🖤 Scarred Reclusive Hero

A wounded figure who has withdrawn from the world, hiding behind walls both literal and emotional, until someone or something draws them back into the light.

Lover Awakened

by J.R. Ward • 2006

A vampire warrior scarred by slavery rescues a captive whose gentle touch threatens to shatter him.

4.43

190k+

🖤 Scarred Hero 🙅 Touch-Averse Hero 👥 Found Family 💔 High Angst ⚔️ Vampire Warriors

Lover Awakened 88%

A vampire warrior scarred by slavery rescues a captive whose gentle touch threatens to shatter him.

by J.R. Ward 2006

4.43

190k+ ratings

🖤 Scarred Hero 🙅 Touch-Averse Hero 👥 Found Family 💔 High Angst ⚔️ Vampire Warriors

Making Faces

by Amy Harmon • 2013

A wrestler returns from war disfigured and hiding. The girl he overlooked holds his only hope.

4.29

81k+

🩹 Wounded Hero Romance 🪖 Military Romance 🌹 Beauty And The Beast 🦢 Ugly Duckling 💌 Unrequited Love

Making Faces 88%

A wrestler returns from war disfigured and hiding. The girl he overlooked holds his only hope.

by Amy Harmon 2013

4.29

81k+ ratings

🩹 Wounded Hero Romance 🪖 Military Romance 🌹 Beauty And The Beast 🦢 Ugly Duckling 💌 Unrequited Love

Wrath

by Lana Pecherczyk • 2019

A deadly, mute warrior falls for a mafia-indebted dancer, but his rage could consume them both.

4.23

1k+

🖤 Tortured Hero ☯️ Opposites Attract 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Secret Identity 🧬 Genetically Altered

Wrath 88%

A deadly, mute warrior falls for a mafia-indebted dancer, but his rage could consume them both.

by Lana Pecherczyk 2019

4.23

1k+ ratings

🖤 Tortured Hero ☯️ Opposites Attract 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Secret Identity 🧬 Genetically Altered

Ravished

by Amanda Quick • 1992

To save her fossil caves from thieves, a spinster must trust the scarred viscount everyone fears.

4.02

22k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🖤 Scarred Hero 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 📚 Bluestocking Heroine 💬 Ruined Reputation

Ravished 88%

To save her fossil caves from thieves, a spinster must trust the scarred viscount everyone fears.

by Amanda Quick 1992

4.02

22k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🖤 Scarred Hero 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 📚 Bluestocking Heroine 💬 Ruined Reputation

My Darling Duke

by Stacy Reid • 2019

A penniless wallflower claims a scarred duke as her fiancé. He arrives to claim her.

3.99

16k+

🎭 Fake Engagement 🩹 Scarred Hero 🏰 Reclusive Hero 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🥀 Beauty And Beast

My Darling Duke 88%

A penniless wallflower claims a scarred duke as her fiancé. He arrives to claim her.

by Stacy Reid 2019

3.99

16k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Engagement 🩹 Scarred Hero 🏰 Reclusive Hero 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🥀 Beauty And Beast

Traitor Son

by Melissa J. Cave • 2024

A scarred warlord, an exiled princess, a haunted valley, and a marriage meant to break them.

4.02

3k+

🏰 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Wounded Hero 🌿 Quiet Heroine 💔 Trauma Healing 🛡️ Found Family

Traitor Son 88%

A scarred warlord, an exiled princess, a haunted valley, and a marriage meant to break them.

by Melissa J. Cave 2024

4.02

3k+ ratings

🏰 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Wounded Hero 🌿 Quiet Heroine 💔 Trauma Healing 🛡️ Found Family

Even When I'm Gone

by Nicole Fiorina • 2019

His medication stole his emotions; now she’s facing a killer with a boy who feels nothing.

4.16

11k+

💌 Second Chance Romance 💔 Tortured Hero 🩹 Scarred Heroine 🗣️ Dual Pov 🌑 Dark And Emotional

Even When I'm Gone 88%

His medication stole his emotions; now she’s facing a killer with a boy who feels nothing.

by Nicole Fiorina 2019

4.16

11k+ ratings

💌 Second Chance Romance 💔 Tortured Hero 🩹 Scarred Heroine 🗣️ Dual Pov 🌑 Dark And Emotional

A Soul to Protect

by Opal Reyne • 2024

Fleeing her abuser, she shelters with a skull-faced monster who aches for her warmth.

