50 Books like Carving Shadows into Gold

Captive Prince

by C.S. Pacat

A fallen prince hides his identity while serving the icy royal whose brother he killed.

3.78

127k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✨ Gilded Cruelty

Captive Prince 93%

A fallen prince hides his identity while serving the icy royal whose brother he killed.

by C.S. Pacat 2013

3.78

127k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✨ Gilded Cruelty

The Smoke Thieves

by Sally Green • 2018

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

3.79

10k+

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

The Smoke Thieves 95%

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

by Sally Green 2018

3.79

10k+ ratings

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

City of Spells

by Alexandra Christo • 2021

A thief and hidden heir lead rebels against a tyrant whose magic steals their will.

3.91

1k+

🫂 Found Family 🔮 Prophecy Subversion 🧠 Mind Control 👑 Secret Heir 🌅 Redemption Arc

City of Spells 94%

A thief and hidden heir lead rebels against a tyrant whose magic steals their will.

by Alexandra Christo 2021

3.91

1k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🔮 Prophecy Subversion 🧠 Mind Control 👑 Secret Heir 🌅 Redemption Arc

Storm

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2012

Rescuing a classmate entangles her with four elemental brothers and the enforcer hunting them.

3.94

27k+

🧊 Elemental Magic 🕶️ Hidden Paranormal World 🤝 Brotherhood Dynamics 🎯 Hunted By Authority 🏠 Chosen Family

Storm 93%

Rescuing a classmate entangles her with four elemental brothers and the enforcer hunting them.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2012

3.94

27k+ ratings

🧊 Elemental Magic 🕶️ Hidden Paranormal World 🤝 Brotherhood Dynamics 🎯 Hunted By Authority 🏠 Chosen Family

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 93%

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

Kill the Queen

by Jennifer Estep • 2018

An orphaned royal trains as a gladiator to challenge the cousin who stole her throne.

4.02

17k+

🏰 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Gladiator Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 🥀 Orphaned Heroine

Kill the Queen 93%

An orphaned royal trains as a gladiator to challenge the cousin who stole her throne.

by Jennifer Estep 2018

4.02

17k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Gladiator Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 🥀 Orphaned Heroine

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 93%

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

Graceling

by Kristin Cashore • 2008

A weapon for her uncle's throne, she follows a prince into a mind-controlling king's grip.

4.06

483k+

🗡️ Reluctant Weapon 🧠 Mind Control Villain 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Hidden Ability

Graceling 93%

A weapon for her uncle's throne, she follows a prince into a mind-controlling king's grip.

by Kristin Cashore 2008

4.06

483k+ ratings

🗡️ Reluctant Weapon 🧠 Mind Control Villain 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Hidden Ability

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

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

King of Scars

by Leigh Bardugo • 2019

Ravka's king turns into a monster at nightfall. Three ancient saints claim to have the cure.

4.15

234k+

👑 Cursed King 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Found Family 🕵️ Spy Mission 🏰 Russian Fantasy

King of Scars 93%

Ravka's king turns into a monster at nightfall. Three ancient saints claim to have the cure.

by Leigh Bardugo 2019

4.15

234k+ ratings

👑 Cursed King 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Found Family 🕵️ Spy Mission 🏰 Russian Fantasy

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance

by Foz Meadows • 2022

A shattered nobleman is forced to wed a warrior prince whose family hides a killer.

4.01

12k+

🏛️ Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Trauma Healing 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🗡️ Political Intrigue

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance Summary

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance 94%

A shattered nobleman is forced to wed a warrior prince whose family hides a killer.

by Foz Meadows 2022

4.01

12k+ ratings

🏛️ Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Trauma Healing 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🗡️ Political Intrigue

The Fragile Threads of Power

by V.E. Schwab • 2023

A spell-mender poisoned by rebels must rebuild the door that can tear reality apart.

4.26

47k+

🌍 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Magical Heist 💔 Broken Hero 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Fantasy

The Fragile Threads of Power 94%

A spell-mender poisoned by rebels must rebuild the door that can tear reality apart.

by V.E. Schwab 2023

4.26

47k+ ratings

🌍 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Magical Heist 💔 Broken Hero 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Fantasy

A Dance of Lies

by Brittney Arena

A shattered dancer must spy among kings. Her jailer demands loyalty, her target earns it.

3.86

13k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 👑 Political Scheming ♿ Disabled Protagonist 💔 Who Did This To You ⛓️ Coercive Control

A Dance of Lies 93%

A shattered dancer must spy among kings. Her jailer demands loyalty, her target earns it.

by Brittney Arena 2025

3.86

13k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 👑 Political Scheming ♿ Disabled Protagonist 💔 Who Did This To You ⛓️ Coercive Control

The Tethered Mage

by Melissa Caruso • 2017

A merciful impulse binds a scholar to a fire warlock. Now the Empire owns them both.

3.80

7k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy ⛓️ Magically Bound 🤝 Reluctant Allies 📚 Scholar Heroine 🔥 Fire Wielder

The Tethered Mage 93%

A merciful impulse binds a scholar to a fire warlock. Now the Empire owns them both.

by Melissa Caruso 2017

3.80

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy ⛓️ Magically Bound 🤝 Reluctant Allies 📚 Scholar Heroine 🔥 Fire Wielder

The Demon King

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2009

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

4.15

81k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard 🧬 Hidden Lineage 🚫 Forbidden Magic

The Demon King 93%

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2009

4.15

81k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard 🧬 Hidden Lineage 🚫 Forbidden Magic

Fantasy of Frost

by Kelly St. Clare • 2015

A princess veiled since birth is taken hostage to the frozen world where her lover was murdered.

4.18

12k+

🖤 Veiled Princess 🌍 Dual Worlds 🔥 Fire And Ice 💔 Forbidden Romance 🧬 Hidden Heritage

Fantasy of Frost 93%

A princess veiled since birth is taken hostage to the frozen world where her lover was murdered.

by Kelly St. Clare 2015

4.18

12k+ ratings

🖤 Veiled Princess 🌍 Dual Worlds 🔥 Fire And Ice 💔 Forbidden Romance 🧬 Hidden Heritage

The Thief

by Megan Whalen Turner • 1996

Released from prison, a thief must steal a sacred stone from a maze of traps and meddling gods.

3.85

94k+

🎭 Unreliable Narrator 👑 Hidden Royalty ⚖️ Political Fantasy 🏛️ Mythological Quest 🗝️ Cunning Thief

The Thief 93%

Released from prison, a thief must steal a sacred stone from a maze of traps and meddling gods.

by Megan Whalen Turner 1996

3.85

94k+ ratings

🎭 Unreliable Narrator 👑 Hidden Royalty ⚖️ Political Fantasy 🏛️ Mythological Quest 🗝️ Cunning Thief

Rey entre sombras

by Melissa Landers • 2024

A failed novice enters a court where the king turns to shadow and compassion is forbidden.

3.66

11k+

🖤 Cursed King Romance 🕯️ Religious Corruption 🩸 Hidden Parentage 🌙 Unlikely Heroine 🐕 Animal Companion

Rey entre sombras 93%

A failed novice enters a court where the king turns to shadow and compassion is forbidden.

by Melissa Landers 2024

3.66

11k+ ratings

🖤 Cursed King Romance 🕯️ Religious Corruption 🩸 Hidden Parentage 🌙 Unlikely Heroine 🐕 Animal Companion

Oath Taker

by Audrey Grey • 2019

A dark lord steals her best friend. The price of breaking the curse: become his student.

3.84

12k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🔮 Curse Quest 🖤 Shadow Daddy 💔 Tortured Hero 🤝 Found Family

Oath Taker 93%

A dark lord steals her best friend. The price of breaking the curse: become his student.

by Audrey Grey 2019

3.84

12k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🔮 Curse Quest 🖤 Shadow Daddy 💔 Tortured Hero 🤝 Found Family

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

Heart of Silk and Shadows

by Lisette Marshall • 2022

A jaded fae lord catches a human servant stealing his coats. Her taunting letters undo him.

4.11

4k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue ✉️ Taunting Letters ⌛ Immortal X Human 💪 Defiant Heroine 🔗 Magical Bargain

Heart of Silk and Shadows 93%

A jaded fae lord catches a human servant stealing his coats. Her taunting letters undo him.

by Lisette Marshall 2022

4.11

4k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue ✉️ Taunting Letters ⌛ Immortal X Human 💪 Defiant Heroine 🔗 Magical Bargain

Five Broken Blades

by Mai Corland

Six killers share one job: assassinate an immortal king. Their secrets are the real threat.

