35 Books like Belladonna

Powerless

by Lauren Roberts • 2023

When a thief without magic enters a deadly trial, the prince she robbed becomes her partner.

4.15

1.0M+

⚔️ Deadly Trials 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Slow Burn 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 👑 Morally Grey Prince

Powerless 95%

When a thief without magic enters a deadly trial, the prince she robbed becomes her partner.

by Lauren Roberts 2023

4.15

1.0M+ ratings

⚔️ Deadly Trials 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Slow Burn 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 👑 Morally Grey Prince

The Magnificence of Death

by Rhea Rainwater • 2025

A mother cheats Death, so Death takes her husband, then courts her through the ages.

3.94

2k+

💀 Death Personified 🕯️ Generational Curse ⏳ Immortal Heroine 🥀 Gothic Romance 🖤 Death And The Maiden

The Magnificence of Death 95%

A mother cheats Death, so Death takes her husband, then courts her through the ages.

by Rhea Rainwater 2025

3.94

2k+ ratings

💀 Death Personified 🕯️ Generational Curse ⏳ Immortal Heroine 🥀 Gothic Romance 🖤 Death And The Maiden

The Thirteenth Child

by Erin A. Craig • 2024

Claimed by the god of death, a healer cures the sick but sees who must die.

4.03

25k+

🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 🧚‍♀️ Dark Fairytale 💀 Chosen By Death 👁️ Death's Mark ❤️‍🔥 Star Crossed Lovers

The Thirteenth Child 95%

Claimed by the god of death, a healer cures the sick but sees who must die.

by Erin A. Craig 2024

4.03

25k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 🧚‍♀️ Dark Fairytale 💀 Chosen By Death 👁️ Death's Mark ❤️‍🔥 Star Crossed Lovers

The Lord Sorcier

by Olivia Atwater • 2020

When a surgeon's faerie comrade unleashes his magic, Napoleon's deadliest sorcerer takes notice.

3.55

7k+

🗡️ Napoleonic Fantasy 🧚 Faerie Folklore 🖤 Found Family 🤝 Male Friendship ⚔️ Magical Duel

The Lord Sorcier 94%

When a surgeon's faerie comrade unleashes his magic, Napoleon's deadliest sorcerer takes notice.

by Olivia Atwater 2020

3.55

7k+ ratings

🗡️ Napoleonic Fantasy 🧚 Faerie Folklore 🖤 Found Family 🤝 Male Friendship ⚔️ Magical Duel

Grim

by D.J. Krimmer • 2025

A reaper assigned to collect a dying woman falls for her instead. She has nine days left.

4.38

11k+

👻 Reaper Romance 📋 Bureaucratic Afterlife 🏚️ Southern Gothic ⏳ Countdown To Death 🏡 Ancestral Home

Grim 94%

A reaper assigned to collect a dying woman falls for her instead. She has nine days left.

by D.J. Krimmer 2025

4.38

11k+ ratings

👻 Reaper Romance 📋 Bureaucratic Afterlife 🏚️ Southern Gothic ⏳ Countdown To Death 🏡 Ancestral Home

Crown Me Yours

by Liv Zander • 2026

A gravedigger queen marries Death to break a curse, but the rite demands his love.

4.57

49k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💀 Death As Love Interest 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

Crown Me Yours 94%

A gravedigger queen marries Death to break a curse, but the rite demands his love.

by Liv Zander 2026

4.57

49k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💀 Death As Love Interest 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

Crown Me Dead

by Liv Zander • 2026

A gravedigger's daughter must seduce a rotting king and die for his cursed crown.

4.17

58k+

🖤 Death And The Maiden 🥀 Gothic Romantasy 🔪 Sacrificial Bride 🎭 Hidden Identity Lover 🔍 Forensic Fantasy

Crown Me Dead 94%

A gravedigger's daughter must seduce a rotting king and die for his cursed crown.

by Liv Zander 2026

4.17

58k+ ratings

🖤 Death And The Maiden 🥀 Gothic Romantasy 🔪 Sacrificial Bride 🎭 Hidden Identity Lover 🔍 Forensic Fantasy

The Broken Ones

by Danielle L. Jensen • 2017

Two cursed lovers defy her ruthless father as their underground city crumbles toward revolution.

