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Dark Romance Book Summaries

Hunting Adeline
by H.D. Carlton
Kidnapped and sold, she must endure until the man who stalks the shadows finds her.
4.07
600k+
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Hunting Adeline
Kidnapped and sold, she must endure until the man who stalks the shadows finds her.
by H.D. Carlton 2022 684 pages
4.07
600k+ ratings
King of Envy
by Ana Huang
His best friend's bride-to-be. His secret obsession. His enemies just made her a target.
4.05
100k+
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King of Envy
His best friend's bride-to-be. His secret obsession. His enemies just made her a target.
by Ana Huang 2025 530 pages
4.05
100k+ ratings
Twisted Games
by Ana Huang
A spare princess inherits a throne; her bodyguard is the one man she's forbidden to love.
4.08
1M+
Twisted Games Summary
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Twisted Games
A spare princess inherits a throne; her bodyguard is the one man she's forbidden to love.
by Ana Huang 2021 456 pages
4.08
1M+ ratings
Little Stranger
by Leigh Rivers
Her mute foster brother is out of prison. Across the street, someone watches her undress.
3.74
100k+
Little Stranger Summary
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Little Stranger
Her mute foster brother is out of prison. Across the street, someone watches her undress.
by Leigh Rivers 2023 207 pages
3.74
100k+ ratings
Haunting Adeline
by H.D. Carlton
A scarred vigilante stalks a romance novelist; her ancestor's diary warns of a man like him.
3.94
900k+
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Haunting Adeline
A scarred vigilante stalks a romance novelist; her ancestor's diary warns of a man like him.
by H.D. Carlton 2021 629 pages
3.94
900k+ ratings
The Ritual
by Shantel Tessier
When a secret society orders him to claim his rival's girlfriend, obedience becomes obsession.
4.05
300k+
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The Ritual
When a secret society orders him to claim his rival's girlfriend, obedience becomes obsession.
by Shantel Tessier 2021 552 pages
4.05
300k+ ratings
Lights Out
by Navessa Allen
Her masked online obsession breaks into her bedroom. She skips calling the police and hunts him.
4.08
600k+
Lights Out Summary
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Lights Out
Her masked online obsession breaks into her bedroom. She skips calling the police and hunts him.
by Navessa Allen 2024 338 pages
4.08
600k+ ratings
Nocticadia
by Keri Lake
A scholarship to a gothic island academy puts Lilia near a pathologist who can only feel her.
4.19
100k+
Nocticadia Summary
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Nocticadia
A scholarship to a gothic island academy puts Lilia near a pathologist who can only feel her.
by Keri Lake 2023 682 pages
4.19
100k+ ratings
Insatiable
by Leigh Rivers
Their daughter died. Two years later, a Tinder date puts her back in a hitman's car.
4.22
100k+
Insatiable Summary
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Insatiable
Their daughter died. Two years later, a Tinder date puts her back in a hitman's car.
by Leigh Rivers 2023 413 pages
4.22
100k+ ratings
God of Wrath
by Rina Kent
A British student spies on a secret society. The masked leader catches her and claims her instead.
4.17
100k+
God of Wrath Summary
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God of Wrath
A British student spies on a secret society. The masked leader catches her and claims her instead.
by Rina Kent 2022 592 pages
4.17
100k+ ratings
Feathers So Vicious
by Liv Zander
Raven shifters took her captive. The prince who despises her is her fated mate.
4.01
90k+
Feathers So Vicious Summary
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Feathers So Vicious
Raven shifters took her captive. The prince who despises her is her fated mate.
by Liv Zander 2023 414 pages
4.01
90k+ ratings
The Sweetest Oblivion
by Danielle Lori
A ruined mafia princess is forced to marry the rival don who killed to save her.
4.01
300k+
The Sweetest Oblivion Summary
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The Sweetest Oblivion
A ruined mafia princess is forced to marry the rival don who killed to save her.
by Danielle Lori 2018 384 pages
4.01
300k+ ratings
Manacled
by SenLinYu
Voldemort won. Now Hermione belongs to Draco Malfoy, the executioner who reads her every thought.
4.62
100k+
Manacled Summary
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Manacled
Voldemort won. Now Hermione belongs to Draco Malfoy, the executioner who reads her every thought.
by SenLinYu 2019 925 pages
4.62
100k+ ratings
Under Your Scars
by Ariel N. Anderson
A woman loves a billionaire CEO and a masked serial killer. One man wears both faces.
4.34
86k+
Under Your Scars Summary
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Under Your Scars
A woman loves a billionaire CEO and a masked serial killer. One man wears both faces.
by Ariel N. Anderson 2023 480 pages
4.34
86k+ ratings
The Maddest Obsession
by Danielle Lori
A mafia wife meets the federal agent who kills for her and calls it obsession.
4.24
200k+
The Maddest Obsession Summary
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The Maddest Obsession
A mafia wife meets the federal agent who kills for her and calls it obsession.
by Danielle Lori 2019 333 pages
4.24
200k+ ratings
God of Ruin
by Rina Kent
A mute mafia heiress humiliates a psychopath sculptor. Now she's his muse and he won't let go.
4.11
100k+
God of Ruin Summary
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God of Ruin
A mute mafia heiress humiliates a psychopath sculptor. Now she's his muse and he won't let go.
by Rina Kent 2023 528 pages
4.11
100k+ ratings
Alchemised
by SenLinYu
She erased her lover from memory. His captive now, she must bear the enemy a child.
4.31
300k+
Alchemised Summary
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Alchemised
She erased her lover from memory. His captive now, she must bear the enemy a child.
by SenLinYu 2025 1030 pages
4.31
300k+ ratings
Anathema
by Keri Lake
Sent to kill her, a cursed assassin watches his black flame choose her instead.
4.18
100k+
Anathema Summary
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Anathema
Sent to kill her, a cursed assassin watches his black flame choose her instead.
by Keri Lake 2024 690 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
Birthday Girl
by Penelope Douglas
She moved in with her boyfriend and his estranged father. The wrong man felt like home.
3.92
500k+
Birthday Girl Summary
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Birthday Girl
She moved in with her boyfriend and his estranged father. The wrong man felt like home.
by Penelope Douglas 2018 349 pages
3.92
500k+ ratings
Credence
by Penelope Douglas
Her parents died. Now she belongs to three men on a mountain winter seals shut.
3.67
600k+
Credence Summary
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Credence
Her parents died. Now she belongs to three men on a mountain winter seals shut.
by Penelope Douglas 2020 470 pages
3.67
600k+ ratings
Split or Swallow
by Lindsay Straube
A basilisk king binds her soul, a prince steals her heart: their war decides the kingdom.
3.55
100k+
Split or Swallow Summary
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Split or Swallow
A basilisk king binds her soul, a prince steals her heart: their war decides the kingdom.
by Lindsay Straube 2024 750 pages
3.55
100k+ ratings
Leave Me Behind
by K.M. Moronova
A one-night stand turns fatal: he's the masked assassin she must serve, and he wants her destroyed.
3.85
100k+
Leave Me Behind Summary
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Leave Me Behind
A one-night stand turns fatal: he's the masked assassin she must serve, and he wants her destroyed.
by K.M. Moronova 2024 464 pages
3.85
100k+ ratings
God of War
by Rina Kent
A car crash steals her memory. She wakes up married to the one man she hates.
4.09
100k+
God of War Summary
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God of War
A car crash steals her memory. She wakes up married to the one man she hates.
by Rina Kent 2024 592 pages
4.09
100k+ ratings
Voracious
by Leigh Rivers
Her lover was sold to traffickers. Now she must become merchandise to bring him home.
4.30
100k+
Voracious Summary
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Voracious
Her lover was sold to traffickers. Now she must become merchandise to bring him home.
by Leigh Rivers 2023 399 pages
4.30
100k+ ratings
Kill Switch
by Penelope Douglas
He married her sister, but Winter is the one Damon ruined years ago and never forgot.
4.29
100k+
Kill Switch Summary
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Kill Switch
He married her sister, but Winter is the one Damon ruined years ago and never forgot.
by Penelope Douglas 2019 668 pages
4.29
100k+ ratings
Kiss the Villain
by Rina Kent
A revenge plot backfires: a law student kneels for a masked stranger who then becomes his professor.
4.04
79k+
Kiss the Villain Summary
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Kiss the Villain
A revenge plot backfires: a law student kneels for a masked stranger who then becomes his professor.
by Rina Kent 2025 512 pages
4.04
79k+ ratings
Little Liar
by Leigh Rivers
He stopped speaking at four. She's the foster sister he'd kill to keep.
3.94
79k+
Little Liar Summary
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Little Liar
He stopped speaking at four. She's the foster sister he'd kill to keep.
by Leigh Rivers 2024 430 pages
3.94
79k+ ratings
The Sacrifice
by Shantel Tessier
The man she blames for her sister's death just forced her to marry him at knifepoint.
4.31
100k+
The Sacrifice Summary
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The Sacrifice
The man she blames for her sister's death just forced her to marry him at knifepoint.
by Shantel Tessier 2023 626 pages
4.31
100k+ ratings
God of Pain
by Rina Kent
A mafia princess fakes a boyfriend, but the scarred outcast she spurned now claims her for himself.
3.87
100k+
God of Pain Summary
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God of Pain
A mafia princess fakes a boyfriend, but the scarred outcast she spurned now claims her for himself.
by Rina Kent 2022 528 pages
3.87
100k+ ratings
God of Fury
by Rina Kent
A mafia heir corners a guarded art student into a hidden affair and a long-buried reckoning.
4.49
100k+
God of Fury Summary
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God of Fury
A mafia heir corners a guarded art student into a hidden affair and a long-buried reckoning.
by Rina Kent 2023 624 pages
4.49
100k+ ratings
Five Brothers
by Penelope Douglas
Five brothers. One couch in the dark. The wrong side of the tracks just claimed her.
3.80
95k+
Five Brothers Summary
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Five Brothers
Five brothers. One couch in the dark. The wrong side of the tracks just claimed her.
by Penelope Douglas 2024 560 pages
3.80
95k+ ratings
Psycho Shifters
by Jasmine Mas
The realm's first female alpha lands in a fortress with three brutal shifters who expect her to die.
3.78
93k+
Psycho Shifters Summary
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Psycho Shifters
The realm's first female alpha lands in a fortress with three brutal shifters who expect her to die.
by Jasmine Mas 2022 280 pages
3.78
93k+ ratings
Blood of Hercules
by Jasmine Mas
Her blood eats the exam. Two deathless heirs decide she belongs to them.
3.91
100k+
Blood of Hercules Summary
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Blood of Hercules
Her blood eats the exam. Two deathless heirs decide she belongs to them.
by Jasmine Mas 2024 496 pages
3.91
100k+ ratings
I Will Break You
by Gigi Styx
She jilted a mass murderer on execution day. His ghost now claims her every night.
4.03
18k+
I Will Break You Summary
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I Will Break You
She jilted a mass murderer on execution day. His ghost now claims her every night.
by Gigi Styx 2024 584 pages
4.03
18k+ ratings
Madness
by Shantel Tessier
Her assignment: counsel the Lords' most lethal enforcer. His condition: she stays on her knees.
4.56
72k+
Madness Summary
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Madness
Her assignment: counsel the Lords' most lethal enforcer. His condition: she stays on her knees.
by Shantel Tessier 2024 788 pages
4.56
72k+ ratings
Restitution
by Leigh Rivers
Sold at auction. Forced to kill. His next target: the woman he never stopped loving.
4.35
100k+
Restitution Summary
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Restitution
Sold at auction. Forced to kill. His next target: the woman he never stopped loving.
by Leigh Rivers 2024 525 pages
4.35
100k+ ratings
The Darkest Temptation
by Danielle Lori
Chasing her father to Moscow, she is seized by the mobster who vowed to kill him.
4.03
100k+
The Darkest Temptation Summary
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The Darkest Temptation
Chasing her father to Moscow, she is seized by the mobster who vowed to kill him.
by Danielle Lori 2020 410 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Once You're Mine
by Morgan Bridges
He killed her father. She just hired him to find the killer.
