Can’t Wait for the New ACOTAR Books? 14 Romantasy Reads To Keep You Busy

Ary Gold survives on sheer will in the icy wilds of the North, until strangers arrive with stories of long-lost magic and fate. The realm of Nyrida is under threat. An ancient shadow wielder has risen, determined to plunge the world into darkness. And Ary is the only one who can stop him. But her greatest battle won’t be fought on a battlefield. The man assigned to forge her into a warrior is cold, arrogant, and maddeningly unreadable. As an impossible attraction builds between them, Ary is faced with an impossible choice: follow her destiny, or risk everything for a love as dangerous as the power awakening inside her.

For centuries, humans and the magical races of Arcanis have been locked in conflict. The Arcane Crucible, a deadly trial held every 25 years, offers a glimmer of hope for peace—but at a steep cost. Elyria Lightbreaker, once a celebrated fae war hero, has been living in the shadow of her past. After losing the man she loved to the previous Crucible, she has sworn to protect his sister from meeting the same end. Cedric Thorne, hardened by grief and driven by vengeance, has devoted his life to conquering the Crucible on humanity’s behalf. To win, he’ll have to rely on the one person he despises most: Elyria, the fae warrior he blames for his parents’ deaths.

The queen of Íseldur has sent warriors to bring Silla to Sunnavík, where death awaits her. When her father is killed, his last words set Silla on a perilous quest: travel the treacherous Road of Bones and go to Kopa, where a shield-house awaits her. After barely surviving the first stretch of road, a desperate Silla sneaks into a wagon belonging to the notorious Bloodaxe Crew. To make it to Kopa, she must win over the brooding leader of the Crew, while avoiding his distractingly handsome right-hand man. But the queen’s ruthless assassin has other plans and hunts Silla obsessively. Will Silla make it safely to Kopa? Or will she fall prey to the perils of the Road of Bones?

Hundreds of years ago, a brutal war split one land in two: Starside, where immortal descendants of the gods live in a magic-rich paradise, and Stormside, where mortals fight for scraps of it. Every fifty years, fifty challengers are allowed to journey through Starside on a deadly quest—but Aris isn’t after the gods’ magic. She’s there to kill them. Getting past the gates is only the beginning. Ancient creatures, magic-wielding beasts, and bloodthirsty immortals are dangerous enough—but a new, unknown threat has even the immortals afraid. And the only person who might help Aris survive is Harlan Raker, the merciless king’s guard who betrayed her years ago.

For nine years, Sybil Delling has used her gift—dream visions from six unearthly figures called Omens—to predict terrible futures for lords and common folk alike. She’s nearly finished her decade of service to the cathedral when a rude, irreverent, and devilishly handsome knight arrives and makes clear he has zero respect for her abilities. Then her fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one, and Sybil has no choice but to ask for his help. The world outside the cathedral’s walls is full of peril—and only a heretic, it turns out, can defeat a god.

Saeris Fane has spent her whole life keeping secrets—namely, the strange powers she possesses and the fact that she’s been stealing from the Undying Queen’s reservoirs for years. In an unforgiving desert where water is everything, a girl does what she must. But secrets have a way of unraveling. When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she’s transported to a frozen land of fae she always thought were myth—and accidentally binds herself to Kingfisher, a powerful fae warrior with secrets and agendas of his own. His past is murky. His attitude is insufferable. And he’s her only way home.

Meryn Cooper has always resented the Bonded, elite warriors who live in luxury while she struggles to keep her family afloat. But when her little sister is kidnapped across the border by immortal enemies, Meryn will do whatever it takes to get her back, including enlisting in the army and throwing herself into the deadly Bonding Trials. Now she’s training at the castle, bound to a feral direwolf who won’t communicate and trying to avoid the attention of a dangerously handsome crown prince that’s only making a target of her back. In this castle, every smile hides a knife.

Princess Aurora has always longed to escape the life mapped out for her. One night, she spares the life of a captive wolf at a fight ring, catching the attention of the powerful alpha who was about to kill him. When he escapes, he takes Aurora with him to the rugged lands north of the border, where the werewolf clans are beginning to unite. He believes she’s the key to winning the war against the humans. She’s not so sure. But as they spend time together, forbidden attraction grows—and Aurora begins to realize that not all wolves are the enemy. The real danger may be closer than either of them expected.

Xingyin has grown up hidden on the moon, unaware that her existence is being concealed from the Celestial Emperor, who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. When she’s discovered, she’s forced to flee, leaving her mother behind. Making her way to the Celestial Kingdom, she disguises her identity and seizes a chance to learn alongside the emperor’s son, mastering archery and magic while falling for a prince she has no business falling for. To free her mother, she’ll have to confront legendary creatures and ultimately challenge the emperor himself, and the cost may be everything she loves.

