Monstrous Royalty Books | Summaries & Audio

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 90%

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

Of Brides of Queens

by Kelly St. Clare • 2025

A monster queen woven from fifty sacrifices must survive the obsessions of five immortal kings.

4.37

240

🖤 Gothic Romantasy 👹 Monster Romance 👑 Immortal Kings ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ♟️ Political Intrigue

Of Brides of Queens 89%

A monster queen woven from fifty sacrifices must survive the obsessions of five immortal kings.

by Kelly St. Clare 2025

4.37

240 ratings

🖤 Gothic Romantasy 👹 Monster Romance 👑 Immortal Kings ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ♟️ Political Intrigue

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 89%

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

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 89%

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

Fairy Tale

by Stephen King • 2022

Through a backyard portal, a boy enters a dark fairy tale to save his dying dog.

4.09

351k+

🔮 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🐕 Boy And His Dog ✨ Naming Magic ⚔️ Gladiatorial Arena

Fairy Tale 89%

Through a backyard portal, a boy enters a dark fairy tale to save his dying dog.

by Stephen King 2022

4.09

351k+ ratings

🔮 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🐕 Boy And His Dog ✨ Naming Magic ⚔️ Gladiatorial Arena

Thornhedge

by T. Kingfisher • 2023

A fairy's centuries-long vigil: the princess in the tower must never wake.

3.92

65k+

🧚 Subverted Fairy Tale 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 🐸 Changeling Protagonist 🏰 Lonely Guardian 🦷 Monster Family

Thornhedge 89%

A fairy's centuries-long vigil: the princess in the tower must never wake.

by T. Kingfisher 2023

3.92

65k+ ratings

🧚 Subverted Fairy Tale 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 🐸 Changeling Protagonist 🏰 Lonely Guardian 🦷 Monster Family

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 89%

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

A Vow So Bold and Deadly

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2021

Two kings, one curse, and an enchantress determined to watch both kingdoms burn.

3.78

52k+

🏰 Cursed Prince 👑 Political Fantasy Romance 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Reluctant Ruler ✨ Magic As Burden

A Vow So Bold and Deadly 88%

Two kings, one curse, and an enchantress determined to watch both kingdoms burn.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2021

3.78

52k+ ratings

🏰 Cursed Prince 👑 Political Fantasy Romance 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Reluctant Ruler ✨ Magic As Burden

The Stolen Heir

by Holly Black • 2023

A changeling hides in the woods until a deceptive prince asks her to destroy his captor.

3.92

175k+

🖤 Dark Faerie Fantasy 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 💘 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Manipulative Romance 👹 Monstrous Heroine

The Stolen Heir 88%

A changeling hides in the woods until a deceptive prince asks her to destroy his captor.

by Holly Black 2023

3.92

175k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Faerie Fantasy 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 💘 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Manipulative Romance 👹 Monstrous Heroine

The Sleeper and the Spindle

by Neil Gaiman • 2013

A queen abandons her wedding, dons armor, and rides toward a sleeping plague that devours kingdoms.

3.87

54k+

🖤 Fairy Tale Subversion 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Warrior Queen 🛌 Cursed Sleep 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Sleeper and the Spindle 88%

A queen abandons her wedding, dons armor, and rides toward a sleeping plague that devours kingdoms.

by Neil Gaiman 2013

3.87

54k+ ratings

🖤 Fairy Tale Subversion 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Warrior Queen 🛌 Cursed Sleep 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

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 88%

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

The Eyes of the Dragon

by Stephen King • 1993

Framed for his father's murder, a prince weaves napkins into a rope to reclaim his kingdom.

3.94

148k+

🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🔓 Prison Escape 🐍 Evil Advisor 🎭 Puppet Ruler ⚔️ Brothers In Conflict

The Eyes of the Dragon 88%

Framed for his father's murder, a prince weaves napkins into a rope to reclaim his kingdom.

by Stephen King 1993

3.94

148k+ ratings

🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🔓 Prison Escape 🐍 Evil Advisor 🎭 Puppet Ruler ⚔️ Brothers In Conflict

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

Curse of Shadows and Thorns

by L.J. Andrews • 2021

A royal rebel is auctioned for marriage, but her enigmatic negotiator harbors a monstrous secret.

