27 Books like Things I Wanted to Say, But Never Did

Fear Me

by B.B. Reid

Her tormentor returns from juvie with an ultimatum: her body for her family's safety.

3.85

28k+

🖤 Bully Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Blackmail 💔 Trauma Bonding 👑 Possessive Hero

Fear Me 95%

Her tormentor returns from juvie with an ultimatum: her body for her family's safety.

by B.B. Reid 2015

3.85

28k+ ratings

🖤 Bully Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Blackmail 💔 Trauma Bonding 👑 Possessive Hero

Cruel King

by Rina Kent • 2019

An elite school's cruel king becomes obsessed with the one girl who wants to stay invisible.

3.89

103k+

🖤 Bully Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🏰 Elite Private School 💔 Angsty Romance

Cruel King 96%

An elite school's cruel king becomes obsessed with the one girl who wants to stay invisible.

by Rina Kent 2019

3.89

103k+ ratings

🖤 Bully Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🏰 Elite Private School 💔 Angsty Romance

The Peer and the Puppet

by B.B. Reid • 2018

An outlaw racer moves in with her cruel stepbrother, and their hatred becomes a dangerous addiction.

4.04

13k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Bully Romance 🛏️ Stepbrother Romance 💎 Wealthy Elite 🏫 Private Academy

The Peer and the Puppet 95%

An outlaw racer moves in with her cruel stepbrother, and their hatred becomes a dangerous addiction.

by B.B. Reid 2018

4.04

13k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Bully Romance 🛏️ Stepbrother Romance 💎 Wealthy Elite 🏫 Private Academy

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 94%

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

Cross My Heart

by Roxy Sloane • 2023

At Oxford, an American hunts her sister's attacker. Her only lead: the professor she can't resist.

3.78

15k+

🏛️ Dark Academia Romance 🗝️ Secret Society 🎓 Professor Student 🖤 Morally Grey Hero ⚔️ Revenge Quest

Cross My Heart 94%

At Oxford, an American hunts her sister's attacker. Her only lead: the professor she can't resist.

by Roxy Sloane 2023

3.78

15k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia Romance 🗝️ Secret Society 🎓 Professor Student 🖤 Morally Grey Hero ⚔️ Revenge Quest

Hateful Vows

by C. Hallman • 2024

At an elite university, the cruelest heir targets an outcast until hatred becomes dark obsession.

3.67

3k+

🖤 Dark College Romance 💔 Bully Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Morally Grey Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

Hateful Vows 94%

At an elite university, the cruelest heir targets an outcast until hatred becomes dark obsession.

by C. Hallman 2024

3.67

3k+ ratings

🖤 Dark College Romance 💔 Bully Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Morally Grey Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

Fiery Little Thing

by Avina St. Graves • 2024

She steals. He burns. A brutal reform school locks the lifelong enemies in the same cage.

3.64

6k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🏫 Reform School 💀 Obsessive Love

Fiery Little Thing 94%

She steals. He burns. A brutal reform school locks the lifelong enemies in the same cage.

by Avina St. Graves 2024

3.64

6k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🏫 Reform School 💀 Obsessive Love

Defy

by L.J. Shen • 2016

When a teacher crashes into her student's car, one cover-up ignites a forbidden affair.

3.84

49k+

🎭 Teacher Student Romance 🗝️ Secret Relationship ⚡ Age Gap Romance 🥊 Underground Fighter 💔 Angsty Romance

Defy 94%

When a teacher crashes into her student's car, one cover-up ignites a forbidden affair.

by L.J. Shen 2016

3.84

49k+ ratings

🎭 Teacher Student Romance 🗝️ Secret Relationship ⚡ Age Gap Romance 🥊 Underground Fighter 💔 Angsty Romance

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 94%

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

Taunt Her

by Caitlyn Dare • 2020

He came to destroy his uncle. He stayed to claim his uncle's stepdaughter.

4.01

6k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👊 Bully Romance 🏚️ Wrong Side Of Tracks 🔥 Possessive Hero 💀 Revenge Plot

Taunt Her 95%

He came to destroy his uncle. He stayed to claim his uncle's stepdaughter.

by Caitlyn Dare 2020

4.01

6k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👊 Bully Romance 🏚️ Wrong Side Of Tracks 🔥 Possessive Hero 💀 Revenge Plot

Burn With Me

by Lucy Smoke • 2023

Her mother weds a criminal, and her stepbrother's first task is to shatter her at Hazelwood.

3.83

2k+

🖤 Dark College Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Stepbrother Romance 👁️ Surveillance Obsession 🔗 Mutual Obsession

Burn With Me 95%

Her mother weds a criminal, and her stepbrother's first task is to shatter her at Hazelwood.

by Lucy Smoke 2023

3.83

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark College Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Stepbrother Romance 👁️ Surveillance Obsession 🔗 Mutual Obsession

Untouchable

by Sam Mariano

The golden quarterback corners an outcast, ruins her, then makes her his world.

3.93

26k+

🏫 Bully Romance ⚠️ Dubious Consent 🖤 Obsessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bonded Couple 🎭 Morally Gray Hero

Untouchable 94%

The golden quarterback corners an outcast, ruins her, then makes her his world.

by Sam Mariano 2018

3.93

26k+ ratings

🏫 Bully Romance ⚠️ Dubious Consent 🖤 Obsessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bonded Couple 🎭 Morally Gray Hero

Cruel Intentions

by Cora Kent • 2023

Her stepbrother's obsession chased her to college. Now there's nowhere left to run.

3.69

3k+

🔥 Stepbrother Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Obsessive Antihero 🏠 Forced Proximity 👁️ Stalking And Obsession

Cruel Intentions 94%

Her stepbrother's obsession chased her to college. Now there's nowhere left to run.

by Cora Kent 2023

3.69

3k+ ratings

🔥 Stepbrother Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Obsessive Antihero 🏠 Forced Proximity 👁️ Stalking And Obsession

Hunting Pretty

by Sienna Blake • 2025

She wants the masked intruder in her room. He's been waiting for her to fight back.

3.95

3k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 🖤 Stalker Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero 🕯️ Secret Society 🧠 Repressed Memories

Hunting Pretty 94%

She wants the masked intruder in her room. He's been waiting for her to fight back.

by Sienna Blake 2025

3.95

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 🖤 Stalker Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero 🕯️ Secret Society 🧠 Repressed Memories

Brutal Obsession

by S. Massery • 2022

His car shattered her ballet future. Now the hockey star claims the broken dancer as his.

3.82

50k+

🖤 Dark College Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 😈 Bully Romance 🏒 Hockey Romance 🩰 Ballerina Heroine

Brutal Obsession 94%

His car shattered her ballet future. Now the hockey star claims the broken dancer as his.

by S. Massery 2022

3.82

50k+ ratings

🖤 Dark College Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 😈 Bully Romance 🏒 Hockey Romance 🩰 Ballerina Heroine

Loving the Reaper

by Lola King • 2025

A woman and her possessive best friend are bound to a secret society that demands blood.

4.07

8k+

🕯️ Secret Society 💛 Friends To Lovers 🔒 Possessive Hero 💀 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Broken Hero

Loving the Reaper 94%

A woman and her possessive best friend are bound to a secret society that demands blood.

by Lola King 2025

4.07

8k+ ratings

🕯️ Secret Society 💛 Friends To Lovers 🔒 Possessive Hero 💀 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Broken Hero

God of Malice

by Rina Kent • 2022

A psychopath saves a grieving artist from a cliff and demands her complete submission as payment.

3.91

281k+

🖤 Dark College Romance 🔪 Psychopath Hero 🃏 Secret Society ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎀 Virgin Heroine

God of Malice 94%

A psychopath saves a grieving artist from a cliff and demands her complete submission as payment.

by Rina Kent 2022

3.91

281k+ ratings

🖤 Dark College Romance 🔪 Psychopath Hero 🃏 Secret Society ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎀 Virgin Heroine

Bully

by Penelope Douglas • 2013

Her best friend became her bully. After a year in France, she's back, fearless and done running.

3.84

231k+

😈 Bully Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Romance 🔥 Bad Boy Hero 🏫 High School Setting

Bully 94%

Her best friend became her bully. After a year in France, she's back, fearless and done running.

by Penelope Douglas 2013

3.84

231k+ ratings

😈 Bully Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Romance 🔥 Bad Boy Hero 🏫 High School Setting

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 94%

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

Riot House

by Callie Hart • 2020

Sent to a gothic boarding school, a wounded girl becomes the obsession of its most dangerous boy.

3.84

28k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 🖤 Obsessive Hero 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Bonding 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Riot House 95%

Sent to a gothic boarding school, a wounded girl becomes the obsession of its most dangerous boy.

by Callie Hart 2020

3.84

28k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 🖤 Obsessive Hero 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Bonding 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Limerence

by H.C. Dolores • 2024

A scholarship student's lie catches a golden boy's eye, but his secret is far more lethal.

4.14

17k+

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Dark Academia 🕷️ Obsessive Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 🔪 Murder Mystery

Limerence 94%

A scholarship student's lie catches a golden boy's eye, but his secret is far more lethal.

by H.C. Dolores 2024

4.14

17k+ ratings

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Dark Academia 🕷️ Obsessive Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 🔪 Murder Mystery

Crooked Crows

by Elena Lawson • 2021

Three brutal gang heirs rule an academy. The new girl carries blades and refuses to be owned.

4.16

14k+

🔪 Gang Romance 📚 Dark Academy 💔 Traumatized Heroine 🖤 Possessive Antiheroes ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Crooked Crows 94%

Three brutal gang heirs rule an academy. The new girl carries blades and refuses to be owned.

by Elena Lawson 2021

4.16

14k+ ratings

🔪 Gang Romance 📚 Dark Academy 💔 Traumatized Heroine 🖤 Possessive Antiheroes ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Fall With Me

by Lucy Smoke • 2023

Her new stepbrother is a monster, and the only man who makes her feel alive.

4.06

1k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🖤 Mafia Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bonded Lovers

Fall With Me 94%

Her new stepbrother is a monster, and the only man who makes her feel alive.

by Lucy Smoke 2023

4.06

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🖤 Mafia Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bonded Lovers

I Dare You

by Shantel Tessier • 2018

When she witnesses a crime, the boy who runs the town makes her his next dare.

4.16

22k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Trauma Bonded Couple 🔪 Possessive Antihero 💀 Toxic Brotherhood 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

I Dare You 94%

When she witnesses a crime, the boy who runs the town makes her his next dare.

by Shantel Tessier 2018

4.16

22k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Trauma Bonded Couple 🔪 Possessive Antihero 💀 Toxic Brotherhood 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

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 94%

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

Bentley

by Hattie Jude • 2021

When a quiet girl's cruel neighbor sets out to destroy her family, seduction becomes his weapon.

3.94

968

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Bully Romance 🗡️ Revenge Plot 🥀 Traumatized Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

Bentley 93%

When a quiet girl's cruel neighbor sets out to destroy her family, seduction becomes his weapon.

by Hattie Jude 2021

3.94

968 ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Bully Romance 🗡️ Revenge Plot 🥀 Traumatized Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

Vicious Secret

by Morgan Bridges • 2024

She was his obsession long before the secret order demanded he hunt her.

4.05

11k+

🖤 Dark College Romance 🕯️ Secret Society 🔥 Obsessive Hero 🏃‍♀️ Hunted Bride 🔗 Forced Proximity

Vicious Secret 93%

She was his obsession long before the secret order demanded he hunt her.

by Morgan Bridges 2024

4.05

11k+ ratings

🖤 Dark College Romance 🕯️ Secret Society 🔥 Obsessive Hero 🏃‍♀️ Hunted Bride 🔗 Forced Proximity

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