The Best Fairy Tale Retellings Books of 2026
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Falling for the Winged Witch
(To Win a Dark Heart #3 / 12)
by Sarah Beran
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Witches, Fairy Tale Retellings, No Spice Romance, Giant, Retellings, Romance, Found Family
Release date: January 30, 2026
Bluebeard's Bride
(Displaced Fairytales #8 / 8)
by Mary Mecham
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Romantasy, No Spice Romance, Enemies To Lovers, Forced Proximity, Retellings, Romance
Release date: March 31, 2026
A Goblet of Guises and Gooseberries
(Enchanting Confections #1 / 10)
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Novella, Cozy Fantasy, No Spice Romance, HEA Ending, Retellings, Romance
Release date: May 8, 2026
A Pan of Pumpkin and Pastries
(Enchanting Confections #4 / 10)
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Autumn Fiction, Novella, Cozy Fantasy, No Spice Romance, HEA Ending, Retellings, Holiday/Seasonal, Romance, Found Family
Release date: May 29, 2026
Falling For the Trickster
(To Win a Dark Heart #1 / 12)
by Lucy Tempest
Release date: January 16, 2026
Alien Song
(Alien Wolf Tales #5 / 8)
Category: Science Fiction, Shapeshifters, Adult, Alien Romance, Fairy Tale Retellings, Retellings, Romance, Single Parent
Release date: January 15, 2026
Once Upon A Cat
(The Galamere Chronicles #4 / 6)
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Cats, Fairy Tale Retellings, Cozy Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Romance, Small Town, Found Family
Release date: January 23, 2026
Cursed Climb
(Displaced Fairytales #6 / 8)
by Sarah Beran
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Dragons, Fairy Tale Retellings, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Romance
Release date: March 17, 2026
Beastly Dreams
(Displaced Fairytales #4 / 8)
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Cozy Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Romance
Release date: March 3, 2026
Alien's Bargain
(Alien Wolf Tales #6 / 8)
Category: Science Fiction, Shapeshifters, Adult, Alien Romance, Fairy Tale Retellings, Forced Proximity, Retellings, Romance, Found Family
Release date: February 12, 2026
Falling for the Wolf
(To Win a Dark Heart #8 / 12)
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Paranormal Romance, Shapeshifters, Fairy Tale Retellings, Romantasy, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Romance, Small Town
Release date: March 6, 2026
A Taste of Tea and Tenderness
(Enchanting Confections #3 / 10)
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Novella, Cozy Fantasy, No Spice Romance, HEA Ending, Retellings, Romance
Release date: May 22, 2026
Alien Tower
(Alien Wolf Tales #8 / 8)
Category: Science Fiction, Shapeshifters, Adult, Alien Romance, Fairy Tale Retellings, Retellings, Romance
Release date: April 9, 2026
Bred by the Beast
by Annee Jones
Category: Fantasy, Adult, Paranormal Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Monster Romance, Autumn Fiction, Romantasy, Forced Proximity, HEA Ending, Retellings, Romance
Release date: August 13, 2026
A Filling of Fables and Firelight
(Enchanting Confections #9 / 10)
by Sarah Beran
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Novella, Cozy Fantasy, No Spice Romance, HEA Ending, Retellings, Romance
Release date: July 17, 2026
Beauty and the Stone Beast
Category: Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Witches, Adult, Paranormal Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Monster Romance, Gargoyle, Slow Burn Romance, Romantasy, Enemies To Lovers, Retellings, Romance
Release date: July 7, 2026
Burning Snow
(Displaced Fairytales #3 / 8)
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, No Spice Romance, HEA Ending, Retellings, Romance
Release date: February 24, 2026
Wingless Beauty
(Cursed Brides)
Category: Fantasy, Fae, Fairy Tale Retellings, Monster Romance, Winter Fiction, Fated Mates, Cozy Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Romance
Release date: January 16, 2026
Goldie and the Bear Affair
Category: Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Shapeshifters, Reverse Harem, Adult, Paranormal Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Novella, Cozy Fantasy, Erotic Romance, Retellings, Romance
Release date: April 3, 2026
MUSIC IN THE SHADOWS
Release date: February 13, 2026
Once Upon A Bear
(The Galamere Chronicles #5 / 6)
Category: Fantasy, Witches, Shapeshifters, Fairy Tale Retellings, Cozy Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Romance, Found Family
Release date: October 1, 2026
Alien Awakening
(Alien Wolf Tales #7 / 8)
Category: Science Fiction, Shapeshifters, Adult, Alien Romance, Fairy Tale Retellings, Retellings, Romance
Release date: March 12, 2026
Red and the Gray Wolf
Category: Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Shapeshifters, Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Retellings, Romance
Release date: September 22, 2026
Of Knives and Nobility
(A Twist of Tales #1 / 15)
by E. G. Bella
Category: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Christian Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Forced Proximity, Non Magical Fantasy, HEA Ending, Retellings, Romance
Release date: September 7, 2026
Peas & Quiet
by Jen Lynning
Category: Fantasy, Witches, Fairy Tale Retellings, Demon, Romantasy, Cozy Fantasy, Retellings, Romance
Release date: May 14, 2026
The Shadow Bride
(Borderland Brides Fairytale Retellings #2 / 2)
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Shapeshifters, Fae, Fairy Tale Retellings, Romantasy, Retellings, Romance
Release date: 2026
Charms and Cinders
Release date: August 21, 2026
Ruled By My Royal Gargoyle Boss
(My Boss is a Monster! #2 / 2)
by Sadie Drake
Category: Fantasy, Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Monster Romance, Gargoyle, Instalove Romance, Novella, Retellings, Romance
Release date: 2026
All The Queen's Horses And All The Queen's Men
(Once Upon A Rhyme #7 / 7)
Release date: June 13, 2026
Her Dragon Nerd
(Fated Mates of Mirror Academy Romantasy Series #7 / 7)
Category: Fantasy, Shapeshifters, Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Romantasy, Fated Mates, Retellings, Romance
Release date: September 10, 2026
Her Wolf Protector
(Fated Mates of Mirror Academy Romantasy Series #6 / 7)
Category: Fantasy, Shapeshifters, Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Romantasy, Fated Mates, Retellings, Romance
Release date: August 29, 2026
Captured Crimes
(Displaced Fairytales #7 / 8)
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fae, Fairy Tale Retellings, Cozy Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Romance
Release date: March 24, 2026
Falling for the Enchantress
(To Win a Dark Heart #9 / 12)
by Lyndsey Hall
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Sword and Sorcery, Arthuriana, Witches, Fairy Tale Retellings, Romantasy, Retellings, Historical Fiction, Romance
Release date: March 13, 2026
Falling For the Pirate
(To Win a Dark Heart #5 / 12)
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Sword and Sorcery, Fairy Tale Retellings, Siren, Romantasy, Retellings, Romance, Nautical
Release date: February 13, 2026
Of Wind and Whispers
(Crowns of Corrend #2 / 2)
Category: Fantasy, Dragons, Fairy Tale Retellings, Christian Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Forced Proximity, Retellings, Romance
Release date: September 19, 2026
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