Who would so savagely kill an elderly farming couple in the Swedish town of Lenarp-the husband gruesomely tortured, the wife slowly strangled with a noose tied in an unusual knot-and then step out to the couple's barn to feed their horse? Inspector Kurt Wallander, battling midlife crisis-his estranged daughter has rarely called him since she lit out from home his estranged wife greets him by telling him how much weight he's put on-would love to have the leisure to speculate about the identity of the killers, described only by the dying Maria Lîvgren as "foreign." As acting chief of the Ystad police, though, he's got more urgent business on his hands: a series of xenophobic phone calls ("You now have three days to make up for shielding foreign criminals.
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Edge of the Map is equal parts inspiring, dramatic, and heartbreaking. Of course, this description of fantasy romance books still leaves room for a lot of variety in this category of books. What is Fantasy Romance?īut before we get to the list of best fantasy romance books worth reading, let’s take a look at what fantasy romance actually is.įantasy romance books are those with a storyline that includes magic, fairies or other magical creatures or some sort of supernatural phenomena like time travel all taking place in a magical, fictional world.Īs part of the romance book genre, fantasy romance books not only include this supernatural, magical element, but they are also stories that include a love story with a happy ending.Īuthors in this category who do it best craft stories full of the most creative worlds, enchanting characters and captivating storylines with a romance that will sweep you off your feet. I’ve pulled together my most favorite fantasy romance books as well as the most popular in this spellbinding category of romance novels so you won’t have to search anywhere else to find your next fantasy read. Do you love fantasy romance books? Well I have a book list for you! |