4.00

2k+

💔 Tragic Romance 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🔒 Forbidden Love 👁️ Reluctant Spy ⛏️ Underground City

The Broken Ones 93%

Two cursed lovers defy her ruthless father as their underground city crumbles toward revolution.

by Danielle L. Jensen 2017

4.00

2k+ ratings

💔 Tragic Romance 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🔒 Forbidden Love 👁️ Reluctant Spy ⛏️ Underground City

Death's Obsession

by Avina St. Graves • 2023

Death should have taken her in the crash. Instead he fell in love with her.

3.50

64k+

🖤 Death As Love Interest 👁️ Supernatural Stalker ✉️ Letters From Beyond 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere 🌙 Dreamlike Surreal

Death's Obsession 93%

Death should have taken her in the crash. Instead he fell in love with her.

by Avina St. Graves 2023

3.50

64k+ ratings

🖤 Death As Love Interest 👁️ Supernatural Stalker ✉️ Letters From Beyond 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere 🌙 Dreamlike Surreal

Clockwork Angel

by Cassandra Clare • 2010

Seized in Victorian London, Tessa Gray discovers a shapeshifting gift dark forces want to weaponize.

4.30

881k+

🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy ⚔️ Demon Hunters 💔 Love Triangle 🎩 Victorian London ✨ Hidden Powers

Clockwork Angel 93%

Seized in Victorian London, Tessa Gray discovers a shapeshifting gift dark forces want to weaponize.

by Cassandra Clare 2010

4.30

881k+ ratings

🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy ⚔️ Demon Hunters 💔 Love Triangle 🎩 Victorian London ✨ Hidden Powers

Innamorata

by Ava Reid • 2026

A silent woman trained in resurrection must help her cousin marry the prince she loves.

3.56

5k+

🖤 Gothic Romance ⚔️ Family Rivalry 👑 Political Marriage 💔 Forbidden Love 🤫 Silent Protagonist

Innamorata 93%

A silent woman trained in resurrection must help her cousin marry the prince she loves.

by Ava Reid 2026

3.56

5k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Romance ⚔️ Family Rivalry 👑 Political Marriage 💔 Forbidden Love 🤫 Silent Protagonist

When Stars Come Out

by Scarlett St. Clair • 2018

She can trap souls in coins. The raven shifters policing her boarding school want her silenced.

3.86

4k+

🏫 Paranormal Boarding School 💫 Fated Mates ✨ Hidden Powers 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 🗝️ Secret Society

When Stars Come Out 93%

She can trap souls in coins. The raven shifters policing her boarding school want her silenced.

by Scarlett St. Clair 2018

3.86

4k+ ratings

🏫 Paranormal Boarding School 💫 Fated Mates ✨ Hidden Powers 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 🗝️ Secret Society

Beautiful Creatures

by Kami Garcia • 2009

A Southern boy loves a witch whose sixteenth birthday will curse her soul.

3.78

623k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🕯️ Generational Curse 🌙 Witch Coming Of Age 💔 Forbidden Love 🔮 Fated Connection

Beautiful Creatures 93%

A Southern boy loves a witch whose sixteenth birthday will curse her soul.

by Kami Garcia 2009

3.78

623k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🕯️ Generational Curse 🌙 Witch Coming Of Age 💔 Forbidden Love 🔮 Fated Connection

King of Flesh and Bone

by Liv Zander • 2022

A death god commands a widow's flesh in his bone kingdom, but her hatred stays free.

3.61

23k+

🔗 Captor Captive Romance 💀 Death God Romance ⚠️ Dubious Consent 💍 Forced Marriage 💔 Tragic Romance

King of Flesh and Bone 93%

A death god commands a widow's flesh in his bone kingdom, but her hatred stays free.

by Liv Zander 2022

3.61

23k+ ratings

🔗 Captor Captive Romance 💀 Death God Romance ⚠️ Dubious Consent 💍 Forced Marriage 💔 Tragic Romance

Chain of Gold

by Cassandra Clare • 2020

Demon-plagued London. Cordelia's sham marriage to James Herondale buys one year to win his heart.

