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The Duke's Treason

by Jeff Wheeler • 2024

A king's poisoner faces a rebel siege and the former love who now serves her enemy.

4.57

1k+

🏰 Medieval Court Intrigue ☠️ Poisoner Protagonist 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🕯️ Dark Intrigue 🏯 Fortress Siege

The Duke's Treason

A king's poisoner faces a rebel siege and the former love who now serves her enemy.

by Jeff Wheeler 2024 323 pages

4.57

1k+ ratings

🏰 Medieval Court Intrigue ☠️ Poisoner Protagonist 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🕯️ Dark Intrigue 🏯 Fortress Siege

Fantasy of Flight

by Kelly St. Clare • 2015

A veiled princess hides in fighting pits to hunt a killer while the enemy king watches.

4.35

9k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Secret Princess ⚔️ Fighting Pits 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Fantasy of Flight

A veiled princess hides in fighting pits to hunt a killer while the enemy king watches.

by Kelly St. Clare 2015 274 pages

4.35

9k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Secret Princess ⚔️ Fighting Pits 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Queenslayer

by Sebastien de Castell • 2019

Accidental treason forces an exiled outlaw to play cards for his life against a child queen.

4.18

5k+

🏰 Palace Intrigue 🐿️ Animal Sidekick 🖤 Shared Magical Mark 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👑 Child Monarch

Queenslayer

Accidental treason forces an exiled outlaw to play cards for his life against a child queen.

by Sebastien de Castell 2019 464 pages

4.18

5k+ ratings

🏰 Palace Intrigue 🐿️ Animal Sidekick 🖤 Shared Magical Mark 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👑 Child Monarch

All Gods Must Die

by Soraya Cole • 2024

She hides forbidden light-and-shadow magic. The Fae prince ruling her kingdom is her fated mate.

4.03

2k+

🧚 Fae Romantasy 💫 Fated Mates 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark And Angsty

All Gods Must Die

She hides forbidden light-and-shadow magic. The Fae prince ruling her kingdom is her fated mate.

by Soraya Cole 2024 322 pages

4.03

2k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Romantasy 💫 Fated Mates 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark And Angsty

Silverkin

by Jeff Wheeler • 2004

Rescued from captivity, a Shae discovers the magic to save his world demands his life.

4.34

2k+

✨ Oath-Bound Magic 👑 Elf Kingdom Intrigue 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 📚 Mentor Apprentice Bond 💚 Healer Protagonist

Silverkin

Rescued from captivity, a Shae discovers the magic to save his world demands his life.

by Jeff Wheeler 2004 354 pages

4.34

2k+ ratings

✨ Oath-Bound Magic 👑 Elf Kingdom Intrigue 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 📚 Mentor Apprentice Bond 💚 Healer Protagonist

A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings / A Storm of Swords / A Feast for Crows

by George R.R. Martin • 2011

Summoned south, a northern family fights for the crown while the dead walk beyond the Wall.

4.63

48k+

👑 Political Intrigue 🩸 Grimdark 💀 Major Character Death 🐉 Dragon Bonding ⚔️ Vengeance Quest

A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings / A Storm of Swords / A Feast for Crows

Summoned south, a northern family fights for the crown while the dead walk beyond the Wall.

by George R.R. Martin 2011 3936 pages

4.63

48k+ ratings

👑 Political Intrigue 🩸 Grimdark 💀 Major Character Death 🐉 Dragon Bonding ⚔️ Vengeance Quest

Heart of Mist

by Helen Scheuerer • 2017

A mind-reading outcast is snatched from the noose by all-female warriors that want her power.

4.03

6k+

🧠 Mind Reader ⚔️ Warrior Sisterhood 🍷 Alcoholic Protagonist 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👥 Found Family

Heart of Mist

A mind-reading outcast is snatched from the noose by all-female warriors that want her power.

by Helen Scheuerer 2017 487 pages

4.03

6k+ ratings

🧠 Mind Reader ⚔️ Warrior Sisterhood 🍷 Alcoholic Protagonist 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👥 Found Family

The Broken Ones

by Danielle L. Jensen • 2017

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

4.00

1k+

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

The Broken Ones

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

by Danielle L. Jensen 2017 256 pages

4.00

1k+ ratings

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

The Unseelie Duke

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2023

A broke artist summons a half-snake fae duke. His seven-night game: one wish costs her soul.

