Books like 'How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying'
Readers who enjoyed How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
fantasy funny time travel paranormal f-f magic queer high fantasy horror medieval
-
Sent to a Fantasy World and Now All the Men Want Me: Volume 1 by Jaclyn Osborn
Evan just wants a quiet life where he escapes into books, drinks a ridiculous amount of coffee, and devours every muffin in sight. But then he's transported to another world with magic, sword-wielding knights with big... hearts, and men who find him too adorable to resist.Complicated? Well, that's the understatement of the century.And for Evan, the adventure is only beginning... -
![The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison]()
The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison
A hilarious and heartfelt novel about how loves and lives are never truly lost, for fans of Rebecca Serle and Taylor Jenkins Reid. With a leading role on a hit TV show and a relationship with Hollywood's latest heartthrob, Meg Bryan appears to have everything she ever wanted. But underneath the layers of makeup and hairspray, her happiness is as fake as her stage name, Lana Lord... -
![]()
![]()
Sponsored links -
![The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison]()
The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA hilarious and heartfelt novel about how loves and lives are never truly lost, for fans of Rebecca Serle and Taylor Jenkins Reid. With a leading role on a hit TV show and a relationship with Hollywood's latest heartthrob, Meg Bryan appears to have everything she ever wanted. But underneath the layers of makeup and hairspray, her happiness is as fake as her stage name, Lana Lord... -
![This Is All I Ask by Lynn Kurland]()
This Is All I Ask by Lynn Kurland
Set near the Scottish border at a rugged castle on the edge of the sea, this is the story of a courageous lord who lost everything he held dear. Of a strong young woman willing to sacrifice everything for happiness. Two lost souls who find in each other a reason to live again, to laugh again, and to love for the first time..Categorized as:
medieval magic m-f historical plain heroine marriage of convenience abuse paranormal -
-
![CAVE MAN MAKE BABY by Frankie Love]()
CAVE MAN MAKE BABY by Frankie Love
I never intended on time travelling to the Stone Age during my Special Ops mission – but it’s not the first thing in my life to get effed up.To say I didn’t have a happy childhood is an understatement – that’s why I joined the military first chance I got.And to be honest – living alone on the beach isn’t the worst way to live out my days... -
![The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner]()
The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner
In this unforgettable story full of charm, wit—and just a bit of magic—a woman down on her luck is given a second chance at fixing her life and trying one year all over again. Perfect for readers of Josie Silver and Rebecca Serle. Sadie Thatcher’s life has fallen apart in spectacular fashion... -
![Without Pride and Prejudice by Jennifer Peel]()
Without Pride and Prejudice by Jennifer Peel
Can their love conquer pride and prejudice?Ever since I first read Pride and Prejudice at twelve years old, I’ve dreamed of being Elizabeth Bennet. That dream is now about to come true...Categorized as:
m-f cheerful heroine grumpy sunshine friends to lovers time travel humor paranormal contemporary -
![Down and Dirty by Sandra Hill]()
Down and Dirty by Sandra Hill
Punished for an indiscretion, Navy SEAL and all-around tough guy Zachary Floyd is forced to head a new SEAL-like program for women. There he meets an alluring Norsewoman, who's escaped a nunnery, her father, and the eleventh century altogether. A NAVY WARRIOR He's a world-class player -- nicknamed Pretty Boy -- and a tough guy who's not afraid to get down and dirty... -
![Stardust of Yesterday by Lynn Kurland]()
Stardust of Yesterday by Lynn Kurland
Dreaming of her wonderful castle, she imagined that it contained a handsome, brave knight— Suddenly, her eyes flew open. She scrambled over her chair, looking with alarm at what was quivering in front of her, only an inch away from where her toes had dangled off the edge… It was a sword. “I’ll not miss my mark a second time.” A deep voice grated from behind her. She whirled around... -
![The Girl I Was by Jeneva Rose]()
The Girl I Was by Jeneva Rose
Sometimes you have to go back before you can go forward.Alexis Spencer thinks she has it all figured out. Even when life gets her down, she is never too far away from another inspirational quote to rationalize her failures and ignore all her problems... -
