Best 15 Fantasy novels of 2023

"Don't think for a second that I would ever love you." His voice was raspy, and his breath was hot as it fanned my neck. " Dharium..." I whispered, fighting back the tears as his grip on my neck tightened. His laugh boomed in the dark room, sounding more menacing than ever, and I inwardly shivered. ◇◇◇ He was ruthless. She had the kindest of hearts. He was brutal, She was warm. He was filled with darkness. She was his only light. Princess Letitia Ventura was nothing compared to her sister Caitrona. She had neither beauty nor grace, each qualities her sister possessed, hence her parents' lack of attention and care for her. So when a marriage alliance was made between their kingdom and that of Nytia, the most ruthless kingdom ever, Feared for its power and brutality, Letitia couldn’t help but feel a little bit alarmed, even though the king had specifically asked for her sister. But things didn’t go as planned when Letitia found herself in front of her people, set to wed the king of Nytia.

Everything was happening so fast and it was starting to exhaust me. I had known it would be scary, I had known it would be hard, But I had not prepared for this. It was very foolish of me, but I still have a lot to learn.Every time I tried to distance myself from the upcoming horror, I was sucked right back in. Every time I try to calm my racing heart, the steady beating rose again, threatening to consume me.Being a princess isn't a joke sometimes we have to risk our lives just to make our people happy...Samantha was stuck between two decisions, Runaway and letting her kingdom collapse or marry the Dragon Lord.Which decision will she take?Will she see the Wicked Dragon Lord?Why did the Dragon Lord want her?Let's find out all this in this beautiful story.

Princess Layana's birth was a mystery and her heritage a secret. Despite the luxurious life of a royal, she simply wished for a life away from the cage-like palace. Declan of House Storm was the sole survivor of a massacred clan, an event that gave birth to the darkness within him. Fuelled by hate, rage and betrayal he wants nothing but to get revenge on the royals that slaughtered his family. What will happen when the shielded princess with a heart as pure as the first ray of dawn meets the heir whose soul is shrouded in a blanket of darkness. Will he set her free from her shackles? Will she be able to lead him to the light before it’s too late? When the first whispers of darkness spread from the borders, they are brought together to protect the kingdom.Beware the prophecy decreed a long time passed for it may hold their world in its balance. -------- “It seems Lord Declan holds more ignorance than he is aware, we are women with emotions, wishes and hopes that we put behind us for the betterment of the kingdom,” Layana said her eyes flashing “Do enlighten me, what exactly can the precious jewels of the kingdom do for its people?” Declan mocked arrogantly. “Jewels? You compare us to items devoid of emotions, but yes, like jewels, we will be given away to the highest bidder. So before assuming princesses are simply there to play dress up and have tea parties, remember our lives are not simply fun and games!”

~ Ducan : Demon king ~ My kingdom is on the verge of distraction and my race is about to perish in a blink of an eye. What I need is a blessed maiden who can only be found once per hundred years. A virgin girl with the favour of the gods, who will open her legs for me In order to restore the power slipping away from me. To balance my kingdom and the reels of hell, I need her to carry my seed so I could secure my position and forever rule my kind. Once my eyes are set on her, she will become mine with or without her approval, affections or consent.

