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Enemies to Lovers
Mutual hostility that slowly, reluctantly becomes something else. The best tension in fiction.
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy
When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution.
enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · dark romance · fae · magic academy
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Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros · Fantasy
Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.
enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · chosen one · found family · dragons · magic academy
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The Missed Connection
Denise Williams · Romance
Two strangers share a romantic night together only to discover months later they're professional rivals in this grumpy meets sunshine romance novella…
enemies to lovers · grumpy sunshine · workplace romance
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The Cruel Prince
Holly Black · Fantasy
Jude, seventeen and mortal, gets tangled in palace intrigues while trying to win a place in the treacherous High Court of Faerie, where she and her…
enemies to lovers · fae · portal fantasy · chosen one
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This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me
Ilona Andrews · Fantasy
Outlander meets Game of Thrones in this blockbuster new epic fantasy series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo Ilona Andrews.
enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · found family · quest
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Shatter Me
Tahereh Mafi · Fantasy
Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, seventeen-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of…
slow burn · enemies to lovers · dystopian society · forbidden romance · trauma recovery · high stakes survival
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen · Romance
Austen’s most celebrated novel tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet, a bright, lively young woman with four sisters, and a mother determined to marry…
enemies to lovers · slow burn · opposites attract · he falls first
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Mistborn
Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy
For a thousand years ashes have fallen from the sky.
chosen one · heist · political intrigue · enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · magic academy
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Daggermouth
H. M. Wolfe · Fantasy
He Is Her Ruin. She Is His Rebellion. The first thing you’ll learn in New Found Haven is mercy no longer exists. Showing mercy is a weakness, and…
dark romance · enemies to lovers · grimdark · dystopian society · trauma recovery · forced proximity
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The Score
Elle Kennedy · Romance
He knows how to score, on and off the ice Allie Hayes is in crisis mode.
enemies to lovers · sports romance · workplace romance · slow burn · grumpy sunshine
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Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy
Lethal. Loyal. Legendary. Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in the #1 bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas. In a land…
coming of age · chosen one · enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · redemption arc
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Onyx Storm
Rebecca Yarros · Fantasy
After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons.
slow burn · enemies to lovers · forced proximity · found family
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The Unicorn Hunters
Katherine Arden · Fantasy
Anne of Brittany was a child when her land was invaded, her castle besieged, and her royal father driven to his death.
forbidden romance · historical fiction · enemies to lovers · political intrigue
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Red Rising
Pierce Brown · Sci-Fi
Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future.
chosen one · dystopian society · high stakes survival · enemies to lovers · found family · revenge plot
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Silver Elite
Dani Francis · Romance
In the first book of a searing new dystopian trilogy, a young woman must conceal her psychic powers-and her attraction to her handsome, infuriating…
enemies to lovers · paranormal romance · forbidden romance · dystopian society
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The Jasad Heir
Sara Hashem · Fantasy
Ten years ago, the kingdom of Jasad burned.
slow burn · enemies to lovers · quest · revenge plot
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Powerless
Lauren Roberts · Fantasy
Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites.
forbidden romance · dystopian society · chosen one · enemies to lovers · slow burn
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A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy
Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart.
enemies to lovers · slow burn · fae · forbidden romance · found family
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Dire Bound
Sable Sorensen · Fantasy
Only the worthy survive the Bonding Trials.
enemies to lovers · slow burn · fated mates · high stakes survival · forced proximity · werewolves shifters
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Sword Catcher
Cassandra Clare · Fantasy
Two outcasts find themselves caught in a web of dangerous magic and dark secrets that could change the world forever in the start of a riveting epic…
enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · forbidden romance
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Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros · Fantasy
“The first year is when some of us lose our lives.
dark academia · magic academy · enemies to lovers · slow burn · chosen one · dragons
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Starside
Alex Aster · Fantasy
From Alex Aster, the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Lightlark series, comes her first adult romantasy. Enter the world of Starside,…
slow burn · enemies to lovers · quest · magic academy
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The Princess Bride
William Goldman · Fantasy
Beautiful, flaxen-haired Buttercup has fallen for Westley, the farm boy, and when he departs to make his fortune, she vows never to love another.
enemies to lovers · slow burn · romantic comedy · quest
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Crescent City
Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy
paranormal romance · urban fantasy · enemies to lovers · fae
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Daughter of No Worlds
Carissa Broadbent · Fantasy
A former slave fighting for justice.
dark romance · enemies to lovers · slow burn · morally grey character · trauma recovery
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Warrior Princess Assassin
Brigid Kemmerer · Fantasy
#1 International Bestseller! Warrior Princess Assassin is... “Your next obsession.” —Hannah Nicole Maehrer • “Addictive... Readers will devour this…
enemies to lovers · slow burn · chosen one · quest · fae
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Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy
The eagerly awaited sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Way of Kings.
slow burn · enemies to lovers · redemption arc · chosen one · quest
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Phantasma
Kaylie Smith · Fantasy
Welcome to Phantasma. There are only two rules to the game. Stay alive. And don’t fall in love. When Ophelia’s sister disappears, there is only one…
enemies to lovers · dark academia · haunted setting · forbidden romance · quest · twist ending
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The Wolf King
Lauren Palphreyman · Fantasy
**From BookTok sensation Lauren Palphreyman comes the first in the Wolf King series, an adult fantasy romance for fans of romantasy, werewolves,…
enemies to lovers · forbidden romance · slow burn · paranormal romance · werewolves shifters · fated mates
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If We Were Villains
M. L. Rio · Literary Fiction
Entreated to tell his side of the story to a detective who put him in prison a decade earlier for a murder he may not have committed, Oliver Marks…
enemies to lovers · friends to lovers · dark academia · obsessive love · found family · revenge plot
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The Favorites
Layne Fargo · Literary Fiction
**To the world, they were a scandal.
enemies to lovers · coming of age · slow burn · obsessive love · forbidden romance
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