31 Books like The Witness

Bound by Honor

by Cora Reilly

Forced to wed a brutal Capo, Aria expects pain. His tenderness is far more dangerous.

3.75

131k+

🥀 Arranged Marriage ⛓️ Captive Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Traumatized Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Bound by Honor 92%

Forced to wed a brutal Capo, Aria expects pain. His tenderness is far more dangerous.

by Cora Reilly 2014

3.75

131k+ ratings

🥀 Arranged Marriage ⛓️ Captive Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Traumatized Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Too Late

by Colleen Hoover • 2016

A woman trapped with a violent drug dealer falls for the undercover agent sent to destroy him.

4.03

555k+

🕵️ Undercover Agent Romance 🆘 Escaping An Abuser 💋 Dangerous Secret Romance 👨‍👩‍👦 Sacrifice For Family 😈 Possessive Dangerous Ex

Too Late 93%

A woman trapped with a violent drug dealer falls for the undercover agent sent to destroy him.

by Colleen Hoover 2016

4.03

555k+ ratings

🕵️ Undercover Agent Romance 🆘 Escaping An Abuser 💋 Dangerous Secret Romance 👨‍👩‍👦 Sacrifice For Family 😈 Possessive Dangerous Ex

Tempted by the Devil

by Michelle Heard • 2023

Her stepbrother sells her to a mafia boss, who decides to make her his wife.

3.83

43k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Forced Marriage 🕊️ Virgin Heroine 🔒 Possessive Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Tempted by the Devil 93%

Her stepbrother sells her to a mafia boss, who decides to make her his wife.

by Michelle Heard 2023

3.83

43k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Forced Marriage 🕊️ Virgin Heroine 🔒 Possessive Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Cruel Paradise

by J.T. Geissinger • 2020

An Irish crime boss tracks down the rival mafia daughter who robbed him and claims her.

4.21

30k+

🖤 Mafia Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity ☘️ Irish Mafia

Cruel Paradise 93%

An Irish crime boss tracks down the rival mafia daughter who robbed him and claims her.

by J.T. Geissinger 2020

4.21

30k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity ☘️ Irish Mafia

Canary

by Tijan • 2021

Her gut exposes every liar. When a cartel killer claims her, it says she's safe.

4.18

10k+

💀 Mafia Romance 🥀 Deadly Protector 🤝 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🏃 On The Run

Canary 93%

Her gut exposes every liar. When a cartel killer claims her, it says she's safe.

by Tijan 2021

4.18

10k+ ratings

💀 Mafia Romance 🥀 Deadly Protector 🤝 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🏃 On The Run

Talk to Me

by Heather Long • 2024

An invisible hacker is taken. Three killers who owe her everything refuse to let her go.

4.12

5k+

👩‍💻 Hacker Heroine 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🖤 Morally Grey Heroes 🎯 Covert Ops

Talk to Me 92%

An invisible hacker is taken. Three killers who owe her everything refuse to let her go.

by Heather Long 2024

4.12

5k+ ratings

👩‍💻 Hacker Heroine 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🖤 Morally Grey Heroes 🎯 Covert Ops

Sexy Dirty Cowboy

by Elle Thorpe • 2020

To protect an ex-con bullfighter, a detective becomes his fake wife in a one-bed Wyoming cabin.

4.30

2k+

🐴 Ranch Romance 🔗 Ex-Con Hero 👮‍♀️ Detective Heroine 🏙️ City Girl On Ranch 💪 Protector Heroine

Sexy Dirty Cowboy 92%

To protect an ex-con bullfighter, a detective becomes his fake wife in a one-bed Wyoming cabin.

by Elle Thorpe 2020

4.30

2k+ ratings

🐴 Ranch Romance 🔗 Ex-Con Hero 👮‍♀️ Detective Heroine 🏙️ City Girl On Ranch 💪 Protector Heroine

Because of Her

by Jewel E. Ann • 2023

A letter drove her nephew to suicide. Revenge draws her to the dangerous stranger next door.

4.33

3k+

🗡️ Revenge Romance 🔪 Assassin Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Because of Her 92%

A letter drove her nephew to suicide. Revenge draws her to the dangerous stranger next door.

by Jewel E. Ann 2023

4.33

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Revenge Romance 🔪 Assassin Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Fractured Secrets

by Haley Jenner • 2023

Penniless and alone, she seeks her mafia half-brothers in New York. The Don claims her.

4.06

4k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Hidden Identity ☠️ Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma Healing

Fractured Secrets 92%

Penniless and alone, she seeks her mafia half-brothers in New York. The Don claims her.

by Haley Jenner 2023

4.06

4k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Hidden Identity ☠️ Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma Healing

Griffin

by S.M. West • 2022

A hairdresser witnesses a murder. A scarred stranger with no past is her only way out.

4.29

248

🏃‍♀️ Witness On The Run 💕 Forced Proximity 🖤 Scarred Protector 🧩 Amnesiac Hero 💔 Trauma Healing

Griffin 93%

A hairdresser witnesses a murder. A scarred stranger with no past is her only way out.

by S.M. West 2022

4.29

248 ratings

🏃‍♀️ Witness On The Run 💕 Forced Proximity 🖤 Scarred Protector 🧩 Amnesiac Hero 💔 Trauma Healing

The Spy and I

by Tiana Smith • 2024

A blind date turns into a shootout, forcing a shy hacker to impersonate her spy sister.

3.46

3k+

🕵️ Spy Romance 💻 Cybersecurity Thriller 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 🏚️ Forced Proximity 💬 Banter-Heavy

The Spy and I 93%

A blind date turns into a shootout, forcing a shy hacker to impersonate her spy sister.

by Tiana Smith 2024

3.46

3k+ ratings

🕵️ Spy Romance 💻 Cybersecurity Thriller 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 🏚️ Forced Proximity 💬 Banter-Heavy

Painted Scars

by Neva Altaj

An artist marries a wheelchair-bound Bratva boss to save her father. Their fake passion turns real.

3.73

117k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience ♿ Disabled Hero 😈 Morally Gray Hero 🎨 Artist Heroine

Painted Scars 92%

An artist marries a wheelchair-bound Bratva boss to save her father. Their fake passion turns real.

by Neva Altaj 2022

3.73

117k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience ♿ Disabled Hero 😈 Morally Gray Hero 🎨 Artist Heroine

Beautiful Oblivion

by Jamie McGuire • 2014

Between a distant boyfriend and a persistent tattoo artist, Cami's loyalty is all she has left.

4.08

82k+

💕 New Adult Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Tortured Hero 🏚️ Dysfunctional Family

Beautiful Oblivion 92%

Between a distant boyfriend and a persistent tattoo artist, Cami's loyalty is all she has left.

by Jamie McGuire 2014

4.08

82k+ ratings

💕 New Adult Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Tortured Hero 🏚️ Dysfunctional Family

Things We Never Got Over

by Lucy Score • 2022

Stranded with an abandoned niece, a runaway bride clashes with a gruff local who hates drama.

4.12

1.1M+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👧 Reluctant Guardian 👯 Mistaken Identity 💪 Protective Hero

Things We Never Got Over 92%

Stranded with an abandoned niece, a runaway bride clashes with a gruff local who hates drama.

by Lucy Score 2022

4.12

1.1M+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👧 Reluctant Guardian 👯 Mistaken Identity 💪 Protective Hero

The Art of Deception

by Nora Roberts • 2017

A painter hunting a stolen Rembrandt in a gothic castle falls for the forger's daughter.

