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Urban Fantasy Free For All is a FREE ebook promotion put together by a group of authors collaborating to make over 125 urban fantasy books completely FREE for one day only. Stuff your ereader all day long with your next favorite books!
The 125+ Books listed below will be free on May 17.
Please enjoy these 125+ urban fantasy books FREE only on May 17, 2025. Absolutely no strings attached.
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Hosts’ Books
Dead Man’s Detective by Rachel Graves
When ex-army witch Elisabeth Hicks is pushed into stealing a magical necklace for the scariest, sexiest vampire in town her first date in years ends with a dead body. It’s up to Elisabeth to protect her family, solve the mystery, and survive long enough to go on a second date.
Tropes: Tropes: Found Family, Witches/Wizards, Vampires
Romantic Tropes: shared secrets, resisting temptation
Spice Level: High spice/heat
Spark of Magic (Gray Stone Witches) by Hailey Gonzales
She has weak magic. He’s the disgraced son of powerful magicians, and together, they need to find a stolen demon box.
Tropes: Found Family, Academy, Chosen One
Romantic Tropes: slow burn, enemies to lovers
Spice Level: No spice/heat
Life Bound by Aubrey Winters
She’s terrified of the vampire…But she also knows he needs to protect her if he wants to survive.
Tropes: Vampires, Witches/Wizards, Found family
Romantic Tropes: enemies to lovers, forced proximity
Spice Level: No spice/heat
All Chaos For Thieves by Laura Greenwood
Rera will do what it takes to survive – even if that means stealing from the dead. All Chaos For Thieves is an urban fantasy set in modern day London in a world where the Egyptian Empire never fell.
Tropes: Antihero, Found Family, Mythology
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Pumpkin Spice And All Things Nice by Laura Greenwood
When Willow comes into possession of a strange, ancient teapot, her life promptly turns upside down. Between a cursed warlock, an unusual cat, and a new employee, she’s steeped in trouble in this cozy urban fantasy!
Tropes: Witches/Wizards, cozy, cursed character
Romantic Tropes: Forced proximity
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
The Unicorn Herd by Arizona Tape
Animal lover and keeper-in-the-making Charlotte couldn’t be more excited to start her apprenticeship at the Griffin Sanctuary working with unicorns in this urban fantasy packed with mythical creatures and a sapphic romantic subplot.
Tropes: Academy, LGBTQ+, mythical animals
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers, Forced proximity
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Glass and Sass by Arizona Tape
If Amy hates one thing it’s dealing with the Centre For Wand Control, and after accidentally annoying them, now she has no choice. Glass and Sass is the prequel to an urban fantasy murder mystery series with a quirky witch.
Tropes: Witches/Wizards, cozy, murder mystery
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Witch Accused by Krista Walsh
Pub-owner and witch Alyssa Mooney finds herself on the run with a handsome bounty hunter when she’s falsely accused of murder and magic theft.
Tropes: Found Family, Witches/Wizards, Touch Him/Her And You Die!
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers, Forced proximity
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
3 Minutes to Midnight by L.M. Hatchell
A vampire-far hybrid, an annoyingly sexy werewolf, and a prophecy that will end humanity. Come explore Ireland’s supernatural world in this complete UF trilogy.
Tropes: Found Family, Chosen One, Vampires
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forbidden love
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Parisian Ghosts by Janna Ruth
I’m a ghost whisperer, not a catacomb crawler. But when you live in Paris, sometimes you end up being both.
Tropes: Found Family, Ghosts, Paranormal Agency
Romantic Tropes: Forbidden love
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Finding Fae Artifacts by Isa Medina
Join Maddie as she fights to join the Magical Artifacts Institute and achieve her dream of becoming an artifact hunter. In her way? Just a pesky bloodthirsty monster, a few bad guys, some sneaky Fae, and Mr tall and handsome and by-the-rules!
Tropes: Found Family, Fae, Artifact Hunting
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forced proximity
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Secrets of a Midlife Witch, Book One in The Bearsden Witch Series by J.C. Yeamans
Set in a college town with a reluctant Gen X heroine who falls for a younger Scottish professor and stumbles into a family history of witchcraft and secrets. Join Gwynedd Crowther on her journey into magic, mystery, and love.
Tropes: Found Family, Witches/Wizards, Fae
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Chaos and Ash by Carrie Pulkinen
People love to claim they’re descendants of the witches they couldn’t burn. We actually are.
Tropes: Angels/Demons, Witches/Wizards
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forbidden love, Fated mates
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Awakening by G Clatworthy
When her best friend is kidnapped, Amethyst will do anything to rescue her. Even if it means teaming up with an arrogant elf. Bridget Jones meets Lord of the Rings.
Tropes: Found Family, Kidnapping, Dragons
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Snapdragon by Sofia Rose
A spicy rockstar romance in an urban fantasy setting. Flora the Human and Sebastian the Dragon Shifter are set up in a PR fake dating stunt by their record label.
Tropes: Alpha, Dragons, Shifters
Romantic Tropes: Fated mates, Fake dating, Forced proximity
Spice Level: High spice/heat
Escape by L. S. O’Dea
A captivating adventure! Trinity risks everything to escape the encampment and find her friend. But she’s soon hunted by predators that should not exist.
