🗡️ Assassin Fmc

A female protagonist who deals in death — lethal, complex, and unapologetic. Readers seek these stories for heroines who wield blades and agency in equal measure.

Killers of a Certain Age

by Deanna Raybourn • 2022

Four aging female assassins discover their retirement cruise is a trap set by their own agency.

3.85

122k+

🗡️ Female Assassins 👵 Older Heroines 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎯 Hunters Hunted 😈 Dark Comedy

Killers of a Certain Age 90%

Four aging female assassins discover their retirement cruise is a trap set by their own agency.

by Deanna Raybourn 2022

3.85

122k+ ratings

🗡️ Female Assassins 👵 Older Heroines 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎯 Hunters Hunted 😈 Dark Comedy

Taming Seraphine

by Gigi Styx • 2023

Rescued from a basement by a hitman, a captive assassin becomes his deadliest obsession.

3.93

33k+

🎯 Assassin Romance 🗡️ Female Vengeance ⛓️ Healing Through Kink 🥀 Broken Heroine 🕶️ Criminal Underworld

Taming Seraphine 90%

Rescued from a basement by a hitman, a captive assassin becomes his deadliest obsession.

by Gigi Styx 2023

3.93

33k+ ratings

🎯 Assassin Romance 🗡️ Female Vengeance ⛓️ Healing Through Kink 🥀 Broken Heroine 🕶️ Criminal Underworld

The Hit

by David Baldacci • 2013

Ordered to kill his rogue partner, a government assassin uncovers a conspiracy targeting them both.

4.18

80k+

🎯 Government Assassin 🏴 Rogue Agent 🐾 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔪 Female Assassin

The Hit 90%

Ordered to kill his rogue partner, a government assassin uncovers a conspiracy targeting them both.

by David Baldacci 2013

4.18

80k+ ratings

🎯 Government Assassin 🏴 Rogue Agent 🐾 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔪 Female Assassin

Grave Mercy

by Robin LaFevers • 2012

An assassin nun protects a besieged duchess, falling for the half-brother she suspects most.

3.89

108k+

🗡️ Assassin Heroine 👑 Medieval Court Intrigue 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💀 Deadly Romance

Grave Mercy 90%

An assassin nun protects a besieged duchess, falling for the half-brother she suspects most.

by Robin LaFevers 2012

3.89

108k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Heroine 👑 Medieval Court Intrigue 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💀 Deadly Romance

The Target

by David Baldacci • 2014

Two assassins survive a brutal CIA purge as a North Korean hit targets the First Family.

4.18

66k+

🗺️ Geopolitical Thriller 🔍 CIA Operatives 🎯 Female Assassin 🏛️ Government Conspiracy ⚖️ Assassin Redemption

The Target 89%

Two assassins survive a brutal CIA purge as a North Korean hit targets the First Family.

by David Baldacci 2014

4.18

66k+ ratings

🗺️ Geopolitical Thriller 🔍 CIA Operatives 🎯 Female Assassin 🏛️ Government Conspiracy ⚖️ Assassin Redemption

The Assassin and the Desert

by Sarah J. Maas • 2012

The Red Desert holds exile, a silent master, and a friend whose secrets could destroy them.

4.37

67k+

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy 💔 Friend To Enemy 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Assassin Heroine

The Assassin and the Desert 89%

The Red Desert holds exile, a silent master, and a friend whose secrets could destroy them.

by Sarah J. Maas 2012

4.37

67k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy 💔 Friend To Enemy 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Assassin Heroine

Crown of Midnight

by Sarah J. Maas • 2013

A tyrant's assassin secretly aids the rebellion while falling for the captain of the guard.

4.36

1.8M+

🗡️ Female Assassin 🏰 Court Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏴 Secret Rebellion

Crown of Midnight 89%

A tyrant's assassin secretly aids the rebellion while falling for the captain of the guard.

by Sarah J. Maas 2013

4.36

1.8M+ ratings

🗡️ Female Assassin 🏰 Court Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏴 Secret Rebellion

Dead Drop

by Tate James • 2022

An assassin's lover was sent to kill her. Now her past mark demands her return.

