Books like 'Dark Room'
Readers who enjoyed Dark Room by Heidi McLaughlin & L.P. Dover also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Reveal by K. Bromberg
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg comes the raw, sexy, and jaw-dropping finale to the Wicked Ways series. I play to win, and I won’t let anything—or anyone—get in the way of what I want. The first time I met Vaughn Sanders, I knew I wanted her. Confident, intelligent, and downright sexy. I thought I knew how to play her game. I was ready and willing for the challenge... -
Those Three Words by Alexis Winter
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThose three words… Those three delicious, naughty words instantly set my body ablaze...Categorized as:
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Black Diamond by Victoria Quinn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI know I'm never going to change.I was born in the darkness, and that's exactly where I'll remain.Rome is sweet, gentle, and vanilla.But I'll change all of that.I'll show her who I really am.And slip that black diamond onto her finger... -
Selfless by Shantel Tessier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsASHLYN I went against all I believed in and fell in love with what should have been a one-night stand! I fought it, tried to make up rules to prevent the inevitable, but somehow, he knew all along. He understood what I wanted and was willing to comply. I was the one who took him for granted. I was the one who made him walk away... -
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Luke's Absolution by K.L. Kreig
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDemons. Regrets. Absolution. Luke has lived on the wrong side of the law since he was seventeen. His hands are stained and his soul is black, but the worst sin he's committed is falling in love with his brother’s girl. Then he met her. Addy Monroe is pure, innocent and stubborn as an ox. Even though he doesn’t deserve her, Luke will stop at nothing to have her... -
Masked by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReva Calhoun met Noah Jasper five years ago on the night he found out his longtime girlfriend had been murdered.She was dating his sonNow she's faced with turning to him for help when Parker Jasper dumps her and kicks her out.She doesn't know it, but Noah needs her help just as much as she needs his... -
The Trouble With Love by Kat T. Masen
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLet me list the reasons why we cannot be together...He is ten years older than me.He is practically family.And he is also my father’s business associate.Amelia Edwards, the daughter of mogul Lex Edwards, is beginning her adult life. Away from home, she’s studying law at Yale and has the freedom of doing whatever she pleases without her controlling father watching her every move...Categorized as:
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Bound for Nirvana: by Kendra Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe bonds of their love saw them through the ravaging storm to the promise of peace and the chance to breathe … Angel once believed her soul belonged to the Devil. Now she willingly gives every part of her—mind, body and soul—to the man whose love mends her a little more each day. Ethan knows Hell is no place for an angel, especially not his Angel... -
Hold Me by W. Winters, Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was born into luxury and used to getting what I wanted. What I desired most, with my life in disarray, was the man who sat across from me. He was tall, dark and handsome, but, most notably, forbidden. It made every accidental touch more sinful and every session more addictive. There was so much tragedy and he was supposed to fix me... -
Running Hot by Ainsley St. Claire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe must marry. She’s the only one he wants but can’t have. Can he convince her in time?WalkerBecoming Governor is the next step toward my destiny.But, my history will be a problem. The voters always favor a family man.I've done Marcella favors for years and now it’s time to collect.She'll make the perfect Governor's wife.It's all for show, and she knows that... -
A Divided Heart by Alessandra Torre
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan you love two men at once? Is there any future in that?Brant loves me fiercely. A brilliant tech billionaire who has owned my heart for four years, he keeps proposing, and I keep turning him down. I can’t marry him, not with all of the secrets between us.Lee uses me wildly.As grouchy as he is cocky, he's interested in getting me into his bed and little more... -
Burn by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHere's how it's going to be, Goddess.Until you surrender yourself to me fully, I will not touch you.Until the world can know you belong to me, I will not kiss you.I'm going to be inches away, at your side. I'm going to whisper in your ear and put my breath on your neck, but the heat of my skin will not feel the shudder of yours until you commit yourself to me completely and without reservation... -
