🖤 Loving The Villain

The dangerous allure of characters who shouldn't be loved — stories that interrogate why darkness attracts and whether affection can coexist with moral clarity.

Destroy Me

by Tahereh Mafi • 2012

Shot by the girl he craves, Warner pores over her journal as his father hunts her down.

3.94

364k+

🦹 Villain Point Of View 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Dark Romance 🪖 Military Dystopia 🔥 Obsessive Devotion

Destroy Me 90%

Shot by the girl he craves, Warner pores over her journal as his father hunts her down.

by Tahereh Mafi 2012

3.94

364k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Point Of View 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Dark Romance 🪖 Military Dystopia 🔥 Obsessive Devotion

Assistant to the Villain

by Hannah Nicole Maehrer • 2023

Desperate for coin, a woman takes a job as the realm's most feared villain's assistant.

3.93

355k+

❤️‍🔥 Villain Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Family Betrayal

Assistant to the Villain 90%

Desperate for coin, a woman takes a job as the realm's most feared villain's assistant.

by Hannah Nicole Maehrer 2023

3.93

355k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Villain Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Family Betrayal

Ruthless Villains

by Marion Blackwood • 2022

As war targets every dark mage, two villainous lovers strike back with poison and cunning.

3.50

5k+

🦹 Villain Protagonists 🖤 Dark Magic 💋 Villain Romance ⚔️ Battle Couple 🏠 Found Family

Ruthless Villains 89%

As war targets every dark mage, two villainous lovers strike back with poison and cunning.

by Marion Blackwood 2022

3.50

5k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Protagonists 🖤 Dark Magic 💋 Villain Romance ⚔️ Battle Couple 🏠 Found Family

Scarred

by Emily McIntire • 2022

A bride with a grudge marries the king but burns for the brother plotting his downfall.

3.85

217k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Scarred Hero 💔 Forbidden Romance 👑 Villain Gets The Girl 🔥 Revenge Quest

Scarred 89%

A bride with a grudge marries the king but burns for the brother plotting his downfall.

by Emily McIntire 2022

3.85

217k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Scarred Hero 💔 Forbidden Romance 👑 Villain Gets The Girl 🔥 Revenge Quest

Hooked

by Emily McIntire • 2021

His enemy's daughter was his revenge, then the only thing that quieted his nightmares.

3.77

520k+

🖤 Villain Romance 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⛓️ Captor Captive ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Revenge Obsession

Hooked 89%

His enemy's daughter was his revenge, then the only thing that quieted his nightmares.

by Emily McIntire 2021

3.77

520k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Romance 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⛓️ Captor Captive ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Revenge Obsession

Long Live Evil

by Sarah Rees Brennan • 2024

A dying woman wakes as a fantasy villainess, hunting a magical cure before the plot executes her.

3.84

22k+

🎭 Villainess Isekai 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Villain Protagonist 💔 Found Family 👭 Sibling Bond

Long Live Evil 89%

A dying woman wakes as a fantasy villainess, hunting a magical cure before the plot executes her.

by Sarah Rees Brennan 2024

3.84

22k+ ratings

🎭 Villainess Isekai 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Villain Protagonist 💔 Found Family 👭 Sibling Bond

Fairest

by Marissa Meyer • 2015

Masking her scars with glamour, a Lunar princess schemes to possess the guard she obsesses over.

3.94

156k+

🖤 Villain Origin 🌑 Dark Fairytale ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 💔 Obsessive Love 💍 Forced Marriage

Fairest 88%

Masking her scars with glamour, a Lunar princess schemes to possess the guard she obsesses over.

by Marissa Meyer 2015

3.94

156k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Origin 🌑 Dark Fairytale ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 💔 Obsessive Love 💍 Forced Marriage

Heartless Villains

by Marion Blackwood • 2022

Rival dark mages team up to destroy a magical artifact and their hatred turns into passion.

4.02

2k+

🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🦹 Villain Protagonist 🚪 Forced Proximity 👪 Found Family

Heartless Villains 88%

Rival dark mages team up to destroy a magical artifact and their hatred turns into passion.

by Marion Blackwood 2022

4.02

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🦹 Villain Protagonist 🚪 Forced Proximity 👪 Found Family

Merciless Villains

by Marion Blackwood • 2023

Two dark mages wage war with poison and sabotage, but love is their deadliest weapon.

