30 Books like A Game of Love and Betrayal

Lady of Darkness

by Melissa K. Roehrich

To avenge her mother, an exiled assassin must kill the Fae captain who's training her.

4.16

55k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🖤 Assassin Heroine 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Found Family

Lady of Darkness 95%

To avenge her mother, an exiled assassin must kill the Fae captain who's training her.

by Melissa K. Roehrich 2021

4.16

55k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🖤 Assassin Heroine 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Found Family

A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows

by Holly Renee • 2022

Betrothed to a fae prince, she falls for his dangerous half-vampyre brother instead.

3.74

59k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💫 Fated Mates 💋 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Rival Brothers ✨ Chosen One Prophecy

A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows 95%

Betrothed to a fae prince, she falls for his dangerous half-vampyre brother instead.

by Holly Renee 2022

3.74

59k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💫 Fated Mates 💋 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Rival Brothers ✨ Chosen One Prophecy

Tempted by Blood

by Elle Maldonado • 2023

Bound by a magical contract to kill him, she must partner with her target to survive.

3.81

2k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Assassin Romance 🕵️ Mafia Underworld 📜 Magical Bond 🚪 Forced Proximity

Tempted by Blood 95%

Bound by a magical contract to kill him, she must partner with her target to survive.

by Elle Maldonado 2023

3.81

2k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Assassin Romance 🕵️ Mafia Underworld 📜 Magical Bond 🚪 Forced Proximity

Blooms of Darkness

by Anna Applegate • 2024

A brooding stranger enters a magicless princess's marriage trials, hunting her crown and rebel life.

4.03

4k+

🧚 Fae Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Marriage Trials 🌑 Shadow Magic

Blooms of Darkness 94%

A brooding stranger enters a magicless princess's marriage trials, hunting her crown and rebel life.

by Anna Applegate 2024

4.03

4k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Marriage Trials 🌑 Shadow Magic

Bride of the Shadow King

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2022

A princess takes her sister's place at a fae king's betrothal: the vows feel like hers.

3.79

16k+

🧝‍♀️ Fae Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🎭 Secret Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Political Intrigue

Bride of the Shadow King 94%

A princess takes her sister's place at a fae king's betrothal: the vows feel like hers.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2022

3.79

16k+ ratings

🧝‍♀️ Fae Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🎭 Secret Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Political Intrigue

The Serpent and the Wings of Night

by Carissa Broadbent • 2022

A human among vampires enters a lethal tournament with only a secretive rival as her ally.

4.26

772k+

🗡️ Deadly Tournament 🩸 Vampire Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Secret Lineage

The Serpent and the Wings of Night Summary

The Serpent and the Wings of Night 95%

A human among vampires enters a lethal tournament with only a secretive rival as her ally.

by Carissa Broadbent 2022

4.26

772k+ ratings

🗡️ Deadly Tournament 🩸 Vampire Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Secret Lineage

Kingdom of Faewood

by Krista Street • 2025

Kidnapped by a masked vigilante, a collared fae learns he needs her magic, not her freedom.

4.19

9k+

🖤 Captive Romance 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🦌 Hidden Prince 🐺 Shifter Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Kingdom of Faewood 94%

Kidnapped by a masked vigilante, a collared fae learns he needs her magic, not her freedom.

by Krista Street 2025

4.19

9k+ ratings

🖤 Captive Romance 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🦌 Hidden Prince 🐺 Shifter Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Quicksilver

by Callie Hart

A dying thief pulls an ancient sword and summons a brutal Fae warrior through living silver.

4.31

963k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🌀 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero

Quicksilver 95%

A dying thief pulls an ancient sword and summons a brutal Fae warrior through living silver.

by Callie Hart 2024

4.31

963k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🌀 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero

To Bleed a Crystal Bloom

by Sarah A. Parker

Raised in a tower, she bleeds for the High Master. Now he's promised to someone else.

3.69

25k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🏰 Gothic Isolation 🩸 Blood Ritual 🧚 Hidden Fae Identity 💔 Jealous Guardian

To Bleed a Crystal Bloom 95%

Raised in a tower, she bleeds for the High Master. Now he's promised to someone else.

by Sarah A. Parker 2021

3.69

25k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🏰 Gothic Isolation 🩸 Blood Ritual 🧚 Hidden Fae Identity 💔 Jealous Guardian

A Cursed Son

by Day Leitao • 2024

A stand-in princess with forbidden magic is captured by the fae prince sharing her dreams.

3.97

4k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🔮 Psychic Bond 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Fae Court Intrigue

A Cursed Son 94%

A stand-in princess with forbidden magic is captured by the fae prince sharing her dreams.

by Day Leitao 2024

3.97

4k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🔮 Psychic Bond 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Fae Court Intrigue

A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

by Whitney Dean • 2023

An assassin sent to capture a queen discovers she wields forbidden magic and shares his soul.

