Are you bored of reading traditional contemporary romance? It may be time to take a walk on the dark side and move over to reading dark romance books. Twisted and gritty dark romance books take readers out of their comfort zones but in the best possible ways.
However, these stories do have dark themes and mature content so they will most likely come with a list of their own trigger warnings, please make sure to read these before continuning with the book.
So what is dark romance all about? These books can delve into so many different taboo and problematic situations such as abduction, non consent moments, stalking, murder, kidnapping, captivity ana many different types of kinks.
I have made a list of only some of the dark romance books out there, so youll have no shortage of books to add to your TBR (to be read) lists for the upcoming months. Want to keep track click here for all our book journals. All books will have links to purchase on amazon.
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Hollow Hellion – Jodie King
This is a pitch-black horror erotica circus romance. Please check the trigger warnings at the beginning of the book before you start by scanning the QR code to my website. This story is dark, with horror, extremely explicit content, and unsettling situations/flashbacks. Readers are warned to read at their own risk.
As the old saying goes, “Run away to the circus,” and it seems that is exactly what I have done. Except, this isn’t just any circus—it’s Oddity Carnival and Cirque, reputed to be the most horrifying spectacle in the States. It turns out, I wasn’t just running away from terror—I was unwittingly walking straight back into its chilling embrace.Attempting to adjust to my new life of madness, I find myself plunged into a waking nightmare: Hellion, the ringleader of The Hollow’s. With eyes like swirling vortexes and tattoos that seem to writhe and pulse across his skin, he ensnares me in his twisted web, his sinister obsession fixating on his broken dolly.Hell seeks to shatter me, to break me down through pain and suffering for his own sick pleasure. But what he fails to realize is that pain is not foreign to me—it’s my home. As he delves deeper into his depraved games, he’ll come to understand that I am not so easily broken. I am a mosaic of splintered fragments and intricate puzzle pieces, a complex enigma that even Hellion, with all his distorted needs, may struggle to grasp or comprehend.Once a sadist’s cravings collide with a masochist’s submissive desires, the world around us dissolves into a mist of forbidden darkness and insatiable bliss, where boundaries blur and inhibitions fade into oblivion. As evil as this carnival may be, where illusions intertwine with shadows, the essence of who we are remains incomparable, defying the delirium that surrounds us.But, beneath our façade of face paints and behind our veils of secrecy, lie haunting truths that have the power to reshape the very fabric of our deranged reality.
The Sweetest Oblivion – Danielle Lori
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?
Haunting Adeline – H.D Carlton
“I’ve chased you across time and space, and you’ve never been able to get away.”For Adeline Reilly, moving back to Seattle was supposed to be the perfect fresh start. With her flourishing career as an author, and the inheritance of her late grandmother’s gothic mansion, there is nothing to stand in her way.But Adeline isn’t alone in Parson’s Manor.It isn’t the angry souls haunting the hallways of her childhood home that Adeline fears–it’s the mysterious break-ins, roses appearing, and threatening messages that somehow sound more like eerie promises.Adeline has a stalker.Yet, she quickly discovers she’s not the first person in her family to fall victim to a shadow in pursuit.Left behind are her great-grandmother’s haunting journals detailing the story of her own phantom, and subsequently, her brutal murder.Parson’s Manor now holds more than just Adeline’s memories—it houses a grim future that could lead to history repeating itself.If she doesn’t fall in love with her stalker first.
Sparrow – L.J Shen
Troy Brennan Every Southie in Boston knows that name. The son of a dead mobster. The heart-throb with steel-blue eyes. “The Fixer” who can make or break you in this city. Oh, and my new husband. Sparrow Raynes That’s me. No one seemed to remember my name up until he barged into my life. But then he caged me. Kidnapped me. And killed every chance I had to run away from the place where we grew up. Put simply, Troy Brennan clipped my wings. I have dreams, big ones, but I doubt he’ll ever let me chase them. I have no idea why he decided to take me as his wife. But I do know this: pissing off this man will not do me any good. At all.
I Dare You – Shantel Tessier
What do you do when the devil has you in his sights?You show him that you can play his game.Austin Lowes is new to town. She’s running from a mom who hates her to her dad who cares nothing about her. Only a few months and she will be free, or at least, that’s what she hopes … until she meets him.Cole Reynolds is the devil disguised as a man. He wants her fear, he wants her blood, and he wants her soul.Just a little game, he says, I dare you.Will Austin survive him, or will she lose herself and the game?Secrets are revealed and justice will be served, but at what cost?Who survives and who doesn’t.
Butcher & Blackbird – Brynne Weaver
Even serial killers deserve a meet-cute.When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive – the friendship of two like-minded, pitch-black souls who just happen to enjoy killing other serial killers.Stalking across the country, 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 deeper, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their new-found romance.Can Rowan and Sloane dig themselves out of a game of graves? Or have they finally met their match?
The Monster of Hotel No 7 – K.V Rose
LITTLE SUN – I am the princess of Writhe, a secret society slithering with evil. But I have everything I could ever want… except him. Sullen Rule disappeared two years ago from Ritual Drive, our shared, private street. After sending off dozens of unanswered letters in hopes they may one day reach him, I have nearly given up on ever seeing the boy of shadows again. But one night at Hotel No. 7, he appears in the dark. And he is no longer content to only watch me. I wake up in a green-glowing lab, his body over mine, and where we go from here… That’s anyone’s guess.
SULLEN RULE – My father is the former leader of Writhe. I am his experiment. She was the only sun in my life, but I have spent too long watching her with other boys while I have never had anyone of my own. Stitches, bruises, scars; I am covered in them. She will loathe me. I will disgust her. But I can no longer stay away. It’s time for Karia Ven to enter my lab, and what I do to her here will echo down in the lore of Writhe for centuries to come, even if neither of us survive it.
The Ritual – Shantel Tessier
THE CHOSEN ONE Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all—the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one.
I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW.
People think growing up with money is freeing, but I promise you, it’s not. My entire life has been planned out for me. I never got the chance to do what I wanted until Ryat Alexander Archer came along and gave me an option for a better life. He offered me what no one else ever had—freedom.I chose to be his. He made me believe that anyway, but it was just another lie. A way that the Lords manipulate you into doing what they want.After being sucked into the dark, twisted world of the Lords, I embraced my new role and allowed Ryat to parade me around like the trophy I was to him. But like all things, what started out as a game soon became a fight for survival. And the only way out was death.
Does It Hurt? – H.D Carlton
Who am I?
I’ve forgotten 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 who is 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 that will only ever love the deep sea. Or rather the predators that inhabit it. Turns out, he’s not so different than 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 who’s 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?
Little Bird Lost- Jessie Walker
I’m the one they’ve been waiting for…Tick, tick, tick…He calls himself the Fowler, and this is his Aviary—a lavish mansion buried deep within an endless wintry forest,where the wicked elite gather to play their depraved games.He calls us his Flock—Me and his three sons, Corvin, Ezio, and Aquillus.My jailers.My tormentors.My salvation.They hold the keys to my cage.They keep me sane.I can’t let this place get to me. I can’t let them into my head.But when the line between good and evil blurs in this never-ending nightmare—Who will be left standing?The girl I was…Or the Firebird they turned me into. “There is only one way out of the Aviary, my dear.Be it by wings or ash.”
Pennies – Pepper Winters
“I’m not the hero in this story, girl. You’d do best to remember that.”
Once upon a time, I was an eighteen year old psychology student. Now, I’m a man’s property. Stolen and sold, I’ve been decorated in bruises since the day my world changed two years ago. I suffer in silence, I crave freedom, but I never break. I can’t. Until he arrives. Elder Prest, the only man to look at me and see me. The only man more ruthless than my owner. He wants me for reasons I don’t understand. He claims me for one night then leaves and never looks back. Until he returns. And life becomes much more complicated.
