Children of the Black Sun: Similar romance series

The Bonds That Tie

by J. Bree

4.21 · 3527 ratings

reverse harem · sweet-hero · possessive hero · m-f · shapeshifters · gifted heroine · death · usa · fantasy · forced proximity · age difference · super rich hero · urban fantasy · strong heroine · politician · mental-trauma · dark · found-family · poly · contemporary

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The Shadow and Bone Trilogy

by Leigh Bardugo

3.79 · 1381 ratings

high fantasy · dystopian · magic · fantasy · young adult · paranormal · glimpses-kisses · teenage-mmc · mystery · witches · teenage-fmc · first-person-pov · military · fighters · dark · war · strong heroine · friends to lovers · tortured hero · death

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Kingdom of Lies

by Stacia Stark

4.10 · 924 ratings

dual-pov · strong heroine · vengeance · high fantasy · aristocratic heroine · first-person-pov · explicit-open-door · abuse-non-mc · possessive hero · war · audiobook · m-f · alpha male · commander · political-intrigue · abuse · fae · from hate to love · gifted heroine · death

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The Old Kingdom

by Garth Nix

4.22 · 356 ratings

high fantasy · audiobook · strong heroine · young adult · mystery · fantasy · glimpses-kisses · monsters · magic · death · demons · dystopian · urban fantasy · paranormal · witches · war · standalone-first · horror · length-long · historical

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Kingmaker Chronicles

by Amanda Bouchet

3.86 · 711 ratings

fantasy · magic · audiobook · paranormal · historical · ancient times · new adult · commander · aristocratic heroine · warrior-heroine · urban fantasy · strong heroine · length-long · royalty · from hate to love · height-difference · m-f · competent heroine · war · possessive hero

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The Wicked Years

by Gregory Maguire

3.51 · 297 ratings

urban fantasy · audiobook · new adult · dark · fantasy · strong heroine · young adult · paranormal · suspense · contemporary · high fantasy · queer · dystopian · behind-doors · high-school · magic · length-long · historical · horror · first-in-series

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The Young Elites

by Marie Lu

3.86 · 277 ratings

royalty · dystopian · science fiction · vengeance · young adult · paranormal · audiobook · war · glimpses-kisses · male-pov · fantasy · dark · magic · historical · cliffhanger · angst · strong heroine · high fantasy · suspense · found-family

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The Queen of the Tearling

by Erika Johansen

3.84 · 292 ratings

audiobook · young adult · paranormal · dystopian · length-long · magic · fantasy · royalty · science fiction · new adult · historical · glimpses-kisses · futuristic · strong heroine · time travel · high fantasy · death · non-hea · graphic-violence · dark

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Age of the Andinna

by Kristen Banet

4.21 · 431 ratings

m-m-f · magic · reverse harem · independent heroine · dangerous heroine · dragon shifter · non-human-heroine · poly · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · tortured heroine · war · slow burn · dual-pov · high fantasy · fantasy · famous heroine · alpha male · queer · bisexual

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Codex Alera

by Jim Butcher

4.31 · 340 ratings

urban fantasy · historical · magic · military · audiobook · political-intrigue · young adult · paranormal · fantasy · high fantasy · medieval · war · monsters · ancient times · mystery · length-long · suspense · length-epic · witches · survival

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The Gilded Wolves

by Roshani Chokshi

3.84 · 217 ratings

audiobook · found-family · urban fantasy · paranormal · young adult · historical · magic · length-long · fantasy · mystery · multicultural · queer · south asian · behind-doors · jewish · hindu · neurodivergent · hurt-comfort · high fantasy · bisexual

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The Knight and the Necromancer

by A.H. Lee

4.19 · 208 ratings

paranormal · audiobook · m-m · queer · magic · fantasy · third-person-pov · sweet-hero · hurt-comfort · dual-pov · class difference · past-child-abuse · tortured hero · secret-relationship · dark · military · war · medieval · cold hero · political-intrigue

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Something Dark and Holy

by Emily A. Duncan

3.60 · 187 ratings

magic · high fantasy · from hate to love · paranormal · young adult · audiobook · fantasy · dark · historical · horror · length-long · royalty · dystopian · found-family · witches · monsters · glimpses-kisses · war · mystery · standalone-first

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Empirium

by Claire Legrand

3.74 · 184 ratings

fantasy · new adult · royalty · young adult · dark · high fantasy · love triangle · magic · historical · other-man-woman · from hate to love · time travel · paranormal · audiobook · legends & fairy tales · dystopian · length-long · war · open-door · friends to lovers

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Flame in the Mist

by Renée Ahdieh

3.79 · 229 ratings

fantasy · historical · young adult · magic · paranormal · length-long · from hate to love · audiobook · length-novella · war · demons · dark · standalone-first · legends & fairy tales · first-in-series · new adult · high fantasy · strong heroine · urban fantasy · glimpses-kisses

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Rook & Rose

by M.A. Carrick

4.24 · 118 ratings

hurt-comfort · independent heroine · strong heroine · third-person-pov · vengeance · class difference · outlaw-heroine · poor heroine · found-family · m-f · political-intrigue · competent heroine · magic · historical · mystery · fantasy · men in uniform · urban fantasy · sweet-hero · multicultural

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The Divine Cities

by Robert Jackson Bennett

4.23 · 118 ratings

war · steampunk · mystery · fantasy · high fantasy · dystopian · young adult · paranormal · suspense · dark · urban fantasy · magic · length-long · audiobook · political-intrigue · death · horror · contemporary · first-in-series · standalone-first

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The Shadow Campaigns

by Django Wexler

4.18 · 170 ratings

high fantasy · queer · fantasy · war · military · magic · historical · length-long · paranormal · f-f · steampunk · audiobook · political-intrigue · horror · urban fantasy · demons · dark · glimpses-kisses · behind-doors · young adult

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Dark Shores

by Danielle L. Jensen

4.23 · 166 ratings

fantasy · pirates · high fantasy · young adult · audiobook · war · new adult · from hate to love · paranormal · magic · historical · behind-doors · dark · length-long · cliffhanger · forbidden love · m-f · length-short · military · glimpses-kisses

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Bluebeard's Secret

by Sarah K.L. Wilson

4.20 · 92 ratings

royalty · dark · graphic-violence · non-human-hero · caretaking · first-person-pov · virgin heroine · war · possessive hero · cold hero · medieval · slow burn · strong heroine · survival · tortured hero · high fantasy · sweet heroine · magic · historical · age difference

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Crowns

by Nicola Tyche

4.03 · 96 ratings

m-f · fantasy · historical · magic · open-door · death · abuse · fae · from hate to love · royalty · new adult · alpha male · miscarriage · political-intrigue · mystery · animal-death · male-pov · love triangle · length-long · vengeance

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