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Reign of Mist

by Helen Scheuerer • 2018

Shipwrecked on an erased continent, a mind-reader finds she is the lost heir a tyrant hunts.

4.34

3k+

🫂 Found Family 👯 Sister Bonds 👑 Hidden Heir 🐆 Magical Animal Bond 🧠 Mind Magic

Reign of Mist

Shipwrecked on an erased continent, a mind-reader finds she is the lost heir a tyrant hunts.

by Helen Scheuerer 2018 553 pages

4.34

3k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 👯 Sister Bonds 👑 Hidden Heir 🐆 Magical Animal Bond 🧠 Mind Magic

A Kingdom of Sand and Ice

by J.F. Johns • 2025

Forged to kill gods, a cursed princess must sacrifice her fated love to save the world.

4.30

484

🔥 Epic Romantasy 💕 Fated Mates ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling ⚡ Gods And Mortals

A Kingdom of Sand and Ice

Forged to kill gods, a cursed princess must sacrifice her fated love to save the world.

by J.F. Johns 2025

4.30

484 ratings

🔥 Epic Romantasy 💕 Fated Mates ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling ⚡ Gods And Mortals

Rogue, Prisoner, Princess

by Morgan Rice • 2016

A slave gladiator awakens forbidden magic in the arena. Her sentence: exile to a cursed island.

3.78

3k+

🗡️ Gladiator Fantasy 🔥 Magical Awakening 👑 Secret Heir ⚔️ Dual Pov 💔 Forbidden Romance

Rogue, Prisoner, Princess

A slave gladiator awakens forbidden magic in the arena. Her sentence: exile to a cursed island.

by Morgan Rice 2016 185 pages

3.78

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Gladiator Fantasy 🔥 Magical Awakening 👑 Secret Heir ⚔️ Dual Pov 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Exiled Queen

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2010

A fugitive princess and a hunted mage seek refuge at a magical academy filled with enemies.

4.31

55k+

🔮 Magical Academy 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚡ Forbidden Magic 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Political Intrigue

The Exiled Queen

A fugitive princess and a hunted mage seek refuge at a magical academy filled with enemies.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2010 586 pages

4.31

55k+ ratings

🔮 Magical Academy 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚡ Forbidden Magic 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Political Intrigue

The Hunted

by Jeff Wheeler • 2022

A fugitive orphan carries a forbidden tome, pursued by the tracker whose life she once saved.

4.46

7k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 📖 Word Magic 🏃 Fugitive Protagonist ⛪ Corrupt Religious Order 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Hunted

A fugitive orphan carries a forbidden tome, pursued by the tracker whose life she once saved.

by Jeff Wheeler 2022 313 pages

4.46

7k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 📖 Word Magic 🏃 Fugitive Protagonist ⛪ Corrupt Religious Order 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Queen of Poison

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2020

Possessed by a shade, a venatrix must destroy the Witch Queen, and prophecy requires her death.

4.19

1k+

🧟 Necromancy And Spirits 🌲 Sentient Forest 🔮 Bound By Prophecy 👑 Bloodline Legacy 💔 Tragic Romance

Queen of Poison

Possessed by a shade, a venatrix must destroy the Witch Queen, and prophecy requires her death.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2020 416 pages

4.19

1k+ ratings

🧟 Necromancy And Spirits 🌲 Sentient Forest 🔮 Bound By Prophecy 👑 Bloodline Legacy 💔 Tragic Romance

Mimic Arcanist

by Shami Stovall • 2023

A scarred mimic arcanist returns to the academy, where shattered gate-fragments wake in his shadow.

4.39

1k+

🏰 Magical Academy 🕯️ Dark Academia 🤝 Found Family 💘 Rivals To Lovers 🦑 Eldritch Horror

Mimic Arcanist

A scarred mimic arcanist returns to the academy, where shattered gate-fragments wake in his shadow.

by Shami Stovall 2023 442 pages

4.39

1k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 🕯️ Dark Academia 🤝 Found Family 💘 Rivals To Lovers 🦑 Eldritch Horror

Forged in Flame and Shadow

by Zara Storm • 2025

A fae prince captured her. He needs her forbidden magic, and their hatred is becoming surrender.

