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Faerie smut, right this way.

As for why these stories have caught on, St. Clair also has a theory.

These are two very immersive genres that take people away from the real world, she says.

A selection of books from the romantasy, or fantasy romance, genre.

She smugly accepts, confident in her skills.

One of the series greatest gifts: Hawke, a love interest whos several shades darker than gray.

Then theres the red-headed heroine Poppy, who becomes anything but the innocent maiden readers first meet.

Cover of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas.

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A Fate Inked in Bloodby Danielle L. Jensen

Jensen is known for her slow-burn sexy romances.

Her latest series,AFateInked in Blood, is a Norse-inspired romantasy about a female warrior named Freya.

Now, shell have to navigate her place in a prophecy about kingdoms united and wars to come.

Cover of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas.

This ones a heart-pounding, ultra-slow-burn romance.

Come for the characters seductive charms; stay to see how they grow.

Rowlands fantasy romance is full of lush prose and heavy on political intrigue and world-building.

Cover of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros.

(If you dont know about spice peppers… brush up on your romance terms.)

The first novel follows spice farmer Cinnamon, who, as the title promises, saves a demon.

Said demon just so happens to be infuriatingly handsome.

Cover of From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout.

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Evocationby S.T.

Still, a tenuous alliance forms between the unlikely trio an alliance that might lead to something more.

Orphan Arthie Casimir runs a posh tearoom that transforms into an illegal vampire den at night.

Cover of A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen.

Davenport’sThe Blood Trials, which follows Ikenna as she seeks to avenge her grandfathers murder.

This ones heavier on world-building and character development than romance, but the spice remains.

Eventually, the queen sends Fia to retrieve her true daughter and break her curse.

Cover of The Serpent & the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent.

Complications arise, however, when Fia meets Ealas handsome and mysterious captor.

Cover of Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross.

Cover of A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair.

Cover of A Cursed Kiss by Jenny Hickman.

Cover of Bride by Ali Hazelwood.

Angels' Blood

Cover of House of Bane and Blood by Alexis L. Menard.

Cover of A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland.

Cover of The Wolf and the Wildflower by Ella Fields.

Cover of That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming.

Cover of Evocation by S.T. Gibson.

Cover of A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal.

Cover of The Blood Trials (The Blood Gift duology) by Nia Davenport.

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

Cover of A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene.