If the raw savagery and peril grabbed you when Maddek drags Yvenne across unforgiving lands and blood is very much on the page, you’ll sink into the feral dread of The Wolf and the Woodsman. Évike’s trek with a hostile prince through monster-ridden forests and pogrom-haunted villages echoes the same knife’s-edge survival you felt during Maddek and Yvenne’s journey—complete with grisly magic, hard choices, and a romance tempered in violence and vulnerability.

You loved watching trust ignite between Maddek and Yvenne—from that hostile bargain to heat and loyalty—so you’ll devour the volatile pull between Griffin and Cat in A Promise of Fire. Like Maddek’s refusal to let go of his vengeance even as he begins to believe Yvenne, Griffin’s ruthless determination collides with Cat’s secrets, turning snark and steel into devotion amid ambushes, kidnappings, and pitched battles.

If Yvenne’s quiet plotting against King Zhalen and the knife-edged politics around her bid for a crown hooked you, The Jasmine Throne delivers a feast of betrayals and rebellions. As Malini maneuvers to reclaim power and Priya hides dangerous gifts, their slow-burning bond forms under imprisonment, coups, and religious zealotry—the same kind of high-tension scheming that made Yvenne’s ascent so satisfying.

If Yvenne’s resilience—surviving abuse, outthinking enemies, and turning a forced alliance with Maddek into strength—was what you loved, Phèdre in Kushiel’s Dart will captivate you. She endures brutal training and dangerous liaisons, then outmaneuvers spies and traitors across kingdoms, marrying sensuality to statecraft in a way that echoes Yvenne’s blend of steel, wit, and hard-won power.

If you loved how Maddek’s thirst for retribution smashes into a political marriage that turns into true partnership on the road, The Winter King hits the same sweet spot. Warlord-king Wynter weds storm-bright Khamsin to settle blood-debts and seize victory, and like Maddek and Yvenne’s bargain against Zhalen, their alliance sparks through ambushes, court traps, and a relentless push toward a single, consuming goal.