👑 Unlikely Queen

A woman never destined for power — a commoner, an outsider, or a reluctant heir — must navigate the treacherous terrain of rule. Her unconventional path to the throne defines her reign.

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

Wrath and Ruin

by James Maxwell • 2025

A diviner's hidden bloodline makes her the rightful heir to an empire sliding into tyranny and war.

4.64

431

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Hidden Heir ✨ Divination Magic 😰 Reluctant Ruler ⚔️ Warrior Queen

Wrath and Ruin 88%

A diviner's hidden bloodline makes her the rightful heir to an empire sliding into tyranny and war.

by James Maxwell 2025

4.64

431 ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Hidden Heir ✨ Divination Magic 😰 Reluctant Ruler ⚔️ Warrior Queen

Hidden Knights

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2020

Reid's long-dead mother resurfaces as a rebel commander who treats even her daughter as a pawn.

4.05

2k+

🗡️ Girl Disguised As Boy 🏰 Political Fantasy ❤️ Slow Burn Romance 🔥 Secret Resistance 💔 Family Betrayal

Hidden Knights 88%

Reid's long-dead mother resurfaces as a rebel commander who treats even her daughter as a pawn.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2020

4.05

2k+ ratings

🗡️ Girl Disguised As Boy 🏰 Political Fantasy ❤️ Slow Burn Romance 🔥 Secret Resistance 💔 Family Betrayal

ЯED

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2014

Rebels pull a young woman from the gallows, insisting she is the kingdom's lost princess.

4.11

4k+

🫅 Hidden Heir ⚔️ Rebellion Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Forbidden Love 👑 Reluctant Queen

ЯED 88%

Rebels pull a young woman from the gallows, insisting she is the kingdom's lost princess.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2014

4.11

4k+ ratings

🫅 Hidden Heir ⚔️ Rebellion Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Forbidden Love 👑 Reluctant Queen

War

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2014

A hidden heir, stolen by an assassin, awaits execution while her prince crosses an ocean.

4.08

3k+

🫅 Lost Heir 🔗 Captor To Protector 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Rebellion 🏰 Political Intrigue

War 88%

A hidden heir, stolen by an assassin, awaits execution while her prince crosses an ocean.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2014

4.08

3k+ ratings

🫅 Lost Heir 🔗 Captor To Protector 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Rebellion 🏰 Political Intrigue

A Royal Engagement

by Emma Lea • 2016

An unwilling princess must marry to claim her throne, caught between charm and integrity.

3.92

943

👑 Royal Romance 🏰 Modern Monarchy ⚡ Unexpected Heir 💔 Love Triangle 🕵️ Palace Intrigue

A Royal Engagement 88%

An unwilling princess must marry to claim her throne, caught between charm and integrity.

by Emma Lea 2016

3.92

943 ratings

👑 Royal Romance 🏰 Modern Monarchy ⚡ Unexpected Heir 💔 Love Triangle 🕵️ Palace Intrigue

To Wield a Crown

by Helen Scheuerer • 2022

Powerless and hunted, a half-warlock queen enters a frozen land for a birthstone as warlocks attack.

4.52

2k+

🫅 Reluctant Queen 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ⚔️ Epic Quest 🏆 Trials And Tournaments 👑 Political Intrigue

To Wield a Crown 88%

Powerless and hunted, a half-warlock queen enters a frozen land for a birthstone as warlocks attack.

by Helen Scheuerer 2022

4.52

2k+ ratings

🫅 Reluctant Queen 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ⚔️ Epic Quest 🏆 Trials And Tournaments 👑 Political Intrigue

Cruel Crown

by Victoria Aveyard • 2016

A gentle queen unravels under court whispers. A rebel captain builds an army in the shadows.

3.60

44k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 👑 Commoner Queen 💔 Doomed Love ✊ Resistance Movement 📔 Diary Storytelling

Cruel Crown 88%

A gentle queen unravels under court whispers. A rebel captain builds an army in the shadows.

by Victoria Aveyard 2016

3.60

44k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 👑 Commoner Queen 💔 Doomed Love ✊ Resistance Movement 📔 Diary Storytelling

The Crown

by Kiera Cass • 2016

To calm her kingdom, a princess holds a husband contest, but the real fight is for her independence.