4.36

123k+

🕰️ Edwardian Fantasy 🦠 Supernatural Plague 💍 Sham Engagement 💔 Unrequited Love 👥 Found Family

Chain of Gold 93%

Demon-plagued London. Cordelia's sham marriage to James Herondale buys one year to win his heart.

by Cassandra Clare 2020

4.36

123k+ ratings

🕰️ Edwardian Fantasy 🦠 Supernatural Plague 💍 Sham Engagement 💔 Unrequited Love 👥 Found Family

Necromance

by Cora Raven • 2025

A necromancer wakes a castle's cursed duke. His dead fiancée will kill to keep his heart.

3.64

2k+

🖤 Gothic Romance 💀 Necromancer Heroine 🏰 Haunted Castle 🗝️ Cursed Hero 👻 Vengeful Ex

Necromance 93%

A necromancer wakes a castle's cursed duke. His dead fiancée will kill to keep his heart.

by Cora Raven 2025

3.64

2k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Romance 💀 Necromancer Heroine 🏰 Haunted Castle 🗝️ Cursed Hero 👻 Vengeful Ex

Anatomy

by Dana Schwartz • 2022

She needs corpses for anatomy. He digs them up. Their love exposes a surgeon's immortality secret.

3.84

110k+

🖤 Dark Academia ⚰️ Body Snatching 🥀 Gothic Romance 🎭 Disguised As A Boy 🔬 Women In Science

Anatomy 93%

She needs corpses for anatomy. He digs them up. Their love exposes a surgeon's immortality secret.

by Dana Schwartz 2022

3.84

110k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia ⚰️ Body Snatching 🥀 Gothic Romance 🎭 Disguised As A Boy 🔬 Women In Science

El vals de la bruja

by Belén Martínez Sánchez • 2021

A disgraced witch enters Victorian high society as a killer drains the magic from London's outcasts.

4.21

9k+

🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🔪 Murder Mystery 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere 💔 Forbidden Romance

El vals de la bruja 93%

A disgraced witch enters Victorian high society as a killer drains the magic from London's outcasts.

by Belén Martínez Sánchez 2021

4.21

9k+ ratings

🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🔪 Murder Mystery 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Architect of Song

by A.G. Howard • 2016

A deaf orphan steals a grave flower and discovers the ghost who becomes her only music.

4.03

2k+

🕯️ Victorian Ghost Romance 👻 Ghost Love Interest 🎭 Twin Identity Swap 🌸 Deaf Heroine 🌑 Gothic Love Triangle

The Architect of Song 93%

A deaf orphan steals a grave flower and discovers the ghost who becomes her only music.

by A.G. Howard 2016

4.03

2k+ ratings

🕯️ Victorian Ghost Romance 👻 Ghost Love Interest 🎭 Twin Identity Swap 🌸 Deaf Heroine 🌑 Gothic Love Triangle

A Study in Drowning

by Ava Reid • 2023

At a crumbling manor, a student learns her idol's masterpiece was stolen from a woman he silenced.

3.70

106k+

🕯️ Dark Academia 🏚️ Gothic Manor 📖 Literary Mystery ❤️ Allies To Lovers ✍️ Hidden Authorship

A Study in Drowning 93%

At a crumbling manor, a student learns her idol's masterpiece was stolen from a woman he silenced.

by Ava Reid 2023

3.70

106k+ ratings

🕯️ Dark Academia 🏚️ Gothic Manor 📖 Literary Mystery ❤️ Allies To Lovers ✍️ Hidden Authorship

House of Salt and Sorrows

by Erin A. Craig • 2019

After four sisters die, Annaleigh discovers enchanted balls where death dances closer each night.

3.89

114k+

🏚️ Gothic Seaside 👻 Fairy Tale Horror 💃 Dancing Princesses 🕯️ Gothic Family Curse ✨ Beguiling Magic

House of Salt and Sorrows 93%

After four sisters die, Annaleigh discovers enchanted balls where death dances closer each night.

by Erin A. Craig 2019

3.89

114k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Seaside 👻 Fairy Tale Horror 💃 Dancing Princesses 🕯️ Gothic Family Curse ✨ Beguiling Magic

Immortal Consequences

by I.V. Marie • 2025

Wren and her rival enter deadly trials. Losers are erased from memory; only one ascends.

