Enjoy fantasy love stories? Here are 11 spicy romantasy books to binge-read (2024)

Synopsis: Young Feyre has to look after her family after her father loses everything. One day, she saves a deer from a predating wolf, which turns out to be a faerie (dweller of the magical Fae world). Feyre has to pay a hefty price for its death. She is taken from the human world to the fae world where she’s forced to make certain life-altering decisions. Her captor is a handsome faerie lord with piercing green eyes peeking from under a bejewelled mask. Feyre’s hatred turns into something else. Her attachment grows, and the attraction becomes stronger as Feyre fights to save the faeries from an ancient curse.

About the book: This fantasy romance book is an imaginative retelling of Beauty and the Beast. It was nominated for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2015) at the Goodreads Choice Awards.A Court of Thorns and Roses seriescomprises a total of five books, each more riveting than the other.

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Synopsis: The second book in A Court of Thorns and Roses series follows Feyre in the fae world where she is granted the status of a High Fae. However, the past keeps haunting her, reminding her of the time she performed terrible deeds to save Tamlin and his people. As her marriage with Tamlin approaches, she finds herself losing to insanity. She splits into two personalities — one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and the other who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin. She must navigate a web of grave politics, rising romance, deceit and power play to survive the action-packed world.

About the book: It won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2016).

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Synopsis: Bryce Quinlan is a fun-loving young girl with a perfect life — working hard and partying. However, it all screeches to a halt when a demon murders her close friends. Despite the accused behind bars, the murders begin again, and she becomes the prime suspect. Bryce must cooperate with a group of detectives who are handsome fallen angels to clear her name and find the killer. Hunt Athalar, a notorious fallen angel once enslaved by the Archangel, is assigned to keep an eye on Bryce throughout the investigation. As they both dive into the dark secrets of the Crescent City, an evil power threatens to destroy dear to them. A passionate romance grows between Bryan and Hunt, which could only set them free if they let it.

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Synopsis: The first book of the Witch Walker series follows the mute witch, Raina Bloodgood. She communicates using a form of sign language and weaves spells using her hands. She is looking to avenge her sister’s kidnapping by the witch collector Alexus Thibault who has stolen her to make her a witch who stands by the Frost King. Raina plans to attack on the witch collecting day, but instead of killing him, she kisses Alexus. Lines between good and bad blur when an ancient myth threatens to destroy her village, and Raina finds herself getting close to the person she vows to kill.

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Synopsis: Young Poppy has been chosen from birth to be The Maiden and usher in a new era in her kingdom. She must live solitarily, never to be touched or spoken to. The entire kingdom’s future rests on her. But she is only a girl after all who has longings. On the day of her ascension, Hawke, a golden-eyed guard of honour, is entrusted to protect Poppy and ensure a smooth ceremony. However, Poppy falls for him and the walls between destiny, duty, desire and need crumble. He incites her anger, makes her question everything she believes in, and tempts her with the forbidden.

About the book: This spicy romantasy book is the first instalment of the six-part Blood and Ash novel series by the New York Times and International bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout.

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Synopsis: Jennifer L. Armentrout’s world-building technique continues to expand the fantasy romance of the Blood and Ash series. The second book continues Poppy’s journey as she realises that the man she has fallen for is The Dark One, the Prince of Atlantia. She is resolute that he may have conquered her, but he will never have her. Casteel Da’Neer is the nemesis she hates to get attached to. His world brings her immense pain but also pleasure that she can’t resist. However, he is the only way Poppy can find her brother Ian.

Meanwhile, unrest grows in Atlantia as they await the return of their Prince. Rumours of war gain ground and Poppy is at its centre. The King wants to use her to send a message while the Descenters want her dead. Dark secrets surface as the two kingdoms inch towards a bloody outcome.

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Synopsis: Oraya is the adopted human daughter of the nightborn Vampire King. She has grown up into a beautiful young woman fully aware that the world around her is made to kill her. The only way to become immortal is to participate in the Kejari tournament held by the goddess of death. Here she has to face dangerous opponents from other vampire houses. To win, Oraya is forced to join hands with a mysterious rival — Raihn. He is a roguishly handsome vampire, an excellent killer and, most importantly, a threat to Oraya’s father’s crown. Yet, the human belle cannot help but get drawn towards him. But she must remember there’s no mercy in Kejari or the vampire world.

About the book: This spicy fantasy romance is the first book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series.

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Synopsis: Set in a world of dark magic and demons, this fantasy romance story revolves around twin sisters Emilia and Vittoria who are witches living in disguise among humans. When Vittoria is found dead and her body brutally defiled, Emilia takes it upon herself to find the killer and avenge her death — even if it requires breaking the rules and using dark magic in the mortal world. She uses her powers to summon Wrath, the demon prince of hell, someone she was always warned against. Here on, the story shapes into an enemies-to-lovers tale, as Wrath claims to be on her side and would help solve the murders occurring on the island. However, everything is not as it seems, and Emilia might be losing herself to him.

About the book: This spicy romantasy book is the first instalment of the Kingdom of the Wicked trilogy.

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Synopsis: Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to lead a quiet life until her formidable mother orders her to graduate to become a dragon rider. But things are not as easy for her as dragons are not horses. They are not for fragile bodies. To some of the other cadets, Violet is an easy fodder. However, some despise her for being her mother’s daughter. This includes Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless leader in the Riders Quadrant. What begins as hatred at the Basgiath War College soon turns into an undeniable attraction between the two. But she will have to be cautious and use her wit at every step to stay alive.

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Synopsis: Siren Callypso Lillis, aka Callie, wears a bracelet of black beads with magical elements to protect her. Everyone in the realm knows that if you want something, the bargainer is the go-to person who can make anything happen, albeit at a price. He doesn’t collect it right away but doesn’t forget it either.

After years of being indebted, the bargainer Desmond Flynn comes to Callie, wearing an insidious grin, Callie knows he has come to collect the price. At first, it is a simple truth — acknowledge their attraction, which costs a bead. But that’s not all. Desmond has a purpose of rekindling this old romance. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing in the Otherworld where faerie warriors are going missing and women and children are being killed. The bargainer can save his people only with the help of a siren he was involved with.

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Synopsis: For the past two years, Louise le Blanc has forsaken all her magical powers and has been living in the city of Cesarine. It is a place where witches like her are hunted and killed. On the other hand, chasseur Reid Diggory has one motto: to find each and every witch. But when a strange turn of events ties Louise and Reid in holy matrimony, it leads to a flurry of confusion. What happens when she is unable to suppress her feelings makes this an interesting spicy fantasy romance book?

About the book: It was nominated for Best Debut Novel (2019) and Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2019) at the Goodreads Choice Awards.

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