Best Paranormal Romance

Ilona Andrews's Hidden Legacy series, starting in 2016, is set in an alternate Houston where magic is a genetic trait dictating social power, focusing on elite magical investigative families. The series blends urban fantasy with romance, following characters who navigate conflicts among powerful mag...

Lover Awakened explores the deeply troubled history of Zsadist, a powerful vampire warrior within the Black Dagger Brotherhood. The novel delves into his brutal origins and subsequent training, revealing a past filled with unimaginable violence. It’s notable for its dark themes and complex character...

This novel follows Elspeth, a woman who unexpectedly travels through time to 1992 Scotland. She encounters Alasdair, a man inextricably linked to her past and a powerful, enigmatic presence. The story explores themes of fate, memory, and the potential for connection across centuries. It’s aimed at r...

The Witch with No Name is a 2014 urban fantasy novel by American author Kim Harrison and the thirteenth main novel in the original sequence of The Hollows series. It follows witch and demon Rachel Morgan in a supernatural version of Cincinnati and resolves major conflicts involving demons, elves, va...

Shadowfever delivers a gripping conclusion to Karen Marie Moning’s Fever saga. The novel centers on MacKayla Lane's confrontation with the ancient Fae realm of Faerie and its powerful king, Rhys. It explores themes of revelation and dangerous attraction as MacKayla navigates a world where mortal rul...

Archangel's War is a 2019 paranormal romance novel by Nalini Singh and the twelfth volume in her Guild Hunter series. It continues the story of Archangel Raphael and hunter-turned-angel Elena Deveraux as a large-scale conflict threatens their world and tests their partnership. The book is written fo...

The Undead Pool is the twelfth novel in Kim Harrison's Hollows series, published in 2014. The urban fantasy series follows Rachel Morgan, a witch and private investigator living in an alternate Cincinnati populated by supernatural species. In this installment, unexplained surges of wild magic threat...

Hostage to Pleasure is a 2008 paranormal romance novel by Nalini Singh and the fifth main installment in her Psy-Changeling series. It centers on Dorian Christensen, a leopard changeling who cannot shift into animal form, and Ashaya Aleine, a Psy scientist attempting to protect her son while escapin...

Archangel's Light is a 2021 paranormal-romance novel by Nalini Singh and the fourteenth main installment in the Guild Hunter series. It centers on Illium and Aodhan, two angels whose long friendship has been strained by trauma, separation, and unspoken feelings. Set within the series' world of angel...

Acheron is a novel by Sherrilyn Kenyon, first published in 2008. It explores the origins of this powerful dark-hunter, revealing his complex and often tormented past. The story delves into Acheron’s violent history and formative experiences that shaped his immortal existence. Primarily intended for...

Fire Touched is a 2016 urban fantasy novel by Patricia Briggs and the ninth main installment in the Mercy Thompson series. The story follows shapeshifter and mechanic Mercy Thompson as a confrontation involving the fae places her, Adam Hauptman, and their werewolf pack at the center of a territorial...

Frost Burned is the seventh novel in Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson series, published in 2013. The urban fantasy story follows Mercy, a mechanic and coyote shapeshifter, after members of the local werewolf pack are abducted in a coordinated attack. Combining supernatural investigation, action, and...

Daughter of the Blood is a 1998 paranormal romance novel by Anne Bishop. It centers on Lyra, a half-human, half-Vampire woman who struggles to control her burgeoning powers and navigate a dangerous world of supernatural beings. The story explores themes of identity, loyalty, and forbidden love withi...

The Outlaw Demon Wails is the sixth novel in Kim Harrison's Hollows series, an urban-fantasy sequence centered on witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan. The story follows Rachel as she confronts demonic magic, unresolved grief, and the consequences of earlier bargains involving the demon Al. Set in...

Archangel's Sun is a paranormal romance novel by Nalini Singh and the thirteenth full-length installment in her Guild Hunter series. Published in 2021, it centers on Titus, an archangel responsible for territories in Africa, and Sharine, an ancient angelic artist known as the Hummingbird, as they co...