3.55

3k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 💫 Fated Mates 👑 Hidden Royalty 🗡️ Assassin Hero

A Kingdom of Flame and Fury 94%

An assassin sent to capture a queen discovers she wields forbidden magic and shares his soul.

by Whitney Dean 2023

3.55

3k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 💫 Fated Mates 👑 Hidden Royalty 🗡️ Assassin Hero

City of Mirth and Malice

by Alexis L. Menard • 2024

An heiress marries her rival. Six weeks. One kidnapper. A magic that could burn the city.

3.79

11k+

🔥 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 👥 Rival Crime Families

City of Mirth and Malice 94%

An heiress marries her rival. Six weeks. One kidnapper. A magic that could burn the city.

by Alexis L. Menard 2024

3.79

11k+ ratings

🔥 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 👥 Rival Crime Families

The Night Is Defying

by Chloe C. Peñaranda • 2025

An amnesiac star-maiden seals a soul-bond with the winged nightmare she was born to destroy.

3.89

8k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 💫 Soul Bond 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🩸 Vampire Court Intrigue 🌑 Dark Romantasy

The Night Is Defying 94%

An amnesiac star-maiden seals a soul-bond with the winged nightmare she was born to destroy.

by Chloe C. Peñaranda 2025

3.89

8k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 💫 Soul Bond 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🩸 Vampire Court Intrigue 🌑 Dark Romantasy

From Blood and Ash

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

A Maiden's forbidden kiss with a stranger leads to her new guard, and a deadly secret.

4.21

887k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🩸 Touch Her And Die 🌑 Dark Fantasy Romance

From Blood and Ash 94%

A Maiden's forbidden kiss with a stranger leads to her new guard, and a deadly secret.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2020

4.21

887k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🩸 Touch Her And Die 🌑 Dark Fantasy Romance

The Poison Daughter

by Sheila Masterson

She kills with a kiss. The stranger who survives it is now her husband.

4.40

90k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage ☠️ Poison Magic 🩸 Vampire Romantasy 🔥 Touch Her And Die

The Poison Daughter 94%

She kills with a kiss. The stranger who survives it is now her husband.

by Sheila Masterson 2025

4.40

90k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage ☠️ Poison Magic 🩸 Vampire Romantasy 🔥 Touch Her And Die

A Crown of Tears and Treason

by Vera Raye • 2024

The infamous Dragon crashes her wedding, kills her groom, and claims her as his bride instead.

4.07

5k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Fae Court Intrigue

A Crown of Tears and Treason 94%

The infamous Dragon crashes her wedding, kills her groom, and claims her as his bride instead.

by Vera Raye 2024

4.07

5k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Fae Court Intrigue

Chasm of Wicked Sins

by Katerina St. Clair • 2024

A rebel weapon and her tyrant's enforcer share a psychic bond that turns hatred into hunger.

4.18

1k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Psychic Bond 🌑 Morally Gray Hero

Chasm of Wicked Sins 94%

A rebel weapon and her tyrant's enforcer share a psychic bond that turns hatred into hunger.

by Katerina St. Clair 2024

4.18

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Psychic Bond 🌑 Morally Gray Hero

A Demon's Dark Embrace

by Amelia Hutchins • 2015

A disguised half-demon craves the Guild librarian who has been ordered to destroy him.

4.24

8k+

🖤 Demon Romance 🌑 Dark Fae 🎭 Secret Identity ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 🩹 Trauma Recovery

A Demon's Dark Embrace 94%

A disguised half-demon craves the Guild librarian who has been ordered to destroy him.

by Amelia Hutchins 2015

4.24

8k+ ratings

🖤 Demon Romance 🌑 Dark Fae 🎭 Secret Identity ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 🩹 Trauma Recovery

What Lies Beyond the Veil

by Harper L. Woods • 2022

When the barrier falls, her rescuer is a death god whose protection costs her freedom.

3.56

89k+

🖤 Fated Mates 🤫 Hidden Identity 🙈 God In Disguise 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🌑 Dark Fae

What Lies Beyond the Veil 94%

When the barrier falls, her rescuer is a death god whose protection costs her freedom.

by Harper L. Woods 2022

3.56

89k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 🤫 Hidden Identity 🙈 God In Disguise 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🌑 Dark Fae

Trial of the Sun Queen

by Nisha J. Tuli

A prisoner must survive fae trials for a crown, and her king's love is a cage.

