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Raging Rival Hearts

by Olivia Wildenstein • 2018

An exiled mute fae is dying, psychically bound to a hunter who resents sharing her pain.

4.39

1k+

🧚 Fae Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🧠 Psychic Bond 🤫 Mute Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Raging Rival Hearts

An exiled mute fae is dying, psychically bound to a hunter who resents sharing her pain.

by Olivia Wildenstein 2018 344 pages

4.39

1k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🧠 Psychic Bond 🤫 Mute Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

What Lies Within Blood & Heirs

by Nicolle May • 2024

A brutal prince claims a woman with hidden magic. Keeping him means defying a king.

4.43

500+

🌑 Dark Romantasy 🧝‍♀️ Fae Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

What Lies Within Blood & Heirs

A brutal prince claims a woman with hidden magic. Keeping him means defying a king.

by Nicolle May 2024 626 pages

4.43

500+ ratings

🌑 Dark Romantasy 🧝‍♀️ Fae Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

West of Wicked

by Nikki St. Crowe • 2026

Killing a witch in a dark Oz makes a Kansas woman prey for a heartless mercenary.

3.86

3k+

🌪️ Dark Oz Retelling 🎭 Hidden Identity 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 💫 Amnesia Romance 🌑 Cursed World

West of Wicked

Killing a witch in a dark Oz makes a Kansas woman prey for a heartless mercenary.

by Nikki St. Crowe 2026 310 pages

3.86

3k+ ratings

🌪️ Dark Oz Retelling 🎭 Hidden Identity 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 💫 Amnesia Romance 🌑 Cursed World

Succubus

by A.J. Markam • 2018

Trapped in a fantasy MMO, a warlock summons a succubus who refuses to call him master.

4.00

2k+

🎮 Litrpg Fantasy 🕹️ Trapped In A Game 👹 Demon Summoning 💋 Succubus Romance ⛓️ Bound By Magic

Succubus

Trapped in a fantasy MMO, a warlock summons a succubus who refuses to call him master.

by A.J. Markam 2018 312 pages

4.00

2k+ ratings

🎮 Litrpg Fantasy 🕹️ Trapped In A Game 👹 Demon Summoning 💋 Succubus Romance ⛓️ Bound By Magic

Savage Sacrifice

by K.C. Kean • 2025

A witch sacrifices herself and wakes memory-wiped in a world without magic or her mates.

4.04

3k+

🖤 Why Choose 🏫 Supernatural Academy 💫 Fated Mates 👥 Found Family 🌑 Dark Paranormal

Savage Sacrifice

A witch sacrifices herself and wakes memory-wiped in a world without magic or her mates.

by K.C. Kean 2025 466 pages

4.04

3k+ ratings

🖤 Why Choose 🏫 Supernatural Academy 💫 Fated Mates 👥 Found Family 🌑 Dark Paranormal

Games of Death and Desire

by Eva Chase • 2023

A thief, forbidden magic, and a god's bargain: infiltrate a cult of fanatics or face execution.

4.11

2k+

🔮 Forbidden Magic 💕 Why Choose Romance 🔍 Infiltration Mission 🏫 Magical College 🖤 Dark And Angsty

Games of Death and Desire

A thief, forbidden magic, and a god's bargain: infiltrate a cult of fanatics or face execution.

by Eva Chase 2023 612 pages

4.11

2k+ ratings

🔮 Forbidden Magic 💕 Why Choose Romance 🔍 Infiltration Mission 🏫 Magical College 🖤 Dark And Angsty

A Shadow Crown

by Melissa Blair • 2023

The king's former assassin joins a fae rebellion, hiding magic that could end his reign.

4.07

16k+

🗡️ Fae Rebellion 🖤 Found Family 🌿 Hidden Fae City ✨ Memory Magic 🌑 Dark Fae Romance

A Shadow Crown

The king's former assassin joins a fae rebellion, hiding magic that could end his reign.

by Melissa Blair 2023 480 pages

4.07

16k+ ratings

🗡️ Fae Rebellion 🖤 Found Family 🌿 Hidden Fae City ✨ Memory Magic 🌑 Dark Fae Romance

Three Mages and a Margarita

by Annette Marie • 2018

A fiery waitress stumbles into a bartending job at a magical guild where humans are forbidden.

