50 Books like The Tangleroot Palace

Queen of Roses

by Briar Boleyn

A fae-blooded princess, drugged since childhood, hunts a legendary sword for her tyrant brother.

3.88

23k+

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🌑 Dark Fae Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🧬 Hidden Fae Heritage

Queen of Roses 93%

A fae-blooded princess, drugged since childhood, hunts a legendary sword for her tyrant brother.

by Briar Boleyn 2023

3.88

23k+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🌑 Dark Fae Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🧬 Hidden Fae Heritage

Mountains Made of Glass

by Scarlett St. Clair • 2023

To free herself, she must speak a fae prince's true name with love in seven days.

3.51

22k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🗣️ True Name Magic ⚖️ Bargains And Curses 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

Mountains Made of Glass 94%

To free herself, she must speak a fae prince's true name with love in seven days.

by Scarlett St. Clair 2023

3.51

22k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🗣️ True Name Magic ⚖️ Bargains And Curses 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

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

House of Lies and Sorrow

by Emily Blackwood • 2022

Forced to marry a fae prince whose brides never survive, a human woman sharpens her knives.

3.48

16k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💍 Arranged Marriage 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🌿 Human In Fae Realm

House of Lies and Sorrow 93%

Forced to marry a fae prince whose brides never survive, a human woman sharpens her knives.

by Emily Blackwood 2022

3.48

16k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💍 Arranged Marriage 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🌿 Human In Fae Realm

Twisted Pages

by Elle Madison • 2023

To save her sisters, she marries a cursed beast-king in a frozen castle built on secrets.

4.64

320

📖 Fairy Tale Reimagining 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Cursed King

Twisted Pages 93%

To save her sisters, she marries a cursed beast-king in a frozen castle built on secrets.

by Elle Madison 2023

4.64

320 ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Reimagining 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Cursed King

What Once Was Mine

by Liz Braswell • 2021

Her silver hair kills. Locked away, she must flee before her guardian sells her magic.

3.9

19k+

🌙 Moon Magic 🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤝 Found Family ☠️ Deadly Touch 😔 Abusive Guardian

What Once Was Mine 93%

Her silver hair kills. Locked away, she must flee before her guardian sells her magic.

by Liz Braswell 2021

3.9

19k+ ratings

🌙 Moon Magic 🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤝 Found Family ☠️ Deadly Touch 😔 Abusive Guardian

Sleep Like Death

by Kalynn Bayron • 2024

Her mother's cursed bargain is coming due, and the huntress princess is the payment.

3.44

4k+

🍎 Snow White Retelling 🌙 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Cursed Bargains 🦊 Animal Companion 🏰 Hidden Princess

Sleep Like Death 93%

Her mother's cursed bargain is coming due, and the huntress princess is the payment.

by Kalynn Bayron 2024

3.44

4k+ ratings

🍎 Snow White Retelling 🌙 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Cursed Bargains 🦊 Animal Companion 🏰 Hidden Princess

A Deal with the Elf King

by Elise Kova • 2020

A healer forced to marry the Elf King discovers his throne is slowly draining her life.

3.69

121k+

💍 Forced Marriage 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🌿 Fae Bargain 💕 Slow Burn Romance 💚 Healer Protagonist

A Deal with the Elf King 93%

A healer forced to marry the Elf King discovers his throne is slowly draining her life.

by Elise Kova 2020

3.69

121k+ ratings

💍 Forced Marriage 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🌿 Fae Bargain 💕 Slow Burn Romance 💚 Healer Protagonist

A Thorn in Every Heart

by Kate King • 2025

A violinist's one-night stand lands her in a fae kingdom, forced to play the king's bride.

4.02

11k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧝‍♀️ Fae Romance 🎭 Mistaken Identity 💕 Found Family 💫 Fated Mates

A Thorn in Every Heart 93%

A violinist's one-night stand lands her in a fae kingdom, forced to play the king's bride.

by Kate King 2025

4.02

11k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧝‍♀️ Fae Romance 🎭 Mistaken Identity 💕 Found Family 💫 Fated Mates

The Sleeper and the Spindle

by Neil Gaiman • 2013

A queen abandons her wedding, dons armor, and rides toward a sleeping plague that devours kingdoms.

