Books like 'PIKE: St. Charles Hockey Volume 1'

Readers who enjoyed PIKE: St. Charles Hockey Volume 1 by A. Briar also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.

dark romance  anal sex  from hate to love  somnophilia  virgin hero  virgin heroine  sports  secret-relationship  forbidden love  vengeance 

  • Dare To Take by L. Ann, Claire Marta

    Dare To Take by L. Ann, Claire Marta

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 31 ratings
    Arabella Gray. Studious. Good Girl. Liar. I warned her. I told her I would break her if she stayed. Who knew watching her shatter would taste so sweet? Eli Travers. Outcast. Artist. Monster. He vowed to make me pay—to ruin me. Only now it's my own sin that will break me. The monsters of Churchill Bradley Academy are stirring and deadly dangers haunt the halls...
  • Rebellious Rook by Brooklyn Cross

    Rebellious Rook by Brooklyn Cross

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 22 ratings
    The rook’s heart is as cold as stone, but when the rock crumbles, the spoils are twice as sweet. Death follows me around like a dark cloud just waiting to strike. First, it stole my mother, then my aunt, and now my father is missing. Even though I’m told to walk away, and even though finding him shouldn’t be my top priority, the memory of him begging me to talk to him haunts my dreams...
  • Sponsored links / Remove ads
  • Dare To Live by L. Ann, Claire Marta

    Dare To Live by L. Ann, Claire Marta

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 25 ratings
    Eli Travers. Recluse. Artist. Angry. My Nasty Little Monster. I became his obsession. His love became my prison. Arabella Gray. Brave. Good Girl. Broken. Our love was twisted with hate. Doomed from the start, destined to fail. We thought we'd defeated the monsters of Churchill Bradley Academy. Turns out they were hiding in the shadows, thirsting for blood...
  • Dare To Fall by L. Ann, Claire Marta

    Dare To Fall by L. Ann, Claire Marta

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 28 ratings
    Arabella Gray. Studious. Good Girl. Liar. She's become my addiction—I feed her my pain. When the threat of losing her awakens the monster, there is no one left to save her from me. Eli Travers. Outcast. Artist. Monster. I fell in love with my stepbrother—the Monster. I crave his touch and loathe his name. He took everything I gave and twisted it with hate...
  • Make You Mine by Shantel Tessier

    Make You Mine by Shantel Tessier

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Dax's story from Make You Beg: A Dark High School Bully Romance.
  • Lady of Forsyth by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue

    Lady of Forsyth by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 49 ratings
    Obsess. Beguile. Control. The Lords ran the South Side of Forsyth unfettered and ruthlessly. Until Story Austin returned home. You know their tale, but are you ready for the rest? The Lady of Forsyth includes the complete bonus works of the Lords: Royals of Forsyth. The Backstory. The Lady of Forsyth. Lords Outtake...
  • Mafia Don's Secret Twins by Vivy Skys

    Mafia Don's Secret Twins by Vivy Skys

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dino and Marisol's story. She's the ultimate prize—I'd risk my life just thinking about this mafia princess, let alone claiming her innocence. We had one night. Then she vanished. I found her. I thought that Marisol, my dream girl, was lost. After I woke up and never saw her again, it seemed like something that was a complete non-starter. She wasn’t with me. I didn’t know her last name...
  • Path to Retaliation by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Path to Retaliation by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Under-the-radar boxer Cameron West loves to get through life in a series of humor and mischief. He'll be there to charm your panties off and give you a good laugh about it right after. But it's true when they say that the happiest people often hold the darkest secrets...
  • Dare Series Collection by Shantel Tessier

    Dare Series Collection by Shantel Tessier

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    Are you ready to swim with the sharks? I DARE YOU. What do you do when the devil has you in his sights? You show him that you can play his game. Austin Lowes is new to town. She's running from a mom who hates her to her dad who cares nothing about her. Only a few months and she will be free, or at least, that's what she hopes . .. until she meets him. Cole Reynolds is the devil disguised as a man...
  • Savage by Stoni Alexander

    Savage by Stoni Alexander

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    REVENGE SERVED HARD. My friends call me Jericho. My enemies know me as Reaper. Ain’t nothin’ more important than family. So, when my baby bro is gunned down in front of me, I go on the hunt to settle the score. Fury drives me forward. Sleep becomes my enemy. I’m out for blood. I work alone. No spotter. No backup. I get you in my sniperscope, you’re already dead...
  • In Havoc Lays Chaos by Samantha Barrett

    In Havoc Lays Chaos by Samantha Barrett

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Pain. Loss. Revenge. Are you ready to get to know the Dark Knight's twins? Will they be as dark as their father or will they follow after their mother? Are you ready for the final? *In Havoc Lays Chaos is the final book in the Memento Mori series. *.
  • Angelview Academy: The Complete Trilogy by E.M. Snow

    Angelview Academy: The Complete Trilogy by E.M. Snow

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A complete dark bully romance trilogy! Contains exclusive bonus content! At Angelview Academy, Saint Angelle is considered God. But don't be fooled by his ridiculous name or that pretty face because Saint? He’s as wicked as they come. I should know. I'm the new girl who pissed him off. The nobody who called out his crew of vicious tyrants...
  • Protective Phlox by Brooklyn Cross