3.96

1k+

🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 😈 Villain Protagonists 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Possessive Hero

Merciless Villains 88%

Two dark mages wage war with poison and sabotage, but love is their deadliest weapon.

by Marion Blackwood 2023

3.96

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 😈 Villain Protagonists 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Possessive Hero

Throne in the Dark

by A.K. Caggiano • 2022

A villainous half-demon's talisman binds a sunny thief to him, and the only cure is her death.

4.05

23k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Morally Gray Hero 💬 Banter And Tension

Throne in the Dark 88%

A villainous half-demon's talisman binds a sunny thief to him, and the only cure is her death.

by A.K. Caggiano 2022

4.05

23k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Morally Gray Hero 💬 Banter And Tension

Wretched

by Emily McIntire • 2022

An undercover DEA agent falls for the brilliant woman running the cartel he's sworn to destroy.

3.83

152k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕵️ Undercover Agent 🖤 Villain Heroine 💊 Drug Empire 💔 Betrayed Trust

Wretched 88%

An undercover DEA agent falls for the brilliant woman running the cartel he's sworn to destroy.

by Emily McIntire 2022

3.83

152k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕵️ Undercover Agent 🖤 Villain Heroine 💊 Drug Empire 💔 Betrayed Trust

Apprentice to the Villain

by Hannah Nicole Maehrer • 2024

She fell for a villain. Now the prophecy says she'll be his end.

4.09

204k+

🖤 Villain Romance 🏰 Workplace Fantasy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⭐ Star-Crossed Lovers

Apprentice to the Villain 88%

She fell for a villain. Now the prophecy says she'll be his end.

by Hannah Nicole Maehrer 2024

4.09

204k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Romance 🏰 Workplace Fantasy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⭐ Star-Crossed Lovers

Heartless

by Marissa Meyer • 2016

Cath bakes magic into tarts, but a king wants her hand, a joker her heart.

4.08

277k+

📖 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🌹 Dark Fairytale 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎪 Dark Whimsy

Heartless 88%

Cath bakes magic into tarts, but a king wants her hand, a joker her heart.

by Marissa Meyer 2016

4.08

277k+ ratings

📖 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🌹 Dark Fairytale 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎪 Dark Whimsy

The Faire

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2020

Bound to a hungry circus, she loves its beautiful monster. The ringmaster wants them dead.

4.34

3k+

🎪 Dark Carnival 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 👑 Morally Grey Heroine

The Faire 88%

Bound to a hungry circus, she loves its beautiful monster. The ringmaster wants them dead.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020

4.34

3k+ ratings

🎪 Dark Carnival 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 👑 Morally Grey Heroine

Gentlemen Prefer Villains

by C. Rochelle • 2023

A sharp-tongued assistant falls for his supervillain boss, a man whose touch means instant death.

4.19

4k+

🦹 Supervillain Romance 💀 Deadly Touch 🤲 Touch Starved 💫 Soulmate Bond 🫂 Found Family

Gentlemen Prefer Villains 88%

A sharp-tongued assistant falls for his supervillain boss, a man whose touch means instant death.

by C. Rochelle 2023

4.19

4k+ ratings

🦹 Supervillain Romance 💀 Deadly Touch 🤲 Touch Starved 💫 Soulmate Bond 🫂 Found Family

Path of Destruction

by Drew Karpyshyn • 2006

Cast out and broken, a Sith apprentice studies forbidden secrets to destroy his own order.

4.35

38k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 📈 Underdog Ascension 🗡️ Secret Training 🐍 Treacherous Alliance ⚫ Dark Power Fantasy

Path of Destruction 88%

Cast out and broken, a Sith apprentice studies forbidden secrets to destroy his own order.

by Drew Karpyshyn 2006

4.35

38k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 📈 Underdog Ascension 🗡️ Secret Training 🐍 Treacherous Alliance ⚫ Dark Power Fantasy

All Hail Chaos

by Sarah Rees Brennan • 2026

A dying fan wakes in her favorite book as the villainess everyone wants dead.

