Books like 'Hateful'

Readers who enjoyed Hateful by Cora Brent also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.

contemporary  romance  organized-crime  enemies-to-lovers  slow-burn  angst  suspense  billionaire  crime

  • Desire in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Desire in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Bones is a man I despise.He gives Bad Blood a whole new definition.But he's not exactly what I thought he was. Maybe men can change.But it doesn't matter how I feel about him.My father would never approve. He'd never let me love a man like him...
  • Fine in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Fine in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I've decided to keep her.I paid for her, after all.I should feel guilty for the decision I've made, but why? She prefers me to her previous master anyway.And it's not like my father didn't do the same thing when he was my age.I'm rich, powerful, and untouchable.I'm a Barsetti, and I can do whatever I please...
  • Truth by Penelope Sky

    Truth by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I had no idea she was going to tell Damien. If I did, I would have stopped her. I would have told her the truth myself. Now I'm afraid I'm going to lose her...and there's nothing I can do about it...
  • Tangled Decadence by Nicole Fox

    Tangled Decadence by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    "You didn't really think you'd get a happily-ever-after, did you?"Cian is terrifying me.The Irish killer stole me on my wedding day.And now, he's revealing secrets that threaten to burn everything—and everyone—I love to ashes.I need to get back to Dmitri.He's the only one who can keep our unborn child safe.But escaping Cian is just the beginning...Because Dmitri has secrets of his own...
  • Velvet Angel by Nicole Fox

    Velvet Angel by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life.I’ll have my daughter back in my arms and we can start over.Spoiler alert: tomorrow never comes.At midnight, there’s a tap on my window.And who should burst in but the devil himself?Isaak Vorobev never intended to let me go.He made me his fake wife.He made me his Bratva queen...
  • Vengeful Commander by Laylah Roberts

    Vengeful Commander by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Brutal. Savage. Vengeful.Victor Malone is his oldest brother’s right-hand man, the watchful protector. Swift with his revenge if you cross him or his family.Most people run from him . . .But not her.Gracen has no idea that the man who comes into her bakery each morning for his sweet bun fix is one of the most feared men in New Orleans...
  • Scheming Heart by Ivy Layne

    Scheming Heart by Ivy Layne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ScarlettI don’t want to lie to him. I really don’t.First of all, he's hot. Really hot. I know I swore off gorgeous men for the rest of eternity, but Tenn Sawyer has me questioning all of my choices. At least, any choices that mean I can’t have him.Second, he isn’t just hot, Tenn is bossy and domineering and patient and his smile makes my panties melt. And that was all before he kidnapped me.After...
  • Princess in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Princess in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This woman used to be my slave. But now she means more to me. More than she should. I've done unforgivable things to her, treated her like livestock I bought at the market. I made her tend to my needs without question. To make up for it, I should let her go. But even now I can't. Instead, I want her to marry me. Whether she wants to or not...
  • Bound for Life by Alexis Abbott

    Bound for Life by Alexis Abbott

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bruno: I sacrificed everything for her. When I saved her from the mafia, I traded my freedom for hers. I’ve never regretted it. Never looked back. I cut her out of my life to keep her safe. She never even knew what I traded for her. I did everything I could to protect her from the retribution of the Italian Mafia, but it wasn’t enough...
  • Wicked Prince by Laylah Roberts, Golden Czermak

    Wicked Prince by Laylah Roberts, Golden Czermak

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’d never met a woman he couldn’t charm . . . until her . . .He might be the youngest brother in a powerful crime family, but Maxim Malone had never taken life too seriously. Gorgeous, sexy, and charming, he was used to getting whatever he wanted.Until her.Aston Symonds.Sweet. Serious. Smart. She needed him to lighten her up. To make her laugh. To show her that life could be fun...
  • Requiem of Sin by Nicole Fox

