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When I Was Death

by Alexis Henderson • 2026

A grieving girl accepts Death's bargain: become his reaper, learn how her sister died.

3.63

1k+

💀 Supernatural Reapers 👥 Found Family 💔 Sibling Loss 🖤 Death Personified 🌾 Midwest Gothic

When I Was Death

A grieving girl accepts Death's bargain: become his reaper, learn how her sister died.

by Alexis Henderson 2026 288 pages

3.63

1k+ ratings

💀 Supernatural Reapers 👥 Found Family 💔 Sibling Loss 🖤 Death Personified 🌾 Midwest Gothic

Bentley

by Hattie Jude • 2021

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

3.94

500+

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

Bentley

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

by Hattie Jude 2021 234 pages

3.94

500+ ratings

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

Blue Mountain

by Lisa Michelle • 2021

Her dying grandmother confesses to being a killer. The evidence is buried on Blue Mountain.

3.93

1k+

🖊️ Literary Suspense 🏚️ Family Crime Saga 🛏️ Deathbed Confession 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Reinvented Identity

Blue Mountain

Her dying grandmother confesses to being a killer. The evidence is buried on Blue Mountain.

by Lisa Michelle 2021 280 pages

3.93

1k+ ratings

🖊️ Literary Suspense 🏚️ Family Crime Saga 🛏️ Deathbed Confession 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Reinvented Identity

Out of Time

by Beth Flynn • 2015

Kidnapped by a crime boss and wed against her will, torn between father and secret son.

4.42

9k+

🖤 Dark Romance ⛓️ Captor And Captive 💔 Love Triangle 🧬 Hidden Parentage 🔄 Generational Trauma

Out of Time

Kidnapped by a crime boss and wed against her will, torn between father and secret son.

by Beth Flynn 2015 457 pages

4.42

9k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance ⛓️ Captor And Captive 💔 Love Triangle 🧬 Hidden Parentage 🔄 Generational Trauma

She Started It

by Sian Gilbert • 2023

Four women are lured to an island hen party by the classmate whose life they ruined.

3.57

57k+

🔒 Locked Room Thriller 🏝️ Remote Island 🎭 Fake Identity 🖤 Shared Dark Past 💅 Mean Girl Reckoning

She Started It

Four women are lured to an island hen party by the classmate whose life they ruined.

by Sian Gilbert 2023 352 pages

3.57

57k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Thriller 🏝️ Remote Island 🎭 Fake Identity 🖤 Shared Dark Past 💅 Mean Girl Reckoning

Im Schatten der Wahrheit

by Merit Niemeitz • 2023

A Cambridge student falls for an immortal body thief while investigating his deadly secret society.

3.79

1k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🕯️ Secret Society 🐦 Body Hopping 💫 Immortal Love Interest 🌑 Morally Grey Love Interest

Im Schatten der Wahrheit

A Cambridge student falls for an immortal body thief while investigating his deadly secret society.

by Merit Niemeitz 2023 449 pages

3.79

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🕯️ Secret Society 🐦 Body Hopping 💫 Immortal Love Interest 🌑 Morally Grey Love Interest

Bloody Awful in Different Ways

by Andrev Walden • 2023

A Swedish boy drifts through his mother's dangerous men, each a lesson in what love is not.

4.04

22k+

🖋️ Autofiction 🇸🇪 Scandinavian Childhood 💔 Absent Fathers 🏚️ Domestic Violence 🎨 Bohemian Upbringing

Bloody Awful in Different Ways

A Swedish boy drifts through his mother's dangerous men, each a lesson in what love is not.

by Andrev Walden 2023 333 pages

4.04

22k+ ratings

🖋️ Autofiction 🇸🇪 Scandinavian Childhood 💔 Absent Fathers 🏚️ Domestic Violence 🎨 Bohemian Upbringing

Saint

by Eva Simmons • 2024

A dangerous professor targets his enemy's daughter for revenge. She becomes his only weakness.

3.93

7k+

🏛️ Secret Society Romance 👨‍🏫 Professor Student 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Trauma Healing ⛓️ Power Exchange

Saint

A dangerous professor targets his enemy's daughter for revenge. She becomes his only weakness.

by Eva Simmons 2024 409 pages

3.93

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Secret Society Romance 👨‍🏫 Professor Student 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Trauma Healing ⛓️ Power Exchange

Flesh Into Fire

by J.A. Huss • 2018

To destroy the cartel, she walks into the kingpin's fortress and pretends to be his.

4.31

1k+

🖤 Cartel Romance 🕵️ Undercover Romance 💪 Survivor Heroine 🔪 Touch Her And Die 👀 Obsessive Villain

Flesh Into Fire

To destroy the cartel, she walks into the kingpin's fortress and pretends to be his.

by J.A. Huss 2018 310 pages

4.31

1k+ ratings

🖤 Cartel Romance 🕵️ Undercover Romance 💪 Survivor Heroine 🔪 Touch Her And Die 👀 Obsessive Villain

The Blood that Binds Us

by Erin Mainord • 2023

A bloodwitch captive is bound by a magical leash to the kingdom's dark ruler.

3.88

3k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Forced Proximity 🩸 Blood Magic 💫 Fated Mates 🌑 Morally Gray Hero

The Blood that Binds Us

A bloodwitch captive is bound by a magical leash to the kingdom's dark ruler.

by Erin Mainord 2023 390 pages

3.88

3k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Forced Proximity 🩸 Blood Magic 💫 Fated Mates 🌑 Morally Gray Hero

They All Died Screaming

by Kristopher Triana • 2020

A plague of screams ends society, and a broken drunk faces the pig farm that made him a monster.

3.58

3k+

🩸 Splatterpunk 🔄 Victim To Predator 🔗 Cycle Of Abuse 🫀 Body Horror 🥩 Cannibalism Horror

They All Died Screaming

A plague of screams ends society, and a broken drunk faces the pig farm that made him a monster.

by Kristopher Triana 2020 228 pages

3.58

3k+ ratings

🩸 Splatterpunk 🔄 Victim To Predator 🔗 Cycle Of Abuse 🫀 Body Horror 🥩 Cannibalism Horror

Taken to Sky

by Elizabeth Stephens • 2023

An addict thief is chased across space by the assassin who was once her only friend.

4.13

391

🛸 Alien Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💊 Addiction Recovery 🏴‍☠️ Space Pirates

Taken to Sky

An addict thief is chased across space by the assassin who was once her only friend.

by Elizabeth Stephens 2023

4.13

391 ratings

🛸 Alien Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💊 Addiction Recovery 🏴‍☠️ Space Pirates

Man On

by Rebecca Rathe • 2024

A former fundamentalist soccer player can only find release under his rival stepbrother's control.

4.08

5k+

👥 Stepbrother Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⚽ Soccer ⛓️ Power Exchange ✝️ Religious Trauma

Man On

A former fundamentalist soccer player can only find release under his rival stepbrother's control.

by Rebecca Rathe 2024 482 pages

4.08

5k+ ratings

👥 Stepbrother Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⚽ Soccer ⛓️ Power Exchange ✝️ Religious Trauma

The Ex Who Came Back

by Daniel Hurst • 2025

A one-night stand from years ago is now her sister's boyfriend. He didn't return by accident.

3.61

3k+

🏡 Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🔑 Family Secrets ⏰ Secrets From The Past 💰 Blackmail

The Ex Who Came Back

A one-night stand from years ago is now her sister's boyfriend. He didn't return by accident.

by Daniel Hurst 2025 282 pages

3.61

3k+ ratings

🏡 Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🔑 Family Secrets ⏰ Secrets From The Past 💰 Blackmail

Cari Mora

by Thomas Harris • 2019

A Colombian survivor works at Escobar's Miami mansion while a trafficker hunts the gold beneath it.

2.83

12k+

🍃 Narco Thriller 🪖 Former Child Soldier 💰 Treasure Hunt Thriller 🌴 Miami Underworld 🔪 Predator Vs Prey

Cari Mora

A Colombian survivor works at Escobar's Miami mansion while a trafficker hunts the gold beneath it.

by Thomas Harris 2019 308 pages

2.83

12k+ ratings

🍃 Narco Thriller 🪖 Former Child Soldier 💰 Treasure Hunt Thriller 🌴 Miami Underworld 🔪 Predator Vs Prey

A Dream So Dark

by L.L. McKinney • 2019

Her best friend is alive, has kidnapped their healer, and fled into a nightmare Wonderland.

4.06

2k+

🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💜 Found Family 🔄 Redemption Arc ✊ Black Girl Hero

A Dream So Dark

Her best friend is alive, has kidnapped their healer, and fled into a nightmare Wonderland.

by L.L. McKinney 2019 416 pages

4.06

2k+ ratings

🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💜 Found Family 🔄 Redemption Arc ✊ Black Girl Hero

Caged by Fallen Crows

by Ava Larksen • 2026

Wyrm in her blood. Tamer at her throat. Their hatred burns into something far more dangerous.

4.20

500+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Fated Mates 🖤 Morally Grey Hero ⛓️ Captive Romance 💔 Trauma Healing

Caged by Fallen Crows

Wyrm in her blood. Tamer at her throat. Their hatred burns into something far more dangerous.

by Ava Larksen 2026 478 pages

4.20

500+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Fated Mates 🖤 Morally Grey Hero ⛓️ Captive Romance 💔 Trauma Healing

Fool's Assassin

by Robin Hobb • 2014

A retired assassin's peace ends with a dead messenger and an aging wife's impossible pregnancy.

4.43

67k+

🏡 Domestic Fantasy 📖 Character Driven Fantasy 🗡️ Retired Assassin 🕯️ Prophesied Child 🤝 Found Family

Fool's Assassin

A retired assassin's peace ends with a dead messenger and an aging wife's impossible pregnancy.

by Robin Hobb 2014 706 pages

4.43

67k+ ratings

🏡 Domestic Fantasy 📖 Character Driven Fantasy 🗡️ Retired Assassin 🕯️ Prophesied Child 🤝 Found Family

Secrets of Alkrose

by K.M. Moronova • 2024

Her brother is a monster. Her mates are weapons. And her academy is a death trap.

4.24

2k+

📚 Dark Academia 👥 Reverse Harem 🧬 Parasitic Magic 🌫️ Morally Grey 💔 Sibling Betrayal

Secrets of Alkrose

Her brother is a monster. Her mates are weapons. And her academy is a death trap.

by K.M. Moronova 2024 411 pages

4.24

2k+ ratings

📚 Dark Academia 👥 Reverse Harem 🧬 Parasitic Magic 🌫️ Morally Grey 💔 Sibling Betrayal

The Princess Games

by Cordelia K. Castel • 2020

Blackmailed into a televised bride competition, she must outlast a court where love is a weapon.

3.99

9k+

🔪 Deadly Competition 📺 Televised Spectacle 💪 Reluctant Heroine 👑 Corrupt Monarchy 💔 Forbidden Love

The Princess Games

Blackmailed into a televised bride competition, she must outlast a court where love is a weapon.

by Cordelia K. Castel 2020 516 pages

3.99

9k+ ratings

🔪 Deadly Competition 📺 Televised Spectacle 💪 Reluctant Heroine 👑 Corrupt Monarchy 💔 Forbidden Love

The Damaged

by Tijan • 2022

A reluctant tech heiress starts grad school, but her mafia boyfriend's grandfather is hunting her.

4.29

4k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 🖤 Possessive Hero 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 👥 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing

The Damaged

A reluctant tech heiress starts grad school, but her mafia boyfriend's grandfather is hunting her.

by Tijan 2022 320 pages

4.29

4k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 🖤 Possessive Hero 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 👥 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing

Flat Earth

by Anika Jade Levy • 2025

A broke graduate student commodifies her body, her labor, her envy of her filmmaker best friend.

3.10

1k+

📝 Autofiction 💔 Toxic Female Friendship 😞 Self Loathing 💰 Transactional Intimacy 🎭 Literary Satire

Flat Earth

A broke graduate student commodifies her body, her labor, her envy of her filmmaker best friend.

by Anika Jade Levy 2025 224 pages

3.10

1k+ ratings

📝 Autofiction 💔 Toxic Female Friendship 😞 Self Loathing 💰 Transactional Intimacy 🎭 Literary Satire

Sick Fux

by Tillie Cole • 2017

Childhood abuse survivors reunite to turn their Wonderland fantasy into a bloody revenge spree.

3.84

24k+

🔪 Dark Revenge Romance 🫖 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🃏 Vigilante Couple 💔 Shared Trauma Bond 🏚️ Southern Gothic

Sick Fux

Childhood abuse survivors reunite to turn their Wonderland fantasy into a bloody revenge spree.

by Tillie Cole 2017 314 pages

3.84

24k+ ratings

🔪 Dark Revenge Romance 🫖 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🃏 Vigilante Couple 💔 Shared Trauma Bond 🏚️ Southern Gothic

Twisted Little Truths

by Elle Thorpe • 2020

Her mother's gunpoint return unearths family secrets and the three boys who could be her ruin.

4.26

12k+

💕 Why Choose 👥 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👮 Corrupt Law Enforcement

Twisted Little Truths

Her mother's gunpoint return unearths family secrets and the three boys who could be her ruin.

by Elle Thorpe 2020 330 pages

4.26

12k+ ratings

💕 Why Choose 👥 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👮 Corrupt Law Enforcement

The Housemaid

by Sarah A. Denzil • 2021

At a grand gothic estate, a new maid learns why the last one never left.

3.57

31k+

🏚️ Gothic Mansion 🔪 Family Of Predators 👀 Servant Perspective 💰 Class Divide 🚪 Hidden Rooms

The Housemaid

At a grand gothic estate, a new maid learns why the last one never left.

by Sarah A. Denzil 2021 296 pages

3.57

31k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Mansion 🔪 Family Of Predators 👀 Servant Perspective 💰 Class Divide 🚪 Hidden Rooms

Into the Dawn

by Reece Barden • 2025

His missing father. Her deadly clan. A shifter kidnaps his former mate and their bond wakes.

4.21

394

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🐺 Shifter Clan Politics 🌿 Trauma Healing 🤝 Found Family

Into the Dawn

His missing father. Her deadly clan. A shifter kidnaps his former mate and their bond wakes.

by Reece Barden 2025 246 pages

4.21

394 ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🐺 Shifter Clan Politics 🌿 Trauma Healing 🤝 Found Family

Bitten by Desire

by Ivy Smoak • 2025

Haunted for a decade by one night, she finds the vampire who can't stay away.

3.90

1k+

🩸 Vampire Love Triangle 💔 Tortured Immortal Hero 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere ✨ Fated Mates 🖤 Obsessive Love

Bitten by Desire

Haunted for a decade by one night, she finds the vampire who can't stay away.

by Ivy Smoak 2025 393 pages

3.90

1k+ ratings

🩸 Vampire Love Triangle 💔 Tortured Immortal Hero 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere ✨ Fated Mates 🖤 Obsessive Love

Truth or Kill

by A.C. Kramer • 2022

An outsider joins an elite retreat where the game turns deadly and her protector is its creator.

4.23

1k+

🖤 Dark Revenge Romance 👀 Outsider Among Elites 🎭 Hidden Identity Lover 💔 Trauma Bonding 🏚️ Secluded Lodge

Truth or Kill

An outsider joins an elite retreat where the game turns deadly and her protector is its creator.

by A.C. Kramer 2022 412 pages

4.23

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Revenge Romance 👀 Outsider Among Elites 🎭 Hidden Identity Lover 💔 Trauma Bonding 🏚️ Secluded Lodge

The Anniversary

by Alex Finlay • 2026

A serial killer marks May Day with a coin flip. A survivor and a PI hunt the predator.

4.05

25k+

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 🕯️ Ritual Murder 🤝 Survivor Support ⏳ Dual Timeline

The Anniversary

A serial killer marks May Day with a coin flip. A survivor and a PI hunt the predator.

by Alex Finlay 2026 325 pages

4.05

25k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 🕯️ Ritual Murder 🤝 Survivor Support ⏳ Dual Timeline

The Throne of Lies

by Candice M. Wright • 2022

A blamed mother returns with a secret daughter to the motorcycle club that destroyed her.

4.55

1k+

🏍️ Dark Mc Romance 💕 Why Choose 🖤 Found Family 👩‍👧 Single Mother 💪 Survivor Heroine

The Throne of Lies

A blamed mother returns with a secret daughter to the motorcycle club that destroyed her.

by Candice M. Wright 2022 430 pages

4.55

1k+ ratings

🏍️ Dark Mc Romance 💕 Why Choose 🖤 Found Family 👩‍👧 Single Mother 💪 Survivor Heroine

Collateral

by Callie Hart • 2014

Her sister vanished. Her lover kills. The DEA offers freedom for a price she refuses to pay.

4.48

8k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🩺 Healer Heroine 💔 Traumatized Hero 🔥 Hurt Comfort 🤝 Found Family

Collateral

Her sister vanished. Her lover kills. The DEA offers freedom for a price she refuses to pay.

by Callie Hart 2014 244 pages

4.48

8k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🩺 Healer Heroine 💔 Traumatized Hero 🔥 Hurt Comfort 🤝 Found Family

Agent of Chaos

by C.N. Crawford • 2017

A half-fae FBI agent who feeds on fear hunts a mirror-wielding killer through a burning London.

4.12

4k+

🖤 Dark Urban Fantasy 🌿 Fae Underworld 🪞 Changeling Identity ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 💔 Enemies To Lovers

Agent of Chaos

A half-fae FBI agent who feeds on fear hunts a mirror-wielding killer through a burning London.

by C.N. Crawford 2017 322 pages

4.12

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Urban Fantasy 🌿 Fae Underworld 🪞 Changeling Identity ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 💔 Enemies To Lovers

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

by Peter Matthiessen • 1965

A Cheyenne exile and a missionary seek salvation in the Amazon. It answers with silence.

4.03

3k+

⛪ Missionary Fiction 🌴 Amazon Jungle 🏚️ Colonial Outpost 🏹 Going Native 🌑 Spiritual Exile

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

A Cheyenne exile and a missionary seek salvation in the Amazon. It answers with silence.

by Peter Matthiessen 1965 373 pages

4.03

3k+ ratings

⛪ Missionary Fiction 🌴 Amazon Jungle 🏚️ Colonial Outpost 🏹 Going Native 🌑 Spiritual Exile

Bright Soul

by Ella Hendricks • 2024

Trapped with three men who love her, a librarian witch must defeat a soul-devouring goddess.

3.98

243

🔮 Librarian Witch 💕 Why Choose Romance 🔗 Mating Bond 💫 Polyamorous Fantasy 📚 Magical Library

Bright Soul

Trapped with three men who love her, a librarian witch must defeat a soul-devouring goddess.

by Ella Hendricks 2024 586 pages

3.98

243 ratings

🔮 Librarian Witch 💕 Why Choose Romance 🔗 Mating Bond 💫 Polyamorous Fantasy 📚 Magical Library

The Prophet

by Celia Aaron • 2018

Her missing sister led her into the cult. The Prophet's son might keep her there forever.

4.25

1k+

🔥 Cult Setting 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Tortured Hero 🔒 Forced Proximity 🚫 Forbidden Love

The Prophet

Her missing sister led her into the cult. The Prophet's son might keep her there forever.

by Celia Aaron 2018 300 pages

4.25

1k+ ratings

🔥 Cult Setting 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Tortured Hero 🔒 Forced Proximity 🚫 Forbidden Love

Her Saviors

by Sarah Bale • 2020

Inside a violent MC, an informant falls for four dangerous bikers. Her secret could destroy them.

4.18

500+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 💔 Trauma Healing 🕵️ Undercover Romance 🏠 Found Family 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Her Saviors

Inside a violent MC, an informant falls for four dangerous bikers. Her secret could destroy them.

by Sarah Bale 2020 292 pages

4.18

500+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 💔 Trauma Healing 🕵️ Undercover Romance 🏠 Found Family 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Vampire Ash

by Heather Renee • 2021

A hunter dies, rising a vampire heir with coveted powers, bound to the leader she hunted.

4.35

500+

🩸 Hunter Turned Vampire 💫 Fated Mates 🖤 Possessive Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌑 Dark And Angsty

Vampire Ash

A hunter dies, rising a vampire heir with coveted powers, bound to the leader she hunted.

by Heather Renee 2021 270 pages

4.35

500+ ratings

🩸 Hunter Turned Vampire 💫 Fated Mates 🖤 Possessive Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌑 Dark And Angsty

Convict

by Blake Blessing • 2023

Four crime-family brothers share one captive. Their father means to break them with her.

4.17

2k+

🖤 Dark Mafia Romance ⛓️ Captive Romance 🏠 Found Family ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 😈 Morally Gray Hero

Convict

Four crime-family brothers share one captive. Their father means to break them with her.

by Blake Blessing 2023 332 pages

4.17

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Mafia Romance ⛓️ Captive Romance 🏠 Found Family ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 😈 Morally Gray Hero

Killer

by Blake Blessing • 2023

A cartel king kidnaps her. To save four brothers, she must become the monster she fears.

4.21

2k+

🥀 Reverse Harem Dynamic 🔫 Cartel Underworld 💔 Trauma Bonding 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🔒 Forced Proximity

Killer

A cartel king kidnaps her. To save four brothers, she must become the monster she fears.

by Blake Blessing 2023 326 pages

4.21

2k+ ratings

🥀 Reverse Harem Dynamic 🔫 Cartel Underworld 💔 Trauma Bonding 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🔒 Forced Proximity

The Ghosts Of Sleath

by James Herbert • 1994

In Sleath, ghosts are not random. They are a reckoning for centuries of buried abuse.

3.89

5k+

🏘️ Small Town Horror 🏰 British Gothic 🩸 Generational Curse 🔍 Skeptical Investigator 👻 Ghostly Children

The Ghosts Of Sleath

In Sleath, ghosts are not random. They are a reckoning for centuries of buried abuse.

by James Herbert 1994 400 pages

3.89

5k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Horror 🏰 British Gothic 🩸 Generational Curse 🔍 Skeptical Investigator 👻 Ghostly Children

Twisted Kingdom

by Rina Kent • 2020

The boy from her mother's basement now rules her prep school. Their families want war.

4.09

100k+

🏫 Elite Prep School 🖤 Possessive Hero ⚔️ Family Feud 💍 Secret Engagement 🔒 Forced Proximity

Twisted Kingdom

The boy from her mother's basement now rules her prep school. Their families want war.

by Rina Kent 2020 310 pages

4.09

100k+ ratings

🏫 Elite Prep School 🖤 Possessive Hero ⚔️ Family Feud 💍 Secret Engagement 🔒 Forced Proximity

So Silent

by Blake Pierce • 2024

An FBI agent hunts a killer who uses inaudible sound to murder women with exceptional hearing.

4.33

163

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 🪪 FBI Procedural 🐕 K9 Partner 😔 Haunted Detective 👩‍💼 Female FBI Agent

So Silent

An FBI agent hunts a killer who uses inaudible sound to murder women with exceptional hearing.

by Blake Pierce 2024 221 pages

4.33

163 ratings

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 🪪 FBI Procedural 🐕 K9 Partner 😔 Haunted Detective 👩‍💼 Female FBI Agent

Darkness of Mine

by Alexis Grace • 2025

She disappeared to protect four men from her killer half-brother. Now they've trapped her instead.

4.13

4k+

🌑 Trauma Recovery ❓ Why Choose Romance 🔒 Forced Proximity ⚔️ Touch Her And Die 🫂 Found Family

Darkness of Mine

She disappeared to protect four men from her killer half-brother. Now they've trapped her instead.

by Alexis Grace 2025 382 pages

4.13

4k+ ratings

🌑 Trauma Recovery ❓ Why Choose Romance 🔒 Forced Proximity ⚔️ Touch Her And Die 🫂 Found Family

The Evergreen Heir

by A.K. Mulford • 2023

Betrothed to a childhood friend, a bookish heir must save their court from a magical addiction.

3.98

2k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🧪 Magical Addiction 💕 Friends To Lovers 👑 Reluctant Ruler ⚧️ Nonbinary Protagonist

The Evergreen Heir

Betrothed to a childhood friend, a bookish heir must save their court from a magical addiction.

by A.K. Mulford 2023 416 pages

3.98

2k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🧪 Magical Addiction 💕 Friends To Lovers 👑 Reluctant Ruler ⚧️ Nonbinary Protagonist

The Shadows that Listen

by Louisa Carmody • 2026

Angels own the night. Her boyfriend is gone. She breaks curfew and lets the monsters in.

4.12

2k+

⚡ Enemies To Allies ⚔️ Angel War 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 False Lover 🏚️ Dystopian Survival

The Shadows that Listen

Angels own the night. Her boyfriend is gone. She breaks curfew and lets the monsters in.

by Louisa Carmody 2026 399 pages

4.12

2k+ ratings

⚡ Enemies To Allies ⚔️ Angel War 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 False Lover 🏚️ Dystopian Survival

Steel

by Eva Simmons • 2024

Forced to betray a biker club, a traitor's daughter becomes its president's captive.

4.07

4k+

🏍️ Outlaw Biker Club 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💀 Forced Proximity 🖤 Found Family 🗡️ Morally Gray Hero

Steel

Forced to betray a biker club, a traitor's daughter becomes its president's captive.

by Eva Simmons 2024 406 pages

4.07

4k+ ratings

🏍️ Outlaw Biker Club 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💀 Forced Proximity 🖤 Found Family 🗡️ Morally Gray Hero

Home Before Dark

by Riley Sager • 2020

A woman inherits a notorious house, sure its haunting was her father's fiction. The house disagrees.

4.04

300k+

👻 Haunted House Mystery 📖 Book Within A Book 🧠 Repressed Memories 🔒 Family Secrets 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

Home Before Dark

A woman inherits a notorious house, sure its haunting was her father's fiction. The house disagrees.

by Riley Sager 2020 389 pages

4.04

300k+ ratings

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