31 Books like The Rose Bargain

The Cruel Prince

by Holly Black

A mortal girl defies a cruel fae prince, swept into a battle for the crown.

4.00

1.8M+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine 🧚 Mortal In Faerie 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Cruel Prince 96%

A mortal girl defies a cruel fae prince, swept into a battle for the crown.

by Holly Black 2018

4.00

1.8M+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine 🧚 Mortal In Faerie 🔥 Slow Burn 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 96%

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

Frost

by C.N. Crawford • 2022

A fae outcast's viral meltdown makes her the perfect bride for a king whose love is fatal.

3.91

53k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance ⚔️ Fae Tournament 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Cursed King

Frost 95%

A fae outcast's viral meltdown makes her the perfect bride for a king whose love is fatal.

by C.N. Crawford 2022

3.91

53k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance ⚔️ Fae Tournament 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Cursed King

Kingdom of Ash and Briars

by Hannah West • 2016

An immortal shapeshifter hides a cursed princess from the dark sorceress who mentored her.

3.63

3k+

🧚 Fairy Tale Mashup 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Curse 👑 Rags To Power 🖤 Dark Mentor Figure 💕 Hidden Identity Romance

Kingdom of Ash and Briars 94%

An immortal shapeshifter hides a cursed princess from the dark sorceress who mentored her.

by Hannah West 2016

3.63

3k+ ratings

🧚 Fairy Tale Mashup 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Curse 👑 Rags To Power 🖤 Dark Mentor Figure 💕 Hidden Identity Romance

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 94%

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

An Enchantment of Ravens

by Margaret Rogerson • 2017

A painter reveals an autumn prince's hidden sorrow, and forbidden love breaks an ancient fairy law.

3.64

109k+

🏰 Fae Court Politics 💕 Mortal-Fae Romance ⚖️ Fairy Bargains 🌿 Human In Fairyland ⏳ Immortality's Price

An Enchantment of Ravens 95%

A painter reveals an autumn prince's hidden sorrow, and forbidden love breaks an ancient fairy law.

by Margaret Rogerson 2017

3.64

109k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Politics 💕 Mortal-Fae Romance ⚖️ Fairy Bargains 🌿 Human In Fairyland ⏳ Immortality's Price

The Broken Ones

by Danielle L. Jensen • 2017

Two cursed lovers defy her ruthless father as their underground city crumbles toward revolution.

4.00

2k+

💔 Tragic Romance 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🔒 Forbidden Love 👁️ Reluctant Spy ⛏️ Underground City

The Broken Ones 95%

Two cursed lovers defy her ruthless father as their underground city crumbles toward revolution.

by Danielle L. Jensen 2017

4.00

2k+ ratings

💔 Tragic Romance 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🔒 Forbidden Love 👁️ Reluctant Spy ⛏️ Underground City

The Thorn Queen

by Sasha Peyton Smith

A queen braves her monstrous faerie husband's realm to rescue her sister and lost love.

3.69

16k+

🏰 Dark Faerie Court ⚔️ Deadly Faerie Trials 💌 Second Chance Love ✉️ Love Letters 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Thorn Queen 96%

A queen braves her monstrous faerie husband's realm to rescue her sister and lost love.

by Sasha Peyton Smith 2026

3.69

16k+ ratings

🏰 Dark Faerie Court ⚔️ Deadly Faerie Trials 💌 Second Chance Love ✉️ Love Letters 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

House of Ash and Shadow

by Leia Stone • 2023

The one fae who can touch her without pain is a prince terrified of her darkness.

4.08

13k+

🧚 Fae Academy 💔 Cursed Touch 💕 Love Triangle 🏠 Chosen Family 🌑 Dark Prince

House of Ash and Shadow 94%

The one fae who can touch her without pain is a prince terrified of her darkness.

by Leia Stone 2023

4.08

13k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Academy 💔 Cursed Touch 💕 Love Triangle 🏠 Chosen Family 🌑 Dark Prince

A Dark Forgetting

by Kristen Ciccarelli • 2022

A singer whose voice wakes wild magic enters fae woods to bargain for her stolen grandfather.

