Seven Spicy Romantasy Reads 

Guaranteed to Set Your Heart (and Pages) on Fire  

We all know that some of us readers love the spice between characters (I most definitely do)! If you’re on the lookout for stories that will set your heart racing and your cheeks flushing, here’s a well-rounded list of my top 7 favorite spicy books in the wonderful romantasy genre (there were supposed to be five, but I couldn’t stop). 

Spicy level meter:   

  • 🌶 One Pepper – Just a pinch: Sweet romance with a blush or two. Safe for reading at family dinners. 
  • 🌶🌶 Two Peppers – Mildly sizzling: Butterflies guaranteed. May cause occasional fan-yourself moments. 
  • 🌶🌶🌶 Three Peppers – Medium burn: Sparks flying, clothes loosening. Might make you check who’s peeking over your shoulder. 
  • 🌶🌶🌶🌶 Four Peppers – Seriously hot: Pages scorching, heartbeat racing. Keep ice water within reach. 
  • 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 Five Peppers – Dragon-fire hot: Dangerously spicy, guaranteed blushing. Do not read in public—risk of spontaneous combustion. 

Kiss of Smoke

by Amy Pennza

Tropes: Fated mates, MMF

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Between fierce HOT dragon lords with flames in their veins and brave women who refuse to bend to fate, Kiss of Smoke isn’t just hot—it explores the thrilling tension between destiny and desire. Join Chloe in discovering this new hidden world within our world (Harry Potter style). You’ll root for hearts as fiercely as you’ll gasp at the flames, for one thing has always been certain among dragons: they mate in threes. 

Kiss of the Basilisk
by Lindsay Straube

Tropes: Forbidden love, love triangle

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 

Join twenty-year-old Temperance in a post-war magical world. Having never been kissed, she is thrust into the anticipated challenge of competing with 13 other bride candidates, each undergoing sensual training with a basilisk to master the art of seduction in their quest to win the prince’s hand in marriage. Paired with the charming Serpent King Caspen, Temperance’s heart gets tangled in a wild web of desire, secrets, and brewing tensions between humans and magical creatures. She’ll need to navigate her deepening bonds with both Caspen and the prince to survive this spicy tale of love and betrayal!

The Court of Nightmares

K.A. Knight

Tropes: Dark fantasy romance, royalty, reverse harem, MMMMMMM

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

In a dark tale filled with electric tension, vampyr Althea flees after being rejected by her intended soulmate. As she escapes into the shrouded night, she stumbles upon the Court of Nightmares, a realm ruled by seductive monsters that thrive on chaos and forbidden desires. Althea stands on the precipice of her fate, forced to either accept her downfall or unleash her inner monster. With seven formidable kings at her side, will she seize the chance to reign or tempt the shadows and risk her own ruin? With hidden secrets and alluring connections that could either save or shatter her, this enticing tale of love and betrayal will keep readers on the edge of their seats! 

Pirates’ Witch

By Jessamine Rue

Tropes: Enemies to lovers, adventure and magic, reverse harem, MMMMMMF 

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Join Quressa, a fierce witch, and several roguish pirates on an unforgettable adventure on the high seas! Their initial animosity quickly shifts to a tantalizing chemistry that will keep you rooting for love despite the odds. Characters with enchanting backgrounds, sizzling and resisting love, and a curse hanging above their heads, each twist reveals more about their true intentions. Will Quressa rise to the challenge and unleash her power to break the curse shrouding her captors, or will she turn her back and watch them face their consequence and inevitable doom? 

Bonded by Thorns

by Elizabeth Helen

Tropes: Fated mates, why choose, MMF

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In this steamy retelling of Beauty and the Beast, bookworm Rosalina plunges into a fae world to rescue her imprisoned father. To gain his freedom, she must bargain with four beastly princes, each cursed to transform at night. As she helps them find their mates, Rosalina finds herself irresistibly drawn to these captivating fae, while contending with the sinister Prince of Thorns, who threatens to steal all magic from the realm. Can they face their demons together, or will love slip through their fingers? 

The Never King

by Nikki St. Crowe

Tropes: Dark fantasy romance, reverse harem, MMMMF

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Enter a dark, romantic retelling of Peter Pan where love is a dangerous game, and the stakes are higher than ever. In this story, Pan is the villain, tirelessly pursuing the Darling girls to find his perfect Wendy. Winnie Darling has been warned her entire life that she’ll be taken by him on her 18th birthday, but it’s hard to believe when her mom has been labeled as delusional. When the day arrives, the truth hits hard as Pan captures her and brings her to Neverland, where his three most loyal Lost Boys are waiting to break her spirit. With a captivating mix of intrigue and steamy romance, this story will hold you spellbound until the very last page!

Ice Planet Barbarians

by Ruby Dixon

Tropes: Alien romance, spicy adventure, fated mates 

🌶️🌶️🌶️

Follow Georgie as she gets abducted by aliens and is left stranded on a remote planet covered in ice. No humans to her rescue, just big, blue, horned ice barbarians and the first greeting she gets is a club to the head and a tongue on her cl*t. With playful banter and intense moments, this series will have you longing for more, more, and more!  Luckily, with over 20 books, you’ll never run out of couples to explore. 

These titles promise to deliver a steaming dose of HOT romance and fantasy that’ll leave you breathless. Grab your favorite blanket, find a cozy spot, and prepare for a reading experience packed with the spice you crave. Happy reading! 🌶️❤️ 

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Rose Ozüm

Rose Ozüm

Content & Editorial Specialist

Rose is our talented content & editorial specalist and currently a graduate literature student at Utrecht University with a deep passion for all things Romantasy. She has a particular fondness for dragons and winged anti-heroes and loves discussing books over a nice cup of tea.