What to Read After Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
If you loved Onyx Storm (and the entire Empyrean series) by Rebecca Yarros, and you’re looking for your next great read, these indie epic romantasy books are for you! These books capture the same blend of sweeping romance, rich character development, and fantastical world-building that makes Rebecca Yarros’s work unforgettable. Perfect for Modern Romantic and Dragon Slayer Reader Types, these books include both hot, steamy romance and action-packed, imaginative fantasy.
Indie authors like Stacia Stark, K.F. Breene, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Helen Scheuerer, and Amber V. Nicole excel in crafting gripping fantasy narratives with thrilling pacing and cinematic scope. These books feature everything you love about romantasy: immersive worlds, fierce protagonists, high-stakes battles, and magical creatures – all with page-turning intensity and emotional depth. Whether you’re drawn to electric chemistry or exhilarating adventure, these titles will keep you hooked from the first page to the last!
Epic Romantasy Books:
Born of Blood and Ash: A Flesh and Fire Novel
by Jennifer L Armentrout
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes the thrilling conclusion to her beloved Flesh and Fire series…
The line between love and obsession has never been wider.
While Sera is finally free of Kolis and back with those she loves, not everything is calm. Memories of all she's endured still haunt her, but Sera finally has hope for a future with the other half of her heart and soul. Nyktos desires, loves, and accepts every part of her-even the monstrous bits she still battles.
More than ever, Sera and Ash have everything under the realms to fight for, and Nyktos has no doubt Sera is fit to be the Queen of the Gods. But she must find that faith within herself if they hope to convince the other Courts to support them against Kolis and make Iliseeum and the mortal realm better, safer places for all.
A Court This Cruel and Lovely
by Stacia Stark
For years, when I fell asleep, I dreamed of a man with blazing green eyes and a cruel smile.
The day I meet him, the ruthless mercenary leaves me for dead.
Just hours after humans are born, the gods take what little power we have. In return, they protect our borders from the vicious, merciless fae.
The humans who manage to keep their power are known as the corrupt.
And they are burned.
A Crown This Cold and Heavy
by Stacia Stark
The unimaginable has happened, And none of our lives will ever be the same.
Surrounded by enemies, I've never been further from my crown...
Or closer to death.
Amidst a betrayal we couldn't have anticipated, I'll do whatever it takes to find my way back to Lorian - before his fury lays waste to this continent.
A Ruin of Roses
by K F Breene
A new dark and spicy romantasy with forbidden romance, gripping action, and a heat that smolders the pages.
I could save him, but he would ruin me.
The beast.
The creature that stalks the forbidden wood.
The dragon prince.
He has suffered a fate worse than death. We all have. A curse put upon us by the mad king.
We are a kingdom locked in time. Shifters unable to feel our animals. Stuck here by a deal between the late king and a demon who seeks our destruction.
The only one keeping this kingdom alive is Nyfain, the golden prince to a stolen throne. The last dragon shifter.
To Bleed a Crystal Bloom
by Sarah A Parker
“What a pretty flower to keep locked in a big, rocky tower.”
Nineteen years ago, I was plucked from the heart of a bloody massacre that spared nobody else.
Small. Fragile.
An enigma.
Now ward to a powerful High Master who knows too much and says too little, I lead a simple life, never straying from the confines of an imaginary line I've drawn around the castle grounds.
Stay within. Never leave.
A Cage of Crimson
by K F Breene
Of all the people in the world, why her?
It was supposed to be easy: find the drug maker. Find her, and drag her back to the dragons to deal with. She deserves death for what she's done.
For someone like Weston, the best alpha in the world, the one who shuts people up just by walking in the room, it would've been.
Until he learns what she is…
Blood & Steel: An epic romantic fantasy
by Helen Scheuerer
Perfect for fans of The Bridge Kingdom, From Blood and Ash and The Witcher, BLOOD & STEEL is an epic romantic fantasy with enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn spice, found family, and a sprawling world of magic and monsters.
With her death foretold, Althea Zoltaire only has three years to become what she's always dreamed of being: a warrior legend.
Women are forbidden to wield blades, so she has trained in secret her entire life. Now racing against the clock, she fights to secure her place in the elite guild charged with the protection of the five kingdoms.
Promised in Fire
by Jasmine Walt
A fae with impossible magic
Adara has been an outsider for as long as she can remember. Born and raised in the earth fae realm, she's a water fae who can't control her magic, making her not just useless, but downright dangerous at times.
The Wraith King
by Juliette Cross
A brutal, bloody war against the ruthless Wraith King has cost the light fae more than innocent lives. Una Hartstone, Princess of Issos, learns the price the Wraith King demands to end the war once and for all. Her. In exchange for the safety of her people, she agrees to give her life-and her body-to her greatest enemy.
Gollaya Verbane is determined to fulfill his destiny and his god's prophecy. When his seer points to the Princess of Issos as the key to the rise of the dark fae, he demands her submission. But when she finally yields, he realizes Una is much more to him than a priceless weapon.
The Mist Thief
by Lj Andrews
She tried to kill him, so he made her his wife.
Skadi first met her husband-to-be with blades in hand on the opposite side of a battle. She lost, and he claimed his prize.
To her horror, the king of the shadow elven agrees to marry her off to Jonas, a prince in the fae realms, as a way to unite their kingdoms against a shared enemy-the light elves. Skadi knows the marriage is nothing but a political game. Feelings won't come into play.
The Fallen World: Complete Series
by Laura Thalassa
The complete three book bundle of The Fallen World trilogy.
***This is not an additional novel to the series; this is an omnibus of it.***
In the future, the world is at war.
For the last decade, King Lazuli of the Eastern Empire has systematically taken over the world. No one knows much about him other than a series of impossible facts: he cannot die, he has not aged since the conflict began, and he wants to rule the world.
Fate & Furies: An epic romantic fantasy
by Helen Scheuerer
“I always knew you would be the end of me.”
With darkness cursing the world around her, Althea Zoltaire is desperate for vengeance. But as she hunts the traitor, Wilder Hawthorne, across the kingdoms, brutal secrets begin to unravel.
Not knowing what - or who - to trust, Thea and her companions find themselves entwined with a destiny far greater than one man. Together, they must navigate the haunting revelations that could shatter the very foundations of the midrealms.
The Dawn of the Cursed Queen
by Amber V Nicole
Ask her, boy. Ask her what she begged the stars for and what lives now. Ask her what she ripped from the very heavens. And then ask her if she cares. The old blood runs through her veins.
Nismera and her legions rule the realms as Samkiel's power fills the sky. With him gone, she strives to solidify her spot on the throne, no matter the cost.
Dianna struggles beneath the weight of half-truths, lies, and deceptions. After overcoming what she thought was her hardest battle, she soon learns she is at risk of losing everything.
A Dawn of Gods and Fury
by K a Tucker
"Prophecy always finds a way."
The will of the fates has come to pass. Monsters swarm from the depths, while dragons soar overhead. And the throne of Islor lies vacant... but not for long.
Fleeing the merciless sirens, Tyree and Annika find themselves stranded on a distant shore. Forced together to survive, they find old magics and terrifying new enemies.
For Romeria and Zander, the long-held secrets of the casters' magic reveal a chance to finally master the power that has held all their lives in the balance for too long.
But with power comes betrayal. And sacrifices must be made.
The final book in the captivating Fate & Flame series.
Vows & Ruins: An epic romantic fantasy
by Helen Scheuerer
Against all odds, Althea Zoltaire emerged from her trials as a champion. Now, she must train even harder and prepare herself to become a true warrior of Thezmarr.
But Thea's world is turned upside down as she struggles to navigate her newfound magic and uncover the secrets of her past. Slowly, she begins to untangle the truth about her family, her powers and the evil that threatens to engulf the kingdom.
When Wilder Hawthorne returns to be her official mentor, everything changes. Dark forces are gathering, and he will stop at nothing to prepare her for the challenges to come, even if it means breaking her.
Illusion of Stars
by Sarah Marie Page
She's stealing more than secrets.
As the royal physician of a tiny, windswept island, Isabel spends her days trying to keep the queen from dying and the mad king from streaking naked down the halls. But when her best friend is found murdered on the beaches, her world is ripped apart. Desperate for answers, she discovers a stash of letters that reveal a terrifying truth: the neighboring kingdom of Volgaard possesses a kingdom-shattering weapon and is poised to conquer everything in its path.
Seeking vengeance, Isabel infiltrates the enemy. Her mission? Woo Erik Lothgarson, the general's steamy, illusion-magic wielding son, and steal the dangerous weapon. She can bring Volgaard to its knees-if she isn't caught.
But as Isabel dances along the knife edge of deception, the lines between truth and fiction blur, and she must wrestle her quest for vengeance against her undeniable attraction to the enemy.
The sexy enemies-to-lovers tension of THE BRIDGE KINGDOM meets the snarky banter of A DAWN OF ONYX in this swoon-worthy romantasy.
House of Fire and Magic
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
From #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon comes an all new world unlike anything ever seen before…
TAKE BACK YOUR KINGDOM
For centuries, they've been bitter enemies and their kingdoms at war. But desperate times call for desperate measures. Tanis's beloved older brother and heir to their throne has been slain by a human who continues to flaunt her brother's death.
In order to restore her family's honor, she's willing to make a deal so that she can infiltrate the human world and recapture what was so cruelly taken.
To Flame a Wild Flower
by Sarah A Parker
It's not in my nature to beg, but I'll stay on my knees until I feel that flame sputter out.
And then ...
I'll rip the world to shreds.
I've tumbled into a darkness so deep it's hard to see the light, my petals curling inward as I tip my face from the sun. Hide from my monstrous actions.
Traitor. Murderer.
High Mistress.
Caged in Shadow
by Jasmine Walt
Adara and Einar are at a crossroads. With no allies left in the fae realm, they only have one option left to unlock Adara's powers--the dragons who fled Ediria nearly twenty years ago.
In order to find the dragons, Adara will have to travel to the heart of Mount Furian and access the portal they used to escape. And since Einar cannot cross the portal himself, she will have to travel to this dangerous new realm and convince the dragons to help her without her staunchest ally by her side.
