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Rebecca Quinn’s Entangled continues the Brutes of Bristlebrook Trilogy with vengeance, heartbreak, and scorching heat.
Entangled
Romance · Post-Apocalyptic
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Rebecca Quinn’s Entangled continues the Brutes of Bristlebrook Trilogy with vengeance, heartbreak, and scorching heat. Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars, this epic second installment raises the stakes as Eden becomes the hunter while her brutes fight to bring her home. Dark, emotional, and steamy, this is post-apocalyptic romance at its fiercest.
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Bristlebrook burns, my brutes are gone, and Sam’s camp is ready to explode. I was their meek captive once, but grief has hardened me. These men destroyed the only safety I had, and I will become the villain they never saw coming to bring them down. Smart. Ruthless. Unstoppable. Even if it destroys me.
While I plot my vengeance, my brutes fight their way back from the ashes. Lucky is injured, Bristlebrook is in ruins, and loyalties are cracking under pressure. But one truth remains. They will bring me home, or they will not come home at all.
Love in the wasteland was always dangerous. Now it is a war, and the prize is not just survival but a future worth fighting for.
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Rebecca Quinn’s Ensnared launches the Brutes of Bristlebrook Trilogy with a steamy post-apocalyptic punch.
Ensnared
Romance · Post-Apocalyptic
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Rebecca Quinn’s Ensnared launches the Brutes of Bristlebrook Trilogy with a steamy post-apocalyptic punch. Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars, this dark(ish) romance throws one stubborn survivor into the arms of five ex-Army Rangers offering protection with strings attached. With heat, humor, and heart, this trilogy opener is impossible to put down.
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The Final War left the world in ruins, but I was surviving just fine, my cave, my garden, my books. Solitude hurt, sure, but it was safe. Until hunters forced me out and into the arms of five ex-Army Rangers who were bigger, meaner, and far more dangerous than anything I’d faced.
Their offer? Protection in exchange for my body. Outrageous. Scandalous. Impossible. And yet, temptation cuts deeper than fear. These brutes aren’t just muscle; they’re carrying secrets, scars, and sins that make them nearly as untouchable as the wasteland itself.
I swore I’d never surrender. But resisting five men who are determined to claim me is harder than surviving the apocalypse itself.
They think I belong beneath them. I’m determined to prove otherwise.
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Leigh Rivers’ Little Liar, the 4.3 out of 5 stars finale to the Web of Silence Duet, is a dark taboo romance of obsession, betrayal, and dangerous desire.
Little Liar
Romance · Thriller · Erotica · Romantic Suspense
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Leigh Rivers’ Little Liar, the 4.3 out of 5 stars finale to the Web of Silence Duet, is a dark taboo romance of obsession, betrayal, and dangerous desire. Malachi will stop at nothing to reclaim Olivia from those who would steal her away. Raw, intense, and unforgettable, this duet closer cements Rivers as a powerhouse of dark romance.
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Malachi Vize has lived for one obsession—his foster sister, Olivia. For years, desire warred with restraint, but now she’s chosen him. At last, she’s his.
Until she isn’t.
Enemies with power and hunger tear Olivia from his grasp, and Malachi is left wounded, haunted by demons both old and new. To get her back, he must forge alliances he never imagined, trusting dangerous men who want their own piece of his world.
Olivia is the one thing Malachi refuses to surrender. Every step of his hunt blurs love with possession, devotion with destruction. He will risk everything, his body, his soul, his sanity, to reclaim her.
Because Malachi knows only one truth: he will never let her go again.
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Morgan Bridges concludes The Obsidian Order duet with Vicious Society, a 4.3 out of 5 stars dark stalker romance filled with betrayal, rebellion, and scorching obsession.
Vicious Society
Romance · College Romance · Gothic Romance · New Adult
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Morgan Bridges concludes The Obsidian Order duet with Vicious Society, a 4.3 out of 5 stars dark stalker romance filled with betrayal, rebellion, and scorching obsession. The stabby heroine and her touch-her-and-die hero must defy the Order itself to survive. Dark, addictive, and dangerously romantic, this is the epic finale readers have been waiting for.