4.14

2k+

🌐 Meta Fantasy 👑 Villainess Protagonist 📖 Reader Trapped In Book ⚔️ Corrupted Chosen One 🖤 Dark Romantasy

All Hail Chaos 88%

A dying fan wakes in her favorite book as the villainess everyone wants dead.

by Sarah Rees Brennan 2026

4.14

2k+ ratings

🌐 Meta Fantasy 👑 Villainess Protagonist 📖 Reader Trapped In Book ⚔️ Corrupted Chosen One 🖤 Dark Romantasy

The Ringmaster

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2020

A woman. A living circus. A murderous choice. And the puppeteer who claims her dark heart.

4.15

3k+

🎪 Dark Circus 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💀 Touch Her And Die 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎭 Morally Grey Hero

The Ringmaster 88%

A woman. A living circus. A murderous choice. And the puppeteer who claims her dark heart.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020

4.15

3k+ ratings

🎪 Dark Circus 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💀 Touch Her And Die 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎭 Morally Grey Hero

Accomplice to the Villain

by Hannah Nicole Maehrer • 2025

His death magic calms only for her. The prophecy says she'll destroy him. Neither expected the love.

4.09

117k+

💀 Villain Romance 🏢 Workplace Romantasy 🖤 Compromised Hero ❤️ Chosen Family ✨ Fairy Tale Mashup

Accomplice to the Villain 88%

His death magic calms only for her. The prophecy says she'll destroy him. Neither expected the love.

by Hannah Nicole Maehrer 2025

4.09

117k+ ratings

💀 Villain Romance 🏢 Workplace Romantasy 🖤 Compromised Hero ❤️ Chosen Family ✨ Fairy Tale Mashup

Twisted

by Emily McIntire • 2023

He needs her father's empire. A fake engagement gets him close. A magic lamp gets him closer.

3.85

120k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🧞 Fairy Tale Retelling 💍 Fake Engagement ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Spicy Romance

Twisted 88%

He needs her father's empire. A fake engagement gets him close. A magic lamp gets him closer.

by Emily McIntire 2023

3.85

120k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🧞 Fairy Tale Retelling 💍 Fake Engagement ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Spicy Romance

Hench

by Natalie Zina Walschots • 2020

After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.

4.00

27k+

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🦸 Superhero Satire 🌑 Villain Origin Story 🕸️ Corrupting Mentorship 📋 Office Satire

Hench 88%

After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.

by Natalie Zina Walschots 2020

4.00

27k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🦸 Superhero Satire 🌑 Villain Origin Story 🕸️ Corrupting Mentorship 📋 Office Satire

Losing Neverland

by Evelyn Montgomery • 2024

Peter Pan returns as dark Captain Hook, dragging grown Wendy to a Neverland ruled by obsession.

3.72

2k+

🖤 Dark Fairytale Retelling ⚔️ Villain Gets The Girl 🖤 Obsessive Love 💫 First Love Returns 🔮 Fated Love Curse

Losing Neverland 88%

Peter Pan returns as dark Captain Hook, dragging grown Wendy to a Neverland ruled by obsession.

by Evelyn Montgomery 2024

3.72

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairytale Retelling ⚔️ Villain Gets The Girl 🖤 Obsessive Love 💫 First Love Returns 🔮 Fated Love Curse

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 Dark Lord's Guide to Dating (and Other War Crimes)

by Tiffany Hunt • 2025

Dark lord forces a healer into marriage to power a relic, but it demands consummation.

3.98

20k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Forced Proximity 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💫 Magical Bond 🖤 Villain Romance

The Dark Lord's Guide to Dating (and Other War Crimes) Summary

The Dark Lord's Guide to Dating (and Other War Crimes) 88%

Dark lord forces a healer into marriage to power a relic, but it demands consummation.

by Tiffany Hunt 2025

3.98

20k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Forced Proximity 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💫 Magical Bond 🖤 Villain Romance

Renegades

by Marissa Meyer • 2017

A sleepless girl infiltrates the heroes who failed her family, but one boy complicates her revenge.

4.11

167k+

🦹 Corrupt Superheroes ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🕵️ Infiltration Mission 👿 Villain Protagonist

Renegades 88%

A sleepless girl infiltrates the heroes who failed her family, but one boy complicates her revenge.

by Marissa Meyer 2017

4.11

167k+ ratings

🦹 Corrupt Superheroes ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🕵️ Infiltration Mission 👿 Villain Protagonist

Vicious Villains

by Marion Blackwood • 2023

Two villain mages, one dangerous attraction, and a crime lord's job that could destroy them both.