3.70

26k+

🏛️ Dark Academia ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 💀 Deadly Competition 🎭 Hidden Loyalties 🫂 Found Family

Immortal Consequences 93%

Wren and her rival enter deadly trials. Losers are erased from memory; only one ascends.

by I.V. Marie 2025

3.70

26k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 💀 Deadly Competition 🎭 Hidden Loyalties 🫂 Found Family

The Shadow Bride

by Shelby Mahurin • 2025

Bound to her maker, a newborn vampire faces the sister whose resurrection is ending the world.

3.98

7k+

🩸 Vampire Romantasy 🧛 Newly Turned Vampire 💞 Soul Bond 👭 Sister Conflict 💀 Death And The Maiden

The Shadow Bride 93%

Bound to her maker, a newborn vampire faces the sister whose resurrection is ending the world.

by Shelby Mahurin 2025

3.98

7k+ ratings

🩸 Vampire Romantasy 🧛 Newly Turned Vampire 💞 Soul Bond 👭 Sister Conflict 💀 Death And The Maiden

The Hollow

by Jessica Verday • 2009

After her best friend drowns in Sleepy Hollow, her only comfort is a ghost who cannot love.

3.74

21k+

👻 Ghost Boyfriend 🌫️ Small Town Gothic 🖤 Grieving A Friend 📖 Best Friend's Secret 🍂 Autumnal Atmosphere

The Hollow 93%

After her best friend drowns in Sleepy Hollow, her only comfort is a ghost who cannot love.

by Jessica Verday 2009

3.74

21k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Boyfriend 🌫️ Small Town Gothic 🖤 Grieving A Friend 📖 Best Friend's Secret 🍂 Autumnal Atmosphere

Hollow Heathens

by Nicole Fiorina • 2020

Returning to a witch town, a ghost-seer falls for the masked, cursed leader of a rival coven.

3.88

16k+

🏚️ Gothic Small Town 🧙 Witch Covens 💔 Forbidden Love 🎭 Masked Love Interest 🩸 Cursed Bloodline

Hollow Heathens 93%

Returning to a witch town, a ghost-seer falls for the masked, cursed leader of a rival coven.

by Nicole Fiorina 2020

3.88

16k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Small Town 🧙 Witch Covens 💔 Forbidden Love 🎭 Masked Love Interest 🩸 Cursed Bloodline

Lady Midnight

by Cassandra Clare • 2016

When ritual murders hit Los Angeles, a Shadowhunter risks her forbidden love to find the killer.

4.35

247k+

🔪 Occult Murders 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Grief-Driven Revenge 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🏠 Found Family

Lady Midnight 93%

When ritual murders hit Los Angeles, a Shadowhunter risks her forbidden love to find the killer.

by Cassandra Clare 2016

4.35

247k+ ratings

🔪 Occult Murders 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Grief-Driven Revenge 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🏠 Found Family

The Deathless One

by Emma Hamm • 2025

A murdered princess bargains with a captive god: life for service, revenge for them both.

3.43

5k+

🌑 Dark Romantasy ⛓️ Dark God Romance 🌙 Reluctant Witch 👑 Betrayed Princess 🔗 Magical Bargain

The Deathless One 93%

A murdered princess bargains with a captive god: life for service, revenge for them both.

by Emma Hamm 2025

3.43

5k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Romantasy ⛓️ Dark God Romance 🌙 Reluctant Witch 👑 Betrayed Princess 🔗 Magical Bargain

Ghostsmith

by Nicki Pau Preto • 2024

To stop an undead army, a ghostsmith must trust the twin brother raised by their lich mother.

