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A good pick for readers who like morally gray love interests, stalker romance, dark humor, and spicy bookish fantasies.
To Have and to Stalk
Romance · Dark Romance · RomCom
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From USA Today bestselling author Mary Catherine Gebhard comes a dark romantic comedy about a woman whose dating profile brings her twisted book boyfriend fantasies to life. Her masked, tattooed stalker is possessive, obsessive, and involved in a bloody, illegal hobby. A good pick for readers who like morally gray love interests, stalker romance, dark humor, and spicy bookish fantasies.
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From USA Today Best Selling author Mary Catherine Gebhard comes a brand new dark romcom about a girl who makes a dating profile to live out all of her spicy, bookish fantasies.
He was all my twisted, dark book boyfriend fantasies come to life. Masked. Tattooed. Dirty talking—and totally unhinged.
Morally grey? Check.
Stalker? Check.
A very illegal, very bloody hobby? Check.
Possessive, obsessive, and calls me a good girl? Check. Check. Check.
I should probably call the police.
I definitely shouldn’t take dirty selfies because I know he hacked my phone.
But what’s a girl to do?
It’s my very own stalker romance.
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A strong match for readers who like why-choose contemporary romance, complicated relationships, brooding love interests, and heroines who refuse to choose.
Bound
Romance · Dark Romance
Our take
In the second Highgate Preparatory Academy novel, Lilly's relationship with her Knights is tested by an unknown past and the personal demons threatening to consume them. As questions multiply, she struggles to hold onto her multiple lovers. A strong match for readers who like why-choose contemporary romance, complicated relationships, brooding love interests, and heroines who refuse to choose.
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"I do."
Two words that taste bittersweet, their meaning conflicting within me. They roll off my tongue, tasting both right and wrong, as if the hand that gives also seeks to take away, uncaring and unapologetic.
Can I truly have it all? Can I keep them, these pieces of my heart?
Shakespeare knew true love's path is anything but smooth, especially when it collides with an unknown past, while our own demons threaten to consume us.
Questions multiply, each answer giving rise to more as history, that unpredictable force, repeats itself, and we are mere passengers on this wild ride.
Bound, the second book in the Highgate Preparatory Academy series, an electrifying contemporary romance where choices need not be made and our courageous heroine finds solace in multiple lovers. Swords clash, both figuratively and literally. If your heart yearns for broken, tantalisingly handsome men who thrive in darkness, a fierce young woman unafraid to wield colourful language, and intimate encounters that ignite your desires—each chapter ablaze with temptation—then Bound awaits.
Embark on the next chapter of Lilly's story. Download Bound today and discover what lies ahead for her and her enigmatic Knights.
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Ideal for readers who like dark, angsty monster romance, intense language barriers, and possessive orc love interests.
The Artist and the Orc
Romance · Romantasy · Alpha Male Romance · Dark Romance · Paranormal Romance
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Artist Daisy Carlyle seeks refuge in a cave, only to be trapped by a collapse with a mysterious orc whose face she can't see. His unexpected gentleness draws her closer, but when daylight reveals his terrifying appearance and ruthless reputation, Daisy discovers he has plans to claim her forever. Ideal for readers who like dark, angsty monster romance, intense language barriers, and possessive orc love interests.
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She spent a night with a monster. Then she saw his face…
In a world of orcs and men, artist Daisy Carlyle is about to lose her career, her relationship, and all her dreams. And when she seeks refuge in a deep cave, she just wants a moment alone to draw, to escape…
Until the cave collapses, and traps her inside.
With an orc.
There’s no way out, and now Daisy is stuck in a dark stone prison with a deadly, terrifying stranger. A stranger whose face she can’t see, and who only speaks in a deep, foreign growl.
But... she can understand the softness in his voice. The gentleness of his clawed hands as he comforts her. The strength of his lean body in the dark, tempting her into heated, dizzying dreams…
But then, morning comes. And in the light, Daisy finally sees the orc’s face.
He’s a wraith. A monster. A tall, gaunt, feral fiend, with shadows for eyes, and cryptic black marks scrawled all over his skin.
And even worse, he’s ruthless. Notorious. An outcast among even his own people. And now that he’s claimed Daisy in the dark, he has a cruel, devastating plan for her…
She’s going to be his. Forever.
A dark, angsty fantasy romance with an intense language barrier and a powerful, possessive orc.
Comes after The Widow and the Orcs, but also reads as a standalone. Happily ever after guaranteed.
