50 Books like The Scarlet Alchemist

The Poet Empress

by Shen Tao

A farm girl marries a prince who flays servants. Loving the monster is her only weapon.

4.39

37k+

🏯 Imperial Court Intrigue 🌑 Dark Fantasy Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Morally Grey Hero 🖤 Sympathetic Villain

The Poet Empress 93%

A farm girl marries a prince who flays servants. Loving the monster is her only weapon.

by Shen Tao 2026

4.39

37k+ ratings

🏯 Imperial Court Intrigue 🌑 Dark Fantasy Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Morally Grey Hero 🖤 Sympathetic Villain

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom

by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2025

A demon hunter enters the immortal trials. Her rival: the half-demon prince she was born to hate.

3.70

6k+

🏮 Xianxia Fantasy 🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💀 Deadly Trials 💔 Forbidden Love

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom Summary

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom 93%

A demon hunter enters the immortal trials. Her rival: the half-demon prince she was born to hate.

by Amélie Wen Zhao 2025

3.70

6k+ ratings

🏮 Xianxia Fantasy 🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💀 Deadly Trials 💔 Forbidden Love

The Nightblood Prince

by Molly X. Chang • 2025

A captive bride of prophecy risks all for the blood-magic prince who offers her escape.

3.70

5k+

🔮 Prophecy-Driven Fantasy 🩸 Blood Magic Romance 🏮 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🕊️ Captive Heroine

The Nightblood Prince 93%

A captive bride of prophecy risks all for the blood-magic prince who offers her escape.

by Molly X. Chang 2025

3.70

5k+ ratings

🔮 Prophecy-Driven Fantasy 🩸 Blood Magic Romance 🏮 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🕊️ Captive Heroine

A Far Wilder Magic

by Allison Saft • 2022

A guarded sharpshooter and a charming alchemist hunt a mythical fox and risk their hearts.

3.81

26k+

⚗️ Alchemy Fantasy 🦊 Mythical Hunt 🏚️ Gothic Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

A Far Wilder Magic 92%

A guarded sharpshooter and a charming alchemist hunt a mythical fox and risk their hearts.

by Allison Saft 2022

3.81

26k+ ratings

⚗️ Alchemy Fantasy 🦊 Mythical Hunt 🏚️ Gothic Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

Daughter of Shades

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2019

Wolf-possessed huntress and scarred rival face a sentient wood that devours its hunters.

3.88

3k+

🗡️ Demon Hunter 🐺 Inner Beast 👤 Hidden Origins ❤️‍🔥 Rivals To Lovers 🌲 Cursed Forest

Daughter of Shades 92%

Wolf-possessed huntress and scarred rival face a sentient wood that devours its hunters.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2019

3.88

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Demon Hunter 🐺 Inner Beast 👤 Hidden Origins ❤️‍🔥 Rivals To Lovers 🌲 Cursed Forest

The Thirteenth Child

by Erin A. Craig • 2024

Claimed by the god of death, a healer cures the sick but sees who must die.

4.03

25k+

🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 🧚‍♀️ Dark Fairytale 💀 Chosen By Death 👁️ Death's Mark ❤️‍🔥 Star Crossed Lovers

The Thirteenth Child 92%

Claimed by the god of death, a healer cures the sick but sees who must die.

by Erin A. Craig 2024

4.03

25k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 🧚‍♀️ Dark Fairytale 💀 Chosen By Death 👁️ Death's Mark ❤️‍🔥 Star Crossed Lovers

Bone Smith

by Nicki Pau Preto • 2023

A disgraced bonesmith must trust an ironsmith enemy to save a prince from the haunted Breachlands.

4.16

11k+

🦴 Bone Magic 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Lineage 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🚫 Forbidden Magic

Bone Smith 92%

A disgraced bonesmith must trust an ironsmith enemy to save a prince from the haunted Breachlands.

by Nicki Pau Preto 2023

4.16

11k+ ratings

🦴 Bone Magic 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Lineage 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🚫 Forbidden Magic

A Tournament of Crowns

by Elise Kova • 2023

A heartbroken sorceress enters a deadly tournament as a hidden zealot plots catastrophe.

