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Obsessive Love
Devotion that tips into fixation. Dark, consuming portrayals of love as possession.
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The Favorites
Layne Fargo · Literary Fiction
**To the world, they were a scandal.
enemies to lovers · coming of age · slow burn · obsessive love · forbidden romance
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Haunting Adeline
H. D. Carlton · Romance
**The Manipulator** I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me.
dark romance · obsessive love · possessive romance · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · cat and mouse
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If We Were Villains
M. L. Rio · Literary Fiction
Entreated to tell his side of the story to a detective who put him in prison a decade earlier for a murder he may not have committed, Oliver Marks…
enemies to lovers · friends to lovers · dark academia · obsessive love · found family · revenge plot
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The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides · Mystery & Thriller
Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect.
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending · cat and mouse · obsessive love
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Misery
Stephen King · Horror
Novelist Paul Sheldon has plans to make the difficult transition from writing historical romances featuring heroine Misery Chastain to publishing…
psychological thriller · survival · obsessive love · trauma recovery
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde · Literary Fiction
**The Picture of Dorian Gray** is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde.
dark academia · obsessive love · gothic atmosphere
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God of Malice
Rina Kent · Romance
From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a new STANDALONE dark romance about a villain and his new obsession.
dark romance · obsessive love · possessive romance · anti hero
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King of Envy
Ana Huang · Romance
***He had everything he could’ve wanted…except her.*** Dangerous.
dark romance · obsessive love · possessive romance · slow burn · morally grey character
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Audition
Katie Kitamura · Literary Fiction
Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant.
psychological thriller · obsessive love · unreliable narrator · morally grey character
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Twisted Love
Ana Huang · Romance
He has a heart of ice … but for her, he'd burn the world.
dark romance · possessive romance · obsessive love · forbidden romance · workplace romance
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Wretch
Eric LaRocca · Horror
From rising horror star and award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke comes a nightmarish, haunting, tech-Gothic thrill…
dark romance · obsessive love · trauma recovery · gothic atmosphere · ghosts
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The Book of Azrael
Amber V. Nicole · Fantasy
Amber V. Nicole’s The Book of Azrael launches the Gods and Monsters series with a dark, romantic epic of power, sacrifice, and ancient relics.…
slow burn · enemies to lovers · paranormal romance · dark romance · morally grey character · obsessive love
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Lights Out
Navessa Allen · Romance
**“I don’t need another kink.”** That thought pops into my head whenever I pull up my favorite social media app, but alas, every time I scroll, I…
dark romance · obsessive love · possessive romance · romantic comedy · bully romance
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A Dowry of Blood
S. T. Gibson · Romance
A dark fantasy about Dracula's first bride, Constanta, who discovers her husband's secrets and must choose between freedom and love.
dark romance · paranormal romance · obsessive love · forbidden romance · vampires
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The Fox and the Devil
Kiersten White · Fantasy
An obsession with a beautiful serial killer entangles a vampire hunter's daughter in an immortal sapphic romance in this mesmerising new gothic…
gothic atmosphere · dark romance · obsessive love · vampires · paranormal romance
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Moby Dick
Herman Melville · Literary Fiction
A literary classic that wasn't recognized for its merits until decades after its publication, Herman Melville's Moby-Dick tells the tale of a whaling…
revenge plot · obsessive love · survival · historical fiction
revenge plotobsessive lovesurvivalhistorical fiction - ›17 —
For Human Use
Sarah G. Pierce · Horror
An unforgettable debut, For Human Use is a twisted tale of modern love that bends every genre, sears itself into your brain, and presents a horrific…
dark romance · romantic comedy · psychological thriller · obsessive love
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Kingfisher
Rozie Kelly · Literary Fiction
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION She smelled like jasmine.
obsessive love · workplace romance · morally grey character · forbidden romance
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Credence
Penelope Douglas · Romance
From New York Times bestselling author, Penelope Douglas, comes a new standalone!
dark romance · forced proximity · obsessive love · possessive romance · morally grey character
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Good Intentions
Marisa Walz · Mystery & Thriller
INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER • "A stunning debut with razor sharp tension and surprising twists." —Jeneva Rose, #1 bestselling author Even the best…
psychological thriller · obsessive love · twist ending · trauma recovery
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Afterbirth
Emma Cleary · Horror
For fans of Nightbitch, Motherthing, and Baby Teeth, a "mommy horror" masterpiece as hypnotic as it is terrifying, from bold new talent Emma Cleary A…
psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · trauma recovery · obsessive love
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Mayhem and the Mortal
Shanora Williams · Fantasy
Don't miss out on the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last.
dark romance · demons · revenge plot · fated mates · obsessive love
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Insatiable
Leigh Rivers · Romance
IF HE CAN'T HAVE HER, NO ONE ELSE CAN Kade Mitchell is obsessed with someone he despises.
dark romance · possessive romance · obsessive love · slow burn
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Heart-Shaped Box LP
Joe Hill · Horror
Judas Coyne is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals .
psychological thriller · ghosts · obsessive love · revenge plot
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Love
Toni Morrison · Literary Fiction
The epitome of a group of women's ideals about love, fatherhood, and friendship, wealthy hotel owner Bill Cosey finds his life compromised by his…
forbidden romance · dark romance · trauma recovery · obsessive love · morally grey character
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Still Beating
Jennifer Hartmann · Romance
When Cora attends her sister’s birthday party, she expects at most a hangover or a walk of shame.
dark romance · obsessive love · possessive romance · psychological thriller · trauma recovery
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Guess Again
Charlie Donlea · Mystery & Thriller
Behind bars, a killer holds the key.
