25 Books like The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

Nightweaver

by R.M. Gray

A pirate serves a Nightweaver lord while hunting the shadow that murdered her brother.

3.88

5k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Gothic Romantasy 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Heroine 👑 Secret Bloodline ✨ Hidden Powers

Nightweaver 91%

A pirate serves a Nightweaver lord while hunting the shadow that murdered her brother.

by R.M. Gray 2025

3.88

5k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Gothic Romantasy 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Heroine 👑 Secret Bloodline ✨ Hidden Powers

Across Dark Seas

by Clare Sager • 2020

Fleeing a forced marriage, a noblewoman joins pirates: the sea awakens her hidden fae magic.

3.85

2k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🧚 Hidden Fae Blood 💔 Escaping The Altar ⚓ Female Pirate Crew 🤝 Chosen Family

Across Dark Seas 94%

Fleeing a forced marriage, a noblewoman joins pirates: the sea awakens her hidden fae magic.

by Clare Sager 2020

3.85

2k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🧚 Hidden Fae Blood 💔 Escaping The Altar ⚓ Female Pirate Crew 🤝 Chosen Family

Of Sea and Shadow

by Will Wight • 2014

A sea captain's hunt for an immortality artifact draws assassins and stirs an ancient sleeping god.

4.13

6k+

🚢 Nautical Fantasy 🩷 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities ⚖️ Forbidden Bargains 💔 Grief And Loss

Of Sea and Shadow 92%

A sea captain's hunt for an immortality artifact draws assassins and stirs an ancient sleeping god.

by Will Wight 2014

4.13

6k+ ratings

🚢 Nautical Fantasy 🩷 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities ⚖️ Forbidden Bargains 💔 Grief And Loss

The Stardust Thief

by Chelsea Abdullah • 2022

A jinn-relic smuggler must find a lamp for a sultan in a desert where secrets kill.

3.98

29k+

🌙 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🏜️ Epic Desert Quest ✨ Magical Relic Trade 👥 Found Family ⚖️ Morally Gray Characters

The Stardust Thief 92%

A jinn-relic smuggler must find a lamp for a sultan in a desert where secrets kill.

by Chelsea Abdullah 2022

3.98

29k+ ratings

🌙 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🏜️ Epic Desert Quest ✨ Magical Relic Trade 👥 Found Family ⚖️ Morally Gray Characters

Saint

by Adrienne Young • 2022

A gem sage fleeing her mother collides with a Narrows helmsman whose rival owns her contract.

4.16

14k+

🚢 Nautical Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💎 Gem Magic

Saint 92%

A gem sage fleeing her mother collides with a Narrows helmsman whose rival owns her contract.

by Adrienne Young 2022

4.16

14k+ ratings

🚢 Nautical Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💎 Gem Magic

Golden Age

by James Maxwell • 2016

A healer's daughter faces prophecy and invasion when a shapeshifter saves her city from ruin.

4.04

10k+

🔱 Mediterranean Fantasy 🐉 Hidden Heritage 🔮 Destiny Foretold ⚖️ Sacrificial Duty 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Golden Age 92%

A healer's daughter faces prophecy and invasion when a shapeshifter saves her city from ruin.

by James Maxwell 2016

4.04

10k+ ratings

🔱 Mediterranean Fantasy 🐉 Hidden Heritage 🔮 Destiny Foretold ⚖️ Sacrificial Duty 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Ship of Magic

by Robin Hobb • 1998

Death awakens the family ship; the rightful captain must steal her from a pirate king.

4.24

107k+

🛳️ Nautical Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Betrayal 🎭 Hidden Identity 😈 Villain Protagonist 🤕 Bodily Trauma

Ship of Magic 92%

Death awakens the family ship; the rightful captain must steal her from a pirate king.

by Robin Hobb 1998

4.24

107k+ ratings

🛳️ Nautical Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Betrayal 🎭 Hidden Identity 😈 Villain Protagonist 🤕 Bodily Trauma

Daughter of the Pirate King

by Tricia Levenseller • 2017

A half-siren pirate stages capture to steal a map; her handsome captor sees past her act.

