Books like 'Shattered Darkness'
Readers who enjoyed Shattered Darkness by Elyzabeth M. Valey also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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A Witch in Time by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen three strangers appear at his doorstep, Lord Reed Townsend, Duke of Huntington, knows something is not quite right. And it’s not just because his wolf immediately recognizes Elise Henney as his True Mate. But the cold, unfeeling Alpha doesn’t want to risk his heart again, despite the fact that his wolf is urging him to claim their mate...Categorized as:
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An Imperfect Gentleman by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRuined in the eyes of society, and removed from the only world they’d ever known, the Nightingale siblings vow never to be victims again. They will build their new life on what they’d once ignored. Being a clairvoyant is an excellent survival skill.A power he vows will not control him…After society turned its back on the Nightingales, Alexander knew it was time to face what he’d always denied...Categorized as:
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The Condemned by Irina Shapiro
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings2015. Dr. Quinn Allenby thinks she's seen it all, but when the remains of a young woman and her newborn are discovered in a cave in Cornwall, the only clue to her death is a smooth-edged hole in the top of the skull and the indisputable evidence that the victim was still alive, and possibly in labor, when the coffin was sealed... -
Trial by Fire by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a world full of darkness, the light of the sun is the only thing that can keep the Dark at bay. And dragons are the only thing that can protect the light.Tennegan Felter (Ten) is a humble servant in Epoch Sol, a beacon of light in a world full of darkness. Her deepest desire is to serve the city she loves and defend it from the creatures of the Dark that live all around... -
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The Christmas Eve Promise - A Time Travel Romance: (Book 4) The Christmas Eve Series by Elyse Douglas
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEve and baby Colleen are traveling to Ohio for the Christmas holidays to spend time with Eve’s parents. After a few days in Ohio, they all plan to fly to Florida in Eve’s father’s private airplane; Patrick will meet them there after he completes exams for his forensic psychology degree... -
The Christmas Eve Secret by Elyse Douglas
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mysterious man from the past steals the time travel lantern. When Eve and Patrick find it, they destroy it. Eve’s life is shattered. She must return to the past, where secrets await. In the third novel of THE CHRISTMAS EVE series, Eve and Patrick Gantly are living a normal life in 2019 New York, preparing to celebrate the Christmas season... -
Dark Alpha's Caress by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere is no escaping a Reaper. I am an elite assassin, part of a brotherhood that only answers to Death. And when Death says your time is up, I’m coming for you…Reborn to serve, I have never once questioned Death’s directives. Until my mission leads me to a Halfling who stirs things within me that I’ve never felt before... -
Dragon Eternal by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the next installment of her captivating new Dragon Kings series, New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant connects an enigmatic and determined Dragon King and a courtesan sent to tempt him to his doom.He’s a man of few words, but she fills his soul with poetry.Quiet. Brooding. Capable... -
Master of Fate by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHE'S LOVED HER FOR CENTURIES Felix, a werewolf half-blood, was torn away from the woman he loved three hundred years ago. He suffered the tortures of the damned to protect her, but failed. Haunted by torture and unable to bear another's touch, Felix has lived alone, tormented, for centuries... -
Holiday Bride by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings**Can be read as a standalone holiday story, or with T. S. Joyce's bestselling Wolf Brides series** Maya hasn’t been back to Colorado Springs in years. She’s home visiting for the holidays, but so much has changed. The boy she grew up with is nearly unrecognizable and his animal magnetism is stirring feelings in her that she can’t explain... -
Dragonfire by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPassion burns hot in Dragonfire, the next Dark Kings novel from New York Times bestseller Donna Grant. It was a soul-deep longing, one that got into his bones and settled there, sending whispers of desire through him. The need, the hunger, grew tenfold with every breath. . . .As a Dragon King, Roman is sworn to protect all mortals--even though they no longer believe in dragons... -
