
A Curse So Dark and Lonely
Brigid Kemmerer · Cursebreakers #1
Shares captive / captor, enemies to lovers, forced proximity & fierce heroine.
Read-alikes
Dance of Thieves is enemies to lovers, forced proximity & captive / captor — sweet (1/5), dual-person, ending on a hard-won happy ending. These 12 romantasy read-alikes are ranked by how much they share with it, closest first — each one explained.
Kazi, a reformed street thief and elite warrior, is sent by her queen to investigate the powerful Ballenger clan's transgressions in their lawless outpost. When she crosses paths with Jase, the young new patriarch of the outlaw dynasty, their secret missions collide and force them into a dangerous cat-and-mouse game where neither can afford to trust the other — or their own feelings.
Share the most of what makes Dance of Thieves work.

Brigid Kemmerer · Cursebreakers #1
Shares captive / captor, enemies to lovers, forced proximity & fierce heroine.

Renee Ahdieh · Flame in the Mist #1
Shares enemies to lovers, fierce heroine, slow burn & captive / captor.

Kate Golden · The Sacred Stones #1
Shares enemies to lovers, captive / captor, forced proximity & slow burn.

C.S. Pacat · Captive Prince #1
Shares enemies to lovers, captive / captor, slow burn & forced proximity.

Sarah J. Maas · Crescent City #1
Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forced proximity & fierce heroine.

Danielle L. Jensen · The Bridge Kingdom #1
Shares enemies to lovers, forced proximity, slow burn & captive / captor.

Amanda Bouchet · Kingmaker Chronicles #1
Shares captive / captor, enemies to lovers, forced proximity & fierce heroine.

Laura Thalassa · The Four Horsemen #1
Shares captive / captor, enemies to lovers, forced proximity & slow burn.

Sarah J. Maas · Throne of Glass #6
Shares enemies to lovers, forced proximity & slow burn.

Rebecca Ross · Letters of Enchantment #1
Shares enemies to lovers, slow burn & forced proximity.

Shares enemies to lovers, forced proximity & fierce heroine.

Shares captive / captor, enemies to lovers & slow burn.