3.73

7k+

🖤 Dark Fae Court 🎵 Song Magic 💔 Forgotten Love 👪 Family Curse 🌲 Cursed Forest

A Dark Forgetting 94%

A singer whose voice wakes wild magic enters fae woods to bargain for her stolen grandfather.

by Kristen Ciccarelli 2022

3.73

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Court 🎵 Song Magic 💔 Forgotten Love 👪 Family Curse 🌲 Cursed Forest

These Hollow Vows

by Lexi Ryan

A thief steals fae relics posing as the golden prince's bride to save her sister.

3.94

125k+

👑 Fae Court Politics 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity Romance 🤝 Faerie Bargains 👭 Sibling Rescue

These Hollow Vows 95%

A thief steals fae relics posing as the golden prince's bride to save her sister.

by Lexi Ryan 2021

3.94

125k+ ratings

👑 Fae Court Politics 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity Romance 🤝 Faerie Bargains 👭 Sibling Rescue

Rose Petal Graves

by Olivia Wildenstein • 2016

A student returns home to bury her mother and inherits the family cemetery's ancient fae war.

3.80

4k+

🗡️ Fae Hunter Lore 🪶 Indigenous Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Fae Romance 💕 Love Triangle 🕯️ Ancestral Magic

Rose Petal Graves 95%

A student returns home to bury her mother and inherits the family cemetery's ancient fae war.

by Olivia Wildenstein 2016

3.80

4k+ ratings

🗡️ Fae Hunter Lore 🪶 Indigenous Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Fae Romance 💕 Love Triangle 🕯️ Ancestral Magic

A Throne of Shadows

by Tessonja Odette • 2022

A witch in hiding allies with the prince hunting her to stop a blood mage's rise.

3.82

2k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🏹 Hidden Princess 🦄 Unicorn Quest 🩸 Blood Magic

A Throne of Shadows 94%

A witch in hiding allies with the prince hunting her to stop a blood mage's rise.

by Tessonja Odette 2022

3.82

2k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🏹 Hidden Princess 🦄 Unicorn Quest 🩸 Blood Magic

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

by Heather Fawcett • 2023

Her faerie fieldwork in a Nordic village is disrupted by a charming rival, an exiled king.

3.96

220k+

🧚 Faerie Lore ☕ Cozy Fantasy 📓 Journal Format ❤️ Rivals To Lovers 😊 Grumpy Sunshine

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries Summary

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries 94%

Her faerie fieldwork in a Nordic village is disrupted by a charming rival, an exiled king.

by Heather Fawcett 2023

3.96

220k+ ratings

🧚 Faerie Lore ☕ Cozy Fantasy 📓 Journal Format ❤️ Rivals To Lovers 😊 Grumpy Sunshine

The Iron King

by Julie Kagawa • 2010

Her brother kidnapped, a girl enters the faery realm and learns the king is her father.

3.87

219k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌿 Hidden Faery Heritage 👑 Faery Court Politics 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🎭 Shakespearean Fae

The Iron King 94%

Her brother kidnapped, a girl enters the faery realm and learns the king is her father.

by Julie Kagawa 2010

3.87

219k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌿 Hidden Faery Heritage 👑 Faery Court Politics 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🎭 Shakespearean Fae

Torn

by Amanda Hocking • 2010

A changeling princess must choose: her kingdom, her tracker, or the enemy prince she can't forget.

4.03

72k+

🖤 Fae Court Politics 🔄 Changeling Lore 💔 Love Triangle 💍 Political Marriage 👑 Reluctant Royal

Torn 94%

A changeling princess must choose: her kingdom, her tracker, or the enemy prince she can't forget.

by Amanda Hocking 2010

4.03

72k+ ratings

🖤 Fae Court Politics 🔄 Changeling Lore 💔 Love Triangle 💍 Political Marriage 👑 Reluctant Royal

The Unicorn Hunters

by Katherine Arden • 2026

A duchess fakes a unicorn hunt to escape a forced marriage. The forest has other plans.

