Books like 'Wicked Minds'

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  • Start a War by Elle Thorpe

    Start a War by Elle Thorpe

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “Do you want some Goldfish crackers, Bliss?”Those were the last words my brother said to me before he was shot execution style. A childhood code only he and I knew, and one that had a single, clear meaning behind it.Run. I’m not going anywhere. Not when his murderer is still out there...
  • Toxic Creek by K.C. Kean

    Toxic Creek by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “It’s so nice when toxic people stop talking to you. It’s like the trash took itself out.”I had everything I ever wanted, until my life was flipped upside down. Now, I’m suddenly being forced to live in my parent’s hometown, with complete strangers. Like my heart isn’t broken enough. Could I fall any further?Yes. Yes, I could.Why might that be?The Allstars...
  • Dear Heart, I Miss You by Eliah Greenwood

    Dear Heart, I Miss You by Eliah Greenwood

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Finn and Dia's story continues in Dear Heart, I Miss You, a second chance, college romance!Expected Release Date: May 20, 2022. Release date will be moved up...
  • Payback Princess by C.M. Stunich

    Payback Princess by C.M. Stunich

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Finding out you’re the daughter of a famous serial killer isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.My father—the Seattle Slayer—is charismatic, intelligent, and charming.He’s also trying to teach me to kill people, so … his good qualities don’t seem to matter much.He’s kidnapped my boyfriend, a guy that I used to hate but grew to love.Parrish, I’m coming for you. I’ll do anything—anything—to keep you safe...
  • Twisted Creek by K.C. Kean

    Twisted Creek by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I have nothing left to give this twisted town, not a single ounce. I’ve let them beat me down, almost break me, but it’s time I fixed my ‘Grady’ jersey, and show them I will do anything to protect what is mine.Trying to survive Knight’s Creek without Xavier, Hunter, and Tobias is harder than I care to admit. I have to give it my all and try again; I have to run...
  • These Reckless Hearts: An Enemies-to-Lovers College Romance by E.M. Moore

    These Reckless Hearts: An Enemies-to-Lovers College Romance by E.M. Moore

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Stone Jacobs must…help me. My life has always been defined by two interconnected things:I’m a Wilder.I’m a treasure hunter.What happens when both of those things are threatened? When who I am gets pulled out from under me and my greatest enemy of all destroys me even further?Lance and his mercenaries aren’t going to stop...
  • May We Rise by K.G. Reuss

    May We Rise by K.G. Reuss

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Possessive. Violent. Perfect. Mine.After our time at Black Falls High, we moved to Mayfair, the college of my dreams. With my singing career taking shape, Fox’s football career off and running, Ethan’s photography, and Enzo and Cole’s. . .well, whatever secret things they do happening, life seemed good.Too good.If there’s one thing I know about my life it’s that nothing good ever lasts...
  • Glass Heart Broken: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Lindsey Iler

    Glass Heart Broken: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Lindsey Iler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    LIES. SECRETS. MAYHEM.The campus of Glass Heart Academy will never be the same once we’re through with it.PalmerThey tried to break me, but they underestimated my strength. When Marek says things aren’t always what they seem, I don’t want to believe him. Now, I know the dark truth in his words...
  • Pay the Price by Sadie Hunt

    Pay the Price by Sadie Hunt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I thought they were my enemies.I was right.I invited the infamous Blackwell Beasts to live with me for one reason: find out if they killed my brother five years go.They did the time, but did they really do the crime?I thought I was prepared for anything, but deep down, I didn’t want to believe they did it...
  • Party Crashers by Heather Long

    Party Crashers by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From the moment I learned she was coming to our school, I had a gut feeling it would end in disaster. Out of all the schools in the world, why did Kaitlin Crosse have to choose ours? Her presence confused my brothers and created tension between them, but I soon realized my initial assumptions about her were completely wrong...
  • Watch Me Rise by K.C. Kean

