29 Books like Lady of Ashes

Curse of Shadows and Thorns

by L.J. Andrews

A princess falls for her dowry overseer, unaware he is the cursed beast who scarred her.

3.98

60k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🖤 Cursed Love Interest 🧝 Hidden Fae Identity 👑 Marriage Negotiations 💫 Fated Mates

Curse of Shadows and Thorns 96%

A princess falls for her dowry overseer, unaware he is the cursed beast who scarred her.

by L.J. Andrews 2021

3.98

60k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🖤 Cursed Love Interest 🧝 Hidden Fae Identity 👑 Marriage Negotiations 💫 Fated Mates

The Secrets in Shadow and Blood

by Lana Pecherczyk • 2021

A nuclear physicist hiding among the fae is bound to the vampire Guardian who hunts her.

4.13

7k+

🖤 Dark Fae Fantasy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates ⚔️ Reluctant Heroine 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

The Secrets in Shadow and Blood 96%

A nuclear physicist hiding among the fae is bound to the vampire Guardian who hunts her.

by Lana Pecherczyk 2021

4.13

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Fantasy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates ⚔️ Reluctant Heroine 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Dark Fae Freed

by Heather Renee • 2020

Magically bound to a light fae, a broken weapon of the king must rescue his sister.

4.25

556

🔗 Fated Mates 🖤 Dark Fae Romance ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine ✨ Hidden Powers 🔥 Dark And Steamy

Dark Fae Freed 96%

Magically bound to a light fae, a broken weapon of the king must rescue his sister.

by Heather Renee 2020

4.25

556 ratings

🔗 Fated Mates 🖤 Dark Fae Romance ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine ✨ Hidden Powers 🔥 Dark And Steamy

Wolf God

by Veronica Douglas • 2022

A wounded werewolf is caged by the dark god she cursed, their bond her only escape.

4.07

3k+

⛓️ Captor Captive 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🥀 Morally Grey Hero 🔮 Hidden Heritage ⚡ God Romance

Wolf God 95%

A wounded werewolf is caged by the dark god she cursed, their bond her only escape.

by Veronica Douglas 2022

4.07

3k+ ratings

⛓️ Captor Captive 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🥀 Morally Grey Hero 🔮 Hidden Heritage ⚡ God Romance

Of Rain and Wrath

by Katie May • 2022

A mute healer taking others' pain, taken by a fae prince, rival courts seek her power.

4.07

3k+

👑 Fae Court Intrigue 💀 Touch Of Death 💫 Fated Mates Bond ⛓️ Captive To Lover 🦠 Deadly Plague

Of Rain and Wrath 95%

A mute healer taking others' pain, taken by a fae prince, rival courts seek her power.

by Katie May 2022

4.07

3k+ ratings

👑 Fae Court Intrigue 💀 Touch Of Death 💫 Fated Mates Bond ⛓️ Captive To Lover 🦠 Deadly Plague

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 95%

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

Captive of Wolves

by Eva Chase • 2020

A human captive learns her blood is four fae wolves' only defense against monthly madness.

3.55

9k+

👥 Why Choose ⛓️ Captive Romance 🐺 Shifter Fae Romance 🏡 Found Family ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Captive of Wolves 95%

A human captive learns her blood is four fae wolves' only defense against monthly madness.

by Eva Chase 2020

3.55

9k+ ratings

👥 Why Choose ⛓️ Captive Romance 🐺 Shifter Fae Romance 🏡 Found Family ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Dark Fae Unrivaled

by Heather Renee • 2021

The poison that saved a dark fae's life is now turning her against her fated mate.

4.33

524

🔥 Dark Fae Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🖤 Found Family 🌿 Healer Heroine ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine

Dark Fae Unrivaled 96%

The poison that saved a dark fae's life is now turning her against her fated mate.

by Heather Renee 2021

4.33

524 ratings

🔥 Dark Fae Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🖤 Found Family 🌿 Healer Heroine ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine

The Crown of Oaths and Curses

by J. Bree • 2023

Fated to a prince who despises her, a witch holds the cure to his dying kingdom.