4.05

1k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🐍 Monster Love Interest 🤝 Fae Bargain ⛓️ Captive To Lover ✨ Magical Awakening

The Unseelie Duke

A broke artist summons a half-snake fae duke. His seven-night game: one wish costs her soul.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2023 254 pages

4.05

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🐍 Monster Love Interest 🤝 Fae Bargain ⛓️ Captive To Lover ✨ Magical Awakening

Can You Take It?

by Jeneane O'Riley • 2025

He died for love and woke in the fae underworld, bound to its dark, magnetic heir.

3.42

9k+

🏚️ Underworld Journey 💀 Underworld Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔄 Redemption Arc

Can You Take It?

He died for love and woke in the fae underworld, bound to its dark, magnetic heir.

by Jeneane O'Riley 2025 336 pages

3.42

9k+ ratings

🏚️ Underworld Journey 💀 Underworld Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔄 Redemption Arc

A Heart of Bitter Poison

by Brynne Weaver • 2022

An ancient vampire escapes her Reaper lover's dungeon. He says the betrayal was to protect her.

4.17

3k+

🩸 Vampire Dark Romance 💫 Blood Bond Mates 🗡️ Betrayal To Lovers 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 👑 Ancient Heroine

A Heart of Bitter Poison

An ancient vampire escapes her Reaper lover's dungeon. He says the betrayal was to protect her.

by Brynne Weaver 2022 376 pages

4.17

3k+ ratings

🩸 Vampire Dark Romance 💫 Blood Bond Mates 🗡️ Betrayal To Lovers 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 👑 Ancient Heroine

A Dance of Chaos

by David Dalglish • 2015

Returning home, a vigilante finds his city rigged with magical bombs by a merciless elf.

4.23

2k+

🔥 Gritty Fantasy 🖤 Criminal Underworld ⚔️ Father Son Conflict 🗡️ Dark Vigilante 🏰 City Under Siege

A Dance of Chaos

Returning home, a vigilante finds his city rigged with magical bombs by a merciless elf.

by David Dalglish 2015 480 pages

4.23

2k+ ratings

🔥 Gritty Fantasy 🖤 Criminal Underworld ⚔️ Father Son Conflict 🗡️ Dark Vigilante 🏰 City Under Siege

Darien

by C.F. Iggulden • 2017

A hunter's bargain, a golem's secret, and a woman's rage collide in Darien's fall to fire and iron.

3.88

4k+

🏙️ Fantasy City-State 🗡️ Reluctant Assassin 🚫 Magic Nullifier 🧱 Ancient Golem 👥 Multi-Pov Epic

Darien

A hunter's bargain, a golem's secret, and a woman's rage collide in Darien's fall to fire and iron.

by C.F. Iggulden 2017 352 pages

3.88

4k+ ratings

🏙️ Fantasy City-State 🗡️ Reluctant Assassin 🚫 Magic Nullifier 🧱 Ancient Golem 👥 Multi-Pov Epic

Trad Wife

by Saratoga Schaefer • 2026

A tradwife influencer's wish at a well brings a pregnancy that craves raw flesh.

3.83

13k+

🫀 Body Horror 🏠 Domestic Horror 📱 Social Media Satire 🕳️ Wish Gone Wrong 🤰 Monstrous Motherhood

Trad Wife

A tradwife influencer's wish at a well brings a pregnancy that craves raw flesh.

by Saratoga Schaefer 2026 309 pages

3.83

13k+ ratings

🫀 Body Horror 🏠 Domestic Horror 📱 Social Media Satire 🕳️ Wish Gone Wrong 🤰 Monstrous Motherhood

Queen of Fae and Fortune

by Emily Blackwood • 2023

A peacemaker and her fae king must unite the fractured realms before their magic devours them.

