If you love immersive stories but don't want to commit to a long series, or don't like to begin a series until it's complete then you're in the right place! Our collection of completed fantasy and romantic fantasy duologies delivers everything you could possibly want; rich storytelling, compelling characters, sweeping romances and of course, a satisfying conclusion!
Darker By Four duology by June CL Tan
What do you get when you mix the Legendborn Cycle and the Mortal Instruments? This sparkling urban fantasy duology by Sunday Times bestselling author June CL Tan.
Set in a world where gods, monsters and the underworld exist alongside modern city life, Darker by Four follows Rui, an exorcist in training and Yiran, the powerless heir to a powerful magical family.
When a spell gone wrong transfers Rui's powers to Yiran, their lives become dangerously entwined and the pair are drawn into a high stakes conspiracy. Bound by stolen power, fate and uneasy alliances, they must work together to stop the barrier between the living world and Hell from collapsing.
Tropes:
- Slow-burn romance ❤️🔥
- Forced proximity 🤏🔒
- Reversed grumpy x sunshine 😠🌞
- Found family 🔍🫂
With an achingly slow-burn romance at its heart – this story will pull you into a dark and shadowy world of vengeance, monsters and secrets.
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Beneath These Cursed Stars duology by Lexi Ryan
If you’re looking for a romantic fantasy featuring unlikely allies, a runaway princess, a fae shifter and a deal with Death, then you'll devour this epic and sweeping YA duology from Lexi Ryan!
Princess Jasalyn seeks revenge while Felicity needs a miracle. When rumours begin circling that the evil king Mordeus is still alive, Jasalyn teams up with the handsome and Felicity takes Princess Jasalyn's form, and her place at court – drawing irresistibly closer to the Wild Fae King, Misha. The future of the human and fae realms hangs in the balance.
Between perilous tasks, grim secrets, and forbidden romances, Jasalyn and Felicity find that perhaps their stars are the most cursed of all. Their mission is at risk right alongside their hearts, and so will yours be.
Tropes:
- Dual POVs 👥
- Forced proximity 🤏🔒
- Forbidden love 🚫❤️
- Slow-burn romance ❤️🔥
- Found family 🔍🫂
Love triangles, bargains, fae royalty – what more could you need?
Between These Broken Hearts is publishing in paperback in June '26.
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House of the Dead duology by Nicki Pau Preto
Gideon the Ninth meets the Game of Thrones' White Walkers in this upper young adult dark fantasy.
In the Dominions, the dead linger, violent and unpredictable, unless a bonesmith severs the ghost from its earthly remains. For bonesmith Wren, becoming a valkyr - a ghost-fighting warrior - is a chance to solidify her place in the noble House of Bone but when she fails her trial, she is exiled to the Wall.
When the House of Gold prince is kidnapped and taken beyond the Wall, she has a chance at redemption. Forced into an uneasy alliance with a rival ironsmith from the House of Iron, Wren uncovers a dark alliance that is brewing between the living and the undead.
When the Corpse Queen - a ghostsmith with the terrifying power to control the undead - creates an army of near unbeatable undead soldiers, Wren must face the looming war to save the Dominions from complete destruction.
Tropes to die for (and then come back to life):
- Enemies to lovers ⚔️❤️
- Necromancy magic 💀✨
- Sassy FMC 💁♀️
- One bed trope 🛏️
A slow-burn, enemies to lovers romantic fantasy awaits you . . .
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City of Nightmares duology by Rebecca Schaeffer
Mad for comics? Feed your Gotham-loving soul with this mind-bending, urban YA fantasy duology about a city filled with sinister cults and corrupt politicians.
In the city that never sleeps, dreaming means becoming your worst fear. Ness seeks protection with the Friends of the Restful Soul, which may or may not be a cult. To prove her worth, she accepts what is meant to be a simple job. Only for it to blow up in her face. Literally. Ness and the only other survivor of the explosion - a Nightmare boy with an agenda of his own - must find their way back to the city and uncover the sinister truth behind the attack . . .
