🤝 Bargain With A Monster

When survival means negotiating with something inhuman, these stories explore the terrifying intimacy of striking a deal with a creature that could devour you.

Small Favors

by Erin A. Craig • 2021

In a frontier town bound by rigid rules, the monsters in the woods start granting wishes.

4.00

24k+

✨ Rumpelstiltskin Retelling 😈 Deal With The Devil 🐺 Monster Boyfriend 👀 Small Town Paranoia 👯 Twin Bond

Small Favors 89%

In a frontier town bound by rigid rules, the monsters in the woods start granting wishes.

by Erin A. Craig 2021

4.00

24k+ ratings

✨ Rumpelstiltskin Retelling 😈 Deal With The Devil 🐺 Monster Boyfriend 👀 Small Town Paranoia 👯 Twin Bond

The Court that Bleeds Gold

by Zara Storm • 2024

A metalsmith trades one cage for another: a fae prince who demands she unmake a curse.

3.87

3k+

🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🧝 Fae Bargains ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👹 Monstrous Hero 🔗 Captive To Lover

The Court that Bleeds Gold 88%

A metalsmith trades one cage for another: a fae prince who demands she unmake a curse.

by Zara Storm 2024

3.87

3k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🧝 Fae Bargains ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👹 Monstrous Hero 🔗 Captive To Lover

The Will and the Wilds

by Charlie N. Holmberg • 2020

Trapped between monsters and a soul-stealing creature, she pays for protection one kiss at a time.

3.91

11k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 👹 Monster Love Interest 💫 Soul Bond ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Will and the Wilds 88%

Trapped between monsters and a soul-stealing creature, she pays for protection one kiss at a time.

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2020

3.91

11k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 👹 Monster Love Interest 💫 Soul Bond ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Guarded by the Nightmare

by Cassie Alexander • 2024

She hires a nightmare for revenge, paying with her heart when the hourglass runs out.

4.04

3k+

👹 Monster Romance 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🤝 Dark Bargain 🔪 Touch Her And Die ❤️‍🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Guarded by the Nightmare 88%

She hires a nightmare for revenge, paying with her heart when the hourglass runs out.

by Cassie Alexander 2024

4.04

3k+ ratings

👹 Monster Romance 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🤝 Dark Bargain 🔪 Touch Her And Die ❤️‍🩹 Hurt/Comfort

The Unseelie Duke

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2023

A broke artist summons a half-snake fae duke. His seven-night game: one wish costs her soul.

4.05

2k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🐍 Monster Love Interest 🤝 Fae Bargain ⛓️ Captive To Lover ✨ Magical Awakening

The Unseelie Duke 88%

A broke artist summons a half-snake fae duke. His seven-night game: one wish costs her soul.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2023

4.05

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🐍 Monster Love Interest 🤝 Fae Bargain ⛓️ Captive To Lover ✨ Magical Awakening

When Among Crows

by Veronica Roth • 2024

A guilt-ridden Knight and a cursed zmora hunt for Baba Jaga through Chicago's hidden monster world.

3.72

30k+

🕯️ Slavic Folklore 🌃 Hidden Monster World ⚔️ Monster Hunter Redemption 💔 Found Family 🔮 Hereditary Curse

When Among Crows 88%

A guilt-ridden Knight and a cursed zmora hunt for Baba Jaga through Chicago's hidden monster world.

by Veronica Roth 2024

3.72

30k+ ratings

🕯️ Slavic Folklore 🌃 Hidden Monster World ⚔️ Monster Hunter Redemption 💔 Found Family 🔮 Hereditary Curse

Claimed by the Flame of Faery

by Mallory Dunlin • 2023

A human fighter binds herself to a half-dragon duke to save her father, sparking a dangerous desire.

4.02

2k+

🐉 Monster Romance 💞 Soulmate Bond 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🤲 Touch Starved Hero 🗡️ Competent Heroine

Claimed by the Flame of Faery 88%

A human fighter binds herself to a half-dragon duke to save her father, sparking a dangerous desire.

by Mallory Dunlin 2023

4.02

2k+ ratings

🐉 Monster Romance 💞 Soulmate Bond 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🤲 Touch Starved Hero 🗡️ Competent Heroine

Where the Dark Stands Still

by A.B. Poranek • 2024

Forced to serve an antlered demon, a girl falls for the warden who hides past sacrifices.

