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Touch her and die romance books

"Who did this to you?" energy. Someone looked at her wrong and now someone is getting stabbed. 16 books so far, including Binding 13, Bride and Butcher & Blackbird.

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A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas · Book 2 of 6 in A Court of Thorns and Roses
Spice 4/5 · Spicy
Rhysand. That is the hook. The sequel that turned a fairy-tale retelling into a found-family obsession.
- Fated mates
- Hurt / comfort
- Found family
Binding 13
Chloe Walsh · Book 1 of 6 in Boys of Tommen
Spice 2/5 · Simmer
An abused girl and the golden-boy rugby star who sees her. Heavy, huge and impossible to put down.
- Hurt / comfort
- He falls first
- Touch her and die
Bride
Ali Hazelwood
Spice 4/5 · Spicy
A vampire bride, a werewolf alpha, a marriage of convenience and the bonding scene that broke the internet.
- Arranged marriage
- Marriage of convenience
- Enemies to lovers
Butcher & Blackbird
Brynne Weaver · Book 1 of 3 in The Ruinous Love Trilogy
Spice 5/5 · Scorching
Two serial killers, a yearly kill competition and the funniest dark romance on the shelf.
- Rivals to lovers
- Touch her and die
- Found family
Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros · Book 1 of 5 in The Empyrean
Spice 3/5 · Steamy
A deadly dragon-rider war college and Xaden Riorson. The book that made half of BookTok shop for dragon jewellery.
- Enemies to lovers
- Deadly trials
- Touch her and die
From Blood and Ash
Jennifer L. Armentrout · Book 1 of 6 in Blood and Ash
Spice 3/5 · Steamy
A sheltered Maiden, her very flirty guard and one of the most talked-about twists in romantasy.
- Secret identity
- Forbidden love
- Touch her and die
House of Sky and Breath
Sarah J. Maas · Book 2 of 3 in Crescent City
Spice 4/5 · Spicy
Bryce and Hunt finally stop pretending, plus a crossover twist that broke the fandom.
- Fated mates
- Found family
- Touch her and die
Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros · Book 2 of 5 in The Empyrean
Spice 3/5 · Steamy
Violet and Xaden, now together and somehow still fighting about secrets. Bigger war, bigger dragons, bigger cliffhanger.
- Touch her and die
- Secret identity
- Morally grey MMC
Keeping 13
Chloe Walsh · Book 2 of 6 in Boys of Tommen
Spice 3/5 · Steamy
Johnny and Shannon continue. More healing, more heartbreak, a little more heat.
- Hurt / comfort
- Touch her and die
- Athlete
Lights Out
Navessa Allen · Book 1 in Into Darkness
Spice 5/5 · Scorching
A masked hacker watches a lonely nurse through her window. She watches back. The stalker romance that went mainstream.
- Touch her and die
- Stalker hero
- Possessive MMC
Onyx Storm
Rebecca Yarros · Book 3 of 5 in The Empyrean
Spice 3/5 · Steamy
An island-hopping quest for allies while the world burns. Yes, it ends on another cliffhanger.
- Touch her and die
- Road trip / vacation
- Morally grey MMC
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score · Book 1 in Knockemout
Spice 4/5 · Spicy
A runaway bride gets stuck in a small town with her surprise niece and the grumpiest barber alive. Small-town gold.
- Grumpy x sunshine
- Found family
- Touch her and die
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
Jennifer L. Armentrout · Book 2 of 6 in Blood and Ash
Spice 4/5 · Spicy
A fake engagement with the man who lied about everything. The banter and the spice both level up.
- Enemies to lovers
- Fake dating
- Touch her and die
Hunting Adeline
H.D. Carlton · Book 2 of 2 in Cat and Mouse Duet
Spice 5/5 · Scorching
Zade goes to war against a trafficking ring to get Adeline back. Darker, bloodier, more devoted.
- Touch her and die
- Revenge plot
- Stalker hero
Leather & Lark
Brynne Weaver · Book 2 of 3 in The Ruinous Love Trilogy
Spice 5/5 · Scorching
A hitman is forced to marry the chaotic woman who keeps trying to ruin his life. Feral and funny.
- Marriage of convenience
- Enemies to lovers
- Touch her and die
The Crown of Gilded Bones
Jennifer L. Armentrout · Book 3 of 6 in Blood and Ash
Spice 4/5 · Spicy
Poppy and Casteel step into crowns they never wanted. More gods, more wolves, more yelling at the page.
- Fated mates
- Touch her and die
- Found family

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Touch her and die books: FAQ

What are the best touch her and die books?

Reader favourites include Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh; Bride by Ali Hazelwood; Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver; Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros; From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout. Use the spice filter above to narrow it to your heat level.

What are the spiciest touch her and die books?

For explicit touch her and die romance, try Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver; Lights Out by Navessa Allen; Bride by Ali Hazelwood; Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score. These are rated 4 or 5 out of 5 on our spice scale.

Are there low-spice or clean touch her and die books?

Yes: Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh are rated 1 or 2 out of 5, closed door or kisses only.

Are there standalone touch her and die books?

If you do not want to commit to a series, try Bride by Ali Hazelwood.