Cursed Romance Books | Summaries & Audio

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

Bone Island

by Nicole Fiorina • 2023

Pledged to another, a seamstress falls for the outcast whose face kills, waking deadly shadows.

4.28

4k+

🖤 Gothic Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🔮 Fated Mates 🩸 Cursed Hero 💍 Arranged Marriage

Bone Island 90%

Pledged to another, a seamstress falls for the outcast whose face kills, waking deadly shadows.

by Nicole Fiorina 2023

4.28

4k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🔮 Fated Mates 🩸 Cursed Hero 💍 Arranged Marriage

Innamorata

by Ava Reid • 2026

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

3.58

4k+

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

Innamorata 89%

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

by Ava Reid 2026

3.58

4k+ ratings

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

Crown of Nightmares

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2020

A huntress and her wolf shade must kill the grandmother who wears the soul-devouring crown.

4.32

1k+

🐺 Spirit Bonding 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Tragic Villain 🩸 Family Legacy Curse 💕 Forbidden Romance

Crown of Nightmares 89%

A huntress and her wolf shade must kill the grandmother who wears the soul-devouring crown.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2020

4.32

1k+ ratings

🐺 Spirit Bonding 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Tragic Villain 🩸 Family Legacy Curse 💕 Forbidden Romance

Wayward Souls

by Devon Monk • 2020

Bound to Route 66 with her ghost husband, she hunts for a magic that could end their curse.

4.02

754

👻 Ghost Romance 🥀 Cursed Lovers 🛣️ Supernatural Road Trip 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 🏜️ Paranormal Americana

Wayward Souls 89%

Bound to Route 66 with her ghost husband, she hunts for a magic that could end their curse.

by Devon Monk 2020

4.02

754 ratings

👻 Ghost Romance 🥀 Cursed Lovers 🛣️ Supernatural Road Trip 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 🏜️ Paranormal Americana

Beautiful Chaos

by Kami Garcia • 2011

A Southern boy's girlfriend broke the rules of magic. Now he must pay the price.

3.92

107k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 💔 Sacrificial Hero 🔮 Prophecy ⭐ Star-Crossed Lovers 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

Beautiful Chaos 89%

A Southern boy's girlfriend broke the rules of magic. Now he must pay the price.

by Kami Garcia 2011

3.92

107k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 💔 Sacrificial Hero 🔮 Prophecy ⭐ Star-Crossed Lovers 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

La hija de la noche

by Laura Gallego García • 2004

Her cellar holds a vampire. Her blood is his leash. The village wants them dead.

3.46

4k+

🩸 Gothic Vampire Romance 💔 Cursed Lover 🔥 Small Town Hysteria 🇫🇷 19th Century France 🏚️ Isolated Mansion

La hija de la noche 89%

Her cellar holds a vampire. Her blood is his leash. The village wants them dead.

by Laura Gallego García 2004

3.46

4k+ ratings

🩸 Gothic Vampire Romance 💔 Cursed Lover 🔥 Small Town Hysteria 🇫🇷 19th Century France 🏚️ Isolated Mansion

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

by Tia Williams • 2024

A florist flees her funeral dynasty for Harlem, where a musician's secret spans a century.

3.98

57k+

🌸 Magical Realism Romance ⏳ Cursed Immortal 🎷 Harlem Renaissance Legacy 🫂 Found Family 💔 Bittersweet Romance

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde 89%

A florist flees her funeral dynasty for Harlem, where a musician's secret spans a century.

by Tia Williams 2024

3.98

57k+ ratings

🌸 Magical Realism Romance ⏳ Cursed Immortal 🎷 Harlem Renaissance Legacy 🫂 Found Family 💔 Bittersweet Romance

Girls of Dark Divine

by E.V. Woods • 2025

Dark magic traps her dance troupe. A boy of shadow claims he can break the curse.

3.57

688

🔮 Cursed Performers 🎭 Gothic Theater 🖤 Shadow Love Interest 🔥 Costly Rebellion 💜 Found Family

Girls of Dark Divine 89%

Dark magic traps her dance troupe. A boy of shadow claims he can break the curse.

by E.V. Woods 2025

3.57

688 ratings

🔮 Cursed Performers 🎭 Gothic Theater 🖤 Shadow Love Interest 🔥 Costly Rebellion 💜 Found Family

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 89%

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

The Penitent

by Natasha Knight • 2023

Born to die for his curse, she instead becomes the woman he would die for.