3.89

152k+

🔥 Fae Trials 👑 Hidden Royalty ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🏰 Rival Kingdoms 💀 Possessive Love Interest

Trial of the Sun Queen 94%

A prisoner must survive fae trials for a crown, and her king's love is a cage.

by Nisha J. Tuli 2023

3.89

152k+ ratings

🔥 Fae Trials 👑 Hidden Royalty ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🏰 Rival Kingdoms 💀 Possessive Love Interest

Filthy Rich Fae

by Geneva Lee

An ER nurse sells her soul to a fae prince who refuses to touch her.

3.96

51k+

👑 Fae Court Intrigue ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🍎 Soul Bargain 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Filthy Rich Fae 94%

An ER nurse sells her soul to a fae prince who refuses to touch her.

by Geneva Lee 2024

3.96

51k+ ratings

👑 Fae Court Intrigue ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🍎 Soul Bargain 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Child of Shivay

by J.R. Cathers • 2025

Raised to kill a fae king, she never planned to fall for his general.

4.41

2k+

👊 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 💔 Trauma Healing 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Child of Shivay 94%

Raised to kill a fae king, she never planned to fall for his general.

by J.R. Cathers 2025

4.41

2k+ ratings

👊 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 💔 Trauma Healing 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Secrets in Shadow and Blood

by Lana Pecherczyk • 2021

A nuclear physicist hiding among the fae is bound to the vampire Guardian who hunts her.

4.13

7k+

🖤 Dark Fae Fantasy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates ⚔️ Reluctant Heroine 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

The Secrets in Shadow and Blood 94%

A nuclear physicist hiding among the fae is bound to the vampire Guardian who hunts her.

by Lana Pecherczyk 2021

4.13

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Fantasy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates ⚔️ Reluctant Heroine 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Spark of the Everflame

by Penn Cole

She owes the prince her life, but it is the fire she hides that he cannot resist.

4.17

281k+

🖤 Romantasy ✨ Hidden Powers 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Healer Heroine

Spark of the Everflame 94%

She owes the prince her life, but it is the fire she hides that he cannot resist.

by Penn Cole 2023

4.17

281k+ ratings

🖤 Romantasy ✨ Hidden Powers 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Healer Heroine

Brimstone

by Callie Hart

A vampire queen and her Fae mate descend into hell for a plague's cure, where a dragon god awaits.

4.03

370k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🩸 Vampire Court 🔮 Fated Mates ⚔️ Touch Her And Die 🌙 Dream Bonded

Brimstone 94%

A vampire queen and her Fae mate descend into hell for a plague's cure, where a dragon god awaits.

by Callie Hart 2025

4.03

370k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🩸 Vampire Court 🔮 Fated Mates ⚔️ Touch Her And Die 🌙 Dream Bonded

Never Keep

by Caroline Peckham

In a brutal fae war academy, two enemies discover their nations' endless war was manufactured.

4.02

29k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💀 Soul Bond 🗡️ Revenge Quest

Never Keep 94%

In a brutal fae war academy, two enemies discover their nations' endless war was manufactured.

by Caroline Peckham 2024

4.02

29k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💀 Soul Bond 🗡️ Revenge Quest

The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy

by Brigitte Knightley

A dying assassin forces his healer enemy into a moonlit cure, blurring hate into perilous need.

3.79

67k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🗡️ Assassin Hero 🌿 Magical Healing 😏 Witty Banter

The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy Summary

The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy 94%

A dying assassin forces his healer enemy into a moonlit cure, blurring hate into perilous need.

by Brigitte Knightley 2025

3.79

67k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🗡️ Assassin Hero 🌿 Magical Healing 😏 Witty Banter

A Fate so Dark and Delicate

by Sophia St. Germain

Resurrected and hearing the dead, a queen's bond with her mate is now a shared death sentence.

3.61

14k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🔗 Fated Mates ✨ Soul Bond 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

A Fate so Dark and Delicate 94%

Resurrected and hearing the dead, a queen's bond with her mate is now a shared death sentence.

by Sophia St. Germain 2025

3.61

14k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🔗 Fated Mates ✨ Soul Bond 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

Shield of Sparrows

by Devney Perry

She was sent to marry a prince; she never expected to fall for his silver-eyed guardian.

4.37

394k+

🖤 Arranged Marriage 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 🐺 Monster Hunting 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Shield of Sparrows 94%

She was sent to marry a prince; she never expected to fall for his silver-eyed guardian.

by Devney Perry 2025

4.37

394k+ ratings

🖤 Arranged Marriage 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 🐺 Monster Hunting 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Tethered

by Elayna R. Gallea • 2023

Forced to wed a vampire prince, a scholar is bound by a curse that makes separation agony.

3.62

32k+

💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔗 Forced Proximity 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

Tethered 94%

Forced to wed a vampire prince, a scholar is bound by a curse that makes separation agony.

by Elayna R. Gallea 2023

3.62

32k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔗 Forced Proximity 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

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