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Top 30 Dark Romance Books

Top 30 Dark Romance Books

"I’ve fallen in love. I’m an ordinary woman. I didn’t think such violent things could happen to ordinary people."

For readers who crave edge and complexity, dark romance books digs into morally gray terrain, intense passions, and provocative, moody tension. Think forbidden loyalties, tangled desires, and villains who whisper as loudly as their heartbeats. Bold, addictive, and often thought-provoking, these stories tempt you to peek behind the shadows—and maybe find your own daring darker self in the process.

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Make Them Bleed by Logan Chance

Make Them Bleed by Logan Chance

He’s secretly stalking her inbox. She’s secretly hiring masked killers. Love’s never been this twisted—or this deadly.

Mega influencer Arby Kate’s murder shocked the world when five masked men ended her livestream… and her life. Now, months later, her sister Juno Kate is obsessed with revenge, turning to the dark web for vigilante justice. Arrow Finn, Juno’s best friend and hopelessly devoted secret admirer, panics when he discovers her dangerous plan—thanks to the spy software he’s secretly installed on her computer.

Determined to protect her, Arrow poses as an online masked vigilante expert to help Juno track down the killers. But as they chase shadows through the neon-lit streets of Saint Pierce, the lines between friendship, obsession, and love blur dangerously.

Can Arrow keep his identity hidden while Juno’s quest for justice spirals hilariously, chaotically out of control? Or will their twisted game of masks finally expose the truth they’re both too scared to admit?

Burning Daylight by Emily McIntire

Burning Daylight by Emily McIntire

Some loves are powerful enough to rewrite history.

 

Juliette Calloway lives in a world of luxury, legacies, and lies. The daughter of Rosebrook Falls' most powerful family, her life is a crafted performance, and she's tired of being polished to perfection.

 

Roman Montgomery doesn't exist. Not officially, anyway He's a shadow, a hidden weapon, the secret heir to an empire soaked in danger and a generations-old feud.

 

When their paths cross, sparks fly. No names. No pasts. Just reckless smiles and a chemistry neither of them can shake.

 

Roman is charming. Mysterious. Infuriatingly flirty. And Juliette? She's simply…his.

 

When Roman is called back to claim his place in the Montgomery empire, the truth crashes down: Their families are sworn enemies, and Roman's very existence is a threat. Their love isn't just forbidden, it's impossible.

 

Now, every kiss feels like a betrayal. Every stolen moment, a risk. And in a town built on secrets and blood, their passion might just be the most dangerous thing of all.

Finding Dark Mercy by Amity Grey

Finding Dark Mercy by Amity Grey

In the shadows, love and justice collide.

Alexander Clark is the definition of "touch her and die."

 

By day, he's a powerful billionaire--by night he's the fearsome vigilante Dark Mercy, ridding Tempest City of it's filth with lethal justice. Thought to have died in a plane crash, Alexander returns to reclaim his empire, haunted by the memory of his lost brother.

 

His life takes an unexpected turn when he reunites with childhood friend Charlotte O'Fallon.

 

After a toxic marriage, Charlotte has rebuilt herself, focusing on her daughter Elsie.

 

As past threats resurface, Alexander steps in as their protector.

 

Their bond deepens, but can Charlotte move past her trauma and embrace the vigilante hero who has saved her life multiple times?

Grim by D.J. Krimmer

Grim by D.J. Krimmer

We thought death was the end, turns out it’s just the prologue.

 

RUE

I died, briefly. Then I came back. Now I’m determined to make the most of every minute I have left. Only problem is I’ve been saddled with supervision. Kane Deveraux is handsome, smug, and cold as a tombstone. So why does he make me feel something more powerful than death?

 

KANE

As a reaper, I have helped crossover thousands of souls. And not one of them have touched mine…until Rue Chamberlain. She’s stubborn, reckless, and maddeningly radiant. And for this centuries-old spirit, she’s a living woman that is absolutely off-limits. If I follow the rules, I will lose her. If I break them, I might lose everything.

Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver

Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver

You can hide in the farthest reaches of the deepest hell, and I will still drag you out. Even the devil can't save you from me.

 

Cape Carnage is a seaside town of colourful houses, quirky shops, and an unusually high body count. But with tourists comes trouble, and Harper Starling won't let anyone ruin her picture-perfect home. A skilled gardener with killer instincts, Harper protects her sanctuary at any cost. Troublesome tourists don't check out of Carnage. They compost beneath Harper's award-winning flowerbeds.