4.44

13k+

🗡️ Assassin Romance 🔪 Enemies To Lovers ☠️ Touch Her And Die 👥 Found Family 🧠 Mind Games

Dead Drop 89%

An assassin's lover was sent to kill her. Now her past mark demands her return.

by Tate James 2022

4.44

13k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Romance 🔪 Enemies To Lovers ☠️ Touch Her And Die 👥 Found Family 🧠 Mind Games

Honey Trap

by Tate James • 2021

Ambushed by her own Guild, a mercenary is torn between an obsessive hacker and a lethal arms dealer.

4.46

16k+

🗡️ Assassin Heroine 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Captive Captor 🔒 Obsessive Hero 🩸 Criminal Underworld

Honey Trap 89%

Ambushed by her own Guild, a mercenary is torn between an obsessive hacker and a lethal arms dealer.

by Tate James 2021

4.46

16k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Heroine 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Captive Captor 🔒 Obsessive Hero 🩸 Criminal Underworld

Daggermouth

by H.M. Wolfe • 2025

An assassin and her target are forced to marry, neither knowing the other secretly rebels.

4.36

76k+

🏙️ Dystopian Romance 💍 Forced Marriage 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 🤝 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Daggermouth 89%

An assassin and her target are forced to marry, neither knowing the other secretly rebels.

by H.M. Wolfe 2025

4.36

76k+ ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Romance 💍 Forced Marriage 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 🤝 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Of Shadow and Sea

by Will Wight • 2014

An orphan assassin and her sentient blade guard a rotting empire from the dead gods below.

4.03

6k+

🕸️ Assassin Guild 🦑 Eldritch Horror 🔪 Child Assassin 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Stoic Heroine

Of Shadow and Sea 89%

An orphan assassin and her sentient blade guard a rotting empire from the dead gods below.

by Will Wight 2014

4.03

6k+ ratings

🕸️ Assassin Guild 🦑 Eldritch Horror 🔪 Child Assassin 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Stoic Heroine

The Assassin and the Empire

by Sarah J. Maas • 2012

Two young assassins in love risk one last job to buy freedom from their manipulative mentor.

4.38

65k+

🗡️ Assassin Romance 💔 Doomed Lovers 🎭 Manipulative Mentor ⚔️ Revenge Gone Wrong 🏴 Criminal Underworld

The Assassin and the Empire 89%

Two young assassins in love risk one last job to buy freedom from their manipulative mentor.

by Sarah J. Maas 2012

4.38

65k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Romance 💔 Doomed Lovers 🎭 Manipulative Mentor ⚔️ Revenge Gone Wrong 🏴 Criminal Underworld

Paint It All Red

by S.T. Abby • 2016

An FBI agent's girlfriend is a serial killer. Her last target is an entire town.

4.55

322k+

🩸 Female Serial Killer ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Love Vs Duty 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine

Paint It All Red 89%

An FBI agent's girlfriend is a serial killer. Her last target is an entire town.

by S.T. Abby 2016

4.55

322k+ ratings

🩸 Female Serial Killer ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Love Vs Duty 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine

Nevernight

by Jay Kristoff • 2016

A shadow-wielding girl enters an assassin school to kill the men who executed her father.

4.22

117k+

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🩸 Revenge Quest 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 🎭 Sardonic Narrator

Nevernight 89%

A shadow-wielding girl enters an assassin school to kill the men who executed her father.

by Jay Kristoff 2016

4.22

117k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🩸 Revenge Quest 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 🎭 Sardonic Narrator

Orphan X

by Gregg Hurwitz • 2016

Raised to kill, he now rescues strangers. A kidnap case leads his creators straight to him.

4.14

58k+

🎯 Assassin Thriller 🕵️ Covert Operative 🔫 Rogue Agent 🏛️ Government Conspiracy ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Orphan X 89%

Raised to kill, he now rescues strangers. A kidnap case leads his creators straight to him.

by Gregg Hurwitz 2016

4.14

58k+ ratings

🎯 Assassin Thriller 🕵️ Covert Operative 🔫 Rogue Agent 🏛️ Government Conspiracy ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

The Assassin's Blade

by Sarah J. Maas • 2014

An assassin trains in the desert, falls for her rival, then her mentor's betrayal dooms her.

