20 must-read fantasy books like The Cruel Dark by Bea Northwick

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The Cruel Dark

By: Bea Northwick

4.18

Format: 226 pages, Hardcover

Millicent Foxboro is haunted. Not by ghosts but by the anguish of her past and the uncertainty o…

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1. The Cruel Dark

By: Bea Northwick

4.18

Format: 226 pages, Hardcover

Millicent Foxboro is haunted. Not by ghosts but by the anguish of her past and the uncertainty o… read more

Similar categories in Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • gothic
  • gothic romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • dark
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
  • fantasy
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2. The Musician and the Monster

By: Megan Van Dyke

4.07

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

Music says things words never can. I love you. I miss you. I’m sorry I killed you. Every night, … read more

Similar categories in Megan Van Dyke's The Musician and the Monster book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • gothic
  • historical
  • fantasy
"No matter what happens, I'm blessed beyond worth or measure to have heard your song and felt your love."

-Megan Van Dyke, The Musician and the Monster

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3. The Secrets of Jane: Forgotten (Improper Bastards #1)

By: Charlotte Mallory

4.11

Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition

“I’m a disciplined man, Jane. I can stay here for as long as you need before the lesson sinks in th… read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Mallory's The Secrets of Jane: Forgotten (Improper Bastards #1) book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • dark
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4. Flame and Sparrow (Flame and Sparrow Duology, #1)

By: S.M. Gaither

4.07

Format: 662 pages, Kindle Edition

On the eve of her twentieth birthday, Karys woke to the sight of a divine creature dying outside he… read more

Similar categories in S.M. Gaither's Flame and Sparrow (Flame and Sparrow Duology, #1) book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • fantasy
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5. The Poisoner (The Poisoner, #1)

By: I.V. Ophelia

3.74

Format: 442 pages, Hardcover

"Have you ever wondered how long it would take for a lethal dose of arsenic to kill you? Thirty-fi… read more

Similar categories in I.V. Ophelia's The Poisoner (The Poisoner, #1) book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • gothic
  • historical
  • dark
  • horror
  • fantasy
"Personal pleasures were like drying flowers, best kept away from the light to preserve their vibrance."

-I.V. Ophelia, The Poisoner (The Poisoner, #1)

"My father said unmarked hands were a sign of a man who had not worked for his achievements. He was most likely referring to a future husband, but I decided that it was a standard I wished to hold mys…"

-I.V. Ophelia, The Poisoner (The Poisoner, #1)

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6. Cliffhaven: A Novel Of Romantic Suspense

By: A. M. Grimm

4.19

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

A gothic mansion crumbling to ruin. A tortured, brooding artist. And a brave art restorer determine… read more

Similar categories in A. M. Grimm's Cliffhaven: A Novel Of Romantic Suspense book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • gothic
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7. Tangled Power (Compass Points, #2)

By: Jillian Witt

4.28

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

“Technically, the continent is doomed if you can’t figure out how to work together…the good news is… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Witt's Tangled Power (Compass Points, #2) book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • fantasy
Cover of A Dream of Blood and Magic (Spirit Marked, #1) by Olivia Boothe

8. A Dream of Blood and Magic (Spirit Marked, #1)

By: Olivia Boothe

4.11

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Underworld meets Kingdom of the Wicked in this forbidden love, rivals to lovers, high stakes, slow-… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Boothe's A Dream of Blood and Magic (Spirit Marked, #1) book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • gothic
  • fantasy
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9. The House of Whispers (Living Nightmares, #1)

By: C. Hebert

4.10

Format: 475 pages, ebook

A notorious murderer haunting the streets of Bedeville stumbles upon a mysterious woman, becoming o… read more

Similar categories in C. Hebert's The House of Whispers (Living Nightmares, #1) book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • dark
  • horror
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10. The Goddess Of (The Fragile Divine Book 1)

By: Randi Garner

4.22

Format: 429 pages, Kindle Edition

No gods or curses will keep them from each other. Naia, the daughter of the High Sea Goddess, is… read more

Similar categories in Randi Garner's The Goddess Of (The Fragile Divine Book 1) book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • fantasy
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11. Illusion of Stars

By: Sarah Marie Page

4.29

Format: 452 pages, Paperback

From award-winning author Sarah Marie Page comes a stunning new adult enemies-to-lovers romantasy … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Marie Page's Illusion of Stars book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • fantasy
"Do you know how to use a cup?"