Tropes: Outsider, Found Family, Kidnapping
Romantic Tropes: NO romance
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Semester Aboard by Elizabeth Kirke
There’s a vampire on the cruise ship and his idea of an all-you-can-eat buffet isn’t in the dining room…
Tropes: Found Family, Witches/Wizards, LGBTQ+
Romantic Tropes: NO romance
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Merchant Magician by John Champaign
Exiled from his family of traders in mystical goods and services on his 23rd birthday, the merchant magician must make his way in the world: meeting mermaids in San Francisco, Midwestern leprechauns, Icelandic dwarves and the girl of his dreams, who happens to be a cultist devoted to the rise of the great old ones who will consume the world in ash and fire when they awaken.
Tropes: Found Family, Angels/Demons, Coming Of Age
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, NO romance
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Stranger by Isadora Brown
Born with superhuman strength that makes her an outcast even among peculiars, Sophie Harper arrives at the Academy for Peculiars already carrying a deadly secret. As she struggles to fit in, navigate forbidden feelings for her rugged shifter trainer, and uncover the truth about the only other person with her rare gift, she realizes some secrets are buried for a reason.
Tropes: Tragic Backstory, Found Family, Academy
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forbidden love, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Full Moon Saloon by Aimee Easterling
Kira is a fox shifter making a name for herself in a wolf’s world. But when she’s sent to arrest an alpha who turns out to be innocent, she’s tempted to stop following orders like a wolf.
Tropes: Found Family, Alpha, Shifters
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Wolf’s Bane by Aimee Easterling
In a world where different is dangerous, a fox shifter teams up with her greatest enemy to put food on her sister’s plate.
Tropes: Outsider, Alpha, Shifters
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
I Bring the Fire by C. Gockel
When Amy prays for help, Loki the Norse God of Mischief and Chaos isn’t the savior she has in mind.
Tropes: Tragic Backstory, Antihero, Norse Gods
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Snow So White by C. Gockel
Once upon a time, in a city of magic, concrete, and steel, an evil queen trapped a mighty warrior with a curse. Cherie’s no princess charming, but she might save him and herself at the same time.
Tropes: Vampires, Fae, Fairy Tale Retelling
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Friends to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
First Bite by Multiple Authors
Urban Fantasy with bite. Nine full-length novels featuring Vampires as villains, heroes, anti-heroes, love interests, and sometimes a bit of all the above.
Tropes: Vampires
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forbidden love, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Urban Mythic by Multiple Authors
A box set of MYTHIC proportions … Ever wished faeries were real or for your own personal djinn? Then these worlds of action, adventure, humor, and romance are for you.
Tropes: Antihero, Found Family, Angels/Demons
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forbidden love, Fated mates
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
A Nixie in the Mist by Rowan Dillon
Hidden beneath the waves, a secret power rises
Tropes: Tragic Backstory, Found Family, Academy, Shifters
Romantic Tropes: NO romance
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Graveyard Shift by Angela Roquet
It’s a hard-knock afterlife in Limbo City. Reaper Lana Harvey would much rather be having a beer at Purgatory Lounge with her BFF—the archangel Gabriel—than harvesting souls, but when Grim promotes her to a high-risk assignment, all Hell breaks loose.
Tropes: Antihero, Chosen One, Angels/Demons
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Blood Vice by Angela Roquet
When Detective Jenna Skye wakes up in the morgue after a stakeout gone wrong, she’s determined to crack the case. Though, her fresh aversion to sunlight and a thirst for something a little stiffer than revenge complicate matters.
Tropes: Vampires, Shifters, Paranormal Law Enforcement
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers, Forced proximity
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
The Blood Mage (Blood Magick #1) by Marie-Hélène Lebeault
Tom Callahan’s blood holds a long-lost power—one that people would kill to control. With dangerous forces closing in, he must master his magic before it consumes him… or before someone else does.
Tropes: Academy, Chosen One, Witches/Wizards
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Love triangle
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Wings of Fire by Stephanie Mirro
A sexier-than-sin agent, a bloodsucking client, and a dead fae duke. Veronica’s life just got a whole lot more interesting–and deadly.
Tropes: Antihero, Vampires, Shifters
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Curse of the Vampire by Stephanie Mirro
Graduate student Serafina Finch’s life turns upside down when she uncovers a priceless Roman amulet, plunging her into a hidden world of vampires, witches, and deadly secrets. As an obsessive collector hunts her and visions of blood and magic consume her nights, Sera must unravel the amulet’s mystery before it’s too late.
Tropes: Chosen One, Vampires, Witches/Wizards
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Friends to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Dragons Don’t Eat Meat by Kim McDougall
When a fae pest controller finds an abandoned baby dragon, she doesn’t want to bring him home. But until she can hunt down his thunder and stop the dragon killers, she’s on babysitting duty.
Tropes: Tragic Backstory, Found Family, Dragons
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Deal with the Devil by Bex Deveau
A mafia princess is murdered and ends up in a university in hell its a race against the clock to save herself from a fate worse than death. A piece of cake if it wasn’t for the five demons vying for her attention every step of the way.
Tropes: Academy, Angels/Demons, LGBTQ+
Romantic Tropes: Why choose, Enemies to lovers, Fake dating
Spice Level: High spice/heat
Merry Witchmas by L.E. Eldridge
When a one night stand turns into a fake dating holiday scheme, can Ellery and Juniper pull it off? Or will it be a holiday disaster?