3.96

5k+

👑 Reluctant Queen 🧚 Faerie Bargains 👯 Sisterly Bond 💍 Political Marriage 📜 Mythic Retelling

The Unicorn Hunters 94%

A duchess fakes a unicorn hunt to escape a forced marriage. The forest has other plans.

by Katherine Arden 2026

3.96

5k+ ratings

👑 Reluctant Queen 🧚 Faerie Bargains 👯 Sisterly Bond 💍 Political Marriage 📜 Mythic Retelling

The Crown of a Fallen Queen

by Anya J. Cosgrove

To reclaim her crown, an exiled Fae queen fakes an engagement with her usurper's son.

4.36

418

🏛️ Fae Court Politics 🌑 Dark Romantasy 💍 Fake Engagement ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fallen Royalty

The Crown of a Fallen Queen 94%

To reclaim her crown, an exiled Fae queen fakes an engagement with her usurper's son.

by Anya J. Cosgrove 2025

4.36

418 ratings

🏛️ Fae Court Politics 🌑 Dark Romantasy 💍 Fake Engagement ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fallen Royalty

Shattered Kingdom

by Angelina J. Steffort • 2020

A fae buys a desert warrior. Her mission: seduce a prince and break a dark curse.

4.12

5k+

👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Warrior Heroine 🔗 Bound By Bargain 🐉 Dragon Magic

Shattered Kingdom 94%

A fae buys a desert warrior. Her mission: seduce a prince and break a dark curse.

by Angelina J. Steffort 2020

4.12

5k+ ratings

👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Warrior Heroine 🔗 Bound By Bargain 🐉 Dragon Magic

Entranced

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2021

Her words cage nightmares. A doomed city's cursed prince just bought her.

3.87

3k+

🔷 Fae Court Intrigue 📚 Magical Librarians 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Fae Romance 📖 Gothic Library

Entranced 94%

Her words cage nightmares. A doomed city's cursed prince just bought her.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2021

3.87

3k+ ratings

🔷 Fae Court Intrigue 📚 Magical Librarians 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Fae Romance 📖 Gothic Library

Trial of the Sun Queen

by Nisha J. Tuli

A prisoner must survive fae trials for a crown, and her king's love is a cage.

3.89

152k+

🔥 Fae Trials 👑 Hidden Royalty ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🏰 Rival Kingdoms 💀 Possessive Love Interest

Trial of the Sun Queen 94%

A prisoner must survive fae trials for a crown, and her king's love is a cage.

by Nisha J. Tuli 2023

3.89

152k+ ratings

🔥 Fae Trials 👑 Hidden Royalty ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🏰 Rival Kingdoms 💀 Possessive Love Interest

Stolen Threadwitch Bride

by Clare Sager • 2022

To avoid her captor’s touch, a stolen seamstress weaves a fae lord an invisible suit.

3.87

2k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage ✨ Fae Bargain 🧵 Artisan Magic 🔥 Slow Burn

Stolen Threadwitch Bride 94%

To avoid her captor’s touch, a stolen seamstress weaves a fae lord an invisible suit.

by Clare Sager 2022

3.87

2k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage ✨ Fae Bargain 🧵 Artisan Magic 🔥 Slow Burn

Stolen Enchantress

by Amber Argyle • 2016

A village girl enters a dark forest to save her sister, bound by a piper's song.

3.96

1k+

⚔️💖 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🔺 Love Triangle 🌑📖 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲✨ Enchanted Forest

Stolen Enchantress 94%

A village girl enters a dark forest to save her sister, bound by a piper's song.

by Amber Argyle 2016

3.96

1k+ ratings

⚔️💖 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🔺 Love Triangle 🌑📖 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲✨ Enchanted Forest

The Lord of Stariel

by A.J. Lancaster • 2018

A stage illusionist wins a magical estate in a rigged ceremony. Her faerie butler knows why.

3.93

10k+

🏡 Cozy Fantasy Romance 🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🧚 Secret Fae Identity 👑 Reluctant Heir 💕 Slow Burn Romance

The Lord of Stariel 94%

A stage illusionist wins a magical estate in a rigged ceremony. Her faerie butler knows why.

by A.J. Lancaster 2018

3.93

10k+ ratings

🏡 Cozy Fantasy Romance 🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🧚 Secret Fae Identity 👑 Reluctant Heir 💕 Slow Burn Romance

Fated to the Frost King

by Robin D. Mahle • 2025

An outcast with no magic weds the Frost King. The blood bond between them will obey no law.