3.80

1k+

🖤 Villain Protagonists 💘 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Deadly Power Couple 🎭 Heist And Scheming 🏙️ Gritty Magical City

Vicious Villains 88%

Two villain mages, one dangerous attraction, and a crime lord's job that could destroy them both.

by Marion Blackwood 2023

3.80

1k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Protagonists 💘 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Deadly Power Couple 🎭 Heist And Scheming 🏙️ Gritty Magical City

Live and Let Lionel

by Caroline Peckham • 2024

The Dragon King's memoir spins his tyranny as heroism, but the Vega twins rewrite the ending.

3.76

25k+

😈 Villain Protagonist 🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 🏰 Magical Academy 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates

Live and Let Lionel 88%

The Dragon King's memoir spins his tyranny as heroism, but the Vega twins rewrite the ending.

by Caroline Peckham 2024

3.76

25k+ ratings

😈 Villain Protagonist 🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 🏰 Magical Academy 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates

A Mirror Mended

by Alix E. Harrow • 2022

She rescues princesses from bad endings. The queen who kidnaps her wants to write her own.

3.73

16k+

🪞 Meta Fairy Tale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Villain Redemption 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family

A Mirror Mended 88%

She rescues princesses from bad endings. The queen who kidnaps her wants to write her own.

by Alix E. Harrow 2022

3.73

16k+ ratings

🪞 Meta Fairy Tale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Villain Redemption 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family

To Break a Dark Cage

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2024

She loves an iron prince a demon wants dead and an island of elementals wants imprisoned.

3.98

648

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🔮 Witch Transformation 🌪️ Elemental Politics ⚔️ Morally Gray Hero 🏝️ Magical Island

To Break a Dark Cage 88%

She loves an iron prince a demon wants dead and an island of elementals wants imprisoned.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2024

3.98

648 ratings

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🔮 Witch Transformation 🌪️ Elemental Politics ⚔️ Morally Gray Hero 🏝️ Magical Island

Court of Lies and Deceit

by Marion Blackwood • 2025

An Unseelie King saves her life. His arena turns her magic into an addiction.

4.07

43k+

💞 Mate Bond 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🐉 Dragon Shifter 🖤 Emotion Magic 😈 Villain Origin

Court of Lies and Deceit 87%

An Unseelie King saves her life. His arena turns her magic into an addiction.

by Marion Blackwood 2025

4.07

43k+ ratings

💞 Mate Bond 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🐉 Dragon Shifter 🖤 Emotion Magic 😈 Villain Origin

A Descent Into Darkness

by T.S. Kinley • 2024

Exiled from Neverland, a boy turns pirate, loves a condemned alchemist, and surrenders to revenge.

3.88

2k+

👹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairytale Retelling 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

A Descent Into Darkness 87%

Exiled from Neverland, a boy turns pirate, loves a condemned alchemist, and surrenders to revenge.

by T.S. Kinley 2024

3.88

2k+ ratings

👹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairytale Retelling 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

Cruel Malady

by Trisha Wolfe • 2023

She hunts abusive men. He wants to cure her psychopathy. Their obsession becomes the experiment.

3.81

674

🧠 Psychopath Heroine ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 💀 Mutual Obsession 😈 Villain Love Story 🔥 Psychosexual

Cruel Malady 87%

She hunts abusive men. He wants to cure her psychopathy. Their obsession becomes the experiment.

by Trisha Wolfe 2023

3.81

674 ratings

🧠 Psychopath Heroine ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 💀 Mutual Obsession 😈 Villain Love Story 🔥 Psychosexual

The Unseelie Throne

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2021

A dark fae prince hunted her. Now he offers a bargain: her hand or his head.

3.97

8k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Fae Romance 😈 Villain Love Interest 🏃 Predator Prey 🔒 Forced Proximity

The Unseelie Throne 87%

A dark fae prince hunted her. Now he offers a bargain: her hand or his head.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2021

3.97

8k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Fae Romance 😈 Villain Love Interest 🏃 Predator Prey 🔒 Forced Proximity

The Young Elites

by Marie Lu • 2014

To save her sister, a girl with deadly illusions infiltrates the rebel group that rescued her.