4.12

500+

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🧚 Fae Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 👑 Hidden Heir 🔒 Forced Proximity

Forged in Flame and Shadow

A fae prince captured her. He needs her forbidden magic, and their hatred is becoming surrender.

by Zara Storm 2025 392 pages

4.12

500+ ratings

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🧚 Fae Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 👑 Hidden Heir 🔒 Forced Proximity

The Crimson Crown

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2012

Her castle besieged, a young queen must trust the wizard she is forbidden to love.

4.46

47k+

👑 Political Fantasy 🏰 Siege Warfare 💔 Forbidden Love ✨ Rags To Power 👸 Queen Protagonist

The Crimson Crown

Her castle besieged, a young queen must trust the wizard she is forbidden to love.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2012 598 pages

4.46

47k+ ratings

👑 Political Fantasy 🏰 Siege Warfare 💔 Forbidden Love ✨ Rags To Power 👸 Queen Protagonist

Dragons of Winter Night

by Margaret Weis • 1985

Scattered across a dragon-scorched world, heroes hunt legendary weapons as winter and war close in.

4.15

55k+

🎲 D&D Fantasy 🐉 Dragon War 💕 Found Family ⚔️ Heroic Sacrifice 🔮 Corrupted Mage

Dragons of Winter Night

Scattered across a dragon-scorched world, heroes hunt legendary weapons as winter and war close in.

by Margaret Weis 1985 358 pages

4.15

55k+ ratings

🎲 D&D Fantasy 🐉 Dragon War 💕 Found Family ⚔️ Heroic Sacrifice 🔮 Corrupted Mage

The Warrior Queen

by E.P. Bali • 2022

Drained of magic and hunted by her feral mate, a queen must reclaim her demon-occupied kingdom.

4.11

2k+

💞 Fated Mates 🖤 Dark Fae Fantasy ⚔️ Touch Her And Die 💔 Trauma Healing 🌪️ Feminine Rage

The Warrior Queen

Drained of magic and hunted by her feral mate, a queen must reclaim her demon-occupied kingdom.

by E.P. Bali 2022 384 pages

4.11

2k+ ratings

💞 Fated Mates 🖤 Dark Fae Fantasy ⚔️ Touch Her And Die 💔 Trauma Healing 🌪️ Feminine Rage

The Tyranny of Faith

by Richard Swan • 2023

A cursed imperial justicar. His clerk scours a crumbling empire and the afterlife for a cure.

4.26

8k+

⚖️ Legal Fantasy 🕳️ Cosmic Horror Fantasy ⛪ Corrupt Theocracy 👨‍🏫 Mentor And Apprentice 📜 Forbidden Magic

The Tyranny of Faith

A cursed imperial justicar. His clerk scours a crumbling empire and the afterlife for a cure.

by Richard Swan 2023 496 pages

4.26

8k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Fantasy 🕳️ Cosmic Horror Fantasy ⛪ Corrupt Theocracy 👨‍🏫 Mentor And Apprentice 📜 Forbidden Magic

The Midnight Sea

by Kat Ross • 2016

A girl bonds with a captive daeva to avenge her sister, uncovering a forbidden bond.

3.95

4k+

⚔️ Demon Slaying 🔗 Bonded Magic 💔 Forbidden Romance 👥 Found Family 🏛️ Corrupt Empire

The Midnight Sea

A girl bonds with a captive daeva to avenge her sister, uncovering a forbidden bond.

by Kat Ross 2016 326 pages

3.95

4k+ ratings

⚔️ Demon Slaying 🔗 Bonded Magic 💔 Forbidden Romance 👥 Found Family 🏛️ Corrupt Empire

Blood of Tyrants

by Naomi Novik • 2013

Shipwrecked without memory in Japan, a captain's only hope is a dragon who refuses to mourn.

4.00

16k+

🏰 Napoleonic Wars 🧠 Amnesia Plot 🐉 Dragon Human Bond ⚔️ Dragon Warfare ⛓️ Captive Abroad

Blood of Tyrants

Shipwrecked without memory in Japan, a captain's only hope is a dragon who refuses to mourn.

by Naomi Novik 2013 448 pages

4.00

16k+ ratings

🏰 Napoleonic Wars 🧠 Amnesia Plot 🐉 Dragon Human Bond ⚔️ Dragon Warfare ⛓️ Captive Abroad

The Elven Apostate

by Sara C. Roethle • 2020

A scarred witch unites broken allies and her sister to stop a demon king reclaiming lost power.

4.55

500+

⚔️ Dark Epic Fantasy 👯 Complicated Sisters 🫂 Found Family 💀 Cursed Artifacts 🤝 Enemies To Allies

The Elven Apostate

A scarred witch unites broken allies and her sister to stop a demon king reclaiming lost power.

by Sara C. Roethle 2020 324 pages

4.55

500+ ratings

⚔️ Dark Epic Fantasy 👯 Complicated Sisters 🫂 Found Family 💀 Cursed Artifacts 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Fury of the Queen

by A.E. Rayne • 2022

A warrior queen hunts the warlord who destroyed her kingdom, while gods and dreamers tip the scales.

4.67

1k+

🛌 Dream Magic 💀 Vengeance Quest 🫂 Found Family ⚡ Meddling Gods 👑 Reluctant King

Fury of the Queen

A warrior queen hunts the warlord who destroyed her kingdom, while gods and dreamers tip the scales.

by A.E. Rayne 2022 678 pages

4.67

1k+ ratings

🛌 Dream Magic 💀 Vengeance Quest 🫂 Found Family ⚡ Meddling Gods 👑 Reluctant King

The Caged Queen

by Kristen Ciccarelli • 2018

She married the dragon king to feed her people. Freeing her dead sister requires his murder.

4.00

7k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Political Marriage 🔗 Soul Bond 🕊️ Trapped Spirit 🏰 Court Intrigue

The Caged Queen

She married the dragon king to feed her people. Freeing her dead sister requires his murder.

by Kristen Ciccarelli 2018 400 pages

4.00

7k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Political Marriage 🔗 Soul Bond 🕊️ Trapped Spirit 🏰 Court Intrigue

Eye of the Wolf

by A.E. Rayne • 2020

A captured mother must dream the future for the lord who stole her children.

4.33

2k+

🪓 Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 💔 Captive To Lovers 🌙 Dream Magic 🏹 Female Archers

Eye of the Wolf

A captured mother must dream the future for the lord who stole her children.

by A.E. Rayne 2020 710 pages

4.33

2k+ ratings

🪓 Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 💔 Captive To Lovers 🌙 Dream Magic 🏹 Female Archers

Night Meets the Elf Queen

by J.M. Kearl • 2025

A goddess reborn as queen fights the gods with only her once-evil husband at her side.

4.31

2k+

🧝 Fae Romance 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 💕 Found Family ⚔️ Warrior Heroine

Night Meets the Elf Queen

A goddess reborn as queen fights the gods with only her once-evil husband at her side.

by J.M. Kearl 2025 752 pages

4.31

2k+ ratings

🧝 Fae Romance 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 💕 Found Family ⚔️ Warrior Heroine

First Rider's Call

by Kristen Britain • 2003

To hold back an awakening evil, a reluctant messenger must mend a crumbling magical wall.