Distorted – Nyla. K
This is Alabaster Penitentiary… Where they send you when the world thinks you’re dead. And trust me, you’ll wish you were. We’re the stain on society. The freaks, the creeps, your favorite Netflix documentaries come to life. They lock us up and throw away the key, because we deserve it. But not me. I’m just a lowly bank robber. I don’t belong here, surrounded by psychopaths and killers with no remorse… At least, I don’t think I do.Getting by unscathed is my top priority. Unfortunately for me and my fellow prisoners, those in charge are more dangerous than we are. You see, the guards run the show, and I seem to have caught the attention of the most twisted one. He has a name, but it might as well be Officer. We move around one another like a sun and a moon, revolving in an axis of confused lust and torment until the truth is distorted, and the thing I once feared becomes that which I crave; my vile addiction, somehow so exquisite. Reality warps in the dungeon, and I’m left wondering which prison is worse… the one holding my body, or my mind.
In Peace Lies Havoc – Amo Jones
My name is Dove Hendry. Mine is Kingston Axton. I was captured by darkness. She has always been ours…They groomed me for Midnight Mayhem. Like a trained possession, weak against their control. She has been conditioned with our blood for years. She just doesn’t know it yet…But Midnight Mayhem was the stained glass that concealed a very dark culture. A culture that she is about to become the center of. The Brothers of Kiznitch come in fours, and they’re not happy about me being hustled into their acts. Or are we? Careful, Little Bird. A warning is a warning for a reason…Mind-tricks.Stunts.Deceit.Power. But there’s something uglier that has been haunting me for years upon years. So ugly that I have never seen its face. I never had to. I’d hear his whispers through my internal screams, feel his shadow brush against my nightmares. He was my the monster that tormented me.And maybe lived under your bed…When I started Midnight Mayhem, his presence faded. His whispers were silenced. His shadow dissolving without a trace. I wondered why that was. She didn’t have to wonder for long…
Deviant King – Rina Kent
The villain isn’t supposed to be king. I have a simple plan. Finish Royal Elite School and get into my dream university. One glance from the school’s king blows my plan up in smoke. One glance and he suffocates my air. One glance and he issues his death sentence. His first words spiral my life into irreparable chaos. “I will destroy you.” Everything about Aiden King is black. Black mind. Black heart. Black soul. I should’ve remained quiet and endured the time I have left. I didn’t. I made the irrevocable mistake of provoking the king on his throne. The devil in his hell. And now, I’ll pay the price. Being hated by Aiden King is dangerous. But being wanted by him is lethal.
King – T.M Frazier
Homeless. Hungry. Desperate. Doe has no memories of who she is or where she comes from. A notorious career criminal just released from prison, King is someone you don’t want to cross unless you’re prepared to pay him back in blood, sweat, sex or a combination of all three. King’s future hangs in the balance. Doe’s is written in her past. When they come crashing together, they will have to learn that sometimes in order to hold on, you have to first let go.
Resurrection – Siobhan Davis
Everything changed the night my dad died. The night I met Saint, Galen, Caz, and Theo. Those manipulative a-holes set out to ruin me after our hot night together, but they didn’t realize you can’t destroy something that’s already broken. And it only works if the victim cares. Which I don’t. Because I’ve been in hell for years, and nothing penetrates the steel walls I’ve erected. Until The Sainthood decides I belong to them and cracks appear in my veneer. Their cruel games, harsh words, and rough touch awakens something inside me, and now, I’m in trouble. They draw me deeper into their dangerous world, until I’m in the middle of all the violence and gang warfare, tangled up in all the secrets and lies, and there’s no turning back. Because they own me. And nothing has ever felt so right. I’m exactly where I should be. But with enemies on all sides, survival becomes a deadly game with no guarantees. And, sometimes, saints become sinners.
Whispers & Roars – K Webster
I’m a recluse. Sad, quiet, afraid. Sequestered in my home away from the world. It’s better this way. I wasn’t always alone. I had him-my boyfriend, my best friend, my everything. Yeo Anderson. But I sent him away. I was a fungus. Growing and festering. Turning his brilliant parts black with the disease otherwise known as me. My sweet boy was sick in love. I couldn’t bear to think about what he was giving up. For me. I’d poisoned him, but it wasn’t too late. I could fix it. So, I did. But he’s back. The boy blossomed into a man who wants to fight me for me. The past that rules me is dark and chaotic and violent. It always wins. Love isn’t supposed to be a war. Yeo thinks our hearts, though, will win this time.