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The Obsidian Order was never meant to be defied. Xavier has spent his life surviving its brutal Trials, rising through a world where loyalty is conditional and power demands blood. But rebellion burns in his chest—and its name is Delilah. She’s his obsession, his bride, his little raptor. For her, he would destroy everything.
Delilah wanted freedom. Instead, she uncovered secrets darker than she imagined and bound herself to the man she once tried to kill. Now Xavier is both her cage and her protector, the only one standing between her and a society that wants them silenced.
The Bride Hunt was only the beginning. To win their love, and their lives, they’ll have to fight an empire of shadows.
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Morgan Bridges launches The Obsidian Order duet with Vicious Secret, a dark stalker romance that drips with danger and obsession.
Vicious Secret
Romance · College Romance · Gothic Romance · New Adult
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Morgan Bridges launches The Obsidian Order duet with Vicious Secret, a dark stalker romance that drips with danger and obsession. With 4.4 out of 5 stars, this morally grey, touch-her-and-die hero and stabby heroine deliver a twisted campus romance you won’t forget. Fans of high-stakes, shadowy societies will devour this cliffhanger start.
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At Obsidian University, power is everything. Every recruit from the founding families must survive brutal Trials to earn a place in the secretive Order. For Xavier, that should be simple, if only he could control his obsession with the one girl he can’t let go.
She isn’t supposed to matter. But she’s his. And he’ll fight anyone, even the Order itself, to claim her.
She only wanted freedom, coffee, and to find her missing foster brother. Instead, she stumbled into a society of shadows and violence, and into the path of the dangerous man she once tried to kill.
Now she’s caught between survival and surrender, her only lifeline the possessive enemy who’s made her his bride.
In this game, death is only the beginning.
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Aly Beck’s Twisted in Chaos is the explosive finale to her mafia romance duet.
Twisted in Chaos
Romance · Romantic Suspense
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Aly Beck’s Twisted in Chaos is the explosive finale to her mafia romance duet. With a 4.4 out of 5 stars rating, this scorching FMMM new adult romance delivers fight pits, betrayals, forbidden love, and a heroine ready to claim her throne. Dark, addictive, and unforgettable, chaos has never looked so good.
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Kidnapped. Bound. Betrayed. That’s how it starts for me on Shadow’s island, staring into the eyes of a devil hungry for revenge. My allies are fractured, my enemies closing in, and my sister is being forced into a marriage meant to seal bloody alliances.
The fight pits demand blood. Jericho and Arrow have vanished without a trace. War is building between Shadow and the monster who has haunted me for years. And I’m at the center of it all, struggling to keep those I love alive while battling the darkness inside myself.
I’ve been pulled back and forth between survival and surrender, good and evil, loyalty and betrayal.
But the game changes now.
Because chaos isn’t my enemy. It’s my crown.
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Best for readers who like dark second chance romance with obsession, forced proximity, secrets, violence, and cliffhanger endings.
Ruining Her
Romance · Dark Romance · Romantic Suspense
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Emily seeks shelter and a place to hide after escaping danger, but her plan falls apart when Josh finds her and becomes determined to uncover the secrets she cannot reveal, with a 4.5-star rating from more than 4,500 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like dark second chance romance with obsession, forced proximity, secrets, violence, and cliffhanger endings.
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This Book contains scenes and discussions of non-consensual sexual acts, profanity, sexual content and violence. If any of these are triggers for you, you should consider skipping this read. This is book 1 in a 2 part duet, a cliff-hanger can be expected.
Emily
I never thought I would be seeking shelter here of all places.
I’m out of options though. I needed a place to hide out.
Somewhere I could get my bearings and develop a plan to get myself out of the mess I’ve landed in.
It was a fail-proof plan. Then he found me.
I’ve escaped one monster, only to be captured by another.
He’s determined to break me, to uncover the secrets I’m hiding. But this is one secret I can’t let him discover.
Can I escape him before he ruins everything? Before he ruins me?
Josh
She was meant to stay away.
Emily, the only person in the world who’s made me feel like I actually have a heart.
She made me hope that my soul wasn’t as black as people say.
Hope’s a dangerous bitch though, one I killed before those embers ever had a chance to flame.
Now she’s back. And she’s keeping secrets, ones I plan to uncover using any means necessary.