4.22

25k+

🗡️ Reluctant Chosen One 📜 Magical Summons 👻 Ghostly Mentor ❤️ Found Family 🔎 Secret Lineage

First Rider's Call

To hold back an awakening evil, a reluctant messenger must mend a crumbling magical wall.

by Kristen Britain 2003 596 pages

4.22

25k+ ratings

🗡️ Reluctant Chosen One 📜 Magical Summons 👻 Ghostly Mentor ❤️ Found Family 🔎 Secret Lineage

Godsgrave

by Jay Kristoff • 2017

An assassin sells herself into slavery, entering the arena where her father's killers preside.

4.45

73k+

👊 Gladiatorial Fantasy 💀 Revenge Fantasy 💕 Enemies To Lovers 👩‍❤️‍👩 Sapphic Romance 🗡️ Morally Grey Heroine

Godsgrave

An assassin sells herself into slavery, entering the arena where her father's killers preside.

by Jay Kristoff 2017 419 pages

4.45

73k+ ratings

👊 Gladiatorial Fantasy 💀 Revenge Fantasy 💕 Enemies To Lovers 👩‍❤️‍👩 Sapphic Romance 🗡️ Morally Grey Heroine

League of Dragons

by Naomi Novik • 2016

A stolen egg. Napoleon's crumbling empire. One last battle to win the war and free dragonkind.

4.17

13k+

🐉 Dragon Riders ⚔️ Napoleonic Wars 🤝 Dragon Human Bond 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue

League of Dragons

A stolen egg. Napoleon's crumbling empire. One last battle to win the war and free dragonkind.

by Naomi Novik 2016 380 pages

4.17

13k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Riders ⚔️ Napoleonic Wars 🤝 Dragon Human Bond 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue

The Gray Wolf Throne

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2011

An heiress hiding from killers needs a wizard with forbidden magic to reach her throne alive.

4.37

52k+

🏃 Heir On The Run 👑 Reluctant Queen 🎭 Political Intrigue ⚡ Forbidden Magic 🐺 Ancestral Visions

The Gray Wolf Throne

An heiress hiding from killers needs a wizard with forbidden magic to reach her throne alive.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2011 517 pages

4.37

52k+ ratings

🏃 Heir On The Run 👑 Reluctant Queen 🎭 Political Intrigue ⚡ Forbidden Magic 🐺 Ancestral Visions

The Copper Promise

by Jen Williams • 2014

Three sellswords crack a dead mage's citadel for gold and wake a dragon god.

3.68

3k+

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🎲 Ragtag Adventurers 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Knight

The Copper Promise

Three sellswords crack a dead mage's citadel for gold and wake a dragon god.

by Jen Williams 2014 535 pages

3.68

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🎲 Ragtag Adventurers 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Knight

The Iron Ghost

by Jen Williams • 2015

Three mercenaries hunt a stolen stone as a demon resurrects the mage who broke the world.

4.14

1k+

🗡️ Rougish Heroine 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Gay Knight Romance 🩸 Blood Magic 👹 Demon Deals

The Iron Ghost

Three mercenaries hunt a stolen stone as a demon resurrects the mage who broke the world.

by Jen Williams 2015 544 pages

4.14

1k+ ratings

🗡️ Rougish Heroine 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Gay Knight Romance 🩸 Blood Magic 👹 Demon Deals

Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White

by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2024

Bound to ancient demon gods, two rebels fight to reclaim their homeland and their souls.

3.84

4k+

🐉 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 💀 Demon Bargains 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Resistance Against Empire 🖤 Tragic Romance

Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White

Bound to ancient demon gods, two rebels fight to reclaim their homeland and their souls.

by Amélie Wen Zhao 2024 345 pages

3.84

4k+ ratings

🐉 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 💀 Demon Bargains 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Resistance Against Empire 🖤 Tragic Romance

Wings of Sunfire and Darkness

by Lucinda Dark • 2024

A general's forbidden love for his exiled queen is the weapon a god's plague cannot break.

