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Fairy Tale Heat Books in Order

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Find the Fairy Tale Heat books in order by Lidiya Foxglove, with short summaries, series background, and help choosing the best tale to start with.

Last updated: July 8, 2026

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Fairy Tale Heat books in publication order

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14 books

1

Beauty and the Goblin King

by Lidiya Foxglove

2017

With her family nearly ruined, a curious young woman accepts the Goblin King's scandalous bargain. In his caverns she finds a curse, a kingdom in trouble, and a monster far easier to love than she expected.

2

Rapunzel and the Dark Prince

by Lidiya Foxglove

2017

Rapunzel has spent her life in a tower until a horned darkling prince climbs up instead of her witch captor. Their escape costs him dearly, and she must trade innocence for freedom, love, and a cure.

3

Tasting Gretel

by Lidiya Foxglove

2017

Lost in the woods, Gretel finds a faery cottage and a cursed Magus who makes enchanted sweets for the Wicked Revels. She refuses to leave until she learns his true name, his curse, and whether desire can become love.

4

The Beggar Princess

by Lidiya Foxglove

2017

A proud princess rejects every noble suitor and is punished with marriage to the next man through the door. Her rough new husband seems like a peasant, but the forest, the wolves, and his secrets say otherwise.

5

The Goblin Cinderella

by Lidiya Foxglove

2017

A half-goblin Cinderella wants one unforgettable dance before she leaves her cruel home for good. A goblin godmother's spell and a dangerously alluring prince turn one night into magic, revenge, and a real chance at happiness.

6

The Mermaid Bride

by Lidiya Foxglove

2017

A thieving mermaid wakes on land with no memories, human legs, and a prince who may have saved her or stolen her. The beautiful Palace of Waterfalls hides answers that could cost her both love and freedom.

7

These Wicked Revels

by Lidiya Foxglove

2017

Princess Evaline escapes her rigid home through midnight revels in the faery realm, where dance feels like freedom. A wounded veteran competing for her hand turns the game into something far more dangerous and real.

8

Taming Red Riding Hood

by Lidiya Foxglove

2018

Fersa is finally living with her human father, but she is no proper lady, she is a wolf. When her tutor proves to be wolvenfolk too, family duty, hunting, and instinct collide in the deep woods.

9

Bluebeard's Curse

by Lidiya Foxglove

2021

After a strange illness, a young artist wakes promised to the mysterious Torvald Madsen and marked with living magic. His northern keep is full of whispers, locked spaces, and secrets that may destroy or free them both.

10

Captain Hook and the Mermaid

by Lidiya Foxglove

2021

A girl who followed Peter to Never Land becomes a mermaid and falls into Captain Hook's hands instead. Their bargain opens the door to the island's deeper curse and a surprisingly tender kind of rebellion.

11

The Giant's Captive

by Lidiya Foxglove

2021

A very tall village girl climbs a magic beanstalk hoping to lure down the last giant for a reward. Instead she ends up trapped in his hidden home, where loneliness, danger, and attraction all grow wild together.

12

The Goblin's Price

by Lidiya Foxglove

2021

A miller's daughter who longs to learn magic ends up trapped by a king after a lie about spinning straw into gold. Her only hope is a wild goblin sorcerer whose bargain could cost far more than she expects.

13

Wed to the Troll King

by Lidiya Foxglove

2022

A disappointed princess is married off to a brutal northern king who is a bear by day and a man by night. Breaking his curse means surviving troll politics, old grudges, and her own changing heart.

14

Rescued by the Raven King

by Lidiya Foxglove

2023

Belina, born tiny from a witch's spell, leaves home to find where she belongs and ends up rescued by a raven who becomes a man. Their journey through a dangerous little-people world asks what freedom and home really mean.

Fairy Tale Heat books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Beauty and the Goblin King"

    Beauty and the Goblin King

    by Lidiya Foxglove

    2017Fairy Tale Heat, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "These Wicked Revels"

    These Wicked Revels

    by Lidiya Foxglove

    2017Fairy Tale Heat, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Rapunzel and the Dark Prince"

    Rapunzel and the Dark Prince

    by Lidiya Foxglove

    2017Fairy Tale Heat, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "The Beggar Princess"

    The Beggar Princess

    by Lidiya Foxglove

    2017Fairy Tale Heat, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "The Goblin Cinderella"

    The Goblin Cinderella

    by Lidiya Foxglove

    2017Fairy Tale Heat, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "The Mermaid Bride"

    The Mermaid Bride

    by Lidiya Foxglove

    2017Fairy Tale Heat, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Tasting Gretel"

    Tasting Gretel

    by Lidiya Foxglove

    2017Fairy Tale Heat, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Taming Red Riding Hood"

    Taming Red Riding Hood

    by Lidiya Foxglove

    2018Fairy Tale Heat, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Captain Hook and the Mermaid"

    Captain Hook and the Mermaid

    by Lidiya Foxglove

    2021Fairy Tale Heat, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "The Giant's Captive"

    The Giant's Captive

    by Lidiya Foxglove

    2021Fairy Tale Heat, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "Bluebeard's Curse"

    Bluebeard's Curse

    by Lidiya Foxglove

    2021Fairy Tale Heat, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "The Goblin's Price"

    The Goblin's Price

    by Lidiya Foxglove

    2021Fairy Tale Heat, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "Wed to the Troll King"

    Wed to the Troll King

    by Lidiya Foxglove

    2022Fairy Tale Heat, Book 13
  14. Book cover for "Rescued by the Raven King"

    Rescued by the Raven King

    by Lidiya Foxglove

    2023Fairy Tale Heat, Book 14

Series background & context

Fairy Tale Heat is the series most people meet first when they pick up Lidiya Foxglove. The idea is simple and very effective: adult fairy-tale retellings that are fast, romantic, openly spicy, and set in a connected fantasy world full of goblins, fae, wolves, mermaids, trolls, dragons, and dangerous bargains.

The books are standalones, but they do talk to each other.

You can start with Beauty and the Goblin King, move on to These Wicked Revels, Rapunzel and the Dark Prince, The Beggar Princess, The Goblin Cinderella, and keep going through mermaids, Bluebeard, Rumpelstiltskin, the Troll King, and the Raven King. Each book retells a different tale, but Foxglove keeps threading in familiar kingdoms, magical courts, old curses, and side characters who wander through more than one story. That makes the world feel bigger than any single novella.

What these books do well is balance speed with atmosphere. They are short, but they are not empty. Foxglove likes a specific kind of adult fairy-tale mood: a little lush, a little mischievous, sometimes dangerous, but still ultimately warm-hearted. Her monster kings and wicked revels may look threatening at first, yet the emotional engine is usually soft. A lot of these stories are really about curiosity, loneliness, and women finding out that the supposedly frightening thing is kinder than the respectable human world around them.

The tone changes from book to book. Some are sweeter, some darker, some funnier, some more openly gothic. Captain Hook and the Mermaid has a cursed Never Land. The Mermaid Bride leans dreamy and aquatic. Bluebeard's Curse brings in a colder, more secretive castle mood. Rescued by the Raven King is gentler and more whimsical. That variety is part of the charm. You can pick by favorite fairy tale and still get a fair picture of the series.

If you want the cleanest route through it, starting at the beginning is rewarding because the shared world builds quietly over time. But if what you really want is Foxglove's take on Cinderella, Thumbelina, or Red Riding Hood, you can do that too. Fairy Tale Heat is a good series for readers who like their fantasy romance short, magical, and willing to take fairy tales seriously enough to play with them.

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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