If You Crave a Hero Who Would Burn the World for Her, Read These 5 Books

by J.R. Ward

Wrath, the last purebred vampire king, doesn't do soft. He doesn't do gentle. He does 'mine' — and once Beth Randall becomes his, the entire Black Dagger Brotherhood becomes secondary to keeping her breathing. He would dismantle his own warrior code, betray his king's duties, and face down every Lessening Society soldier alive for her.

by Sarah J. Maas

Rhysand, High Lord of the Night Court, spent fifty years Under the Mountain protecting Feyre from a distance, absorbing every consequence himself so she wouldn't have to. He built an entire court around the idea of keeping her safe before she knew she needed saving. When the time comes to fight — not just for her, but alongside her — there is no hesitation. He would erase every court in Prythian if it meant she survived.

by Ali Hazelwood

Lowe Moreland, Alpha of the Weres, doesn't announce his devotion. He demonstrates it through every small, quiet, irreversible choice. The marriage was a political arrangement. What follows is something that has no name in either the Vampyre or Were worlds — a bond that supersedes every duty he was born into.

by J.R. Ward

Zsadist, the most damaged warrior in the Black Dagger Brotherhood, doesn't believe he's capable of love. He believes he is broken beyond repair. Bella sees something different, and the war he wages — not against the Lessening Society, but against his own damage, for her — is one of the most devastating hero journeys in the genre. When the moment comes to protect her, there is no version of the story where he doesn't burn everything else to the ground first.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Hawke, golden-eyed guard sworn to protect the Maiden, does everything on a foundation of secrets. When those secrets surface, they don't diminish what he feels — they explain it. He was always going to choose her. The world, the gods, the kingdom, the vows — none of it was ever going to survive the moment he decided she mattered more.