4.18

2k+

🖤 Gothic Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🔮 Ancestral Curse ⛪ Religious Horror

The Penitent 89%

Born to die for his curse, she instead becomes the woman he would die for.

by Natasha Knight 2023

4.18

2k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🔮 Ancestral Curse ⛪ Religious Horror

The Raven's Ballad

by Emma Hamm • 2018

A swan at dawn, a raven at dusk. Cursed lovers hunt the innocent to be together.

4.24

928

🖤 Cursed Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🍀 Celtic Mythology 🤝 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

The Raven's Ballad 89%

A swan at dawn, a raven at dusk. Cursed lovers hunt the innocent to be together.

by Emma Hamm 2018

4.24

928 ratings

🖤 Cursed Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🍀 Celtic Mythology 🤝 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

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 89%

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

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 89%

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 Wish Collector

by Mia Sheridan • 2018

A ballerina slips a wish through a crumbling wall. A scarred recluse answers from the other side.

4.17

13k+

🩹 Scarred Hero 🖤 Beastly Hero 🩰 Ballerina Heroine ⏳ Dual Timelines ✨ Wishes And Curses

The Wish Collector 89%

A ballerina slips a wish through a crumbling wall. A scarred recluse answers from the other side.

by Mia Sheridan 2018

4.17

13k+ ratings

🩹 Scarred Hero 🖤 Beastly Hero 🩰 Ballerina Heroine ⏳ Dual Timelines ✨ Wishes And Curses

A Crown of Ivy and Glass

by Claire Legrand • 2023

Magic poisons her body; his touch eases the pain. Hunting a demon together entwines their fates.

3.17

8k+

🩸 Generational Curse 💫 Empath Love Interest ✨ Glamour Magic 🌑 Gothic Fantasy ⚔️ Rival Families

A Crown of Ivy and Glass 89%

Magic poisons her body; his touch eases the pain. Hunting a demon together entwines their fates.

by Claire Legrand 2023

3.17

8k+ ratings

🩸 Generational Curse 💫 Empath Love Interest ✨ Glamour Magic 🌑 Gothic Fantasy ⚔️ Rival Families

Sancte Diaboli

by Amo Jones • 2021

Trapped in a witch's coven, she must trust the dangerous ex-lover who once destroyed her.

4.46

7k+

🧙 Dark Witch Romance 💀 Generational Curse 🖤 Possessive Antihero 💔 Trauma Bonded Love 🫂 Found Family

Sancte Diaboli 89%

Trapped in a witch's coven, she must trust the dangerous ex-lover who once destroyed her.

by Amo Jones 2021

4.46

7k+ ratings

🧙 Dark Witch Romance 💀 Generational Curse 🖤 Possessive Antihero 💔 Trauma Bonded Love 🫂 Found Family

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 89%

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

The Puppeteer

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2020

Bound to the puppeteer who remade her, she is trapped in his dark circus by his obsession.

4.16

5k+

🎪 Dark Circus Romance 🪢 Captor-Captive Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Damaged Hero 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

The Puppeteer 89%

Bound to the puppeteer who remade her, she is trapped in his dark circus by his obsession.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020

4.16

5k+ ratings

🎪 Dark Circus Romance 🪢 Captor-Captive Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Damaged Hero 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

The Honey Witch

by Sydney J. Shields • 2024

Her honey magic heals the land. Its price: she can never love. A skeptic moves in.

3.54

29k+

🏡 Cottagecore Fantasy 💔 Cursed Love 🐝 Nature Magic ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌿 Pastoral Fantasy

The Honey Witch 89%

Her honey magic heals the land. Its price: she can never love. A skeptic moves in.

by Sydney J. Shields 2024

3.54

29k+ ratings

🏡 Cottagecore Fantasy 💔 Cursed Love 🐝 Nature Magic ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌿 Pastoral Fantasy

Blackthorn

by J.T. Geissinger • 2025

A witch returns for a funeral. The body vanishes, and only her cursed ex-lover can help.

