Genres & Moods

Romantasy

Fantasy stories where the romance arc is as central as the magic and worldbuilding, with emotional stakes tied tightly to both.

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A Court of Thorns and Roses

A Court of Thorns and Roses, Book 1

By Sarah J. Maas

After killing a wolf, human huntress Feyre is taken into the Fae lands by Tamlin, where an unfamiliar court, a growing attraction, and a threat to the magical world reshape what she understands about her captor.

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Alchemised

A Novel

By SenLinYu

Resistance healer Helena Marino wakes imprisoned after a civil war with crucial memories missing, while a powerful necromancer is ordered to recover the secrets buried inside her mind.

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Better in Black

Ten Stories of Shadowhunter Romance

By Cassandra Clare

Ten romantic stories revisit established Shadowhunter relationships across different periods of the series, with a preview of The Wicked Powers.

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City of Bones

The Mortal Instruments, book 1

By Cassandra Clare

Clary Fray’s search for her missing mother draws her into a hidden New York of demon hunters, warlocks, vampires and family secrets.

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Daggerbound

Swordheart Book 2

By T. Kingfisher

Learned Edmund leaves the Temple of the Many-Armed God with an old sword that releases the Dervish, an immortal fighter bound to enchanted steel, in the second Swordheart novel.

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Divine Rivals

Letters of Enchantment, Book 1

By Rebecca Ross

Iris and Roman move from rivals to lovers while a war between gods shapes their choices and magical letters turn their connection into a lifeline.

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Lady Midnight

The Dark Artifices, book 1

By Cassandra Clare

Emma Carstairs investigates murders linked to her parents while Julian Blackthorn keeps his family together at the Los Angeles Institute. Their partnership is protected by a sacred bond that forbids romantic love.

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Lord of Shadows

The Dark Artifices, book 2

By Cassandra Clare

The Blackthorns face competing demands from Faerie and the Clave as the search for the Black Volume of the Dead draws private loyalties into a wider struggle for power.

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Paladin's Grace

The Saint of Steel, Book 1

By T. Kingfisher

Stephen, a paladin surviving the death of his god, meets gifted perfumer Grace while a killer leaves severed heads around the city and political danger closes around them.

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Paladin's Hope

The Saint of Steel, Book 3

By T. Kingfisher

Paladin Galen and forensic lich-doctor Piper investigate a string of unnatural deaths, drawing them into a deadly underground puzzle and an unexpectedly tender romance.

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Swordheart

A Novel

By T. Kingfisher

When greedy relatives imprison new heiress Halla, she draws an old sword and releases Sarkis, an immortal warrior magically compelled to protect whoever holds his blade.

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The Last King of Faerie

The Wicked Powers, Book 1

By Cassandra Clare

Drusilla Blackthorn falls into Prince Ash Morgenstern's hands in Faerie. A disappearance draws Kit Herondale and Ty Blackthorn into the same investigation, with years of hurt between them.

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