The Best Retellings Books of 2026
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MUSIC IN THE SHADOWS
Release date: February 13, 2026
Falling for the Winged Witch
(To Win a Dark Heart #3 / 12)
by Sarah Beran
Category: Fantasy, Giant, No Spice Romance, Fairy Tale Retellings, Witches, Young Adult, Retellings, Romance, Found Family
Release date: January 30, 2026
Beauty and the Stone Beast
Category: Fantasy, Gargoyle, Slow Burn Romance, Romantasy, Enemies To Lovers, Paranormal Romance, Witches, Adult, Paranormal Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Monster Romance, Retellings, Romance
Release date: July 7, 2026
Charms and Cinders
Release date: August 21, 2026
A Goblet of Guises and Gooseberries
(Enchanting Confections #1 / 10)
Category: Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Cozy Fantasy, Novella, Fairy Tale Retellings, Young Adult, HEA Ending, Retellings, Romance
Release date: May 8, 2026
A Pan of Pumpkin and Pastries
(Enchanting Confections #4 / 10)
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, No Spice Romance, HEA Ending, Cozy Fantasy, Novella, Autumn Fiction, Fairy Tale Retellings, Holiday/Seasonal, Retellings, Romance, Found Family
Release date: May 29, 2026
A Filling of Fables and Firelight
(Enchanting Confections #9 / 10)
by Sarah Beran
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, HEA Ending, No Spice Romance, Cozy Fantasy, Novella, Fairy Tale Retellings, Retellings, Romance
Release date: July 17, 2026
Cursed Climb
(Displaced Fairytales #6 / 8)
by Sarah Beran
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, No Spice Romance, Fairy Tale Retellings, Dragons, Retellings, Romance
Release date: March 17, 2026
Alien Song
(Alien Wolf Tales #5 / 8)
Category: Science Fiction, Fairy Tale Retellings, Alien Romance, Adult, Shapeshifters, Retellings, Romance, Single Parent
Release date: January 15, 2026
Bluebeard's Bride
(Displaced Fairytales #8 / 8)
by Mary Mecham
Category: Fantasy, Forced Proximity, Enemies To Lovers, No Spice Romance, Romantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Young Adult, Retellings, Romance
Release date: March 31, 2026
Falling for the Wolf
(To Win a Dark Heart #8 / 12)
Category: Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Romantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Shapeshifters, Paranormal Romance, Young Adult, Retellings, Romance, Small Town
Release date: March 6, 2026
A Taste of Tea and Tenderness
(Enchanting Confections #3 / 10)
Category: Fantasy, HEA Ending, No Spice Romance, Cozy Fantasy, Novella, Fairy Tale Retellings, Young Adult, Retellings, Romance
Release date: May 22, 2026
Alien's Bargain
(Alien Wolf Tales #6 / 8)
Category: Science Fiction, Fairy Tale Retellings, Alien Romance, Adult, Shapeshifters, Forced Proximity, Retellings, Romance, Found Family
Release date: February 12, 2026
Once Upon A Cat
(The Galamere Chronicles #4 / 6)
Category: Fantasy, Cats, Young Adult, No Spice Romance, Cozy Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Retellings, Romance, Found Family, Small Town
Release date: January 23, 2026
Beastly Dreams
(Displaced Fairytales #4 / 8)
Category: Fantasy, Cozy Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Young Adult, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Romance
Release date: March 3, 2026
Once Upon A Bear
(The Galamere Chronicles #5 / 6)
Category: Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Cozy Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Shapeshifters, Witches, Retellings, Romance, Found Family
Release date: October 1, 2026
Falling For the Trickster
(To Win a Dark Heart #1 / 12)
by Lucy Tempest
Release date: January 16, 2026
Peas & Quiet
by Jen Lynning
Category: Fantasy, Demon, Romantasy, Cozy Fantasy, Witches, Fairy Tale Retellings, Retellings, Romance
Release date: May 14, 2026
Burning Snow
(Displaced Fairytales #3 / 8)
Category: Fantasy, HEA Ending, No Spice Romance, Fairy Tale Retellings, Young Adult, Retellings, Romance
Release date: February 24, 2026
Falling for the Enchantress
(To Win a Dark Heart #9 / 12)
by Lyndsey Hall
Category: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Romantasy, Witches, Arthuriana, Sword and Sorcery, Young Adult, Retellings, Historical Fiction, Romance