4.03

33k+

🖤 Gothic Romantasy 🏰 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy 💀 Bargain With A Demon 🫂 Found Family 👻 Haunted Manor

Where the Dark Stands Still 88%

Forced to serve an antlered demon, a girl falls for the warden who hides past sacrifices.

by A.B. Poranek 2024

4.03

33k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Romantasy 🏰 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy 💀 Bargain With A Demon 🫂 Found Family 👻 Haunted Manor

Of Skulls of Shackles

by Kelly St. Clare • 2025

A stitched queen must conquer rival kings before the lover who sees all destroys her heart.

4.28

137

🏰 Gothic Romantasy 👑 Monster Politics ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👸 Reluctant Ruler 🖤 Monster Romance

Of Skulls of Shackles 88%

A stitched queen must conquer rival kings before the lover who sees all destroys her heart.

by Kelly St. Clare 2025

4.28

137 ratings

🏰 Gothic Romantasy 👑 Monster Politics ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👸 Reluctant Ruler 🖤 Monster Romance

Six Scorched Roses

by Carissa Broadbent • 2023

Six rare roses buy a vampire's blood. A scientist's desperate cure becomes an impossible love.

4.23

172k+

🩸 Vampire Bargain 🔬 Scientist Heroine 🥀 Frail Heroine ⚖️ Bargain With A God 🖤 Gothic Romance

Six Scorched Roses 87%

Six rare roses buy a vampire's blood. A scientist's desperate cure becomes an impossible love.

by Carissa Broadbent 2023

4.23

172k+ ratings

🩸 Vampire Bargain 🔬 Scientist Heroine 🥀 Frail Heroine ⚖️ Bargain With A God 🖤 Gothic Romance

All's Well

by Mona Awad • 2021

After a drink with three strangers, a director's chronic pain vanishes, and everyone else suffers.

3.74

37k+

😈 Deal With The Devil 🩸 Body Horror 🎭 Theatre Setting 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🦉 Dark Academia

All's Well 87%

After a drink with three strangers, a director's chronic pain vanishes, and everyone else suffers.

by Mona Awad 2021

3.74

37k+ ratings

😈 Deal With The Devil 🩸 Body Horror 🎭 Theatre Setting 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🦉 Dark Academia

The Kingdom of Back

by Marie Lu • 2020

A prodigy sister's wish for immortality ensnares her in a faery prince's perilous bargain.

3.70

24k+

🕰️ 18th Century Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain 🧚 Fae Bargain ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 👩‍🎤 Ambitious Heroine

The Kingdom of Back 87%

A prodigy sister's wish for immortality ensnares her in a faery prince's perilous bargain.

by Marie Lu 2020

3.70

24k+ ratings

🕰️ 18th Century Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain 🧚 Fae Bargain ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 👩‍🎤 Ambitious Heroine

Our Dark Duet

by Victoria Schwab • 2017

Infected by a creature of pure violence, a monster hunter returns to the fractured city she fled.

4.12

62k+

🗡️ Monster Hunters 🎵 Monsters With Souls 🖤 Found Family 💀 Monster Protagonist 🏙️ Divided City

Our Dark Duet 87%

Infected by a creature of pure violence, a monster hunter returns to the fractured city she fled.

by Victoria Schwab 2017

4.12

62k+ ratings

🗡️ Monster Hunters 🎵 Monsters With Souls 🖤 Found Family 💀 Monster Protagonist 🏙️ Divided City

The Nightmare in Him

by Suzanne Wright • 2024

A hunted witch sells her soul to an ancient monster, and his price is her claim as his consort.

4.15

4k+

🌑 Dark Paranormal Romance 👹 Monster Romance 🔗 Fated Bond 🛡️ Found Family 🏚️ Hidden Supernatural Town

The Nightmare in Him 87%

A hunted witch sells her soul to an ancient monster, and his price is her claim as his consort.

by Suzanne Wright 2024

4.15

4k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Paranormal Romance 👹 Monster Romance 🔗 Fated Bond 🛡️ Found Family 🏚️ Hidden Supernatural Town

Weavingshaw

by Heba Al-Wasity • 2026

To save her brother, a refugee ghost-seer sells her darkest secret to a curse-bound confessor.

