The Best Retellings Books of All Time
Immerse yourself in captivating worlds and unforgettable stories with our guide to the most-read books. Discover a selection that spans timeless classics to modern bestsellers, each continuing to enchant new readers.
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Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
Release date: 2009
A Wild Swan and Other Tales
Release date: 2015
Falling for the Winged Witch
(To Win a Dark Heart #3 / 12)
by Sarah Beran
Category: Fantasy, Witches, Fairy Tale Retellings, No Spice Romance, Giant, Young Adult, Retellings, Romance, Found Family
Release date: January 30, 2026
Bluebeard's Bride
(Displaced Fairytales #8 / 8)
by Mary Mecham
Category: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Romantasy, No Spice Romance, Enemies To Lovers, Forced Proximity, Young Adult, Retellings, Romance
Release date: March 31, 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
A Goblet of Guises and Gooseberries
(Enchanting Confections #1 / 10)
Category: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Novella, Cozy Fantasy, No Spice Romance, HEA Ending, Young Adult, Retellings, Romance
Release date: May 8, 2026
A Pan of Pumpkin and Pastries
(Enchanting Confections #4 / 10)
Category: Fantasy, HEA Ending, Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Autumn Fiction, Novella, Cozy Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Holiday/Seasonal, Romance, Found Family
Release date: May 29, 2026
Big, Bad Alien
(Alien Wolf Tales #1 / 8)
Category: Science Fiction, Adult, Alien Romance, Fairy Tale Retellings, Fated Mates, Shapeshifters, Retellings, Romance
Release date: January 23, 2025
The Storybook Bride
(Borderland Brides Fairytale Retellings #1.5 / 2)
Release date: February 21, 2025
Rapunzel's Gambit
(All That Glitters #4 / 12)
by Mary Mecham
Category: Fantasy, Dragons, Fairy Tale Retellings, No Spice Romance, Young Adult, Retellings, Romance
Release date: May 24, 2025
Falling For the Trickster
(To Win a Dark Heart #1 / 12)
by Lucy Tempest
Release date: January 16, 2026
The Shoeless Prince
(Borderland Princes Fairytale Retelling #1 / 2)
Category: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Ogre, Young Adult, Fairies, Cats, Shapeshifters, Retellings, Romance
Release date: November 2023
The Sorcerer and the Swan Princess
(A Villain's Ever After)
by Lucy Tempest
Category: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Young Adult, Paranormal Romance, Shapeshifters, Paranormal Fantasy, Retellings, Romance
Release date: October 2021
Dance
(Romance a Medieval Fairytale #2 / 26)
Category: Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Historical Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Retellings, Historical Fiction, Romance
Release date: February 2017
Alien Song
(Alien Wolf Tales #5 / 8)
Category: Science Fiction, Adult, Alien Romance, Fairy Tale Retellings, Shapeshifters, Retellings, Romance, Single Parent
Release date: January 15, 2026
Scarlet Moon: A Retelling of The Little Red Riding Hood
(Once Upon a Time)
Category: Fantasy, Werewolves, Paranormal Romance, Paranormal Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Young Adult, Retellings, Romance
Release date: 2004
Silenced Beauty
(Cursed Brides)
Category: Fantasy, HEA Ending, Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Christian Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Romance
Release date: November 7, 2025
Five Dancing Sisters
Category: Fantasy, Short Stories, Young Adult, Regency, Jane Austen Retellings, Fairy Tale Retellings, Retellings, Historical Fiction, Romance
Release date: May 2020
The Petal & The Briar
(Fablehollow Adaptations #7 / 8)
by Ember Sage
Category: Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Slow Burn Romance, HEA Ending, Retellings, Romance, Small Town, Found Family
Release date: September 7, 2026
Drood
by Dan Simmons
Category: Horror, 19th century, Charles Dickens Retelling, Retellings, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
Release date: 2009
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
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, Forced Proximity, Shapeshifters, Adult, Alien Romance, Fairy Tale Retellings, Retellings, Romance, Found Family
Release date: February 12, 2026
Falling for the Wolf
(To Win a Dark Heart #8 / 12)
Category: Fantasy, Romantasy, No Spice Romance, Young Adult, Paranormal Romance, Shapeshifters, Fairy Tale Retellings, 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, Adult, Alien Romance, Fairy Tale Retellings, Shapeshifters, Retellings, Romance
Release date: April 9, 2026
Bred by the Beast
by Annee Jones
Category: Fantasy, Autumn Fiction, Romantasy, Forced Proximity, HEA Ending, Adult, Paranormal Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Monster Romance, Retellings, Romance
Release date: August 13, 2026
Once Upon A Rose
(The Galamere Chronicles #2 / 6)
Category: Fantasy, Cozy Fantasy, Dragons, Shapeshifters, Fairy Tale Retellings, Retellings, Romance, Small Town
Release date: March 19, 2025
Alien Huntsman
(Alien Wolf Tales #2 / 8)
Category: Science Fiction, Shapeshifters, Adult, Alien Romance, Fairy Tale Retellings, Monster Romance, Retellings, Romance
Release date: March 20, 2025
Snapdragon
(A Garden of Fairy Tales)
by Sarah Beran
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Spring Fiction, Retellings, Holiday/Seasonal, Romance
Release date: April 11, 2025
To Sway a Swindler
(Tempting Thieves #4 / 11)
Category: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Autumn Fiction, Slow Burn Romance, Romantasy, Retellings, Romance
Release date: April 25, 2025
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