3.93

243k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🧜‍♀️ Siren Mythology

Daughter of the Pirate King 91%

A half-siren pirate stages capture to steal a map; her handsome captor sees past her act.

by Tricia Levenseller 2017

3.93

243k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🧜‍♀️ Siren Mythology

The Copper Promise

by Jen Williams • 2014

Three sellswords crack a dead mage's citadel for gold and wake a dragon god.

3.68

4k+

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🎲 Ragtag Adventurers 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Knight

The Copper Promise 91%

Three sellswords crack a dead mage's citadel for gold and wake a dragon god.

by Jen Williams 2014

3.68

4k+ ratings

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🎲 Ragtag Adventurers 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Knight

Of the Stars and Sea

by Brianna Remus • 2025

A pirate captain is captured by a rival, and a god's treasure forces their dangerous intimacy.

3.85

3k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🗺️ Romantasy Quest ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Captor Captive Romance 💛 Found Family

Of the Stars and Sea 91%

A pirate captain is captured by a rival, and a god's treasure forces their dangerous intimacy.

by Brianna Remus 2025

3.85

3k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🗺️ Romantasy Quest ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Captor Captive Romance 💛 Found Family

Tress of the Emerald Sea

by Brandon Sanderson • 2023

An ordinary girl braves an exploding ocean to rescue the boy she loves from a sorceress.

4.31

301k+

🌊 Nautical Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🗡️ Rescue Quest 👒 Ordinary Heroine 🐀 Transformation Curse

Tress of the Emerald Sea 91%

An ordinary girl braves an exploding ocean to rescue the boy she loves from a sorceress.

by Brandon Sanderson 2023

4.31

301k+ ratings

🌊 Nautical Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🗡️ Rescue Quest 👒 Ordinary Heroine 🐀 Transformation Curse

Buried Deep and Other Stories

by Naomi Novik • 2024

Exiled to the colonies, a defiant heiress dons a magical disguise and joins her pirate captors.

4.02

7k+

🏰 Regency Fantasy 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🎭 Gender Disguise 🤝 Reluctant Allies 👥 Found Family

Buried Deep and Other Stories 91%

Exiled to the colonies, a defiant heiress dons a magical disguise and joins her pirate captors.

by Naomi Novik 2024

4.02

7k+ ratings

🏰 Regency Fantasy 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🎭 Gender Disguise 🤝 Reluctant Allies 👥 Found Family

Sea of Roses

by Opal Reyne • 2021

He rescued a trembling captive from a sinking ship. She was the pirate who sank his.

3.80

2k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Romance 👑 Female Pirate Captain ⛓️ Captive Romance 🤝 Found Family

Sea of Roses 91%

He rescued a trembling captive from a sinking ship. She was the pirate who sank his.

by Opal Reyne 2021

3.80

2k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Romance 👑 Female Pirate Captain ⛓️ Captive Romance 🤝 Found Family

The City of Brass

by S.A. Chakraborty • 2017

Her healing con accidentally summons a djinn, dragging her into a hidden city's magical civil war.

4.14

158k+

🕌 Middle Eastern Fantasy 👑 Political Intrigue 🧬 Hidden Heir 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Elemental Magic

The City of Brass 91%

Her healing con accidentally summons a djinn, dragging her into a hidden city's magical civil war.

by S.A. Chakraborty 2017

4.14

158k+ ratings

🕌 Middle Eastern Fantasy 👑 Political Intrigue 🧬 Hidden Heir 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Elemental Magic

Senlin Ascends

by Josiah Bancroft • 2013

When his wife vanishes at the Tower of Babel, a schoolmaster must brave its perilous ringdoms.

4.11

34k+

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader 🏛️ Kafkaesque

Senlin Ascends 91%

When his wife vanishes at the Tower of Babel, a schoolmaster must brave its perilous ringdoms.

by Josiah Bancroft 2013

4.11

34k+ ratings

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader 🏛️ Kafkaesque

Silver Tongue Devil

by Stacey Marie Brown • 2023

Revenge drives a pirate cat-shifter, until she allies with her father's killer and attraction burns.