![和宿敌结婚当天一起重生了 Reborn with an Old Enemy on the Day of our Marriage by 林知落]()
和宿敌结婚当天一起重生了 Reborn with an Old Enemy on the Day of our Marriage by 林知落
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLin Qian and Zheng PingQing, two people who have wanted to kill each other for many years, fell in love. After a lot of ups and downs, they finally married.But they didn’t expect to get reborn together on the day of their wedding.Back to the year when their feud was at its most intense.The friends around them also saw each other as enemies... -
![何为贤妻 To Be a Virtuous Wife by Yue Xia Die Ying, 月下蝶影]()
何为贤妻 To Be a Virtuous Wife by Yue Xia Die Ying, 月下蝶影
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA time traveling romance - from the author's description:"As a virtuous wife, does it include tolerating his cousin, enduring his concubines, bearing his mother?If you will not let me live freely, why would I let you live in satisfaction?Did fate let women time-travel so she could learn the three morals and four virtues?Rather than act like a coward and live, it would be better to live in...Categorized as:
m-f historical fantasy time travel arranged marriage humor marriage of convenience paranormal -
![The Bewitched Viking by Sandra Hill]()
The Bewitched Viking by Sandra Hill
Even fierce Norse warriors have bad days. 'Twas enough to drive a sane Viking mad, the things Tykir Thorksson was forced to do—capturing a red-headed virago, putting up with the flock of sheep that follows her everywhere, chasing off her bumbling brothers... -
![Time of My Life by Mary Frame]()
Time of My Life by Mary Frame
Every day is the worst day of Jane Stewart’s life. No really, that’s not a dramatization or overreaction, she’s reliving the same, terrible day over and over (and over and over) again.She’s late to the same meeting. Endures the same soul crushing lectures from her bosses, who ultimately fire her anyway. And—the cherry on top—she gets to experience getting dumped on repeat... -
-
![The Brush of Black Wings by Grace Draven]()
The Brush of Black Wings by Grace Draven
During a foray into the woods of Neith, Martise stumbles upon a ruined temple and reawakens not only a power she thought lost, but also something far more malevolent. An ancient darkness, imprisoned in an eternal cage, sees a chance at freedom in a woman once held in bondage... -
![Once Upon a Time Travel by Sariah Wilson]()
Once Upon a Time Travel by Sariah Wilson
Once upon a time… Recent college grad Emma Damon knows the Rose Room in Hartley Hall is off limits, which is exactly why she can’t wait to get inside. Once she enters the forbidden room, Emma learns more about the history of the museum than she ever intended to know... -
![The Good Part by Sophie Cousens]()
The Good Part by Sophie Cousens
By the New York Times bestselling author of Just Haven't Met You Yet, a downtrodden twenty-six-year-old wakes up to the life she’s always wanted, but is it really a dream come true?At twenty-six, Lucy Young is tired. Tired of fetching coffees for senior TV producers, tired of going on disastrous dates, and definitely tired of living in a damp flat share with flatmates who never buy toilet roll... -
![The Viking Takes a Knight by Sandra Hill]()
The Viking Takes a Knight by Sandra Hill
The Viking Is a Princess . . . All Ingrith wants is refuge for herself and a group of orphans from a vicious Saxon commander who would harm the children and destroy her honor. At her age, she no longer expects to find a husband, or even a lover, especially not the arrogant Lord of the Bees! John of Hawk's Lair longs for peace and quiet, not a nagging wife and noisy children... -
![Rough and Ready by Sandra Hill]()
Rough and Ready by Sandra Hill
A MISSION OF NO MERCY It takes nothing short of a miracle to catapult Lt. Torolf Magnusson and his team of Navy SEALs back in time to the eleventh-century Norselands. First on the agenda: destroy the evil villain who terrorized his family and a nation... -
![Ever My Love by Lynn Kurland]()
Ever My Love by Lynn Kurland
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo people are caught up in love—and in time—in the latest novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Stars in Your Eyes. In search of a fresh start, Emma Barton has traveled to Scotland to try to forget her rocky love life. Luckily, the gorgeous Highlander who owns the house up the path from her rental cottage might be exactly the kind of distraction she needs... -
![冷血公爵の心変わり 1 by Bandalbanji, 에디]()
冷血公爵の心変わり 1 by Bandalbanji, 에디
