Books like 'Bleed the Shadows : A Dark Why Choose Romance'
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The Ruthless by J. Bree
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEverything has changed.The time away from my family was supposed to be about finding myself, finding out who I am now that I am free, but nothing in our world is easy and some lessons are the hardest to learn.I can’t trust anyone.With two open spots on the Twelve that have to be filled, loyalties won’t just be tested, they’ll be pushed to the limits. No one is safe once they step into the Game...Categorized as:
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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... -
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All Hail by J. Bree
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe death of my serial killer father was supposed to free me.After the horrors of high school my family has reluctantly left me behind to heal from my trauma on my own terms but since my kidnapping I no longer know the girl who stares back at me in the mirror.The love of my life is avoiding me, desperate to keep me safe, and the man who should hate me won’t stop coming to my rescue...Categorized as:
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![F*ckboy Psychos: A Dark & Spicy Romance by C.M. Stunich]()
F*ckboy Psychos: A Dark & Spicy Romance by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhoa, there. Stop right now. You don’t want to read this.Trust me: you really, really don’t want to read this. So back away slowly, hands up, and I won’t have to kill you.They might, though. They might be willing to warm my bed, but I wouldn’t say I trusted them. Just a bunch of psychos, really.My three f*ckboys, my three psychos.Alexei Grove... -
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![Queen Crow by J. Bree]()
Queen Crow by J. Bree
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt was never supposed to be like this.My darkest secret has just been sent to the one person I was desperate to hide it from and now it’s too late to take it back. The damage has been done.With Atticus’ life in the balance and three new members about to be sworn in to the Twelve, the stakes have never been higher...Categorized as:
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![Unholy Terrors by C.M. Stunich]()
Unholy Terrors by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSeriously? You’re back again? It’s clear you don’t value your own life.Look, last time, I threatened to kill you. That was rude; I’ll admit it. But you read through my story anyway, so you must be dying of curiosity.Or maybe you’re like me, and it’s the adrenaline that gets you, the thrill. You want your foot on the throttle, the wind in your hair, and a sturdy f*ckboy … or two or three... -
![This Fearless Girl: An Enemies-to-Lovers College Romance by E.M. Moore]()
This Fearless Girl: An Enemies-to-Lovers College Romance by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJOIN THE HUNT... -
![Twisted Creek by K.C. Kean]()
Twisted Creek by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI 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... -
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Symphony by Bea Paige
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Symphony is made up of four parts… That’s us. Ivan the pained ex-ballet dancer. Anton the unpredictable artist. Erik the damaged violinist. And me, Rose, their Muse. The one. Together they cracked open my heart, they made me feel. Our love story isn’t made up of fairy tales. It’s dark, twisted, but oh so beautiful... -
![Defiance and Dedication by Heather Long]()
Defiance and Dedication by Heather Long
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAutumn in New York promises a turn in the seasons as we kick off the next stage of our lives. Colorful leaves falling, dropping temperatures, and the first days of classes loom even as the lingering summer heat and humidity make the city stifling.Summer was a time to get away, to just be us, and what a magical time it was, but we can only run away from our lives for so long...Categorized as:
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![Reckless Thief by Heather Long]()
Reckless Thief by Heather Long
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe mentor.The doctor.The Vandal.I grew up on the streets despite my older sister’s best efforts to keep my nose clean. I thought I knew better. I worked hard. and made money. Who cared if what I did was a little illegal?Then a little boy paid the price for my carelessness. A little boy and his baby sister. It was the wakeup call I needed, even if the cost came too high... -
![Paradise Lagoon by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti]()
Paradise Lagoon by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI made my choice. I took the hard way out. Now all of our fates are riding on the dice I’m about to throw and luck never was on our side.I was whole once, with my boys in this slice of paradise we’d carved out for ourselves, but in the time that we were parted we grew up. Grew apart...Categorized as:
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![Breakers: A Reverse Harem, Enemies to Lovers Romance by Bea Paige]()
Breakers: A Reverse Harem, Enemies to Lovers Romance by Bea Paige
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFrom the gutter to the stars...Dance brought us back together.Our pain and hurt bled out with every movement, with every step across the dancefloor.The Breakers never expected to love me again and I never believed we could get past our pain.Yet here we are.My Breakers are mine once more.But nothing is ever that simple when it comes to us.True happiness only comes when you’re free.Free to love...Categorized as:
