50 Books like Blue Lily, Lily Blue

Innamorata

by Ava Reid

A silent bride carries her grandmother's teeth into a castle where love is a heresy.

3.56

5k+

🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 🩸 Body Horror 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🤫 Silent Heroine 🖤 Soul Bond

Innamorata 92%

A silent bride carries her grandmother's teeth into a castle where love is a heresy.

by Ava Reid 2026

3.56

5k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 🩸 Body Horror 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🤫 Silent Heroine 🖤 Soul Bond

Beautiful Creatures

by Kami Garcia • 2009

A Southern boy loves a witch whose sixteenth birthday will curse her soul.

3.78

623k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🕯️ Generational Curse 🌙 Witch Coming Of Age 💔 Forbidden Love 🔮 Fated Connection

Beautiful Creatures 95%

A Southern boy loves a witch whose sixteenth birthday will curse her soul.

by Kami Garcia 2009

3.78

623k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🕯️ Generational Curse 🌙 Witch Coming Of Age 💔 Forbidden Love 🔮 Fated Connection

Strange the Dreamer

by Laini Taylor • 2017

An orphan librarian chases a lost city, finds it, and falls for the nightmare girl above it.

4.27

138k+

💖 Romantic Fantasy 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🌌 Star-Crossed Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💔 Cycle Of Revenge

Strange the Dreamer 94%

An orphan librarian chases a lost city, finds it, and falls for the nightmare girl above it.

by Laini Taylor 2017

4.27

138k+ ratings

💖 Romantic Fantasy 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🌌 Star-Crossed Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💔 Cycle Of Revenge

Legendborn

by Tracy Deonn • 2020

A grieving Black teen infiltrates a secret Arthurian order and discovers her ancestral magic.

4.29

195k+

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🕯️ Secret Society Fantasy 🌳 Ancestral Magic 🔮 Hidden Magical Heritage 🏛️ College Campus Setting

Legendborn 93%

A grieving Black teen infiltrates a secret Arthurian order and discovers her ancestral magic.

by Tracy Deonn 2020

4.29

195k+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🕯️ Secret Society Fantasy 🌳 Ancestral Magic 🔮 Hidden Magical Heritage 🏛️ College Campus Setting

Daughter of Shades

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2019

Wolf-possessed huntress and scarred rival face a sentient wood that devours its hunters.

3.88

3k+

🗡️ Demon Hunter 🐺 Inner Beast 👤 Hidden Origins ❤️‍🔥 Rivals To Lovers 🌲 Cursed Forest

Daughter of Shades 93%

Wolf-possessed huntress and scarred rival face a sentient wood that devours its hunters.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2019

3.88

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Demon Hunter 🐺 Inner Beast 👤 Hidden Origins ❤️‍🔥 Rivals To Lovers 🌲 Cursed Forest

Blood Magic

by Tessa Gratton • 2011

Her dead father's spell book teaches Silla to cast with blood. An immortal witch hunts her.

3.65

11k+

🩸 Sacrificial Magic 👻 Body Possession 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 🪦 Graveyard Magic 📜 Inherited Magic

Blood Magic 93%

Her dead father's spell book teaches Silla to cast with blood. An immortal witch hunts her.

by Tessa Gratton 2011

3.65

11k+ ratings

🩸 Sacrificial Magic 👻 Body Possession 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 🪦 Graveyard Magic 📜 Inherited Magic

The Coven's Secret

by Alicia Rades • 2021

A haunted warlock falls for a witch whose light could lift his curse or cost her life.

3.89

2k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💀 Death-Touch Hero 💔 Curse-Bound Lovers ⚰️ Ancestral Curse 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

The Coven's Secret 93%

A haunted warlock falls for a witch whose light could lift his curse or cost her life.

by Alicia Rades 2021

3.89

2k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💀 Death-Touch Hero 💔 Curse-Bound Lovers ⚰️ Ancestral Curse 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

Silver in the Bone

by Alexandra Bracken • 2023

A magicless scavenger braves dying Avalon to break her brother's curse, where death wears a crown.