Tropes:
- Supernatural dystopia 🌃
- Reluctant allies-to-lovers ⚔️❤️
- Thriller/mystery - 🕵
- Slow-burn romance ❤️🔥
Monsters, morally ambiguous characters, and all the power to play for - the City of Nightmares duology will certainly keep you up at night!
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These Violent Delights duology by Chloe Gong
Do you need something that ticks all the boxes?
- Mafia ✅
- Forced proximity ✅
- Slow-burn romance ✅
- Shakespearean retelling ✅
- Star-crossed lovers ✅
Thou hath found the series!
The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city in chaos. Meet Juliette Cai, heir of the Scarlet Gang, and her counterpart Roma Montagov, heir to the White Flowers – and her first love who broke her heart.
These Violent Delights is a fierce and heart-pounding YA duology based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, in which intrigue, danger and betrayal collide in jazz-age Shanghai.
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The Floating World duology by Axie Oh
Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in this gorgeous reimagining of the Korean legend of Celestial Maidens.
Lower your gaze. The light is not for you – or you’ll be blinded.
Discover Sunho whose life in the Under World could come to an end if he captures the girl who wields the light. Ren, after being attacked, releases a blast of silver light and following the creature’s trail, and her path will collide with Sunho’s.
Tropes:
- Strangers-to-allies-to-lovers 🧍🪢💓
- Grumpy x sunshine 😠🌞
- Found family 🔍🫂
- Hidden identity 🎭
- Amnesia 🧠❓
The Floating World duology is an epic YA fantasy romance about destiny and the power of light in a world of darkness that will shatter you.
The Demon and the Light publishing in paperback this October '26.
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The Dragon Spirit duology by K. X. Song
Raised to obey, destined to rebel. Prepare to be immersed in this sweeping fantasy duology inspired by the legend of Mulan.
After Meilin’s father refuses to answer the imperial draft, she disguises herself as a boy and enlist in her father’s place. As war is waged, Meilin must decide who to trust: Sky, who inspires her loyalty and love; a sea dragon spirit with the power to grant her impossible magic; or an infuriating enemy prince who makes her question everything she once knew - about her kingdom, her loyalty and her own heart.
After the war Hai Meilin's legend has taken on a life of its own. Upon her return she cast into prison upon her return. Her crime? Wielding a sword as a woman. A pariah to everyone within the walls, Meilin vows that this time she will not be so quick to trust.
Tropes:
- Political Intrigue ⚖️📜🤨
- Love Triangle ❤️🛆
- Dark Magic ✨🕯️
- Betrayal 🗡️💔
- Bad Ass FMC💪♀️
Her kingdom, her loyalty and her heart are at stake – discover Meilin’s path.
The Dragon Wakes With Thunder is publishing in paperback in August '26.
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Six Crimson Cranes duology by Elizabeth Lim
A princess in exile, six enchanted swans cranes and an unspeakable curse, the Six Crimson Cranes duology is beautiful YA fantasy retelling of the Grimm brothers' The Six Swans fairy tale, set in an East-Asian inspired world.
Princess Shiori'anma has a secret: forbidden magic runs in her veins. Until she loses control on the morning of her unwanted betrothal, and is discovered by her stepmother, Raikama – who banishes Shiori, transforming her brothers into cranes, and warning her that she must speak of it to no one: for with every word that escapes her lips, one of her brothers will die.
To save her kingdom, she must place her trust in a paper bird, a mercurial dragon, and the boy she fought so hard not to marry. And she must embrace the magic she's been taught all her life to contain - no matter what it costs.
Tropes:
- Princess in disguise 🎭
- Enemies to lovers ⚔️❤️
- Magical companion ✨🐉
- Arranged marriage 💍
Unputdownable, magical and utterly sweeping – this is one fairy tale not to be missed.
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The Order of Masks duology by Alina Bellchamber
The first in a seductive, glittering and dangerous fantasy duology, steeped in deadly court politics, magic and forbidden romance.
Mira dreams of a glittering future in the Ravalian Court. Training in secret, she intends to compete in the Trials: a deadly competition to join one of three magical Orders. But when her candidacy exposes her mother's dangerous past, they become her only salvation.