4.13

25k+

🏰 Magical Guild 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🍺 Magical Pub 👤 Human In Magical World 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Three Mages and a Margarita

A fiery waitress stumbles into a bartending job at a magical guild where humans are forbidden.

by Annette Marie 2018 312 pages

4.13

25k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Guild 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🍺 Magical Pub 👤 Human In Magical World 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Heartbroken

by Serena Valentino • 2025

A queen awakens in broken Wonderland: no past, no peace, only a rage she never chose.

3.75

2k+

👑 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Reimagining 🖤 Dark Fairytale 🕰️ Loyal Companion 🔮 Magical Curse

Heartbroken

A queen awakens in broken Wonderland: no past, no peace, only a rage she never chose.

by Serena Valentino 2025 336 pages

3.75

2k+ ratings

👑 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Reimagining 🖤 Dark Fairytale 🕰️ Loyal Companion 🔮 Magical Curse

Dragon King

by Sara Fields • 2023

A dragon king claims his fated mate to seal a rift, but her fire rivals his own.

3.74

1k+

🐉 Dragon Shifters 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💫 Fated Mates ⛓️ Captive To Lovers 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

Dragon King

A dragon king claims his fated mate to seal a rift, but her fire rivals his own.

by Sara Fields 2023 294 pages

3.74

1k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Shifters 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💫 Fated Mates ⛓️ Captive To Lovers 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

The Spiral Dance

by Starhawk • 1979

Cast a circle, meet the Goddess, transform your mind: the original guide to practicing Witchcraft.

4.04

10k+

🕯️ Goddess Worship 🌍 Earth-Based Spirituality 🧹 Modern Witchcraft Practice ✨ Feminist Theology ⚡ Energy Work

The Spiral Dance

Cast a circle, meet the Goddess, transform your mind: the original guide to practicing Witchcraft.

by Starhawk 1979 326 pages

4.04

10k+ ratings

🕯️ Goddess Worship 🌍 Earth-Based Spirituality 🧹 Modern Witchcraft Practice ✨ Feminist Theology ⚡ Energy Work

Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors

by Annette Marie • 2020

A psychic con man caught by magic police must help an agent track his empath ex-friend.

4.22

7k+

👮 Magic Police 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🤝 Reluctant Partners 💕 Slow-Burn Romance 🏦 Magical Heist

Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors

A psychic con man caught by magic police must help an agent track his empath ex-friend.

by Annette Marie 2020 296 pages

4.22

7k+ ratings

👮 Magic Police 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🤝 Reluctant Partners 💕 Slow-Burn Romance 🏦 Magical Heist

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages

by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2019

Four young operatives must break into an island prison before thirteen villains free the mastermind.

4.12

9k+

🧩 Puzzle Adventure 🏠 Found Family 🧠 Telepathic Abilities 🧒 Genius Children 🎪 Team Of Misfits

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages

Four young operatives must break into an island prison before thirteen villains free the mastermind.

by Trenton Lee Stewart 2019 391 pages

4.12

9k+ ratings

🧩 Puzzle Adventure 🏠 Found Family 🧠 Telepathic Abilities 🧒 Genius Children 🎪 Team Of Misfits

Girls of Dark Divine

by E.V. Woods • 2025

Dark magic traps her dance troupe. A boy of shadow claims he can break the curse.

3.57

500+

🔮 Cursed Performers 🎭 Gothic Theater 🖤 Shadow Love Interest 🔥 Costly Rebellion 💜 Found Family

Girls of Dark Divine

Dark magic traps her dance troupe. A boy of shadow claims he can break the curse.

by E.V. Woods 2025 400 pages

3.57

500+ ratings

🔮 Cursed Performers 🎭 Gothic Theater 🖤 Shadow Love Interest 🔥 Costly Rebellion 💜 Found Family

The Stolen Wizard

by Peter J. Woods • 2023

Demons hunt a sleeping student. A merciless wizard trains him as the city's secret weapon.

