Fantasy Romance Books for Adults Who Love Sarah J Maas

If you've found yourself staying up until 3am turning pages while your heart races and your emotions run wild, you're not alone. The Sarah J. Maas phenomenon has awakened something in millions of readers worldwide - a craving for fantasy worlds where romance burns as intensely as magic, where morally complex characters challenge our perceptions, and where love stories unfold against backdrops of political intrigue and supernatural danger. This hunger for "romantasy" has transformed the publishing landscape, creating a devoted community of readers who understand that the best fantasy romance delivers both escapism and emotional depth. You want books that make you feel everything: the flutter of first attraction, the ache of impossible love, the triumph of characters who discover their own power while navigating relationships that could either save or destroy them.

This carefully curated collection brings together eight books that capture that same intoxicating blend of fantasy and romance that makes Sarah J. Maas's work so addictive. Starting with Jennifer L. Armentrout's "From Blood and Ash," you'll meet Poppy, a Maiden whose predetermined fate collides with forbidden desire in ways that will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about destiny. Armentrout crafts a world as lush and dangerous as anything in Throne of Glass, with plot twists that hit like emotional earthquakes.

Holly Black's "The Folk of the Air Series Books 1-3 Collection Box Set" delivers the kind of enemies-to-lovers tension that romantasy readers crave. Jude's journey from mortal outsider to power player in the treacherous world of Faerie echoes the transformation arcs that make Maas's heroines so compelling. The cruel prince Cardan is exactly the type of morally grey love interest who will have you questioning your own judgment while desperately turning pages.

For those who love the multiple perspectives and interconnected storylines of the Maasverse, Leigh Bardugo's "5 Books Set Collection and Shadow and Bone Trilogy with Grishaverse Series" offers an entire universe to lose yourself in. The Grishaverse pioneered many of the romantasy elements we now consider essential: complex magic systems, political machinations, and relationships that develop across multiple books with heart-stopping intensity.

While some might question the inclusion of "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid in a fantasy collection, those who understand romantasy know it's about more than just magic - it's about epic love stories that transcend ordinary boundaries. Evelyn's tale of Hollywood glamour and hidden passion shares DNA with fantasy romance in its larger-than-life emotions and the way love becomes both salvation and sacrifice.

V.E. Schwab's "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" epitomizes the bittersweet beauty that the best romantasy achieves. A woman cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets, Addie's centuries-long existence becomes a meditation on love, art, and what it means to be remembered. When she finally meets someone who can remember her, the romance that unfolds is both tender and devastating.

The collection also includes three books that showcase romantasy's literary roots. Erin Morgenstern's "The Night Circus" weaves a love story between two magicians bound in a competition neither fully understands, set against a backdrop of wonder that feels both timeless and immediate. Alix E. Harrow's "The Ten Thousand Doors of January" uses portal fantasy to explore themes of belonging and identity while delivering a romance that spans worlds. Katee Robert's "Hunt on Dark Waters" brings a fresh contemporary voice to the genre with its enemies-to-lovers tale on the high seas, proving that romantasy continues to evolve and surprise.

These eight books offer you doorways into worlds where love is never simple, where power comes with a price, and where the journey to happiness is paved with both triumph and heartbreak. Whether you're drawn to the political intrigue of Black's Faerie, the cursed romance of Schwab's immortal heroine, or the genre-bending emotional complexity of Reid's Hollywood tale, each book in this collection promises to fill that Sarah J. Maas-shaped void in your reading life. They understand what romantasy readers truly want: not just romance, not just fantasy, but that alchemical combination that makes you feel like you've lived a thousand lives by the time you close the final page. Your next reading obsession awaits.