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Readers who enjoyed Where Dead Things Lie by E.R. Hendricks also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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The Skye Sisters by Desirée
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe order of this series is as followed. Bambino, Opium, Delirious, and what you're about to read. The Skye Sisters. With this story...I don't know yall. I honestly have no way of explaining this. Alot of secrets are revealed, drama finally reveals itself. People aren't who they say they are. People get shot. Protest are heard. Folks marching throughout the streets of Atlanta for justice... -
Summoner 8 by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs Gryff learns more about the Shadowscape and the god-like Archons that rule it, the stakes keep getting higher. The angel-monster Phi is still hellbent on destroying humanity, so Gryff and his friends must spread out to the far corners of Mistral to make sure she doesn’t succeed. And then they must end her. Once and for all... -
Obsession by Harleigh Beck
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSavannahImagine my surprise when the chance to interview the country’s most notorious man on death row lands on my table. His final confession. It’s too good of an opportunity to turn down.Robbie Hammond is old enough to be my father, a man condemned for the murder of at least fourteen women. He is dangerous, deadly. Intense in ways I can’t explain... -
Chance: Episode Seven by Nicholas Bella
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Just when I thought I had enough on my plate... fate, or the cosmos or whatever, decides I'm not stressed enough and pours on another helping of what the hell!” My failure to prevent a particularly nasty demon from completing a ritual to open a portal may have doomed us all unless I can stop what came through. That, of course, is easier said than done... -
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The Road to Ruined by Elle Mitchell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Road to Ruined is the conclusion to the Gods of Tomorrow Duet and should be read after Pretty Poisoned. The following contains spoilers for Pretty Poisoned."She's not a kitten—she's a monster. And you can't keep monsters as pets."It’s been months since anyone has seen or heard from Declan and Luca De Rossi... -
Hollow Hellion by Jodie King
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the old saying goes, “Run away to the circus,” and it seems that is exactly what I have done. Except, this isn’t just any circus—it’s Oddity Carnival, reputed to be the most horrifying spectacle in the States. It turns out, I wasn’t just running away from terror—I was unwittingly walking straight back into its chilling embrace... -
Void's Tale: A Schooled In Magic Novella by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA hundred years before Emily, just after the fall of the Empire and the start of the Necromantic Wars, Void worked for the White Council as an agent of last resort, the sorcerer they called upon when no one else could complete the mission. But this mission may make or break him... -
Forbidden Arcana: Morgana by Tamryn Tamer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeath in Forbidden Arcana wasn’t much more than an inconvenience but losing his home, that wouldn’t be easy to come back from. So, when Grim and their new alliance discovers a way to take down the protective barriers surrounding villages and cities, Jericho has no choice but to seek out a new way to protect Dayrose... -
Duck, Duck, Noose by Sara C. Roethle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do the Morrigan, a necromancer, and an ancient Viking have in common? Nothing, except for a common goal. Now that Madeline has been reunited with Alaric and the others, she must align herself with her enemies if she hopes to succeed in what she originally set out to do. Together, Madeline, Alaric, and Mikael will try to take down Estus once and for all . . -
Tribe Master 4 by Noah Layton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsExpand the tribe. Fight mercenaries. Free slaves.With a new alliance established with the sun-elves, Jack turns his attention to improving his tribe’s perimeter defences and commanding the new ship they have acquired.But after a run-in with a beautiful stowaway, Jack ends up crossing paths with a vicious gang of mercenaries in search of the very woman he is protecting... -
Aether Mage 2 by Dante King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnly a month ago, I found out that I was a mage. Then the Agency that was meant to teach me magic up and disappeared.Thankfully, I've made some friends who can help me learn how to use my new abilities. But with the Agency gone, the supernatural monsters that were kept at bay are plaguing Portland.Protecting the mundane world from monsters has now fallen to me. And it means I'll need more allies... -
Play With Me: A Splatterpunk Dark Romance by Emily Klepp, Jade Katzchen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPlenty of people make jokes about what they would do if a serial killer made them their target, but how many of them would beg for their lives if faced with the inevitability of death? How many would be triggered into a trauma response out of basic instinct? None of them understand true pain until all their tears have dried up and the numbness takes over...Categorized as:
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All Your Bloody Lies by M.L. Burns