psychological thriller · cat and mouse · obsessive love · revenge plot
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Matchmaking for Psychopaths
Tasha Coryell · Mystery & Thriller
Love is a dangerous game when your clients are killers…from the bestselling author behind Love Letters to a Serial Killer.
psychological thriller · dark academia · morally grey character · obsessive love
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None of This Is True
Lisa Jewell · Mystery & Thriller
**Lisa Jewell returns with a scintillating new psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime…
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · cat and mouse · twist ending · obsessive love
psychological thrillerunreliable narratorcat and mousetwist endingobsessive love🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›30 —
The Kind Worth Killing
Peter Swanson · Mystery & Thriller
'Hello there.' I looked at the pale, freckled hand on the back of the empty bar seat next to me in the business class lounge of Heathrow airport,…
psychological thriller · cat and mouse · morally grey character · obsessive love
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Bloodsinger
Juliette Cross · Fantasy
Juliette Cross returns with a new scorching dark romantasy in her The Fire That Binds trilogy.
dark romance · witches · dragons · fated mates · obsessive love
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Psychotic Obsession
Leigh Rivers · Romance
LOVE IS DANGEROUS TRUST IS A WEAKNESS POSSESSION IS A TOXIC GAME Sweet and gentle.
dark romance · paranormal romance · obsessive love · possessive romance
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The Mindf*ck Series
S. T. Abby · Romance
They took too much. Left too little. I had nothing to lose... until him. Lana I didn't expect him. I didn't want to fall in love. But I can't…
dark romance · psychological thriller · obsessive love · trauma recovery · morally grey character
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The Intrigue
Silvia Moreno-Garcia · Literary Fiction
From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a sizzling noir about desire, danger, and greed, in which…
dark romance · heist · cat and mouse · obsessive love
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To Bleed a Crystal Bloom
Sarah A. Parker · Fantasy
Nineteen years ago, I was plucked from the heart of a bloody massacre that spared nobody else.
dark romance · gothic atmosphere · forbidden romance · obsessive love
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Sweet Prison
Neva Altaj · Romance
dark romance · forbidden romance · forced proximity · obsessive love
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Stolen Touches
Neva Altaj · Romance
dark romance · obsessive love · possessive romance
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Bewitched
Laura Thalassa · Romance
At age twenty, Selene Bowers desperately hopes to be accepted into Henbane Coven, an academy for young witches.
dark romance · paranormal romance · possessive romance · obsessive love
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Love Letters to a Serial Killer
Tasha Coryell · Mystery & Thriller
An aimless young woman starts writing to an accused serial killer while he awaits trial and then, once he’s acquitted, decides to move in with him…
unreliable narrator · psychological thriller · obsessive love · dark romance · cat and mouse
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Creep
Jennifer Hillier · Mystery & Thriller
From Amazon: Dr. Sheila Tao is a professor of psychology. An expert in human behavior. And when she began an affair with sexy, charming graduate…
psychological thriller · obsessive love · workplace romance
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Killing Me Softly
Nicci French · Mystery & Thriller
A British woman falls in love with a famous mountaineer, but after marrying him begins to feel afraid.
psychological thriller · obsessive love · dark romance · possessive romance
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Esther Is Now Following You
Tanya Sweeney · Mystery & Thriller
A fresh, funny and deeply affecting thriller novel, about a thirty-something woman who begins stalking a celebrity crush - and about what happens…
psychological thriller · obsessive love · unreliable narrator · cat and mouse
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The Truth of Carcosa
Jacob Rollinson · Horror
Evil books, shadowy corporations, and interdimensional monster collide in this dark, masterful tribute to Robert Chamber's cult classic, The King in…
cosmic horror · psychological thriller · obsessive love
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American Spirits
Anna Dorn · Literary Fiction
A love letter to pop music, American Spirits charts an icon’s fall—and an obsessive fangirl’s rise.
coming of age · obsessive love · friends to lovers
coming of ageobsessive lovefriends to lovers🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›45 —
The Final Target
Nora Roberts · Mystery & Thriller
A young author becomes the object of a fan’s desire—and rage—in the gripping new thriller by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Hidden…
psychological thriller · obsessive love · cat and mouse · unreliable narrator
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Ruinous Creatures
Jessi Cole Jackson · Fantasy
For fans of One Dark Window and T.
dark romance · slow burn · forced proximity · obsessive love · dragons
dark romanceslow burnforced proximityobsessive lovedragons🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus - ›47 —
Souls in Ruin
Jacqueline White · Fantasy
Raven Kennedy’s Gild meets Jennifer L.
dark romance · revenge plot · obsessive love · trauma recovery · demons
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The Games Gods Play
Abigail Owen · Fantasy
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “This story is my latest obsession.” —USA Today bestselling author, Devney Perry The gods love to play with…
paranormal romance · slow burn · fated mates · forbidden romance · obsessive love
paranormal romanceslow burnfated matesforbidden romanceobsessive love🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus - ›49 —
The Changeling
Victor LaValle · Fantasy
"The wildly imaginative story of one man's thrilling odyssey through an enchanted world to find his wife, who has disappeared after having seemingly…
dark academia · urban fantasy · fae · trauma recovery · obsessive love
dark academiaurban fantasyfaetrauma recoveryobsessive love🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›50 —
Holy Monsters
Imani Erriu · Fantasy
BOOK III AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW The Dark has returned... and she is hunting hearts. Devour the next instalment in Elara and Enzo's epic love story
dark romance · fated mates · obsessive love · gothic atmosphere
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Wild Seed
Octavia E. Butler · Sci-Fi
Doro is an entity who changes bodies like clothes, killing his hosts by reflex--or design.
dark romance · paranormal romance · obsessive love · time travel
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