 

But Nolan Rhodes isn't your average tourist. Devilishly handsome, disarmingly charming, and skilled with a blade, Nolan is relentless in the pursuit of revenge. Every year, Nolan slays another target. And he's saved the best for last: the undeniably beautiful Harper Starling. The problem? Harper isn't the monster he expected. And she won't go down without a fight.

 

When an amateur true crime investigator comes to Cape Carnage on the trail of a long-lost serial killer, Harper and Nolan strike an uneasy truce. If Nolan helps Harper protect her town, she'll keep quiet about his hunting habits . . . for now. But their alliance soon spirals into obsession, one that threatens to shatter every secret in Carnage - including their fragile love.

Merciless Promise by Anise Storm

Merciless Promise by Anise Storm

Ekaterina

I know I should avoid Kingston Brannington at all costs. But when I end up in his path, I’m unable to resist his lure. A proposition later proves he’s more dangerous than I thought. And once he gets me at his mercy, all I can do is beg. For what? As the lines blur, even I don’t know. I want him… I need him… I despise him… And even more surprisingly, I’m beholden to him as well. I’m in love with a man determined to break me. He wants to destroy me. In the end, he just might.

 

Kingston

After receiving an ultimatum, I stand to lose everything I have. Until her… Until Ekaterina… Our paths cross, and I want her. On her knees… Under me… At my mercy… To destroy her. And I will because it was something I’d once sworn to do. While we’d never met before in person, she’d still left her mark. Now, I’m going to leave mine as I use, degrade, then break her. I’ll end her life as promised. All I have to do is stick to the plan. Only this twisted obsession might destroy us if we’re not careful. Once upon a time, it didn’t matter. As fake becomes real, now it does!

Unveil by Greer Rivers

Unveil by Greer Rivers

A dark Swan Lake retelling where the ‘villain’ steals the girl, set in a world of secret pacts, feuding families, and primal obsession. He’s her curse, but she’s his salvation, and he’ll do anything to keep the ones he loves safe.

 

Rebellious ballerina Luna Bordeaux may be the darling of the New Orleans elite, but she’s destined to dance in her parents’ shadows. Her twenty-second birthday was supposed to be her escape. One last performance, one necessary breakup, then? Freedom.

 

Except her white knight of a boyfriend just proposed on stage. And now her masked stalker has crashed the engagement party…

 

Orion Fury has protected Luna for years, counting the seconds until he can claim his future wife, honoring a vow made between their fathers decades ago. His discipline has only ever slipped once, but his enemy just crossed the line. All bets are off, and a night that began with a party ends in kidnapping and murder.

 

Now Luna is a stolen bride with blood on her slippers and a target on her back, trapped in the wilderness with the man who hunted her. But Orion isn’t the only predator in these woods, and the men coming for her will do anything to stop the Fury-Bordeaux alliance.

 

Her villain may be the one person she’s determined to hate, but is he the only one dangerous enough to keep her alive?

The CEO by Alexis Winter

The CEO by Alexis Winter

I write obituaries. He delivers them.

I never meant to photograph that secret meeting.  Never meant to catch the attention of Chicago's most dangerous man. But Damien Knox has been watching me, waiting for me, orchestrating my fall into his world of power and corruption with calculated precision.

By day, he's the untouchable CEO. By night, he rules a criminal empire through blood and fear. And now he wants me—to corrupt me, to possess me, to make me his dark queen. The deeper I dig into the mysterious deaths surrounding his business empire, the more I crave the dangerous games he plays.

But when I discover his ultimate manipulation—I run. It's too late though. The darkness he awakened burns in my veins, calling me back to his deadly garden estate: Eden.


I only have two choices: reject the monster who orchestrated my corruption, or embrace the wicked destiny he crafted for me. Some love stories are written in blood.

Ours is written in obituaries.

Empire of Ache & Ruin by Diana A. Hicks

Empire of Ache & Ruin by Diana A. Hicks

Some debts can only be paid in blood... or love

Prima ballerina Paloma Davis has spent her life pleasing her powerful father, but when his gambling debts spiral out of control, she's forced to make an impossible choice.

 

Enter mysterious billionaire Tristan Archer, who purchases her at auction for six million dollars and a marriage contract.