Five of the most dangerous liars in the land have been summoned for one purpose: to kill the God King Joon. Under his merciless, immortal rule, the nobles flourish while the innocent are imprisoned, sold, and ruined, and each of the five has their own score to settle. They can agree on murder. They can agree on treachery. What they can’t quite manage is trust. But in a world this dangerous, that might be the one thing standing between them and survival.

Iverson Pomeroy has the power of illusion and an enchanted collar around her throat that keeps her bound, as assassin and mistress, to a ruthless king. She plays the obedient pet while plotting her escape in secret. When a mysterious reaper named Thorne arrives in the city seeking the one artifact that could remove her collar, an uneasy alliance forms between them. He sparks her curiosity and ignites something more dangerous. The problem? Anyone who touches Thorne dies.

Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe, witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night, Emilia finds the body of her beloved twin, desecrated beyond belief. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister’s killer and to seek vengeance at any cost, even if it means using dark magic that’s been long forbidden. Then Emilia meets Wrath, one of the Wicked—the princes of Hell she has been warned against in tales since she was a child. Wrath claims to be on Emilia’s side, tasked by his master with solving the series of women’s murders on the island. But when it comes to the Wicked, nothing is as it seems.

In a land ruled by ruthless Fae, 21-year-old Lore Alemeyu’s village is trapped in a forested prison. Lore knows that any escape attempt is futile, but when her village is threatened, Lore makes a desperate deal with a Fae lord. She will leave her home to catalog and organize an enchanted library that hasn’t been touched in a thousand years. No Fae may enter the library, but there is a chance a human might be able to breach the cursed doors. She convinces him that she will risk her life for wealth, but really she’s after magic of her own. When undeniable chemistry ignites in a tense love triangle, she’s not just in danger of losing her life, but her heart to the very creatures she can never trust.

Princess of the Aether Dominion, Kadeesha wants nothing to do with fae politics. She is a warrior, first and foremost, but bound since infancy to be betrothed to the Hyperion High King, ruler of all Dominions, she has no choice but to do what men have chosen for her. She decides to spend one last night of freedom—in the arms of a dangerous stranger, Malachi, who is only using Kadeesha to set a trap for the High King. On Kadeesha’s wedding day, he attacks, taking Kadeesha as hostage back to his land. The two form a pact: she will help lure the High King so Malachi can kill him once and for all, and he in turn will not harm Kadeesha or the Aether people.

Arwen Valondale never expected to be the brave one, offering her life to save her brother’s. Now she’s been taken prisoner by the most dangerous kingdom on the continent, and made to use her rare magical abilities to heal the soldiers of the vicious Onyx King. Working with a fellow prisoner might be her only path to freedom. Unfortunately, he’s as infuriating as he is cunning. To make it out of enemy territory, she’ll have to navigate back-stabbing royals, dark magic, and dangerous beasts. But untold power lies inside Arwen, dormant and waiting for a spark. If she can harness it, she just might be able to escape with her life—and hopefully, her heart.

Kenna Heron is best known in her village for being a little wild, but she’ll need every ounce of that ferocity to survive captivity in the cruel Fae court. Trapped as a servant in the faeries’ underground kingdom of Mistei, Kenna must help her new mistress undertake six deadly trials. If she succeeds, her mistress will gain immortality and become the heir to Earth House. If she doesn’t, the punishment is death. But worse dangers wait underground, and soon Kenna gets caught up in a secret rebellion against the faerie king. When her feelings for the rebellion’s leader turn passionate, Kenna must decide if she’s willing to risk her life for a better world and a chance at happiness.

Owned by a ruthless Assassin Lord, Scarlett Monrhoe and her two sisters have been trained since they were children to torture and take life. A tragic night has Scarlett finding herself locked away in a noble’s household, trapped and forgotten, until she’s ready to fall into line. If she completes the assignment, her payment will be revenge against the Fae Fire Prince who brutally killed her mother. But when children begin disappearing from her home, all her plans are put on hold as she races to save the most innocent. With the help of old friends, a jilted lover, and a mysterious newcomer who claims the magic of the Fae is possible in the mortal lands, Scarlett delves into the darkest corners of the world.

Ivy Benton’s family’s social standing is in shambles, her sister is a shadow of her former self, and her marriage prospects are nonexistent. So when the immortal fae queen queen announces a competition for Prince Bram’s hand, Ivy is the first to sign her name in blood. Ivy soon finds herself a surprising front-runner—with the help of an unexpected ally: Prince Bram’s brother, the rakish Prince Emmett, who promises to help Ivy win his brother’s heart…for a price. But all faerie bargains come with a cost, and Ivy may have discovered hers too late.