3.79

19k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🩸 Generational Curse 🏚️ Gothic Manor Romance 🔮 Witch Family Saga 🌫️ Eerie Small Town

Blackthorn 89%

A witch returns for a funeral. The body vanishes, and only her cursed ex-lover can help.

by J.T. Geissinger 2025

3.79

19k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🩸 Generational Curse 🏚️ Gothic Manor Romance 🔮 Witch Family Saga 🌫️ Eerie Small Town

A Dark Forgetting

by Kristen Ciccarelli • 2022

A singer whose voice wakes wild magic enters fae woods to bargain for her stolen grandfather.

3.73

7k+

🖤 Dark Fae Court 🎵 Song Magic 💔 Forgotten Love 👪 Family Curse 🌲 Cursed Forest

A Dark Forgetting 89%

A singer whose voice wakes wild magic enters fae woods to bargain for her stolen grandfather.

by Kristen Ciccarelli 2022

3.73

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Court 🎵 Song Magic 💔 Forgotten Love 👪 Family Curse 🌲 Cursed Forest

Wisteria

by Adalyn Grace • 2024

A bargained bride discovers her husband's enchanted kingdom is a lie built to trap her heart.

4.21

52k+

🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🧵 Fated Mates

Wisteria 89%

A bargained bride discovers her husband's enchanted kingdom is a lie built to trap her heart.

by Adalyn Grace 2024

4.21

52k+ ratings

🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🧵 Fated Mates

Wraith

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2021

A half-fae thief falls for the cursed mage whose spellbook she was sent to steal.

4.22

1k+

🧝‍♀️ Half-Fae Heroine 🔮 Cursed Mage 🌊 Gothic Seaside ✍️ Spell-Writing Magic 🌑 Nightmare Realm

Wraith 89%

A half-fae thief falls for the cursed mage whose spellbook she was sent to steal.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2021

4.22

1k+ ratings

🧝‍♀️ Half-Fae Heroine 🔮 Cursed Mage 🌊 Gothic Seaside ✍️ Spell-Writing Magic 🌑 Nightmare Realm

Bound to Fall

by A.K. Caggiano • 2023

She wields the shadows he was sworn to destroy, and now he is her captive.

4.04

4k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🌑 Shadow Magic 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 💔 Trauma Healing

Bound to Fall 89%

She wields the shadows he was sworn to destroy, and now he is her captive.

by A.K. Caggiano 2023

4.04

4k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🌑 Shadow Magic 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 💔 Trauma Healing

How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days

by Kerrelyn Sparks • 2017

Impersonating her dead twin, a ghost-seeing bride weds a lord cursed with a lethal lightning touch.

4.02

5k+

🏰 Arranged Marriage Fantasy ⚡ Deadly Touch Curse 👻 Ghost-Seeing Heroine 🎭 Hidden Identity 👯 Found Sisterhood

How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days Summary

How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days 89%

Impersonating her dead twin, a ghost-seeing bride weds a lord cursed with a lethal lightning touch.

by Kerrelyn Sparks 2017

4.02

5k+ ratings

🏰 Arranged Marriage Fantasy ⚡ Deadly Touch Curse 👻 Ghost-Seeing Heroine 🎭 Hidden Identity 👯 Found Sisterhood

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 89%

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

The Sinner and the Scholar

by Lana Pecherczyk • 2023

A cynical assassin and a cursed scholar unite against hell, but their attraction may doom them.

3.79

2k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 👿 Demon Possession 🌍 Apocalyptic Stakes 🫂 Found Family

The Sinner and the Scholar 89%

A cynical assassin and a cursed scholar unite against hell, but their attraction may doom them.

by Lana Pecherczyk 2023

3.79

2k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 👿 Demon Possession 🌍 Apocalyptic Stakes 🫂 Found Family

Anathema

by Keri Lake • 2024

Sent to kill her, a cursed assassin watches his black flame choose her instead.

4.18

131k+

🖤 Gothic Romantasy 💫 Fated Mates 🕷️ Body Horror 🦂 Monster Love Interest 🏰 Gothic Castle

Anathema 89%

Sent to kill her, a cursed assassin watches his black flame choose her instead.

by Keri Lake 2024

4.18

131k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Romantasy 💫 Fated Mates 🕷️ Body Horror 🦂 Monster Love Interest 🏰 Gothic Castle

The Knight and the Moth

by Rachel Gillig • 2025

A temple seer drowns daily for prophecy. When her sisters vanish, the gods begin to hunt.

