Dark Romance books

Punk 57

Penelope Douglas · 2016

From New York Times Bestselling Author, Penelope Douglas, comes the latest standalone love-hate romance..."We were perfect together. Until we met." MishaI can't help but smile at the lyrics in her letter. She misses me.In fifth grade, my teacher set us up with pen pals from a different school. Thinking I was a girl, with a name like Misha, the other teacher paired me up with her student, Ryen. My teacher, believing Ryen was a boy like me, agreed.It didn't take long for us to figure out the mistake. And in no time at all, we were arguing about everything. The best take-out pizza. Android vs. iPhone. Whether or not Eminem is the greatest rapper ever...And that was the start. For the next seven years, it was us.Her letters are always on black paper with silver writing. Sometimes there's one a week or three in a day, but I need them. She's the only one who keeps me on track, talks me down, and accepts everything I am.We only had three rules. No social media, no phone numbers, no pictures. We had a good thing going. Why ruin it?Until I run across a photo of a girl online. Name's Ryen, loves Gallo's pizza, and worships her iPhone. What are the chances?F*ck it. I need to meet her.I just don't expect to hate what I find.RyenHe hasn't written in three months. Something's wrong. Did he die? Get arrested? Knowing Misha, neither would be a stretch.Without him around, I'm going crazy. I need to know someone is listening. It's my own fault. I should've gotten his phone number or picture or something.He could be gone forever.Or right under my nose, and I wouldn't even know it.*Punk 57 is a stand alone New Adult romance. It is suitable for ages 18+.

Fire Night: A Devil's Night Holiday Novella

Penelope Douglas · 2020

Nightfall (Devil's Night Book 5)

Penelope Douglas · 2020

Conclave: Devil's Night 3.5

Penelope Douglas · 2019

“Do you know what a papal conclave is?” DAMON Will is gone. He hasn’t been seen in months, and the texts coming from his phone are almost certainly forged. Something’s wrong. We need to act now. Michael is ready to tear down The Cove, Rika’s hiding something, Evans Crist is a threat, and Winter’s father is still out there. Everyone is off in a million directions, and we’re vulnerable.It’s time to do this. It’s time to claim our place. RIKA A few years ago, I never thought I’d be here. On board Pithom. Miles out at sea. At a table with Michael Crist, Kai Mori, and Damon Torrance—men I now consider family. We’ve locked ourselves on this yacht for however long it takes to address our agenda, and we won’t leave until everything is on the table. Even things I don’t want to talk about. Things Michael doesn’t know. We will find Will. We will solidify our plans, and we will remove any threats. If we survive Conclave. *Conclave is a 27,000 word novella that takes place between Kill Switch (Devil’s Night #3) and Nightfall (Devil’s Night #4). It is suitable for readers 18+. Please read Corrupt, Hideaway, and Kill Switch prior to reading this story.

Kill Switch (Devil's Night)

Penelope Douglas · 2019

"I've done far worse than what I went to prison for. She has no idea how bad this can get." WINTER Sending him to prison was the worst thing I could’ve done. It didn’t matter that he did the crime or that I wished he was dead. Perhaps I thought I’d have time to disappear before he got out or he’d cool off in jail and be anything but the horror he was. But I was wrong. Three years came and went too fast, and now he’s anything but calm. Prison only gave him time to plan. And while I anticipated his vengeance, I didn’t expect this. He doesn’t want to make me hurt. He wants to make everything hurt. DAMON First thing’s first. Get rid of her daddy. He told them I forced her. He told them his little girl was a victim, but I was a kid, too, and she wanted it just as much as I did. Step two… Give her, her sister, and her mother nowhere to run and no fuel to escape. The Ashby women are alone now and desperate for a knight in shining armor. But that’s not what’s coming. No, it’s time I listened to my father and took control of my future. It’s time I showed them all—my family, her family, my friends—that I will never change and that I have no other ambition than to be the nightmare of their lives. Starting with her. She’ll be so scared, she won’t even be safe in her own head by the time I’m done with her. And the best part is I won’t have to break into her home to do it. As the new man of the house I have all the keys.*Kill Switch is the third installment in the Devil's Night series. It is strongly recommended to read Corrupt (Devil's Night #1) and Hideaway (Devil's Night #2) prior to reading this book.