3.62

323k+

👑 Royal Selection 💔 Forbidden Romance 💚 Enemies To Friends 📰 Media And Monarchy 🏛️ Family Legacy

The Crown 88%

To calm her kingdom, a princess holds a husband contest, but the real fight is for her independence.

by Kiera Cass 2016

3.62

323k+ ratings

👑 Royal Selection 💔 Forbidden Romance 💚 Enemies To Friends 📰 Media And Monarchy 🏛️ Family Legacy

Queen's Peril

by E.K. Johnston • 2020

A fourteen-year-old queen. Five handmaidens trained as doubles. One planet on the brink of invasion.

3.94

10k+

🪞 Body Double 👥 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue 👑 Young Queen 🌌 Galactic Politics

Queen's Peril 88%

A fourteen-year-old queen. Five handmaidens trained as doubles. One planet on the brink of invasion.

by E.K. Johnston 2020

3.94

10k+ ratings

🪞 Body Double 👥 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue 👑 Young Queen 🌌 Galactic Politics

The Crimson Crown

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2012

Her castle besieged, a young queen must trust the wizard she is forbidden to love.

4.46

47k+

👑 Political Fantasy 🏰 Siege Warfare 💔 Forbidden Love ✨ Rags To Power 👸 Queen Protagonist

The Crimson Crown 88%

Her castle besieged, a young queen must trust the wizard she is forbidden to love.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2012

4.46

47k+ ratings

👑 Political Fantasy 🏰 Siege Warfare 💔 Forbidden Love ✨ Rags To Power 👸 Queen Protagonist

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

The Thief's Daughter

by Jeff Wheeler • 2016

A fraudulent prophet unmasks a pretender king while his love is offered as a political bride.

4.34

23k+

🏰 Political Fantasy 🕵️ Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love 🎭 Master Of Disguise 🌟 Destined Ruler

The Thief's Daughter 88%

A fraudulent prophet unmasks a pretender king while his love is offered as a political bride.

by Jeff Wheeler 2016

4.34

23k+ ratings

🏰 Political Fantasy 🕵️ Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love 🎭 Master Of Disguise 🌟 Destined Ruler

Elizabeth I and Her Circle

by Susan Doran • 2015

To understand Elizabeth I, look at her quarreling inner circle of cousins, favorites, and spies.

3.97

181

👑 Elizabethan Politics ⚔️ Dynastic Conflict 🎭 Court Intrigue 📜 Ministerial Power 🕵️ Intelligence Networks

Elizabeth I and Her Circle 87%

To understand Elizabeth I, look at her quarreling inner circle of cousins, favorites, and spies.

by Susan Doran 2015

3.97

181 ratings

👑 Elizabethan Politics ⚔️ Dynastic Conflict 🎭 Court Intrigue 📜 Ministerial Power 🕵️ Intelligence Networks

The High Mountain Court

by A.K. Mulford • 2021

A fae prince unmasks a hidden witch, offering a deal: find the talismans of her fallen kingdom.

3.68

30k+

🖤 Fated Mates 👑 Hidden Royalty 🧝 Fae Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Witch Fantasy

The High Mountain Court 87%

A fae prince unmasks a hidden witch, offering a deal: find the talismans of her fallen kingdom.

by A.K. Mulford 2021

3.68

30k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 👑 Hidden Royalty 🧝 Fae Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Witch Fantasy

The Rejected King

by Kortney Keisel • 2020

A working-class woman accidentally kisses a king, then lands the job of directing his bride hunt.

4.02

4k+

🏰 Dystopian Romance 🎭 Mistaken Identity 💔 Class-Crossed Lovers 👑 Royal Courtship ✨ Fairy Tale Romance

The Rejected King 87%

A working-class woman accidentally kisses a king, then lands the job of directing his bride hunt.

by Kortney Keisel 2020

4.02

4k+ ratings

🏰 Dystopian Romance 🎭 Mistaken Identity 💔 Class-Crossed Lovers 👑 Royal Courtship ✨ Fairy Tale Romance

The Heir

by Kiera Cass • 2015

When her kingdom threatens to crumble, a reluctant princess must find a husband on live television.

3.62

406k+

👑 Dystopian Royalty 💘 Selection Tournament 😤 Reluctant Heir 📸 Staged Romance ❄️ Cold Heroine

The Heir 87%

When her kingdom threatens to crumble, a reluctant princess must find a husband on live television.

by Kiera Cass 2015

3.62

406k+ ratings

👑 Dystopian Royalty 💘 Selection Tournament 😤 Reluctant Heir 📸 Staged Romance ❄️ Cold Heroine

The Beauty of Darkness

by Mary E. Pearson • 2016

Branded a traitor, wounded princess claims her throne, unites kingdoms against the empire she fled.