3.86

143k+

🖤 Antiheroine Fantasy 🦹 Villain Origin Story 🤝 Found Family 💀 Corrupting Power 👭 Sisterly Bond

The Young Elites 87%

To save her sister, a girl with deadly illusions infiltrates the rebel group that rescued her.

by Marie Lu 2014

3.86

143k+ ratings

🖤 Antiheroine Fantasy 🦹 Villain Origin Story 🤝 Found Family 💀 Corrupting Power 👭 Sisterly Bond

Critical Role

by Madeleine Roux • 2022

A gutter tiefling steals a journal leading to a sentient city hungry for a new vessel.

4.01

3k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 💜 Found Family 🌀 Descent Into Madness 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Antihero 🏙️ Sentient City

Critical Role 87%

A gutter tiefling steals a journal leading to a sentient city hungry for a new vessel.

by Madeleine Roux 2022

4.01

3k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 💜 Found Family 🌀 Descent Into Madness 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Antihero 🏙️ Sentient City

Heart of Dracula

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2020

Recruited to track a vampire king, an empath finds her own heart becoming his prey.

4.06

3k+

🏰 Gothic Vampire Romance 🖤 Villain Romance 💭 Psychic Bond 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🩸 Sensual Horror

Heart of Dracula 87%

Recruited to track a vampire king, an empath finds her own heart becoming his prey.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020

4.06

3k+ ratings

🏰 Gothic Vampire Romance 🖤 Villain Romance 💭 Psychic Bond 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🩸 Sensual Horror

The Contortionist

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2020

A carnival erased her pain. Now its puppeteer will never let her go.

3.89

6k+

🎪 Dark Carnival 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💊 Chronic Pain 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🏚️ Sentient Setting

The Contortionist 87%

A carnival erased her pain. Now its puppeteer will never let her go.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020

3.89

6k+ ratings

🎪 Dark Carnival 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💊 Chronic Pain 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🏚️ Sentient Setting

Kiss of a Demon King

by Kresley Cole • 2009

A sorceress chains a demon king for the heir prophecy demands, then finds herself the captive.

4.30

46k+

🖤 Fated Mates ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive Romance 😈 Demon Hero 👸 Villain Heroine

Kiss of a Demon King 87%

A sorceress chains a demon king for the heir prophecy demands, then finds herself the captive.

by Kresley Cole 2009

4.30

46k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive Romance 😈 Demon Hero 👸 Villain Heroine

Malice

by Heather Walter • 2021

Briar needs her curses but despises her blood. The princess doomed at twenty-one just needs her.

3.91

34k+

🖤 Villain Origin Story 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 💕 Forbidden Romance 🦇 Monstrous Protagonist 🏰 Fairy Tale Court

Malice 87%

Briar needs her curses but despises her blood. The princess doomed at twenty-one just needs her.

by Heather Walter 2021

3.91

34k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Origin Story 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 💕 Forbidden Romance 🦇 Monstrous Protagonist 🏰 Fairy Tale Court

Eclipse of the Crown

by A.K. Caggiano • 2023

A baroness collared at a villain convention. A demon who trades a cursed quest for her freedom.

4.35

13k+

🎭 Comedic Fantasy Romance 🖤 Villain Love Interest ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Trauma Recovery 💬 Banter And Wit

Eclipse of the Crown 87%

A baroness collared at a villain convention. A demon who trades a cursed quest for her freedom.

by A.K. Caggiano 2023

4.35

13k+ ratings

🎭 Comedic Fantasy Romance 🖤 Villain Love Interest ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Trauma Recovery 💬 Banter And Wit

Heartbroken

by Serena Valentino • 2025

A queen awakens in broken Wonderland: no past, no peace, only a rage she never chose.

3.75

2k+

👑 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Reimagining 🖤 Dark Fairytale 🕰️ Loyal Companion 🔮 Magical Curse

Heartbroken 87%

A queen awakens in broken Wonderland: no past, no peace, only a rage she never chose.

by Serena Valentino 2025

3.75

2k+ ratings

👑 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Reimagining 🖤 Dark Fairytale 🕰️ Loyal Companion 🔮 Magical Curse

Their Vicious Darling

by Nikki St. Crowe • 2022

The Death Shadow is in her. Holt wants it carved out, and Cherry's betrayal still bleeds.

