50 Books like The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea

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 93%

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

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 95%

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

To Kill a Kingdom

by Alexandra Christo • 2018

Turned human, a siren princess must steal the heart of a prince who slaughters sirens.

3.71

212k+

🧜 Siren Fantasy 🌊 Dark Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine

To Kill a Kingdom 95%

Turned human, a siren princess must steal the heart of a prince who slaughters sirens.

by Alexandra Christo 2018

3.71

212k+ ratings

🧜 Siren Fantasy 🌊 Dark Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine

Pirates of Aletharia

by Britney Jackson • 2021

Fleeing the gallows, a dragon sorceress trades her magic for passage with a scarred pirate captain.

4.36

3k+

🏴‍☠️ Sapphic Pirates 🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Found Family 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🐉 Dragon Bond

Pirates of Aletharia 94%

Fleeing the gallows, a dragon sorceress trades her magic for passage with a scarred pirate captain.

by Britney Jackson 2021

4.36

3k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Sapphic Pirates 🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Found Family 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🐉 Dragon Bond

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

The Last Namsara

by Kristen Ciccarelli • 2017

Stories summon her dragons. The First she must kill for freedom remembers who burned her.

4.04

22k+

📖 Story Magic 💔 Forbidden Love Across Caste 🔥 Scarred Protagonist 🏜️ Desert Fantasy ✨ Mythic Fantasy

The Last Namsara 94%

Stories summon her dragons. The First she must kill for freedom remembers who burned her.

by Kristen Ciccarelli 2017

4.04

22k+ ratings

📖 Story Magic 💔 Forbidden Love Across Caste 🔥 Scarred Protagonist 🏜️ Desert Fantasy ✨ Mythic Fantasy

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 94%

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

Truthwitch

by Susan Dennard • 2016

A lie-sensing witch and a bond-reading partner flee empires on the brink of war.

3.85

54k+

🧪 Elemental Magic 💕 Sisters By Choice 🏠 Found Family 🗝️ Hidden Powers 👑 Political Intrigue

Truthwitch 93%

A lie-sensing witch and a bond-reading partner flee empires on the brink of war.

by Susan Dennard 2016

3.85

54k+ ratings

🧪 Elemental Magic 💕 Sisters By Choice 🏠 Found Family 🗝️ Hidden Powers 👑 Political Intrigue

Crier's War

by Nina Varela • 2019

A human rebel must murder the artificial princess who was secretly built to love.

4.09

54k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤖 Artificial Life ✊ Human Resistance

Crier's War 93%

A human rebel must murder the artificial princess who was secretly built to love.

by Nina Varela 2019

4.09

54k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤖 Artificial Life ✊ Human Resistance

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

A Ship of Bones and Teeth

by Karina Halle • 2023

She traded her tail for a cage. The pirate who chains her next wears matching scars.

3.74

22k+

🌑 Dark Retelling ⛓️ Captive Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🧜‍♀️ Monstrous Heroine 🏴‍☠️ Found Family

A Ship of Bones and Teeth 93%

She traded her tail for a cage. The pirate who chains her next wears matching scars.

by Karina Halle 2023

3.74

22k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Retelling ⛓️ Captive Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🧜‍♀️ Monstrous Heroine 🏴‍☠️ Found Family

Cinderella Is Dead

by Kalynn Bayron • 2020

Two centuries after Cinderella, a closeted girl dreads the ball where men choose their brides.

3.66

88k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🕯️ Dystopian Patriarchy 💀 Necromancy 🌲 Forest Witch

Cinderella Is Dead 93%

Two centuries after Cinderella, a closeted girl dreads the ball where men choose their brides.

by Kalynn Bayron 2020

3.66

88k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🕯️ Dystopian Patriarchy 💀 Necromancy 🌲 Forest Witch

Tidespeaker

by Sadie Turner • 2026

Where her best friend drowned, a water mage finds a coded letter from the dead.

3.63

503

🌊 Elemental Magic 🖤 Gothic Seaside 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 👯 Female Friendship 💜 Found Family

Tidespeaker 93%

Where her best friend drowned, a water mage finds a coded letter from the dead.

by Sadie Turner 2026

3.63

503 ratings

🌊 Elemental Magic 🖤 Gothic Seaside 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 👯 Female Friendship 💜 Found Family

Sea Witch Rising

by Sarah Henning • 2019

A voiceless mermaid, a twin with a knife, and a four-day countdown to murder or mercy.

