Like Wind on a Dry Branch: Similar romance series

Penryn & the End of Days

by Susan Ee

4.18 · 622 ratings

independent heroine · urban fantasy · survival · angels · strong heroine · slow burn · secret-relationship · dystopian · angst · vengeance · tortured hero · disabilities and marks · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · warrior-heroine · non-human-hero · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · fighters · cold hero

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Kingdom of the Wicked

by Kerri Maniscalco

3.88 · 988 ratings

young adult · paranormal · witches · mystery · fantasy · demons · magic · dark · new adult · from hate to love · political-intrigue · competent heroine · commander · m-f · audiobook · monsters · independent heroine · forced proximity · historical · tortured hero

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Assistant to the Villain

by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

3.97 · 728 ratings

high fantasy · audiobook · magic · fantasy · humor · grumpy sunshine · strong heroine · slow burn · third-person-pov · vengeance · cliffhanger · tortured hero · mental-trauma · medieval · cold hero · cheerful heroine · late-20s-mmc · alpha male · m-f · political-intrigue

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Simon Snow

by Rainbow Rowell

4.01 · 542 ratings

m-m · new adult · england · queer · queer-awakening · from hate to love · bisexual · mental illness · suspense · abuse · paranormal · young adult · contemporary · audiobook · alpha male · found-family · male-pov · witches · europe · animal-abuse

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Witchwood Boys

by C.M. Stunich

4.17 · 516 ratings

m-f · alpha male · competent heroine · menage · horror · death · humor · fantasy · forced proximity · animal-death · california · somnophilia · angst · fetish · small town · past-child-abuse · tortured hero · north-america · primal-play · non-human-hero

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The Dark Elements

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

4.14 · 467 ratings

young adult · paranormal · urban fantasy · non-human-heroine · m-f · contemporary · shapeshifters · friends to lovers · non-human-hero · demons · magic · fantasy · strong heroine · alpha male · new adult · audiobook · sassy heroine · from hate to love · forbidden love · dystopian

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The Winner's Trilogy

by Marie Rutkoski

4.05 · 407 ratings

dystopian · fantasy · sweet-hero · dual-pov · third-person-pov · strong heroine · angst · high fantasy · military · medieval · war · audiobook · m-f · suspense · competent heroine · young adult · political-intrigue · forbidden love · from hate to love · royalty

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Regency Faerie Tales

by Olivia Atwater

4.16 · 459 ratings

third-person-pov · united-kingdom · glimpses-kisses · regency · england · fae · historical · magic · fantasy · europe · slow burn · non-human-hero · british-isles · young adult · competent heroine · audiobook · new adult · gifted heroine · abuse · independent heroine

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Magiford Supernatural City

by K.M. Shea

4.20 · 975 ratings

paranormal · m-f · contemporary · audiobook · shapeshifters · gifted heroine · fae · werewolves · usa · magic · wisconsin · witches · humor · fantasy · strong heroine · urban fantasy · dual-pov · north-america · vampires · non-human-hero

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The Books of Bayern

by Shannon Hale

3.97 · 303 ratings

paranormal · young adult · audiobook · contemporary · m-f · gifted heroine · royalty · historical · magic · clean · fantasy · third-person-pov · legends & fairy tales · glimpses-kisses · medieval · standalone-first · witches · mystery · high fantasy · standalone

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A Love Story

by Christopher Moore

3.80 · 208 ratings

length-medium · historical · death · horror · fantasy · humor · mystery · young adult · paranormal · urban fantasy · contemporary · audiobook · vampires · behind-doors · magic · monsters · science fiction · himbo · demons · usa

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The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

4.25 · 265 ratings

east-asian-mc · historical · magic · tortured hero · virgin hero · angst · high fantasy · third-person-pov · possessive hero · m-m · queer · commander · paranormal · age difference · fantasy · humor · demons · nerdy-hero · asia · disabilities and marks

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Finishing School

by Gail Carriger

4.02 · 261 ratings

shapeshifters · vampires · science fiction · young adult · paranormal · urban fantasy · audiobook · steampunk · glimpses-kisses · fantasy · mystery · werewolves · length-medium · magic · historical · victorian · strong heroine · futuristic · humor · regency

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Rivers of London

by Ben Aaronovitch

4.11 · 543 ratings

magic · mystery · fantasy · urban fantasy · contemporary · paranormal · humor · witches · audiobook · suspense · horror · length-medium · fae · young adult · historical · monsters · vampires · dark · length-long · male-pov

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Lockwood & Co.

by Jonathan Stroud

4.34 · 346 ratings

fantasy · paranormal · young adult · mystery · urban fantasy · magic · death · audiobook · dystopian · suspense · humor · dark · steampunk · length-long · glimpses-kisses · historical · third-person-pov · strong heroine · m-f · length-novella

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Adam Binder

by David R. Slayton

4.03 · 174 ratings

witches · urban fantasy · multicultural · third-person-pov · north-america · tortured hero · colorado · mental-trauma · latinx-mc · contemporary · audiobook · paranormal · queer · m-m · bisexual · magic · death · usa · fantasy · mystery

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The Beauchamp Family

by Melissa de la Cruz

3.51 · 142 ratings

witches · mystery · fantasy · horror · magic · paranormal · young adult · contemporary · urban fantasy · independent heroine · europe · bad boys · length-medium · curvy heroine · historical · gifted heroine · scandinavia · forbidden love · from hate to love · suspense

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The Alpha's Son

by Penny Jessup

3.54 · 74 ratings

sweet-hero · male-pov · urban fantasy · super rich hero · grumpy sunshine · virgin hero · angst · north-america · class difference · small town · past-child-abuse · tortured hero · new-york-state · non-hea · first-person-pov · insta-love · non-human-hero · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · past-child-neglect

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Steampunk Proper Romance

by Nancy Campbell Allen

3.97 · 87 ratings

united-kingdom · standalone · legends & fairy tales · victorian · glimpses-kisses · vampires · werewolves · historical · standalone-first · steampunk · europe · mystery · fantasy · paranormal · audiobook · shapeshifters · england · british-isles · strong heroine · third-person-pov

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Twisted Pages

by Elle Madison

4.25 · 90 ratings

new adult · audiobook · m-f · fantasy · past-abuse · first-person-pov · behind-doors · royalty · sassy heroine · height-difference · competent heroine · super rich hero · angst · class difference · past-child-abuse · hurt-comfort · slow burn · tortured heroine · dark · betrayal

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First Ordinance

by Connie Suttle

4.13 · 88 ratings

shapeshifters · audiobook · menage · length-medium · immortal-hero · poly · early-20s-mmc · aliens · reverse harem · magic · demons · vampires · 100-plus-years-mmc · time travel · immortal-heroine · in-his-30s · abuse · futuristic · strong heroine · mental-trauma

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Institute Thirteen

by K.C. Kean

4.18 · 40 ratings

dark · vampires · witches · reverse harem · fated-mates · new adult · explicit-plentiful · paranormal · poly · fantasy · forced proximity · shapeshifters · fae · m-f · betrayal · sunny hero · bodyguard-hero · cold hero · insta-love · past-child-neglect

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