50 Books like Before the Broken Star

These Hollow Vows

by Lexi Ryan

A thief steals fae relics posing as the golden prince's bride to save her sister.

3.94

125k+

👑 Fae Court Politics 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity Romance 🤝 Faerie Bargains 👭 Sibling Rescue

These Hollow Vows 92%

A thief steals fae relics posing as the golden prince's bride to save her sister.

by Lexi Ryan 2021

3.94

125k+ ratings

👑 Fae Court Politics 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity Romance 🤝 Faerie Bargains 👭 Sibling Rescue

A Winter's Promise

by Christelle Dabos • 2013

Arranged marriage ships a girl who reads objects' pasts to an ark where illusions kill.

4.01

126k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 💍 Arranged Marriage 🎭 Disguised Identity 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere ✨ Dreamlike World

A Winter's Promise 94%

Arranged marriage ships a girl who reads objects' pasts to an ark where illusions kill.

by Christelle Dabos 2013

4.01

126k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 💍 Arranged Marriage 🎭 Disguised Identity 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere ✨ Dreamlike World

The Looking Glass Wars

by Frank Beddor • 2004

A princess falls from Wonderland into Victorian London, and her queendom's enemies are closing in.

3.92

47k+

🐇 Alice Retelling 🪞 Portal Fantasy ♟️ Lost Heir Returns ⚔️ Revenge Quest ✨ Imagination As Power

The Looking Glass Wars 93%

A princess falls from Wonderland into Victorian London, and her queendom's enemies are closing in.

by Frank Beddor 2004

3.92

47k+ ratings

🐇 Alice Retelling 🪞 Portal Fantasy ♟️ Lost Heir Returns ⚔️ Revenge Quest ✨ Imagination As Power

The Demon and the Light

by Axie Oh • 2025

A hidden celestial maiden loves a boy with a demon inside. Every kiss feeds the monster.

3.78

3k+

🏯 Korean Folklore Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 😈 Demon Love Interest 🖤 Inner Demon Struggle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Demon and the Light 92%

A hidden celestial maiden loves a boy with a demon inside. Every kiss feeds the monster.

by Axie Oh 2025

3.78

3k+ ratings

🏯 Korean Folklore Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 😈 Demon Love Interest 🖤 Inner Demon Struggle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Crown of Coral and Pearl

by Mara Rutherford • 2019

Scarred Nor takes her twin's place as bride to a mountain prince whose court devours brides.

3.87

14k+

🔄 Twin Swap 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love ✨ Hidden Power

Crown of Coral and Pearl 92%

Scarred Nor takes her twin's place as bride to a mountain prince whose court devours brides.

by Mara Rutherford 2019

3.87

14k+ ratings

🔄 Twin Swap 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love ✨ Hidden Power

Poison Study

by Maria V. Snyder • 2005

A condemned woman becomes a poison taster, navigating deadly politics and her own awakening magic.

4.09

177k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Apprentice 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Awakening

Poison Study 92%

A condemned woman becomes a poison taster, navigating deadly politics and her own awakening magic.

by Maria V. Snyder 2005

4.09

177k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Apprentice 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Awakening

The Gunslinger

by Stephen King • 1982

A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.

3.91

669k+

🤠 Weird Western 🏜️ Desert Wasteland 🎯 Obsessive Quest 🌌 Cosmic Dread 🏚️ Decaying World

The Gunslinger 92%

A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.

by Stephen King 1982

3.91

669k+ ratings

🤠 Weird Western 🏜️ Desert Wasteland 🎯 Obsessive Quest 🌌 Cosmic Dread 🏚️ Decaying World

Tree of Ages

by Sara C. Roethle • 2015

An oak turned woman seeks her origins. A fae war stirs, and it knows her.

3.96

8k+

🦌 Celtic Fantasy 🍂 Forest Magic 💀 Fae War 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🔮 Prophetic Visions

Tree of Ages 93%

An oak turned woman seeks her origins. A fae war stirs, and it knows her.

by Sara C. Roethle 2015

3.96

8k+ ratings

🦌 Celtic Fantasy 🍂 Forest Magic 💀 Fae War 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🔮 Prophetic Visions

Stolen Enchantress

by Amber Argyle • 2016

A village girl enters a dark forest to save her sister, bound by a piper's song.