3.61

4k+

🧜‍♀️ Little Mermaid Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👯 Twin Sisters 💔 Sisterly Sacrifice 🔮 Forbidden Magic

Sea Witch Rising 93%

A voiceless mermaid, a twin with a knife, and a four-day countdown to murder or mercy.

by Sarah Henning 2019

3.61

4k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Little Mermaid Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👯 Twin Sisters 💔 Sisterly Sacrifice 🔮 Forbidden Magic

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 93%

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

Crown of Coral and Pearl

by Mara Rutherford • 2019

Scarred Nor takes her twin's place as bride to a mountain prince whose court devours brides.

3.87

14k+

🔄 Twin Swap 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love ✨ Hidden Power

Crown of Coral and Pearl 93%

Scarred Nor takes her twin's place as bride to a mountain prince whose court devours brides.

by Mara Rutherford 2019

3.87

14k+ ratings

🔄 Twin Swap 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love ✨ Hidden Power

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

Enchanting the Elven Mage

by Alisha Klapheke • 2021

A cursed princess hidden among the fae enters the Mage Trials to escape her elven betrothal.

3.68

3k+

🐉 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Cursed Princess 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Mage Academy

Enchanting the Elven Mage 92%

A cursed princess hidden among the fae enters the Mage Trials to escape her elven betrothal.

by Alisha Klapheke 2021

3.68

3k+ ratings

🐉 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Cursed Princess 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Mage Academy

Mindfulness for Teachers

by Tish Jennings • 2015

To save her mermaid-sister, a girl must outwit a dark carnival and reach the ocean.

3.99

416

🕯️ Historical Fantasy 👭 Sister Bond 🫂 Found Family 🎪 Sinister Carnival 🐉 Animal Companions

Mindfulness for Teachers 92%

To save her mermaid-sister, a girl must outwit a dark carnival and reach the ocean.

by Tish Jennings 2015

3.99

416 ratings

🕯️ Historical Fantasy 👭 Sister Bond 🫂 Found Family 🎪 Sinister Carnival 🐉 Animal Companions

Ship of Smoke and Steel

by Django Wexler • 2019

Blackmailed onto a ghost ship, a combat mage must steal its power or her sister pays.

3.87

4k+

🖤 Dark Fantasy 🔒 Magical Prison ⚔️ Survival Arena 🌙 Forbidden Magic 💕 Sapphic Romance

Ship of Smoke and Steel 92%

Blackmailed onto a ghost ship, a combat mage must steal its power or her sister pays.

by Django Wexler 2019

3.87

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fantasy 🔒 Magical Prison ⚔️ Survival Arena 🌙 Forbidden Magic 💕 Sapphic Romance

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

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 92%

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

The Rise of Kyoshi

by F.C. Yee • 2019

Branded the true Avatar after her mentor's murder, Kyoshi joins outlaws to survive and take revenge.

4.43

40k+

🥚 Hidden Chosen One ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🤝 Found Family In Crime 💖 Sapphic Slow Burn 🪨 Elemental Magic System

The Rise of Kyoshi 92%

Branded the true Avatar after her mentor's murder, Kyoshi joins outlaws to survive and take revenge.

by F.C. Yee 2019

4.43

40k+ ratings

🥚 Hidden Chosen One ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🤝 Found Family In Crime 💖 Sapphic Slow Burn 🪨 Elemental Magic System

Compass and Blade

by Rachel Greenlaw • 2024

A wrecker with a blood-drawn map braves siren seas to save her father from the noose.

3.35

3k+

🧜‍♀️ Siren Fantasy 🔮 Hidden Heritage 💔 Betrayal Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Love Interest 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure

Compass and Blade 94%

A wrecker with a blood-drawn map braves siren seas to save her father from the noose.

by Rachel Greenlaw 2024

3.35

3k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Siren Fantasy 🔮 Hidden Heritage 💔 Betrayal Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Love Interest 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure

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

A Wraith Beneath the Tides

by Emilia Jae

A pirate siren captures a fire prince. She wants the sunken kingdom's treasure. It wants her back.

4.00

4k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 🧜‍♀️ Siren Fantasy ⛓️ Forced Proximity

A Wraith Beneath the Tides 93%

A pirate siren captures a fire prince. She wants the sunken kingdom's treasure. It wants her back.

by Emilia Jae 2025

4.00

4k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 🧜‍♀️ Siren Fantasy ⛓️ Forced Proximity

Queen of Faces

by Petra Lord • 2026

Caught body-thieving, a dying servant is forced into a dark academy to hunt a revolutionary.