Black Magic Sanction is a 2010 urban fantasy novel by American author Kim Harrison and the eighth main installment in the Hollows series. It follows witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan after a coven condemns her use of forbidden magic and attempts to imprison or execute her. Set primarily in an al...

Silence Fallen is a 2017 urban fantasy novel by Patricia Briggs and the tenth main installment in the Mercy Thompson series. The story begins when shapeshifting mechanic Mercy Thompson is abducted and taken to Europe, separating her from werewolf pack leader Adam Hauptman. Its alternating viewpoints...

"Magic Bleeds" is the fourth installment in the Kate Daniels urban fantasy series, written by the husband-and-wife author duo Ilona Andrews. Published in 2010, the novel continues the story of mercenary Kate Daniels in a post-apocalyptic Atlanta where magic and technology fluctuate unpredictably. In...

"Dark Lover" is a paranormal romance novel written by J.R. Ward, first published in 2005 as the debut installment of her Black Dagger Brotherhood series. The narrative centers on a secret society of aristocratic vampire warriors who protect their civilian race from the predatory Lessening Society. T...

Clockwork Princess is a 2013 young adult fantasy novel by Cassandra Clare and the third and concluding volume of The Infernal Devices trilogy. Set mainly in Victorian London, it follows Tessa Gray, Will Herondale, Jem Carstairs, and the Shadowhunters of the London Institute as their conflict with Mo...

Shadow Kiss is a 2008 young adult paranormal romance novel by Richelle Mead and the third volume in the Vampire Academy series. It follows dhampir guardian trainee Rose Hathaway as she experiences disturbing visions and confronts the psychological effects of earlier violence while training to protec...

Kiss of Snow is a 2011 paranormal romance novel by Nalini Singh and the tenth main installment in her Psy-Changeling series. It centers on the relationship between Hawke, leader of the SnowDancer wolf changeling pack, and Sienna Lauren, a powerful Psy who defected from the PsyNet with her family. Th...

Archangel's Kiss is a 2010 paranormal romance novel by Nalini Singh and the second book in the Guild Hunter series. It follows guild hunter Elena Deveraux after she awakens as an angel, having previously been transformed by the archangel Raphael. While learning to use her new body and wings, Elena e...

Voyager (1993) is the third novel in Diana Gabaldon's popular Outlander series, which blends historical fiction, romance, and elements of science fiction. The story follows Claire Randall, who travels back through the stone circles to 18th-century Scotland to reunite with Jamie Fraser after believin...

Queen of the Darkness (2000) is the third and concluding novel in Anne Bishop's Black Jewels Trilogy, a dark fantasy series. The book continues the story of Jaenelle Angelline, who has ascended to power as Witch, the physical embodiment of the dreams of the Blood, and must face the conflict with Dor...

Heir to the Shadows (1999) is the second novel in Anne Bishop's Black Jewels Trilogy, following Daughter of the Blood. The story continues to follow Jaenelle Angelline, who is coming to terms with her identity as Witch, the most powerful Blood female to exist in centuries. As Jaenelle grows into her...

Dreamfever (2009) is the fourth book in Karen Marie Moning's Fever series, a dark urban fantasy sequence featuring paranormal romance elements. Set in Dublin, Ireland, the story follows MacKayla Lane as she continues her quest to avenge her sister's death and stop the Fae, supernatural beings who ar...

Styxx is a 2013 paranormal romance novel by American author Sherrilyn Kenyon, part of her Dark-Hunter series. The novel retells the series' underlying mythology from the perspective of Styxx, the twin brother of Acheron, expanding on Atlantean gods and the central conflict of the broader narrative....

Shards of Hope is a paranormal romance novel by Nalini Singh and the fourteenth book in her Psy-Changeling series. It follows Aden Kai, the leader of the Arrow squad, and Zaira Neve, another powerful Arrow, after they are abducted by an unknown enemy. Their relationship develops amid political insta...