50 Books like Wicked and the Wallflower

Master of Salt & Bones

by Keri Lake

She takes a job at a cursed seaside castle and collides with its scarred, magnetic master.

3.90

40k+

🖤 Gothic Seaside ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Scarred Hero 🕯️ Secret Society 💫 Age Gap

Master of Salt & Bones 92%

She takes a job at a cursed seaside castle and collides with its scarred, magnetic master.

by Keri Lake 2020

3.90

40k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Seaside ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Scarred Hero 🕯️ Secret Society 💫 Age Gap

Ravished

by Amanda Quick • 1992

To save her fossil caves from thieves, a spinster must trust the scarred viscount everyone fears.

4.02

22k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🖤 Scarred Hero 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 📚 Bluestocking Heroine 💬 Ruined Reputation

Ravished 94%

To save her fossil caves from thieves, a spinster must trust the scarred viscount everyone fears.

by Amanda Quick 1992

4.02

22k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🖤 Scarred Hero 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 📚 Bluestocking Heroine 💬 Ruined Reputation

The Duchess Deal

by Tessa Dare • 2017

A desperate seamstress demands payment from a scarred duke and leaves with a marriage proposal.

3.98

69k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Scarred Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💬 Witty Banter 🏠 Found Family

The Duchess Deal 94%

A desperate seamstress demands payment from a scarred duke and leaves with a marriage proposal.

by Tessa Dare 2017

3.98

69k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Scarred Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💬 Witty Banter 🏠 Found Family

Flowers from the Storm

by Laura Kinsale • 1992

When a stroke silences a rakish duke, a devout Quaker becomes his only voice.

4.06

18k+

🏛️ Regency Romance 🖤 Wounded Hero 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🩺 Caretaker Heroine 💫 Opposites Attract

Flowers from the Storm 92%

When a stroke silences a rakish duke, a devout Quaker becomes his only voice.

by Laura Kinsale 1992

4.06

18k+ ratings

🏛️ Regency Romance 🖤 Wounded Hero 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🩺 Caretaker Heroine 💫 Opposites Attract

The Duke and I

by Julia Quinn • 2000

A duke refusing marriage and a debutante seeking suitors fake a courtship, then fall in love.

3.80

707k+

🎭 Fake Courtship 💍 Forced Marriage 💔 Traumatized Hero 😈 Reformed Rake 🔥 Steamy

The Duke and I 92%

A duke refusing marriage and a debutante seeking suitors fake a courtship, then fall in love.

by Julia Quinn 2000

3.80

707k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Courtship 💍 Forced Marriage 💔 Traumatized Hero 😈 Reformed Rake 🔥 Steamy

La belleza de la Bestia

by Phavy Prieto • 2020

Her father's life costs Bella her freedom, and the scarred lord demands her complete submission.

3.94

1k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Trope 🔗 Captive Romance 🩹 Scarred Hero ⚡ Power Exchange 🕯️ Gothic Historical

La belleza de la Bestia 92%

Her father's life costs Bella her freedom, and the scarred lord demands her complete submission.

by Phavy Prieto 2020

3.94

1k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Trope 🔗 Captive Romance 🩹 Scarred Hero ⚡ Power Exchange 🕯️ Gothic Historical

A Duke in Disguise

by Cat Sebastian • 2019

A radical bookseller's guarded heart is tested when her engraver best friend discovers he is a duke.

3.77

2k+

🧵 Working Class Heroine 💜 Bisexual Heroine 🤝 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Scarred Hero

A Duke in Disguise 92%

A radical bookseller's guarded heart is tested when her engraver best friend discovers he is a duke.

by Cat Sebastian 2019

3.77

2k+ ratings

🧵 Working Class Heroine 💜 Bisexual Heroine 🤝 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Scarred Hero

Romancing the Duke

by Tessa Dare • 2014

A penniless woman inherits a crumbling castle, but the blind, scarred duke inside refuses to leave.

3.88

53k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Forced Proximity 🩹 Wounded Hero 🌼 Plain Heroine ✍️ Writer Heroine

Romancing the Duke 92%

A penniless woman inherits a crumbling castle, but the blind, scarred duke inside refuses to leave.

by Tessa Dare 2014

3.88

53k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Forced Proximity 🩹 Wounded Hero 🌼 Plain Heroine ✍️ Writer Heroine

A Vow of Hate

by Lylah James • 2021

Blamed for her sister's death, she marries the vengeful fiancé who vows a marriage of cruelty.

3.68

30k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🩹 Scarred Heroine 🏰 Gothic Atmosphere 💔 Trauma Healing

A Vow of Hate 92%

Blamed for her sister's death, she marries the vengeful fiancé who vows a marriage of cruelty.

by Lylah James 2021

3.68

30k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🩹 Scarred Heroine 🏰 Gothic Atmosphere 💔 Trauma Healing

Promises and Pomegranates

by Sav R. Miller • 2021

The family doctor butchers her groom and forces the mafia princess to marry him instead.

3.50

76k+

🔪 Mafia Romance 🍂 Persephone Retelling 🔒 Captive Romance 💒 Forced Marriage 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

Promises and Pomegranates 92%

The family doctor butchers her groom and forces the mafia princess to marry him instead.

by Sav R. Miller 2021

3.50

76k+ ratings

🔪 Mafia Romance 🍂 Persephone Retelling 🔒 Captive Romance 💒 Forced Marriage 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

A Duke to Die for

by Amelia Grey • 2009

A duke inherits a cursed heiress. Falling in love may be the accident that kills him.

3.39

1k+

🏛️ Guardian And Ward 💃 London Season 💬 Witty Banter 😤 Jealous Hero 💪 Capable Heroine

A Duke to Die for 92%

A duke inherits a cursed heiress. Falling in love may be the accident that kills him.

by Amelia Grey 2009

3.39

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Guardian And Ward 💃 London Season 💬 Witty Banter 😤 Jealous Hero 💪 Capable Heroine

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake

by Sarah MacLean • 2010

When a spinster asks a notorious rake for a kiss, he counters with a scandalous bargain.

4.07

61k+

🦋 Spinster Heroine 😈 Rake Hero 🤝 Bargain Arrangement 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake Summary

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake 94%

When a spinster asks a notorious rake for a kiss, he counters with a scandalous bargain.

by Sarah MacLean 2010

4.07

61k+ ratings

🦋 Spinster Heroine 😈 Rake Hero 🤝 Bargain Arrangement 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

How to Love a Duke in Ten Days

by Kerrigan Byrne • 2019

To escape blackmail, a scholar marries a scarred duke, trading her fortune for his protection.

4.12

9k+

🤝 Marriage Of Convenience 🥀 Beauty And The Beast 💔 Trauma Recovery 👯 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

How to Love a Duke in Ten Days 93%

To escape blackmail, a scholar marries a scarred duke, trading her fortune for his protection.

by Kerrigan Byrne 2019

4.12

9k+ ratings

🤝 Marriage Of Convenience 🥀 Beauty And The Beast 💔 Trauma Recovery 👯 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

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 92%

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

Elizabeth's Deception

by Kate Speck • 2020

Hiding as a bastard daughter to escape assassination, Elizabeth Bennet never counted on Mr. Darcy.

3.84

286

🖋️ Austen Retelling 💕 Regency Romance 👑 Secret Heiress ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🔐 Codebreaker Heroine

Elizabeth's Deception 92%

Hiding as a bastard daughter to escape assassination, Elizabeth Bennet never counted on Mr. Darcy.

by Kate Speck 2020

3.84

286 ratings

🖋️ Austen Retelling 💕 Regency Romance 👑 Secret Heiress ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🔐 Codebreaker Heroine

Billion Dollar Lie

by Linnea May • 2023

A broke waitress takes a billionaire's fake engagement deal, but his criminal past could break them.

3.83

641

💍 Fake Engagement ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 🏠 Foster Care Survivor 🔪 Criminal Family 📚 Bookish Heroine

Billion Dollar Lie 92%

A broke waitress takes a billionaire's fake engagement deal, but his criminal past could break them.

by Linnea May 2023

3.83

641 ratings

💍 Fake Engagement ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 🏠 Foster Care Survivor 🔪 Criminal Family 📚 Bookish Heroine

Burning Ivy

by Brandy Hynes • 2024

To claim her inheritance, an artist must marry a dangerous stranger who makes people disappear.

4.06

4k+

🖤 Dark Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Found Family 😈 Morally Gray Hero 🕵️ Secret Society

Burning Ivy 92%

To claim her inheritance, an artist must marry a dangerous stranger who makes people disappear.

by Brandy Hynes 2024

4.06

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Found Family 😈 Morally Gray Hero 🕵️ Secret Society

The Silence of Monsters

by Jay Crownover • 2024

Her niece fled a gilded estate. To protect her, she marries the cold heir who despises her.

4.17

688

🕯️ Gothic Romance 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📝 Contract Marriage 💰 Dark Billionaire 👻 Haunted Estate

The Silence of Monsters 91%

Her niece fled a gilded estate. To protect her, she marries the cold heir who despises her.

by Jay Crownover 2024

4.17

688 ratings

🕯️ Gothic Romance 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📝 Contract Marriage 💰 Dark Billionaire 👻 Haunted Estate

Entranced

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2021

Her words cage nightmares. A doomed city's cursed prince just bought her.

3.87

3k+

🔷 Fae Court Intrigue 📚 Magical Librarians 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Fae Romance 📖 Gothic Library

Entranced 91%

Her words cage nightmares. A doomed city's cursed prince just bought her.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2021

3.87

3k+ ratings

🔷 Fae Court Intrigue 📚 Magical Librarians 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Fae Romance 📖 Gothic Library

The Sound of Secrets

by Jay Crownover • 2024

She married a billionaire to escape his murderous mother. Trusting him was never part of the deal.

4.19

381

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Scarred Hero 💔 Wounded Heroine 🕯️ Family Secrets

The Sound of Secrets 91%

She married a billionaire to escape his murderous mother. Trusting him was never part of the deal.

by Jay Crownover 2024

4.19

381 ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Scarred Hero 💔 Wounded Heroine 🕯️ Family Secrets

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 91%

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

Thief

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2020

A thief robs a scarred mage on a haunted island. His nightmare wants them both.

3.92

2k+

🖤 Scarred Hero 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🏝️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌙 Dream Manipulation

Thief 91%

A thief robs a scarred mage on a haunted island. His nightmare wants them both.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2020

3.92

2k+ ratings

🖤 Scarred Hero 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🏝️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌙 Dream Manipulation

Tasting Red

by Holly Roberds

Her fake boyfriend protects her from monsters, but he's the assassin sent to kill her grandmother.

4.08

12k+

🐺 Red Riding Hood Retelling 💕 Fated Mates 🤝 Fake Relationship 🔪 Assassin Hero ⚔️ Touch Her And Die

Tasting Red 91%

Her fake boyfriend protects her from monsters, but he's the assassin sent to kill her grandmother.

by Holly Roberds 2023

4.08

12k+ ratings

🐺 Red Riding Hood Retelling 💕 Fated Mates 🤝 Fake Relationship 🔪 Assassin Hero ⚔️ Touch Her And Die

A Rogue by Any Other Name

by Sarah MacLean • 2012

A disgraced marquess marries his childhood friend for her dowry, vowing it will never become love.

3.92

47k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🗡️ Revenge Plot 🖤 Damaged Hero 👒 Spinster Heroine 🎲 Gaming Hell

A Rogue by Any Other Name 93%

A disgraced marquess marries his childhood friend for her dowry, vowing it will never become love.

by Sarah MacLean 2012

3.92

47k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🗡️ Revenge Plot 🖤 Damaged Hero 👒 Spinster Heroine 🎲 Gaming Hell

The Hunter

by Kerrigan Byrne • 2016

A hired assassin sent to murder a celebrated actress instead becomes her only protector.

4.08

9k+

🗡️ Assassin Hero 🖤 Scarred Hero 🕯️ Victorian Underworld 🛡️ Mother Protecting Child 💀 Touch Her And Die

The Hunter 93%

A hired assassin sent to murder a celebrated actress instead becomes her only protector.

by Kerrigan Byrne 2016

4.08

9k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Hero 🖤 Scarred Hero 🕯️ Victorian Underworld 🛡️ Mother Protecting Child 💀 Touch Her And Die

House of Bane and Blood

by Alexis L. Menard • 2023

One stolen night of freedom ties an heiress to the stranger who crashes her wedding.

3.95

23k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚙️ Industrial Fantasy 🌑 Morally Grey Hero 🏠 Found Family

House of Bane and Blood 91%

One stolen night of freedom ties an heiress to the stranger who crashes her wedding.

by Alexis L. Menard 2023

3.95

23k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚙️ Industrial Fantasy 🌑 Morally Grey Hero 🏠 Found Family

Grimstone

by Sophie Lark • 2023

Her inheritance: a rotting mansion and a neighbor who demands a dangerous price for the road home.

3.63

25k+

🖤 Dark Gothic Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 👻 Haunted Mansion 🏘️ Insular Small Town

Grimstone 91%

Her inheritance: a rotting mansion and a neighbor who demands a dangerous price for the road home.

by Sophie Lark 2023

3.63

25k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Gothic Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 👻 Haunted Mansion 🏘️ Insular Small Town

City of Mirth and Malice

by Alexis L. Menard • 2024

An heiress marries her rival. Six weeks. One kidnapper. A magic that could burn the city.

3.79

11k+

🔥 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 👥 Rival Crime Families

City of Mirth and Malice 91%

An heiress marries her rival. Six weeks. One kidnapper. A magic that could burn the city.

by Alexis L. Menard 2024

3.79

11k+ ratings

🔥 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 👥 Rival Crime Families

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 91%

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

Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match

by Sally Thorne • 2022

An heiress stitches together a husband from corpses, but his forgotten past is the real monster.

3.33

16k+

⚡ Frankenstein Retelling 🏰 Gothic Romance 😂 Historical Rom-Com 🧠 Amnesia 🔻 Love Triangle

Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match Summary

Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match 91%

An heiress stitches together a husband from corpses, but his forgotten past is the real monster.

by Sally Thorne 2022

3.33

16k+ ratings

⚡ Frankenstein Retelling 🏰 Gothic Romance 😂 Historical Rom-Com 🧠 Amnesia 🔻 Love Triangle

Monster in Disguise

by Veronica Lancet • 2024

To protect her unborn child, a disowned woman marries a mafia capo with a monstrous past.

3.80

3k+

🖤 Dark Mafia Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 👶 Secret Baby 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Redemption Arc

Monster in Disguise 91%

To protect her unborn child, a disowned woman marries a mafia capo with a monstrous past.

by Veronica Lancet 2024

3.80

3k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Mafia Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 👶 Secret Baby 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Redemption Arc

The Devil

by Ashley Jade • 2018

A ruined parson's daughter enters a viscount's bride scheme, but his dark lessons blur all lines.

4.11

18k+

🕯️ Regency Gothic 🖤 Wounded Hero 📖 Teacher Student 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏚️ Gothic House

The Devil 93%

A ruined parson's daughter enters a viscount's bride scheme, but his dark lessons blur all lines.

by Ashley Jade 2018

4.11

18k+ ratings

🕯️ Regency Gothic 🖤 Wounded Hero 📖 Teacher Student 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏚️ Gothic House

My Darling Duke

by Stacy Reid • 2019

A penniless wallflower claims a scarred duke as her fiancé. He arrives to claim her.

3.99

16k+

🎭 Fake Engagement 🩹 Scarred Hero 🏰 Reclusive Hero 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🥀 Beauty And Beast

My Darling Duke 93%

A penniless wallflower claims a scarred duke as her fiancé. He arrives to claim her.

by Stacy Reid 2019

3.99

16k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Engagement 🩹 Scarred Hero 🏰 Reclusive Hero 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🥀 Beauty And Beast

Corrupt

by Penelope Douglas

Three years ago masked men claimed her. Now they're back to destroy her, and she still wants them.

3.78

436k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🎓 Dark College Romance 😈 Morally Grey Hero 💔 Revenge Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Corrupt 91%

Three years ago masked men claimed her. Now they're back to destroy her, and she still wants them.

by Penelope Douglas 2015

3.78

436k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🎓 Dark College Romance 😈 Morally Grey Hero 💔 Revenge Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

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 91%

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

The Devil's Vow

by Bella J. • 2020

An arranged mafia marriage traps her with a cruel heir whose secrets blur hate and desire.

3.91

2k+

💍 Mafia Arranged Marriage 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Possessive Hero 🔪 Brotherly Betrayal 😈 Morally Grey Hero

The Devil's Vow 91%

An arranged mafia marriage traps her with a cruel heir whose secrets blur hate and desire.

by Bella J. 2020

3.91

2k+ ratings

💍 Mafia Arranged Marriage 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Possessive Hero 🔪 Brotherly Betrayal 😈 Morally Grey Hero

Unveil

by Greer Rivers • 2025

A ballerina's masked stalker kidnaps her into the mountains, where his obsession is her only shield.

4.00

2k+

🔗 Mafia Arranged Marriage 🏚️ Southern Gothic 👰 Stolen Bride 🖤 Obsessive Antihero ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Unveil 91%

A ballerina's masked stalker kidnaps her into the mountains, where his obsession is her only shield.

by Greer Rivers 2025

4.00

2k+ ratings

🔗 Mafia Arranged Marriage 🏚️ Southern Gothic 👰 Stolen Bride 🖤 Obsessive Antihero ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Chaos

by Luna Mason • 2024

One night with a runaway bride leaves a boxer with a secret daughter and a brother's brutal war.