Tropes: Found Family, Witches/Wizards,
Romantic Tropes: Enemies to lovers, Fake dating, Forced proximity
Spice Level: High spice/heat
Death’s Intern by DC Gomez
Death has a brand new intern- untrained and with no knowledge of the supernatural world. But her only friend has been kidnapped, and she is willing to tackle Rouge witches to get him back.
Tropes: Found Family, Kidnapping, Witches/Wizards
Romantic Tropes: NO romance
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Grim Unrest (HEX Unite Book 1) by Nicole Zoltack
Donovan Darthe isn’t your typical grim reaper. He’s a paranormal executioner, charged with executing the worst of the worst evil paranormal creatures alongside his sandman partner Sommeil Martin.
Tropes: Tragic Backstory, Outsider, Found Family
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Friends to lovers
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Paranormal Rumors (Havoc in Hellertown Book 1) by Nicole Zoltack
So long as the rumors remain rumors, maybe the world won’t face the war to end all wars–humans versus paranormal creatures.
Tropes: Tragic Backstory, Outsider, Necromancy
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
From Death to Dawn by Chele Cooke
Strange powers. Mysterious creatures. Necromancers with a deadly vendetta. Can she survive the world she’s entered?
Tropes: Found Family, Vampires, Witches/Wizards
Romantic Tropes: Insta love, Forbidden love
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Law of Teeth #1: Sins of the Forefathers by M. D. Wiselln
In Washington, D.C., a pack of werewolves squares off with a shadowy government agency trying to drive them out of the city. A threat that could destroy them all lies dormant – but for how much longer?
Tropes: Kidnapping, Shifters, Secret Agents
Romantic Tropes: NO romance
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Law of Teeth #2: Bloody Justice by M. D. Wiselln
As a twisted monster rampages across Washington, D.C., a pack of werewolves must team up with the very government agency that tried to run them out of the city. Is this uneasy alliance too little, too late?
Tropes: Witches/Wizards, Shifters, Secret Agents
Romantic Tropes: NO romance
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Chaos Wolf by Sheryl R Hayes
Werewolf raised by vampires.
Tropes: Vampires, Shifters, LGBTQ+
Romantic Tropes: Why choose, Friends to lovers
Spice Level: High spice/heat
City of Sevens by Elizabeth Coleman
On her 23rd birthday, Nadia Winters receives a mysterious gift that shatters her reality and plunges her into a secret world on supernatural beings, witchcraft, and cutting-edge technology in Silicon Valley
Tropes: Angels/Demons, Witches/Wizards, Fae
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forbidden love, Friends to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Great Divide by Vanessa Kramer
Angels and demons, same vibes as Constantine, Supernatural, Good Omens, and Lucifer
Tropes: Antihero, Chosen One, Angels/Demons
Romantic Tropes: Insta love
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Great Desolation by Vanessa Kramer
Angels and demons. Same vibes as Constantine, Supernatural, Good Omens, and Lucifer
Tropes: Antihero, Found Family, Angels/Demons
Romantic Tropes: Love triangle
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Oleander by Jennifer Allis Provost
Eli tried to leave the supernatural life behind. Problem is, it won’t let her go.
Tropes: Tragic Backstory, Found Family, Witches/Wizards
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Friends to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Infernal Justice (Ethan Drake Book 1) by N.P. Martin
Detective Ethan Drake hunts supernatural nightmares in a city where magic and death intertwine, but his latest case—a soul-snatching occultist—could bring the apocalypse. With a demon partner, a body invasion problem, and a thirst for revenge, he’s got one hell of a choice: save the world or let it burn.
Tropes: Antihero, Found Family, Angels/Demons
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Fated mates
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Emergency Underworld by Elena Sobol
I’m Chrys, and I rescue souls from Hell—when I’m not wrangling ghosts, dodging valkyries, or resisting the dragon inside me that wants to snack on humans. When demons escape and my partner and I are blamed, it’s up to me to find the real culprit—even if it means breaking agency rules, teaming up with a snarky demon, and pissing off my ex, a thunder god with a grudge.
Tropes: Angels/Demons, Dragons, Shifters
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Ashes on the Earth by Sarah Ashwood
Sucked into a world of shapeshifting monsters from mythology and folklore, Ellie’s best chance of staying alive is a brutal shifter from Greek mythology who just happens to hate humans.
Tropes: Antihero, Bodyguard, Shifters
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers, Arranged marriage/marriage of convenience
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Down into the Pit by Sarah Ashwood
Just when Ellie thinks she’s escaped Carter’s world of feuding monsters, danger returns to drag her back. Only this time, she’s the sole target. And Carter may not get there in time.
Tropes: Bodyguard, Shifters, Touch Him/Her And You Die!
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers, Arranged marriage/marriage of convenience
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Chaos Between: Mercy and Malice by Taylor Goode
Jessebel is a twenty-one-year-old half demon hiding in plain sight from the angels, but once discovered, is forced to join a supernatural task force called EXO. This series follows Jess, along with some quirky, dangerous, and devilishly charming characters, as she discovers more about her lineage and her part in a “forgotten” prophecy that could change humanity and the supernatural world forever.
Tropes: Found Family, Academy, Angels/Demons
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forbidden love, Love triangle
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Divine Error by Aisha Urooj
A dark comedy about an Angel, a demon, and a human having a career crisis.
