50 Books like Book of Night

The Silverblood Promise

by James Logan

A disgraced duelist must reach a condemned merchant prince before a monster devours her.

3.96

8k+

🗝️ Heist Fantasy 🏙️ Corrupt City 👁️ Cosmic Horror Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔪 Murder Mystery

The Silverblood Promise 93%

A disgraced duelist must reach a condemned merchant prince before a monster devours her.

by James Logan 2024

3.96

8k+ ratings

🗝️ Heist Fantasy 🏙️ Corrupt City 👁️ Cosmic Horror Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔪 Murder Mystery

Three Kinds of Lucky

by Kim Harrison • 2024

Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.

3.90

5k+

🏭 Arcane Infrastructure 🧬 Hidden Heritage 🐕 Shadow Companion ⚖️ Class Divide 🗡️ Friend Turned Foe

Three Kinds of Lucky 93%

Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.

by Kim Harrison 2024

3.90

5k+ ratings

🏭 Arcane Infrastructure 🧬 Hidden Heritage 🐕 Shadow Companion ⚖️ Class Divide 🗡️ Friend Turned Foe

He Who Breaks the Earth

by Caitlin Sangster • 2023

A shapeshifter's keep devours memory. Six outlaws break in to steal his sword and rescue a hostage.

4.00

203

🏴‍☠️ Heist Fantasy 🦊 Shapeshifter Magic 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Vengeful Heroine 🔗 Magical Bond

He Who Breaks the Earth 93%

A shapeshifter's keep devours memory. Six outlaws break in to steal his sword and rescue a hostage.

by Caitlin Sangster 2023

4.00

203 ratings

🏴‍☠️ Heist Fantasy 🦊 Shapeshifter Magic 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Vengeful Heroine 🔗 Magical Bond

Burn for Me

by Ilona Andrews • 2014

Hunting a pyrokinetic killer to save her family, a PI must trust a telekinetic war criminal.

4.29

76k+

🔍 Magical Detective 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero ⚡ Hidden Powers Awakening 👑 Magical Aristocracy

Burn for Me 92%

Hunting a pyrokinetic killer to save her family, a PI must trust a telekinetic war criminal.

by Ilona Andrews 2014

4.29

76k+ ratings

🔍 Magical Detective 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero ⚡ Hidden Powers Awakening 👑 Magical Aristocracy

The Shadows Between Us

by Tricia Levenseller • 2020

To steal a crown, she'll wed and kill a king. Their fake courtship turns real.

3.81

220k+

🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 🤝 Fake Courtship Romance 😈 Villain Romance 🍷 Court Intrigue 🌑 Shadow Magic

The Shadows Between Us 92%

To steal a crown, she'll wed and kill a king. Their fake courtship turns real.

by Tricia Levenseller 2020

3.81

220k+ ratings

🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 🤝 Fake Courtship Romance 😈 Villain Romance 🍷 Court Intrigue 🌑 Shadow Magic

Agent of Enchantment

by C.N. Crawford • 2017

An FBI profiler tracking ritual murders in London discovers the killer is fae, and so is she.

4.01

7k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🧬 Hidden Fae Heritage 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏚️ Gothic London 👑 Fae Court Intrigue

Agent of Enchantment 93%

An FBI profiler tracking ritual murders in London discovers the killer is fae, and so is she.

by C.N. Crawford 2017

4.01

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🧬 Hidden Fae Heritage 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏚️ Gothic London 👑 Fae Court Intrigue

Ruthless Villains

by Marion Blackwood • 2022

As war targets every dark mage, two villainous lovers strike back with poison and cunning.

3.50

5k+

🦹 Villain Protagonists 🖤 Dark Magic 💋 Villain Romance ⚔️ Battle Couple 🏠 Found Family

Ruthless Villains 93%

As war targets every dark mage, two villainous lovers strike back with poison and cunning.

by Marion Blackwood 2022

3.50

5k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Protagonists 🖤 Dark Magic 💋 Villain Romance ⚔️ Battle Couple 🏠 Found Family

Red City

by Marie Lu

Recruited into a magical crime syndicate, she discovers her childhood love now serves the enemy.

