ALICE IN WONDERLAND RETELLINGS
Blame it on the Duke by Lenora Bell
Plot
A historical, subtle retelling of Alice in Wonderland, where the MMC represents the Mad Hatter and our FMC is Alice and their relationship continues to go down a rabbit hole. Neither MC is looking for marriage but are forced into it. The MMC proposes a compromise of staying married for the summer to validate the marriage then they are free to go their own ways while staying married.
Tropes
Historical Romance
Post regency
Marriage of Convenience
Forced Proximity
History of family madness
MCs
MMC - Nick, Lord Hatherly, Future Duke of Barrington
A charmingly wicked, vice-indulging marquess who fears a genetic family mental health affliction known as the "Hatherly Madness"
FMC - Miss Alice Tombs
Brilliant, stubborn, and independent merchant's daughter with a passion for logic, ancient languages, and translating texts and drives off suitors for 3 seasons
Spice
Open door, Slow Burn, Moderate to High, 3.5/5
Formats
Audible - single female narration
Paperback 384 pages
Book #3 in interconnected standalones
Her Mad Hatter by Marie Hall
Plot
A magical fairy godmother, tasked with reforming Wonderland's "bad boys" by matching them with true love, forcibly pulls an adult Alice into Wonderland. She runs the mad hatters cupcakery and tea shoppe BEFORE discovering that wonderland was real. MMC is destined to be with Alice but after the last he is reluctant to be with her. Alice needs to use her love to save him from the madness and to save wonderland.
Tropes
Paranormal Romance
Steamy fantasy
Fated mates
He falls first and harder
MCs
MMC - Hatter
Gorgeous, brooding, passionate bad boy sworn off lovers. His health and mental stability is tied to wonderland and its magic
FMC - Alice Hu
Runs a cupcakery and tea shoppe in the modern world BEFORE discovering that wonderland was real
Spice
Open Door
Moderate to High, 3.5/5
Formats
KU
Audible - Single Narration
Paperback 130 pages (books 1-3 are bound into one 364 page book)
Short stories
Book #1/11
The Mad King by Jovee Winters
Plot
A curse has been put on the kingdom of Wonderland where the Mad Hatter is the king and the curse steals his memories and kills his queen - Alice. She dies and he refuses to accept it so he teams up with a few godmothers to handle dark magic and resurrect Alice and reclaim the crown.
Tropes
Dark Paranormal romance
Fated mates
Second chance
Fallen royalty
High stakes
MCs
MMC - The Mad Hatter, King
FMC - Alice
Spice
Moderate, 3/5
Formats
Book#1/10 in the Dark Kings Series - Spin off of Dark Queens
KU
Audible - single narration
Paperback 181 pages
Allison’s Adventures in Underland by C.M Stunich
Plot
While fleeing a party where her crush is brutally murdered by a rabbit-eared assassin, 19 year old Allison Liddell falls down a literal rabbit hole. She wakes up not in a whimsical Wonderland, but in Underland, a violent world filled with blood, drugs, and magic. Because a past catastrophe killed most of the women, Allison is hailed as the prophesied "Alice" destined to fix the world's broken magic. To find her way home, she must navigate a deadly landscape of monsters and shifters while the local rulers try to claim her for themselves
Tropes
Reverse Harem
Fated One/Prophecy
Portal Fantasy
Touch Her and Die
MCs
FMC - Allison Liddell, The Alice, Queen of Hearts
A bookish, traumatized human girl forced to survive brutal conditions to escape back home
MMCs - A harem of darker counterparts to classic Lewis Carroll characters:
Dee & Tee: Twin cursed angels gifted to Allison as property.
Rab: A rabbit-eared assassin and powerful bandersnatch shifter.
Lar: A deadly warrior.
Duke North: The Duke of Northumbria, a fierce jabberwock shifter.