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A strong fit for readers who like dark MM romance with obsessive dynamics, gay awakening, and complicated power exchanges.
On Your Knees
LGBTQIA+ · Dark Romance · Gay Romance
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An artist becomes fixated on Levi, an inexperienced man who agrees to model for him and begins exploring desire, intimacy, and his darker impulses. As their D/s relationship deepens, Levi starts uncovering secrets the artist has kept hidden. A strong fit for readers who like dark MM romance with obsessive dynamics, gay awakening, and complicated power exchanges.
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There’s something dark and twisted in Levi, underneath his innocence. That’s why I fixate on him. That’s why I ask him to pose for me—and that’s why he accepts. He senses something dark and twisted in me too, and he’s curious. He’s never explored his dark side. He’s never known that it’s allowed. But with me, in our sessions, it’s required.
But he’s so inexperienced. His body is entirely foreign to him, and he’s confused by his responses, even embarrassed. He doesn’t understand, at first, that it’s the whole point. But when I tell him to let it happen, he obeys. He’s such a good boy, and he’s been so terribly lonely. He doesn’t understand intimacy. But he wants it—he needs it.
And since God didn’t give it to him, the Devil will.
The trouble is, the deeper I dig into him, the deeper he digs into me. He’s not supposed to learn my secrets. He’s not supposed to see what I really am. No one is allowed to do that. But Levi is changing everything. He’s breaking everything. But maybe…
Maybe I want him to.
Tropes:
- Artist and model
- Gay awakening/first time
- Obsessive and controlling MC
- Touch-starved MC
- D/s dynamic
*On Your Knees contains dark and potentially triggering content. A content list can be found in the ebook sample.
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Best for readers who like dark billionaire romance, dangerous bargains, and morally gray heroes.
King of Sinners
Romance · Contemporary Romance · Dark Romance · New Adult
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When a Las Vegas college student witnesses a crime, she turns to Mason Kincaid, a ruthless billionaire and her ex-boyfriend's brother, for protection. But Mason demands her virginity in exchange for his help. Best for readers who like dark billionaire romance, dangerous bargains, and morally gray heroes.
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A deal with a cold billionaire.
A desperate college coed who has run out of options.
Ruthless
Lethal
Handsome as sin
The devil has always been wrapped in a tempting package.
And that’s Mason Kincaid. King of Vegas and of sinners. He owns half this town and runs the other half with an iron fist.
He’s pretty much everything I’ve learned to avoid. I dated his brother a few years back when I thought a bad boy would be fun. It did not take long for me to learn the Kincaids are not fun. They are the snakes in the garden…
Now, I’m on the straight and narrow. Work. Class. Repeat. Head down… no bad boys in sight. I’m just trying to get my degree so I can escape Vegas and the Kincaids.
Until one night when I take a short cut home after a late shift. Now, I’m a witness to a crime with a price on my head.
There is only one man I can turn to for protection and that’s Mason Kincaid. King of Vegas…
But the price?
A king charges more than most.
What he wants…
My virginity.
Welcome to the Dark side of Las Vegas where the stakes are even higher and the men more lethal… King of Sinners is the first book in the Lords of Las Vegas but don’t worry… there will be more! Coming soon…
King of Sinners
King of Temptation
King of Wrath
King of Pain
King of Ruin
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Best for readers who enjoy dark bully romance, enemies-to-lovers tension, secret societies, and dangerous power struggles.
Make Me Lie
Romance · College Romance · Dark Romance · New Adult
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Known as the Demon’s Daughter, a young woman suspected of helping her serial killer father hopes for a fresh start at Darkwood University. Instead, four dangerous men from the Sphinx secret society are determined to uncover her secrets and make her pay. But she refuses to be their victim. Best for readers who enjoy dark bully romance, enemies-to-lovers tension, secret societies, and dangerous power struggles.
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The world knows me as the Demon’s Daughter.
He’s a famous serial killer. And I may have been his accomplice.
But no one knows for sure except for me.
The dangerous, cruel men of the Sphinx secret society intend to uncover my secrets…and break me.
Stellan, my childhood crush who lost his sister to the Demon.
Cain, the boy with the face of an angel to who manipulation comes as easy as breathing;
Remington, the playboy soccer star full of secrets.
Pax, the dark psycho who hides behind his fists.
I hoped for a second chance at Darkwood University, only to have my dream ripped away the first time I kissed one of the handsome bastards.
They know who I am.