4.13

5k+

🦴 Bone Magic 💀 Necromancy 👥 Twin Siblings 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

Ghostsmith 93%

To stop an undead army, a ghostsmith must trust the twin brother raised by their lich mother.

by Nicki Pau Preto 2024

4.13

5k+ ratings

🦴 Bone Magic 💀 Necromancy 👥 Twin Siblings 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

Gallant

by V.E. Schwab • 2022

A mute orphan inherits a crumbling manor where a garden wall barely holds back the dark.

3.70

150k+

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🕯️ Family Curse 👻 Ghostly Allies

Gallant 93%

A mute orphan inherits a crumbling manor where a garden wall barely holds back the dark.

by V.E. Schwab 2022

3.70

150k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🕯️ Family Curse 👻 Ghostly Allies

Marina

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón • 1999

A Barcelona boy follows a cemetery mourner to a greenhouse of puppets hiding an undying monster.

4.14

98k+

🧪 Mad Scientist 🦴 Body Horror 🧬 Forbidden Science 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🏚️ Gothic Mansion

Marina 93%

A Barcelona boy follows a cemetery mourner to a greenhouse of puppets hiding an undying monster.

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 1999

4.14

98k+ ratings

🧪 Mad Scientist 🦴 Body Horror 🧬 Forbidden Science 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🏚️ Gothic Mansion

Grave Flowers

by Autumn Krause • 2025

Her twin murdered, a gentle princess must become her sister to marry and kill a prince.

3.86

1k+

🕯️ Gothic Court Intrigue 🪞 Twin Doppelgangers 🗡️ Assassin Bride ⚔️ Sisterly Rivalry 👻 Haunted By Ghosts

Grave Flowers 93%

Her twin murdered, a gentle princess must become her sister to marry and kill a prince.

by Autumn Krause 2025

3.86

1k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Court Intrigue 🪞 Twin Doppelgangers 🗡️ Assassin Bride ⚔️ Sisterly Rivalry 👻 Haunted By Ghosts

Im Schatten der Wahrheit

by Merit Niemeitz • 2023

A Cambridge student falls for an immortal body thief while investigating his deadly secret society.

3.79

1k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🕯️ Secret Society 🐦 Body Hopping 💫 Immortal Love Interest 🌑 Morally Grey Love Interest

Im Schatten der Wahrheit 92%

A Cambridge student falls for an immortal body thief while investigating his deadly secret society.

by Merit Niemeitz 2023

3.79

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🕯️ Secret Society 🐦 Body Hopping 💫 Immortal Love Interest 🌑 Morally Grey Love Interest

Legacy of Lies

by Elizabeth Chandler • 2000

At a gothic mansion, an adoptee finds a ghost claiming they are the same murdered girl.

3.96

4k+

🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 🔮 Past Life Mystery 👁️ Psychic Visions 🥀 Gothic Romance 🖤 Ancestral Curse

Legacy of Lies 92%

At a gothic mansion, an adoptee finds a ghost claiming they are the same murdered girl.

by Elizabeth Chandler 2000

3.96

4k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 🔮 Past Life Mystery 👁️ Psychic Visions 🥀 Gothic Romance 🖤 Ancestral Curse

Autumn of the Grimoire

by J.L. Vampa • 2022

A dark book's cruel Order forces a reclusive witch to wed a prince she instantly despises.

4.01

5k+

🥀 Gothic Romantasy 🌬️ Elemental Witches 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💀 Death Reaper Hero

Autumn of the Grimoire 92%

A dark book's cruel Order forces a reclusive witch to wed a prince she instantly despises.

by J.L. Vampa 2022

4.01

5k+ ratings

🥀 Gothic Romantasy 🌬️ Elemental Witches 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💀 Death Reaper Hero

Daughter of Shades

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2019

Wolf-possessed huntress and scarred rival face a sentient wood that devours its hunters.

3.88

3k+

🗡️ Demon Hunter 🐺 Inner Beast 👤 Hidden Origins ❤️‍🔥 Rivals To Lovers 🌲 Cursed Forest

Daughter of Shades 92%

Wolf-possessed huntress and scarred rival face a sentient wood that devours its hunters.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2019

3.88

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Demon Hunter 🐺 Inner Beast 👤 Hidden Origins ❤️‍🔥 Rivals To Lovers 🌲 Cursed Forest

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