3.61
93k+
Once You're Mine Summary
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Once You're Mine
He killed her father. She just hired him to find the killer.
by Morgan Bridges 2023 308 pages
3.61
93k+ ratings
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
400k+
Corrupt Summary
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Corrupt
Three years ago masked men claimed her. Now they're back to destroy her, and she still wants them.
by Penelope Douglas 2015 516 pages
3.78
400k+ ratings
Does It Hurt?
by H.D. Carlton
She steals his identity. He takes her to sea where the sharks circle underneath.
3.89
200k+
Does It Hurt? Summary
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Does It Hurt?
She steals his identity. He takes her to sea where the sharks circle underneath.
by H.D. Carlton 2022 432 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Bratva Bride
by T.J. Maguire
A mafia alliance demands a wedding. The Bratva sends its sharpest blade: their only daughter.
3.71
33k+
Bratva Bride Summary
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Bratva Bride
A mafia alliance demands a wedding. The Bratva sends its sharpest blade: their only daughter.
by T.J. Maguire 2023 425 pages
3.71
33k+ ratings
Sinners Anonymous
by Somme Sketcher
The man she confesses her sins to is the nephew of the mafia capo she is forced to marry.
3.82
100k+
Sinners Anonymous Summary
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Sinners Anonymous
The man she confesses her sins to is the nephew of the mafia capo she is forced to marry.
by Somme Sketcher 2021 348 pages
3.82
100k+ ratings
Hooked
by Emily McIntire
His enemy's daughter was his revenge, then the only thing that quieted his nightmares.
3.77
500k+
Hooked Summary
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Hooked
His enemy's daughter was his revenge, then the only thing that quieted his nightmares.
by Emily McIntire 2021 312 pages
3.77
500k+ ratings
The Auction
by LovesBitca8
Sold at auction when Voldemort wins, Hermione's only protection is the Death Eater who bought her.
4.47
25k+
The Auction Summary
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The Auction
Sold at auction when Voldemort wins, Hermione's only protection is the Death Eater who bought her.
by LovesBitca8 2019 724 pages
4.47
25k+ ratings
Deviant King
by Rina Kent
He promised to destroy her. Two years later, he decides she belongs to him instead.
3.89
100k+
Deviant King Summary
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Deviant King
He promised to destroy her. Two years later, he decides she belongs to him instead.
by Rina Kent 2019 362 pages
3.89
100k+ ratings
Bound in Blood
by Sadie Kincaid
Her fated mate dead, his brother's refuge a cage, her blood poisoning the men she loves.
4.17
33k+
Bound in Blood Summary
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Bound in Blood
Her fated mate dead, his brother's refuge a cage, her blood poisoning the men she loves.
by Sadie Kincaid 2025 414 pages
4.17
33k+ ratings
Forged in Blood
by Sadie Kincaid
Three vampires claim a college orphan. She's the last of the species they exterminated.
3.87
73k+
Forged in Blood Summary
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Forged in Blood
Three vampires claim a college orphan. She's the last of the species they exterminated.
by Sadie Kincaid 2024 370 pages
3.87
73k+ ratings
Rain of Shadows and Endings
by Melissa K. Roehrich
A dark heir claims an overlooked Fae as his Source, needing her to kill his father.
4.01
73k+
Rain of Shadows and Endings Summary
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Rain of Shadows and Endings
A dark heir claims an overlooked Fae as his Source, needing her to kill his father.
by Melissa K. Roehrich 2023 670 pages
4.01
73k+ ratings
Butcher & Blackbird
by Brynne Weaver
Two rival serial killers meet in a cage and turn hunting into a deadly annual flirtation.
4.01
600k+
Butcher & Blackbird Summary
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Butcher & Blackbird
Two rival serial killers meet in a cage and turn hunting into a deadly annual flirtation.
by Brynne Weaver 2023 360 pages
4.01
600k+ ratings
Den of Vipers
by K.A. Knight
Her father sold her to four criminals. She's their captive, but captivity cuts both ways.
3.66
200k+
Den of Vipers Summary
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Den of Vipers
Her father sold her to four criminals. She's their captive, but captivity cuts both ways.
by K.A. Knight 2020 654 pages
3.66
200k+ ratings
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