Books like 'Essential'
Readers who enjoyed Essential by Drethi Anis also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
contemporary romance dark steamy angst age-gap anti-hero love-triangle alpha-mc family
-
King's Reign by Nina Levine
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe epic conclusion to King's story. I was chasing pure darkness. Succumbing to the needs I’d forced to the far edges of my soul. Running like a madman towards evil. Then I found her. She breathed life into me when I hadn’t thought there was any life beyond what I knew. She gave me hope after I’d forgotten what it was. She helped quiet the demons raging deep inside me... -
![KEEPING THE THRONE by Nicole James]()
KEEPING THE THRONE by Nicole James
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm the president of the RBMC's Durango Chapter.My brothers call me Rock.I've spent my life devoted to this MC.I've built this chapter from the ground up and I'm not about to watch everything I worked so hard to build go down in flames, but keeping this throne may cost me everything I hold dear... -
![Cleo's Rage by E.C. Land]()
Cleo's Rage by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCleoNo one should have to face the devil more than once in their lifetime – yet I’ve had to stare deep into his soulless eyes twice.If you ask me, I was left broken beyond repair. At least, that’s what I thought. Rage didn’t though... -
![Twister's Survival by E.C. Land, Cosmic Letterz Design]()
Twister's Survival by E.C. Land, Cosmic Letterz Design
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIzzy For as long as I can remember, I've only felt one thing - pain. It consumes every part of me and I just want it to end. Enough has happened over the years and I'm ready to make it all stop. The night I lay out my plan and am fully prepared to end my life - he stops me. His act is simple, offering me his hand but in that, he gave me so much hope... -
-
![Untamed Daddy by Laylah Roberts]()
Untamed Daddy by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA tragedy in his past shaped the man he was today . . .Hard. Ruthless. Possessive.If you were his, Jacob Reyes would protect you with his dying breath.That’s why he let so few people close.Then there was HER.Soft and strong. Sweet and sassy.A Little in trouble who called to his Daddy instincts to protect her... -
![Atticus: Secret Lies by K.L. Donn, Sensual Graphic Designs]()
Atticus: Secret Lies by K.L. Donn, Sensual Graphic Designs
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTime stands still. Lies were told. Secrets are revealed. Who will we be when the walls tumble like mortar? **WARNING** The Adair Empire is a dark and graphic romance that will push your buttons, and maybe your boundaries. Each book contains a new couple but ends with a plot cliff-hanger... -
![Bull's Duchess by Ciara St. James]()
Bull's Duchess by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJocelyn: Being a teenage mother, Jocelyn knew what it was to struggle for everything she had. Disowned and abandoned, she fought to make a life for herself and her daughter. Now, her daughter is on her way to fulfilling her dreams. Jocelyn has no time for men, that is, until the night a silver-fox biker roars into her driveway. He makes her body come to life, unlike it has ever done before... -
![Lawless & Soulless by T.M. Frazier]()
Lawless & Soulless by T.M. Frazier
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLawless and Soulless together in one book! Books 3&4 in the USA TODAY BESTSELLING KING SERIES. Lawless: She's prim and proper. He's leather and lawless. It will never work between them. It's a lie they almost believe. Soulless: The conclusion to Bear and Thia's epic love story... -
![Submitting in Vegas by Sam Mariano]()
Submitting in Vegas by Sam Mariano
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOver the years, I’ve watched Rafe Morelli charm every kind of beautiful woman out of her panties. Most of them are practical enough to hold onto their hearts, though; he doesn’t want those. I am the only woman around who has managed to keep her panties out of Rafe’s hands, but not her heart... -
![Capone: Rebel Guardians MC by Liberty Parker, Tracie Douglas]()
Capone: Rebel Guardians MC by Liberty Parker, Tracie Douglas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBridget Nelson is a broken, defeated woman. Used by her brother as his gang’s playtoy, she feels beyond less than, but when she found out what Charlie had planned for her and Hannah, she fled and landed in Corinth, Texas... -
![The Lover by E.L. Todd]()
The Lover by E.L. Todd
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAgainst all odds, Finn and I have managed to be together.Colton continues to warn me, says that Finn will never change.But he already has.I don't know what the future holds...but I think Finn fits in somewhere... -
![Rebel Heart by Ivy Layne]()
Rebel Heart by Ivy Layne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNASH Parker Sawyer fell into my life like a bomb. The first sight of her hit me like an explosion, changing everything. My mind, my heart, my life. The goals I thought I had and the dreams I thought I wanted. Nothing was the same after Parker. The night I fell in love with her, I let her get away. This time, there's no escape. Parker can run but she won't get far. This time I have a plan... -
![Luke's Absolution by K.L. Kreig]()
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... -
-
![Caged Thorn by Naomi West]()
Caged Thorn by Naomi West
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTen years ago, I ran from my home.Today, I’m running back.The difference this time is that my son is coming with me.We’re going back to the place I swore I’d never return to.Back to the lies and the heartbreaks and the site of the day that changed my life forever.There is one other difference, actually:This time, someone is following me.Konstantin Aminoff isn’t the kind of man who “lets go... -
![The Secret by Giana Darling]()
The Secret by Giana Darling
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIs it possible to keep a life-changing secret from your family and friends when it is burning you alive from the inside out? One week. It didn’t seem possible that a person could change in one week yet after only seven days spent with the mysterious Frenchman in Los Cabos, Mexico, Giselle was moving to New York City a changed woman... -
![Domination by C.D. Reiss]()
Domination by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI want to just clarify a couple of things.Submission is not abdication. Submission is not resignation. It’s not weak or fragile. It doesn’t mean I break at the first sign of trouble.Well, I broke for a few weeks. When I realized I was falling in love with Jonathan and that I’d never be the same if I allowed it to continue, I broke into a million sharp little pieces... -
![Dirty Filthy Rich Boys by Laurelin Paige]()
Dirty Filthy Rich Boys by Laurelin Paige
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen I met Donovan Kincaid, I knew he was rich. I didn’t know he was filthy. Truth be told, I was only trying to get his best friend to notice me. I knew poor scholarship girls like me didn't stand a chance against guys like Weston King and Donovan Kincaid, but I was in love with his world, their world, of parties and sex and power... -
![Hold Me by W. Winters, Amelia Wilde]()
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... -
![Brutal Princess by Kylie Kent]()
Brutal Princess by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is a Dark Mafia Romance, think all the triggers!! A lot of Adult language, even more sexual content mixed in with violence. This is book 4 in the Valentino Series, it is a standalone HEA!!AngelicaDaughter.Mother.Mafia princess.The Donatello assassin.I’ve been called many things.My favorite, though, is when he says I’m his angel.Neo Valentino, my brother’s best friend... -
![Set In Stone by Dakota Willink]()
Set In Stone by Dakota Willink
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo declarations of love. And a past that won’t set them free. Alexander I had rules. Krystina broke them. That’s just the way things were. But that didn’t mean I didn’t want to make her my wife. She exemplified the triskelion, representing my past, my present, and my future. Without her, I am nothing. But then the past returns to rear its ugly head... -
![Derek by LeAnn Ashers]()
Derek by LeAnn Ashers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBrittanyHe watched me from afar for over a year.Everywhere I went, he was there. His eyes on me.Little by little, he got closer. He stalked his prey…and that prey was me.But I wanted to be caught.I wanted to be his.I wanted him just as much as he wanted me.So I gave into him.I was his.DerekShe was mine.She had been from the second her eyes connected with mine from across the room.I waited... -
![Crossroads: by D.D. Prince]()
Crossroads: by D.D. Prince
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe biker was leather, wind, muscles, and Alpha. Christian Forker was a beautiful biker. And if I had my way, he was going to be mine. Jojo Valentine, biker princess, wants a beautiful biker of her own.Unfortunately, her father is Prez and her three brothers are members of The Dominion Brotherhood and act as a virtual chastity belt... -
![Opposition by Jane Henry]()
Opposition by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI hate Liam Alexander.I hate his Rolex. I hate his scowl. I hate everything his multi-billion-dollar company stands for.When the pompous, rich, arrogant jerk comes strutting into the coffee shop, I barely managecivility.But people make mistakes, and when I screw up, it's epic.I never expected the jerk would actually be a well-respected member of Club Verge... -
-
![True Colours by Mandy Lee]()
True Colours by Mandy Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReeling from the shock of discovering Dan’s true identity, Maya struggles to make the right decision. But she’s incapable of resisting the man she loves, and soon finds herself drawn back into his world - a world of intensely sexual passion. While his love and support help her to confront her fears and blossom as an artist, what she needs more than anything is the ability to trust... -
![Sully's Fantasy by Pepper Winters]()
Sully's Fantasy by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, comes a spin-off novella featuring Sully and Jinx from the USA Today Bestselling Series, Goddess Isles“There was a wedding and vows and a happily ever after...but there was also lust and fantasy.”Sullivan Sinclair has high-powered friends as well as his new family. Invited to attend a masquerade at Jethro’s Hawksridge Hall, he agrees... -
