Most Popular Novella Books of the 2020s

Floral Realms Fairy Tales #4

The Virtues of Kings

Kel E Fox

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · LGBTQ+ · Romantasy · Novella

May 31, 2026

The Dinner Party

Freida McFadden

Novella · Mystery · Thriller

April 4, 2026

Owned by Beauty and the Beast

Maya Maitea

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · LGBTQ+ · Monster Romance · Adult

March 6, 2026

Hidden Legacy #6

Beast Business

Ilona Andrews

Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Urban Fantasy · Novella · Romance

January 29, 2026

Enchanting Confections #8

A Dash of Ducks and Danger

Robyn Sarty

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · No Spice Romance · Young Adult

July 10, 2026

Enchanting Confections #6

A Hint of Hatters and Hazards

Scarlett Luna Strange

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Enemies To Lovers · Fairy Tale Retellings · No Spice Romance

June 5, 2026

Enchanting Confections #5

A Touch of Tiaras and Treachery

Ashley Evercott

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · No Spice Romance · Romantasy

June 12, 2026

Enchanting Confections #2

A Batch of Bears and Bewitchment

Sarah Carlisle

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · No Spice Romance · Young Adult

May 15, 2026

Enchanting Confections

A Pint of Peaches and Poison

Anabelle Raven

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · No Spice Romance · Romantasy

June 19, 2026

Enchanting Confections #7

A Cake of Cherries and Charm

Brittany Fichter

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Enemies To Lovers · Fairy Tale Retellings · No Spice Romance

June 26, 2026

Enchanting Confections #10

A Spoonful of Spells and Secrets

Camille Peters

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · No Spice Romance · Young Adult

July 24, 2026

Regency Magic Faerie Tales

Her Desperate Masquerade

Eliza Prokopovits

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Fae · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy

March 11, 2026

Stupid Cupid

Stormy O'Hara

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Cupid · Instalove Romance · Paranormal Fantasy

January 29, 2026

Monsters and Margaritas #4

Vacation with the Vampire

Vala Stone

Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Vampires · Adult

May 14, 2026

Bachelorettes of Bourbon St.

Voodoo & Veils

Annee Jones

Adult · Mardi Gras · Novella · Holiday/Seasonal · Romance

February 20, 2026

To Win a Dark Heart #4

Falling for the Crystal Fae

Anabelle Raven

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · No Spice Romance · Romantasy · Young Adult

February 6, 2026

The Pleiades Series: Part Three #2

Mira's Orc Mate

Tapon Santana

Fantasy · Monster Romance · Adult · Novella · Romance

April 3, 2026

The Volatile Memory Duology #2

Null Entity

Seth Haddon

Science Fiction · LGBTQ+ · Novella

July 21, 2026

Wayward Children #11

Through Gates of Garnet and Gold

Seanan McGuire

Fantasy · Novella

January 6, 2026

Natural Engines #2

A River From the Sky

Ai Jiang

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Adult · Novella

April 28, 2026

Jessie Black Legal Thrillers #13

The Christmas Confession

Larry A. Winters

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Novella · Mystery · Thriller

December 18, 2025

The Mason Files #3

The Labyrinth Key

Rob Jones

Spy Thriller · Novella · Thriller

April 3, 2025

The Mason Files #2

The Inferno Sanction

Rob Jones

Spy Thriller · Novella · Thriller

February 6, 2025

Angelhart Investigations #1

Out of the Shadows

Allison Brennan

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Novella · Mystery · Romance

August 12, 2025

First Among the Dead

JD Kirk

Crime Fiction · Novella · Mystery · Thriller

December 11, 2025

Arkham Horror

Dark Origins

Dave Gross, Steve Lockley

Horror · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Novella

April 17, 2025

Mason Sharpe #9

Crossfire

Logan Ryles

Suspense Thriller · Novella · Thriller

December 4, 2025

Monsters in the Woods

Caught in the Woods

Coral Alejandra Moore

Fantasy · Monster Romance · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Adult

September 3, 2025

Hallow's Cove

Love is Trash in Hallow's Cove

Emily Antoinette

Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Fated Mates · Monster Romance · Novella

April 1, 2025

This is a Safe Space

Lucinda Berry

Suspense Thriller · Adult · Novella

October 21, 2025

Warhammer 40,000: The Twice Dead King

The Twice Dead King

Nate Crowley

Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Collection · Novella · Short Stories

December 2, 2025

Floral Realms Fairy Tales #1

The Rose Ball Rebels

Kel E Fox

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Gaslamp Fantasy · Romantasy · Novella

August 23, 2025

Floral Realms Fairy Tales

Another World's Stars

Kel E Fox

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · LGBTQ+ · Romantasy · Novella

April 1, 2025

The LineFolk Of London

The Angel Of Kings Cross

Jay Neill

Fantasy · Urban Fantasy · Celtic Mythology · Christmas Fiction · Novella

December 29, 2025

Valentine's Day #2

The Fall Risk

Abby Jimenez

Novella · Romance

March 1, 2025

Sleighed by the Orc

Abby Knox

Fantasy · Monster Romance · Orc · Paranormal Romance · Romantasy

December 11, 2025