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Sophie Lark

3.90 · 1028 ratings

• Love Contract (Love Contract) by Sophie Lark
• Grimstone by Sophie Lark
• Minx by Sophie Lark
• Anastasia by Sophie Lark
• Dark Desires Anthology: Six Modern Retellings of Timeless Romance by Sophie Lark

contemporary · suspense · dark · mafia · multicultural · from hate to love · alpha male · new adult · explicit-open-door · dual-pov · possessive hero · strong heroine · mystery · grumpy sunshine · super rich hero · virgin heroine · bdsm · bad boys · competent heroine · cold hero

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H.D. Carlton

3.92 · 655 ratings

• Where's Molly by H.D. Carlton
• Dissent: A Charity Romance Anthology by H.D. Carlton
• Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton
• Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
• Shallow River by H.D. Carlton

dark · suspense · contemporary · tortured heroine · angst · possessive hero · new adult · mystery · alpha male · sassy heroine · dual-pov · past-abuse · dub-con · strong heroine · rape · suicide · from hate to love · abuse · death · horror

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Ashley Jade

4.17 · 649 ratings

• The Choice by Ashley Jade
• The Words by Ashley Jade
• Bitter Taste by Ashley Jade
• All In by Ashley Jade
• Hot Summer School Nights by Ashley Jade

contemporary · new adult · dark · from hate to love · m-f · angst · suspense · alpha male · erotica · abuse · bad boys · dual-pov · tortured hero · tortured heroine · young adult · cruel hero · explicit-open-door · friends to lovers · possessive hero · other-man-woman

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Ellen Hopkins

4.17 · 438 ratings

• A Sin Such as This by Ellen Hopkins
• Traffick by Ellen Hopkins
• Rumble by Ellen Hopkins
• Grim by Ellen Hopkins
• Tilt by Ellen Hopkins

contemporary · dark · abuse · young adult · rape · dual-pov · slut-shaming · pregnancy · eating disorder · fantasy · male-pov · military · witches · magic · demons · legends & fairy tales · north-america · oregon · usa · suspense

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Madeline Sheehan

4.14 · 401 ratings

• The Blood That Binds by Madeline Sheehan
• Secrets in the Shadows: A Shifter Anthology by Madeline Sheehan
• The Undeniable Series: Box Set I by Madeline Sheehan
• Undeserving by Madeline Sheehan
• Beneath Blood and Bone by Madeline Sheehan

contemporary · alpha male · fantasy · dark · bad boys · dystopian · suspense · paranormal · angst · bikers · love triangle · futuristic · abuse · other-man-woman · cheating · horror · m-f · tortured heroine · urban fantasy · vampires

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Parker S. Huntington

4.02 · 393 ratings

• My Dark Prince by Parker S. Huntington
• My Dark Desire by Parker S. Huntington
• My Dark Romeo by Parker S. Huntington
• The Anti-Heroes Collection: Three Full-Length, Enemies-to-Lovers Romances by Parker S. Huntington
• Darling Venom by Parker S. Huntington

contemporary · new adult · dark · suspense · mafia · super rich hero · alpha male · strong heroine · sassy heroine · humor · from hate to love · erotica · explicit-open-door · angst · m-f · forbidden love · sports · anthologies · tortured hero · dual-pov

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Nick Hornby

3.52 · 283 ratings

• Just Like You by Nick Hornby
• Everyone's Reading Bastard by Nick Hornby
• Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby
• An Education by Nick Hornby
• Slam by Nick Hornby

contemporary · athletes · humor · dark · soccer · mystery · racism · 20th century · suspense · historical · pregnancy

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Melina Marchetta

4.04 · 254 ratings

• The Place on Dalhousie by Melina Marchetta
• When Rosie Met Jim / Shoeboxes by Melina Marchetta
• Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta
• Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta
• The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta

young adult · contemporary · dark · fantasy · mystery · male-pov · high-school · magic · war · sassy heroine · royalty · paranormal · historical · political-intrigue · medieval · abuse · strong heroine · dystopian · cold heroine · found-family

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Brynne Weaver

4.27 · 231 ratings

• Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
• Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver
• The Poison Pastry Bakery by Brynne Weaver
• Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
• Marrow by Brynne Weaver

dark · from hate to love · contemporary · vengeance · possessive hero · suspense · dangerous heroine · independent heroine · new adult · dual-pov · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · competent heroine · demons · alpha male · death · magic · fantasy · outlaw-heroine · urban fantasy