That Sik Luv – Jescie Hall
Fornication is a sin. As it reads, we should flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. They teach us that these thoughts, these actions, are immoral. But that dark side that lives inside all of us, the true nature of man, drives us to seek the need that burns within, demanding to be set free. Deep inside of our bones lies that intrinsic need, one desperate to escape. An innate behavior, seemingly out of our control. One that screams for sins they tell us are condemning. Aero is the throat from which I scream. The dark parts of myself I want hidden from this world are all he sees when he gazes at me beneath yet another mask. He’s the demon drowning me in my own underlying desires. He may never stop. Not until I succumb to my truths, or die beneath the weight of his unrelenting grasp. Because according to him, the life I’ve been living is a hell far worse than death.
Bitter Heat – Mia Knight
She was the wood. He was the flame. After this, they would be ash. A cruel twist of fate leaves Jasmine Hennessy stranded in a remote cabin with her worst nightmare—her ex-husband, James Roth, who she hasn’t seen in five years. He isn’t acting like the man she married, but did she ever really know him? One night together kicks off a series of events that threatens her freedom as Roth seeks vengeance on those who ruined him seven years ago. He’s determined to bring her back into the world she left behind where money is king, reputation is everything, and people will kill to keep their secrets.
These Monstrous Ties – K.V Rose
I was Lilith. He was Lucifer. Halloween night, one year ago, I sold my soul to the devil. Complete with a blood rite and everything. I had less than nothing. He promised me the world. And then he disappeared, taking my heart with him. But now, he’s the one with everything to lose. A family. A name. A reputation. I’ve still got nothing, but I’m clawing my way to the top, one body at a time. This Halloween, things are going to be different. This Halloween, ‘Lilith’ is coming to take what’s hers.
Rough Edge – C.D Reiss
He’s her husband, but he’s not the man she married. Caden and Greyson come home from deployment to build a life together. Everything is perfect, until Caden starts changing into a different man–one with a savage edge that’s as dangerous as it is sexy. Who is her husband? What has he become? And why? Caden takes part in an experimental treatment, one that intensifies the break between who he was and who he’s becoming, while Greyson hunts down answers, putting together pieces of a puzzle that begins in Iraq and ends in their bedroom. The cure may be worse than the disease, and as Caden’s roughness hits new heights, so does Greyson’s pleasure. She’s falling in love with a man she never married-a man whose very existence is a mystery, and one she’s hell-bent on destroying. With time running out and forces bigger than their marriage working against them, Greyson needs to put together the pieces before Caden takes it all too far…
Born, Darkly – Trisha Wolfe
He challenged her sanity. She shattered his reality. They dared each other…to the brink of madness. A dark and twisted maze awaits criminal psychologist London Noble when she falls for her patient, convicted serial killer, Grayson Pierce Sullivan. As she unravels the traps, her sanity tested with each game, she’s forced to acknowledge the true evil in the world around her.
Ecstasy – K.V Rose
Zara.Eli.Alex. Three students at Caven U who are all really, really f*cking tired of life. Zara has a substance problem. Eli is a star athlete with a secret. And Alex? He’s just a f*cking a**hole. Their paths collide one night at a party that quickly spirals out of control. A series of volatile moments follow, enveloping the three of them in a whirlwind of drama, drugs, and destruction. Zara feels like she’s slipping under, losing her grip on reality. And if she isn’t careful, one of the boys just might pull her all the way down. But the thing about almost dying at the hands of someone you hate? In the moment before you take your last breath, the fear can feel a lot like…ecstasy. And that’s a high you only get once in a lifetime.
Dark Notes – Pam Godwin
They call me a slut. Maybe I am. Sometimes I do things I despise. Sometimes men take without asking. But I have a musical gift, only a year left of high school, and a plan. With one obstacle. Emeric Marceaux doesn’t just take. He seizes my will power and bangs it like a dark note. When he commands me to play, I want to give him everything. I kneel for his punishments, tremble for his touch, and risk it all for our stolen moments. He’s my obsession, my master, my music. And my teacher.