4.14

76k+

🗡️ Romantasy 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Duty Versus Love 🤝 Found Family 🔪 Assassin Redemption

The Beauty of Darkness 87%

Branded a traitor, wounded princess claims her throne, unites kingdoms against the empire she fled.

by Mary E. Pearson 2016

4.14

76k+ ratings

🗡️ Romantasy 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Duty Versus Love 🤝 Found Family 🔪 Assassin Redemption

The False Prince

by Jennifer A. Nielsen • 2012

A defiant orphan must impersonate a missing prince in a contest where the loser dies.

4.24

113k+

🫅 Secret Royalty ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🏰 Court Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Ruler

The False Prince 87%

A defiant orphan must impersonate a missing prince in a contest where the loser dies.

by Jennifer A. Nielsen 2012

4.24

113k+ ratings

🫅 Secret Royalty ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🏰 Court Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Ruler

Tower of Blood and Flame

by A.E. Rayne • 2023

Enslaved on a blood-soaked isle, a warrior queen sparks a slave revolt before she is sacrificed.

4.71

771

🗡️ Warrior Queen ⛓️‍💥 Slave Revolt 🌊 Nautical Fantasy 🔮 Prophetic Dreams 💔 Separated Lovers

Tower of Blood and Flame 87%

Enslaved on a blood-soaked isle, a warrior queen sparks a slave revolt before she is sacrificed.

by A.E. Rayne 2023

4.71

771 ratings

🗡️ Warrior Queen ⛓️‍💥 Slave Revolt 🌊 Nautical Fantasy 🔮 Prophetic Dreams 💔 Separated Lovers

The King's Traitor

by Jeff Wheeler • 2016

A tyrant's loyal duke inherits a secret sword and a harder choice: his king or his conscience.

4.43

22k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 👑 Hidden Heir 🤺 Reluctant Rebel 💍 Political Marriage 🔮 Prophecy

The King's Traitor 87%

A tyrant's loyal duke inherits a secret sword and a harder choice: his king or his conscience.

by Jeff Wheeler 2016

4.43

22k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 👑 Hidden Heir 🤺 Reluctant Rebel 💍 Political Marriage 🔮 Prophecy

The Promised Prince

by Kortney Keisel • 2021

A farmer's daughter falls for a pondside stranger: the prince engaged to her stepsister.

4.21

2k+

👤 Mistaken Identity 💍 Political Marriage 👑 Commoner To Royalty 🌍 Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy 💔 Grief And Healing

The Promised Prince 87%

A farmer's daughter falls for a pondside stranger: the prince engaged to her stepsister.

by Kortney Keisel 2021

4.21

2k+ ratings

👤 Mistaken Identity 💍 Political Marriage 👑 Commoner To Royalty 🌍 Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy 💔 Grief And Healing

The Gray Wolf Throne

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2011

An heiress hiding from killers needs a wizard with forbidden magic to reach her throne alive.

4.37

52k+

🏃 Heir On The Run 👑 Reluctant Queen 🎭 Political Intrigue ⚡ Forbidden Magic 🐺 Ancestral Visions

The Gray Wolf Throne 87%

An heiress hiding from killers needs a wizard with forbidden magic to reach her throne alive.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2011

4.37

52k+ ratings

🏃 Heir On The Run 👑 Reluctant Queen 🎭 Political Intrigue ⚡ Forbidden Magic 🐺 Ancestral Visions

A Kiss of Hammer and Flame

by Amy de la Force • 2025

A blacksmith's sigil awakens an immortal weapon and a prophecy that crowns her or kills her.

3.50

600

🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One 👑 Hidden Royalty 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚒️ Commoner To Ruler

A Kiss of Hammer and Flame 87%

A blacksmith's sigil awakens an immortal weapon and a prophecy that crowns her or kills her.

by Amy de la Force 2025

3.50

600 ratings

🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One 👑 Hidden Royalty 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚒️ Commoner To Ruler

Return of the Thief

by Megan Whalen Turner • 2020

A disabled outcast, thought a fool, becomes the silent witness to a trickster king's final war.

4.48

12k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🗡️ Court Intrigue 👤 Underestimated Hero 🤝 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Ruler

Return of the Thief 87%

A disabled outcast, thought a fool, becomes the silent witness to a trickster king's final war.

by Megan Whalen Turner 2020

4.48

12k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🗡️ Court Intrigue 👤 Underestimated Hero 🤝 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Ruler

The Half-Hearted Queen

by Charlie N. Holmberg • 2026

A healer, chained by magic to a mad king, reaches for the love she left behind.