3.85

8k+

🎨 Art World Romance 🔍 Undercover Romance 🎭 Found Family 🏰 Gothic Castle 🖼️ Art Forgery

The Art of Deception 92%

A painter hunting a stolen Rembrandt in a gothic castle falls for the forger's daughter.

by Nora Roberts 2017

3.85

8k+ ratings

🎨 Art World Romance 🔍 Undercover Romance 🎭 Found Family 🏰 Gothic Castle 🖼️ Art Forgery

Hannah y el sicario

by Vanessa Vale • 2024

After one flight together, a hitman tracks down a shy librarian and won't let go.

3.34

6k+

🎯 Hitman Romance 📚 Librarian Heroine 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🖤 Obsessed Hero ⚡ Superpowered Heroine

Hannah y el sicario 92%

After one flight together, a hitman tracks down a shy librarian and won't let go.

by Vanessa Vale 2024

3.34

6k+ ratings

🎯 Hitman Romance 📚 Librarian Heroine 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🖤 Obsessed Hero ⚡ Superpowered Heroine

Beautiful Beast

by Neva Altaj

A scarred mafia don kidnaps a hacker who must outsmart the beast before losing her heart.

4.27

34k+

🌹 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🖤 Mafia Romance 🔒 Captive Romance 😣 Scarred Hero 💻 Hacker Heroine

Beautiful Beast 92%

A scarred mafia don kidnaps a hacker who must outsmart the beast before losing her heart.

by Neva Altaj 2024

4.27

34k+ ratings

🌹 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🖤 Mafia Romance 🔒 Captive Romance 😣 Scarred Hero 💻 Hacker Heroine

Brutal Collateral

by Deborah Garland • 2025

A mafia heiress in Navy SEAL training must marry the Irish mobster she once abandoned.

3.97

3k+

🖤 Mafia Arranged Marriage 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎖️ Military Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Brutal Collateral 93%

A mafia heiress in Navy SEAL training must marry the Irish mobster she once abandoned.

by Deborah Garland 2025

3.97

3k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Arranged Marriage 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎖️ Military Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

The Collector

by Nora Roberts • 2014

A house-sitter witnesses a murder. The victim's artist brother needs her eyes to find the killer.

4.00

39k+

🪟 Witness To Murder 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Brooding Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Collector 93%

A house-sitter witnesses a murder. The victim's artist brother needs her eyes to find the killer.

by Nora Roberts 2014

4.00

39k+ ratings

🪟 Witness To Murder 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Brooding Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Against All Odds

by Brittney Sahin • 2025

Trapped by a Miami crime lord, an accountant meets a soldier whose rescue makes them both targets.

4.25

4k+

🪖 Military Hero 🏃‍♀️ Woman On The Run 🎭 Undercover Identity 💀 Cartel Underworld 💔 Wounded Hero

Against All Odds 92%

Trapped by a Miami crime lord, an accountant meets a soldier whose rescue makes them both targets.

by Brittney Sahin 2025

4.25

4k+ ratings

🪖 Military Hero 🏃‍♀️ Woman On The Run 🎭 Undercover Identity 💀 Cartel Underworld 💔 Wounded 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 92%

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

Fury

by Anna Hackett • 2023

To survive a cartel, a bartender on the run becomes her nightclub boss's fake girlfriend.

4.33

9k+

🤝 Fake Dating 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 💔 Wounded Heroine 🖤 Alpha Protector

Fury 92%

To survive a cartel, a bartender on the run becomes her nightclub boss's fake girlfriend.

by Anna Hackett 2023

4.33

9k+ ratings

🤝 Fake Dating 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 💔 Wounded Heroine 🖤 Alpha Protector

Across the Vanishing Sky

by Catherine Cowles • 2026

A mother moves to search for her vanished best friend and teams up with a reclusive hacker.

4.32

42k+

🏘️ Small Town Suspense 🔍 Missing Person Mystery 🔪 Serial Killer Suspense 💻 Hacker Hero 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers

Across the Vanishing Sky 92%

A mother moves to search for her vanished best friend and teams up with a reclusive hacker.

by Catherine Cowles 2026

4.32

42k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Suspense 🔍 Missing Person Mystery 🔪 Serial Killer Suspense 💻 Hacker Hero 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers

Kiara, diamant écorché par le sang - Tome 1

by Hazel Diaz • 2024

Undercover in a men's prison, a crime boss's daughter falls for the rival she must destroy.