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 25 ratings백작가의 사생아였던 에르인.반역자가 되어 도망친 가족을 대신해 희생 되기 직전그녀는 목숨을 거두러 온 ‘사신’을 마주 하게 되는데!‘제발 살려주세요! 저는 이런 거, 저런 거 다 해보고 싶어요!’꽃다운 나이에 예쁜 드레스 한 번 못 입어봤다.구애도 받아보고 사랑 받으며 사는 것이 유일한 소원이었던그녀에게, 기적처럼 그녀를 위한 마법진이 발동되고“레이디, 저의 무례를 용서해 주십시오.”“전하!!”“나와 결혼해 주십시오, 내 영혼의 주군이시여... -
![Touch My Little Brother and You're Dead, Season 1 by Morpho, cmjm]()
Touch My Little Brother and You're Dead, Season 1 by Morpho, cmjm
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOne day, I woke up as Rosalite, the older sister of Asterion in the novel, “Asterion of the Twilight.” I may not be the main character, but it’s not so bad. Rosalite’s little brother, though, is fated to die in the story at 18 and that just seems really unfair after all the drama he’s been through (did I mention his story is a BL?). Now that I’m Rosalite, I decide to save him... -
![Dark Viking: Viking Navy SEALs, Book 7 by Sandra Hill]()
Dark Viking: Viking Navy SEALs, Book 7 by Sandra Hill
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRita, a former stunt woman, can’t believe she signed up to be a female Navy SEAL. She needed the signup money to pay her mother’s medical bills. Steven, a fierce Viking warrior, is depressed over the “death” of his brother Thorfinn. Yep, even Vikings get the blues... -
![Servant to the Spidae by Ruby Dixon]()
Servant to the Spidae by Ruby Dixon
All my life I have served. One lord after another, I have given them my time, my body and my soul. My newest lord, however, is not one but three .I have become the anchor to the three Aspects of Fate, the mortal chosen to teach the gods humanity...Categorized as:
magic high fantasy cheerful heroine first-person-pov medieval m-f boss & employee fantasy -
-
![The Secret Kiss of Darkness by Christina Courtenay]()
The Secret Kiss of Darkness by Christina Courtenay
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe has waited an eternity for her.When Kayla Sinclair arrives at Sotheby's auction room in Mayfair, she is mesmerised by a life-size eighteenth-century portrait of a tall, dark man with piercing blue eyes.She finds her life irrevocably changed by a powerful obsession with the portrait, and Kayla’s desire to discover the identity of the man leads her to the mysterious Marcombe Hall... -
![Viking in Love by Sandra Hill]()
Viking in Love by Sandra Hill
She said . . . Caedmon of Larkspur is the most loathsome lout I have ever encountered! When my sisters and I arrived at his castle, we were greeted by servants and children running wild, while Caedmon lied abed after a night of ale. No doubt there will be another child soon, because I must admit he's as handsome as he is virile... -
![Again, My Lord by Katharine Ashe]()
Again, My Lord by Katharine Ashe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe eagerly awaited next installment of the Twist Series that began with 2015 RITA® Award Finalist My Lady, My Lord. The one that got away... Six years ago, Tacitus Everard, the Marquess of Dare, made the worst mistake of his life: courting vibrant, sparklingly beautiful Lady Calista Chance -- until she broke his heart. Is the only one she wants... -
![The Norse King's Daughter by Sandra Hill]()
The Norse King's Daughter by Sandra Hill
“Sandra Hill always delivers smart, sexy, laugh-out-loud action.”—Christine Feehan“Sandra Hill writes stories that tickle the funnybone and touch the heart... -
![The Silent Touch of Shadows by Christina Courtenay]()
The Silent Touch of Shadows by Christina Courtenay
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLose yourself in the spellbinding tale of two women from the same family, separated by 600 years, but their fates no less intertwined.A love that echoes through the ages . . .After genealogist Melissa Grantham’s marriage falls apart, she escapes to her family’s ancestral home in Kent... -
![Ghosted by Sarah Ready]()
Ghosted by Sarah Ready
Jillian Nejat is the only dating and relationship expert on the planet who is incapable of speaking to men. If they’re living, if they’re breathing, it’s game over. With her bank account at zero, her career a dumpster fire, and her dating life in a ten-year slump, she moves into a tiny, dirt-cheap NYC apartment. Unfortunately, the apartment is already occupied...Categorized as:
first-person-pov m-f paranormal contemporary fantasy forced proximity time travel friends to lovers -
![As You Wish by Jude Deveraux]()
As You Wish by Jude Deveraux