4.45

6k+

🐍 Monster Romance 🩹 Traumatized Heroine 🤫 Non-Verbal Hero 💞 Dual Healing 😇 Gentle Monster

A Soul to Protect 88%

Fleeing her abuser, she shelters with a skull-faced monster who aches for her warmth.

by Opal Reyne 2024

4.45

6k+ ratings

🐍 Monster Romance 🩹 Traumatized Heroine 🤫 Non-Verbal Hero 💞 Dual Healing 😇 Gentle Monster

How to Save a Life

by Emma Scott • 2016

Two outcast teens in small-town Iowa: her scar, his visions, a love that makes them targets.

4.01

7k+

🌹 Scarred Heroine 🔮 Prophetic Dreams 🏠 Foster Kids 💔 New Adult Angst ⛓️ Imprisoned Hero

How to Save a Life 88%

Two outcast teens in small-town Iowa: her scar, his visions, a love that makes them targets.

by Emma Scott 2016

4.01

7k+ ratings

🌹 Scarred Heroine 🔮 Prophetic Dreams 🏠 Foster Kids 💔 New Adult Angst ⛓️ Imprisoned Hero

Sugar & Gold

by Emma Scott • 2017

An empath feeling everyone's pain finds quiet with a woman fleeing her past.

4.20

3k+

🥺 Tortured Hero 💪 Survivor Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌅 Redemption Arc 💚 Emotional Healing

Sugar & Gold 88%

An empath feeling everyone's pain finds quiet with a woman fleeing her past.

by Emma Scott 2017

4.20

3k+ ratings

🥺 Tortured Hero 💪 Survivor Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌅 Redemption Arc 💚 Emotional Healing

Thief

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2020

A thief robs a scarred mage on a haunted island. His nightmare wants them both.

3.92

2k+

🖤 Scarred Hero 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🏝️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌙 Dream Manipulation

Thief 88%

A thief robs a scarred mage on a haunted island. His nightmare wants them both.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2020

3.92

2k+ ratings

🖤 Scarred Hero 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🏝️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌙 Dream Manipulation

Texas Destiny

by Lorraine Heath • 1997

A scarred rancher's three-week trek with his brother's mail-order bride sparks a forbidden love.

3.98

9k+

💌 Mail-Order Bride 🌹 Beauty And The Beast Vibes 🖤 Scarred Hero 🐎 Journey Romance 🚫❤️ Forbidden Love

Texas Destiny 88%

A scarred rancher's three-week trek with his brother's mail-order bride sparks a forbidden love.

by Lorraine Heath 1997

3.98

9k+ ratings

💌 Mail-Order Bride 🌹 Beauty And The Beast Vibes 🖤 Scarred Hero 🐎 Journey Romance 🚫❤️ Forbidden Love

The Destroyer

by Michael-Scott Earle • 2016

He wakes in a crypt, memory gone; they came for a savior and found a monster.

4.00

4k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🧠 Amnesiac Warrior 💔 Doomed Love 👹 Ancient Evil Returns

The Destroyer 88%

He wakes in a crypt, memory gone; they came for a savior and found a monster.

by Michael-Scott Earle 2016

4.00

4k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🧠 Amnesiac Warrior 💔 Doomed Love 👹 Ancient Evil Returns

Curses & Cocktails

by S.L. Rowland • 2023

A blood mage opens a seaside bar, trading destruction for his father's recipes, community, and love.

4.15

6k+

🍂 Cozy Fantasy ⚔️ Retired Warrior 🫂 Found Family 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Curses & Cocktails 88%

A blood mage opens a seaside bar, trading destruction for his father's recipes, community, and love.

by S.L. Rowland 2023

4.15

6k+ ratings

🍂 Cozy Fantasy ⚔️ Retired Warrior 🫂 Found Family 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Sin

by Kelly St. Clare • 2017

A scarred pit fighter falls for a court outcast already promised to a cruel lord.