"You know I am not spewing nonsense Karen. Yes, your wolf might not be there to witness within you that I am yours but you can't deny the fact that you are drawn towards me, somehow, somewhere within, you know!" Karen was breathing hard, she could not believe what she just heard. What Ralph said was the truth and that was why she had been trying to push him far from her. My mate??? "But there is no way to prove it" Karen said with her chest heaving up and down. "There is" Ralph said and his eyes were fixed on hers intently. "How?" Karen asked and her voice came out as a whisper. She was paralyzed by the scorching blazes of Ralph's eyes and the sincerity she could feel from his words. Ralph leaned into her without his body touching hers and took her lips in his. She wanted to push him off but the strength of his hands held her in place and he deepened the kiss. She surrendered and her lips soon followed the pace that his, had set. It was gentle, promising and sent fiery messages all over her skin. ************ She had missed Ralph terribly but everytime her brain thinks of him, the kiss they shared, she would quieten her thoughts and switch it to something else - her thoughts would still find a way to wander back to Ralph. Despite everything, she thought of her pack, her friends that were still in the dungeon, especially Naire - her personal maid and friend. She made a promise and she had to keep it at all costs. How could she, when she was stuck in this mansion. She had to leave so she could be free to train and awaken her wolf. The only person that could permit her leaving this fortified place, was none other than Ralph. She knew that he still suspected that she might want to leave and the only way to make him un-think this was by warming up to him pretentiously and this she did. ************* "I…uhmm, came here, to thank you for all the kindness you have shown me so far" said Karen. "Sounds like the kind of speech someone makes when they plan on leaving " replied Ralph and Karen's heart did a somersault in her chest. 'Can he read my thoughts?' she thought. "Nope!" she said, popping the 'p'. "I just thought I should thank you, that is all. I would take my leave now " "You came here looking beautiful and you want to leave immediately? Not fair little one. I want you to thank me with something else" " I don't really have anything that you might need" "Oh, you have more than I need trust me" "What is that then?" "Your lips… I want you to kiss me" Blinking rapidly she wanted to rant at him but she remembered why she was here. "Alright but can you close your eyes?" asked Karen. Karen is the daughter of Alpha Thomas Zayn and Kerith Zayn - the former Alpha and Luna of Grey Woods Pack. Her cousin launched a surprise attack on her pack which led to the demise of her parents. He locks her in a dungeon and tells her to accept him as her alpha and mate and when she refuses, he tortures her to her wolf goes silent within her. She finds a way to escape but before her joy is full, she gets hit by the Supreme Alpha's car- Ralph Hernandez. He tells her she is his mate but since there is no wolf within her, she doesn't accept, majorly because she heard that he had a hand in the murder of her parents. She pretentiously warms up to him and when he has fallen so deeply in love with her, she runs away. Though she is also in love with him, she runs away to keep her father's legacy and to save her people that are still in the dungeon. Would she be able to hide from Ralph forever? Would she get her wolf back? Would she save her people and who she be able to surrender wholly to Ralph Hernandez?

Waking up to love bites on her neck, was Alexandra's biggest fear. She had made sure all her windows and doors were locked, but still... he always found his way into her house leaving nothing but love bites as a souvenir. Gradually she would noticed someone was stalking her, she lived in fear not knowing who the person was. Alexandra wondered who this man could be, her lover from the past or a stranger she knew nothing of. She had guessed it right, but only.. he wasn't just a lover from her past but a stranger she knew nothing of... A vampire to be exact.

Nicole Jane Parker is an incoming grade twelve student who lives in luxury and enjoys her freedom as much as she can. But even though she had the privilege to do whatever she wants and gets anything that she will ask for in life, it's not enough to fill the emptiness in her heart. Having trust issues with other people, she grows up with no friends at all. While her parents are always away for business trips. These are the reasons that pushed her to live independently. Things will then start to change the moment she transferred and set her foot in Clarkson Academy. There she will meet Kyle Ethan Clarkson- who is treated by the students and other people in the academy as a prince. But as she started to get along with him, she will discover something about him that is beyond her imagination. Because Kyle Ethan Clarkson is the Pureblood Prince of the Vampires- the creatures whose existence is unknown to the humans, and the one destined for her to marry.

“You should go into hiding, Janice... because you are about to become a character in my own book. PS: It's Horror with a slice of sex" Those were the words he said to her, and soon she became a slave in her own house to a fictional character she never thought would become alive and hunt her for a book she wrote. Unkown to Janice the writer, Ethan smith wasn’t the only character out to take revenge on her. An evil one who hated the fact that he was never a main character in any of janice books, is set on ruining on janice.

He needed to break his curse, she needed an escape. Once magic was the heart that made the Mortal Realm thrive. Nowadays humans with magical powers only exist in stories. For Noelle magic and adventures only exist in her dreams. But that is all about to change because she is about to turn 18. When she is 18 she can finally explore the world and have adventures of her own! However, things do not go as planned on her birthday. She gets selected to be sacrificed to the King of the Sea. He is rumored to be a giant man with no kindness in his heart. Every year, the King of the Sea picks an 18-year-old virgin to bring to his kingdom. He hopes to find the long-lost heir to the witches to break his curse. Noelle has no idea why she got chosen and what will happen. However, she sure as hell knows that no one can put out the fire in her heart. She gets sucked into a world of magic, temptation, and desires. Will she find her destiny or get lost along the way?

