Books like 'Joined by Magic'
Readers who enjoyed Joined by Magic by Zara J. Black also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
fantasy horror enemies-to-lovers female-mc royalty dark witches-wizards paranormal gothic
-
Owned by Magic by Zara J. Black
6 ratingsI'll be safe in the prince's bed, from everyone but him.I stole from a brutal street gang, and now they want me dead. There’s only one place they can’t touch me. The palace. But safety comes at the cost of my freedom. I'll sell myself as a courtesan, serve for five years, and leave with enough money to pay my debt... -
Master Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
8 ratingsOne spell to save us all…No more miss nice mage. This is war. This is survival. This is my destiny.I am the Stone Keeper and I will win.No matter the cost... -
The Last Witch: Volume Three by M.J. Lawrie
8 ratingsAfter the turbulent and heart breaking events of Lilly and Gabriel's almost wedding, nothing will ever be the same.The world has been thrown into violent chaos. Hunters have declared all out war on those with magic in their blood and everyone has been caught in the crossfire.But Hunters, it would seem, are far from the world's biggest threat.A dark evil has been unleashed... -
Bayou Reckoning by Apryl Baker
6 ratingsSerial Killers.Vengeful Ghosts.Soul Eaters.Fallen Angels.Rougarous.Primordial Evils.These are just some of the big bads Emma Rose Crane has survived. She always comes out the other side a little more broken, but she hides it from the world. No one knows how vulnerable she really is. Not even Officer Dan, who loves her more than she thinks she deserves... -
-
Irreverent: A Dark Paranormal Romance (The Marked) by Bianca Scardoni
8 ratingsTHE MARKED SAGA CONTINUES...If I thought things couldn't get any worse with Dominic's emotions completely shut off and the Son of Perdition on its way, I was dead wrong. Destiny wasn't done with me and she was about to pull the ground out from me all over again.Old friends and foes have come back to guide me toward a Fate sealed in my blood long before I was born... -
Midnight Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
10 ratingsHe put a spell on me...Or at least he must have, because none of this makes any sense. None of this can be real. I’m not a mage with magical powers…I’m just me. Ellie Sutton. Your average, everyday seventeen-year-old high school human student. My biggest concerns are bullies, failed exams, and missing the express subway twice in one day... -
Lady of Shadows by Melissa K. Roehrich
10 ratingsSHOW ME YOUR DARKNESS, AND I'LL SHOW YOU MINE.*THE STARS ARE FADING.*THE SHADOWS ARE CALLING.*THE DARKNESS THREATENS EVERYTHING.ANOTHER PRETTY CAGE.Whisked away to the Fire Court, Scarlett Monrhoe finds herself in the hands of the man who killed her mother. The Prince of Fire. Thrust amongst the Fae court she loathes, she is at their mercy... -
A Queen Comes to Power by C.C. Peñaranda
12 ratingsA DUTY… Bound in service to the king within the city, Faythe grapples with morality to keep herself and her friends safe. Nik’s loyalty is tested as he struggles against his father’s cruel ways. When blood and duty divide the heart, can love conquer all?AN ALLIANCE… While the kingdoms prepare to unite, Faythe is forced to remain hidden in plain sight... -
Dark Obsession by Sarah Piper
12 ratingsA vicious demonic plot. A curse decades in the making. An epic love that burns hotter than the very fires of hell…Charlotte...All Charley’s nightmares are real.Demons. Dark witches. Her murderous uncle.With her soul bound to an ancient demon lord and her sister taken captive by a monster, hope is in short supply.But Charley will not go down without a fight... -
The Forsaken by Lynnie Purcell
6 ratingsThe war with Odette has begun. Cities around the world have fallen, and the world as we know it has ended. It's up to Clare to put things right again. Worse still is the threat of a darker evil that lingers over her as she searches for a way to end the war for good... -
The Fated and the Damned by Chloe Hodge
6 ratingsThe Dark Queen has risen. War is coming.Desperate to save her people and secure allies, Kitarni must forge her position as leader of the coven and lady of Mistvellen. The only way to do that is to marry him.The man who betrayed her … and the one who has her heart.With demons roaming the land and humans on a witch hunt, their only means of survival lies in Death’s fabled crown...Categorized as:
dark female-mc paranormal witches-wizards action-adventure book dark-fantasy fiction -
-
Sleeping BBW and the Billionaire Bear by Sable Sylvan
8 ratingsCurvy Talia Ackerson wasn’t looking for love, but love was looking for her. After an eventful day at her three aunts’ knitting store Spinning A Yarn, Talia ends up with an invitation to a moon watching ceremony…and her date is the most eligible billionaire bear in the Pacific Northwest. Cedar Asher is the last of the Asher Lumber Co... -