4.02

19k+

👶 Secret Baby 💀 Mafia Romance 🥊 Boxer Hero 💋 One Night Stand 💔 Family Betrayal

Chaos 91%

One night with a runaway bride leaves a boxer with a secret daughter and a brother's brutal war.

by Luna Mason 2024

4.02

19k+ ratings

👶 Secret Baby 💀 Mafia Romance 🥊 Boxer Hero 💋 One Night Stand 💔 Family Betrayal

Till Death

by Miranda Lyn • 2024

A killer marked by Death marries a dark king, and their union could destroy them both.

3.74

8k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Magical Theater 🌑 Dark Fantasy Romance

Till Death 91%

A killer marked by Death marries a dark king, and their union could destroy them both.

by Miranda Lyn 2024

3.74

8k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Magical Theater 🌑 Dark Fantasy Romance

The Hunter

by L.J. Shen • 2020

A scandal-ridden heir's last chance: six months celibacy under the watch of a steely archer.

3.97

56k+

💋 Enemies To Lovers 🏹 Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Reformed Playboy 🏛️ Family Pressure

The Hunter 91%

A scandal-ridden heir's last chance: six months celibacy under the watch of a steely archer.

by L.J. Shen 2020

3.97

56k+ ratings

💋 Enemies To Lovers 🏹 Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Reformed Playboy 🏛️ Family Pressure

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 91%

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

An Inconvenient Duke

by Anna Harrington • 2020

A duke's hunt for his sister's killer hinges on the woman running a secret rescue network.

3.72

2k+

💪 Activist Heroine 🛡️ Wounded Warrior Hero 🕊️ Secret Rescue Network 🎭 Ballroom Intrigue 💔 Grief And Healing

An Inconvenient Duke 93%

A duke's hunt for his sister's killer hinges on the woman running a secret rescue network.

by Anna Harrington 2020

3.72

2k+ ratings

💪 Activist Heroine 🛡️ Wounded Warrior Hero 🕊️ Secret Rescue Network 🎭 Ballroom Intrigue 💔 Grief And Healing

Rules for Ruin

by Mimi Matthews • 2025

An orphan spy must destroy a politician. The slum-born king she's falling for needs him alive.

3.95

6k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🏙️ Victorian London ⚖️ Women's Rights 🏚️ Rookery Underworld 🕵️ Undercover Mission

Rules for Ruin 93%

An orphan spy must destroy a politician. The slum-born king she's falling for needs him alive.

by Mimi Matthews 2025

3.95

6k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🏙️ Victorian London ⚖️ Women's Rights 🏚️ Rookery Underworld 🕵️ Undercover Mission

Weavingshaw

by Heba Al-Wasity • 2026

To save her brother, a refugee ghost-seer sells her darkest secret to a curse-bound confessor.

4.10

11k+

🏭 Industrial Gothic 👻 Ghost Medium 😈 Demonic Bargains 🕯️ Haunted Estate 🧳 Refugee Protagonist

Weavingshaw 91%

To save her brother, a refugee ghost-seer sells her darkest secret to a curse-bound confessor.

by Heba Al-Wasity 2026

4.10

11k+ ratings

🏭 Industrial Gothic 👻 Ghost Medium 😈 Demonic Bargains 🕯️ Haunted Estate 🧳 Refugee Protagonist

Texas Destiny

by Lorraine Heath • 1997

A scarred rancher's three-week trek with his brother's mail-order bride sparks a forbidden love.

3.98

9k+

💌 Mail-Order Bride 🌹 Beauty And The Beast Vibes 🖤 Scarred Hero 🐎 Journey Romance 🚫❤️ Forbidden Love

Texas Destiny 91%

A scarred rancher's three-week trek with his brother's mail-order bride sparks a forbidden love.

by Lorraine Heath 1997

3.98

9k+ ratings

💌 Mail-Order Bride 🌹 Beauty And The Beast Vibes 🖤 Scarred Hero 🐎 Journey Romance 🚫❤️ Forbidden Love

Wed to the Lich

by Layla Fae • 2023

Desperate and starving, May marries a lich. She expects a monster; he offers gentle shadows instead.

3.97

7k+

💍 Arranged Marriage 👹 Gentle Monster 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🔥 Slow Burn ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Wed to the Lich 91%

Desperate and starving, May marries a lich. She expects a monster; he offers gentle shadows instead.

by Layla Fae 2023

3.97

7k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage 👹 Gentle Monster 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🔥 Slow Burn ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Fear Me, Love Me

by Lilith Vincent • 2023

She traded herself to a crime lord for her brother's life. His obsession became her cage.

3.75

15k+

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3.55

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3.58

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