Tropes: Antihero, Outsider, Angels/Demons
Romantic Tropes: Insta love
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Legacy – The Mystical Veil by Shelley Dorey
Up until a few days ago, “ghosting” just meant blocking someone online—now, I know better. My so-called dead grandmother is very much alive, her crumbling mansion is crawling with secrets, and apparently, my family has a terrifying job: making sure restless spirits move on… or else. Because if we fail, something far worse than ghosts will come crawling out of the dark—something hungry.
Tropes: Necromancy, Chosen One, Angels/Demons
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Vesik Box Set 1 by Eric R. Asher
Necromancer Damian Vesik must stop his vampire sister from massacring an entire wedding party, deal with demons, join forces with werewolves, and ultimately keep his most powerful enemy away from his loved ones… This trio of supernatural adventures is devilishly entertaining!
Tropes: Necromancy, Vampires, Fae
Romantic Tropes: Insta love, Friends to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
The Finder of the Lucky Devil by Megan Mackie
In a world where magic and super tech are in competition with each other, a cyber spy tries to hire a magic user to help him find a wanted criminal. What he doesn’t know is she is the criminal he’s looking for.
Tropes: Mistaken Identity, Witches/Wizards, Magic in the open
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Friends to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
The Guardians by Lisa Barry
What happens when you fall for one of the things that go bump in the night?
Tropes: Shifters
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forbidden love, Fated mates
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Hounds of Dawn by H.S. Torben
Strange situations are an accidental specialty for Blue. In a world where magic is rare but real and a notorious bank robber wearing nothing but a mullet and too much eyeliner became the comically tragic face of magic overnight is normal, that’s saying something.
Tropes: Antihero, Found Family, Chosen One
Romantic Tropes: NO romance
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Mine by Nevah Ann
Mine is an adult LGBTQ dark urban fantasy novel about shapeshifting dragon stripsassin. If you enjoy enemies to lovers and found families then this will be one to check out.
Tropes: Tragic Backstory, Found Family, LGBTQ+
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
A Midflight Vampire’s Tale by Linda Ling
Two vampires from warring factions are on the run from a common enemy. To pass the time while stuck on a redeye flight, one tells the other her story – a tale of loss, revenge, and redemption. This is the first book in a series, and features ancient history, science and mental health themes, and a dash of magical realism.
Tropes: Antihero, Kidnapping, Vampires
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers, Forced proximity
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Stars Descend by Kara Jaynes
“Stella is a young woman living in a corrupted city, trying to gather funds to buy medicine for her brother, but everything changes when she’s captured by the elves, and a magical bond stirs to life between her and their prince, Eldaren.
He insists they are destined for each other, but Stella is still healing from a previous heartbreak—how can she move on when she’s still in love?”
Tropes: Vampires, Elves, He falls first
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Love triangle, Fated mates
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Crescent Marked by Tera Lyn Cortez
StarHaven Sanctuary is full of secrets, and some of them are deadly.
Tropes: Outsider, Found Family, Shifters
Romantic Tropes: NO romance
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Valkyrie Cursed by Rosie Wylor-Owen
A disgraced valkyrie curse-breaker accidentally frees a tomb full of vampires and must work with a hot but broody vampire to stop them from taking revenge on those who imprisoned them.
Tropes: Kidnapping, Vampires
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forbidden love, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Fur & Fangs by SK Prince
“The early morning peace of New Atlanta’s streets is broken by the discovery of a deceased fairy godmother, another victim of a serial killer known as The Woodcutter.
That’s where I come in.
Hi, I’m Mal, your trusty werewolf detective on the case.”
Tropes: Outsider, Witches/Wizards, Shifters
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Shifters Awakening (Shifters Destiny: Willow Creek Shifters Book 1) by SK Prince
A small-town vet discovers she’s the prophesied shifter who must unite rival clans against an ancient evil while navigating a dangerous romance. If you love sexy shifters, action-packed battles between good and evil, and alpha vibes that sizzle on the page, you’ll love Shifters Awakening from paranormal and urban fantasy romance author SK Prince.
Tropes: Alpha, Chosen One, Shifters
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Fated mates, Forced proximity
Spice Level: High spice/heat
Modern Fairy Tales 1-3: When Shoes Speak, The Source, and Sisters of the Keep by Indigo Leigh
“A girl, a prince, and an evil pair of shoes.
Cindi Ella Lass didn’t have a career in Paris, Texas, in mind when she graduated with a degree in fashion, but her grandmother’s offer of a place to live (free rent!) entices her to the small town.”
Tropes: Found Family, Witches/Wizards
Romantic Tropes: Insta love
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Book One: Admission (Creature Caretaker Academy 1) by Indigo Leigh
“Together, by saving a mystical griffon, Jess and Rase each learn how to embrace their peculiarity and adventure into realms where no mere mortal has gone before.
This is an urban fantasy academy adventure from urban fantasy romance author Indigo Leigh.”
Tropes: Outsider, Found Family, Academy
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Of Rebels & Magic by H. M. Bloom
Emma leaves her abusive pack to begin a new life with the Hutchinson Clan, finding a new home and family. But when an uncertain evil arises she must decide how far she’ll go to protect the ones she calls her own and nothing will leave unscathed.
Tropes: Found Family, Shifters, Touch Him/Her And You Die!
Romantic Tropes: Fated mates, Friends to lovers
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Death and Sweet Temptations by Kristen Coar
Half-vampire Alex Bain just wants a semi-normal life — if you ignore the wisecracking demon corgi, her ride-or-die cop bestie, and her side gig hunting the supernatural predators that treat Chicago like their personal buffet. But when a blood-drenched prophecy and a dangerously sexy office fling drag her toward a destiny she never asked for, Alex faces a brutal truth: saving her friends might mean embracing the darkest parts of herself.
Tropes: Found Family, Vampires, Witches/Wizards
Romantic Tropes: Forbidden love, Forced proximity
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Rebel Unicorn by Brogan Thomas
Tru Dennison knows that most of the world thinks she’s a freak; to be fair, as a half-unicorn, half-vampire shifter, she’s one of a kind. To survive, she channels her energy—and her unusual powers—into her undercover role as an assassin. But when she’s accused of a crime she didn’t commit, nothing will stop her from clearing her name… no matter the cost.
Tropes: Found Family, Vampires, Shifters
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forbidden love
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Wolf Moon by C.D. Gorri
“Teenage Werewolves. Demons. Witches. A Curse that must end.
Journey into the Grazi Kelly Universe with this heart pounding Young Adult Urban Fantasy series featuring teen Werewolf Maria Graziana Kelly, aka Grazi, as she comes of age and learns the truth behind the mystery of who she really is.”
Tropes: Chosen One, Vampires, Shifters
Romantic Tropes: Fated mates
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
The Water Crystal Deal with the Devil by Alfred Muller
Anthony made a deal with the devil putting him in the center of the war between Heaven and hell
Tropes: Tragic Backstory, Chosen One, Angels/Demons
Romantic Tropes: NO romance
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Taming of the Few by Rowan Dillon
When a bizarre magnetic shift turns ordinary talents into extraordinary magic, a team of allies bands together to protect themselves. But are these Unhidden capable of saving themselves from genocide?
Tropes: Tragic Backstory, Academy, Fae
Romantic Tropes: NO romance
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Welcome to Halfling House by Victoria Vassallo
“What do you get when you have a renegade Greek Goddess, a fiery witch, a toddler dragon, a fae child, and a temperamental teenage bogeyman in one house?
Chaos.”
Tropes: Found Family, Shifters, Greek Mythology
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Love You Forever by Cortni Marie
While the world has been filled with rich and powerful vampires in the wake of a cure to mortality, Isabella Ciampi finds herself thrust into the attention of The Society, a bloodthirsty gang set on taking over the world. Enter Noah Broussard, a mysterious newcomer that seems to have all the answers she has been looking for, leaving her to question her reality and who she puts her trust in.
Tropes: Tragic Backstory, Found Family, Vampires
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Fake dating
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
The Rule of the Damned by Stephanie Storm
Supernatural Mafia. Vampire Diaries meets Gossip Girl.
Tropes: LGBTQ+, Mafia, Morally Grey
Romantic Tropes: Forbidden love, Arranged marriage/marriage of convenience
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Demon Child by Kat Cotton
Demon fighting used to an easy business, but now there’s an unstoppable Demon Child terrorising the city. Not my problem since it’s not my case — until the most infuriating vampire I’ve ever met wants to hire me. I need the cash but it’s not so straightforward. This time, I have to rely on my wits, my skills and, worst of all, teamwork!
Tropes: Outsider, Found Family, Vampires
Romantic Tropes: Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Reaper’s Assistant by Miri Cosette
Working for a broody reaper while colluding with a shady demon sounds like a death wish. But hey, I’ve been dead before.
Tropes: Necromancy, Angels/Demons, Touch Him/Her And You Die!
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forbidden love, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
The Society’s Hunter by Heather D. Grace
Hunter Cassie is forced to partner with the gorgeous, but infuriating wereleopard thief she had been hunting when supes of all kinds are being overtaken by demons, risking the supernatural secret and the safety of the human race.
Tropes: Tragic Backstory, Found Family, Shifters
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers, Forced proximity
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
The Girl with the Iron Wing by Marie Andreas
“Thousands of years ago, the fey races crossed the Veil into the human world to save themselves.
Hundreds of years ago, the fey saved humanity from being wiped out by the Black Death.
Now something is coming after the fey—from Earth and from beyond the Veil.”
Tropes: Found Family, Elves, Fae
Romantic Tropes: Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Vampire Blood and Iron Bullets by Lily Luchesi
In the Paranormal Detectives Series prequel, Angelica Cross must save a fae actor from hunters. But the culprits are closer to her than she might think.
Tropes: Antihero, Bodyguard, Vampires
Romantic Tropes: Forced proximity
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Dad Magic: The Monarch Children Saga Book One by Benjamin Twigg
Dad Magic is a queer modern fantasy about a widowed magical insurance investigator just trying to raise his daughter, survive his job, and outrun a past that refuses to stay buried. It’s about grief, found family, and the quiet kind of magic that keeps you going.
Tropes: Found Family, LGBTQ+, Modern Fantasy Consumerism
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Friends to lovers
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Hunter’s Curse by Kat Healy
Mortal enemies become the next partnered pair of a magical assassins society to defeat a shadow mage with links to both their pasts.
Tropes: Tragic Backstory, Found Family, Elves
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Werewolves Only by Carrie Pulkinen
Demons lurk in the shadows of New Orleans, and I don’t have time to babysit a human. But my wolf would beg to differ…
Tropes: Angels/Demons, Shifters, Psychic Detective
Romantic Tropes: Forbidden love, Fated mates
Spice Level: High spice/heat
Truth in the Smoke by SP Neeson
When Calynn learns she’s not as human as she thought she was, she begins a quest for the truth that leads to breaking and entering, an assassin, and a man with secrets of his own.