Lady of Darkness by Melissa K. Roehrich
10 ratingsA CAGE.Owned by a ruthless Assassin Lord, Scarlett Monrhoe and her two sisters have been trained since they were children to torture and take life. They are the most feared trio on the continent, but they are also wild and unpredictable. A tragic night has Scarlett finding herself locked away in a noble's household, trapped and forgotten, until she's ready to fall into line.A CHOICE... -
-
Dark Seduction by Sarah Piper
12 ratingsBetraying the vampire king has deadly consequences. But what if you crave the punishment?Charlotte...Get in, get the intel, get out. And above all, don’t get noticed.As a master thief, Charley D’Amico lived by those rules... until she screwed up and fell in love with her mark—a sexy, commanding vampire king whose cravings are as dark as his secrets.She should be running for her life... -
Charming Devils by Katie May
14 ratingsFive years ago, they made my life a living hell. They teased me, abused me, and called me a witch.Little did they know...Now, I’m back for my senior year of high school. New hair, new style, new personality. I’ll no longer be the weird girl hiding in the shadows. Instead, I’ll embrace all of my darkness.The goal?Revenge on the boys—the men—who bullied me... -
Witch Gone Viral by Sami Valentine
6 ratingsShe saved a city, now she's on trial. Balancing supernatural politics, dating her sexy vampire coworker, and training for the hunter's challenge, Red thought she had figured out life as an intern monster slayer in Los Angeles. Until she receives a tribunal summons from the Blood Alliance. The crime was breaking the Dark Veil, the punishment was death... -
The Dark Throne by Jocelyn A. Fox
6 ratingsAfter reaching the Seelie Court, Tess O'Connor has freed Queen Titania....and crowned a new High Queen, imbuing an outcast of the Fae world with incredible power. With Brightvale destroyed by her coronation, the High Queen leads her new Wild Court into the Deadlands, determined to fight the malevolent ancient deity spreading its shadow over Faeortalam... -
Copiii întunericului by Lavinia Călina
6 ratings“Tu cât de mult te poți ascunde de magie?”Roxana și Nicol, două adolescente cu personalități aparent diferite, devin cele mai bune prietene după o noapte în care viața li se va schimba complet. Împărtășind același secret, ele vor încerca timp de mai mulți ani să ducă împreună o existență cât mai banală, cotidiană, pentru a se ascunde de cei care le doresc, probabil, moartea... -
Fractured Soul by Rachel McClellan
6 ratingsLlona will do whatever it takes to protect her new found friends and home, but the dark plot that is threatening Lucent Academy, a school that’s supposed to be a safe place for Auras, may be too powerful for even Llona to defeat... -
Dark Dreams: Daughters of Darkness 2 by Chrissy Peebles
6 ratingsBlair's journey continues with part 2. WARNING: 18+ due to sexual situations and language. This is an adult paranormal romance. Griffin has left her old life as everything crashes down around her. She's leaving the safety of her coven for the first time as bounty hunters chase her down. When she meets a mysterious stranger, she hopes he can hide her from all the immortals chasing her... -
The Cursed and Desired by G. Bailey
6 ratingsThere’s no love in a world of witches and war. Riona Dark’s plan to escape The Onyx, and the vampire she left behind there, all went up in smoke the moment the witches revealed their true intent.On the witches’ island, The Quartz, Riona finds it’s full of more horrors than she could imagine... -
The Dog at the Door by Raven Snow
6 ratingsRowen Greensmith and her new husband have finally done it. They’ve moved out of the Greensmith home and into a house of their own. It’s the house of Rowen’s dreams, a place she fell in love with the moment she laid eyes on it. Things are going great. Lainswich is getting ready for their annual marathon. Her aunts are opening a New Age store... -
Deep Web by Chrissy Peebles
6 ratingsThe dreaded night, of the first full moon in January, has finally arrived. Will Taylor survive when evil threatens to destroy her life forever? Taylor relocates back to Big Bear Lake not trusting the people who signed a treaty to keep her safe. Being with her family and friends is wonderful, but knowing that she is a sacrifice is beyond unsettling... -
-
Bloody Wishes by Brea Alepoú
6 ratingsThey are his enemies, not his desires.Hyde has a secret. He’s a necromancer: a witch that plays with the dead.Necromancers have been hunted to near extinction by the vampires. So naturally, Hyde falls for the vampire prince—A man with pretty light green eyes Hyde can’t manage to look away from... -