I warned her that if I ever laid eyes on her again, I’d keep her.
In keeping her, I know I’m going to do the one thing I never wanted to do.
RUIN HER.
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Good for readers who want queer rom-coms with grumpy-sunshine tension, workplace chaos, found family, and slow-burn chemistry.
10 Things That Never Happened
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Gay Romance · RomCom
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10 Things That Never Happened follows Sam, a manager whose fake amnesia lie leaves him tangled up with Jonathan, his cold billionaire boss, with a 4.3-star rating from more than 1,900 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who want queer rom-coms with grumpy-sunshine tension, workplace chaos, found family, and slow-burn chemistry.
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"Brilliance on every single page."—CHRISTINA LAUREN, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, for Boyfriend Material
What if one impulsive lie gave you the second chance you never knew you needed?
From USA Today bestseller Alexis Hall, 10 Things That Never Happened is a laugh-out-loud, slow-burn queer rom-com brimming with British wit, workplace tension, and unexpected heart.
Sam Becker's job isn't glamorous, but the quirky team he manages feels like home. Even his boss, the cold and calculating Jonathan Forest, has become a part of his strange little routine. Then comes a clumsy accident, a panicked lie about amnesia, and one very guilty billionaire whose icy exterior starts to thaw.
Jonathan shows up with soup, softness, and something dangerously close to care. As Sam fakes forgetfulness to keep the peace, their chemistry becomes impossible to ignore. But a relationship built on a lie can only last so long and Sam's running out of time to tell the truth.
A delightfully fun spinoff to the bestselling London Calling series, this witty, emotionally layered romance delivers on the tension of enemies-to-lovers, the comfort of found family, and the quiet thrill of discovering someone might actually see you.
"The apotheosis of the rom-com."—Entertainment Weekly, A+ Review, for Boyfriend Material
"Delicious, ridiculous, and often poignant." —Talia Hibbert, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, for Husband Material
"Every once in a while you read a book that you want to SCREAM FROM ROOFTOPS about. I'm screaming, people!"—Sonali Dev, award-winning author, for Boyfriend Material
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It’s a great fit for readers who want funny, heartfelt queer romance with charm, vulnerability, and real emotional bumps along the way.
What If It’s Us
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Teen + Young Adult
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A chance meeting at a post office turns into a maybe-romance full of missed timing, second chances, and the kind of chemistry that keeps refusing to go away. What If It’s Us follows Arthur and Ben through awkward dates, hopeful restarts, and all the messy uncertainty of figuring out whether the universe is helping or just messing with them. It’s a great fit for readers who want funny, heartfelt queer romance with charm, vulnerability, and real emotional bumps along the way.
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"A charming and nostalgic gay YA rom-com that made me laugh, ache, and remember exactly what first love feels like." Apropos Books
A New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller!
Critically acclaimed and bestselling authors Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera combine their talents in this smart, funny, heartfelt collaboration about two very different boys who can’t decide if the universe is pushing them together—or pulling them apart.
ARTHUR is only in New York for the summer, but if Broadway has taught him anything, it’s that the universe can deliver a showstopping romance when you least expect it.
BEN thinks the universe needs to mind its business. If the universe had his back, he wouldn’t be on his way to the post office carrying a box of his ex-boyfriend’s things.
But when Arthur and Ben meet-cute at the post office, what exactly does the universe have in store for them . . . ?
Maybe nothing. After all, they get separated.
Maybe everything. After all, they get reunited.
But what if they can’t nail a first date even after three do-overs?
What if Arthur tries too hard to make it work and Ben doesn’t try hard enough?
What if life really isn’t like a Broadway play?
But what if it is?
What if it’s us?
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Perfect for fans of vigilante justice and messy, dangerous hearts.
Moonstruck
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Dark Romance
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With 4.8 out of 5 stars on Amazon, Moonstruck by Onley James is a dark, explosive M/M romance where a closeted scientist and a vigilante mechanic turn an accidental hookup into an unstoppable partnership. Together, they hunt predators, fight for family, and try to survive the chaos of falling in love. Perfect for fans of vigilante justice and messy, dangerous hearts.