4.30

391

🧙 Magical Mentorship 🏙️ Hidden Magical World 🧠 Psychic Abilities 🖤 Found Family 🔍 Supernatural Investigation

The Stolen Wizard

Demons hunt a sleeping student. A merciless wizard trains him as the city's secret weapon.

by Peter J. Woods 2023 356 pages

4.30

391 ratings

🧙 Magical Mentorship 🏙️ Hidden Magical World 🧠 Psychic Abilities 🖤 Found Family 🔍 Supernatural Investigation

Fallen Gods

by Rachel Van Dyken • 2025

Odin's daughter must destroy her Giant ex-fiancé next door to save her stepmother's life.

3.57

7k+

📖 Mythological Romance 📚 Dark Academia Fantasy ❤️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identities

Fallen Gods

Odin's daughter must destroy her Giant ex-fiancé next door to save her stepmother's life.

by Rachel Van Dyken 2025 400 pages

3.57

7k+ ratings

📖 Mythological Romance 📚 Dark Academia Fantasy ❤️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identities

A Kingdom of Frost and Fear

by Whitney Dean • 2023

A lost princess weds the prince she's magically bound to, but a death spirit inside her wants blood.

3.88

1k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🔥 Fated Mates 💍 Forced Marriage 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 💔 Trauma Healing

A Kingdom of Frost and Fear

A lost princess weds the prince she's magically bound to, but a death spirit inside her wants blood.

by Whitney Dean 2023 536 pages

3.88

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🔥 Fated Mates 💍 Forced Marriage 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 💔 Trauma Healing

Blood & Thorns

by Eve Newton • 2024

Turned by her family's killer, she escapes to a hidden academy where his bond still holds her.

3.86

500+

🏰 Supernatural Academy 🩸 Reluctant Vampire 💕 Why Choose Romance 🔮 Fated Mates 🐉 Dragon Shifter

Blood & Thorns

Turned by her family's killer, she escapes to a hidden academy where his bond still holds her.

by Eve Newton 2024 448 pages

3.86

500+ ratings

🏰 Supernatural Academy 🩸 Reluctant Vampire 💕 Why Choose Romance 🔮 Fated Mates 🐉 Dragon Shifter

Necromance

by Cora Raven • 2025

A necromancer wakes a castle's cursed duke. His dead fiancée will kill to keep his heart.

3.64

1k+

🖤 Gothic Romance 💀 Necromancer Heroine 🏰 Haunted Castle 🗝️ Cursed Hero 👻 Vengeful Ex

Necromance

A necromancer wakes a castle's cursed duke. His dead fiancée will kill to keep his heart.

by Cora Raven 2025 344 pages

3.64

1k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Romance 💀 Necromancer Heroine 🏰 Haunted Castle 🗝️ Cursed Hero 👻 Vengeful Ex

Damned Souls and a Sangria

by Annette Marie • 2020

The mage she loves is demon-possessed. The ritual to free him could kill them both.

4.48

8k+

🏛️ Urban Magic Guild 👹 Demon Possession 🕯️ Forbidden Rituals 🌍 Human In Magical World 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Damned Souls and a Sangria

The mage she loves is demon-possessed. The ritual to free him could kill them both.

by Annette Marie 2020 370 pages

4.48

8k+ ratings

🏛️ Urban Magic Guild 👹 Demon Possession 🕯️ Forbidden Rituals 🌍 Human In Magical World 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Museum of Thieves

by Lian Tanner • 2010

A chained girl escapes into a living museum, where the wildness her city buried is waking.

3.92

6k+

🏛️ Living Museum 🌪️ Wild Magic 🗡️ Thief Training 🤝 Found Family 🐾 Loyal Beast Companion

Museum of Thieves

A chained girl escapes into a living museum, where the wildness her city buried is waking.

by Lian Tanner 2010 320 pages

3.92

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Living Museum 🌪️ Wild Magic 🗡️ Thief Training 🤝 Found Family 🐾 Loyal Beast Companion

A Story Spun in Scarlet

by Renee Dugan • 2024

She can finish a story only near him, but their bond is what broke the world.