3.88

2k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 💫 Fated Mates 👑 Reluctant Queen 🔥 Corrupting Magic

Queen of Fae and Fortune

A peacemaker and her fae king must unite the fractured realms before their magic devours them.

by Emily Blackwood 2023 293 pages

3.88

2k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 💫 Fated Mates 👑 Reluctant Queen 🔥 Corrupting Magic

To Bind a Dark Heart

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2023

She freed a demon and broke his trust. Now the Prince in Iron's obsession chains her.

3.94

500+

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🔥 Elemental Magic 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 👑 Villain Love Interest 😈 Demon King Romance

To Bind a Dark Heart

She freed a demon and broke his trust. Now the Prince in Iron's obsession chains her.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2023 264 pages

3.94

500+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🔥 Elemental Magic 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 👑 Villain Love Interest 😈 Demon King Romance

Flight of the Shirán

by R.K. Lander • 2023

A reborn warlord without a past must unleash his dragon form to destroy a soul-stealing god.

4.65

201

🐉 Dragon Shifter Fantasy ⚔️ Epic War Fantasy 🔄 Reincarnated Hero 🤝 Rivals To Brothers 💀 Immortal Villain

Flight of the Shirán

A reborn warlord without a past must unleash his dragon form to destroy a soul-stealing god.

by R.K. Lander 2023 430 pages

4.65

201 ratings

🐉 Dragon Shifter Fantasy ⚔️ Epic War Fantasy 🔄 Reincarnated Hero 🤝 Rivals To Brothers 💀 Immortal Villain

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

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

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2019 329 pages

3.89

15k+ ratings

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

City in Embers

by Stacey Marie Brown • 2015

A magical storm bonds a fae hunter to a fae, making her the agency's next target.

4.09

9k+

🥀 Dark Fantasy Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🪢 Magical Bond 👣 On The Run

City in Embers

A magical storm bonds a fae hunter to a fae, making her the agency's next target.

by Stacey Marie Brown 2015 280 pages

4.09

9k+ ratings

🥀 Dark Fantasy Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🪢 Magical Bond 👣 On The Run

The High King's Tomb

by Kristen Britain • 2007

A Rider takes a kidnapped queen's place and faces a death god in the castle tombs.

4.26

18k+

🖤 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👥 Found Family 💀 Death Magic 👑 Political Marriage

The High King's Tomb

A Rider takes a kidnapped queen's place and faces a death god in the castle tombs.

by Kristen Britain 2007 679 pages

4.26

18k+ ratings

🖤 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👥 Found Family 💀 Death Magic 👑 Political Marriage

The Unbound Empire

by Melissa Caruso • 2019

A heiress fights a body-stealing warlord to save her empire, her friends, and her soul.

4.36

2k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🫂 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Dangerous Ally 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Unbound Empire

A heiress fights a body-stealing warlord to save her empire, her friends, and her soul.

by Melissa Caruso 2019 505 pages

4.36

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🫂 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Dangerous Ally 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

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

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

by Tate James 2018 330 pages

4.16

10k+ ratings

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

The Drowning House

by Cherie Priest • 2024

A haunted house washes ashore, then her friend vanishes. Melissa must break the island's dark curse.

3.39

1k+

🌊 Coastal Gothic 🪄 Norse Folklore 🏚️ Haunted House ⏳ Generational Curse 👁️ Psychic Medium

The Drowning House

A haunted house washes ashore, then her friend vanishes. Melissa must break the island's dark curse.

by Cherie Priest 2024 421 pages

3.39

1k+ ratings

🌊 Coastal Gothic 🪄 Norse Folklore 🏚️ Haunted House ⏳ Generational Curse 👁️ Psychic Medium

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

3k+

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

Queen of Faces

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

by Petra Lord 2026 432 pages

3.88

3k+ ratings

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

The Buried World

by Jeff Wheeler • 2020

A girl who scents truth is the chosen sacrifice to end a dragon emperor's conquest.