4.03

2k+

🩹 Wounded Hero 🏰 Court Outcast 💕 Fantasy Court Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

Sin 88%

A scarred pit fighter falls for a court outcast already promised to a cruel lord.

by Kelly St. Clare 2017

4.03

2k+ ratings

🩹 Wounded Hero 🏰 Court Outcast 💕 Fantasy Court Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

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

68k+

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

Fool's Assassin 87%

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

by Robin Hobb 2014

4.43

68k+ ratings

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

Lady of Shadows

by Amber Argyle • 2020

Fleeing a killer into a cursed forest, a shamed girl finds refuge with an exiled enchanter.

4.12

157

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌙 New Adult Fantasy 💔 Wounded Hero 👹 Monster As Metaphor 🌳 Enchanted Forest

Lady of Shadows 87%

Fleeing a killer into a cursed forest, a shamed girl finds refuge with an exiled enchanter.

by Amber Argyle 2020

4.12

157 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌙 New Adult Fantasy 💔 Wounded Hero 👹 Monster As Metaphor 🌳 Enchanted Forest

Stray

by D.J. Krimmer • 2023

A traumatized nurse lands at a remote ranch, challenging the stoic cowboy determined to save her.

4.60

1k+

🩹 Trauma Healing 🐴 Ranch Life 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 🤠 Stoic Cowboy 🔥 Scarred Heroine

Stray 87%

A traumatized nurse lands at a remote ranch, challenging the stoic cowboy determined to save her.

by D.J. Krimmer 2023

4.60

1k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Healing 🐴 Ranch Life 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 🤠 Stoic Cowboy 🔥 Scarred Heroine

Downpour

by Maggie C. Gates • 2024

His bull-riding career ended in a wheelchair. Her job is to help him live again.

4.02

25k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Wounded Hero

Downpour 87%

His bull-riding career ended in a wheelchair. Her job is to help him live again.

by Maggie C. Gates 2024

4.02

25k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Wounded Hero

Curse of the Troll

by Emma Hamm • 2019

A cursed bear seeks a scarred warrior's help, but one glimpse will doom him.

4.13

523

🐻 Bear Bridegroom ⚔️ Scarred Heroine ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Recovery 🛏️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Curse of the Troll 87%

A cursed bear seeks a scarred warrior's help, but one glimpse will doom him.

by Emma Hamm 2019

4.13

523 ratings

🐻 Bear Bridegroom ⚔️ Scarred Heroine ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Recovery 🛏️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

When Gracie Met the Grump

by Mariana Zapata • 2022

A woman on the run shelters a wounded superhero. Their slow burn is the greatest risk.

4.04

40k+

🦸 Superhero Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

When Gracie Met the Grump 87%

A woman on the run shelters a wounded superhero. Their slow burn is the greatest risk.

by Mariana Zapata 2022

4.04

40k+ ratings

🦸 Superhero Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

A Girl from Nowhere

by James Maxwell • 2020

A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.

4.06

11k+

🏜️ Desert Wasteland ⚔️ Arena Combat 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ♿ Disabled Protagonist 💕 Slow Burn Romance

A Girl from Nowhere 87%

A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.

by James Maxwell 2020

4.06

11k+ ratings

🏜️ Desert Wasteland ⚔️ Arena Combat 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ♿ Disabled Protagonist 💕 Slow Burn Romance

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 87%

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 Slow Regard of Silent Things

by Patrick Rothfuss • 2014

Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.

3.86

162k+

🧹 Quiet Fantasy 📖 Literary Fantasy 🏚️ Hermit Protagonist 🌿 Animist Worldview 🕯️ Ritual And Routine

The Slow Regard of Silent Things Summary

The Slow Regard of Silent Things 87%

Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.

by Patrick Rothfuss 2014

3.86

162k+ ratings

🧹 Quiet Fantasy 📖 Literary Fantasy 🏚️ Hermit Protagonist 🌿 Animist Worldview 🕯️ Ritual And Routine

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 87%

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

by J.A. Huss 2023

4.52

461 ratings

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

The Hunter

by Kerrigan Byrne • 2016

A hired assassin sent to murder a celebrated actress instead becomes her only protector.

4.08

9k+

🗡️ Assassin Hero 🖤 Scarred Hero 🕯️ Victorian Underworld 🛡️ Mother Protecting Child 💀 Touch Her And Die

The Hunter 87%

A hired assassin sent to murder a celebrated actress instead becomes her only protector.

by Kerrigan Byrne 2016

4.08

9k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Hero 🖤 Scarred Hero 🕯️ Victorian Underworld 🛡️ Mother Protecting Child 💀 Touch Her And Die

Her Orc Warrior

by Zoe Ashwood • 2022

A mother on the run hides in an orc's wagon, but he claims her as his fated mate.

