29 Books like Empire of the Vampire

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

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 94%

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

Reign of Night

by Sara C. Roethle • 2022

Bound to an ancient vampire, a hunter must choose: avenge her uncle, or betray her master.

4.02

4k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🗡️ Sentient Weapon 💀 Vengeance Quest 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 🩸 Blood Bond

Reign of Night 94%

Bound to an ancient vampire, a hunter must choose: avenge her uncle, or betray her master.

by Sara C. Roethle 2022

4.02

4k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🗡️ Sentient Weapon 💀 Vengeance Quest 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 🩸 Blood Bond

The Serpent and the Wings of Night

by Carissa Broadbent • 2022

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

4.26

772k+

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

The Serpent and the Wings of Night Summary

The Serpent and the Wings of Night 93%

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

by Carissa Broadbent 2022

4.26

772k+ ratings

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

Hallowed Games

by C.N. Crawford • 2023

Betrayed witch versus vampire captor: their forbidden hunger could destroy them both.

3.86

5k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💀 Deadly Touch ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Forced Proximity Trials 🧛 Witch And Vampire

Hallowed Games 93%

Betrayed witch versus vampire captor: their forbidden hunger could destroy them both.

by C.N. Crawford 2023

3.86

5k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💀 Deadly Touch ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Forced Proximity Trials 🧛 Witch And Vampire

Blood Lovers

by J.A. Huss • 2023

A vampire scion hunts a witch, but her blood makes him her captive.

4.02

537

🩸 Dark Vampire Romance 🏹 Hunter And Prey 💉 Blood Addiction 🔮 Fated Mates 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Blood Lovers 93%

A vampire scion hunts a witch, but her blood makes him her captive.

by J.A. Huss 2023

4.02

537 ratings

🩸 Dark Vampire Romance 🏹 Hunter And Prey 💉 Blood Addiction 🔮 Fated Mates 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Fury Bound

by Sable Sorensen • 2026

Her sister a Siphon, a street fighter claims a throne and an Alpha bond she cannot escape.

4.01

79k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family 🔗 Fated Mates 👑 Hidden Heir

Fury Bound 93%

Her sister a Siphon, a street fighter claims a throne and an Alpha bond she cannot escape.

by Sable Sorensen 2026

4.01

79k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family 🔗 Fated Mates 👑 Hidden Heir

The Ordeals

by Rachel Greenlaw • 2025

A magical blood contract holds her captive. A dark academy's deadly trials could set her free.

3.90

4k+

🏛️ Dark Academia Fantasy ⚔️ Deadly Magical Trials 🖤 Found Family 🧬 Hidden Heritage 💕 Allies To Lovers

The Ordeals 93%

A magical blood contract holds her captive. A dark academy's deadly trials could set her free.

by Rachel Greenlaw 2025

3.90

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia Fantasy ⚔️ Deadly Magical Trials 🖤 Found Family 🧬 Hidden Heritage 💕 Allies To Lovers

Interview with the Vampire

by Anne Rice • 1976

A vampire recounts his life: from 1791 Louisiana to Parisian vampire theater, an eternity of sorrow.

4.02

656k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🎙️ Framed Narrative 🧛 Reluctant Vampire 👧 Eternal Child 🥀 Immortal Melancholy

Interview with the Vampire 93%

A vampire recounts his life: from 1791 Louisiana to Parisian vampire theater, an eternity of sorrow.

by Anne Rice 1976

4.02

656k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🎙️ Framed Narrative 🧛 Reluctant Vampire 👧 Eternal Child 🥀 Immortal Melancholy

Blood Trial

by Kelly St. Clare • 2019

She walked away from a fortune. The vampire who hired her owns her now.

4.19

10k+

🏛️ Vampire Politics 🕶️ Hidden Vampire World 💫 Fated Bond ⛓️ Captive To Lover 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Blood Trial 93%

She walked away from a fortune. The vampire who hired her owns her now.

by Kelly St. Clare 2019

4.19

10k+ ratings

🏛️ Vampire Politics 🕶️ Hidden Vampire World 💫 Fated Bond ⛓️ Captive To Lover 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Eternal Reign

by Caroline Peckham • 2019

A failed escape leaves one twin a vampire's captive and the other a slayer awakening.

4.03

17k+

🧛 Vampire Dystopia 👯 Twin Sisters 🖤 Vampire Captive Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Allies 🏰 Vampire Court Intrigue

Eternal Reign 93%

A failed escape leaves one twin a vampire's captive and the other a slayer awakening.

by Caroline Peckham 2019

4.03

17k+ ratings

🧛 Vampire Dystopia 👯 Twin Sisters 🖤 Vampire Captive Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Allies 🏰 Vampire Court Intrigue

Marked by Masks and Secrets

by Maggie Sunseri • 2025

In a gothic city, a vampire's obsession with a chaos witch becomes the spark of revolution.

