Dark Romance

(30 books)

Dark romance titles - do not read these books if you are easily terrified by the twisted or the steamy!
Her Soul to Take

Her Soul to Take

Harley Laroux

4.422021Horror
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The demon didn't just want my body. He wanted my soul.My reputation among magicians is unblemished. Killer, they call me; killing is what I’m best at. One wrong move and you’re dead. Except her. The one I was supposed to take, the one I should have killed. The cult that once controlled me wants her, but I’m not about to lose my new toy to them.I’ve always believed in the supernatural. Hunting for ghosts is my passion, but summoning a demon was never part of the plan. Monsters are roaming the woods, and something ancient—something evil—is waking up... and calling my name. I don’t know who I can trust, or how deep this darkness goes. All I know is that my one shot at survival is that the demon stalking me doesn’t just want my body—he wants my soul.

There Are No Saints

There Are No Saints

Sophie Lark

3.392021Romance
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She knows he's no saint, but she has no idea she's dancing with the devil. Cole Blackwell values control. He's the hottest sculptor in San Francisco―wealthy, successful, and respected. His only weakness is the dark impulse he carefully conceals. In truth, he's not just a man—he's a predator, and the city is his hunting ground. Mara Eldritch is a nobody. Broke and damaged, she works three jobs while creating paintings no one will ever see. When a chance encounter throws Mara into Cole's path, her escape from certain death fascinates him. More than that—it fixates him. He begins stalking her, discovering there's more to the struggling misfit than he would have guessed. She makes him feel things he never thought he could feel. He wants things he thought he'd never want. He doesn't know if he should protect her at all costs or destroy her before she ruins him. He's losing control, breaking the rules that have kept his true nature hidden from the world. Mara knows he's dangerous, but Cole is the only person who's ever recognized her talent, and it leads her heart astray, straight into the dark. Cole can teach her to get what she wants…but what might this vicious killer want in return? Content serial killers, blood, dubious consent, graphic murder, graphic violence, mentions of child abuse, kidnapping, stalking, emotional abuse, self harm, sexual assault, alcoholism, torture.

Tears of Tess

Tears of Tess

Pepper Winters

4.002013Romance
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“My life was complete. Happy, content, everything neat and perfect.Then it all changed.I was sold.”Tess Snow has everything she ever wanted: one more semester before a career in property development, a loving boyfriend, and a future dazzling with possibility.For their two-year anniversary, Brax surprises Tess with a romantic trip to Mexico. Sandy beaches, delicious cocktails, and soul-connecting sex set the mood for a wonderful holiday. With a full heart, and looking forward to a passion-filled week, Tess is on top of the world.But lusty paradise is shattered.Kidnapped. Drugged. Stolen. Tess is forced into a world full of darkness and terror.Captive and alone—no savior, no lover, no faith, no future—Tess evolves from terrified girl to fierce fighter. But no matter her strength, it can’t save her from the horror of being sold.Can Brax find Tess before she’s broken and ruined, or will Tess’s new owner change her life forever?A New Adult Dark Contemporary Romance, not suitable for people sensitive to grief, slavery, and nonconsensual sex. A story about finding love in the strangest of places, a will of iron that grows from necessity, and forgiveness that may not be enough.

Still Beating

Still Beating

Jennifer Hartmann

4.332020Romance
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He puts his hand against my chest. "It's still beating," he whispers, his words a soft kiss to my lips. "As long as it's beating, you're okay."When Cora Lawson attends her sister's birthday party, she expects at most a hangover or a walk of shame by the end of it. She doesn't anticipate a stolen wallet, leaving her stranded and dependent on her sister's fiancé, Dean Asher—her archnemesis and perpetual thorn in her side.And she really doesn't anticipate getting knocked out and waking up chained in a madman's basement, Dean in his own shackles beside her.After fifteen years of teasing, insults, and never-ending pranks, the ultimate joke seems to be on them. The two people who always thought they'd end up killing each other must now work together if they want to survive long enough to escape.But Cora and Dean don't know that their abductor has a plan for them. A plan that will alter the course of their relationship, blur the line between hate and love, and shackle them to each other long after they are freed from their chains. They're in this together—no matter what their unexpected bond might cost them.