Crown of Darkness by J.L. Weil
6 ratingsWhen the struggle between love and vengeance becomes a deadly battleground, is there any hope for salvation? Lexi Winters’ world is falling apart. Damaged. Scarred. And Vengeful. Retaliation consumes her heart. Night and day, all she can think about is exacting her retribution for Colin’s death, the boy she once loved. Her guilt and resentment fuel her choices to hunt. Fate has other plans... -
Wicked Betrayal by Chelsea Luna
8 ratingsThe clock is ticking. Alex’s time is running out.Spring has hit Hazel Cove and with it, the pressure of Alex’s impending fate as Liam’s sacrifice is weighing upon her every thought. There’s so much to do and so little time. How do you stop an ancient pure blooded witch?But Liam isn’t Alex’s only problem. She must focus on what she can fix in the little time she has left... -
All Hallows Eve by Chelsea Luna
8 ratingsHalloween is fast approaching and, with it, Alexandria’s eighteenth birthday... -
Wicked Souls by Katie Wismer
8 ratingsSomething is wrong with Valerie Darkmore.She may have made it through her initiation into the Marionettes, but she’s quickly learning that was only the beginning. Everything she used to know has changed, including maybe herself.Adjusting to her new reality proves to be the least of her worries when bodies appear all over the city, and the death toll continues to rise... -
The Willow Files, Vol. 1 by Yvonne Navarro
10 ratings""I like you. You're nice, and you're funny and you don't smoke, and okay, werewolf, but that's not all the time. I mean, three days out of the month I'm not much fun to he around, either." -- Willow" When Buffy the Vampire Slayer arrived in Sunnydale, she befriended a bookish, insecure girl named Willow...Categorized as:
female-mc paranormal witches-wizards book fiction horror shapeshifters urban-fantasy -
Great Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
12 ratingss/t: 21 Short Story Masterpieces plus 34 Narrative & Lyric Poems Born to an unfortunate heritage, orphaned, unsympathetically raised, and then abandoned, Edgar Allan Poe struggled for greatness in an adverse social and economic climate -- a setting not improved by his fiery temperament and caustic criticism of others... -
Shadowborn Academy: Year Two by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow
12 ratingsMy past is left in the dark,And my shadow is no longer there.In the Enchanted Forest, some secrets are better left in the past.Year two at Shadowborn Academy is looking like it will be the deadliest yet... -
Shadowborn Academy: Year Three by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow
12 ratingsMy fate is in the darkness,And the war there is real…Secrets thrive in the Enchanted Forest and one girl must find a way to stop the fae war before it’s too late. With her sister raising titans and gods, the light in her dreams turning out to be a lie, and her men in grave danger...life at the academy has never been this dangerous.A mirror once spoke of a girl born in hate who could stop a war... -
Terrifying Tales by Edgar Allan Poe
16 ratingsThe melancholy, brilliance, passionate lyricism, and torment of Edgar Allen Poe are all well represented in this collection... -
-
The Dark One by Nikki St. Crowe
23 ratingsI spent most of my life feeling dead inside -- until I met Peter Pan and the Lost Boys.It wasn't until Pan and Neverland that I finally felt alive. But things are not all full of magic and sunlight on the island. There's something darker and more sinister haunting the forest... -
Hunted Princess by Alexa B. James
6 ratingsAfter a harrowing stop in the Tiger Nation, Itzel's crew continues on, this time in search of answers about Itzel. But they're not the only ones on the hunt.King Ocelot and Camila want the amulets back, and they'll stop at nothing to get them. To save Itzel, her crew must find the reclusive Snow Leopard monk before Camila's crew catches up and stops them... For good... -
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural by Arthur Machen
6 ratingsThe Best of Arthur Machen's short stories: The Novel of the Black Seal, The Novel of the White Powder, The Great God Pan, The White People, The Inmost Light, The Shining Pyramid, The Bowmen, The Great Return, The Happy Children, Out of the Earth, N, The Children of the Pool, The Terror... -
Badlands Witch by Carrie Vaughn
6 ratingsIn brand-new stories spun off from the New York Times Bestselling Kitty Norville series, dark mysteries push the bounds of sanity. Cormac Bennett, ex-con and former bounty hunter, is a paranormal investigator with an edge: his partner is the disembodied spirit of a Victorian wizard, Amelia Parker. Together, they solve problems no one else can... -
