-rebecca-yarros\/ebook\/9780349436982.html\">eBook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/fourth-wing-teddy-hamilton\/audiobook\/9781705085059.html\">Audiobook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9780349437019-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172436\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9780349437019-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9780349437019-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9780349437019-768x1167.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9780349437019.jpg 790w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you chose <strong>Shadowheart <\/strong>as your romantic companion, you may enjoy the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/throne-of-glass-box-set-hardback--sarah-j-maas\/book\/9781639731763.html\">Throne of Glass series<\/a> by Sarah J Maas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/throne-of-glass-box-set-hardback--sarah-j-maas\/book\/9781639731763.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9781639731763-280x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9781639731763-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9781639731763.jpg 568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you fall for the hero with a secret, <strong>Wyll<\/strong>? Check out <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/king-of-scars-leigh-bardugo\/book\/9781510104464.html\">King of Scars<\/a><\/em> by Leigh Bardugo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/king-of-scars-leigh-bardugo\/book\/9781510104464.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9781510104464-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172438\" width=\"197\" height=\"305\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you choose the tiefling warrior<strong> Karlach<\/strong>? Consider <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/kingdom-of-the-wicked-kerri-maniscalco\/book\/9781529350487.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/kingdom-of-the-wicked-kerri-maniscalco\/book\/9781529350487.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kingdom of the Wicked<\/a><\/em> by Kerri Maniscalco.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/kingdom-of-the-wicked-kerri-maniscalco\/book\/9781529350487.html\">Book<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/kingdom-of-the-wicked-kerri-maniscalco\/ebook\/9781529350463.html\">eBook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/kingdom-of-the-wicked-marisa-calin\/audiobook\/9781529350470.html\">Audiobook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/kingdom-of-the-wicked-paperback\/series10867.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9781529350487-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172440\" width=\"198\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9781529350487-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9781529350487-692x1024.jpg 692w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9781529350487-768x1136.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9781529350487.jpg 811w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you chose the druid <strong>Halsin<\/strong>, don\u2019t miss <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/psy-changelings-by-nalini-singh-ebooks\/series5842.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/psy-changelings-by-nalini-singh-ebooks\/series5842.html\" target=\"_blank\">Nalini Singh&#8217;s Psy-Changeling series<\/a>, or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-wheel-of-time-new-editions-by-robert-jordan\/series350.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wheel of Time series<\/a> by Robert Jordan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9780575095663-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172441\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/?attachment_id=172441\" class=\"wp-image-172441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9780575095663-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9780575095663-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9780575095663.jpg 761w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/wheeloftime-190x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172442\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/wheeloftime.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/?attachment_id=172442\" class=\"wp-image-172442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/wheeloftime-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/wheeloftime.jpg 547w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you pick drow warrior <strong>Minthara<\/strong>? This one\u2019s for you: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/drizzt\/series9606.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/drizzt\/series9606.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">R.A. Salvatore&#8217;s Drizzt series<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/covers\/900\/9780062688606\/0000\/timeless.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"291\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Still hungry for more? We have a huge range of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/books-online\/fiction\/fantasy-fiction\/cFM-p1.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/books-online\/fiction\/fantasy-fiction\/cFM-p1.html\" target=\"_blank\">fantasy<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/books-online\/fiction\/romance\/cFR-p1.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/books-online\/fiction\/romance\/cFR-p1.html\" target=\"_blank\">romance<\/a> books for you to explore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-podcast-player jetpack-podcast-player__direct-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omnycontent.com\/d\/playlist\/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5\/413a2746-13c6-4f80-bf5a-afbf006ca6dd\/68234428-1962-44c9-9f41-afbf006ca703\/podcast.rss\">https:\/\/www.omnycontent.com\/d\/playlist\/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5\/413a2746-13c6-4f80-bf5a-afbf006ca6dd\/68234428-1962-44c9-9f41-afbf006ca703\/podcast.rss<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 is an exciting new addition to the classic role-playing game series. Set in the world of Dungeons &amp; Dragons, players journey through the Forgotten Realms with a character they create. The customisation options are endless and so are the choices as players battle and romance their way through their adventure. And there are so many unique romanceable companions! Here are the fantasy and fantasy romance books we\u2019d recommend, based on your Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 romantic choice. Did you choose the flirtatious and seductive Asterion? Don\u2019t miss The Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert or Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff. Was the mage Gale your choice? Consider Magician by Raymond E. Feist.Book | eBook | Audiobook Did you romance the warrior Lae&#8217;zel? Check out The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros.Book | eBook | Audiobook If you chose Shadowheart as your romantic companion, you may enjoy the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas. Did you fall for the hero with a secret, Wyll? Check out King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo. Did you choose the tiefling warrior Karlach? Consider Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco.Book | eBook | Audiobook If you chose&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":172443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[9,53],"tags":[986,15647,15646,6799,14394,10354,2750,14306,12572,9566,3868,4372,15649,4430,15473,4540,4577,4584,6780,15648,8708],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alice-alinari-WqEA-2B64qI-unsplash.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172432"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172432"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172575,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172432\/revisions\/172575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}