Dark Alpha's Awakening by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere is no escaping a Reaper. I am an elite assassin, part of a brotherhood that only answers to Death. And when Death says your time is up, I’m coming for you…Serving Death and the Reapers has been my life for centuries. I’ve always put my duty before everything, even my yearning for Death. But now, she’s fading – our foe is bent on destroying her and he will stop at nothing until he does... -
Pure Providence by Aja James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll my existence, I have loved one woman.But she was never meant to be mine.I loved her when she was the intended bride for another.I betrayed him too.I loved her after they married. I took what wasn’t mine.I paid my penance by dying in his stead.But it wasn’t enough to restore the Balance... -
Johanna Lindsey - Passion at Sea: The Malorys: That Perfect Someone, No Choice But Seduction, Captive of My Desires by Johanna Lindsey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader... -
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A Dragon's Tale by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFeatures three novellas in the enthralling Dark Kings world by New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant.WHISKY AND WISHESFinally free of the dangers surrounding him and the burden of pining after his mate, the King of Dragon Kings is ready for some peace—time to enjoy the woman he loves without interruption... -
The Searching by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOath-sworn to help those in need, Yvonne has been framed for murder.Tracking down those responsible for the destruction of the Stone Walls was a difficult enough task, but someone has made it much harder. The King is dead, and Yvonne is accused of his murder... -
Drace by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a fierce alien dragon warrior claim his mate before she’s stolen from him forever?Aria: Determined to overcome my scaredy-cat status, I make a dare-me checklist. First on the list? Sign up for the Driegon mail-order bride selection... -
Of Fire and Flame by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant's Dark Kings world for a special prequel novella…Three extraordinary beings, one tangled Fate.Untold power requires unfathomable responsibility. But it also brings danger, sacrifice, heartache, and many tough decisions... -
Temptation: Reckless Desires by Anna Lowe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis darkest fears...her deepest desires. She-wolf Janna Macks knows trouble when she sees it, especially when it comes in the form of an irresistibly broody cowboy like Cole Harper. Her fledgling pack is already in the cross hairs of a ruthless group of rogues, and falling head over heels in lust with a human will only endanger her loved ones more... -
Constantine: A History by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWho is Constantine, King of Dragon Kings? It’s a question asked by many. Here is your chance to learn some of this enigmatic leader’s history – and get a unique look inside the Dragon Kings. This is a short story involving Constantine from the New York Times bestselling Dark Kings series from Donna Grant... -
Claimed By The Berserkers by Lee Savino
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"You're ours now, lass. We're claiming ye." My mind and body are weakened by the curse of my magic. My three sisters have mated with Berserker warriors, but I am too frail to be a bride. One night, three warriors break into my home. They steal me away. Now we're on the run from the pack. These warriors tell me I belong to them, and that they'll never let me go... -
Highland Shifter by Catherine Bybee
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHelen Adams has a knack for finding lost objects, but the Simon McAllister she finds isn’t what she expected. The missing California teen is now a grown man—a kilted, sword wielding, Highland warrior. A mysterious Druid book and Helen’s sixth sense send her to Scotland in search of a missing boy...Categorized as:
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Death's Angel by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSince the beginning of time, the archangels have longed to know true love. When four female angels were created for the four archangels, Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Azrael, a chaos spurred by jealousy erupted, and the archesses were secreted away to Earth. The four favored archangels followed, prompting a search that has lasted millennia... -
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Anastasia by Sophie Lark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAnastasia is the princess no one needs: the fourth daughter born to an emperor without a son, and the only royal lacking a magical gift.Until she collides with a young Cossack rebel, changing both their lives forever.Damien is taken from everything he knows and raised as a ward of the Romanovs.Anastasia develops a strange kind of magic shared only by the Black Monk Rasputin... -
The King's Obsession by Tanya Bird
