26 Fantasy Books Like "A Court of Thorns and Roses"

In "This Vicious Grace" by Emily Thiede, a young woman struggles to both contain and use her magical gift. Alessia holds a rare gift from the gods, meant to be used to protect her island from swarms of demons, but she has a problem: her magic needs a partner to channel it, but that same magic has accidentally killed all three of the boys offered up to fight alongside her. Facing the threat of assassination, she hires Dante, a mysterious outcast, as her bodyguard. The bond between them slowly grows into love, all while Alessia tries to find a way to control her powers before the next invasion comes.