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Kings Rising
C.S. Pacat
romantasyCaptive Prince #3
(83k)
A prince revealed as his captor's sworn enemy must fight beside him to reclaim their thrones.
forced proximityroyal romance
The Shattered King
Charlie N. Holmberg
romantasyThe Shattered King #1
(9k)
A healer summoned to cure a cold, ailing prince finds herself trapped in his court — and drawn to him.
forbidden romanceforced proximityroyal romance
Heat of the Everflame
Penn Cole
romantasyKindred's Curse #3
(187k)
Caught between a war, a royal conspiracy, and the man she's falling for, Diem must choose who to save.
forbidden romanceforced proximityroyal romance
Royal Bodyguard
Aimée Lou
contemporary romance
(2k)
A royal bodyguard knows every secret about the prince — except that the prince has forgotten all of them.
royal romance
The Bird and the Sword
Amy Harmon
romantasyThe Bird and the Sword Chronicles #1
(47k)
A mute, magic-cursed girl is taken captive by a king — and love may be the only spell left in the land.
forbidden romanceroyal romance
Court of Winter
Krista Street
romantasyFae of Snow & Ice #1
(35k)
A wingless, magicless fae girl is abducted by the brutal Winter Prince — and must choose between hatred and survival.
enemies to loversfae romancecaptor/captive
Fox of Fox Hall
R. Cooper
romantasy
(755)
The king's scorned lover finds unexpected shelter — and feelings — with the one knight he's always avoided.
forced proximity
A Fate of Wrath & Flame
K.A. Tucker
romantasyFate & Flame #1
(40k)
A thief accidentally assumes an enemy princess's identity — and must seduce the king who wants her dead.
forced proximity
A Curse of Blood & Stone
K.A. Tucker
romantasyFate & Flame #2
(23k)
A fugitive queen and a fallen king fight for a realm that wants them both dead — and each other.
forbidden romanceforced proximity
Anastasia
Sophie Lark
romantasy
(12k)
A powerless Romanov princess and a captive Cossack rebel share a forbidden magic — and a dangerous love.
forbidden romance
Cursed Crowns
Catherine Doyle
young adult romanceTwin Crowns #2
(14k)
Twin witch-queens claim their thrones, but ancient curses and dangerous kings threaten everything they've fought for.
royal romanceforbidden romanceforced proximity
Fall of Ruin and Wrath
Jennifer L. Armentrout
romantasyAwakening #1
(91k)
A courtesan with infallible intuition becomes a hungry prince's companion — and her gift says he'll be her doom.
forbidden romanceforced proximityroyal romance
A Curse So Dark and Lonely
Brigid Kemmerer
young adult romanceCursebreakers #1
(181k)
A street-smart girl with cerebral palsy is pulled into a cursed prince's Beauty & the Beast loop.
forbidden romance
In The Shadows
L.B. August
romantasyThe Amari #1
(1k)
A secret queen bound to a brutal king finds her fate entangled with her sworn enemy — and the gods won't let them escape
forbidden romance
Trial of the Sun Queen
Nisha J. Tuli
romantasyArtefacts of Ouranos #1
(153k)
Forced to compete for a king's heart in a deadly contest, Lor must win — or be returned to the monster who broke her.
royal romance
Trick
Natalia Jaster
romantasyFoolish Kingdoms #1
(8k)
A wicked court jester marks the princess as his next target — and she can't resist his dangerous spell.
forbidden romanceforced proximity
The Frost Queen's Blade
Meg Smitherman
romantasyThe Iceblood Duet #1
(2k)
A queen-in-waiting strikes a blood deal with the assassin sent to kill her: protect me, and I'll end the war.
forced proximityforbidden romance
The Hemlock Queen
Hannah Whitten
romantasyThe Nightshade Crown #2
(14k)
A necromancer raised to a prince's right hand must fight to save him — even as he becomes a stranger.
royal romanceforbidden romanceforced proximity
The Divine and the Cursed
J.E. Reed
romantasyFae of Alastríona #1
(14k)
A queen in hiding must choose: kill the ruthless fae general who holds her captive — or surrender to a forbidden bond.
forbidden romance
Nights of Obedience
Rachel Mays
romantasyVines & Venom #1
(8k)
Sent to marry the king, she never expected his ruthless brother to become her greatest enemy — or her only ally.
royal romance
The Foxglove King
Hannah F. Whitten
romantasyThe Nightshade Crown #1
(37k)
A girl with death magic infiltrates a king's glittering court to uncover who's slaughtering entire villages.
forbidden romanceroyal romanceforced proximity
What Did You Do?
Jeneane O'Riley
romantasyInfatuated Fae #2
(38k)
She's promised to a Seelie prince — but the Unseelie prince who calls her his pet has come to take her back.
royal romance
Bend Her
Cassie Alexander
dark romanceThe Transformation Trilogy #1
(6k)
A cruel mage kidnaps the sheltered princess fated to kill him — and wants to see her crawl.
forbidden romanceforced proximity
Bloodguard
Cecy Robson
romantasyOld Erth #1
(19k)
A rage-hardened gladiator and an elven princess forge an unlikely alliance in a kingdom built on blood and lies.
forbidden romance