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Good for readers who want small-town southern gothic romance with brother’s best friend tension, dark themes, and secrets.
The Endless Fall
Romance · Gothic Romance
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Willa Dunn’s plans to leave Deadwood are complicated when her childhood bully returns. As their attraction grows, mysterious events and dismembered livestock plague the town in The Endless Fall, with a 4.5-star rating from more than 1,300 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who want small-town southern gothic romance with brother’s best friend tension, dark themes, and secrets.
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Willa Dunn is finally getting the hell out of Deadwood—but first she needs to tell her overprotective family that she’s leaving.
For years she’s dreamed of escaping the small town that refuses to let her forget the past, but when Ryker Bennett—her childhood bully and brother’s best friend—comes back to East Texas, all her plans go up in smoke.
Against her brother’s wishes, Willa finds herself drawn to the broody troublemaker with scars that rival her own. But as her attraction to Ryker ignites, so do the disturbing events around town. Shadows move in the forest, dismembered livestock plague the ranch next door, and Willa slowly realizes she’s not the only one keeping secrets…
As betrayals and lies bring her to the breaking point, Willa must decide if turning her back on her godforsaken hometown is worth losing the one person worth staying for.
Warning: The Endless Fall is a small town, brother's best friend, contemporary southern gothic romance with dark themes. This book contains explicit content, profanity, violence, and subject matter that may be sensitive to some readers. Recommended for ages 18+
Please Note: This is book 1 of the Deadwood Duet, it is not a standalone.
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Best for readers who like stalker romance, masked men, possessive leads, dual POV, and dangerous devotion.
You Can’t Run
Romance · Dark Romance · Gothic Romance
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A masked older man known as Sugar Skull watches Zee from the shadows after her father's mysterious death pulls her into a secret world. This standalone age-gap dark romance pairs a morally gray serial killer with the younger woman he becomes obsessed with, with a 4.0-star average from more than 200 Goodreads ratings. Best for readers who like stalker romance, masked men, possessive leads, dual POV, and dangerous devotion.
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Someone’s stalking me. Muscled. Masked. Older. Powerful enough to ruin me … and obsessed enough to make me fall.
Zee
I feel him watching
The sculpted man in the sugar skull mask
He knows my every move, my every weakness
My every hidden desire
After my father’s mysterious death, I’m pushed into a secret world I don’t understand
But nothing prepared me for him
Off-limits.
Forbidden.
Dangerous.
I shouldn’t fall for the voice that makes me quiver, or for the touch that makes my body betray my mind
He knows things he shouldn’t
He sees parts of me I try to hide
The closer I get, the more twisted secrets I find behind that mask
And the harder it is to escape his grasp
The day I met the masked man who watches me from the shadows is the day I should’ve run
Sugar Skull
Zee was never meant to be mine
Too close
Too young
Too tempting to ignore
I’ve watched her longer than she knows, and now I’m addicted
To every step
To every quiver
To every moment she thinks she’s alone
Men who touch her won’t walk away
I’ll make sure they’ll painfully pay
She thinks she’s being hunted
Well, she is
And I always finish what I start
It’s you and me until the end, angel.
Promise.
"You Can't Run" is an ~80k-word standalone with dual POV. This book is a contemporary age gap dark romance featuring a morally gray masked man and serial killer who's a bit of a cinnamon roll. This full-length novel contains an HEAand dark themes that some may find offensive. Please check the trigger warnings and read responsibly.
If you loved Sheridan Anne’s “Pretty Monster” and the hit series “YOU,” you won’t be able to resist Sugar Skull.
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A town built on fear draws two people together who have every reason to stay apart.
Hollow Heathens
Romance · Gothic Romance · Paranormal Romance
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A town built on fear draws two people together who have every reason to stay apart. In Hollow Heathens: Book of Blackwell, Nicole Fiorina follows Fallon Grimaldi as she returns to Weeping Hollow and finds herself bound to Julian Blackwell, a man marked by an ancient curse. This gothic romance blends dark folklore, forbidden attraction, and generational secrets as past and present begin to echo in dangerous ways.
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From Amazon's #1 bestselling author in Gothic Romance comes a haunting and forbidden love strong enough to murder fears and break centuries-old curses.
Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Fallon who was taken far away from home shortly after she was born.
A home that held more than strange traditions and bizarre superstitions.
Twenty-four years later, she returned to Weeping Hollow, a town she'd only heard about in stories during restless nights under a marble moon, to take care of her last living relative.
They called the nosy mortician a freakshow-a ghastly thing.
They said I couldn't go near her.
Still, there was this aching pull to Fallon Grimaldi that I couldn't escape.
A nostalgic pull as if we'd been here before.
Once upon a time, there lived a mysterious boy named Julian with a curse as old as centuries wrapped around his soul.
He was one of the four Hollow Heathens, the very dark creatures who caused the town's people to live in fear.
And the Blackwell name was stained with darkness and death.
They called him a monster. Cold and hollow.
They said I shouldn't go near him.
Still, there was this aching pull to Julian Blackwell that I couldn't escape.
A nostalgic pull as if we'd been here before.
Hollow Heathens can be read as a stand-alone or within the interconnected series. For a better reading experience, read books in the order they are published.
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Obsession takes root where control is already slipping.
Their Naughty Obsession
Romance · Gothic Romance
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Obsession takes root where control is already slipping. Liv Valencia faces a forced marriage to a man she despises, her future locked into place without her consent. But unseen watchers track her every move, their fixation growing darker and more possessive. This dark romance leans into surveillance, power imbalance, and dual obsession, delivering a tense, psychologically charged story with looming danger and a cliffhanger finish.
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She’s being followed. Targeted by two.
Their Obsession
Liv Valencia is stuck in an arranged engagement. Trapped with a billionaire investor and forced to marry him on Christmas Eve. She’s destined to be with Sebastian Chamberlain. A man she’ll hate forever.
But eyes watch her and wait for her.
Her Phantoms
Her smile captivates him. The torment in her big brown eyes speaks to him. Instantly, he’s addicted. Obsession becomes his sin. But it’s not just him who fixates on her.
His best friend watches from the shadows too.
This book ends on a cliffhanger, please check trigger warnings on all author’s social’s and website.
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This fits readers who want gothic tension, dangerous chemistry, and high-stakes magic.
Seance
Romance · Gothic Romance
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Death is already part of the performance in Seance, a paranormal romance where hidden power and rising desire turn every lie into a risk. Vivian makes her living faking séances while concealing her real necromancy, but a violent supernatural threat forces her into close quarters with an immortal bodyguard who makes her want more than survival. This fits readers who want gothic tension, dangerous chemistry, and high-stakes magic.
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She talks to the dead for money. He kills the living for free.
Vivian Smith has built a comfortable life on fake séances and theatrical lies, keeping her real necromancy carefully hidden.
One spirit refuses to be ignored, shattering her barriers with visions of an ancient evil called the Architect—and now every supernatural force in London wants a piece of her power.
Dominic Ashworth, her Midnight Society assigned bodyguard, is immortal, lethal, and entirely too good at making her forget why falling for a man forged from shadows is a terrible idea.
He's supposed to keep her alive. Instead, he's making her want to live—really live—for the first time in years.
The threats escalate. The chemistry burns hotter. Vivian's carefully constructed walls are crumbling, both around her heart and her power. Someone needs to stop the Architect before he completes his resurrection. Someone needs to survive long enough to do it.
Can love bloom in the space between life and death? Or will embracing her true power cost Vivian everything—including the immortal shadow wielder who's claimed her heart? Pick up this haunting paranormal romance where the deadliest danger isn't what waits in the shadows, but who.
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Desire turns dangerous when three tangled hearts chase answers through the shadows of Sleepy Hollow.