4.15

500+

📖 Narrative Magic 💔 Bittersweet Romance 🚫 Forbidden Magic 🏠 Found Family 🧩 Lost Memories

A Story Spun in Scarlet

She can finish a story only near him, but their bond is what broke the world.

by Renee Dugan 2024 670 pages

4.15

500+ ratings

📖 Narrative Magic 💔 Bittersweet Romance 🚫 Forbidden Magic 🏠 Found Family 🧩 Lost Memories

The Winter Kissed Kings

by Ivy Fox • 2023

A queen's marriage must unite four kingdoms. Three kings claim her; one locks her in chains.

4.02

468

🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 💕 Polyamorous Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance 💔 Friends To Enemies

The Winter Kissed Kings

A queen's marriage must unite four kingdoms. Three kings claim her; one locks her in chains.

by Ivy Fox 2023 447 pages

4.02

468 ratings

🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 💕 Polyamorous Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance 💔 Friends To Enemies

The Crowns of Croswald

by D.E. Night • 2017

An orphaned maid's forgotten past is the only weapon against a queen who feeds on forgetting.

3.79

3k+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 🔮 Memory Magic 💕 Found Family ✨ Whimsical Magic

The Crowns of Croswald

An orphaned maid's forgotten past is the only weapon against a queen who feeds on forgetting.

by D.E. Night 2017 325 pages

3.79

3k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 🔮 Memory Magic 💕 Found Family ✨ Whimsical Magic

Druid Vices and a Vodka

by Annette Marie • 2020

A non-magical bartender breaks a druid out of magical custody before his secrets doom her guild.

4.38

10k+

🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Magical Guild 👹 Demon Possession 🌿 Druid Magic 🦋 Fae Bargains

Druid Vices and a Vodka

A non-magical bartender breaks a druid out of magical custody before his secrets doom her guild.

by Annette Marie 2020 338 pages

4.38

10k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Magical Guild 👹 Demon Possession 🌿 Druid Magic 🦋 Fae Bargains

The Necromancer's Dance

by S.J. Himes • 2016

Boston's last necromancer and an ancient vampire must survive a plot that could destroy them both.

4.15

6k+

💀 Necromancy 🔗 Fated Mates 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

The Necromancer's Dance

Boston's last necromancer and an ancient vampire must survive a plot that could destroy them both.

by S.J. Himes 2016 238 pages

4.15

6k+ ratings

💀 Necromancy 🔗 Fated Mates 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

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

3k+

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

A Kingdom of Frost and Malice

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

by Ashley McLeo 2023 620 pages

3.95

3k+ ratings

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

Weavingshaw

by Heba Al-Wasity • 2026

To save her brother, a refugee ghost-seer sells her darkest secret to a curse-bound confessor.

4.12

9k+

🏭 Industrial Gothic 👻 Ghost Medium 😈 Demonic Bargains 🕯️ Haunted Estate 🧳 Refugee Protagonist

Weavingshaw

To save her brother, a refugee ghost-seer sells her darkest secret to a curse-bound confessor.

by Heba Al-Wasity 2026 464 pages

4.12

9k+ ratings

🏭 Industrial Gothic 👻 Ghost Medium 😈 Demonic Bargains 🕯️ Haunted Estate 🧳 Refugee Protagonist

The Burning Kingdoms

by Sally Green • 2020

Purple smoke fuels a tyrant's youth army. A queen must break the spell before the world burns.

3.84

2k+

🏰 Political Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 🤝 Found Family 🔄 Redemption Arc 👑 Reluctant Ruler

The Burning Kingdoms

Purple smoke fuels a tyrant's youth army. A queen must break the spell before the world burns.

by Sally Green 2020 400 pages

3.84

2k+ ratings

🏰 Political Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 🤝 Found Family 🔄 Redemption Arc 👑 Reluctant Ruler

The Midnight Charter

by David Whitley • 1996

In a city that trades everything, two servant children are chosen to judge its fate.