4.23

2k+

🏟️ Magical Tournament 🕸️ Political Intrigue 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Leader 🎭 Secret Identity

A Tournament of Crowns 93%

A heartbroken sorceress enters a deadly tournament as a hidden zealot plots catastrophe.

by Elise Kova 2023

4.23

2k+ ratings

🏟️ Magical Tournament 🕸️ Political Intrigue 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Leader 🎭 Secret Identity

The Killing Fog

by Jeff Wheeler • 2020

She can smell deception, but the cursed blade in her hand has its own dark purpose.

4.15

8k+

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 👃 Truth-Sensing Magic 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Blade 🔄 Cycle Of Vengeance

The Killing Fog 93%

She can smell deception, but the cursed blade in her hand has its own dark purpose.

by Jeff Wheeler 2020

4.15

8k+ ratings

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 👃 Truth-Sensing Magic 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Blade 🔄 Cycle Of Vengeance

The Dagger and the Flame

by Catherine Doyle

Her mother murdered, she hides with thieves. The assassin hunting her no longer wants her dead.

3.83

24k+

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Assassin Fantasy 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Rival Guilds 🩸 Who Did This To You

The Dagger and the Flame 92%

Her mother murdered, she hides with thieves. The assassin hunting her no longer wants her dead.

by Catherine Doyle 2024

3.83

24k+ ratings

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Assassin Fantasy 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Rival Guilds 🩸 Who Did This To You

The Trials of Darkness

by Kathryn Breaux • 2025

A shadow-wielding princess is forced into deadly trials for her own hand.

3.99

288

🖤 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Deadly Trials 💔 Rivals To Lovers 👥 Found Family 🥀 Angsty Romance

The Trials of Darkness 92%

A shadow-wielding princess is forced into deadly trials for her own hand.

by Kathryn Breaux 2025

3.99

288 ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Deadly Trials 💔 Rivals To Lovers 👥 Found Family 🥀 Angsty Romance

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

Smoke & Summons

by Charlie N. Holmberg • 2019

A spirit-possessed slave steals a thief's amulet and must trust him to survive her master's hunt.

3.89

15k+

👻 Spirit Possession 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔄 Redemption Arc 💘 Romantic Tension 🏭 Industrial City

Smoke & Summons 92%

A spirit-possessed slave steals a thief's amulet and must trust him to survive her master's hunt.

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2019

3.89

15k+ ratings

👻 Spirit Possession 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔄 Redemption Arc 💘 Romantic Tension 🏭 Industrial City

The Key

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2013

A commoner forced to wed a cruel prince wears a key that could destroy his throne.

3.90

7k+

👑 Lost Princess 🏰 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Romance 👿 Cruel Prince 💍 Forced Engagement

The Key 92%

A commoner forced to wed a cruel prince wears a key that could destroy his throne.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2013

3.90

7k+ ratings

👑 Lost Princess 🏰 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Romance 👿 Cruel Prince 💍 Forced Engagement

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 92%

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

Three Dark Crowns

by Kendare Blake • 2016

Triplet queens are raised to kill each other for the crown. Their sixteenth year has come.

3.78

119k+

🗡️ Sisters At War 🕯️ Forbidden Magic ⚔️ Magical Competition 🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🎭 Hidden Gift

Three Dark Crowns 93%

Triplet queens are raised to kill each other for the crown. Their sixteenth year has come.

by Kendare Blake 2016

3.78

119k+ ratings

🗡️ Sisters At War 🕯️ Forbidden Magic ⚔️ Magical Competition 🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🎭 Hidden Gift

Golden Curse

by M. Lynn • 2018

Cursed to protect the prince who destroyed her family, she enters his tournament to win her place.

3.68

5k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Forbidden Magic

Golden Curse 93%

Cursed to protect the prince who destroyed her family, she enters his tournament to win her place.

by M. Lynn 2018

3.68

5k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Forbidden Magic

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

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 92%

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

Spin the Dawn

by Elizabeth Lim • 2019

Disguised as her brother, a tailor wins the emperor's trial, then must sew gowns from light.

3.97

65k+

🏮 Mulan Retelling 🧵 Competition Fantasy 🗺️ Mythic Quest 💔 Forbidden Romance 🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy

Spin the Dawn 92%

Disguised as her brother, a tailor wins the emperor's trial, then must sew gowns from light.

by Elizabeth Lim 2019

3.97

65k+ ratings

🏮 Mulan Retelling 🧵 Competition Fantasy 🗺️ Mythic Quest 💔 Forbidden Romance 🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy

What the River Knows

by Isabel Ibañez • 2023

After her parents' deaths in Egypt, Argentine heiress inherits a magical ring and a deadly quest.

