Best Romance Fantasy in 2025

Enchanting Hearts & Epic Worlds: The Best Romantasy of 2025

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Dive into 2025’s most spellbinding romantasy — where love and magic collide! This curated list celebrates the Readers’ Favorite Romantasy books from the Goodreads Choice Awards, showcasing stories that blend passionate relationships with fantastical worlds. From dragon-ridden skies in Rebecca Yarros’s Onyx Storm to inventive magical realms and slow-burn enemies-to-lovers epics, these novels captured the hearts of thousands of readers and defined the romantasy landscape this year. Whether you crave swoon-worthy romance, high stakes fantasy, or both woven seamlessly together, this list highlights the unforgettable books that made 2025 a standout year for romantasy.

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Onyx Storm

by Yarros, Rebecca

Brave the dark. Get ready to fly or die in the breathtaking follow-up to Fourth Wing and Iron Flame from the no. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros. Returning to the richly imagined world...

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Alchemised

by SenLinYu

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this riveting dark fantasy debut, a woman with missing memories fights to survive a war-torn world of necromancy and alchemy—and the man tasked with unearthing the deepest secrets of her...

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The Knight and the Moth

by Gillig, Rachel

'Dreamy prose, characters so vibrant they breathe on the page, a romance that smoulders, and a spellbinding world to get lost in. Prepare to meet your next obsession' Rebecca Ross, author of Divine Rivals From New York T...

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Mate

by Hazelwood, Ali

A Human hybrid and an Alpha Were claw against the bonds of fate in the highly anticipated companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Bride. Serena Paris is orphaned, pack-less, and one of a kind. Coming forward as...

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Shield of Sparrows

by Perry, Devney

#1 on the New York Times Bestseller list Now in development as a feature film with Amazon MGM Studios, with John Wick screenwriter Derek Kolstad attached to write the script! A TREATY SEALED IN MAGIC. A FATE BORN OF MONS...

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A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping

by Mandanna, Sangu

'One hundred percent delightful!' SARAH BETH DURST 'Warm, cozy, and eminently hopeful' OLIVIA ATWATER What if love is the best magic of all? A witch has a second chance to get her magical powers - and her life back on tr...

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