The 18 Best Fantasy Romance Books

Book one of the four-book Kingdom of Lies series, "A Court This Cruel and Lovely" ($15, originally $18), introduces us to a world in which gods take any magic power that humans have, in exchange for protecting them, and burn those who resist. The heroine, Prisca, has kept her magic and is on the run when she meets Lorian, a mercenary, whom she makes a bargain with in order to survive.

Note to readers: this fantasy romance book gets a several pepper rating on the spice scale!