4.22

19k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🔮 Fated Mates 🌿 Healer Heroine ⛓️ Captor Captive 👑 Court Intrigue

The Crown of Oaths and Curses 96%

Fated to a prince who despises her, a witch holds the cure to his dying kingdom.

by J. Bree 2023

4.22

19k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🔮 Fated Mates 🌿 Healer Heroine ⛓️ Captor Captive 👑 Court Intrigue

House of Beating Wings

by Olivia Wildenstein

Five iron crows. One half-blood girl. Free them all and the Fae crown is hers.

4.05

43k+

🧚 Fae Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Shadow Daddy 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔮 Prophecy Quest

House of Beating Wings 95%

Five iron crows. One half-blood girl. Free them all and the Fae crown is hers.

by Olivia Wildenstein 2022

4.05

43k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Shadow Daddy 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔮 Prophecy Quest

The Kingdom of Ruin

by K.C. Kean • 2024

A scarred fae princess fights for the throne as four rival heirs fight for her.

4.20

7k+

🧚 Fae Academy Romance 💕 Why Choose Fantasy 👑 Hidden Princess 💔 Scarred Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

The Kingdom of Ruin 95%

A scarred fae princess fights for the throne as four rival heirs fight for her.

by K.C. Kean 2024

4.20

7k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Academy Romance 💕 Why Choose Fantasy 👑 Hidden Princess 💔 Scarred Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Savage Lands

by Stacey Marie Brown • 2020

A thief lands in a fae death prison, catching the lethal attention of its half-fae ruler.

4.08

42k+

🔒 Fae Prison ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🌑 Morally Grey Hero ⚔️ Gladiator Battles

Savage Lands 95%

A thief lands in a fae death prison, catching the lethal attention of its half-fae ruler.

by Stacey Marie Brown 2020

4.08

42k+ ratings

🔒 Fae Prison ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🌑 Morally Grey Hero ⚔️ Gladiator Battles

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 95%

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

The High Mountain Court

by A.K. Mulford • 2021

A fae prince unmasks a hidden witch, offering a deal: find the talismans of her fallen kingdom.

3.68

30k+

🖤 Fated Mates 👑 Hidden Royalty 🧝 Fae Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Witch Fantasy

The High Mountain Court 95%

A fae prince unmasks a hidden witch, offering a deal: find the talismans of her fallen kingdom.

by A.K. Mulford 2021

3.68

30k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 👑 Hidden Royalty 🧝 Fae Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Witch Fantasy

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 95%

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

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 96%

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

Beautiful Nightmares

by K.J. Sutton • 2022

Imprisoned and powerless in a fae court, a Nightmare must fight her loved ones in a deadly arena.

3.97

4k+

🌑 Dark Fae 👑 Fae Court Politics ❤️ Found Family 💔 Love Triangle ⛓️ Captive Heroine

Beautiful Nightmares 96%

Imprisoned and powerless in a fae court, a Nightmare must fight her loved ones in a deadly arena.

by K.J. Sutton 2022

3.97

4k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Fae 👑 Fae Court Politics ❤️ Found Family 💔 Love Triangle ⛓️ Captive Heroine

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 95%

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

Captured by the Fae Beast

by Mallory Dunlin • 2022

Grieving and stranded in Faery, she wakes as soulmate to a beast prince the world fears.

3.84

4k+

👹 Monster Love Interest 👑 Fae Court Intrigue ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Soulmate Bond 🩹 Wounded Hero

Captured by the Fae Beast 95%

Grieving and stranded in Faery, she wakes as soulmate to a beast prince the world fears.

by Mallory Dunlin 2022

3.84

4k+ ratings

👹 Monster Love Interest 👑 Fae Court Intrigue ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Soulmate Bond 🩹 Wounded Hero

A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows

by Holly Renee • 2022

Betrothed to a fae prince, she falls for his dangerous half-vampyre brother instead.