    Requiem of Sin by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I walked into the wrong hotel room...To a naked man fresh out of the shower.Now, I’m pregnant with his baby.I should’ve left as soon as I saw him.He was too beautiful to be real.I got halfway to the door…And then he saw exactly what I was trying to hide.“Who hurt you?” he said when he glimpsed the bruises. “Let me fix it.”I should’ve said no.But honestly? I deserve a little luck from the universe...
  • Romeo by Sybil Bartel

    Romeo by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Pilot.Handler.Marine.My first memory was in the cockpit of a plane. My second was of a uniform. All I’d ever wanted was to be a pilot. The Marines gave me wings and I gave them my all.Half a dozen deployments, countless flight hours—I knew the controls in the cockpit better than I knew my own name. I never made mistakes. But war didn’t care how good you were...
  • Boss Woman by Victoria Quinn

    Boss Woman by Victoria Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He betrayed me.I trusted him, like a fool, and he stabbed me in the back.Diesel Hunt.He hurt me. Lied to me. And now he ruined me.But I'm not the kind of woman who stays on the ground. I'm back on my feet. I'm back from the dead. And I'm stronger than before.It'll take something a lot stronger to bury a woman like me.Tatum Titan...
  • High Class by Ivy Nelson

    High Class by Ivy Nelson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I went home to answer for the death of my cousin.Then I meet Zara. A raven haired beauty with a killer smile.Turns out she's an escort and she was sent to be a distraction.Now the mayor of New York City is dead.I'm forced to take her back to Las Vegas to find out what she knows before the police try to pin it on me. My gut says Zara is innocent in all of this...
  • Arrogant Monster by Nicole Fox

    Arrogant Monster by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I just crashed my car in the middle of nowhere. Luckily for me, someone showed up to save me. Unluckily for me, that person is a runaway criminal. Daniil Vlasov. He’s six and a half feet of blue-eyed broodiness. He won’t tell me a single thing about who he is or what he’s doing out here. But it doesn’t take a genius to realize this man screams danger. I do the only thing I can do: play along...
  • Play Dirty by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Play Dirty by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Run, he whispered in my ear. While you still can. I walked into a club called Ruin and found it—and him—when he bent me over the piano he was playing. I did as he said, but not until after he’d decimated me in the filthiest way possible. I loved every second. That one, and the ones that came years later...
  • Enchanted: A Billionaire Romance by Tracie Delaney

    Enchanted: A Billionaire Romance by Tracie Delaney

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Wanted: Companion for reclusive billionaire. Apply online now.It should be so easy. A twelve month contract with a fat bonus at the end—providing I don’t quit.Except when something looks too good to be true, it usually is.Little did I know how interwoven my life is with his.Saving him might cure my own crushing guilt.Or it could break us both...
  • Diamond by J.A. Low

    Diamond by J.A. Low

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Round 2 with the Devil begins.Grace thought she had left the nightmare of the Bratva Jewels behind her. Her days spent with them were some of the darkest of her life, but she’s safe now.Or so she thought.When the Bratva seeks revenge for losing one of their own, Grace knows she must be strong to withstand whatever they have in store for her...
  • Marry a King by Stella Andrews

    Marry a King by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The graduation ball sealed her fate.The unmasking ceremony chained her to my side.The most beautiful woman in Andromeda.Cassiopeia Brookes-Stanley, a vision wrapped in sin.Aquamarine eyes that steal my breath and capture my soul.Soft curves that beg for my attention with an innocence she will surrender only to me...
  • Cyclone of Chaos by E.C. Land

    Cyclone of Chaos by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ScorchI was born with a heart filled with love, only to be reborn as Scorch when that heart was incinerated. The only thing that runs through my veins now is hatred, and it’s never going to change. I shut out all my emotions a long time ago and I’ll be damned if I’ll release them ever again. Not even for her.Like the treacherous winds of a hurricane, she invaded my life...
  • The CEO of Cristo: A Secret Baby Billionaire Romance by Sophie Lark

