Romantasy

Romantasy is the fusion genre that took over fiction: a fantasy world with a real magic system and real stakes, wrapped around a central love story that carries equal narrative weight. The relationship isn't a subplot bolted onto a quest — the romance and the fantasy escalate together, each raising the stakes of the other. Enemies-to-lovers across warring courts, a bargain with a creature who shouldn't be trusted, a bond that grows more dangerous the deeper it goes.

It's the biggest growth story in books right now. Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses, Rebecca Yarros's Fourth Wing, and the wider BookTok wave turned romantasy into the category readers search for by name — fae, dragon riders, historical courts, dark bargains, and slow burns that pay off over a whole series. The audience is huge, loyal, and moves as a pack from author to author.

Romantasy overlaps heavily with romance and fantasy readers who want both at full strength, and it's a natural home for authors bringing a following from Wattpad, Royal Road, or Substack. IlorisNovel is built for it: ad-free, with audio on every chapter, and authors keep 93% of every coin readers spend. Bring your readers — keep what you earn.