Legend
Fairy Tale · Jaime's Picks · Romantasy · Gothic Romance · Paranormal Romance
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Desire turns dangerous when three tangled hearts chase answers through the shadows of Sleepy Hollow. In Legend, Katrina, Ichabod, and Brom push deeper into the mystery of the Headless Horseman while buried secrets and possessive longing threaten to tear them apart. This fits dark romantasy with its gothic setting, obsessive tension, and supernatural menace.
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"A strong conclusion that keeps the mystery compelling and finally sheds light on the coven’s history and Salem ties. I loved the way the story unfolded, even if the epilogue felt a little too neat for the darker retelling vibe." - Apropos Books
An Instant USA Today Bestseller!
The scorching conclusion to Hollow, a sexy, dark reimagining of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Welcome back to Sleepy Hollow. Though Katrina Van Tassel, Ichabod Crane, and Brom Bones have begun to pull apart the bone-chilling mystery of the Headless Horseman, their journey is far from its end. As they share the enigmatic halls of Sleepy Hollow Institute, their lives become increasingly entangled. Amidst their exploration of dark desires, Kat grapples with the affections of two possessive men who hunger not just for her, but for each other.
As their passions deepen, unsettling secrets within the school's ancient coven come to light, threatening to unravel the very fabric of their existence. Each must face a profound test, with one harboring a hidden past that could shatter their newfound unity.
In a suspenseful tale of desire, obsession, and the ever-lurking shadows of Sleepy Hollow, these three souls will be pushed to the brink, facing the chilling consequences of their deepest secrets and darkest cravings.
Watch your head.
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It fits readers who want romantic suspense with gothic atmosphere, damaged characters, and desire threaded through menace.
Grimstone
Romance · Jaime's Picks · Thriller · Contemporary Romance · Gothic Romance
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Inheriting a crumbling manor is bad enough. Wanting the man everyone suspects of murder makes it far worse. In Grimstone, Remi Hayes is pulled into a volatile connection with the doctor next door while violence, blackmail, and the shadows around Blackleaf Manor turn her new life into something increasingly dangerous. It fits readers who want romantic suspense with gothic atmosphere, damaged characters, and desire threaded through menace.
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Remi Hayes is beginning to think she’s cursed—her fiancé cheated on her, her brother Jude is a major pain in her ass, and the moldering mansion she inherited from her uncle might just be haunted.
Flipping Blackleaf Manor already feels impossible, even before Remi is blackmailed by Dane Covett, the dangerously hot doctor-next-door, and Grimstone’s most eligible bachelor—if you can ignore the fact that everyone in town thinks he murdered his wife.
Remi doesn’t want to believe it, especially after Dane sews up a gash in her thigh and steals a kiss in payment—a kiss that makes it hard to walk for reasons that have nothing to do with an injured leg.
But as the renovation takes a strange and violent turn, Remi must decide if Dane is the one haunting her nights, or if he’s trying to protect her from something much worse…
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This fits readers who want dark stalker romance with obsessive attraction, violent undercurrents, and a heroine pulled toward the very monster she should fear.
Watch Me Break
Romance · Gothic Romance
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Being watched feels like terror until it starts to feel like temptation. In Watch Me Break, wildlife sanctuary owner Luna Foster finds herself drawn to the masked predator circling her life, even as bodies pile up and danger closes in. This fits readers who want dark stalker romance with obsessive attraction, violent undercurrents, and a heroine pulled toward the very monster she should fear.
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He’s always watching. She’s starting to want him to.
What do you do if you have a raccoon with a boob fetish, dead bodies being dropped in your driveway, and a masked stalker who watches you, breaks into your bedroom at night, and takes your body to heights you didn’t know were possible?
If you’re Dr. Luna Foster, owner of Sage & Summit Wildlife Sanctuary, you seek out your new neighbor, Damien Wolfe, billionaire security mogul, and ask him to wire your property with security cameras.
But little do you know... He might just be the most dangerous predator of them all.
Damien
I have three rules: stay hidden, leave no traces, never let the target know. But Dr. Luna Foster's smile shatters every rule I've lived by. Now I want her to see me, to know what kind of monster is watching her. I’ve spent years in the dark, perfecting the art of hunting those who deserve death. Now I’ve found someone who makes me want to step into the light—even if it means she’ll see the blood on my hands.
Luna
The first time I feel someone watching, I'm terrified. The second time, I'm curious. By the third, I'm leaving my curtains open on purpose. But when I realize my stalker isn't the nightmare—he's the one who hunts them—I find myself craving his deadly attention. Slowly, the weight of his gaze starts to feel less like terror and more like a deadly promise I want him to keep. I'm drawn to a monster, but it feels like freedom.
Fans of H.D. Carlton's Haunting Adeline, Navessa Allen's Lights Out, and Sheridan Anne's Pretty Monster will devour this unforgettable series where love and violence go hand in hand.
This is a dark romance containing mature themes, graphic violence, explicit sexual situations, and morally ambiguous characters. Intended for adult readers who enjoy psychologically complex relationships and anti-hero love interests. Please see the author's website for a full list of trigger/content warnings.
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She was born to lead, then betrayed, chained, and nearly killed by the very men her people trusted.
Court of Anguish
Romance · Gothic Romance
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She was born to lead, then betrayed, chained, and nearly killed by the very men her people trusted. Court of Anguish follows a succubus ruler stripped of everything as she claws her way back to power, forming dangerous alliances with cast-off monsters and turning pain into vengeance. Dark, ruthless, and fueled by fury, this fantasy romance is not here to play nice.
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There are many things that go bump in the night, and I am one of them.
I was born to lead my people. As a succubus, sex, power, and revelry are what I trade in… until all that is all taken away from me.
Our home, our sanctuary, is invaded and desecrated by men we trusted, and our people are chained and claimed, including me.
I play their game, swallowing the cost, until they try to kill me. Now, all bets are off, but if I want to reclaim what is rightfully mine and free my people, then I will need help.
I never expected assistance to come in the form of rejected monsters, ones people have turned their backs on for millennia, but I know all about suffering and evil, and I won’t let them deny me the use of their powers. I will claim these monsters as my own and use them to save the people I love, no matter the cost.
Welcome to the Court of Anguish, where pain guides vengeance.
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When a brutal murder shakes a storied college town, a criminology student must seek answers from the man she once condemned.
Lovely Bad Things
Romance · Gothic Romance
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When a brutal murder shakes a storied college town, a criminology student must seek answers from the man she once condemned. In Lovely Bad Things, Halen St. James turns to Kallum Locke, an occult scholar confined for his crimes, as ritualistic violence escalates around Hollow’s Row. This dark academia romance entwines obsession, philosophy, and a dangerous bargain that blurs the line between predator and partner.
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He’s the devil. And she’s his wicked game.
An enemies-to-lovers dark academia romance with a thrilling twist and epic love story from the disturbed mind that brought you the Darkly, Madly Duet.
Halen:
They say eyes are the windows to the soul—but when he looks at me through hues of slate-green and flaring blue embers, I’m terrified of what’s watching me from behind his clashing gaze, something primal and feverish that threatens to melt me like fire in ice.
I fear falling into Kallum Locke’s pitch-black soul.
But after I’m called to a crime scene to investigate the most gruesome act of violence to descend on the legendary town of Hollow’s Row, I have no choice but to turn to Kallum, to the man I had locked away in an asylum for the criminally insane.
He’s the leading expert on all things Nietzsche and occult. And now, to get answers, I’m forced to make a deal with the devil himself.
Kallum:
Really, eyes are the windows to the soul? Then I wonder what little Halen St. James thinks of all the cryptic eyes watching her in the killing fields… I wonder if the hairs on her delicate nape lifted away, if a thrilling shiver raced over her soft skin. She’s desperate for the answer, and she’ll do anything to uncover it—even make a deal with me, dangling freedom like bait on a hook.