3.98

8k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🩸 Vampire Obsession ✨ Hidden Witch Powers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🌙 Gothic Atmosphere

Marked by Masks and Secrets 93%

In a gothic city, a vampire's obsession with a chaos witch becomes the spark of revolution.

by Maggie Sunseri 2025

3.98

8k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🩸 Vampire Obsession ✨ Hidden Witch Powers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🌙 Gothic Atmosphere

The Book Eaters

by Sunyi Dean • 2022

A book eater's son hungers for minds. She feeds him strangers while their family's knights close in.

3.61

57k+

🩸 Vampire Reimagining 🖤 Found Family 🐺 Protective Mother 🕯️ Gothic Dread 🦷 Body Horror

The Book Eaters 93%

A book eater's son hungers for minds. She feeds him strangers while their family's knights close in.

by Sunyi Dean 2022

3.61

57k+ ratings

🩸 Vampire Reimagining 🖤 Found Family 🐺 Protective Mother 🕯️ Gothic Dread 🦷 Body Horror

Dire Straits

by Helen Harper • 2014

Framed for a daemon's murder, a PI discovers escaping the vampires means becoming one.

3.84

4k+

🕵️ Noir Urban Fantasy 🩸 Vampire Politics 🏃 Framed For Murder 🧛 Reluctant Vampire 😈 Bloodlust Struggle

Dire Straits 93%

Framed for a daemon's murder, a PI discovers escaping the vampires means becoming one.

by Helen Harper 2014

3.84

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Noir Urban Fantasy 🩸 Vampire Politics 🏃 Framed For Murder 🧛 Reluctant Vampire 😈 Bloodlust Struggle

Ordinary Monsters

by J.M. Miro • 2022

Gifted orphans find safety in a Scottish manor built upon a door to the dead.

3.77

23k+

🏚️ Gothic Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Sinister Institution 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🌑 Dark Destiny

Ordinary Monsters 93%

Gifted orphans find safety in a Scottish manor built upon a door to the dead.

by J.M. Miro 2022

3.77

23k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Sinister Institution 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🌑 Dark Destiny

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

by V.E. Schwab • 2025

Three women, five centuries, one vampire's promise: you are mine forever, and forever is a cage.

3.88

218k+

🩸 Sapphic Vampires 🦇 Vampire Gothic 💔 Toxic Immortal Love 🏚️ Vampire Found Family 🌑 Lyrical Gothic

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil Summary

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil 94%

Three women, five centuries, one vampire's promise: you are mine forever, and forever is a cage.

by V.E. Schwab 2025

3.88

218k+ ratings

🩸 Sapphic Vampires 🦇 Vampire Gothic 💔 Toxic Immortal Love 🏚️ Vampire Found Family 🌑 Lyrical Gothic

A Time of Dread

by John Gwynne • 2018

Angels rule as tyrants, but a trapper's son finds a demonic evil stirring in the north.

4.29

16k+

🏛️ Ancient War Aftermath 👼 Angelic Tyranny 🫂 Found Family 📚 Training Academy ⛓️ Political Hostage

A Time of Dread 94%

Angels rule as tyrants, but a trapper's son finds a demonic evil stirring in the north.

by John Gwynne 2018

4.29

16k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient War Aftermath 👼 Angelic Tyranny 🫂 Found Family 📚 Training Academy ⛓️ Political Hostage

The Scarlet Veil

by Shelby Mahurin

A huntress is abducted by a vampire king. A killer forces her to trust her captor.

4.06

17k+

🩸 Gothic Vampire Romance 🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 👻 Ghost Speaker

The Scarlet Veil 93%

A huntress is abducted by a vampire king. A killer forces her to trust her captor.

by Shelby Mahurin 2023

4.06

17k+ ratings

🩸 Gothic Vampire Romance 🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 👻 Ghost Speaker

A Shadow in the Reaping

by Brynne Weaver • 2021

A mute siren's blood saves a Reaper. The spell they share drags her into his war.

3.86

5k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🖤 Dark Humor 🌘 Brooding Love Interest

A Shadow in the Reaping 93%

A mute siren's blood saves a Reaper. The spell they share drags her into his war.

by Brynne Weaver 2021

3.86

5k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🖤 Dark Humor 🌘 Brooding Love Interest

The Arachnid

by I.V. Ophelia • 2026

A poisoner who hunts vampires must wed the monster she fled to save her found family.

3.95

4k+

🏠 Found Family 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🧛 Vampire Politics

The Arachnid 93%

A poisoner who hunts vampires must wed the monster she fled to save her found family.

by I.V. Ophelia 2026

3.95

4k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🧛 Vampire Politics

Dead Witch Walking

by Kim Harrison • 2004

A witch quits the force, gets marked for death, and must take down a crime lord.