Corrupt – Penelope Douglas
Erika Fane’s boyfriend’s older brother is handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. The star of his college’s basketball team gone pro, he’s more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than he is with her. But she saw him. She heard him. The things that he did, and the deeds that he hid . . .For years, Erika bit her nails, unable to look away. Now, she’s in college, but she hasn’t stopped watching him. He’s bad and the things she’s seen aren’t content to stay in her head anymore. Because he’s finally noticed her. But Michael Crist knows the hold he has on Rika, how much she fears him. She looks down when he enters the room and stills when he’s close. He knows she thinks only of him. When Michael’s brother leaves for the military, leaving Rika alone and unprotected, he knows the opportunity is too good to be true. Three years ago she put Michael’s friends in prison, and now they’re free. Every last one of her nightmares is about to come true.
Until I Get You – Claire Contreras
3 years ago, she ruined my life. Now I’m going to return the favor…My reputation at Fairview University preceded me. I was the projected number-one pick in the NHL draft and the fan favorite at the rink. People wanted to be me or be with me. Except for Lyla James Marichal. She didn’t look at me like I was her next meal. She eyed me with disdain. Instead of vying for my attention, she ignored me and pushed me away. She was completely unattainable, and I became obsessed with her. When I finally got her, it felt like I was on top of the world. I was going to help the team win another championship, going into the draft, and had Lyla by my side. And then, without warning, she left me. Vanished. It took me three bitter, angry, long years to find her, but I did, and now she owes me a lot more than just an explanation. Three years ago, she ruined my life. Now, I was going to become her worst nightmare.
Forbidden – Tabitha Suzuma
She is pretty and talented – sweet sixteen and never been kissed. He is seventeen; gorgeous and on the brink of a bright future. And now they have fallen in love.But . . .They are brother and sister.
Kill Switch – Penelope Douglas
Sending Damon to prison was the worst thing Winter could’ve done. It didn’t matter that he committed the crime or that she wished he was dead. Winter thought he’d cool off in jail and become anything but the horror he was or that, at the very least, she’d have time to disappear before he got out. But she was wrong. Three years came and went too fast, and prison only gave him time to plan. And while Winter anticipated his vengeance, she didn’t expect this. He doesn’t want to make her hurt. He wants to make everything hurt. Damon knows he needs to get rid of Winter’s father, giving Winter, her sister and her mother nowhere to run. The Ashby women are desperate for a knight in shining armour. But that’s not who’s coming. It’s time Damon took control of his future. It’s time he showed them all that he will never stop being the nightmare they think he is. Damon won’t have to break into Winter’s home to do it. As the new man of the house, he has all the keys.
Flock – Kate Stewart
The deal is simple: all nineteen-year-old student Cecelia Horner has to do is survive a year in the small town of Triple Falls, living with her estranged father and working at his factory. In return, he’ll not only pay her college tuition but will hand over a small fortune that will enable Cecelia to help her single mother. But everything changes when she meets sexy local Sean on her first day of work. He introduces her to his close knit circle of friends – including the enigmatic Dominic – a group who live by their own rules and brandish the same raven tattoo. Cecelia has always played it safe but, blinded by her growing feelings for Sean and Dominic, she’s determined to enjoy her last summer of freedom and be open to new experiences. No matter where they might lead . . .
Taming Seraphine – Gigi Styx
They captured me, broke me. Molded me into their perfect weapon. I sullied my soul, seducing and murdering strangers. Then a hitman killed my captors and set me free. LeroiI rescued a girl from a basement thinking she was innocent, but I brought home a serial killer whose darkness borders on insanity. Now, I need to tame her murderous instincts before I become her next victim. Seraphine is reckless, unstable, and likely to get us both destroyed. Every instinct says I should end her, but she’s too captivating to resist. Each day, she draws me deeper into her web, her allure stripping my self-control. But I’m harboring secrets treacherous enough to add me to her list of men to slaughter. Seraphine Leroi is dark, deadly, and dangerously attractive. I don’t know what he wants, but resisting him is impossible and I’m ready to slay him at the first sign of betrayal. When a dark figure from the past rises from the shadows, wanting to reclaim me, I’m forced to trust a man who might stab me in the back.