4.19

8k+

🔥 Healer Protagonist 👑 Hidden Lineage 🔗 Psychic Bond ⛓️ Captivity And Survival ⚔️ War Torn Kingdom

The Half-Hearted Queen 87%

A healer, chained by magic to a mad king, reaches for the love she left behind.

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2026

4.19

8k+ ratings

🔥 Healer Protagonist 👑 Hidden Lineage 🔗 Psychic Bond ⛓️ Captivity And Survival ⚔️ War Torn Kingdom

The Lochlann Treaty

by Robin D. Mahle • 2021

Her fiancé kidnapped, a princess must work with the bastard captain she despises to prevent war.

4.34

2k+

🏰 Arranged Marriage ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🧚‍♀️ Secret Fae Heritage 👑 Reluctant Queen 🫂 Found Family

The Lochlann Treaty 87%

Her fiancé kidnapped, a princess must work with the bastard captain she despises to prevent war.

by Robin D. Mahle 2021

4.34

2k+ ratings

🏰 Arranged Marriage ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🧚‍♀️ Secret Fae Heritage 👑 Reluctant Queen 🫂 Found Family

Valley

by Stacey McEwan • 2024

An exile from the frozen mountain guides her people through an abyss haunted by their despair.

4.04

5k+

👑 Reluctant Leader 🔥 Dark Fantasy Romance ✨ Dual Magic 🌑 Journey Into The Abyss ⚔️ Rebellion

Valley 87%

An exile from the frozen mountain guides her people through an abyss haunted by their despair.

by Stacey McEwan 2024

4.04

5k+ ratings

👑 Reluctant Leader 🔥 Dark Fantasy Romance ✨ Dual Magic 🌑 Journey Into The Abyss ⚔️ Rebellion

Bitterblue

by Kristin Cashore • 2012

Her father's mind-control reign ended, but his secrets still poison the kingdom she rules.

4.00

125k+

👑 Court Intrigue 🕊️ Healing A Kingdom 🎭 Royal In Disguise 🤝 Found Family 💕 Rebel Love Interest

Bitterblue 87%

Her father's mind-control reign ended, but his secrets still poison the kingdom she rules.

by Kristin Cashore 2012

4.00

125k+ ratings

👑 Court Intrigue 🕊️ Healing A Kingdom 🎭 Royal In Disguise 🤝 Found Family 💕 Rebel Love Interest

Olandon

by Kelly St. Clare • 2018

A reluctant king must save the woman he loves from the court that wants her dead.

4.21

1k+

🗡️ Political Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Ruler 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌸 Outsider In Court 💔 Grief And Healing

Olandon 87%

A reluctant king must save the woman he loves from the court that wants her dead.

by Kelly St. Clare 2018

4.21

1k+ ratings

🗡️ Political Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Ruler 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌸 Outsider In Court 💔 Grief And Healing

Realm of Knights

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2019

A girl passing as a boy is forced to lead soldiers and spy for a prince.

3.91

3k+

🏛️ Political Intrigue 👑 Court Intrigue 🕵️‍♀️ Spy Network 🎭 Cross-Dressing Heroine 👥 Dual Identity

Realm of Knights 87%

A girl passing as a boy is forced to lead soldiers and spy for a prince.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2019

3.91

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Intrigue 👑 Court Intrigue 🕵️‍♀️ Spy Network 🎭 Cross-Dressing Heroine 👥 Dual Identity

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 87%

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 Void of Muirwood

by Jeff Wheeler • 2015

Condemned for forbidden magic, a king's daughter must trust the assassin sworn to kill her.

4.41

10k+

✨ Spiritual Fantasy 👑 Reluctant Queen 🗡️ Assassin Protector ❤️ Captor To Lover 🎭 Political Intrigue

The Void of Muirwood 87%

Condemned for forbidden magic, a king's daughter must trust the assassin sworn to kill her.

by Jeff Wheeler 2015

4.41

10k+ ratings

✨ Spiritual Fantasy 👑 Reluctant Queen 🗡️ Assassin Protector ❤️ Captor To Lover 🎭 Political Intrigue

Fire

by Kristin Cashore • 2009

A mind-reader must save a kingdom from civil war before her power consumes her.

