Deliciously Dark Fairytales Books in Order
Part ofKF Breene Books in OrderBrowse the Deliciously Dark Fairytales series by KF Breene in order, with book summaries, series background, and guidance on enjoying this dark Beauty and the Beast inspired romantasy.
Last updated: January 14, 2026
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Publication Order
4 books
A Queen of Ruin
by KF Breene
2022
With the curse broken, an exiled queen steps from the shadows and the demon king is still a looming threat. Finley and Nyfain must untangle treachery at court and rally their shattered kingdom before their enemies erase it for good.
A Kingdom of Ruin
by KF Breene
2022
To protect her people and the man she loves, Finley bargains with the demon king and becomes a prized prisoner in his dungeons. Surrounded by enemies, she plots Dolion’s downfall and clings to the hope of returning to her golden dragon alive.
A Throne of Ruin
by KF Breene
2021
The demons have marked Finley as a weapon they can use against Nyfain. As their schemes close in, she must decide how much of herself she is willing to trade to save those she loves, even if it means walking straight into the demon king’s hands.
A Ruin of Roses
by KF Breene
2021
Finley ventures into a forbidden wood to gather herbs for her starving village and is seized by Nyfain, a cursed dragon prince holding their ruined kingdom together. Trapped in his castle, she may be the only one who can break a demon wrought curse.
Series background & context
Deliciously Dark Fairytales takes familiar stories, tosses out the comforting parts, and leans hard into curses, claws, and very adult romance. The first four books follow Finley, a stubborn young woman trying to keep her small village alive inside a broken kingdom.
Finley remembers a time when her homeland was bright and bustling. Then a mad king struck a bargain with a demon, and everything curdled. The shifters who once protected the land lost touch with their animals. The kingdom slid into poverty and fear, cut off from the outside world. People whisper about a monster in the forbidden wood and an unseen prince who haunts a crumbling castle.
When Finley slips into the forest to gather desperately needed herbs, that monster catches her. Nyfain, the golden dragon prince, is the last of his kind and the only thing holding the cursed kingdom together. He is half legend, half nightmare, and fully certain that Finley might be the key to breaking the demon’s hold.
A Ruin of Roses, A Throne of Ruin, A Kingdom of Ruin, and A Queen of Ruin track their uneasy alliance. Finley refuses to be a passive sacrifice. She pushes back against Nyfain, the demon king Dolion, and the old bargains that keep her people trapped. As battles escalate from castle corridors to full scale wars, the series balances court intrigue, brutal magic, and some of the steamiest scenes Breene has written.
The supporting cast keeps things from sinking into pure gloom. Cursed servants, irreverent friends, and other shifters bring humor to the darkest moments. The story is full of consent aware kink, sharp edged banter, and a heroine who is allowed to be messy, angry, and deeply sexual while still being the moral center of her world.
Later installments in the wider Deliciously Dark Fairytales line move beyond this Beauty and the Beast framework into other twisted tales, including a Red Riding Hood inspired arc with its own dragon king and drug fueled threat. The common thread is a willingness to push boundaries, explore power dynamics, and still land on genuine connection and hard won hope.
If you want a romantasy series that feels like a fairytale told at midnight for adults only, this is the corner of KF Breene’s work to dive into.
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