Books like 'Public Enemies'
Readers who enjoyed Public Enemies by Ann Aguirre also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
contemporary paranormal fantasy young adult time travel urban fantasy science fiction demons forbidden love dystopian
-
Darkest Hour by Jenny Carroll, Meg Cabot
What - or who - is buried in Susannah's backyard?When the nineteenth-century ghost of Maria de Silva wakes her up in the middle of the night, Suze knows this is no ordinary visitation - and not just from the knife at her throat, either. In life, Maria was the fiancée of Jesse - the same Jesse who was murdered a hundred and fifty years before. The same Jesse Suze is in love with... -
Glimmer of Death by Heather G. Harris
I’m Jinx, a private investigator, a truth seeker and an empath. Even with all that magic at my fingertips, I don’t know if I can save my best friend.And she’s not the only ill one. The magical creatures of the Other Realm are falling sick – even the supposedly immortal ones. The illness is striking two by two like a plague filled Noah’s Ark... -
Glimmer of Deception by Heather G. Harris
I’m Jinx, a private investigator, a truth seeker and a wizard. You'd think of all those skills would make it so easy for me to get to the heart of things. And honestly? I thought I knew what had happened to my parents that night - I thought I finally knew the truth about how they'd died. But I've taken a tumble down the rabbit hole and everything I thought I knew was topsy turvy... -
Evanescent by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSixteen-year-old Laken Stewart died last summer. Her resurrection at the hands of the Countenance hasn’t run smoothly. With the memory of her past life still firmly intact, Laken moves deeper into the Countenance organization in an effort to free her mother and sister from the deadly Celestra tunnels...Categorized as:
horror contemporary fantasy urban fantasy paranormal science fiction young adult time travel -
-
Glimmer of the Other by Heather G. Harris
I can tell when you’re lying. Every. Single. Time. I’m Jinx. As a private investigator, being a walking, talking lie detector is a useful skill – but let’s face it, it’s not normal. You’d think it would make my job way too easy, but even with my weird skills, I still haven’t been able to track down my parent’s killers... -
Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsEver since she used the Firebird, her parents' invention, to cross into alternate dimensions, Marguerite has caught the attention of enemies who will do anything to force her into helping them dominate the multiverse—even hurting the people she loves. She resists until her boyfriend, Paul, is attacked and his consciousness scattered across multiple dimensions...Categorized as:
dystopian young adult science fiction fantasy time travel contemporary love triangle mystery -
Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier, Anthea Bell
Gwyneth Shepherd's sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time...Categorized as:
dystopian contemporary magic young adult fantasy legends & fairy tales insta-love urban fantasy -
A Million Worlds with You by Claudia Gray
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsA million universes. A million dangers. One destiny.The fate of the multiverse rests in Marguerite Caine’s hands. Marguerite has been at the center of a cross-dimensional feud since she first traveled to another universe using her parents’ invention, the Firebird...Categorized as:
dystopian young adult science fiction fantasy time travel contemporary mystery love triangle -
Shadowland by Jenny Carroll, Meg Cabot
Shadowland is the first book in the thrilling, romantic Mediator series, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot. Suze is a mediator—a liaison between the living and the dead. In other words, she sees dead people. And they won't leave her alone until she helps them resolve their unfinished business with the living... -
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
IT BEGAN WITH A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES. Historian Diana Bishop, descended from a line of powerful witches, and long-lived vampire Matthew Clairmont have broken the laws dividing creatures. When Diana discovered a significant alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library,she sparked a struggle in which she became bound to Matthew...Categorized as:
demons forbidden love urban fantasy fantasy historical vampires paranormal pregnancy -
Time's Edge by Rysa Walker
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsTo stop her sadistic grandfather, Saul, and his band of time travelers from rewriting history, Kate must race to retrieve the CHRONOS keys before they fall into the Cyrists' hands. If she jumps back in time and pulls the wrong key--one that might tip off the Cyrists to her strategy--her whole plan could come crashing down, jeopardizing the future of millions of innocent people...Categorized as:
dystopian historical young adult fantasy science fiction time travel futuristic paranormal -
Firewalker by Josephine Angelini
Worlds divide, magic slays, and love lies in the second book of Josephine Angelini’s The Worldwalker Trilogy."You think I’m a monster, but my choices, as ruthless as they seem, are justified."Lily is back in her own universe, and she's ready to start a new life with Rowan by her side... -
All These Warriors by Amy Tintera
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn this highly anticipated conclusion to New York Times best-selling author Amy Tintera's All These Monsters duology, Clara and Team Seven's quest to expose the truth behind the scrab menace has them facing their biggest threat yet: their own demons. Perfect for fans of Warcross and Renegades. When the world was crumbling, seventeen-year-old Clara fought back...Categorized as:
dystopian young adult science fiction contemporary paranormal monsters futuristic abuse -
The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsStop the Magician. Steal the book. Save the future.In modern-day New York, magic is all but extinct. The remaining few who have an affinity for magic—the Mageus—live in the shadows, hiding who they are. Any Mageus who enters Manhattan becomes trapped by the Brink, a dark energy barrier that confines them to the island. Crossing it means losing their power—and often their lives... -
-
A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray
Every Day meets Cloud Atlas in this heart-racing, space- and time-bending, epic new trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray. Marguerite Caine’s physicist parents are known for their radical scientific achievements. Their most astonishing invention: the Firebird, which allows users to jump into parallel universes, some vastly altered from our own...Categorized as:
dystopian forbidden love fantasy science fiction young adult mystery love triangle paranormal -
Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsAt fourteen, Nick Gautier thinks he knows everything about the world around him. Streetwise, tough and savvy, his quick sarcasm is the stuff of legends... until the night when his best friends try to kill him... -
Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsThe exhilaratingly seductive new series from the author of the bestselling Starcrossed seriesLove burns. Worlds collide. Magic reigns.This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying many of the experiences that other teenagers take for granted... which is why she is determined to enjoy her first (and perhaps only) high-school party...Categorized as:
dystopian fantasy love triangle paranormal young adult contemporary high fantasy urban fantasy -
Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology by Danielle Binks, Amie Kaufman
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe YA event of the year. Bestsellers. Award-winners. Superstars. This anthology has them all...Categorized as:
dystopian young adult contemporary science fiction magic time travel urban fantasy paranormal -
Shattered by Mari Mancusi
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA girl at the end of the world. Two brothers fighting for opposite sides. And a dragon who can save them all...Or set the world on fire. Trinity's world changed forever the day she stole Emmy's egg. Now she's on the run with the last living dragon and twin brothers from a war-torn future...Categorized as:
dystopian magic science fiction time travel young adult fantasy urban fantasy futuristic -
The UnTied Kingdom by Kate Johnson
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe portal to an alternate world was the start of all her troubles – or was it?When Eve Carpenter lands with a splash in the Thames, it’s not the London or England she’s used to. No one has a telephone or knows what a computer is. England’s a third world country and Princess Di is still alive. But worst of all, everyone thinks Eve’s a spy.Including Major Harker who has his own problems...Categorized as:
dystopian fantasy time travel science fiction paranormal suspense young adult urban fantasy -
House Immortal by Devon Monk
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsOne hundred years ago, eleven powerful ruling Houses consolidated all of the world’s resources and authority into their own grasping hands. Only one power wasn’t placed under the command of a single House: the control over the immortal galvanized.... Matilda Case isn’t like most folk... -
Tether by Anna Jarzab
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTether, the sequel to Tandem, continues the captivating tale of rebellion and romance that spans parallel worlds.Everything repeats.Sasha expected things to go back to normal once she got back on Earth. But now that she knows parallel worlds are real, and that an alternate version of herself exists in a world called Aurora, her old life no longer seems to make sense . .Categorized as:
dystopian young adult science fiction time travel urban fantasy mystery futuristic magic -
Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAll Etta Spencer wanted was to make her violin debut when she was thrust into a treacherous world where the struggle for power could alter history. After losing the one thing that would have allowed her to protect the Timeline, and the one person worth fighting for, Etta awakens alone in an unknown place and time, exposed to the threat of the two groups who would rather see her dead than succeed...Categorized as:
dystopian fantasy young adult time travel science fiction historical urban fantasy paranormal -
Only a Monster by Vanessa Len
It should have been the perfect summer. Sent to stay with her late mother’s eccentric family in London, sixteen-year-old Joan is determined to enjoy herself. She loves her nerdy job at the historic Holland House, and when her super cute co-worker Nick asks her on a date, it feels like everything is falling into place.But she soon learns the truth... -
-
Future Shock by Elizabeth Briggs
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe future is inevitable...or is it?My time is running out. If I don't find a job before I turn eighteen and age out of the foster care system I'll be homeless. When powerful tech giant Aether Corporation offers to set me up for life, I can't refuse. But here's the catch: they're sending me on a secret mission to the future...Categorized as:
dystopian young adult time travel science fiction mystery urban fantasy futuristic suspense -
Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
Passage , n. i. A brief section of music composed of a series of notes and flourishes. ii. A journey by water; a voyage. iii. The transition from one place to another, across space and time. In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves...Categorized as:
dystopian futuristic paranormal science fiction time travel young adult fantasy insta-love -
Dissonance by Erica O'Rourke
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSome decisions have unimaginable consequences. Every time someone makes a choice, a new parallel world is spun off the existing one. Eating breakfast or skipping it, sneaking out instead of staying in bed—every decision creates an alternate universe in which an Echo self takes the road not travelled...Categorized as:
dystopian fantasy science fiction young adult urban fantasy mystery paranormal futuristic -
Into the Dim by Janet B. Taylor
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhen fragile, sixteen-year-old Hope Walton loses her mom to an earthquake overseas, her secluded world crumbles. Agreeing to spend the summer in Scotland, Hope discovers that her mother was more than a brilliant academic, but also a member of a secret society of time travelers...Categorized as:
dystopian young adult time travel fantasy science fiction historical contemporary mystery -
Scorched by Mari Mancusi
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsTrinity Don’t leave me here... It starts with a whisper. At first Trinity thinks she’s going crazy. It wouldn’t be a big surprise—her grandpa firmly believes there’s a genuine dragon egg in their dusty little West Texas town. But this voice is real, and it’s begging for her protection. Even if no one else can hear it... Connor He’s come from a future scorched by dragonfire...Categorized as:
dystopian magic science fiction young adult fantasy love triangle urban fantasy paranormal -
Portal by Imogen Rose
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsCome Find Me Two Years Ago... Six words that propel ice-hockey-playing tomboy, Arizona, into an alternate dimension. She suddenly finds herself living the life of a glamorous cheerleader. She finds herself transported from her happy life with her dad to living with the mother she hates. Everyone knows her as Arizona Darley, but she isn't. She is Arizona Stevens...Categorized as:
dystopian contemporary fantasy urban fantasy time travel magic paranormal futuristic -
Finna by Nino Cipri
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsMP3 CD Format Nino Cipri's Finna is a rambunctious, touching story that blends all the horrors the multiverse has to offer with the everyday awfulness of low-wage work. It explores queer relationships and queer feelings, capitalism and accountability, labor and love, all with a bouncing sense of humor and a commitment to the strange... -
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
Childhood friends Patricia Delfine, a witch, and Laurence Armstead, a mad scientist, parted ways under mysterious circumstances during middle school. But as adults they both wind up in near-future San Francisco, where Laurence is an engineering genius and Patricia works with a small band of other magicians to secretly repair the world’s ever growing ailments...
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.