3.44

500+

🏙️ Dystopian City 🧒 Orphan Heroes 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💰 Rags To Riches 🫂 Found Family

The Midnight Charter

In a city that trades everything, two servant children are chosen to judge its fate.

by David Whitley 1996 378 pages

3.44

500+ ratings

🏙️ Dystopian City 🧒 Orphan Heroes 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💰 Rags To Riches 🫂 Found Family

Beautiful Nightmares

by K.J. Sutton • 2022

Imprisoned and powerless in a fae court, a Nightmare must fight her loved ones in a deadly arena.

3.97

3k+

🌑 Dark Fae 👑 Fae Court Politics ❤️ Found Family 💔 Love Triangle ⛓️ Captive Heroine

Beautiful Nightmares

Imprisoned and powerless in a fae court, a Nightmare must fight her loved ones in a deadly arena.

by K.J. Sutton 2022 706 pages

3.97

3k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Fae 👑 Fae Court Politics ❤️ Found Family 💔 Love Triangle ⛓️ Captive Heroine

The Looking Glass Wars

by Frank Beddor • 2004

A princess falls from Wonderland into Victorian London, and her queendom's enemies are closing in.

3.92

47k+

🐇 Alice Retelling 🪞 Portal Fantasy ♟️ Lost Heir Returns ⚔️ Revenge Quest ✨ Imagination As Power

The Looking Glass Wars

A princess falls from Wonderland into Victorian London, and her queendom's enemies are closing in.

by Frank Beddor 2004 384 pages

3.92

47k+ ratings

🐇 Alice Retelling 🪞 Portal Fantasy ♟️ Lost Heir Returns ⚔️ Revenge Quest ✨ Imagination As Power

The Lure of the Devil

by Auryn Hadley • 2020

Angels hide a slave ring inside a church. The Devil is coming to church.

4.41

1k+

🖤 Reverse Harem 😈 Hell And Heaven 🌫️ Morally Grey Heroine 🫂 Found Family 🌶️ Spicy Fantasy

The Lure of the Devil

Angels hide a slave ring inside a church. The Devil is coming to church.

by Auryn Hadley 2020 484 pages

4.41

1k+ ratings

🖤 Reverse Harem 😈 Hell And Heaven 🌫️ Morally Grey Heroine 🫂 Found Family 🌶️ Spicy Fantasy

Of Mischief & Mages

by L.J. Andrews • 2024

Pulled into a magical realm, a thief must trust the cursed mage who stole her past.

4.13

3k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🗝️ Thief Heroine 🫂 Found Family

Of Mischief & Mages

Pulled into a magical realm, a thief must trust the cursed mage who stole her past.

by L.J. Andrews 2024 398 pages

4.13

3k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🗝️ Thief Heroine 🫂 Found Family

Storm Breaker

by Nisha J. Tuli • 2026

In storm-battered Manhattan, an heiress hides a death-sentence secret: she can survive the storms.

4.05

3k+

🏫 Magical Academy 🫥 Hidden Powers 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 💕 Dystopian Romance

Storm Breaker

In storm-battered Manhattan, an heiress hides a death-sentence secret: she can survive the storms.

by Nisha J. Tuli 2026 416 pages

4.05

3k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 🫥 Hidden Powers 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 💕 Dystopian Romance

Meet Your Match

by morriganmercy • 2022

A blind date reunites Hermione with Draco Malfoy, igniting old hate and new desire.

4.00

5k+

🐍 Post-War Dramione 💘 Mutual Pining ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌉 Muggle-Wizard Relations

Meet Your Match

A blind date reunites Hermione with Draco Malfoy, igniting old hate and new desire.

by morriganmercy 2022 500 pages

4.00

5k+ ratings

🐍 Post-War Dramione 💘 Mutual Pining ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌉 Muggle-Wizard Relations

A Kingdom of Nomads

by S.B. Nova • 2023

A human girl must become fae to free those she loves from a tyrant's magical chains.

