BookKushiel’s DartJacqueline CareyKushiel’s Dart
A courtly epic of espionage, devotion, and dangerous politics led by a heroine trained to notice what others miss.
Dark fantasyPolitical intrigueCompetent female main character (FMC)
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BookKushiel’s DartJacqueline Carey
BookPaladin’s GraceT. KingfisherPaladin’s Grace
Two kind, capable adults find each other amid murders, perfume, awkwardness, and the aftermath of a fallen god.
No love triangleCozyCompetent female main character (FMC)
BookReign & RuinJ. D. EvansReign & Ruin
SPFBO winner with intellectual romantic tension and a gorgeous Ottoman-inspired magic system most romantasy never reaches for.
Enemies to loversIntellectual connectionMutual pining
The Bear and the Nightingale
A folkloric historical fantasy about a young woman who can see the spirits her village is forgetting.
Romance subplotWinterFolklore
BookThe Jasad HeirSara HashemThe Jasad Heir
A fugitive queen hiding in plain sight makes a bargain with the heir of the kingdom that destroyed hers. The romance is low-spice, high-voltage enemies-to-lovers with a whole country's worth of rage between them.
Enemies to loversBanterForbidden love
BookThe Serpent and the Wings of NightCarissa BroadbentThe Serpent and the Wings of Night
Enemies to loversReluctant allies to loversSlow burn