God Of Malice – Rina Kent
Killian Carson is a predator cloaked in charm. His charisma fools everyone―except Glyndon King. She sees the psychopath beneath and knows she should run. But a dark part of her craves the danger, knowing he’ll chase her . . . and she might just want to be caught. Glyndon has never been anyone’s favourite, always falling short of her family’s expectations. But Killian? He doesn’t expect anything except that she’s his now. Their schools are rivals, their families lifelong enemies, but none of that matters to him. As their pasts collide in more disturbing ways than they imagined, it could either strengthen their bond or be their undoing…Can two broken souls heal each other, or will their twisted desires tear them apart?
Credence – Penelope Douglas
Three of them, one of her, and a remote cabin in the woods. Let the hot, winter nights ensue…Tiernan de Haas doesn’t care about anything anymore. The only child of a film producer and his starlet wife, she’s grown up with wealth and privilege but not love or guidance. Shipped off to boarding schools from an early age, it was still impossible to escape the loneliness and carve out a life of her own. The shadow of her parents’ fame followed her everywhere.And when they suddenly pass away, she knows she should be devastated. But has anything really changed? She’s always been alone, hasn’t she?Jake Van der Berg, her father’s stepbrother and her only living relative, assumes guardianship of Tiernan who is still two months shy of eighteen. Sent to live with him and his two sons, Noah and Kaleb, in the mountains of Colorado, Tiernan soon learns that these men now have a say in what she chooses to care and not care about anymore.As the three of them take her under their wing, teach her to work and survive in the remote woods far away from the rest of the world, she slowly finds her place among them. And as a part of them.She also realizes that lines blur and rules become easy to break when no one else is watching.One of them has her. The other one wants her. But he…He’s going to keep her.
Shattered Hearts – Shae Ruby
She is his angel. He is her devil. Hallie Cox was low for a long time, and now she’s ready to chase a high… whether she finds it between the sheets or at the bottom of a bottle doesn’t matter to her. The only problem is that nothing is enough anymore. Until him. Just when she thinks her path to self-destruction is coming to an end, she meets Zayne. He quickly becomes her newest addiction, but she should know by now that with the best highs come the worst crashes, and he will drag her down to the lowest pits of hell. Zayne Wolfe lives his life in the moment, and he’s quickly spiraling out of control. He has a haunting past too, but Hallie believes all of her broken pieces fit perfectly with his, and together they could be whole again. What starts out as an obsession turns into a lifeline for both of them. But it’s only a matter of time until their volatile relationship detonates, and the fallout will be catastrophic. Will their love be enough to help them rise from the ashes? Or will the embers left behind incinerate them completely?
Once Your Mine – Morgan Bridges
Murder brought us together. Only death can keep us apart. The Tormentor: Calista belongs to me… she just doesn’t know it. The first time we met, I wanted her. The next time, I was obsessed. I watched her. I followed her. It only deepened my need to possess her. Once she’s mine, I’m never letting her go. The Target: Hayden Bennett is a monster, in and out of the courtroom. Unfortunately, I need his help. What was supposed to be a simple transaction turns into something else. Something intense. He’s always there when I need him, but I don’t know if trusting him is a good idea…
Lovely Bad Things – Trisha Wolfe
Halen: They say eyes are the windows to the soul-but when he looks at me through hues of slate-green and flaring blue embers, I’m terrified of what’s watching me from behind his clashing gaze, something primal and feverish that threatens to melt me like fire in ice. I fear falling into Kallum Locke’s pitch-black soul. But after I’m called to a crime scene to investigate the most gruesome act of violence to descend on the legendary town of Hollow’s Row, I have no choice but to turn to Kallum, to the man I had locked away in an asylum for the criminally insane. He’s the leading expert on all things Nietzsche and occult. And now, to get answers, I’m forced to make a deal with the devil himself. Kallum: Really, eyes are the windows to the soul? Then I wonder what little Halen St. James thinks of all the cryptic eyes watching her in the killing fields… I wonder if the hairs on her delicate nape lifted away, if a thrilling shiver raced over her soft skin. She’s desperate for the answer, and she’ll do anything to uncover it-even make a deal with me, dangling freedom like bait on a hook. But she’s far more tempting to sink my teeth into than any lure. And the pain will taste twice as sweet.