    Watch Me Rise by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Emerson Grove is supposed to be my fresh start, a chance at a new beginning and a better future, yet my past is a force I never saw coming. Now my head and my heart are at odds, my future is unknown, and everything I thought I knew is in disarray.Jameson, Ezra, Leo, and Jagger are ghosts from a different time, a different me. One night changed everything and I’m not the girl they once knew...
  • High Note by Heather Long, Blake Blessing

    High Note by Heather Long, Blake Blessing

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Carve up the world… From the moment my sexy death angel strode through that door, I’d been in lust. Or at least that was what I told myself. Beautiful, powerful, and far too dangerous for me, and I was hooked. Utterly, irrevocably hooked. Course, she had her own personal psycho puppy and, man, as much as I’d like to hate him, I didn’t...
  • Slateview High - The Complete Series: A Dark High School Romance by Eva Ashwood

    Slateview High - The Complete Series: A Dark High School Romance by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "You're in our world now, Princess. You're ours."My whole life, I’ve been groomed as American royalty, raised to be the perfect daughter of the wealthy elite.On my sixteenth birthday, my father bought me an Aston Martin.And on my seventeenth birthday, the Feds took everything away...
  • Wilder by Leila James

    Wilder by Leila James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The protector is spiraling, and I’m his anchor.Life at Kingston University has only gotten worse. Secrets, lies, and death surround SIN. But nothing is as it seems.We each have pasts that haunt us; our futures are uncertain.One thing is clear, these brutal boys of SIN will protect me—and Chase—with their lives. But I’m terrified I’ll lose them as our unknown enemy tracks closer...
  • First Chorus by Heather Long, Blake Blessing

    First Chorus by Heather Long, Blake Blessing

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Protect her at all costs…The last thing I was looking for when I left the facility was a new woman, a new relationship, and a new cause. I found all three in a dark alley. Saving her life was the best choice I’ve ever made.Now, Vienna is the center of my world. I’ve never met anyone so perfect for me and for whom I am perfect. Where others see flaws, she finds strength...
  • Wicked Deceit by Aly Beck

    Wicked Deceit by Aly Beck

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My enemy is The Apocalypse Society: Three brothers, a hidden agenda, distorted masks, and minions who do their dirty work.They tried to kill the rabbit.They injured two of the men I love.They thought they could cut me down.Not only my life, but the lives of my four men, are now in danger.Time is running out. The rabbit is almost in their trap. The next time they may succeed in killing me...
  • Vengeful Rotten Casualties by Lucy Smoke

    Vengeful Rotten Casualties by Lucy Smoke

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I sold my soul to the devil only to turn around and slit his throat… Thomas Kincaid took everything from me. My mother. My hopes. My innocence.Now, it’s my turn.He thought he was safe.They all did.They were wrong.Men always think they can take without ever having to deal with the consequences. Well, now I’m back, and I'm the last consequence they’ll ever see...
  • Brutal Revelation by P.H. Nix

    Brutal Revelation by P.H. Nix

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    School’s out, but the fun never arrived.The enemy is no longer on our doorstep. They’re inside, wreaking havoc in the form of both perceived friends and known foes.Making what was supposed to be a summer of celebration into an endless string of heartache that led us to one Brutal Revelation.Brutal Revelation is a novella in the Edgewood Academy Elite Series...
  • Lost Royal by Lily Wildhart

    Lost Royal by Lily Wildhart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nothing about my return to Echoes Cove was what I expected, but I wasn’t prepared for the darkness that’s threatening to devour us all.A stalker, patient and cunning, hunting in the shadows.Powerful forces determined to control my every move and bend me to their will.And them.Lincoln, Maverick, Finley and Easton. I’m not sure how I’ll survive them without losing myself, or my heart, along the way...
  • F*ck Her: Knox Academy - Term Three by Jaye Pratt, Jaye Pratt

