33 Books like The Cartel

Hooked

by Emily McIntire

His enemy's daughter was his revenge, then the only thing that quieted his nightmares.

3.77

520k+

🖤 Villain Romance 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⛓️ Captor Captive ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Revenge Obsession

Hooked 93%

His enemy's daughter was his revenge, then the only thing that quieted his nightmares.

by Emily McIntire 2021

3.77

520k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Romance 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⛓️ Captor Captive ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Revenge Obsession

G-Spot

by Noire • 2005

Trapped in a Harlem kingpin's club, she risks all for a forbidden affair with his son.

4.42

8k+

🔥 Urban Erotica 🏙️ Street Lit 💔 Forbidden Love ☣️ Toxic Relationship 🌶️ High Heat

G-Spot 95%

Trapped in a Harlem kingpin's club, she risks all for a forbidden affair with his son.

by Noire 2005

4.42

8k+ ratings

🔥 Urban Erotica 🏙️ Street Lit 💔 Forbidden Love ☣️ Toxic Relationship 🌶️ High Heat

It Ain't Me, Babe

by Tillie Cole • 2014

A mute outlaw biker and a runaway cult girl reignite a childhood kiss that means war.

4.04

56k+

🖤 Dark Biker Romance ⛪ Cult Escape 🤐 Mute Hero 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 💔 Trauma Bonding

It Ain't Me, Babe 93%

A mute outlaw biker and a runaway cult girl reignite a childhood kiss that means war.

by Tillie Cole 2014

4.04

56k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Biker Romance ⛪ Cult Escape 🤐 Mute Hero 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 💔 Trauma Bonding

Wicked

by Amo Jones • 2022

A mafia princess falls for her father's stray, a dark obsession that could shatter a crime dynasty.

3.89

5k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Obsessive Hero 🌑 Dark And Angsty

Wicked 92%

A mafia princess falls for her father's stray, a dark obsession that could shatter a crime dynasty.

by Amo Jones 2022

3.89

5k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Obsessive Hero 🌑 Dark And Angsty

Bitter Prince

by Eva Winners • 2023

A mafia heir and his childhood love become lovers, but their families share a fatal secret.

4.06

3k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🗡️ Yakuza Crime Family 🚫 Forbidden Love 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Love

Bitter Prince 92%

A mafia heir and his childhood love become lovers, but their families share a fatal secret.

by Eva Winners 2023

4.06

3k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🗡️ Yakuza Crime Family 🚫 Forbidden Love 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Love

Code of Silence

by Shantel Tessier • 2020

A mafia prince forced to marry the woman he left behind discovers their reunion could destroy him.

3.87

34k+

🕶️ Mafia Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🌅 Second Chance 🎭 Hidden Identity

Code of Silence 92%

A mafia prince forced to marry the woman he left behind discovers their reunion could destroy him.

by Shantel Tessier 2020

3.87

34k+ ratings

🕶️ Mafia Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🌅 Second Chance 🎭 Hidden Identity

Tough Sh*t

by Sheridan Anne • 2020

He's the cruel king of an all-boys school; she's the maid's daughter who refuses to kneel.

4.17

4k+

🖤 Bully Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Possessive Hero 🖇️ Trauma Bonding 💸 Rich Boy Poor Girl

Tough Sh*t 92%

He's the cruel king of an all-boys school; she's the maid's daughter who refuses to kneel.

by Sheridan Anne 2020

4.17

4k+ ratings

🖤 Bully Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Possessive Hero 🖇️ Trauma Bonding 💸 Rich Boy Poor Girl

A Moment of Silence

by Sister Souljah • 2015

Midnight kills a predator to save his sister. In jail, his only weapon is silence.

4.32

2k+

🏙️ Street Justice ⚖️ Legal Drama 🔫 Crime Family 🎭 Secret Identity 🤫 Strategic Silence

A Moment of Silence 93%

Midnight kills a predator to save his sister. In jail, his only weapon is silence.

by Sister Souljah 2015

4.32

2k+ ratings

🏙️ Street Justice ⚖️ Legal Drama 🔫 Crime Family 🎭 Secret Identity 🤫 Strategic Silence

Vendetta

by Catherine Doyle • 2015

Five brothers move in next door. One steals her heart. They all want her family's blood.