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsXeraphine Nora:For a decade, revenge has consumed my every waking thought. My sole desire? To mete out even a fraction of the suffering inflicted upon me by those five individuals. They believed they could silence me forever, burying me alive and leaving me for dead. Little did they know, it takes more than mundane means to kill a demon.I’m coming for you all… my sweets... -
Vicious Little Darling: A Dark Stalker Romance by Teresa Wolf
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve killed more women than I can count. But this one is different.I always start by stalking them. I follow them home, break into their rooms… like a predator ambushing unsuspecting prey. The thrill of the hunt makes me feel alive.But Ember isn’t scared of me. She’s a fighter… and when I break into her room in the dead of night, she relishes every touch... -
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Mayhem by Nicholas Bella
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"I don't think I've ever been so terrified of my future as I am right now." With less than seventy-two hours on the clock and Xora still evading King Adriel's forces, time is running out for everyone. I don't want to think about a world overrun by demons who could care less about saving humanity. I'm doing everything in my power to track this evil thing down, but I'm not having much luck... -
Havoc by Nicholas Bella
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“As if chasing down a seriously dangerous demon that's killing people like that's the thing to do at night, I've got even more romance trouble brewing!” I think I'm seriously in over my head at this point. First off, we're nowhere close to finding Xora, the hell demon that's killing more people than the morgue has room for. On top of that, I've found my other mate... -
Dragon Emperor 3 by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHaving won the king’s favor, Evan sets his sights on rebuilding the city of Hatra to its former glory. Until mummified harpies begin to attack them. Suspicious that the villainous Green Glass Sect is behind these latest assaults, Evan starts looking for answers, making allies, and consolidating his power. Luckily, he’s a kick ass dragon lord now... -
Six by Paulina Ian-Kane
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOliver “Ollie” TrumanMy purpose in life has always been one: protect my little brother. And the only way to do that is doing what my dirtbag of a father says—easier said than done—save enough money to grab our bag packs and leave those miserable days behind us... -
Don't Be Scared by A.J. Merlin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEvery town has a history.Ours is just a little darker than most.For years I’ve celebrated Halloween and Hollow Bridge’s history with everyone else who lives here. Parades, festivals, and insane Halloween parties have always been a staple for us. Some bad behavior is expected, given what we’re celebrating.But murder has never been on the table before... -
Chokehold by Leigh Rivers, Harleigh Beck
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsONE MOMENT. TWO MASKS.THREE CHASES INTO THE NIGHT.They’re supposed to be enemies.It takes one night with a masked man to change that all. They crave the next touch of the person they hate the most. Desperate for that next taste of the person they can’t stand. Waiting for that anonymous text message to accelerate their heartbeats... -
Marked by Masks and Secrets by Maggie Sunseri
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEvieSomeone is watching me. A vampire. A monster who wears a mask. He’s the embodiment of everything I hate most—the darkness I can’t escape. Violence circles, and his shadows tease. Worse than his cruelty are his beautiful words, his comforting touch, his gentle care. I have to resist him, or he will ruin everything I love.Now when I run, he hunts... -
Yes, Master by Simon Archer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if you had a genie who wanted your every last desire to come true? What if you had two? And what if they were competing to see who could do a better job?What would you wish... -
Soul Gem Collector 2 by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEver since I discovered that I can kill magical creatures, trap their souls in precious gems, and use them to cast spells of my own, I haven’t had a moment’s rest.I have to balance my academics with learning how to use my powers and capture more souls in more gems to grow my spell collection... -
I'm The Bad Guy by Simon Archer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLevel Up. Kill Everyone Else. Take Their Stuff.All Dantem ever wanted was one teeny tiny, almost insignificant thing…Vengeance on those who wronged him.When he’s suddenly recruited by the world’s largest video game company, he will finally have a way to achieve his dream.Assuming, of course, he has no problem being the bad guy... -
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Shoots and Tatters by Sara C. Roethle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe old gods have returned, and there will be hell to pay. Now that Yggdrasil has been regrown, Madeline must face the old gods' judgment. She shouldn't exist, and they know it. The world has been irreparably changed, and perhaps the Vaettir no longer have a place in it. Madeline had thought that once she destroyed her rival she would be safe. Now she knows just how wrong she was... -