Pull You In by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was always supposed to be her little secret.That she got lonely and desperate enough to call him on his phone sex line.It was wrong, she knew, to keep calling, knowing who he was, but having him in the dark about who he was talking to.She always planned to stop.After the next call.When their boss gets wind of what is going on, she hatches a plan... -
Pure Pleasures by M.S. Parker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI knew I'd done the right thing by leaving him. He deserved someone who could give him everything he wanted, and that couldn't be me. I'd been broken far too long. When twenty-two year-old Jenna Lang leave the man she loves because she can't give him children, she believes she's making the right choice. As much as it breaks her heart, she wants him to move on and be happy... -
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Dirty Rich Cinderella Story: Ever After by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsContinuing where Dirty Rich Cinderella Story left off...Get ready for a steamy honeymoon, and a heart-stopping welcome home for Cole and Lori!The unexpected is about to happen and while Lori has faced the demons of her past, she and Cole will face those of his past now... -
Shark's Edge by Angel Payne, Victoria Blue
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery great dream begins with a dreamer… Sebastian Shark is on the verge of realizing his dream. The Edge—the most luxurious Los Angeles skyscraper ever conceived—will be his legacy, an icon to dominate LA’s skyline just as Shark dominates its boardrooms... -
Lemon Chiffon by Pepper North, Paige Michaels
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Little Cakes, the bakery that plays Daddy matchmaker!Daisy Galante adores hanging out with the Littles at Blaze, until she meets creepy member Leo. While escaping the pretend Daddy’s unwarranted punishment, she is rescued by her friend and dungeon master, Tarson. Between Leo and the thugs terrorizing her shop, she’s in desperate need of some tender loving care... -
Billionaire's Matchmaker (Titans) by Sierra Cartwright
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom International Bestselling Author Sierra Cartwright… Titans An exclusive private society of the world’s most powerful ambitious gentlemen Sex, Secrets, and Intrigue Billionaire's Matchmaker Rich, powerful men don’t intimidate matchmaker Hope Malloy. So when she’s hired to find a bride for billionaire Rafe Sterling, she’s certain the assignment will be easy... -
Predator & Prey: The Phoenix and The Fire by Kate Stewart
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was drawn to darkness, and he was the abyss.Safe.It’s a liar’s word. No one is ever truly safe.Control is how I survived.I lived my life by two principles: order and excellence. My moral compass steered me out of the backwoods of Tennessee and towards the woman I was destined to become, but not without gathering a few skeletons along the way... -
Wicked Knight by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe never wanted to be anyone’s hero… Asher Knight is tall, dark, and wickedly handsome. He’s also irrevocably broken. Submerging himself in long hours at work by day and debauchery at The Wicked Horse by night, Asher uses work and play to numb the pain and guilt he feels over the death of his wife. What isn’t satisfied with one will surely be resolved by the other... -
Selfish by Shantel Tessier
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsASHLYN It was supposed to be a vacation. Five whole days on the beach with my best friend before we made the move from Seattle to New York. I never expected to meet a man who would make me change the way I saw love and sex. I’ve always believed you can have one without the other... -
My Favorite Sin by Skyla Summers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlly Hastings is my obsession, the one girl I never should have fallen in love with.She ran away from me for a year, filled with shame, insisting our feelings for each other are wrong and we can’t give into temptation. No more sneaking around. No more stolen kisses.Now Ally is back in town, ignoring our past, trying to date other guys and move on from me... -
Undeniably Asher by K.L. Kreig
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMemories. Scars. Possibilities. Fate is a fickle bitch that slaps us in the face every opportunity she gets. Sometimes it’s a taunt, but sometimes it’s a goddamn wake-up call to pay attention. When destiny put Asher Calloway straight in Alyse Kingsley’s path once again, he knew this was one slap he wasn’t ignoring, regardless of his past relationships... -
Anchor Me by J. Kenner, Sofia Willingham
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThis sexy, emotionally charged romance continues the story of Damien Stark, the powerful multimillionaire who's never had to take no for an answer, and his beloved wife, Nikki Fairchild Stark, the Southern belle who says yes only on her own terms.It's a new chapter in the life of Nikki and Damien Stark... -