3.87

13k+

⚔️ Arthurian Retelling 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 🧠 Non Magical Heroine

Silver in the Bone 93%

A magicless scavenger braves dying Avalon to break her brother's curse, where death wears a crown.

by Alexandra Bracken 2023

3.87

13k+ ratings

⚔️ Arthurian Retelling 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 🧠 Non Magical Heroine

Trying to Live With the Dead

by B.L. Brunnemer • 2016

She sees ghosts. Five fierce boys become her shield, but the boundary between worlds is closing.

4.15

13k+

🖤 Necromancer Heroine 🫂 Found Family 💕 Reverse Harem 💔 Trauma Recovery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Trying to Live With the Dead 93%

She sees ghosts. Five fierce boys become her shield, but the boundary between worlds is closing.

by B.L. Brunnemer 2016

4.15

13k+ ratings

🖤 Necromancer Heroine 🫂 Found Family 💕 Reverse Harem 💔 Trauma Recovery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Bone Smith

by Nicki Pau Preto • 2023

A disgraced bonesmith must trust an ironsmith enemy to save a prince from the haunted Breachlands.

4.16

11k+

🦴 Bone Magic 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Lineage 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🚫 Forbidden Magic

Bone Smith 93%

A disgraced bonesmith must trust an ironsmith enemy to save a prince from the haunted Breachlands.

by Nicki Pau Preto 2023

4.16

11k+ ratings

🦴 Bone Magic 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Lineage 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🚫 Forbidden Magic

Hollow Heathens

by Nicole Fiorina • 2020

Returning to a witch town, a ghost-seer falls for the masked, cursed leader of a rival coven.

3.88

16k+

🏚️ Gothic Small Town 🧙 Witch Covens 💔 Forbidden Love 🎭 Masked Love Interest 🩸 Cursed Bloodline

Hollow Heathens 93%

Returning to a witch town, a ghost-seer falls for the masked, cursed leader of a rival coven.

by Nicole Fiorina 2020

3.88

16k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Small Town 🧙 Witch Covens 💔 Forbidden Love 🎭 Masked Love Interest 🩸 Cursed Bloodline

House of Marionne

by J. Elle • 2023

Hiding outlawed magic in a deadly academy, she’s paired with an assassin who hunts her kind.

3.63

8k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Forbidden Magic 💗 Slow Burn Romance 🌒 Gothic Atmosphere

House of Marionne 93%

Hiding outlawed magic in a deadly academy, she’s paired with an assassin who hunts her kind.

by J. Elle 2023

3.63

8k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Forbidden Magic 💗 Slow Burn Romance 🌒 Gothic Atmosphere

Rose Petal Graves

by Olivia Wildenstein • 2016

A student returns home to bury her mother and inherits the family cemetery's ancient fae war.

3.80

4k+

🗡️ Fae Hunter Lore 🪶 Indigenous Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Fae Romance 💕 Love Triangle 🕯️ Ancestral Magic

Rose Petal Graves 93%

A student returns home to bury her mother and inherits the family cemetery's ancient fae war.

by Olivia Wildenstein 2016

3.80

4k+ ratings

🗡️ Fae Hunter Lore 🪶 Indigenous Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Fae Romance 💕 Love Triangle 🕯️ Ancestral Magic

Wicked Onyx

by Debbie Cassidy • 2026

She enters a deadly academy to reclaim her magic, but the law plans to execute her.

4.04

4k+

🩸 Cursed Bloodline 👻 Dead Girl Mystery 🤝 Found Family 🌑 Morally Grey Romance 🌫️ Oppressive Atmosphere

Wicked Onyx 93%

She enters a deadly academy to reclaim her magic, but the law plans to execute her.

by Debbie Cassidy 2026

4.04

4k+ ratings

🩸 Cursed Bloodline 👻 Dead Girl Mystery 🤝 Found Family 🌑 Morally Grey Romance 🌫️ Oppressive Atmosphere

Lady Midnight

by Cassandra Clare • 2016

When ritual murders hit Los Angeles, a Shadowhunter risks her forbidden love to find the killer.