3.98

60k+

🧚 Fae Romantasy 👑 Cursed Prince 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👤 Hidden Royalty 🖤 Monster Love Interest

Curse of Shadows and Thorns 88%

A royal rebel is auctioned for marriage, but her enigmatic negotiator harbors a monstrous secret.

by L.J. Andrews 2021

3.98

60k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Romantasy 👑 Cursed Prince 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👤 Hidden Royalty 🖤 Monster Love Interest

The Unicorn Hunters

by Katherine Arden • 2026

A duchess fakes a unicorn hunt to escape a forced marriage. The forest has other plans.

3.96

5k+

👑 Reluctant Queen 🧚 Faerie Bargains 👯 Sisterly Bond 💍 Political Marriage 📜 Mythic Retelling

The Unicorn Hunters 88%

A duchess fakes a unicorn hunt to escape a forced marriage. The forest has other plans.

by Katherine Arden 2026

3.96

5k+ ratings

👑 Reluctant Queen 🧚 Faerie Bargains 👯 Sisterly Bond 💍 Political Marriage 📜 Mythic Retelling

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

Crowned by the Fae King

by Mallory Dunlin • 2024

She feels the fae king's every desire, but he doesn't know she exists.

4.14

963

🔗 Fated Mates 👑 Fae Court Politics 💫 Empathic Bond 🦇 Monstrous Hero 🏠 Found Family

Crowned by the Fae King 88%

She feels the fae king's every desire, but he doesn't know she exists.

by Mallory Dunlin 2024

4.14

963 ratings

🔗 Fated Mates 👑 Fae Court Politics 💫 Empathic Bond 🦇 Monstrous Hero 🏠 Found Family

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

Castle of Nevers and Nightmares

by Lana Pecherczyk • 2024

Six monsters sponsor a cursed outcast in a tournament where beauty means survival.

4.25

4k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue ⚔️ Tournament Fantasy 👹 Monster Love Interests 🔮 Cursed Heroine 🖤 Found Family Of Monsters

Castle of Nevers and Nightmares 88%

Six monsters sponsor a cursed outcast in a tournament where beauty means survival.

by Lana Pecherczyk 2024

4.25

4k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue ⚔️ Tournament Fantasy 👹 Monster Love Interests 🔮 Cursed Heroine 🖤 Found Family Of Monsters

King of Scars

by Leigh Bardugo • 2019

Ravka's king turns into a monster at nightfall. Three ancient saints claim to have the cure.

4.15

234k+

👑 Cursed King 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Found Family 🕵️ Spy Mission 🏰 Russian Fantasy

King of Scars 88%

Ravka's king turns into a monster at nightfall. Three ancient saints claim to have the cure.

by Leigh Bardugo 2019

4.15

234k+ ratings

👑 Cursed King 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Found Family 🕵️ Spy Mission 🏰 Russian Fantasy

And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe

by Gwendolyn Kiste • 2017

Tales of women who birth birds, steal skin, and unmake the world with a smile.

4.29

600

🩸 Body Horror 🍎 Dark Fairy Tales 🐦‍⬛ Outsider Women 🫀 Queer Desire 👻 Ghostly Revenge

And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe Summary

And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe 88%

Tales of women who birth birds, steal skin, and unmake the world with a smile.

by Gwendolyn Kiste 2017

4.29

600 ratings

🩸 Body Horror 🍎 Dark Fairy Tales 🐦‍⬛ Outsider Women 🫀 Queer Desire 👻 Ghostly Revenge

Heartbroken

by Serena Valentino • 2025

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

3.76

2k+

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

Heartbroken 88%

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

by Serena Valentino 2025

3.76

2k+ ratings

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

The Demon World

by Sally Green • 2019

Her city fallen, a princess escapes into demon tunnels where stolen smoke makes child soldiers.

3.85

4k+

🏛️ Political Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Hidden Betrayal ⚔️ Child Soldiers

The Demon World 88%

Her city fallen, a princess escapes into demon tunnels where stolen smoke makes child soldiers.

by Sally Green 2019

3.85

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Hidden Betrayal ⚔️ Child Soldiers

A Curse So Dark and Lonely

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2019

Falling into a cursed kingdom, Harper must love a monster prince before his realm falls.

3.95

181k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🪞 Portal Fantasy 👹 Cursed Prince ❤️‍🔥 Reluctant Allies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

A Curse So Dark and Lonely 88%

Falling into a cursed kingdom, Harper must love a monster prince before his realm falls.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2019

3.95

181k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🪞 Portal Fantasy 👹 Cursed Prince ❤️‍🔥 Reluctant Allies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

The Devils

by Joe Abercrombie • 2025

A fake princess, five monsters, and an empire that devours anyone who reaches for its throne.