4.04

18k+

🔪 Enemies To Lovers 🏙️ Crime Syndicate Fantasy 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 🎭 Secret Identities

Red City 93%

Recruited into a magical crime syndicate, she discovers her childhood love now serves the enemy.

by Marie Lu 2025

4.04

18k+ ratings

🔪 Enemies To Lovers 🏙️ Crime Syndicate Fantasy 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 🎭 Secret Identities

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 92%

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

The Poisoner's Enemy

by Jeff Wheeler • 2018

A midwife's daughter, forged into a poisoner and spy, must decide whose crown she will save.

4.52

6k+

⚔️ Political Fantasy 🧪 Female Poisoner 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Reluctant Assassin

The Poisoner's Enemy 92%

A midwife's daughter, forged into a poisoner and spy, must decide whose crown she will save.

by Jeff Wheeler 2018

4.52

6k+ ratings

⚔️ Political Fantasy 🧪 Female Poisoner 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Reluctant Assassin

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 93%

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

Bound to Fall

by A.K. Caggiano • 2023

She wields the shadows he was sworn to destroy, and now he is her captive.

4.04

4k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🌑 Shadow Magic 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 💔 Trauma Healing

Bound to Fall 93%

She wields the shadows he was sworn to destroy, and now he is her captive.

by A.K. Caggiano 2023

4.04

4k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🌑 Shadow Magic 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 💔 Trauma Healing

Queen of Faces

by Petra Lord • 2026

Caught body-thieving, a dying servant is forced into a dark academy to hunt a revolutionary.

3.88

4k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 🗡️ Magical Heist Crew 🔄 Body Swap Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Class Warfare

Queen of Faces 93%

Caught body-thieving, a dying servant is forced into a dark academy to hunt a revolutionary.

by Petra Lord 2026

3.88

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 🗡️ Magical Heist Crew 🔄 Body Swap Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Class Warfare

Fated

by Benedict Jacka • 2012

A diviner's quiet shop life shatters when dark mages hunt his friend for a reality-altering relic.

3.90

32k+

🏙️ London Urban Fantasy 👤 Reluctant Mentor 🍀 Cursed Heroine 🖤 Found Family 🏛️ Mage Politics

Fated 92%

A diviner's quiet shop life shatters when dark mages hunt his friend for a reality-altering relic.

by Benedict Jacka 2012

3.90

32k+ ratings

🏙️ London Urban Fantasy 👤 Reluctant Mentor 🍀 Cursed Heroine 🖤 Found Family 🏛️ Mage Politics

Avidian

by Ashley R. O'Donovan • 2025

A ghost-speaking captive is ordered to solve a murder. Her captor's son has other plans.

3.88

1k+

🌹 Gothic Romantasy 👻 Speaks To Ghosts ⚔️ Rebel Underground 💔 Dangerous Attraction 🌑 Dark Atmospheric

Avidian 92%

A ghost-speaking captive is ordered to solve a murder. Her captor's son has other plans.

by Ashley R. O'Donovan 2025

3.88

1k+ ratings

🌹 Gothic Romantasy 👻 Speaks To Ghosts ⚔️ Rebel Underground 💔 Dangerous Attraction 🌑 Dark Atmospheric

Magical Academy for Delinquents

by Ann Denton • 2020

A witch deliberately gets expelled to a magic reform school to recruit a heist crew.

4.22

2k+

💰 Magical Heist ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🏫 Dangerous Magic School 🔪 Damaged Heroine

Magical Academy for Delinquents 93%

A witch deliberately gets expelled to a magic reform school to recruit a heist crew.

by Ann Denton 2020

4.22

2k+ ratings

💰 Magical Heist ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🏫 Dangerous Magic School 🔪 Damaged Heroine

Vicious

by V.E. Schwab • 2013

A pain-wielding fugitive hunts the former best friend who sent him to prison.

4.18

329k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 💔 Friends To Enemies ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family 🐱 Cat And Mouse

Vicious 93%

A pain-wielding fugitive hunts the former best friend who sent him to prison.

by V.E. Schwab 2013

4.18

329k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 💔 Friends To Enemies ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family 🐱 Cat And Mouse

The Atlas Six

by Olivie Blake

Six magicians earn a place in a secret society, then learn that initiation requires murder.