3.99

7k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Family Vendetta 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Vendetta 93%

Five brothers move in next door. One steals her heart. They all want her family's blood.

by Catherine Doyle 2015

3.99

7k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Family Vendetta 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Brutal Prince

by Sophie Lark

Forced to marry a mafia rival, she weaponizes his allergy on their wedding day.

3.73

199k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔫 Mafia Romance 🗡️ Touch Her And Die ⚔️ Rival Crime Families

Brutal Prince 93%

Forced to marry a mafia rival, she weaponizes his allergy on their wedding day.

by Sophie Lark 2020

3.73

199k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔫 Mafia Romance 🗡️ Touch Her And Die ⚔️ Rival Crime Families

Violent Delights

by Jessica Hawkins • 2019

A cartel heiress must marry her mother's suspected killer to save the brother she secretly loves.

4.01

9k+

🖤 Forced Marriage 💔 Love Triangle ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 😈 Morally Gray Hero 🌸 Childhood Sweethearts

Violent Delights 92%

A cartel heiress must marry her mother's suspected killer to save the brother she secretly loves.

by Jessica Hawkins 2019

4.01

9k+ ratings

🖤 Forced Marriage 💔 Love Triangle ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 😈 Morally Gray Hero 🌸 Childhood Sweethearts

Empire of Desire

by Rina Kent • 2021

Marrying her father's best friend saves her legacy but reignites the desire she's buried for years.

3.70

44k+

🚫 Father's Best Friend 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Possessive Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 😩 Angsty Romance

Empire of Desire 92%

Marrying her father's best friend saves her legacy but reignites the desire she's buried for years.

by Rina Kent 2021

3.70

44k+ ratings

🚫 Father's Best Friend 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Possessive Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 😩 Angsty Romance

Daisy Haites

by Jessa Hastings

A crime family doctor falls for her brother's best friend, who loves someone else.

4.05

145k+

🖤 Criminal Family Romance 💔 Love Triangle Angst 🌸 Childhood Sweetheart 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Mafia Family Drama

Daisy Haites 92%

A crime family doctor falls for her brother's best friend, who loves someone else.

by Jessa Hastings 2021

4.05

145k+ ratings

🖤 Criminal Family Romance 💔 Love Triangle Angst 🌸 Childhood Sweetheart 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Mafia Family Drama

Lascivia. Libro 2

by Eva Muñoz • 2022

A lieutenant caught between her fiancé and his best friend draws a mafia boss's lethal obsession.

4.19

8k+

🖤 Mafia Dark Romance 🎖️ Military Romance 🔺 Love Triangle 🔥 Forbidden Romance ⛓️ Tortured Heroine

Lascivia. Libro 2 93%

A lieutenant caught between her fiancé and his best friend draws a mafia boss's lethal obsession.

by Eva Muñoz 2022

4.19

8k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Dark Romance 🎖️ Military Romance 🔺 Love Triangle 🔥 Forbidden Romance ⛓️ Tortured Heroine

Evil Enemy

by Elle Thorpe • 2023

Her strip club, his badge. One arrest, and hatred turns into a hunger neither can resist.

4.21

4k+

🌑 Dark Romance 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💕 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero 👮 Police Corruption

Evil Enemy 93%

Her strip club, his badge. One arrest, and hatred turns into a hunger neither can resist.

by Elle Thorpe 2023

4.21

4k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Romance 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💕 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero 👮 Police Corruption

Wrath of an Exile

by Monty Jay

An arsonist and the exile she once hunted are drawn together in a deadly town rivalry.

4.21

13k+

🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Wrath of an Exile 92%

An arsonist and the exile she once hunted are drawn together in a deadly town rivalry.

by Monty Jay

4.21

13k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

King of Wrath

by Ana Huang • 2022

An heiress and a CEO clash in an arranged marriage: she seeks freedom, he's bound by blackmail.

4.03

653k+

💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance 🔄 Second Chance 🙏 Groveling Hero

King of Wrath 92%

An heiress and a CEO clash in an arranged marriage: she seeks freedom, he's bound by blackmail.

by Ana Huang 2022

4.03

653k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance 🔄 Second Chance 🙏 Groveling Hero

One Last Rainy Day

by Kate Stewart • 2023

He swore an oath to destroy her father. She became the one thing he couldn't sacrifice.

4.53

55k+

✨ Forbidden Love 🖤 Found Family 💔 Tragic Romance 💫 Love Triangle 🦅 Secret Society

One Last Rainy Day 93%

He swore an oath to destroy her father. She became the one thing he couldn't sacrifice.

by Kate Stewart 2023

4.53

55k+ ratings

✨ Forbidden Love 🖤 Found Family 💔 Tragic Romance 💫 Love Triangle 🦅 Secret Society

Rah

by Jessica N. Watkins • 2025

A mother discovers her partner's secret family, and now his crimes threaten to bury her alive.

4.42

2k+

🏙️ Urban Fiction 💔 Toxic Relationship 🎭 Secret Double Life 🩹 Healing After Abuse 🤝 Chosen Family

Rah 92%

A mother discovers her partner's secret family, and now his crimes threaten to bury her alive.

by Jessica N. Watkins 2025

4.42

2k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Fiction 💔 Toxic Relationship 🎭 Secret Double Life 🩹 Healing After Abuse 🤝 Chosen Family

Flock

by Kate Stewart

She came for the inheritance. She stayed for the two outlaws who would destroy her.

4.09

293k+

🖤 Secret Society 🔥 Polyamorous Awakening 🏔️ Small Mountain Town 💔 Devastating Betrayal ⏸️ Cliffhanger Ending

Flock 92%

She came for the inheritance. She stayed for the two outlaws who would destroy her.

by Kate Stewart 2020

4.09

293k+ ratings

🖤 Secret Society 🔥 Polyamorous Awakening 🏔️ Small Mountain Town 💔 Devastating Betrayal ⏸️ Cliffhanger Ending

The Predator

by RuNyx • 2020

Caught in the enemy mafia's lair, a hacker becomes the debt of the family's deadliest enforcer.

3.98

145k+

🖤 Rival Crime Families 💻 Hacker Heroine 🔗 Trauma Bond ⚖️ Morally Grey Hero 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Predator 92%

Caught in the enemy mafia's lair, a hacker becomes the debt of the family's deadliest enforcer.

by RuNyx 2020

3.98

145k+ ratings

🖤 Rival Crime Families 💻 Hacker Heroine 🔗 Trauma Bond ⚖️ Morally Grey Hero 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Venom We Bleed

by Lucy Smoke • 2025

A disgraced heiress lands in public school, where three brutal criminals make her their obsession.

4.11

2k+

🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Why Choose 👑 Fallen Princess 🔗 Trauma Bonded

The Venom We Bleed 92%

A disgraced heiress lands in public school, where three brutal criminals make her their obsession.

by Lucy Smoke 2025

4.11

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Why Choose 👑 Fallen Princess 🔗 Trauma Bonded

Burning Daylight

by Emily McIntire

A cliffside rescue becomes a secret affair between the heirs of two families at war.

3.98

17k+

🎭 Romeo And Juliet Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Love 🔍 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Family Feud

Burning Daylight 92%

A cliffside rescue becomes a secret affair between the heirs of two families at war.

by Emily McIntire 2025

3.98

17k+ ratings

🎭 Romeo And Juliet Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Love 🔍 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Family Feud

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 92%

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

The Heir

by Sophie Lark • 2021

At a mafia academy, two childhood friends face a rival whose obsession threatens a lifelong bond.