4.20

78k+

🗡️ Grimdark Fantasy 👹 Monster Squad 🎭 Fake Identity ⛪ Corrupt Church 😈 Dark Humor

The Devils 88%

A fake princess, five monsters, and an empire that devours anyone who reaches for its throne.

by Joe Abercrombie 2025

4.20

78k+ ratings

🗡️ Grimdark Fantasy 👹 Monster Squad 🎭 Fake Identity ⛪ Corrupt Church 😈 Dark Humor

Fractured Shadows

by K.A. Knight • 2022

Sacrificed to the monsters, Cora discovers six beasts who all want to keep her.

3.87

6k+

🖤 Monster Romance ⚔️ Why Choose 🏠 Found Family 💫 Fated Mates 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Fractured Shadows 88%

Sacrificed to the monsters, Cora discovers six beasts who all want to keep her.

by K.A. Knight 2022

3.87

6k+ ratings

🖤 Monster Romance ⚔️ Why Choose 🏠 Found Family 💫 Fated Mates 🔪 Touch Her And Die

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 88%

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

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

Court of Serpents and Secrets

by Eliza Raine • 2023

Bound to a cursed fae prince, a human slave must survive his stepmother's deadly games.

4.07

18k+

📜 Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🏰 Fae Courts 👑 Cursed Prince 💍 Forced Betrothal 🔮 Hidden Heritage

Court of Serpents and Secrets 88%

Bound to a cursed fae prince, a human slave must survive his stepmother's deadly games.

by Eliza Raine 2023

4.07

18k+ ratings

📜 Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🏰 Fae Courts 👑 Cursed Prince 💍 Forced Betrothal 🔮 Hidden Heritage

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

by Holly Black • 2020

A fae prince raised on cruelty learns to rewrite the story that has always defined him.

4.13

280k+

🏰 Faerie Court Intrigue 🖤 Gothic Fae Atmosphere 💘 Enemies To Lovers 😈 Villain Origin Story 👑 Cruel Prince Archetype

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories Summary

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories 88%

A fae prince raised on cruelty learns to rewrite the story that has always defined him.

by Holly Black 2020

4.13

280k+ ratings

🏰 Faerie Court Intrigue 🖤 Gothic Fae Atmosphere 💘 Enemies To Lovers 😈 Villain Origin Story 👑 Cruel Prince Archetype

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 88%

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

Disenchanted

by Brianna Sugalski • 2020

To escape the magic that brands her a monster, a princess falls for a cursed vampire.

3.85

997

👑 Reluctant Queen 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🦇 Cursed Vampire Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🧚 Faerie Court Intrigue

Disenchanted 88%

To escape the magic that brands her a monster, a princess falls for a cursed vampire.

by Brianna Sugalski 2020

3.85

997 ratings

👑 Reluctant Queen 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🦇 Cursed Vampire Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🧚 Faerie Court Intrigue

Wrath of the Fae

by M.J. Lawrie

Betrayed by her mates, she must become a monster to save the realm they helped destroy.

4.28

2k+

👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Betrayed By Mates 💕 Why Choose Romance 🖤 Trauma And Healing 🐺 Monstrous Heroine

Wrath of the Fae 88%

Betrayed by her mates, she must become a monster to save the realm they helped destroy.

by M.J. Lawrie

4.28

2k+ ratings

👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Betrayed By Mates 💕 Why Choose Romance 🖤 Trauma And Healing 🐺 Monstrous Heroine

Of Monsters of Kings

by Kelly St. Clare • 2024

Hiding her dying mother, a hotel cleaner is drawn into a monstrous game of immortal kings.

4.15

699

🌒 Dark Romantasy 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 👥 Found Family 👑 Immortal Courts 🖤 Enemies To Lovers

Of Monsters of Kings 88%

Hiding her dying mother, a hotel cleaner is drawn into a monstrous game of immortal kings.

by Kelly St. Clare 2024

4.15

699 ratings

🌒 Dark Romantasy 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 👥 Found Family 👑 Immortal Courts 🖤 Enemies To Lovers

Among the Burning Flowers

by Samantha Shannon • 2025

As dragons rise and her father falls, an heir fakes loyalty to outlast the wyrm's reign.

4.07

16k+

🐉 Ancient Menace Returns 🏰 Court Intrigue 🎭 False Allegiance 👑 Royal Captivity 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance

Among the Burning Flowers 88%

As dragons rise and her father falls, an heir fakes loyalty to outlast the wyrm's reign.

by Samantha Shannon 2025

4.07

16k+ ratings

🐉 Ancient Menace Returns 🏰 Court Intrigue 🎭 False Allegiance 👑 Royal Captivity 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 5

by Fuse • 2015

A holy army massacres his nation. A slime becomes a demon lord to resurrect his family.