3.88

4k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 🗡️ Magical Heist Crew 🔄 Body Swap Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Class Warfare

Queen of Faces 92%

Caught body-thieving, a dying servant is forced into a dark academy to hunt a revolutionary.

by Petra Lord 2026

3.88

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 🗡️ Magical Heist Crew 🔄 Body Swap Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Class Warfare

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+

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

Flamecaster 92%

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

The Gilded Crown

by Marianne Gordon • 2023

To raise the dead, she pays in flesh. The princess she saves demands her heart.

3.69

2k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 💀 Death Magic 🩸 Cost Of Magic 💔 Sapphic Yearning 🏰 Outsider At Court

The Gilded Crown 92%

To raise the dead, she pays in flesh. The princess she saves demands her heart.

by Marianne Gordon 2023

3.69

2k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 💀 Death Magic 🩸 Cost Of Magic 💔 Sapphic Yearning 🏰 Outsider At Court

The Gods Below

by Andrea Stewart • 2024

Torn apart by a god's remaking, two sisters become weapons on opposite sides of a divine war.

3.56

2k+

👭 Separated Sisters ⚔️ Rebellion Against Gods 🫂 Found Family ⚡ Flawed Gods 💎 Heist Plot

The Gods Below 92%

Torn apart by a god's remaking, two sisters become weapons on opposite sides of a divine war.

by Andrea Stewart 2024

3.56

2k+ ratings

👭 Separated Sisters ⚔️ Rebellion Against Gods 🫂 Found Family ⚡ Flawed Gods 💎 Heist Plot

Eyes Like Stars

by Lisa Mantchev • 2009

An orphan in a magical theater must become its first director or lose her home forever.

3.72

13k+

🎭 Magical Theater 📜 Shakespeare Reimagining 💔 Love Triangle 🫂 Found Family 🧚 Mischievous Sidekicks

Eyes Like Stars 92%

An orphan in a magical theater must become its first director or lose her home forever.

by Lisa Mantchev 2009

3.72

13k+ ratings

🎭 Magical Theater 📜 Shakespeare Reimagining 💔 Love Triangle 🫂 Found Family 🧚 Mischievous Sidekicks

Tides & Drift

by Adrienne Young • 2024

The heir to a harbor crime family falls for the trader who should be his enemy.

3.86

764

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 🏚️ Family Of Criminals 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Tides & Drift 92%

The heir to a harbor crime family falls for the trader who should be his enemy.

by Adrienne Young 2024

3.86

764 ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 🏚️ Family Of Criminals 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Little Thieves

by Margaret Owen • 2021

A servant girl passing as a princess is cursed to sprout jewels from her skin.

4.22

27k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Identity Theft 👪 Found Family

Little Thieves 92%

A servant girl passing as a princess is cursed to sprout jewels from her skin.

by Margaret Owen 2021

4.22

27k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Identity Theft 👪 Found Family

Idolfire

by Grace Curtis • 2025

A village outcast and a disgraced royal cross a dying empire to free a stolen goddess.

3.61

918

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 💕 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌈 Sapphic Fantasy

Idolfire 92%

A village outcast and a disgraced royal cross a dying empire to free a stolen goddess.

by Grace Curtis 2025

3.61

918 ratings

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 💕 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌈 Sapphic Fantasy

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 92%

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

The Drowned Woods

by Emily Lloyd-Jones • 2022

A water mage steals a kingdom's protective magic, but her crew's betrayals might drown them all.

3.86

13k+

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Mythology 💧 Water Magic 💔 Tragic Heist 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🏴‍☠️ Found Family Crew

The Drowned Woods 92%

A water mage steals a kingdom's protective magic, but her crew's betrayals might drown them all.

by Emily Lloyd-Jones 2022

3.86

13k+ ratings

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Mythology 💧 Water Magic 💔 Tragic Heist 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🏴‍☠️ Found Family Crew

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 92%

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 Bone Witch

by Rin Chupeco • 2017

Raising her brother from the dead exiles a girl into a glittering sisterhood of dark magic.