3.86

35k+

🔫 Mafia Academy 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🖤 Dangerous Obsession 💔 Love Triangle ⚔️ Deadly Competition

The Heir 92%

At a mafia academy, two childhood friends face a rival whose obsession threatens a lifelong bond.

by Sophie Lark 2021

3.86

35k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Academy 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🖤 Dangerous Obsession 💔 Love Triangle ⚔️ Deadly Competition

Red Handed

by Kate King • 2021

A mafia thief, bartered for a truce, becomes three rival crime lords' most dangerous obsession.

4.22

6k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💋 Why Choose 🏨 Forced Proximity 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Red Handed 92%

A mafia thief, bartered for a truce, becomes three rival crime lords' most dangerous obsession.

by Kate King 2021

4.22

6k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💋 Why Choose 🏨 Forced Proximity 🔪 Touch Her And Die

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 92%

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

INTENSE

by Luna Mason • 2025

Two surgeons, two secret lives. She hunts predators; he kills for the mafia. Neither knows.

4.23

6k+

🖤 Mafia Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏥 Workplace Rivals 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🔒 Forced Proximity

INTENSE 92%

Two surgeons, two secret lives. She hunts predators; he kills for the mafia. Neither knows.

by Luna Mason 2025

4.23

6k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏥 Workplace Rivals 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🔒 Forced Proximity

Nine Minutes

by Beth Flynn • 2014

Abducted by a biker gang at fifteen, Ginny becomes the lifelong obsession of a ruthless leader.

4.34

20k+

🏍️ Biker Gang Romance ⛓️ Captor Captive 🖤 Obsessive Antihero ⏳ Age Gap 💔 Trauma Bonding

Nine Minutes 92%

Abducted by a biker gang at fifteen, Ginny becomes the lifelong obsession of a ruthless leader.

by Beth Flynn 2014

4.34

20k+ ratings

🏍️ Biker Gang Romance ⛓️ Captor Captive 🖤 Obsessive Antihero ⏳ Age Gap 💔 Trauma Bonding

The Wicked

by Rebecca Johnpee

The mafia boss she robbed owns her life, and their game has no safe moves.

3.60

3k+

🤝 Found Family Crew ⚫ Morally Grey Hero 💔 Traumatized Heroine ⚔️ Brothers At War 💰 Criminal Heist

The Wicked 92%

The mafia boss she robbed owns her life, and their game has no safe moves.

by Rebecca Johnpee 2025

3.60

3k+ ratings

🤝 Found Family Crew ⚫ Morally Grey Hero 💔 Traumatized Heroine ⚔️ Brothers At War 💰 Criminal Heist

Requiem of the Soul

by Natasha Knight • 2021

Married for revenge to a scarred heir, she becomes a prisoner in his gothic manor.

3.80

8k+

🕊️ Forced Marriage 🎭 Secret Society ⛓️ Captive Heroine 🖤 Scarred Antihero 🏚️ Gothic Manor

Requiem of the Soul 92%

Married for revenge to a scarred heir, she becomes a prisoner in his gothic manor.

by Natasha Knight 2021

3.80

8k+ ratings

🕊️ Forced Marriage 🎭 Secret Society ⛓️ Captive Heroine 🖤 Scarred Antihero 🏚️ Gothic Manor

Broken Mafia Prince

by Kayla Mason • 2025

Rival mafia heirs reunite after a childhood spark. Their forbidden attraction could start a war.

4.19

172

🖤 Mafia Romance 🥀 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 🩹 Childhood Trauma

Broken Mafia Prince 92%

Rival mafia heirs reunite after a childhood spark. Their forbidden attraction could start a war.

by Kayla Mason 2025

4.19

172 ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🥀 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 🩹 Childhood Trauma

Fight Dirty

by Eva Ashwood • 2020

Taken hostage to settle a debt, a fighter finds three gang members more intoxicating than freedom.

4.05

8k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive Romance 🌹 Why Choose Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Fight Dirty 92%

Taken hostage to settle a debt, a fighter finds three gang members more intoxicating than freedom.

by Eva Ashwood 2020

4.05

8k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive Romance 🌹 Why Choose Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

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