4.57

2k+

🔄 Reincarnated As A Monster 🏰 Kingdom Building 🫂 Found Family ✨ Miraculous Resurrection 😈 Demon Lord Protagonist

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 5 Summary

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 5 88%

A holy army massacres his nation. A slime becomes a demon lord to resurrect his family.

by Fuse 2015

4.57

2k+ ratings

🔄 Reincarnated As A Monster 🏰 Kingdom Building 🫂 Found Family ✨ Miraculous Resurrection 😈 Demon Lord Protagonist

The Starving Saints

by Caitlin Starling • 2025

A starving castle. Four saints with impossible bounty. The feast consumes its faithful from within.

3.58

23k+

🏰 Medieval Horror 🦴 Body Horror ⛪ Religious Horror 🖤 Queer Horror 🏚️ Besieged Castle

The Starving Saints 88%

A starving castle. Four saints with impossible bounty. The feast consumes its faithful from within.

by Caitlin Starling 2025

3.58

23k+ ratings

🏰 Medieval Horror 🦴 Body Horror ⛪ Religious Horror 🖤 Queer Horror 🏚️ Besieged Castle

Lapvona

by Ottessa Moshfegh • 2022

After killing the lord's son, a deformed boy is traded to a manor where cruelty wears silk.

3.54

104k+

🏰 Medieval Horror 🤢 Body Horror 🍖 Cannibalism 🎭 Dark Fable 🏡 Gothic Manor

Lapvona 88%

After killing the lord's son, a deformed boy is traded to a manor where cruelty wears silk.

by Ottessa Moshfegh 2022

3.54

104k+ ratings

🏰 Medieval Horror 🤢 Body Horror 🍖 Cannibalism 🎭 Dark Fable 🏡 Gothic Manor

The God of Endings

by Jacqueline Holland • 2023

An immortal teacher cages her hunger behind a preschool until a dying boy needs her darkest self.

3.81

13k+

🧛 Literary Vampire 🩸 Reluctant Monster 👧 Immortal Guardian ⏳ Weight Of Immortality 🖤 Lyrical Gothic

The God of Endings 88%

An immortal teacher cages her hunger behind a preschool until a dying boy needs her darkest self.

by Jacqueline Holland 2023

3.81

13k+ ratings

🧛 Literary Vampire 🩸 Reluctant Monster 👧 Immortal Guardian ⏳ Weight Of Immortality 🖤 Lyrical Gothic

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

Wrayth

by Philippa Ballantine • 2012

A paralyzed Deacon enters a nightmare fortress to uncover the truth hidden in her blood.

3.90

1k+

🚂 Steampunk Fantasy 🔗 Psychic Partnership 🐺 Monster Within 🦠 Body Horror 🏚️ Collapsing Empire

Wrayth 88%

A paralyzed Deacon enters a nightmare fortress to uncover the truth hidden in her blood.

by Philippa Ballantine 2012

3.90

1k+ ratings

🚂 Steampunk Fantasy 🔗 Psychic Partnership 🐺 Monster Within 🦠 Body Horror 🏚️ Collapsing Empire

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 88%

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

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

Devour the Dark

by Nikki St. Crowe • 2025

Devoured by the witch he swallowed, a man's only hope is two lovers hunting a mythic cure.

4.05

12k+

🌑 Dark Retelling 🖤 Monster Romance 😈 Cursed Hero 💕 Why Choose 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Devour the Dark 88%

Devoured by the witch he swallowed, a man's only hope is two lovers hunting a mythic cure.

by Nikki St. Crowe 2025

4.05

12k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Retelling 🖤 Monster Romance 😈 Cursed Hero 💕 Why Choose 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

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+

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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

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 88%

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

Spectyr

by Philippa Ballantine • 2011

Two Deacons race to save the man they love from a goddess who weaponizes faith.

3.88

2k+

🔥 Gaslamp Fantasy 🖤 Psychic Bond 👹 Gods Are Monsters 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 🔍 Supernatural Detectives

Spectyr 88%

Two Deacons race to save the man they love from a goddess who weaponizes faith.

by Philippa Ballantine 2011

3.88

2k+ ratings

🔥 Gaslamp Fantasy 🖤 Psychic Bond 👹 Gods Are Monsters 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 🔍 Supernatural Detectives

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