4.04

1k+

🔮 Fated Mates 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Exiled Queen 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🏠 Found Family

Wings of Sunfire and Darkness

A general's forbidden love for his exiled queen is the weapon a god's plague cannot break.

by Lucinda Dark 2024 387 pages

4.04

1k+ ratings

🔮 Fated Mates 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Exiled Queen 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🏠 Found Family

Dance of Stars and Ashes

by Nisha J. Tuli • 2024

A captive's forbidden fire and a dragon prince's obsession with her become the city's last hope.

4.16

3k+

💘 Enemies To Lovers 🐉 Dragon Shifter 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🕉️ South Asian Mythology

Dance of Stars and Ashes

A captive's forbidden fire and a dragon prince's obsession with her become the city's last hope.

by Nisha J. Tuli 2024 402 pages

4.16

3k+ ratings

💘 Enemies To Lovers 🐉 Dragon Shifter 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🕉️ South Asian Mythology

Firebrand

by Kristen Britain • 2017

Scarred and grieving, a knight returns to find her king stolen and winter wearing his face.

4.31

6k+

🖤 Dark Epic Fantasy 🗡️ Female Knight ⚡ God-Touched Hero 💕 Forbidden Love 💔 Trauma And Healing

Firebrand

Scarred and grieving, a knight returns to find her king stolen and winter wearing his face.

by Kristen Britain 2017 784 pages

4.31

6k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Epic Fantasy 🗡️ Female Knight ⚡ God-Touched Hero 💕 Forbidden Love 💔 Trauma And Healing

Of Killers and Kings

by Will Wight • 2020

The Great Elders are breaking free. A reluctant emperor must wager on a fragile alliance.

4.26

3k+

🪐 Cosmic Horror Fantasy ✨ Intent Magic 👑 Reluctant Ruler 👹 Elder Gods 🗡️ Political Intrigue

Of Killers and Kings

The Great Elders are breaking free. A reluctant emperor must wager on a fragile alliance.

by Will Wight 2020 393 pages

4.26

3k+ ratings

🪐 Cosmic Horror Fantasy ✨ Intent Magic 👑 Reluctant Ruler 👹 Elder Gods 🗡️ Political Intrigue

A Dance with Dragons 2

by George R.R. Martin • 2011

Queens fall, dragons unchain, winter devours the realm as old powers crumble and new knives strike.

4.43

32k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👥 Multiple Pov ⚖️ Morally Grey Characters 🕯️ Court Intrigue 🐉 Dragon Rider

A Dance with Dragons 2

Queens fall, dragons unchain, winter devours the realm as old powers crumble and new knives strike.

by George R.R. Martin 2011 560 pages

4.43

32k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👥 Multiple Pov ⚖️ Morally Grey Characters 🕯️ Court Intrigue 🐉 Dragon Rider

The Immortal Words

by Jeff Wheeler • 2020

When immortal dragons enslave the world, a phoenix-chosen outcast must die to set it free.

4.29

4k+

🎯 Chosen One 🔥 Phoenix Myth 💔 Self-Sacrifice 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏯 Eastern Mythology

The Immortal Words

When immortal dragons enslave the world, a phoenix-chosen outcast must die to set it free.

by Jeff Wheeler 2020 341 pages

4.29

4k+ ratings

🎯 Chosen One 🔥 Phoenix Myth 💔 Self-Sacrifice 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏯 Eastern Mythology

The Blood Forest

by Sara C. Roethle • 2017

A girl without memory seeks a shroud the Faie Queen would kill to possess.

4.30

4k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Queen 🖤 Found Family 🗡️ Cursed Protector 🌀 Fated Prophecy

The Blood Forest

A girl without memory seeks a shroud the Faie Queen would kill to possess.

by Sara C. Roethle 2017 268 pages

4.30

4k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Queen 🖤 Found Family 🗡️ Cursed Protector 🌀 Fated Prophecy

A Dance of Ghosts

by David Dalglish • 2014

When an elven conqueror takes the underworld, a vigilante must face the father who forged him.