3.82

48k+

💎 Heist Fantasy 🏰 Political Intrigue 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities 💔 Forbidden Love

Five Broken Blades 93%

Six killers share one job: assassinate an immortal king. Their secrets are the real threat.

by Mai Corland 2024

3.82

48k+ ratings

💎 Heist Fantasy 🏰 Political Intrigue 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities 💔 Forbidden Love

Way of the Argosi

by Sebastien de Castell • 2021

Cursed to spoil every kindness, an orphan thief steals toward a freedom no mage controls.

4.25

2k+

🧙 Mage Society 🪢 Magical Curse 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Crew 💔 Trauma Healing

Way of the Argosi 94%

Cursed to spoil every kindness, an orphan thief steals toward a freedom no mage controls.

by Sebastien de Castell 2021

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧙 Mage Society 🪢 Magical Curse 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Crew 💔 Trauma Healing

A Curse So Dark and Lonely

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2019

Falling into a cursed kingdom, Harper must love a monster prince before his realm falls.

3.95

181k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🪞 Portal Fantasy 👹 Cursed Prince ❤️‍🔥 Reluctant Allies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

A Curse So Dark and Lonely 94%

Falling into a cursed kingdom, Harper must love a monster prince before his realm falls.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2019

3.95

181k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🪞 Portal Fantasy 👹 Cursed Prince ❤️‍🔥 Reluctant Allies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

Of the Curse or the Crown

by V.B. Lacey • 2025

A shapeshifting empress must wed a cursed king whose touch kills. She loves his advisor instead.

4.41

680

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 💍 Arranged Marriage 💔 Forbidden Love ☠️ Deadly Touch

Of the Curse or the Crown 93%

A shapeshifting empress must wed a cursed king whose touch kills. She loves his advisor instead.

by V.B. Lacey 2025

4.41

680 ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 💍 Arranged Marriage 💔 Forbidden Love ☠️ Deadly Touch

The Queen's Assassin

by Melissa de la Cruz • 2020

A hidden princess frees a condemned assassin, igniting forbidden love across rival kingdoms.

3.44

20k+

🗡️ Assassin Fantasy 👑 Hidden Princess 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🏰 Court Intrigue 🥀 Bittersweet Romance

The Queen's Assassin 93%

A hidden princess frees a condemned assassin, igniting forbidden love across rival kingdoms.

by Melissa de la Cruz 2020

3.44

20k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Fantasy 👑 Hidden Princess 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🏰 Court Intrigue 🥀 Bittersweet Romance

Dark Rise

by C.S. Pacat • 2021

A London dockworker discovers he is the Dark King reborn, with doomed knights his only pursuers.

4.15

42k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Chosen One 🛡️ Doomed Knightly Order 🎩 Regency London Docks 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

Dark Rise 93%

A London dockworker discovers he is the Dark King reborn, with doomed knights his only pursuers.

by C.S. Pacat 2021

4.15

42k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Chosen One 🛡️ Doomed Knightly Order 🎩 Regency London Docks 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Assassin and the Desert

by Sarah J. Maas • 2012

The Red Desert holds exile, a silent master, and a friend whose secrets could destroy them.

4.37

67k+

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy 💔 Friend To Enemy 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Assassin Heroine

The Assassin and the Desert 93%

The Red Desert holds exile, a silent master, and a friend whose secrets could destroy them.

by Sarah J. Maas 2012

4.37

67k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy 💔 Friend To Enemy 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Assassin Heroine

The River of Silver

by S.A. Chakraborty • 2022

The secret bargains that shaped the City of Brass, from hidden love to a mother's heartbreak.

4.26

13k+

🕌 Historical Fantasy 👑 Palace Intrigue 💘 Secret Romance 🤴 Reluctant Leader 🫂 Found Family

The River of Silver 93%

The secret bargains that shaped the City of Brass, from hidden love to a mother's heartbreak.

by S.A. Chakraborty 2022

4.26

13k+ ratings

🕌 Historical Fantasy 👑 Palace Intrigue 💘 Secret Romance 🤴 Reluctant Leader 🫂 Found Family

A Shadow Crown

by Melissa Blair • 2023

The king's former assassin joins a fae rebellion, hiding magic that could end his reign.