3.74

59k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💫 Fated Mates 💋 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Rival Brothers ✨ Chosen One Prophecy

A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows 96%

Betrothed to a fae prince, she falls for his dangerous half-vampyre brother instead.

by Holly Renee 2022

3.74

59k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💫 Fated Mates 💋 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Rival Brothers ✨ Chosen One Prophecy

Wings of Ink

by Angelina J. Steffort • 2024

A pirate is bartered to a cursed fae king, his hundredth bride after ninety-nine deaths.

3.96

9k+

🌹 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🧚 Fae Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Cursed King

Wings of Ink 96%

A pirate is bartered to a cursed fae king, his hundredth bride after ninety-nine deaths.

by Angelina J. Steffort 2024

3.96

9k+ ratings

🌹 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🧚 Fae Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Cursed King

Claimed by Fangs and Darkness

by Maggie Sunseri

To save her brother, a vampire sells her soul to a goddess and inherits a revolution.

4.04

5k+

🖤 Dark Vampire Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine 💉 Blood Bond 🤝 Found Family

Claimed by Fangs and Darkness 95%

To save her brother, a vampire sells her soul to a goddess and inherits a revolution.

by Maggie Sunseri 2025

4.04

5k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Vampire Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine 💉 Blood Bond 🤝 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 95%

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

Lies of the Fae

by M.J. Lawrie

A scarred fae's forbidden magic erupts, chaining her to two dangerous men who may save or doom her.

4.02

4k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💕 Why Choose ✨ Portal Magic 🔗 Fated Mates 💔 Enemies To Lovers

Lies of the Fae 95%

A scarred fae's forbidden magic erupts, chaining her to two dangerous men who may save or doom her.

by M.J. Lawrie

4.02

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💕 Why Choose ✨ Portal Magic 🔗 Fated Mates 💔 Enemies To Lovers

To Bleed a Crystal Bloom

by Sarah A. Parker

Raised in a tower, she bleeds for the High Master. Now he's promised to someone else.

3.69

25k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🏰 Gothic Isolation 🩸 Blood Ritual 🧚 Hidden Fae Identity 💔 Jealous Guardian

To Bleed a Crystal Bloom 95%

Raised in a tower, she bleeds for the High Master. Now he's promised to someone else.

by Sarah A. Parker 2021

3.69

25k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🏰 Gothic Isolation 🩸 Blood Ritual 🧚 Hidden Fae Identity 💔 Jealous Guardian

Dark Fae Cursed

by Heather Renee • 2020

An exiled dark fae bargains for revenge: save a cursed healer, and the tyrant king falls.

3.93

914

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 👑 Fae Court Intrigue ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 💔 Traumatized Heroine 🗡️ Vengeance Quest

Dark Fae Cursed 96%

An exiled dark fae bargains for revenge: save a cursed healer, and the tyrant king falls.

by Heather Renee 2020

3.93

914 ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 👑 Fae Court Intrigue ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 💔 Traumatized Heroine 🗡️ Vengeance Quest

What Lies Within Blood & Heirs

by Nicolle May • 2024

A brutal prince claims a woman with hidden magic. Keeping him means defying a king.

4.43

667

🌑 Dark Romantasy 🧝‍♀️ Fae Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

What Lies Within Blood & Heirs 96%

A brutal prince claims a woman with hidden magic. Keeping him means defying a king.

by Nicolle May 2024

4.43

667 ratings

🌑 Dark Romantasy 🧝‍♀️ Fae Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Princess of Blood

by Sarah Hawley • 2025

A fae princess caught between princes builds a haven for outcasts that could spark a war.

4.27

10k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💔 Trauma And Healing

Princess of Blood 95%

A fae princess caught between princes builds a haven for outcasts that could spark a war.

by Sarah Hawley 2025

4.27

10k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💔 Trauma And Healing

Of Mist and Shadow

by Jenna Wolfhart • 2022

To kill the fae king who claimed her, a mortal bride must trust his rebel enemy.

3.78

11k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🧍 Mortal Among Fae 🗡️ Reluctant Assassin 💔 Angsty Romance

Of Mist and Shadow 95%

To kill the fae king who claimed her, a mortal bride must trust his rebel enemy.

by Jenna Wolfhart 2022

3.78

11k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🧍 Mortal Among Fae 🗡️ Reluctant Assassin 💔 Angsty Romance

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