    The CEO of Cristo: A Secret Baby Billionaire Romance by Sophie Lark

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I Lost The Love Of My Life…My best friend betrayed me.He stole my company and my freedom.I might have forgiven that. But there’s one thing I’ll never forgive. He ripped my love from my arms and wrapped her up in his.He sent me to Hell. Now I’m back. For her, and for my revenge… “The CEO of Cristo ” is a Secret Baby Billionaire Romance, inspired by Alexandre Dumas’ “The Count of Monte Cristo”...
  • The Bookie by Renee Rose

    The Bookie by Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I BARGAINED WITH THE BRATVA--MY BROTHER’S LIFE FOR MY OWN.They offered me a deal: thirty nights for my brother's life.Thirty nights...with him. Nikolai Novikov.The charming but dangerous loanshark.He’s deceptively smooth. Sinfully handsome.Addictive, even.But it's only an illusion.I vow to give him nothing more than I promised,Yet he sees right through me...
  • The Enemy by Amelia Shea

    The Enemy by Amelia Shea

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Resident bad girl, Phoebe Shaw is back after her six-month hiatus from Ghosttown. After a year of heartache, financial strain, and an assault charge, she’s ready to put the past behind her and set her sights on a fresh start...
  • Smokeshow by Abbi Glines

    Smokeshow by Abbi Glines

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s a fragile thing- the whispers of truth that you hope are lies.Hughes Farm was the largest racing horse establishment in the south. The family that owned it were known to be wealthy, powerful, arrogant, and terrifying. My first encounter with them didn’t prepare me for all that was to come. I don’t think anything truly could have...
  • Caged Bliss by B.B. Hamel

    Caged Bliss by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A brand new steamy mafia romance from bestselling author B. B. HamelI’m dancing in a cage when he finds me.And he’ll make me beg if I want to escape.Angelo Bianco is powerful and dangerous, and he’s not shy about watching me work. His eyes undress me, and when he pulls me into a private room to make a proposal—I should keep my hands to myself, but it’s hard when Angelo looks so good...
  • The Consigliere by Stella Andrews

    The Consigliere by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My stepmother and her deranged lover stole our business.The Ortega Mafia is ours by birth but they have other ideas.With the help of my two brothers, it's time to steal it back and I have a secret weapon.Abigail Kensington .Billionaire’s daughter and Washington princess.The perfect woman who is definitely out of my league.A woman my target is obsessed with...
  • Hasty by Julia Kent

    Hasty by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I never thought my perp walk would lead to true love.Then again, I never thought I’d be arrested on RICO charges and hauled away in zip ties on camera for the world to see, minutes after closing the most amazing deal of my career.And all of it in front of my biggest rival, billionaire wunderkind Ian McRory.I am broke.I am disgraced.I am alone.I am a sucker...
  • Flesh Into Fire by J.A. Huss, Johnathan McClain

    Flesh Into Fire by J.A. Huss, Johnathan McClain

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Payback is owed. And Maddie Clayton is going to collect. This time Carlos and Logan have gone too far. People are dead, lives have been changed, and she's had enough. Plus, she's got the Devil on her side, so when an enemy turns into a friend with an idea of how to take Carlos down, she's in. Tyler Morgan has been fighting back his whole adult life...
  • Sinful Hearts by Jagger Cole

    Sinful Hearts by Jagger Cole

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My first mistake was sleeping with the most dangerous man in New York, without him knowing who I was.My second was believing he never would...It was supposed to be easy: one night of sin with a beautiful stranger to forever cut ties with my Bratva past.But I didn’t pick a stranger. I picked him...
  • Immaculate Corruption by Nicole Fox

    Immaculate Corruption by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    THE TRUTH WILL SET ME FREE—UNLESS HE KILLS ME FIRST.Dima Romanoff knows everything now.All my sins.All my scars.All the skeletons in my closet.The only thing I have left is our baby in my arms…And one last shot at freedom.But Dima is coming for me.I can’t run fast enough or far enough.And when he catches up to us…He’ll take everything I have to give...
  • I Need You To Love Me by Genicious

