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Readers who enjoyed Backstroke by L.B. Martin also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Dark Princess by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratings: special edition print (knight's ridge empire: special... -
![Bradford Brawler by Sheridan Anne]()
Bradford Brawler by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI can’t say I’ve ever wished for someone to be bitten right on the tip of their junk by a giant bull ant before, but Tanner Morgan—the only man capable of making me want to scream and cream at the same damn time—just might be the guy to change that... -
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Fury by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m infuriated by my feelings for her...They’ve held me captive all this time.I might have been the one that walked away, but that doesn’t mean I’m not still haunted by her—by what I did to her.But that’s the thing about ghosts… they always return when you least expect it.My stepsister was an outlet for my pain, but everything has changed.Now I’ve got nothing to lose... -
![Wicked Dark Heathens by Lucy Smoke]()
Wicked Dark Heathens by Lucy Smoke
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat tangled webs we weave...He’s everything I don’t want. A playboy. A beast with a cunningly gorgeous smile. Faces like his only mean one thing. Somewhere underneath all of that handsomeness, there lies a monster.And if anyone can sense a monster, it’s me.I understand cruelty. I’ve lived and breathed it for my entire life... -
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![Love Is In the Air Volume 1 by Susan Stoker, P.J. Fiala]()
Love Is In the Air Volume 1 by Susan Stoker, P.J. Fiala
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings30 of your favorite authors come together to celebrate love and romance in this anthology featuring brand new, original short stories.All proceeds will go to the American Heart Association.Featured authors include:A.M. Kusi, Abbie Zanders, Alley Ciz, Anna Blakely, Anna Brooks, Becca Steele, Cora Kenborn, Darcy Burke, Elizabeth SaFleur, Emery Rose, Greer Bailey, Ivy Layne, J. Kenner, Jeana E... -
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Kade by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKade I've never been the type of man to seek my father's approval, especially when it comes to women. Now though, all I want for him is to accept her into our family - into our club. Ivy has a jaded past, even moreso now than before. She may be his arch nemesis' daughter, but she's my girl and he needs to remember that. This isn't any Romeo or Juliet bullshit... -
![Bradford Bastard by Sheridan Anne]()
Bradford Bastard by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere are three things I know for sure.One, hot wax on the coochie ain’t for everybody. Two, diamonds aren’t a girl’s best friend—tampons are. And three, Tanner Morgan is an asshole.I’m sure if I hadn’t spilled beer all over him and gave a subtle suggestion of where he could shove his best friend’s dick, perhaps we would have started out on a better note... -
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Hunter by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m a nobody... until everybody realizes who I am and who I’m related to.Then it’s like a giant target is painted on my back. They all think they can use me to climb the Rosewood High royalty ladder.They obviously underestimate me. I won’t cower down or give in.They can’t break me. But he can... without even trying.Zayn Hunter.He doesn’t want to use me.. -
![The Devastation You Reap by Tracy Lorraine]()
The Devastation You Reap by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUSA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark bully college romance within her Maddison Kings world. For years I've kept my secrets.Kept the darkest, most twisted parts of myself buried from everyone around me... -
![The Retaliation You Deliver by Tracy Lorraine]()
The Retaliation You Deliver by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen something seems too good to be true. It’s usually because it is.A lesson I learned the hard way.Every single fear I had about falling for Leon, has just come true in the most brutal way.The sweet guy act he’s been putting on the past few weeks is over.The cold, hard truth is... he never wanted me. He only wanted retaliation.And like a fool, I played right into his wicked scheme... -
![Off-Limits Roommates by Rebel Bloom]()
Off-Limits Roommates by Rebel Bloom
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI caught my ex cheating, and now I’m homeless. My only out? Crash with my sinfully hot ex-stepbro and his gorgeous teammates. Vaughn , my ex-stepbrother, is the kind of trouble that teases me mercilessly and looks way too good doing it. Now, I’m his “Cinderella”, cleaning up after him and his teammates just for a roof over my head.And he’s laid down the law—I’m strictly off-limits to the guys...Categorized as:
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![All the Little Truths by S.J. Sylvis]()
All the Little Truths by S.J. Sylvis
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSeveral months ago, I was the queen of English Prep. The boys stopped in their tracks at the sight of my too-short plaid skirt, and the girls cowered behind their locker doors, envious of me ruling the halls with the most desired boy by my side.But the thing about queens?They often fall to their own demise.The boys no longer spare me a single glance... -