4.33

4k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Epic Fantasy Quest 🏮 Ancient China 🐣 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Love Triangle

The Buried World

A girl who scents truth is the chosen sacrifice to end a dragon emperor's conquest.

by Jeff Wheeler 2020 336 pages

4.33

4k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Epic Fantasy Quest 🏮 Ancient China 🐣 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Love Triangle

A Throne of Wings and Embers

by Emilia Jae • 2024

A hunted captain and her fated mortal mate lead rebels to reclaim her stolen throne.

4.09

1k+

✨ Romantasy 💕 Fated Mates 👑 Hidden Heir 🫂 Found Family 💔 Trauma And Healing

A Throne of Wings and Embers

A hunted captain and her fated mortal mate lead rebels to reclaim her stolen throne.

by Emilia Jae 2024 676 pages

4.09

1k+ ratings

✨ Romantasy 💕 Fated Mates 👑 Hidden Heir 🫂 Found Family 💔 Trauma And Healing

Kingsbane

by Claire Legrand • 2019

Each resurrection steals a fragment of her sanity. The kingdom she saved now hunts her.

3.87

23k+

🕰️ Dual Timeline Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 👑 Corrupted Chosen One 👼 Fallen Angels 💀 Resurrection Gone Wrong

Kingsbane

Each resurrection steals a fragment of her sanity. The kingdom she saved now hunts her.

by Claire Legrand 2019 608 pages

3.87

23k+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 👑 Corrupted Chosen One 👼 Fallen Angels 💀 Resurrection Gone Wrong

Spells of Flame & Fury

by Sarah Piper • 2020

A witch and her four protectors share a dream where every trauma becomes a deadly hunter.

3.97

1k+

🏫 Magical Academy 🃏 Tarot Magic 💕 Why Choose Romance 🫂 Chosen Family 💔 Trauma-Bonded Heroes

Spells of Flame & Fury

A witch and her four protectors share a dream where every trauma becomes a deadly hunter.

by Sarah Piper 2020 392 pages

3.97

1k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 🃏 Tarot Magic 💕 Why Choose Romance 🫂 Chosen Family 💔 Trauma-Bonded Heroes

Kingdom of Crowns and Daggers

by K.A. Knight • 2024

A notorious assassin poses as a king's betrothed to hunt a conspiracy in a gilded court.

4.02

500+

💋 Reverse Harem 💍 Fake Engagement 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🏰 Political Intrigue 🌑 Dark Romance

Kingdom of Crowns and Daggers

A notorious assassin poses as a king's betrothed to hunt a conspiracy in a gilded court.

by K.A. Knight 2024 551 pages

4.02

500+ ratings

💋 Reverse Harem 💍 Fake Engagement 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🏰 Political Intrigue 🌑 Dark Romance

Geist

by Philippa Ballantine • 2010

A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.

3.64

4k+

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ✨ Rune Magic 🖤 Psychic Bond 👑 Cursed Royalty 🤝 Found Family

Geist

A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.

by Philippa Ballantine 2010 294 pages

3.64

4k+ ratings

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ✨ Rune Magic 🖤 Psychic Bond 👑 Cursed Royalty 🤝 Found Family

What Lies Beyond the Realms

by Ashley R. O'Donovan • 2023

A captive princess is the key to the afterlife, and the fae king sent to kill her falls for her.

3.57

1k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance ⛓️ Captor-Captive Romance 🌙 Fated Mates 💔 Trauma And Healing 👑 New Adult Romantasy

What Lies Beyond the Realms

A captive princess is the key to the afterlife, and the fae king sent to kill her falls for her.

by Ashley R. O'Donovan 2023 391 pages

3.57

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance ⛓️ Captor-Captive Romance 🌙 Fated Mates 💔 Trauma And Healing 👑 New Adult Romantasy

War of Mist

by Helen Scheuerer • 2019

A mind-whisperer and three hidden heirs wage war on a queen whose magic blooms from death.

