Best retellings romance books

If you love a good retellings romance, this is the list for you! Here are the best retellings romance books listed in alphabetical order. If you reckon there’s too many (or too few) books here for your liking, head over to my romance book database instead so you can search for your next book using your ideal trope combinations.

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1
A Deal with the Elf King Elise Kova
384 pages Book 1 of Married to Magic Series Self-published
Enemies to lovers Retellings Fae Magic
2
A Ruin of Roses K.F. Breene
480 pages Book 1 of Deliciously Dark Fairytales Self-published
Enemies to lovers Dark Retellings Dragons
3
A Touch of Chaos Scarlett St. Clair
448 pages Book 3 of Hades x Persephone Saga Self-published
Dark Retellings Greek mythology Mythology
4
A Touch of Ruin Scarlett St. Clair
448 pages Book 3 of the Hades x Persephone Saga Self-published
Dark Retellings Greek mythology Mythology
5
Ariadne Jennifer Saint
320 pages Standalone Published by Flatiron Books
Retellings Greek mythology Mythology
6
Bloodmarked Tracy Deonn
608 pages Book 2 of Legendborn Cycle Published by Margaret K. McElderry
Retellings Magic
7
Cinderella Is Dead Kalynn Bayron
384 pages Standalone Published by Bloomsbury
Retellings Fairy tales Lesbian LGBT
8
Daughter of the Moon Goddess Sue Lynn Tan
512 pages Book 1 of The Celestial Kingdom Duology Published by Harper Voyager
Retellings Magic Mythology
9
Defy the Night Brigid Kemmerer
480 pages Book 1 of Defy the Night Series Published by Bloomsbury
Enemies to lovers Retellings
10
Gild Raven Kennedy
404 pages Book 1 of The Plated Prisoner Series Self-published
Retellings Fae Magic
11
Hooked Emily McIntire
312 pages Book 1 of the Never After Series Published by McIntire Publishing
Enemies to lovers Dark Retellings
12
If the Shoe Fits Julie Murphy
336 pages Standalone Published by Hyperion Avenue
Retellings
13
In the Lives of Puppets T.J. Klune
400 pages Standalone Published by Tor
Retellings LGBT Queer
14
Legendborn Tracy Deonn
512 pages Book 1 of the Legendborn Cycle Published by Margaret K. McElderry
Dark academia Retellings Magic
15
Lore Alexandra Bracken
480 pages Standalone Published by Disney Hyperion
Retellings Greek mythology Mythology
16
Neon Gods Katee Robert
384 pages Book 1 of the Dark Olympus Series Published by Sourcebooks Casablanca
Dark Retellings Greek mythology Mythology
17
Our Violent Ends Chloe Gong
464 pages Book 2 of These Violent Delights Duology Published by Margaret K. McElderry
Enemies to lovers Retellings
18
Six Crimson Cranes Elizabeth Lim
416 pages Book 1 of Six Crimson Cranes Duology Published by Knopf
Retellings Dragons Magic Mythology
19
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea Axie Oh
336 pages Standalone Published by Feiwel & Friends
Retellings Dragons Mythology
20
The Witch's Heart Genevieve Gornichec
352 pages Standalone Published by Ace Books
Retellings Mythology Witches LGBT