4.20

1.2M+

🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🔪 Betrayed By Mentor 💔 Doomed Romance 🏜️ Desert Setting

The Assassin's Blade 89%

An assassin trains in the desert, falls for her rival, then her mentor's betrayal dooms her.

by Sarah J. Maas 2014

4.20

1.2M+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🔪 Betrayed By Mentor 💔 Doomed Romance 🏜️ Desert Setting

The Blood of Gods and Monsters

by Lucinda Dark • 2024

An assassin enters a god's academy. Three brothers claim her. The God King hunts her.

4.08

2k+

🖤 Why Choose Romance 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 🏫 Dark Academy 🔥 Touch Her And Die 👥 Found Family

The Blood of Gods and Monsters 89%

An assassin enters a god's academy. Three brothers claim her. The God King hunts her.

by Lucinda Dark 2024

4.08

2k+ ratings

🖤 Why Choose Romance 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 🏫 Dark Academy 🔥 Touch Her And Die 👥 Found Family

Midnight Black

by Mark Greaney • 2025

Betrayed mid-air, a covert operative fights across Europe to rescue his handler's kidnapped family.

4.62

14k+

🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🕵️ Rogue Agent 💥 Tactical Action 🇪🇺 European Setting ⏩ Relentless Pace

Midnight Black 89%

Betrayed mid-air, a covert operative fights across Europe to rescue his handler's kidnapped family.

by Mark Greaney 2025

4.62

14k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🕵️ Rogue Agent 💥 Tactical Action 🇪🇺 European Setting ⏩ Relentless Pace

A Dance of Cloaks

by David Dalglish • 2010

His father's test: kill his brother. A thief lord's son inherits a city that demands blood.

3.75

13k+

🗡️ Thief Guilds 🔪 Reluctant Assassin ⚔️ Assassin Training 🎭 Masked Vigilante 👤 Toxic Patriarch

A Dance of Cloaks 89%

His father's test: kill his brother. A thief lord's son inherits a city that demands blood.

by David Dalglish 2010

3.75

13k+ ratings

🗡️ Thief Guilds 🔪 Reluctant Assassin ⚔️ Assassin Training 🎭 Masked Vigilante 👤 Toxic Patriarch

Throne of Glass

by Sarah J. Maas • 2012

Slave assassin fights a rigged tournament for freedom while a dark killer hunts competitors.

4.19

2.5M+

🏆 Tournament Arc 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 🔮 Forbidden Magic ❤️ Love Triangle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Throne of Glass 88%

Slave assassin fights a rigged tournament for freedom while a dark killer hunts competitors.

by Sarah J. Maas 2012

4.19

2.5M+ ratings

🏆 Tournament Arc 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 🔮 Forbidden Magic ❤️ Love Triangle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Mercy of Demons

by Candice M. Wright • 2021

A bullet stole her memory. Three outlaw bikers claim the rest of her.

4.49

2k+

🖤 Dark MC Romance 🔥 Why Choose 🏠 Found Family ⛓️ Captor To Lover 🔪 Female Assassin

The Mercy of Demons 88%

A bullet stole her memory. Three outlaw bikers claim the rest of her.

by Candice M. Wright 2021

4.49

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark MC Romance 🔥 Why Choose 🏠 Found Family ⛓️ Captor To Lover 🔪 Female Assassin

Kill Order

by Tate James • 2022

A kill order forces an assassin and the two men she left into a lethal alliance.

4.43

12k+

🖤 Why Choose Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🔪 Assassin Heroine 🕯️ Secret Society

Kill Order 88%

A kill order forces an assassin and the two men she left into a lethal alliance.

by Tate James 2022

4.43

12k+ ratings

🖤 Why Choose Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🔪 Assassin Heroine 🕯️ Secret Society

Playhouse

by Amo Jones

An assassin's mask is a wife's smile, until a crime heir recognizes the killer underneath.

4.33

724

🖤 Dark Romance 🔪 Assassin Heroine 🕵️ Mafia Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Forbidden Love

Playhouse 88%

An assassin's mask is a wife's smile, until a crime heir recognizes the killer underneath.

by Amo Jones

4.33

724 ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🔪 Assassin Heroine 🕵️ Mafia Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Forbidden Love

Five

by Sara Cate • 2022

An assassin and her three lovers build a deadly family until a cartel trap seizes one.

