50 Books like Hale

Darling Venom

by Parker S. Huntington • 2021

Her friend's suicide left a novel to finish and a brother to resist. She's failing at both.

4.25

84k+

🖤 Grief Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Suicide Grief 📚 Literary World 😞 Survivor's Guilt

Darling Venom 95%

Her friend's suicide left a novel to finish and a brother to resist. She's failing at both.

by Parker S. Huntington 2021

4.25

84k+ ratings

🖤 Grief Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Suicide Grief 📚 Literary World 😞 Survivor's Guilt

The Boy & His Ribbon

by Pepper Winters • 2018

At ten, he fled captivity carrying an infant. At twenty-eight, he can't escape loving her.

4.40

11k+

🖤 Dark Forbidden Romance 🛡️ Guardian Ward Romance 💔 Trauma Bonded 🥀 Mutual Pining 🏠 Found Family

The Boy & His Ribbon 94%

At ten, he fled captivity carrying an infant. At twenty-eight, he can't escape loving her.

by Pepper Winters 2018

4.40

11k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Forbidden Romance 🛡️ Guardian Ward Romance 💔 Trauma Bonded 🥀 Mutual Pining 🏠 Found Family

The Love of My Next Life

by Brit Benson • 2022

Hating her best friend's brother was easy until their parents got engaged.

4.12

20k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Bad Boy 😩 High Angst

The Love of My Next Life 94%

Hating her best friend's brother was easy until their parents got engaged.

by Brit Benson 2022

4.12

20k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Bad Boy 😩 High Angst

The Fabric of Our Souls

by K.M. Moronova • 2023

She's suicidal. He's addicted to pain. Their rehab pact: keep each other alive, or burn together.

4.09

55k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🤝 Found Family 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

The Fabric of Our Souls 94%

She's suicidal. He's addicted to pain. Their rehab pact: keep each other alive, or burn together.

by K.M. Moronova 2023

4.09

55k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🤝 Found Family 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

Hopeless

by Colleen Hoover • 2012

Sky Davis meets Dean Holder, and the bracelet on her wrist reopens a past they share.

4.22

690k+

💞 Reunion Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🛡️ Protective Hero 🕵️ Dark Secrets 🌧️ Sexual Abuse Survivor

Hopeless 94%

Sky Davis meets Dean Holder, and the bracelet on her wrist reopens a past they share.

by Colleen Hoover 2012

4.22

690k+ ratings

💞 Reunion Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🛡️ Protective Hero 🕵️ Dark Secrets 🌧️ Sexual Abuse Survivor

Green Light

by Jescie Hall • 2024

Her new stepbrother was her porn partner, and he owns the tape that can destroy her.

3.93

15k+

🏠 Stepbrother Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🚪 Forced Proximity 🖤 Obsessed Hero 💔 Trauma Bonding

Green Light 94%

Her new stepbrother was her porn partner, and he owns the tape that can destroy her.

by Jescie Hall 2024

3.93

15k+ ratings

🏠 Stepbrother Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🚪 Forced Proximity 🖤 Obsessed Hero 💔 Trauma Bonding

Forbidden

by Tabitha Suzuma • 2010

Raising their siblings alone, a teenage brother and sister cross the line from co-parents to lovers.

3.95

76k+

🚫 Taboo Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parentified Siblings 😰 Social Anxiety 🍷 Neglectful Parent 💔 Tragic Romance

Forbidden 93%

Raising their siblings alone, a teenage brother and sister cross the line from co-parents to lovers.

by Tabitha Suzuma 2010

3.95

76k+ ratings

🚫 Taboo Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parentified Siblings 😰 Social Anxiety 🍷 Neglectful Parent 💔 Tragic Romance

The Girl I Once Loved

by C.R. Jane • 2023

Returning home for her sister's wedding, a woman must face the stepbrother who broke her heart.

4.15

3k+

🔁 Second Chance 🖤 Stepsibling Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌊 Small Coastal Town 😩 Angsty

The Girl I Once Loved 93%

Returning home for her sister's wedding, a woman must face the stepbrother who broke her heart.

by C.R. Jane 2023

4.15

3k+ ratings

🔁 Second Chance 🖤 Stepsibling Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌊 Small Coastal Town 😩 Angsty

Creeping Beautiful

by J.A. Huss • 2020

Three men trained her, loved her, and broke her mind. Now she's back to learn why.

4.10

2k+

🧩 Psychological Suspense 💕 Why Choose 🧠 Mind Control 💭 Memory Loss 💔 Auctioned Heroine

Creeping Beautiful 93%

Three men trained her, loved her, and broke her mind. Now she's back to learn why.

by J.A. Huss 2020

4.10

2k+ ratings

🧩 Psychological Suspense 💕 Why Choose 🧠 Mind Control 💭 Memory Loss 💔 Auctioned Heroine

Five Brothers

by Penelope Douglas • 2024

Five brothers. One couch in the dark. The wrong side of the tracks just claimed her.

3.80

95k+

🚂 Wrong Side Of Tracks 📅 Age Gap Romance 🖤 Depressed Hero 🏠 Found Family 🏘️ Small Town

Five Brothers 93%

Five brothers. One couch in the dark. The wrong side of the tracks just claimed her.

by Penelope Douglas 2024

3.80

95k+ ratings

🚂 Wrong Side Of Tracks 📅 Age Gap Romance 🖤 Depressed Hero 🏠 Found Family 🏘️ Small Town

Wrath of an Exile

by Monty Jay

An arsonist and the exile she once hunted are drawn together in a deadly town rivalry.

4.21

13k+

🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Wrath of an Exile 93%

An arsonist and the exile she once hunted are drawn together in a deadly town rivalry.

by Monty Jay

4.21

13k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Gratify

by Katelyn Taylor • 2023

She loses her parents and falls for the one man forbidden to her: her ex's father.

3.83

7k+

💔 Ex's Father 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance

Gratify 93%

She loses her parents and falls for the one man forbidden to her: her ex's father.

by Katelyn Taylor 2023

3.83

7k+ ratings

💔 Ex's Father 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance

Cruel Intentions

by Cora Kent • 2023

Her stepbrother's obsession chased her to college. Now there's nowhere left to run.

3.69

3k+

🔥 Stepbrother Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Obsessive Antihero 🏠 Forced Proximity 👁️ Stalking And Obsession

Cruel Intentions 93%

Her stepbrother's obsession chased her to college. Now there's nowhere left to run.

by Cora Kent 2023

3.69

3k+ ratings

🔥 Stepbrother Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Obsessive Antihero 🏠 Forced Proximity 👁️ Stalking And Obsession

Kid

by Jescie Hall

An addict falls for his best friend's sister, and their bond threatens to destroy them both.

4.16

14k+

🧲 Toxic Love 💊 Addiction Struggle 🌱 Trauma Healing 🖤 Angsty Romance 🩹 Self-Harm Recovery

Kid 93%

An addict falls for his best friend's sister, and their bond threatens to destroy them both.

by Jescie Hall

4.16

14k+ ratings

🧲 Toxic Love 💊 Addiction Struggle 🌱 Trauma Healing 🖤 Angsty Romance 🩹 Self-Harm Recovery

Enzo

by K. Webster • 2019

A foster teen's forbidden love for her caseworker jeopardizes her adoption of the baby she raised.

3.79

3k+

🏠 Foster Care 🕰️ Age Gap 🚫💘 Forbidden Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Emotional Healing

Enzo 93%

A foster teen's forbidden love for her caseworker jeopardizes her adoption of the baby she raised.

by K. Webster 2019

3.79

3k+ ratings

🏠 Foster Care 🕰️ Age Gap 🚫💘 Forbidden Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Emotional Healing

Delilah

by Ariel N. Anderson • 2024

Returning to the decaying mansion, she unearths a confession her serial killer father left behind.

4.29

40k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🩸 Serial Killer's Child 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🪞 Survivor's Guilt 💰 Hidden Inheritance

Delilah 93%

Returning to the decaying mansion, she unearths a confession her serial killer father left behind.

by Ariel N. Anderson 2024

4.29

40k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🩸 Serial Killer's Child 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🪞 Survivor's Guilt 💰 Hidden Inheritance

Dear Heart, You Screwed Me

by Ashlee Rose • 2022

She buried her fiancé, fled to New York, and accidentally married her best friend's father.

3.55

6k+

🖤 Grief Romance 💍 Accidental Marriage ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero

Dear Heart, You Screwed Me 93%

She buried her fiancé, fled to New York, and accidentally married her best friend's father.

by Ashlee Rose 2022

3.55

6k+ ratings

🖤 Grief Romance 💍 Accidental Marriage ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero

Lunamare

by Pepper Winters • 2023

She rescued a Turkish boy from the sea. Now loving him could get him deported.

4.36

3k+

🚫❤️ Forbidden Love ⏳ Age Gap 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😔 Tortured Hero

Lunamare 93%

She rescued a Turkish boy from the sea. Now loving him could get him deported.

by Pepper Winters 2023

4.36

3k+ ratings

🚫❤️ Forbidden Love ⏳ Age Gap 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😔 Tortured Hero

The Tearsmith

by Erin Doom • 2020

A dream adoption turns dark when the cruel orphan who shadows her is taken in too.

3.58

71k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Taboo Romance 💔 Traumatized Hero 🩺 Chronic Illness 🥀 He Falls First

The Tearsmith 93%

A dream adoption turns dark when the cruel orphan who shadows her is taken in too.

by Erin Doom 2020

3.58

71k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Taboo Romance 💔 Traumatized Hero 🩺 Chronic Illness 🥀 He Falls First

Heavy

by M.L. Burns • 2025

Blackmailed into killing her step-uncle, she falls for the touch-averse ex-con she meant to destroy.

4.09

15k+

🤚 Touch-Averse Hero 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔒 Forced Proximity 🕶️ Morally Grey Hero

Heavy 93%

Blackmailed into killing her step-uncle, she falls for the touch-averse ex-con she meant to destroy.

by M.L. Burns 2025

4.09

15k+ ratings

🤚 Touch-Averse Hero 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔒 Forced Proximity 🕶️ Morally Grey Hero

Wrecked

by Bree L. Mina • 2025

Stranded after a plane crash with the man who broke her heart: he's marrying her sister.

4.16

15k+

💔 Tragic Romance 🏝️ Survival Romance 🔄 Second Chance Love ✨ Starcrossed Lovers 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

Wrecked 93%

Stranded after a plane crash with the man who broke her heart: he's marrying her sister.

by Bree L. Mina 2025

4.16

15k+ ratings

💔 Tragic Romance 🏝️ Survival Romance 🔄 Second Chance Love ✨ Starcrossed Lovers 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

See You Soon

by Lexie Axelson • 2023

Her SEAL brother died. She swore off military men. Then his best friend walked in.

3.70

11k+

🔥 Brother's Best Friend 🪖 Military Trauma 💔 Wounded Hero 🖤 Shared Grief 🌪️ Forced Proximity

See You Soon 93%

Her SEAL brother died. She swore off military men. Then his best friend walked in.

by Lexie Axelson 2023

3.70

11k+ ratings

🔥 Brother's Best Friend 🪖 Military Trauma 💔 Wounded Hero 🖤 Shared Grief 🌪️ Forced Proximity

The Boy & His Ribbon

by Pepper Winters • 2018

At ten, he fled captivity carrying an infant. At twenty-eight, he can't escape loving her.

4.40

11k+

🖤 Dark Forbidden Romance 🛡️ Guardian Ward Romance 💔 Trauma Bonded 🥀 Mutual Pining 🏠 Found Family

The Boy & His Ribbon 93%

At ten, he fled captivity carrying an infant. At twenty-eight, he can't escape loving her.

by Pepper Winters 2018

4.40

11k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Forbidden Romance 🛡️ Guardian Ward Romance 💔 Trauma Bonded 🥀 Mutual Pining 🏠 Found Family

The Truth About Lies

by Aly Martinez • 2018

A widower handyman falls for the woman hiding trafficked girls, but her enemies want them both dead.

4.26

6k+

💔 Love After Loss 🛡️ Protective Hero 🏢 Forced Proximity ⛓️ Human Trafficking 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Truth About Lies 93%

A widower handyman falls for the woman hiding trafficked girls, but her enemies want them both dead.

by Aly Martinez 2018

4.26

6k+ ratings

💔 Love After Loss 🛡️ Protective Hero 🏢 Forced Proximity ⛓️ Human Trafficking 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Midnight Stage

by Sheridan Anne • 2024

Fame stole her protector. Abuse stole her youth. When the rock star returns, her silence crumbles.

4.04

5k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💔 Brother's Best Friend 👧 Childhood Sweethearts 💫 Second Chance Romance 😢 High Angst

Midnight Stage 93%

Fame stole her protector. Abuse stole her youth. When the rock star returns, her silence crumbles.

by Sheridan Anne 2024

4.04

5k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💔 Brother's Best Friend 👧 Childhood Sweethearts 💫 Second Chance Romance 😢 High Angst

June First

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2022

Orphaned at six and raised as her brother, Brant has always loved June in secret.

4.11

40k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👥 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Trauma Bonded 🔄 Second Chance

June First 93%

Orphaned at six and raised as her brother, Brant has always loved June in secret.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2022

4.11

40k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👥 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Trauma Bonded 🔄 Second Chance

Riot House

by Callie Hart • 2020

Sent to a gothic boarding school, a wounded girl becomes the obsession of its most dangerous boy.

3.84

28k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 🖤 Obsessive Hero 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Bonding 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Riot House 93%

Sent to a gothic boarding school, a wounded girl becomes the obsession of its most dangerous boy.

by Callie Hart 2020

3.84

28k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 🖤 Obsessive Hero 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Bonding 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Summer We Fell

by Elizabeth O'Roark • 2023

She was his teammate's girl. One forbidden summer changed everything. Now she's back.

4.00

40k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎤 Musician Heroine

The Summer We Fell 93%

She was his teammate's girl. One forbidden summer changed everything. Now she's back.

by Elizabeth O'Roark 2023

4.00

40k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎤 Musician Heroine

Stay with Me

by Nicole Fiorina • 2019

At a reformatory, a numb girl and an intense boy collide, risking the only forbidden thing.

4.01

19k+

🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Damaged Hero 👥 Found Family 🏫 Institutional Setting 😶 Emotional Numbness

Stay with Me 93%

At a reformatory, a numb girl and an intense boy collide, risking the only forbidden thing.

by Nicole Fiorina 2019

4.01

19k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Damaged Hero 👥 Found Family 🏫 Institutional Setting 😶 Emotional Numbness

The Body Painter

by Pepper Winters • 2019

She answers an ad for a human canvas, only to discover the artist is her vanished first love.

3.86

3k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💀 Tortured Hero 🤫 Dark Secrets 💔 Hidden Scars

The Body Painter 93%

She answers an ad for a human canvas, only to discover the artist is her vanished first love.

by Pepper Winters 2019

3.86

3k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💀 Tortured Hero 🤫 Dark Secrets 💔 Hidden Scars

Cruel King

by Rina Kent • 2019

An elite school's cruel king becomes obsessed with the one girl who wants to stay invisible.

3.89

103k+

🖤 Bully Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🏰 Elite Private School 💔 Angsty Romance

Cruel King 93%

An elite school's cruel king becomes obsessed with the one girl who wants to stay invisible.

by Rina Kent 2019

3.89

103k+ ratings

🖤 Bully Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🏰 Elite Private School 💔 Angsty Romance

The Coldest Winter

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2023

After one reckless night, a student teacher finds her stranger sitting in her new classroom.

4.01

12k+

📝 Student Teacher 🖤 Damaged Hero 🌸 Good Girl 💔 Shared Grief 😩 Angsty Romance

The Coldest Winter 93%

After one reckless night, a student teacher finds her stranger sitting in her new classroom.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2023

4.01

12k+ ratings

📝 Student Teacher 🖤 Damaged Hero 🌸 Good Girl 💔 Shared Grief 😩 Angsty Romance

A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime

by Monica Murphy • 2022

A prep school rebel pursues the golden girl who wears a promise ring and means it.

3.74

180k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Good Girl Bad Boy 🏫 Prep School 🤫 Secret Relationship 🎀 Virgin Heroine

A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime Summary

A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime 93%

A prep school rebel pursues the golden girl who wears a promise ring and means it.

by Monica Murphy 2022

3.74

180k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Good Girl Bad Boy 🏫 Prep School 🤫 Secret Relationship 🎀 Virgin Heroine

Commit

by Candice Wright • 2024

A homeless girl takes refuge with her stepmother's ex, a hitman whose protection is possession.

4.15

717

🖤 Dark Romance 🏚️ Modern Gothic ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Possessive Hero

Commit 93%

A homeless girl takes refuge with her stepmother's ex, a hitman whose protection is possession.

by Candice Wright 2024

4.15

717 ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🏚️ Modern Gothic ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Possessive Hero

Sutton Asylum

by Kinsley Kincaid • 2023

Two murderous twin lovers rule a gothic asylum until staff try to tear them apart.

3.21

2k+

🚫 Taboo Romance 🏚️ Asylum Horror 🖤 Trauma Bond 💘 Obsessive Love 👥 Twisted Family

Sutton Asylum 93%

Two murderous twin lovers rule a gothic asylum until staff try to tear them apart.

by Kinsley Kincaid 2023

3.21

2k+ ratings

🚫 Taboo Romance 🏚️ Asylum Horror 🖤 Trauma Bond 💘 Obsessive Love 👥 Twisted Family

Lakestone - Tome 2

by Sarah Rivens • 2025

The man she mourned is alive, and his father needs her to complete his destruction.

4.29

7k+

🖤 Trauma Bonding 💔 Broken Hero 🔒 Captivity 💫 Second Chance 🏚️ Forced Proximity

Lakestone - Tome 2 93%

The man she mourned is alive, and his father needs her to complete his destruction.

by Sarah Rivens 2025

4.29

7k+ ratings

🖤 Trauma Bonding 💔 Broken Hero 🔒 Captivity 💫 Second Chance 🏚️ Forced Proximity

Sicko

by Amo Jones • 2020

Foster siblings. Forbidden nights. Four years later, he's back as the MC's savage vice president.

3.97

34k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club 🖤 Taboo Romance 🗡️ Possessive Hero 💔 Shared Trauma ⛓️ Human Trafficking

Sicko 93%

Foster siblings. Forbidden nights. Four years later, he's back as the MC's savage vice president.

by Amo Jones 2020

3.97

34k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club 🖤 Taboo Romance 🗡️ Possessive Hero 💔 Shared Trauma ⛓️ Human Trafficking

Losing Traction

by Amo Jones • 2016

Two scorching weeks with a rockstar. Two years of silence. Now she's trapped on his tour.

4.25

2k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🚐 Forced Proximity 🖤 Possessive Hero

Losing Traction 93%

Two scorching weeks with a rockstar. Two years of silence. Now she's trapped on his tour.

by Amo Jones 2016

4.25

2k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🚐 Forced Proximity 🖤 Possessive Hero

Where's Molly

by H.D. Carlton • 2024

Feeding criminals to her pigs, she hides from her past until he returns for her.

4.15

153k+

🔪 Vigilante Justice 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 👭 Protective Older Sister 💔 Estranged Siblings 💕 Love After Trauma

Where's Molly 93%

Feeding criminals to her pigs, she hides from her past until he returns for her.

by H.D. Carlton 2024

4.15

153k+ ratings

🔪 Vigilante Justice 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 👭 Protective Older Sister 💔 Estranged Siblings 💕 Love After Trauma

Torment

by Dylan Page • 2021

Her outlaw stepbrother saved her life. Now his obsession is a cage she can never escape.

3.95

25k+

🏍️ Outlaw Biker Romance 🖤 Stepbrother Obsession 💔 Rival Club Romance 🔒 Obsessive Love ⛓️ Captive Romance

Torment 93%

Her outlaw stepbrother saved her life. Now his obsession is a cage she can never escape.

by Dylan Page 2021

3.95

25k+ ratings

🏍️ Outlaw Biker Romance 🖤 Stepbrother Obsession 💔 Rival Club Romance 🔒 Obsessive Love ⛓️ Captive Romance

Undeniably Convenient

by J. Saman • 2024

A trauma surgeon's baby pact with her ex-flame boss comes with one rule: no romance.

4.09

11k+

🩺 Medical Romance 👶 Co-Parenting Pact 💔 Second Chance 💼 Workplace Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity

Undeniably Convenient 92%

A trauma surgeon's baby pact with her ex-flame boss comes with one rule: no romance.

by J. Saman 2024

4.09

11k+ ratings

🩺 Medical Romance 👶 Co-Parenting Pact 💔 Second Chance 💼 Workplace Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity

Lakestone - Tome 1

by Sarah Rivens • 2024

To survive, Iris waitresses at a violent nightclub. To keep her, its owner will destroy everything.

4.35

13k+

💔 Tragic Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🔥 Obsessive Love 🩹 Trauma Bonding 🌃 Criminal Underworld

Lakestone - Tome 1 92%

To survive, Iris waitresses at a violent nightclub. To keep her, its owner will destroy everything.

by Sarah Rivens 2024

4.35

13k+ ratings

💔 Tragic Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🔥 Obsessive Love 🩹 Trauma Bonding 🌃 Criminal Underworld

Unnatural

by Mia Sheridan • 2025

She was raised to die. He was raised to kill. A secret program made them. It never planned on love.

3.94

6k+

🖤 Romantic Suspense 💔 Shared Trauma 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Angsty

Unnatural 92%

She was raised to die. He was raised to kill. A secret program made them. It never planned on love.

by Mia Sheridan 2025

3.94

6k+ ratings

🖤 Romantic Suspense 💔 Shared Trauma 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Angsty

Kiss the Sky

by Krista Ritchie • 2014

Two academic rivals share a reality show house, but their real contest is who surrenders first.

4.19

94k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📚 Academic Rivals 🏠 Forced Proximity ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Kiss the Sky 92%

Two academic rivals share a reality show house, but their real contest is who surrenders first.

by Krista Ritchie 2014

4.19

94k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📚 Academic Rivals 🏠 Forced Proximity ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Corrupt

by Penelope Douglas • 2015

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 92%

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

Asking for It

by Lilah Pace • 2015

Haunted by rape fantasies, a survivor meets a stranger who offers to act them out.

4.00

7k+

🖤 Consensual Non-Consent 💔 Trauma Bonding 🛡️ Protective Hero 😢 Emotionally Raw 🔒 Family Secrets

Asking for It 92%

Haunted by rape fantasies, a survivor meets a stranger who offers to act them out.

by Lilah Pace 2015

4.00

7k+ ratings

🖤 Consensual Non-Consent 💔 Trauma Bonding 🛡️ Protective Hero 😢 Emotionally Raw 🔒 Family Secrets

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+

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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

Insatiable

by Leigh Rivers • 2023

Their daughter died. Two years later, a Tinder date puts her back in a hitman's car.

4.22

146k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔫 Mafia Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Obsessed Hero 🔥 Possessive Hero

Insatiable 92%

Their daughter died. Two years later, a Tinder date puts her back in a hitman's car.

by Leigh Rivers 2023

4.22

146k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔫 Mafia Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Obsessed Hero 🔥 Possessive Hero

Little Stranger

by Leigh Rivers • 2023

Her mute foster brother is out of prison. Across the street, someone watches her undress.

3.74

182k+

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Little Stranger 92%

Her mute foster brother is out of prison. Across the street, someone watches her undress.

by Leigh Rivers 2023

3.74

182k+ ratings

🚫 Taboo Romance 🖤 Obsessive Hero 👁️ Stalker Romance ⛓️ Captor Captive 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Beverly

by Laura J. Robert • 2025

A broken foster boy, the cop's daughter who saves him, and a love that undoes them.

3.49

2k+

👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Love 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💌 Unsent Love Letters

Beverly 92%

A broken foster boy, the cop's daughter who saves him, and a love that undoes them.

by Laura J. Robert 2025

3.49

2k+ ratings

👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Love 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💌 Unsent Love Letters

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