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Romantasy Series You Won't Be Able to Put Down: Fae, Dragons, Magic & Epic Love Stories
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items Ready to fall into a world of fae courts, dragons, forbidden magic, dangerous kingdoms, and unforgettable romances? I've gathered some of the most talked-about romantasy series, from addictive enemies-to-lovers stories and magical courts to dragon ri...
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🥀 A Court of Thorns and Roses
🐉 The Empyrean Series
👑 The Folk of the Air Trilogy
⚔️ Throne of Glass
🌙 Crescent City
🩸 Blood and Ash
🥀 A Court of Thorns and Roses
Fae courts, dangerous bargains, powerful magic, and romances that change everything. Start with Feyre's journey into the world of Prythian and follow the story through its growing cast of unforgettable characters.
Feyre's life changes when she kills a wolf in the woods and is taken across the wall into the dangerous fae realm. What begins as a bargain becomes something far more complicated. A magical, romantic fantasy that introduces the world of Prythian.
A Court of Thorns and Roses — Sarah J. Maas (Book 1)
Feyre struggles with the aftermath of everything she's endured while discovering new powers, new alliances, and a different side of the fae world. Romance, secrets, and a much larger conflict begin to unfold.
A Court of Mist and Fury — Sarah J. Maas (Book 2)
War is coming to Prythian, and Feyre must return to the Spring Court while gathering allies for the battle ahead. High stakes, political intrigue, magic, and romance collide.
A Court of Wings and Ruin — Sarah J. Maas (Book 3)
After the war, Feyre and her friends try to rebuild their lives and celebrate the Winter Solstice while dealing with the scars left behind. A quieter, character-focused bridge between the main arcs.
A Court of Frost and Starlight — Sarah J. Maas (Book 4)
Nesta Archeron is struggling with everything she has become, until Cassian enters her life in a way she can't ignore. A darker, more intense story of healing, friendship, power, and romance.
A Court of Silver Flames — Sarah J. Maas (Book 5)
🐉 The Empyrean Series
Dragon riders, a deadly war college, powerful bonds, and a romance charged with danger. If you want romantasy with dragons, enemies-to-lovers tension, and cliffhangers that make you need the next book immediately, start here.
Violet Sorrengail is expected to become a scribe, but instead she's forced into Basgiath War College to become a dragon rider. Survival is only the beginning when she catches the attention of Xaden Riorson.
Fourth Wing — Rebecca Yarros (Book 1)
Violet returns to Basgiath for another brutal year, but the dangers are greater than ever. Secrets, war, dragons, and her complicated relationship with Xaden push everything to the limit.
Iron Flame — Rebecca Yarros (Book 2)
Violet and Xaden face an increasingly dangerous world as the war expands and the secrets surrounding their powers and dragons deepen. The story grows bigger, darker, and more dangerous.
Onyx Storm — Rebecca Yarros (Book 3)
👑 The Folk of the Air Trilogy
Fae royalty, dangerous bargains, court politics, betrayal, and a romance built on rivalry and obsession. This is fantasy-first romantasy for readers who love morally complicated characters, enemies-to-lovers tension, and deadly games of power.
Jude has lived among the High Fae since childhood, but being human makes her an outsider in their dangerous world. Determined to earn her place, she becomes entangled with Cardan, the cruel prince who seems determined to make her life miserable.
The Cruel Prince — Holly Black (Book 1)
Jude has gained power at court, but keeping it may be harder than winning it. Political schemes, betrayals, and her dangerous connection with Cardan make every move more complicated.
The Wicked King — Holly Black (Book 2)
Jude has been exiled from Faerie, but she refuses to stay away when the kingdom she fought for is threatened. The final chapter brings her story with Cardan to its decisive confrontation.
The Queen of Nothing — Holly Black (Book 3)
⚔️ Throne of Glass
An assassin, ancient magic, kingdoms on the brink of war, and romances that grow alongside an enormous fantasy story. This is the pick for readers who want romantasy with a much stronger epic-fantasy side.
Celaena Sardothien is a deadly assassin who is offered a chance at freedom by competing in a dangerous competition at the glass castle. But something much darker is happening beneath the kingdom's surface.
Throne of Glass — Sarah J. Maas (Book 1)
Celaena's position as the King's Champion forces her into increasingly dangerous missions while secrets about the kingdom begin to surface. The stakes—and the emotions—keep growing.
Crown of Midnight — Sarah J. Maas (Book 2)
Five stories reveal Celaena's life before the events of Throne of Glass, including the missions, friendships, and betrayals that shaped her.
The Assassin's Blade — Sarah J. Maas (Prequel)
Celaena is forced to confront her past and the power hidden inside her while an enormous threat begins taking shape. A major turning point in the series.
Heir of Fire — Sarah J. Maas (Book 3)
Celaena returns to Adarlan ready to reclaim her identity and settle old scores. Allies, enemies, magic, and romance collide as the real battle begins.
Queen of Shadows — Sarah J. Maas (Book 4)
The war against the forces threatening Erilea intensifies as alliances are formed and secrets are revealed. The characters face impossible choices with everything at stake.
Empire of Storms — Sarah J. Maas (Book 5)
Chaol Westfall travels to Antica seeking healers and answers, discovering new characters and a different part of the world along the way.
Tower of Dawn — Sarah J. Maas (Book 6)
The final battle for Erilea arrives. Old allies reunite, kingdoms rise and fall, and every sacrifice leads toward the series' emotional conclusion.
Kingdom of Ash — Sarah J. Maas (Book 7)
🌙 Crescent City
Urban fantasy, angels, fae, demons, ancient secrets, and a romance that grows into something much bigger. Perfect for readers who want a modern magical world with the scale of an epic fantasy saga.
Bryce Quinlan lives in a city filled with humans, angels, fae, and other magical beings—until a brutal murder destroys her world. Forced to work with the angel Hunt Athalar, she begins uncovering secrets that reach far beyond the crime.
House of Earth and Blood — Sarah J. Maas (Book 1)
Bryce and Hunt are trying to build a future together while political tensions and hidden threats grow around them. Their investigation leads to secrets that could change their entire world.
House of Sky and Breath — Sarah J. Maas (Book 2)
Bryce finds herself far from home and must navigate a world she barely understands while Hunt and their allies fight to survive without her. The story expands the interconnected world of Sarah J. Maas.
House of Flame and Shadow — Sarah J. Maas (Book 3)
🩸 Blood and Ash
Forbidden romance, gods, vampires, ancient powers, and secrets that completely change what you think you know. A long-running romantasy saga for readers who want romance, mythology, twists, and plenty of drama.
Poppy has spent her entire life hidden away as the Maiden, forbidden from being seen or touched. Then Hawke becomes her guard—and starts challenging every rule she's ever known.
From Blood and Ash — Jennifer L. Armentrout (Book 1)
Poppy's world has been turned upside down, and the truths surrounding her, Hawke, and the kingdom are far more complicated than she imagined. Trust becomes almost impossible.
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire — Jennifer L. Armentrout (Book 2)
Poppy begins discovering the true extent of her powers and her place in a world filled with ancient enemies and dangerous political forces.
The Crown of Gilded Bones — Jennifer L. Armentrout (Book 3)
Poppy and Casteel face a new threat as old powers and enemies collide. The fight for their future becomes a fight for entire kingdoms.
The War of Two Queens — Jennifer L. Armentrout (Book 4)
Casteel revisits the memories of his relationship with Poppy while she lies in stasis. His perspective reveals more of his past and their journey together.
A Soul of Ash and Blood — Jennifer L. Armentrout (Book 5)
The story moves forward as Poppy, Casteel, and their allies face the consequences of everything that has awakened. Ancient powers and the future of the realms collide.