3.54

285k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🔮 Secret Magical Society 💀 Deadly Initiation 🧠 Psychological Warfare ⚔️ Rivals To Allies

The Atlas Six 93%

Six magicians earn a place in a secret society, then learn that initiation requires murder.

by Olivie Blake 2020

3.54

285k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🔮 Secret Magical Society 💀 Deadly Initiation 🧠 Psychological Warfare ⚔️ Rivals To Allies

Guilty Pleasures

by Laurell K. Hamilton • 1993

A necromancer hunts vampires until their master forces her to hunt their killer instead.

4.02

154k+

🕵️ Supernatural Investigator 💀 Necromancer Heroine 🩸 Vampire Politics 📜 Legalized Monsters 🤝 Uneasy Alliances

Guilty Pleasures 92%

A necromancer hunts vampires until their master forces her to hunt their killer instead.

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1993

4.02

154k+ ratings

🕵️ Supernatural Investigator 💀 Necromancer Heroine 🩸 Vampire Politics 📜 Legalized Monsters 🤝 Uneasy Alliances

An Academy for Liars

by Alexis Henderson • 2024

A broken woman follows a mysterious call into a hidden college where altering reality costs blood.

3.43

28k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🏛️ Occult College ⚠️ Dangerous Mentor 💔 Rivals To Lovers 🧠 Psychic Manipulation

An Academy for Liars 92%

A broken woman follows a mysterious call into a hidden college where altering reality costs blood.

by Alexis Henderson 2024

3.43

28k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🏛️ Occult College ⚠️ Dangerous Mentor 💔 Rivals To Lovers 🧠 Psychic Manipulation

The Devils

by Joe Abercrombie

A fake princess, five monsters, and an empire that devours anyone who reaches for its throne.

4.20

78k+

🗡️ Grimdark Fantasy 👹 Monster Squad 🎭 Fake Identity ⛪ Corrupt Church 😈 Dark Humor

The Devils 93%

A fake princess, five monsters, and an empire that devours anyone who reaches for its throne.

by Joe Abercrombie 2025

4.20

78k+ ratings

🗡️ Grimdark Fantasy 👹 Monster Squad 🎭 Fake Identity ⛪ Corrupt Church 😈 Dark Humor

Nevernight

by Jay Kristoff • 2016

A shadow-wielding girl enters an assassin school to kill the men who executed her father.

4.22

117k+

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🩸 Revenge Quest 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 🎭 Sardonic Narrator

Nevernight 93%

A shadow-wielding girl enters an assassin school to kill the men who executed her father.

by Jay Kristoff 2016

4.22

117k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🩸 Revenge Quest 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 🎭 Sardonic Narrator

Wicked

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2014

Her fae blood can unleash apocalypse. The man she loves is sworn to kill her.

3.93

62k+

🌑 Dark Fae Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Love ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Wicked 93%

Her fae blood can unleash apocalypse. The man she loves is sworn to kill her.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2014

3.93

62k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Fae Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Love ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One 🩹 Trauma Recovery

The Wren in the Holly Library

by K.A. Linde • 2024

A warlock hires the thief who robbed him to steal a legendary spear from the underworld.

3.77

39k+

🏦 Heist Fantasy 🍃 Celtic Mythology ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Wren in the Holly Library 92%

A warlock hires the thief who robbed him to steal a legendary spear from the underworld.

by K.A. Linde 2024

3.77

39k+ ratings

🏦 Heist Fantasy 🍃 Celtic Mythology ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Song of the Forever Rains

by E.J. Mellow • 2021

A singer hiding her lethal voice must charm a scarred lord to expose stolen magic trade.

3.91

20k+

🔮 Magical Sisters 🎶 Performance Magic 💔 Scarred Hero 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities

Song of the Forever Rains 92%

A singer hiding her lethal voice must charm a scarred lord to expose stolen magic trade.

by E.J. Mellow 2021

3.91

20k+ ratings

🔮 Magical Sisters 🎶 Performance Magic 💔 Scarred Hero 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities

The Lies of Locke Lamora

by Scott Lynch • 2006

Locke Lamora's gang cons Camorr's wealthy. A masked killer hunts the crime lords who protect them.

