Books like 'The Dragon King's Assassin'
Readers who enjoyed The Dragon King's Assassin by Amy Sumida also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
historical gay romance paranormal fantasy shapeshifters cheating royalty from hate to love age difference other-man-woman
-
How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 3 by A.J. Sherwood
What’s Tan to do when he has to reclaim a holy sword he can’t touch? Call upon his White Knight to save him.What’s Devan to do when he learns the sword was stolen in order to defeat Tan? Save the poor fools from utter annihilation.Tan is not amused by this quest line. Devan can’t stop laughing... -
White-Clothed Calamity by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBook IV is chapters 181-198... -
How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 6 by A.J. Sherwood
Final part of the series! Blurb and tags to come...Categorized as:
from hate to love age difference royalty queer multicultural humor m-m ancient times -
How I stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 4 by A.J. Sherwood
What’s Devan to do when his cousin’s ships and the crew go missing? Set sail with Tan to figure it out.What’s Tan to do when Devan finally makes a move? N.S.F.W. Many times. On many surfaces.Damn creatures are trying to interrupt them. Murder ensues... -
-
How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 5 by A.J. Sherwood
Part 5! Blurb and tags to come... -
The Remarried Empress, Vol. 6 by Alphatart
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsNavier and Heinrey have agreed to get married! Heinrey is over the moon, despite the political nature of the arrangement for now, but Navier is still reeling from the news of Sovieshu’s plan to divorce her. She must scramble to recover, though, as the emperor wastes no time in announcing his decision... -
The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 6 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, Artist
CALM BEFORE THE STORMAfter two lifetimes of misunderstandings, Mo Ran and Chu Wanning have at last opened their hearts to one another. Mo Ran is determined to treat Chu Wanning with all the devotion his teacher deserves, but Chu Wanning has his has Mo Ran truly turned his attention from his first love, the beautiful Shi Mei, so easily?Yet the pair must put aside the bloom of new love all too soon... -
Edge of the Wild by Lauren Gilley
“Your lordship.” It’s a title Oliver will have to get used to: in just a few short months, he’s gone from the bastard son of a dead duke’s equally-dead brother, plain Oliver Meacham, to Lord Oliver, the royal consort of King Erik of Aeretoll... -
The Remarried Empress, Vol. 7 by Alphatart, Herelee
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWith Duke Ergi’s help, Navier and Heinrey successfully escaped to the Western Kingdom! But many of the people of Heinrey’s homeland do not take kindly to news of Navier’s arrival, in light of their loyalty to the former queen, Krista. With her reputation on the line, Navier must navigate a new political minefield riddled with dangers even within the palace... -
Peter Darling by Austin Chant
The Lost Boys say that Peter Pan went back to England because of Wendy Darling, but Wendy is just an old life he left behind. Neverland is his real home. So when Peter returns to it after ten years in the real world, he’s surprised to find a Neverland that no longer seems to need him.The only person who truly missed Peter is Captain James Hook, who is delighted to have his old rival back... -
The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Manga, Vol. 5 by Kazuki Irodori, Yatsuki Wakatsu
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTasked with investigating the church, this intrepid bean counter must somehow survive not just the potential political intrigue going on behind the scenes, but also the very air around him! Since magic itself is toxic to Kondou, stepping into a place so inundated could be considered a death sentence.. -
How I Stole The Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: The Coronation: The Complete Works Bonus Short Story by Cait Wade, A.J. Sherwood
The bonus short story from the compilation... -
The Traitor's Curse by Eliot Grayson
Betrayed, beset on all sides, and possibly bewitched… Since the sudden, suspicious, and unlamented death of his father, only one man stands between Lucian and the grudging acceptance of his Benedict, a powerful dusk mage, a military hero, the favorite of the ducal council…and Lucian’s stepbrother.Not that Benedict wants a shackle disguised as a crown... -
Champion of the Scarlet Wolf, Book Two by Ginn Hale
Five years after abandoning the Sagrada Acedemy, Elezar Grunito has become infamous in the sanctified circles of noble dueling rings for his brutal temper and lethal blade. Men and women of all ranks gather to cheer and jeer, none of them knowing Elezar’s true purpose. But a violent death outside the ring marks Elezar as a wanted man and sends him into hiding in the far northern wilds of Labara... -
