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The Ballad of Never After
Stephanie Garber
romantasyOnce Upon a Broken Heart #2
(500k)
Evangeline swore she'd never trust Jacks again — but breaking a murderous curse means working with the fae who broke her
forbidden romance
Song of Sorrows and Fate
L.J. Andrews
romantasyThe Broken Kingdoms #9
(12k)
A Fate-twisting storyteller and the feared Mad King share a bond that could save her — or doom them both.
forbidden romance
Den of Blades and Briars
L.J. Andrews
romantasyThe Broken Kingdoms #7
(13k)
Bound to serve the enemy she despises, Saga discovers that loving him could destroy them both.
forbidden romance
Game of Hate and Lies
L.J. Andrews
romantasyThe Broken Kingdoms #5
(18k)
She's a queen fighting to save the man she loves — who now sees her only as an enemy.
fairy tale retelling
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)
Juliet Marillier
romantasySevenwaters #1
(72k)
A girl vowed to silence must choose between saving her enchanted brothers and the love of her enemy.
forbidden romancefairy tale retelling
Night of Masks and Knives
L.J. Andrews
romantasyThe Broken Kingdoms #4
(20k)
She searched years for her stolen sweetheart — and found him reborn as a ruthless criminal lord.
fairy tale retelling
Crown of Blood and Ruin
L.J. Andrews
romantasyThe Broken Kingdoms #3
(33k)
A fallen princess and her fae king fight a war together — but secrets may destroy everything they've built.
fairy tale retelling
The Kingpin of Camelot
Cassandra Gannon
romantasyA Kinda Fairytale #3
(4k)
A cursed crime lord buys a queen's hand in a marriage of convenience — but she was never for sale.
arranged marriagemarriage of conveniencefake dating
A Curse for True Love
Stephanie Garber
romantasyOnce Upon a Broken Heart #3
(433k)
She has the perfect fairytale life — but her prince erased her memories to keep her from the truth.
fairy tale retelling
Spinning Silver
Naomi Novik
romantasyThe Mortal Instruments
(155k)
A moneylender's daughter boasts she can spin silver into gold — and catches the eye of a deadly fey king.
fairy tale retelling
Six Crimson Cranes
Elizabeth Lim
young adult romanceSix Crimson Cranes #1
(106k)
A cursed princess must save her brothers without uttering a word — aided by the prince she refused to marry.
fairy tale retelling
A Forgery of Fate
Elizabeth Lim
young adult romance
(9k)
An art forger who can paint the future is bound by contract to a dragon lord with treasonous plans.
fairy tale retelling
The Wish Collector
Mia Sheridan
contemporary romance
(13k)
A lonely ballerina and a scarred, self-exiled man find connection through cracks in a plantation wall.
forbidden romancefairy tale retelling
Hexed
Emily McIntire
dark romanceNever After #6
(62k)
A mafia underboss falls for his fiancée's cousin — the cunning witch who was never supposed to be his.
forbidden romance
Heads You Lose
Bea Paige
dark romanceGrim & Beast Duet #2
(3k)
A banished MC fighter returns to win back the queen he sacrificed everything to protect.
forbidden romance
Wings of Starlight
Allison Saft
young adult romanceWings of Pixie Hollow #1
(42k)
A fairy queen and a winter guardian fall for each other — but their love could destroy both their worlds.
forbidden romance
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
Sarah J. Maas
romantasyA Court of Thorns and Roses #1
(4.3M)
A mortal huntress is dragged into the fae world by the beast she wronged — and slowly falls for him.
captor/captiveforced proximityfae romance
Queen of Cahraman
Lucy Tempest
young adult romanceFairytales of Folkshore #3
(918)
A thief and a distrustful prince must steal back a magic lamp to save a corrupted kingdom.
fairy tale retellingforbidden romance
My Dark Desire
L.J. Shen
contemporary romanceDark Prince Road #2
(44k)
A disgraced maid breaks into a billionaire's manor — and ends up trapped there as his reluctant Cinderella.
forbidden romance
Just a Bit Ruthless
Alessandra Hazard
contemporary romanceStraight Guys #6
(15k)
A hopeless romantic falls for the ruthless billionaire villain who's using him as a pawn — Stockholm syndrome or love?
forbidden romance
The Wolf and the Crown of Blood
Elizabeth May
dark romanceThe Broken Accords #1
(4k)
An immortal assassin is sent to kill the sacrificial princess — but desire may be deadlier than death.
forbidden romance
If You Deceive (MacCarrick Brothers, #3)
Kresley Cole
historical romanceMacCarrick Brothers #3
(14k)
A scarred Highlander seduces his enemy's daughter for revenge — but she's the one who undoes him.
forbidden romance
Forged by Malice
Elizabeth Helen
romantasyBeasts of the Briar #3
(31k)
A bookworm must save four cursed fae princes and an enchanted realm — without losing herself to the darkness.
fairy tale retellingforbidden romance
Lord of the Abyss (Royal House of Shadows, #4)
Nalini Singh
paranormal romanceRoyal House of Shadows #4
(9k)
The dark lord of the Abyss is the last prince of Elden — only his enemy's daughter knows the truth.
forbidden romancefairy tale retelling