4.09

5k+

🔪 Assassin Heroine 🔫 Crime Family 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 😈 Possessive Heroes

Five 88%

An assassin and her three lovers build a deadly family until a cartel trap seizes one.

by Sara Cate 2022

4.09

5k+ ratings

🔪 Assassin Heroine 🔫 Crime Family 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 😈 Possessive Heroes

Killer Kiss

by Elle Thorpe • 2024

A contract killer hunting her sister is ordered to murder the stripper she's falling for.

4.46

3k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💋 Female Assassin 🕺 Male Stripper Hero 💍 Forced Marriage

Killer Kiss 88%

A contract killer hunting her sister is ordered to murder the stripper she's falling for.

by Elle Thorpe 2024

4.46

3k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💋 Female Assassin 🕺 Male Stripper Hero 💍 Forced Marriage

Pride

by Lana Pecherczyk • 2021

His assistant cost him his arm. His soul knows she's his mate.

4.35

849

🖤 Fated Mates ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 💔 Wounded Hero ⚡ Superpowered Heroes

Pride 88%

His assistant cost him his arm. His soul knows she's his mate.

by Lana Pecherczyk 2021

4.35

849 ratings

🖤 Fated Mates ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 💔 Wounded Hero ⚡ Superpowered Heroes

Poison Ivy

by Eve Newton • 2024

A shifter by day, an assassin by night. Three dangerous men want both versions of her.

3.80

896

🗡️ Assassin Heroine 🎭 Hidden Identity 💫 Fated Mates 🖤 Obsessive Hero 🏛️ Supernatural University

Poison Ivy 88%

A shifter by day, an assassin by night. Three dangerous men want both versions of her.

by Eve Newton 2024

3.80

896 ratings

🗡️ Assassin Heroine 🎭 Hidden Identity 💫 Fated Mates 🖤 Obsessive Hero 🏛️ Supernatural University

A Storm of Glass and Stars

by Marion Blackwood • 2020

A haunted storm-magic thief is trapped in an elven city that offers peace by erasing pain.

4.34

855

🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔍 Gaslighting 🖤 Antiheroine

A Storm of Glass and Stars 88%

A haunted storm-magic thief is trapped in an elven city that offers peace by erasing pain.

by Marion Blackwood 2020

4.34

855 ratings

🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔍 Gaslighting 🖤 Antiheroine

Child of Shivay

by J.R. Cathers • 2025

Raised to kill a fae king, she never planned to fall for his general.

4.41

2k+

👊 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 💔 Trauma Healing 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Child of Shivay 88%

Raised to kill a fae king, she never planned to fall for his general.

by J.R. Cathers 2025

4.41

2k+ ratings

👊 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 💔 Trauma Healing 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Tempted by Blood

by Elle Maldonado • 2023

Bound by a magical contract to kill him, she must partner with her target to survive.

3.81

2k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Assassin Romance 🕵️ Mafia Underworld 📜 Magical Bond 🚪 Forced Proximity

Tempted by Blood 88%

Bound by a magical contract to kill him, she must partner with her target to survive.

by Elle Maldonado 2023

3.81

2k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Assassin Romance 🕵️ Mafia Underworld 📜 Magical Bond 🚪 Forced Proximity

Because of Her

by Jewel E. Ann • 2023

A letter drove her nephew to suicide. Revenge draws her to the dangerous stranger next door.

4.33

3k+

🗡️ Revenge Romance 🔪 Assassin Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Because of Her 88%

A letter drove her nephew to suicide. Revenge draws her to the dangerous stranger next door.

by Jewel E. Ann 2023

4.33

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Revenge Romance 🔪 Assassin Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Chaotic

by Shantel Tessier • 2026

She vanished after one night. Now she kills Lords. He's the one who finally catches her.

4.53

29k+

🖤 Dark Romance ⛓️ BDSM Romance 😈 Obsessive Hero 🗡️ Female Assassin 🤫 Secret Society

Chaotic 88%

She vanished after one night. Now she kills Lords. He's the one who finally catches her.

by Shantel Tessier 2026

4.53

29k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance ⛓️ BDSM Romance 😈 Obsessive Hero 🗡️ Female Assassin 🤫 Secret Society

Breaking Rosalind

by Gigi Styx • 2024

An assassin inside a crime family. The brother who catches her wants her broken, not dead.

