Five Romantic Fantasy Book Recommendations for Fall

Summer was one of my favorite times as a kid. I loved going to the lake, catching fireflies, and, of course, Fourth of July. However, as an adult I am no longer a huge fan of summer. Especially because I live in the desert now and the weather is unbearably hot. I much prefer the crisp cool nights of autumn. I love the color changes of the leaves, the weather, and (even though a lot of people dislike it) the shorter days are kind of cozy. I love sweaters and cozy warm drinks.

I have been thinking a lot about autumn lately. So much so, that I have begun searching for books with autumn vibes. I love spooky season! But I’m also an enormous chicken, so the books I read cannot be too spooky. Here is a short list, in no particular order, of books you should add to your reading list this autumn!

Genre: Romantasy

Completed duology.

Length: 411 pages

Available on Kindle Unlimited

This is actually my current and first read of the spooky season. She’s a witch. He’s a witch hunter. They are both using each other for information. It’s YA, so there are no open-door spice scenes, but there is definitely a lot of tension, so it may not necessarily be for younger audiences.

Official Blurb:

“On the night Rune’s life changed forever, blood ran in the streets. Now, in the aftermath of a devastating revolution, witches have been diminished from powerful rulers to outcasts ruthlessly hunted due to their waning magic, and Rune must hide what she is.

Spending her days pretending to be nothing more than a vapid young socialite, Rune spends her nights as the Crimson Moth, a witch vigilante who rescues her kind from being purged. When a rescue goes wrong, she decides to throw the witch hunters off her scent and gain the intel she desperately needs by courting the handsome Gideon Sharpe – a notorious and unforgiving witch hunter loyal to the revolution – who she can’t help but find herself falling for.

Gideon loathes the decadence and superficiality Rune represents, but when he learns the Crimson Moth has been using Rune’s merchant ships to smuggle renegade witches out of the republic, he inserts himself into her social circles by pretending to court her right back. He soon realizes that beneath her beauty and shallow façade, is someone fiercely intelligent and tender who feels like his perfect match. Except, what if she’s the very villain he’s been hunting?”

Genre: Romantasy

Two of three books are currently avaialble.

Length: 475 pages

Available on Kindle Unlimited

Official Blurb:

“When a princess is kidnapped by an alpha, war rages between the humans and the wolves. But soon, forbidden attraction starts to grow. . .

Princess Aurora longs to escape the castle and the marriage that has been arranged for her.

But on the night before her wedding, at a dog fight where captured werewolves are made to fight for sport, she spares the life of a young wolf. It puts her on the radar of the powerful alpha who was going to kill him. And it changes everything.

That night, when the alpha escapes, he kidnaps her and takes her to the rugged lands north of the border — where the once warring werewolf clans are beginning to unite. He thinks that she is the key to winning the war against the humans.

Only, as they spend time around one another, forbidden attraction starts to grow. And as Aurora learns that not all wolves are bad, the alpha discovers that she is in danger from both his enemies, and those he once considered friends.

With monsters on both sides, a bloodthirsty war between humans and wolves raging, and undeniable passion growing between them — will their story end in love? Or tragedy?

And will Aurora ever get home?

Does she even want to?”

Genre: Romantasy

Series consisting of 3 duologies. The first four books are currently avaialable.

Length: 504 pages

Available on Kindle Unlimited

Carissa Broadbent is one of my favorite authors. Everything she writes is beautiful and devastating. This was one of my favorite books from last year and I am dying to read the rest of the series.

Oraya is a human locked in a house full of hungry vampires who are fighting to the death in a competition for a wish from their goddess.

Official blurb:

“For humans and vampires, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always – always – guard your heart.

The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself.

But winning won’t be easy amongst the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival.

Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father’s crown… and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him.

But there’s no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone – but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love.”

Genre: Romantasy

Currently a two book series of standalone books

Length: 428

Available on Kindle Unlimited

Official Blurb:

Welcome to Phantasma.

There are only two rules to the game. Stay alive. And don’t fall in love.

When Ophelia’s sister disappears, there is only one way to save her. Ophelia must enter Phantasma, a deadly contest inside a haunted mansion, and claim its prize—a single wish.

Phantasma is a maze of twisting corridors and lavish ballrooms, of demons and temptations. Ophelia will face nine challenges, each more dangerous than the last. There can only be one winner, and the other contestants will stop at nothing to eliminate their rivals.

Every day the house creates new monsters. But just as Ophelia’s fears threaten to overwhelm her, a mysterious stranger offers her a bargain.

Charming, arrogant and infuriatingly attractive, Blackwell claims he can guide her through the lethal trials ahead. All he asks in return is ten years of her life.

Ophelia knows she shouldn’t trust him. Blackwell doesn’t seem dangerous, but appearances can be deceptive. Worse still, she feels a dark and irresistible attraction drawing them closer and closer.

Her life is on the line. But in Phantasma, the only thing deadlier than losing the game is losing your heart…

Genre: Gothic Romantic Fantasy

Completed Duology

Length: 423 pages

Available on Kindle Unlimited

Everything Rachel Gillig writes is hauntingly beautiful. One Dark Window and its sequel (which is argurably better) are spooky, intriguing, and so unique. It’s set in a gothic, eerie world that is perfect for autumn.

Official Blurb:

” Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.

Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom she calls home—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.

But nothing comes for free, especially magic.

When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it. Except the highwayman just so happens to be the King’s own nephew, Captain of the Destriers…and guilty of high treason.

He and Elspeth have until Solstice to gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.”