Best Retellings Books | Summaries & Audio

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Hexed

by Emily McIntire • 2024

She saved a mafia prince. Now he's her cousin's fiancé. Their chemistry could destroy two families.

4.16

65k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔪 Dark Retelling 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 👥 Found Family

Hexed

She saved a mafia prince. Now he's her cousin's fiancé. Their chemistry could destroy two families.

by Emily McIntire 2024 544 pages

4.16

65k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔪 Dark Retelling 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 👥 Found Family

The Wrath and the Dawn

by Renée Ahdieh • 2015

A vengeful bride marries a caliph who kills his brides at dawn, buying time with stories.

4.04

100k+

🕌 Arabian Nights Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Cursed King 🌙 Curse Breaking 💔 Forbidden Love

The Wrath and the Dawn

A vengeful bride marries a caliph who kills his brides at dawn, buying time with stories.

by Renée Ahdieh 2015 416 pages

4.04

100k+ ratings

🕌 Arabian Nights Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Cursed King 🌙 Curse Breaking 💔 Forbidden Love

Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

by Rick Riordan • 2015

Percy Jackson retells the original Greek hero myths with snark, tragedy, and divine family drama.

4.41

54k+

🏛️ Greek Myth Retellings 🗣️ Snarky Narrator 💔 Tragic Heroes ⚡ Divine Meddling 🏺 Ancient Greece

Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

Percy Jackson retells the original Greek hero myths with snark, tragedy, and divine family drama.

by Rick Riordan 2015 404 pages

4.41

54k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Myth Retellings 🗣️ Snarky Narrator 💔 Tragic Heroes ⚡ Divine Meddling 🏺 Ancient Greece

The Floating World

by Axie Oh • 2025

A masked acrobat with forbidden light allies with the demon-touched mercenary sent to capture her.

3.76

10k+

🏮 Korean Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Reluctant Allies 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 💀 Cursed Hero

The Floating World

A masked acrobat with forbidden light allies with the demon-touched mercenary sent to capture her.

by Axie Oh 2025 360 pages

3.76

10k+ ratings

🏮 Korean Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Reluctant Allies 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 💀 Cursed Hero

Nettle & Bone

by T. Kingfisher • 2022

Three impossible tasks. One bone dog. A princess who refuses to let another sister die.

4.07

100k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 💕 Sisterly Devotion 👥 Found Family 🧙 Grumpy Mentor 🦴 Magical Companion

Nettle & Bone

Three impossible tasks. One bone dog. A princess who refuses to let another sister die.

by T. Kingfisher 2022 243 pages

4.07

100k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 💕 Sisterly Devotion 👥 Found Family 🧙 Grumpy Mentor 🦴 Magical Companion

Sita

by Devdutt Pattanaik • 2013

Earth-born Sita marries a god-prince, survives abduction and war, then faces the tribunal of rumor.

4.10

8k+

🏹 Feminist Mythology 🛕 Ancient India 🌙 Divine Feminine 📜 Ramayana Retelling 🎨 Illustrated Retelling

Sita

Earth-born Sita marries a god-prince, survives abduction and war, then faces the tribunal of rumor.

by Devdutt Pattanaik 2013 328 pages

4.10

8k+ ratings

🏹 Feminist Mythology 🛕 Ancient India 🌙 Divine Feminine 📜 Ramayana Retelling 🎨 Illustrated Retelling

Scion of Ikshvaku

by Amish Tripathi • 2015

Blamed from birth, a law-bound prince follows a sage into exile, where a demon-king waits.

3.87

47k+

🏛️ Mythic Retelling ⚖️ Duty Bound 👑 Royal Exile 🕉️ Ancient India 🏹 Divine Destiny

Scion of Ikshvaku

Blamed from birth, a law-bound prince follows a sage into exile, where a demon-king waits.

by Amish Tripathi 2015 354 pages

3.87

47k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythic Retelling ⚖️ Duty Bound 👑 Royal Exile 🕉️ Ancient India 🏹 Divine Destiny

Devourer of Men

by Nikki St. Crowe • 2024

Back for his lost queen, a pirate must trust the immortal crocodile who once hunted him.

