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Fantasy Books filled with tension ✨❤️🔥
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items I love books that are rich with angst, tension, and longing without being lust forward! I want the characters to fall in love gradually, building trust along the way, so the relationship feels deep and authentic. These romantasy books accomplished th...
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Xaden and Violet will have you literally staying up till 2 a.m. so you can keep reading! I seriously did not want to put this book down. There is so much tension between these two characters and their dialogue is so witty. You can’t help but fall in ...
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros
Set as an enemies to lovers, Raihn and Olivia enter a deadly vampire tournament to receive a blessing as the winner. As the tournament progresses Olivia is skeptical of Raihn’s intentions to help her, but over time they slowly start to trust each oth...
The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
This 6 book series will have you wishing there were MORE! The first half of book one will have you questioning my recommendation, but YOU MUST PUSH THROUGH! I promise this series will have you giggling, kicking your feet, crying, screaming, and laugh...
The Plated Prisoner Series by Raven Kennedy
I LOVED THIS BOOK!! The instant attraction between the main characters, the way the mmc was patient, the underlying storyline, everything was perfection. And the tension between these two WAS CRAZY! I cannot wait till the next book comes out.
The Silversmith: Addictive Fantasy Romance
I will always recommend a Mariana Zapata book but this Superman retelling is top-tier!! Zapata’s writing is just so beautiful, and makes you resonate with the fmc’s and their fun personalities. I absolutely loved the slow-burn, and the tension you fe...
When Gracie Met the Grump by Mariana Zapata
This gothic Romantasy is unlike anything you’ve ever read before. The storyline is so unique and the characters are so lovable. I also personally love a brooding man and her knight Rodrick has a sassy, brooding intense personality that is to die for....
The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, #1)
Riftborne and Duskbound are must reads on your romantasy lists! I loved both of these books! You can’t help but root for Fia as she navigates the complex world and relationships she has to sort through. Sometimes the second book looses all the tensio...
Riftborne (Esprithean Trilogy Book 1)
This was another book that had a very unique storyline, great characters and the tension between these two fmc and mmc was chef’s kiss . I would say it was less of an enemies to lovers but more of a delayed betrayal..
Vesselless (The Merciless Realms, #1) by Cortney L. Winn
Young Adult Fantasy
Eva and Jacks will forever have a place in my heart!! OUABH is one of my top 5 favorite fantasy books! Our two main characters start as true enemies and as the books progress they become friends and even lovers. But the catch is that they can’t kiss....
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
One word: Trystan.
Trystan is the big bad villain, and Evie is his innocent assistant. But as the book progresses they see that they have more in common than they thought, and a friendship develops. But it’s one of those “they both love each other an...
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer