27 Books like Lords of Pain

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 97%

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 97%

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

Stepbrothers' Darling

by K.A. Knight • 2021

Three stepbrothers who share everything claim a dancer with a past she cannot outrun.

3.98

7k+

🖤 Stepbrother Romance 💕 Why Choose 🏠 Found Family ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Stepbrothers' Darling 96%

Three stepbrothers who share everything claim a dancer with a past she cannot outrun.

by K.A. Knight 2021

3.98

7k+ ratings

🖤 Stepbrother Romance 💕 Why Choose 🏠 Found Family ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Touch Her And Die

In Ruins

by K.G. Reuss • 2020

Four boys blackmail her into their cruel game. The leader was once her best friend.

4.20

9k+

🖤 Dark Bully Romance 💔 Childhood Friends To Enemies 👥 Coerced Reverse Harem 🔒 Blackmail And Coercion 🤝 Enemies To Allies

In Ruins 96%

Four boys blackmail her into their cruel game. The leader was once her best friend.

by K.G. Reuss 2020

4.20

9k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Bully Romance 💔 Childhood Friends To Enemies 👥 Coerced Reverse Harem 🔒 Blackmail And Coercion 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Dirty Little Secrets

by K.G. Reuss • 2021

Three Kings rule the academy. An arranged marriage to their enemy makes her the prize.

4.12

7k+

🏫 Mafia Boarding School 🔥 Why Choose 💍 Arranged Marriage 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Dirty Little Secrets 96%

Three Kings rule the academy. An arranged marriage to their enemy makes her the prize.

by K.G. Reuss 2021

4.12

7k+ ratings

🏫 Mafia Boarding School 🔥 Why Choose 💍 Arranged Marriage 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Touch Her And Die

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

Vicious Games

by Steph Macca • 2022

She loathes her perfect stepbrother. Their escalating game of dares becomes a dangerous obsession.

4.05

5k+

🖤 Stepbrother Romance 🔥 Forbidden Romance 👥 Reverse Harem 💔 High Angst 🎓 College Campus

Vicious Games 96%

She loathes her perfect stepbrother. Their escalating game of dares becomes a dangerous obsession.

by Steph Macca 2022

4.05

5k+ ratings

🖤 Stepbrother Romance 🔥 Forbidden Romance 👥 Reverse Harem 💔 High Angst 🎓 College Campus

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

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

The Ritual

by Shantel Tessier

When a secret society orders him to claim his rival's girlfriend, obedience becomes obsession.

4.05

365k+

🏛️ Secret Society 📚 Dark Academia 🖤 Possessive Hero 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💍 Arranged Marriage

The Ritual 97%

When a secret society orders him to claim his rival's girlfriend, obedience becomes obsession.

by Shantel Tessier 2021

4.05

365k+ ratings

🏛️ Secret Society 📚 Dark Academia 🖤 Possessive Hero 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💍 Arranged Marriage

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

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 96%

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

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. 97%

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

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

Dear Reader

by Tate James • 2025

Her stepbrother abducts her into a secret society where survival means trusting three dangerous men.

4.27

38k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 🤫 Secret Society ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Stepbrother Romance 👥 Why Choose

Dear Reader 96%

Her stepbrother abducts her into a secret society where survival means trusting three dangerous men.

by Tate James 2025

4.27

38k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 🤫 Secret Society ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Stepbrother Romance 👥 Why Choose

The Hunt

by Mila Crawford • 2023

Three scarred men haunt a gentle college student, and they will not rest until she is theirs.

3.23

6k+

🖤 Dark Romance ❤️ Why Choose 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma Recovery Journey ⛪ Religious Guilt And Kink

The Hunt 96%

Three scarred men haunt a gentle college student, and they will not rest until she is theirs.

by Mila Crawford 2023

3.23

6k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance ❤️ Why Choose 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma Recovery Journey ⛪ Religious Guilt And Kink

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 96%

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

Just Drop Out

by J. Bree • 2019

She survived the fight ring. Now a prep school's heirs are betting on who can destroy her first.

4.25

23k+

🖤 Bully Romance 🤝 Found Family 💔 Traumatized Heroine 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💸 Class Divide

Just Drop Out 96%

She survived the fight ring. Now a prep school's heirs are betting on who can destroy her first.

by J. Bree 2019

4.25

23k+ ratings

🖤 Bully Romance 🤝 Found Family 💔 Traumatized Heroine 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💸 Class Divide

Kings of Quarantine

by Caroline Peckham • 2020

Three cruel kings rule a quarantined school. The new girl just became their obsession.

4.15

34k+

🖤 Dark Bully Romance 👑 Reverse Harem ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🥀 Morally Grey Heroes 🔒 Forced Proximity

Kings of Quarantine 96%

Three cruel kings rule a quarantined school. The new girl just became their obsession.

by Caroline Peckham 2020

4.15

34k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Bully Romance 👑 Reverse Harem ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🥀 Morally Grey Heroes 🔒 Forced Proximity

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

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 96%

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

The Devils and The Duchess

by Marissa Farrar • 2024

A fugitive student hides in a mafia university ruled by three devils who share everything.

3.98

7k+

🏛️ Mafia Academy 💔 Bully Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Trauma Bonding 🏰 Gothic Campus

The Devils and The Duchess 95%

A fugitive student hides in a mafia university ruled by three devils who share everything.

by Marissa Farrar 2024

3.98

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Mafia Academy 💔 Bully Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Trauma Bonding 🏰 Gothic Campus

Mine

by A.K. Rose

After arson destroys her home, Ryth is delivered to three stepbrothers who plan to keep her.

3.89

27k+

🖤 Stepbrother Romance 🌑 Why Choose 🔫 Mafia Romance 🥀 Obsessive Antiheroes 🚪 Forced Proximity

Mine 95%

After arson destroys her home, Ryth is delivered to three stepbrothers who plan to keep her.

by A.K. Rose 2022

3.89

27k+ ratings

🖤 Stepbrother Romance 🌑 Why Choose 🔫 Mafia Romance 🥀 Obsessive Antiheroes 🚪 Forced Proximity

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

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 96%

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

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 95%

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

Duchess of Forsyth

by Angel Lawson • 2024

An heiress fights the King of Forsyth for her crown. He is also her lover.

4.40

764

🖤 Why Choose 🏠 Found Family 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 😈 Dark Humor

Duchess of Forsyth 95%

An heiress fights the King of Forsyth for her crown. He is also her lover.

by Angel Lawson 2024

4.40

764 ratings

🖤 Why Choose 🏠 Found Family 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 😈 Dark Humor

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