As Paloma discovers passion in her enigmatic husband's arms, she begins to unravel dark secrets that connect their families - secrets that could destroy them both.

 

When violence erupts and loved ones die, Paloma must decide if love can survive in the shadow of revenge.

Nightshade by Autumn Woods

Nightshade by Autumn Woods

“I’ll love you with the same intensity that you hate me.”

At elite Sorrowsong University, hidden in the misty Scottish Highlands, Ophelia Winters is the ultimate outsider. Attending on a scholarship, she is there on a mission: investigate her parents’ suspicious deaths and destroy the powerful man she holds responsible.

 

But everything changes when Ophelia meets Alex Corbeau-Green, billionaire heir, campus royalty, and son of her prime suspect.

 

She’s convinced he’s a monster just like his father until a stalker emerges, and Alex becomes the only person she can trust in Sorrowsong’s secret-laden hallways.

As tension turns to yearning, Alex soon breaks down Ophelia’s walls, and her desire for revenge begins to unravel. Can she really bring herself to destroy everything he’s ever known?

Beautiful Venom by Rina Kent

Beautiful Venom by Rina Kent

In a den of vipers, revenge is the deadliest venom.

They shattered my world; now, I’ll bring down theirs. The problem? I have virtually no way to trace the puppet master. My only lead: The Vipers.

An elite college hockey team that rules the ice—and the shadows beyond it. To infiltrate their secret society, I set my sights on their weakest link. Kane Davenport.

The charismatic captain and the lone green flag in a nest of serpents. But too late, I realize I’ve enticed the most venomous snake. Kane’s friendly façade hides a predator more dangerous than I imagined.

He quickly unveils the monster lurking beneath the surface. A monster who lured me in only to trap me in a lethal game with no escape.

The Invitation by Jodi Ellen Malpas

The Invitation by Jodi Ellen Malpas

Amelia Lazenby deserves a breather―from work and from the stress of a recent breakup. Courtesy of her best friends, she gets a day of pampering at a posh country spa called Arlington Hall.

 

Instead of finding calm, she finds her pulse racing when she sees flawlessly rugged Jude Harrison. Hand on heart, she’s never laid eyes on such a stunner. And an unexpected steam room meet takes their instant attraction to a whole new level.

Amelia wasn’t looking for an intense new affair. But the passion Jude ignites is off the charts. Even if he is a little possessive. Even if his temper can be as formidable as the influence he has on her body. He becomes all the more intriguing when Amelia discovers that Jude not only owns Arlington Hall but that their meeting was no accident. It was planned. But to what end?

That’s a mystery as irresistible as Jude himself. Is he worth the risk? Or is this the man who could break her?

Cruel Saint by T.K. Leigh

Cruel Saint by T.K. Leigh

Gideon:
For the past five years, all I’ve thought about is revenge. Shot and left for dead by the people I trusted, only to be saved and taken to an even worse hell, I vowed to make them pay. To make them suffer as I once did. To listen to their pleas for mercy as they draw their final breath. But to do that, I need her. Which comes with its own risks. I may be able to make everyone else believe my lies, but if anyone might recognize me beneath my carefully planned disguise, it’s the woman I once planned to marry. 

Imogene:
I moved to California for a fresh start. After the past five years, I was desperate to finally leave the past behind me. What better place to do that than Southern California? Until I’m attacked and nearly killed in a dark alley. I would have been if he hadn’t intervened. Gideon Saint. Mysterious. Dangerous. Lethal. And possessing eyes that look far too much like the man I lost all those years ago. But that’s impossible. Samuel Tate is dead. Apart from those haunting blue eyes, he bears little resemblance to the man I once gave my heart. At least that’s what I try to tell myself. Because if he is Samuel, where has he been the past five years? And why did he make the world believe he was dead?

Crossfire by Kathy Lockheart

Crossfire by Kathy Lockheart

In my defense, I didn't know he was sent to kill me when I fell in love with him.

Grayson. Dark. Dangerous. Irresistible.

One moment, he's making me feel alive for the first time since Dad died. The next? He's got a cold steel blade to my throat. Turns out, Mr. Tall, Dark, and Homicidal is actually an assassin ordered to kill me.

Now I'm his prisoner. I hate that his touch still ignites my soul, each one a cruel reminder that the next could be my last. I want to believe he would never actually hurt me, but Grayson’s code is absolute: eliminate any threat to innocents. And someone's working overtime to convince him I’m guilty… Who? And why?