3.94

121k+

🏴 Dark Neverland 🖤 Villain Romance 🫂 Why Choose Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die ⚖️ Morally Gray

Their Vicious Darling 87%

The Death Shadow is in her. Holt wants it carved out, and Cherry's betrayal still bleeds.

by Nikki St. Crowe 2022

3.94

121k+ ratings

🏴 Dark Neverland 🖤 Villain Romance 🫂 Why Choose Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die ⚖️ Morally Gray

Mercy

by Dylan Page • 2022

After months of stalking, a scarred enforcer kidnaps a detective's daughter and calls it love.

4.14

3k+

🖤 Dark Captive Romance 👁️ Stalker Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Bonding 🎭 Morally Grey Hero

Mercy 87%

After months of stalking, a scarred enforcer kidnaps a detective's daughter and calls it love.

by Dylan Page 2022

4.14

3k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Captive Romance 👁️ Stalker Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Bonding 🎭 Morally Grey Hero

Royals of Villain Academy

by Eva Chase • 2020

A stolen heir claims her dark birthright at a magical academy where power is fueled by fear.

4.18

3k+

🏫 Paranormal Academy 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 😈 Villain Protagonists 👥 Reverse Harem

Royals of Villain Academy 87%

A stolen heir claims her dark birthright at a magical academy where power is fueled by fear.

by Eva Chase 2020

4.18

3k+ ratings

🏫 Paranormal Academy 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 😈 Villain Protagonists 👥 Reverse Harem

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+

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Bound to Fall 87%

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

by A.K. Caggiano 2023

4.04

4k+ ratings

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by Morgan Rice • 2017

Powerless in a rival's dungeon, a rebel watches her city fall to an invading fleet.

3.94

823

🎭 Multi Pov Fantasy 👑 Rival Queens 💔 Forbidden Love 🖤 Villain Pov 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

Hero, Traitor, Daughter 87%

Powerless in a rival's dungeon, a rebel watches her city fall to an invading fleet.

by Morgan Rice 2017

3.94

823 ratings

🎭 Multi Pov Fantasy 👑 Rival Queens 💔 Forbidden Love 🖤 Villain Pov 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

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4.26

7k+

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Darkness Embraced 87%

A Klan heir falls for a cartel princess. In their world, love is treason.

by Tillie Cole 2019

4.26

7k+ ratings

🏍️ Mc Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 🔫 Criminal Underworld 🌪️ High Angst

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by Nalini Singh • 2013

A feared telekinetic hunts seven years for his lost obsession, but she doesn't remember him.

4.46

28k+

🖤 Villain Hero 🩹 Trauma Healing 💞 Childhood Friends To Lovers ✨ Fated Mates 🔗 Psychic Bond

Heart of Obsidian 87%

A feared telekinetic hunts seven years for his lost obsession, but she doesn't remember him.

by Nalini Singh 2013

4.46

28k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Hero 🩹 Trauma Healing 💞 Childhood Friends To Lovers ✨ Fated Mates 🔗 Psychic Bond

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She murders her mafia captor, forgets her past, and trusts the possessive heir she should fear.

4.02

2k+

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Shackled Hearts 87%

She murders her mafia captor, forgets her past, and trusts the possessive heir she should fear.

by T.L. Smith 2022

4.02

2k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Underworld ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Possessive Antihero 😈 Villain Gets The Girl ⛓️ Captive Romance

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by Kerri Maniscalco • 2026

A bookworm's wish drops her into a realm of living nightmares and a prince of sin.

3.94

17k+

📖 Meta Fantasy 🔗 Fated Mates 🖤 Villain Love Interest 📚 Librarian Heroine 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

Throne of Nightmares 87%

A bookworm's wish drops her into a realm of living nightmares and a prince of sin.

by Kerri Maniscalco 2026

3.94

17k+ ratings

📖 Meta Fantasy 🔗 Fated Mates 🖤 Villain Love Interest 📚 Librarian Heroine 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

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