4.12

9k+

🏭 Industrial Gothic 👻 Ghost Medium 😈 Demonic Bargains 🕯️ Haunted Estate 🧳 Refugee Protagonist

Weavingshaw 87%

To save her brother, a refugee ghost-seer sells her darkest secret to a curse-bound confessor.

by Heba Al-Wasity 2026

4.12

9k+ ratings

🏭 Industrial Gothic 👻 Ghost Medium 😈 Demonic Bargains 🕯️ Haunted Estate 🧳 Refugee Protagonist

The Last Wish

by Andrzej Sapkowski • 1993

A witcher roams a dark land where every monster contract forces an impossible moral choice.

4.14

423k+

🐺 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy 📖 Subverted Fairy Tale 👑 Cursed Nobility 💫 Fated Lovers ⚖️ Morally Gray Hero

The Last Wish 87%

A witcher roams a dark land where every monster contract forces an impossible moral choice.

by Andrzej Sapkowski 1993

4.14

423k+ ratings

🐺 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy 📖 Subverted Fairy Tale 👑 Cursed Nobility 💫 Fated Lovers ⚖️ Morally Gray Hero

A Soul to Keep

by Opal Reyne • 2022

Sacrificed to a skull-faced Duskwalker, a defiant outcast becomes the bride of a lonely monster.

4.05

78k+

🖤 Monster Romance 🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🔥 Forced Proximity 💀 Soul Bond 🌲 Gothic Atmosphere

A Soul to Keep 87%

Sacrificed to a skull-faced Duskwalker, a defiant outcast becomes the bride of a lonely monster.

by Opal Reyne 2022

4.05

78k+ ratings

🖤 Monster Romance 🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🔥 Forced Proximity 💀 Soul Bond 🌲 Gothic Atmosphere

Someone You Can Build a Nest In

by John Wiswell • 2024

A flesh-eating shapeshifter falls in love with the daughter of the hunters who want her dead.

3.86

24k+

👹 Monster Romance 🫀 Body Horror 💕 Sapphic Love Story 🏠 Found Family 💔 Generational Trauma

Someone You Can Build a Nest In 87%

A flesh-eating shapeshifter falls in love with the daughter of the hunters who want her dead.

by John Wiswell 2024

3.86

24k+ ratings

👹 Monster Romance 🫀 Body Horror 💕 Sapphic Love Story 🏠 Found Family 💔 Generational Trauma

But Not Too Bold

by Hache Pueyo • 2022

She inherited the keys, the spiders, and a mistress whose brides all end up dead.

3.63

4k+

🏚️ Gothic Horror 🕷️ Monster Romance 💕 Sapphic Romance 🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🏰 Gothic Mansion

But Not Too Bold 87%

She inherited the keys, the spiders, and a mistress whose brides all end up dead.

by Hache Pueyo 2022

3.63

4k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Horror 🕷️ Monster Romance 💕 Sapphic Romance 🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🏰 Gothic Mansion

Angel Down

by Daniel Kraus • 2025

A WWI gravedigger finds an angel in No Man's Land; her gifts destroy whoever asks.

4.06

16k+

🖤 Literary Horror 🪖 World War I 😇 Wish Gone Wrong 🤝 Deadly Bargain ⛪ Religious Horror

Angel Down 87%

A WWI gravedigger finds an angel in No Man's Land; her gifts destroy whoever asks.

by Daniel Kraus 2025

4.06

16k+ ratings

🖤 Literary Horror 🪖 World War I 😇 Wish Gone Wrong 🤝 Deadly Bargain ⛪ Religious Horror

To Those Willing to Drown

by Mark Matthews • 2025

A missing camper sends a counselor to an ancient well that grants miracles for blood.

4.08

108

🏕️ Folk Horror 📜 Faustian Bargain 🩸 Generational Curse 💔 Grieving Parent 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

To Those Willing to Drown 87%

A missing camper sends a counselor to an ancient well that grants miracles for blood.

by Mark Matthews 2025

4.08

108 ratings

🏕️ Folk Horror 📜 Faustian Bargain 🩸 Generational Curse 💔 Grieving Parent 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

Brimstone Angels

by Erin M. Evans • 2011

An outcast tiefling makes a devil's bargain. Now cults, devils, and ancient horrors hunt her family.