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![Damaged by Sheridan Anne]()
Damaged by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPlay with fire; you’ll get burned.Play with me; I’ll get even.Dynasty came roaring into my life, bringing four of the most incredibly delicious men I’ve ever laid my eyes on, but along with it came a life that I was never expecting.This world is filled with corruption. There are secrets and lies around every corner...Categorized as:
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![Save Me by Ashley N. Rostek]()
Save Me by Ashley N. Rostek
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSave me from my past.Save me from my fear.Save me from my pain.Save me from myself.The Stone brothers are the reason I can smile again. They are my only light in the drowning darkness. What started as friendship between them and me has become something more. They want me and I want them, too. But that won’t happen with my grief tearing me apart...Categorized as:
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![Dangerous Renegade by Heather Long]()
Dangerous Renegade by Heather Long
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDANGEROUS RENEGADE is a full length mature dark, new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate themes. The dark romance aspects of this tale continue. Please be aware some situations may be uncomfortable for readers. Trigger warnings can be found in the foreword should you require them. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest... -
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Heathens by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwinkle, twinkle little starHeathens coming, brand new scar.Slaughter turns to pained goodbye.Never knowing if I’ll die.A DeAngelis family war is brewing and these heathens are the vicious ringleaders, pulling the strings of their pawns for the greatest show of all—a show that will guarantee sweet, sweet victory.Only victory comes with a price... -
![Rebel Obsession by Elle Thorpe]()
Rebel Obsession by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRebel, Fang, Vaughn, and Kian's story continues here. Blurb coming soon...Categorized as:
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![Rebel Heart by Elle Thorpe]()
Rebel Heart by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe epic conclusion to Rebel, Fang, Kian, and Vaughn's story. Blurb coming soon...Categorized as:
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![Reap by Caitlyn Dare]()
Reap by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI never imagined falling for a Red Ridge Sinner… let alone three. But here I am, sneaking around with Diesel, Zach, and Jax, willing to risk the consequences for just one more kiss or touch or moment. They get me. Understand what I need, and how to make me soar. But every time we find ourselves in the dark, stealing precious minutes together, reality closes in around us...Categorized as:
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![Solitary Sinners by Elle Thorpe]()
Solitary Sinners by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCover, blurb, and release date coming soon! Preorder now on Amazon, and add to your Goodreads...Categorized as:
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![Two Tricks by Elizabeth Knight]()
Two Tricks by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsListen up, and listen good— I’ll only say this shit once!Two Tricks does not work with MC gangs, and that’s final. Period. The end.No. No, you don’t get to ask why. Tricks runs the West Coast smuggling ring, so if you want anything to come and go, you play by the rules. You don’t like it? Well, then you’re gonna get a visit from me...Categorized as:
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![The Game by Callie Rose]()
The Game by Callie Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBook two of three in the Kings of Linwood Academy series...Categorized as:
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![Loving Dark Men by J.A. Huss]()
Loving Dark Men by J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA man lures a woman into the woods.Another ruins the life of his best friend.And yet another strings them along like puppets.Dark men.They are intriguing, and charming, and powerful.They are changing the world.They are changing themselves.They are playing with lust, and love, and fear, and loathing.Addicted to each other, to their secret, to the seduction, to the sex.It’s a crash in the making... -
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![Sinful: Prequel by Katherine Hawthorne]()
Sinful: Prequel by Katherine Hawthorne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsXander was a dream that would never be. One catastrophic night left me orphaned at the age of seventeen. Hunted by a murderer, Xander saved me from the pits of hell, braving a fire that would have ended my life. Hiding me from a killer, he became my protector, my best friend, but never anything more. Sin was a nightmare waiting to happen... -
![More Tricks by Elizabeth Knight]()
More Tricks by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith the Mad Dogs put down, now it’s time to go for my longest running rival—the De León Cartel.The Mad Dogs are six feet under, but the monster itself isn’t dead, just wounded. One down, two to go and they only get tougher. Diego De León and I have never been friends—always looking for ways to take each other out. Now I have my excuse to blow his shit up... -
![Keeping Promises by Nikita Parmenter]()