-Sarah Marie Page, Illusion of Stars

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12. A Touch of Shadows (The Lost Queen #1)

By: Jessica Thorne

3.54

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

A lost queen’s sacrifice. Two kingdoms at war for centuries. And a spark of passion between hunter … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Thorne's A Touch of Shadows (The Lost Queen #1) book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • fantasy
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13. Phantasma

By: Kaylie Smith

4.44

Format: 461 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Phantasma. There are only two rules to the game. Stay alive. And don’t fall in love. … read more

Similar categories in Kaylie Smith's Phantasma book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • gothic
  • dark
  • horror
  • fantasy
"In a different life, in a fair one, I would've kept you until my eternal soul withered away to dust"

-Kaylie Smith, Phantasma

Cover of Born of Blood and Shadows (The Heirs of Elysium, #1) by Jamye Smith

14. Born of Blood and Shadows (The Heirs of Elysium, #1)

By: Jamye Smith

3.95

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Magic is dangerous. Bound magic is deadly. Left vulnerable to relentless witch hunters, Ameris w… read more

Similar categories in Jamye Smith's Born of Blood and Shadows (The Heirs of Elysium, #1) book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • fantasy
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15. A Moonrise in the Fire (An Element of Fire, #1)

By: Tessia Ives

4.13

Format: 382 pages, Paperback

How many realms would you cross for your true love? The whimsy, spirit, and aesthetics of HOWL'S… read more

Similar categories in Tessia Ives's A Moonrise in the Fire (An Element of Fire, #1) book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • fantasy
"His raincoat drifts after him, rippling in the wake of his haughtiness."

-Tessia Ives, A Moonrise in the Fire (An Element of Fire, #1)

"I see the moonrise in the fire, the night in the sun. All the while disastrously aware his hand still burns on top of mine."

-Tessia Ives, A Moonrise in the Fire (An Element of Fire, #1)

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16. Minor Works of Meda

By: Juliette Caruso

4.11

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

She’d be the most gifted witch in centuries, if she had an ounce of power in her veins.With weak ma… read more

Similar categories in Juliette Caruso's Minor Works of Meda book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • fantasy
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17. The Audient and The Phantom Night (Aeglecian Seas, #1)

By: Sadie Hewitt

3.93

Format: 309 pages, ebook

Inspired by the worlds of The Legend of the Flying Dutchman and Beauty and the Beast, this action-p… read more

Similar categories in Sadie Hewitt's The Audient and The Phantom Night (Aeglecian Seas, #1) book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • fantasy
Cover of The Voyant and The Mark of Malice (Aeglecian Seas, #2) by Sadie Hewitt

18. The Voyant and The Mark of Malice (Aeglecian Seas, #2)

By: Sadie Hewitt

4.40

Format: 430 pages, Kindle Edition

He may be clever, but she's already a step ahead... Kalia Salam is a Voyant, or a person with th… read more

Similar categories in Sadie Hewitt's The Voyant and The Mark of Malice (Aeglecian Seas, #2) book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • fantasy
"You think you don't deserve me, but you broke me. You shattered me into a million pieces. And then you remade me into something even more than I could've imagined."

-Sadie Hewitt, The Voyant and The Mark of Malice (Aeglecian Seas, #2)

"He moved his gaze over the tangles of her long, dark hair. Took in the forest green, almond-shaped eyes that promised revenge...gods, he hoped she was one to go through with it. It had been boring la…"

-Sadie Hewitt, The Voyant and The Mark of Malice (Aeglecian Seas, #2)

Cover of Of Silver and Sin (The Silver Court Duology, #1) by Kaytalin Platt

19. Of Silver and Sin (The Silver Court Duology, #1)

By: Kaytalin Platt

4.25

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

She kills creatures like him. He eats beautiful people like her. It's a partnership made in hell. … read more

Similar categories in Kaytalin Platt's Of Silver and Sin (The Silver Court Duology, #1) book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • fantasy
Cover of The Gray Prophecy (The Elemental Realm Series Book 1) by Maria A. Eden

20. The Gray Prophecy (The Elemental Realm Series Book 1)

By: Maria A. Eden

4.02

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

"If you kill a witch who delivers a prophecy, it won’t come to be." As a child, Cori delivered a… read more

Similar categories in Maria A. Eden's The Gray Prophecy (The Elemental Realm Series Book 1) book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • fantasy
Cover of The Ravaged Dark (The Aethereals Duology, #2) by Allison Carr Waechter

21. The Ravaged Dark (The Aethereals Duology, #2)

By: Allison Carr Waechter

4.13

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Return to the world of The Aethereals one last time in The Ravaged Dark. Tensions mount in Prav… read more

Similar categories in Allison Carr Waechter's The Ravaged Dark (The Aethereals Duology, #2) book and Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark

  • romance
  • fantasy

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