3.83

90k+

🗝️ Magical Artifacts 🏛️ Archaeological Adventure 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔍 Family Secrets

What the River Knows 92%

After her parents' deaths in Egypt, Argentine heiress inherits a magical ring and a deadly quest.

by Isabel Ibañez 2023

3.83

90k+ ratings

🗝️ Magical Artifacts 🏛️ Archaeological Adventure 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔍 Family Secrets

House of Marionne

by J. Elle • 2023

Hiding outlawed magic in a deadly academy, she’s paired with an assassin who hunts her kind.

3.63

8k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Forbidden Magic 💗 Slow Burn Romance 🌒 Gothic Atmosphere

House of Marionne 93%

Hiding outlawed magic in a deadly academy, she’s paired with an assassin who hunts her kind.

by J. Elle 2023

3.63

8k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Forbidden Magic 💗 Slow Burn Romance 🌒 Gothic Atmosphere

Divine Mortals

by Amanda M. Helander • 2024

A soothsayer lies: she's the king's soulmate. A killer cult and the gods want her life.

3.57

1k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🪄 Soulmate Magic 🥀 Traumatized Heroine ⚡ Divine Manipulation 👑 Reluctant Ruler

Divine Mortals 93%

A soothsayer lies: she's the king's soulmate. A killer cult and the gods want her life.

by Amanda M. Helander 2024

3.57

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🪄 Soulmate Magic 🥀 Traumatized Heroine ⚡ Divine Manipulation 👑 Reluctant Ruler

Immortal Consequences

by I.V. Marie

Wren and her rival enter deadly trials. Losers are erased from memory; only one ascends.

3.70

26k+

🏛️ Dark Academia ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 💀 Deadly Competition 🎭 Hidden Loyalties 🫂 Found Family

Immortal Consequences 92%

Wren and her rival enter deadly trials. Losers are erased from memory; only one ascends.

by I.V. Marie 2025

3.70

26k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 💀 Deadly Competition 🎭 Hidden Loyalties 🫂 Found Family

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night

by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2023

A songgirl's scar seals a demon god. A mage's soul holds another. The empire wants both.

3.76

14k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Colonial Fantasy 🖤 Soul-Bound Demon 💔 Tragic Romance 🎵 Music As Magic

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night Summary

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night 92%

A songgirl's scar seals a demon god. A mage's soul holds another. The empire wants both.

by Amélie Wen Zhao 2023

3.76

14k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Colonial Fantasy 🖤 Soul-Bound Demon 💔 Tragic Romance 🎵 Music As Magic

The Ordeals

by Rachel Greenlaw • 2025

A magical blood contract holds her captive. A dark academy's deadly trials could set her free.

3.90

4k+

🏛️ Dark Academia Fantasy ⚔️ Deadly Magical Trials 🖤 Found Family 🧬 Hidden Heritage 💕 Allies To Lovers

The Ordeals 92%

A magical blood contract holds her captive. A dark academy's deadly trials could set her free.

by Rachel Greenlaw 2025

3.90

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia Fantasy ⚔️ Deadly Magical Trials 🖤 Found Family 🧬 Hidden Heritage 💕 Allies To Lovers

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 92%

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 Gilded Wolves

by Roshani Chokshi • 2019

His birthright stolen, a thief and his outcast crew hunt a forbidden artifact through magical Paris.

3.70

52k+

🏦 Found Family Heist 🗼 Belle ÉPoque Paris 🕯️ Secret Societies 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🌍 Colonial Wounds

The Gilded Wolves 92%

His birthright stolen, a thief and his outcast crew hunt a forbidden artifact through magical Paris.

by Roshani Chokshi 2019

3.70

52k+ ratings

🏦 Found Family Heist 🗼 Belle ÉPoque Paris 🕯️ Secret Societies 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🌍 Colonial Wounds

The Rose Bargain

by Sasha Peyton Smith

To save her family, Ivy enters a fae prince's bride contest but wants his rebel stepbrother.

3.94

69k+

🧚 Faerie Bargains 👑 Marriage Competition 💔 Love Triangle ⚔️ Deadly Faerie Court 👯 Sister Devotion

The Rose Bargain 92%

To save her family, Ivy enters a fae prince's bride contest but wants his rebel stepbrother.

by Sasha Peyton Smith 2025

3.94

69k+ ratings

🧚 Faerie Bargains 👑 Marriage Competition 💔 Love Triangle ⚔️ Deadly Faerie Court 👯 Sister Devotion

The Crown's Fate

by Evelyn Skye • 2017

An enchantress bound to the throne faces the shadow-cloaked rival who has returned for the crown.