![The Deeper I Fall by Erika Kelly]()
The Deeper I Fall by Erika Kelly
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's a rough and rugged hockey player. She's a posh British princess. To win an enormous inheritance, they’re forced to live together.This is not going to go well.When his former hockey coach passes away, Declan Cadell is shocked to learn the man left him a cattle ranch. Well, not exactly. He’s got one little hurdle to jump first... -
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Watch Me Rise by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmerson 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... -
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Watch Me Fall by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Emerson Grove, with our fantastic university, suburban lifestyle, and the city nearby, you’re never going to want to leave. I almost believe their slogan, until my ride drives off, leaving me on the doorstep of a pretty house to reveal a blast from the past.Leaving one lion’s den, I’ve fallen straight into another. I didn’t agree to this part. To…them... -
![The Bookie by Renee Rose]()
The Bookie by Renee Rose
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI 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... -
![Vengeful Rotten Casualties by Lucy Smoke]()
Vengeful Rotten Casualties by Lucy Smoke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI 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... -
![The Destruction You Desire by Tracy Lorraine]()
The Destruction You Desire by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter six years of living in denial, Luca is finally faced with the truth. A brutal discovery he refused to accept when I needed him most.Now the vengeance he so desperately craves isn’t directed at me, but the monster responsible for destroying all our lives.That might put us on the same side this time, but that doesn’t mean I can forgive him for not believing me... -
![Caged Royal by Lily Wildhart]()
Caged Royal by Lily Wildhart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe worst part about betrayal, is it never comes from your enemies.I should have known better, I should have seen the signs, but now all I'm left with is heartache and disappointment.They may think they've got the better of me, but I won't go down without a fight. Especially when it comes to the ones I love.Even if I have to protect them from themselves... -
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Savage by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Rosewood boys are back!Ethan has the perfect life, or so it seems but a shock revelation from his father results in his world crashing to his feet. A new arrival sends his anger and need for justice spiraling out of control. Can he accept his new reality and what he really wants or are his actions going to cause too much pain?Dear Reader,SAVAGE is the third book in my Rosewood High series... -
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I Need You To Love Me by Genicious
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTogether 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... -
![My Bad Decisions by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
My Bad Decisions by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first time he kissed me, we kept it a secret.Tanner and I have been at each other’s throats ever since.The second time he kissed me, I told myself not to fall.I should have known something burned beneath the surface and I couldn’t resist him.The third time led to something more and now one positive test later, neither one of us can walk away... -
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Wanted by Maren Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe had her the longest… he hurt her the most… Anna “Pony” Mitchell should be dead. Abandoned by her Menagerie sisters and shot by the only man she’s ever loved, now the hospital has declared her “unfit.” She has thirty days to prove them wrong or spend the rest of her life hospitalized. He lost his leg, his job… and almost his life... -
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Strong and Wild by Sloane St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMickyI’m new to this city, but things are looking up. My bestie’s husband hooked me up with a great apartment above the hockey bar where I currently work, and I’ve got a great side gig bringing in plenty of cash to help fund my dream of opening my own cocktail lounge, Sugar & Ice. Life is sweet. My new neighbor, on the other hand, is not.When he reveals his true self, I hate what I discover...Categorized as:
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Control by Lasairiona Lewis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThor:Protocol. Routine. Control.Not anymore.My life turned on a dime in the blink of an eye. From making pancakes for the curvy redhead I met at the club, to being the single dad of an autistic, eleven-year-old boy.I need help.She needs a job.I’m usually a one-and-done kind of guy, but she draws me in, holding me hostage with her green eyes and sass.I’m playing with fire... -
