🫂 Found Family

Stories where characters forge bonds deeper than blood, building chosen families from strangers, misfits, and unlikely allies. These narratives remind us that belonging isn't something we're born into — it's something we create.

The Hunter

by Kerrigan Byrne • 2016

A hired assassin sent to murder a celebrated actress instead becomes her only protector.

4.08

9k+

🗡️ Assassin Hero 🖤 Scarred Hero 🕯️ Victorian Underworld 🛡️ Mother Protecting Child 💀 Touch Her And Die

The Hunter

A hired assassin sent to murder a celebrated actress instead becomes her only protector.

by Kerrigan Byrne 2016

4.08

9k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Hero 🖤 Scarred Hero 🕯️ Victorian Underworld 🛡️ Mother Protecting Child 💀 Touch Her And Die

Heir

by Tate James • 2019

A street thief enters a deadly bridal competition, not knowing she is the kingdom's lost heir.

4.03

6k+

🫅 Hidden Heir 💕 Why Choose Romance 👑 Royal Court Intrigue 💍 Bridal Competition ⚡ Gods Among Mortals

Heir

A street thief enters a deadly bridal competition, not knowing she is the kingdom's lost heir.

by Tate James 2019

4.03

6k+ ratings

🫅 Hidden Heir 💕 Why Choose Romance 👑 Royal Court Intrigue 💍 Bridal Competition ⚡ Gods Among Mortals

The Barrier Between

by Stacey Marie Brown • 2015

A fae hunter inherits her enemy's powers, binding them together, and only one can survive.

4.25

6k+

🏙️ Urban Fae ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚐 Forced Proximity 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 💔 Love Triangle

The Barrier Between

A fae hunter inherits her enemy's powers, binding them together, and only one can survive.

by Stacey Marie Brown 2015

4.25

6k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Fae ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚐 Forced Proximity 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 💔 Love Triangle

Taloned Heart

by Emma Hamm • 2023

A half-elf goddess and her dragon mate return to a kingdom devoured by an elven usurper.

4.25

497

🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🧝 Half-Human Heroine 👑 Reluctant Ruler ✨ Goddess Ascension

Taloned Heart

A half-elf goddess and her dragon mate return to a kingdom devoured by an elven usurper.

by Emma Hamm 2023

4.25

497 ratings

🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🧝 Half-Human Heroine 👑 Reluctant Ruler ✨ Goddess Ascension

Sky in the Deep

by Adrienne Young • 2018

Her dead brother alive among the enemy: captured, a warrior must trust her rival captor.

3.93

72k+

⚔️ Clan Warfare 💘 Enemies To Lovers ⚡ Warrior Heroine ❄️ Harsh Winter 🖤 Gritty Fantasy

Sky in the Deep

Her dead brother alive among the enemy: captured, a warrior must trust her rival captor.

by Adrienne Young 2018

3.93

72k+ ratings

⚔️ Clan Warfare 💘 Enemies To Lovers ⚡ Warrior Heroine ❄️ Harsh Winter 🖤 Gritty Fantasy

Tame Him

by Caitlyn Dare • 2020

He played their sex tape as revenge, then saved her life. She remembers neither.

4.09

4k+

🖤 Bully Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Revenge Plot 🙏 Groveling Hero 🏫 Prep School

Tame Him

He played their sex tape as revenge, then saved her life. She remembers neither.

by Caitlyn Dare 2020

4.09

4k+ ratings

🖤 Bully Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Revenge Plot 🙏 Groveling Hero 🏫 Prep School

Wicked Devouring

by Sarah Piper • 2022

A witch marked by fate shelters with four cursed gargoyles who'd burn the world for her.

4.22

1k+

🔥 Why Choose 🗿 Gargoyle Shifters 🔮 Dark Prophecy 🖤 Dark Romance 🏚️ Gothic Mansion

Wicked Devouring

A witch marked by fate shelters with four cursed gargoyles who'd burn the world for her.

by Sarah Piper 2022

4.22

1k+ ratings

🔥 Why Choose 🗿 Gargoyle Shifters 🔮 Dark Prophecy 🖤 Dark Romance 🏚️ Gothic Mansion

Curse of Dracula

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2020

An empath loves the vampire who cursed her city. She must embrace his darkness or destroy him.

4.00

2k+

🩸 Vampire Romance 🌑 Gothic Romance 🔮 Psychic Heroine 🖤 Villain Love Interest 🐺 Morally Gray Hero

Curse of Dracula

An empath loves the vampire who cursed her city. She must embrace his darkness or destroy him.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020

4.00

2k+ ratings

🩸 Vampire Romance 🌑 Gothic Romance 🔮 Psychic Heroine 🖤 Villain Love Interest 🐺 Morally Gray Hero

Best Hex Ever

by Nadia El-Fassi • 2024

A cursed witch and the best man she can't resist share a cottage at a wedding.

3.46

9k+

🧙‍♀️ Cozy Witch Romance 🍰 Kitchen Witch 🏡 Forced Proximity 💒 Wedding Weekend 🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual Protagonist

Best Hex Ever

A cursed witch and the best man she can't resist share a cottage at a wedding.

by Nadia El-Fassi 2024

3.46

9k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Cozy Witch Romance 🍰 Kitchen Witch 🏡 Forced Proximity 💒 Wedding Weekend 🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual Protagonist

The Wallflower Wager

by Tessa Dare • 2019

Ordered to rehome her animals or leave London, she makes a deal with the ruthless neighbor.

3.96

35k+

🎩 Regency Romance 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 💞 Opposites Attract 💔 Wounded Heroine 👔 Self-Made Hero

The Wallflower Wager

Ordered to rehome her animals or leave London, she makes a deal with the ruthless neighbor.

by Tessa Dare 2019

3.96

35k+ ratings

🎩 Regency Romance 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 💞 Opposites Attract 💔 Wounded Heroine 👔 Self-Made Hero

Path of a Novice

by R.K. Lander • 2017

A half-blood elf enters warrior training, unaware his secret parentage could reshape a kingdom.

4.29

2k+

🧝 Elven Epic Fantasy ⚔️ Warrior Academy 👑 Secret Royal Heir 🌓 Dual Heritage Hero 🌲 Forest Magic

Path of a Novice

A half-blood elf enters warrior training, unaware his secret parentage could reshape a kingdom.

by R.K. Lander 2017

4.29

2k+ ratings

🧝 Elven Epic Fantasy ⚔️ Warrior Academy 👑 Secret Royal Heir 🌓 Dual Heritage Hero 🌲 Forest Magic

Hell Fae Commander

by Lexi C. Foss • 2023

A defiant Halfling becomes the obsession of the Hell Fae King and his three possessive mates.

4.28

2k+

🌑 Dark Fae 💀 Alphahole Hero 🔗 Fated Mates 💖 Polyamory 🤕 Hurt/Comfort

Hell Fae Commander

A defiant Halfling becomes the obsession of the Hell Fae King and his three possessive mates.

by Lexi C. Foss 2023

4.28

2k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Fae 💀 Alphahole Hero 🔗 Fated Mates 💖 Polyamory 🤕 Hurt/Comfort

The Imposter's Inheritance

by C.J. Archer • 2020

When a magical coronet disappears, a watch magician follows the clues into London's secret trade.

4.04

8k+

🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🔍 Married Sleuths 💎 Magical Heist 👑 Secret Heir 🪄 Hidden Magic Society

The Imposter's Inheritance

When a magical coronet disappears, a watch magician follows the clues into London's secret trade.

by C.J. Archer 2020

4.04

8k+ ratings

🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🔍 Married Sleuths 💎 Magical Heist 👑 Secret Heir 🪄 Hidden Magic Society

The Cloud Roads

by Martha Wells • 2011

A shapeshifter outcast finds a home among winged Raksura, but the Fell plot to annihilate them.

3.98

17k+

🐉 Dragon Shifter Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 💕 Slow-Burn Romance 🧑‍🏫 Mentor And Apprentice

The Cloud Roads

A shapeshifter outcast finds a home among winged Raksura, but the Fell plot to annihilate them.

by Martha Wells 2011

3.98

17k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Shifter Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 💕 Slow-Burn Romance 🧑‍🏫 Mentor And Apprentice

Merciless Villains

by Marion Blackwood • 2023

Two dark mages wage war with poison and sabotage, but love is their deadliest weapon.