4.22

251k+

🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🖤 Dark Romantasy ⛪ Religious Trauma 👁️ Prophetic Visions ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

The Knight and the Moth 89%

A temple seer drowns daily for prophecy. When her sisters vanish, the gods begin to hunt.

by Rachel Gillig 2025

4.22

251k+ ratings

🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🖤 Dark Romantasy ⛪ Religious Trauma 👁️ Prophetic Visions ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Rey entre sombras

by Melissa Landers • 2024

A failed novice enters a court where the king turns to shadow and compassion is forbidden.

3.66

11k+

🖤 Cursed King Romance 🕯️ Religious Corruption 🩸 Hidden Parentage 🌙 Unlikely Heroine 🐕 Animal Companion

Rey entre sombras 89%

A failed novice enters a court where the king turns to shadow and compassion is forbidden.

by Melissa Landers 2024

3.66

11k+ ratings

🖤 Cursed King Romance 🕯️ Religious Corruption 🩸 Hidden Parentage 🌙 Unlikely Heroine 🐕 Animal Companion

Two Twisted Crowns

by Rachel Gillig • 2023

A captain enters the haunted wood to find the card that will free his possessed love.

4.38

530k+

🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 👑 Cursed Kingdom 🃏 Card-Based Magic 🌲 Gothic Woodland 👻 Possession And Duality

Two Twisted Crowns 88%

A captain enters the haunted wood to find the card that will free his possessed love.

by Rachel Gillig 2023

4.38

530k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 👑 Cursed Kingdom 🃏 Card-Based Magic 🌲 Gothic Woodland 👻 Possession And Duality

Queen of Poison

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2020

Possessed by a shade, a venatrix must destroy the Witch Queen, and prophecy requires her death.

4.19

1k+

🧟 Necromancy And Spirits 🌲 Sentient Forest 🔮 Bound By Prophecy 👑 Bloodline Legacy 💔 Tragic Romance

Queen of Poison 88%

Possessed by a shade, a venatrix must destroy the Witch Queen, and prophecy requires her death.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2020

4.19

1k+ ratings

🧟 Necromancy And Spirits 🌲 Sentient Forest 🔮 Bound By Prophecy 👑 Bloodline Legacy 💔 Tragic Romance

The Quarter Moon

by Stephanie Hudson • 2013

Her lover died. The Oracle's riddles promise answers, but the path leads straight through Hell.

4.49

5k+

🔗 Fated Mates 🔥 Descent Into Hell 🖤 Dark Paranormal Romance 🥀 Tortured Hero 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

The Quarter Moon 88%

Her lover died. The Oracle's riddles promise answers, but the path leads straight through Hell.

by Stephanie Hudson 2013

4.49

5k+ ratings

🔗 Fated Mates 🔥 Descent Into Hell 🖤 Dark Paranormal Romance 🥀 Tortured Hero 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

Lady of the Nightmares

by Kate King • 2023

A human maid claims the Fae throne, bound to princes whose love will doom them all.

4.15

4k+

🌑 Dark Fae Romance 💫 Fated Mates ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👤 Human Among Fae 🩸 Cursed Bloodline

Lady of the Nightmares 88%

A human maid claims the Fae throne, bound to princes whose love will doom them all.

by Kate King 2023

4.15

4k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Fae Romance 💫 Fated Mates ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👤 Human Among Fae 🩸 Cursed Bloodline

Blood Vows

by Stephanie Hudson • 2025

A vampire lord's revenge traps a woman in a gothic manor where an ancient blood curse stirs.

4.57

423

🦇 Gothic Vampire Romance 🏰 Gothic Manor 💔 Kidnapping To Lovers 🔮 Fated Mates 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

Blood Vows 88%

A vampire lord's revenge traps a woman in a gothic manor where an ancient blood curse stirs.

by Stephanie Hudson 2025

4.57

423 ratings

🦇 Gothic Vampire Romance 🏰 Gothic Manor 💔 Kidnapping To Lovers 🔮 Fated Mates 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

Break Her Heart

by Lexi Hodges • 2025

A vengeful witch must marry the vampire king she tried to kill, or her coven burns.

4.21

1k+

🔥 Dark Romantasy 🩸 Vampire Court ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

Break Her Heart 88%

A vengeful witch must marry the vampire king she tried to kill, or her coven burns.

by Lexi Hodges 2025

4.21

1k+ ratings

🔥 Dark Romantasy 🩸 Vampire Court ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

The Devil's Concubine

by Ángeles Goyanes • 2011

Saved by a fallen angel, a crusade orphan discovers eternal life is a slow-motion execution.

3.82

471

🖤 Fallen Angel Romance 💀 Cursed Immortality 🔄 Soul Transfer 🥀 Tragic Romance 🌙 Gothic Confession

The Devil's Concubine 88%

Saved by a fallen angel, a crusade orphan discovers eternal life is a slow-motion execution.

by Ángeles Goyanes 2011

3.82

471 ratings

🖤 Fallen Angel Romance 💀 Cursed Immortality 🔄 Soul Transfer 🥀 Tragic Romance 🌙 Gothic Confession

Dunmoor

by London Clarke • 2021

He turned a cursed manor into an orphanage, but an ancient evil now stalks the children.

4.00

252

🕯️ Gothic Suspense 👻 Haunted Orphanage 🩸 Family Curse ⚜️ Secret Society 🗡️ Ritual Sacrifice

Dunmoor 88%

He turned a cursed manor into an orphanage, but an ancient evil now stalks the children.

by London Clarke 2021

4.00

252 ratings

🕯️ Gothic Suspense 👻 Haunted Orphanage 🩸 Family Curse ⚜️ Secret Society 🗡️ Ritual Sacrifice

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.

4.25

143

🏰 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

4.25

143 ratings

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

The Coven's Secret

by Alicia Rades • 2021

A haunted warlock falls for a witch whose light could lift his curse or cost her life.

3.89

2k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💀 Death-Touch Hero 💔 Curse-Bound Lovers ⚰️ Ancestral Curse 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

The Coven's Secret 88%

A haunted warlock falls for a witch whose light could lift his curse or cost her life.

by Alicia Rades 2021

3.89

2k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💀 Death-Touch Hero 💔 Curse-Bound Lovers ⚰️ Ancestral Curse 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

House of War and Bone

by Leia Stone • 2023

A touch-cursed fae steals a prince's healing magic, dooming him to a brutal underworld.

4.16

8k+

🤚 Cursed Touch 🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🔗 Magical Bond 💔 Doomed Romance 🏫 Magical Academy

House of War and Bone 88%

A touch-cursed fae steals a prince's healing magic, dooming him to a brutal underworld.

by Leia Stone 2023

4.16

8k+ ratings

🤚 Cursed Touch 🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🔗 Magical Bond 💔 Doomed Romance 🏫 Magical Academy

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 88%

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

Eldrith Manor

by Leigh Rivers • 2026

She dies summoning a demon, wakes a ghost tethered to her killer in a cursed manor.

3.85

8k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🩸 Fated By Blood 💔 Sacrifice For Love

Eldrith Manor 88%

She dies summoning a demon, wakes a ghost tethered to her killer in a cursed manor.

by Leigh Rivers 2026

3.85

8k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🩸 Fated By Blood 💔 Sacrifice For Love

The Arcane Taste of the Witchwood Boys

by C.M. Stunich • 2025

A cursed forest binds a painter to three broken men; survival costs blood and love.

4.27

3k+

🖤 Why Choose Romance 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Blood Magic 🌲 Gothic Atmosphere 🦇 Monstrous Heroine

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The Arcane Taste of the Witchwood Boys 88%

A cursed forest binds a painter to three broken men; survival costs blood and love.

by C.M. Stunich 2025

4.27

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

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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

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The Ballad of Never After

by Stephanie Garber • 2022

To save her cursed prince, she must team up with the immortal who ruined their wedding.

4.49

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The Ballad of Never After 88%

To save her cursed prince, she must team up with the immortal who ruined their wedding.

by Stephanie Garber 2022

4.49

502k+ ratings

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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

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Once Upon a Broken Heart 88%

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

by Stephanie Garber 2021

4.06

695k+ ratings

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Heir of Shadow

by Sara C. Roethle • 2023

Bound to a vampire, a hunter must stop a gruesome killer inside a witch fortress.

4.40

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Heir of Shadow 88%

Bound to a vampire, a hunter must stop a gruesome killer inside a witch fortress.

by Sara C. Roethle 2023

4.40

2k+ ratings

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