A Winter Romantasy Series Guide: Magic and Romance Book Recommendations
Romantasy series are the perfect escape during cold winter months.
This season is perfect for getting lost in enchanting kingdoms and embarking on magical adventures.
Whether you’re in the mood for fierce heroines, fated lovers, or quests that test the hero’s limits, these romantic series are guaranteed to keep you up during the long winter nights.
The books on this list perfectly blend romance with plot and impeccable world-building, so grab a blanket, settle in, and start reading.
Romantasy Series List
- ❣️ Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
- ❣️ Emily Wilde Series by Heather Fawcett
- ❣️ Crowns of Nyaxia Series by Carissa Broadbent
- ❣️ A Charm of Magpies Series by K.J. Charles
- ❣️ The Folk of the Air Series by Holly Black
- ❣️ Belladonna Series by Adalyn Grace
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
Series: 3 books (finished series)
Tropes/ For fans of: Enemies to Lovers, Deals with a Dangerous Figure, Love Triangle, Fated Love, Forbidden Romance, Reluctant Allies, Fairy Tale Elements, Star-Crossed Lovers
CONTENT WARNINGS: Emotional Manipulation, Betrayal, Death and Loss, Violence, Mental Manipulation/Coercion, Toxic Relationships
Rating: ★★★★★
Romantasy Series with Fairytale elements
Desperate to stop her true love’s wedding, Evangeline Fox makes a deal with the wickedly charming Prince of Hearts, agreeing to give him three kisses of his choosing.
However, she soon learns that making bargains with immortals involves high stakes—and Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, may have plans for her that could lead to her darkest downfall.
The series continues in The Ballad of Never After and A Curse for True Love
Emily Wilde Series by Heather Fawcett
Series: 2 books (Ongoing series)
Tropes/ For fans of: Academic/Scholar Protagonist, Magical Realism, Grumpy/Sunshine Dynamic, Opposites Attract, Slow Burn Romance, Mythical Creatures/Faeries, Enchanted Forest
CONTENT WARNINGS: Death and Injury, Grief, Dark Faeries, Violence, Emotional Manipulation
Rating: ★★★★
Cozy Romantasy Series with a captivating winter setting
Cambridge professor Emily Wilde travels to the remote village of Hrafnsvik to study elusive faerie folklore, bringing only her dog and her dedication to research. Brilliant but socially awkward, Emily prefers books over people—especially her charming, infuriating rival, Wendell Bambleby. Yet, as she uncovers dark fae secrets and Wendell’s mysteries, Emily realizes she may need to confront her emotions.
The series continues in Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands
Crowns of Nyaxia Series by Carissa Broadbent
Series: 3 books + Standalone novella (Ongoing series)
Tropes/ For fans of: Vampires, Deadly Tournament, Royalty Heirs and Rivals, Enemies to Lovers, Morally Grey Hero
CONTENT WARNINGS: battle scenes, loss of life, creature attacks, physical and magical altercations, loss of loved ones, Sexual assault recounted, Anxiety attacks, Self-harm mentioned, Blood
Rating: ★★★★★
Romantasy Series with compelling worldbuilding centering around Vampires and deadly tournament
As the adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya must enter the deadly Kejari tournament to escape a world that sees her as prey. To survive against the fiercest warriors from all three vampire houses, she forms an uneasy alliance with the ruthless Raihn, who threatens her father’s crown and becomes her strongest competitor. Though Raihn may understand her better than anyone, their growing attraction could ultimately lead to her downfall in a kingdom where love is the deadliest threat.
The series continues in The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King
A Charm of Magpies Series by K.J. Charles
Series: 8 books +5 novellas (Finished series)
Tropes/ For fans of: Forced Proximity, Opposites Attract, Mutual Protection, Paranormal Mystery, Suspense elements
CONTENT WARNINGS: Animal abuse/death, suicide (attempted on page, actual off page), violence, questionable consent, power exchange dynamics, vomiting/choking, occult horrors, deaths, homophobia, references to sexual abuse and incest (off page).
Rating: ★★★★★
Romantasy Series set in Victorian England
After twenty years in exile, Lucien Vaudrey returns to England to discover he is the New Lord Crane, inheriting an earldom and dangerous enemies. He needs magical help, but it comes from Stephen Day, a magician who has every reason to despise Lucien’s family. As evil plots close around them, Stephen must navigate his growing attraction to the enigmatic earl or risk their lives.
The series continues in A Case of Possession and Flight of Magpies.
The Folk of the Air Series by Holly Black
Series: 3 books (Finished series)
Tropes/ For fans of: Fae, Enemies to Lovers, Slow Burn Romance, Power Struggle, Political Intrigue
CONTENT WARNINGS: abuse -physical and emotional, graphic violence, suicide, blood & graphic blood scenes, coercion, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Death (including parental), Harassment, Humiliation, Murder, Poison, Violence
Rating: ★★★★
Young Adult Romantasy Series that primarily focuses on politics and court intrigue
When Jude was seven, Farie killed her parents and took her and her sisters to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Now, ten years later, she’s determined to belong there, despite the disdain the fey, especially Prince Cardan, hold for humans. To secure her place, Jude must defy Cardan and risk everything, entangled in deadly palace intrigues that could save or destroy Faerie.
The series continues in The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing
Belladonna Series by Adalyn Grace
Series: 3 books (Finished series)
Tropes/ For fans of: Forbidden Love, Slow Burn, Gothic Romance, Mystery & Suspense, Gothic-styled murder mystery, She can’t die, Death is Obsessed with her, Protective Hero
CONTENT WARNINGS: Animal death (brief), Arson, Death, Infidelity (mentioned), Murder, Poisoning, Sexism (period typical), Violence
Rating: ★★★★
Romantasy Series with gripping mystery elements and Death as a love interest
Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by guardians who cared more for her wealth than her well-being, all meeting mysterious deaths. Her last hope lies with the Hawthornes, a strange family at Thorn Grove, where the ghost of her Aunt starts hunting here, claiming she died of poisoning. To find the killer, Signa allies with Death himself.
The series continues in Foxglove and Wisteria
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