4.07

17k+

🗡️ Fae Rebellion 🖤 Found Family 🌿 Hidden Fae City ✨ Memory Magic 🌑 Dark Fae Romance

A Shadow Crown 93%

The king's former assassin joins a fae rebellion, hiding magic that could end his reign.

by Melissa Blair 2023

4.07

17k+ ratings

🗡️ Fae Rebellion 🖤 Found Family 🌿 Hidden Fae City ✨ Memory Magic 🌑 Dark Fae Romance

A Tournament of Crowns

by Elise Kova • 2023

A heartbroken sorceress enters a deadly tournament as a hidden zealot plots catastrophe.

4.23

2k+

🏟️ Magical Tournament 🕸️ Political Intrigue 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Leader 🎭 Secret Identity

A Tournament of Crowns 94%

A heartbroken sorceress enters a deadly tournament as a hidden zealot plots catastrophe.

by Elise Kova 2023

4.23

2k+ ratings

🏟️ Magical Tournament 🕸️ Political Intrigue 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Leader 🎭 Secret Identity

The Nightmare Before Kissmas

by Sara Raasch • 2024

The Christmas heir must marry for power, but Halloween's prince has his heart.

3.91

35k+

🫅 Royal Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Forbidden Romance 🏰 Court Intrigue 👑 Toxic Royalty

The Nightmare Before Kissmas 93%

The Christmas heir must marry for power, but Halloween's prince has his heart.

by Sara Raasch 2024

3.91

35k+ ratings

🫅 Royal Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Forbidden Romance 🏰 Court Intrigue 👑 Toxic Royalty

The Shattered King

by Charlie N. Holmberg

A captive healer mends a prince's shattered soul, unaware it was broken by an enemy king.

4.28

15k+

🔮 Magical Healing 👑 Cursed Prince 🕯️ Slow-Burn Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 🫂 Hurt/Comfort

The Shattered King 93%

A captive healer mends a prince's shattered soul, unaware it was broken by an enemy king.

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2025

4.28

15k+ ratings

🔮 Magical Healing 👑 Cursed Prince 🕯️ Slow-Burn Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 🫂 Hurt/Comfort

The Last of the Firedrakes

by Farah Oomerbhoy • 2015

An orphan sold into a fae realm discovers she's the lost princess her tyrant aunt fears.

3.86

4k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Academy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royal Heritage 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Last of the Firedrakes 93%

An orphan sold into a fae realm discovers she's the lost princess her tyrant aunt fears.

by Farah Oomerbhoy 2015

3.86

4k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Academy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royal Heritage 💔 Forbidden Romance

A Fragile Enchantment

by Allison Saft • 2024

A magical tailor arrives to outfit a royal wedding and captures the hostile prince's heart.

3.47

28k+

🪡 Craft Magic ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Royal Romance 🏰 Court Intrigue 🎩 Regency-Inspired

A Fragile Enchantment 93%

A magical tailor arrives to outfit a royal wedding and captures the hostile prince's heart.

by Allison Saft 2024

3.47

28k+ ratings

🪡 Craft Magic ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Royal Romance 🏰 Court Intrigue 🎩 Regency-Inspired

White Trash Warlock

by David R. Slayton • 2020

A broke warlock must save his brother's wife from a spirit devouring Denver's magical protectors.

3.91

12k+

🛠️ Working Class Magic 💔 Estranged Siblings 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Possessed Loved One 🩸 Generational Trauma

White Trash Warlock 93%

A broke warlock must save his brother's wife from a spirit devouring Denver's magical protectors.

by David R. Slayton 2020

3.91

12k+ ratings

🛠️ Working Class Magic 💔 Estranged Siblings 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Possessed Loved One 🩸 Generational Trauma

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

A Lair of Bones

by Helen Scheuerer • 2021

A bone cleaner cheats her way into a deadly mermaid tournament, bound to keep a human alive.

3.96

3k+

⚔️ Deadly Tournament 🐚 Underwater Kingdom 👑 Rags To Royalty 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 🎵 Creative Competition

A Lair of Bones 93%

A bone cleaner cheats her way into a deadly mermaid tournament, bound to keep a human alive.

by Helen Scheuerer 2021

3.96

3k+ ratings

⚔️ Deadly Tournament 🐚 Underwater Kingdom 👑 Rags To Royalty 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 🎵 Creative Competition

Heir of Storms

by Lauryn Hamilton Murray

Her newborn storm killed thousands. Named Heir, she fights elemental rivals for the throne.