3.87

54k+

🖤 Fairy Tale Subversion 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Warrior Queen 🛌 Cursed Sleep 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Sleeper and the Spindle 93%

A queen abandons her wedding, dons armor, and rides toward a sleeping plague that devours kingdoms.

by Neil Gaiman 2013

3.87

54k+ ratings

🖤 Fairy Tale Subversion 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Warrior Queen 🛌 Cursed Sleep 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

Enchanted

by Nancy Madore • 2004

Erotic retellings of classic fairy tales where heroines navigate forbidden desires and dark secrets.

3.31

2k+

🍎 Erotic Fairy Tales 🔥 Female Desire ⚖️ Power Dynamics 🚪 Curiosity And Danger 🌙 Erotic Awakening

Enchanted 93%

Erotic retellings of classic fairy tales where heroines navigate forbidden desires and dark secrets.

by Nancy Madore 2004

3.31

2k+ ratings

🍎 Erotic Fairy Tales 🔥 Female Desire ⚖️ Power Dynamics 🚪 Curiosity And Danger 🌙 Erotic Awakening

The Gingerbread Queen

by Carrie Anne Noble • 2024

Gretel, branded a witch, flees to the gingerbread cottage, where dark magic awaits its new queen.

4.13

243

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲 Enchanted Forest 🏠 Found Family 🔮 Reluctant Witch 🦢 Cursed Animal Form

The Gingerbread Queen 94%

Gretel, branded a witch, flees to the gingerbread cottage, where dark magic awaits its new queen.

by Carrie Anne Noble 2024

4.13

243 ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲 Enchanted Forest 🏠 Found Family 🔮 Reluctant Witch 🦢 Cursed Animal Form

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 94%

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

Uprooted

by Naomi Novik

The Dragon chose the wrong girl, and her wild magic is what the Wood fears most.

4.02

267k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌿 Slavic Folklore 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🌱 Nature Magic 🐉 Grumpy Mentor

Uprooted 93%

The Dragon chose the wrong girl, and her wild magic is what the Wood fears most.

by Naomi Novik 2015

4.02

267k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌿 Slavic Folklore 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🌱 Nature Magic 🐉 Grumpy Mentor

Queen of Snow

by Laura Burton • 2021

An orphan falls through a mirror into broken fairy tales and a princess made of winter.

3.59

3k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fairy Tale Mashup 👑 Reluctant Princess ❤️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity

Queen of Snow 93%

An orphan falls through a mirror into broken fairy tales and a princess made of winter.

by Laura Burton 2021

3.59

3k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fairy Tale Mashup 👑 Reluctant Princess ❤️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity

Piper Prince

by Amber Argyle • 2019

A bride escapes into a cursed forest where wraiths hunt the magic she never knew she possessed.

4.09

547

🎭 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Women Warriors 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌲 Haunted Forest 🔮 Magic Returns

Piper Prince 93%

A bride escapes into a cursed forest where wraiths hunt the magic she never knew she possessed.

by Amber Argyle 2019

4.09

547 ratings

🎭 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Women Warriors 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌲 Haunted Forest 🔮 Magic Returns

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 93%

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

A Curse So Dark and Lonely

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2019

Falling into a cursed kingdom, Harper must love a monster prince before his realm falls.

3.95

181k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🪞 Portal Fantasy 👹 Cursed Prince ❤️‍🔥 Reluctant Allies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

A Curse So Dark and Lonely 93%

Falling into a cursed kingdom, Harper must love a monster prince before his realm falls.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2019

3.95

181k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🪞 Portal Fantasy 👹 Cursed Prince ❤️‍🔥 Reluctant Allies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

Season of Storms

by Andrzej Sapkowski • 2013

Framed and swordless, a witcher navigates treacherous mages and a crumbling kingdom to survive.

3.97

74k+

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🐺 Monster Hunting 🏫 Wizard Academia 🔗 Framed For A Crime 🔮 Forbidden Magic

Season of Storms 93%

Framed and swordless, a witcher navigates treacherous mages and a crumbling kingdom to survive.

by Andrzej Sapkowski 2013

3.97

74k+ ratings

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🐺 Monster Hunting 🏫 Wizard Academia 🔗 Framed For A Crime 🔮 Forbidden Magic

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 93%

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

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

A Spindle Splintered

by Alix E. Harrow • 2021

A spindle prick sends a dying girl into a fairy tale. The princess has other plans.