Hideaway (Devil's Night)

Penelope Douglas · 2017

DEVIL'S NIGHT is returning! Hiding places, chases, and all the games are back...BANKS Buried in the shadows of the city, there’s a hotel called The Pope. Ailing, empty, and dark—it sits abandoned and surrounded by a forgotten mystery. But you think it’s true, don’t you, Kai Mori? The story about the hidden twelfth floor. The mystery of the dark guest who never checked in and never checks out. You think I can help you find that secret hideaway and get to him, don’t you?You and your friends can try to scare me. You can try to push me. Because even though I struggle to hide everything I feel when you look at me—and have ever since I was a girl—I think maybe what you seek is so much closer than you’ll ever realize. I will never betray him. So sit tight. On Devil’s Night, the hunt will be coming to you. KAI You have no idea what I seek, Little One. You don’t know what I had to become to survive three years in prison for a crime I would gladly commit again. No one can know what I’ve turned into.I want that hotel, I want to find him, and I want this over.I want my life back.But the more I’m around you, the more I realize this new me is exactly who I was meant to be.So come on, kid. Don’t chicken out. My house is on the hill. So many ways in, and good luck finding your way out.I’ve seen your hideaway. Time to see mine.*Hideaway is a romantic suspense suitable for ages 18+. While the romance is a stand-alone, the plot is a continuation of events that began in CORRUPT (Devil's Night, #1). It is strongly recommended that you have read Corrupt prior to reading this.

Corrupt (Devil's Night)

Penelope Douglas · 2015

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas comes a new dark romance... Erika I was told that dreams were our heart's desires. My nightmares, however, became my obsession. His name is Michael Crist. My boyfriend's older brother is like that scary movie that you peek through your hand to watch. He's handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. The star of his college's basketball team and now gone pro, he's more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than me. But I noticed him. I saw him. I heard him. The things that he did, and the deeds that he hid...For years, I bit my nails, unable to look away. Now, I've graduated high school and moved on to college, but I haven't stopped watching Michael. He's bad, and the dirt I've seen isn't content to stay in my head anymore. Because he's finally noticed me. Michael Her name is Erika Fane, but everyone calls her Rika. My brother's girlfriend grew up hanging around my house and is always at our dinner table. She looks down when I enter a room and stills when I am close. I can always feel the fear rolling off of her, and while I haven't had her body, I know that I have her mind. That's all I really want anyway. Until my brother leaves for the military, and I find Rika alone at college. In my city. Unprotected. The opportunity is too good to be true, as well as the timing. Because you see, three years ago she put a few of my high school friends in prison, and now they're out. We've waited. We've been patient. And now every last one of her nightmares will come true. *Corrupt is a STANDALONE dark romance with no cliffhanger. It is suitable for ages 18+.

Twisted Lies (Twisted, 4)

Ana Huang · 2022

<p>A fake-dating billionaire romance from New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang.</p> <p>Charming, deadly, and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman.</p> <p>He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can't deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him.</p> <p>She's the object of his darkest desires, the only puzzle he can't solve. And when the opportunity to get closer to her arises, he breaks his own rules to offer her a deal she can't refuse.</p> <p>Every monster has their weakness. She's his.</p> <p>His obsession.</p> <p>His addiction.</p> <p>His only exception.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Sweet, shy, and introverted despite her social media fame, Stella Alonso is a romantic who keeps her heart in a cage.</p> <p>Between her two jobs, she has little time or desire for a relationship.</p> <p>But when a threat from her past drives her into the arms--and house--of the most dangerous man she's ever met, she's tempted to let herself feel something for the first time in a long time.</p> <p>Because despite Christian's cold nature, he makes her feel everything when she's with him.</p> <p>Passionate.</p> <p>Protected.</p> <p>Truly wanted.</p> <p>Theirs is a love twisted with secrets and tainted by lies...and when the truths are finally revealed, they could shatter everything.</p>

Twisted Hate (Twisted, 3)

Ana Huang · 2022

A diverse steamy enemies-to-lovers romance from New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang.<br/>Gorgeous, cocky, and fast on his way to becoming a hotshot doctor, Josh Chen has never met a woman he couldn't charm―except for Jules Ambrose.<br/>The beautiful redhead has been a thorn in his side since they met, but she also consumes his thoughts in a way no woman ever has.<br/>When their animosity explodes into one unforgettable night, he proposes a solution that'll get her out of his system once and for all: an enemies with benefits arrangement with simple rules.<br/>No jealousy.<br/>No strings attached.<br/>And absolutely no falling in love.<br/>***<br/>Outgoing and ambitious, Jules Ambrose is a former party girl who's focused on one thing: passing the attorney's bar exam.<br/>The last thing she needs is to get involved with a doctor who puts the SUFFER in insufferable…no matter how good-looking he is.<br/>But the more she gets to know him, the more she realizes there's more than meets the eye to the man she's hated for so long.<br/>Her best friend's brother.<br/>Her nemesis.<br/>And her only salvation.<br/>Theirs is a match made in hell, and when the demons from their past catch up with them, they're faced with truths that could either save them …or destroy everything they've worked for.

