Romantasy is the one genre that continues to dominate bookshelves, BookTok feeds, and late-night reading marathons. While sales are declining for other books, this is the genre that keeps on growing and has become popular all over the world!
The romantasy books offer the perfect blend of magic, danger, and slow-burn romance, and give readers an escape into otherworldly realms while still tugging at the heartstrings. And with July 2025 just around the corner, there’s a fresh wave of highly anticipated titles to look forward to.
Whether you’re into forbidden love between rivals from warring kingdoms, enemies-to-lovers story, or crave fated mates with impossible choices, there’s a book that will suit your needs. From brand new books to highly anticipated sequels, the upcoming romantasy books lineup has something for all kinds of readers.
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If you are a fan of authors like Sarah J. Maas or you love reading books like the Fourth Wing series, you will want to have a look at which books are coming out next month!
So, let’s not waste any more time and get right into the article and see all the upcoming romantasy books set to be released soon!
New Romantasy Books Releasing in July 2025
1. The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley (July 8)
When Osric Mordaunt, member of the Fyren Order of assassins, falls ill, he realizes he needs the expertise of a particular healer. As fate would have it, that healer belongs to an enemy faction, the Haelan Order.
Aurienne Fairhrim and her fellow Haelan are inundated by sick children suffering from an outbreak of a long-forgotten Pox. Unable to get the funding needed to launch an immunization program, the Haelan Order is desperate for money. They are so desperate that when Osric breaks into their headquarters to bribe Aurienne to heal him, she is forced to accept.
As Osric and Aurienne work together to solve his illness and the mysterious reoccurrence of the Pox, they find themselves ardently denying their attraction, which only fuels the tension between them.
2. Rose in Chains by Julie Soto (July 3)
Captured as her castle is overrun by the enemy, the world, as Briony Rosewood knows it, has changed forever. Evil has won, and her people face imminent servitude, imprisonment, or death.
Stripped of her Magic and her freedom, Briony and the other survivors are quickly sold off to the highest bidders in an auction—and as Evermore’s princess, she fetches the highest price. After a fierce bidding war, she’s sold to none other than Toven Hearst, scion of a family known for their cruelty.
Yet despite the horrors of her new world and the role she must learn to play within it, all is not lost. Help and hope may yet arise in the most unlikely places!
3. The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten (July 15)
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Lore has failed. She couldn’t save King Bastian from the rotten god speaking voices in his mind. She couldn’t save her allies from being scattered across the continent, and she couldn’t save her beautiful, corrupt city from the dark power beneath the catacombs. And she couldn’t save herself.
Banished to the Burnt Isles, Lore must use every skill she possesses to survive the prison colony and figure out how to defeat the power that’s captured everything and everyone she holds dear. When a surprise ally joins her on the Burnt Isles, she realizes the way forward may lie on the island itself.
Somehow, her friends must help her collect the far-scattered pieces of the broken Fount—the source of all the gods’ powers—and bring them back together on the Burnt Isles, returning all magic to its source and destroying, once and for all, the gods corrupting the land.
But as Lore gets closer to her goal, her magic grows stronger… and to a woman who’s always had to fight for survival, that kind of power may be hard to give up.
4. Arcana Academy by Elise Kova (July 22)
Clara Graysword has survived the underworld of Eclipse City through thievery, luck, and illegal magic. After a job gone awry, Clara is sentenced to a lifetime in prison for inking tarot cards, a rare power reserved for practitioners at the elite Arcana Academy.
When it seems her luck has run dry, Prince Kaelis offers her an escape, for a price. Kaelis believes that Clara is the perfect tool to help him steal a tarot card from the king and use it to re-create an all-powerful card long lost to time.
To conceal her identity and keep her close, Kaelis brings Clara to Arcana Academy, introducing her as the newest first-year student and his bride-to-be.
Thrust into a world of arcane magic and royal intrigue, where one misstep will send her back to prison or worse, Clara finds that the prince she swore to hate may not be what he seems. But can she risk giving him power over the world and her heart? Or will she take it for herself?
5. Soul of Shadow by Emma Noyes (July 29)
Charlie Hudson wants to get through junior year. Since the death of her twin sister two years earlier, she’s drifted through life, and the spark that once burned so brightly within her has all but flickered out.
