Books like 'A Wreck, You Make Me'
Readers who enjoyed A Wreck, You Make Me by Saffron A. Kent also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Bully God: An Anthology by R. Holmes, Meagan Brandy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRuthless and cruel.Ruling from their corrupt thrones, they have the entire world at their fingertips.Arrogant and selfish.They take without remorse, and destroy without a second thought.Creators of light and darkness...The deities of virtue and sin.Wreaking havoc and destruction, yet, demanding to be worshiped.What makes a man a God?Not just any God—a Bully God...Categorized as:
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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... -
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![The Mafia And His Angel Series (Tainted Hearts) by Lylah James]()
The Mafia And His Angel Series (Tainted Hearts) by Lylah James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Tainted Hearts box set brings you the dark tale of a ruthless mafia boss finding his angel…and then waging a war to keep her. He was a man who wasn’t put on this earth to be loved, but to kill. And she was a woman who was nothing more than an object to be used. They weren’t meant to find each other in this dark, cruel world... -
![Something Nice by Tiffany Reisz]()
Something Nice by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's July, a couple months after Nora returns to Søren at the end of THE SIREN, and while in bed, Søren makes a trade with Nora. He'll do something nice for her and she'll do something nice for him. Of course Nora picks something sexual. But Søren surprises her with his "something nice" request. Read the excerpt below to find out what it is.This story if for mailing list subscribers only... -
![Taint Her: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare]()
Taint Her: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe wants to ruin her. She wants to save him.Hadley Rexford was a distraction I didn’t need. But when she discovers me with blood on my hands, I know I can’t walk away without demanding her silence.I’ll taint her.Torment her.In the end, I’ll ruin her.Cole Jagger was a puzzle I wanted to solve. But he refuses to let me in, and now I’m ensnared in his trap.He’s cold.Immoral... -
![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... -
![Taking What's Mine by Siobhan Davis™]()
Taking What's Mine by Siobhan Davis™
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA brand-new stand-alone dark mafia romance from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Siobhan Davis.Set within the Mazzone Mafia world. This is Fiero Maltese's story.Indecent Proposal meets The Godfather.Tropes enemies to lovers, arranged marriage, age gap, forced proximity, no one is touching her but me.Full description and cover to follow... -
![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 ratingsHARLOW 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... -
![Smoke Bomb by Abbi Glines]()
Smoke Bomb by Abbi Glines
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHuckTwo places I never thought I’d be: a church and my little brother’s funeral.I was the one who was supposed to die first. Not Hayes.He hadn’t chosen my path. I took lives but Hayes had wanted to save souls.Yet here I was drinking from a flask, around people that fucking hated me, unable to take my eyes off the fiancé he’d left behind... -
![Rich Man's Toy: A Dark Royal Romance: The Dazzling Court Prequel by Fawn Bailey]()
Rich Man's Toy: A Dark Royal Romance: The Dazzling Court Prequel by Fawn Bailey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA FREE glimpse into the dark royal world of The Dazzling Court! Fawn Bailey is the pen name of USA Today bestselling author Isabella Starling. Her name is Amber Jonathan. She's been hurt, used and abused. And I intend on doing it all over again. But this time, she's going to beg for more. I'm the crown prince. Blue blood runs through my veins... -
![Strong and Wild by Sloane St. James]()
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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![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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![Brutal Callous Heir: Part Two by Caitlyn Dare]()
Brutal Callous Heir: Part Two by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBestselling author Caitlyn Dare brings you a new dark high school romance story in the Heirs of All Hallows' series.He’s brutal. He’s callous… and he only wants her.Theo Ashworth didn’t expect to fall for the girl from the wrong side of the tracks. But she wormed her way into his heart and now, he can’t get her out.Obstinate. Shrewd. Beautiful.She sees past his cold, cruel facade... -
![Tarnished Vow: A Student Teacher Forbidden Dark Romance by R. Holmes]()
Tarnished Vow: A Student Teacher Forbidden Dark Romance by R. Holmes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI came to St. Augustine with secrets.Running from a life that was going to kill me.I was after a clean slate, what I found was so much worse.And he goes by Sebastian Pierce.He was untouchable. A king with a tarnished crown. The rich boy who collected hearts. The last thing I could ever need, but the only thing I seem to want.He’s my student. I’m his teacher.He’s my downfall. I’m his weakness... -
![Twisted Obsession Prequel: Meeting Melody by S. Massery]()
Twisted Obsession Prequel: Meeting Melody by S. Massery
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShort prequel story for Jacob Rhodes and Melody Cameron.Twisted Obsession (their full length book) is coming October 25, 2023... -
![A Lovely Confession by Coralee June]()
A Lovely Confession by Coralee June
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes, I wondered if he was real. Our time together was short, but it left a lasting impression on me. I’m older now. Wiser, too. Five years have passed, and I still can’t get him off my mind. Hunter was cruel, angry, and protective. I learned his secrets and he fled. The day he left, I vowed to find him... -
![The Deceit of a Devil by Holly Renee]()
The Deceit of a Devil by Holly Renee
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSinless. Stunning. Damaged. Tempting. Allie Taylor had been the girl I hated for as long as I could remember. And now she loathed me just as much. It didn’t matter that I betrayed her to save her. Completely devastated and infuriated by my dishonesty, she had no intentions of ever trusting me again. Her trust was shattered, her hate raging on with each second... -
![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... -
![Second Goal by C.M. Seabrook]()
Second Goal by C.M. Seabrook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve always played by the rules. But I’m about to break them all.Two years ago I found her. Body broken, beaten. And I knew the moment those blue eyes met mine that I would protect her no matter the cost. I just didn’t realize the price would be my heart.She’s my best friend’s little sister.The star of all my fantasies.Forbidden fruit, ripe for the picking... -
![Upper Hand by Amelia Wilde]()
Upper Hand by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGabriel Hill has everything he ever wanted… a position in the powerful consortium. These wealthy men own half of New York City. And they murdered his parents. He can finally exact revenge.Except he has to leave behind Elise Bettencourt.It was inevitable, really. Gabriel will lose everyone getting vengeance. There’s only room for one person on this suicide mission... -
![Wicked Player by Stacey Lynn]()
Wicked Player by Stacey Lynn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGage Bryant has the best hands and the quickest feet of any wide receiver in football. He also has a secret—one he’ll do anything to protect. He’s a member of The Velvet Club. With airtight non disclosure agreements, playing at Velvet gives him the freedom to assert his dominance and control in a way that not only serves him on the football field, but the way he craves in the bedroom... -
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![Playboy Playmaker by Maren Moore]()
Playboy Playmaker by Maren Moore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI had the best sex of my life with a man whose name I didn’t even know.No names, no strings, and…. no panties.Long story. Don’t ask.So imagine my surprise when I walk into my dad’s office a week later and see none other than the man who has my panties, but not my name.Turns out, he’s the Avalanche’s hotshot goalie, twelve years older and my father is his coach...Categorized as:
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Enzo by Cala Riley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanicaI'm so tired of running.For the past three years, I have bounced around constantly to avoid the demons from my past.Then I moved in next to him.This was supposed to be my fresh start, yet I can't help but want to be with him and his daughter.Is it fair for me to bring them into my life knowing the dangers that await?EnzoOne look and my life irrevocably changed... -
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The Hotshot vs The Reporter by Nicole Dykes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRoyalI’m the hotshot—both on and off the track. I know how to work the crowd and show off. And I’m good at it.I’ve had to become very effective at putting on a show.But my agent is not a fan of my over-the-top antics. So she did something I still can’t believe . . .She called in the press—the media. Specifically, the reporter who hates everything I stand for... -
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Cap by Elise Faber
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s the one he wants.And he’s not going to give her up without a fight.As the newly named captain of the San Francisco Gold, Josh is used to pressure and hard work.What he’s not used to?Women despising him.Jess, however, has taken an instant dislike to him, and no matter what he tries to do, he can’t seem to get beyond her prickly exterior... -
![Shades of Red by Willow Prescott]()
Shades of Red by Willow Prescott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"She tastes like she was made just for me."Paris is full of vibrance and flavor, robust and rich. It’s a place where dreams are forged and broken. The city of love has everything to offer, and I want it all.There’s a new restaurant in town offering a unique chance at becoming sous chef if you can prove you’re the best of ten competitors... -
![Boss of Me: A Billionaire Boss Romance by Maureen Smith, Skylar Hunter (Maureen Smith)]()
Boss of Me: A Billionaire Boss Romance by Maureen Smith, Skylar Hunter (Maureen Smith)
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s the worst boss I’ve ever had. And the most irresistible…I’m not the kind of girl who sleeps with strangers. But when my blind date turns out to be the sexiest man of my dreams, I’m willing to make an exception.Until I realize I’m making out with the wrong stranger.Mr...Categorized as:
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Royal by Rebel Shaw
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFinn Falling for the nanny isn’t my style...but neither was becoming a single dad overnight. When my three-year-old niece, Hadley, needs a guardian, I fill the role and need a nanny. Stat. What I get instead is London Ashford—an infuriating redhead who tempts me at every turn. The harder I push, the more she pushes back...Categorized as:
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![Idée Fixe by C.J Riggs]()
Idée Fixe by C.J Riggs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe is perfection personified. The woman I never should’ve let go. I haven’t been able to take my eyes off her, since she walked into my fetish rave and I spotted her.She speaks to my soul, and by the end of the night, I’ll have owned every single inch of her body and she’ll have taken every inch of me.Because this isn’t just your typical night out, this is where fantasies… become reality...Categorized as:
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![House of Payne: Twist by Stacy Gail]()
House of Payne: Twist by Stacy Gail
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTattooist. Artist. Dreamer. Angel had been a schoolgirl when she came to House Of Payne, a displaced princess with only a fanciful imagination to her name. Now the world clamors for her designs, but that means nothing to Goth tattooist, Twist. Long ago she craved to see admiration in his sexy dark eyes, but after years of enduring his contempt, she’s given up... -
![Mr. Surprise Daddy by Annabelle Love]()
Mr. Surprise Daddy by Annabelle Love
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne night of fun.Two pink lines.And only one explanation…I’m pregnant with the best man’s baby.I’ve been rehearsing what to say…Hey Mr. Football Super-Star, you’re gonna be a daddy,But we can’t talk about this until next week.I will not steal the thunder from my sister’s wedding.Especially when I’m the one organizing it... -
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![Long Live The King by Khai Hara]()
Long Live The King by Khai Hara
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRogue RoyalI just need to finish senior year and I'll have access to my inheritance.I'll be able to leave everything behind and never come back.Until Bellamy.She's new. From Chicago. And she's everywhere.I hate her.Bellamy WardI don't know what I did to Rogue to make him hate me.Sure, I spilled a milkshake on him, but that wouldn't make someone hate me. Right?Wrong... -
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Tore Up by Abbi Glines
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCalculating, cold, often without emotion was how I was described by those closest to me. I had thought perhaps there was truth to their depiction until this endless searing pain took the place in my chest where my heart used to be. Vengeance now ate away at my soul. The wrath I planned to unleash would make the demons in Hell appear mild...Categorized as:
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Dominance by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou MUST be at least to the end of Submit in order to start this. This handful of shorts is meant to be a reader that accompanies the Submission Series. It is four short stories, as follows…. JESSICA (to read after Submit) So, what exactly happened on the night of the Eclipse show? Why did Jonathan change his tune so radically after it. Find out here, in fine detail... -
![Her Savage Mountain Daddy by Madison Faye]()
Her Savage Mountain Daddy by Madison Faye
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s my job to protect her, my pleasure to possess her. This little brat needs saving. What she’ll get is a firm hand and a thick dose of discipline. What she’ll get is a daddy. There are three simple rules to the job: protect, keep safe, keep professional. The Marines and then life as a street cop trained me for the first two. …She’s going to make me break the third... -
![Cold Hearted Baller by Logan Chance]()
Cold Hearted Baller by Logan Chance
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI have three superstitions I live by:1. No dating all season.2. Don’t jinx a no-hitter while one’s in progress. 3. Be cold-hearted. If you find something you think about more than baseball, destroy it. Calliope Thomas is one of those things. Ever since she left a bad review on the Max Energy Drink I endorse, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about her... -