4.35

247k+

🔪 Occult Murders 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Grief-Driven Revenge 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🏠 Found Family

Lady Midnight 92%

When ritual murders hit Los Angeles, a Shadowhunter risks her forbidden love to find the killer.

by Cassandra Clare 2016

4.35

247k+ ratings

🔪 Occult Murders 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Grief-Driven Revenge 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🏠 Found Family

Starling House

by Alix E. Harrow • 2023

A desperate woman takes a job inside a sentient house. Below the floors, old nightmares stir.

3.78

169k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic ⛰️ Appalachian Gothic 🏠 Sentient House 🩸 Generational Trauma 🤝 Found Family

Starling House 92%

A desperate woman takes a job inside a sentient house. Below the floors, old nightmares stir.

by Alix E. Harrow 2023

3.78

169k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic ⛰️ Appalachian Gothic 🏠 Sentient House 🩸 Generational Trauma 🤝 Found Family

House of Hearts

by Skyla Arndt • 2025

At a cursed gothic academy, an outsider hunts her best friend's killer among a secret society.

3.65

2k+

🔮 Dark Academia 🏰 Gothic Boarding School 💀 Generational Curse 🃏 Secret Society ❤️ Enemies To Lovers

House of Hearts 92%

At a cursed gothic academy, an outsider hunts her best friend's killer among a secret society.

by Skyla Arndt 2025

3.65

2k+ ratings

🔮 Dark Academia 🏰 Gothic Boarding School 💀 Generational Curse 🃏 Secret Society ❤️ Enemies To Lovers

The Thirteenth Child

by Erin A. Craig • 2024

Claimed by the god of death, a healer cures the sick but sees who must die.

4.03

25k+

🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 🧚‍♀️ Dark Fairytale 💀 Chosen By Death 👁️ Death's Mark ❤️‍🔥 Star Crossed Lovers

The Thirteenth Child 92%

Claimed by the god of death, a healer cures the sick but sees who must die.

by Erin A. Craig 2024

4.03

25k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 🧚‍♀️ Dark Fairytale 💀 Chosen By Death 👁️ Death's Mark ❤️‍🔥 Star Crossed Lovers

House of Salt and Sorrows

by Erin A. Craig • 2019

After four sisters die, Annaleigh discovers enchanted balls where death dances closer each night.

3.89

114k+

🏚️ Gothic Seaside 👻 Fairy Tale Horror 💃 Dancing Princesses 🕯️ Gothic Family Curse ✨ Beguiling Magic

House of Salt and Sorrows 92%

After four sisters die, Annaleigh discovers enchanted balls where death dances closer each night.

by Erin A. Craig 2019

3.89

114k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Seaside 👻 Fairy Tale Horror 💃 Dancing Princesses 🕯️ Gothic Family Curse ✨ Beguiling Magic

Ghostsmith

by Nicki Pau Preto • 2024

To stop an undead army, a ghostsmith must trust the twin brother raised by their lich mother.

4.13

5k+

🦴 Bone Magic 💀 Necromancy 👥 Twin Siblings 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

Ghostsmith 92%

To stop an undead army, a ghostsmith must trust the twin brother raised by their lich mother.

by Nicki Pau Preto 2024

4.13

5k+ ratings

🦴 Bone Magic 💀 Necromancy 👥 Twin Siblings 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

The Near Witch

by Victoria Schwab • 2011

Children vanish on the moor. The stranger is blamed, and Lexi alone believes he is innocent.

3.65

49k+

🖤 Atmospheric Gothic 🧙 Witch Folklore 👻 Vengeful Spirit 🏚️ Persecuted Outsider 🏘️ Isolated Village

The Near Witch 92%

Children vanish on the moor. The stranger is blamed, and Lexi alone believes he is innocent.

by Victoria Schwab 2011

3.65

49k+ ratings

🖤 Atmospheric Gothic 🧙 Witch Folklore 👻 Vengeful Spirit 🏚️ Persecuted Outsider 🏘️ Isolated Village

The Light That Blinds Us

by Andy Darcy Theo • 2024

A haunted boy and three elementals must destroy his dark father before an eclipse consumes them.