Until her classmate goes missing in the forest, leaving nothing behind but a pair of shoes and strange symbols carved into a tree.
Drawn to the disappearances by forces she can’t explain, she investigates the mysterious, alluring newcomer in town, Elias Everhart. He dances around her questions with piercing eyes and sharp wit, only intriguing her further.
Elias has a secret—more than one. But what Charlie doesn’t know is that those secrets will lead her to a place she never knew—a world hiding in plain sight, made of magic, gods, and monsters, and a first love fated to fall apart!
6. Terror at the Gates by Scarlett St. Clair (July 8)
Estranged from her powerful family, Lilith finds refuge in Nineveh, a district in the city of Eden devoted to sin. There, she uses her magic to steal for a living, attracting the attention of the five governing families and the church, which expects women to remain pious and silent.
When Lilith comes into possession of a beautiful blade, she thinks all her worries are over… until her usual buyer dies while inspecting it.
Frantic, Lilith turns to the only man who can help Zahariev, head of the Zareth family and ruler of Nineveh. His currency is information, and his power is extortion, though he’s always had a soft spot for Lilith. But when the dagger appears, he isn’t sure he can protect her from what’s to come.
Together, they embark on a mission to discover the true power running their world. As their lives intertwine, Lilith realizes Zahariev is more than just a friend; their devotion to each other threatens the truth, the church, and those who want to tear it all down.
7. A Theory of Dreaming by Ava Reid (July 29)
All stories come to an end!
Effy learned that when she defeated the Fairy King. Even though she may never know what happened at Hiraeth, she is free of her nightmares and can pen a thesis with Preston on the beloved national fairy tale, Angharad. She has finally earned a spot at the literature college, making her the first woman in history to enroll.
But some dreams are dangerous, especially when they come true. The entire university—and soon the nation—is waiting for her to fail. With the Fairy King defeated and Myrddin’s legacy exposed, Effy can no longer escape into fantasy.
With Effy under threat, Preston is surprised to discover a rage simmering inside him, ringing in his ears like bells. He begins to dream of a palace under the sea, a world where he is king—visions that follow him even in waking.
As the war between Llyr and Argant explodes, Effy and Preston find themselves caught in the crossfire: Effy losing her dreams and Preston losing himself in his!
8. Immortal Consequences by I.V. Marie (July 29)
Welcome to Blackwood Academy: the legendary school located on the fringes of the afterlife. Once a pupil enters the academy’s arched gates, there is no way out… except the Decennial, a magical competition with only one victor.
This year, six of the Academy’s top students have been chosen to face the Decennial’s tests—two academic archrivals, whose strange connection blurs the lines between obsession and hate, one girl driven solely by ambition, and another plagued by memories of the love she lost, and a charming playboy who never cared for anyone—until he met the academy’s newest student.
Who will win, and who will fall? Only one thing is for certain: in this game, some fates are worse than death.
9. The Jasad Crown by Sara Hashem (July 15)
Held deep in a mountain refuge, Sylvia has been captured by the Urabi, who believe she can return their homeland to its former power. But after years of denying her legacy and a forbidden alliance with Jasad’s greatest enemy, Sylvia must win the group’s trust while struggling to control her magic and mind.
In the rival kingdom, Arin is caught between his father’s desire to put down the brewing rebellion and the sacred edicts he’s sworn to uphold. Arin must find Sylvia before his father’s army, but his search will call into question the core of Arin’s beliefs about his family and the destruction of Jasad.
War is inevitable, and Sylvia cannot abandon her people again. The Urabi plans to raise the Jasadi fortress, and it will either kill Sylvia or destroy the humanity she’s fought so hard to protect. For the first time in her life, Sylvia doesn’t just want to survive. She wants to win!
10. Of Flame and Fury by Mikayla Bridge (July 15)
Seventeen-year-old Kel Varra and her team of underdogs, the Crimson Howlers, are desperate to win the annual races and the fortune it brings. But the Howlers need a new rider, which leads Kel to join forces with Warren “Coup” Coupers – an arrogant rival she can’t get out of her head.
As tensions rise on and off the track, Kel’s home is mistakenly burned down, and she’s forced to take a job from a mysterious tech mogul with an unsettling interest in her phoenix, Savita.
This sets in motion a conspiracy that threatens everyone Kel cares for, especially Coup, for whom her embers of resentment quickly ignite into something dangerously new.