4.03

7k+

🏰 Elemental Courts 🏆 Magical Competition 💔 Love Triangle ⚡ Hidden Power 🗡️ Political Intrigue

Heir of Storms 93%

Her newborn storm killed thousands. Named Heir, she fights elemental rivals for the throne.

by Lauryn Hamilton Murray 2025

4.03

7k+ ratings

🏰 Elemental Courts 🏆 Magical Competition 💔 Love Triangle ⚡ Hidden Power 🗡️ Political Intrigue

Solstice of the Drowned Empire

by Frankie Diane Mallis • 2022

An abused heir hides deadly magic. At court, the woman he loves becomes his father's political pawn.

4.24

2k+

🔮 Forbidden Magic 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Traumatized Hero 🍰 Childhood Friends 💫 Forbidden Romance

Solstice of the Drowned Empire 93%

An abused heir hides deadly magic. At court, the woman he loves becomes his father's political pawn.

by Frankie Diane Mallis 2022

4.24

2k+ ratings

🔮 Forbidden Magic 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Traumatized Hero 🍰 Childhood Friends 💫 Forbidden Romance

The Queen's Rising

by Rebecca Ross • 2018

An orphan failing her passion school discovers her blood holds the key to a queen's crown.

3.95

28k+

🏫 Finishing School 💕 Teacher Student Romance 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Bloodline Magic ⚔️ Overthrow The Tyrant

The Queen's Rising 93%

An orphan failing her passion school discovers her blood holds the key to a queen's crown.

by Rebecca Ross 2018

3.95

28k+ ratings

🏫 Finishing School 💕 Teacher Student Romance 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Bloodline Magic ⚔️ Overthrow The Tyrant

Air Awakens

by Elise Kova • 2015

A library apprentice's forbidden letters to the crown prince awaken wind magic and a fatal bond.

3.97

63k+

📚 Magical Library 🌪️ Elemental Magic 💌 Secret Correspondence 🔗 Fated Bond 💔 Tortured Hero

Air Awakens 93%

A library apprentice's forbidden letters to the crown prince awaken wind magic and a fatal bond.

by Elise Kova 2015

3.97

63k+ ratings

📚 Magical Library 🌪️ Elemental Magic 💌 Secret Correspondence 🔗 Fated Bond 💔 Tortured Hero

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 93%

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

A Cruel and Fated Light

by Ashley Shuttleworth • 2022

An ironborn fae and an exiled Fury fall in love while a fae court hurtles toward treachery.

4.25

2k+

🏛️ Fae Court Politics 💕 Sapphic Fantasy Romance 🫂 Found Family ⚗️ Forbidden Alchemy 🌑 Dark Faerie Fantasy

A Cruel and Fated Light 93%

An ironborn fae and an exiled Fury fall in love while a fae court hurtles toward treachery.

by Ashley Shuttleworth 2022

4.25

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Fae Court Politics 💕 Sapphic Fantasy Romance 🫂 Found Family ⚗️ Forbidden Alchemy 🌑 Dark Faerie Fantasy

Mageborn

by Jessica Thorne • 2020

An officer with stolen magic falls for the cursed mageborn prince as a queen harvests mages.

3.86

2k+

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Mageborn 93%

An officer with stolen magic falls for the cursed mageborn prince as a queen harvests mages.

by Jessica Thorne 2020

3.86

2k+ ratings

👊 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family ✨ Stolen Magic 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 💔 Trauma Recovery

Flamecaster

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2016

A healer-turned-assassin and a marked rebel meet in a tyrant's court, where a dragon waits.

4.02

17k+

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Flamecaster 93%

A healer-turned-assassin and a marked rebel meet in a tyrant's court, where a dragon waits.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2016

4.02

17k+ ratings

🔥 Ya High Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💔 Star Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Resistance Fighter ✨ Marked Chosen One

Jade Fire Gold

by June C.L. Tan • 2021

An orphan with forbidden magic must trust an exiled prince to find a legendary sword.

3.68

11k+

🏯 Chinese-Inspired Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Allies 👑 Hidden Royalty 💫 Reluctant Chosen One

Jade Fire Gold 93%

An orphan with forbidden magic must trust an exiled prince to find a legendary sword.

by June C.L. Tan 2021

3.68

11k+ ratings

🏯 Chinese-Inspired Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Allies 👑 Hidden Royalty 💫 Reluctant Chosen One

The Magicians' Guild

by Trudi Canavan • 2001

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

3.95

91k+

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The Magicians' Guild 93%

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

by Trudi Canavan 2001

3.95

91k+ ratings

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice 😬 Reluctant Hero 🏃 On The Run

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