![Love, Loyalty & Mayhem: A Motorcycle Club Romance Anthology by Ryan Michele, Chelsea Camaron]()
Love, Loyalty & Mayhem: A Motorcycle Club Romance Anthology by Ryan Michele, Chelsea Camaron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBad Boy Alpha Alert! Nineteen of your favorite MC authors come together to bring you brand new, never released stories from some of your favorite motorcycle clubs. Love- Life with a biker is an adventure full of twists and turns. When love is involved, MC men never back down from what they want—they fight for it. Loyalty- Loyalty is the foundation in any motorcycle club... -
![Buy My Soul by Jade West]()
Buy My Soul by Jade West
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsPart two of the Sixty Days trilogy. My sixty days begin here. The beautiful monster holds my body and soul in his brutal fingers. I’m his to use. His to dominate. His to command like a puppet on a stage for dirty eyes across the dark web. I shouldn’t want this. Shouldn’t want him. Shouldn’t want to take every dark instruction from his lips and give him my everything. But I do... -
![The Gift by S.R. Jones]()
The Gift by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKeep your friends close, and your enemies in your bed...ANDRIUSI’m the man they all fear. King of the murky world in which I live.A Bratva hitman with no mercy.Then she comes along, courtesy of a mob boss with no morals. She’s given to me.A gift...mine.To own, to keep. To do with as I please.With blonde hair, and violet eyes, and an innocence begging to be tarnished, she torments me... -
![Madness & Mayhem: Blue Angels Motorcycle Club by Emma Slate]()
Madness & Mayhem: Blue Angels Motorcycle Club by Emma Slate
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA single night can change everything. Now I’m pregnant with a biker’s baby.I try to give Slash an out, but he claims me.He wants more. He wants us. He wants to protect me and our baby.Slash is rugged and virile, and I’m falling for him hard and fast.I know he’s not white-picket-fence material, but he makes me feel safe and adored.I never thought I’d be with a man like him... -
![Final Reckoning by Mia Madison]()
Final Reckoning by Mia Madison
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Get your clothes off. I’ll keep you warm.” Matteo: Quinn Callahan has haunted my dreams since the night we met. I’m no good for her but I don’t give a f***. I’ll burn in hell for the things I want to do to her – but I’m headed there anyway. What’s one sin more? I’ll wreck her. Ruin her. And break every oath I’ve ever sworn to keep her safe. Quinn: Matteo Adamo. Mysterious. Tortured... -
![Seeking Our Destiny : Nelson Brothers' by Liberty Parker, Darlene Tallman]()
Seeking Our Destiny : Nelson Brothers' by Liberty Parker, Darlene Tallman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSilas: I'm a hard man; I've had to be thanks to my father. I protect those I love and care for with everything I have and nothing gets to me. Until the day I carried a slip of a woman, Destiny, out of the hell she had been held in, I took what I wanted with no regrets... -
![One Filthy Man by James Crow]()
One Filthy Man by James Crow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRhiannon The high-walled mansion seems almost impenetrable. My contact talks of one man and up to 100 women behind those walls. It could be the trafficking of sex slaves, some twisted sex cult, or even a brothel. Either way, uncovering criminals in the trade of women is my job – my life. I want the scoop – want to expose this one man’s terrible secrets and nail his sorry ass... -
![Rich Man's Toy: A Dark Royal Romance: The Dazzling Court Prequel by Fawn Bailey]()
Rich Man's Toy: A Dark Royal Romance: The Dazzling Court Prequel by Fawn Bailey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA FREE glimpse into the dark royal world of The Dazzling Court! Fawn Bailey is the pen name of USA Today bestselling author Isabella Starling. Her name is Amber Jonathan. She's been hurt, used and abused. And I intend on doing it all over again. But this time, she's going to beg for more. I'm the crown prince. Blue blood runs through my veins... -
-
![Rock Bottom by Kat Mizera]()
Rock Bottom by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy family calls me Zeke. But the music industry refers to me as Big Z… and women everywhere know why.Being lead guitarist for the hottest band in the world should be enough. But it’s not. Nothing ever is. And I don’t know why.Money. Fame. Girls. I’m drowning in all three. But it’s the sweet, spunky college girl offering up her virginity in exchange for an interview that I can’t get out of my head... -
![Lavish Corruption by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black]()
Lavish Corruption by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGood girls don’t break rules—but for one night with him, any risk was worth it.Walker St. Claire is my older brother’s best friend and strictly off limits. Especially while he’s an Initiate during his Trials to gain entrance to the secret society.But after a lifetime of following the rules and being the good girl everyone expected me to be, I’m ready to break a few... -
![Master Thor by Ann Jensen, Rogue London]()