11. Thorns & Fire by Helen Scheuerer (July 31)
Wren Embervale and Torj Elderbrock share a dark and bloody history. With Thezmarr on the brink of another war, Torj discovers there is far more to their bond than mere passion. The legendary Warsword is determined to protect Wren at all costs, even if it means lying to her… even if it means losing her forever.
Meanwhile, Wren is struggling to find her place in the world—both as an advanced student of alchemy at the ancient academy of Drevenor, and as one of the heirs to a lost kingdom. With the midrealms again facing destruction, Wren must decide: loyalty or liberation? Legacy or love?
As new political players emerge, Wren discovers that her gift for alchemy is more powerful than she ever imagined – and that it could tear the kingdoms apart.
12. Never the Roses by Jennifer K. Lambert (July 8)
The Dread Sorceress Oneira has retired. She’s exhausted from fighting the endless wars of kings and queens, and has long accepted that her death is near.
Alone at last but for a few uninvited companions―a near-mythical wolf, a goddess’s avatar, and a feline embodying magic itself―Oneira realizes she’s bored. On a whim, she makes an unlikely trip to the most extensive library: the home of her most powerful rival, the sorcerer Stearanos.
By stealing a book from him recklessly, Oneira inadvertently initiates a forbidden correspondence. Taunting notes and clever retorts reveal a connection neither has found―nor could ever find―in any other.
But Oneira soon learns that Stearanos, bound to a vile king, is tasked with waging war on the queen she once served. A relationship with him is far too dangerous to pursue, despite their mutual desire―and yet, Oneira can’t seem to stay away.
13. Den of Liars by Jessica S. Olson (July 1)
When her father’s loss in the Liar’s Dice Tournament—a high-stakes competition where players are forced to gamble with their deepest secrets—made Lola a target, she was rescued by the Thief, the notorious leader of the Tentacles.
But the Thief’s kindness came with Lola’s heart. In the years that followed, she and the Thief formed a bond like no other, able to feel each other’s emotions because of their shared heart.
Now, living under the pseudonym Astra, she is determined to prove herself and become a full-fledged Tentacle. But when a critical heist goes sideways, the only way forward is for Lola to compete in the Liar’s Dice Tournament herself.
Lola is confident in her ability to pull off any heist, but the Thief’s mysterious brother, the Liar, runs the game, and he turns out to be more than she bargained for.
14. A Vow of Embers by Sariah Wilson (July 8)
Lia is always prepared for battle, but being blackmailed into marriage by Prince Alexandros is a challenge too far. She has no choice. He’s holding her sister hostage to force her hand.
But with this union built on betrayal and rage comes a contract. By the goddess’s law, the marriage must not be consummated. A relief to Lia. She’d rather commit regicide than fall into bed with a man she loathes.
There is one other saving grace. Marriage gives Lia access to the palace and a chance to uncover the truth about the treasured eye of the goddess—and the magic it holds. But something inexplicable and impossible to ignore soon binds Lia and the prince. By night, they walk in each other’s dreams, and by day, they share each other’s pain.
As longing and trust grow between Lia and Alexandros, and inhibited desires are set free, outside forces rise against them, posing an ever-present danger to the throne and their lives.
15. The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam by Megan Bannen (July 8)
Immortal demigod Rosie Fox has been patrolling Tanria for decades, but lately, the job has lost its luster. After one hundred and fifty-seven years of being alive, everything is beginning to lose its luster. When Rosie dies (again) by electrocution (again) after poking around inside a portal choked with shadowy thorns only she can see, she feels stuck in the rut that is her unending life.
Thanks to Rosie’s meddling, the portal’s inventor, Dr. Adam Lee, must come in person to repair the damage. When all the portals begin to break down, he declares an emergency evacuation of Tanria. In the mad rush to get out, Rosie and Adam end up trapped inside the Mist together.
And uptight Adam Lee in his bespoke menswear seems to know much more about what’s happening than he lets on.
Rosie is determined to crack the shell of his cool exterior. But the more she learns about Adam, the more she realizes they both have histories as tangled and thorny as the plant that has them trapped inside the Mist.
16. Lore of the Tides by Analeigh Sbrana (July 8)
Lore Alemeyu wakes up to discover she’s on a ship in the middle of the ocean. Held prisoner and with no way to escape, she’s faced with a dire set of circumstances: a crew that’s distrustful of Lore’s magic capabilities, her betrayal by a Fae she thought she could trust, and a dangerous quest for the sun book, which, if placed in the wrong hands, will make the Alytherian Fae even more powerful.
Lore must navigate threats on the ship and beyond, into the ocean’s magical and mysterious depths, to find the sun book herself and help free the humans. All the while, Lore can’t help but feel the intense pull of one Fae male who has been helping her all along.
But is she willing to risk her human heart for creatures that have burned her in the past, and jeopardize her people’s future?
17. In the Veins of the Drowning by Kalie Cassidy (July 15)
Imogen Nel is hiding from a cruel kingdom that believes Sirens are monstrous, blood-hungry creatures. Hiding from a king and his captain who viciously hunt her kind. Hiding from her own alluring abilities. Imogen’s bloodlust is dulled by keeping herself from the sea, and her black wings remain hidden beneath her skin.
When a neighboring king comes to visit, Imogen can no longer hide. He knows precisely what she is and believes she can save both their kingdoms from an even greater monster. But Imogen’s power threatens to violently reveal itself, and the two form a blood bond that protects them both.
They flee the kingdom together, traversing waters teeming with the undead. As the lines between duty to their people and desire for each other begin to blur, Imogen worries her ancestral powers may not be enough to kill what hunts her—the only way to defeat a monster may be to become one herself.
18. Wrath of the Dragons by Olivia Rose Darling (July 29)
Cayden Veles, renowned Demon Commander of Vareveth, overthrew the throne to save Elowen Atarah, the woman he had searched for since childhood. Now he’s determined to fulfill his quest for revenge against her father, even if it means forcing the only person he’s ever wanted into a marriage of political convenience.
Elowen has everything she thought she’d ever want. Finally reunited with her dragons, she now has an army to enact vengeance, but as events transpire, she begins contemplating if she wants more.
As her father’s only living heir, the Imirath throne is her right and destiny. But fighting and winning a war will require trusting Cayden, her partner in crime and now king to her queen; the man she both longs for and doubts, especially after opening her heart only to become a pawn in his game.
Navigating the shifting allegiances amongst all the kingdoms of Ravaryn will require all their strategy and strength, with devastating and bloody attacks on one side and cutthroat diplomacy for alliances on the other. But Elowen and Cayden must find a way to stand strong within their gained power, or risk losing everything.
19. Fateless by Julie Kagawa (July 15)
When seventeen-year-old Sparrow joined the Thieves Guild, she made a vow of binding loyalty to their cause. So when a mission comes along from The Circle, a group of mysterious, dangerous beings who control the Thieves Guild from the shadows, Sparrow is determined to cement her place in the guild.
A death-defying adventure ensues with Sparrow and her band of thieves venturing into the heart of the forgotten city of the Deathless King.
The fate of Sparrow, her companions, and Raithe, the enigmatic yet alluring assassin Sparrow is forced to join forces with during their quest, all hang in the balance as they find themselves battling ancient forces within the tombs and facing the unwavering hold of fate.
20. A Forbidden Alchemy by Stacey McEwan (July 1)
Nina Harrow and Patrick Colson are twelve years old when they are whisked away to the dazzling Belavere City to discover their magical potential. Those who pass Belavere’s test will become Artisans, wielders of powerful elemental magic destined to fulfill the city’s grand ambitions.
For Nina, the Artisan School symbolizes a dream and an escape from her harsh reality, while Patrick yearns to return to his Craftsman family, whose extraordinary physical strength serves the idium mines, keeping the city alive.
And then they uncover a devastating truth: Artisans aren’t born, they’re chosen. They part ways on very different paths, leaving them to carry the burden of this secret alone.
In the following years, a Craftsman revolution ignites, thrusting Nina and Patrick into opposing factions of a brewing war. Now an elite Artisan with the very rare talent for charming earth, Nina has turned her back on the fight, haunted by the loss of her found family. But fate intervenes when Patrick’s rebel group captures her.
Despite the years and conflict that separate them, Patrick hasn’t forgotten Nina. He desperately seeks her help for a mission that could shift the tides against Belavere City. Reluctantly, she agrees, battling the sparks flying between them!
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