3.65

2k+

🜁 Elemental Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy 💕 Friends To Lovers 🖤 Trauma And Magic

The Light That Blinds Us 92%

A haunted boy and three elementals must destroy his dark father before an eclipse consumes them.

by Andy Darcy Theo 2024

3.65

2k+ ratings

🜁 Elemental Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy 💕 Friends To Lovers 🖤 Trauma And Magic

The Hollow

by Jessica Verday • 2009

After her best friend drowns in Sleepy Hollow, her only comfort is a ghost who cannot love.

3.74

21k+

👻 Ghost Boyfriend 🌫️ Small Town Gothic 🖤 Grieving A Friend 📖 Best Friend's Secret 🍂 Autumnal Atmosphere

The Hollow 92%

After her best friend drowns in Sleepy Hollow, her only comfort is a ghost who cannot love.

by Jessica Verday 2009

3.74

21k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Boyfriend 🌫️ Small Town Gothic 🖤 Grieving A Friend 📖 Best Friend's Secret 🍂 Autumnal Atmosphere

The Foxglove King

by Hannah F. Whitten • 2023

Death magic exposed, a poison runner must spy on the Sun Prince in a viper's court.

3.76

37k+

🦴 Necromantic Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Love Triangle 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🔮 Forbidden Magic

The Foxglove King 92%

Death magic exposed, a poison runner must spy on the Sun Prince in a viper's court.

by Hannah F. Whitten 2023

3.76

37k+ ratings

🦴 Necromantic Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Love Triangle 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🔮 Forbidden Magic

Wayward Souls

by Devon Monk • 2020

Bound to Route 66 with her ghost husband, she hunts for a magic that could end their curse.

4.02

754

👻 Ghost Romance 🥀 Cursed Lovers 🛣️ Supernatural Road Trip 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 🏜️ Paranormal Americana

Wayward Souls 92%

Bound to Route 66 with her ghost husband, she hunts for a magic that could end their curse.

by Devon Monk 2020

4.02

754 ratings

👻 Ghost Romance 🥀 Cursed Lovers 🛣️ Supernatural Road Trip 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 🏜️ Paranormal Americana

The Bell Witches

by Lindsey Kelk • 2024

Her father dead, she inherits a Savannah mansion, a witch's legacy, and a werewolf's heart.

3.58

4k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 📜 Generational Magic 🧙 Witch Ancestry 💫 Fated Lovers 🔮 Hidden Powers

The Bell Witches 94%

Her father dead, she inherits a Savannah mansion, a witch's legacy, and a werewolf's heart.

by Lindsey Kelk 2024

3.58

4k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 📜 Generational Magic 🧙 Witch Ancestry 💫 Fated Lovers 🔮 Hidden Powers

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

by Michelle Hodkin • 2011

The accident killed her friends and spared her. Now Mara Dyer's worst thoughts are becoming reality.

4.01

191k+

📖 Unreliable Narrator 👻 Psychological Paranormal 🩹 Trauma And Powers 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🔪 Paranormal Murder Mystery

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer 93%

The accident killed her friends and spared her. Now Mara Dyer's worst thoughts are becoming reality.

by Michelle Hodkin 2011

4.01

191k+ ratings

📖 Unreliable Narrator 👻 Psychological Paranormal 🩹 Trauma And Powers 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🔪 Paranormal Murder Mystery

Evergreen Academy

by Heather Schneider

Under her microscope, plant cells pulse with hidden life. A secret academy opens its gate.

4.14

3k+

🌿 Botanical Magic 🏫 Magical Academy ⚡ Zero To Powerful 📜 Hidden Lineage 💕 Slow-Burn Romance

Evergreen Academy 92%

Under her microscope, plant cells pulse with hidden life. A secret academy opens its gate.

by Heather Schneider 2024

4.14

3k+ ratings

🌿 Botanical Magic 🏫 Magical Academy ⚡ Zero To Powerful 📜 Hidden Lineage 💕 Slow-Burn Romance

The Lord Sorcier

by Olivia Atwater • 2020

When a surgeon's faerie comrade unleashes his magic, Napoleon's deadliest sorcerer takes notice.