The Primal of Blood and Bone — Jennifer L. Armentrout (Book 6)
💜 Powerless Trilogy
A powerless girl hiding in a kingdom where magic determines who matters, a dangerous prince, deadly trials, and an enemies-to-lovers romance. Fast-paced, dramatic, and perfect for readers who love YA romantasy.
Paedyn Gray has no powers in a kingdom where being Ordinary is a crime. After secretly posing as a Psychic, she is thrown into the brutal Purging Trials—and directly into the path of Prince Kai.
Powerless — Lauren Roberts (Book 1)
Paedyn and Kai are forced to deal with the consequences of everything that happened before while their attraction becomes even harder to ignore. Secrets, danger, and betrayal push them toward a new confrontation.
Reckless — Lauren Roberts (Book 2)
Paedyn and Kai reunite for the final chapter of their story, but a devastating choice could change their futures forever. The conclusion to the romantic fantasy trilogy.
Fearless — Lauren Roberts (Book 3)
🌹 Once Upon a Broken Heart
Enchanted kingdoms, cursed hearts, dangerous bargains, and a romance that feels straight out of a fairytale. A lush YA romantasy trilogy for readers who love magic, mystery, and beautiful worlds.
Evangeline Fox believes in true love until the man she loves chooses someone else. Desperate to change her fate, she makes a bargain with the mysterious Prince of Hearts—and discovers that magical bargains always come with a price.
Once Upon a Broken Heart — Stephanie Garber (Book 1)
Evangeline's bargain with Jacks leads her deeper into a dangerous magical world filled with curses, secrets, and a romance she can't quite escape.
The Ballad of Never After — Stephanie Garber (Book 2)
The final book brings Evangeline and Jacks toward the truth behind their tangled fates, as memories, magic, and love collide.
A Curse for True Love — Stephanie Garber (Book 3)
🦇 Crowns of Nyaxia
Vampires, gods, deadly tournaments, dangerous alliances, and romances born in the middle of impossible situations. A darker romantasy universe that keeps expanding with new couples and connected duologies.
Oraya is human, raised by a vampire king and determined to prove she belongs in his world. To survive a deadly tournament, she must form an alliance with Raihn, a dangerous vampire rival she should never trust.
The Serpent and the Wings of Night — Carissa Broadbent (Book 1)
Oraya's world has changed completely, and her connection with Raihn becomes even more complicated as war, betrayal, and ancient powers close in around them.
The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King — Carissa Broadbent (Book 2)
The next story follows Mische into a darker chapter of the Crowns of Nyaxia world, where vampires, gods, and forbidden connections collide.
The Songbird and the Heart of Stone — Carissa Broadbent (Book 3)
Mische's story continues as she is drawn deeper into the world of gods and vampires alongside an exiled prince. Darker, dangerous, and filled with complicated attraction.
The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk — Carissa Broadbent (Book 4)
A new couple enters the expanding Crowns of Nyaxia world as a human bounty hunter becomes entangled with a notorious vampire prince and a dangerous mission involving the gods.
The Lion and the Deathless Dark — Carissa Broadbent (Book 5)
⚔️ Fae & Alchemy
A brutal fae kingdom, forbidden attraction, enemies-to-lovers tension, and a heroine suddenly pulled into a world she never knew existed. Dark, addictive, and especially suited to readers who want their romantasy with plenty of heat.
Saeris lives in a scorching desert until a mysterious force transports her into a frozen fae realm. There she finds herself caught in an ancient conflict—and drawn toward a brutal fae warrior she has every reason to fear.
Quicksilver — Callie Hart (Book 1)
Saeris has become the ruler of the vampire court, but returning home may cost her everything. Meanwhile, Kingfisher faces a curse threatening his kingdom, forcing them back into danger together. The romance, magic, and stakes all get bigger.
Brimstone — Callie Hart (Book 2)