The Dare

Harley Laroux · 2021

Jessica Martin is not a nice girl. As Prom Queen and Captain of the cheer squad, she'd ruled her school mercilessly, looking down her nose at everyone she deemed unworthy. The most unworthy of them all? The "freak," Manson Reed: her favorite victim.<br/><br/>But a lot changes after high school.<br/><br/>A freak like him never should have ended up at the same Halloween party as her. He never should have been able to beat her at a game of Drink or Dare. He never should have been able to humiliate her in front of everyone. Losing the game means taking the dare: a dare to serve Manson for the entire night as his slave. It's a dare that Jessica's pride - and curiosity - won't allow her to refuse. What ensues is a dark game of pleasure and pain, fear and desire.<br/><br/>Is it only a game?<br/><br/>Only revenge?<br/><br/><br/><br/>Only a dare?<br/><br/>Or is it something more?<br/><br/>The activities depicted in this book are not meant to be realistic depictions of BDSM or safe kink play, this is strictly a work of fiction.<br/><br/>These are the kinks within: erotic humiliation, fearplay, painplay, knifeplay, consensual non-consent (CNC), boot worship, spanking/impact play, clowns/clown costumes, spit, bondage, public play, group sex.

Damián

Perfectos mentirosos 1

Alex Mírez · 2021

<p>Jude acaba de llegar a una de las universidades más elitistas del mundo, pero ya se ha dado cuenta que ahí todo se mueve alrededor de las fiestas, los cotilleos y los ligues entre estudiantes. Y que todo eso gira en torno a un trio irresistible: los hermanos Cash. Son vacilones, astutos, pero insoportablemente atractivos y poderosos. Y por encima de todo están acostumbrados a liderar el campus con sus juegos de niños ricos. Lo que no saben es que Jude tiene un plan: sacar a la luz sus más oscuros y perversos secretos, esos tan bien escondidos tras el lujoso apellido Cash. Los lectores dicen: «Ya lo he terminado. Me ha ENCANTADO. ¿Ahora qué hago con mi vida?». «La mejor historia... Me he enamorado». «Me ha gustado tanto... Realmente no sé cómo explicar todo lo que me ha hecho sentir». «Amo mil este libro y sus personajes». «Lo peor de este libro es que se acabe».</p>

Twisted Games (Twisted, 2)

Ana Huang · 2022

<p>From New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang comes a contemporary royal romance!</p> <p>Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.</p> <p>He has never once been tempted to break those rules...until her.</p> <p>Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She's nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed.</p> <p>Day by day, inch by inch, she breaks down his defenses until he's faced with a truth he can no longer deny: he swore an oath to protect her, but all he wants is to ruin her. Take her.</p> <p>Because she's his.</p> <p>His princess.</p> <p>His forbidden fruit.</p> <p>His every depraved fantasy.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Regal, strong-willed, and bound by the chains of duty, Princess Bridget dreams of the freedom to live and love as she chooses.</p> <p>But when her brother abdicates, she's suddenly faced with the prospect of a loveless, politically expedient marriage and a throne she never wanted.</p> <p>And as she navigates the intricacies-and treacheries-of her new role, she must also hide her desire for a man she can't have.</p> <p>Her bodyguard.</p> <p>Her protector.</p> <p>Her ultimate ruin.</p> <p>Unexpected and forbidden, theirs is a love that could destroy a kingdom...and doom them both.</p> <p>Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.</p>

Twisted Love (Twisted, 1)

Ana Huang · 2022

<p>From New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang comes a billionaire brother's best friend romance!</p> <p>He has a heart of ice...but for her, he'd burn the world</p> <p>A diverse new adult steamy romance from Tiktok sensation and USA Today bestselling author Ana Huang.</p> <p>Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can't escape.</p> <p>Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart.</p> <p>But when he's forced to look after his best friend's sister, he starts to feel something in his chest:</p> <p>A crack.</p> <p>A melt.</p> <p>A fire that could end his world as he knew it.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Ava Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can't remember.</p> <p>But despite her broken past, she's never stopped seeing the beauty in the world...including the heart beneath the icy exterior of a man she shouldn't want.</p> <p>Her brother's best friend.</p> <p>Her neighbor.</p> <p>Her savior and her downfall.</p> <p>Theirs is a love that was never supposed to happen-but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both...and everything they hold dear.</p> <p>Twisted Love is a contemporary brother's best friend/grumpy sunshine romance. It's book one in the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone.</p>

