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Kissed by Death

by Holly Roberds • 2022

Bound to a death god, the last vampire hunts his monster before the damned destroy him.

4.22

7k+

🏛️ Egyptian Pantheon ✨ God Romance 🧛 Vampire Heroine 🔗 Fated Mates 🏠 Forced Proximity

Kissed by Death

Bound to a death god, the last vampire hunts his monster before the damned destroy him.

by Holly Roberds 2022 302 pages

4.22

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Egyptian Pantheon ✨ God Romance 🧛 Vampire Heroine 🔗 Fated Mates 🏠 Forced Proximity

King of Libertines

by Pam Godwin • 2020

To unlock her father's compass, a pirate captain bargains with a libertine and risks her heart.

3.83

3k+

🏴‍☠️ Female Pirate Captain ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Transactional Romance 🖤 Rakish Hero 🌑 Dark Sensuality

King of Libertines

To unlock her father's compass, a pirate captain bargains with a libertine and risks her heart.

by Pam Godwin 2020 79 pages

3.83

3k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Female Pirate Captain ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Transactional Romance 🖤 Rakish Hero 🌑 Dark Sensuality

Whidbey

by T Kira Madden • 2026

Fleeing to a remote island, a survivor meets a stranger who offers to kill her abuser.

3.36

9k+

🖋️ Literary Thriller 🔗 Generational Trauma ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎙️ True Crime Critique 🌫️ Atmospheric Isolation

Whidbey

Fleeing to a remote island, a survivor meets a stranger who offers to kill her abuser.

by T Kira Madden 2026 372 pages

3.36

9k+ ratings

🖋️ Literary Thriller 🔗 Generational Trauma ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎙️ True Crime Critique 🌫️ Atmospheric Isolation

The Son & His Hope

by Pepper Winters • 2019

Love destroyed his family, so Jacob locked his heart away. Hope refuses to stop knocking.

4.48

3k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🧒 Childhood Friends 😔 Traumatized Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 💔 Angsty

The Son & His Hope

Love destroyed his family, so Jacob locked his heart away. Hope refuses to stop knocking.

by Pepper Winters 2019 666 pages

4.48

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🧒 Childhood Friends 😔 Traumatized Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 💔 Angsty

Bitten by Death

by Holly Roberds • 2022

A vampire with no memory wakes in a morgue, trapped between Death and her maker.

4.03

11k+

🧛 Vampire Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔺 Egyptian Mythology 🩸 Blood Bond 🔍 Amnesia Mystery

Bitten by Death

A vampire with no memory wakes in a morgue, trapped between Death and her maker.

by Holly Roberds 2022 322 pages

4.03

11k+ ratings

🧛 Vampire Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔺 Egyptian Mythology 🩸 Blood Bond 🔍 Amnesia Mystery

House of Light and Ether

by Leia Stone • 2024

Her ancestors' dark magic lives inside her. One prince shares her pain and defies her fate.

4.20

7k+

🧚 Fae Romantasy 🖤 Ancestral Magic 🏰 Magical Academy 🌑 Dark Prophecy 💕 Found Family

House of Light and Ether

Her ancestors' dark magic lives inside her. One prince shares her pain and defies her fate.

by Leia Stone 2024 272 pages

4.20

7k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Romantasy 🖤 Ancestral Magic 🏰 Magical Academy 🌑 Dark Prophecy 💕 Found Family

Half the Battle

by Elle Thorpe • 2022

Her ex attacks. Her protector's dark half emerges. Now three dangerous men circle one survivor.

4.33

23k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 💔 Brother's Best Friend 🌱 Survivor Heroine 🔪 Touch Her And Die ⛈️ Gritty And Raw

Half the Battle

Her ex attacks. Her protector's dark half emerges. Now three dangerous men circle one survivor.

by Elle Thorpe 2022 334 pages

4.33

23k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 💔 Brother's Best Friend 🌱 Survivor Heroine 🔪 Touch Her And Die ⛈️ Gritty And Raw

Multiple Choice

by Alejandro Zambra • 2014

A multiple-choice test on love, family, and Chile's dictatorship. No correct answers.

3.90

6k+

🧪 Experimental Fiction 🧩 Fragmentary Narrative 📏 Oulipian Constraints 👯 Twin Dynamics 👶 Parental Ambivalence

Multiple Choice

A multiple-choice test on love, family, and Chile's dictatorship. No correct answers.

by Alejandro Zambra 2014 128 pages

3.90

6k+ ratings

🧪 Experimental Fiction 🧩 Fragmentary Narrative 📏 Oulipian Constraints 👯 Twin Dynamics 👶 Parental Ambivalence

The Hollow Alpha

by Himera Ink • 2025

A king rejects his fated mate, she severs the bond, and his hellhound breaks free.

3.83

4k+

🖤 Rejected Mates 💫 Fated Mates 💔 Second Chance Romance 👑 Shifter Court 😢 High Angst

The Hollow Alpha

A king rejects his fated mate, she severs the bond, and his hellhound breaks free.

by Himera Ink 2025 255 pages

3.83

4k+ ratings

🖤 Rejected Mates 💫 Fated Mates 💔 Second Chance Romance 👑 Shifter Court 😢 High Angst

Uprising

by Ellie Sanders • 2023

She married the governor who killed her lover. Now he's back with a revolution.

4.05

1k+

💍 Forced Marriage 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🪦 Presumed Dead Lover 🐺 Maternal Vengeance 🏚️ Villainous Family

Uprising

She married the governor who killed her lover. Now he's back with a revolution.

by Ellie Sanders 2023 480 pages

4.05

1k+ ratings

💍 Forced Marriage 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🪦 Presumed Dead Lover 🐺 Maternal Vengeance 🏚️ Villainous Family

Fourth a Lie

by Pepper Winters • 2020

An island master exiles the captive who loved him after his brother's bombs destroy their paradise.

4.24

3k+

🖤 Dark Erotic Romance ⛓️ Captive To Lover 🕯️ Morally Grey Hero 🔥 Possessive Hero 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Fourth a Lie

An island master exiles the captive who loved him after his brother's bombs destroy their paradise.

by Pepper Winters 2020 325 pages

4.24

3k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Erotic Romance ⛓️ Captive To Lover 🕯️ Morally Grey Hero 🔥 Possessive Hero 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Pride, Prejudice and the Bratva

by O.S. Feathers • 2026

A forced marriage binds her to the mafia king who blames her for his wife's murder.

2.98

1k+

💍 Forced Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🩸 Bratva 🔒 Captive Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad

Pride, Prejudice and the Bratva

A forced marriage binds her to the mafia king who blames her for his wife's murder.

by O.S. Feathers 2026 376 pages

2.98

1k+ ratings

💍 Forced Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🩸 Bratva 🔒 Captive Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad

Traitor to the Throne

by Alwyn Hamilton • 2017

A rebel captive discovers the Sultan's clay army. Escape is the rebellion's only hope.

4.30

27k+

🌙 Middle Eastern Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue ⚔️ Gritty Fantasy 👑 Harem Intrigue

Traitor to the Throne

A rebel captive discovers the Sultan's clay army. Escape is the rebellion's only hope.

by Alwyn Hamilton 2017 518 pages

4.30

27k+ ratings

🌙 Middle Eastern Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue ⚔️ Gritty Fantasy 👑 Harem Intrigue

Degradation

by Ellie Sanders • 2025

Raised to obey, sold to a monster, Paitlyn discovers her brutal guard is her only weapon.

4.04

500+

🕯️ Cult Horror 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captor Captive 💔 Trauma Bonded Love 🖤 Villain Love Interest

Degradation

Raised to obey, sold to a monster, Paitlyn discovers her brutal guard is her only weapon.

by Ellie Sanders 2025 616 pages

4.04

500+ ratings

🕯️ Cult Horror 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captor Captive 💔 Trauma Bonded Love 🖤 Villain Love Interest

Be Mine, Twisted Valentine

by Gianni Holmes • 2023

When his kidnapper is paroled, a prosecutor's fragile life unravels into mutual obsession.

3.95

2k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🔗 Captor Captive ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Obsessive Love 🩹 Trauma Bonding

Be Mine, Twisted Valentine

When his kidnapper is paroled, a prosecutor's fragile life unravels into mutual obsession.

by Gianni Holmes 2023 243 pages

3.95

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🔗 Captor Captive ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Obsessive Love 🩹 Trauma Bonding

The Last Graduate

by Naomi Novik • 2021

A school that kills its students. A girl of world-ending power. One graduation to save them all.

4.22

100k+

🏫 Deadly Magic School 🤝 Found Family 😤 Reluctant Savior 🌵 Prickly Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers

The Last Graduate

A school that kills its students. A girl of world-ending power. One graduation to save them all.

by Naomi Novik 2021 388 pages

4.22

100k+ ratings

🏫 Deadly Magic School 🤝 Found Family 😤 Reluctant Savior 🌵 Prickly Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers

The Thousand Names

by Django Wexler • 2013

An exiled regiment follows an obsessive colonel into the desert on a hunt for world-altering magic.

4.04

20k+

🏴 Flintlock Fantasy 🎭 Woman Disguised As Man 🪄 Hidden Magic 🏜️ Desert Warfare ⚔️ Mutiny

The Thousand Names

An exiled regiment follows an obsessive colonel into the desert on a hunt for world-altering magic.

by Django Wexler 2013 513 pages

4.04

20k+ ratings

🏴 Flintlock Fantasy 🎭 Woman Disguised As Man 🪄 Hidden Magic 🏜️ Desert Warfare ⚔️ Mutiny

The House That Held Her

by Ellis Hart • 2025

Sixteen skulls dug up, then gone. A town sworn to silence. Someone living inside the walls.

3.78

500+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🔍 Gothic Mystery 🚪 Secret Passages 🪞 Gaslighting 🤫 Small Town Secrets

The House That Held Her

Sixteen skulls dug up, then gone. A town sworn to silence. Someone living inside the walls.

by Ellis Hart 2025 312 pages

3.78

500+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🔍 Gothic Mystery 🚪 Secret Passages 🪞 Gaslighting 🤫 Small Town Secrets

Slave, Warrior, Queen

by Morgan Rice • 2016

Betrayed and sold to the arena, a girl with hidden power becomes the Empire's deadliest weapon.

3.43

7k+

🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Fighter 💕 Forbidden Romance 💔 Love Triangle ✨ Chosen One

Slave, Warrior, Queen

Betrayed and sold to the arena, a girl with hidden power becomes the Empire's deadliest weapon.

by Morgan Rice 2016 184 pages

3.43

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Fighter 💕 Forbidden Romance 💔 Love Triangle ✨ Chosen One

El ruletista

by Mircea Cărtărescu • 2011

A dying writer's last testimony: the man who made a living playing Russian roulette.

4.20

6k+

💀 Existential Fiction 🪞 Metafiction 🎪 Death As Spectacle 🔫 Self-Destructive Protagonist 👁️ Witness Narrator

El ruletista

A dying writer's last testimony: the man who made a living playing Russian roulette.

by Mircea Cărtărescu 2011 64 pages

4.20

6k+ ratings

💀 Existential Fiction 🪞 Metafiction 🎪 Death As Spectacle 🔫 Self-Destructive Protagonist 👁️ Witness Narrator

Phyl-Undhu

by Nick Land • 2014

A daughter's game is a doorway to cosmic extinction. Her parents enter to bring her back.

3.56

284

🖤 Cosmic Horror 🧠 Philosophical Horror 📖 Forbidden Knowledge 💻 Simulated Reality 💔 Family Disintegration

Phyl-Undhu

A daughter's game is a doorway to cosmic extinction. Her parents enter to bring her back.

by Nick Land 2014 71 pages

3.56

284 ratings

🖤 Cosmic Horror 🧠 Philosophical Horror 📖 Forbidden Knowledge 💻 Simulated Reality 💔 Family Disintegration

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

12k+

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

The Peer and the Puppet

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

by B.B. Reid 2018 420 pages

4.04

12k+ ratings

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

Always Practice Safe Hex

by Juliette Cross • 2022

Two PR rivals, a witch and a grim reaper, discover their hatred was something else entirely.

4.19

14k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Rivals 💀 Grim Reaper Hero 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisters 🏠 Found Family

Always Practice Safe Hex

Two PR rivals, a witch and a grim reaper, discover their hatred was something else entirely.

by Juliette Cross 2022 379 pages

4.19

14k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Rivals 💀 Grim Reaper Hero 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisters 🏠 Found Family

I Promise You

by Shantel Tessier • 2019

Cruel dares bind Cole Reynolds's crew. Austin Lowes is the one girl he'll murder to protect.

4.21

10k+

🖤 Dark Bully Romance 🔪 Possessive Antihero 💔 Trauma Bonded Couple 🩹 Abuse Survivor Heroine 💀 Deadly Secret Society

I Promise You

Cruel dares bind Cole Reynolds's crew. Austin Lowes is the one girl he'll murder to protect.

by Shantel Tessier 2019

4.21

10k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Bully Romance 🔪 Possessive Antihero 💔 Trauma Bonded Couple 🩹 Abuse Survivor Heroine 💀 Deadly Secret Society

Sick Hate

by J.A. Huss • 2023

She survived the death ring. In Miami, a man who shares her scars offers more than understanding.

4.52

461

💔 Trauma Bonding 🥊 Fighter Romance 🏠 Found Family 😔 Tortured Hero 🌊 Gritty Romance

Sick Hate

She survived the death ring. In Miami, a man who shares her scars offers more than understanding.

by J.A. Huss 2023 412 pages

4.52

461 ratings

💔 Trauma Bonding 🥊 Fighter Romance 🏠 Found Family 😔 Tortured Hero 🌊 Gritty Romance

White Rose Painted Red

by Elena Lawson • 2025

Fleeing abuse, she crashes into three men whose mountain refuge hides a dangerous scheme.

4.30

11k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🔥 Why Choose 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family 💔 Trauma And Healing

White Rose Painted Red

Fleeing abuse, she crashes into three men whose mountain refuge hides a dangerous scheme.

by Elena Lawson 2025 452 pages

4.30

11k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🔥 Why Choose 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family 💔 Trauma And Healing

The Faceless Woman

by Emma Hamm • 2018

A witch's death-curse binds a fae prince. To break it, they must enter his realm together.

4.22

1k+

🦢 Swan Lake Retelling 🌿 Celtic Myth Fantasy 🔗 Bonded By Curse 👑 Fae Royalty 🌑 Dark Fairytale

The Faceless Woman

A witch's death-curse binds a fae prince. To break it, they must enter his realm together.

by Emma Hamm 2018 315 pages

4.22

1k+ ratings

🦢 Swan Lake Retelling 🌿 Celtic Myth Fantasy 🔗 Bonded By Curse 👑 Fae Royalty 🌑 Dark Fairytale

Fortune Academy Underworld

by J.R. Thorn • 2023

Two mates dead, the rest imprisoned. A demon's deal is her only hope.

4.13

500+

💋 Why Choose 💫 Fated Mates 😈 Devil's Bargain 🐺 Alpha Wolf Shifter 😇 Fallen Angel Hero

Fortune Academy Underworld

Two mates dead, the rest imprisoned. A demon's deal is her only hope.

by J.R. Thorn 2023 176 pages

4.13

500+ ratings

💋 Why Choose 💫 Fated Mates 😈 Devil's Bargain 🐺 Alpha Wolf Shifter 😇 Fallen Angel Hero

The Devil of the Provinces

by Juan Cárdenas • 2017

Broke, a biologist returns home to murders, a monster, and a city that demands his silence.

3.36

1k+

🕵️ Latin American Noir 🏚️ Provincial Gothic 🪦 Unsolved Murder 💔 Survivor's Guilt 👶 Monstrous Birth

The Devil of the Provinces

Broke, a biologist returns home to murders, a monster, and a city that demands his silence.

by Juan Cárdenas 2017 145 pages

3.36

1k+ ratings

🕵️ Latin American Noir 🏚️ Provincial Gothic 🪦 Unsolved Murder 💔 Survivor's Guilt 👶 Monstrous Birth

Princes of Ash

by Angel Lawson • 2023

Her hidden bloodline exposed, she becomes captive to three dangerous princes who demand an heir.

4.41

7k+

🏛️ Dark Secret Society 🖤 Breeding Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family 🔒 Forced Proximity

Princes of Ash

Her hidden bloodline exposed, she becomes captive to three dangerous princes who demand an heir.

by Angel Lawson 2023 518 pages

4.41

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Secret Society 🖤 Breeding Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family 🔒 Forced Proximity

Beauty Found

by Tillie Cole • 2018

A former Klansman and a runaway beauty queen collide in flight, hunting freedom on the highway.

4.25

4k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🚪 Leaving A Cult 🏃 Lovers On The Run 🦋 Abuse Survivor Heroine 💀 Villain Redemption

Beauty Found

A former Klansman and a runaway beauty queen collide in flight, hunting freedom on the highway.

by Tillie Cole 2018 193 pages

4.25

4k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🚪 Leaving A Cult 🏃 Lovers On The Run 🦋 Abuse Survivor Heroine 💀 Villain Redemption

Fear You

by B.B. Reid • 2015

Her childhood nightmare returns, now a killer, with a claim on her that death couldn't break.

4.07

16k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🖤 Bully Romance 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🖤 Human Trafficking 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

Fear You

Her childhood nightmare returns, now a killer, with a claim on her that death couldn't break.

by B.B. Reid 2015 368 pages

4.07

16k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🖤 Bully Romance 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🖤 Human Trafficking 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

With This Woman

by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2023

His empire of sin couldn't fill the void. Then he met her, and obsession took hold.

4.48

2k+

🖤 Dark Romance 👑 Possessive Hero ⚡ Power Exchange 🔑 Sex Club 💔 Grieving Hero

With This Woman

His empire of sin couldn't fill the void. Then he met her, and obsession took hold.

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2023 692 pages

4.48

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 👑 Possessive Hero ⚡ Power Exchange 🔑 Sex Club 💔 Grieving Hero

Storm of Iron

by Graham McNeill • 2002

The Iron Warriors besiege an Imperial citadel for the gene-seed beneath it. One guardsman resists.

4.13

2k+

🏰 Siege Warfare 🌑 Grimdark 🦠 Chaos Corruption ⚔️ Rival Lieutenants 🩸 Body Horror

Storm of Iron

The Iron Warriors besiege an Imperial citadel for the gene-seed beneath it. One guardsman resists.

by Graham McNeill 2002 288 pages

4.13

2k+ ratings

🏰 Siege Warfare 🌑 Grimdark 🦠 Chaos Corruption ⚔️ Rival Lieutenants 🩸 Body Horror

Let Him In

by William Friend • 2022

Twin girls describe a sinister friend after their mother dies. Their father begins to believe.

3.25

8k+

🧠 Psychological Horror 🏚️ Gothic Family Drama 👻 Ambiguous Haunting 💔 Grieving Widower 👯 Twin Dynamics

Let Him In

Twin girls describe a sinister friend after their mother dies. Their father begins to believe.

by William Friend 2022 231 pages

3.25

8k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Horror 🏚️ Gothic Family Drama 👻 Ambiguous Haunting 💔 Grieving Widower 👯 Twin Dynamics

Rogue, Prisoner, Princess

by Morgan Rice • 2016

A slave gladiator awakens forbidden magic in the arena. Her sentence: exile to a cursed island.

3.78

3k+

🗡️ Gladiator Fantasy 🔥 Magical Awakening 👑 Secret Heir ⚔️ Dual Pov 💔 Forbidden Romance

Rogue, Prisoner, Princess

A slave gladiator awakens forbidden magic in the arena. Her sentence: exile to a cursed island.

by Morgan Rice 2016 185 pages

3.78

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Gladiator Fantasy 🔥 Magical Awakening 👑 Secret Heir ⚔️ Dual Pov 💔 Forbidden Romance

Ruthless Villains

by Marion Blackwood • 2022

As war targets every dark mage, two villainous lovers strike back with poison and cunning.

3.50

5k+

🦹 Villain Protagonists 🖤 Dark Magic 💋 Villain Romance ⚔️ Battle Couple 🏠 Found Family

Ruthless Villains

As war targets every dark mage, two villainous lovers strike back with poison and cunning.

by Marion Blackwood 2022 305 pages

3.50

5k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Protagonists 🖤 Dark Magic 💋 Villain Romance ⚔️ Battle Couple 🏠 Found Family

Our Last Wild Days

by Anna Bailey • 2025

She came home to a dying mother, a dead friend, and a bayou full of secrets.

3.72

2k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🐊 Bayou Noir 💔 Toxic Female Friendship 👮 Corrupt Small-Town Cops 🩸 Generational Trauma

Our Last Wild Days

She came home to a dying mother, a dead friend, and a bayou full of secrets.

by Anna Bailey 2025 339 pages

3.72

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🐊 Bayou Noir 💔 Toxic Female Friendship 👮 Corrupt Small-Town Cops 🩸 Generational Trauma

In Silence

by K.G. Reuss • 2020

Four boys broke her. Now only the guilty devils can save her from a monster.

4.3

7k+

🖤 Bully Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💋 Why Choose 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

In Silence

Four boys broke her. Now only the guilty devils can save her from a monster.

by K.G. Reuss 2020 316 pages

4.3

7k+ ratings

🖤 Bully Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💋 Why Choose 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

The Games We Play

by Auryn Hadley • 2021

Chosen by a fading god, a priestess and her four lovers must survive the temple's punishment.

4.49

2k+

🫂 Found Family ⚡ Chosen By A God ⛓️ BDSM Training 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 💕 Poly Romance

The Games We Play

Chosen by a fading god, a priestess and her four lovers must survive the temple's punishment.

by Auryn Hadley 2021 604 pages

4.49

2k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family ⚡ Chosen By A God ⛓️ BDSM Training 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 💕 Poly Romance

Addicted to the Ruin

by Rosa Lee • 2024

She betrays four lovers to save her brother. Caged together, her father plans to break them all.

4.10

5k+

🖤 Captive Romance 🔫 Gangland Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma Bonding

Addicted to the Ruin

She betrays four lovers to save her brother. Caged together, her father plans to break them all.

by Rosa Lee 2024 328 pages

4.10

5k+ ratings

🖤 Captive Romance 🔫 Gangland Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma Bonding

Of Tainted Heart

by Olivia Wildenstein • 2021

Slate and Cadence beat the curse. But magic's next move erases him from her memory entirely.

4.23

500+

🏘️ Magical Small Town 🧩 Magical Trials 🧠 Memory Curse 🫂 Found Family 👥 Dual Pov

Of Tainted Heart

Slate and Cadence beat the curse. But magic's next move erases him from her memory entirely.

by Olivia Wildenstein 2021 430 pages

4.23

500+ ratings

🏘️ Magical Small Town 🧩 Magical Trials 🧠 Memory Curse 🫂 Found Family 👥 Dual Pov

Old Country

by Matt Query • 2022

A veteran and his wife must follow cruel seasonal rituals to survive their new Idaho ranch.

3.67

8k+

🍂 Seasonal Horror 💔 Unresolved Guilt 🏚️ Haunted Land ⚡ Strained Marriage 🧠 Psychological Horror

Old Country

A veteran and his wife must follow cruel seasonal rituals to survive their new Idaho ranch.

by Matt Query 2022 352 pages

3.67

8k+ ratings

🍂 Seasonal Horror 💔 Unresolved Guilt 🏚️ Haunted Land ⚡ Strained Marriage 🧠 Psychological Horror

A Dance of Cloaks

by David Dalglish • 2010

His father's test: kill his brother. A thief lord's son inherits a city that demands blood.

3.75

13k+

🗡️ Thief Guilds 🔪 Reluctant Assassin ⚔️ Assassin Training 🎭 Masked Vigilante 👤 Toxic Patriarch

A Dance of Cloaks

His father's test: kill his brother. A thief lord's son inherits a city that demands blood.

by David Dalglish 2010 386 pages

3.75

13k+ ratings

🗡️ Thief Guilds 🔪 Reluctant Assassin ⚔️ Assassin Training 🎭 Masked Vigilante 👤 Toxic Patriarch

Midnight Reign

by Eve Newton • 2024

Her father's knife makes her immortal. The vampire queen inside her head wants the world.

3.82

1k+

🩸 Vampire Academy 📚 Dark Academia Romance 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🖤 Family Betrayal 🕯️ Blood Ritual

Midnight Reign

Her father's knife makes her immortal. The vampire queen inside her head wants the world.

by Eve Newton 2024 426 pages

3.82

1k+ ratings

🩸 Vampire Academy 📚 Dark Academia Romance 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🖤 Family Betrayal 🕯️ Blood Ritual

The Self-Made Widow

by Fabian Nicieza • 2022

A dead lawyer, a serene widow, and the suburban mom who knows she's lying.

3.88

1k+

🏘️ Suburban Noir 🔍 Amateur Detective 👯 Frenemies ♟️ Psychological Duel 😈 Dark Humor

The Self-Made Widow

A dead lawyer, a serene widow, and the suburban mom who knows she's lying.

by Fabian Nicieza 2022 400 pages

3.88

1k+ ratings

🏘️ Suburban Noir 🔍 Amateur Detective 👯 Frenemies ♟️ Psychological Duel 😈 Dark Humor

Detour

by A. Marie • 2020

Fleeing her mother's abuse, she moves next door to a man who won't let her hide.

3.76

9k+

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Reeling from her mother's suicide, Laney meets two strangers who feed her darkest craving: revenge.

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3.62

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Bound to the witch who betrayed her, a bone witch is taken for a killer's ritual.

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4.37

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