Romantasy Books To Start Reading Now
Although hardly a new genre, romantasy is having a moment right now due to the influx of new amazing works – namely Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses and Crescent City series and Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing series. Combining romance and fantasy, the hybrid often includes high fantasy elements and world-building entwined with a compelling romance between the book’s central characters. However, romantasy also expands to romance with paranormal or other fantasy elements that are more grounded in a realistic world (think: Twilight). No matter what type of fantasy you’re interested in, these books pair it with steamy romance that is sure to keep you turning the pages.
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Add to BookshelfA Cruel Thirst
by Angela Montoya
Carolina Fuentes wants to join her family in hunting the bloodthirsty vampiros that plague her pueblo. Her father, however, wishes to marry her off to a husband of his choosing, someone who’ll take her away from danger. Determined to prove she’d make a better slayer than wife, Carolina vows to take down a monster herself. But when she runs into un vampiro, Lalo, who is somehow extremely attractive and kind, her plan crumbles. Fortunately, Lalo and Carolina share a common enemy. They can wipe out this evil. Together.
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Bull Moon Rising
by Ruby Dixon
In a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman determined to save her family joins forces with an unlikely partner — a minotaur — in this steamy story by USA Today bestselling author Ruby Dixon. This special first-edition hardcover includes a gorgeous, shimmering jacket with effects, brilliantly illustrated four-color endpapers, striking and detailed-stained edges, and a beautiful foil-stamped case.
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Under the Oak Tree
by Suji Kim
Lady Maximilian is the daughter of the powerful Duke Croyso, but she is rarely allowed outside her family’s sprawling castle for fear that her stutter will tarnish their noble name. When she is forced to marry Sir Riftan, a lowborn knight caught in one of her father’s schemes, Maxi doesn’t dare hope for happiness, let alone love. As she learns to navigate the intricacies of her new life, Maxi will find herself and her courage, and discover that she is anything but powerless.
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Skin of the Sea
by Natasha Bowen
Simi prayed to the gods, once. Now she serves them as Mami Wata — a mermaid — collecting the souls of those who die at sea and blessing their journeys back home. But when a living boy is thrown overboard, Simi does the unthinkable — she saves his life, going against an ancient decree. And punishment awaits those who dare to defy it. To protect the other Mami Wata, Simi must journey to the Supreme Creator to make amends. But all is not as it seems. There’s the boy she rescued, who knows more than he should. And something is shadowing Simi, something that would rather see her fail. . .
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Blood Beneath the Snow
by Alexandra Kennington
Revna is no stranger to struggle. As the only member of the royal family without a magical ability, she is seen as an embarrassing mistake by her kingdom and a blight on her bloodline. Luckily, Revna has found family in other outcasts in her kingdom. But when her two closest friends’ lives are in danger, she is determined to save them by any means necessary, no matter the cost. The Bloodshed Trials — a competition where the last sibling in the royal family standing takes the throne — might just be the ultimate price. Revna turns down her arranged marriage and commits to competing for the throne only to be kidnapped by the mysterious and terrifyingly powerful Hellbringer, the general of her country’s greatest enemy.
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Servant of Earth
by Sarah Hawley
Trapped as a servant in the faeries’ underground kingdom of Mistei, Kenna must help her new mistress undertake six deadly trials, one for each branch of magic: Fire, Earth, Light, Void, Illusion, and Blood. If she succeeds, her mistress will gain immortality and become the heir to Earth House. If she doesn’t, the punishment is death — for both mistress and servant. With no ally but a sentient dagger of mysterious origins, Kenna must face monsters, magic, and grueling physical tests. Surviving the trials and overthrowing a tyrant king will take cunning, courage, and an iron will … but even that may not be enough.
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Fear the Flames
by Olivia Rose Darling
An exiled princess teams up with the last man she thought she could trust in the start of a dazzling and unforgettable epic series. An immersive fantasy filled with a sizzling reluctant-allies-to-lovers romance, a world to get lost in, dangerous quests, dragon bonds, and an entertaining band of characters to root for, Fear the Flames marks the stunning debut of Olivia Rose Darling.
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The Wind Weaver
by Julie Johnson
Fear of maegic plagues war-torn Anwyvn. Halflings like Rhya Fleetwood are killed on sight. But Rhya’s execution is interrupted by an unexpected savior — one far more terrifying than her would-be killers. The mysterious and mercenary Commander Scythe. In the clutches of this new enemy, Rhya finds herself fighting for her life in the barren reaches of the Northlands. Yet the farther she gets from home, the more she learns that nothing is as it seems — not her fearsome captor, not the blight that ravages her dying realm, not even herself.
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On the Wings of la Noche
by Vanessa L. Torres
Noche is a Lechuza by night, an ethereal jet-black owl who guides the dead to the after. Except now, Noche cannot bring herself to escort her dead girlfriend, whose soul is fading the harder Noche holds on — an aching romance about first and second loves and finding the strength to let go.
