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- After Fourth WingFourth Wing, the 2023 romantasy by Rebecca Yarros, sets a stubborn heroine inside a brutal dragon-rider war college. Readers love the male lead type: a feared, scarred leader who should be her enemy, watches her closely, protects her anyway, and admits very little until he has to.
- After ACOTARA Court of Thorns and Roses is Sarah J. Maas's fae romantasy series that began in 2015. Readers love its bargains and courts, and above all its night-dark love interest: a powerful man with a dangerous reputation who turns out to be patient, devoted, and on her side.
- After From Blood and AshFrom Blood and Ash is Jennifer L. Armentrout's 2020 romantasy. A sheltered young woman, kept apart for a sacred role, falls for the new guard assigned to her. He is cocky, protective and teasing, and he is hiding who he really is. Readers love the bodyguard setup and the reveal.
- After The Cruel PrinceThe Cruel Prince is Holly Black's 2018 fae fantasy about a mortal girl raised in a faerie court. Readers love the enemies-to-lovers rivalry with a cruel, clever, privileged prince. The pleasure is in two people who scheme against each other and slowly start to choose each other.
- After Kingdom of the WickedKingdom of the Wicked is Kerri Maniscalco's 2020 fantasy set in Sicily. A young witch hunting her twin's killer summons one of the princes of Hell, and they are bound together. Readers love the bickering, the slow trust, and a prince who is cold, formal and very protective.
- After A Touch of DarknessA Touch of Darkness is Scarlett St. Clair's 2019 retelling of Hades and Persephone, set in a modern city of gods. After a bargain with the god of the underworld, she is pulled into his world. Readers love the brooding, powerful, possessive king who is gentle with her.
- After Haunting AdelineHaunting Adeline is H. D. Carlton's 2021 dark romance. A writer living in her family's old manor realizes a man is watching her. Readers talk about the hero type: obsessive, morally gray, devoted only to her, and dangerous to anyone who threatens her.
- After Twisted LoveTwisted Love is Ana Huang's 2021 romance, the first in her Twisted series. A sunny heroine is left in the care of her older brother's best friend, a cold, brilliant, controlled man with a dark past. Readers love the forbidden setup, the grumpy-sunshine pull, and his protectiveness.
- After King of WrathKing of Wrath is Ana Huang's 2023 romance, the first in her Kings of Sin series. An heiress is engaged by family arrangement to a cold, ruthless billionaire CEO. Readers love the arranged-marriage tension, his possessive streak, and watching a man who controls everything lose control over her.
- After Butcher & BlackbirdButcher & Blackbird is Brynne Weaver's 2023 dark romantic comedy. Two morally grey people with a very dark shared hobby meet, compete, and start a yearly rivalry that turns into a romance. Readers love that it is twisted and funny at once, with a cheerful, devoted hero.
- After Den of VipersDen of Vipers is K.A. Knight's 2020 dark romance. A young woman is handed over to a feared crew of four men to settle her father's debt, and she ends up claiming all of them. Readers love the why-choose setup, the danger, and men who are ruthless with everyone except her.
- After IcebreakerIcebreaker is Hannah Grace's 2022 sports romance. A driven college figure skater is forced to share her rink with the hockey team and its easygoing captain. Readers love the forced proximity, the rivalry between two sports, and a captain who is warm, patient and completely gone for her.
- After The DealThe Deal is Elle Kennedy's 2015 college romance, the first Off-Campus book. A smart student agrees to tutor the cocky hockey captain so he can stay on the ice, and in return he helps her get her crush's attention. Readers love the fake-dating deal and the banter.
- After The Love HypothesisThe Love Hypothesis is Ali Hazelwood's 2021 romance set in a university science department. A PhD student convinces a feared, famously grumpy young professor to fake-date her, and the arrangement slowly gets real. Readers love the STEM setting, the grumpy-sunshine pairing, and his quiet devotion.
- After Things We Never Got OverThings We Never Got Over is Lucy Score's 2022 small-town romance, the first Knockemout book. A runaway bride lands in a rough little Virginia town and runs straight into its grumpiest barber. Readers love the grumpy-sunshine banter, the found family, and a gruff man who protects her fiercely.
- After The Spanish Love DeceptionThe Spanish Love Deception is Elena Armas's 2021 romance. A woman needs a date to her sister's wedding in Spain, and the only volunteer is the tall, serious coworker she cannot stand. Readers love the office rivalry, the fake dating, and a stoic man who has cared for a long time.
- After PowerlessPowerless is Lauren Roberts's 2023 young adult romantasy. In a kingdom where powers decide everything, an Ordinary girl hides among the gifted and is drawn into royal trials. Readers love the enemies-to-lovers tension with the king's enforcer, a prince trained to hunt people exactly like her.
- After Zodiac AcademyZodiac Academy is a fantasy series by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti, first published in 2019. Twin sisters arrive at a magic academy to find four powerful Heirs who want them gone. Readers love the bully-to-lovers rivalry, the elite academy politics, and men who are arrogant until they are devoted.
- After Serpent and the WingsThe Serpent and the Wings of Night is Carissa Broadbent's 2022 vampire romantasy. A human raised by a vampire king enters a deadly tournament and forms an uneasy alliance with a dangerous rival. Readers love the forced partnership, the slow trust, and a vampire hero who is both a threat and her shelter.
- After TwilightTwilight is Stephenie Meyer's 2005 novel about a new girl in rainy Forks, Washington, and the strange, beautiful boy who turns out to be a vampire. Readers still love the watchful, old-fashioned, protective hero, and the rival on the werewolf side who runs warm.