    I Need You To Love Me by Genicious

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Together they are nothing more than madness,but they say there’s always some madness in loveSix years elapsed since he shattered her life. Four years since she’s brought him to his knees.Now, Ace is the youngest boxing champion in the world – a force to be reckoned with. He’s dangerous, heartless, and always gets his way.Calla moved to New York to chase her career...
  • A Perfect Escape by Maddie James

    A Perfect Escape by Maddie James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A changed identity. A secluded beach. A sniper. Megan Thomas is running for her life. From Chicago, from the mob, from her husband. She runs to the only place she feels safe-a secluded cottage on an east coast barrier island. Smyth Parker is running from life. From work, from society, from a jealous ex-wife-his only consolation the solitude of Newport Island...
  • Truth in Pieces by R.C. Boldt

    Truth in Pieces by R.C. Boldt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author RC Boldt melds sizzling romance with this unique tale of intrigue and deceit that will keep readers guessing until the very end...Ruthless. Cunning. Deadly. That’s Nico Alcanzar, Miami’s biggest drug cartel leader.And I’ve found myself directly in his crosshairs. He plans to use me to eliminate his number one competitor...
  • Desire's Addiction by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Desire's Addiction by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She spent months as a captive...until they set her free.Talya is smart and stubborn…and that’s why she’s spent two months as a prisoner to the mafia. They’ll let her go if she gives them what they want, but Talya would rather die than risk dangerous biochemical information falling into the wrong hands. And she probably will die–after all no one is coming to save her...
  • Fallen Angel, Part II by Tracie Podger

    Fallen Angel, Part II by Tracie Podger

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Part II of the Fallen Angel series When Brooke Stiles had said, “It was in a small room in an office block in Washington, DC, that my life changed, forever,” she had no idea of the enormity of that statement. Just a few short months ago, Brooke, had lived a quiet suburban life in the UK...
  • Pretty Dirty Trick by Tabatha Kiss

    Pretty Dirty Trick by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A brand-new star-crossed romance from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tabatha Kiss! I had one job. Stand up tall, look pretty, and don’t fall for the lawyer trying to put my father in prison. I had one. f*cking. job. I’ve always had a thing for the forbidden guy...
  • Redemption by Monique Orgeron

    Redemption by Monique Orgeron

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Is there a road to redemption? Her coming into my life was a miracle. She saved me. But she also came in like rolling thunder to my lightning strikes. Opinionated, aggressive, argumentative, and fuck did it make me react. She is the first woman to ever call me on my bullshit, causing my blood to boil like no other. The problem is, she sees right through me...
  • Lethal (Devil's Shadow MC) by K.H. Kate

    Lethal (Devil's Shadow MC) by K.H. Kate

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My only goal is to keep my club safe at all cost. I don’t let anyone in, and I never show weakness. All it takes is one vulnerable moment, and this world will chew you up and spit you out in bloody pieces. To survive, you need to be ruthless. Cruel. Fuelled by vengeance and hate alone. It’s the only way…it’s our way...
  • Enchanted by Ainsley St. Claire

    Enchanted by Ainsley St. Claire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WilliamWomen don’t hold my interest past a week, until she accidentally leaves me a voice mail so hot it melts my phone.Quinn has only been the woman in black, but now I see past the color she hides behind. She's the blonde with the heart-shaped ass, perfect tits, and luscious ruby-red lips. The woman I need.Those words keep replaying in my head and I can't stop thinking about her...
  • Cruel Prince by Aidèe Jaimes

    Cruel Prince by Aidèe Jaimes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I sold my soul to the Devil and he handed me over to someone far deadlier.After the death of my father, his enemies came knocking on my door. Left with no other choice, I agree to an indentured contract, selling my body to a criminal in exchange for my life.Only he never meant to keep me as his own...
  • Devil's Nuptials by K.C. Crowne

