Most Popular Historical Fantasy Books of the 2020s

World Wrights #2

On the Wright Path

Maria Grace

Fantasy · Gaslamp Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Slow Burn Romance · Steampunk

June 25, 2025

Regency Magic Faerie Tales #7

The Sea-Bear's Wife

Eliza Prokopovits

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Fae · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy

October 14, 2025

Calanthir – The Wyrm of Pemberley

Isobel Thorne

Fantasy · Dragons · Historical Fantasy · Jane Austen Retellings · Regency

April 19, 2025

The Austen Affair

Madeline Bell

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Jane Austen Retellings · Regency · Historical Fiction

September 16, 2025

Fae Files #1

Of Beauty and Betrayal

Analise Sullivan

Fantasy · Fae · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy · Adult

April 29, 2025

Tempting Thieves #6

To Sway A Soul

Ireen Chau

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Romantasy · Slow Burn Romance · Novella

May 9, 2025

The Enchanted Woods Cottagecore Collection #8

Mundane Mornings & Enchanted Evenings

Stephanie K. Clemens

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy · Jane Austen Retellings · Slow Burn Romance

August 14, 2025

Medusa vs. Life #2

Maze of Thorns

Sierra Storm

Fantasy · Gorgon · Greek Mythology · Historical Fantasy · Minotaur

April 28, 2025

Clean Fairytales for Adults

Dreams and Dragon Wings

Ashley Willingham

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Dragons · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy

September 16, 2025

Time for Monsters

Seduced by the Shedu

Roslyn St. Clair

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Monster Romance · Historical Fiction · Romance

May 10, 2025

Upon a Starlit Tide

Kell Woods

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fae · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy

February 18, 2025

Fury of the Dragon’s Maiden

D.F. Jones

Fantasy · Dragons · Historical Fantasy · Romantasy · Shapeshifters

April 8, 2025

Time for Monsters

Clutching Cthulhu's Pearls

Marilyn Barr

Fantasy · Horror · Historical Fantasy · Monster Romance · Adult

February 10, 2025

Time for Monsters

Shiver Me Satyr

Marilyn Barr

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Monster Romance · Satyr · Romance

July 10, 2025

The Nightland Quartet #2

The Road Through Night

E. C. Hibbs

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Historical Fiction

March 2, 2025

Tales of the Mystics #2

Traitor

Laurie Lucking

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy · Young Adult · Historical Fiction

March 11, 2025

Time for Monsters

Taken by the Ripper

Sydney Winward

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Retellings · Romance

September 10, 2025

Legends of Coralia #4

The Marked Queen

Kate Jenkins

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · LGBTQ+

May 10, 2025

Time for Monsters

Seduced in Sleepy Hollow

S.C. Principale

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Monster Romance · Adult · Halloween Fiction

October 10, 2025

Unfinished Fairy Tales #3

Ever After

Arisa May

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy · Young Adult · Retellings

January 31, 2025

Unfinished Fairy Tales #2

Twice Upon A Time

Arisa May

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy · Young Adult · Retellings

January 31, 2025

Unfinished Fairy Tales #1

The Ugly Stepsister

Arisa May

Fantasy · Fairies · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy · Young Adult

January 31, 2025

The Shifter Season #8

The Wildcat and the Rogue

Laura Greenwood

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Regency

March 6, 2025

The Shifter Season #9

The Hedgehog and the Spinster

Laura Greenwood

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Regency

June 10, 2025

The Fae of the Crystal Palace

The Banished

Kylie Fennell

Fantasy · Fae · Historical Fantasy · Slow Burn Romance · Steampunk

September 23, 2025

The Arthurian Chronicles #3

Camelot

Peter Gibbons

Fantasy · Arthuriana · Historical Fantasy

September 18, 2025

Calatini Tales #6

The Beast Curse

Katherine Dotterer

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy

August 26, 2025

Regency Monster Romances #2

Romanced by the Orc

Jenna Larkin

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Historical Fiction

June 30, 2025

The Unexpected Adventures of Lady and Lord Riven #1

A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience

Stephanie Burgis

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Vampires · Novella

August 5, 2024

Daughter of the Seven Hills

Margaret McNellis

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Historical Fiction

May 21, 2024

Conquist

Dirk Strasser

Fantasy · Horror · Historical Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Mythology

August 30, 2024

Jane Austen's Dragons: A Regency gaslamp dragon fantasy adventure #13

Secrets of the Dragon Archives

Maria Grace

Fantasy · Dragons · Historical Fantasy · Jane Austen Retellings · Paranormal Fantasy

February 14, 2024

The Dragons of Stonefire Farm #2

A Change of View

Anja Katz

Fantasy · Dragons · Historical Fantasy · Jane Austen Retellings · Regency

February 25, 2024

The Dragons of Stonefire Farm #3

A Stonefire Holiday

Anja Katz

Fantasy · Dragons · Historical Fantasy · Jane Austen Retellings · Regency

March 6, 2024

The Dragons of Stonefire Farm #4

The Fires of Home

Anja Katz

Fantasy · Dragons · Historical Fantasy · Jane Austen Retellings · Regency

March 12, 2024

The Dragons of Stonefire Farm #6

A Memory Aflame

Anja Katz

Fantasy · Dragons · Historical Fantasy · Jane Austen Retellings · Regency

March 24, 2024