3.58

42k+

🧵 Fractured Fairy Tale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Terminally Ill Protagonist 🌌 Multiverse Adventure ✊ Feminist Retelling

A Spindle Splintered 93%

A spindle prick sends a dying girl into a fairy tale. The princess has other plans.

by Alix E. Harrow 2021

3.58

42k+ ratings

🧵 Fractured Fairy Tale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Terminally Ill Protagonist 🌌 Multiverse Adventure ✊ Feminist Retelling

A Court of Thorns and Roses

by Sarah J. Maas

A huntress kills a fae wolf. Her masked captor needs her love to break his curse.

4.15

4.3M+

🥀 Fairy Tale Retelling 🧚 Fae Romance ⛓️ Captive To Lovers 👑 Faerie Courts 🔮 Curse Breaking

A Court of Thorns and Roses 93%

A huntress kills a fae wolf. Her masked captor needs her love to break his curse.

by Sarah J. Maas 2015

4.15

4.3M+ ratings

🥀 Fairy Tale Retelling 🧚 Fae Romance ⛓️ Captive To Lovers 👑 Faerie Courts 🔮 Curse Breaking

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 94%

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

Bride of the Midnight Prince

by Anastasis Blythe • 2025

A fae prince hunts a masked liberator but falls for the servant hiding behind the mask.

4.40

2k+

👠 Cinderella Retelling 🧚 Forbidden Fae Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Bride of the Midnight Prince 94%

A fae prince hunts a masked liberator but falls for the servant hiding behind the mask.

by Anastasis Blythe 2025

4.40

2k+ ratings

👠 Cinderella Retelling 🧚 Forbidden Fae Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Savage Lands

by Stacey Marie Brown • 2020

A thief lands in a fae death prison, catching the lethal attention of its half-fae ruler.

4.08

42k+

🔒 Fae Prison ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🌑 Morally Grey Hero ⚔️ Gladiator Battles

Savage Lands 93%

A thief lands in a fae death prison, catching the lethal attention of its half-fae ruler.

by Stacey Marie Brown 2020

4.08

42k+ ratings

🔒 Fae Prison ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🌑 Morally Grey Hero ⚔️ Gladiator Battles

The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye

by A.S. Byatt • 1994

A narratologist frees a djinn in Istanbul: three wishes, each one costing a piece of him.

3.85

5k+

🖋️ Literary Fairy Tales 🔄 Fairy Tale Subversion 📖 Nested Narratives 🪔 Wishes And Consequences 🏛️ Modern Meets Myth

The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye Summary

The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye 93%

A narratologist frees a djinn in Istanbul: three wishes, each one costing a piece of him.

by A.S. Byatt 1994

3.85

5k+ ratings

🖋️ Literary Fairy Tales 🔄 Fairy Tale Subversion 📖 Nested Narratives 🪔 Wishes And Consequences 🏛️ Modern Meets Myth

A Kingdom of Frost and Malice

by Ashley McLeo • 2023

A fae slave flees vampires. Her only shield: a fake betrothal at the winter court.

3.95

4k+

💍 Fake Engagement 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Trauma Recovery ❄️ Winter Fae Court

A Kingdom of Frost and Malice 93%

A fae slave flees vampires. Her only shield: a fake betrothal at the winter court.

by Ashley McLeo 2023

3.95

4k+ ratings

💍 Fake Engagement 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Trauma Recovery ❄️ Winter Fae Court

Wings of Starlight

by Allison Saft • 2025

A fairy queen-in-training falls for a winter warden as nightmares threaten their divided realms.

4.14

49k+

🏛️ Fairy Court Politics 💔 Forbidden Love ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine Romance 🥀 Bittersweet Ending 🌑 Whimsical Dark Fantasy

Wings of Starlight 92%

A fairy queen-in-training falls for a winter warden as nightmares threaten their divided realms.

by Allison Saft 2025

4.14

49k+ ratings

🏛️ Fairy Court Politics 💔 Forbidden Love ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine Romance 🥀 Bittersweet Ending 🌑 Whimsical Dark Fantasy

Neverthorn

by Shannon Mayer • 2025

A lost princess tumbles through fairy tales into a dark Oz ruled by her witch aunt.