As secrets unravel, I'm forced to confront the shocking truth about why Grayson was sent to silence me forever… Leaving me with one haunting question:

Will the man who gave me a reason to live become the one who takes my life?

Black Wave by L. Renee Richard

Black Wave by L. Renee Richard

He saw me. He had me. But he won't break me.

What should have been the beginning of my life felt more like a death sentence-an all-encompassing blackness.

Evie, my twin sister and best friend, is no longer here. Now alone, I've become as dark as the man who tries to imprison me. Julian.

He thinks he is all I have left in this world. His to toy with. To manipulate. To fear.

But that woman died along with her family that night, and a stronger woman rose from those battered waves, breathing in a newfound purpose-to take revenge and reclaim my life.

I am waiting on a black wave, biding my time, until a powerful wave rises in the aftermath of a storm, unexpectedly leaving casualties in its wake, ensuring I will once again be free.

Limerence by H.C. Dolores

Limerence by H.C. Dolores

A dead body. A dark secret. And a sociopath who can't decide whether he'd rather kill me or kiss me.

Welcome to Lionswood Prep, the world's most elite boarding school. Here, old money reigns supreme, and if you can't flaunt your weight in designer labels, you'd better get used to sitting alone. As a poor scholarship student, I know these rules better than anyone. I've perfected the art of pretending I don't envy my classmates' limitless wealth just as well as I've mastered blending into the background.

Until the school's only other scholarship student takes a tumble from the fifth floor.

Mickey Mabel's death is ruled a suicide, but I have my doubts. The only thing I am certain of is that Lionswood's golden boy, Adrian Ellis, is somehow involved. It's a wild suspicion, considering Adrian is not just Lionswood's richest student...but also one of the nicest. He's the kind of guy who buys out the bake sale and caters lunch for a grieving student body... surely, he can't be a murderer, can he?

Most of my classmates worship the ground he walks on, but I've seen enough darkness to sense that there's more than a little of it lurking beneath that pretty smile of his.

I shouldn't get involved, but for the first time in nearly four years, I'm done sticking to the shadows. Except, exposing Adrian doesn't quite go to plan, and now, he has his sights set on me. He's determined to turn senior year into a game of cat-and-mouse, one where I'm not sure if his end goal is to kill me or possess me.

And the longer we play, the less certain I am that I want to escape his snare. After all, I've got a few dark secrets of my own.

From Here to Eternity by A.L. Jackson

From Here to Eternity by A.L. Jackson

I should have known everything was going to change when she walked into my tattoo shop...

Timid as hell and gorgeous to the extreme. I knew better than even thinking about touching a woman like that.

My life is dangerous. My calling wicked. Willing to cross any line to protect the innocent.

I thought I’d never see her again until my little boy tumbled and busted his lip, and I found her working at the doctor’s office.

The woman who’d taken possession of my thoughts. When it becomes clear she’s in trouble, I offer up a deal. Twenty questions to earn her trust.

Too bad trusting me is the last thing she should do. With one kiss, I’m addicted. With one night, we’re falling into a passion greater than either of us has ever known.

The voices in my head warn I can never keep her. She can’t know the secret life I lead.

Only she’s keeping a secret, too. And I’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe, even if it means losing everything…

Lights Out by Navessa Allen

Lights Out by Navessa Allen

I want someone with a soul as black as night. Someone who would burn the world down for me and not lose a single minute of sleep over it.

Trauma nurse Aly Cappellucci doesn’t need any more kinks. She likes the one she’s landed on just fine. To her, nothing could top the masked men she follows online. Unless one of those men was shirtless, heavily tattooed, and waiting for her in her bedroom. She dreams about being hunted by one in particular, of him chasing her down and doing deliciously dark things to her willing body. She never could have guessed that by sending one drunken text, those dreams would become her new reality.

I want things most people don’t, craving darkness and depravity instead of light and love.

Josh Hammond has spent his life avoiding the limelight, but his online persona is another story. At night, he posts masked thirst traps for his millions of fans to drool over, but one follower has caught his eye: Aly. After reading a comment begging him to break into her house wearing a mask, he decides to take her up on her offer.

Together, Aly and Josh live out their darkest fantasies, unaware that Aly has captured the attention of someone else. Someone with far more sinister intentions than a little light stalking. As Josh turns from predator to protector and the stakes heighten, he must ask himself how far he’s willing to go for the woman he’s obsessed with.