3.96

1k+

⚔️💖 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🔺 Love Triangle 🌑📖 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲✨ Enchanted Forest

Stolen Enchantress 93%

A village girl enters a dark forest to save her sister, bound by a piper's song.

by Amber Argyle 2016

3.96

1k+ ratings

⚔️💖 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🔺 Love Triangle 🌑📖 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲✨ Enchanted Forest

Uprooted

by Naomi Novik

The Dragon chose the wrong girl, and her wild magic is what the Wood fears most.

4.02

267k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌿 Slavic Folklore 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🌱 Nature Magic 🐉 Grumpy Mentor

Uprooted 92%

The Dragon chose the wrong girl, and her wild magic is what the Wood fears most.

by Naomi Novik 2015

4.02

267k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌿 Slavic Folklore 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🌱 Nature Magic 🐉 Grumpy Mentor

Geist

by Philippa Ballantine • 2010

A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.

3.64

4k+

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ✨ Rune Magic 🖤 Psychic Bond 👑 Cursed Royalty 🤝 Found Family

Geist 92%

A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.

by Philippa Ballantine 2010

3.64

4k+ ratings

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ✨ Rune Magic 🖤 Psychic Bond 👑 Cursed Royalty 🤝 Found Family

The Eyes of the Dragon

by Stephen King • 1993

Framed for his father's murder, a prince weaves napkins into a rope to reclaim his kingdom.

3.94

148k+

🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🔓 Prison Escape 🐍 Evil Advisor 🎭 Puppet Ruler ⚔️ Brothers In Conflict

The Eyes of the Dragon 92%

Framed for his father's murder, a prince weaves napkins into a rope to reclaim his kingdom.

by Stephen King 1993

3.94

148k+ ratings

🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🔓 Prison Escape 🐍 Evil Advisor 🎭 Puppet Ruler ⚔️ Brothers In Conflict

Spinning Silver

by Naomi Novik • 2018

A winter king challenges a Jewish moneylender: convert his silver to gold or freeze forever.

4.18

154k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌲 Slavic Folklore ✡️ Jewish Fantasy 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage

Spinning Silver 92%

A winter king challenges a Jewish moneylender: convert his silver to gold or freeze forever.

by Naomi Novik 2018

4.18

154k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌲 Slavic Folklore ✡️ Jewish Fantasy 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage

Kingdom of Ash and Briars

by Hannah West • 2016

An immortal shapeshifter hides a cursed princess from the dark sorceress who mentored her.

3.63

3k+

🧚 Fairy Tale Mashup 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Curse 👑 Rags To Power 🖤 Dark Mentor Figure 💕 Hidden Identity Romance

Kingdom of Ash and Briars 92%

An immortal shapeshifter hides a cursed princess from the dark sorceress who mentored her.

by Hannah West 2016

3.63

3k+ ratings

🧚 Fairy Tale Mashup 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Curse 👑 Rags To Power 🖤 Dark Mentor Figure 💕 Hidden Identity Romance

Caraval

by Stephanie Garber

To find her vanished sister, Scarlett must play Caraval with a fake fiancé hiding something.

3.97

906k+

🎪 Magical Competition 👭 Sisterly Devotion 🎭 Hidden Identities 💍 Fake Engagement 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Caraval 92%

To find her vanished sister, Scarlett must play Caraval with a fake fiancé hiding something.

by Stephanie Garber 2016

3.97

906k+ ratings

🎪 Magical Competition 👭 Sisterly Devotion 🎭 Hidden Identities 💍 Fake Engagement 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Cage of Deceit

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2015

A vigilante princess forced into a political marriage falls for her betrothed's enigmatic squire.