4.2

7k+

👑 Fractured Fairytale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💛 Found Family 🧙 Dark Oz Reimagining

Neverthorn 92%

A lost princess tumbles through fairy tales into a dark Oz ruled by her witch aunt.

by Shannon Mayer 2025

4.2

7k+ ratings

👑 Fractured Fairytale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💛 Found Family 🧙 Dark Oz Reimagining

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 92%

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 Unicorn Hunters

by Katherine Arden • 2026

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

3.88

9k+

👑 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

3.88

9k+ ratings

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

These Gentle Wolves

by Clare Sager • 2023

To rescue her friend, a baker's daughter weds a monstrous fae for one year.

3.97

914

🥀 Dark Fairy Tale 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏡 Forced Proximity 🐺 Shifter Hero 🔮 Fae Bargains

These Gentle Wolves 93%

To rescue her friend, a baker's daughter weds a monstrous fae for one year.

by Clare Sager 2023

3.97

914 ratings

🥀 Dark Fairy Tale 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏡 Forced Proximity 🐺 Shifter Hero 🔮 Fae Bargains

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 93%

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

Of Wolves and Wardens

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2021

Trapped by one witch, a huntress and a werewolf gamble everything on each other.

3.97

1k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌑 Dark Fantasy Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🐺 Cursed Werewolf Love Interest 🔗 Magical Compulsion

Of Wolves and Wardens 92%

Trapped by one witch, a huntress and a werewolf gamble everything on each other.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2021

3.97

1k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌑 Dark Fantasy Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🐺 Cursed Werewolf Love Interest 🔗 Magical Compulsion

A Kingdom of Gods and Ruin

by Caroline Peckham • 2023

The emperor's gaze falls on a Fae healer's sister. Fae cannot lie, but gods will trade.

4.24

3k+

🖤 Dark Fae Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Vengeance Quest ⚡ Divine Bargains 💔 Lover's Betrayal

A Kingdom of Gods and Ruin 92%

The emperor's gaze falls on a Fae healer's sister. Fae cannot lie, but gods will trade.

by Caroline Peckham 2023

4.24

3k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Vengeance Quest ⚡ Divine Bargains 💔 Lover's Betrayal

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

So This is Love

by Elizabeth Lim • 2020

Working in the palace to escape her stepmother, Cinderella uncovers a plot to kill the king.

4.06

20k+

🩰 Cinderella Retelling 📖 Disney Retelling 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Palace Intrigue 🔮 Banned Magic

So This is Love 92%

Working in the palace to escape her stepmother, Cinderella uncovers a plot to kill the king.

by Elizabeth Lim 2020

4.06

20k+ ratings

🩰 Cinderella Retelling 📖 Disney Retelling 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Palace Intrigue 🔮 Banned 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 92%

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

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 93%

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

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 93%

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 Goose Girl

by Shannon Hale • 2003

Betrayed on her wedding journey, a princess who speaks to animals hides among the palace geese.

4.15

149k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦢 Animal Magic 🫥 Hidden Identity 🌿 Nature Magic 💕 Gentle Romance

The Goose Girl 93%

Betrayed on her wedding journey, a princess who speaks to animals hides among the palace geese.

by Shannon Hale 2003

4.15

149k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦢 Animal Magic 🫥 Hidden Identity 🌿 Nature Magic 💕 Gentle 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

Thornhedge

by T. Kingfisher • 2023

A fairy's centuries-long vigil: the princess in the tower must never wake.

3.92

65k+

🧚 Subverted Fairy Tale 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 🐸 Changeling Protagonist 🏰 Lonely Guardian 🦷 Monster Family

Thornhedge 92%

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3.68

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4.18

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Spinning Silver 92%

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4.18

154k+ ratings

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The Court that Bleeds Gold 92%

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3.87

3k+ ratings

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3.68

30k+ ratings

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by Mara Rutherford • 2019

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

3.87

14k+

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Crown of Coral and Pearl 92%

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3.87

14k+ ratings

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