4.20

3k+

🧌 Monster Romance 💫 Fated Mates 👩‍👧 Single Mother 🖤 Scarred Hero 🏠 Found Family

Her Orc Warrior 87%

A mother on the run hides in an orc's wagon, but he claims her as his fated mate.

by Zoe Ashwood 2022

4.20

3k+ ratings

🧌 Monster Romance 💫 Fated Mates 👩‍👧 Single Mother 🖤 Scarred Hero 🏠 Found Family

Ensorcelled

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2022

A fae prince's captive librarian binds living nightmares: her own has just broken free.

4.05

2k+

🧚 Fae Bargain Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Wounded Hero 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🫂 Found Family

Ensorcelled 87%

A fae prince's captive librarian binds living nightmares: her own has just broken free.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2022

4.05

2k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Bargain Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Wounded Hero 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🫂 Found Family

Flowers from the Storm

by Laura Kinsale • 1992

When a stroke silences a rakish duke, a devout Quaker becomes his only voice.

4.06

18k+

🏛️ Regency Romance 🖤 Wounded Hero 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🩺 Caretaker Heroine 💫 Opposites Attract

Flowers from the Storm 87%

When a stroke silences a rakish duke, a devout Quaker becomes his only voice.

by Laura Kinsale 1992

4.06

18k+ ratings

🏛️ Regency Romance 🖤 Wounded Hero 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🩺 Caretaker Heroine 💫 Opposites Attract

Firebrand

by Kristen Britain • 2017

Scarred and grieving, a knight returns to find her king stolen and winter wearing his face.

4.31

7k+

🖤 Dark Epic Fantasy 🗡️ Female Knight ⚡ God-Touched Hero 💕 Forbidden Love 💔 Trauma And Healing

Firebrand 87%

Scarred and grieving, a knight returns to find her king stolen and winter wearing his face.

by Kristen Britain 2017

4.31

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Epic Fantasy 🗡️ Female Knight ⚡ God-Touched Hero 💕 Forbidden Love 💔 Trauma And Healing

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 87%

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

Anarchy Missing

by J.A. Huss • 2017

A DA's heist suspect is her ex, a genius consumed by the sentient city.

4.20

918

💞 Second Chance Romance 🖤 Tortured Hero 👫 Found Family 🤖 Sentient AI 🌆 Cyber Noir

Anarchy Missing 87%

A DA's heist suspect is her ex, a genius consumed by the sentient city.

by J.A. Huss 2017

4.20

918 ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🖤 Tortured Hero 👫 Found Family 🤖 Sentient AI 🌆 Cyber Noir

Heartless

by Crystal Ash • 2020

A medic and her bikers let a scarred assassin in. His nightmares carry a violence no one expects.

4.44

4k+

🏚️ Post-Apocalyptic Romance 🏍️ Motorcycle Club 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Scarred Hero 🖐️ Touch Starved

Heartless 87%

A medic and her bikers let a scarred assassin in. His nightmares carry a violence no one expects.

by Crystal Ash 2020

4.44

4k+ ratings

🏚️ Post-Apocalyptic Romance 🏍️ Motorcycle Club 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Scarred Hero 🖐️ Touch Starved

The Company of Vengeful Crows

by Lana Pecherczyk • 2025

A betrayed wife lands in a fae world, bound to a scarred crow-shifter hungry for revenge.

4.44

1k+

🌀 Portal Fantasy 💘 Fated Mates 🖤 Scarred Hero 😤 Vengeful Hero 🪺 Found Family

The Company of Vengeful Crows 87%

A betrayed wife lands in a fae world, bound to a scarred crow-shifter hungry for revenge.

by Lana Pecherczyk 2025

4.44

1k+ ratings

🌀 Portal Fantasy 💘 Fated Mates 🖤 Scarred Hero 😤 Vengeful Hero 🪺 Found Family

Archer's Voice

by Mia Sheridan • 2016

A grieving woman falls for a mute loner whose silence shelters a small town's darkest sin.

4.16

704k+

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🤫 Mute Hero 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🕯️ Slow Burn 💔 Emotional Scars

Archer's Voice 87%

A grieving woman falls for a mute loner whose silence shelters a small town's darkest sin.

by Mia Sheridan 2016

4.16

704k+ ratings

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🤫 Mute Hero 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🕯️ Slow Burn 💔 Emotional Scars

Bulletproof

by K.M. Moronova • 2026

She fled to rural Montana to disappear, until a scarred operative decided she was his.

3.76

10k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎖️ Military Romance 🖤 Scarred Hero 🔒 Possessive Hero 🎭 Hidden Identity

Bulletproof 87%

She fled to rural Montana to disappear, until a scarred operative decided she was his.

by K.M. Moronova 2026

3.76

10k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎖️ Military Romance 🖤 Scarred Hero 🔒 Possessive Hero 🎭 Hidden Identity

Ice Lord's Bride

by Ava Ross • 2022

A fae bride lottery winner falls for the scarred cursed lord forbidden to claim a bride.

3.58

581

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🖤 Scarred Hero 🌍 Human In Fae World 💍 Reluctant Bride

Ice Lord's Bride 87%

A fae bride lottery winner falls for the scarred cursed lord forbidden to claim a bride.

by Ava Ross 2022

3.58

581 ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🖤 Scarred Hero 🌍 Human In Fae World 💍 Reluctant Bride

The Everlasting

by Alix E. Harrow • 2025

A scarred medievalist falls into his nation's founding myth and in love with its doomed knight.

4.16

72k+

🕰️ Time Loop Romance 📜 Mythic Fantasy 🖤 Scarred Hero ⚔️ Knight And Scholar 💔 Bittersweet

The Everlasting 87%

A scarred medievalist falls into his nation's founding myth and in love with its doomed knight.

by Alix E. Harrow 2025

4.16

72k+ ratings

🕰️ Time Loop Romance 📜 Mythic Fantasy 🖤 Scarred Hero ⚔️ Knight And Scholar 💔 Bittersweet

Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel

by Elizabeth Everett • 2026

A magical hotel is dying, and only a widowed mother's hope can keep its world alive.

3.56

922

🏠 Found Family Fantasy 🏨 Sentient Magical Home 👩‍👦 Single Parent Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Battle-Scarred Hero

Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel Summary

Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel 87%

A magical hotel is dying, and only a widowed mother's hope can keep its world alive.

by Elizabeth Everett 2026

3.56

922 ratings

🏠 Found Family Fantasy 🏨 Sentient Magical Home 👩‍👦 Single Parent Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Battle-Scarred Hero

Heart Recaptured

by Tillie Cole • 2014

Rescued by an outlaw MC, a cult survivor must choose between her faith and forbidden love.

4.13

30k+

🏍️ Biker Romance 💔 Broken Heroine 🛡️ Protective Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔄 Opposites Attract

Heart Recaptured 87%

Rescued by an outlaw MC, a cult survivor must choose between her faith and forbidden love.

by Tillie Cole 2014

4.13

30k+ ratings

🏍️ Biker Romance 💔 Broken Heroine 🛡️ Protective Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔄 Opposites Attract

Dance with the Devil

by Sherrilyn Kenyon • 2003

A feral immortal marked for death is trapped with the blind nymph sent to judge him.

4.37

67k+

🖤 Tortured Hero ❤️‍🩹 Redemption Arc 🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 💭 Dream Walking 🔥 Forced Proximity

Dance with the Devil 87%

A feral immortal marked for death is trapped with the blind nymph sent to judge him.

by Sherrilyn Kenyon 2003

4.37

67k+ ratings

🖤 Tortured Hero ❤️‍🩹 Redemption Arc 🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 💭 Dream Walking 🔥 Forced Proximity

The Pawn and the Puppet

by Brandi Elise Szeker • 2022

Her twin died inside a gothic asylum. A fractured man behind a forbidden door pulls her under.

3.92

12k+

🏰 Asylum Gothic 🖤 Traumatized Hero 🗡️ Villain Love Interest 💔 Trauma Bonding 👗 Beauty Dystopia

The Pawn and the Puppet 87%

Her twin died inside a gothic asylum. A fractured man behind a forbidden door pulls her under.

by Brandi Elise Szeker 2022

3.92

12k+ ratings

🏰 Asylum Gothic 🖤 Traumatized Hero 🗡️ Villain Love Interest 💔 Trauma Bonding 👗 Beauty Dystopia

The Fortress and The Figurine

by Brandi Elise Szeker • 2024

A legless survivor in an infirmary is offered a throne and the fierce protector she craves.