4.06

2k+

🖤 Infernal Fantasy 🔥 Devil's Bargain 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👯 Sister Bond ⚔️ Gritty Fantasy

Brimstone Angels 87%

An outcast tiefling makes a devil's bargain. Now cults, devils, and ancient horrors hunt her family.

by Erin M. Evans 2011

4.06

2k+ ratings

🖤 Infernal Fantasy 🔥 Devil's Bargain 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👯 Sister Bond ⚔️ Gritty Fantasy

Feeding Beauty

by Holly Roberds • 2025

A princess whose kiss kills and a dragon whose touch burns are cursed with impossible love.

4.25

2k+

👹 Monster Romance 🐉 Dragon Shifter 💀 Deadly Touch 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Curse Breaking

Feeding Beauty 87%

A princess whose kiss kills and a dragon whose touch burns are cursed with impossible love.

by Holly Roberds 2025

4.25

2k+ ratings

👹 Monster Romance 🐉 Dragon Shifter 💀 Deadly Touch 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Curse Breaking

Her Soul for Revenge

by Harley Laroux • 2021

She bargains her soul to a demon for revenge. The deal didn't include her heart.

4.24

60k+

😈 Demon Bargain Romance ⚔️ Cult Takedown 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🌱 Trauma Healing 💀 Revenge Quest

Her Soul for Revenge 87%

She bargains her soul to a demon for revenge. The deal didn't include her heart.

by Harley Laroux 2021

4.24

60k+ ratings

😈 Demon Bargain Romance ⚔️ Cult Takedown 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🌱 Trauma Healing 💀 Revenge Quest

Hell Bent

by Leigh Bardugo • 2023

To save her demon-trapped mentor, Alex Stern must find four killers and walk Yale's underworld.

4.10

184k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🔑 Secret Societies 🔥 Rescue From Hell 💀 Demonic Bargains 👻 Ghosts And Hauntings

Hell Bent 87%

To save her demon-trapped mentor, Alex Stern must find four killers and walk Yale's underworld.

by Leigh Bardugo 2023

4.10

184k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🔑 Secret Societies 🔥 Rescue From Hell 💀 Demonic Bargains 👻 Ghosts And Hauntings

Legacy of Blood

by Richard A. Knaak • 2001

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

3.75

3k+

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery 👻 Vengeful Spirits 😒 Reluctant Antihero

Legacy of Blood 87%

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

by Richard A. Knaak 2001

3.75

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery 👻 Vengeful Spirits 😒 Reluctant Antihero

Courted by Beasts

by Eva Chase • 2022

Her new heart commands monsters. Now a demon owns her, and three of them love her.

4.07

2k+

🫂 Found Family 👹 Monster Love Interests 😈 Demonic Bargains 🧠 Mind Control Powers 🏢 Forced Proximity

Courted by Beasts 87%

Her new heart commands monsters. Now a demon owns her, and three of them love her.

by Eva Chase 2022

4.07

2k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 👹 Monster Love Interests 😈 Demonic Bargains 🧠 Mind Control Powers 🏢 Forced Proximity

Wed to the Lich

by Layla Fae • 2023

Desperate and starving, May marries a lich. She expects a monster; he offers gentle shadows instead.

3.97

7k+

💍 Arranged Marriage 👹 Gentle Monster 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🔥 Slow Burn ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Wed to the Lich 87%

Desperate and starving, May marries a lich. She expects a monster; he offers gentle shadows instead.

by Layla Fae 2023

3.97

7k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage 👹 Gentle Monster 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🔥 Slow Burn ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Cuentos desde Interior

by Melissa Albert • 2021

Dark fairy tales where blood opens doors, Death collects brides, and every wish leaves a scar.

4.00

8k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tales 💪 Feminist Fairy Tales 💀 Bargains With Death 🩸 Blood Magic 🦴 Body Horror

Cuentos desde Interior 87%

Dark fairy tales where blood opens doors, Death collects brides, and every wish leaves a scar.

by Melissa Albert 2021

4.00

8k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tales 💪 Feminist Fairy Tales 💀 Bargains With Death 🩸 Blood Magic 🦴 Body Horror

Vathek

by William Beckford • 1786

An impious caliph sells his soul for a demon's promise of a subterranean palace of fire.