Princess Scarlett has spent her life on a knife edge: fighting to survive the deadly politics of court. When she meets Mira, she sees an opportunity to alter the balance of power . . . but only if she can keep her alive. Caught between warring royal heirs, Mira's success depends on backing the right victor in a bloody bid for the throne.
Tropes:
- Political/Courtly Intrigue 👑📜🤨
- Deadly Trials 🗡️⚖️
- Slow-burn romance❤️🔥
- Enemies to lovers ⚔️❤️
The Order of Masks duology will pull you in and never let go, with high-stakes plots, seductive court politics, forbidden romance, and confident, morally grey heroines, what are you waiting for?
The Weight of Crowns is publishing in paperback in June '26.
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This Ravenous Fate duology by Hayley Dennings
Need a vampire fix after your hundredth Twilight reread/watch? Travel back in time with this 1920’s inspired historical fantasy, with an epic enemies-to-lovers sapphic romance at its helm.
New York, 1926. Reapers - once-human vampires - stalk the shadows. The Saint family has reigned over the city for years, protecting its inhabitants through their thriving reaper-hunting enterprise. But reluctant heir Elise Saint faces a chilling threat: the Harlem reapers want her dead.
When new reaper Layla Quinn was turned, she lost her parents, the protection of the saints, and her humanity - and she'll never forget how Elise Saint betrayed her. Now reapers are inexplicably turning part-human, leaving grisly murders in their wake. And when Layla is framed for one of these attacks, the Saint patriarch offers a deal she can't refuse: work with Elise to discover how the murders might be linked to rumours of a reaper cure. Once close friends, now bitter enemies, Elise and Layla explore the city's underbelly, confronting their feelings for one another and uncovering sinister truths that threaten both reapers and humans alike.
Tropes:
- Queer romance🌈❤️
- Slow-burn romance ❤️🔥
- Friends to Enemies to Lovers 🤝⚔️❤️
- Feminine Rage 💪♀️
A compelling, page-turning YA fantasy set around the Harlem Renaissance – perfect for fans of Holly Black and Roshani Chokshi.
Our Vicious Descent is publishing in paperback in August '26.
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Dance of Thieves duology by Mary E. Pearson
Aching for good banter, tension between characters and a strong female lead in a court of political intrigue? Join a reformed thief and the young leader of an outlaw dynasty - and reluctant heir to the empire - as they form an unlikely partnership to save their people.
When the patriarch of the Ballenger empire dies, his son, Jase, becomes its new leader. Even nearby kingdoms bow to the strength of this outlaw family, who have always governed by their own rules. But a new era looms on the horizon, set in motion by a young queen, which makes her the target of the dynasty's resentment and anger.
At the same time, Kazi, a legendary former street thief, is sent by the queen to investigate transgressions against the new settlements. When Kazi arrives in the forbidding land of the Ballengers, she learns that there is more to Jase than she thought.
As unexpected events spiral out of their control, bringing them intimately together, they continue to play a cat and mouse game of false moves and motives in order to fulfil their own secret missions.
Tropes:
- Enemies to lovers ⚔️❤️
- Found family 🔍🫂
- Forced proximity 🔒🤏
- Betrayal 🗡️💔
- Forbidden love 🚫❤️
- Fake dating 💏🚫
Enter into the evocative world of Jase and Kazi in this stunning YA fantasy romance duology from the New York Times bestselling author of The Remnant Chronicles.
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Secrets of the Nile duology by Isabel Ibanez
If you grew up swooning over Brendan Fraser and/or Rachel Weisz in The Mummy, you need this duology in your life.
In 19th century Buenos Aires, Inez Olivera receives a terrible letter: her parents have passed away in mysterious circumstances in Cairo. Determined to uncover the trust, she sets sails bringing her sketch pad and an ancient ring that her father had sent to her for safekeeping. Upon her arrival in Egypt, the ring flares with ancient magic, and Inez is thrust into a treacherous game that threatens her very life.
Tropes:
- Rivals-to-lovers ⚔️❤️
- Marriage of convenience 💍
- Forced proximity 🤏🔒
- Slow-burn romance ❤️🔥
Described by fellow authors as a spellbinding adventure and burning with romance, don’t miss your stop on this thrilling journey.