4.04

130k+

🧙‍♀️ Witch Protagonist 💕 Found Family 🧛 Vampire Partner 😏 Snarky Narrator 🎯 Bounty Hunter

Dead Witch Walking 93%

A witch quits the force, gets marked for death, and must take down a crime lord.

by Kim Harrison 2004

4.04

130k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Witch Protagonist 💕 Found Family 🧛 Vampire Partner 😏 Snarky Narrator 🎯 Bounty Hunter

The Lies that Summon the Night

by Tessonja Odette • 2026

A forbidden artist lures shadow monsters for a half-vampire hunter whose darkness calls to hers.

4.10

6k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌨️ Forced Proximity 🩸 Vampire Fantasy 🫂 Found Family

The Lies that Summon the Night 93%

A forbidden artist lures shadow monsters for a half-vampire hunter whose darkness calls to hers.

by Tessonja Odette 2026

4.10

6k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌨️ Forced Proximity 🩸 Vampire Fantasy 🫂 Found Family

The Gravewood

by Kelly Andrew • 2026

A deaf girl trades her blood to a vampire lord for supplies. The bargain grows teeth.

3.73

3k+

🩸 Vampire Dystopia 🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 💉 Blood Bond 🦻 Deaf Protagonist 🥀 World In Decay

The Gravewood 93%

A deaf girl trades her blood to a vampire lord for supplies. The bargain grows teeth.

by Kelly Andrew 2026

3.73

3k+ ratings

🩸 Vampire Dystopia 🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 💉 Blood Bond 🦻 Deaf Protagonist 🥀 World In Decay

Crimson Shadows

by Eve Newton • 2024

A half-vampire enters a magical academy, caught between four possessive men and a rising darkness.

3.91

4k+

🔮 Magical University 💫 Fated Mates 🧬 Rare Hybrid 🌑 Dark Alter Ego 🏰 Gothic Castle

Crimson Shadows 93%

A half-vampire enters a magical academy, caught between four possessive men and a rising darkness.

by Eve Newton 2024

3.91

4k+ ratings

🔮 Magical University 💫 Fated Mates 🧬 Rare Hybrid 🌑 Dark Alter Ego 🏰 Gothic Castle

A Vow of Shadow and Blood

by Charlene Antrobus • 2025

A human whose blood kills vampires is mated to the crown prince, waking the demon within.

4.21

1k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🏰 Vampire Court 🩸 Blood Magic

A Vow of Shadow and Blood 93%

A human whose blood kills vampires is mated to the crown prince, waking the demon within.

by Charlene Antrobus 2025

4.21

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🏰 Vampire Court 🩸 Blood Magic

Immortal Dark

by Tigest Girma • 2024

Her sister vanished at a vampire university. The immortal bound to her blood is her only lead.

3.69

31k+

🖤 Dark Academia ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🩸 Vampire University 🔗 Forced Proximity 🌹 Gothic Romance

Immortal Dark 93%

Her sister vanished at a vampire university. The immortal bound to her blood is her only lead.

by Tigest Girma 2024

3.69

31k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🩸 Vampire University 🔗 Forced Proximity 🌹 Gothic Romance

Marked

by P.C. Cast • 2007

A vampyre brands Zoey, sending her to a school where her strange tattoo sets her apart.

3.82

527k+

🏫 Vampire Boarding School 🔥 Elemental Magic 💅 Mean Girl Rival 🫂 Found Family ⭐ Chosen One Destiny

Marked 93%

A vampyre brands Zoey, sending her to a school where her strange tattoo sets her apart.

by P.C. Cast 2007

3.82

527k+ ratings

🏫 Vampire Boarding School 🔥 Elemental Magic 💅 Mean Girl Rival 🫂 Found Family ⭐ Chosen One Destiny

Fate of a Blood Moon

by D.L. Blade • 2025

A dhampir on the run is soul-tethered to a vampire villain and fate-bound to his brother.

4.40

103

🖤 Fated Mates 🌑 Dark Fantasy Romance 🩸 Dhampir 😈 Morally Grey Hero 💔 Enemies To Lovers

Fate of a Blood Moon 93%

A dhampir on the run is soul-tethered to a vampire villain and fate-bound to his brother.

by D.L. Blade 2025

4.40

103 ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 🌑 Dark Fantasy Romance 🩸 Dhampir 😈 Morally Grey Hero 💔 Enemies To Lovers

La hija de la noche

by Laura Gallego García • 2004

Her cellar holds a vampire. Her blood is his leash. The village wants them dead.

3.46

4k+

🩸 Gothic Vampire Romance 💔 Cursed Lover 🔥 Small Town Hysteria 🇫🇷 19th Century France 🏚️ Isolated Mansion

La hija de la noche 93%

Her cellar holds a vampire. Her blood is his leash. The village wants them dead.

by Laura Gallego García 2004

3.46

4k+ ratings

🩸 Gothic Vampire Romance 💔 Cursed Lover 🔥 Small Town Hysteria 🇫🇷 19th Century France 🏚️ Isolated Mansion

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