"Be my slave", Gerald claimed shortly."WHAT???" shouted Lisa."Be my slave", whispered Gerald one more time."ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?" Lisa screamed. "No other option! The only way is agreeing to be my slave", said Gerald once more to convince her to agree with his wish."NO WAY. I AM NOT GOING TO BE ANYONE'S SLAVE!" said Lisa proudly."Just wait and see. How long will you stand with your choice? Nobody will help you to get out from here. In the end, you will give up and beg to be my slave." answered Gerald. "NEVER", said Lisa. "You will," said Gerald. Lisa was saved by Gerald, who is a vampire prince. But her real nightmare has just begun.To be the vampire prince's slave, or to die. What is Lisa's choice?

After dying in a tragic accident, Rhianne found herself transmigrated in a novel world as a character. To her much disappointment, she became the character who has a tragic fate in the end just because she falls in love with the wrong person.To avoid her tragic fate in the novel, she decided not to do all the stupid things the original character did in the novel. Instead, Rhianne decided to fulfill the dreams she didn't accomplish in her past life. But the novel doesn't want to let her off easily. Instead, all the people she wanted to avoid were now approaching her one by one.Even if she decided to change her fate, how can Rhianne avoid her tragic ending?

That 'yes' could mean my death, torture, hate, disrespect, rape or anything more heartless and brutal. But, keeping my head high I said 'I am ready!" He was the king of Arab, living miles away and had an evil plan against my Empire proposed for the marriage in front of Royal court with me but little did he know was nothing I had on my mind. I agreed for the wedding and his face fell. I could clearly see the anger and hate he had for me as he expected a straight denial. But, I couldn't deny. I had to accept it for the sake of my empire and my family didn't know anything about the conspiracy. I didn't know what he had for me but I somehow made myself ready for everything he had to give and never let him succeed in whatever he was thinking. But, my world turned upside down when I reached his Empire. I couldn't believe he had such plans. This is the Journey of Princess Gulaab as she accepted the proposal of a Twisted Sultan about whom she knows nothing. All she knew was he was planning a vast conspiracy against her Empire and she was the only one who could ruin his plan to ashes. She didn't think twice of herself, she didn't think twice about how she would be treated far away from her Empire. All she cared was only well for her Empire and she could literally do anything for her Brother and her Empire. Mature Content!!!

BEWARE INCLUDES MATURE CONTENT. IF YOU ARE NOT A FAN OF EROTIC BOOKS THEN THIS BOOK IS NOT MEANT FOR YOU. "Really? And you cried all the way home. Why didn't you listen to your father when he warned you about the town square but our little mischievous Aurelia never listens." He teased her "And here you are forcing yourself on the little mischievous Aurelia" the next second she was pinned to the wall by Leander, his weight held her in place. "Did you forget you were talking to your king?" He asked looking at her pink lips which for some reason looked enticing. An entangled relationship between a pure creature a fae, and a demon. Leander son of Lucifer and brother to the seven sins of hell. Aurelia a kind-hearted, naive, and free-spirited girl who has lived all her life as a human unknown to her that she is a fairy. Leander falls head over hills for Aurelia at first sight but the poor girl didn't want to be part of the royal family, she wanted a life where she can do as she pleases.

Xia Min Yue, A high-grade assassin with no feelings and as cold as ice, encounters a flight accident where she becomes reborn into the no talent, and trash Yu Min Yue, who committed suicide on account of being pursued and driven to a nearby cliff, she would rather die than go back to her home. Still, right at the corner of her death, she was graced. Xia Min Yue just been reborn into this body was still unconscious and encountered this fox king who marks her for life, and renews her life. Waking up and seeing the condition she was in and regaining the former owner's memories she swore to turn the heavens and the earth, and pay the ones who made this former owner suffer indescribable pain, while also standing on the pinnacle of the earth. But what is she going to do when she can't get rid of her faith in this cold and emotionless king, who wouldn't let even breathe fine air, the words he always says, always made her, the most bloody assassin shiver. "I made you so you belong to me".

Five years ago, he left as nothing. Now he's the famous invincible God of war. He has it all. Fame , money and power but his sole reason of coming back is to seek revenge. Five years ago, they looked down on him. He was the despised and looked down son-in-law of the Lewis family who everyone treated as trash. Tyson Gray,the abandoned heir of the Carter family is determined to make those who looked down upon regret it. Most importantly, he is out to seek revenge from the Carter family for causing the death of his mother. He won't stop until those who caused him pain pay the price.