4.08

25k+

🏴‍☠️ Peter Pan Retelling ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Royal Court Intrigue 🕵️ Secret Society 💕 Polyamorous Triad

Devourer of Men

Back for his lost queen, a pirate must trust the immortal crocodile who once hunted him.

by Nikki St. Crowe 2024 222 pages

4.08

25k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Peter Pan Retelling ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Royal Court Intrigue 🕵️ Secret Society 💕 Polyamorous Triad

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

100k+

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

The Goose Girl

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

by Shannon Hale 2003 383 pages

4.15

100k+ ratings

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

A Thousand Ships

by Natalie Haynes • 2019

Done with heroes, the muse of epic poetry sings the Trojan War through its women instead.

4.04

93k+

🏛️ Feminist Myth Retelling ⚔️ Trojan War 🏺 Ancient Greece 🪖 Women In War ⛓️ Captive Women

A Thousand Ships

Done with heroes, the muse of epic poetry sings the Trojan War through its women instead.

by Natalie Haynes 2019 368 pages

4.04

93k+ ratings

🏛️ Feminist Myth Retelling ⚔️ Trojan War 🏺 Ancient Greece 🪖 Women In War ⛓️ Captive Women

Six Crimson Cranes

by Elizabeth Lim • 2021

A princess cursed into silence must save six brothers transformed into cranes by her stepmother

4.17

100k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏮 East Asian Folklore 🤫 Cursed Into Silence 🕊️ Sibling Rescue 💍 Reluctant Betrothed

Six Crimson Cranes

A princess cursed into silence must save six brothers transformed into cranes by her stepmother

by Elizabeth Lim 2021 454 pages

4.17

100k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏮 East Asian Folklore 🤫 Cursed Into Silence 🕊️ Sibling Rescue 💍 Reluctant Betrothed

Neon Gods

by Katee Robert • 2021

Fleeing a tyrant, she crosses the river and proposes a sham romance to the underworld's ruler.

3.68

300k+

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🖤 Dark Romance 💋 Fake Relationship ⛓️ Power Exchange 🌃 Modern Mythology

Neon Gods

Fleeing a tyrant, she crosses the river and proposes a sham romance to the underworld's ruler.

by Katee Robert 2021 380 pages

3.68

300k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🖤 Dark Romance 💋 Fake Relationship ⛓️ Power Exchange 🌃 Modern Mythology

Hemlock & Silver

by T. Kingfisher • 2025

A poison expert at a dying princess's bedside finds the sickness lives inside the mirror.

4.01

39k+

🍎 Snow White Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🏚️ Gothic Fantasy 🪞 Mirror Realm 📚 Scholarly Protagonist

Hemlock & Silver

A poison expert at a dying princess's bedside finds the sickness lives inside the mirror.

by T. Kingfisher 2025 368 pages

4.01

39k+ ratings

🍎 Snow White Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🏚️ Gothic Fantasy 🪞 Mirror Realm 📚 Scholarly Protagonist

An Offer From a Gentleman

by Julia Quinn • 2001

A servant steals a night at a masquerade, wins a gentleman's heart, and vanishes at midnight.

3.94

400k+

🏰 Cinderella Retelling 💔 Class Divide Romance 🧹 Servant Heroine 🎭 Secret Identity 😈 Wicked Stepmother

An Offer From a Gentleman

A servant steals a night at a masquerade, wins a gentleman's heart, and vanishes at midnight.

by Julia Quinn 2001 390 pages

3.94

400k+ ratings

🏰 Cinderella Retelling 💔 Class Divide Romance 🧹 Servant Heroine 🎭 Secret Identity 😈 Wicked Stepmother

Norse Mythology

by Neil Gaiman • 2017

From ice and fire, the Norse gods built a world they already knew would burn.

4.10

300k+

🪓 Norse Myth Retelling 🦊 Trickster Tales ⚡ Inevitable Prophecy 👑 Divine Family Drama 📜 Ancient Myths Revisited

Norse Mythology

From ice and fire, the Norse gods built a world they already knew would burn.

by Neil Gaiman 2017 301 pages

4.10

300k+ ratings

🪓 Norse Myth Retelling 🦊 Trickster Tales ⚡ Inevitable Prophecy 👑 Divine Family Drama 📜 Ancient Myths Revisited

Phantom

by Greer Rivers • 2022

A scarred mafia phantom stalks a bipolar opera singer: his obsession becomes her only protection.

3.89

23k+

🥀 Mafia Romance 🎭 Dark Retelling 🖤 Obsessed Antihero 👁️ Stalker Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Phantom

A scarred mafia phantom stalks a bipolar opera singer: his obsession becomes her only protection.

by Greer Rivers 2022 408 pages

3.89

23k+ ratings

🥀 Mafia Romance 🎭 Dark Retelling 🖤 Obsessed Antihero 👁️ Stalker Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die

The Silence of the Girls

by Pat Barker

A queen turned slave watches from Achilles' hut as men wage a war over her worth.