4.22

6k+

🖤 Mafia Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎯 Assassin Heroine ♟️ Mind Games 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Breaking Rosalind 88%

An assassin inside a crime family. The brother who catches her wants her broken, not dead.

by Gigi Styx 2024

4.22

6k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎯 Assassin Heroine ♟️ Mind Games 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Catwoman

by Sarah J. Maas • 2018

Batwing hunts Catwoman. Catwoman hunts a cure. And the assassins who made her hunt her.

4.06

27k+

🐈‍⬛ Supervillain Origin Story 🗡️ Assassin Training ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond 🖤 Found Family

Catwoman 88%

Batwing hunts Catwoman. Catwoman hunts a cure. And the assassins who made her hunt her.

by Sarah J. Maas 2018

4.06

27k+ ratings

🐈‍⬛ Supervillain Origin Story 🗡️ Assassin Training ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond 🖤 Found Family

The Hunter

by Kerrigan Byrne • 2016

A hired assassin sent to murder a celebrated actress instead becomes her only protector.

4.08

9k+

🗡️ Assassin Hero 🖤 Scarred Hero 🕯️ Victorian Underworld 🛡️ Mother Protecting Child 💀 Touch Her And Die

The Hunter 88%

A hired assassin sent to murder a celebrated actress instead becomes her only protector.

by Kerrigan Byrne 2016

4.08

9k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Hero 🖤 Scarred Hero 🕯️ Victorian Underworld 🛡️ Mother Protecting Child 💀 Touch Her And Die

Kingdom of Crowns and Daggers

by K.A. Knight • 2024

A notorious assassin poses as a king's betrothed to hunt a conspiracy in a gilded court.

4.02

635

💋 Reverse Harem 💍 Fake Engagement 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🏰 Political Intrigue 🌑 Dark Romance

Kingdom of Crowns and Daggers 88%

A notorious assassin poses as a king's betrothed to hunt a conspiracy in a gilded court.

by K.A. Knight 2024

4.02

635 ratings

💋 Reverse Harem 💍 Fake Engagement 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🏰 Political Intrigue 🌑 Dark Romance

A Simple Truth

by Tetyana Walker • 2024

Learning she wields outlawed fire, an assassin must trust the rebel general who captured her.

4.12

7k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 🗡️ Female Warriors

A Simple Truth 88%

Learning she wields outlawed fire, an assassin must trust the rebel general who captured her.

by Tetyana Walker 2024

4.12

7k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 🗡️ Female Warriors

The Queen's Assassin

by Melissa de la Cruz • 2020

A hidden princess frees a condemned assassin, igniting forbidden love across rival kingdoms.

3.44

20k+

🗡️ Assassin Fantasy 👑 Hidden Princess 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🏰 Court Intrigue 🥀 Bittersweet Romance

The Queen's Assassin 88%

A hidden princess frees a condemned assassin, igniting forbidden love across rival kingdoms.

by Melissa de la Cruz 2020

3.44

20k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Fantasy 👑 Hidden Princess 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🏰 Court Intrigue 🥀 Bittersweet Romance

Consent to Kill

by Vince Flynn • 2005

After a bomb kills his wife a CIA assassin uncovers a conspiracy from Washington to Riyadh.

4.41

53k+

🕵️ Spy Thriller 🔪 Assassin Thriller 💢 Personal Vendetta 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🕊️ Choosing Mercy

Consent to Kill 88%

After a bomb kills his wife a CIA assassin uncovers a conspiracy from Washington to Riyadh.

by Vince Flynn 2005

4.41

53k+ ratings

🕵️ Spy Thriller 🔪 Assassin Thriller 💢 Personal Vendetta 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🕊️ Choosing Mercy

Watch Me

by Tahereh Mafi • 2025

An assassin protecting her starving sister meets the one man whose throat won't stay cut.