Dead of Summer by A.J. Merlin

Dead of Summer by A.J. Merlin

Camp Friends Are Forever Friends. Or so the motto of Camp Crestview says.

Having been a camp counselor for the last three summers, I can handle most situations that come my way courtesy of rowdy children. This year shouldn’t be any different, even with a new counselor who’s everyone’s type and too good to be true. But even so, Kayde Lane is nothing I can’t deal with. Until I stumble upon him at night with an ax and sinister intentions towards the campers we're meant to protect

Unable to let him kill anyone, I strike a dangerous bargain with Kayde, only to realize the true extent of his darkness. With every demand he makes, pushing me to the brink of my moral boundaries, I'm torn between survival and the haunting allure of his control.

As the nights pass and Kayde's demands escalate, I find myself teetering on the edge of sanity,  questioning my own desires and the twisted games he plays with my mind. Seven nights are all I need to survive with Kayde, and if I can do that, everyone lives.

If I can believe the words of a serial killer obsessed with breaking me, that is.

In the Shadows by J.A. Owenby

In the Shadows by J.A. Owenby

When you finally meet the monster hiding under your bed. One, two, I’m coming for you. She’s my obsession.

Three, four, kneel on the floor. I want to possess her in every way.

Five, six, I’m up to my old tricks. She knows me as The Portland Serial Killer.

Seven, eight, lay in wait. Little does she know I’m watching her.

Nine, ten, never to be seen again. Welcome to your worst nightmare, Little Lamb.

Who am I? Let me introduce myself. I’m Death. And I have found my Queen.

Ella McCloud you’re the flicker of light in my dark, dark world. The color in my grayscale existence. I yearn for you like the night yearns for the stars.

Saint by Eva Simmons

Saint by Eva Simmons

From the moment I spotted him on the side of the road, I knew he was trouble.

Now I'm kneeling at the mercy of a masked devil with my boyfriend's blood on my hands.

He tells me to call him Saint because he saved me... that I should be thankful he spared me a worse fate.

I'm tempted to fight him or bargain. But when Saint tells me to run, a twisted part of me wonders if he'll chase.

The Heroes We Break by Natasha Knight

The Heroes We Break by Natasha Knight

She doesn’t belong to me. I am the illegitimate son, unwanted and despised.

Ophelia Hart is the girl next door. I’ve watched her grow up. And rescued her countless times from my half-brother.

I’ve been gone from her life for two years and when I run into her again, she’s no longer a girl. Only problem is, she’s wearing his ring on her finger.

But there’s always been something between us. I’ve always been her protector. Especially when it comes to him. And that pull is stronger than ever.

She no longer thinks me the hero of her story, though. But I know something she doesn’t. A secret from her past. And she’s in danger.

She’ll fight me. I’ll fight for her. If she hates me for what I have to do, so be it. Because there is no way in hell I will let my half-brother have her.

Sweet Little Obsession by Teresa Wolf

Sweet Little Obsession by Teresa Wolf

Teacher by day, stalker by night. Who ever thought college could be this interesting?

I’m teaching a hundred students. But my eyes are only on one. She’s my obsession – and I’ll stop at nothing to make her mine.

I followed her back to her apartment. Then I broke in while she was asleep. She wants me. I can feel it when I touch her. But she can’t know who I am. I’m her new step-brother.

My family’s enemies are legion, and our little game puts her right in the firing line. But protecting her is what big brothers are for, right?

The more we fight, the more I want her. And my nocturnal visits make her want me, too.

Am I her guardian angel? Or a devil in disguise?

Under Your Scars by Ariel N. Anderson

Under Your Scars by Ariel N. Anderson

According to the FBI, I was considered a serial murderer after three kills.

What do they call me after fifty-two? They call me the Silencer.

One final bullet would have been all it took to stop me from taking another soul, and I would have been doing Meridian City a service by pulling that trigger.

An angel crying for help stopped me, and that night, I took three lives for her. Then three turned into eight. Then eight turned into twenty. Twenty turned into twenty-one. Twenty-one turned into twenty-three.

Elena Young is the hero in my story, but I’m the villain in hers.

And this is the kind of story where the villain gets the girl, even if it kills her.

Nocticadia by Keri Lake

Nocticadia by Keri Lake

Mortui vivos docent. The dead teach the living. After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I’d find the cure for what ravaged her. And leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me.