3.96

1k+

🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 😈 Villain Protagonists 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Possessive Hero ⚔️ Magical Warfare

Merciless Villains

Two dark mages wage war with poison and sabotage, but love is their deadliest weapon.

by Marion Blackwood 2023

3.96

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 😈 Villain Protagonists 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Possessive Hero ⚔️ Magical Warfare

Happily Letter After

by Vi Keeland • 2020

Posing as dog trainer, a columnist grants girl's Santa wish and falls for her widowed dad.

4.14

31k+

👨‍👧 Single Parent Romance 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🖤 Grieving Widower ✉️ Anonymous Letters 🎄 Holiday Romance

Happily Letter After

Posing as dog trainer, a columnist grants girl's Santa wish and falls for her widowed dad.

by Vi Keeland 2020

4.14

31k+ ratings

👨‍👧 Single Parent Romance 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🖤 Grieving Widower ✉️ Anonymous Letters 🎄 Holiday Romance

Maggie Moves On

by Lucy Score • 2022

She renovates houses and leaves. He's the landscaper who makes her want to stay.

3.96

70k+

🔨 Renovation Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🐕 Golden Retriever Hero 💫 Opposites Attract 💬 Playful Banter

Maggie Moves On

She renovates houses and leaves. He's the landscaper who makes her want to stay.

by Lucy Score 2022

3.96

70k+ ratings

🔨 Renovation Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🐕 Golden Retriever Hero 💫 Opposites Attract 💬 Playful Banter

The Forget-Me-Not Library

by Heather Webber • 2025

A grief-stricken nurse breaks down in a town where a library cat returns what tragedy stole.

4.09

9k+

🏘️ Small Town Magical Realism 📚 Bookish Magic 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🕊️ Healing From Loss 👵 Intergenerational Bonds

The Forget-Me-Not Library

A grief-stricken nurse breaks down in a town where a library cat returns what tragedy stole.

by Heather Webber 2025

4.09

9k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Magical Realism 📚 Bookish Magic 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🕊️ Healing From Loss 👵 Intergenerational Bonds

Curse of the Akkeri

by Sara C. Roethle • 2019

With a friend poisoned, three outcasts must decide: stay or warn a city of invasion.

4.49

1k+

⚔️ Epic Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fantasy 🔗 Reluctant Allies 💔 Betrayal 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

Curse of the Akkeri

With a friend poisoned, three outcasts must decide: stay or warn a city of invasion.

by Sara C. Roethle 2019

4.49

1k+ ratings

⚔️ Epic Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fantasy 🔗 Reluctant Allies 💔 Betrayal 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

Rhone

by Kelly St. Clare • 2018

Fleeing heartbreak, a gruff sledder meets a mad inventor who refuses to leave him alone.

4.20

976

🧡 Side Character Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Wounded Hero 🏔️ Forced Proximity 📚 Series Companion Novella

Rhone

Fleeing heartbreak, a gruff sledder meets a mad inventor who refuses to leave him alone.

by Kelly St. Clare 2018

4.20

976 ratings

🧡 Side Character Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Wounded Hero 🏔️ Forced Proximity 📚 Series Companion Novella

Brave Heart

by Emma Hamm • 2022

A half-elf marked for death guards the last dragon eggs as her dragon-shifter mate fights prophecy.

4.28

934

🐉 Dragon Shifter 💫 Fated Mates 🔮 Prophecy And Fate 💔 Bittersweet Ending 🏰 Fae Politics

Brave Heart

A half-elf marked for death guards the last dragon eggs as her dragon-shifter mate fights prophecy.

by Emma Hamm 2022

4.28

934 ratings

🐉 Dragon Shifter 💫 Fated Mates 🔮 Prophecy And Fate 💔 Bittersweet Ending 🏰 Fae Politics

Ruin

by Jolie Vines • 2022

She owns the island that cages him. He's the captive she was never supposed to touch.

3.92

7k+

💢 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 🏝️ Isolated Island

Ruin

She owns the island that cages him. He's the captive she was never supposed to touch.

by Jolie Vines 2022

3.92

7k+ ratings

💢 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 🏝️ Isolated Island

Children of the Knight

by Michael J. Bowler • 2013

King Arthur wakes in L.A. and knights homeless teens; Lance, fourteen, is First Knight.