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLove is long-suffering… but she has suffered long enough.RUBY FINALIST 2019Behind every Companion is a mentor who must prepare her for the role. For nine years, Petra has existed within the castle walls. For nine years, the king has taken whatever he pleases—even her son. When tragedy strikes, Petra realises she can either accept her fate or run from it... -
Dragon Fire by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s something very wrong in the Southern Lair. The blind dragon refuses to choose a new knight partner, but only he can save Gryphon Isle from the deadly pirate menace. His human friends accompany him to the home of the last wizard, fighting on shore as he swims beneath the pirate ships, rising to flame them into oblivion... -
Voyage in Time by Monique Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSimon and Elizabeth are sent by the Council to 1912 England to make sure scientist Niels Bohr survives long enough to attend a secret meeting. But as tensions in Europe rise and the makings of World War loom on the horizon, they're not the only ones concerned with Bohr's meeting. And not everyone wants him to make it... -
Spark by Ophelia Sexton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Bearpaw Springs Resort is haunted by a vengeful ghost...or so local legends would have it.When a series of supernatural events terrorize the hotel's staff and guests and injure one of Sophie Markidis's shifter friends, the painfully shy, curvy Mythtrust News intern is compelled to investigate. She faces opposition from the hotel's owner and a ghost who seems to hold a grudge against shifters... -
Southwest Shifters by Anna Lowe, Lisa Kessler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSizzling Paranormal Romance with Werewolves, Witches, Alpha Heroes, and a Hint of MagicFour unforgettable shifter romances set in the Desert Southwest!Immerse yourself in suspenseful paranormal romances set in the spellbinding scenery of the Desert Southwest...Categorized as:
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Dragons Like it Hot by Harmony Raines, Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings11 scorching-hot dragon-shifter romance stories from NY Times and USA Today bestselling authors sizzle with sassy heroines and smoking-hot heros who tame their dragon mates' hearts. Her Dragon, His Demon - Julia Mills - Her Dragon is strong and loyal, a leader among his kin. His Demon is beautiful and alluring, the other half of his soul... -
Second Chance Lion by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA curvy independent woman + a protective alpha lion + old memories and new beginnings = one heartwarming story of second chance romance! Faye Furlong never thought she’d return to Cedar Hill after she was forced to leave when she was just sixteen... -
The Cowboy's Heir by Mary Sue Jackson, Leslie North
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChelsea Karnes has dreamed of moving out west to “wide open spaces” ever since reading her first cowboy romance at age ten. So when Chelsea gets offered a teaching position in an “alternative” elementary school in Texas she sees it as fate’s design and goes all in. Even hooking up with a cowboy on her preparation trip to find a place to live...Categorized as:
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The Tycoon Murderer by Maureen Driscoll
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE TYCOON MURDERER is the first book in a new time-travel romance/cozy mystery series set in the Pacific Northwest. When Josie Matthews buys a Victorian mansion with a notorious past, she hopes to turn it into a successful inn... -
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Winter Knights Dream by Ariadne Breylard
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLyra's Summer dreams come true, but her first rejection sparks is he a villain or a victim?Lyra has found the happiness she once thought was only a dream with her Summer Mate. He is everything she could have hoped for, and with his unwavering loyalty, she has finally found peace and restored her faith in fate... -
Dad Bod: Wolf Shifter by Bella Blair
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill she still want me once she finds out who I truly am?PEPPER: A handsome new neighbor moves in next door, together with his adorable twin sons, arousing my curiosity and other… feelings in me. Strangely though he seems to hate me, even before we actually meet.Which is too bad, because my daughter Tiff is just as taken with his sons as me... -
Wolf's Curvy Surrogate by Sheena Silva
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThat’s right. I’m a single wolf shifter cowboy, Suffering from a broken heart. It’s been some time now since my girlfriend and son were whisked away.But those years as a father were the most fulfilling of my life.After the accident, I’d avoided another relationship, fearing more pain.Until I made a curvy discovery...Categorized as:
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Hidden Dragons by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove flourishes when two knights unexpectedly find the woman of their dreams…Sir Robert finds a beautiful maiden sobbing by a small waterfall. She proves to be a very special woman who can communicate with dragons. She lives alone in the forest, on the edge of a village Robert and his fighting partner, Bear, have been sent to investigate... -