And they're determined to make me pay.
They should have thought twice about who they were playing with.
Because I am the demon’s daughter. And just because they have the power, the connections, the faces and bodies of gods… do they really think they’ll win?
I wanted a new life, not a war.
But if they insist, we’ll see who ends up playing.
A dark bully, enemies to lovers romance.
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A battered stranger with overwhelming emotions may be the one person powerful telepath Reule can’t resist—or understand.
Drink of Me
Romantasy · Dark Romance · Paranormal Romance
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A battered stranger with overwhelming emotions may be the one person powerful telepath Reule can’t resist—or understand. This sensual standalone fantasy romance blends dangerous powers, an unusual supernatural world, and intense attraction. 4.11 stars from 4,500+ Goodreads ratings.
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From the New York Times–bestselling author: A demon falls for a beautiful healer in this romantasy with "intriguing characters . . . and strong world-building" (Publishers Weekly).
As a Prime, Reule is the most gifted of the Sange, a race of telepathic warriors who are shunned for their fearsome thirst for blood. But when he and his pack rescue a mysterious woman with no memory of her past, Reule is unprepared for how powerfully connected he feels to her.
Mystique may have no knowledge of her history, but she accepts Reule's offer of sanctuary, despite the misgivings of his pack. Instinct tells her that the brooding fighter needs her just as much as she needs him. And soon her healing touch escalates into a consuming passion.
But when a warring species puts the pack in danger, Reule must choose between the woman he is falling for and the blood bond of the Sange.
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Best for readers who like MM romance with class differences, rivals, family pressure, and stormy forced proximity.
Midnight Curfew
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · College Romance · Dark Romance · New Adult
Our take
From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas, this romance follows Dallas Jaeger and Callum Ames, two men from rival southern Florida communities whose conflict over a curfew complicates their forbidden attraction, with a 4.2-star average from 55 Goodreads ratings. Best for readers who like MM romance with class differences, rivals, family pressure, and stormy forced proximity.
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Two rivals from opposing families fight their forbidden attraction to each other in the brand new romance from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas.
As the middle Jaeger brother, Dallas was often lost in the shuffle growing up. As a man, he’s prideful of his community on the wrong side of the tracks—Sanoa Bay—and aggressively protective of his land and his inner circle. He’s hungry and ready for a fight.
Callum Ames has a reputation in St. Carmen, the affluent neighborhood abutting Sanoa Bay. The hottest. The most popular. Rich. Powerful. Strong. The one all the women want. After four years away, he’s back, but for all his bravado, he’s got one major secret: he only looks at Dallas Jaeger.
Summer is storm season on the coast. Heat, wind, rain…
Lockdown and curfew.
As Dallas and Callum engage, out for each other's blood, they can't stop the consuming fire between them and the outcome they already see coming...
The storm of the century.
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Best for readers who like slasher-inspired romance, revenge plots, dark comedy, and second chances.
Good For Her
Romance · Dark Romance
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Called “darkly funny, deliciously twisted, and shockingly romantic” by Alta Hensley, Good For Her follows Evie Reyes as she returns to the Hollywood set where her mother died, determined to take revenge on six men while reconnecting with her ex, Sebastian. This second-chance horror romance has a 4.2-star rating from more than 400 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like slasher-inspired romance, revenge plots, dark comedy, and second chances.
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Falling in love with her first love wasn’t part of her plan. Helping her kill the Hollywood elite wasn’t part of his.
Hollywood loves a comeback. Too bad Evie Reyes didn’t come back to play nice.
Five years ago, she watched her mother—an iconic Final Girl—die on the set of Simon Says. Now, she’s back on the same studio lot, cast as the lead in the reboot no one asked for. But Evie’s not here for fame. She’s here for revenge—and she’s got six names on her list.
Sebastian Shaw is Hollywood’s golden boy, a walking six-pack with just enough charm to disguise the fact that he’s a professional liar. He also happens to be Evie’s ex. When he finds out why she’s really back, he doesn’t try to stop her. He offers a deal: he’ll get her access to each of the men she wants to confront—in exchange for six chances to sleep with her.
No feelings. No strings. Definitely no dates.
As bodies pile up and the on-set accidents get harder to explain away, Evie walks a razor-thin line between staying alive and getting justice. And Sebastian? He might be the only person who sees her clearly—and the one person she can’t afford to trust.
This Final Girl isn’t just surviving—she’s stealing the whole damn show
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A strong match for readers drawn to extremely dark erotica, controlling power dynamics, paranormal elements, and prolonged psychological intensity.
The Life of Anna
Horror · Dark Romance · Psychological Horror
Our take
The Life of Anna follows Anna, whose life was planned before birth so those in power could use her gifts and control others. As one man seeks to take those gifts for himself, Anna’s vision of another man draws her into a world of greed, political conspiracy, paranormal power, and taboo encounters, with a 4.5-star rating from more than 3,000 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers drawn to extremely dark erotica, controlling power dynamics, paranormal elements, and prolonged psychological intensity.
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A dark, twisted, depraved story of hope and love.
Anna’s entire life was planned out before she was born. Her entire purpose is to serve those in control and be the perfect tool to control everyone around them. One man will seek to take her unique gifts into himself and become both the source of power and the hand that wields it.
But Anna has a vision of a man. A man whom her Master is determined to discover and destroy. A man who will change Anna's life forever.
The Life of Anna follows the naive and innocent Anna as she enters a dark world of greed, politics, and an evil puppet master who pulls the strings to her world. And beyond.
Readers be warned, for this journey is not for the faint of heart. You are about to venture into a world of dark plots, sinister villains, and deeply erotic taboo encounters.
Are you brave enough to enter the Life of Anna?
What Readers are saying about The Life of Anna:
“Holy f*%#! ... the author, has quite the imagination. This series is dark, darker than dark, and disturbing, an unbelievable emotional roller coaster ride with strong characters in every twist and turn and you can't help but hold on to the ride.”
“This story has changed the definition of dark erotica for me.”
“I literally could not put this book down.”
“The Life of Anna The Complete Story is the best story I've ever read. Marissa Honeycutt takes you on an intense emotional roller coaster that is Anna's life. This book is the most intense, thrilling, and addictive book I've had the privilege of reading.”
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Taking over her father’s business comes with one absolute rule: never mix work with pleasure.
It Kills Me
Romance · Dark Romance
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Taking over her father’s business comes with one absolute rule: never mix work with pleasure. Then Axel arrives, a skilled distributor whose arrogance and persistence make him impossible to resist. Their secret affair threatens the career she has spent her life earning, but the consequences are even darker for Axel. If her father discovers them, his punishment could cost Axel his life.
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My father has chosen me to succeed him in the family business.
But if I want the job, it comes with stipulations. And one of those stipulations is to never mix business with pleasure. AKA, don't sleep with anyone on the job. My father leads by example, and not once have I ever seen him get involved with anyone, not even his beautiful assistant. That was an easy rule to follow...until Axel.
Axel is an expert distributor, someone who knows how to get our product past the ruthless regulations mandated by the government. My father has never had a partner, but he makes an exception for Axel because he's good at what he does.
But the second our eyes meet...there's fire. He's by far the most handsome man I've ever seen, and his I couldn't care less attitude makes me weak. But I put up boundaries and reject his advances.
But this man doesn't stop until he gets what he wants.
One night together becomes the precursor to the most passionate affair of my life. If my father discovers our secret, it'll cost me my career...and it'll cost Axel his life. To make matters worse, I'm falling for this man...and I think he's falling for me too.
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Best for readers looking for college hockey romance with a darker edge.
Stolen by the Ice Captain
Romance · Alpha Male Romance · Dark Romance
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Stolen by the Ice Captain is a dark college hockey romance that puts an ice captain at the center of the story and leans into the darker side of sports romance. Best for readers looking for college hockey romance with a darker edge.
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I lost my virginity to the wrong brother…
And now hockey’s most dangerous captain won’t let me go.
I thought the man in my bed was my boyfriend.
The safe one.
The golden boy everyone loved.
But in the morning, I learned the truth.
It wasn’t Mason touching me that night.
It was Kade Mercer.
My ex’s ruthless stepbrother.
The college hockey captain with violent eyes and a reputation that makes people move out of his way.
The man who’s hated his brother his entire life.
And now?
He’s obsessed with me.
There’s a photo of me in his arms all over campus.
A video he’s threatening to release.
And a warning I can’t escape:
I’m his now.
I should hate him for ruining my life.
Instead, I’m falling for the monster who would destroy anyone that tries to take me away from him.
STOLEN BY THE ICE CAPTAIN is a scorching dark hockey romance packed with obsession, revenge, possessive devotion, and a dangerously obsessed hero who falls first and never lets go. HEA guaranteed.
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