4.12

3k+

🔍 Secret Identity 👑 Arranged Marriage 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Political Intrigue

Cage of Deceit 93%

A vigilante princess forced into a political marriage falls for her betrothed's enigmatic squire.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2015

4.12

3k+ ratings

🔍 Secret Identity 👑 Arranged Marriage 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Political Intrigue

Smoke & Summons

by Charlie N. Holmberg • 2019

A spirit-possessed slave steals a thief's amulet and must trust him to survive her master's hunt.

3.89

15k+

👻 Spirit Possession 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔄 Redemption Arc 💘 Romantic Tension 🏭 Industrial City

Smoke & Summons 93%

A spirit-possessed slave steals a thief's amulet and must trust him to survive her master's hunt.

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2019

3.89

15k+ ratings

👻 Spirit Possession 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔄 Redemption Arc 💘 Romantic Tension 🏭 Industrial City

Stormdancer

by Jay Kristoff • 2012

Hunting a griffin for her shogun, a girl finds the animal saving her life instead.

3.79

19k+

🏯 Japanese Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Dystopia 🧠 Telepathic Animal Bond 💔 Betrayal By Lover 🤝 Found Family

Stormdancer 92%

Hunting a griffin for her shogun, a girl finds the animal saving her life instead.

by Jay Kristoff 2012

3.79

19k+ ratings

🏯 Japanese Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Dystopia 🧠 Telepathic Animal Bond 💔 Betrayal By Lover 🤝 Found Family

The Stolen Heir

by Holly Black • 2023

A changeling hides in the woods until a deceptive prince asks her to destroy his captor.

3.92

175k+

🖤 Dark Faerie Fantasy 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 💘 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Manipulative Romance 👹 Monstrous Heroine

The Stolen Heir 92%

A changeling hides in the woods until a deceptive prince asks her to destroy his captor.

by Holly Black 2023

3.92

175k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Faerie Fantasy 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 💘 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Manipulative Romance 👹 Monstrous Heroine

The Lost Abbey

by Jeff Wheeler • 2016

Exiled and carrying forbidden magic, a princess hunts a ruined abbey on a monster-haunted shore.

4.14

2k+

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 👑 Exiled Princess ⚔️ Reluctant Protector 🌿 Cursed Wilderness

The Lost Abbey 92%

Exiled and carrying forbidden magic, a princess hunts a ruined abbey on a monster-haunted shore.

by Jeff Wheeler 2016

4.14

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 👑 Exiled Princess ⚔️ Reluctant Protector 🌿 Cursed Wilderness

The Tangleroot Palace

by Marjorie M. Liu • 2021

A princess flees a warlord into a cursed forest where a sleeping queen deals in dreams.

3.96

2k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 👑 Reluctant Princess 🎭 Disguised Identity 🌳 Enchanted Forest 🫂 Found Family

The Tangleroot Palace 92%

A princess flees a warlord into a cursed forest where a sleeping queen deals in dreams.

by Marjorie M. Liu 2021

3.96

2k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 👑 Reluctant Princess 🎭 Disguised Identity 🌳 Enchanted Forest 🫂 Found Family

House of Lies and Sorrow

by Emily Blackwood • 2022

Forced to marry a fae prince whose brides never survive, a human woman sharpens her knives.

3.48

16k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💍 Arranged Marriage 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🌿 Human In Fae Realm

House of Lies and Sorrow 93%

Forced to marry a fae prince whose brides never survive, a human woman sharpens her knives.

by Emily Blackwood 2022

3.48

16k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💍 Arranged Marriage 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🌿 Human In Fae Realm

Ledge

by Stacey McEwan • 2021

To escape the Glacians, a human survivor and a half-Glacian hybrid must survive each other first.

3.68

20k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏔️ Forced Proximity ❄️ Frozen Wasteland 🪽 Winged Oppressors 💀 Soul Magic

Ledge 93%

To escape the Glacians, a human survivor and a half-Glacian hybrid must survive each other first.

by Stacey McEwan 2021

3.68

20k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏔️ Forced Proximity ❄️ Frozen Wasteland 🪽 Winged Oppressors 💀 Soul Magic

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

by Ransom Riggs

His grandfather's dying words reveal a time loop where extraordinary children relive 1940.