3.68

52k+

🦴 Necromantic Magic 🏫 Magical Academy ⚠️ Corrupted Magic System 🏯 Asian Fantasy World 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

The Bone Witch 92%

Raising her brother from the dead exiles a girl into a glittering sisterhood of dark magic.

by Rin Chupeco 2017

3.68

52k+ ratings

🦴 Necromantic Magic 🏫 Magical Academy ⚠️ Corrupted Magic System 🏯 Asian Fantasy World 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

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 92%

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

Tarnished Empire

by Danielle L. Jensen • 2021

A legionnaire and a rebel spy fall in love under siege, but her secret endangers all.

4.22

3k+

⚔️ Military Fantasy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🚫❤️ Forbidden Love 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🕵️‍♀️ Spy Romance

Tarnished Empire 92%

A legionnaire and a rebel spy fall in love under siege, but her secret endangers all.

by Danielle L. Jensen 2021

4.22

3k+ ratings

⚔️ Military Fantasy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🚫❤️ Forbidden Love 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🕵️‍♀️ Spy Romance

To Rule A Fae Throne

by Tessonja Odette

A fae king's arranged marriage looms, but a defiant human girl awakens a dangerous desire.

3.74

802

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Fae King ✊ Defiant Heroine 🏰 Fae Court Intrigue

To Rule A Fae Throne 92%

A fae king's arranged marriage looms, but a defiant human girl awakens a dangerous desire.

by Tessonja Odette

3.74

802 ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Fae King ✊ Defiant Heroine 🏰 Fae Court Intrigue

Poor Unfortunate Soul

by Serena Valentino • 2016

A sea witch, three grieving sisters, and a pact of hate that will drown them all.

3.57

30k+

🦑 Villain Origin Story 💔 Sibling Betrayal 🌊 Magical Bargains 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

Poor Unfortunate Soul 92%

A sea witch, three grieving sisters, and a pact of hate that will drown them all.

by Serena Valentino 2016

3.57

30k+ ratings

🦑 Villain Origin Story 💔 Sibling Betrayal 🌊 Magical Bargains 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

Half Lies

by Sally Green • 2014

A teenage witch in hiding loves a boy from the enemy faction, risking everything.

3.79

3k+

🏙️ Urban Witch Society 📝 Epistolary Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 👫 Sibling Bond 🔪 Betrayal

Half Lies 92%

A teenage witch in hiding loves a boy from the enemy faction, risking everything.

by Sally Green 2014

3.79

3k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Witch Society 📝 Epistolary Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 👫 Sibling Bond 🔪 Betrayal

Defy the Night

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2021

A healer smuggles medicine for the poor, never knowing her masked ally is the executioner prince.

4.10

76k+

👊 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🏹 Robin Hood Vibes 🏛️ Political Conspiracy

Defy the Night 92%

A healer smuggles medicine for the poor, never knowing her masked ally is the executioner prince.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2021

4.10

76k+ ratings

👊 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🏹 Robin Hood Vibes 🏛️ Political Conspiracy

The Wicked and the Damned

by Rebecca Robinson • 2026

A witch heiress is crowned empress by her captor as her warrior husband's army nears the capital.

4.09

5k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy ⚖️ Morally Grey Mentor 🔥 Touch Her And Die ✨ Possessed By A God 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Wicked and the Damned 92%

A witch heiress is crowned empress by her captor as her warrior husband's army nears the capital.

by Rebecca Robinson 2026

4.09

5k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy ⚖️ Morally Grey Mentor 🔥 Touch Her And Die ✨ Possessed By A God 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere

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 92%

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

Wake

by Amanda Hocking • 2012

A teenage swimmer joins three beautiful strangers in the bay and wakes up craving human flesh.

3.7

26k+

🧜 Siren Mythology 🖤 Reluctant Monster 💀 Forced Transformation ⏳ Cursed Immortality 💔 Doomed First Love

Wake 92%

A teenage swimmer joins three beautiful strangers in the bay and wakes up craving human flesh.

by Amanda Hocking 2012

3.7

26k+ ratings

🧜 Siren Mythology 🖤 Reluctant Monster 💀 Forced Transformation ⏳ Cursed Immortality 💔 Doomed First Love

Six Wild Crowns

by Holly Race • 2025

A new queen's rebellion against stolen magic hinges on the spy sent to poison her.

3.62

2k+

👑 Tudor Fantasy ✊ Feminist Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Court Intrigue ⚡ Stolen Divine Power

Six Wild Crowns 92%

A new queen's rebellion against stolen magic hinges on the spy sent to poison her.

by Holly Race 2025

3.62

2k+ ratings

👑 Tudor Fantasy ✊ Feminist Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Court Intrigue ⚡ Stolen Divine Power

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