29 Books like The Bad Guy

Little Stranger

by Leigh Rivers

Her mute foster brother is out of prison. Across the street, someone watches her undress.

3.74

182k+

🚫 Taboo Romance 🖤 Obsessive Hero 👁️ Stalker Romance ⛓️ Captor Captive 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Little Stranger 96%

Her mute foster brother is out of prison. Across the street, someone watches her undress.

by Leigh Rivers 2023

3.74

182k+ ratings

🚫 Taboo Romance 🖤 Obsessive Hero 👁️ Stalker Romance ⛓️ Captor Captive 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Tormentor Mine

by Anna Zaires • 2017

Her husband's murderer has been watching her. His revenge is not complete without her.

4.14

11k+

⛓️ Dark Captive Romance 👁️ Stalker Hero 💔 Stockholm Syndrome 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🔪 Possessive Hero

Tormentor Mine 97%

Her husband's murderer has been watching her. His revenge is not complete without her.

by Anna Zaires 2017

4.14

11k+ ratings

⛓️ Dark Captive Romance 👁️ Stalker Hero 💔 Stockholm Syndrome 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🔪 Possessive Hero

Twist Me

by Anna Zaires • 2014

Abducted to a private island, a girl finds her captor's care more devastating than his cruelty.

3.84

33k+

🖤 Dark Romance ⛓️ Captor Captive 🧠 Stockholm Syndrome 🔥 Obsessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bonding

Twist Me 97%

Abducted to a private island, a girl finds her captor's care more devastating than his cruelty.

by Anna Zaires 2014

3.84

33k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance ⛓️ Captor Captive 🧠 Stockholm Syndrome 🔥 Obsessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bonding

Diamonds in the Dust

by Charmaine Pauls • 2020

Kidnapped to Venice, a seamstress must become a diamond smuggler's mistress to save her brother.

4.07

2k+

🖤 Dark Captive Romance 🎭 Coercive Control 🏰 Gilded Cage 💀 Touch Her And Die 🔥 Psychosexual Tension

Diamonds in the Dust 95%

Kidnapped to Venice, a seamstress must become a diamond smuggler's mistress to save her brother.

by Charmaine Pauls 2020

4.07

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Captive Romance 🎭 Coercive Control 🏰 Gilded Cage 💀 Touch Her And Die 🔥 Psychosexual Tension

Heartbreak Me

by T.L. Smith • 2020

Her sister's debt hands her to a crime boss, who demands her complete submission in repayment.

3.78

2k+

🔗 Captor Captive 🔫 Mafia Crime 💔 Family Betrayal 🥀 Corrupted Innocence 🔥 Coercion And Desire

Heartbreak Me 95%

Her sister's debt hands her to a crime boss, who demands her complete submission in repayment.

by T.L. Smith 2020

3.78

2k+ ratings

🔗 Captor Captive 🔫 Mafia Crime 💔 Family Betrayal 🥀 Corrupted Innocence 🔥 Coercion And Desire

Take Me with You

by Nina G. Jones • 2016

She's a caregiver. He collects stolen lives. When he takes her, survival means becoming his.

3.99

7k+

🔗 Captor Captive 👁️ Obsessed Stalker 💔 Trauma Bond 🌑 Morally Grey Hero 🩹 Damaged Hero

Take Me with You 96%

She's a caregiver. He collects stolen lives. When he takes her, survival means becoming his.

by Nina G. Jones 2016

3.99

7k+ ratings

🔗 Captor Captive 👁️ Obsessed Stalker 💔 Trauma Bond 🌑 Morally Grey Hero 🩹 Damaged Hero

Seduced in the Dark

by C.J. Roberts • 2012

Her captor trained her for auction. Loving her was never part of the plan.

4.27

57k+

🖤 Captive Romance 🧠 Stockholm Syndrome ⚔️ Antihero Redemption ⛓️ Human Trafficking 🦇 Vigilante Justice

Seduced in the Dark 95%

Her captor trained her for auction. Loving her was never part of the plan.

by C.J. Roberts 2012

4.27

57k+ ratings

🖤 Captive Romance 🧠 Stockholm Syndrome ⚔️ Antihero Redemption ⛓️ Human Trafficking 🦇 Vigilante Justice

Tears of Tess

by Pepper Winters

A Cancun kidnapping sells an Australian student to a French master whose cruelty her body craves.

3.98

43k+

⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🙇‍♀️ Willing Submission 💔 Trauma Recovery 🚨 Human Trafficking

Tears of Tess 95%

A Cancun kidnapping sells an Australian student to a French master whose cruelty her body craves.

by Pepper Winters 2013

3.98

43k+ ratings

⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🙇‍♀️ Willing Submission 💔 Trauma Recovery 🚨 Human Trafficking

Pennies

by Pepper Winters • 2016

Her captor took everything but her silence. A criminal offered pennies for what remained.

4.13

17k+

🖤 Dark Romance ⛓️ Captor Captive 💔 Trauma Bonding 🕴️ Morally Grey Hero 🩸 Survival Narrative

Pennies 95%

Her captor took everything but her silence. A criminal offered pennies for what remained.

by Pepper Winters 2016

4.13

17k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance ⛓️ Captor Captive 💔 Trauma Bonding 🕴️ Morally Grey Hero 🩸 Survival Narrative

The Mercer Curse

by Pepper Winters

His wife's devotion holds back his darkness. A half-brother arrives, consumed by the same appetite.

4.23

905

🏰 Gothic Chateau 🩸 Cursed Bloodline ⛓️ Domestic BDSM 🖤 Willing Submission 🔪 Possessive Antihero

The Mercer Curse 95%

His wife's devotion holds back his darkness. A half-brother arrives, consumed by the same appetite.

by Pepper Winters

4.23

905 ratings

🏰 Gothic Chateau 🩸 Cursed Bloodline ⛓️ Domestic BDSM 🖤 Willing Submission 🔪 Possessive Antihero

Torment

by Dylan Page

Her biker stepbrother called it protection. She called it a cage. Now he demands everything.

3.95

25k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🖤 Stepbrother Romance 🔒 Captive Romance 🕸️ Grooming ⚔️ Rival Gangs

Torment 95%

Her biker stepbrother called it protection. She called it a cage. Now he demands everything.

by Dylan Page 2021

3.95

25k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🖤 Stepbrother Romance 🔒 Captive Romance 🕸️ Grooming ⚔️ Rival Gangs

His

by Aubrey Dark • 2014

Curiosity lures a librarian into a killer's house. His darkness becomes her obsession.

3.56

7k+

🔒 Captive Romance 💔 Stockholm Syndrome 🔪 Serial Killer Antihero 💫 Love Redeems 🖤 Twisted Intimacy

His 95%

Curiosity lures a librarian into a killer's house. His darkness becomes her obsession.

by Aubrey Dark 2014

3.56

7k+ ratings

🔒 Captive Romance 💔 Stockholm Syndrome 🔪 Serial Killer Antihero 💫 Love Redeems 🖤 Twisted Intimacy

Unhinged Cain

by Brooklyn Cross • 2022

A serial killer abducts an FBI trainee, and she discovers her own taste for darkness.

4.06

3k+

🕸️ Captor Captive 🖤 Obsessive Stalker 🔪 Serial Killer Romance 😈 Morally Grey Heroine 👥 Killer Siblings

Unhinged Cain 95%

A serial killer abducts an FBI trainee, and she discovers her own taste for darkness.

by Brooklyn Cross 2022

4.06

3k+ ratings

🕸️ Captor Captive 🖤 Obsessive Stalker 🔪 Serial Killer Romance 😈 Morally Grey Heroine 👥 Killer Siblings

Bratva Devil

by Sonja Grey • 2023

She witnesses a murder. He takes the wrong girl. Now she's his maid and his obsession.

4.19

3k+

🖤 Bratva Romance 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🐺 Primal Play 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Criminal Found Family ⛓️ Captor To Lover

Bratva Devil 95%

She witnesses a murder. He takes the wrong girl. Now she's his maid and his obsession.

by Sonja Grey 2023

4.19

3k+ ratings

🖤 Bratva Romance 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🐺 Primal Play 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Criminal Found Family ⛓️ Captor To Lover

This is War, Baby

by K. Webster • 2016

A kidnapped teen, bought by a traumatized recluse whose demons rival the monster who sold her.

4.08

7k+

⛓️ Captor Captive 🧠 Mental Health Rep ⏳ Age Gap 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💔 Trauma Bonding

This is War, Baby 95%

A kidnapped teen, bought by a traumatized recluse whose demons rival the monster who sold her.

by K. Webster 2016

4.08

7k+ ratings

⛓️ Captor Captive 🧠 Mental Health Rep ⏳ Age Gap 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💔 Trauma Bonding

Black Widow

by Sheridan Anne • 2021

An escaped convict kidnaps the therapist who fled him, to test if her darkness equals his.

4.16

766

🖤 Dark Captive Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕷️ Obsessive Hero ☠️ Touch Her And Die 🔒 Forced Proximity

Black Widow 95%

An escaped convict kidnaps the therapist who fled him, to test if her darkness equals his.

by Sheridan Anne 2021

4.16

766 ratings

🖤 Dark Captive Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕷️ Obsessive Hero ☠️ Touch Her And Die 🔒 Forced Proximity

Once a Myth

by Pepper Winters • 2020

On a billionaire's private island, one captive's refusal to break becomes her captor's obsession.

4.04

8k+

⛓️ Captor Captive 💔 Enemies To Lovers 😈 Morally Grey Hero 🔥 High Heat 🏝️ Private Island

Once a Myth 95%

On a billionaire's private island, one captive's refusal to break becomes her captor's obsession.

by Pepper Winters 2020

4.04

8k+ ratings

⛓️ Captor Captive 💔 Enemies To Lovers 😈 Morally Grey Hero 🔥 High Heat 🏝️ Private Island

Born, Darkly

by Trisha Wolfe

A psychologist defending killers takes on a death-row patient who sees her hidden killer.

3.63

24k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🔪 Serial Killer Romance 🛋️ Therapist Patient 💀 Killers In Love ⛓️ Captor Captive

Born, Darkly 95%

A psychologist defending killers takes on a death-row patient who sees her hidden killer.

by Trisha Wolfe 2017

3.63

24k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🔪 Serial Killer Romance 🛋️ Therapist Patient 💀 Killers In Love ⛓️ Captor Captive

The Bandit

by B.B. Reid • 2016

Desperate, a single mother robs a crime lord. Her captor: the boy she once loved.

4.03

6k+

🔗 Captive Captor Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🕰️ Childhood Connection 👩‍👦 Single Mother 👑 Crime Family

The Bandit 95%

Desperate, a single mother robs a crime lord. Her captor: the boy she once loved.

by B.B. Reid 2016

4.03

6k+ ratings

🔗 Captive Captor Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🕰️ Childhood Connection 👩‍👦 Single Mother 👑 Crime Family

Deadly Illusion

by Kathy Lockheart • 2021

A Chicago woman's dream romance turns violent, and her boyfriend's obsession won't let her leave.

3.87

17k+

🖤 Abusive Lover 🥊 Fighter Hero 💔 Trauma Healing 🌆 Chicago Skyline ✊ Survivor's Journey

Deadly Illusion 95%

A Chicago woman's dream romance turns violent, and her boyfriend's obsession won't let her leave.

by Kathy Lockheart 2021

3.87

17k+ ratings

🖤 Abusive Lover 🥊 Fighter Hero 💔 Trauma Healing 🌆 Chicago Skyline ✊ Survivor's Journey

Beautiful Fiend

by Lola King

A gang leader blackmails his rival's best fighter with old footage. Her body takes his side.

3.78

29k+

🖤 Morally Black Hero ⚠️ Dubious Consent Romance 💔 Trauma Bond Romance ⛓️ Blackmail Romance ⚔️ Rival Gang Romance

Beautiful Fiend 95%

A gang leader blackmails his rival's best fighter with old footage. Her body takes his side.

by Lola King 2023

3.78

29k+ ratings

🖤 Morally Black Hero ⚠️ Dubious Consent Romance 💔 Trauma Bond Romance ⛓️ Blackmail Romance ⚔️ Rival Gang Romance

Hitched

by Lauren Biel • 2023

A trapped wife picks up an escaped convict: captivity has never felt this much like freedom.

3.53

28k+

🖤 Captor Captive 🔪 Villain Love Interest 🚗 On The Run 💔 Shared Trauma ⚡ Forced Proximity

Hitched 95%

A trapped wife picks up an escaped convict: captivity has never felt this much like freedom.

by Lauren Biel 2023

3.53

28k+ ratings

🖤 Captor Captive 🔪 Villain Love Interest 🚗 On The Run 💔 Shared Trauma ⚡ Forced Proximity

No One Has To Know

by Carin Hart • 2022

A cop stalks a florist, then kidnaps her. His basement is where he'll make her love him.

3.42

10k+

🖤 Captor Captive Romance 👀 Stalker Hero 💔 Trauma Bonding ⚰️ Touch Her And Die 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

No One Has To Know 95%

A cop stalks a florist, then kidnaps her. His basement is where he'll make her love him.

by Carin Hart 2022

3.42

10k+ ratings

🖤 Captor Captive Romance 👀 Stalker Hero 💔 Trauma Bonding ⚰️ Touch Her And Die 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

Bones

by Chelle Rose • 2024

A desperate thief wakes in a mafia heir's basement cage. He offers one way out: marriage.

3.98

2k+

🖤 Mafia Captivity 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captor To Lover 🔪 Obsessive Hero 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Bones 95%

A desperate thief wakes in a mafia heir's basement cage. He offers one way out: marriage.

by Chelle Rose 2024

3.98

2k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Captivity 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captor To Lover 🔪 Obsessive Hero 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Cruel Malady

by Trisha Wolfe • 2023

She hunts abusive men. He wants to cure her psychopathy. Their obsession becomes the experiment.

3.81

674

🧠 Psychopath Heroine ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 💀 Mutual Obsession 😈 Villain Love Story 🔥 Psychosexual

Cruel Malady 95%

She hunts abusive men. He wants to cure her psychopathy. Their obsession becomes the experiment.

by Trisha Wolfe 2023

3.81

674 ratings

🧠 Psychopath Heroine ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 💀 Mutual Obsession 😈 Villain Love Story 🔥 Psychosexual

Tease Me Once

by W. Winters • 2021

Her escape leads to an exclusive club and its possessive owner, a man from her childhood.

3.85

6k+

🔫 Mafia Romance ⛓️ BDSM Club 🖤 Possessive Hero 🩹 Healing Through Submission 👧 Childhood Connection

Tease Me Once 95%

Her escape leads to an exclusive club and its possessive owner, a man from her childhood.

by W. Winters 2021

3.85

6k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance ⛓️ BDSM Club 🖤 Possessive Hero 🩹 Healing Through Submission 👧 Childhood Connection

Stay with Me

by Nicole Fiorina • 2019

At a reformatory, a numb girl and an intense boy collide, risking the only forbidden thing.

4.01

19k+

🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Damaged Hero 👥 Found Family 🏫 Institutional Setting 😶 Emotional Numbness

Stay with Me 95%

At a reformatory, a numb girl and an intense boy collide, risking the only forbidden thing.

by Nicole Fiorina 2019

4.01

19k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Damaged Hero 👥 Found Family 🏫 Institutional Setting 😶 Emotional Numbness

Pretty Monster

by Sheridan Anne

Her stalker watches her sleep. Her neighbor takes her on dates. They share the same hands.

3.89

34k+

🖤 Stalker Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 😈 Fear Kink 🔪 Touch Her And Die ☠️ Serial Killer Hero

Pretty Monster 94%

Her stalker watches her sleep. Her neighbor takes her on dates. They share the same hands.

by Sheridan Anne 2023

3.89

34k+ ratings

🖤 Stalker Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 😈 Fear Kink 🔪 Touch Her And Die ☠️ Serial Killer Hero

Servitude to Serpents

by Callie Moss • 2024

Abducted and sold as property, a scarred pianist finds twisted refuge in her captor's devotion.

4.06

868

⛓️ Captive Romance 🖤 BDSM Training 💔 Trauma Bonding 🐍 Possessive Hero 🥀 Broken Heroine

Servitude to Serpents 94%

Abducted and sold as property, a scarred pianist finds twisted refuge in her captor's devotion.

by Callie Moss 2024

4.06

868 ratings

⛓️ Captive Romance 🖤 BDSM Training 💔 Trauma Bonding 🐍 Possessive Hero 🥀 Broken Heroine

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