4.34

3k+

🫂 Found Family 🧠 Mind Magic ⚔️ Rebellion Fantasy 🔄 Redemption Arc 👑 Secret Heir

War of Mist

A mind-whisperer and three hidden heirs wage war on a queen whose magic blooms from death.

by Helen Scheuerer 2019 519 pages

4.34

3k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🧠 Mind Magic ⚔️ Rebellion Fantasy 🔄 Redemption Arc 👑 Secret Heir

To Break a Dark Cage

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2024

She loves an iron prince a demon wants dead and an island of elementals wants imprisoned.

3.98

500+

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🖤 Loving The Villain 🔮 Witch Transformation 🌪️ Elemental Politics ⚔️ Morally Gray Hero

To Break a Dark Cage

She loves an iron prince a demon wants dead and an island of elementals wants imprisoned.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2024 266 pages

3.98

500+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🖤 Loving The Villain 🔮 Witch Transformation 🌪️ Elemental Politics ⚔️ Morally Gray Hero

The Queen's Secret

by Melissa de la Cruz • 2021

A queen loves her assassin in secret while a demon wearing familiar faces closes in on the throne.

3.25

6k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Political Marriage ⚖️ Love And Duty 👁️ Demon Possession

The Queen's Secret

A queen loves her assassin in secret while a demon wearing familiar faces closes in on the throne.

by Melissa de la Cruz 2021 320 pages

3.25

6k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Political Marriage ⚖️ Love And Duty 👁️ Demon Possession

The Magnificence of Death

by Rhea Rainwater • 2025

A mother cheats Death, so Death takes her husband, then courts her through the ages.

3.94

1k+

💀 Death Personified 🕯️ Generational Curse ⏳ Immortal Heroine 🥀 Gothic Romance 🖤 Death And The Maiden

The Magnificence of Death

A mother cheats Death, so Death takes her husband, then courts her through the ages.

by Rhea Rainwater 2025 474 pages

3.94

1k+ ratings

💀 Death Personified 🕯️ Generational Curse ⏳ Immortal Heroine 🥀 Gothic Romance 🖤 Death And The Maiden

The Melted Sea

by Sara C. Roethle • 2016

Once a tree, now fugitive; she must unearth a fae shroud to undo the soul-curse she cast.

4.22

4k+

🧝‍♀️ Fae Realm 🕸️ Cursed Heroine 🛡️ Found Family 🔥 Redemption Arc 🌑 Dark Faeries

The Melted Sea

Once a tree, now fugitive; she must unearth a fae shroud to undo the soul-curse she cast.

by Sara C. Roethle 2016 420 pages

4.22

4k+ ratings

🧝‍♀️ Fae Realm 🕸️ Cursed Heroine 🛡️ Found Family 🔥 Redemption Arc 🌑 Dark Faeries

Season of Fear

by Emily Cooper • 2025

A girl born fearless threatens an ancient bargain: her village's safety, paid for in women's terror.

4.03

500+

🏚️ Folk Horror 🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🌳 Forbidden Forest 🔥 Sapphic Slow Burn 💕 Found Family

Season of Fear

A girl born fearless threatens an ancient bargain: her village's safety, paid for in women's terror.

by Emily Cooper 2025 352 pages

4.03

500+ ratings

🏚️ Folk Horror 🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🌳 Forbidden Forest 🔥 Sapphic Slow Burn 💕 Found Family

Home of the Hunted

by A.E. Rayne • 2024

Warrior queen Jael races home to a siege, only to find dark magic turning allies into enemies.

4.68

500+

⚔️ Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🏰 Siege Warfare 👑 Reluctant Queen 🔮 Prophetic Visions 🐍 Traitorous Lords

Home of the Hunted

Warrior queen Jael races home to a siege, only to find dark magic turning allies into enemies.

by A.E. Rayne 2024 666 pages

4.68

500+ ratings

⚔️ Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🏰 Siege Warfare 👑 Reluctant Queen 🔮 Prophetic Visions 🐍 Traitorous Lords

To Charm a Dark Prince

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2023

Fire-wielder captured by dark fae prince who imprisons magic; love could shatter his prison.