3.23

7k+

🏰 Early Gothic 🕌 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain 📜 Forbidden Knowledge 🕯️ Decadent Gothic

Vathek 87%

An impious caliph sells his soul for a demon's promise of a subterranean palace of fire.

by William Beckford 1786

3.23

7k+ ratings

🏰 Early Gothic 🕌 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain 📜 Forbidden Knowledge 🕯️ Decadent Gothic

Cold Days

by Jim Butcher • 2012

The Winter Queen orders her new knight to assassinate her own immortal daughter by Halloween's end.

4.47

107k+

🧝‍♀️ Fae Court Politics 👊 Reluctant Enforcer 🫂 Found Family 😈 Mental Corruption 🎭 Master Manipulator

Cold Days 87%

The Winter Queen orders her new knight to assassinate her own immortal daughter by Halloween's end.

by Jim Butcher 2012

4.47

107k+ ratings

🧝‍♀️ Fae Court Politics 👊 Reluctant Enforcer 🫂 Found Family 😈 Mental Corruption 🎭 Master Manipulator

A Light So Blinding

by Emma Hamm • 2025

To find her sister, a priestess frees a troll from the arena, binding her life to his.

4.24

3k+

🖤 Monster Romance ⛓️ Captive Romance ✨ Magical Bond 👥 Found Family 🏔️ Nordic Fantasy

A Light So Blinding 87%

To find her sister, a priestess frees a troll from the arena, binding her life to his.

by Emma Hamm 2025

4.24

3k+ ratings

🖤 Monster Romance ⛓️ Captive Romance ✨ Magical Bond 👥 Found Family 🏔️ Nordic Fantasy

The Narrow Road Between Desires

by Patrick Rothfuss • 2023

When a fae trickster helps an abused boy vanish his father, the bargain binds them both.

4.03

35k+

🪢 Fae Bargains 🦊 Trickster Mentor 🛡️ Escaping Abuse 🌅 Bittersweet Fantasy 🌿 Quiet Fantasy

The Narrow Road Between Desires 87%

When a fae trickster helps an abused boy vanish his father, the bargain binds them both.

by Patrick Rothfuss 2023

4.03

35k+ ratings

🪢 Fae Bargains 🦊 Trickster Mentor 🛡️ Escaping Abuse 🌅 Bittersweet Fantasy 🌿 Quiet Fantasy

The Unseelie Exile

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2025

Grieving and homeless, Ava Cole stumbles into a fae prison and bonds with its monstrous architect.

4.15

361

🌑 Fae Horror 🏚️ Sentient Prison 🖤 Villain Romance 💘 Enemies To Lovers 📜 Fae Bargains

The Unseelie Exile 87%

Grieving and homeless, Ava Cole stumbles into a fae prison and bonds with its monstrous architect.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2025

4.15

361 ratings

🌑 Fae Horror 🏚️ Sentient Prison 🖤 Villain Romance 💘 Enemies To Lovers 📜 Fae Bargains

A Soul to Protect

by Opal Reyne • 2024

Fleeing her abuser, she shelters with a skull-faced monster who aches for her warmth.

4.45

6k+

🐍 Monster Romance 🩹 Traumatized Heroine 🤫 Non-Verbal Hero 💞 Dual Healing 😇 Gentle Monster

A Soul to Protect 87%

Fleeing her abuser, she shelters with a skull-faced monster who aches for her warmth.

by Opal Reyne 2024

4.45

6k+ ratings

🐍 Monster Romance 🩹 Traumatized Heroine 🤫 Non-Verbal Hero 💞 Dual Healing 😇 Gentle Monster

The Book of Bill

by Alex Hirsch • 2024

A demon's post-defeat memoir: the apocalypse that failed and the twins who ruined it.

