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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
Our take
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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With 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this YA dystopian hit has been praised by Ransom Riggs as “a must-read.” Perfect for fans of Red Queen and…
Unravel Me
Dystopian · Romantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Paranormal Romance
Our take
Tahereh Mafi’s Unravel Me, the second book in the bestselling Shatter Me series, delivers explosive action and forbidden romance. With 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this YA dystopian hit has been praised by Ransom Riggs as “a must-read.” Perfect for fans of Red Queen and The Darkest Minds, it’s a heart-stopping ride you won’t put down.
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Juliette’s touch is supposed to kill. One brush of her skin should have ended Warner. Instead, he’s the only one immune to her deadly gift, and that impossibility shakes her to the core.
Now free from his control, Juliette and Adam have joined a rebel group armed with powers of their own. At last, she has a chance to fight back against The Reestablishment, the regime that destroyed her world. But freedom doesn’t silence fear.
Questions haunt her: Why is Adam immune? Why is Warner immune? And what if the answers unravel everything she thought she knew?
As Juliette is pulled between loyalty, desire, and rebellion, one truth becomes clear. Power isn’t just dangerous—it’s intoxicating. And love might be the deadliest weapon of all.
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A strong match for readers drawn to Greek mythology retellings, powerful witches, gods and mortals, and character-driven historical fantasy.
CIRCE
Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Historical Fantasy · Pre-History | Ancient History
Our take
A #1 New York Times bestseller, Circe was described by The New York Times as “[A] bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story.” The novel reimagines the sorceress of The Odyssey as she discovers witchcraft, is exiled by Zeus, and must decide whether she belongs with the gods or the mortals she has come to love, with a 4.5-star rating from more than 95,600 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers drawn to Greek mythology retellings, powerful witches, gods and mortals, and character-driven historical fantasy.
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This #1 New York Times bestseller is a "bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story" that brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey (Alexandra Alter, *The New York Times*).**
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child -- not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power -- the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.
Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus.
But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love.
With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and page-turning suspense, Circe is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world.
#1 New York Times Bestseller -- named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, the Washington Post, People, Time, Amazon, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, Newsweek, the A.V. Club, Christian Science Monitor, Refinery 29, Buzzfeed, Paste, Audible, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Thrillist, NYPL, Self, Real Simple, Goodreads, Boston Globe, Electric Literature, BookPage, the Guardian, Book Riot, Seattle Times, and Business Insider.
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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
Our take
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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Good for readers who want fantasy mystery, clever deductions, odd-couple investigators, and inventive world-building.
The Tainted Cup
Fantasy · Mystery
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A national bestseller called “A masterpiece” by Hideo Kojima, The Tainted Cup follows eccentric detective Ana Dolabra and her altered assistant Din as they investigate an impossible murder tied to strange magic, leviathan blood, and a threat to the Empire, with a 4.5-star rating from more than 13,800 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who want fantasy mystery, clever deductions, odd-couple investigators, and inventive world-building.
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HUGO AWARD WINNER • WORLD FANTASY AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A Holmes and Watson–style detective duo take the stage in this fantasy with a mystery twist, from acclaimed author Robert Jackson Bennett
“Like an endearing fantasy version of Knives Out . . . A great murder mystery is hard to pull off but Bennett structures his perfectly, and the fact that it’s in a fantasy setting only makes it better.”—T. J. Klune, The New York Times
LOCUS AWARD FINALIST • EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, Elle, BookPage
In Daretana’s greatest mansion, a high imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree erupted from his body. Even here at the Empire’s borders, where contagions abound and the blood of the leviathans works strange magical changes, it’s a death both terrifying and impossible.
Assigned to investigate is Ana Dolabra, a detective whose reputation for brilliance is matched only by her eccentricities. Rumor has it that she wears a blindfold at all times, and that she can solve impossible cases without even stepping outside the walls of her home.
At her side is her new assistant, Dinios Kol, magically altered in ways that make him the perfect aide to Ana’s brilliance. Din is at turns scandalized, perplexed, and utterly infuriated by his new superior—but as the case unfolds and he watches Ana’s mind leap from one startling deduction to the next, he must admit that she is, indeed, the Empire’s greatest detective.
As the two close in on a mastermind and uncover a scheme that threatens the Empire itself, Din realizes he’s barely begun to assemble the puzzle that is Ana Dolabra—and wonders how long he’ll be able to keep his own secrets safe from her piercing intellect.
By an “endlessly inventive” (Vulture) author with a “wicked sense of humor” (NPR), The Tainted Cup mixes the charms of detective fiction with brilliant world-building to deliver a fiendishly clever mystery that’s at once instantly recognizable and thrillingly new.
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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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A vengeful cinnamon roll.
Unhinged
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Dark Romance
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A vengeful cinnamon roll. A possessive psychopath. And one very dead father. Unhinged is a brutal, filthy, and deliciously twisted romance that kicks off the Necessary Evils series. Think found family, vigilante justice, and enough steam to short-circuit your Kindle. With 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this dark MM romance pulls no punches and takes no prisoners.
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Adam Mulvaney is a killer. Raised by a billionaire with a twisted sense of justice, he’s one of seven psychopaths trained to eliminate the worst of the worst. It’s not personal—until it is.
Noah Holt has spent years preparing to avenge his father’s death. But when he finally confronts the man responsible, he learns the truth: his father deserved what he got.
Now Noah is questioning everything. His memories. His past. Even his morality. And the one person willing to help him figure it out is the very psychopath who pulled the trigger.
Adam doesn’t believe in love. He doesn’t feel it. But he wants Noah, and he’s not going anywhere.
What begins as vengeance becomes obsession. And maybe, just maybe, something a little like love.
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It all ends here.
Paint It All Red
Romance · Thriller · Romantic Suspense
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It all ends here. Paint It All Red, the explosive finale to S.T. Abby’s viral Mindf*ck series, delivers vengeance, heartbreak, and a love story written in blood. With 4.7 stars and over 98,000 reviews, this is the dark romance BookTok won’t let go.
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The end has come—and it’s soaked in blood.
Lana Myers was never meant to have a happily-ever-after. But she dared to love the man hunting monsters… even as she became one. Now, everything’s at stake: her revenge, her secrets, and the man who just might destroy her—or save her.
In Paint It All Red, the jaw-dropping conclusion to the Mindf*ck series, vengeance reaches its final crescendo. Lana’s enemies are closing in, the body count is rising, and Logan must finally choose between justice and love.
Lines blur. Truths burn. And when the final shot is fired, only one question will matter: who walks away alive?
Dark, visceral, and unforgettable, this is the finale BookTok can’t stop screaming about.
The truth is painted in red.
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