Four years later, I receive an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the oldest, most prestigious schools in the country. Nestled on a secluded island off the coast of Maine, it’s rumored to be haunted by the souls of the mental patients exiled there centuries before. Those whose bones are said to make up the island’s white sandy shores. And restless ghosts aren’t even its most daunting peculiarity.

Devryck Bramwell, known on campus as Doctor Death, is a brilliant pathologist in charge of the midnight lab. He’s also my devastatingly handsome professor, who seems to loathe tenacious first-years, like me. Except, his dark and enigmatic gaze tells me all the ways he’d devour me if given the chance, and his stolen kisses burn my lips with forbidden jealousy.

I crave his authority. He aches for redemption. Together, we’re toxic. Delicious fodder for the prying eyes hellbent on exhuming the rotted skeletons of our pasts. For the dead have much to teach, and it’s only a matter of time before Dracadia’s most depraved secret is resurrected.

Kid by Jescie Hall

Kid by Jescie Hall

Addiction is my weakness. A cruel temptress that follows me wherever I go. Slowly dragging me down until I drown.

Until she shows up. Johanna. My life preserver in this ocean of drugs and madness.

She’s a total enigma, as chaotic as they come. A vixen who lives her life without limits.

But her demons are greater than mine. And they threaten to drown her right alongside me.

I need her as much as she needs me.

We can either hang on and save each other, or we can both sink into oblivion, letting our pasts, our memories, our addictions be the anchor that weighs us down.

Pen Pal by J.T. Geissinger

Pen Pal by J.T. Geissinger

It all began with just one line . . . The first letter arrived the day my husband was buried. It was postmarked from the state penitentiary and contained a single sentence:

I’ll wait forever if I have to.

It was signed by Dante, a man I didn’t know. Out of simple curiosity, I wrote back to ask him what exactly he was waiting for. His reply?

You.

I told the mystery man he had the wrong girl. He said he didn’t. I said we’d never met, but he said I was wrong.

We went back and forth, exchanging letters every week that grew increasingly more intimate. Then, one day, the letters stopped. When I found out why, it was already too late.

Dante was at my doorstep. And nothing on earth could have prepared me for what happened next.

Ignited by Him by Kylie Kent

Ignited by Him by Kylie Kent

Ash

She’s the unattainable, untouchable. The one I’ve both loved and lusted after from the sidelines. For years, I’ve kept myself distracted with work, turning my family’s company into an empire. And, more importantly, I’ve kept my distance. It’s best for everyone. But when she walks into my club and tries to cheat me out of money, all bets are off. One way or another, she’s going to pay back what she’s stolen. Although, it won’t be in the form of cash.

 

Breanna

I love winning, even if I have to cheat to get to the finish line. I knew better than to come to this club to play. I knew he’d more than likely find out I was here. What I didn’t expect was to see him up-close. I’ve hardly seen him over the last few years. I wanted him to notice me. To see that I wasn’t a little girl anymore. And that was my mistake, because he did more than notice. There is no going back now. That flame we’ve both been dousing in denial has just been ignited. Can I really play with fire without getting burned? Or will everything around me turn to ash?

Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux

Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux

The demon didn't just want my body. He wanted my soul.

Leon:

My reputation among magicians is unblemished. Killer, they call me; killing is what I’m best at. One wrong move and you’re dead. Except her. The one I was supposed to take, the one I should have killed. The cult that once controlled me wants her, but I’m not about to lose my new toy to them.

Rae:

I’ve always believed in the supernatural. Hunting for ghosts is my passion, but summoning a demon was never part of the plan. Monsters are roaming the woods, and something ancient—something evil—is waking up . . . and calling my name. I don’t know who I can trust, or how deep this darkness goes. All I know is my one shot at survival is the demon stalking me, and he doesn’t just want my body—he wants my soul.

The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all—the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one.

People think growing up with money is freeing, but I promise you, it’s not. My entire life has been planned out for me. I never got the chance to do what I wanted until Ryat Alexander Archer came along and gave me an option for a better life. He offered me what no one else ever had—freedom.

I chose to be his. He made me believe that anyway, but it was just another lie. A way that the Lords manipulate you into doing what they want.

After being sucked into the dark, twisted world of the Lords, I embraced my new role and allowed Ryat to parade me around like the trophy I was to him. But like all things, what started out as a game soon became a fight for survival. And the only way out was death.

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