Best Caroline Peckham Books

The best books by Caroline Peckham — 8 titles spanning Fantasy, Romance, averaging 4.08 BLT stars.

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Caroline Peckham — best known as one half of the Peckham & Valenti duo — has carved out a devoted following in dark fantasy romance with series that lean hard into emotional chaos. Zodiac Academy is the flagship: a fae academy world built around astrology and elemental magic, propelled by enemies-to-lovers tension, brutal power dynamics, and the kind of slow-burn anguish that keeps readers awake until 3am. The Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac spinoff expands that universe with even sharper edges. Her prose is fast, emotionally raw, and unashamedly addictive — not concerned with literary restraint, but expert at escalating stakes until readers are fully hostage to the outcome. If you like your fantasy romance with genuine darkness, morally complicated love interests, and worlds that feel lived-in rather than decorative, Peckham delivers exactly that.

Caroline Peckham's highest-rated book in our collection is Ruthless Fae (4.41 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

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    Ruthless Fae

    Zodiac Academy • Book 2

    by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    ★ 4.41 BLT Score (363.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (363.3K)
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    Warrior Fae

    Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac • Book 5

    by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    ★ 4.37 BLT Score (76.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (76.7K)
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    Dark Fae

    Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac • Book 1

    by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    ★ 4.24 BLT Score (113.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (113.0K)
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    The Reckoning (Part 1 of 2)

    Zodiac Academy [Dramatized Adaptation] #3, Part 1 • Book 3

    by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti, Khaya Fraites, Jessica Schly, Gregory Linnington, Julian Dailey, Jon Vertullo, Ryan Dalusung, Gabriel Michael

    ★ 4.19 BLT Score (1.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (1.6K)
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    The Reckoning (Part 2 of 2)

    Zodiac Academy [Dramatized Adaptation] #3, Part 2 • Book 3

    by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti, Khaya Fraites, Jessica Schly, Gregory Linnington, Julian Dailey, Jon Vertullo, Ryan Dalusung, Gabriel Michael

    ★ 4.15 BLT Score (1.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (1.5K)
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    Hollow

    Crown of Hearts and Chaos • Book 1

    by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    ★ 3.89 BLT Score (22.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (22.4K)
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    Cinder Vale

    Sins of the Zodiac • Book 3

    by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    ★ 3.82 BLT Score (133 ratings)
    ★ 4.67 Goodreads (133)
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    The Awakening

    Zodiac Academy [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 1

    by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti, Khaya Fraites, Jessica Schly, Gregory Linnington, Julian Dailey, Jon Vertullo, Ryan Dalusung, Gabriel Michael

    ★ 3.58 BLT Score (1.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (1.8K)
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