What are the best Gothic books?

Some of the best gothic books include The Nightshade God by Hannah F. Whitten, A Duel with the Vampire Lord by Elise Kova, Tenderly, I Am Devoured by Lyndall Clipstone, The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1) by Hannah Whitten, Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek. You can browse the full list on MoodReads, filtered by spice level, content warnings, and more.

What is Gothic in romance?

Gothic is the type of world-building or setting that grounds the story. MoodReads lets you browse books by this category with detailed metadata including spice levels, tropes, and content warnings.

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The Nightshade God

The Nightshade Crown, #3

Hannah F. Whitten

🌶️🌶️🌶️·third person

captive romancedark romancemagic bond

A Duel with the Vampire Lord

Married to Magic, #3

Elise Kova

🌶️🌶️🌶️·first person

vampire romanceenemies to loversslow burn

Tenderly, I Am Devoured

Lyndall Clipstone

🌶️🌶️🌶️·first person

second chancelove trianglereconnecting after tragedy

The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1)

The Nightshade Crown, #1

Hannah Whitten

🌶️🌶️🌶️·third person

forced proximityhidden identityblood feud romance

Where the Dark Stands Still

A.B. Poranek

🌶️·first person

captive romancecursed love interestforced proximity

Heartless Heathens

Santana Knox

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·first person

captive romancedark academia romancedark romance

What Wakes the Bells

Elle Tesch

🌶️🌶️🌶️·first person

dark romancerevenge romanceassassin romance

The Vampire Castle in the Sky

Tales from the Faraway North, #2

Iris Lake

🌶️🌶️🌶️·dual POV

captive romancedark romanceforced proximity

Where Darkness Falls

The Celestae Chronicles, #1

Morgan Elise

🌶️·first person

forced proximityblood feud romancedark romance

A Treachery of Swans

A.B. Poranek

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·first person

captive romancefairytale retellinghidden identity

Architecti

Deals of Dark Desire, #1

Ruby Roe

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·dual POV

forbidden loveprofessor x studentdark academia romance

Silver Under Nightfall

Reaper, #1

Rin Chupeco

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·third person

enemies to loversforbidden lovefound family

The Crimson Crown

The Crimson Crown Duology, #1

Heather Walter

🌶️·first person

forbidden lovesecond chancefairytale retelling

Widdershins

Whyborne & Griffin, #1

Jordan L. Hawk

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·first person·✓

opposites attractforbidden lovefound family

Master of Salt and Bones

Keri Lake

🌶️🌶️🌶️·first person

captive romancedark romanceboss/employee

Nocticadia

Nocticadia, #1

Keri Lake

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·dual POV

dark romanceforbidden lovehidden past revealed

A Theory of Dreaming

A Study in Drowning, #2

Ava Reid

🥛·dual POV

academic rivals to loversforbidden loveus against the world

Savage Blooms

Unearthly Delights, #1

S.T. Gibson

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·third person

forced proximitydark romanceforbidden love

King of Battle and Blood

Scarlett St. Clair

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·first person

arranged marriageenemies to loversforced proximity

The Faithful Dark

Cate Baumer

🥛·multi-POV

enemies to loversslow burnforbidden love

King Among the Dead

Hell Theory, #1

Lauren Gilley

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·third person

age gapdark romancementor/student dynamics

Lakesedge

World at the Lake's Edge, #1

Lyndall Clipstone

🌶️·first person

beauty and the beastforced proximityforbidden love

Fruit of the Flesh

I.V. Ophelia

🌶️🌶️🌶️·dual POV

arranged marriagedark romanceforced to marry

Unspoken

The Lynburn Legacy, #1

Sarah Rees Brennan

🥛·third person

forbidden lovelove trianglemagic bond

The Knave and the Moon

The Stonewater Kingdom, #2

Rachel Gillig

🌶️🌶️🌶️·dual POV

slow burnhidden identityforbidden love

Until the World Falls Down

Jordan Lynde

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·first person

fated matesbeauty and the beastcaptive/captor