4.08

4k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🌑 Dark Fae 💍 Forced Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Hidden Powers

Fated to the Frost King 94%

An outcast with no magic weds the Frost King. The blood bond between them will obey no law.

by Robin D. Mahle 2025

4.08

4k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🌑 Dark Fae 💍 Forced Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Hidden Powers

Lady Midnight

by Cassandra Clare • 2016

When ritual murders hit Los Angeles, a Shadowhunter risks her forbidden love to find the killer.

4.35

247k+

🔪 Occult Murders 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Grief-Driven Revenge 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🏠 Found Family

Lady Midnight 94%

When ritual murders hit Los Angeles, a Shadowhunter risks her forbidden love to find the killer.

by Cassandra Clare 2016

4.35

247k+ ratings

🔪 Occult Murders 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Grief-Driven Revenge 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🏠 Found Family

The Stolen Heir

by Holly Black • 2023

A changeling hides in the woods until a deceptive prince asks her to destroy his captor.

3.92

175k+

🖤 Dark Faerie Fantasy 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 💘 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Manipulative Romance 👹 Monstrous Heroine

The Stolen Heir 94%

A changeling hides in the woods until a deceptive prince asks her to destroy his captor.

by Holly Black 2023

3.92

175k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Faerie Fantasy 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 💘 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Manipulative Romance 👹 Monstrous Heroine

Heir of Storms

by Lauryn Hamilton Murray

Her newborn storm killed thousands. Named Heir, she fights elemental rivals for the throne.

4.03

7k+

🏰 Elemental Courts 🏆 Magical Competition 💔 Love Triangle ⚡ Hidden Power 🗡️ Political Intrigue

Heir of Storms 94%

Her newborn storm killed thousands. Named Heir, she fights elemental rivals for the throne.

by Lauryn Hamilton Murray 2025

4.03

7k+ ratings

🏰 Elemental Courts 🏆 Magical Competition 💔 Love Triangle ⚡ Hidden Power 🗡️ Political Intrigue

Lament

by Maggie Stiefvater • 2008

A harpist sees faeries and falls for the queen's assassin, risking her life to free his soul.

3.66

34k+

🍃 Fae Bargains 🌑 Dark Faerie Tale 👁️ Hidden Faerie Sight 🏰 Human In Fae Court 🥀 Bittersweet Romance

Lament 94%

A harpist sees faeries and falls for the queen's assassin, risking her life to free his soul.

by Maggie Stiefvater 2008

3.66

34k+ ratings

🍃 Fae Bargains 🌑 Dark Faerie Tale 👁️ Hidden Faerie Sight 🏰 Human In Fae Court 🥀 Bittersweet Romance

Servant of Earth

by Sarah Hawley • 2024

Armed with a blood-drinking dagger, a servant enters fae trials she was never meant to survive.

4.19

18k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 👯 Female Friendship ⚔️ Deadly Trials 👑 Fae Court Politics 💋 Forbidden Romance

Servant of Earth 94%

Armed with a blood-drinking dagger, a servant enters fae trials she was never meant to survive.

by Sarah Hawley 2024

4.19

18k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 👯 Female Friendship ⚔️ Deadly Trials 👑 Fae Court Politics 💋 Forbidden Romance

The Crimes of Alice

by Erin Bedford • 2018

A Victorian bride flees her wedding to chase a white rabbit into a sensual Fae realm.

4.10

210

🌑 Wicked Fairy Tale 🧚 Fae Romance 💋 Why Choose Romance ⚖️ Bargains With Fae 🤝 Faustian Bargain

The Crimes of Alice 94%

A Victorian bride flees her wedding to chase a white rabbit into a sensual Fae realm.

by Erin Bedford 2018

4.10

210 ratings

🌑 Wicked Fairy Tale 🧚 Fae Romance 💋 Why Choose Romance ⚖️ Bargains With Fae 🤝 Faustian Bargain

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