    F*ck Her: Knox Academy - Term Three by Jaye Pratt, Jaye Pratt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As Amelie navigates the secret world of The Order, she must contend with school, new responsibilities, even more mysteries, and balancing her four relationships.How much can a girl handle before she bends?Quite a lot it would seem.But when old threats resurface out of the woodwork, Amelie may have no choice but to bend…otherwise this time, she may just break.***This book carries an 18+ warning...
  • F*ck Yeah by Crystal North, Jaye Pratt

    F*ck Yeah by Crystal North, Jaye Pratt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Tragedy draws Amelie back to Australia once again, but this time she’s not alone. It’s been decided that she needs a break, and what better way to do that then with Kalen in her homeland? You can guarantee that with Fairy Bread, kangaroos, mosquitos, and the youngest Knox brother, chaos will ensue. Add in even more secrets, lies and deceit, and Amelie’s in for one hell of a ride...
  • When Rivals Lose by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman

    When Rivals Lose by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    HARLOW Darkness surrounds me. Who am I? I don’t remember anything. Every memory of my life gone. I wake in a hospital not knowing my own name. I don’t know these people who claim to be are my parents, but they take care of me, they show me pictures… and introduce me to my fiancé? I guess I was living a perfect life before my accident. I had it all, so I try to remember...
  • Revenge by J.L. Weil

    Revenge by J.L. Weil

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Welcome back to Elmwood Academy. The conclusion begins. And the drama continues...
  • Triple Play for the Single Mom by Rebel Bloom

    Triple Play for the Single Mom by Rebel Bloom

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My plan was transfer to the college where my ex, the star quarterback, could finally be a dad.But life threw a curveball when I accidentally collided with three of his hunky teammates!Being a young single mom hasn’t been easy.My ex shirks fatherhood, and I’m a magnet for judgmental stares.But it’s all been worth it for how much I love my little boy...
  • Empire of Ruin by Eva Ashwood

    Empire of Ruin by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Empire of Ruin is the heart-pounding final installment in the Dirty Broken Savages series.Note: The blurb below contains spoilers, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you're caught up on the series, starting with book one, Kings of Chaos. You've been warned!***I was a good girl once, but now I’ve got bloody hands and a broken heart...
  • Frosty Blues: A Westbrook Blues Novella by Thandiwe Mpofu, Thandie

    Frosty Blues: A Westbrook Blues Novella by Thandiwe Mpofu, Thandie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Silent night. Truth night.All is blue.All is simmering, waiting to blow up.Be still and sleep in peace? Not here. Not with them. They don’t forget. They don’t forgive. And they don’t give a damn.Ready the cannons and missiles, the troops are in formation because these boys… they’re frosty but the girls? Well, let’s just say it’s the most wonderful time of the year to let go of old wounds...
  • Dark Child:  (Standalone New Adult Contemporary Romance - Merc's Story) by Jo Raven

    Dark Child: (Standalone New Adult Contemporary Romance - Merc's Story) by Jo Raven

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    NOT EVERY SCAR IS VISIBLE… What do you do when the girl you want can’t even remember your name? This pretty, long-legged, fiery girl who makes me weak in the knees. Of all the chicks who flirt with me, hang around me, I could have my pick, but no… I want psycho girl . One day she ignores my existence, and the next she smiles and talks to me as if she knows me, as if she wants me...
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    dark  suspense  university  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • The Heartbreakers by Melissa Adams

    The Heartbreakers by Melissa Adams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙨. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣.“The rival 𝘴𝘬𝘺𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴- the 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 and the 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘀 - have been at each other’s throats since the Devils came to 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘷𝘦...
  • Redemption by Ruby Vincent

    Redemption by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ValentinaThe only thing I know for sure is I don’t know anything at all.Zeta Rho Sigma was never just a sorority and I was never really in control. A point they drove home when they toppled the final chess piece.The man I love is gone. A wall of silence and blank faces surround me. Every day I sense I’m getting tangled tighter in someone’s web.I will find the truth.I will get him back...
  • Six Hockey Players' Rival by Nicole Casey

    Six Hockey Players' Rival by Nicole Casey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Six hockey players, one fearless captain, and a sizzling tale of love, rivalry, and secrets. When I join Yale's ice hockey team, my goal is to prove that women deserve their place in the game. Tensions simmer between the men's and women's teams, but fate has a different plan in store...
  • Just a Summer Fling by Alisha Williams

    Just a Summer Fling by Alisha Williams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You know whats not the best way to start off the summer? Being cheated on by your high school sweetheart with your childhood best friend.So when my mom tells me she's going to be moving across the country to live with her fiance, I go with her. I have nothing holding me here anymore and no specific College I want to attend. A new start sounds good right about now...
  • Mercy by Ruby Vincent

    Mercy by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MaverickThe more answers I unearthed, the less I understood. I stepped into this game not knowing the rules, and now, they’re playing me to their beat.Old faces reappear. New friends circle. I got closer to the puppeteer as they got ever closer to me. And when they struck, I wasn’t ready.ValentinaA queen sacrifices for her subjects. A president makes the hard decisions...
  • Angelview Academy: The Complete Trilogy by E.M. Snow

    Angelview Academy: The Complete Trilogy by E.M. Snow

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A complete dark bully romance trilogy! Contains exclusive bonus content! At Angelview Academy, Saint Angelle is considered God.But don't be fooled by his ridiculous name or that pretty face because Saint? He’s as wicked as they come.I should know.I'm the new girl who pissed him off.The nobody who called out his crew of vicious tyrants.The mortal who wouldn't bow then and sure as hell won’t now...
  • Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker

    Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When they say the past always finds a way to catch up to you, they aren't lying.I spent years on the run, trying to hide from my father and our society. I was careful and never stayed in the same place for very long, but when I landed in Braxton Falls, I couldn't leave.I fell in love, made my first real friend in years, and let my guard down...
  • Wild by Raven Kennedy, Coralee June

    Wild by Raven Kennedy, Coralee June

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ve got a secret. I have blood on my hands and a trust fund in my name. And I’m in love with someone I can’t have. There’s six years separating us, and he’s my brother’s best friend. I’ve tried to stay away, but he keeps pulling me back. Luis Salvador makes me feel wild and free. He fans the fires within me instead of putting them out...
  • Savage Kings by L.M. Harrison

    Savage Kings by L.M. Harrison

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three beautiful, cruel boys rule Kingsworth Prep. And I'm the girl who almost ruined them...It all started with that video I posted of them—you know, the one that went viral. But that was before I knew who they were. Ezra Covington, Bellamy Thorn, and Dashiell Laurier. Three untouchable royals who were just… well, royally touched...
  • Shattered Bonds by Ashlee M. Edmonds

    Shattered Bonds by Ashlee M. Edmonds

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tragedy. Love. Betrayal.Those three things have turned me into the monster I am today.How does a man who has everything he could ever need lose it all in the blink of an eye?Trusting the wrong people, that’s how.Now, they call me the devil.They say I’m heartless, ruthless and full of evil but I wasn’t always this way.Shattered Bonds is book 2...
  • Cold as Ice by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne

    Cold as Ice by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is book 2 in the SAVAGE KINGS OF BRADWYN U series.Don't be alarmed by the date. I always push those out just in case, but you'll have a copy in your hands before you know it! Final blurb and cover coming soon...***More about COLD AS ICE The male characters in this series proudly wave all 99+ of their red flags...
  • Poison Flower by Steffanie Holmes

    Poison Flower by Steffanie Holmes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Beware the wrath of a broken blind girl.Victor. Torsten. Cassius – the jock, the artist, the stepbrother.They made me theirs – body, heart, and soul.They got inside my head.They broke down my defenses and made me trust them… maybe even love them.They betrayed me.They think they’re untouchable,but they forget that I’m one of them...
  • Disorder by J.L. Weil

    Disorder by J.L. Weil

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Return to Elmwood Academy.My douchebag of a stepbrother is blackmailing me. Carter thinks he can use me to steal something from the Elite, something he is desperate to bury.Reckless.Frantic.Violent.I didn’t ask for this life, and yet I’m caught in the middle of a dangerous game. And the stakes are deadlier. The Elite, four damaged, gorgeous, arrogant guys, think they own me now...
  • What Sinners Love: A Dark Reverse Harem College Romance by Eva Ashwood