4.35

1k+

🫂 Found Family 💕 Fated Mates ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One 🐉 Dragon Shifters 👑 Fae Politics

A Kingdom of Nomads

A human girl must become fae to free those she loves from a tyrant's magical chains.

by S.B. Nova 2023 767 pages

4.35

1k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💕 Fated Mates ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One 🐉 Dragon Shifters 👑 Fae Politics

Academy of the Fateful

by Eva Chase • 2020

A cursed college's dying roses and vengeful ghosts force her to confront her darkest sins.

4.03

431

🖤 Dark Academia 👻 Paranormal Academy 💕 Found Family 🥀 Ancestral Curse 💔 Trauma Recovery

Academy of the Fateful

A cursed college's dying roses and vengeful ghosts force her to confront her darkest sins.

by Eva Chase 2020 268 pages

4.03

431 ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 👻 Paranormal Academy 💕 Found Family 🥀 Ancestral Curse 💔 Trauma Recovery

Heart of Gold

by Michael Pryor • 2007

A magician with a fractured soul hunts a stolen relic as a city's people become soulless beasts.

4.13

500+

🎩 Steampunk Fantasy ✨ Soul Magic 🕵️ Political Intrigue 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🌍 Alternate Europe

Heart of Gold

A magician with a fractured soul hunts a stolen relic as a city's people become soulless beasts.

by Michael Pryor 2007 488 pages

4.13

500+ ratings

🎩 Steampunk Fantasy ✨ Soul Magic 🕵️ Political Intrigue 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🌍 Alternate Europe

Songbird of the Sorrows

by Braidee Otto • 2024

A spy-assassin reclaims her hidden crown to survive deadly trials and steal a world-ending weapon.

3.90

4k+

🗡️ Spy-Assassin Fantasy 🏛️ Mythological Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 🎭 Secret Identity ⚔️ Deadly Royal Trials

Songbird of the Sorrows

A spy-assassin reclaims her hidden crown to survive deadly trials and steal a world-ending weapon.

by Braidee Otto 2024 400 pages

3.90

4k+ ratings

🗡️ Spy-Assassin Fantasy 🏛️ Mythological Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 🎭 Secret Identity ⚔️ Deadly Royal Trials

To Those Willing to Drown

by Mark Matthews • 2025

A missing camper sends a counselor to an ancient well that grants miracles for blood.

4.08

108

🏕️ Folk Horror 📜 Faustian Bargain 🩸 Generational Curse 💔 Grieving Parent 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

To Those Willing to Drown

A missing camper sends a counselor to an ancient well that grants miracles for blood.

by Mark Matthews 2025 209 pages

4.08

108 ratings

🏕️ Folk Horror 📜 Faustian Bargain 🩸 Generational Curse 💔 Grieving Parent 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

The Dragon Keeper

by Robin Hobb • 2009

Outcast keepers and crippled dragons are exiled upriver toward a city that may not exist.

3.96

55k+

🐉 Dragon Quest 🐲 Human-Dragon Bond 🏚️ Outcast Protagonists 🤝 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader

The Dragon Keeper

Outcast keepers and crippled dragons are exiled upriver toward a city that may not exist.

by Robin Hobb 2009 553 pages

3.96

55k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Quest 🐲 Human-Dragon Bond 🏚️ Outcast Protagonists 🤝 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader

The Skull Throne

by Peter V. Brett • 2015

Two rival champions vanish together. Now their followers fight each other while the demons close in.

4.13

43k+

👹 Demon War 👑 Succession Crisis ⚔️ Women Warriors 🩸 Addictive Magic 🏜️ Desert Empire

The Skull Throne

Two rival champions vanish together. Now their followers fight each other while the demons close in.

by Peter V. Brett 2015 681 pages

4.13

43k+ ratings

👹 Demon War 👑 Succession Crisis ⚔️ Women Warriors 🩸 Addictive Magic 🏜️ Desert Empire

Just One Knight

by Bridget Essex • 2017

A baker meets a fake knight. One reckless night becomes a quest of dragons, thieves, and love.