3.89

1k+

🧚 Fae Romance 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Romance 🐈 Cat Shifter 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Revenge Quest

Silver Tongue Devil 91%

Revenge drives a pirate cat-shifter, until she allies with her father's killer and attraction burns.

by Stacey Marie Brown 2023

3.89

1k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Romance 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Romance 🐈 Cat Shifter 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Revenge Quest

Before the Broken Star

by Emily R. King • 2019

Exiled to a cursed penal colony, a girl with a mechanical heart faces her family's murderer.

3.92

6k+

🕰️ Clockwork Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Revenge Quest 👥 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairytale

Before the Broken Star 91%

Exiled to a cursed penal colony, a girl with a mechanical heart faces her family's murderer.

by Emily R. King 2019

3.92

6k+ ratings

🕰️ Clockwork Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Revenge Quest 👥 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairytale

Spice Road

by Maiya Ibrahim • 2023

Her brother stole their magic and fled. She follows across the sands, bound to a djinn.

3.70

6k+

🐪 Arabian-Inspired Fantasy 🧞 Djinn Companion ⚔️ Rivals To Allies 🔮 Forbidden Magic 👥 Sibling Rescue

Spice Road 91%

Her brother stole their magic and fled. She follows across the sands, bound to a djinn.

by Maiya Ibrahim 2023

3.70

6k+ ratings

🐪 Arabian-Inspired Fantasy 🧞 Djinn Companion ⚔️ Rivals To Allies 🔮 Forbidden Magic 👥 Sibling Rescue

Rebel of the Sands

by Alwyn Hamilton • 2016

She enters a shooting contest disguised as a boy and emerges with a rebel and a war.

3.95

67k+

🏜️ Desert Fantasy 🤠 Western Fantasy ✨ Half-Djinn Heritage 🎭 Disguised As A Boy 💕 Allies To Lovers

Rebel of the Sands 91%

She enters a shooting contest disguised as a boy and emerges with a rebel and a war.

by Alwyn Hamilton 2016

3.95

67k+ ratings

🏜️ Desert Fantasy 🤠 Western Fantasy ✨ Half-Djinn Heritage 🎭 Disguised As A Boy 💕 Allies To Lovers

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

Traitor Witch

by Marie Mistry • 2020

Framed for murder, a witch assassin finds her fated mates among a pirate ship's broken crew.

4.25

5k+

💘 Why Choose Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🏡 Found Family 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Crew 🗡️ Witch Assassin

Traitor Witch 91%

Framed for murder, a witch assassin finds her fated mates among a pirate ship's broken crew.

by Marie Mistry 2020

4.25

5k+ ratings

💘 Why Choose Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🏡 Found Family 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Crew 🗡️ Witch Assassin

The Isles of the Gods

by Amie Kaufman • 2023

A young sailor must get a prince to forbidden isles before assassins wake a sleeping god.

3.87

7k+

🌊 Seafaring Fantasy ✨ Hidden Magic 👑 Royal And Commoner 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

The Isles of the Gods 91%

A young sailor must get a prince to forbidden isles before assassins wake a sleeping god.

by Amie Kaufman 2023

3.87

7k+ ratings

🌊 Seafaring Fantasy ✨ Hidden Magic 👑 Royal And Commoner 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea

by Maggie Tokuda-Hall • 2020

Posing as a boy pirate, a girl falls for the captive noble she must guard.

3.79

13k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💕 Sapphic Romance 🎭 Disguised Identity 🫂 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale Feel

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea Summary

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea 91%

Posing as a boy pirate, a girl falls for the captive noble she must guard.

by Maggie Tokuda-Hall 2020

3.79

13k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💕 Sapphic Romance 🎭 Disguised Identity 🫂 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale Feel

The Ever King

by L.J. Andrews • 2023

Stolen by a vengeful sea king, a healer must save his dying realm before their bond kills her.

4.09

104k+

🗝️ Captive To Lover 💫 Fated Bond 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🌊 Seafaring Fae 🌑 Dark Magic Curse

The Ever King 90%

Stolen by a vengeful sea king, a healer must save his dying realm before their bond kills her.

by L.J. Andrews 2023

4.09

104k+ ratings

🗝️ Captive To Lover 💫 Fated Bond 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🌊 Seafaring Fae 🌑 Dark Magic Curse

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