    What Sinners Love: A Dark Reverse Harem College Romance by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    What Sinners Love is the explosive final book in the Sinners of Hawthorne University series!Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the first two books, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you've finished both When Sinners Play and How Sinners Fight.***All it took to blow my world apart was a single word.A name.Sabrina...
  • Break the Girl by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne

    Break the Girl by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Everyone knows not to cross the campus d-bags. On or off the ice.You don’t sneak into their house, thinking no one’s watching. You don’t ransack their bedrooms, tripping over hockey gear as you rummage through their things. And you definitely don’t get caught with your head under one’s bed and your size-sixteen backside pointed right at their camera.Unless, of course… you’re me...
  • Resilient Queen by Amber Vant

    Resilient Queen by Amber Vant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I never wanted this. Never asked for any of it. The corrupted, chaos of the past is playing catch-up with the present and nothing is as it seems. Everyone wants something. Me? All I want is the truth. I thought this was the end, but it turns out it’s only the beginning. The basis for a much darker twist of fate. Secrets are starting to unravel; relationships have grown fractured...
  • Shattered Secrets by Kris Butler

    Shattered Secrets by Kris Butler

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They had tried to come for me. They thought I was still weak, damaged. Someone had tried to kill me...again. I was getting tired of this. They hadn’t been prepared for me to build relationships, to no longer be alone. They continued to underestimate me. I loved proving them wrong. Secrets threaten to shake me, to break me and as I uncover more of my past, each step leads me closer to the Council...
  • Regressive by Angel Lawson

    Regressive by Angel Lawson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Darkness lurks behind the lush utopia of Serendee. Imogene had no idea what to expect when she was Ordered into an arranged marriage with Rex, son of the leader of Serendee.She certainly didn't know her bethrothed hated his father and everything about their community, including her...
  • Knock 'Em Down by Alisha Williams, Amber Nicole

    Knock 'Em Down by Alisha Williams, Amber Nicole

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Dark Cheerleading Academy Bully RH Romance One week of hot, mind blowing passion was all it was supposed to be. Well, until a freak accident has the Widows in desperate need of a new flyer. I thought my wishes were coming true. I get to be on the national cheer team and see my guys again... Maybe not. I guess it's true what they say...be careful what you wish for...
  • Last Word by Heather Long, Blake Blessing

    Last Word by Heather Long, Blake Blessing

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kill them allIt was always me and Daddy, but now I have another family to protect.From the day my father didn’t come home, my life changed irrevocably. From my earliest memories, I’d always known what I would do. Daddy hunted the monsters and when I was old enough, he let me help.Under his tutelage, I trained, studied, and learned...
  • Adrenaline by A.L. Woods

    Adrenaline by A.L. Woods

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Four years ago, I betrayed his trust.He retaliated by breaking my heart.Adam Ryan had secrets.The kind better off where they belonged.Buried.As an urban explorer, I’m not afraid of a little trouble.But when I venture to the one place Adam forbade me from, I get more than I bargained for.Him and his friends.Along with their threats.Their violence.And their lust.Adam might claim to still hate me...
  • Forever Our Virgin by Charlie Hart, Frankie Love

    Forever Our Virgin by Charlie Hart, Frankie Love

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For the first time in her life, Chloe believes she's found unconditional love. 
But then everything changes:
 Chloe is pregnant.
 She's in love with four men, but only one is the father. 
Tensions are high when doubt weaves its way into paradise, and love is on the line...
  • Betrayal by Bo Reid

    Betrayal by Bo Reid

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Morana Valdis was born into a life of crime. Mobsters and murder were apart of her daily life. After losing the most precious piece of her, the monster was unleashed. Named after the Goddess of Death, Morana became the darkness they always tried to keep caged. The Reaper was born...
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