4.09

195k+

🏰 Political Fantasy 🧠 Mind Control Powers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Fire 87%

A mind-reader must save a kingdom from civil war before her power consumes her.

by Kristin Cashore 2009

4.09

195k+ ratings

🏰 Political Fantasy 🧠 Mind Control Powers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Wraith King

by Amber Argyle • 2020

A scarred queen marries a cursed prince to save a kingdom whose magic is dying.

4.13

253

📜 Generational Curse 💕 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Reluctant Queen 🌳 Sacred Tree Magic 🥀 Dying Magic

Wraith King 87%

A scarred queen marries a cursed prince to save a kingdom whose magic is dying.

by Amber Argyle 2020

4.13

253 ratings

📜 Generational Curse 💕 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Reluctant Queen 🌳 Sacred Tree Magic 🥀 Dying Magic

So This is Love

by Elizabeth Lim • 2020

Working in the palace to escape her stepmother, Cinderella uncovers a plot to kill the king.

4.06

20k+

🩰 Cinderella Retelling 📖 Disney Retelling 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Palace Intrigue 🔮 Banned Magic

So This is Love 87%

Working in the palace to escape her stepmother, Cinderella uncovers a plot to kill the king.

by Elizabeth Lim 2020

4.06

20k+ ratings

🩰 Cinderella Retelling 📖 Disney Retelling 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Palace Intrigue 🔮 Banned Magic

A Cage of Crystal

by Tessonja Odette • 2023

A sorcerer’s crystal cage holds her lover’s soul, and only a reluctant queen can break it.

3.98

1k+

🧝‍♀️ Fae Romance 👑 Reluctant Queen 💍 Political Marriage ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🦄 Animal Companion

A Cage of Crystal 87%

A sorcerer’s crystal cage holds her lover’s soul, and only a reluctant queen can break it.

by Tessonja Odette 2023

3.98

1k+ ratings

🧝‍♀️ Fae Romance 👑 Reluctant Queen 💍 Political Marriage ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🦄 Animal Companion

A Heart So Fierce and Broken

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2020

A former royal guard hides as a stable hand, hunted for the magic in his blood.

3.88

77k+

👑 Hidden Heir 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Forbidden Magic ⚔️ Political Fantasy 🗡️ Reluctant Ruler

A Heart So Fierce and Broken 87%

A former royal guard hides as a stable hand, hunted for the magic in his blood.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2020

3.88

77k+ ratings

👑 Hidden Heir 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Forbidden Magic ⚔️ Political Fantasy 🗡️ Reluctant Ruler

The Blood Forest

by Sara C. Roethle • 2017

A girl without memory seeks a shroud the Faie Queen would kill to possess.

4.30

4k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Queen 🖤 Found Family 🗡️ Cursed Protector 🌀 Fated Prophecy

The Blood Forest 87%

A girl without memory seeks a shroud the Faie Queen would kill to possess.

by Sara C. Roethle 2017

4.30

4k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Queen 🖤 Found Family 🗡️ Cursed Protector 🌀 Fated Prophecy

A Queen of Broken Realms

by Brynne Weaver • 2022

When a vampire-siren becomes queen, the first gift is an axe. The second, a reaper's vengeance.

4.03

2k+

👑 Reluctant Queen 💞 Fated Mates 🏚️ Underworld Kingdom 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🌑 Morally Grey Hero

A Queen of Broken Realms 87%

When a vampire-siren becomes queen, the first gift is an axe. The second, a reaper's vengeance.

by Brynne Weaver 2022

4.03

2k+ ratings

👑 Reluctant Queen 💞 Fated Mates 🏚️ Underworld Kingdom 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🌑 Morally Grey Hero

Home of the Hunted

by A.E. Rayne • 2024

Warrior queen Jael races home to a siege, only to find dark magic turning allies into enemies.

4.68

598

⚔️ Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🏰 Siege Warfare 👑 Reluctant Queen 🔮 Prophetic Visions 🐍 Traitorous Lords

Home of the Hunted 87%

Warrior queen Jael races home to a siege, only to find dark magic turning allies into enemies.

by A.E. Rayne 2024

4.68

598 ratings

⚔️ Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🏰 Siege Warfare 👑 Reluctant Queen 🔮 Prophetic Visions 🐍 Traitorous Lords

The Priory of the Orange Tree

by Samantha Shannon • 2019

A queen's bloodline binds an ancient dragon, and her secret protector is falling for her.