3.66

11k+

🕰️ Alternate History 👑 Imperial Russia 🗡️ Political Intrigue ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle

The Crown's Fate 93%

An enchantress bound to the throne faces the shadow-cloaked rival who has returned for the crown.

by Evelyn Skye 2017

3.66

11k+ ratings

🕰️ Alternate History 👑 Imperial Russia 🗡️ Political Intrigue ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle

The Fire Queen

by Emily R. King • 2017

A widow with fire magic enters a tournament for a prince's hand while her true love rots in chains.

4.03

12k+

🏟️ Tournament Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Survivor Heroine

The Fire Queen 93%

A widow with fire magic enters a tournament for a prince's hand while her true love rots in chains.

by Emily R. King 2017

4.03

12k+ ratings

🏟️ Tournament Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Survivor Heroine

The Beasts We Bury

by D.L. Taylor • 2025

A princess forced to kill for power bargains with a thief to stage a death.

3.72

2k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Heir ⚔️ Magical Arena 🏰 Political Fantasy

The Beasts We Bury 92%

A princess forced to kill for power bargains with a thief to stage a death.

by D.L. Taylor 2025

3.72

2k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Heir ⚔️ Magical Arena 🏰 Political Fantasy

The Bone Shard Daughter

by Andrea Stewart • 2020

An emperor's memory-blank heir battles her foster brother for the throne and a soul-stealing magic.

3.98

37k+

🧙 Hard Magic System 🏰 Palace Intrigue ⚔️ Rival Heirs 🤖 Sentient Constructs 🐾 Magical Beast Bond

The Bone Shard Daughter 92%

An emperor's memory-blank heir battles her foster brother for the throne and a soul-stealing magic.

by Andrea Stewart 2020

3.98

37k+ ratings

🧙 Hard Magic System 🏰 Palace Intrigue ⚔️ Rival Heirs 🤖 Sentient Constructs 🐾 Magical Beast Bond

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 92%

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

Grave Flowers

by Autumn Krause • 2025

Her twin murdered, a gentle princess must become her sister to marry and kill a prince.

3.86

1k+

🕯️ Gothic Court Intrigue 🪞 Twin Doppelgangers 🗡️ Assassin Bride ⚔️ Sisterly Rivalry 👻 Haunted By Ghosts

Grave Flowers 92%

Her twin murdered, a gentle princess must become her sister to marry and kill a prince.

by Autumn Krause 2025

3.86

1k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Court Intrigue 🪞 Twin Doppelgangers 🗡️ Assassin Bride ⚔️ Sisterly Rivalry 👻 Haunted By Ghosts

Green Rider

by Kristen Britain • 1998

A suspended student must deliver a dying messenger's warning before a conspiracy topples a king.

4.09

41k+

🏹 Reluctant Heroine 🔮 Magical Artifact 🕵️ Court Conspiracy 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Pursuit 🌱 Coming Of Age

Green Rider 93%

A suspended student must deliver a dying messenger's warning before a conspiracy topples a king.

by Kristen Britain 1998

4.09

41k+ ratings

🏹 Reluctant Heroine 🔮 Magical Artifact 🕵️ Court Conspiracy 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Pursuit 🌱 Coming Of Age

Passenger

by Alexandra Bracken • 2016

Forced from her debut into 1776, a violinist must hunt an astrolabe to ransom her mother.

3.75

42k+

🕰️ Time Travel Romance 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🧩 Scavenger Hunt Quest 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🔍 Family Secrets

Passenger 93%

Forced from her debut into 1776, a violinist must hunt an astrolabe to ransom her mother.

by Alexandra Bracken 2016

3.75

42k+ ratings

🕰️ Time Travel Romance 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🧩 Scavenger Hunt Quest 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🔍 Family Secrets

Powerless

by Lauren Roberts

When a thief without magic enters a deadly trial, the prince she robbed becomes her partner.