Elemental Tears by Phaedra Weldon
6 ratingsNow that Samantha no longer possesses the powers of an Elemental Witch, adjusting to life as a mere mortal, married to a Drachen, is harder than any enemy she’s ever encountered. Why? Because though she’s powerless, her friends aren’t, and those powers are leading them down paths she cannot follow. Ivan’s inability to resist the call of the Cyber Web has Dharma terrified... -
Hexes and Exes by Raven Snow
6 ratingsThings have been going well for Rowen Greensmith. She’s moved back home with her family in Lainswich. She runs The Lainswich Inquirer— a surprisingly successful publication. She’s never been happier. Sure, her boyfriend Eric spends a lot of time away, but she still adores him. Sure, her family is still a lot to handle, but they’re still her favorite people in the world... -
Chaos and Destiny by Miranda Lyn
6 ratingsControl can either be lost or taken.Ara finds herself locked in the prince’s rooms and she wants answers. All of them. But when she doesn’t like what she hears, she storms out and begins another journey. Only this time, she’s got a prince and his lackeys on her tail and none of them know how to take no for an answer.Temir is done. With the king. With the hatred. With it all... -
My Sister's Reaper by Dorothy Dreyer
6 ratingsSixteen-year-old Zadie’s first mistake was telling the boy she liked she could bring her dead sister back to life. Her second mistake was actually doing it.When Zadie accidentally messes with the Reaper’s Rite that should have claimed her sister Mara, things go horribly wrong... -
Collide and Seek by Sara C. Roethle
6 ratingsA small part of Madeline had hoped to call the Salr home, but hope can be a cruel thing. Now it's up to her to find what everyone else is looking for, and she'll have to commune with the dead to do it. The real question is, what will she do with the ancient charm when she finds it?Enter the mischievous Viking. Mikael seems to know more about Madeline's quest than she does... -
Necroscope: The Plague-Bearer by Brian Lumley
6 ratingsHarry Keogh is moving on. Though the search for his missing wife and child continues, his heart now lies in Edinburgh with Bonnie Jean--a beautiful Scottish werewolf whose friendly pack and flourishing pub have given him a place he can almost call home... -
-
Sunset Fallen by J.J. Arias
6 ratingsLove never quits, even in the face of impossible odds… Vampire Queen Lucia has suffered many blows over her centuries long reign, but when a maniacal terrorist organization kidnaps Erin, a human woman and love of her life, she risks losing her heart and her power. Rescuing Erin will require Lucia to hunt down a threat she can’t see, and identify an enemy she doesn’t understand... -
Dark Beast by Sara Fields
6 ratingsI walked the land for ages, fighting monsters, collecting coin, and keeping humanity safe even when they turned their backs on me long ago. An innocent human girl, especially one on the run, should have been of no interest to me.Beasts like me weren’t meant to find love.When I found her fighting for her life, I took matters into my own hands... -
To Hunt a Demon King by Madeleine Eliot
6 ratingsLittle Red Riding Hood meets spicy romantasy in this witchy retelling of a classic fairy tale. Elara has only one goal in her life: to convince her mother to treat her like the fully grown witch she is and let her attend a Coven meeting. But on her twenty-fifth birthday, Elara discovers that her mother had good reasons for keeping her away from the Coven and her grandmother, its unfeeling Crone... -
A Wind in the Night by Barb Hendee, J.C. Hendee
8 ratingsIn her quest to find the Orb of Spirit, Wynn Hygeorht is torn between two men who hate each other—her vampire protector, Chane Andraso, and the elf Osha, who has tender feelings for her. Now a strange series of clues leads them to a remote keep built on the dark cliffs of the coast of Witeny... -
The Haunting of Winchester Mansion by Alexandria Clarke
8 ratingsIn the small town of Black Bay, a vacant, forgotten house sits atop an overlooking bluff. When Bailey and Bodhi Taylor move in and begin renovations, the house seems perfect. But things move on their own, screams echo from the basement, and Bailey sees a shadowy figure out of the corner of her eye... -
The Girl Who Brings the Dead by Alessa Winters
8 ratingsMother told her to never use her powers. But she couldn’t just let her brother die.◆◆◆A Necromancer hasn’t been seen in over a generation, and nobody knows why. Lyra just wanted a quiet life and for her brother to grow up healthy. But ever since she raised him from the dead, she’s been stalked by a Demon of immense power.He wants to kill her. He needs to kill her. Instead, he introduces himself...
Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.