![A Lesson in Blackmail: Black Mountain Academy / a Club Alias Novel by K.D. Robichaux]()
A Lesson in Blackmail: Black Mountain Academy / a Club Alias Novel by K.D. Robichaux
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’ve made it my life’s mission to make the school librarian squirm. This school is mine—literally, my family built Black Mountain Academy generations ago—and I own everything in it. And I, Nathaniel Black IV, won’t stop until that includes her. She just started this year, my senior year, her first job right out of college... -
![The Gift by Tiffany Reisz]()
The Gift by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA trained submissive, Eleanor will do whatever her master commands…even spend a week with a stranger. Daniel has been a recluse since his wife's death, and Eleanor's lover thinks spending time with her will be therapeutic—especially since Daniel is also a Dom.Despite her defiant streak, Eleanor can't resist giving in to Daniel's erotic demands... -
![Viper by Fiona Davenport]()
Viper by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRhiannon Hope has had a crush on Dean “Viper” Cassidy ever since she spotted him from afar in the garden center where she worked. She didn’t think the sexy biker would ever be interested in her…until he asked her out when she delivered an order to him.Like his married club brothers, Viper fell hard and fast for the woman he knew was meant to be his... -
![The Rules We Break by Katelyn Taylor]()
The Rules We Break by Katelyn Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRules.Some people say they are meant to be broken,but not these ones.These are designed to protect me, to make sure I never feel the pain I did almost ten years ago.The dull but present pain I still feel every time my past taunts me.From the Loyalties that have remained broken, I built my Walls high and tall, creating these Rules to make sure all Hearts,most of all mine, will stay guarded... -
![Heavy by M.L. Burns]()
Heavy by M.L. Burns
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings𝓒𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓪Everyone has a past, but mine is a storm that never stops chasing me. When my life goes up in flames by my own doing, I’m left with an impossible choice: lose everything I’ve built or hide out in a remote cabin with a killer. My plan is to rebuild the vacation home where my family once spent summers, hoping it will distract me from the chaos...Categorized as:
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![Breached by K.I. Lynn]()
Breached by K.I. Lynn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy life was ash. Burned to the ground. Razed with no chance of rebuilding. Empty. Alone. Just as I had to be. No one else was going to get hurt because of me. No more deaths. For years I’ve secluded myself, stayed in the darkness, and tried to melt into the background. Hiding in plain sight... -
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Dad's Football Friend by Flora Ferrari, Hazel Holiday
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s a forty-one-year-old football player. She’s just a twenty-one-year old-college student. Peach and Ryan are the couple that should never have happened. Peach has convinced herself since she fell in love with Ryan at eighteen years old that she doesn’t stand a chance with the older man she loves…her father’s best friend... -
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Big Rod by Blake Wilder
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMichael I’ve got a big advantage, thanks to being struck by lightning and left with a permanent big rod. Science and nature have made me a superhero with the women in my small town. But I’m bored, restless, and I’ve got a big secret… Hadley My whole life I’ve been a “dumb blonde,” which has its pros and cons. The upside is success came easy... -
![Bullied, In His Arms by K.L. Donn]()
Bullied, In His Arms by K.L. Donn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsObsessive and determined. Law Brentwood is more than a high school kid. He’s more than he appears. Determined and on track to achieve his goals, he’s brought to a stop the day he meets Nell Tucker. When every primal instinct in his DNA surfaces and suddenly his world shifts and now he has new goals to attain.Solitary and private... -
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![Bad Match by Pippa Green]()
Bad Match by Pippa Green
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThat sexy blonde flirting with me at the nightclub is everything I want and everything I can’t have.My former captain’s younger sister-in -law is a trouble-making spit fire with a heart of gold. But as everyone in the Arizona Rattlesnakes knows - she’s part of the family and you don’t mess with family. That’s just one of the rules.Unlike me, Sasha Wilcox thinks rules are made to be broken...
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