4.32

860

🦽 Disability Romance 🫂 Found Family ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘‍♀️ Body Acceptance 🗡️ Political Intrigue

The Fortress and The Figurine 87%

A legless survivor in an infirmary is offered a throne and the fierce protector she craves.

by Brandi Elise Szeker 2024

4.32

860 ratings

🦽 Disability Romance 🫂 Found Family ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘‍♀️ Body Acceptance 🗡️ Political Intrigue

King of Scars

by Leigh Bardugo • 2019

Ravka's king turns into a monster at nightfall. Three ancient saints claim to have the cure.

4.15

234k+

👑 Cursed King 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Found Family 🕵️ Spy Mission 🏰 Russian Fantasy

King of Scars 87%

Ravka's king turns into a monster at nightfall. Three ancient saints claim to have the cure.

by Leigh Bardugo 2019

4.15

234k+ ratings

👑 Cursed King 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Found Family 🕵️ Spy Mission 🏰 Russian Fantasy

Rhone

by Kelly St. Clare • 2018

Fleeing heartbreak, a gruff sledder meets a mad inventor who refuses to leave him alone.

4.20

976

🧡 Side Character Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 💔 Wounded Hero 🏔️ Forced Proximity

Rhone 87%

Fleeing heartbreak, a gruff sledder meets a mad inventor who refuses to leave him alone.

by Kelly St. Clare 2018

4.20

976 ratings

🧡 Side Character Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 💔 Wounded Hero 🏔️ Forced Proximity

Nocturnes & Nightmares

by Keri Lake • 2019

An assassin rents a room from the woman a serial killer wants dead.

3.89

3k+

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Nocturnes & Nightmares 87%

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by Keri Lake 2019

3.89

3k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantic Suspense 👀 Protective Stalker 👩‍👦 Single Mother Heroine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Traumatized Hero

Steelheart

by Brandon Sanderson • 2013

After seeing Steelheart bleed, David joins rebel assassins to find his one weakness and kill him.

4.14

197k+

🦹 Supervillain Dystopia 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎓 Mentor With A Secret

Steelheart 87%

After seeing Steelheart bleed, David joins rebel assassins to find his one weakness and kill him.

by Brandon Sanderson 2013

4.14

197k+ ratings

🦹 Supervillain Dystopia 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎓 Mentor With A Secret

Scar

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A trafficked woman craves her scarred rescuer, who's terrified he'll repeat his father's cruelty.

4.32

3k+

🖤 Scarred Hero 🩹 Trauma Bonding 🏠 Found Family ⛓️ Human Trafficking 🏔️ Scottish Highlands

Scar 87%

A trafficked woman craves her scarred rescuer, who's terrified he'll repeat his father's cruelty.

by Jolie Vines 2022

4.32

3k+ ratings

🖤 Scarred Hero 🩹 Trauma Bonding 🏠 Found Family ⛓️ Human Trafficking 🏔️ Scottish Highlands

Ashes of Man

by Christopher Ruocchio • 2022

A broken hero returns to an empire as an alien prophet unites the enemy for annihilation.

4.48

16k+

🚀 Military Space Opera ✨ Science Fantasy 😔 Survivor Guilt 🥀 Fallen Hero 🌌 Cosmic Horror

Ashes of Man 87%

A broken hero returns to an empire as an alien prophet unites the enemy for annihilation.

by Christopher Ruocchio 2022

4.48

16k+ ratings

🚀 Military Space Opera ✨ Science Fantasy 😔 Survivor Guilt 🥀 Fallen Hero 🌌 Cosmic Horror

Prisoner

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2020

Her mission: steal a spellbook. Her captor: the scarred mage whose nightmare it holds.

4.14

1k+

🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🌑 Dark Romantasy 💔 Scarred Hero 🧬 Hidden Heritage ⛓️ Captive Bride

Prisoner 87%

Her mission: steal a spellbook. Her captor: the scarred mage whose nightmare it holds.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2020

4.14

1k+ ratings

🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🌑 Dark Romantasy 💔 Scarred Hero 🧬 Hidden Heritage ⛓️ Captive Bride

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