-
Demon of the Dead by Lauren Gilley
“The blood of the living shall welcome the blood of the dead. I am the keeper of the Fault Lands, and the dead shall keep me.” For generations, the Corpse Lords of the Fault Lands have watched over the fire mountain of Aeretoll, preventing it from erupting and laying waste to the North... -
The Assassin's Dragon by W.M. Fawkes, Sam Burns
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn Atheldinas, everyone’s secrets have been uncovered. Tristram is a half-dragon, Nicholas is a villain scheming to take the throne from his cousin Roland, and eternally sharp Bet is nothing less than a hero.The cost has been high, and now Tristram is forced to amass the armies of Llangard to save his king from Jarl Vidar, the mysterious figure who’s hellbent on tearing Llangard in two... -
The Remarried Empress, Vol. 8 by Alphatart
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“나비에가 편지를 읽고, 모든 게 오해였다는 걸 깨닫는다면….”나비에를 놓지 못한 소비에슈, 그의 이기적인 선택소비에슈는 라스타에게 이혼을 약속했던 말을 나비에가 들었단 기사를 보고 남들의 눈을 피해 나비에게 편지를 보낸다. 하지만 나비에에게서 별다른 답장이 오지 않고, 자신과 주먹다짐까지 한 카프멘 대공을 서왕국으로 불렀다는 소식에 소비에슈는 나비에와 직접 만나기 위해 결혼식을 서두르고 청첩장을 보낸다. 트로비 공작가를 방문하기 위해서라도 하인리와 함께 초대에 응한 나비에. 한때는 황후로서 거닐던 동대제국에서 가장 피하고 싶었던 소비에슈와 마주하는데……... -
The Prince's Dragon by W.M. Fawkes, Sam Burns
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe last place Lord Tristram Radcliffe ever expected to find himself was right hand to the Llangardian throne. His parentage should have seen him banished, but he managed to keep his draconic secret. Now, King Reynold is dead. Long live King Roland... -
Fairytales Slashed Volume 1 (Fairytales Slashed) by Megan Derr
Fairytales never grow old, because there is never an end of new ways to tell them, new ways to see them. In this first volume of many to come, see what happens when a humble blacksmith fights a duel, a prince conspires with bandits, and a lonely thief seeks shelter in a lone tower... -
I Feel You Linger in the Air by Violet Rain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJom, l’architetto incaricato di ristrutturare un’antica villa sul fiume Ping, nel corso dei lavori trova un baule pieno di vecchi disegni conservati con insolita cura. Gli sembrano stranamente familiari ma non ha tempo per dedicarsi a quella deve tornare a Bangkok, perché il suo ragazzo sta per tornare a casa... -
Recovery by Amy Rae Durreson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRaif has always believed in honour and duty. When he is asked to travel to the distant north to wake the dragon Arden from his centuries’ long sleep, he embraces the opportunity. But Arden is not what Raif was expecting: whimsical, mischievous and charming, he frustrates and flusters Raif at every turn.When danger draws them to the lagoon city of Aliann, Raif’s troubles deepen... -
The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong Vol. 2 #2) by Xue Shan Fei Hu, Kura
In this danmei/Boys’ Love novel series originally released in Chinese–and coming to the English language for the first time–a man is transported into the historical world of a webnovel to win over a tyrant…as his pet fish!When Li Yu falls asleep reading a webnovel about a ruthless, mute tyrant falling in love with a dainty male concubine, he doesn’t expect to wake up inside the world of the... -
Fairytales Slashed by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFairytales never grow old, because there is never an end of new ways to tell them, new ways to see them. In this first volume of many to come, see what happens when a humble blacksmith fights a duel, a prince conspires with bandits, and a lonely thief seeks shelter in a lone tower... -
The White Road by Lynn Flewelling
Dissolute nobles, master spies, and the unlikeliest of heroes, Alec and Seregil have survived exile, treachery, and black magic. But the road that lies ahead is the most hazardous they’ve ever traveled. For with enemies on all sides, they must walk a narrow path between good and evil where one misstep might be their last... -
-
Magic and Mischief by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHomoerotic stories involving griffons, demons, dragons, wizards, and thieves. In The Dragon's Treasure, a dragon obsessed with cleanliness quietly pines over a regular customer to his shop. In The Selkie No One Wanted, a selkie who is nothing like his beautiful siblings winds up helping the fisherman he has long admired... -
Aleksey's Kingdom by John Wiltshire
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDoctor Nikolai Hartmann escaped the Hesse-Davian dungeons. He fled civilized Europe to come to the vast wilderness of the New World, where he carved out a home in which he could love openly and without censure—Aleksey’s Kingdom. However, there is an irritating green-eyed, dark-haired flaw in his new paradise... -