Born Sinner

Born Sinner

S.L. Jennings

4.002016Romance
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Twenty-two years ago, I was cut from a cold, sodden womb, and cradled in the filth and poverty of Chicago’s concrete arms. Statistically, I wasn’t supposed to survive these streets past the age of eighteen.Fate had a different plan.I was bred for one purpose and one purpose only: to unleash death and destruction on my world.My thoughts are power.My words are weapons.Evil created me then grace tried to save me. But first… they tried to kill me.They call themselves the Se7en. They are sin and salvation, and everything we’ve feared from the beginning of time. And their leader is the deadliest of them all.He doesn’t lose.He doesn’t compromise.And most importantly, he doesn’t distract himself with mortal weakness.Not until me.Kill one to save a million.That’s what he told me when he took me as his prisoner.Kill one to save a million.That’s what he’s been trying to tell himself ever since he took me into his arms.

Corrupt

Corrupt

Penelope Douglas

3.902015New Adult
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ErikaI was told that dreams were our heart’s desires. My nightmares, however, became my obsession.His name is Michael Crist.My boyfriend’s older brother is like that scary movie that you peek through your hand to watch. He is handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. The star of his college’s basketball team and now gone pro, he’s more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than me.But I noticed him.I saw him. I heard him. The things that he did, and the deeds that he hid… For years, I bit my nails, unable to look away.Now, I’ve graduated high school and moved on to college, but I haven’t stopped watching Michael. He’s bad, and the dirt I’ve seen isn’t content to stay in my head anymore.Because he’s finally noticed me.MichaelHer name is Erika Fane, but everyone calls her Rika.My brother’s girlfriend grew up hanging around my house and is always at our dinner table. She looks down when I enter a room and stills when I am close. I can always feel the fear rolling off of her, and while I haven’t had her body, I know that I have her mind. That’s all I really want anyway.Until my brother leaves for the military, and I find Rika alone at college.In my city.Unprotected.The opportunity is too good to be true, as is the timing. Because you see, three years ago she put a few of my high school friends in prison, and now they’re out.We’ve waited. We’ve been patient. And now every last one of her nightmares will come true.Corrupt can be read as a stand-alone. No cliffhanger.

The Sweetest Oblivion

The Sweetest Oblivion

Danielle Lori

4.392018Romance
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She’s a romantic at heart, living in the most unromantic of worlds... Nicknamed Sweet Abelli for her docile nature, Elena smiles on cue and has a charming response for everything. She’s the favored daughter, the perfect mafia principessa... or was. Now, all she can see in the mirror’s reflection is blood staining her hands like crimson paint. They say first impressions are everything...In the murky waters of New York’s underworld, Elena’s sister is arranged to marry Nicolas Russo. A Made Man, a boss, a cheat—even measured against mafia standards. His reputation stretches far and wide and is darker than his black suits and ties. After his and Elena’s first encounter ends with an accidental glare on her part, she realizes he’s just as rude as he is handsome. She doesn’t like the man or anything he stands for, though that doesn’t stop her heart from pattering like rain against glass when he’s near, nor the shiver that ghosts down her spine at the sound of his voice. And he’s always near. Telling her what to do. Making her feel hotter than any future brother-in-law should. Elena may be the Sweet Abelli on the outside, but she’s beginning to learn she has a taste for the darkness, for rough hands, cigarettes, and whiskey-colored eyes. Having already escaped one scandal, however, she can hardly afford to be swept up in another. Besides, even if he were hers, everyone knows you don’t fall in love with a Made Man... Right?

Butcher & Blackbird

Butcher & Blackbird

Brynne Weaver

4.422023Horror
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When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, they find something elusive — the friendship of two like-minded, pitch-black souls who just happen to enjoy killing other serial killers.From small-town West Virginia to upscale California, and from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country.But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love.Can Rowan and Sloane dig themselves out of a game of graves? Or have they finally met their match?Tropes: Golden retriever x black cat; He falls first; Touch him/her and die; Friends to lovers; Forced proximity; One bedThe viral TikTok friends-to-lovers dark romantic comedy full of murder, chaos, and sizzling chemistry — unlike anything you’ve read before.