A Rip in Time by Monique Martin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Crosses are back in book 7 of the Out of Time Series. An old enemy returns threatening to destroy not just Simon and Elizabeth, but the timeline itself. To keep that from happening, they must travel back to 1888 London to find Jack the Ripper…and save his life. If he dies, the timeline changes, and everything they know, their lives together, will be lost... -
Bear Triplets by J.L. Wilder
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCould this single mom Wolf be the answer these Bears were waiting for?Triplet Bears:If that damn wolf woman thinks her son can get away with killing our cattle,we will make her pay.We have the most productive ranch in the county,But it’s been barren without one thing - a woman we can share.So for now, we’ll let them stay.We’ll give them protection from other shifters... -
Switch of Fate Prequel by Lisa Ladew, Grace Quillen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove follows no rules... Growler and Anna begin their lives at the cosh, a place with only one rule: A switch may not favor only one shifter, because it makes her weak. This is a rule Anna has no choice but to break, as Growler steals her heart again and again. Boss cuffed him on the back of the neck and forced him to bend as they headed into the meadow. “Keep your eyes down... -
Letters in Time by Susan Reiss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Emma Chase, a kindergarten teacher, moves to a quaint Cottage on land once known as Waterwood Plantation and finds an antique plantation desk, a unique adventure begins connecting the past and present. A letter dated 1862 appears on the desk declaring undying love and a plea for Emma to reply...Categorized as:
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Storm Warned by Dani Harper, Justine Eyre
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Caris’s unearthly musical talent attracts the attention of the Wild Hunt, the Welsh farm girl is stolen away to serve as a faery grim, a herald of death. Two centuries later, she’s finally escaped back to the human world—and into the present-day life of a reclusive and heartbroken American musician... -
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Given To The Berserkers by Lee Savino
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCaptured to be a prize in the brutal Berserker Games...My life changed forever when the Berserkers took me. These fearsome warriors must find women to keep their lethal rage at bay...and I am an ideal mate.The Alphas decree that all warriors must compete in a series of Highland Games for my hand. Of all the giant warriors, two have caught my eye, but I have no choice... -
Stranded with a Dirty-Talking Shifter by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI thought I was the queen of dirty talk.I've written it in my books, but have never experienced it in real life.But fiction soon becomes reality when Oliver Brooks finds me.I'm stranded in a torrential rainstorm with nowhere to go.He says he wants to help me.He says I'm his mate.And he says a whole lot of other things that are too dirty to repeat... -
Redemption by Anna Lowe
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat will it take for this weary warrior to redeem his lonely soul? Bear shifter Soren Voss lives and breathes for the new clan he leads as alpha. It’s all he has left after the rogue ambush that murdered the woman he loved — the woman he swears he’ll always love, even if it’s only in his dreams... -
Whispers of the Flesh by Louisa Burton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this irresistibly seductive new book, Louisa Burton extends her most provocative invitation yet to the infamous Castle of the Hidden Grotto—a voluptuous sanctuary of pleasure and passion. Hidden in a deep mountain valley in rural France is an ancient castle known only to an exclusive few...Categorized as:
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The Red Lily by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Black Lily resistance needs a larger army if they are to defeat the vampire monarchy. In order to do so, former lieutenant and traitor to the vampire Crown, Nikolai must seek help from the red-hooded temptress he needs to avoid at all costs. The secret he carries could prove dangerous for her if she gets too close...even though keeping her close—very close—is the only thing on his mind... -
Midnight Captive by Arial Burnz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm betrothed to a dagger-toting hellionShe was a doe-eyed, freckle-faced girl when I left seven years ago.Had I known she held such fire, I would have rushed home to be in her arms much sooner.I adored her then…I ache to have her now.But the supernatural world that surrounds her may be our undoing.She's bound and determined to take her father's enemy head-on...
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