The Mad Hatter, March Hare, & Dormouse: Twisted, chaotic figures who abduct her
Spice
High explicit spice, 4.5/5
Formats
Book #1/3
Complete Trilogy - Harem of Hearts + a novella
KU
Audible - Dual Narration
Paperback and hardback 152 pages
Onyx Hardcover
Limited Edition Omnibus - Full trilogy in one
Wicked Wonderland by Eva Chase
Plot
FMC Lyssa, inherits an old eccentric estate from her late grand-aunt. She tumbles through a mirror into a dark twisted version of wonderland
The realm is under the rule of the queen of hearts and the FMC has to learn to wield magic to fuel a rebellion and save the world
Tropes
Reverse Harem
Fated mates
Rebellion
Found family
MCs
FMC - Lyssa, Alice
A spirited and resilient woman escaping her messy real life who discovers she holds a grand magical destiny.
MMCs - The Harem
Hatter (Prickly, intense, and secretive).
Chess (The playful Cheshire Cat figure).
Theo (The passionate, protective White Knight)
Spice
Moderate, 3.5/5
Formats
Book #1/3
Complete Trilogy
KU
Audible - Unabridged Dual Narration
Paperback and hardcover 344 pages
Special edition paperback and hardcovers
War of Hearts by Stefanie Marie
Plot
Mundane Alice, known as Alex, is transported to Wonderland while fleeing her toxic ex-fiance. She encounters a dark decaying realm split by political conflict and consumed by a rot. She is a descendant of the original Alice so she is the only one that can save the realm.
Four kings of wonderland that represent each suit are fated to the Alice and have their own powers that help unlock Alex’s powers.
Tropes
Reverse harem
Dark romance
Fated mates
Magic
Portal fantasy
MCs
FMC - Alexandra "Alex" Kincade
A strong-willed descendant of Alice who possesses dormant, realm-saving magic.
MMCs - The four kings of Wonderland
Each ruling a different quadrant, holding distinct personalities, and acting as a necessary complement to Alex's power
Spice
Slow Burn, Moderate to High, 3.5/5
Formats
Book #1/3
Complete Trilogy - Her Wonderland Kings
KU
Not on audible
Paperback 216 pages
Into the Madness by A.K Koonce
Plot
Instead of falling into a rabbit hole, our FMC Madison, is abducted into the deceptive wonderland. The realm was awaiting Alice Liddell (the true Alice) which Madison was mistaken for, and to survive the political landscape, she has to pretend to be her
Tropes
Reverse harem
Fake identity
Enemies to lovers
Slow burn
Forced Proximity
MCs
FMC - Madison, Madi
A fierce, gritty heroine who gets abducted into Wonderland. She is sarcastic, adaptive, and willing to lie through her teeth to survive.
MMCs - The Harem
The White Rabbit: A rebellion leader hiding right under the King's nose.
The March Hare: A sweet but deceptive man who is actually an enemy spy.
The Unnamed Killer: A feared assassin whose real name people are too terrified to speak
Spice
Moderate - High, 3.5/5
Formats
Book #1/3
Complete Trilogy - The Villainous Wonderland Series
KU
Audible - Single Female Narration
Paperback 247 pages
Mad as a Hatter by Kendra Moreno
Plot
Follows our FMC Clara, a defense attorney who is dragged through a portal into a twisted nightmarish version of wonderland by a man with rabbit ears. Realm was poisoned and corrupted by the Red Queen. To survive and fulfill an ancient prophecy Clara has to survive a world of gore and monstrous creatures, defeat the knave, and win the heart of the first son of wonderland, the hatter.
Tropes
Horror
Romance
Dark Fantasy
Fated mates
Portal
Beauty and the beast, grumpy x sunshine
MCs
MMC - Hatter
The highly erratic, lethal, and intensely protective protector of Wonderland who battles his own deep insanity.
FMC - Clara
A fierce, highly logical human defense lawyer who has to learn to embrace her own internal madness to survive
Spice
Moderate to High, 4/5
Formats
Book #1/4
Sons of Wonderland Series
KU
Audible - Dual Narration
Paperback 268 pages
Collection Set One omnibus 446 pages