Tropes: Outsider, Found Family, Fae
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Grave Cargo by Jami Gray
“A dead mage, a missing friend, and an unpredictable alliance merge into a volatile package sending Rory careening through the Arcane elite’s deadly secrets.
An intense mystery, filled with unexpected twists and a sizzling romance, GRAVE CARGO is a clever & fast-paced urban fantasy that will draw you in and won’t let go.”
Tropes: Found Family
Romantic Tropes: Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Spiked by C.P. Rider
Neely’s a spiker–a telepath with a lethal twist. Unfortunately, her past is catching up, and she’s running out of options. To survive the darkness heading her way, she’ll need to lean on the local alpha, a man as handsome as Lucifer and twice as slippery.
Tropes: Found Family, Shifters, Psychic
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Dark Heirloom by J.D. Brown
Bloodlust sucks. Life-threatening prophecies are worse. Dark Heirloom is the first installment of the 5x Award-Winning Ema Marx series, perfect for fans of Laurell K. Hamilton, Charlaine Harris, and Chloe Neill.
Tropes: Kidnapping, Chosen One, Vampires
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Never Save A Demon by J.D. Brown
She didn’t mean to save a demon’s life. She thought she was saving a cute guy from a horrific attack. But now? Sam. Won’t. Die.
Tropes: Chosen One, Angels/Demons
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Bait: Van Helsing Academy by Kasi Blake
Someone or some ‘thing’ is killing students at Van Helsing Academy. Will Bay-Lee’s first year be her last?
Tropes: Academy, Chosen One, Shifters
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forbidden love, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Fastening the Grave by L.A. McBride
What Kali wanted was to open a costume shop, but what she got was a murdered reporter demanding justice, a power she can’t control, and a new goat shifter sidekick with a penchant for trouble.
Tropes: Outsider, Found Family, Necromancy
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Dark Arts (Society of Ancient Magic Book One) by Fiona Starr
Three wolf shifters tormented by a deadly secret. Two worlds torn by a twisted legacy. One girl determined to choose her own fate.
Tropes: Academy, Witches/Wizards, Shifters
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Why choose, Fated mates
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Clouded By Envy by Candace Robinson
He only ever wanted to be human. She only ever wanted to save him.
Tropes: Tragic Backstory, Found Family, Fae
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Shattered by Lisa J. Morgan
Stopping future disasters is all in a day’s work for Paranormal Agent Alex Kane, but when she pairs up with a new partner, her latest visions of him are definitely NOT work-appropriate. Saving lives while trying not to kill her new partner – that’s a challenge she didn’t see coming.
Tropes: Psychics
Romantic Tropes: Enemies to lovers, Fake dating, Forced proximity
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Valkyrie Cursed by Rosie Wylor-Owen
A disgraced valkyrie curse breaker accidentally releases vampires from an ancient tomb and must team up with a sexy vampire to stop the slaughter of dozens of English witch covens.
Tropes: Kidnapping, Vampires, Touch Him/Her And You Die!
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forbidden love, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Dark by Kat Kinney
Hayden Crowe turns to the ex she swore she’d never speak to again after being bitten by a feral wolf–an ex who’s been harboring dark secrets of his own.
Tropes: Outsider, Found Family, Shifters
Romantic Tropes: Forbidden love, Fated mates, Forced proximity
Spice Level: High spice/heat
When the Mask Slips by Iris Kayan
If Detective Lynx Wu wants to find his kidnapped brother, he will have to work with the Magic Thief—and try not to fall for her. But this is cyberpunk London – and she has secrets of her own…
Tropes: morally grey FMC, Chinese detective
Romantic Tropes: Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
When the Gold Weeps by Iris Kayan
What is justice, and who gets to decide? ALTERED CARBON meets DRESDEN FILES in this explosive fantasy detective thriller in cyberpunk London with morally ambiguous characters. Featuring a Chinese cast and brother rivalry akin to ARCANE, it’s Detective Lynx Wu vs his amateur sleuth brother, Fox.
Tropes: Antihero, Dragons, brother rivalry
Romantic Tropes: NO romance
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Wicked Wish by Veronica Douglas
In a gritty world where secrets can be deadly, a djinn cop is caught between her hidden identity and a powerful crime lord who knows the truth. Forced into working for Damian Malek, a dangerous and alluring fallen angel with ties to Chicago’s criminal underworld, Nevaeh faces a brutal choice: risk exposing her secret and losing everything or do his bidding to keep her past hidden.
Tropes: Antihero, Angels/Demons, Genies
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers, Forced proximity
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Control My Night by Sarah L Richhelm
Keanna is a business-smart and street-naive banshee with a uniquely deadly wail. When she is abducted by a calculating mafia boss to be exploited as a supernatural weapon, she also falls in forbidden love with a fellow prisoner. Escaping this unforgiving world will cost everything Keanna’s known about herself—and her heart, too.
Tropes: Found Family, Kidnapping, Banshees
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forbidden love, Forced proximity
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Rise of the Witches by M.L Jewell
Rise of the Witches is a dark adult urban fantasy romance about a small town plagued with flesh eating monsters, government suppressed secrets, magic and delectably spicy romance.