God of Malice

God of Malice

Rina Kent

4.342022Romance
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I caught the attention of a monster.I didn’t ask for it.Didn’t even see it coming.But the moment I do, it’s too late.Killian Carson is a predator wrapped in sophisticated charm.He’s cold-blooded, manipulative, and savage.The worst part is that no one sees his devil side.I do.And that will cost me everything.I run, but the thing about monsters?They always chase.This book is not a conventional romance and contains themes that aren't to everyone's liking. Please check the author's note before reading.

Gothikana

Gothikana

RuNyx

4.002021Suspense
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An unusual girl. An enigmatic man. An ancient castle. What could go wrong?An outcast her entire life, Corvina Clemm is left adrift after losing her mother. When she receives the admission letter from the mysterious University of Verenmore, she accepts it as a sign from the universe. The last thing she expects, though, is an old, secluded castle on top of a mountain riddled with secrets, deceit, and death.An enigma his entire life, Vad Deverell prefers being a closed book but knows exactly everything that happens at the university. A part-time professor working on his thesis, Vad has been around long enough to know the castle's dangers.And he knows the moment his paths cross with Corvina, she's dangerous to everything that he is.They shouldn't have caught each other's eye. They cannot be. But a chill-inducing century-old mystery forces them to collide. People have disappeared every five years for over a hundred years, and Corvina is getting clues to unraveling it all, and Vad needs to keep an eye on her.And so begins a tale of the mystique, the morbid, the macabre, and a deep love that blossoms in the unlikeliest of places.The eternal romance of Beauty & the Beast meets the gothic suspense of Dracula in this erotic dark academia story by RuNyx.EndorsementsNew York Times bestseller.

Asking for It

Asking for It

Lilah Pace

4.012015Romance
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“This is who I am. This is what I want. Now I need a man dangerous enough to give it to me.”Graduate student Vivienne Charles is afraid of her own desires—ashamed to admit that she fantasizes about being taken by force, by a man who will claim her completely and without mercy. When the magnetic, mysterious Jonah Marks learns her secret, he makes an offer that stuns her: they will remain near-strangers to each other, and meet in secret so that he can fulfill her fantasy.Their arrangement is twisted. The sex is incredible. And—despite their attempts to stay apart—soon their emotions are bound together as tightly as the rope around Vivienne’s wrists. But the secrets in their pasts threaten to turn their affair even darker...Reader Advisory: Asking for It deals explicitly with fantasies of non-consensual sex. Readers sensitive to portrayals of non-consensual sex should be advised.

Hooked

Hooked

Emily McIntire

4.132021Romance
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James has always had one agenda: destroy his enemy, Peter Michaels. When Peter’s twenty-year-old daughter Wendy shows up in James’s bar, he sees his way in. Seduce the girl and use her for his revenge. It’s the perfect plan, until things in James’s organization begin to crumble. Suddenly, he has to find the traitor in his midst, and his plan for revenge gets murkier as James starts to see Wendy as more than just a pawn in his game.Wendy has been cloistered away most of her life by her wealthy cold father, but a spontaneous night out with friends turns into an intense and addictive love affair with the dark and brooding James. As much as she knows James is dangerous, Wendy can’t seem to shake her desire for him. But as their relationship grows more heated and she learns more about the world he moves in, she finds herself unsure if she’s falling for the man known as James or the monster known as Hook.A dark and delicious fractured fairy tale reimagining of Peter Pan. He wants revenge, but he wants her more…