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Jeneva Rose

3.59 · 205 ratings

• It's a Date - Again by Jeneva Rose
• You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose
• You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose
• You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose
• The Girl I Was by Jeneva Rose

contemporary · dark · mystery · suspense · humor · fantasy · small town · paranormal · dual-pov · magic · other-man-woman · time travel · open-door · vengeance · cheating · love triangle · death

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Cormac McCarthy

3.88 · 157 ratings

• The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
• Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy
• Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy

contemporary · dark · western · glimpses-kisses · war · mystery · suspense · tearjerkers · historical · dual-pov · cowboys · historical western · male-pov · 20th century · futuristic · dystopian · angst

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A.R. Torre

4.00 · 125 ratings

• A Familiar Stranger by A.R. Torre
• The Good Lie by A.R. Torre
• Every Last Secret by A.R. Torre
• If You Dare by A.R. Torre
• Do Not Disturb by A.R. Torre

contemporary · suspense · mystery · dark · other-man-woman · death · cheating · new adult · erotica · strong heroine · dual-pov · abuse · paranormal · mental illness · heroine sleuth · fantasy

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Jeffrey Eugenides

3.64 · 109 ratings

• The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
• The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
• My Mistress's Sparrow is Dead: Great Love Stories from Chekhov to Munro by Jeffrey Eugenides

contemporary · dark · virgin heroine · college · non-trad-hea

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Craig Thompson

3.96 · 89 ratings

• Habibi by Craig Thompson
• Good-Bye, Chunky Rice by Craig Thompson
• Blankets by Craig Thompson

contemporary · dark · muslim · christian · multicultural · harems

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Tabitha Suzuma

3.89 · 83 ratings

• Hurt by Tabitha Suzuma
• Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
• A Voice in the Distance by Tabitha Suzuma
• A Note of Madness by Tabitha Suzuma

contemporary · dark · abuse · young adult · virgin heroine · nerdy-hero · poor heroine · death · m-f · high-school · dual-pov · neurodivergent · shy-hero · angst · europe · cheerful heroine · england · tearjerkers · open-door · mystery

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Anthony Doerr

4.18 · 74 ratings

• The Lonely Stories by Anthony Doerr
• All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

mystery · contemporary · dark · glimpses-kisses · dual-pov · war · military · male-pov · 20th century · historical · men in uniform · anthologies · third-person-pov

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William Weaver

3.99 · 73 ratings

• One, No One, and One Hundred Thousand by William Weaver
• If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by William Weaver
• Zeno's Conscience by William Weaver

contemporary · 20th century · historical · dark · reverse harem · poly · mystery

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Brett Helquist

3.91 · 71 ratings

• The Beatrice Letters (A Series of Unfortunate Events) by Brett Helquist
• The Three Musketeers by Brett Helquist

contemporary · dark · mystery · historical

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Henry Miller

3.85 · 70 ratings

• Tropic of Capricorn by Henry Miller
• Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
• Plexus by Henry Miller

contemporary · dark

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Coco Mellors

3.86 · 66 ratings

• Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
• Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

contemporary · mental illness · dark · age difference · young adult

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Italo Calvino

4.00 · 64 ratings

• Mr Palomar by Italo Calvino
• Difficult Loves by Italo Calvino
• If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino

contemporary · mystery · dark

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Vanessa Bridges

4.01 · 47 ratings

• Dirty Ugly Toy by Vanessa Bridges
• All That's Left to Hold Onto by Vanessa Bridges

contemporary · abuse · dark · friends to lovers · class difference · dub-con · suspense · strong heroine · north-america · bondage · second chances · secret child · new adult · tortured heroine · bdsm · super rich hero · cruel hero · mystery · bad boys · spanking

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C.J. Bott

3.73 · 28 ratings

• By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by C.J. Bott

contemporary · dark · abuse

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Megan Nolan

3.76 · 27 ratings

• Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan

contemporary · dark

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Julia May Jonas

3.45 · 27 ratings

• Vladimir by Julia May Jonas

contemporary · dark

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Jill Alexander Essbaum

3.27 · 26 ratings

• Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum

contemporary · dark · mental illness · suspense

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Samantha Lane

3.43 · 23 ratings

• Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy by Samantha Lane

legends & fairy tales · high fantasy · anthologies · betrayal · fantasy · young adult · paranormal · science fiction · contemporary · magic · urban fantasy · dark

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Lemony Snicket

3.64 · 20 ratings

• The Beatrice Letters (A Series of Unfortunate Events) by Lemony Snicket

contemporary · dark · mystery

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