Arising Son: Part Two: Guardians Of The Temple Saga by Marie Montine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRyan arrives in Empia to further investigate his bloodline. But while searching the temple and exercising his uniques powers, he meets an ancient entity: one of the Guardians, and it challenges all that he is by asking him to do a task.When the person closest to him commits the worst betrayal, the Dark becomes even more enticing... -
The Sacred Dungeons by Stuart Grosse
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaving conquered House Sylrya, both by taking the women as slaves and slaughtering many of the house, before turning the ruins into a dungeon, Zayn once more finds himself on the road, this time heading for the capitol of Drow lands, Amyaththalas... -
Amyaththalas by Stuart Grosse
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaving fought their way through the underdark to finally come upon Amyaththalas, the fabled capitol of the Drow, Zayn Darkmore and his party are now faced with the tasks set before them by the Spider Queen, Lolth herself... -
Escape by Nenia Campbell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's been one year since Val beat Gavin at his own game...She buried her old life and her old name, but memories from her dark past dog her at every corner--and some of those memories have teeth. The public wants her blood. Her enemies want her life. And Val just wants to forget. So she escaped to the city, where even the hunted can blend in with steel and concrete... -
God of Magic 7 by Logan Jacobs, Daniel Wisniewski
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGabriel and The Shadow Foxes are running for their lives from the forces of Archmage Maderel. With time running out and an epic confrontation looming, Gabe will have to master his magical abilities and finally fulfill his promise of becoming the God of Magic in order to save the world. This is the final novel in the God of Magic series... -
Broad Daylight by A.M. Wilson, Alex Grayson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA Today Bestselling Authors A. M. Wilson and Alex Grayson return to Westbridge with the sequel to Pitch Dark. Detective Niko James may have found what he was looking for, but his brother Reece has no idea what's coming for him.Lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Or so they say…The small town of Westbridge isn't so lucky... -
Eternally Yours by Harper A. Brooks, Olivia Boothe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe wasn’t looking for love. He gave her forever…After being attacked by a wolf-like creature and left for dead, Loren Stone wakes in the house of a mysterious and sexy stranger.Something within her has changed. Her veins crave human blood. But it’s another type of hunger she finds herself fighting to control... her unrelenting need for Nicholas Guerra... -
The Reaper by Melissa K. Roehrich
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBefore he was the Fire Court Third, he was the Reaper.And before he was the Reaper, he was her Ash Rider.Moranna. The Baroness of a colony hidden away on the Southern Islands. She works tirelessly to keep some of the most powerful Fae of the realm safe from those who seek to use them for their gifts.Or that's what Rayner has always believed... -
BONES by Yolanda Olson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsContent advisory: The following book contains vivid depictions of gore, graphic sexual violence, endless mind games, will induce strangely beautiful feelings of paranoia, and lots of bad things. Really bad things. It's not recommended eating before, during, or after reading this story. Prepare for a one way trip to Hell. I'm haunted. Not by ghosts, but by a face I can't quite remember... -
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Shade's Edge by Leo Hull, Vanessa Moyen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTristan has their Fallen ship. The Risen want it back. Hunted by an obsessed cult, a small town hidden in the swamp seems the perfect place to hunker down with his Bound and attempt a second true binding.The Risen have something else in mind—the town’s Fallen relic and the key to binding light and shadow... -
No, For An Answer by C.J Riggs
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMY BEST FRIEND KILLED HERSELF.MY OWN PERSONAL ANGEL WAS RIPPED FROM MY FINGERTIPS, AND I TOOK A DEEP DIVE, INTO MY OWN VERSION OF HELL.IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE I LOST HER, A YEAR SINCE I RECEIVED HER DIARY, AND FOUND OUT EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED IT...WHO CAUSED IT, AND NOW IT'S PAYBACK.I'VE PLANNED HER REVENGE FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, AND I WONT STOP UNTIL EACH OF THEM PAY THE PRICE... -
Come Inside: A Dark Why Choose Romance by Sage RelleAnne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYara runs a company called Darkest Desires. A dating site for those with particular interests.Because of that she has always received unwanted attention from a vast majority of men.Including one particularly nasty stalker.Undeterred by his escalating threats, Yara decides it’s time to delve into her own wants and needs.She finds the perfect match on her list of new potential clients... -
King Alejandro: The Return of Her Cold-Hearted Alpha by Moonlight Muse
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEight years have passed since the battle that took the lives of many, eight years since the birth of an Alpha Prince, and eight years since the world has been at peace. Alejandro Rossi, the Lycan King, ruled his country with a just and fair hand. Enjoying life with his mate Kiara and children in tranquillity. That is until the shadow of an unknown threat falls upon them... -
