If you tore through Fourth Wing or A Court of Thorns and Roses and immediately went looking for what to read next, you are exactly the reader I am about to talk to. Both of those books helped put romantasy on the mainstream map, and if you loved them, there is a very good chance you will love where I have been building for years. If you want the full breakdown of what romantasy actually means as a genre, I wrote about that here. And if fated bonds are your favorite part of any of these books, I unpacked that trope here too.
If You Loved the Morally Gray King Energy of ACOTAR
If what hooked you in A Court of Thorns and Roses was the court politics, the impossible curse, and a king who is more dangerous to himself than to anyone else, start with my Realm Immortal series. My publisher described it as Labyrinth meets A Court of Thorns and Roses, and it opens with King of the Unblessed. Merrick is exactly the kind of hero who would rather destroy the thing he wants than admit he wants it, and the whole series is built on morally gray kings, epic worldbuilding, and enemies to lovers intrigue.
If You Loved the Dragons in Fourth Wing
Fourth Wing hooked a lot of readers with impossible stakes and actual dragons. My Dragon Lords princes are warriors too. Their people have been at war with a rival shifter society for generations, and training is simply a way of life for them. They choose their fated mates in a single night, crystals and all. If the dragons were your favorite part, this is where I would send you next, starting with Barbarian Prince.
If You Want Something Darker and More Gothic
Not every romantasy reader wants a court or a war college. Some of you want fangs, forbidden attraction, and an antihero you should not be rooting for. That is Tribes of the Vampire, my gothic vampire romantasy series that starts with Redeemer of Shadows. I describe the world-building as evoking the gothic tradition of Anne Rice, and if you also love J.R. Ward’s dark vampire worlds, you are exactly the reader this series was written for. Not going to lie, I think book 2 The Jaded Hunter is hands down the fan fave of the series judging by the emails I get, but I’ll let you decide.
A Few More Corners of My Catalog Worth Exploring
If you have already read your way through those three and want more, my catalog goes deep. The Savage King, Lords of the Var Book 1, is a fan favorite with over a thousand five star Goodreads ratings, great for readers who also love Nalini Singh, S.J. Hunter, or Ruby Dixon. It features the rival shifters of the Dragon Lords series. Let me know whose side you’re on! Team Var or Team Draig?
And if you want a first person urban fantasy voice instead of high fantasy, Merely Mortal is my complete four book series for fans of Ilona Andrews, Faith Hunter, and Carrie Vaughn. Imagine being a mortal human born into one of the most powerful supernatural immortal families on the planet. Things do not go easy in this one.
A Few Quick Answers
Is your writing similar to Fourth Wing or ACOTAR?
My catalog runs on the tropes readers fell in love with in both of those books: fated bonds, morally gray heroes, epic worldbuilding, and a guaranteed happy ending every time.
Where should I start if I only have time for one book?
King of the Unblessed if you want epic and morally gray. Redeemer of Shadows if you want dark and gothic.
Is your romantasy as spicy as what I am already reading?
Heat level varies by book, so it is worth checking each blurb, but the majority of my catalog is spicy and written for adult readers.
What should I read if I loved Fourth Wing?
If the dragons and impossible stakes hooked you, start with Barbarian Prince in my Dragon Lords series. My dragon-shifter princes are warriors who choose their fated mates in a single night.
What books are similar to A Court of Thorns and Roses?
My Realm Immortal series was described by my publisher as Labyrinth meets A Court of Thorns and Roses. It begins with King of the Unblessed and runs on morally gray kings, epic worldbuilding, and enemies to lovers intrigue.
I love that romantasy got big enough to have its own name, because it means more of you found your way here. Join me in the Pillow Fighter fan club and tell me which trope hooked you first.