3.71

1k+

🌑 Dark Fae Romance ⛓ Captive Romance 💔 Tragic Antihero 🥀 Angsty Romance ⚔️ Arthurian Legend

To Charm a Dark Prince

Fire-wielder captured by dark fae prince who imprisons magic; love could shatter his prison.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2023 300 pages

3.71

1k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Fae Romance ⛓ Captive Romance 💔 Tragic Antihero 🥀 Angsty Romance ⚔️ Arthurian Legend

Tethered

by Elayna R. Gallea • 2023

Forced to wed a vampire prince, a scholar is bound by a curse that makes separation agony.

3.62

31k+

💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔗 Forced Proximity 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

Tethered

Forced to wed a vampire prince, a scholar is bound by a curse that makes separation agony.

by Elayna R. Gallea 2023 416 pages

3.62

31k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔗 Forced Proximity 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

The King

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2019

A fae king's enemy captures the mortal who holds his heart in her chest.

4.34

5k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 💫 Fated Bond 👑 Fae King ⛓️ Tortured Heroine 🩹 Trauma Healing

The King

A fae king's enemy captures the mortal who holds his heart in her chest.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2019 195 pages

4.34

5k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 💫 Fated Bond 👑 Fae King ⛓️ Tortured Heroine 🩹 Trauma Healing

The Road

by Brenda K. Davies • 2016

Bound to a demon king, a half-demon woman must close Hell's gateway before it consumes her.

4.38

3k+

😈 Demonic Hero 💫 Fated Mates 🔥 Reluctant Heroine 💪 Alpha Hero 👥 Found Family

The Road

Bound to a demon king, a half-demon woman must close Hell's gateway before it consumes her.

by Brenda K. Davies 2016

4.38

3k+ ratings

😈 Demonic Hero 💫 Fated Mates 🔥 Reluctant Heroine 💪 Alpha Hero 👥 Found Family

Echo of Wings

by Sophia St. Germain • 2024

A rebel with a fatal illness enters a tyrant's deadly trials to avenge her father's execution.

4.07

1k+

🏴 Rebellion Fantasy 💞 Fated Mates ⚔️ Deadly Trials 👥 Found Family 👑 Hidden Heir

Echo of Wings

A rebel with a fatal illness enters a tyrant's deadly trials to avenge her father's execution.

by Sophia St. Germain 2024 300 pages

4.07

1k+ ratings

🏴 Rebellion Fantasy 💞 Fated Mates ⚔️ Deadly Trials 👥 Found Family 👑 Hidden Heir

The Fallen and Leviathan

by Thomas E. Sniegoski • 2010

A foster teen learns he is half angel. The angels of Heaven have orders: exterminate.

3.76

15k+

🪽 Nephilim Hero 🕊️ Angelic Mythology 🪶 Fallen Angels 🐕 Animal Companion 🏘️ Small Town Horror

The Fallen and Leviathan

A foster teen learns he is half angel. The angels of Heaven have orders: exterminate.

by Thomas E. Sniegoski 2010 517 pages

3.76

15k+ ratings

🪽 Nephilim Hero 🕊️ Angelic Mythology 🪶 Fallen Angels 🐕 Animal Companion 🏘️ Small Town Horror

The Witch Roads

by Kate Elliott • 2025

A courier has a blight-killing secret. A possessed prince demands she guide him through the wilds.

4.00

2k+

🏚️ Post-Magical Apocalypse 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 👻 Ghost Lover 🔍 Gender Questioning

The Witch Roads

A courier has a blight-killing secret. A possessed prince demands she guide him through the wilds.

by Kate Elliott 2025 437 pages

4.00

2k+ ratings

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4.26

1k+ ratings

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by E.P. Bali 2022

4.24

1k+ ratings

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The Silvered Serpents

Desperate to outrun grief, a fractured crew chases godhood into a frozen palace that demands blood.

by Roshani Chokshi 2020 406 pages

4.07

21k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💰 Heist Fantasy ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

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The Light That Blinds Us

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by Andy Darcy Theo 2024 447 pages

3.65

2k+ ratings

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by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2013

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3.90

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The Key

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

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2013

3.90

6k+ ratings

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

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