4.15

1.0M+

⚔️ Deadly Trials 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Slow Burn 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 👑 Morally Grey Prince

Powerless 92%

When a thief without magic enters a deadly trial, the prince she robbed becomes her partner.

by Lauren Roberts 2023

4.15

1.0M+ ratings

⚔️ Deadly Trials 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Slow Burn 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 👑 Morally Grey Prince

Graceling

by Kristin Cashore • 2008

A weapon for her uncle's throne, she follows a prince into a mind-controlling king's grip.

4.06

483k+

🗡️ Reluctant Weapon 🧠 Mind Control Villain 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Hidden Ability

Graceling 92%

A weapon for her uncle's throne, she follows a prince into a mind-controlling king's grip.

by Kristin Cashore 2008

4.06

483k+ ratings

🗡️ Reluctant Weapon 🧠 Mind Control Villain 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Hidden Ability

Daughter of the Moon Goddess

by Sue Lynn Tan • 2022

A moon goddess's hidden daughter tumbles into an immortal court that wants her blood.

4.06

131k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Warrior Woman

Daughter of the Moon Goddess 92%

A moon goddess's hidden daughter tumbles into an immortal court that wants her blood.

by Sue Lynn Tan 2022

4.06

131k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Warrior Woman

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 92%

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

Falling Kingdoms

by Morgan Rhodes • 2012

A princess watches her world burn as a conqueror exploits a sorceress to crush three kingdoms.

3.77

63k+

👥 Multi-Pov Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 💔 Forbidden Love 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👑 Royal Intrigue

Falling Kingdoms 92%

A princess watches her world burn as a conqueror exploits a sorceress to crush three kingdoms.

by Morgan Rhodes 2012

3.77

63k+ ratings

👥 Multi-Pov Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 💔 Forbidden Love 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👑 Royal Intrigue

Five Broken Blades

by Mai Corland

Six killers share one job: assassinate an immortal king. Their secrets are the real threat.

3.82

48k+

💎 Heist Fantasy 🏰 Political Intrigue 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities 💔 Forbidden Love

Five Broken Blades 92%

Six killers share one job: assassinate an immortal king. Their secrets are the real threat.

by Mai Corland 2024

3.82

48k+ ratings

💎 Heist Fantasy 🏰 Political Intrigue 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities 💔 Forbidden Love

Jade Fire Gold

by June C.L. Tan • 2021

An orphan with forbidden magic must trust an exiled prince to find a legendary sword.

3.68

11k+

🏯 Chinese-Inspired Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Allies 👑 Hidden Royalty 💫 Reluctant Chosen One

Jade Fire Gold 93%

An orphan with forbidden magic must trust an exiled prince to find a legendary sword.

by June C.L. Tan 2021

3.68

11k+ ratings

🏯 Chinese-Inspired Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Allies 👑 Hidden Royalty 💫 Reluctant Chosen One

The Demon and the Light

by Axie Oh • 2025

A hidden celestial maiden loves a boy with a demon inside. Every kiss feeds the monster.

3.78

3k+

🏯 Korean Folklore Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 😈 Demon Love Interest 🖤 Inner Demon Struggle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Demon and the Light 92%

A hidden celestial maiden loves a boy with a demon inside. Every kiss feeds the monster.

by Axie Oh 2025

3.78

3k+ ratings

🏯 Korean Folklore Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 😈 Demon Love Interest 🖤 Inner Demon Struggle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Belladonna

by Adalyn Grace • 2022

A deathless orphan hunts a poisoner through a haunted manor, with Death as her dangerous ally.

3.94

182k+

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🖤 Death And The Maiden 💀 Death Personified ☠️ Poison Mystery 👻 Spirit Communication

Belladonna 92%

A deathless orphan hunts a poisoner through a haunted manor, with Death as her dangerous ally.

by Adalyn Grace 2022

3.94

182k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🖤 Death And The Maiden 💀 Death Personified ☠️ Poison Mystery 👻 Spirit Communication

Even the Darkest Stars

by Heather Fawcett • 2017

An apprentice shaman climbs the highest peak as guide to an explorer her sister just betrayed.

3.82

5k+

🏔️ Climbing Expedition 👭 Sister Rivalry 👑 Hidden Royalty 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🔥 Demon Familiar

Even the Darkest Stars 92%

An apprentice shaman climbs the highest peak as guide to an explorer her sister just betrayed.

by Heather Fawcett 2017

3.82

5k+ ratings

🏔️ Climbing Expedition 👭 Sister Rivalry 👑 Hidden Royalty 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🔥 Demon Familiar

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 92%

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

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