Iron & Embers: An epic fantasy romance
by Helen Scheuerer
Wren Embervale, alchemist-turned-assassin, finds solace in only one thing: seeking vengeance for the death of her friends. The wars of the past may be over, but her thirst for revenge is far from quenched.
For years, she has been content with her poisons and potions for company, but when an unknown form of alchemy is used to attack a king of the midrealms, Wren's time in the shadows comes to an end.
She's offered a place at the ancient alchemy academy of Drevenor to find a cure to the dark magic threatening the kingdoms. To win her spot, she must conquer the Gauntlet, a grueling series of deadly trials that could cost her sanity, or her life.
Kingdom of Flames & Flowers
by Raven Storm
I've lived in the mud quarter in the entire life, watching as the fireguards came every five years to select the prettiest girls to go to the Seat to start new lives and get it all: husbands, houses without a speck of dirt, and enough food that hunger wasn't a constant pain in your belly.
This year it's my turn.
A Realm of Dark Fury
by Rd Baker
In an arena of death, it is not what you hope to win - but what you are willing to lose
Before she could even rule, war stole Elara's kingdom and her freedom. To claim it back, she must risk it all within the Pit: a series of brutal tournaments held by her captor, King Theron. But just surviving might be even harder than winning, especially when her only ally here is her enemy.
Rook, Prince of the Night Demons, hates everything about Elara and the Fae, the ones who abandoned him and his people during the Uprising years ago. Now enslaved to Theron, he's instructed to prepare Elara for the Pit, though the only thing he wants is to see her dead.
Song of Sorrows and Fate
by Lj Andrews
“Sing with me, Little Rose.”
A storyteller with the power of twisting the tales of Fate never lives long. From the beginning, Calista has always told her royals this truth, but she's determined to break the chain of violence by avoiding the attention from the tricky Norns.
But when the moon returns to blood and her royals from the neighboring kingdoms fall under attack from their shared enemy, she no longer has a choice and must join the fight to protect those she loves.
Flame and Sparrow
by S M Gaither
On the eve of her twentieth birthday, Karys woke to the sight of a divine creature dying outside her home.
Two weeks later, her sister disappeared, leaving nothing but a trail of blood in her wake.
Convinced the gods were responsible for the disappearance, Karys has spent the past five years plotting her revenge with the help of a cutthroat band of likeminded elven rebels. So when Dravyn-one of her world's most powerful deities-descends upon her kingdom in search of humans worthy of serving him, Karys knows what she must do. Earning a place at the god's side will allow her to find out what truly happened to her sister...and then destroy the gods from the inside out for what they did.
The Song of the Marked
by S M Gaither
The old gods are growing restless. An ancient evil is stirring. Can they stop the coming storm?
Mercenary Casia Greythorne cares about two things: Completing whatever her latest job is, and earning enough coin to buy the expensive medicine that's keeping her mentor alive.
So when the king himself offers her a job, she can't resist the massive reward he offers-even if it means working with Captain Elander, the arrogant, mysterious right-hand to that king.
A Crown in Shadows
by Alecia B Kirby
Genevieve always believed she would play a pivotal role in ending the five-generation-long war between her kingdom, Orphinian, and the magical neighboring Fae kingdom of Valoria. However, she never imagined it would involve marrying their crowned prince, Xander. With their union, hope for peace in the realm finally blossoms.
On the eve before their anticipated wedding, tragedy strikes. Genevieve is accused of a crime that threatens to unravel the fragile peace her father has worked his whole life to complete.
The Frost Queen's Blade
by Meg Smitherman
A reluctant queen. A deadly assassin. A deal bound in blood.
Conspiracy lurks in the realm of Rothen. No one knows this better than Elma Volta, soon to be queen of the frozen kingdom. But as she awaits her coronation, Elma narrowly escapes death at the hands of an enemy assassin. Realizing she has few choices and even fewer allies, Elma offers the assassin a deal: if he can keep her alive until she takes her rightful place on the throne, she will bring peace to their warring lands.
Wings of Ink
by Angelina J Steffort
The seductive and thrilling first book in the Wings of Ink epic romantic fantasy series from award-winning author Angelina J. Steffort.
Stuck in prison, pirate Wolayna Milevishja is waiting to be dealt her punishment-one worse than death, her captors promised when they closed the door of her cell over nine months ago.
Now that punishment has come to collect her.
The Throne of Broken Gods
by Amber V Nicole
The world quakes in fear as the last shred of Dianna's humanity is ripped from her. As it should. Grief consumes Dianna, burning away any semblance of good within her and threatening the budding relationship between her and Liam. Now, Liam must pull her back from the brink of complete damnation before time runs out.
The Book of Azrael
by Amber V Nicole
World Ender meets Ender of Worlds...
A thousand years ago, Dianna gave up her life in the deserts of Eoria to save her dying sister. She called upon anyone who would listen, not expecting a monster far worse than any nightmare to answer. Now she does what Kaden asks, even if that means securing an ancient relic from the very creatures that hunt her.
A King thought long dead and long forgotten.