4.16

2k+

🌃 Criminal Underworld 💔 Father-Son Conflict 🦹 Vigilante Justice 🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏚️ Decaying City

A Dance of Ghosts

When an elven conqueror takes the underworld, a vigilante must face the father who forged him.

by David Dalglish 2014 512 pages

4.16

2k+ ratings

🌃 Criminal Underworld 💔 Father-Son Conflict 🦹 Vigilante Justice 🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏚️ Decaying City

Crown of Nightmares

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2020

A huntress and her wolf shade must kill the grandmother who wears the soul-devouring crown.

4.32

1k+

🐺 Spirit Bonding 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Tragic Villain 🩸 Family Legacy Curse 💕 Forbidden Romance

Crown of Nightmares

A huntress and her wolf shade must kill the grandmother who wears the soul-devouring crown.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2020 382 pages

4.32

1k+ ratings

🐺 Spirit Bonding 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Tragic Villain 🩸 Family Legacy Curse 💕 Forbidden Romance

A Crown of Wishes

by Roshani Chokshi • 2017

Two rival royals enter a magical tournament where one wish is granted and losing means oblivion.

4.1

9k+

🏛️ Indian Mythology 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Warrior Heroine 🦊 Clever Hero

A Crown of Wishes

Two rival royals enter a magical tournament where one wish is granted and losing means oblivion.

by Roshani Chokshi 2017 369 pages

4.1

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Indian Mythology 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Warrior Heroine 🦊 Clever Hero

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

The Engineer

by Will Wight • 2023

A wizard with seven past lives must unite a misfit crew to rescue their captured engineer.

4.41

6k+

🌌 Space Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🏴‍☠️ Ragtag Crew 💔 Fallen Hero 🚀 Sentient Starship

The Engineer

A wizard with seven past lives must unite a misfit crew to rescue their captured engineer.

by Will Wight 2023 419 pages

4.41

6k+ ratings

🌌 Space Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🏴‍☠️ Ragtag Crew 💔 Fallen Hero 🚀 Sentient Starship

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

A World of Secrets

by James Maxwell • 2020

A wounded hunter and blocked mystic cross a desert seeking the machine that holds their world.

4.30

5k+

🧬 Science Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Wasteland 🤝 Found Family 🦿 Disabled Protagonist 🤺 Enemies To Allies

A World of Secrets

A wounded hunter and blocked mystic cross a desert seeking the machine that holds their world.

by James Maxwell 2020 302 pages

4.30

5k+ ratings

🧬 Science Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Wasteland 🤝 Found Family 🦿 Disabled Protagonist 🤺 Enemies To Allies

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

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

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

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

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

A Search for Starlight

by James Maxwell • 2021

A mystic and her warrior lover enter alien territory to halt a war of extinction.

4.34

4k+

🧬 Science Fantasy 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👁️ Psychic Visions 🤝 Enemies To Allies 🏠 Found Family

A Search for Starlight

A mystic and her warrior lover enter alien territory to halt a war of extinction.

by James Maxwell 2021 331 pages

4.34

4k+ ratings

🧬 Science Fantasy 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👁️ Psychic Visions 🤝 Enemies To Allies 🏠 Found Family

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

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

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

The Shadow Throne

by Django Wexler • 2014

A princess who cannot die secretly leads the revolution against her own kingdom's secret police.

4.12

11k+

🔫 Flintlock Fantasy 🎭 Political Intrigue 💕 Sapphic Romance ⚔️ Woman Passing As Man 👥 Found Family

The Shadow Throne

A princess who cannot die secretly leads the revolution against her own kingdom's secret police.

by Django Wexler 2014 512 pages

4.12

11k+ ratings

🔫 Flintlock Fantasy 🎭 Political Intrigue 💕 Sapphic Romance ⚔️ Woman Passing As Man 👥 Found Family

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