3.55

7k+

🗡️ Napoleonic Fantasy 🧚 Faerie Folklore 🖤 Found Family 🤝 Male Friendship ⚔️ Magical Duel

The Lord Sorcier 92%

When a surgeon's faerie comrade unleashes his magic, Napoleon's deadliest sorcerer takes notice.

by Olivia Atwater 2020

3.55

7k+ ratings

🗡️ Napoleonic Fantasy 🧚 Faerie Folklore 🖤 Found Family 🤝 Male Friendship ⚔️ Magical Duel

Gallant

by V.E. Schwab • 2022

A mute orphan inherits a crumbling manor where a garden wall barely holds back the dark.

3.70

150k+

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🕯️ Family Curse 👻 Ghostly Allies

Gallant 92%

A mute orphan inherits a crumbling manor where a garden wall barely holds back the dark.

by V.E. Schwab 2022

3.70

150k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🕯️ Family Curse 👻 Ghostly Allies

When Stars Come Out

by Scarlett St. Clair • 2018

She can trap souls in coins. The raven shifters policing her boarding school want her silenced.

3.86

4k+

🏫 Paranormal Boarding School 💫 Fated Mates ✨ Hidden Powers 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 🗝️ Secret Society

When Stars Come Out 92%

She can trap souls in coins. The raven shifters policing her boarding school want her silenced.

by Scarlett St. Clair 2018

3.86

4k+ ratings

🏫 Paranormal Boarding School 💫 Fated Mates ✨ Hidden Powers 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 🗝️ Secret Society

Belladonna

by Adalyn Grace • 2022

A deathless orphan hunts a poisoner through a haunted manor, with Death as her dangerous ally.

3.94

182k+

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🖤 Death And The Maiden 💀 Death Personified ☠️ Poison Mystery 👻 Spirit Communication

Belladonna 92%

A deathless orphan hunts a poisoner through a haunted manor, with Death as her dangerous ally.

by Adalyn Grace 2022

3.94

182k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🖤 Death And The Maiden 💀 Death Personified ☠️ Poison Mystery 👻 Spirit Communication

Chain of Gold

by Cassandra Clare • 2020

Demon-plagued London. Cordelia's sham marriage to James Herondale buys one year to win his heart.

4.36

123k+

🕰️ Edwardian Fantasy 🦠 Supernatural Plague 💍 Sham Engagement 💔 Unrequited Love 👥 Found Family

Chain of Gold 92%

Demon-plagued London. Cordelia's sham marriage to James Herondale buys one year to win his heart.

by Cassandra Clare 2020

4.36

123k+ ratings

🕰️ Edwardian Fantasy 🦠 Supernatural Plague 💍 Sham Engagement 💔 Unrequited Love 👥 Found Family

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

Serpent & Dove

by Shelby Mahurin • 2019

A captive thief marries a witch hunter. She hides her magic; he burns witches.

3.97

348k+

💍 Forced Marriage 🗡️ Witch Hunter Romance 🧹 Hidden Witch 👑 Witch Queen 🇫🇷 French Inspired Fantasy

Serpent & Dove 92%

A captive thief marries a witch hunter. She hides her magic; he burns witches.

by Shelby Mahurin 2019

3.97

348k+ ratings

💍 Forced Marriage 🗡️ Witch Hunter Romance 🧹 Hidden Witch 👑 Witch Queen 🇫🇷 French Inspired Fantasy

Every Gift a Curse

by Caroline O'Donoghue • 2023

Losing herself to a vengeful spirit, a teen witch races to stop a cult's ritual sacrifice.

4.27

3k+

☘️ Irish Fantasy 🔮 Teen Witches 🫂 Found Family ⛓️ Inherited Curse 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Ensemble

Every Gift a Curse 92%

Losing herself to a vengeful spirit, a teen witch races to stop a cult's ritual sacrifice.

by Caroline O'Donoghue 2023

4.27

3k+ ratings

☘️ Irish Fantasy 🔮 Teen Witches 🫂 Found Family ⛓️ Inherited Curse 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Ensemble

Grim

by D.J. Krimmer • 2025

A reaper assigned to collect a dying woman falls for her instead. She has nine days left.

