
The Cruel Prince
Holly Black · The Folk of the Air #1
Hand-pickedShares enemies to lovers.
Read-alikes
Serpent & Dove is marriage of convenience, enemies to lovers & slow burn — steamy (3/5), 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.
Louise le Blanc is a runaway witch hiding in the witch-burning city of Cesarine, surviving by theft and wit. When a reckless stunt gets her caught, the only escape is a forced marriage to Reid Diggory — a devout Chasseur (witch hunter) sworn to kill her kind. Trapped in an impossible union, Lou must conceal her magic from her own husband while her coven closes in, and both enemies slowly discover that the line between hatred and love is perilously thin.
Share the most of what makes Serpent & Dove work.

Holly Black · The Folk of the Air #1
Hand-pickedShares enemies to lovers.

Tracy Wolff · Crave #1
Hand-pickedShares forbidden love.

Jennifer L. Armentrout · Flesh and Fire #1
Shares forbidden love, enemies to lovers & slow burn.

Carissa Broadbent · Crowns of Nyaxia #2
Shares grumpy / sunshine, slow burn & forbidden love.

Adalyn Grace · Belladonna #1
Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers & forbidden love.

C.L. Wilson · Weathermages of Mystral #1
Shares enemies to lovers, slow burn & marriage of convenience.

Shares grumpy / sunshine, forbidden love & enemies to lovers.

Shares enemies to lovers, forbidden love & slow burn.

Shares slow burn, grumpy / sunshine & forbidden love.

Heather Fawcett · Emily Wilde #1
Shares grumpy / sunshine, enemies to lovers & slow burn.

Chloe Gong · Foul Lady Fortune #1
Shares marriage of convenience, enemies to lovers & grumpy / sunshine.

Rebecca Ross · Elements of Cadence #1
Shares enemies to lovers, slow burn & marriage of convenience.