🏛️ Trojan War 📜 Mythological Retelling ✊ Feminist Reimagining ⛓️ Enslaved Narrator ⚔️ Women In War

The Silence of the Girls

A queen turned slave watches from Achilles' hut as men wage a war over her worth.

by Pat Barker

🏛️ Trojan War 📜 Mythological Retelling ✊ Feminist Reimagining ⛓️ Enslaved Narrator ⚔️ Women In War

Cinderella Is Dead

by Kalynn Bayron • 2020

Two centuries after Cinderella, a closeted girl dreads the ball where men choose their brides.

3.66

87k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🕯️ Dystopian Patriarchy 💀 Necromancy 🌲 Forest Witch

Cinderella Is Dead

Two centuries after Cinderella, a closeted girl dreads the ball where men choose their brides.

by Kalynn Bayron 2020 400 pages

3.66

87k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🕯️ Dystopian Patriarchy 💀 Necromancy 🌲 Forest Witch

Lamb

by Christopher Moore • 2002

Jesus's irreverent best friend, back from the dead, tells the gospel the Bible left out.

4.22

100k+

🤣 Religious Satire 📖 Biblical Retelling 🏜️ Ancient Judea 😈 Irreverent Humor 🃏 Wise Fool Narrator

Lamb

Jesus's irreverent best friend, back from the dead, tells the gospel the Bible left out.

by Christopher Moore 2002 444 pages

4.22

100k+ ratings

🤣 Religious Satire 📖 Biblical Retelling 🏜️ Ancient Judea 😈 Irreverent Humor 🃏 Wise Fool Narrator

Scarlet

by Marissa Meyer • 2013

Her grandmother is missing; her only clue, a fighter linked to a genetically altered wolf pack.

4.23

400k+

🧬 Sci-Fi Fairy Tale 🧪 Genetic Soldier 👑 Reluctant Heir 🕶️ Charming Rogue 💘 Unlikely Romance

Scarlet

Her grandmother is missing; her only clue, a fighter linked to a genetically altered wolf pack.

by Marissa Meyer 2013 454 pages

4.23

400k+ ratings

🧬 Sci-Fi Fairy Tale 🧪 Genetic Soldier 👑 Reluctant Heir 🕶️ Charming Rogue 💘 Unlikely Romance

The Red Tent

by Anita Diamant • 1997

Jacob's only daughter grows up in the red tent, learning women's sacred stories from four mothers.

4.21

600k+

🏕️ Biblical Retelling 🤱 Midwifery 👩‍👩‍👧 Sister Wives 🗣️ Female Storytelling 🏜️ Ancient Near East

The Red Tent

Jacob's only daughter grows up in the red tent, learning women's sacred stories from four mothers.

by Anita Diamant 1997 324 pages

4.21

600k+ ratings

🏕️ Biblical Retelling 🤱 Midwifery 👩‍👩‍👧 Sister Wives 🗣️ Female Storytelling 🏜️ Ancient Near East

Mother Knows Best

by Serena Valentino • 2018

To claim her necromancer mother's magic, a young witch sacrifices her sisters and her humanity.

3.97

17k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🥀 Gothic Fairy Tale 💀 Necromancy 🩸 Generational Curse

Mother Knows Best

To claim her necromancer mother's magic, a young witch sacrifices her sisters and her humanity.

by Serena Valentino 2018 400 pages

3.97

17k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🥀 Gothic Fairy Tale 💀 Necromancy 🩸 Generational Curse

The Mists of Avalon

by Marion Zimmer Bradley • 1982

Morgaine, Avalon's priestess, watches her brother Arthur's reign erase the Goddess she serves.

4.13

200k+

🔮 Arthurian Retelling 👑 Feminist Mythology 🌙 Priestess Protagonist 🕯️ Goddess Worship ⛪ Pagan Vs Christianity

The Mists of Avalon

Morgaine, Avalon's priestess, watches her brother Arthur's reign erase the Goddess she serves.

by Marion Zimmer Bradley 1982 1009 pages

4.13

200k+ ratings

🔮 Arthurian Retelling 👑 Feminist Mythology 🌙 Priestess Protagonist 🕯️ Goddess Worship ⛪ Pagan Vs Christianity

Lucy Undying

by Kiersten White • 2024

A vampire who survived Dracula and a trapped heiress connect through a century-old journal.