4.30

347k+

🏦 Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🃏 Darkly Comic

The Lies of Locke Lamora 93%

Locke Lamora's gang cons Camorr's wealthy. A masked killer hunts the crime lords who protect them.

by Scott Lynch 2006

4.30

347k+ ratings

🏦 Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🃏 Darkly Comic

Storm Front

by Jim Butcher • 2000

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

3.97

383k+

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir 🕯️ Demon Summoning 🧛 Vampire Politics

Storm Front 93%

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

by Jim Butcher 2000

3.97

383k+ ratings

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir 🕯️ Demon Summoning 🧛 Vampire Politics

The Contortionist

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

A cursed carnival steals her favorite color. The puppeteer who took it wants the rest of her.

3.89

6k+

🎪 Dark Carnival 🖤 Villain Love Interest 🕯️ Gothic Romance 🩸 Body Horror 💊 Chronic Pain

The Contortionist 92%

A cursed carnival steals her favorite color. The puppeteer who took it wants the rest of her.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020

3.89

6k+ ratings

🎪 Dark Carnival 🖤 Villain Love Interest 🕯️ Gothic Romance 🩸 Body Horror 💊 Chronic Pain

City in Embers

by Stacey Marie Brown • 2015

A magical storm bonds a fae hunter to a fae, making her the agency's next target.

4.09

9k+

🥀 Dark Fantasy Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🪢 Magical Bond 👣 On The Run

City in Embers 92%

A magical storm bonds a fae hunter to a fae, making her the agency's next target.

by Stacey Marie Brown 2015

4.09

9k+ ratings

🥀 Dark Fantasy Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🪢 Magical Bond 👣 On The Run

The Unseelie Exile

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2025

Grieving and homeless, Ava Cole stumbles into a fae prison and bonds with its monstrous architect.

4.14

374

🌑 Fae Horror 🏚️ Sentient Prison 🖤 Villain Romance 💘 Enemies To Lovers 📜 Fae Bargains

The Unseelie Exile 92%

Grieving and homeless, Ava Cole stumbles into a fae prison and bonds with its monstrous architect.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2025

4.14

374 ratings

🌑 Fae Horror 🏚️ Sentient Prison 🖤 Villain Romance 💘 Enemies To Lovers 📜 Fae Bargains

Riftborne

by Bree Grenwich

To master her lethal power, a refugee must trust the general who intends to claim her.

3.79

40k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Morally Grey Hero ⚡ Hidden Powers 🌑 Dark Romantasy 🧠 Mental Bond

Riftborne 92%

To master her lethal power, a refugee must trust the general who intends to claim her.

by Bree Grenwich 2024

3.79

40k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Morally Grey Hero ⚡ Hidden Powers 🌑 Dark Romantasy 🧠 Mental Bond

City of Stairs

by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2014

A spy investigates a murdered historian in a city where dead gods are reawakening.

4.10

41k+

🏚️ Fallen Gods 🌍 Post-Colonial Fantasy 🚪 Hidden City ✨ Divine Artifacts ⚔️ Rebel Insurgency

City of Stairs 93%

A spy investigates a murdered historian in a city where dead gods are reawakening.

by Robert Jackson Bennett 2014

4.10

41k+ ratings

🏚️ Fallen Gods 🌍 Post-Colonial Fantasy 🚪 Hidden City ✨ Divine Artifacts ⚔️ Rebel Insurgency

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 93%

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

Foundryside

by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2018

A thief steals a talking key and learns her city's magic can think for itself.

4.16

56k+

🏦 Heist Fantasy ✨ Magical Coding 🗝️ Sentient Artifact 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Protagonist

Foundryside 92%

A thief steals a talking key and learns her city's magic can think for itself.

by Robert Jackson Bennett 2018

4.16

56k+ ratings

🏦 Heist Fantasy ✨ Magical Coding 🗝️ Sentient Artifact 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Protagonist

The Imposter's Inheritance

by C.J. Archer • 2020

When a magical coronet disappears, a watch magician follows the clues into London's secret trade.