    Devil's Nuptials by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Your husband is a man with many layers...You'd do well not to peel them back."An innocent pawn in a ruthless game.Unwillingly betrothed to a phantom in the shadows.No joyous union.No blushing bride.Yet, through whispered letters, I catch a glimpse of a tortured soul.Each word luring me into an intoxicating dance of untamed desire.The day we finally meet...His presence sets my body ABLAZE...
  • Destroy a King by Stella Andrews

    Destroy a King by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The King of Media Corp is Dexter PrincePossessive. Dominant. Broken.A monster in an Armani suit.I worked under him and was so low on his radar I barely registered.Then it all changed with one foolish lapse of judgment. I stepped into his world with killer heels and an attitude that rubbed him up the wrong way...
  • Getaway by bazookah

    Getaway by bazookah

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟.. . . . . . . . . .We've all heard the tales of good and bad, the tales of innocent deceit and her hero, the tales that despite their nature, show us the beauty in contrast. But it's the tales of pure evil that get swept under the rug...
  • Shackled Hearts: by T.L. Smith

    Shackled Hearts: by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Betrayed, deceived, broken.They are the only words used to describe who I have become.Make no mistake, I let this happen.But do you want to know the thing about letting someone into your life?It can be undone.Lucas Rossi may think he has won this round.But I have news for him.I’m going to win every other one he sends my way.My heart may be in shackles, but my head has perfect clarity...
  • The Man in Black by Soraya Naomi

    The Man in Black by Soraya Naomi

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Standalone. Although part of the Chicago Syndicate world, The Man in Black is a standalone and can be enjoyed either with or without reading the rest of the series.BrielleHe consumed my mind. I never even crossed his.From the moment I met Michael, mysteriously brooding and dressed like a dark angel, there was something electric between us. Or so I thought...
  • Ignite by Nicole Fanning

    Ignite by Nicole Fanning

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She never expected to fall in love with a mafia don.He never expected to fall in love at all.But will their love be enough?Four weeks ago, Jaxon Pace, the billionaire "Don Supreme" of Chicago's underground mafia syndicates, took a bullet.This bullet was meant for the only girl who stole his heart, the beautiful Natalie Tyler, a simple nurse from Miami...
  • Cruelest Vow by Piper Stone

    Cruelest Vow by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was my forbidden fantasy. Then he came for me...D'Artagnan Conti was born into poverty, raised to be a soldier in my father's savage regime. I grew up in luxury, longing to escape my family's cruel machinations, and the young man with sapphire eyes and the voice of an angel became not just my forbidden crush but my everything.Then he was taken from me, killed in a brutal attack by our enemies...
  • Given to Him by S.R. Jones

    Given to Him by S.R. Jones

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Given as a gift. Kept as a prisoner. Fighting to be a queen.Sasha:She was given to me as a gift, with a twist. I was to keep her safe, protect her.An old friend called in a big favor, and now I have this innocent young woman in my home.Scared, fragile...tempting.The lines blur and the heat between us ignites.She's my good girl gone bad, and I'll burn the world down to keep her safe...
  • Reign by Billie Lustig

    Reign by Billie Lustig

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Being the youngest Wolfe isn’t as fun as people think. The expectation on my shoulders is a constant weight. A burden.I have a different past from my brothers. One many don’t know anything about. People don’t know the struggle.The memories.The hurt.But I push it all away.I simply try to forget it ever happened. So far, I’ve done a great job of ignoring my past...
  • Last Comes Fate by Nicole French

    Last Comes Fate by Nicole French

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    No one expects a surprise pregnancy from a one-month fling.Just like no one expects to make the same mistake twice.Five years after we first met and I had his baby, Xavier Parker’s knocked me up again.And this time I won’t be keeping it a secret.My ex-boyfriend is perfectly aware we’ve got a baby on the way.Only problem?He has no interest in being an ex...
Hateful by Cora Brent
Fantastic book recommendations by book lovers for book lovers.
Find out more about thebooknaut.com.

Looking for more inspiration? Enter another book title to get more suggestions on what to read next.

Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.

romance book finder preview 1
romance book finder preview 2
romance book finder preview 3