Books like 'The Wicked & The Dead'

Readers who enjoyed The Wicked & The Dead by Melissa Marr also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.

paranormal  urban fantasy  fantasy  magic  fae  witches  vampires  new adult  non-human-heroine  independent heroine 

  • Kingdom of Storms by Shannon Mayer

    Kingdom of Storms by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Looking to rescue dragon hatchlings? Check. Piss off a demon in the process? Check. Have my mate stolen by a raging psycho who wants his babies? Damn . . . .I, Zamira “Reckless” Wilson, do solemnly swear I wanted a vacation from trouble. The problem is, trouble did not want a vacation from me or those that I love...
  • Realm of Demons by Shannon Mayer

    Realm of Demons by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The final (for real this time!) book in the heartpounding, bestselling series. Get ready for the last ride with Zamira, Maks, Lila and Balder as they race to save . . .well I can't say, that would be a spoiler if you haven't ready book eight .
  • Sponsored links
  • A Fated Bond by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    A Fated Bond by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Magic, dragons, elves, and vampires are my new normal. At any point, I might get attacked by an angry book, be on the shit-list for forgetting to hook up my battle bear’s keg, or get called to investigate a gruesome magical murder.And how cool is that?Well… the investigating part, not so much the murder...
  • Warrior Fae Trapped by K.F. Breene

    Warrior Fae Trapped by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 48 ratings
    The truce between the vampires and the shifters is long over. So when the two factions stumble upon a lost fae warrior who has no idea what she is, all hell breaks loose. Charity hasn't had it easy. Growing up in a bad part of Chicago, left by her mother at 16, she's a survivor. So when she gets a scholarship to a good college out in California, she thinks all her dreams have come true...
  • A Culling Tide by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    A Culling Tide by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.The world is about to tilt on its axis. Good versus Evil. Light versus Dark. There’s a balance to the world's alignment and every thousand years the Earth Realm, the Fae Realm, and the Spirit Realm collide, igniting a period of rebalancing.The Culling...
  • A Shaman's Power by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    A Shaman's Power by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    The focus of my life as an urban druid is to stand as a guardian of nature. The focus of my life as Fiona Cumhaill to stand as a guardian of my family.Seriously. Don’t screw with my family.It’s a no-brainer, drop everything, and take up the fight topic for me—If you need me, I will come...
  • The Scarlet Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Scarlet Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Only magic can save us from this nightmare…Everest is my soulmate. Yet somehow knowing this feels worse. Because now I know this isn’t some silly little teenage-puppy-love crush, I know my feelings for someone I barely know are very, very real.Because now I know this love I feel…he feels it too...
  • A United Front by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    A United Front by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.The Culling draws ever nearer—looms really—like a big, fat cloud of doom.With evil brewing, our enemies grow bolder, the warriors of light and dark scramble to be ready for the Winter Solstice, and the Cumhaill fam jam digs in to face the battle of our world’s alignment.No biggie… Team Trouble is on it...
  • Wrath by Kristie Cook

    Wrath by Kristie Cook

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Will a mother’s wrath make her cross the line? I didn’t want to cry. For once in my life, tears evaded me. Perhaps because I refused to grieve this loss, because it wasn’t a loss in my eyes, in my heart. It was a call for war, yes. But not a loss. I wouldn’t allow it. Besides, I was too mad to cry, even in my exhaustion, and anger would get me much further...
  • Wavering Aftermath by Erin R. Flynn

    Wavering Aftermath by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m about to do something smart… Or something really, really stupid. I give it a 50/50 chance, but keeping quiet on what’s going on with me has bitten me in the arse too many times for me not to admit it.And since my mother’s journal isn’t helping and is heartbreaking to read, it’s time to trust the people who say they care about me...
  • Tactical by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle

    Tactical by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There’s a dark moon rising in Avalon…Fresh from the battle in the temple, Julie and the rest of Unit Seven barely have time to wash off the dryad ash before they’re deployed again.Their assignment leads to the revelation of a prophecy that will destroy the para world if OPMA can’t prevent it from coming to pass...
  • Lingering Threats by Erin R. Flynn

    Lingering Threats by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and… I’m stressed. Shocker, I know, but being a college senior at the top supe university is hard. Well, now that the curriculum is what I need and challenging.And I’m also the ruler of a whole world including two realms that have been warring for thousands of years that I’m trying to bring together. I also have five mates...
  • Fair Market Value by Hailey Edwards

    Fair Market Value by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Forgot to feed your goldfish before your untimely demise? Need to jot down a will? Say a goodbye? See the Grand Canyon? Then come visit us at The Body Shop, where unfinished business is our business.Mary Frances Talbot—Frankie—is a necromancer, probably. Hard to say since she never met her parents. She can see the dead, talk to the dead, and a few other things that aren’t strictly legal...
  • The Suck Stops Here by Kristen Painter

    The Suck Stops Here by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Vampire governor of New Jersey, Belladonna Barrone has just gotten an epic offer from an unexpected visitor, but it’s not something she’s ready to respond to without serious thought. Besides, she already has a lot on her plate. The recent death of a high-ranking vampire means she and her crew of staff and friends are headed off to the funeral in the middle of the country...
  • Demon Hunt by Annabel Chase, A. Blythe

    Demon Hunt by Annabel Chase, A. Blythe

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.The hunt is on... Former supernatural covert agent Alyse Winters is determined to identify the party responsible for her handler's death. Unfortunately, local problems continue to sidetrack her when humans start committing crimes while under a spell and a link to her past shows up in need of help..
  • Zombie's Bite by Karen Chance

    Zombie's Bite by Karen Chance

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    When Dorina Basarab, half human, half vampire, assassin-for-hire, hits New Orleans, she thinks it's for a typical job: take out a mad master vamp before he can wreak havoc on the city. But when the elusive master suddenly shows up at her hotel, things get complicated, especially when Dory realizes that the murder he has in mind is his own! And that the Big Easy is about to get a whole lot harder...
  • House of Mages and Raven by Meg Xuemei X

    House of Mages and Raven by Meg Xuemei X

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    “Mine!” he growls in the throes of passion. “Are you mine too?” I challenge him. Before he can promise anything, his betrothed shows up at his door. The demon queen is pushing for a final claim on him, and a war unlike any other rages between us. I don’t stay down, but when she brings in Barbie 2.0, an upgraded version of me, to tempt him, to replace me— Everything crumbles around me...
  • The Summer Palace by Kristen Painter

    The Summer Palace by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Newly crowned queen of the Radiant fae, Sparrow “Ro” Meadowcroft has two goals. First, to show her fae subjects that despite growing up in the mortal realm, she plans to honor all the customs and practices of her new world. Second, to reunite the Radiant fae with the Grym fae. Or at least broker peace between the two estranged kingdoms...
  • House of Demons and Bones by Meg Xuemei X

    House of Demons and Bones by Meg Xuemei X

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    SyI’m no longer a dirty little secret.Two powerful heirs now know about Barbie and me, but they intend to keep it that way to protect us.Killian has yet to decide which woman he’ll choose. He can’t have everything—he must choose love or the crown.While Barbie’s luck runs out, my star rises with three heirs courting me. It turns out I’m not just a monster that feeds on sex and violence...
  • The Dark Rises by Stella Brie

    The Dark Rises by Stella Brie

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    No longer Queen of the Light Fae, Meri seeks safe haven in The Abbey with Cormal and the mysterious Madoc. Even with her trust shaken by Lord Lorn, Meri decides to take a leap of faith with the dark Fae who’s saved her life so many times and claim him as her friend...
  • The Forgettable Miss French by Kristen Painter

    The Forgettable Miss French by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Shadowvale isn’t your typical small town America. The sun never shines, the gates decide who enters, magic abounds, and every resident bears some kind of curse. Werewolf Virginia "Ginny" French's curse means no one can remember her. Not even for as long as it takes to ring up her groceries or make her favorite iced coffee...
  • Broken Visions by Jessica Sorensen

    Broken Visions by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 25 ratings
    Gemma thought Alex was dead, that she’d made an irreversible mistake and would never see him again. But then her father resets time and she’s given another chance to be with Alex, if she can save the world and get rid of the star. Gemma decides to follow in her father’s footsteps and attempt to change the vision of the end of the world...
  • Deadhead by A.J. Aalto

    Deadhead by A.J. Aalto

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Marnie Baranuik has barely had time to enjoy her break from the FBI’s Preternatural Crimes Unit when her favorite hunky vampire hunter comes calling. If Kill-Notch Batten can’t oust an unruly garden invader, maybe Marnie can, but when a wayward woodland sprite takes her for a joyride, it’s more than either of them can handle...
  • All Is Faerie in Love and War by Isla Frost

    All Is Faerie in Love and War by Isla Frost

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    If the devil is knocking at your door, don't open it.A simple enough rule to follow... or so you'd think.When a criminal has magic too dangerous to merely lock up, we send them to a blackout prison.Hell would've been a better destination for this guy.As a lowly cop in the LVMPD's Rapid Response unit, I'm used to dealing with all kinds of dumpster-fire scenarios...
  • Halfway Hexed by Kimberly Frost

    Halfway Hexed by Kimberly Frost

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Duvall, Texas. A small town that’s about to be in some big trouble. Tammy Jo Trask is finally ready to embrace her mixed-up magic, but not everyone in town is what you’d call supportive...
  • Autumn's Bane by Yasmine Galenorn

    Autumn's Bane by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Father of Dragons has returned to the world and all hell is breaking loose. A group of vrykolakas is running loose, threatening to spread plague through Seattle. A shadow dragon has his sights set on destroying the Wild Hunt. And in the midst of the chaos, Ember’s facing a major decision brought on by a twist in her status with the Queen of Dark Fae...
  • Cackles and Cauldrons by Sarina Dorie

    Cackles and Cauldrons by Sarina Dorie

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Roses are red. Corpses are blue. I want you dead. And your boyfriend too.—Your Secret Enemy Clarissa Lawrence finally has broken through the emotional fortress of her magical mentor and proven her love to him—and he has reciprocated in return. She would like nothing more to bask in their new love. Yet mysterious forces are at work, trying to keep them apart...
  • Outback Spirit by Nicole R. Taylor

    Outback Spirit by Nicole R. Taylor

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Opal, snakes, and supernatural beings. In Outback Australia, there’s more than one thing that’ll kill you…and it’s not entirely human.Deep in the harsh and unforgiving Australian Outback lies the sleepy opal mining town of Solace. Frequently bypassed by all but the desperate, there’s nothing spectacular about it…on the surface.Solace is a haven for supernatural outcasts...
  • Priestess Dreaming by Yasmine Galenorn

    Priestess Dreaming by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    We're the D'Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Delilah is a two-faced werecat and a Death Maiden. Menolly is a vampire married to a gorgeous werepuma. And me? I'm a Moon witch married to three gorgeous husbands, and I'm about to journey through the veils to search for a long lost legend..
  • Dark Hunt by Annika West

    Dark Hunt by Annika West

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A sexy dragon. A snarky outcast. A dark hunt that ties them together.Aster King II is a lot of things.Impulsive? Totally.Sugar addict? Yup.Prone to reflexive stabbing? Every day of her life.As a supernatural citizen with weak powers, Aster's reality is mediocre. But after she finds herself in a sewer running from a deadly creature she accidentally pissed off, everything changes...
  • Scattered Ashes by Jessica Sorensen

    Scattered Ashes by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    My name is Gemma Lucas and my life’s a wreck. Alex, the guy I just might be falling in love with, and the father of my unborn child, left me. Not to mention if I do admit I’m in love with him, it could potentially kill us both. My father’s trapped in his own mind and my mom’s working for the dark side...
  • Blood of Dragons by Bonnie Lamer

    Blood of Dragons by Bonnie Lamer

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It turns out that some of the fairy tales Xandra learned as a child were true after all. Xandra's world is turned upside down when her changed destiny comes back to haunt her. Her only way back to the life she craves is by standing up against beings who are stronger than she is. With her relationship with Kallen hanging in the balance, she had better hope fate is truly on her side this time...
  • Stolen Relics by Karina Espinosa

    Stolen Relics by Karina Espinosa

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Are all the fairy tales real?Mackenzie Grey is back at the Supernatural Investigative Unit and her first big case is not what she expects. Tasked to find stolen relics that are attached to a legend even Kenz herself is having a hard time believing. This leads to a target getting put on her back, and she finds help from an unexpected enemy. Unfortunately, the SIU isn’t all Kenz has to worry about...
  • Panther Prowling by Yasmine Galenorn

    Panther Prowling by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    We’re the D’Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked-good witch with three gorgeous husbands. Menolly is a vampire married to a werepuma. And me? I’m Delilah, a two-faced werecat and a Death Maiden. While the war in Otherworld is expanding, so is my newly renamed PI business...
  • Entice Me at Twilight by Shayla Black

    Entice Me at Twilight by Shayla Black

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    In national bestselling author Shayla Black's electrifying new novel, the Doomsday Brethren fight their mortal enemy for the newest weapon in a bloody magical war: the one woman a warrior shouldn't claim . . . yet can't resist...
  • A Royal Witch by Danielle Garrett

    A Royal Witch by Danielle Garrett

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Beechwood Manor is filling up fast and Holly’s feeling the pinch. There are several new roommates in the Beechwood Manor, and one of them is a royal witch. Literally and figuratively. Unrest in a haven-ally magical kingdom leads a foreign princess into hiding and the Supernatural Protection Agency deems the Beechwood Manor as the perfect safe house—and Holly, her perfect guardian...
  • The Myth Manifestation by Lisa Shearin

    The Myth Manifestation by Lisa Shearin

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The agents of Supernatural Protection & Investigations (SPI) protect people from predatory supernaturals. This time, we’re the ones who need protection.   New York is one of the most popular convention destinations in the world—for humans and supernaturals. Every hundred years, rulers of thhe world’s supernatural races come together to negotiate and renew a peace treaty...
  • Flight from Hell by Yasmine Galenorn

    Flight from Hell by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Crossover from the Otherworld Series to Fly By Night Series...
  • Blood of Egypt by Bonnie Lamer

    Blood of Egypt by Bonnie Lamer

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    "A simple honeymoon. That’s all we wanted. See some interesting sights and do absolutely nothing except be happy with each other. Instead, we get Egyptian Gods, Archangels and Witches with the usual amount of doom and gloom that accompanies them." Join Xandra and Kallen as they join forces with Eliana Brennan to stop the Archangel who is seeking vengeance.
  • Spell Bond: More Tales From the Old World (Old World Chronology) by Melissa F. Olson

    Spell Bond: More Tales From the Old World (Old World Chronology) by Melissa F. Olson

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The ties that bind are even stronger when magic is involved. These eight all-new tales run in between and alongside the main Old World novels, allowing fan favorites to take center stage and exploring the deep bonds between allies and frenemies.Ride along with vampire ranch hand Wyatt for a night in "The Cowboy," and join Lily as she experiments with forbidden magic in "The Witching Hour...
  • Revelation by Laura Hall

    Revelation by Laura Hall

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For once, my heart isn't pounding at the thought of what lies ahead. Instead, I'm relieved. I'm meant to be here. My whole life — my human childhood, Ascension, the years of isolation, meeting Connor that fateful day in Los Angeles, learning who I was, the gifts of my bloodlines, the struggles, losses, and brief periods of solace — everything has brought me to this point. To this end...
  • Bloodlust by Karina Espinosa

    Bloodlust by Karina Espinosa

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The countdown has begun. Mackenzie Grey is tying up loose ends before she says goodbye to the life she knows. In doing so, that means closing up all her cases that are left open at the Supernatural Investigative Unit, and nothing prepares her for the blood thirsty vampires roaming the streets of New York City. It is time to rein them in and bring order back to the city...
  • Forsaken by Heather Fleener

    Forsaken by Heather Fleener

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Prophecy Will Be Fulfilled... Ancients were created in the beginning of the age of man. The Vampire were birthed by the underworld after mankind’s fall from grace to destroy what remained of God’s people. This threat to Creation was countered with divinely-breathed immortals. The Witch were most effective against the nefarious agenda pursued by the evil ones...
  • Tales From Otherworld: Collection One (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon) by Yasmine Galenorn

    Tales From Otherworld: Collection One (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon) by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A collection of short tales from New York Times, USA Today, and PW Bestselling Author Yasmine Galenorn's Otherworld Series--find out what goes on between the Otherworld books...
  • Rhiannon's Circle by Emily Bex

    Rhiannon's Circle by Emily Bex

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Eilish Bohannon is the witch destined to lead the coven, but only if her older sister doesn’t kill her first.Set in Charleston, SC, the Bohannons lead a coven whose legendary powers date back to ancient Ireland. In each generation, one witch is destined to rise to High Priestess...
  • Iris by Aspen Black

    Iris by Aspen Black

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Iris owns Floriography Flower Shop! Want roses for your favorite gal or guy? Need fresh lavender to place next to your bed? What about more exotic plants from far away? FFS has what you’re looking for!Iris finds herself in the possession of something that brings together a strange combination of mates. It doesn’t mean she knows what to do with them...
  • Supernatural Slayer by Devyn Jayse

    Supernatural Slayer by Devyn Jayse

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Some people call me an assassin, personally, I prefer the term bounty hunter.In a world where magic is hidden from the general population, I'm hired to keep our secrets safe and take care of rogues by whatever means necessary.When I accidentally targeted the wrong person, the Supernatural Bureau of Investigation offered me a deal -- go to jail or work for them...
  • Wicked Deal by Linsey Hall

    Wicked Deal by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    I've made a deal with the DevilFinally, I’ve found a place where my weirdness fits in—Guild City, a secret magical place deep in the heart of London. And it’s great… for about 2.5 seconds. Right up until the Council of Guilds discovers I’m a magical misfit with too much magic I can’t control.When they throw me in prison, my only hope is The Devil of Darkvale...
  • Night Shivers: An Indigo Court Novella by Yasmine Galenorn

    Night Shivers: An Indigo Court Novella by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Revisit the world of the Indigo Court. Cicely, Queen of Snow and Ice, is slowly getting used to her new role in life as Queen of Winter. The Vampiric Fae have been conquered and Myst is gone, but now something new is unsettling her kingdom. A ship sails across the Crashing Sea from the Golden Isle with new members for her kingdom, but all of the Sidhe aboard are missing...
  • Realms of Lightning and Dragons by J.S. Malcom

    Realms of Lightning and Dragons by J.S. Malcom

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    According to prophecies, I’m the veil witch meant to save Faerie. The problem being, nowhere in those prophecies was it mentioned that I could pull it off twice. They say desperate times call for desperate measures, but I doubt they meant anything as risky as what I have planned. But things have gone from bad to worse to downright abysmal...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  vampires  witches  new adult  fantasy  paranormal  suspense
Fantastic book recommendations by romance book lovers for romance book lovers.
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

romance book finder

Looking for more inspiration? Enter another book title to get more suggestions on what to read next.


Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.