Fleur: Mi desesperada decisión / Fleur: My Desperate Decision (Wattpad. Darks) (Spanish Edition)

Ariana Godoy · 2022

Ariana Godoy vuelve con la precuela de HEIST, una novela trepidante y llena de giros inesperados.<br/><br/>Un brutal asesinato, una familia rota y un destino más cruel... que la muerte Una noche es suficiente para que la vida de una persona cambie y se destruya. Después de sobrevivir al brutal asesinato de su familia, Fleur Dupont decide dedicarse en cuerpo y alma a intentar resolver el puzle que hay en su cabeza. ¿Quién fue capaz de asesinar a sangre fría a sus padres y a su hermana? ¿Por qué no recuerda nada? Y, sobre todo, ¿por qué solo ella sobrevivió a la matanza familiar?<br/><br/>ENGLISH DESCRIPTION<br/><br/>Ariana Godoy returns with the prequel to HEIST, a fast-paced novel full of unexpected twists.<br/><br/>A brutal murder, a broken family, and a fate crueler than death. One night is enough for a person's life to change and be destroyed forever. After surviving her family’s brutal murder, Fleur Dupont decides to commit herself, body and soul, to trying to solve the puzzle in her head. Who would be capable of murdering her parents and her sister in cold blood? Why doesn’t she remember anything? And above all, why was she the lone survivor of her family’s massacre?

Heist: ¿Cazar o ser cazado? (Spanish Edition) (Wattpad. Darks)

Ariana Godoy · 2021

De Ariana Godoy, la autora de A través de mi ventana. Un éxito imparable que ya ha cautivado a millones de lectores y que fue adaptado a película ahora en Netflix.<br/><br/>Si te gustó A través de mi ventana, te volverás adicto al magnetismo que se respira entre los protagonistas, Heist y Leigh. Misterios, secretos y una tensión entre los protagonistas que te mantendrá en vilo.<br/><br/>Un éxito en Wattpad ya disponible en papel.<br/><br/>El pueblo de Wilson es tranquilo, regido por unas costumbres y creencias religiosas muy estrictas, donde Leigh ha crecido, siguiendo cada regla y pauta como se le ha indicado. Un pueblo donde no se recibe con mucha gracia a los recién llegados, así que cuando los Steins se mudan a su lado, Leigh no puede evitar sentir curiosidad. Los Steins son adinerados, misteriosos y muy elegantes.<br/>Lucen como el retrato perfecto de una familia, pero ¿lo son? ¿Qué se esconde detrás de tanta perfección?<br/><br/>Y cuando la muerte comienza a merodear el pueblo, nadie puede evitar preguntarse si tiene algo que ver con los nuevos miembros de la comunidad. Leigh es la única que puede indagar para descubrir la verdad, la única que puede acercarse al hijo mayor de la familia, el infame, arrogante y frío Heist.<br/><br/>ENGLISH DESCRIPTION<br/><br/>From the author of A través de mi Ventana/ Through My Window. An irresistible story that has already captivated millions of readers and was made into a movie by Netflix.<br/><br/>If you liked A través de mi Ventana/ Through My Window, you will become mesmerized by the magnetism felt between the protagonists, Heist and Leigh. Mysteries, secrets, and a tension between the two will keep readers on edge.<br/><br/>Already a hit on Wattpad and now available in print.<br/><br/>Wilson is a quiet town, governed by very strict religious customs and beliefs. In it, Leigh has grown up following every rule and guideline as directed. It is a town that is not very welcoming to new comers and doesn’t receive them very kindly, so when the Steins move in next to Leigh, she can’t help but be curious. The Steins are wealthy, mysterious, and very stylish. They look like the portrait of a perfect family, but are they? What is hidden behind such perfection?<br/><br/>And when death begins to haunt the town, no one can help but wonder if it has something to do with the new members of the community. Leigh is the only one who can probe for the truth, the only one who can get close to the Steins’ eldest son, the infamous, arrogant, and cold, Heist.

Haunting Adeline

H D Carlton · 2021

The Manipulator<br/>I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me.<br/>I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh.<br/>But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave.<br/>He's always there, watching and waiting.<br/>And I can never look away.<br/>Not when I want him to come closer.<br/><br/>The Shadow<br/>I didn't mean to fall in love.<br/>But now that I have, I can't stay away.<br/>I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves.<br/>The way she undresses...<br/>I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine.<br/>And once she is, I'll never let her go.<br/>Not even when she begs me to.<br/><br/>While not required, it is highly suggested to read the novella, Satan's Affair, first.<br/><br/>Author's Note: This book ends on a cliffhanger. For CWs, please check the author's website.