Master Thor by Ann Jensen, Rogue London
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Raia Hensen walks through my doors, it's clear the last place she should be is in my club. Her innocence shines so bright it's almost painful to look at her.But there's a darkness lurking just beneath that sweet, shiny exterior. A past she can't escape, and a pain behind her eyes she can't quite hide. It's a combination that calls to me, all but begging me to claim her for my own... -
![Old Flame: Dante's Story by Sam Mariano]()
Old Flame: Dante's Story by Sam Mariano
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou've met the Morelli family, now delve into the love story of Mateo's callous brother, Dante Morelli... Loving Dante was my original sin. They warned me of the slippery slope, the moral corruption, the outright debasement of the Morelli family. They warned me not to get involved. Not to love him. I didn’t listen. I thought I would be his saving grace. I was a fool... -
![Hooked Up Book 3 by Arianne Richmonde]()
Hooked Up Book 3 by Arianne Richmonde
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA secret is destroying us. A secret I am unable to share with her. It isn't just myself I am protecting, but someone I love. Wherever I turn . . . in whichever direction . . . I face a wall. I'm lost for an answer. Our happiness so close I can touch it, so far it's eating at my soul. If SHE wins, Pearl and I are doomed. *** I don't know who Alexandre is anymore... -
![Deception by Alana Sapphire]()
Deception by Alana Sapphire
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive.” – Sissela Bok Gage and Raven have a near perfect life. The only thing missing is the baby Gage desperately wants. Then, a secret comes to light that turns their world upside down, and starts a chain of events that could destroy them... -
![Shaman by Lauren Gilley]()
Shaman by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe criminal underworld knows him as Shaman. Ian Byron has spent the past few years amassing a fortune, becoming the premiere supplier of all the vices anyone could want. He controls a sizable chunk of the drug trade in North America – including the product moved by the Lean Dogs MC. Cool, and cruel, the untouchable Mr. Shaman doesn’t have a weakness... -
![Flamed with Courage : Notorious Devils by Hayley Faiman]()
Flamed with Courage : Notorious Devils by Hayley Faiman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhitley’s main goal in survival is to stay unnoticed. A shadow against a wall, and nothing else. Taken by a Notorious Devil in the midst of chaos, she’s no longer unseen. Free, Vice President of the Devils has lived a lifetime of guilt. It consumes him, threatens to control him with every breath he takes. He was resigned to a lifetime of paying his penance for the past... -
![Quiver by Jacob Chance]()
Quiver by Jacob Chance
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey met under the most unusual circumstances and fell deeply in love. Their relationship thrived, despite all the secrets Kyle kept from Janny. When the sordid details of his betrayal were revealed in the worst way possible, he had to fight to win her back. Now Kyle’s in the battle of his life and the obstacle in their path might be impossible to overcome... -
![Three Hearts, One Soul by Bec Botefuhr]()
Three Hearts, One Soul by Bec Botefuhr
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy dark and light, my heaven and hell, my day and night, my sunshine and rain, they are my perfect opposites." Life isn't always beautiful, it doesn't always take you down the right path, it doesn't always make you laugh and it certainly doesn't always go as planned. My story starts with Whiskey and Jase Levanox. My best friends. A piece of my soul. My glue. My bind. My everything... -
-
![A Sinful Encore by Lisa Renee Jones]()
A Sinful Encore by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou only thought you knew how this was going to end, but their story is far from over. The explosive finale is bound to leave you breathless. A Sinful Encore is the third and final book in the Brilliance trilogy... -
![The Trap by S.R. Jones]()
The Trap by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Trap: A Bratva Vows Prequel I saw a possible threat; he saw a victim in waiting. Violet: I had a plan. A naïve and dangerous plan. Get the mob boss to notice me, seduce the mob boss, kill the mob boss. Except the elderly mob boss wasn’t the only one to notice me. He did. Andrius. Beautiful. Cold. Deadly. He’s a monster amongst men. I crave him. I fear him... -
![Nightmare by Bella Jewel]()
Nightmare by Bella Jewel
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDear Nightmare, I wish I could introduce myself, and tell you who I really am, but that simply can’t be. You know why, of course. We all know why. We’ve all heard the story; we grew up hearing the story. The one about you…and him. Your life was taken from you, and for so many years, you lived as your name describes - a nightmare... -
![Don't Come by Jessica Gadziala]()
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... -
![White Ribbon by Aleatha Romig]()
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]()
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...
Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.