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Hunting Games by Crystal North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is not a love story. I never asked to be drugged again, kidnapped again and held prisoner ‘for my own good’. By the boys who swore they’d never hurt me no less. If everything they do, have ever done, is with my best interests at heart, then they won’t mind helping me exact my plan for revenge on the ones who hurt me most: their own fathers...Categorized as:
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![Cruel Kisses: A Dark Bully Lovers-to-Enemies-to-Maybe Lovers Romance by Thandiwe Mpofu, Thandie]()
Cruel Kisses: A Dark Bully Lovers-to-Enemies-to-Maybe Lovers Romance by Thandiwe Mpofu, Thandie
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s gone… good riddance to tormenting, cold nightmares that come in the form of sweet but devious kisses.⠀Thing is, without her here, there’s a fiery riot in my heart I can't control.⠀She left a bloody feud brewing in my house.⠀That Little Minx caused chaos and hell to break loose between my brother and me as only she can.⠀She kissed me and imprinted her broken soul to my darkness... -
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Cuffed by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Do you think you're the only woman in this room that loves the pain?" Sydney isn’t one to go around directing the doms she plays with. If they don’t know how hard and how long to go, she walks. Voicing her desires isn’t even an option. As an assistant DA she’s used to asking questions, not answering them... -
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Cruel Devious Heir: Part One by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA brand new dark bully romance series from bestselling author Caitlyn Dare.Full blurb coming soon...Cruel Devious Heir: part one is a dark high school bully romance... -
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![Green Light by Jescie Hall]()
Green Light by Jescie Hall
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom Amazon's bestselling author Jescie Hall comes a new dark college romance about one man's online obsession with his new stepsister.K1ngK0br@: I fell for your lies, and you sucked me into your twisted game. You made me crave your taste, hungered for your full attention. I gave you everything, only for you to go ghost. You hollowed my heart, sending me into a spiral of self-destruction... -
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Best Year Ever by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy best friend Penny and I made a pact that this is going to be our best year ever. So naturally it has to come true. Truth be told, we’ve started off the semester a little shaky. Penny may have accidentally fallen in love with her professor. I know, how awkward, right? And I may have accidentally fallen in love with a complete stranger. And by accidentally I mean I stalked him. What? Sue me... -
![BLAZE: Enemies to Lovers College Hockey Romance by Eddie Cleveland]()
BLAZE: Enemies to Lovers College Hockey Romance by Eddie Cleveland
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis enemies to lovers romance is impossible to put down! Full of fiery friction. Funny oil-and-water banter. And enough steamy tension that you’ll feel the fire! Blaze is a book boyfriend you won’t soon forget.I have a new job. My official title, Public Relations Manager for the Westbury Warriors hockey team, is a mouthful. It’s also a complete lie...Categorized as:
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Given to Him by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGiven 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... -
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![Touched By The Devil by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue]()
Touched By The Devil by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFights, sex, and fast cars. Those are what Sebastian Wilcox is all about.On the outside he’s easy smiles and a quick temper, but on the inside, a war rages on. He told the Devils his biggest secret; during a vicious fight, he accidentally hurt someone who didn't deserve it. For months now, he's been cursed by the memory of her screams. But that’s not his only hidden truth... -
![Cold as Ice by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne]()
Cold as Ice by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis 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... -
![Offside by Avery Keelan]()
Offside by Avery Keelan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis listing refers to the Wattpad edition of Offside. For ARC reviews and other reviews of the published version, please see my other listing for Offside, which has the subtitle Rules of the Game #1.*2021 Watty Award winner: Romance category... -
![Wicked Summer Knight by Tracy Lorraine]()
Wicked Summer Knight by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUSA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark mafia, high school bully romance series.She’s in the wrong place at the right time…Gunshots echo, reverberating through me, allowing me to feel something… anything other than the pain that consumes me.That should be a warning to stay away, but for some reason, she comes closer. Intruding on my silence... -
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Burn by Lily Wildhart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPoor little rich girl thrown to the sharks.Having everything, living the high life, it was only ever in the movies. Until now. Until them. After a summer away, I return to find my mother remarried, and a whole new family around her. Now I’m enrolled in the college for East Coast’s most elite; Saints U. Along with my new stepbrother and his friends...Categorized as:
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Sticks and Stones by S. Massery, S.J. Sylvis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSticks and stones may break our bones… Hockey is my life. After Wren Davis puts my dreams of the NHL in jeopardy, I vow to make her life hell if she ever comes near me again. But she’s my best friend’s foster sister, and even though they don’t live together anymore, their bond is still tight, which makes avoiding each other extra difficult... -
![Break Out by Kylie Kent]()
Break Out by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLiamThat feeling you get skating across the ice, legs burning, adrenaline pumping. It’s unmatched. Much like my current stats.Hockey has always been my sole focus, getting to the playoffs, winning the Stanley Cup—that’s my number one goal.I won’t let the fact that I’ve just been traded to a new team derail my future. Nor will the daughter of the so-called King of Canada, aka my new boss... -
![Mad Love by Hannah McBride]()
Mad Love by Hannah McBride
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI TRIED TO BE MADELAINE.It started with a twin switch that was supposed to be temporary. It ended with me being locked up in an asylum, hidden from Ryan Cain, the man I love more than life. Vowing to avenge my sister's murder may have resulted in my captivity, but there's one truth that still remains:I'LL ALWAYS BE MADISON.We underestimated what my father was capable of, and now I'm on my own... -
![Desperately Seeking Roommate by Micalea Smeltzer]()
Desperately Seeking Roommate by Micalea Smeltzer
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWANTED: A ROOMMATE Requirements 1. Don’t be a smoker. That’s gross. 2. Don’t be a jerk. I have no time to deal with your mood swings. 3. Clean up after yourself. Is it really so hard to put dirty clothes where they belong? If you meet these qualifications, call me... -
![Professor's Kiss by Sienna Blake]()
Professor's Kiss by Sienna Blake
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDanny O’Donaghue. Indie rock god. Lady killer. The devil with midnight hair and blue-flame eyes. After six years I thought the pain of what he’d done to me had faded. Guess not. Because I’m standing in this crowded lecture hall of the most prestigious music school in Ireland, staring at the person who healed me when I was broken. Right before he shattered me beyond repair...Categorized as:
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![The Final Chapter by Shandi Boyes]()
The Final Chapter by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe final chapter in the tumultuous love story of Isaac and Isabelle has finally come to fruition. An emotional and heart-clutching tale that will capture your attention from the very first page, and not let go until the very end... -
![Pretty Dark Vows by Callie Rose]()
Pretty Dark Vows by Callie Rose
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBorn into violence. Ruthlessly brutal. Savagely alluring.Maddoc, Dante, and Logan. The Reapers.They’re the type of men mothers warn their daughters about, and the last thing I should be doing is marching into their territory and proposing a deal.But I don’t have any other options... -
![Bad Intentions by Mila Kane]()
Bad Intentions by Mila Kane
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen trouble follows you home…LilyHis name was Cayden, and he was a golden boy, an instant hit with everyone I knew.But the mask chipped and cracked in front of me, and I saw underneath.If I hadn’t, maybe everything would have been different.Maybe he would have let me go.I guess I’ll never know.I saw him, and I can never change that.Most importantly…. he saw me... -
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Personal Foul by Maggie Rawdon
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“I’m her dirty little secret, the one she loves to hate.”She knows just what to say to cut deep, and I know how to press every single button she has.We hate each other, until one night after I lose the biggest football game of the year. When she offers the kind of mercy I need. It changes everything… until the next morning.Now I’m her dirty little secret, and she’s avoiding me like the plague...Categorized as:
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![Sapphire Scars by Nicole Fox]()
Sapphire Scars by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe’s my ex’s brother.A terrifying mob boss with a past too dark to share.And when he finds out I’m pregnant, he becomes something else, too:The husband I never asked for.Kolya Uvarov crashed into my life at a funeral and saved me from a mega-creep.Classic meet-cute, right?Not exactly—because it was his brother we were burying.A.k.a., my ex-boyfriend.A.k.a... -
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Resilient Queen by Amber Vant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI 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...Categorized as:
dark sports enemies-to-lovers university cruel-mc new-adult contemporary high-school
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