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Still Surviving by A.M. Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHate… Anger… Distrust… it fed the animal. Status… Money… Power it’s all women want. Never yield… Never give them a piece of who you are. These were the ideals that Seth Montgomery had lived with since he was a child. After his mother abandoned their family for another man, the same man who took everything from Seth’s father, Seth’s life turned dark. He’d never give a woman all that control... -
Breach of Contract by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOur voices and love will never be silenced...Everett James ThompsonKnown for my charismatic stage presence and being the oldest son of music royalty, I’ve always been able to do exactly what I want.Front my own band? Become one of the powerhouses in the metal genre? Make a name for myself without using that of my parents? I’ve done all of it... -
Charming CEO by Lila Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"He's the bane of my existence... and my brother's best friend!" Fall for a new trope-tactic off-limits rom-com from USA Today bestselling author, Lila Monroe! Flynn McCord is ruggedly charming, impossibly annoying, and… my brother’s best friend. He’s been driving me crazy as long as I can remember - and not even in a sexy, fun ‘oh my god, don’t stop’ kind of way... -
TouchStone for giving by Sydney Jamesson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsElizabeth Parker has been found … Like a falling star she has come down to earth, landing painfully on the debris of a broken dream. What she thought of as love now seems no more than a wish left unfulfilled. Her future lies in the hands of two powerfully possessive men; each desiring her to the point of insanity... -
Rook: Billionnaire, bad boy suspense romance by Jo Raven
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPain turns me on Danger lights me up But she sets me on fire It’s my turn to fight the shady Organization that’s dug its goddamn claws into every business in my town. Setting up my trap while keeping my friends safe is a challenge—and my private life shouldn’t interfere with my mission. Except it does... -
A Dominant Fallen by Lena Black, Joshua Minette
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGabrielle Hyde and Damian Hunt were ready to create a life together. But, as determined as they were to build a future, the demons they fought to overcome were just as determined to destroy it... -
Honor by Susan Fanetti
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTulsa, Oklahoma, 1999.Born on the day after the moon landing to a father with his head in the stars, Neil "Apollo" Armstrong has never felt that he could reach as high as his father's dreams. He got as far as Tulsa, and there, with the Brazen Bulls MC, he found a way to fly on wheels. But he's worried now that the club has lost its way... -
Table 10: Part 2 by Jiffy Kate
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA waitress fielding life’s curveballs.A CEO with a penchant for pie.She’s independent and tenacious.He’s chivalrous and demanding.They’re an unexpected match.Somehow, through a series of events, their lives are thrust together... -
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faire l'amour by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s a woman who has never done anything like this before… Disaster had her world uprooted, her plans for her life going in a direction she could have never seen coming. Shackled with a debt she has no way to pay off, she makes a decision she never could have seen herself making. One contract. Three months. Complete financial freedom... -
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Mick by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“I’d die for you…” As the “Princess” of the Steele Riders, Morgan Steele is untouchable. A mere tattoo artist isn’t worthy of her, but Mick’s going to do whatever he can to win her love. Morgan wants her man and is going to do whatever she can to get Ewan “Mick” McMann to claim her body and soul... -
Breathe by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDISCOVER JONATHAN AND MONICA ------- He was the dream I never knew I had until he claimed me. The kinky billionaire who wanted to give pain as much as I wanted to receive it. He’d marked me as his own and I accepted him. I trust him completely. I swear I do. But, now things are getting complicated. I have a career, and he has his claim... -
Don't Come by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Dom I’m not broken, tortured, or scarred, some cliched, overdone and sensationalized misconception about this lifestyle… and the men in it who control their submissives with a strong hand. I’m just a Dom. Just a man who gets off on a woman who entrusts me with her submission... -
Forever a Jett Girl by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings***THIS IS BOOK THREE IN THE BOURBON SERIES*** Series order: Becoming a Jett Girl Being a Jett Girl Forever a Jett Girl Justice. Faith. Power The words I live my life by, the three keys to my success, the foundation I built my entire empire on and now Goldie holds them all in the palm of her hands. She once was a Jett Girl, a piece of me, a safety net I grew to depend on... -
White Ribbon by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJulia McGrath’s world is shaken.Seizing the opportunity to flee her commitments, obligations, and the lies she’s accepted for too long, Julia embarks on a quest for a new life. Replying to a job listing has her driving away from Chicago to the northern top of Wisconsin.A surprise snowstorm turns her world into a snow globe. Ice covered roads lead her into a snowbank... -
Unchain My Heart (Scorpio Stinger MC) by Jani Kay
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Princess & The Biker – A modern day Romeo & Juliet.Their two worlds collide, but the Biker and his Princess fight to be together. Their story continues in “Unchain My Heart” as the modern day Romeo and Juliet have fallen in love against the odds—but their families persist in trying to tear them apart... -
Steal My Breath by Nina Levine
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSTANDALONE CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE I let him steal my breath and I want to give him my heart too. But it’s complicated. Internet dating and Callie St James do not go together. 25. Desperate for sex. Earns shit money waitressing while desperately trying to get a publishing deal. Only does yoga to keep core muscles strong—trust me, guys thank me. Reads too much because gets no sex...Categorized as:
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Sinful Longing by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe's the inked brother. The one you're wondering about. The bad boy of the family. Colin Sloan has a past. He's done things he's not proud of, but he's living differently now. Making changes in his life. Working hard, working out harder, and trying to win over one woman... -
Damaged Goods: The Redemption Series by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today Best Seller L. Wilder presents a new organized crime series where the broken find their redemption. Bad boys need love, too. Nitro- With one look, she became my obsession. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do to have her, even if that meant risking everything I’d worked so hard to build. I put it all on the line and did what had to be done – for her... -
The Terms: Part One by Ruby Rowe
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI wanted to hate her. For three years, Camilla withheld the fact that my brother had a son, Liam. Then, Tony died without ever knowing his kid, and I was going to make sure Ms. Rose paid a price for her deceit. I also wanted Liam to be raised as a Burke. Our family’s legacy was one to carry on, so the terms were straightforward. Live in my home. Allow me to help raise Liam... -
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Charge by E.L. Todd
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhite-hot, blinding, and dangerous. That's exactly what Volt is. He's electric. The first time I met him, my body reacted. It coiled, sizzled, and sparked. I knew I wanted him because he was the first man to make me feel dead and alive at the exact same time. But within a short conversation, I knew he was unattainable. Unavailable. Now we're just friends... -
Monica by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTO BE READ AFTER *SING*This ten page story was sent free to the mailing list on 11/14/13.MONICAI missed two things.I missed my freedom, and I missed slavery.I got myself caught in a nether region where I couldn't come and go as I pleased, and I didn't feel protected.I was being unfair and I knew it... -
Rebecca's Lost Journals, Volume 4: My Master by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn Inside Out novella...The secret life of Rebecca and the men who have seduced her... -
French Kiss by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey don't call Paris the most romantic city in the world for nothing. Sofia (aka Amanda) is back is this sensual, sexy and steamy alpha billionaire romance and she’s playing the role of exclusive escort to her first client, the smoking hot billionaire Mr. Van Der Linden. This time her services to the eligible bachelor take her all the way to Paris... -
Exposed by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a man truly loves a woman he'll do anything in his power to win her back. The romantic adventure between Bryce and Sofia intensifies and it becomes clear it’s much more than a business arrangement in this sensual, sexy and steamy love story. Tragedy strikes and Bryce is stuck in Silicon Valley desperately trying to dig his company out of a PR nightmare... -
Total Abandonment by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a saucy weekend, Bryce declares his love for Sofia in the most unexpected way. Bryce would do anything for his Sofia and there’s no doubt he loves her with all of his heart. But when Sofia introduces Bryce to her sizzling hot younger sister Ciara, Sofia smells trouble. Every boyfriend she introduces to Ciara always falls for her ravishingly beautiful sibling...
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