3.92

1.4M+

🕰️ Time Loop Fantasy 🏚️ Gothic Children's Home 👁️ Invisible Monsters ⚔️ Wartime Fantasy 🫂 Found Family

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Summary

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 92%

His grandfather's dying words reveal a time loop where extraordinary children relive 1940.

by Ransom Riggs 2011

3.92

1.4M+ ratings

🕰️ Time Loop Fantasy 🏚️ Gothic Children's Home 👁️ Invisible Monsters ⚔️ Wartime Fantasy 🫂 Found Family

Wandfasted

by Laurie Forest • 2017

A persecuted fire mage is forced to wed the Black Witch's son, and their reluctant bond ignites.

4.20

7k+

🔒 Forced Marriage 💕 Allies To Lovers 💎 Class Divide 🔥 Elemental Magic 🔮 Magical Outcast

Wandfasted 92%

A persecuted fire mage is forced to wed the Black Witch's son, and their reluctant bond ignites.

by Laurie Forest 2017

4.20

7k+ ratings

🔒 Forced Marriage 💕 Allies To Lovers 💎 Class Divide 🔥 Elemental Magic 🔮 Magical Outcast

Mortal Engines

by Philip Reeve • 2001

Cast from a predator city alongside the scarred girl whose assassination attempt got him exiled.

3.77

71k+

⚙️ Steampunk Adventure 🦸 Reluctant Hero 🗡️ Quest For Revenge 🎯 Relentless Pursuer 🌑 Dark Adventure

Mortal Engines 92%

Cast from a predator city alongside the scarred girl whose assassination attempt got him exiled.

by Philip Reeve 2001

3.77

71k+ ratings

⚙️ Steampunk Adventure 🦸 Reluctant Hero 🗡️ Quest For Revenge 🎯 Relentless Pursuer 🌑 Dark Adventure

Blaze of Glory

by Michael Pryor • 2006

A half-dead young magician, a royal hunting party, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Crown Prince.

3.79

1k+

🛠️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧪 Magic As Science 💀 Death Magic 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 🎭 Corrupted Mentor

Blaze of Glory 92%

A half-dead young magician, a royal hunting party, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Crown Prince.

by Michael Pryor 2006

3.79

1k+ ratings

🛠️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧪 Magic As Science 💀 Death Magic 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 🎭 Corrupted Mentor

Servant of Earth

by Sarah Hawley • 2024

Armed with a blood-drinking dagger, a servant enters fae trials she was never meant to survive.

4.19

18k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 👯 Female Friendship ⚔️ Deadly Trials 👑 Fae Court Politics 💋 Forbidden Romance

Servant of Earth 92%

Armed with a blood-drinking dagger, a servant enters fae trials she was never meant to survive.

by Sarah Hawley 2024

4.19

18k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 👯 Female Friendship ⚔️ Deadly Trials 👑 Fae Court Politics 💋 Forbidden Romance

The Dagger and the Flame

by Catherine Doyle

Her mother murdered, she hides with thieves. The assassin hunting her no longer wants her dead.

3.83

24k+

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Assassin Fantasy 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Rival Guilds 🩸 Who Did This To You

The Dagger and the Flame 92%

Her mother murdered, she hides with thieves. The assassin hunting her no longer wants her dead.

by Catherine Doyle 2024

3.83

24k+ ratings

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Assassin Fantasy 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Rival Guilds 🩸 Who Did This To You

The Wonderland Trials

by Sara Ella • 2022

An unmagical orphan is chosen for a deadly competition in a hidden Wonderland ruled by fear.

4.11

2k+

🎩 Wonderland Retelling 🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 💛 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💕 Slow Burn Romance

The Wonderland Trials 92%

An unmagical orphan is chosen for a deadly competition in a hidden Wonderland ruled by fear.

by Sara Ella 2022

4.11

2k+ ratings

🎩 Wonderland Retelling 🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 💛 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💕 Slow Burn Romance

Cinder

by Marissa Meyer • 2012

A cyborg mechanic loves a prince, but she's the lost heir the Lunar queen wants dead.