Keeping Promises by Nikita Parmenter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe shocks just keep coming. It seems that as soon as Ever, her men, and friends get used to one new revelation, another one follows quickly on its heels.This job is going to be more complicated than usual because of the emotions involved, and that’s not even mentioning the hidden complications that none of them could have predicted would happen. If anyone can handle it will be Ever and her men... -
![It Ends With Violence by Elle Thorpe]()
It Ends With Violence by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThey raided my club. Destroyed everything I own. And stole the man I love.Now it’s up to us to get him back.But we aren’t the only ones searching.From our old lives come new dangers. Knowing who to trust becomes a deadly game of cat and mouse, one that threatens everything I’ve built, and everyone I love.Nash, War, and I won’t survive if Vincent doesn’t...Categorized as:
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![Party Crashers by Heather Long]()
Party Crashers by Heather Long
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom 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...Categorized as:
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No Rest For Wicked by Persephone Steele
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPsychic.What a joke.The only thing I can be sure of these days are the three men who have somehow battered their way past my walls and forced me to, dare I say it, start feeling things.Well…them, and my trusty trash panda partners in crime. But they've always had my heart.I must have kissed their asses real good, because instead of wanting to kill me, I think they might actually kind of like me...Categorized as:
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![Altered by Lead by C.M. Stunich, Tate James]()
Altered by Lead by C.M. Stunich, Tate James
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy life will never be the same, altered by lead, damaged but not broken.I’m becoming a new me.I won’t run any longer; this time, I’m the hunter instead of the prey.But it takes hard work, skill, and a bit of luck to catch a mob boss.I’m going to need all three to survive this.Especially when I’ve got five gorgeous a**holes for teachers—and occasional bedmates.The Blackbirch Company... -
![Vicious Hate by Thandiwe Mpofu]()
Vicious Hate by Thandiwe Mpofu
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDevastation tastes a lot like ash in your mouth. It feels like looming death hanging over your bones. It sounds like the violent shattering of your soul. It has an acrid smell much like that of rotting hearts. . . But most of all, devastation looks a lot like the beautiful, fiery girl with her fake sincerity and lies...Categorized as:
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![Devil's Pass by Caroline Peckham]()
Devil's Pass by Caroline Peckham
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTen years ago, The Harlequin Boys broke my heart. I thought my life was complete with them at my side, the five of us against the world, having each other’s backs no matter what the cost. I’d fight for them until my dying breath. It’s just a shame they didn’t feel the same. Once upon a time, my imperfect world shone bright with the light of four boys I would have killed for...Categorized as:
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![Fighter by S. Massery]()
Fighter by S. Massery
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey branded me as a thief – but with everything at stake, they’ll soon find out I’m a fighter.Sterling Falls is a dark, gothic reverse harem romance series with enemies to lovers, romantic suspense, and new adult themes. Fighter is book 2 in the Sterling Falls Series and a continuation of Thief - it is not a standalone... -
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![Sensuous by Katherine Hawthorne]()
Sensuous by Katherine Hawthorne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsXander was an enemy I never saw coming. A devastating betrayal shattered our relationship before it ever began, my attempt to escape going horribly wrong. But telling Xander it’s over proves to be a dangerous mistake, revealing a ruthless side of him I was only beginning to suspect. Surrounding me with bodyguards, he swears he’ll go to any lengths to protect me... -
![The Sinners: A Reverse Harem Bully Romance by Ruby Vincent]()
The Sinners: A Reverse Harem Bully Romance by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI knew when I started this path it would lead to destruction......but nothing could have prepared me for this.Drugs flooding campus. Tensions brewing between the factions. Old enemies reappearing. New secrets taking over my life. Love awakening a soul I long thought was dead.Cassius, Clay, Hiro, and Royal have named me one of them, but sharing a title is easy...Categorized as:
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![Queen of Anarchy by Eva Ashwood]()
Queen of Anarchy by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsQueen of Anarchy is the heart-pounding second installment in the Dirty Broken Savages series.Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the first book, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you've finished reading book one, Kings of Chaos. You've been warned!***I was a good girl once. But bad b*tches get shit done.My list is finished. Every name has been crossed off... -
![Reign of Wrath by Eva Ashwood]()
Reign of Wrath by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsReign of Wrath is the thrilling third 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 they’ve unleashed the devil in me.My sister is gone... -