4.26

74k+

🔪 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💀 Dystopian Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩸 Assassin Heroine

Watch Me 88%

An assassin protecting her starving sister meets the one man whose throat won't stay cut.

by Tahereh Mafi 2025

4.26

74k+ ratings

🔪 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💀 Dystopian Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩸 Assassin Heroine

Darkdawn

by Jay Kristoff • 2019

Her father killed her family. Now he would be a god. An assassin's last war begins.

4.30

58k+

🗡️ Assassin Fantasy 🌑 Dark Epic Fantasy 💕 Sapphic Romance 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Revenge Quest

Darkdawn 88%

Her father killed her family. Now he would be a god. An assassin's last war begins.

by Jay Kristoff 2019

4.30

58k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Fantasy 🌑 Dark Epic Fantasy 💕 Sapphic Romance 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Revenge Quest

Blade of Iris

by K.A. Knight • 2022

An assassin marries three mafia brothers to destroy them. The only casualty: her own heart.

4.24

6k+

💍 Mafia Marriage ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Assassin Heroine 🏠 Found Family 🔒 Forced Proximity

Blade of Iris 88%

An assassin marries three mafia brothers to destroy them. The only casualty: her own heart.

by K.A. Knight 2022

4.24

6k+ ratings

💍 Mafia Marriage ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Assassin Heroine 🏠 Found Family 🔒 Forced Proximity

Lady of Darkness

by Melissa K. Roehrich • 2021

To avenge her mother, an exiled assassin must kill the Fae captain who's training her.

4.16

55k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🖤 Assassin Heroine 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Found Family

Lady of Darkness 88%

To avenge her mother, an exiled assassin must kill the Fae captain who's training her.

by Melissa K. Roehrich 2021

4.16

55k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🖤 Assassin Heroine 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Found Family

Slaying the Vampire Conqueror

by Carissa Broadbent • 2023

A blind seer sent to kill a vampire conqueror finds his curse entangled with her own soul.

4.11

66k+

🖤 Dark Romantic Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 💀 Cursed Hero 🌙 Secret Sisterhood

Slaying the Vampire Conqueror 88%

A blind seer sent to kill a vampire conqueror finds his curse entangled with her own soul.

by Carissa Broadbent 2023

4.11

66k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantic Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 💀 Cursed Hero 🌙 Secret Sisterhood

The Mindf*ck Series

by S.T. Abby • 2016

A woman avenging her family's killers falls in love with the FBI agent hunting her.

4.61

111k+

🎯 Vigilante Justice 💔 Rape Revenge 🔪 Heroine Is The Killer 💀 Serial Killer Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Mindf*ck Series 88%

A woman avenging her family's killers falls in love with the FBI agent hunting her.

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🎯 Vigilante Justice 💔 Rape Revenge 🔪 Heroine Is The Killer 💀 Serial Killer Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity

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An assassin weds three enemy princes to kill them. Their magical bond demands her heart.

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An assassin weds three enemy princes to kill them. Their magical bond demands her heart.

by Jade Presley 2022

3.69

7k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🗡️ Assassin Heroine ✨ Magical Bonds 👑 Reverse Harem

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A dying assassin forces his healer enemy into a moonlit cure, blurring hate into perilous need.

3.79

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The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy Summary

The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy 88%

A dying assassin forces his healer enemy into a moonlit cure, blurring hate into perilous need.

by Brigitte Knightley 2025

3.79

67k+ ratings

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An assassin must infiltrate a god academy, where three brothers turn her into a deadly wager.

3.99

4k+

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A Sword of Shadow and Deceit 87%

An assassin must infiltrate a god academy, where three brothers turn her into a deadly wager.

by Lucinda Dark 2024

3.99

4k+ ratings

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Her village destroyed, a vampire joins a magical dating show to marry and kill a fae captain.

3.77

16k+

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A Game of Love and Betrayal 87%

Her village destroyed, a vampire joins a magical dating show to marry and kill a fae captain.

by Elayna R. Gallea 2024

3.77

16k+ ratings

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Born to inherit Death's throne, she refused. Now Death demands she execute her three lovers.

3.91

369

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Torn Ivy 87%

Born to inherit Death's throne, she refused. Now Death demands she execute her three lovers.

by Eve Newton 2024

3.91

369 ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 🔥 Reverse Harem 🐍 Personified Death ⚔️ Assassin Heroine 🌪️ Untamed Power

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