32 Books like The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

The Ascended

by Bree Grenwich

After gods execute her father, a star-shaping farmer enters the deadly Trials to murder their king.

4.52

64k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers ⚡ Deadly Trials 👑 Hidden Heir 🔗 Soul Bond 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

The Ascended 93%

After gods execute her father, a star-shaping farmer enters the deadly Trials to murder their king.

by Bree Grenwich 2025

4.52

64k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers ⚡ Deadly Trials 👑 Hidden Heir 🔗 Soul Bond 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Evermore

by Miranda Lyn • 2025

When her memories of love are stolen, a god must win her heart across lifetimes.

4.19

526

🖤 Dark Romantasy ⚡ Mortal And God Romance 🔄 Reincarnated Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Political Marriage

Evermore 94%

When her memories of love are stolen, a god must win her heart across lifetimes.

by Miranda Lyn 2025

4.19

526 ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy ⚡ Mortal And God Romance 🔄 Reincarnated Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Political Marriage

The Foxglove King

by Hannah F. Whitten • 2023

Death magic exposed, a poison runner must spy on the Sun Prince in a viper's court.

3.76

37k+

🦴 Necromantic Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Love Triangle 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🔮 Forbidden Magic

The Foxglove King 94%

Death magic exposed, a poison runner must spy on the Sun Prince in a viper's court.

by Hannah F. Whitten 2023

3.76

37k+ ratings

🦴 Necromantic Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Love Triangle 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🔮 Forbidden Magic

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 93%

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

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

Jailer to the Death God

by Rebecca F. Kenney • 2023

A grieving queen chains the god of death. Her furious captive is learning to want.

4.04

2k+

🖤 God Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Forced Proximity 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🌑 Dark And Sensual

Jailer to the Death God 93%

A grieving queen chains the god of death. Her furious captive is learning to want.

by Rebecca F. Kenney 2023

4.04

2k+ ratings

🖤 God Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Forced Proximity 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🌑 Dark And Sensual

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 Notorious Virtues

by Alwyn Hamilton • 2025

When her mother is murdered, a dazzling heiress enters a magical contest to claim the throne.

4.07

3k+

🏆 Succession Trials 🧠 Mind-Reading Curse ⚔️ Family Rivalry 👤 Illegitimate Heir 🖤 Dark Family Secrets

The Notorious Virtues 93%

When her mother is murdered, a dazzling heiress enters a magical contest to claim the throne.

by Alwyn Hamilton 2025

4.07

3k+ ratings

🏆 Succession Trials 🧠 Mind-Reading Curse ⚔️ Family Rivalry 👤 Illegitimate Heir 🖤 Dark Family Secrets

Songbird of the Sorrows

by Braidee Otto • 2024

A spy-assassin reclaims her hidden crown to survive deadly trials and steal a world-ending weapon.

3.90

4k+

🗡️ Spy-Assassin Fantasy 🏛️ Mythological Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 🎭 Secret Identity ⚔️ Deadly Royal Trials

Songbird of the Sorrows 93%

A spy-assassin reclaims her hidden crown to survive deadly trials and steal a world-ending weapon.

by Braidee Otto 2024

3.90

4k+ ratings

🗡️ Spy-Assassin Fantasy 🏛️ Mythological Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 🎭 Secret Identity ⚔️ Deadly Royal Trials

Wild Reverence

by Rebecca Ross

A goddess and a mortal love across enemy realms. Gods will wage war to part them.

4.28

79k+

❤️ God And Mortal Romance ⚔️ Warring Pantheons 🏛️ Divine Court Intrigue 🌑 Underworld Descent 🔥 Forbidden Magic

Wild Reverence 93%

A goddess and a mortal love across enemy realms. Gods will wage war to part them.

by Rebecca Ross 2025

4.28

79k+ ratings

❤️ God And Mortal Romance ⚔️ Warring Pantheons 🏛️ Divine Court Intrigue 🌑 Underworld Descent 🔥 Forbidden Magic

The Second Death of Locke

by V.L. Bovalino • 2025

The hidden heir of a sunken magical isle must trade her mage's freedom to restore it.

3.86

29k+

🔗 Magical Bond 👑 Hidden Heir 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere ⚔️ Divine Bargain 🏠 Found Family

The Second Death of Locke 93%

The hidden heir of a sunken magical isle must trade her mage's freedom to restore it.

by V.L. Bovalino 2025

3.86

29k+ ratings

🔗 Magical Bond 👑 Hidden Heir 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere ⚔️ Divine Bargain 🏠 Found Family

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

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 93%

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

Kingdom of Blood and Salt

by Alexis Calder • 2023

A bastard princess must seduce the fae ambassador to save her kingdom, but desire turns real.