Resistance by Amy Rae Durreson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHow do you rebuild a broken nation? Iskandir doesn’t know, but as resistance leader turned peacetime governor, he’s trying his best, even though he believes his best will never be good enough.But things are about to get a lot worse in Tiallat. First, the rats begin to die. Next, humans begin to sicken too... -
A Brat's Tale by S. Legend
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTristan, former junior warlord of Markaytia, thought he’d found a cushy hiding place as a prisoner of Aldrien. Life was simple—play with weapons by day, tumble with the beautiful Aldrien warlord by night. Best of all, he can’t be blamed for a thing—he’s the prisoner of this story! His hideaway is ruined when the Aldrien king threatens to kill him (rude) and he’s forced to return to Mortouge... -
Dragon's Blood by S. Legend
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Thrilling Conclusion to the Tristan Trilogy Tristan's got it made. He fights alongside his beloved, he has two men who dote on him faithfully, and the stars have promised him he's to do great things for his Elven people... -
The Archer's Heart by Astrid Amara
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn the ancient kingdom of Marhavad, noblemen dominate the lower castes, wielding mystic weapons, known as shartas, against any who oppose them. For generations the rule of Marhavad’s kings has been absolute. But now the line of succession is divided, and whispers of revolution are heard in even the royal palace. Keshan Adaru, an outspoken man of unearthly charms, welcomes these changes... -
The Prince and the Ice King by Amanda Meuwissen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsEvery Winter Solstice, the Emerald Kingdom sends the dreaded Ice King a sacrifice—a corrupt soul, a criminal, a deviant, or someone touched by magic. Prince Reardon has always loathed this tradition, partly because he dreams of love with another man instead of a future queen.Then Reardon’s best friend is discovered as a witch and sent to the Frozen Kingdom as tribute... -
An Article Of Lies by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnother one of those MM Arranged Marriage Stories between two princes this time.Prince Remy of Bentley was happy enough in his life. He had a loving family, and could keep himself busy every day, especially caring for his lizard, Daisy...Categorized as:
age difference queer m-m historical fantasy paranormal magic marriage of convenience -
A Shield of Fate and Ruin by Nicole Bailey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the world is at war.No one is safe.Not even the gods.Apollo would hide with Hyacinth and hold him until the sun burned out.But that is not their destiny.When Ares arrives announcing a turn of the tides and war thundering towards Niria, Apollo and Hyacinth take on a journey to save everyone from Zeus’ wrath.But when things don’t go as planned, they might destroy themselves instead... -
定海浮生录 [Dinghai Fusheng Records] by Arise Zhang, Fei Tian Ye Xiang
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings仙术、法宝、神通,以及天地间浩浩瀚瀚的灵气,一夜之间消踪匿迹,众多驱魔师尽成凡人。三百年后,五胡入关,拉开了华夏大地一场大动荡的序幕,亦随之带来了千魃夜行,神州覆灭的末日。幸而在这万法归寂的长夜里,尚有一枚星辰,在地平线上熠熠生辉。心灯现世,光耀四野,一名年方十六,并将在二十岁那天结束自己生命的少年,踏上了找回被封印的天地灵气的道路——只剩四年时间前路荆棘重重,看上去不太像能成功的样子。陈星:“关键现在全天底下就只有我一个驱魔师,唯一能用的法术就是发光,我能怎么办?”耐心等候吧,待定海珠再现人间之际,众生浮沉的命运轨迹,将被彻底打乱重新交汇。陈星:“给我配个正常点的护法武神行吗?”你的护法不是很能打吗?陈星:“能打是能打,可他疯起来连我都打……”这没办法,怪就怪你自己色令智昏吧。"Dinghai Fusheng Records"Immortal arts, magic weapons,... -
-
The King's Man: An MM Slow-Burn Romantasy by Anyta Sunday
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA healer on the rise. A masked merchant hiding too much. A kingdom where the wrong kind of magic can cost you everything.Cael is used to being underestimated. A par-linea healer in a world where magic is only for the elite, he’s fought for every scrap of recognition, and now, he’s finally earned a place in the royal city...Categorized as:
queer from hate to love fantasy m-m magic historical high fantasy political-intrigue -
The Legendary Master’s Wife by Yin Ya, 尹琊
After an explosion, You XiaoMo finds that he is now a probationary disciple of the TianXin sect. However, he is one with dubious potential, so just when he starts to adapt to his new circumstances, he receives a piece of bad news. If he is unable to produce the required result after half a year to become an official disciple of the TianXin sect, he would be driven out of the sect... -
Notalus: Lord of the South Wind by A.E. Via
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPatrons of the Autumn Realm, All Hail, Notalus Cavalerie! The last of the Horsemen and Harbingers of Justice. The Overseer of the Harvest and Creator of New Life. He is the Titan of Tir an Fhomhair and Lord of the South Wind... -
Omega's Fight by Claire Cullen
The courtship festival has finally come to Stormshield. With his kingdom under threat, marriage is the last thing on Prince Rex’s mind. The solution? Fake a courtship to an omega prince.Brennan, the forgotten prince of his kingdom, was banished as a child to the icy prison he calls home. When he’s offered the chance to earn his freedom, he grabs it with both hands... -