I Kill Killers – S.T Ashman
What if the most dangerous serial killer is the one who hunts her own kind? By day, Leah Nachtnebel is celebrated as one of the greatest pianists of our time. By night, she becomes a ruthless killer, using her brilliant mind to hunt predators who believe they’ve escaped justice. But when her latest target unearths a connection to her dark past, Leah is thrust into the crosshairs of two relentless forces: an FBI agent determined to uncover her secrets and a sadistic serial killer who doesn’t just see her as a traitor—he sees her as a trophy he must possess. On a killer’s playground, there’s one rule: win and live, or lose and die.
Morally Corrupt – Veronica Lancet
She’s a sociopathic assassin. He’s the chief of police…and her husband. Bianca Ashby, a certified sociopath with an obsession for her husband, tries to juggle two lives – the demure NYPD Chief Commissioner wife, and the perfect Bratva assassin; all the while keeping her husband safe and blissfully unaware. But when high-level corruption and a personal vendetta raise the stakes, no one is who they say they are; least of all Bianca’s perfectly dull husband Theo. From glitzy New York ballrooms and charity events to underground sex rings, drugs, and illegal fights, Bianca and her husband must put aside their differences and work together against a common enemy. But will their marriage survive?
A Murder Of Crows – Evelyn Flood
Welcome to Mafia University. Here, the heirs of the mafia are educated in darkness and violence. Alliances are forged. Enemies are made. Marriages are bought. And all are bound in blood. As the sole female heir to my father’s mafia empire, I can’t let my walls down, even for a moment. The only people I can truly rely on are my enforcer and my best friend. Every ally could be an enemy. Every friend could be a traitor. And the other four heirs are circling, ready to slide a knife into my back. Luciano Morelli. Giovanni Fusco. Dante V’Arezzo. Stefano Asante. But I’ll never let that happen. Because I’m Caterina Corvo. I am a Crow. And you know what they call a gang of Crows? A murder.
Lies Of My Monster – Rina Kent
In our brutal world, there’s no such thing as the truth. Lies overflow until they become a reality. But I’m determined to uncover what happened to my family. One problem, though. My monster, Kirill. We are not the same anymore. It’s become hard to trust one another. But it’s downright impossible to stay away from each other. It’s mad, chaotic, and wrong, but it’s us. And we might have to pay for it with blood.
Savage Kingdom – Jennilyn Wyer
My name is Alexandria Donatella McCarthy, daughter of the don of the Rossi syndicate. Abused. Neglected. Underestimated. After five years in exile, I return home to avenge my brother’s death and to take down my father, Maximillian Rossi. But things don’t work out as I’d planned, especially when I come face to face once again with them. Keane Agosti, the leader and next in line to the Rossi throne. Jaxson West, my father’s enforcer with a lust for bloodshed. Rafael Ortiz, my ex-boyfriend and youngest son of the head of the Ortiz cartel. And Liam Connelly, the obsessed Irish hitman of my father’s sworn enemy, Declan Levine. My enemies don’t know it yet, but I am the devil who will bring hell to their doorsteps—and take my father down right along with them. Are you ready for me, boys?
Consumed By Deception – Rina Kent
My husband. My monster. The truth isn’t always what it seems. Lia doesn’t realize that, but she will. Soon. I chose this life. This road. This twisted arrangement. For her, I made a deal with the devil. For her, I toyed with fate and death. There’s no going back. I stole her and like any thief, I won’t return her. Lia is my addiction. My obsession. My love. Mine.
Survival Game – Maze Perkins
Are you ready to risk it all just to stay alive? Here, the classic game of Truth or Dare takes a sinister twist, and the Game Masters are determined to prove it’s no joke. My survival is in the hands of the Ross triplets. They’re hot, rich, powerful, and hell-bent on showing they’re unstoppable. Their goal? Most likely to destroy me. Mine? To win. To break free. But I never saw the biggest danger lurking in the shadows, guiding my every move to put me exactly where they want me on the chessboard. I thought I was a queen. I’m just a pawn in their game. One last thing: Truth or Dare?
The Thug & His Doll – Bea Paige
Lia – After running from my abusive husband, the only thing I care about is getting my son as far away from him as possible. With no money to my name and a car that barely survives the miles I put between us, I find myself in Princetown. As hope dwindles and options become scarce, fate intervenes when a tall, tattooed stranger, extends a helping hand. But despite his kindness, can I truly believe that he wants to help us without expecting anything in return? After all, I’ve trusted the wrong person before, and look where that got us.
