16 Romantasy Books So Good You’ll Want to Read Them in Just One Sitting

Sybil Delling is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum’s windswept moors to learn their futures. Just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. When Sybil’s fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one, she has no choice but to seek his help in finding them.

After 12 long years, Lor wants nothing more than to escape the Aurora King and pay him back for every moment of misery she’s endured. When she finds herself released and in the hands of the rival Sun King, Lor is thrust into the spotlight to compete against nine other Tributes for the role of queen. If she wins the Sun King’s heart, she’ll earn her freedom and finally get her revenge. Standing in her way are nine other women who will stop at nothing to see her removed from the competition, permanently.

Wren Darlington has spent her whole life in hiding, honing her psychic abilities and aiding the rebel Uprising in small ways. On the Continent, being Modified means certain death—and Wren is one of the most powerful Mods in existence. When one careless mistake places her in the hands of the enemy and she’s forced to join their most elite training program, she’s finally handed the perfect opportunity to strike a devastating blow from inside their ranks.

Misery Lark’s days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, through an arranged marriage. Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, which have nothing to do with politics or alliances. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what’s hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory…alone with the wolf.

Nobles might seek Suraya Saab’s skills as a bladesmith, but she has no qualifications as a potential bride for the crown prince. But after an invitation arrives, what awaits her in Kaldari is nothing she could have imagined. It’s not the crown prince, but his illegitimate half-brother, Roshan, who captures her interest…and her ire. The invitation isn’t a quest to find a suitable bride, but a veiled hunt for the Starkeeper—a girl rumored to hold the magic of the stars in her blood. And across the city, unrest is brewing between the noble houses and the rebel militia.

Edira Brillwyn holds a rare, lifesaving power that can cure disease and heal injuries in the blink of an eye. She’s always kept her abilities hidden…until the Fernglove family discovers her secret. The Ferngloves possess powerful magic, and don’t take no for an answer—especially Orin, the head of these ruling elites. When Edira’s brothers unexpectedly contract blight Orin offers to help. The longer Edira stays within the confines of the Manor, the more the family’s pristine exterior begins to crack—until Edira discovers a terrifying secret and must choose who she can save and at what cost…

Calliope Petridi and her two sisters carefully guard the secret of their magic and the price they must pay to practice it: memories. Luckily, all Calliope wants to do is forget. But when a mysterious evil awakens, the fragile thread that holds the sisters together breaks. As their magic slowly begins to fade, Calliope accidentally binds herself to the handsome leader of a rival coven infamous for their ruthless pursuit of power. Battling the sizzling chemistry with a man she can’t trust, Calliope must protect the town and all she loves.

Willow was raised to be a weapon against the Coven that took away her father’s sister and his birthright. She’ll stop at nothing to protect her own younger brother from the same fate. In order to fulfill her duty, Willow journeys to the secret town of Crystal Hollow and the prestigious Hollow’s Grave University, where the best and brightest learn to practice their magic free from human judgement. Standing in her way is the beautiful and infuriating Headmaster Alaric Grayson Thorne, a man who despises her just as much as she loathes him.

Ten years ago, the kingdom of Jasad burned. Its magic outlawed; its royal family murdered down to the last child. At least, that’s what Sylvia wants people to believe. The lost Heir of Jasad, Sylvia never wants to be found. But when Arin, the Nizahl Heir, tracks a group of Jasadi rebels to her village, staying one step ahead of death gets trickier. A deadly game begins. Sylvia can’t let Arin discover her identity even as hatred shifts into something more.

As an assassin, Raeve’s job is to complete orders and never get caught. When a rival bounty hunter turns her world upside down, Raeve finds herself imprisoned by a group of powerful fae who turn her into a political statement. Crushed by the loss of his great love, Kaan Vaegor took the head of a king and donned his crown. Now, he is lured by a clue into the capitol’s high-security prison where he stumbles upon the imprisoned Raeve. There’s more to their story than meets the eye, but some truths are too poisonous to swallow.

When 24-year-old Saeris Fane comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares…but it turns out they’re real, and Saeris has landed right in the middle of a centuries-long conflict. Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist’s magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him… or her.

Menaka is a celestial dancer, known for conjurers of beauty and illusion. But she knows the truth: they’re are weapons, wielded by gods. Every time she enchants a mortal, it’s not for love. It’s for power. For lord Indra, king of the heavens. When a mortal sage named Kaushika rises in power, threatening Indra’s throne, Menaka is sent to stop him the only way she knows how. One final mission, Indra promises, and she will be free. But Kaushika is not what she expected. Fierce. Compassionate. Unshakably human. And suddenly, she’s not sure who is luring whom.

Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully, as librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she hasn’t had to. But when a revolution begins and the library goes up in flames, she saves as many books as she can carry and flees to her childhood home. Much to her dismay, in addition to a nosy—and very handsome—neighbor, she finds the town neglected and in a state of disrepair. She’s determined to find a way to make things right: by opening the island’s first-ever secret spellshop, but the consequence of sharing magic with commoners is death.

After Freya’s husband betrays her to the region’s jarl, she’s forced to fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya must reveal that she possesses a drop of a goddess’s blood. It was foretold such a magic would unite the nation. The fanatical jarl binds Freya with a blood oath and orders Bjorn to protect her from their enemies. Freya must train to fight and learn to control her magic, all while facing perilous tests set by the gods. But the greatest test of all may be resisting her forbidden attraction to Bjorn.

When Ophelia’s sister disappears, there is only one way to save her. Ophelia must enter Phantasma, a deadly contest inside a haunted mansion, and claim its prize—a single wish. There can only be one winner, and the other contestants will stop at nothing to eliminate their rivals. Charming, arrogant and infuriatingly attractive, Blackwell claims he can guide her through the lethal trials ahead. All he asks in return is 10 years of her life. Her life is on the line. But in Phantasma, the only thing deadlier than losing the game is losing your heart…

Iris Winnow’s mother is struggling with addiction, her brother is missing from the frontlines, and she only has one opportunity to keep her life together: win the promotion to columnist at the Oath Gazette. The only thing standing in her way is her rival, Roman Kitt, who also happens to be receiving the private, heartfelt letters that Iris has been writing to her brother and placing underneath her wardrobe where they mysteriously vanish. When Roman decides to anonymously write Iris back, the two forge a connection they never saw coming.