Captive in the Dark

Captive in the Dark

C.J. Roberts

3.942011Romance
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Caleb is a man with a singular interest in revenge. Kidnapped as a young boy and sold into slavery by a power-hungry mobster, he has thought of nothing but vengeance. For twelve years he has immersed himself in the world of pleasure slaves, searching for the one man he holds ultimately responsible. Finally, the architect of his suffering has emerged with a new identity, but not a new nature. If Caleb is to get close enough to strike, he must become the very thing he abhors and kidnap a beautiful girl to train her to be all that he once was.Eighteen-year-old Olivia Ruiz has just woken up in a strange place. Blindfolded and bound, there is only a calm male voice to welcome her. His name is Caleb, though he demands to be called Master. Olivia is young, beautiful, naïve, and willful to a fault. She has a dark sensuality that cannot be hidden or denied, though she tries to accomplish both. Although she is frightened by the strong, sadistic, and arrogant man who holds her prisoner, what keeps Olivia awake in the dark is her unwelcome attraction to him.WARNING: This book contains very disturbing situations, dubious consent, strong language, and graphic violence.

Raw

Raw

Belle Aurora

4.122014Romance
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Growing up the way I did, you’d think I’d be more screwed up than what I actually am. Soon as I turned sixteen, I left that bump in the road I called home and took my chances on the street. Best decision I ever made. Now, at the age of twenty-six, I’m educated, employed and damn good at my job. My friends have become my family. Like me, they know what it’s like to grow up unloved. But the saying is true. The world makes way for those who know where they are going. That’s me. I know where I’m going and I’ll get there eventually. On my own terms and at my own pace.But then there’s him. I feel his eyes on me. I see him hiding in plain sight. He watches me. He makes me feel. It’s unconventional. But it’s real.I’m sure you’re wondering how a person falls in love with their stalker. So am I. This isn’t a story. This is my life.This is not a love story. This is a story of love gone wrong.***This book includes situations that some may find uncomfortable.

Dark Promises

Dark Promises

Christine Feehan

4.212015Romance
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Gabrielle has had enough of battles, of wars, of seeing Gary Jansen, the man she loves, nearly lose his life when it isn't even his fight. Once he was a gentle and very human researcher. Now he's a fearless and lethal Carpathian warrior with the blood of an ancient lineage coursing through his veins—a man Gabrielle still needs, desires, and dreams of with every breath she takes. All she wants is a life far away from the Carpathian Mountains, far from vampires and the shadows cast by the crumbling monastery that hides so many terrible secrets. But Gabrielle soon learns that promises made in the dark can pierce the heart like a dagger.And she isn't the only one in search of answers in the corners of the unknown... Trixie Joanes has come to the Carpathian Mountains in search of her wayward granddaughter, fearing that she has been lured there by something unspeakable. Instead, Trixie has stumbled into the path of a desperate man and a woman in love and on the run. And they're all fated for the lair of a mysterious ancient with revenge in his soul and the undying power to make bad dreams come true.

The Villain

The Villain

L.J. Shen

4.222022Romance
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Cruel. Cold-blooded. Hades in a Brioni suit.Cillian Fitzpatrick has been dubbed every wicked thing on planet earth.To the media, he is The Villain.To me, he is the man who (reluctantly) saved my life.Now I need him to do me another small solid.Bail me out of the mess my husband got me into.What's a hundred grand to one of the wealthiest men in America, anyway?Only Cillian doesn't hand out free favors.The price for the money, it turns out, is my freedom.Now I'm the eldest Fitzpatrick brother's little toy.To play, to mold, to break.Too bad Cillian forgot one tiny detail.Persephone wasn't only the goddess of spring; she was also the queen of death.He thinks I'll buckle under the weight of his mind games.He is about to find out the most lethal poison is also the sweetest.Endorsements"I'm unequivocally, irrevocably head over heels in love with Cillian Fitzpatrick. Filled with Shen's trademark wit, soul-searing angst and emotional poignancy, The Villain is a deeply satisfying story of patience, acceptance, perseverance and love. Hands down a top 2020 must read!" — Helena Hunting, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author.

Sweetest Taboo

Sweetest Taboo

J. Kenner

4.122016Romance
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All eyes are on us... and there’s nowhere to run.Everyone has their own ideas about Dallas Sykes: he’s a reckless billionaire, a devilish playboy, a man who gets whatever he wants the minute he wants it. But I know the real Dallas behind the money, bravado, and power—and he’s completely, blissfully mine.We carefully guarded our secrets, and in each other’s arms we sought refuge from our dark past. Our pain became our pleasure, our control within the chaos. But we could only hide from the truth for so long.Now we’ve let loose our inhibitions and are ready to face the future. And no matter what people think or say, coming clean is its own sweet reward.

Quiver

Quiver

Tobsha Learner

3.301997Romance
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An intelligent and sensuous short story collection — the first of three — for today's modern women: both those new to the genre post-Fifty Shades of Grey, who are looking for their next read, and existing erotic-fiction enthusiasts. This seductive collection has something for all...

Bully

Bully

Penelope Douglas

3.852013High School
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My name is Tate.He doesn't call me that, though. He would never refer to me by a friendly nickname. No, he'll barely even speak to me. But he still won't leave me alone.We were best friends once. Then he turned on me and made it his mission to ruin my life. I've been humiliated, shut out, and gossiped about all through high school. His pranks and rumors got worse as time wore on, and I made myself sick trying to stay out of his way. I even went to France for a year, just to avoid him.But I'm done hiding from him now, and there's no way in hell I'll allow him to ruin another year. He might not have changed, but I have. It's time to fight back.

Bared to You

Bared to You

Sylvia Day

3.822012Romance
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Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness. He was beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. I was drawn to him as I'd never been to anything or anyone in my life. I craved his touch like a drug, even knowing it would weaken me. I was flawed and damaged, and he opened those cracks in me so easily.Gideon knew. He had demons of his own. And we would become the mirrors that reflected each other's most private wounds and desires.The bonds of his love transformed me, even as I prayed that the torment of our pasts didn't tear us apart.EndorsementsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Sylvia Day.

A Heart of Blood and Ashes

A Heart of Blood and Ashes

Milla Vane

3.862020Romance
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A generation past, the western realms were embroiled in endless war. Then the Destroyer came. From the blood and ashes he left behind, a tenuous alliance rose between the barbarian riders of Parsathe and the walled kingdoms of the south. That alliance is all that stands against the return of an ancient evil — until the barbarian king and queen are slain in an act of bloody betrayal.Though forbidden by the alliance council to kill the corrupt king responsible for his parents' murders, Maddek vows to avenge them, even if it costs him the Parsathean crown. But when he learns it was the king's daughter who lured his parents to their deaths, the barbarian warrior is determined to make her pay.Yet the woman Maddek captures is not what he expected. Though the last in a line of legendary warrior-queens, Yvenne is small and weak, and the sharpest weapons she wields are her mind and her tongue. Even more surprising is the marriage she proposes to unite them in their goals and to claim their thrones — because her desire for vengeance against her father burns even hotter than his own...

Priest

Priest

Sierra Simone

3.222015Romance
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He's a priest, and here is his confession.There are many rules a priest can't break. A priest cannot marry. A priest cannot abandon his flock. A priest cannot forsake his God. Tyler Bell has had no problem playing by the rules for the last three years after a family tragedy set him on the path to priesthood. That all changes when the delicious, sultry voice of Poppy Danforth sinks its claws in him through the screen of his confessional booth, and he can't get her sins out of his head.It should be easy to put his impure thoughts of her to rest, considering the vows Tyler has taken. It should be nothing to overcome what the sight and sound of her does to him, when his life with the Church means everything. But once he has his first forbidden taste of those red lips, Tyler can't help but break all his rules for Poppy—no matter what it might cost them both.Steamy, TikTok-famous Priest series in which sinners and saints alike test the bonds of religion, love, and lust.EndorsementsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Sierra Simone

Death Valley

Death Valley

Karina Halle

4.112025Horror
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Three years ago Aubrey Wells’ sister disappeared in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Since then, Aubrey’s life has crumbled around her. Desperate for answers, she hires rancher and wilderness guide Jensen McGraw to help discover what happened to her sister.Jensen doesn’t frighten easily. Hell, the finances of his family’s ranch are mixed up with one of the world’s most dangerous crime bosses, but he knows exactly what kind of unnatural creatures wait up in those mountains. He tries to convince Aubrey to give up, but he needs the money she offers if he wants to retake control of his ranch.Business isn’t the only thing brewing between Aubrey and Jensen—secrets, lies, and an intense attraction threaten to derail their journey up the mountain. When a fierce snowstorm hits, and members of the crew start disappearing, Aubrey and Jensen will have to use all their wits to survive.Because what dies in this wilderness doesn’t stay dead… it devours.Take Yellowstone and add in the White Walkers from Game of Thrones and you have Death Valley. Morally grey cowboys, menacing wilderness, and deadly zombies await in this dark western horror romance.EndorsementsNew York Times bestselling author — Karina Halle.

Does It Hurt?

Does It Hurt?

H D Carlton

3.972022Romance
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Who am I?I forgot the answer to that question long ago. Ever since I ran from that house, so desperate to escape, I left with only the clothes on my back and socks on my feet. After that day, I've only ever walked in stolen shoes.Could I be a girl searching for the meaning of life in faceless men? They were all so forgettable. Until he came along. He took me under a waterfall and made me forget my name, and in return, I took his instead.Enzo Vitale.An enigmatic man who will only ever love the deep sea. Or rather the predators that inhabit it. It turns out he's not so different from the monsters he feeds. He lured me onto his boat like a fish in the ocean, seeking vengeance for my crime. Had I realized his intentions and that a massive storm would leave us shipwrecked, I would've run.Now, I'm a girl seeking refuge in a decrepit lighthouse with a man who loathes me almost as much as he craves me. He wants to hurt me, but the old caretaker of the abandoned island may have intentions far more sinister.It's no longer a question of who I am, but rather, will I survive?

A Lesson in Deceit

A Lesson in Deceit

Allie Shante

4.062025Fantasy
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Riley Monroe has a pretty normal life — well, as normal as it gets for a human living in a world where magic exists openly. She’s been surrounded by magic users her whole life to the point that she hardly notices anything unusual in her quaint suburb. She didn’t expect her world to change the night she meets River St. James at a bar. He’s charming, confident, and just so happens to be able to read her mind.The tattooed telepath piques her interest, especially when he tells her he’s a student at the institution where her father teaches—Mystic Riegan University, a school that caters to both humans and magic wielders. When a mysterious tragedy strikes and Riley’s world is turned upside down, she is left with more questions than answers. She’ll have to take matters into her own hands to find the truth, starting with enrolling at Mystic Riegan. However, flying under the radar won’t be as easy as Riley hoped when she catches the attention of not only River’s best friend, Grayson, but also his older brother, Asher.Riley begins to unravel secrets within the seemingly prestigious university, discovering that some puzzles are better left unsolved. As truths begin to surface, Riley questions her new university friends while seeking help from others—including the three men who don’t mind sharing.

Rink Rash

Rink Rash

Santana Knox

4.392025Romance
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There are only three things that get under Madeline Maddox’s skin: defeat, disorder, and disruption—especially when it comes to her carefully curated life and her roller derby team. Because no one outskates Mad Maddox—that is, until a cocky little jammer blows back into her hometown wreaking havoc with all her plans.Vera Havik is mayhem; she’s chaos; she’s everything Madeline despises.Madeline is set on making their time on the track together a rink-rash-filled nightmare, pushing through Vera's defenses like a bad block. That’s when she learns the heavy secret the world-famous jammer is hiding. Everything’s off-track now, including their hearts.She’s the roller derby captain and her newest rival is her very own teammate. The fine line between love and hatred can be crushed, snorted, or injected… But it can’t be ignored.

