Adult Dark Romance

THEY DON’T JUST WATCH. THEY WAIT FOR YOU TO STEP CLOSER. After one brutal leak destroys her reputation, Tessa Warren abandons the city for her late aunt’s remote, ivy-draped house in Maple Hollow. She’s come for obscurity. For quiet. For a life no one can touch. But quiet doesn’t mean safe. Something moves in the attic. A figure in a black mask stands at the tree line, patient and unshaken. And a locked trunk in the attic holds the truth: her aunt once belonged to a hidden order where anonymity is power, ritual is law, and every woman must make her choice. He never speaks. He never ...

First, he rejects me. Then he buys me and knocks me up. I’ve always been different, less than the others, worthless. My brother’s best friend bullied me for it. And after taking my virginity, he rejected me. But when I’m kidnapped and sold at an auction…he shows up and buys my hand in marriage. It’s humiliating to be put on the auction block. It’s even more humiliating to be bought and forced into marriage. He gets to take me home like a prize, like his new possession. But I won’t be his little slave. I refuse to be his good little wifey. I’ve always thought that my body was...

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I have battled my controlling family and won. I finally have what I want most - the wickedly sinful billionaire Henry Wolf, committed to me and within arm's reach most nights. If only it could stay that way. Because now I find myself caught between two titans vying for the Wolf empire, worth enough to make any moral man lethal. And Henry's brother is immoral to the bone. What will Henry do to save what he loves? And will I fall into that category?

I’m a good cop. And a good man. At least I thought I was... I can’t stop fantasizing about my target’s sister, a young vet student I’m supposed to befriend to get to her mobster brother. Years of undercover work are at risk because of her. She doesn’t belong in her brother’s criminal underworld. But a sweet girl like her also doesn’t belong in mine. Yet, I have sinful thoughts about her. I picture her in my bed, in the back of my cop car, underneath me, on top of me. Maybe I’m not a good cop. Maybe I’m not a good man. Because I will make her mine, no matter the cost. x My ...

Getting ripped away from my bleak life wasn’t part of the plan. Caring for my alcoholic father, working dead-end shifts, and just scraping by—this was my reality. Until I was thrust into a nightmare: auctioned off to the highest bidder. That’s how I ended up with them. Maxim and Damyan Antonov. Stepbrothers. Twice my age. Feared Bratva bosses with an empire built on power and blood. I expected cruelty, control, and danger. What I didn’t expect was their protectiveness. Their desire to shield me, to draw me into their dark world—and their even darker hearts. Beneath their ruthless ...

Part dark romance, part fairy tale, DISORDER marks the arrival of bestselling Italian author Rokia, available for the first time in English, in a vibrant translation by Beth Hickling-Moore. The production is voiced by an all-star cast: Diane Guerrero (Orange is the New Black), William Gao (Heartstopper), Freya Allan (The Witcher) and Connor Swindells (Sex Education.)

The Mafia CEO’s world is everything I've fought against; yet, he lured me in — and I willingly surrendered my innocence. I've always seen my role clearly: Detective Jane Sullivan, upholder of the law. But Marcus Romano changed everything. Behind the controlled facade of the Romero mafia empire, he was a mystery I couldn't resist. As I dug deeper into the shadows, our forbidden attraction became my secret thrill, my greatest weakness. When an unseen enemy targeted me, thrusting me into the heart of a mafia war, Marcus became my shield. But with the dangerous Valentes looming, I'm forced ...

In a kingdom ruled by vampires, human lives are nothing but a cruel harvest, where blood flows to feed the vampiric overlords. Among them is Oskar, a fiendish prince who takes what he wants—and he wants Adeline, a human captive whose defiance burns as fiercely as her beauty. Adeline’s fate carries consequences that could unravel the world itself. The fragile order between humans and vampires cannot last, and rebellion thrusts unlikely heroes into the chaos of war. Shanda, a mayor’s daughter, is forced to lead a militia against the fiends that enslaved her people. When the war gives ...

What if the man who owns your future is the one who destroys your present? Vera Calloway is the woman you admire in boardrooms—the one who has it all together. Brilliant, driven, untouchable. But beneath that flawless exterior is a woman shackled by a past she keeps buried... until it all comes crashing down. Someone wants her ruined—photos, fabricated scandals, lies crafted to break her. They make one thing clear: either she walks away, or she burns. But when her world unravels, there’s only one man who can fix it. Only one man who’s been waiting in the shadows, watching her every ...

