Are you looking for swoon-worthy fantasy romance books without spice? We’re here to help. My name is Sara, and I’m a high school teacher and a mother of teenagers. For a while now, I’ve been on a mission to find clean YA fantasy romance books for teens, and I’ve found some great options.
Below, you’ll find our list of fabulous fantasy romance books without spice. This list will consist of books we have read and some we have not. Readers, authors, and friends have made suggestions, and we’ve added them here. If you want a list of books we have read and can vouch for, please see our master list of all genres called Clean YA Books for Teens, Tweens, or Anyone.
(By the way, the term spice is a popular measure of the “spicy scenes” in a book, especially on Instagram and TikTok. Readers will often give the book a spice-level. I’ll only recommend no-spice books.)
**This page is in progress. Please help us build our list! Make your clean YA fantasy romance book suggestions in the comments!
Be sure to check the comments on this page and the above-linked page for reader suggestions of fantasy romance books without spice for teens.
What is a no-spice book?
To me, a no-spice book has no on-page sex or sexual situations. I recommend books with kissing only.
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Our suggestions for fantasy romance books without spice:
Emerald of the Sea
by Kimberly Pearl
From Amazon:
Backstabbing pirates. Extravagant dinner parties. Falling in love with the one man whoās out of reach. more…
This Dreamer
By Sara Watterson
From Amazon:
Ripped from her mundane immortal life, Evie must find and slay the Dreamer. Otherwise, she risks losing everything. But will her heart allow harm to befall the intriguing boy? more…
Suspended in the Stars
by E.A. Hendryx
From Amazon:
A GIRL IN HIDING. A BOY ON THE RUN. THE FATE OF THE GALAXY BETWEEN THEM. more…
Creatures of Chaos
by Julie Hall
From Amazon:
Chaos, the vicious supernatural competition where heroes are born and riches are won. more…
Cinder
by Stephanie Meyer
From Amazon:
Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. more…
Stealing Embers
by Julie Hall
From Amazon:
A realm of monsters. A world of lies. She belongs to both. more…
Sky of Seven Colors
by Rachelle Nelson
From Amazon:
In a strange part of the forest, the divide between worlds grows thin. more…
Romanov
by Nadine Brandes
From Amazon:
My name is Anastasia…. The history books say I died…. They donāt know the half of it. more…
Mortal Queens
by Victoria McCombs
From Amazon:
They vanish without a trace, disappear into the night . . . more…
Coral
by Sara Ella
From Amazon:
Inspired by āThe Little Mermaid,ā Coral explores what it means to be human in a world where humanity often seems lost... more…
The Rejected King
by Kortney Keisel
From Amazon:
The king hired her to find him a wife. She fell for him instead. more…
Unbetrothed
by Candice Pedraza Yamnitz
From Amazon:
Around Agatha Sea, princesses are poised, magically gifted, and betrothed. more…
Find Me
by Francesca Riley
From Amazon:
An ocean and a curse stand between them, and in fairy tales, there is always a cruel price to pay. more…
The Princess Companion
by Melanie Cellier
From Amazon:
Danger and romance await a woodcutter’s daughter in a royal palace. more…
Queen of Shadows
by Britt Cooper and Erin Dulin
From Amazon:
Why be a princess when you can rule the shadows?
Rejecting the senseless demands of her wicked stepmother, Ella of Locksley shares her familyās abundance with the people of her land. more…
Magic Forged
by K.M. Shea
From Amazon:
Ever feel like you donāt belong? Try being a hunter living with werewolves. Iām the definition of ādoesnāt fit inā. Iām not Pack, but Iām not the enemy, either. more…
Alliance
by E.B. Bridenstine
From Amazon:
The Evil Emperor Charr is capturing magical creatures, forcing them to perform in a circus to entertain humans. Ranamayve, a beauty even amongst elves, is taken from the only land sheās ever known to a world filled with humiliation and savagery. more…
From the author: best for ages 15+
The Healer’s Apprentice
by Melanie Dickerson
From Amazon:
A realistic, fast-paced reimagining of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale full of royalty, romance, and danger. more…
The Forgotten Book
by Mechthild GlƤser
From Amazon:
A Jane Austen-inspired YA tale about a sixteen-year-old girl who finds a magical bookāand discovers that anything she writes inside it comes true. more…
My Future Lies
by A.M. Pierre
From Amazon:
Christopher Smith always had a pretty “normal” life, so when a beautiful warrior with rainbow eyes kidnaps him, he thinks that’s as crazy as it gets. Not even close. more…
Princess Claus and the Great Escape
by J.L. Gillham
From Amazon:
Gold is wealth. Wealth is power. Power is a curse. Her legacy is to take on the most well-known job in the world. But is she up to the challenge? more…
(A holiday fantasy romance!)
A Touch of Gold
by Annie Sullivan
From Amazon:
Gold is wealth. Wealth is power. Power is a curse. This captivating fantasy adventureāthe untold story of the daughter King Midas turned to goldāwill dazzle you… more…
The Lost King’s Daughter
by A.D. German
From Amazon:
āThe gold of nobles is a rare gift indeed.ā more…
Witch Unbound
by B.C. Deeks
From Amazon:
When murder strikes in a remote mountain town, and the victims arenāt who they seemed, powerful guardian warlock, Marcus Egan, is sent from The Otherland to investigate. more…
Nameless
by Jennifer Jenkins
From Amazon:
Four clans have been at war for centuries: the Kodiak, the Raven, the Wolf, and the Ram. more…
Twin Daggers
by MarcyKate Connolly
From Amazon:
A fantasy spin on Romeo and Juliet, filled with forbidden love and dangerous stakes. more…
A Trial of Words and Worth
by Amity Thompson
From Amazon:
Ordinary words.
Extraordinary magic. more…
The Last of the Firedrakes
by Farah Oomerbhoy
From Amazon:
She never felt like she belongedā¦until magic pulled her into a world beyond her wildest imagination. more…
Daughter of Thieves
by Lichelle Slater
From Amazon:
Stealing a golden serpent should have been an easy-in, easy-out mission with my father. Instead, he was captured by the soldiers of Zunbar. more…
Over Ruled
by Brittney Joy
From Amazon:
Nova left the kingdom sixteen years agoābefore she could crawl. Now that she’s returned, it’s nothing short of a nightmare. more…
Kingdom Lost
by Dawn Shipman
From Amazon:
A Kingdom in Chaos. A Merciless Enemy. A Desperate Quest. more…
Please make your suggestions for fantasy romance books without spice for teens in the comments
Many of us love reading fantasy romance, but we are often not comfortable with the content. We need your help in building this list. Please let us know which clean YA fantasy romance books for teens you have read in the comments. We might just add them to our list above.
My recomendations would be anything by Melanie Cellier
i love her
Sarah K L Wilson
I recommend Classical Kingdoms by Brittany Fichter, Chase Runner Series by Bradley Caffee and Andari Chronicles by Kenley Davidson
Percy Jackson, Skulduggery Pleasant, Artemis Fowl, Lockwood & Co!!
Marie Lu books!
K.M. Shea books!! (My personal favorites are “Puss in Boots” and the “Hall of Blood and Mercy” trilogy. I liked the Midnight Court trilogy as well!!
The Paper Magician series by Charlie N. Holmberg, along with her Spellbreaker duology. Or really anything by her.
The Curious Realities two book series by Sara Ella is a great read and completely clean. I read them in two days, i couldn’t put the down.
Mortal Queens and Lethal Kings by Victoria McCombs.
Thank you! Great suggestions.