4.12

1.0M+

🔄 Fairy Tale Retelling 🤖 Cyborg Protagonist 👑 Hidden Royalty 💔 Forbidden Romance 👸 Evil Queen

Cinder 92%

A cyborg mechanic loves a prince, but she's the lost heir the Lunar queen wants dead.

by Marissa Meyer 2012

4.12

1.0M+ ratings

🔄 Fairy Tale Retelling 🤖 Cyborg Protagonist 👑 Hidden Royalty 💔 Forbidden Romance 👸 Evil Queen

The Prison Healer

by Lynette Noni • 2021

To keep a rebel alive, a captive healer takes her place in four elemental trials.

4.17

203k+

🏚️ Prison Fantasy ⚔️ Deadly Trials 💊 Healer Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Identity 💕 Enemies To Lovers

The Prison Healer 92%

To keep a rebel alive, a captive healer takes her place in four elemental trials.

by Lynette Noni 2021

4.17

203k+ ratings

🏚️ Prison Fantasy ⚔️ Deadly Trials 💊 Healer Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Identity 💕 Enemies To Lovers

Green Rider

by Kristen Britain • 1998

A suspended student must deliver a dying messenger's warning before a conspiracy topples a king.

4.09

41k+

🏹 Reluctant Heroine 🔮 Magical Artifact 🕵️ Court Conspiracy 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Pursuit 🌱 Coming Of Age

Green Rider 92%

A suspended student must deliver a dying messenger's warning before a conspiracy topples a king.

by Kristen Britain 1998

4.09

41k+ ratings

🏹 Reluctant Heroine 🔮 Magical Artifact 🕵️ Court Conspiracy 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Pursuit 🌱 Coming Of Age

House of Bane and Blood

by Alexis L. Menard • 2023

One stolen night of freedom ties an heiress to the stranger who crashes her wedding.

3.95

23k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚙️ Industrial Fantasy 🌑 Morally Grey Hero 🏠 Found Family

House of Bane and Blood 92%

One stolen night of freedom ties an heiress to the stranger who crashes her wedding.

by Alexis L. Menard 2023

3.95

23k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚙️ Industrial Fantasy 🌑 Morally Grey Hero 🏠 Found Family

Storm Breaker

by Nisha J. Tuli • 2026

In storm-battered Manhattan, an heiress hides a death-sentence secret: she can survive the storms.

4.00

5k+

🏫 Magical Academy 🫥 Hidden Powers 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 💕 Dystopian Romance

Storm Breaker 92%

In storm-battered Manhattan, an heiress hides a death-sentence secret: she can survive the storms.

by Nisha J. Tuli 2026

4.00

5k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 🫥 Hidden Powers 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 💕 Dystopian Romance

Little Thieves

by Margaret Owen • 2021

A servant girl passing as a princess is cursed to sprout jewels from her skin.

4.22

27k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Identity Theft 👪 Found Family

Little Thieves 92%

A servant girl passing as a princess is cursed to sprout jewels from her skin.

by Margaret Owen 2021

4.22

27k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Identity Theft 👪 Found Family

Piper Prince

by Amber Argyle • 2019

A bride escapes into a cursed forest where wraiths hunt the magic she never knew she possessed.

4.09

547

🎭 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Women Warriors 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌲 Haunted Forest 🔮 Magic Returns

Piper Prince 92%

A bride escapes into a cursed forest where wraiths hunt the magic she never knew she possessed.

by Amber Argyle 2019

4.09

547 ratings

🎭 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Women Warriors 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌲 Haunted Forest 🔮 Magic Returns

A Court of Thorns and Roses

by Sarah J. Maas

A huntress kills a fae wolf. Her masked captor needs her love to break his curse.