Release date: March 13, 2026
Falling For the Pirate
(To Win a Dark Heart #5 / 12)
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romantasy, Siren, Fairy Tale Retellings, Sword and Sorcery, Retellings, Romance, Nautical
Release date: February 13, 2026
A Dash of Ducks and Danger
(Enchanting Confections #8 / 10)
by Robyn Sarty
Category: Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Novella, Cozy Fantasy, Retellings, Romance
Release date: July 10, 2026
A Spoonful of Spells and Secrets
(Enchanting Confections #10 / 10)
Category: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Young Adult, No Spice Romance, Cozy Fantasy, Novella, Retellings, Romance
Release date: July 24, 2026
A Touch of Tiaras and Treachery
(Enchanting Confections #5 / 10)
Category: Fantasy, Romantasy, Novella, Cozy Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Slow Burn Romance, Retellings, Romance
Release date: June 12, 2026
Princess of Curses & Croaks
(The Seasons of Magic #2 / 2)
Category: Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Enemies To Lovers, Young Adult, Jane Austen Retellings, Fairy Tale Retellings, Retellings, Romance
Release date: July 31, 2026
Falling for the Doomed Bride
(To Win a Dark Heart #2 / 12)
by C.K. Beggan
Release date: January 23, 2026
Bred by the Beast
by Annee Jones
Category: Fantasy, HEA Ending, Forced Proximity, Romantasy, Autumn Fiction, Monster Romance, Fairy Tale Retellings, Paranormal Fantasy, Adult, Retellings, Romance
Release date: August 13, 2026
Alien Tower
(Alien Wolf Tales #8 / 8)
Category: Science Fiction, Fairy Tale Retellings, Alien Romance, Adult, Shapeshifters, Retellings, Romance
Release date: April 9, 2026
Of Knives and Nobility
(A Twist of Tales #1 / 15)
by E. G. Bella
Category: Fantasy, Non Magical Fantasy, Forced Proximity, No Spice Romance, Christian Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, HEA Ending, Retellings, Romance
Release date: September 7, 2026
Alien Awakening
(Alien Wolf Tales #7 / 8)
Category: Science Fiction, Fairy Tale Retellings, Alien Romance, Adult, Shapeshifters, 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: October 20, 2026
The Petal & The Briar
(Fablehollow Adaptations #7 / 8)
by Ember Sage
Category: Slow Burn Romance, Fairy Tale Retellings, Adult, HEA Ending, Retellings, Romance, Found Family, Small Town
Release date: September 7, 2026
Of Wind and Whispers
(Crowns of Corrend #2 / 2)
Category: Fantasy, Forced Proximity, No Spice Romance, Christian Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Dragons, Retellings, Romance
Release date: September 19, 2026
Her Dragon Nerd
(Fated Mates of Mirror Academy Romantasy Series #7 / 7)
Category: Fantasy, Romantasy, Fated Mates, Shapeshifters, Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Retellings, Romance
Release date: September 10, 2026
Braids and the Beast
(Fumbled Fairy Tales #2 / 3)
Category: Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Forced Proximity, HEA Ending, Fairy Tale Retellings, Slow Burn Romance, Medieval, Romantasy, Cozy Fantasy, Retellings, Romance, Found Family
Release date: May 15, 2026
The Little Red & The Big Bad
(Fablehollow Adaptations #6 / 8)
by Ember Sage
Category: Slow Burn Romance, Fairy Tale Retellings, Adult, HEA Ending, Retellings, Romance, Found Family, Single Parent, Small Town
Release date: August 21, 2026
Her Wolf Protector
(Fated Mates of Mirror Academy Romantasy Series #6 / 7)
Category: Fantasy, Fated Mates, Romantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Adult, Shapeshifters, Retellings, Romance
Release date: August 29, 2026
Of Pine and Pretense
(A Twist of Tales #5 / 15)
Category: Fantasy, Christian Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Young Adult, Non Magical Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Romance
Release date: October 5, 2026
Captured Crimes
(Displaced Fairytales #7 / 8)
Category: Fantasy, Cozy Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Fae, Young Adult, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Romance
Release date: March 24, 2026
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