3.96

14k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Politics 🌑 Dark Romantasy 🖤 Shadow Daddy 💔 Forbidden Love

Kingdom of Blood and Salt 93%

A bastard princess must seduce the fae ambassador to save her kingdom, but desire turns real.

by Alexis Calder 2023

3.96

14k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Politics 🌑 Dark Romantasy 🖤 Shadow Daddy 💔 Forbidden Love

Lords of the Hunt

by Kate King • 2023

A servant takes her twin's place in a fae hunt and claims the throne in blood.

3.93

6k+

🔥 Dark Romantasy 💕 Why Choose Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌿 Human Among Fae 🔗 Deadly Fae Bargains

Lords of the Hunt 93%

A servant takes her twin's place in a fae hunt and claims the throne in blood.

by Kate King 2023

3.93

6k+ ratings

🔥 Dark Romantasy 💕 Why Choose Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌿 Human Among Fae 🔗 Deadly Fae Bargains

Heart of the Fae

by Emma Hamm • 2017

A faerie bargain sends a healer to a phantom isle to retrieve its exiled, crystal-scarred prince.

3.83

10k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🌿 Healer Heroine ⚖️ Fae Bargain 🏠 Found Family 🍀 Celtic Mythology

Heart of the Fae 93%

A faerie bargain sends a healer to a phantom isle to retrieve its exiled, crystal-scarred prince.

by Emma Hamm 2017

3.83

10k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🌿 Healer Heroine ⚖️ Fae Bargain 🏠 Found Family 🍀 Celtic Mythology

Daughter of the Blood

by Anne Bishop • 1998

Her power could heal the realm. So her family locks her away where girls are unmade.

4.02

44k+

👑 Corrupt Matriarchy 🥹 Found Family 🔮 Child Of Prophecy 💔 Trauma And Recovery 🔗 Fated Bond

Daughter of the Blood 93%

Her power could heal the realm. So her family locks her away where girls are unmade.

by Anne Bishop 1998

4.02

44k+ ratings

👑 Corrupt Matriarchy 🥹 Found Family 🔮 Child Of Prophecy 💔 Trauma And Recovery 🔗 Fated Bond

The Song of the Marked

by S.M. Gaither • 2020

A plague-marked thief learns she's the lost queen and is taken by the king's deadliest enforcer.

3.89

26k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royal Identity 💀 Morally Grey Love Interest 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Song of the Marked 93%

A plague-marked thief learns she's the lost queen and is taken by the king's deadliest enforcer.

by S.M. Gaither 2020

3.89

26k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royal Identity 💀 Morally Grey Love Interest 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

A Touch of Darkness

by Scarlett St. Clair • 2019

A spring goddess loses a bet to the God of the Dead: make the Underworld bloom.

3.8

444k+

🖤 Hades And Persephone ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Divine Forbidden Love 🕳️ Underworld Realm 🌶️ Steamy Retelling

A Touch of Darkness 93%

A spring goddess loses a bet to the God of the Dead: make the Underworld bloom.

by Scarlett St. Clair 2019

3.8

444k+ ratings

🖤 Hades And Persephone ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Divine Forbidden Love 🕳️ Underworld Realm 🌶️ Steamy Retelling

Heir of Illusion

by Madeline Taylor

A collared assassin hunts a cursed sword with the God of Death, whose touch is lethal.

4.33

18k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🌑 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Reluctant Allies 💀 Lethal Touch ⛓️ Magical Captivity

Heir of Illusion 93%

A collared assassin hunts a cursed sword with the God of Death, whose touch is lethal.

by Madeline Taylor 2025

4.33

18k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🌑 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Reluctant Allies 💀 Lethal Touch ⛓️ Magical Captivity

Court of Ravens and Ruin

by Eliza Raine • 2022

Kidnapped by a masked fae prince, a thrall is forced into betrothal and hunted by his court.

3.88

32k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue ⚔️ Norse Inspired Fantasy 🔥 Forced Proximity 🎭 Masked Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

Court of Ravens and Ruin 93%

Kidnapped by a masked fae prince, a thrall is forced into betrothal and hunted by his court.

by Eliza Raine 2022

3.88

32k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue ⚔️ Norse Inspired Fantasy 🔥 Forced Proximity 🎭 Masked Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

The First Girl Child

by Amy Harmon • 2019

A blood curse stops daughters from being born. Her son alone can break what she began.

4.26

20k+

🗡️ Norse Inspired Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love ⚡ Curse Breaker 🔑 Secret Parentage 🕊️ Found Sisterhood

The First Girl Child 93%

A blood curse stops daughters from being born. Her son alone can break what she began.

by Amy Harmon 2019

4.26

20k+ ratings

🗡️ Norse Inspired Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love ⚡ Curse Breaker 🔑 Secret Parentage 🕊️ Found Sisterhood

The Book of Azrael

by Amber V. Nicole

A monster forged by sacrifice. A god haunted by destruction. One blood pact, and the realms ignite.