4.04

196

🎭 Mistaken Identity ❤️ Found Family ☕ Cozy Fantasy Energy 🌙 One Wild Night ⚔️ Unlikely Heroes

Just One Knight

A baker meets a fake knight. One reckless night becomes a quest of dragons, thieves, and love.

by Bridget Essex 2017 324 pages

4.04

196 ratings

🎭 Mistaken Identity ❤️ Found Family ☕ Cozy Fantasy Energy 🌙 One Wild Night ⚔️ Unlikely Heroes

Shadow Forest

by Matt Haig • 2007

After their parents die, two siblings enter a Norwegian forest where shadows are stolen.

3.97

1k+

✨ Modern Fairy Tale 🌲 Norse Folklore Fantasy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Tragic Villain

Shadow Forest

After their parents die, two siblings enter a Norwegian forest where shadows are stolen.

by Matt Haig 2007 416 pages

3.97

1k+ ratings

✨ Modern Fairy Tale 🌲 Norse Folklore Fantasy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Tragic Villain

Secondhand Luck

by Kim Harrison • 2026

A cleaner of magic's waste and her living shadow hunt the fanatic erasing everyone like them.

4.09

1k+

🖤 Sentient Shadow 🏫 Magical Academy 🤝 Symbiotic Bond 🫂 Found Family ⚖️ Oppressive Hierarchy

Secondhand Luck

A cleaner of magic's waste and her living shadow hunt the fanatic erasing everyone like them.

by Kim Harrison 2026 480 pages

4.09

1k+ ratings

🖤 Sentient Shadow 🏫 Magical Academy 🤝 Symbiotic Bond 🫂 Found Family ⚖️ Oppressive Hierarchy

Wings of Sorrow

by Iain Rob Wright • 2015

Born to unleash magic's apocalypse, a girl is hunted by a divine killer, guarded by a demon.

3.99

414

🖤 Demon Redemption ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One 🩸 Blood Magic 📜 Ancient Prophecy 🔪 Supernatural Assassin

Wings of Sorrow

Born to unleash magic's apocalypse, a girl is hunted by a divine killer, guarded by a demon.

by Iain Rob Wright 2015 174 pages

3.99

414 ratings

🖤 Demon Redemption ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One 🩸 Blood Magic 📜 Ancient Prophecy 🔪 Supernatural Assassin

Siege of Rage and Ruin

by Django Wexler • 2021

A captive sister, a starving city, and one ghost ship against the Empire's legion.

4.03

1k+

🔫 Flintlock Fantasy 🏙️ City Under Siege ⚔️ Gritty Rebellion 👭 Sister Bond 🫂 Found Family

Siege of Rage and Ruin

A captive sister, a starving city, and one ghost ship against the Empire's legion.

by Django Wexler 2021

4.03

1k+ ratings

🔫 Flintlock Fantasy 🏙️ City Under Siege ⚔️ Gritty Rebellion 👭 Sister Bond 🫂 Found Family

Torn Ivy

by Eve Newton • 2024

Born to inherit Death's throne, she refused. Now Death demands she execute her three lovers.

3.91

369

🖤 Fated Mates 🔥 Reverse Harem 🐍 Personified Death ⚔️ Assassin Heroine 🌪️ Untamed Power

Torn Ivy

Born to inherit Death's throne, she refused. Now Death demands she execute her three lovers.

by Eve Newton 2024 280 pages

3.91

369 ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 🔥 Reverse Harem 🐍 Personified Death ⚔️ Assassin Heroine 🌪️ Untamed Power

Rise of the Cinder Fae

by Whitney Dean • 2024

To marry a cold prince, a servant bargains with fae who demand her heart as payment.

3.99

1k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👠 Cinderella Retelling 🔥 Fated Mates 🧝 Fae Bargains 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

Rise of the Cinder Fae

To marry a cold prince, a servant bargains with fae who demand her heart as payment.

by Whitney Dean 2024 676 pages

3.99

1k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👠 Cinderella Retelling 🔥 Fated Mates 🧝 Fae Bargains 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

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