But she’s far more tempting to sink my teeth into than any lure.
And the pain will taste twice as sweet.
CW: Full list found on author's website. Serial killers. Plot and plot twists. Slow burn romance. Crime scenes. Alchemy. Rituals. Dark themes. Violence. Murder. Blood and sharp object play. Occult references. Loss of loved ones (off page). As this is dark romance, there are likely other dark themes and situations, so please read responsibly.
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A legacy of blood refuses to stay buried when a modern descendant confronts the truth behind a notorious name.
The Blood Countess
Romance · Gothic Romance
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A legacy of blood refuses to stay buried when a modern descendant confronts the truth behind a notorious name. In The Blood Countess, journalist Drake Bathory-Kereshtur returns to Hungary and becomes consumed by the story of Elizabeth Bathory, the aristocrat accused of unimaginable cruelty. Interweaving past and present, this historical thriller explores obsession, power, and the violent cost of beauty across generations.
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A "brilliant" novel of Elizabeth Bathory, the notorious sixteenth-century Hungarian aristocrat who bathed in the blood of virgins (St. Petersburg Times).
Turmoil reigns in post-Soviet Hungary when journalist Drake Bathory-Kereshtur returns from America to grapple with his family history. He's haunted by the legacy of his ancestor, the notorious sixteenth-century Countess Elizabeth Bathory, who is said to have murdered more than 650 young virgins and bathed in their blood to preserve her youth. Interweaving past and present, The Blood Countess tells the stories of Elizabeth's debauched and murderous reign and Drake's fascination with the eternal clashes of faith and power, violence and beauty. Codrescu traces the captivating origins of the countess's obsessions in tandem with the emerging political fervor of the reporter, building the narratives into an unforgettable, bloody crescendo
Taut and intense, The Blood Countess is a riveting novel that deftly straddles the genres of historical fiction, thriller, horror, and family drama.
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Betrayed by her own family, she wakes up married to a man who rules Philadelphia’s underworld with ruthless precision.
Twisted Vows
Romance · Gothic Romance
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Betrayed by her own family, she wakes up married to a man who rules Philadelphia’s underworld with ruthless precision. In Twisted Vows, an arranged marriage binds a fiercely independent woman to mafia boss Silvo De Luca, turning a night of reckless desire into a high-stakes alliance between crime families. A dark mafia romance driven by power struggles, possessive tension, and a heroine determined to claim her place.
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Traded like a poker chip by my own brother. One minute I'm living it up in LA, the next I’m shipped across the country and married to Silvo De Luca—the most dangerous and infuriatingly handsome mafia boss in Philadelphia.
Okay, so maybe I slept with him before I knew who he was. And maybe the sex was mind-blowing. But that doesn’t mean I’m thrilled about being forced into this marriage.
Silvo is arrogant, possessive, with a jealous streak as wide as the Mississippi. He’s also irresistibly sexy with those piercing blue eyes and tattoos that make me weak in the knees. When he touches me, I forget every reason to hate him.
But this isn’t a fairy tale. It’s a game of power between crime families, and I refuse to be just a pawn. If Silvo thinks I’ll be a docile mafia wife arranging flowers, he’s in for a rude awakening. I might be trapped in this marriage, but I’m nobody’s doormat.
With heated arguments that turn into steamy nights, dangerous family rivals, and secrets that could get us both killed, our twisted vows are becoming something neither of us expected.
They say keep your friends close and your enemies closer. But what happens when you can’t tell if your husband is one or the other?
Twisted Vows is a dark arranged marriage mafia romance and the first book in the Beautiful Gods Series. This dark mafia romance explores themes that may be disturbing to some readers. However, there is no cliffhanger, and the happily-ever-after ending means this book can be read as a standalone.
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