Drix – As an adopted heir to one of Princetown’s founding families, I was thrust into a life of riches, and later, trapped into a role that I hate. With a debt to be paid, I have no choice but to take on the role of enforcer. Resigned to the fact that this is my lot in life, I become the thug everyone wants me to be. Then a chance encounter with a beautiful woman and her young son changes everything, and I find myself wanting to be the man they both deserve, the man I truly am. But they’ve just escaped from a life of violence, and if Lia discovers the truth about my job, I may just lose them forever.
Powerless – Lauren Roberts
Fourth Wing meets The Hunger Games in this sizzling fantasy romance not to be missed. Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya . . . The exceptional. The Elites. The Elites have possessed powers for decades, gifted to them by the Plague, while those born Ordinary are just that, banished from the kingdom and shunned from society. No one knows this better than Paedyn Gray, an Ordinary posing as an Elite. When she unsuspectingly saves one of Ilya’s princes, Kai Azer, she’s thrown into the Purging Trials, a brutal competition to showcase her ‘Elite’ powers. If the Trials and the opponents don’t kill her, the prince she’s fighting feelings for will if he discovers what Paedyn really is . . . completely Ordinary.
Den Of Vipers – K.A Knight
Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel—The Vipers. They run this town and everyone in it. Their deals are as sordid as their business, and their reputation is enough to bring a grown man to his knees, forcing him to beg for mercy. They are not people you mess with, yet my dad did. The old man ran up a debt with them and then sold me to cover his losses.Yes, sold me. They own me now. I’m theirs in every sense of the word. But I’ve never been meek and compliant. These men, they look at me with longing. Their scarred, blood-stained hands holding me tight. They want everything I am, everything I have to give, and won’t stop until they get just that. They can own my body, but they will never have my heart.The Vipers? I’m going to make them regret the day they took me. This girl? She bites too.
Little Stranger – Leigh Rivers
OWNING HER IS ALL HE EVER WANTED She betrayed him, and now he wants revenge against the foster sister who became his forbidden obsession the second he laid eyes on her. After she sends him to prison for years, he’s free and ready to haunt her. Everything about Olivia belongs to Malachi Vize. Her mind Her body Her soul Her fear Her pain. On Halloween night, he can no longer lurk in the shadows. All he has left to own is her heart, even if he needs to take it.
Hell House – Dakota Wilde
The Seven Deadly Sins want to come out to play…Kildale Academy keeps a deviously dark secret, hidden from even its own students.Salem and Skye, two freshman thrown to the wolves, forced to face the unexpected when a fire destroys their dorm room. Left with no other options, they must move into the only place available on campus…Hell House.A fraternity, home to some of the most wickedly handsome men. Little do they know that their new housemates are possessed by the Seven Deadly Sins, and to make matters worse, they’re in the mood for something… sinful.
Velvet Chains – Lillie Alexander
𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬. 𝐈𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥.
𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 – Dancing keeps me from falling apart, a desperate escape from my family’s abuse and the loss that tore my heart out. I pinned all my hopes on ballet being my ticket to freedom, only to be forced into a marriage with a man straight out of nightmares. There’s no hope, no escape, only darkness. Until I meet him. The mysterious man next door.
𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 – Take lives as easily as I save them, wielding my scalpel with bloody precision. My life has no room for distractions, but my neighbour proves to be just that. My beautiful obsession. She’s trapped in her husband’s cruel grip, but his darkness is nothing compared to mine. My monster is bigger, and it’s ready to set her free.
Aarans Obsession – Jolie Vines
I never planned to fall for my skeleton-masked captor, but now there’s no turning back. I hated the gangs that ruled my city. After my friend was killed and my father vanished, I had no choice but to infiltrate one to figure out why. Entering their infamous club quickly showed me I was in over my head. Then the most feared gang leader took an interest in me. Arran was corrupt, deadly, and his searing gaze both terrified and tempted me. In my search for answers, I stumbled into his dark and dangerous game. The result? I belonged to him, with no chance of escape. In a heartbeat, I became Arran’s obsession. And in a terrible twist, I think he’s becoming mine.
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