3.69

7k+

🧛 Vampire Retelling 🩸 Sapphic Vampires 🖤 Gothic Romance ⏳ Dual Timelines 🏙️ Victorian London

Lucy Undying

A vampire who survived Dracula and a trapped heiress connect through a century-old journal.

by Kiersten White 2024 464 pages

3.69

7k+ ratings

🧛 Vampire Retelling 🩸 Sapphic Vampires 🖤 Gothic Romance ⏳ Dual Timelines 🏙️ Victorian London

The Lightning Thief

by Robert Venditti • 2010

Zeus's bolt is stolen, and Poseidon's newly discovered son must retrieve it before the solstice war.

4.41

100k+

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling 📖 Graphic Novel Adaptation 🧬 Hidden Parentage 🤝 Found Family 🗣️ Witty Narrator

The Lightning Thief

Zeus's bolt is stolen, and Poseidon's newly discovered son must retrieve it before the solstice war.

by Robert Venditti 2010 135 pages

4.41

100k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling 📖 Graphic Novel Adaptation 🧬 Hidden Parentage 🤝 Found Family 🗣️ Witty Narrator

Ajaya

by Anand Neelakantan • 2013

A prince branded villain fights a caste-rigged empire for a world where merit decides worth.

4.05

5k+

🏛️ Revisionist Mythology 👑 Villain's Perspective ⚔️ Tragic Antihero 🌫️ Morally Gray 🕌 Ancient India

Ajaya

A prince branded villain fights a caste-rigged empire for a world where merit decides worth.

by Anand Neelakantan 2013 456 pages

4.05

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Revisionist Mythology 👑 Villain's Perspective ⚔️ Tragic Antihero 🌫️ Morally Gray 🕌 Ancient India

These Violent Delights

by Chloe Gong • 2020

Rival gang heirs and former lovers must ally to stop a madness devouring 1926 Shanghai.

3.79

100k+

🎭 Shakespeare Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🔪 Rival Gangs 💕 Second Chance Romance

These Violent Delights

Rival gang heirs and former lovers must ally to stop a madness devouring 1926 Shanghai.

by Chloe Gong 2020 449 pages

3.79

100k+ ratings

🎭 Shakespeare Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🔪 Rival Gangs 💕 Second Chance Romance

In the Lives of Puppets

by T.J. Klune • 2023

A human raised by androids sets out with three misfit robots to rescue his captured father.

3.90

100k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🫂 Found Family 💕 Android Romance 🔄 Redemption Arc 🤖 Whimsical Robots

In the Lives of Puppets

A human raised by androids sets out with three misfit robots to rescue his captured father.

by T.J. Klune 2023 432 pages

3.90

100k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🫂 Found Family 💕 Android Romance 🔄 Redemption Arc 🤖 Whimsical Robots

Cress

by Marissa Meyer • 2014

A satellite hacker's plea for rescue crashes her into a desert with a blind pilot.

4.40

400k+

🚀 Sci-Fi Fairy Tale 💻 Hacker Heroine 👑 Reluctant Ruler 💍 Political Marriage 🔒 Forced Proximity

Cress

A satellite hacker's plea for rescue crashes her into a desert with a blind pilot.

by Marissa Meyer 2014 552 pages

4.40

400k+ ratings

🚀 Sci-Fi Fairy Tale 💻 Hacker Heroine 👑 Reluctant Ruler 💍 Political Marriage 🔒 Forced Proximity

Beastly

by Alex Flinn • 2007

A teen cursed into a beast must earn a girl's love before two years are up.

3.82

100k+

🌹 Beauty And The Beast 🏙️ Modern Fairytale 🕰️ Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity

Beastly

A teen cursed into a beast must earn a girl's love before two years are up.

by Alex Flinn 2007 336 pages

3.82

100k+ ratings

🌹 Beauty And The Beast 🏙️ Modern Fairytale 🕰️ Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

by Seth Grahame-Smith • 2009

Regency England's deadliest zombie hunter, Elizabeth Bennet, meets her match: arrogant Mr. Darcy.

3.32

100k+

📚 Literary Mashup 👒 Austen Retelling 💕 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Warrior Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Regency England's deadliest zombie hunter, Elizabeth Bennet, meets her match: arrogant Mr. Darcy.

by Seth Grahame-Smith 2009 320 pages

3.32

100k+ ratings

📚 Literary Mashup 👒 Austen Retelling 💕 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Warrior Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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

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

by Elizabeth Lim 2020 416 pages

4.06

20k+ ratings

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

مامان و معنی زندگی

by Irvin D. Yalom • 1999

From Zeus to Thor, the timeless stories of gods and heroes that shaped the Western world.

4.07

11k+

🏛️ Classical Mythology ⚔️ Norse Mythology 🌍 Comparative Mythology 🏆 Heroic Quests ⚡ Hubris And Fall

مامان و معنی زندگی

From Zeus to Thor, the timeless stories of gods and heroes that shaped the Western world.

by Irvin D. Yalom 1999 13 pages

4.07

11k+ ratings

🏛️ Classical Mythology ⚔️ Norse Mythology 🌍 Comparative Mythology 🏆 Heroic Quests ⚡ Hubris And Fall

Iron Widow

by Xiran Jay Zhao • 2021

A girl volunteers as a sacrificial mecha copilot to kill the pilot who murdered her sister.

4.02

100k+

🤖 Mecha Sci-Fi 🏮 Chinese Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💖 Polyamorous Romance 🔥 Feminist Revenge

Iron Widow

A girl volunteers as a sacrificial mecha copilot to kill the pilot who murdered her sister.

by Xiran Jay Zhao 2021 394 pages

4.02

100k+ ratings

🤖 Mecha Sci-Fi 🏮 Chinese Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💖 Polyamorous Romance 🔥 Feminist Revenge

The Snow Child

by Eowyn Ivey • 2012

After a childless couple builds a snow girl, a mysterious child appears at their Alaskan homestead.

4.02

100k+

👑 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 💔 Childless Couple 🌿 Wild Child ✨ Ambiguous Magic

The Snow Child

After a childless couple builds a snow girl, a mysterious child appears at their Alaskan homestead.

by Eowyn Ivey 2012 423 pages

4.02

100k+ ratings

👑 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 💔 Childless Couple 🌿 Wild Child ✨ Ambiguous Magic

A Touch of Ruin

by Scarlett St. Clair • 2020

Persephone has Hades' heart, but jealousy and a secret bargain with Apollo could destroy them both.

3.79

100k+

🏛️ Modern Myth Retelling 🖤 Underworld Romance 💫 Destined Lovers 🔥 Possessive Hero ⚡ Divine Politics

A Touch of Ruin

Persephone has Hades' heart, but jealousy and a secret bargain with Apollo could destroy them both.

by Scarlett St. Clair 2020 417 pages

3.79

100k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Myth Retelling 🖤 Underworld Romance 💫 Destined Lovers 🔥 Possessive Hero ⚡ Divine Politics

Fairest

by Gail Carson Levine • 2006

Blackmailed by the envious queen, a girl with a magic voice must deceive a kingdom of singers.

3.89

69k+

👸 Snow White Retelling 🦢 Ugly Duckling 🎤 Magic Voice 👤 Secret Heritage 🪞 Mirror Magic

Fairest

Blackmailed by the envious queen, a girl with a magic voice must deceive a kingdom of singers.

by Gail Carson Levine 2006 326 pages

3.89

69k+ ratings

👸 Snow White Retelling 🦢 Ugly Duckling 🎤 Magic Voice 👤 Secret Heritage 🪞 Mirror Magic

Heroes

by Stephen Fry • 2018

Heracles, Jason, Theseus: the Greek heroes who fought monsters, defied gods, and fell hard.

4.31

61k+

🏛️ Greek Mythology 📖 Mythological Retellings ⚔️ Heroic Quests ⚡ Gods And Mortals 🔮 Fate And Prophecy

Heroes

Heracles, Jason, Theseus: the Greek heroes who fought monsters, defied gods, and fell hard.

by Stephen Fry 2018 415 pages

4.31

61k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Mythology 📖 Mythological Retellings ⚔️ Heroic Quests ⚡ Gods And Mortals 🔮 Fate And Prophecy

A Vow of Embers

by Sariah Wilson • 2025

To save her sister, she weds the prince who betrayed her. The contract forbids love.

4.11

10k+

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🤝 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

A Vow of Embers

To save her sister, she weds the prince who betrayed her. The contract forbids love.

by Sariah Wilson 2025 584 pages

4.11

10k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🤝 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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

100k+

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

A Deal with the Elf King

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

by Elise Kova 2020 325 pages

3.69

100k+ ratings

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

One for My Enemy

by Olivie Blake • 2019

Rival witch dynasties rule Manhattan. A poisoning reignites their war; youngest heirs fall in love.