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Owned by A.K. Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's one defiant, forbidden, pain in my as*.One I can't touch.One I can’t train.But Vivienne is mine. Body. Soul…And most importantly, her bloodline.None of them understand how important she is.But I know.My sons and I will protect that information - her - to the death to keep it for ourselves.So, she’ll remain here, under my roof…obeying my rules.Resisting me at every goddamn opportunity... -
![Black Light: Suspicion by Measha Stone]()
Black Light: Suspicion by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I have my own suspicions about you, Sophie.” Sophie Nelson knows her kinky interests are no more than fantasy, definitely not something that’ll ever happen in the real world. So the sexual playground Black Light is the best place to turn. A safe place to play. Until Scott. Detective Scott Russo knows better than to get sexually involved with his partner... -
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Claimed by A.K. Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey took… Now it’s time to destroy them from the inside out. But first I need to get him back…my son… Colt. To do that I send the two people I hold close back into The Order. Colt’s vengeful twin, Carven. And the woman I’ve fallen for…Vivienne. As I watch them disappear inside that Hell, I call for war, forcing every powerful man and woman in the city to choose a side. Mine… Or Halestrom Hale’s... -
![Fearless by Tracy Lorraine]()
Fearless by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn all-new and addictive dark, why-choose, captive romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tracy Lorraine.You know what they say about things that are too good to be true…We might have been in a safe house recovering, but we were in danger, and still the four of us found a way to be together.We’d even managed to find something that I never thought possible.Peace... -
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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... -
![Fate Hates by Tina Saxon]()
Fate Hates by Tina Saxon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOf all the times to crave a man's touch, now is not it.Between being handcuffed to a bed post for trespassing, and the stare down from the sexy-as-sin bodyguard sent in to find answers, I'm certain my body must be confusing fear with lust.I was on a mission to find my mother's killer, not a man, but my body seems to think now is a good time to pursue its search for Mr. Right.He's not Mr. Right... -
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![The Only Choice by Dee Palmer]()
The Only Choice by Dee Palmer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alternate title/cover for this ASIN can be found here.Bethany’s devastation is complete. Secrets, lies and impossible choices have torn her world apart but it is not the first time she has had to rebuild her world. So she’ll do it again...she has to. When Bethany meets Daniel, she is backed into a corner and with the threat of losing even more she comes out fighting... -
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The Wild Interview by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI have been working hard my whole life for people to take me seriously. After all, women ‘don’t belong’ in the music industry. However, when an interview goes wrong, I am offered a once in a lifetime opportunity, to manage The Wild Boys, an all-male strip show featuring bad boys with an even worse reputation. It’s now my job to fix it, if I can keep my hands to myself... -
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Queen by S. Massery
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was a thief.The guys I’m falling in love with turned me into a fighter.And when the city tried to make me disappear, I rebelled.But now I know the truth.I wasn’t meant to linger in the shadows.I am a queen.And I will take what I am due.Sterling Falls is a dark, gothic reverse harem romance series with enemies to lovers, romantic suspense, and new adult themes... -
![Pretty Spiteful by R.A. Smyth]()
Pretty Spiteful by R.A. Smyth
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe wants our protection, but her safety comes with a price.Emilia Harrison. The girl I attended Pacific Prep with. My sister’s best friend. The greatest sex I’ve ever had.I never expected to see her again after graduation, so when she shows up in my kitchen in the middle of the night, I don’t know what to think.Apparently there’s some psycho after her and she needs my help...Categorized as:
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![Soulless Saint by Elena Lawson]()
Soulless Saint by Elena Lawson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI barely made it out of Thorn Valley alive.My savage bestie and her lethal boyfriends are the only reason I have a second chance at life and I’m not going to waste it.When I took the scholarship to CalArts, I didn’t know Daddy would cut me off, but it doesn’t matter. I’ll get a bus pass, a job, and an apartment. Easy, right?Wrong. Enter my two shadows…Kaleb. Hot as sin and he damn well knows it... -
![Twisted Games by Elena Lawson]()
Twisted Games by Elena Lawson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTwisted Games is a full-length dark enemies-to-lovers reverse harem romance, meaning the main character will have more than one love interest. It is book three in the Boys of Briar Hall series and should be read after Wicked Trials...
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