4.15

4.3M+

🥀 Fairy Tale Retelling 🧚 Fae Romance ⛓️ Captive To Lovers 👑 Faerie Courts 🔮 Curse Breaking

A Court of Thorns and Roses 92%

A huntress kills a fae wolf. Her masked captor needs her love to break his curse.

by Sarah J. Maas 2015

4.15

4.3M+ ratings

🥀 Fairy Tale Retelling 🧚 Fae Romance ⛓️ Captive To Lovers 👑 Faerie Courts 🔮 Curse Breaking

The Alloy of Law

by Brandon Sanderson • 2011

A gunslinging lord must hunt a phantom gang that stole his fiancée from a wedding dinner.

4.19

294k+

🚂 Flintlock Fantasy 🎩 Reluctant Nobleman 🤠 Buddy Adventure 🚆 Train Heist 💬 Witty Banter

The Alloy of Law 92%

A gunslinging lord must hunt a phantom gang that stole his fiancée from a wedding dinner.

by Brandon Sanderson 2011

4.19

294k+ ratings

🚂 Flintlock Fantasy 🎩 Reluctant Nobleman 🤠 Buddy Adventure 🚆 Train Heist 💬 Witty Banter

The Court that Bleeds Gold

by Zara Storm • 2024

A metalsmith trades one cage for another: a fae prince who demands she unmake a curse.

3.87

3k+

🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🧝 Fae Bargains ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👹 Monstrous Hero 🔗 Captive To Lover

The Court that Bleeds Gold 92%

A metalsmith trades one cage for another: a fae prince who demands she unmake a curse.

by Zara Storm 2024

3.87

3k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🧝 Fae Bargains ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👹 Monstrous Hero 🔗 Captive To Lover

Realm Breaker

by Victoria Aveyard • 2021

A pirate's daughter rallies outcasts to close the ancient portals tearing the realm apart.

3.57

43k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 🎭 Ragtag Band 🔪 Exiled Assassin

Realm Breaker 92%

A pirate's daughter rallies outcasts to close the ancient portals tearing the realm apart.

by Victoria Aveyard 2021

3.57

43k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 🎭 Ragtag Band 🔪 Exiled Assassin

Court of Ravens and Ruin

by Eliza Raine • 2022

Kidnapped by a masked fae prince, a thrall is forced into betrothal and hunted by his court.

3.88

32k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue ⚔️ Norse Inspired Fantasy 🔥 Forced Proximity 🎭 Masked Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

Court of Ravens and Ruin 92%

Kidnapped by a masked fae prince, a thrall is forced into betrothal and hunted by his court.

by Eliza Raine 2022

3.88

32k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue ⚔️ Norse Inspired Fantasy 🔥 Forced Proximity 🎭 Masked Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

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 92%

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

What Once Was Mine

by Liz Braswell • 2021

Her silver hair kills. Locked away, she must flee before her guardian sells her magic.

3.9

19k+

🌙 Moon Magic 🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤝 Found Family ☠️ Deadly Touch 😔 Abusive Guardian

What Once Was Mine 92%

Her silver hair kills. Locked away, she must flee before her guardian sells her magic.

by Liz Braswell 2021

3.9

19k+ ratings

🌙 Moon Magic 🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤝 Found Family ☠️ Deadly Touch 😔 Abusive Guardian

Golden Curse

by M. Lynn • 2018

Cursed to protect the prince who destroyed her family, she enters his tournament to win her place.

3.68

5k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Forbidden Magic

Golden Curse 92%

Cursed to protect the prince who destroyed her family, she enters his tournament to win her place.

by M. Lynn 2018

3.68

5k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Forbidden Magic

Thorn Season

by Kiera Azar • 2025

A noblewoman hides magic from a king who executes her kind. His obsession risks everything.

3.95

9k+

🫥 Hidden Magic 🔥 Magic Persecution 👑 Court Intrigue 🖤 Dark King Romance 💋 Enemies To Lovers

Thorn Season 92%

A noblewoman hides magic from a king who executes her kind. His obsession risks everything.

by Kiera Azar 2025

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4.11

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Senlin Ascends 92%

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4.11

34k+ ratings

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3.43

7k+

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Slave, Warrior, Queen 92%

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3.43

7k+ ratings

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4.21

19k+

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4.21

19k+ ratings

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3.84

12k+

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Oath Taker 92%

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3.84

12k+ ratings

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