Crucible

Crucible

B.B. Reid

3.992024Romance
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America’s sweetheart has been canceled.From teen star to international phenom to the biggest celebrity in the world, Aurelia George has suddenly found herself on the other side of adoration. The public thinks they hate her when they never really knew her. The saddest tragedy of all is that she doesn’t know herself.Done with the fame, glitz, and glam—the whole doe-eyed princess charade—Aurelia decides she’s taking back her life, even if it costs her everything.But her uncle has other plans.Shipped far away until the heat dies, Aurelia finds herself in the one place where her name means nothing. When a blizzard causes her plane to crash, she becomes stranded in the wilds of Northern Canada, a sole survivor with no one to turn to.No one except them.The misanthropic mountain men who’ve shut themselves away.It’s their cabin Aurelia finds in the icy wilderness and their obsession she ignites when they discover her sleeping in one of their beds. Thorin, Khalil, and Ezekiel (and all of his personalities) have only longed for one thing in nine long years...a woman to warm their beds.Surviving a plane crash, wolves, avalanches, frozen lakes, and a harsh winter with three feral men is nothing compared to Aurelia’s hardest trial of all—finding herself.Crucible is dark why-choose romance. Please refer to the trigger warnings before reading.EndorsementsFrom bestselling author B.B. Reid comes a wicked retelling of your favorite fairytale.

Wicked is the Reaper

Wicked is the Reaper

Nisha J. Tuli

3.492022Romance
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It’s the day of the Hunt, and I've always known it would decide my future. The man who brings the largest stag to the feet of my father will win my hand in marriage.My oldest friend and the greatest hunter in Aetherus is favored to win, and we've planned our entire lives together.That is, until the Reaper, the monster who haunts the trees, arrives with the largest stag in the forest and claims me as his own.Please Note: This book contains explicit content and darker elements, including mature language, violence, and sex. It is not intended for anyone under 18 years of age.Wicked is the Reaper is a steamy adult fantasy romance novella perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Raven Kennedy.

Tourist Season

Tourist Season

Brynne Weaver

4.142025Romance
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Cape Carnage is a seaside town of colorful houses, quirky shops, and an unusually high body count. But with tourists comes trouble, and Harper Starling won’t let anyone ruin her picture-perfect home. A skilled gardener with killer instincts, Harper protects her sanctuary at any cost—especially for her aging mentor with a fading memory.Troublesome tourists don’t check out of Carnage. They compost beneath Harper’s award-winning flowerbeds. But Nolan Rhodes isn’t your average tourist. Devilishly handsome, disarmingly charming, and skilled with a blade, Nolan is relentless in the pursuit of revenge. On every anniversary of the hit-and-run accident that fractured his life, Nolan slays another target. And he’s saved the best for last: the undeniably beautiful Harper Starling.The problem? Harper isn’t the monster he expected. And she won’t go down without a fight. When an amateur true crime investigator comes to Cape Carnage on the trail of a long-lost serial killer, Harper and Nolan strike an uneasy truce. If Nolan helps Harper protect her town, she’ll keep quiet about his hunting habits... for now. But their alliance soon spirals into obsession, one that threatens to shatter every secret in Carnage—including their fragile love.Welcome to Cape Carnage! Visit Once, Stay Forever. Tourist Season is a darkly funny, slow burn enemies-to-lovers romance where destruction and desire are balanced on the edge of a blade—and where love is the most dangerous battleground of all.

Insatiable

Insatiable

Leigh Rivers

4.402025Romance
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Kade Mitchell is obsessed with someone he despises.A snake in angel's skin, Stacey Rhodes is everything he can't have - the girl who shattered his heart and drove him deep into the darkness of the underworld.He's watched her for years. Killed anyone who came close to her. But now, with a brief moment of freedom from the life he's trapped in, he's back home and ready to re-claim what's his, and break his every rule.Not even his hatred can stop the pull between them. But he'll never forgive her . . . will he?Insatiable is a dark romance and contains explicit sexual content and difficult themes. Please read the content warnings before reading. Recommended 18+.If he can't have her, no one else can . . . Brother's best friend Hate to love Second chance romance Touch her and d*e Mutual obsession Forced proximityEndorsementsFrom USA Today bestselling author and TikTok sensation comes the gripping, steamy dark romance series that everyone is talking about!'Filled with tension, heartbreak and electric chemistry. This one will tear your heart right out of your chest before tossing it back in and sewing you up' — Brynne Weaver

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