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Navessa Allen
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Eva Simmons
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Keri Lake
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Shantel Tessier
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Rina Kent
Leigh rivers
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It was heartbreaking, loved it but please check trigger warnings
The Edge of Darkness Trilogy (3 Books) Kindle
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This was definitely something toxic
Psychotic Obsession (Edge of Darkness #1)
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It was not what I expected but in a good way. Malachai is possessive, obsessed. Definitely would recommend but be sure to check trigger warnings
Little Stranger: A Dark Taboo Romance by Leigh Rivers, Paperback
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This is the 2nd book from web of silence duet. Read Little stranger before you read this one
A Dark Taboo Romance (Web of Silence 2)
Navessa Allen
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Nico “Junior” Trocci knows Lauren Marchetti is off limits. She is sweetness and laughter, whereas Junior exists in a world of violence and depravity. Men like him don’t get to have women like her. It’s why he pushed her away back in high school and k...
Caught Up: Sizzling Dark Romance Novel
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Comedy + romance + action? Yes please!
Lights Out (Into Darkness Book 1) - English
Eva Simmons
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From the moment I spotted him on the side of the road, I knew he was trouble.
Now I'm kneeling at the mercy of a masked devil with my boyfriend's blood on my hands.
He tells me to call him Saint because he saved me... that I should be thankful he s...
Saint (Sigma Sin, #1)
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Alex Lancaster is a gorgeous monster.
A vicious legend.
A story his fraternity tells to scare away the weak.
And I’m his obsession…
While everyone thinks Alex has been locked behind the walls of Montgomery Psychiatric Ward for the past two years, h...
Atone: A Dark Revenge Romance (Sigma Sin 3)
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I made a deal with the devil...
Declan Pierce is a bully and a sadist. He’s been my enemy since birth, and he’s made my life a living hell. But when my father barters me in an arranged marriage, Declan proposes a deal I can’t refuse.
After all, so ...
Eternal: A Dark College Romance (Sigma Sin Book 2)
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I didn’t know Jacob Gray was my professor when I fell into his lap on the plane. All it took was a devastatingly gorgeous man twice my age to break all my rules. To teach me how to let go.
How to surrender.
How to submit.
But then I learn Jacob isn...
Revere: Dark Professor Romance (Sigma 4)
Keri Lake
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This will remain one of my top favorites! It's extra slow burn and the plot? Amazing!
Nocticadia: A Dark Academia Gothic Romance - Books
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When I was a little girl, I dreamed a handsome knight would come and rescue me from my wretched mother. He'd ride up on his white steed and break the curse I've been fated to carry since the day I was born.
Funny how things changed over time. How th...
Master of Salt & Bones - Kindle Edition
Shantel Tessier
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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 ar...
The Ritual: A Dark College Romance
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I was raised in a world where money and power are at your fingertips. My father is a LORD, a very respected member of a secret society that knows no bounds. When tragedy struck my family, we discovered we weren’t untouchable. Just when I...
The Sinner: A Dark College Romance
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A Lord is to marry after he graduates from Barrington University, an elite college for the rich. A Lady’s job is to help him fit into a world unaware of his secret society. The Lord does not get to choose who he spends the rest of his life with. But ...
The Sacrifice: A Dark Revenge Romance
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The men in the secret society known as the Lords think they rule the world. And in a way, they do. Each has sold their soul to the devil at a young age in exchange for power and wealth. Like anything else, they have different levels of succe...
Carnage: A Dark Revenge Romance - Books
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A Lord takes what he wants.
But like anything else, even he can get greedy and betray his oath.
That’s where Carnage comes in. A Spade brother runs their prison for those who have wronged their society.
It just so happens to be where the L...
Madness: A Dark Revenge Romance (English)
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I was born into a secret society known as the Lords. There is no limit to their depravity. If they want to be respected, they have to earn it.
Women like me are merely allowed to exist in their world … until they no longer need us.
I’ve spent most ...
Chaotic: A Dark Romance eBook : Tessier, Shantel
Rina Kent
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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 ...
A Dark College Romance (Legacy of Gods 1)
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I made a terrible mistake.
Being a mafia princess, I knew my fate was already decided.
But I went ahead and longed for the wrong one.
Creighton King is bad news with a gorgeous exterior.
He’s silent, brooding, and obviously emotionally unavailable.
S...
God of Pain : Kent, Rina: Amazon.fr: Livres
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This was my favorite of the series. All I have to say is....Russian Roulette....
God of Wrath: Dark Enemies to Lovers Romance
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I’m out for revenge.
After careful planning, I gave the man who messed with my family a taste of his own medicine.
I thought it’d end there.
It didn’t.
Landon King is a genius artist, a posh rich boy, and my worst nightmare.
He’s decided that I’m the...
God of Ruin: Dark College Romance (Legacy 4)
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I’m not attracted to men.
Or so I thought before I slammed into Nikolai Sokolov.
A mafia heir, a notorious bastard, and a violent monster.
An ill-fated meeting puts me in his path.
And just like that, he has his sights set on me.
A quiet artist, a go...
A Dark MM College Romance (Legacy of Gods Book 5)
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I fell for the villain.
It happened back when I was a clueless girl.
But he ruthlessly broke my heart and trapped it in a jar.
Since then, I’ve sworn to hate him to the end of my days.
Eli King might be a savage devil, but I’m out of his way. And lea...
Enemies to Lovers Marriage Romance (Legacy 6)
Penelope Douglas
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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 lear...
Credence by Penelope Douglas - Kindle Edition
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He took me in when I had nowhere else to go. He doesn’t use me, hurt me, or forget about me. He listens to me, protects me, and sees me. I can feel his eyes on me over the breakfast table, and my heart pumps so hard when I hear him pull in th...
Birthday Girl - Kindle edition by Penelope Douglas
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Her 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 ...
Corrupt (Devil's Night) - Penelope Douglas
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Buried in the shadows of the city, there’s a hotel called The Pope. Ailing, empty, and dark—it sits abandoned and surrounded by a forgotten mystery.
But you think it’s true, don’t you, Kai Mori? The story about the hidden twelfth floor. The mystery ...
Hideaway (Devil's Night) - Douglas, Penelope
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First thing’s first. Get rid of her daddy. He told them I forced her. He told them his little girl was a victim, but I was a kid, too, and she wanted it just as much as I did.
Step two… Give her, her sister, and her mother nowhere to run and no fuel...
Kill Switch (Devil's Night) by Penelope Douglas
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I never minded being locked up. I learned a long time ago that being treated like an animal gives you permission to act like one. No one has ever looked at me any other way.
Their only mistake is believing anything I do is an accident. I can sit in ...
Nightfall: Devil's Night #4 by Douglas, Penelope
Jodie King
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Fifteen years locked in Sacred Heights Asylum for brutally butchering my parents, and they actually believe I’m cured. Fucking fixed. But I wasn’t—just waiting, biding my time, preparing to unleash the chaos I’ve perfected for years on a world that m...
Til Def - Kindle edition by Jodie King
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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, reputed to be the most horrifying spectacle in the States. It turns out, I wasn’t just running a...
Hollow Hellion (The Hollows Trilogy 1)
Aurelia Knight
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Stalker, marriage counselor and morally grey. Need I say more?
Mind to Bend (Stolen Obsessions Book 1)
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This was definitely more dark grey. Slightly disturbing. Check trigger warnings
Sacked and Sleighed: A Stolen Obsessions Christmas
Karina Halle
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Aspiring mycologist Sydney Denik is getting a second chance. When a dream opportunity presents itself with a prestigious foundation doing promising Alzheimer’s research, Sydney leaves the shambles of her old life to join a dozen other grad students a...
Grave Matter: Dark Gothic Romance Thriller
Lauren Biel
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I’m an interstate trucker who’s left hundreds of bodies behind him. She's a woman who’s running from her past. When she gets in my truck, she unwittingly becomes my next victim.
I test her will to live, but the personalities behind mine have a...
Across State Lines: Dark Hitchhiker Romance
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Every day feels the same. Beaten down, conditioned to hurt others, and unable to feel anything resembling love. My existence is a hollow shell of what it could be, until I find her.
The woman I capture turns my world upside down. She's unlike any vi...
Captured (Captivity Collection) - Biel, Lauren
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If you don't stop, you'll live.
If you do, you know what will happen. So for the love of all things unholy, don't stop.
-Dalton and Rayna
The Halloween Harvesters
This is a similar hitchhiker themed romance but is more horror. It won't be in the ...
Don't Stop: Horror Hitchhiker Novella
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The dark romantic comedy taking TikTok by storm! Sinners Retreat is packed with killer banter, wicked humor, and dangerously irresistible romance.
Ready for a vacation like no other? Grab your copy of Sinners Retreat today!
Sinners Retreat: Dark Rom-Com (Slaycation 1)
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Ship Happens is book three in the dark romantic comedy series rocking the TikTok charts—and this time, all aboard means no one is safe. Expect savage banter, killer humor, and a romance that’s anything but smooth sailing.
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Reverse age-gap
Ser...
Ship Happens: A Dark Rom-Com (Slaycation)
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The winter retreat is a chance to forget all my worries, hang out with my best friend, and finally get my first kill.
But when Bennett Carter breezes into the log mansion with his stupidly handsome smirk, he makes it his mission to block my every mo...
Slay Ride: A Dark Rom-Com (Slaycation 2)
Charity B
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In this town, I’m free from shame
A place where everyone knows my name
Glamorizing corpses to feed a need
That’s why they call me Skeleton King
They all worship me, but they don’t know the real me
All they see is my painted face
Truth is, I’m terr...
Skeleton King eBook : B., Charity, BookJunkie, Kim
L.J Shen
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The Irish mafia prince wants me for all the wrong reasons.
Alliance. Money. Prestige. War.
I am but a pawn in his twisted game.
The man who sits on a throne of his enemies' skulls thinks I'm a weakling.
Little does he know, in this chess game, the un...
Bad Bishop: Dark Mafia Romance (Society 1)
Zepphora
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Myers is a dark, taboo horror romance retelling of Michael Myers. This book is graphic in nature so please check the warning on the author's website before diving into this twisted tale. Welcome to Chippewa Falls where Damien King is the one name eve...
Myers: Dark Taboo Horror Romance Novella
Jagger Cole
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I taunted a monster. Now I’m caught in his claws.
He was only supposed to be a faceless fantasy.
A masked man from the app to enact my darkest, most depraved impulses with.
But I played games with the wrong stranger, and caught the attention of a psy...
Corrupted Heart: Dark Mafia Enemies Romance
J.A Owenby
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Contains multiple POVs, multiple storylines, and many exciting moving pieces that come together in one satisfying and unexpected HEA. If you enjoy a single storyline, this book might not be for you.
In the Shadows: A Dark Stalker Romance
Dana LeeAnn
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Like any natural-born predator, he was bloodthirsty, staking his claim to me before I could see the face behind his mask. He wasn’t afraid to kill for a bite of what he craved, even if it meant shedding the blood of those closest to me. Once he had a...
A Dark Romance Halloween Novella (Wrecked 1)
Alina May
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They play with my body and mind, forcing me to join in. Forcing me to like it. But things become increasingly dangerous as I find out the real reason they took me. And it becomes more and more apparent what I need to do to keep both my body and my he...
Better Run (The Run and Hide Duet)