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The Road of Bones
by Demi Winters
In this epic and immersive Viking-inspired romantic fantasy, a woman fleeing a ruthless assassin accidentally joins forces with a group of mercenaries and must use all her cunning to escape with her life — and heart — intact.
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Heir
by Sabaa Tahir
Prepare for a ruthless and romantic new fantasy that introduces a new generation of characters set in the same world as the unforgettable An Ember in the Ashes series. Beloved storyteller, #1 New York Times bestseller, and National Book Award-winning author, Sabaa Tahir interweaves the lives of three young people as they grapple with power, treachery, love, and the devastating consequences of unchecked greed, on a journey that may cost them their lives — and their hearts. Literally.
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Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries
by Heather Fawcett
The first book in a new series (the second book, Emily Wilde’s Map of Otherlands, was just released) follows Cambridge professor Emily Wilde, who is writing the world’s first encyclopedia of faerie lore. Her research leads her to the fictional Scandinavian town of Hrafnsvik, where she runs into her academic rival Wendell Bambleby – who is naturally handsome and insufferable. Here, she’ll have to uncover the secrets of the most elusive of faeries while trying to stop thinking about the charming new man in her life.
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House of Marionne
by J. Elle
Seventeen-year-old Quell has been trying to hide her dark and deadly magic her entire life. But when someone discovers her secret, she enters the Order – a deadly society of magical social elites – to protect her mother. If she’s able to pass the rites and master the Order’s “proper” form of magic, she’ll be able to suppress her own forever. But debutante training proves more challenging than Quell thought, especially when she’s constantly distracted by her brooding assassin-in-training tutor, Jordan. The stakes are high as Quell decides whether to embrace her own magic at the risk of losing everything – including her heart.
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The Final Strife
by Saara El-Arifi
In the first book of a visionary fantasy trilogy with its roots in the mythology of Africa and Arabia that “sings of rebellion, love, and the courage it takes to stand up to tyranny” (Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree), three women band together against a cruel empire that divides people by blood.
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Uprooted
by Naomi Novik
A fresh take on Polish fairy tales, Naomi Novik’s Uprooted centers on a quiet village protected by a mysterious wizard known only as the Dragon from the terrible power that lurks within the Wood on its border. The price for this protection? Every 10 years, the Dragon takes one young woman to serve him. Agnieszka and the rest of the village suspect that the Dragon will take Kasia, her beautiful best friend, next. But when he instead chooses Agnieszka and she uncovers powers of her own, the young woman will learn just how she’s connected to the Wood and drawn to the Dragon himself.
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Fang Fiction
by Kate Stayman-London
The world of your favorite fantasy novels is real, and you’re invited to visit. The only catch? It’s filled with thirsty vampires. Devour this transporting romance from the bestselling author of One to Watch.
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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
by Sangu Mandanna
This story about love, magic, and found family follows Mika Moon – an isolated witch in Britain who is used to being alone … apart from her online account where she “pretends” to be a witch. One person takes her claims seriously and enlists her help to teach three young witches how to control their powers at the mysterious and remote Nowhere House. There, she meets a cast of quirky characters – including Jamie, the grumpy and handsome librarian who sees Mika as a threat to the children’s wellbeing. But when danger surrounds her new friends, Mika will have to decide what she’s willing to risk for love.
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The Inadequate Heir
by Danielle L. Jensen
In the third novel of the iconic Bridge Kingdom series, forbidden romance blooms between two sworn enemies who must choose between their thirst for vengeance and their love for each other — from the New York Times bestselling author of A Fate Inked in Blood.
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An Ember in the Ashes
by Sabaa Tahir
The first book in the completed An Ember in the Ashes quartet introduces us to Laia, who lives an impoverished existence with her grandparents and older brother in a world inspired by ancient Rome. They know not to challenge the Empire, but when Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, she strikes a bargain with the rebels who intend to save him: she’ll act as a rebel spy from within the Empire’s military academy. There, she meets Elias, the academy’s best soldier who secretly wants to be free from its tyranny. They realize their goals are more aligned than they first thought in this gripping story full of action, suspense, and, of course, romance.
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The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern
At the center of this beautiful fantasy novel is a circus, Le Cirque des Rêves. It appears in new towns without warning and is only open at night. Celia and Marco, two of the illusionists, have been trained since childhood to perform. But what they don’t know is that they’re in a fierce competition, started by their instructors, and only one of them can be left standing. Matters are complicated when they fall head over heels in love in this stunning debut from Erin Morgenstern.
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A Reign of Rose
by Kate Golden
From Kate Golden, author of the viral phenomenon A Dawn of Onyx, comes the unforgettable, epic conclusion to her pulse-pounding Sacred Stones trilogy. They must save the world — but can they also save each other?
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Her Soul to Take: Deluxe Special Edition
by Harley Laroux
Like Buffy or The Vampire Diaries but with tons more spice, a titillating fork-tongued demon, and a ritualistic monster cult, the edgy dark romance that set TikTok on fire is now available as a special deluxe, extremely limited edition hardcover for fans of Scarlett St. Claire, Penelope Douglas, and Katee Robert.
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