Tropes: Found Family, Witches/Wizards, Touch Him/Her And You Die!
Romantic Tropes: Forced proximity
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
A Ghost of a Chance by Debbie Cassidy
I’m a Nightwatch agent with a deadly secret—I can hear the dead, even though pureblood vampires like me aren’t supposed to. When I get sent to this creepy, haunted coastal town, things get even weirder because for once, the ghosts aren’t speaking. I’ll have to figure out what’s going on, all while making sure no one finds out my little “gift”, because the truth could get me killed.
Tropes: Outsider, Found Family, Vampires
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Fated mates
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Aberrant Monsters by Debbie Cassidy
I’m a rift walker, one of a handful of humans able to step into a world of monsters and arcane magic. We follow three simple rules: Never step into the eldritch realm after sundown, never stay for more than an hour, and never bring anything back. I broke all three rules.
Tropes: Found Family, Touch Him/Her And You Die!, Monstrous Hero
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forbidden love, Forced proximity
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Mage’s Apprentice by Sean Fletcher
As a human in the supernatural world of New York City, Aspen’s life is dangerous already. But then she becomes the apprentice to a powerful mage, enters a deadly magical competition against a handsome opponent — and faces off against an ancient evil…
Tropes: Found Family, Chosen One, Witches/Wizards
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Dragon Born by Sean Fletcher
After Astrid is attacked by a so-called Slayer, stranger Kaden arrives and tells her she’s a dragon-kin — and she’s shocked when she actually shifts form. Now Astrid has no choice but to play by the rules of the local guilds, and she and Kaden will have to work together to stop a growing darkness from destroying their world… The first in a complete series filled with magic and romance!
Tropes: Outsider, Found Family, Dragons
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Kingdom of Embers by Tricia Copeland
Her pale skin and weird diet make her a target at school. If only they, and she, knew the truth…
Tropes: Chosen One, Vampires, Witches/Wizards
Romantic Tropes: Friends to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Death and the Shifter by Jason Venter
Molly Coyle, a private investigator working in Salem, OR, is also a reaper for the angel of death. Her first actual case finds her hunting down a wayward wolf shifter, but Molly isn’t feeling like the killing type.
Tropes: Shifters, Investigation
Romantic Tropes: NO romance
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Chains of Prophecy by Jason P. Crawford
A young man discovers he is the heir to the Keys of Solomon and must use powers he doesn’t believe in to rescue the Archangel Gabriel from imprisonment.
Tropes: Found Family, Chosen One, Angels/Demons
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, NO romance
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Death Maker by J. C. McKenzie
Necromancer for hire works with a grumpy detective to solve brutal crimes.
Tropes: Necromancy, Touch Him/Her And You Die!
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
The Amplifier Protocol (Amplifier 0) by Meghan Ciana Doidge
A genetically-engineered, magical-wielding super soldier is deemed fundamentally flawed and slated to be decommissioned by the secret organization that bred, raised, and trained her.
Tropes: Tragic Backstory, Antihero, Found Family
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Insta love, Forced proximity
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Gallowglass by Jennifer Allis Provost
Karina didn’t set out to free the Seelie Queen’s gallowglass. Now she’ll do anything to keep him.
Tropes: Antihero, Fae, Touch Him/Her And You Die!
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forced proximity
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Treescape by Melissa Gunn
A PI accepts a job to discover the murderer of her dryad ex-husband, but she has a surprise in store.
Tropes: Outsider, Elves, Dryads
Romantic Tropes: NO romance
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
The Silver Stag by Yasmine Galenorn
Ember Kearney is recruited by Herne the Hunter to join the Wild Hunt Agency, in order to help bring peace between the Light and Dark Fae Courts.
Tropes: Tragic Backstory, Found Family, Fae
Romantic Tropes: Insta love, Fated mates
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Take Back Magic by Casey Blair
Fast-paced, action-packed urban romantasy with demon romance, your new favorite shadow-wielding book boyfriend *with wings*, mate bonds, all the banter, and a hyper-competent fmc who understands no one is free until we’re all free—and also knows how much she’s capable of and is willing to make it everyone’s problem. Think female John Wick but anime-style wizard battles, and expect the steam level to escalate dramatically in each book.
Tropes: Outsider, Angels/Demons, Witches/Wizards
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Fated mates, Enemies to lovers
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Reborn in Fire by Kasey Mackenzie
It sucks to die screaming in fire. Trust me. Luckily for me, fire does more than burn. Unluckily for my enemies, so do I.
Tropes: Tragic Backstory, Found Family, Chosen One
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Fated mates
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Burning Djinn of Fire by Renee George
Witch Marigold Everlee’s determination burns bright as she navigates a dangerous supernatural realm to rewrite fate and rescue Zev, a fiery ifrit and the only man to ever break her heart.
Tropes: Kidnapping, Witches/Wizards, Touch Him/Her And You Die!
Romantic Tropes: Forbidden love, Friends to lovers
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
Ritual Dues by B.L. Brown
When a series of mysterious rituals using magick suspiciously similar to Milla’s wreak havoc across the southeast, the formerly wicked witch must team up with a coven of Enforcers to clear her name. (Book 2 of The Witch of the Demesne, book 1 is currently .99 cents)
Tropes: Necromancy, Witches/Wizards, Touch Him/Her And You Die!
