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Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch

by Codie Crowley • 2024

A murdered teen claws from a river into a mansion where ghosts know who killed her.

3.65

8k+

👻 Ghost Revenge Story 🫂 Ghostly Found Family 🔥 Feminist Rage 🏔️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Darkly Humorous

Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch

A murdered teen claws from a river into a mansion where ghosts know who killed her.

by Codie Crowley 2024 304 pages

3.65

8k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Revenge Story 🫂 Ghostly Found Family 🔥 Feminist Rage 🏔️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Darkly Humorous

The Wolf and the Sheep

by Penelope Sky • 2018

A mafia heir marries a defiant opera singer for vengeance. She refuses to break.

4.03

8k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

The Wolf and the Sheep

A mafia heir marries a defiant opera singer for vengeance. She refuses to break.

by Penelope Sky 2018 278 pages

4.03

8k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

The Trouble with Peace

by Joe Abercrombie • 2020

A reluctant king faces rebellion, and the crown demands he become everything he hates.

4.60

49k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🔫 Flintlock Fantasy 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Reluctant Ruler 💍 Arranged Marriage

The Trouble with Peace

A reluctant king faces rebellion, and the crown demands he become everything he hates.

by Joe Abercrombie 2020 506 pages

4.60

49k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🔫 Flintlock Fantasy 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Reluctant Ruler 💍 Arranged Marriage

Calico

by Callie Hart • 2016

A funeral returns her to the man she abandoned. He does not know why she left.

4.05

6k+

🌸 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💫 First Love Returns 🏘️ Small Town Return 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🕊️ Abuse Survivor

Calico

A funeral returns her to the man she abandoned. He does not know why she left.

by Callie Hart 2016 256 pages

4.05

6k+ ratings

🌸 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💫 First Love Returns 🏘️ Small Town Return 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🕊️ Abuse Survivor

God of Vengeance

by Michelle Heard • 2024

When a mafia capo steals a bride-to-be, his cold obsession becomes her only protection.

4.14

22k+

💍 Arranged Marriage ⛓️ Mafia Captive 💘 He Falls First 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Touch Her And Die

God of Vengeance

When a mafia capo steals a bride-to-be, his cold obsession becomes her only protection.

by Michelle Heard 2024 430 pages

4.14

22k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage ⛓️ Mafia Captive 💘 He Falls First 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Touch Her And Die

Playing for the Dark

by Tilly Ridge • 2024

A bartender earns the obsession of two NFL stars and the possessive mafia boss stalking her.

3.90

1k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🏈 Teammates To Lovers 💜 Bisexual Awakening 👥 Polyamorous Triad

Playing for the Dark

A bartender earns the obsession of two NFL stars and the possessive mafia boss stalking her.

by Tilly Ridge 2024 434 pages

3.90

1k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🏈 Teammates To Lovers 💜 Bisexual Awakening 👥 Polyamorous Triad

Sweet Temptation

by Cora Reilly • 2020

A mafia widower marries a teenager for duty; her stubborn warmth begins to crack his frozen heart.

3.95

91k+

🖤 Mafia Arranged Marriage 🕊️ Age Gap Romance 👨‍👧‍👦 Single Father ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Trauma Healing

Sweet Temptation

A mafia widower marries a teenager for duty; her stubborn warmth begins to crack his frozen heart.

by Cora Reilly 2020 292 pages

3.95

91k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Arranged Marriage 🕊️ Age Gap Romance 👨‍👧‍👦 Single Father ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Trauma Healing

Luca Vitiello

by Cora Reilly • 2019

A mafia killer marries an innocent to keep the peace. He can survive anything except her terror.

3.90

28k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🩸 Morally Grey Hero 🔫 Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma And Healing

Luca Vitiello

A mafia killer marries an innocent to keep the peace. He can survive anything except her terror.

by Cora Reilly 2019 351 pages

3.90

28k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🩸 Morally Grey Hero 🔫 Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma And Healing

Buttons & Hate

by Penelope Sky • 2017

Sold to a mafia sadist, she bargains her body for the currency that buys her freedom.

4.23

21k+

🔗 Captive Romance 🔫 Mafia Romance ⛓️ Bdsm Power Play 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌱 Trauma Recovery

Buttons & Hate

Sold to a mafia sadist, she bargains her body for the currency that buys her freedom.

by Penelope Sky 2017 342 pages

4.23

21k+ ratings

🔗 Captive Romance 🔫 Mafia Romance ⛓️ Bdsm Power Play 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌱 Trauma Recovery

This Is Why We Lied

by Karin Slaughter • 2024

Newlyweds at a mountain lodge find a stabbed woman. A storm traps them with family secrets.

4.19

73k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 💔 Generational Trauma 🖤 Toxic Family Bonds 🔪 Gritty Crime Drama 🏔️ Remote Mountain Lodge

This Is Why We Lied

Newlyweds at a mountain lodge find a stabbed woman. A storm traps them with family secrets.

by Karin Slaughter 2024 464 pages

4.19

73k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 💔 Generational Trauma 🖤 Toxic Family Bonds 🔪 Gritty Crime Drama 🏔️ Remote Mountain Lodge

By Sin I Rise

by Cora Reilly • 2021

A biker kidnaps a mob heiress to settle a blood debt. Revenge was the plan; wanting her wasn't.

3.64

21k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🏍️ Biker Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 🏚️ Rival Families

By Sin I Rise

A biker kidnaps a mob heiress to settle a blood debt. Revenge was the plan; wanting her wasn't.

by Cora Reilly 2021 274 pages

3.64

21k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🏍️ Biker Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 🏚️ Rival Families

My Pucking Crush

by Tori Chase • 2024

A closeted hockey captain falls for his bodyguard while a mafia enemy hunts them both.

3.66

9k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🔫 Mafia Romance 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏳️‍🌈 Closeted Athlete

My Pucking Crush

A closeted hockey captain falls for his bodyguard while a mafia enemy hunts them both.

by Tori Chase 2024 362 pages

3.66

9k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🔫 Mafia Romance 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏳️‍🌈 Closeted Athlete

Ravage

by Steph Macca • 2025

In a corrupt asylum, Avery wakes in a hidden lab; three dark protectors hunt her.

4.27

33k+

💘 Why Choose 🥀 Enemies To Lovers 🏥 Psychiatric Institution 🎭 Secret Society ⛓️ Captive Romance

Ravage

In a corrupt asylum, Avery wakes in a hidden lab; three dark protectors hunt her.

by Steph Macca 2025 355 pages

4.27

33k+ ratings

💘 Why Choose 🥀 Enemies To Lovers 🏥 Psychiatric Institution 🎭 Secret Society ⛓️ Captive Romance

Rise of a Queen

by Rina Kent • 2020

A billionaire's contract demands her submission, but she's a serial killer's daughter hiding a past.

4.16

52k+

🖤 Dark Romance 💼 Billionaire Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🌀 Psychological Suspense

Rise of a Queen

A billionaire's contract demands her submission, but she's a serial killer's daughter hiding a past.

by Rina Kent 2020 289 pages

4.16

52k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 💼 Billionaire Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🌀 Psychological Suspense

Ravage

by A.L. Rook • 2024

A gifted survivor hunting the corporation that broke her collides with four dangerous old loves.

4.10

4k+

💞 Why Choose ❤️🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 🗡️ Revenge Mission 👥 Found Family

Ravage

A gifted survivor hunting the corporation that broke her collides with four dangerous old loves.

by A.L. Rook 2024 489 pages

4.10

4k+ ratings

💞 Why Choose ❤️🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 🗡️ Revenge Mission 👥 Found Family

Triple Power Play

by Jessica Lyn • 2025

A hockey star and his coach want the same woman; her pregnancy forces one shared future.

3.95

3k+

🏒 Hockey Romance ❤️‍🔥 Why Choose 🤰 Unplanned Pregnancy 🥀 Possessive Hero 🩹 Addiction Recovery

Triple Power Play

A hockey star and his coach want the same woman; her pregnancy forces one shared future.

by Jessica Lyn 2025 282 pages

3.95

3k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance ❤️‍🔥 Why Choose 🤰 Unplanned Pregnancy 🥀 Possessive Hero 🩹 Addiction Recovery

Never Tear Us Apart

by Monica Murphy • 2016

A woman who survived abduction tells her story. Her kidnapper's son reappears under a false name.

3.83

4k+

🖤 Dark New Adult 🩹 Love After Trauma 💌 Secret Letters 📺 True Crime Media 🥺 Abduction Survivor

Never Tear Us Apart

A woman who survived abduction tells her story. Her kidnapper's son reappears under a false name.

by Monica Murphy 2016 398 pages

3.83

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark New Adult 🩹 Love After Trauma 💌 Secret Letters 📺 True Crime Media 🥺 Abduction Survivor

Breath Mints / Battle Scars

by Onyx and Elm • 2020

Post-war, Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy are both falling apart. Only each other can tell.

4.24

22k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Trauma Bonding 🏰 Forced Proximity 🤫 Secret Relationship 🕊️ Post-War Recovery

Breath Mints / Battle Scars

Post-war, Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy are both falling apart. Only each other can tell.

by Onyx and Elm 2020 631 pages

4.24

22k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Trauma Bonding 🏰 Forced Proximity 🤫 Secret Relationship 🕊️ Post-War Recovery

The #1 Lawyer

by James Patterson • 2024

Fighting cancer, a defense attorney takes a murder case that the evidence says she should lose.

4.26

29k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🤥 Unreliable Client 🔫 Organized Crime 🪤 Frame Job

The #1 Lawyer

Fighting cancer, a defense attorney takes a murder case that the evidence says she should lose.

by James Patterson 2024 432 pages

4.26

29k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🤥 Unreliable Client 🔫 Organized Crime 🪤 Frame Job

House of Leaves

by Mark Z. Danielewski • 2000

A photojournalist's home defies physics: inside, an impossible dark labyrinth grows and shifts.

4.09

200k+

🗞️ Found Manuscript 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Shifting Labyrinth 🏠 Cursed House 💀 Doomed Explorers

House of Leaves

A photojournalist's home defies physics: inside, an impossible dark labyrinth grows and shifts.

by Mark Z. Danielewski 2000 709 pages

4.09

200k+ ratings

🗞️ Found Manuscript 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Shifting Labyrinth 🏠 Cursed House 💀 Doomed Explorers

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