Holy Wrath

Victoria Mier

🌶️🌶️🌶️·first person

forbidden loveforced proximitycaptive romance

Music of the Night

Tower Knights, #1

Angela J. Ford

🌶️🌶️🌶️·first person

dark romanceforced proximityhidden identity

The Year of the Witching

Bethel, #1

Alexis Henderson

🌶️·third person

blood feud romancecursed love interesthidden past revealed

A Light in the Dark

Banish the Dark, #1

Miranda Sapphire

🌶️🌶️🌶️·dual POV

beauty and the beastcaptive romancefairytale retelling

A Bone in His Teeth

Kellen Graves

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·third person

monster romanceenemies to loversforbidden love

A House of Fangs and Deceit

Lunaria Realms, #1

Alex Frost

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·first person

enemies to loversforced proximityarranged marriage

The Serpent's Bride

Bloodlines, #1

Kathryn Ann Kingsley

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·dual POV

enemies to loversarranged marriagehidden identity

A Dance with Death

The Three Bells, #1

Amanda Linsmeier

🌶️🌶️·first person

beauty and the beastcaptive romanceforbidden love

Autumn of the Grimoire

Sisters Solstice, #1

J.L. Vampa

🌶️🌶️·multi-POV·✓

enemies to loversmarriage of convenienceforced proximity

Winter of the Wicked

Sisters Solstice, #2

J.L. Vampa

🌶️🌶️🌶️·multi-POV·✓

enemies to loversslow burnfound family

Doctor D'Arco

Sorcerer of London

🌶️🌶️🌶️·first person

forced proximitygothic romanceinheritance romance

Empire of the Dawn

Empire of the Vampire, #3

Jay Kristoff

🌶️🌶️🌶️·epistolary / mixed media

vampire romanceforbidden loveforced proximity

Starling Nights

Starling Nights #1-2, #1

Merit Niemeitz

🥛·first person·✓

forbidden lovesecret relationshipslow burn

The Nightmare Bride

Shaylin Gandhi

🌶️🌶️·first person

arranged marriageenemies to loversslow burn

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

Roshani Chokshi

🥛·dual POV

forbidden lovehidden past revealedarranged marriage

The Reanimator's Fate

The Reanimator Mysteries, #4

Kara Jorgensen

🌶️🌶️🌶️·dual POV·✓

hurt/comfortfound familyestablished relationship

A Land So Wide

Erin A. Craig

🌶️🌶️·first person·✓

love triangleforbidden loverescue romance

The Book Eaters

Sunyi Dean

🥛·third person

forbidden lovequeer awakening

A Study in Drowning

A Study in Drowning, #1

Ava Reid

🥛·third person

rivals to loversslow burnforced proximity

A Vow of Blood and Tears

Cate Corvin

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·dual POV

fairytale retellingbeauty and the beastarranged marriage

Ocean of Sin and Starlight

Karina Halle

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·dual POV

captive romanceenemies to loversdark romance

Wild and Wicked Things

Francesca May

🥛·multi-POV

magic bondforbidden loveopposites attract

Summer Sons

Lee Mandelo

🌶️·first person

found familygrief bondslow burn

House of Hearts

Skyla Arndt

🥛·first person

forbidden lovedark academia romancesecret relationship

The Eating Woods

Keri Lake

🌶️🌶️🌶️·dual POV

slow burnenemies to loversforced proximity

Cinder House

Freya Marske

🌶️🌶️🌶️·third person

fairytale retellingforbidden lovefound family

The Shocking Experiments of Miss Mary Bennet

Melinda Taub

🌶️·epistolary / mixed media·✓

slow burnforbidden lovefound family

Providence Girls

Morgan Dante

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·epistolary / mixed media

monster romanceforbidden lovehurt/comfort

House of Rayne

Harley Laroux

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·dual POV

forced proximitydark romanceforbidden love

Fairydale

Veronica Lancet

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·first person

hidden identitysecret heir/royaltydark romance

The Hunter's Gambit

Ciel Pierlot

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·first person

captive romancedark romanceforced proximity

Blackthorn

J.T. Geissinger

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️·dual POV·✓

enemies to loverssecond chanceforbidden love

Break Wide the Sea

Break Wide the Sea, #1

Sara Holland

🥛·first person

enemies to loverslove triangleforbidden love

The Witch's Pet

Kerri Andrews

🌶️🌶️·dual POV

arranged marriageforced proximityenemies to lovers