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Books Like From Blood and Ash

If you loved From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout, these 12 books share its tropes (alpha hero, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance, morally grey MC) and sit at a similar heat and darkness (it rates 4/5 for spice and 3/5 for darkness). Each pick says what it has in common, so you can choose before you buy.

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   1. Enchantra: A Spicy Fantasy Romance (Wicked Games, Book 2)

   Kaylie Smith

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 3/5.

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   2. The Silversmith: A totally addictive fantasy romance (The Selvaren Book 1)

   LJ Claren

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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   3. Feathers so Vicious: A Dark Fantasy Romance (Court of Ravens Book 1)

   Liv Zander

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   4. Crown Me Yours: A Dark Fantasy Romance (Heartstring Duet Book 2)

   Liv Zander

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   5. Wish: The Onyx Mist Series, Book 1

   Sara Flanagan

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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   6. Spellcaster

   Jaymin Eve

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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   7. The Lion & the Deathless Dark: Book 1 of the Bloodborn Duet (Crowns of Nyaxia, 5)

   Carissa Broadbent

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   8. Quicksilver: The Fae & Alchemy Series, Book 1

   Callie Hart

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 3/5.

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   9. Heir of Illusion: The Verran Isles Series Book 1

   Madeline Taylor

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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    10. A Court of Thorns and Roses

    Sarah J. Maas

    Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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    11. Night Witch: A Spicy Magical Dark Academia Forbidden Romantasy (Weatherstone College, 2)

    Jaymin Eve

    Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 3/5.

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    12. King of Flames and Shadows: Dark Epic Romantasy (Dragons of Kaldoria Book 1)

    Liv Raven

    Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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Matches are calculated from Readark’s own tags: shared tropes (rarer ones count more), subgenre, and how close the spice and darkness ratings are. Books from the same series are left out — see the reading order instead. How we rate