3.69

35k+

🪆 Slavic Folklore 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Family Feud 🔮 Magical Crime Family

One for My Enemy

Rival witch dynasties rule Manhattan. A poisoning reignites their war; youngest heirs fall in love.

by Olivie Blake 2019 427 pages

3.69

35k+ ratings

🪆 Slavic Folklore 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Family Feud 🔮 Magical Crime Family

Stone Soup

by Marcia Brown • 1947

A village hides its food from three soldiers, who then start cooking dinner from stones.

4.25

46k+

🦊 Trickster Tale 🧠 Clever Ruse 🏘️ Village Life 📚 Read-Aloud Classic 🦉 Folk Wisdom

Stone Soup

A village hides its food from three soldiers, who then start cooking dinner from stones.

by Marcia Brown 1947 48 pages

4.25

46k+ ratings

🦊 Trickster Tale 🧠 Clever Ruse 🏘️ Village Life 📚 Read-Aloud Classic 🦉 Folk Wisdom

Mistress of All Evil

by Serena Valentino • 2017

The dark fairy's curse was not evil. It was a mother's last act of protection.

3.97

20k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 💔 Tragic Villain 🧝 Magical Outcast 🫂 Found Family

Mistress of All Evil

The dark fairy's curse was not evil. It was a mother's last act of protection.

by Serena Valentino 2017

3.97

20k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 💔 Tragic Villain 🧝 Magical Outcast 🫂 Found Family

Blackmailing Belle

by Holly Roberds • 2025

She weds a cursed shifter to free her father. His pack needs what she cannot fake.

4.26

3k+

🥀 Beauty Beast Retelling 🔫 Mafia Romance 💍 Forced Marriage ✨ Plus Size Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Blackmailing Belle

She weds a cursed shifter to free her father. His pack needs what she cannot fake.

by Holly Roberds 2025 420 pages

4.26

3k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty Beast Retelling 🔫 Mafia Romance 💍 Forced Marriage ✨ Plus Size Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Lady Macbeth

by Ava Reid • 2024

A feared bride is traded to a Scottish thane whose dungeon holds all his former wives.

3.46

30k+

🔥 Feminist Retelling 🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Shifter 💍 Political Marriage 🌑 Cursed Prince

Lady Macbeth

A feared bride is traded to a Scottish thane whose dungeon holds all his former wives.

by Ava Reid 2024 295 pages

3.46

30k+ ratings

🔥 Feminist Retelling 🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Shifter 💍 Political Marriage 🌑 Cursed Prince

A Game of Fate

by Scarlett St. Clair • 2020

When Hades bets on love, the mortal who tempts him is a goddess in hiding.

3.97

100k+

🖤 Hades And Persephone 🏛️ Modern Mythology ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔒 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

A Game of Fate

When Hades bets on love, the mortal who tempts him is a goddess in hiding.

by Scarlett St. Clair 2020 379 pages

3.97

100k+ ratings

🖤 Hades And Persephone 🏛️ Modern Mythology ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔒 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

Electric Idol

by Katee Robert • 2022

Sent to kill Psyche, Eros marries her instead. Now his mother wants them both dead.

3.94

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Electric Idol

Sent to kill Psyche, Eros marries her instead. Now his mother wants them both dead.

by Katee Robert 2022 384 pages

3.94

100k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythology Retelling 💍 Marriage Of Convenience ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

The Chaos of Stars

by Kiersten White • 2013

Mortal among Egyptian gods, Isadora is exiled to San Diego where a stranger knows her secrets.

3.57

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The Chaos of Stars

Mortal among Egyptian gods, Isadora is exiled to San Diego where a stranger knows her secrets.

by Kiersten White 2013 277 pages

3.57

10k+ ratings

🏛️ Egyptian Mythology ⚡ Mortal Among Gods 🎭 Secret Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👪 Divine Family Drama

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

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Golden Curse

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

by M. Lynn 2018 242 pages

3.68

4k+ ratings

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

The Isle of the Lost

by Melissa de la Cruz • 2015

Four villain kids hunt a cursed scepter across a prison island to win their parents' respect.

3.80

28k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦹 Villain Perspective 💚 Found Family 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🗺️ Quest Adventure

The Isle of the Lost

Four villain kids hunt a cursed scepter across a prison island to win their parents' respect.

by Melissa de la Cruz 2015 320 pages

3.80

28k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦹 Villain Perspective 💚 Found Family 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🗺️ Quest Adventure

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