4.38

11k+

👻 Reaper Romance 📋 Bureaucratic Afterlife 🏚️ Southern Gothic ⏳ Countdown To Death 🏡 Ancestral Home

Grim 92%

A reaper assigned to collect a dying woman falls for her instead. She has nine days left.

by D.J. Krimmer 2025

4.38

11k+ ratings

👻 Reaper Romance 📋 Bureaucratic Afterlife 🏚️ Southern Gothic ⏳ Countdown To Death 🏡 Ancestral Home

Chime

by Franny Billingsley • 2011

She believes she is a witch who destroyed her twin. The swamp knows a darker truth.

3.62

13k+

🐊 Swamp Gothic 🌀 Unreliable Narrator ⚖️ Witch Trial Fiction 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Chime 92%

She believes she is a witch who destroyed her twin. The swamp knows a darker truth.

by Franny Billingsley 2011

3.62

13k+ ratings

🐊 Swamp Gothic 🌀 Unreliable Narrator ⚖️ Witch Trial Fiction 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Crimson Road

by A.G. Slatter • 2025

To claim her inheritance, Violet must journey into the Darklands and kill something that cannot die.

3.87

1k+

🔮 Prophecy 🖤 Gothic Fantasy 🗡️ Reluctant Heroine 👪 Cursed Bloodline 🤝 Found Family

The Crimson Road 92%

To claim her inheritance, Violet must journey into the Darklands and kill something that cannot die.

by A.G. Slatter 2025

3.87

1k+ ratings

🔮 Prophecy 🖤 Gothic Fantasy 🗡️ Reluctant Heroine 👪 Cursed Bloodline 🤝 Found Family

Divine Mortals

by Amanda M. Helander • 2024

A soothsayer lies: she's the king's soulmate. A killer cult and the gods want her life.

3.57

1k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🪄 Soulmate Magic 🥀 Traumatized Heroine ⚡ Divine Manipulation 👑 Reluctant Ruler

Divine Mortals 92%

A soothsayer lies: she's the king's soulmate. A killer cult and the gods want her life.

by Amanda M. Helander 2024

3.57

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🪄 Soulmate Magic 🥀 Traumatized Heroine ⚡ Divine Manipulation 👑 Reluctant Ruler

The Water Witch

by Jessica Thorne • 2022

On the Breton coast, a truth-compelling mask resurfaces, dooming a noble family's men to the sea.

4.18

1k+

🖤 Gothic Romance 🌊 Celtic Mythology 🗡️ Ancestral Curse 💀 Unquiet Spirit 🐚 Sunken Kingdom

The Water Witch 92%

On the Breton coast, a truth-compelling mask resurfaces, dooming a noble family's men to the sea.

by Jessica Thorne 2022

4.18

1k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Romance 🌊 Celtic Mythology 🗡️ Ancestral Curse 💀 Unquiet Spirit 🐚 Sunken Kingdom

Thicker Than Water

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2015

His mother murdered, a town needs a killer. The cop's daughter is the only one listening.

3.59

2k+

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Atmospheric Gothic ⚖️ Wrongly Accused 🔮 Paranormal Mystery 💔 Forbidden Romance

Thicker Than Water 92%

His mother murdered, a town needs a killer. The cop's daughter is the only one listening.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2015

3.59

2k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Atmospheric Gothic ⚖️ Wrongly Accused 🔮 Paranormal Mystery 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Bone Witch

by Rin Chupeco • 2017

Raising her brother from the dead exiles a girl into a glittering sisterhood of dark magic.

3.68

52k+

🦴 Necromantic Magic 🏫 Magical Academy ⚠️ Corrupted Magic System 🏯 Asian Fantasy World 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

The Bone Witch 92%

Raising her brother from the dead exiles a girl into a glittering sisterhood of dark magic.

by Rin Chupeco 2017

3.68

52k+ ratings

🦴 Necromantic Magic 🏫 Magical Academy ⚠️ Corrupted Magic System 🏯 Asian Fantasy World 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish

by Paula Brackston • 2024

A ghost-seeing Victorian librarian discovers her cathedral's crypt broken open and the dead walking.

