A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas · Book 3 of 6 in A Court of Thorns and Roses
Spice 4/5 · SpicyFeyre goes undercover in enemy territory, then everybody goes to war. Big Night Court energy.
- Fated mates
- Found family
- Secret identity
Tropes
Someone is not who they say they are, and the reveal is going to hurt so good. 18 books so far, including From Blood and Ash, House of Earth and Blood and A Shadow in the Ember.
Sarah J. Maas · Book 3 of 6 in A Court of Thorns and Roses
Spice 4/5 · SpicyFeyre goes undercover in enemy territory, then everybody goes to war. Big Night Court energy.
Jennifer L. Armentrout · Book 1 of 6 in Blood and Ash
Spice 3/5 · SteamyA sheltered Maiden, her very flirty guard and one of the most talked-about twists in romantasy.
Sarah J. Maas · Book 1 of 3 in Crescent City
Spice 3/5 · SteamyA party girl, a fallen angel and a murder investigation in a modern magic city. The last 200 pages are a ride.
Rebecca Yarros · Book 2 of 5 in The Empyrean
Spice 3/5 · SteamyViolet and Xaden, now together and somehow still fighting about secrets. Bigger war, bigger dragons, bigger cliffhanger.
Jennifer L. Armentrout · Book 1 of 4 in Flesh and Fire
Spice 4/5 · SpicyA princess trained to seduce and kill the God of Death. Prequel to Blood and Ash, readable first.
Rebecca Ross · Book 1 of 2 in Letters of Enchantment
Spice 1/5 · SweetRival journalists who are, unknowingly, falling for each other through magic letters. Swoony, sad, closed door.
Colleen Hoover
Spice 3/5 · SteamyThey meet once a year, on the same date, for five years. Then a big twist.
Lauren Roberts · Book 1 of 3 in The Powerless Trilogy
Spice 1/5 · SweetAn Ordinary thief hides among the Elites in a deadly royal competition, opposite the prince trained to hunt her kind.
Penelope Douglas
Spice 4/5 · SpicyPen pals for seven years who promised never to meet. They have been meeting. They are enemies.
Julia Quinn · Book 4 of 8 in Bridgertons
Spice 3/5 · SteamyPenelope and Colin: years of unrequited love and a big gossip-column secret.
Danielle L. Jensen · Book 1 of 4 in The Bridge Kingdom
Spice 4/5 · SpicyA princess trained as a spy marries the enemy king to destroy his kingdom. Then she starts liking him.
Kate Golden · Book 1 of 3 in The Sacred Stones
Spice 3/5 · SteamyA healer is conscripted into the enemy king's army and becomes part of his inner circle. Romantasy comfort food.
Lynn Painter
Spice 3/5 · SteamyShe texts the wrong number for months. It is her brother's best friend. Who she is now living with.
Rachel Gillig · Book 1 of 2 in The Shepherd King
Spice 2/5 · SimmerA girl with a monster in her head and a cursed card heist. Moody, foggy and gorgeous.
Laura Thalassa · Book 1 in The Bargainer
Spice 4/5 · SpicyA siren with a debt to the Bargainer: one favour, one bead on her wrist at a time. Yearning cranked to eleven.
Tessa Bailey · Book 1 of 2 in Vine Mess
Spice 4/5 · SpicyA grumpy professor and a sunny wine-country girl have a secret kiss neither can forget.
Olivia Dade · Book 1 of 3 in Spoiler Alert
Spice 3/5 · SteamyA TV star and a fanfic writer are internet friends who do not know each other's identities. Then they meet.
Abby Jimenez · Book 2 of 3 in Part of Your World
Spice 3/5 · SteamyTwo doctors fall in love through handwritten letters. Anxiety rep and huge heart.
Reader favourites include From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout; House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas; A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout; Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross; November 9 by Colleen Hoover. Use the spice filter above to narrow it to your heat level.
For explicit secret identity romance, try A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout; Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas; The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen; Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa; Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey. These are rated 4 or 5 out of 5 on our spice scale.
Yes: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross; Powerless by Lauren Roberts; One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig are rated 1 or 2 out of 5, closed door or kisses only.
If you do not want to commit to a series, try November 9 by Colleen Hoover; Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas; Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter.