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Forged by Shadows

by Maddison Cole

Her cruel brother wants to destroy her. His friends want to own her. She wants them all.

4.08

4k+

🖤 Dark Bully Romance 💕 Why Choose ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Trauma Bonding 🫂 Found Family

Forged by Shadows 96%

Her cruel brother wants to destroy her. His friends want to own her. She wants them all.

by Maddison Cole 2024

4.08

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Bully Romance 💕 Why Choose ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Trauma Bonding 🫂 Found Family

Watch Your Back

by Tate James • 2025

A college student's blackouts hide a secret society's mind control. The men she loves are weapons.

4.34

29k+

👥 Why Choose 🔥 Stepbrother Romance 🔑 Secret Society 🌀 Gaslighting 🤔 Unreliable Narrator

Watch Your Back 97%

A college student's blackouts hide a secret society's mind control. The men she loves are weapons.

by Tate James 2025

4.34

29k+ ratings

👥 Why Choose 🔥 Stepbrother Romance 🔑 Secret Society 🌀 Gaslighting 🤔 Unreliable Narrator

You're Next

by Tate James • 2025

Her stepbrother commits her to a psych ward. The doctors insist her four lovers never existed.

4.01

25k+

💕 Why Choose Romance ⚡ Stepbrother Romance 🎭 Secret Society 🏛️ Dark College 🔒 Psychological Captivity

You're Next 97%

Her stepbrother commits her to a psych ward. The doctors insist her four lovers never existed.

by Tate James 2025

4.01

25k+ ratings

💕 Why Choose Romance ⚡ Stepbrother Romance 🎭 Secret Society 🏛️ Dark College 🔒 Psychological Captivity

The Silver Swan

by Amo Jones • 2017

Her new prep school is a hunting ground, and a secret society has marked her.

3.82

27k+

🕯️ Secret Society ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👤 Stepbrother Romance 🖤 Possessive Antihero 🏫 Dark Boarding School

The Silver Swan 96%

Her new prep school is a hunting ground, and a secret society has marked her.

by Amo Jones 2017

3.82

27k+ ratings

🕯️ Secret Society ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👤 Stepbrother Romance 🖤 Possessive Antihero 🏫 Dark Boarding School

Kings & Corruption

by Sadie Hunt • 2023

A mafia college, a missing sister, and three dangerous heirs she's forced to call housemates.

4.21

5k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 👥 Reverse Harem 🚫 Stepbrother Romance 🥀 Morally Gray Hero 🃏 Secret Society

Kings & Corruption 95%

A mafia college, a missing sister, and three dangerous heirs she's forced to call housemates.

by Sadie Hunt 2023

4.21

5k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 👥 Reverse Harem 🚫 Stepbrother Romance 🥀 Morally Gray Hero 🃏 Secret Society

Dynasty

by Sheridan Anne • 2021

Four elite heirs rule the academy. The foster girl fights back. They'll break her if she stays.

4.11

13k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💋 Why Choose 🕵️ Secret Society 🐺 Alpha Males 💰 Class Divide

Dynasty 97%

Four elite heirs rule the academy. The foster girl fights back. They'll break her if she stays.

by Sheridan Anne 2021

4.11

13k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💋 Why Choose 🕵️ Secret Society 🐺 Alpha Males 💰 Class Divide

Made in Malice

by Albany Walker • 2023

A guarded outsider inherits a gothic island legacy and the dangerous obsession of the enemy heir.

4.15

4k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🌫️ Modern Gothic 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💕 Why Choose Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Made in Malice 97%

A guarded outsider inherits a gothic island legacy and the dangerous obsession of the enemy heir.

by Albany Walker 2023

4.15

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🌫️ Modern Gothic 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💕 Why Choose Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Sick Boys

by Clarissa Wild

Her sister jumped. Three dangerous men know why. They'll tell her if she becomes theirs.

3.89

43k+

🖤 Dark Academia 👥 Reverse Harem ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🗝️ Secret Society 🔥 Revenge Quest

Sick Boys 96%

Her sister jumped. Three dangerous men know why. They'll tell her if she becomes theirs.

by Clarissa Wild 2023

3.89

43k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 👥 Reverse Harem ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🗝️ Secret Society 🔥 Revenge Quest

The Fallen Ones

by K.G. Reuss • 2024

Three rivals make a pact to share the woman they love, behind masks she can't unmask.

3.94

5k+

🖤 Dark College Romance 🏛️ College Secret Society 🎭 Masked Encounters 👥 Reverse Harem ⛓️ Stepbrother Romance

The Fallen Ones 95%

Three rivals make a pact to share the woman they love, behind masks she can't unmask.

by K.G. Reuss 2024

3.94

5k+ ratings

🖤 Dark College Romance 🏛️ College Secret Society 🎭 Masked Encounters 👥 Reverse Harem ⛓️ Stepbrother Romance

Hate

by Tate James • 2020

Framed for a riot, she comes home to find the three guilty men have moved in.

4.17

66k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Bully Romance 💔 Trauma Bonding 🎓 College Romance

Hate 95%

Framed for a riot, she comes home to find the three guilty men have moved in.

by Tate James 2020

4.17

66k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Bully Romance 💔 Trauma Bonding 🎓 College Romance

Deceit

by Katelyn Taylor

An arranged marriage delivers her to a Salem university: a secret society and four men await.

4.00

21k+

💍 Arranged Marriage 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🏛️ Dark Academia 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🖤 Found Family

Deceit 96%

An arranged marriage delivers her to a Salem university: a secret society and four men await.

by Katelyn Taylor 2024

4.00

21k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🏛️ Dark Academia 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🖤 Found Family

Kings & Carnage

by Sadie Hunt • 2023

Three dangerous men claim her, but the hunter stalking them all is one of their fathers.

4.33

4k+

🖤 Dark College Romance 💋 Why Choose 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Secret Society

Kings & Carnage 96%

Three dangerous men claim her, but the hunter stalking them all is one of their fathers.

by Sadie Hunt 2023

4.33

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark College Romance 💋 Why Choose 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Secret Society

Lords of Pain

by Angel Lawson • 2021

To escape a stalker, she becomes the property of three ruthless fraternity lords for a year.

4.00

49k+

🖤 Stepbrother Romance 😈 Bully Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 👥 Why Choose 🏛️ Secret Society

Lords of Pain 96%

To escape a stalker, she becomes the property of three ruthless fraternity lords for a year.

by Angel Lawson 2021

4.00

49k+ ratings

🖤 Stepbrother Romance 😈 Bully Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 👥 Why Choose 🏛️ Secret Society

River of Deceit

by Raissa Donovan • 2025

A mafia heiress hunts her best friend's killer inside the predator fraternity that murdered her.

4.05

257

🖤 Dark Revenge Romance 🕯️ Secret Society ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine 💀 Touch Her And Die 🔪 Knife Play

River of Deceit 95%

A mafia heiress hunts her best friend's killer inside the predator fraternity that murdered her.

by Raissa Donovan 2025

4.05

257 ratings

🖤 Dark Revenge Romance 🕯️ Secret Society ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine 💀 Touch Her And Die 🔪 Knife Play

Devious Little Liars

by Elle Thorpe • 2020

Her uncle's murder sends her undercover at a rough school, into the orbit of three dangerous boys.

4.17

14k+

🌑 Dark High School Romance 💋 Why Choose Romance 😈 Bully Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Class Divide

Devious Little Liars 95%

Her uncle's murder sends her undercover at a rough school, into the orbit of three dangerous boys.

by Elle Thorpe 2020

4.17

14k+ ratings

🌑 Dark High School Romance 💋 Why Choose Romance 😈 Bully Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Class Divide

Web of Lies

by Aly Beck • 2021

A hacker hunts her best friend's murderer at a prep school that now hunts her.

4.26

4k+

🖤 Dark Academia 💕 Why Choose Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Neurodivergent Lead

Web of Lies 96%

A hacker hunts her best friend's murderer at a prep school that now hunts her.

by Aly Beck 2021

4.26

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 💕 Why Choose Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Neurodivergent Lead

Kingston

by Leila James • 2022

She infiltrates a brotherhood for her missing cousin; three dangerous men now own her every secret.

4.10

7k+

🏛️ Dark Secret Society 💋 Why Choose ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Kingston 96%

She infiltrates a brotherhood for her missing cousin; three dangerous men now own her every secret.

by Leila James 2022

4.10

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Secret Society 💋 Why Choose ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Speak.

by Ruby M. Darling

Four masked attackers stole her voice. Now she's back on their campus with a kill list.

4.07

15k+

🖤 Why Choose Romance 🤐 Mute Protagonist ☠️ Touch Her And Die 👁️ Stalker Romance 🔪 Revenge Quest

Speak. 96%

Four masked attackers stole her voice. Now she's back on their campus with a kill list.

by Ruby M. Darling 2024

4.07

15k+ ratings

🖤 Why Choose Romance 🤐 Mute Protagonist ☠️ Touch Her And Die 👁️ Stalker Romance 🔪 Revenge Quest

Church

by K.G. Reuss

Her stepfather exiles her to a Gothic asylum where four sociopathic boys claim her as theirs.

4.31

12k+

🏫 Reverse Harem Academy 🖤 Dark Bully Romance 🏚️ Gothic Boarding School 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🔗 Trauma Bonding

Church 96%

Her stepfather exiles her to a Gothic asylum where four sociopathic boys claim her as theirs.

by K.G. Reuss 2022

4.31

12k+ ratings

🏫 Reverse Harem Academy 🖤 Dark Bully Romance 🏚️ Gothic Boarding School 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🔗 Trauma Bonding

Scream For Us

by Molly Doyle • 2021

Three masked men rescue her at Halloween party, offering night of dark passion and savage revenge.

3.66

66k+

🖤 Dark College Romance 🎃 Salem Halloween 💀 Revenge For Bullying 🔪 Possessive Obsession 👻 Haunted House

Scream For Us 96%

Three masked men rescue her at Halloween party, offering night of dark passion and savage revenge.

by Molly Doyle 2021

3.66

66k+ ratings

🖤 Dark College Romance 🎃 Salem Halloween 💀 Revenge For Bullying 🔪 Possessive Obsession 👻 Haunted House

Who Breaks First

by Eva Ashwood • 2022

A scholarship delivers Emma to the three men who bullied her. They're not finished with her yet.

3.89

5k+

🖤 Bully Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💋 Why Choose 🏫 Forced Proximity 💔 Toxic Dynamics

Who Breaks First 96%

A scholarship delivers Emma to the three men who bullied her. They're not finished with her yet.

by Eva Ashwood 2022

3.89

5k+ ratings

🖤 Bully Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💋 Why Choose 🏫 Forced Proximity 💔 Toxic Dynamics

Kings & Chaos

by Sadie Hunt • 2023

One missing sister. Three dangerous men. Willa must give them everything to learn the truth.

4.38

4k+

💘 Why Choose Romance 🕯️ Dark Academia Vibes 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Morally Grey Heroes 💔 Trauma Bonding

Kings & Chaos 96%

One missing sister. Three dangerous men. Willa must give them everything to learn the truth.

by Sadie Hunt 2023

4.38

4k+ ratings

💘 Why Choose Romance 🕯️ Dark Academia Vibes 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Morally Grey Heroes 💔 Trauma Bonding

Covenant of Lies

by Aisling Elizabeth • 2024

An elite college scholarship student becomes the property of three men determined to break her.

4.05

228

🏛️ Dark Academia 😈 Bully Romance 🕵️ Secret Societies 🔗 Captor X Captive 👥 Why Choose

Covenant of Lies 96%

An elite college scholarship student becomes the property of three men determined to break her.

by Aisling Elizabeth 2024

4.05

228 ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 😈 Bully Romance 🕵️ Secret Societies 🔗 Captor X Captive 👥 Why Choose

Bound by Obsession

by Maddison Cole

A DNA test reveals her bully isn't her brother. His obsession was never about forbidden blood.

4.17

2k+

🖤 Bully Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Obsessive Antihero ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pal 🩹 Trauma Bonding

Bound by Obsession 95%

A DNA test reveals her bully isn't her brother. His obsession was never about forbidden blood.

by Maddison Cole 2024

4.17

2k+ ratings

🖤 Bully Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Obsessive Antihero ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pal 🩹 Trauma Bonding

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