4.53

12k+

🦹 Demon Antagonist 🤝 Deal With A Demon 👯 Twin Siblings 📖 Cryptic Journal 🌪️ Reality Distortion

The Book of Bill 87%

A demon's post-defeat memoir: the apocalypse that failed and the twins who ruined it.

by Alex Hirsch 2024

4.53

12k+ ratings

🦹 Demon Antagonist 🤝 Deal With A Demon 👯 Twin Siblings 📖 Cryptic Journal 🌪️ Reality Distortion

In the Veins of the Drowning

by Kalie Cassidy • 2025

A Siren ward kills her Siren-hunter groom, then marries his rival king to escape the fortress.

3.92

45k+

🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🩸 Blood Bond 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🐉 Monstrous Heroine

In the Veins of the Drowning 87%

A Siren ward kills her Siren-hunter groom, then marries his rival king to escape the fortress.

by Kalie Cassidy 2025

3.92

45k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🩸 Blood Bond 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🐉 Monstrous Heroine

Beneath the Rising

by Premee Mohamed • 2020

Her reactor awakens ancient cosmic entities. Only her best friend believes the world is ending.

3.44

1k+

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📜 Faustian Bargain 💔 Doomed Friendship 🌑 Atmospheric Horror 🌍 Global Adventure

Beneath the Rising 87%

Her reactor awakens ancient cosmic entities. Only her best friend believes the world is ending.

by Premee Mohamed 2020

3.44

1k+ ratings

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📜 Faustian Bargain 💔 Doomed Friendship 🌑 Atmospheric Horror 🌍 Global Adventure

The Crimes of Alice

by Erin Bedford • 2018

A Victorian bride flees her wedding to chase a white rabbit into a sensual Fae realm.

4.10

210

🌑 Wicked Fairy Tale 🧚 Fae Romance 💋 Why Choose Romance ⚖️ Bargains With Fae 🤝 Faustian Bargain

The Crimes of Alice 87%

A Victorian bride flees her wedding to chase a white rabbit into a sensual Fae realm.

by Erin Bedford 2018

4.10

210 ratings

🌑 Wicked Fairy Tale 🧚 Fae Romance 💋 Why Choose Romance ⚖️ Bargains With Fae 🤝 Faustian Bargain

Demons and Roses

by Beka Westrup • 2024

Her cruel husband died and returned as a demon who burns for her.

3.73

939

🔥 Demon Romance 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 👹 Monster Lover 💀 Touch Her And Die 🌱 Trauma Healing

Demons and Roses 87%

Her cruel husband died and returned as a demon who burns for her.

by Beka Westrup 2024

3.73

939 ratings

🔥 Demon Romance 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 👹 Monster Lover 💀 Touch Her And Die 🌱 Trauma Healing

Hailed by Fiends

by Eva Chase • 2022

Her transplanted heart is magic. To stop the leviathan, she needs her four monstrous lovers.

4.18

1k+

🖤 Reverse Harem 👾 Monster Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🐉 Dragon Shifter 😈 Demon Hero

Hailed by Fiends 87%

Her transplanted heart is magic. To stop the leviathan, she needs her four monstrous lovers.

by Eva Chase 2022

4.18

1k+ ratings

🖤 Reverse Harem 👾 Monster Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🐉 Dragon Shifter 😈 Demon Hero

A Bargain So Bloody

by Vasilisa Drake • 2025

She frees a vampire to escape a life sentence: he demands she steal a forbidden grimoire.

3.91

17k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩸 Blood Bond 👑 Vampire Politics

A Bargain So Bloody 87%

She frees a vampire to escape a life sentence: he demands she steal a forbidden grimoire.

by Vasilisa Drake 2025

3.91

17k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩸 Blood Bond 👑 Vampire Politics

Send Me Their Souls

by Sara Wolf • 2020

An immortal girl fights to heal a world tree's wound before its fury consumes all she loves.

3.85

4k+

🫂 Found Family 😏 Snarky Heroine 🔄 Redemption Arc ⏳ Immortal Protagonist 🐉 Monster Ally

Send Me Their Souls 87%

An immortal girl fights to heal a world tree's wound before its fury consumes all she loves.

by Sara Wolf 2020

3.85

4k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 😏 Snarky Heroine 🔄 Redemption Arc ⏳ Immortal Protagonist 🐉 Monster Ally

House of the Beast

by Michelle Wong • 2025

A slum girl gives her arm to a god and wakes a shadow lover hellbent on revenge.