My Graphic Bipolar Fantasies: & Other Short Stories by R.B. Le`Deach
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis book is the product of a sick mind; a product of the "Southern Madman." There are 104 Fantasies inside that are not based in reality, interspersed with 70 Short Stories of somewhat sane thought of heavy opinion. The theme of the Fantasies is Law and Order and the author and the good guys always win. In a few places, it is quite tame... -
Sweet Vengeance by Viano Oniomoh
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJoy needs a deal with a demon to bring an end to the man who’d ruined her life. Malachi needs a deal with a human so he can remain in the mortal realm, far from the sentries looking to drag him back to his sect in hell.It’s a match seemingly made in heaven... -
Making Monster Girls 2 by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy greatest experiment, the culmination of years’ of efforts, has been a success: I have created the world’s first monster girl.Okay, so it was by accident, but what should have been the happy ending is merely the beginning. The forces of the matriarchy would stop at nothing to kill us all if they found out what I’ve done. Thus, there is only one logical solution: I must topple the matriarchy... -
Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are by Harleigh Beck
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne year ago, on a rainy night, I made a horrible mistake.A mistake that would haunt my every waking moment.I accidentally killed Nate, the star quarterback.Or so I thought.Now he’s back from the dead.Nothing will quench his thirst for revenge.Not until my broken pieces lie scattered by his feet and he’s inhaled my last breath.The only way out is in a body bag... -
Succubus Lord 9 by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJacob and his friends might have made it out of Hell, but now they face something even more daunting: Heaven. Someone has been killing in Jacob’s name, and the Exalted One and his minions are not happy. Now, Jake’s on trial, and he’s got to figure out how to clear his name. In order to do that, he must gain allies, battle evil cultists, and take on Demon King Beelzebub himself... -
Soul Gem Collector by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeing able to rip the soul out of a creature, store it in a precious gem, and use it to cast spells might make me the most powerful student at the Astra Argent Magical Academy. Only I can’t tell anybody about it. Because it's illegal, and they’ll kill me if they find out. But they need me whether they know it yet or not, so I’m going to capture a lot of souls and cast a lot of spells... -
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Master of My Heart by Marissa Honeycutt
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen life goes wrong, can it ever be made right? Five years ago... Sabrina left Boston anticipating her stay back home to be full of joy and hope. Instead, she became the leading role in her own living hell. Nothing more than a shadow of her former self, she escapes a malevolence determined to break her, and returns to Boston, trying to regain a semblance of the girl she once was... -
My Alpha's Betrayal: Burning in the Flames of his Vengeance by Moonlight Muse
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say there is a fine line between love and hate, but where does one end and the other begin? When does something so pure become something so toxic that even you yourself cannot fathom when things changed? This story starts on the day that my parents were killed. That was the day that I felt like my entire life had ended... -
Tease Me by C.S. Berry
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ll do anything to find the person responsible for what happened.The one who stole something from me I’ll never get back.They took away my peace and replaced it with terror.I can’t let my stalker win.If my men and I can’t trust each other, we’re nothing.I would do anything for them.Blake, Seth, Noah, and Cooper may claim to love me, but I don’t see a way forward all together... -
Underdark by Stuart Grosse
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaving bested the Trials of the Gods, Zayn Darkmore now sets his eyes squarely on the lands of the Drow, the fabled residents of the Underdark. But it doesn't take long for Zayn to learn that there are things in the dark places of the world that are far more malevolent and strange than those he's encountered on the surface... -
Trial of the Gods by Stuart Grosse
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZayn Darkmore's journey through the Tribeslands was memorable, to say the least. Whether it was slaughtering an entire tribe of goblins in a dark ritual that kicked open a door to one of the lower planes, or slaughtering a tribe of trolls because they were being trolls, or even just swinging by one of his baby mamas' home to see how she was doing, nothing he did could be called dull... -
The Tribeslands by Stuart Grosse
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAh, road trips. So much more fun when you have a bunch of companions willing to share the adventure with you. So far on his epic quest of exploration and amusement, Zayn Darkmore, infamous for his immoral and villainous lifestyle in the game Age of Anarchy Online, has had his fair bit of fun passing through the human kingdom on his way to stranger lands...
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