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forced proximity
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Final Life by Rose garcia
Hunted for lifetimes by a supernatural villain, will Dominique survive her final life? Or will she die for the last time?
Tropes: Bodyguard, Found Family, Chosen One
Romantic Tropes: Slow burn, Forbidden love, Love triangle
Spice Level: Low spice/heat
The Secret Spell by Tara Shelley
Unveil mysteries of Celtic runes in a summer of secrets, spells & sorcery. Secrets this inquisitive teen unravels will reshape her world, but the true cost remains concealed. “The Secret Spell” weaves a tapestry of mystery, danger, and self-discovery.
Tropes: Witches/Wizards, Shifters
Romantic Tropes: NO romance
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Shadow & Silk by Richard Amos
When assassin witch Roman Gold saves a monstrously seductive demon with some seriously silky talents, his life of rigid rules is forever turned upside down. Step inside an M/M Urban Fantasy world with a twisty plot, deadly secrets, and a dose of yummy romance.
Tropes: Angels/Demons, Witches/Wizards, LGBTQ+
Romantic Tropes: Forbidden love
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Ghost & Gambler by Layla Lawlor
James Keeley’s paranormal detective agency has been hired to find out who’s killing players in the gambling event of the season, a poker tournament that will determine who controls the city’s magical underworld for the next year, in a glamorous underground casino with a rising body count.
Tropes: Found Family, Dragons, Shifters
Romantic Tropes: NO romance
Spice Level: NO spice/heat
Blood Promise by Tonya Kerrigan
A streetwise, snarky psych student struggles between the realities of the natural and supernatural orders when she is marked for death by a murderous beast with a mission to eradicate her family line.
Tropes: Tragic Backstory, Sword and Sorcery, Norse Gods
Romantic Tropes: Enemies to lovers, Fake dating
Spice Level: Medium spice/heat
Wrecked (Shadow Sentinels Book 1) by Karen Tomlinson
“You’ll never know how strong you are—until you have your heart wrecked.
Four years ago I made a terrible mistake; I trusted the Supernatural Bureau of Investigation. And they destroyed everything I loved.”
Tropes: Alpha, Shifters, Touch Him/Her And You Die!
Romantic Tropes: Fated mates, Enemies to lovers, Forced proximity
Spice Level: High spice/heat
Awaken by Isadora Brown
There’s something wicked stirring in Onyx City—and it just kissed Reese Lespoir awake. Now tangled in a war between Heaven and Hell, she’s forced to trust a prickly immortal mentor and a winged vigilante to save a kidnapped girl and stop the darkness rising.
Tropes: Alpha, Angels/Demons, Touch Him/Her And You Die!
Romantic Tropes: Medium spice/heat
Spice Level: Slow burn, Forbidden love, Enemies to lovers
Shadow Keeper by L.B. Carter
With dragons threatening to restart war, what can an ignorant brownie do? Branwyn Blood: The Exiled Fae of Texas is an urban fantasy series intertwining Welsh/Celtic lore, supernatural crime mystery, and mercenary action with antiheroes, gray villains, and disability representation.
Tropes: Antihero, Dragons, Fae
Romantic Tropes: NO spice/heat
Spice Level: Slow burn, Friends to lovers
Two Sold Mates by L.B. Carter
When she died, Darcie Rose did all she could to return to the land of the living, including joining Lucifer’s loan program as a substitute soul. But now, she’s stuck in her own personal Hell on Earth with a new, unwelcome partner: an apathetic demon who threatens to expose them … wearing her ex’s body.
Tropes: Bodyguard, Necromancy, Angels/Demons
Romantic Tropes: Low spice/heat
Spice Level: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers
Stolen Magic by Marina Finlayson
Lexi may be a thief, but she’s not stupid. She doesn’t steal magic rings, she keeps her secrets, and she stays far away from ruthless fireshapers, no matter how hot they are. But when her best friend disappears in mysterious circumstances, it’s time to show the fireshapers who’s boss. Just as well she has that magical ace up her sleeve.
Tropes: Found Family, Shifters, Greek gods
Romantic Tropes: NO spice/heat
Spice Level: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers, Forced proximity
The Fae Conflict by Kevin Knabe
When creatures spawned from dark dreams invade the waking world of Chicago, can a plucky team of heroes unite to save their city from an elemental threat?
Tropes: Found Family, Angels/Demons, Fae
Romantic Tropes: NO spice/heat
Spice Level: NO romance
Ink It Over by Rachel Rawlings
Adeline Severance leads a dangerous, magical double life. Fans of The Hollows Series, Charmed and The Craft are sure to devour this series from Rachel Rawlings.
Tropes: Outsider, Found Family, Witches/Wizards
Romantic Tropes: Low spice/heat
Spice Level: Slow burn, Enemies to lovers, Forced proximity
Hex of the Fire Witch by N. R. Hairston
Bad boy Mark Gravely makes my pulse race like no other. The second we meet, we’re attacked.
Tropes: Found Family, Touch Him/Her And You Die!, LGBTQ+
Romantic Tropes: Medium spice/heat
Spice Level: Forced proximity
Rogue Magic by N. R. Hairston
“I’ve made enemies of the wrong people and they’re coming for me. My name’s Rekia and I’m wanted dead or alive.”
Tropes: Antihero, Found Family
Romantic Tropes: Low spice/heat
Spice Level: NO romance