Best No Spice Romance Books of 2025
Here are the books our readers have hailed as the best of 2025. One of these captivating literary gems might just become your new favorite. Don't miss out on these must-read treasures!
Rapunzel's Gambit
(All That Glitters #4 / 12)
by Mary Mecham
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Dragons, Fairy Tale Retellings, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Romance
Release date: May 24, 2025
Silenced Beauty
(Cursed Brides)
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Christian Fantasy, No Spice Romance, HEA Ending, Retellings, Romance
Release date: November 7, 2025
Callista and the Elf
(Elves & Legends #5 / 5)
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Slow Burn Romance, Elf, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Romance, Found Family
Release date: April 29, 2025
The Sea-Bear's Wife
(Regency Magic Faerie Tales #7 / 8)
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Historical Fantasy, Fae, Regency, Fairy Tale Retellings, Cozy Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Historical Fiction, Romance
Release date: October 14, 2025
Pride & Prejudice & Dinosaurs
(Pride and Prejudice and Dinosaurs #1 / 2)
Category: Regency, Jane Austen Retellings, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Historical Fiction, Romance, Alternate History
Release date: December 12, 2025
Hooded Beauty
(Cursed Brides)
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Romantasy, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Romance
Release date: November 21, 2025
Feathered Beauty
(Cursed Brides)
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Romance, Found Family
Release date: November 14, 2025
Feral Beauty
(Cursed Brides)
Category: Fantasy, Werewolves, Fairy Tale Retellings, Romantasy, No Spice Romance, Enemies To Lovers, Forced Proximity, Retellings, Romance
Release date: December 5, 2025
Scarred Beauty
(Cursed Brides)
Category: Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Romantasy, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Romance
Release date: December 26, 2025
A Holiday House Party
Category: Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Fae, Regency, Winter Fiction, Christmas Fiction, Romantasy, Cozy Fantasy, No Spice Romance, Holiday/Seasonal, Historical Fiction, Romance
Release date: November 19, 2025
Golden Locks and Riddles
(Dreaming Princesses #4 / 4)
by C. Rae D'Arc
Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, Romantasy, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Romance
Release date: January 17, 2025
To Ride the Wind and Steal the Sun
(Four Kingdoms Duology)
Category: Fantasy, Collection, Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retellings, No Spice Romance, Retellings, Romance
Release date: December 8, 2025
From Between the Realms
Release date: May 27, 2025