Clara is an Obligate—a human servant at the Court of Dawn. She doesn’t know why. She knows only that she broke the Pledge and must therefore spend her days obliging the every whim of a capricious fae princess. If she can keep her head down and follow the rules, she might survive to the end of her Obligation, spending her days working in the vast palace library.

When the fae king of Naenden returns home to his palace only to find that his human queen has committed treason by conspiring to assassinate him, he has the queen executed and decrees that once every mooncycle, he’ll marry a human woman from the kingdom, only to execute her the following morning. Unless one woman offers herself as a sacrificial bride for the rest.

I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and I witnessed a crime. The police are failing to protect me. And my chance of survival isn't looking good. Andrusha is the cold and dangerous leader of the Vancouver Russian Mafia; he's also my best chance to make it to trial alive. The only thing we have in common is our shared enemy. This man is everything your mom warned you about. He's ruthless. He's cold. And he likes to be in control. I should be afraid of him. I should keep my distance. So why is he the only one who makes me feel safe? Who will protect me from my protector?

I never wanted an arranged marriage to a stubborn but scorching hot alpha. Fate has other plans. Wolf shifter Xander saves me from becoming a cult's living sacrifice. The seers reveal we’re fated mates that can break the curse on his pack. I can’t keep my eyes off his infuriatingly sculpted body, Yet this brooding alpha makes me want to pull out my hair and tear off his clothes. Torn between duty and his first love, the Alpha doesn't want me as his Luna. But we agree to an arranged marriage to save his kind from extinction. His fiery touch unleashes a power I never imagined possible. ...

For weeks, he stood by my side, twisting his words into pretty half-truths. He enraptured me with his smooth temptation, leaving no corner of my being untouched. He consumed my mind and my body, then finally claimed my heart for himself. But Caelum’s true identity is terrifying enough to bring me to my knees. Then, I discovered the truth of who he is. Caldris is whispered in the Nothrek wind. The legend we only speak of with hushed words, in shuttered rooms, for fear of drawing his wrath once again.

Dark. Damaged. Dangerous. He will ruin me. I should run. Blake Harrison is everything I've been taught is wrong. The handsome billionaire is hiding a dark secret and the longer I stay, the more I fall under his spell. We are both running from something, but our secrets threaten to tear us apart. The darkness is starting to feel more comfortable than the light. Can we find salvation in our ruin? Note: This is a standalone romance with a HEA and no cliffhanger. It was previously published under a different name.

Nobody will touch what belongs to us, including the women we claim. Brutal. Fierce. Relentless. Everything I do I do for my family name. Now they’re giving me another task—take the bride my father chooses for me. They call it business. I call it revenge. Only one empire with mafia ties can rule. I’ll use her as a pawn. Break her down. She’s already damaged from the life she’s led. But then something happens. She rises from the ashes…and learns how to break me too. **A hero with an out-of-control possessive streak and the woman forced to be his bride. The claws come out, but the ...

MEET THE LATEST DARK ROMANCE YOU CAN’T PUT DOWN… OBSESSION, CONTROL, AND THE DANGER OF WANTING MORE THAN YOU SHOULD. CAN YOU HANDLE THE SHADOWS? "I want a man who knows no limits. Someone whose love is a cage, and my freedom a memory. I want him to haunt me, consume me, and make me beg for it." Lyra Vane’s life is about to change forever. The 24-year-old daughter of a reclusive tech billionaire, she’s always been a woman who thrives in the light. But when anonymous threats start to invade her peaceful world, her father hires the best protection money can buy. Silas Creed—an ex-...

I swore I’d destroy him. Instead, I let him ruin me. Brooke I told myself Declan was just another arrogant jock with a god complex and a perfect jawline. My stepbrother. My enemy. The face of everything I was trying to take down with my exposé on Northwood High’s toxic hockey culture. But then he stole my keys and dared me to come find him. I should’ve walked away. Instead, I stepped into his world, into his game—and let him pull me under. I thought I was in control. I was so wrong. _ I dared her to come closer. Then I made her beg to stay. Declan She was a fire I couldn’t put ...

He’s making a list. He’s checking it twice. And I just put myself at the very top of the Naughty column. I am a forensic accountant. I live by rules, logic, and ledgers. But when a faceless corporation steals my dying sister’s pension, I decide to break every rule in the book. I hack their system, steal the money back, and cover my tracks with an elegant ghost script. I thought I was Robin Hood. I was wrong. I didn’t rob a bank. I robbed Nikolai "Saint" Santoro. Saint isn’t a CEO. He’s the scarred, ruthless head of a global weapons syndicate operating out of a hidden fortress in...