3.84

6k+

🏰 Gothic Romantasy 🌹 Beauty And The Beast Retelling ⚔️ God-Touched Heroine 🖤 Possessive Shadow Lover 🩸 Body Horror Sacrifice

House of the Beast 87%

A slum girl gives her arm to a god and wakes a shadow lover hellbent on revenge.

by Michelle Wong 2025

3.84

6k+ ratings

🏰 Gothic Romantasy 🌹 Beauty And The Beast Retelling ⚔️ God-Touched Heroine 🖤 Possessive Shadow Lover 🩸 Body Horror Sacrifice

Throne of the Fallen

by Kerri Maniscalco • 2023

She paints a cursed throne for a demon prince and becomes his game's most dangerous prize.

3.96

114k+

🖤 Demon Romance 🏰 Fae Court Politics 👑 Hidden Royalty 🔮 Bargains And Curses ⚔️ Deadly Trials

Throne of the Fallen 87%

She paints a cursed throne for a demon prince and becomes his game's most dangerous prize.

by Kerri Maniscalco 2023

3.96

114k+ ratings

🖤 Demon Romance 🏰 Fae Court Politics 👑 Hidden Royalty 🔮 Bargains And Curses ⚔️ Deadly Trials

Once Upon a Broken Heart

by Stephanie Garber • 2021

Her beloved weds another, so she bargains with the Prince of Hearts, whose kiss means death.

4.06

695k+

✨ Fairytale Fantasy 🤝 Supernatural Bargain 🖤 Deadly Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⭐ Prophecy And Destiny

Once Upon a Broken Heart 87%

Her beloved weds another, so she bargains with the Prince of Hearts, whose kiss means death.

by Stephanie Garber 2021

4.06

695k+ ratings

✨ Fairytale Fantasy 🤝 Supernatural Bargain 🖤 Deadly Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⭐ Prophecy And Destiny

Faust

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe • 1808

A dissatisfied scholar bets his soul the devil cannot give him a moment worth keeping.

3.89

51k+

😈 Deal With The Devil 🥀 Innocence Corrupted 💫 Redemptive Love 🖤 Gothic Tragedy 🏛️ Classical Mythology

Faust 87%

A dissatisfied scholar bets his soul the devil cannot give him a moment worth keeping.

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1808

3.89

51k+ ratings

😈 Deal With The Devil 🥀 Innocence Corrupted 💫 Redemptive Love 🖤 Gothic Tragedy 🏛️ Classical Mythology

Ice Lord's Bride

by Ava Ross • 2022

A fae bride lottery winner falls for the scarred cursed lord forbidden to claim a bride.

3.58

581

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🖤 Scarred Hero 🌍 Human In Fae World 💍 Reluctant Bride

Ice Lord's Bride 87%

A fae bride lottery winner falls for the scarred cursed lord forbidden to claim a bride.

by Ava Ross 2022

3.58

581 ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🖤 Scarred Hero 🌍 Human In Fae World 💍 Reluctant Bride

A Soul to Embrace

by Opal Reyne • 2024

A half-demon king is rescued and kept by a feral monster desperate to learn humanity.

4.50

4k+

🦴 Monster Romance 🤲 Touch Starved 🌿 Feral To Lover 💀 Villain Redemption 🔗 Captive To Lover

A Soul to Embrace 87%

A half-demon king is rescued and kept by a feral monster desperate to learn humanity.

by Opal Reyne 2024

4.50

4k+ ratings

🦴 Monster Romance 🤲 Touch Starved 🌿 Feral To Lover 💀 Villain Redemption 🔗 Captive To Lover

The Lightning Tree

by Patrick Rothfuss • 2014

A fae barman trades in children's secrets beneath a lightning tree. Every wish has a cost.

3.94

5k+

🧚 Fae Trickster 🍂 Slice Of Life Fantasy 🤝 Bargains And Secrets 🫂 Found Family 🌿 Hidden Fae World

The Lightning Tree 87%

A fae barman trades in children's secrets beneath a lightning tree. Every wish has a cost.

by Patrick Rothfuss 2014

3.94

5k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Trickster 🍂 Slice Of Life Fantasy 🤝 Bargains And Secrets 🫂 Found Family 🌿 Hidden Fae World

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