4.12

221k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Romantasy 💀 Morally Gray Heroine ⛓️ Forced Proximity ⚡ Gods And Monsters

The Book of Azrael 93%

A monster forged by sacrifice. A god haunted by destruction. One blood pact, and the realms ignite.

by Amber V. Nicole 2022

4.12

221k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Romantasy 💀 Morally Gray Heroine ⛓️ Forced Proximity ⚡ Gods And Monsters

Ruin

by Gillian Eliza West • 2024

A lethal touch. A deathless king. A bond that could destroy or save them both.

3.77

3k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Dark Romantasy 🌑 Mythic Underworld 💀 Touch Of Death ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero

Ruin 93%

A lethal touch. A deathless king. A bond that could destroy or save them both.

by Gillian Eliza West 2024

3.77

3k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Dark Romantasy 🌑 Mythic Underworld 💀 Touch Of Death ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero

Silk & Iron

by Alexis Calder • 2026

Impersonating a dead princess, a rebel enters a gothic court where her jailer becomes her undoing.

4.27

876

🖤 Dark Romantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero

Silk & Iron 93%

Impersonating a dead princess, a rebel enters a gothic court where her jailer becomes her undoing.

by Alexis Calder 2026

4.27

876 ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero

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

Long Live Evil

by Sarah Rees Brennan • 2024

A dying woman wakes as a fantasy villainess, hunting a magical cure before the plot executes her.

3.84

22k+

🎭 Villainess Isekai 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Villain Protagonist 💔 Found Family 👭 Sibling Bond

Long Live Evil 93%

A dying woman wakes as a fantasy villainess, hunting a magical cure before the plot executes her.

by Sarah Rees Brennan 2024

3.84

22k+ ratings

🎭 Villainess Isekai 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Villain Protagonist 💔 Found Family 👭 Sibling Bond

The Forgotten Dawn

by Laura A. Blake • 2025

An outcast enters the fae courts on a lie, but a shadow prince sees through her.

4.02

2k+

🔮 Fae Court Intrigue 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Heritage 🎭 False Identity 🤝 Found Family

The Forgotten Dawn 93%

An outcast enters the fae courts on a lie, but a shadow prince sees through her.

by Laura A. Blake 2025

4.02

2k+ ratings

🔮 Fae Court Intrigue 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Heritage 🎭 False Identity 🤝 Found Family

River of Shadows

by Karina Halle • 2022

She bargains her freedom to Death for her father's life. Death demands a wife in return.

3.77

18k+

💀 Death God Romance 🕳️ Underworld Journey 🤝 Bargain With Death 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captor Captive

River of Shadows 93%

She bargains her freedom to Death for her father's life. Death demands a wife in return.

by Karina Halle 2022

3.77

18k+ ratings

💀 Death God Romance 🕳️ Underworld Journey 🤝 Bargain With Death 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captor Captive

Gild

by Raven Kennedy

She calls her gilded cage love until the day her king trades her for an army.

3.61

386k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 📜 Myth Retold ⛓️ Captive Romance ✨ Hidden Powers ⚔️ Fae Warrior

Gild 93%

She calls her gilded cage love until the day her king trades her for an army.

by Raven Kennedy 2020

3.61

386k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 📜 Myth Retold ⛓️ Captive Romance ✨ Hidden Powers ⚔️ Fae Warrior

Imposter

by Tate James • 2018

A slum thief, mistaken for a noble, must survive a bridal competition where losers are poisoned.

4.16

10k+

🔪 Deadly Competition 🎭 Hidden Identity 🗡️ Thief Heroine 💔 Forbidden Romance 📚 Tutor Romance

Imposter 93%

A slum thief, mistaken for a noble, must survive a bridal competition where losers are poisoned.

by Tate James 2018

4.16

10k+ ratings

🔪 Deadly Competition 🎭 Hidden Identity 🗡️ Thief Heroine 💔 Forbidden Romance 📚 Tutor Romance

Crown of Blood and Glass

by Lucinda Dark • 2023

Her coronation night: murder, betrayal by her oldest friend, and a flight with the rival she hates.

3.82

3k+

🖤 Romantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance ✨ Fated Mates 🔥 Slow Burn

Crown of Blood and Glass 93%

Her coronation night: murder, betrayal by her oldest friend, and a flight with the rival she hates.

by Lucinda Dark 2023

3.82

3k+ ratings

🖤 Romantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance ✨ Fated Mates 🔥 Slow Burn

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