One fateful summer, three very different women find themselves together in Summer Hill, Virginia, where they find they have much more in common than they realized… Sixty-year-old Olivia’s first marriage was long and unhappy, but now she is a newlywed, thrilled to finally be starting her life with the man she’s always truly loved—even if they are getting a late start... -
![Doomed to be Cannon Fodder by 潇潇夜雨]()
Doomed to be Cannon Fodder by 潇潇夜雨
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe’s somehow ended up transmigrating into the book as the supporting female lead, who was beaten to death! Deeply in love with the male lead, she’s fated to be beaten to a bloody pulp before even holding hands with him?!First things first, she needs to survive and latch onto the big thigh of a patron...Categorized as:
love triangle historical fantasy time travel humor pregnancy arranged marriage military -
![The Last Highlander: A Scottish Time Travel Romance by Claire Delacroix, Deborah Cooke]()
The Last Highlander: A Scottish Time Travel Romance by Claire Delacroix, Deborah Cooke
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsScotland, 1314 – After the Scots reclaim Edinburgh Castle, Alasdair MacAulay only wants to celebrate. But the revels are interrupted by an old crone who claims the castle’s true owner is the legendary Morgaine le Fee... -
![왜 이러세요, 공작님! 1 by Bandalbanji, Eddie]()
왜 이러세요, 공작님! 1 by Bandalbanji, Eddie
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 21 ratings귀여운 그림체와 절묘한 개그 포인트로 독자들의 마음을 사로잡은 웹툰 『왜 이러세요, 공작님!』이 단행본으로 출간되었다. 웹툰 『왜 이러세요, 공작님!』은 반달반지 작가의 동명 웹소설을 원작으로 하고 있으며, 로안과 에르인의 달콤살벌한 분위기가 잘 드러났다는 호평이 연이은 작품이다.이야기는 주인공인 에르인이 전쟁의 포로로 잡혀 적장의 손에 죽기 직전, 갑자기 발휘된 마법으로 인해 운명이 180도 달라지면서 시작된다. 에르인을 죽이려던 적장이자 제국의 냉혈한 공작인 '로안'과 귀여운 종달새라고 에르인을 부르며 끊임없이 사랑을 표하는 '세이'. 아무리 마법에 걸렸다지만 같은 사람이라고는 상상조차 할 수 없는 모습에 정말이지, 절로 ‘왜 이러세요, 공작님!’ 이라는 말이 나올 뿐.Chapters 1-13... -
-
![Defended by Love by Keri Lane]()
Defended by Love by Keri Lane
If it wasn’t for the superhero, the Garnet Defender, I’d be dead.Late one stormy night, I snuck into my work building just before it was set to be fumigated. While I’d always been told that my workaholic tendencies would be the death of me, I assumed that it would be in a stress-induced heart attack sort of way, and not because the building would collapse with me inside... -
![A Hoboken Hipster in Sherwood Forest by Mari Mancusi]()
A Hoboken Hipster in Sherwood Forest by Mari Mancusi
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf Chrissie Hayward knew that morning she'd be going back in time to rescue her crazy coworker Kat, she'd have worn better shoes. Doubly so if she'd expected to meet her true love. According to the mysterious gypsy, Chrissie was the "gentle soul who would tame an outlaw's thirst for revenge" - AKA the real Robin Hood. So how come the guy was such a dud? LOST.. -
![The Mulligan Curse by Diane Barnes]()
The Mulligan Curse by Diane Barnes
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the author of All We Could Still Have comes a charming tale about one woman who embraces a family curse, laying bare the dreams we give up—and the chances we take to get them back.Mary Mulligan has two problems: her wisdom teeth…and everything else. Her only daughter is moving overseas. Her husband would rather go golfing than spend time with her... -
![A Night In With Marilyn Monroe by Lucy Holliday]()
A Night In With Marilyn Monroe by Lucy Holliday
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe hilarious follow-up to A Night in With Audrey Hepburn from your favourite new author. Perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond and Sophie Kinsella.After dating the hottest man on the planet, Dillon O’Hara, Libby Lomax has come back down to earth with a bump. Now she’s throwing herself into a new relationship and is determined to be a better friend to best pal, Ollie, as he launches his new restaurant... -
![The Changeling Bride by Lisa Cach]()
The Changeling Bride by Lisa Cach
Modern-day Elle is tired of the dating scene and of being single and poor. When a strange old woman gives her a coupon for a free husband, she half-jokingly redeems it, and finds herself swept back in time and into the life of Eleanor Moore, a wealthy heiress engaged to the impoverished Earl of Allsbrook... -
![Time Loops & Meet Cutes by Jackie Lau]()
Time Loops & Meet Cutes by Jackie Lau
The “masterful, inspiring, and full of heart” (Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author) Jackie Lau returns with a thoroughly unique love story about a woman reliving the same Friday over and over again—and the intriguing man who can’t quite remember her. Noelle Tom really shouldn’t have eaten those dumplings at the night market... -
![The Dragon, the Virgin, and George by Lisa Cach]()