4.02

171

🗡️ Modern Arthuriana 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Retellings 💔 Tragic Hero 💥 Gang Violence 🥀 Bittersweet Ending

Children of the Knight

King Arthur wakes in L.A. and knights homeless teens; Lance, fourteen, is First Knight.

by Michael J. Bowler 2013

4.02

171 ratings

🗡️ Modern Arthuriana 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Retellings 💔 Tragic Hero 💥 Gang Violence 🥀 Bittersweet Ending

Guarded by the Nightmare

by Cassie Alexander • 2024

She hires a nightmare for revenge, paying with her heart when the hourglass runs out.

4.04

3k+

👹 Monster Romance 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🤝 Dark Bargain 🔪 Touch Her And Die ❤️‍🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Guarded by the Nightmare

She hires a nightmare for revenge, paying with her heart when the hourglass runs out.

by Cassie Alexander 2024

4.04

3k+ ratings

👹 Monster Romance 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🤝 Dark Bargain 🔪 Touch Her And Die ❤️‍🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Blackveil

by Kristen Britain • 2011

A Rider crosses into a corrupted forest where ancient beings stir and the trees remember blood.

4.21

14k+

🌲 Corrupted Forest 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Court Intrigue 🩸 Blood Magic ⏳ Time Travel

Blackveil

A Rider crosses into a corrupted forest where ancient beings stir and the trees remember blood.

by Kristen Britain 2011

4.21

14k+ ratings

🌲 Corrupted Forest 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Court Intrigue 🩸 Blood Magic ⏳ Time Travel

Synced

by Rachel Rener • 2023

A gold-blooded outcast must unite warring fae and break the curse poisoning her love, or lose both.

4.52

3k+

👑 Hidden Heir 💞 Soul Bond 😂 Witty Banter 🌠 Unlikely Leader 🔮 Prophecy

Synced

A gold-blooded outcast must unite warring fae and break the curse poisoning her love, or lose both.

by Rachel Rener 2023

4.52

3k+ ratings

👑 Hidden Heir 💞 Soul Bond 😂 Witty Banter 🌠 Unlikely Leader 🔮 Prophecy

Cowboy Casual

by Holly Renee • 2025

Blaire Monroe flees D.C. scandal for Tennessee, crashing into the single-dad cowboy she left behind.

4.06

34k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 👧 Single Dad 🏠 Forced Proximity

Cowboy Casual

Blaire Monroe flees D.C. scandal for Tennessee, crashing into the single-dad cowboy she left behind.

by Holly Renee 2025

4.06

34k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 👧 Single Dad 🏠 Forced Proximity

Wings of Ash & Flame

by Jocelyn Bleu • 2025

A human prisoner enters an elite fae academy where failing any trial means the vampire war.

4.00

1k+

🏫 Fae Academy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Heir ✨ Magical Bond 💔 Angsty Romance

Wings of Ash & Flame

A human prisoner enters an elite fae academy where failing any trial means the vampire war.

by Jocelyn Bleu 2025

4.00

1k+ ratings

🏫 Fae Academy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Heir ✨ Magical Bond 💔 Angsty Romance

Grave Decisions

by Ivy Asher • 2020

A Georgia delivery driver's blackouts lead to two demon Guardians who call her their fated mate.

4.3

5k+

😈 Demon Romance 🍑 Southern Fantasy 💕 Fated Mates 👯 Supernatural Sisters 🔍 Hidden Heritage

Grave Decisions

A Georgia delivery driver's blackouts lead to two demon Guardians who call her their fated mate.

by Ivy Asher 2020

4.3

5k+ ratings

😈 Demon Romance 🍑 Southern Fantasy 💕 Fated Mates 👯 Supernatural Sisters 🔍 Hidden Heritage

Legend of the Arthali

by Sara C. Roethle • 2022

A betrayed elf and a haunted witch must claim divine circlets before demons consume their world.

4.61

652

🗺️ Secondary World Fantasy ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One 🩸 Divine Bloodline 💎 Magical Artifacts 👯 Sister Bond

Legend of the Arthali

A betrayed elf and a haunted witch must claim divine circlets before demons consume their world.

by Sara C. Roethle 2022

4.61

652 ratings

🗺️ Secondary World Fantasy ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One 🩸 Divine Bloodline 💎 Magical Artifacts 👯 Sister Bond

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