Taming His Alpha by Sophie O'Dare, Lyn Forester
When an Omega with zero social filters and an Alpha too full of himself clash, sparks fly in a heated battle that will end with at least one of them broken.Joshua has no patience for people, which makes finding a job hard. His mouth runs off before his brain can caution restraint, and it's gotten him fired more than once... -
Courting the Dragon Prince by Gigi Rivers
Forced to marry for peace. Can two wounded warriors find love with their enemy? Onyx despises the dragons. They invaded his people’s lands, started the war, and killed his sister. Now, to secure peace, the heir to the Grey Mountains must marry a dragon prince... -
Found at Sea by Jaclyn Osborn
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKellanThey call me the demon of the sea. A pirate captain so cruel that not even death will claim me. They aren’t wrong.Any humanity I once had is gone. I’m cursed. A curse that will someday consume me, unless I find the key to breaking it. Just when I’m beginning to lose hope, I meet an auburn-haired beauty in a tavern who captivates me like no other, and my cold heart starts to beat again... -
Master of Hounds: Book 3 by R.A. Steffan
Which is more important—loyalty to one's country, or loyalty to one's lover?Despite decades spent in service to the Alyrion Empire, Caius Oppita has betrayed both Decian and the imperial family he purports to serve, all within the space of a few weeks.With his honor already in tatters, he faces a new, unanswerable dilemma... -
Tempted by Ruin by Mia West
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s hard to be a ruthless mercenary when the man who owns your heart won't stop risking his neck…Gawain has earned his place in Arthur’s small gang of warriors with a bold agility that pays in their secret missions against the Saxons. Capturing the heart of a certain mercenary has been the hawk’s only failure.“Try again in seven years,” Palahmed said... -
The Tales of Two Seers (Being (Being(s) in Love) by R. Cooper
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Being(s) in Love AnthologyVery little is known about seers—those individuals, both human and being, with the power to know both what could have been and what is yet to come. Seers prefer it that way. Some of them run from their visions. Others call themselves artists or authors instead of oracles... -
-
Winterwode by J. Tullos Hennig
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeneath winter’s chill lies the deepest of magics—and the struggle for a crown. Reunited with his sister Marion and his lover Gamelyn in Sherwood Forest, Robyn Hood and his band of outlaws seek to raise the Ceugant—the magical trine of the Old Religion—against the tyranny of Church and Crown. Yet their forest kingdom roils with conflict... -
The Sword of Light by Shannon West
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPavel returns to the Ice Kingdom to live his fairy tale romance with his handsome Quendi, Lord Juul, and he brings his younger brother, Sergey, with him... -
The Krian by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt’s no secret that my old story Prisoner is one of my personal favorites. I love to write about Kria and its people. This particular story is about a Krian abroad, and how he is viewed by people who have never encountered a Krian before... -
Tempest by Iris Foxglove
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAs the first of the gods, Leviathan has always preferred observing the affairs of mortals from the depths of the sea, where he spends his days swimming in his draconic form. But when a Mislian assassin taps into the source of his godhood to save the life of a young girl, Leviathan finds himself with an unexpected bond – and is forced to walk on land in the shape of a man... -
Crazy Girl Shin Bia Volume 1 by Mi-Ri Hwang
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA tough, lazy, money lover, yet stunningly beautiful high school student named Shin Bia is walking by herself one day when an ancient Chinese necklace falls out of the sky right into her hands (well, it actually hits her on the head). But this necklace isn't ordinary, it is a sign from her past reincarnation that she will be moved to a different time period... -
Hold Still by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEsen has spent his entire life an outcast, and he threw out his last chance at fitting in when he broke the engagement his family worked so hard to arrange. Sent to the royal palace to fulfill one last duty, he counts the hours until he is literally left homeless and destitute...
Find out more about romance.io.
Get recommendations by genres & tropes
Use the romance book finder to mix and match over 100 content keywords to find the books that match your preferences
Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.