The Dragon, the Virgin, and George by Lisa Cach
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes, killing the dragon is the easy part. The medieval village of Markesew was besieged, its virgins demanded in tribute, so when St. George the Dragonslayer arrived from modern times — in his silver pants and lace-up boots — his quest was clear. Being a professional wrestler didn’t qualify him for the task, but a sword and imagination were all he needed…...Categorized as:
medieval high fantasy humor fantasy time travel virgin heroine paranormal historical -
![The Snow Queen's Captive by Jill Myles]()
The Snow Queen's Captive by Jill Myles
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCharlotte gets more than she bargained for when her fairy godmother, Muffin, sends her into a fairy tale for a second chance at life. But instead of being the heroine...Charlotte's accidentally become the evil queen! To make matters worse, there’s a man captive in her basement. A very sexy, very angry man who also thinks Charlotte’s the bad guy...Categorized as:
magic contemporary legends & fairy tales humor fantasy paranormal time travel independent heroine -
![This Spells Love by Kate Robb]()
This Spells Love by Kate Robb
A young woman tries to heal her heartbreak by casting a spell to erase her ex from her past, but she wakes up in an alternate reality where she’s lost more than she wished for in this witty, whimsical friends-to-lovers debut...Categorized as:
magic cheerful heroine first-person-pov m-f contemporary friends to lovers paranormal witches -
![Smooch! by Laura Marie Altom]()
Smooch! by Laura Marie Altom
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce upon a time in the not so distant future . . . Lucy Gordon has one chance in a million to capture her every dream. Money. Fame. And most importantly--finally earning her father’s respect. All she must do is discover a new species of frog. Then one day, by miraculous twist of fate, that frog finds her. Consumed with joy, she places a single, sweet kiss on the little guy’s lips... -
-
![Forked by Ruth Cardello]()
Forked by Ruth Cardello
Is that an earthquake or is your fork happy to see you?Imagine a WWII super soldier and his unit were trapped in cutlery by the government and the only way they could transform back was by being intimate with a woman . . .Shortly after moving to a new city, Mercedes buys a set of antique silverware from an estate sale and discovers she has a preference for one particular fork... -
![Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major]()
Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major
One Day meets Groundhog Day, in this heartwarming and emotionally poignant novel about a stressed woman who must relive the same day over and over, keeping her family and work life from imploding as she attempts to spare her husband from an unfortunate fate.It is an ordinary Monday and harried London literary agent Emma is flying out of the door as usual... -
![The Law of Love by Laura Esquivel]()
The Law of Love by Laura Esquivel
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThis exuberantly romantic and wildly comic tale from the author of Like Water for Chocolate combines inventive printed fiction with Puccini arias on a CD! When a Mexican astroanalyst in the 23rd century searches her past lives for her lover, she encounters many adventures, including the fall of Montezuma and a plot by a reborn Mother Teresa to rule the planet... -
![Chance of a Lifetime by Jude Deveraux, Tara Sheets]()
Chance of a Lifetime by Jude Deveraux, Tara Sheets
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn one century she loved him madly, and in another she wants nothing to do with himIn 1844 Ireland, Liam O'Connor, a rogue and a thief, fell madly in love with a squire's daughter and unwittingly altered the future. Shy and naive Cora McLeod thought Liam was the answer to her prayers. But the angels disagreed and they've been waiting for the right moment in time to step in... -
![Come Again by Robert Webb]()
Come Again by Robert Webb
Rated: 3.47 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCan you fall in love for the first time twice? A recently widowed women is about to find out when she wakes up and finds herself eighteen again in this "compelling" story of second chances (Mail On Sunday).Kate’s husband Luke – the man she loved from the moment she met him twenty-eight years ago – died suddenly...
Fantastic book recommendations by romance book lovers for romance book lovers.
Find out more about romance.io.
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.