3.75

2k+

🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 📜 Historical Fantasy 👻 Ghost-Seeing Heroine 💔 Doomed Romance 🗺️ Magical Map

The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish Summary

The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish 92%

A ghost-seeing Victorian librarian discovers her cathedral's crypt broken open and the dead walking.

by Paula Brackston 2024

3.75

2k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 📜 Historical Fantasy 👻 Ghost-Seeing Heroine 💔 Doomed Romance 🗺️ Magical Map

The Screaming Staircase

by Jonathan Stroud • 2013

A psychic joins a ghost-hunting agency and must survive a night in England's most haunted house.

4.25

76k+

🕵️ Ghost Hunting 🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 💕 Found Family 🔮 Psychic Abilities 🔍 Cold Case Murder

The Screaming Staircase 92%

A psychic joins a ghost-hunting agency and must survive a night in England's most haunted house.

by Jonathan Stroud 2013

4.25

76k+ ratings

🕵️ Ghost Hunting 🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 💕 Found Family 🔮 Psychic Abilities 🔍 Cold Case Murder

Silver in the Wood

by Emily Tesh • 2019

An ancient forest guardian falls for a folklore scholar, but the equinox stirs a hungry spirit.

3.98

24k+

🌳 Mythic Woodland 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🌙 Lyrical Fantasy ⏳ Immortal Protagonist 👻 Folk Horror

Silver in the Wood 92%

An ancient forest guardian falls for a folklore scholar, but the equinox stirs a hungry spirit.

by Emily Tesh 2019

3.98

24k+ ratings

🌳 Mythic Woodland 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🌙 Lyrical Fantasy ⏳ Immortal Protagonist 👻 Folk Horror

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by Ashley Poston • 2022

A romance ghostwriter who has stopped believing in love meets the ghost of her handsome editor.

3.91

268k+

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The Dead Romantics 92%

A romance ghostwriter who has stopped believing in love meets the ghost of her handsome editor.

by Ashley Poston 2022

3.91

268k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Romance ⚰️ Funeral Home Setting ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🏡 Small Town Return 🎪 Eccentric Family

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by J. Ann Thomas • 2025

Fifteen restless ghosts, a dying father, and a stranger whose arrival awakens a forbidden hope.

3.68

1k+

🏚️ Haunted House Gothic 🖤 Gothic Romance 🕯️ Generational Curse 🎵 Magical Songs 🌿 Secret Lineage

The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall Summary

The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall 92%

Fifteen restless ghosts, a dying father, and a stranger whose arrival awakens a forbidden hope.

by J. Ann Thomas 2025

3.68

1k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted House Gothic 🖤 Gothic Romance 🕯️ Generational Curse 🎵 Magical Songs 🌿 Secret Lineage

Soul Searching

by Lyla Sage • 2025

A broke medium returns to her haunted hometown and the quiet upholsterer who anchors her there.

3.65

45k+

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Soul Searching 92%

A broke medium returns to her haunted hometown and the quiet upholsterer who anchors her there.

by Lyla Sage 2025

3.65

45k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Romance 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Wounded Healers 🫂 Found Family

The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells

by Rachel Greenlaw • 2024

Carrie Morgan inherits a spell book and mountains' bargain: a lover who vanishes with the thaw.

3.63

3k+

🔮 Generational Magic 🌲 Small Town Folklore 🏡 Homecoming And Healing 🤝 Mended Friendship ❄️ Otherworldly Lover

The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells Summary

The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells 92%

Carrie Morgan inherits a spell book and mountains' bargain: a lover who vanishes with the thaw.

by Rachel Greenlaw 2024

3.63

3k+ ratings

🔮 Generational Magic 🌲 Small Town Folklore 🏡 Homecoming And Healing 🤝 Mended Friendship ❄️ Otherworldly Lover

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