4.17

285k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Riders 👑 Court Intrigue ✨ Hidden Magic 📖 Reimagined Legend

The Priory of the Orange Tree 87%

A queen's bloodline binds an ancient dragon, and her secret protector is falling for her.

by Samantha Shannon 2019

4.17

285k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Riders 👑 Court Intrigue ✨ Hidden Magic 📖 Reimagined Legend

Cage of Destiny

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2017

Discovering a hidden twin, a scarred princess faces a deadly trap and two rival princes.

4.35

2k+

🏰 Political Fantasy 💔 Trauma Recovery 🗡️ Assassin Mentor 💕 Love Triangle 🤝 Allies To Lovers

Cage of Destiny 87%

Discovering a hidden twin, a scarred princess faces a deadly trap and two rival princes.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2017

4.35

2k+ ratings

🏰 Political Fantasy 💔 Trauma Recovery 🗡️ Assassin Mentor 💕 Love Triangle 🤝 Allies To Lovers

Protect the Prince

by Jennifer Estep • 2019

A hunted queen fakes a betrothal to survive, but her heart belongs to the bastard prince.

4.09

10k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Ruler 💍 Fake Engagement 💘 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Bastard Prince

Protect the Prince 87%

A hunted queen fakes a betrothal to survive, but her heart belongs to the bastard prince.

by Jennifer Estep 2019

4.09

10k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Ruler 💍 Fake Engagement 💘 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Bastard Prince

The Oaken Throne

by Sara C. Roethle • 2018

An immortal queen defies a prophecy of three: she'll break fate itself to spare her rivals.

4.40

3k+

🛡️ Celtic Fantasy 🔮 Self-Fulfilling Prophecy 👑 Reluctant Queen 💕 Immortal Mortal Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Oaken Throne 87%

An immortal queen defies a prophecy of three: she'll break fate itself to spare her rivals.

by Sara C. Roethle 2018

4.40

3k+ ratings

🛡️ Celtic Fantasy 🔮 Self-Fulfilling Prophecy 👑 Reluctant Queen 💕 Immortal Mortal Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Defiant Heir

by Melissa Caruso • 2018

To stop annihilation, a scholar-noble wins over Witch Lords with diplomacy and a bold courtship.

4.30

4k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🎭 Court Intrigue 💍 Courtship As Politics 🔥 Weaponized Magic ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

The Defiant Heir 87%

To stop annihilation, a scholar-noble wins over Witch Lords with diplomacy and a bold courtship.

by Melissa Caruso 2018

4.30

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🎭 Court Intrigue 💍 Courtship As Politics 🔥 Weaponized Magic ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

The Demon King

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2009

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

4.15

81k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard 🧬 Hidden Lineage 🚫 Forbidden Magic

The Demon King 87%

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2009

4.15

81k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard 🧬 Hidden Lineage 🚫 Forbidden Magic

The Guinevere Deception

by Kiersten White • 2019

To protect King Arthur, a girl with forbidden magic marries him under a dead princess's name.

3.75

23k+

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🎭 Secret Identity 🔮 Forbidden Magic ⚔️ Gender Bent Knight 👑 Magical Court Intrigue

The Guinevere Deception 87%

To protect King Arthur, a girl with forbidden magic marries him under a dead princess's name.

by Kiersten White 2019

3.75

23k+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🎭 Secret Identity 🔮 Forbidden Magic ⚔️ Gender Bent Knight 👑 Magical Court Intrigue

We Two

by Gillian Gill • 2009

Victoria wore the crown. Albert wielded the power. Their tense partnership rebuilt the monarchy.

3.85

9k+

👑 Royal Biography 🇬🇧 British Monarchy 🎩 Victorian Era 💍 Marriage And Power 📖 Dual Biography

We Two 87%

Victoria wore the crown. Albert wielded the power. Their tense partnership rebuilt the monarchy.

by Gillian Gill 2009

3.85

9k+ ratings

👑 Royal Biography 🇬🇧 British Monarchy 🎩 Victorian Era 💍 Marriage And Power 📖 Dual Biography

The War of the Woods

by D.E. Night • 2022

A reluctant queen journeys underground seeking dwarf allies before darkness claims her kingdom.

4.45

174

🏔️ Underground Quest 👑 Reluctant Queen 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Enemies To Allies 🐉 Dragon Bond

The War of the Woods 87%

A reluctant queen journeys underground seeking dwarf allies before darkness claims her kingdom.

by D.E. Night 2022

4.45

174 ratings

🏔️ Underground Quest 👑 Reluctant Queen 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Enemies To Allies 🐉 Dragon Bond

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