4.04

8k+

🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🔍 Married Sleuths 💎 Magical Heist 🫂 Found Family 👑 Secret Heir

The Imposter's Inheritance 92%

When a magical coronet disappears, a watch magician follows the clues into London's secret trade.

by C.J. Archer 2020

4.04

8k+ ratings

🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🔍 Married Sleuths 💎 Magical Heist 🫂 Found Family 👑 Secret Heir

Silvercloak

by L.K. Steven • 2025

A detective joins a magical crime syndicate for vengeance and falls for the kingpin's son.

3.91

14k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌙 Dark Romantasy 🎭 Undercover Lovers 🏙️ Criminal Underworld ⚖️ Morally Gray Hero

Silvercloak 93%

A detective joins a magical crime syndicate for vengeance and falls for the kingpin's son.

by L.K. Steven 2025

3.91

14k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌙 Dark Romantasy 🎭 Undercover Lovers 🏙️ Criminal Underworld ⚖️ Morally Gray Hero

A Darker Shade of Magic

by V.E. Schwab • 2015

Kell crosses four parallel Londons. A dead world's darkness hides in the stone he brought home.

4.03

441k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌍 Parallel Worlds 🩸 Blood Magic 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🫂 Found Family

A Darker Shade of Magic 92%

Kell crosses four parallel Londons. A dead world's darkness hides in the stone he brought home.

by V.E. Schwab 2015

4.03

441k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌍 Parallel Worlds 🩸 Blood Magic 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🫂 Found Family

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

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

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

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 92%

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

Ninth House

by Leigh Bardugo • 2019

Yale hires a ghost-seer to police its magical secret societies. Then a girl is murdered.

4.00

408k+

🎓 Dark Academia 🔍 Occult Mystery 🕯️ Secret Societies 👻 Ghost Seer ⚔️ Brutal Magic

Ninth House 92%

Yale hires a ghost-seer to police its magical secret societies. Then a girl is murdered.

by Leigh Bardugo 2019

4.00

408k+ ratings

🎓 Dark Academia 🔍 Occult Mystery 🕯️ Secret Societies 👻 Ghost Seer ⚔️ Brutal Magic

A Tempest of Tea

by Hafsah Faizal • 2024

A bloodhouse behind a tearoom. A heist into vampire society to survive the Ram's purge.

3.49

37k+

🩸 Vampire Heist ✊🏽 Colonial Resistance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Heist Crew 💔 Betrayal Among Allies

A Tempest of Tea 92%

A bloodhouse behind a tearoom. A heist into vampire society to survive the Ram's purge.

by Hafsah Faizal 2024

3.49

37k+ ratings

🩸 Vampire Heist ✊🏽 Colonial Resistance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Heist Crew 💔 Betrayal Among Allies

Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors

by Annette Marie • 2020

A psychic con man caught by magic police must help an agent track his empath ex-friend.

4.22

7k+

👮 Magic Police 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🤝 Reluctant Partners 💕 Slow-Burn Romance 🏦 Magical Heist

Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors Summary

Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors 92%

A psychic con man caught by magic police must help an agent track his empath ex-friend.

by Annette Marie 2020

4.22

7k+ ratings

👮 Magic Police 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🤝 Reluctant Partners 💕 Slow-Burn Romance 🏦 Magical Heist

An Instruction in Shadow

by Benedict Jacka • 2024

Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.

4.12

3k+

🌃 Magical Underworld 💰 Magical Economy 🔍 Secret Society 🔎 Missing Parent Quest ❤️ Found Family

An Instruction in Shadow 92%

Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.

by Benedict Jacka 2024

4.12

3k+ ratings

🌃 Magical Underworld 💰 Magical Economy 🔍 Secret Society 🔎 Missing Parent Quest ❤️ Found Family

Three Mages and a Margarita

by Annette Marie • 2018

A fiery waitress stumbles into a bartending job at a magical guild where humans are forbidden.

4.13

25k+

🏰 Magical Guild 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🍺 Magical Pub 👤 Human In Magical World 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Three Mages and a Margarita 92%

A fiery waitress stumbles into a bartending job at a magical guild where humans are forbidden.

by Annette Marie 2018

4.13

25k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Guild 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🍺 Magical Pub 👤 Human In Magical World 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Gilded Wolves

by Roshani Chokshi • 2019

His birthright stolen, a thief and his outcast crew hunt a forbidden artifact through magical Paris.

3.70

52k+

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