3.59

2k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 😈 Morally Grey Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Kiara, diamant écorché par le sang - Tome 1 Summary

Kiara, diamant écorché par le sang - Tome 1 93%

Undercover in a men's prison, a crime boss's daughter falls for the rival she must destroy.

by Hazel Diaz 2024

3.59

2k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 😈 Morally Grey Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Broken in the Dark

by Ashley Elizabeth • 2025

Freed from a monster, she weds her first love for safety, but danger wears a familiar face.

4.05

861

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🩹 Trauma Healing 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🏠 Found Family

Broken in the Dark 93%

Freed from a monster, she weds her first love for safety, but danger wears a familiar face.

by Ashley Elizabeth 2025

4.05

861 ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🩹 Trauma Healing 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🏠 Found Family

Ties that Bind Us

by Nicole Knight

She ghosts a stranger at dawn, then meets him as the mafia fiance her father chose.

3.58

622

🖤 Mafia Arranged Marriage 🔥 One Night Stand 🎭 Hidden Identity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 💔 Grieving Heroine

Ties that Bind Us 92%

She ghosts a stranger at dawn, then meets him as the mafia fiance her father chose.

by Nicole Knight 2021

3.58

622 ratings

🖤 Mafia Arranged Marriage 🔥 One Night Stand 🎭 Hidden Identity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 💔 Grieving Heroine

Blood of My Monster

by Rina Kent • 2023

Her captain knows she's a woman, and he'll keep her secret... for a price.

4.16

85k+

🖤 Dark Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕵️ Hidden Identity 🇷🇺 Russian Mafia 🎖️ Military Romance

Blood of My Monster 92%

Her captain knows she's a woman, and he'll keep her secret... for a price.

by Rina Kent 2023

4.16

85k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕵️ Hidden Identity 🇷🇺 Russian Mafia 🎖️ Military Romance

Reign of a Billionaire

by Eva Winners • 2024

She's the love he buried. He just bought her at auction. She remembers nothing.

4.25

3k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔗 Trauma Bonded 🔪 Vengeance Driven

Reign of a Billionaire 92%

She's the love he buried. He just bought her at auction. She remembers nothing.

by Eva Winners 2024

4.25

3k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔗 Trauma Bonded 🔪 Vengeance Driven

The Hermit

by Michelle Heard • 2025

She volunteers to marry an assassin to keep her sister from being sold into marriage.

3.93

18k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔪 Touch Her And Die

The Hermit 92%

She volunteers to marry an assassin to keep her sister from being sold into marriage.

by Michelle Heard 2025

3.93

18k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Lethal Redemption

by April Hunt • 2019

To save the VP's daughter, an FBI profiler infiltrates the cult she escaped as a child.

4.00

596

🔒 Cult Thriller 💔 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Undercover Couple 🏠 Found Family 🎖️ Ex-Military Hero

Lethal Redemption 92%

To save the VP's daughter, an FBI profiler infiltrates the cult she escaped as a child.

by April Hunt 2019

4.00

596 ratings

🔒 Cult Thriller 💔 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Undercover Couple 🏠 Found Family 🎖️ Ex-Military Hero

Bad Situation

by Brynne Asher • 2018

Friday night, one dance with a stranger. Monday morning, he's the FBI agent investigating her.

4.33

7k+

🕵️ FBI Agent Hero 💼 Corporate Suspense ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 💔 Family Betrayal 🔥 Forced Proximity

Bad Situation 92%

Friday night, one dance with a stranger. Monday morning, he's the FBI agent investigating her.

by Brynne Asher 2018

4.33

7k+ ratings

🕵️ FBI Agent Hero 💼 Corporate Suspense ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 💔 Family Betrayal 🔥 Forced Proximity

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