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Atticus Mulvaney is a scientist, a psychopath, and a man who likes order. Jericho Navarro is chaos in a leather jacket, a mechanic by day and vigilante by night. They meet over a shared enemy. They collide in a hookup that neither can forget.
Atticus isn’t built for relationships. Jericho isn’t looking for rules. But their lives intertwine as Jericho’s hunt for his sister’s killer pulls them both into a brutal war against predators hiding in plain sight.
As two violent families circle their prey, Atticus and Jericho must learn to fight side by side, and maybe stop running from the pull between them.
Onley James’s Moonstruck is a scorching M/M romance where found family meets ruthless justice, and love is messy, bloody, and impossible to ignore.
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With 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon, Psycho by Onley James is a darkly addictive M/M romance where obsession cuts both ways.
Psycho
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Dark Romance
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With 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon, Psycho by Onley James is a darkly addictive M/M romance where obsession cuts both ways. When a clairvoyant FBI dropout collides with a vigilante killer hiding behind a professor’s smile, sparks—and danger—fly. Smart, twisted, and full of heat, this is romantic suspense where love walks a razor’s edge.
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August Mulvaney is a genius. He’s also a killer.
As a beloved college professor and a ruthless vigilante, August lives in the space where brilliance and bloodshed collide. Justice is a system he no longer trusts—so he corrects its failures one body at a time.
Lucas Blackwell used to be the FBI’s golden boy, a psychic who helped hunt monsters. But when his gift exposes a killer inside his own team, his life implodes. Now he’s hiding in plain sight, teaching at a small college until he literally crashes into August.
The spark between them is instant and dangerous. Lucas sees what August is. August sees what Lucas could be.
Onley James’s Psycho is a dark, addictive romance where trust is a risk, and obsession might just save them both.
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Arden Fox blends action, humor, and heat in this fated-mates enemies-to-lovers romp perfect for fans of beauty-and-the-beast dynamics with claws, pheromones, and zero patience.
How to Train Your Human Omega
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Sci-Fi
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With 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon, How to Train Your Human Omega kicks off a spicy sci-fi romance series where a grumpy human pilot is claimed by a seven-foot, purple alien prince. Arden Fox blends action, humor, and heat in this fated-mates enemies-to-lovers romp perfect for fans of beauty-and-the-beast dynamics with claws, pheromones, and zero patience.
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The tall alien’s eyes flashed. That was the only warning I got. He charged at me, throwing my crew mates aside as if they were nothing.
In that moment, I was certain he would kill me.
But no death blow came. Instead, he spoke, his deep voice heavily accented, each word like stone slabs falling into place.
“You are mine.”
Clay
I don't ask for much from life; I get paid, and then I get laid. And piloting spaceships across the galaxy keeps my solo lifestyle well funded. I don't need a relationship or any of the baggage that comes with it. I like my men like I like my coffee; to go.
That is, until the most boring job in the universe goes horribly wrong and I’m snatched from my ship by a seven-foot alien. He's huge, he's purple, and he's ripped as hell. I'm sure I'm a dead man.
Only it turns out he doesn't want to kill me. What he wants is far worse.
Arcay
I am the Second; Aldar royalty, the right hand of our leader. I live a half life. On my planet, alphas and omegas are believed to be two halves of a soul. But Omegas are a rare treasure, all but extinct, and I have resigned myself to never knowing the joy of a soul bond.
But that all changes the moment I step onto the human ship. By some miracle, their pilot is an unclaimed omega. It does not matter that he is a different species, I have to have him.
That should be my happy ending; omegas are supposed to be meek, obedient, and willing. Clay is anything but. He resists me at every turn. I must bend him to my will before his potent pheromones draw every unmated alpha on the ship–my rank will only hold them back for so long.
Book 1 in the Coveted Bonds series. How to Train Your Human Omega is a beauty and the beast retelling in the form of an action-packed, spicy, M/M sci-fi romance (with no mpreg) featuring an alien race of beefcakes, a stubborn human, and a very confused and grumpy alien trying to find his happily ever after in all the wrong ways. This book is the first in the Coveted Bonds series, with overarching storylines and recurring characters. Each story follows a different couple to their HEA.
Please check the TWs in the front matter before reading. This book contains some dark themes
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