    Protective Phlox by Brooklyn Cross

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I‘d let her walk out of my life once before, but this time, she wasn’t getting away. Savannah Freeborn was mine. I was a mafia boss’s son and she was an FBI agent, so I should’ve kept my distance. But, I didn’t. The moment I touched her I knew that my fate was sealed. We were never meant to be and as hard as I tried to get Savannah out of my blood, I couldn’t do it...
  • Devil's Azalea by Roselyn Ash, Sasha Leone

    Devil's Azalea by Roselyn Ash, Sasha Leone

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    Everyone has a first love. Mine’s just a little… darker than most. Rafael Moretti is a gorgeous monster. Tall and broad, he dominates New York’s underworld with an iron grip and cold, silver-gray eyes. But before he was the man everyone feared, he was my protector. My friend. The boy I could never forget. Then, tragedy struck. My father was killed, and Rafael was implicated in the murder...
  • Sinfully His: A Dark Billionaire Romance by Zoe Blake, Alta Hensley

    Sinfully His: A Dark Billionaire Romance by Zoe Blake, Alta Hensley

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    He’s a fallen priest with dark secrets, and I’m the key to his revenge. I never thought a simple walk in New York City would lead me into the shadows of a sinister game. One moment, I'm fighting off attackers in a dark alley, and the next, I'm saved by a mysterious stranger. He drags me into a darkened building, his grip both protective and possessive...
  • Broken Puck by L. Ann, Claire Marta

    Broken Puck by L. Ann, Claire Marta

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    LIFE WAS GOOD UNTIL SHE SHOWED UP AND TOOK WHAT WAS MINE. Bailey Linnett. Thief, Liar, Stunning. She thought this was a game. Taking things that didn't belong to her. Making me feel things I shouldn't—not for someone like her. Rush Carter. Confused, Angry, Lost. I never meant to hurt him. I only wanted to ease his pain. He sees my presence as a betrayal—an act of war...
  • Touched By The Devil by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue

    Touched By The Devil by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Fights, sex, and fast cars. Those are what Sebastian Wilcox is all about. On the outside he’s easy smiles and a quick temper, but on the inside, a war rages on. He told the Devils his biggest secret; during a vicious fight, he accidentally hurt someone who didn't deserve it. For months now, he's been cursed by the memory of her screams. But that’s not his only hidden truth...
  • Vile by Lulu Waters

    Vile by Lulu Waters

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    EVERLEE VERA. This isn’t the life I’m meant to live—stuck on the arm of a rich asshole while he has a pissing contest with other rich assholes. They’re all puppets, playing a dutiful role that condemns them to hell until death do they part. Hatred pushes me forward. Lust fuels me. And there is only one guy who checks both: Holden Van. My boyfriend’s enemy. The guy who flusters me beyond anything...
  • Deceitful Truths by A.R. Breck

    Deceitful Truths by A.R. Breck

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Kidnapped. Broken. Hopeless. Confined into a dark, abandoned basement with nothing but the clothes on my back. There's no escaping obsession, especially one honed by a serial killer who's bound and determined to call me his. Forever. Every day grows more dire with death circulating my existence. I believe all hope is lost until I'm saved by my own monster, the man who enslaves my soul...
  • Vengeful Hearts by S. Lexi

    Vengeful Hearts by S. Lexi

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Erika grew up on the streets of New York City. When her baby sister got kidnapped by the most extensive human trafficking ring in the area and eventually murdered, she swore to avenge her death. Blaise grew up in the Italian Mafia; his father was the don...
  • Bury Me by Selena .

    Bury Me by Selena .

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 23 ratings
    An eye for an eye. A heart for a heart. The war should be over. I got what I wanted. I should be happy. But nothing is as it should be. My brothers made the team, but they still want more. They don't rule the halls of Willow Heights, and they won't stop until they do...
  • Savage Beauty by Rosa Milano

    Savage Beauty by Rosa Milano

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    : an enemies-to-lovers mafia romance.
  • The Bratva's Captive by Jane Henry

    The Bratva's Captive by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    For the Bratva, retribution is the law. An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth. A life for a life. But the man who killed my beloved deserves a fate worse than death. He’ll live knowing his only daughter was captured by a monster. .. That he’s utterly powerless to stop me. Olena Baranov will be my prisoner. My retribution. My undoing. Vengeance will be mine.
  • Reckless & Ruined by Bethany-Kris

    Reckless & Ruined by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Play dirty. It’s the only way to win in a war. Alessa Trentini follows the rules, or so it seems on the outside. A certain Conti has always been able to sway her inner rebel and keep her out of trouble, but even Adriano won’t be able to get her out of her brother’s mess. In a war, no woman is safe if her hand in marriage can advance her family in the world of the mafia...
  • Court High: The Complete Series by Eden O'Neill

    Court High: The Complete Series by Eden O'Neill

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A town full of secrets. A dark elite. A girl who crossed the wrong king. They call them the Court, an elite boys club who rule Windsor Preparatory Academy like gods among men. And, of course, they're led by Hercules himself. Royal Prinze--yes, that's actually his name--walks around both the school and the town like he owns them. His affiliation to the prestigious Court only gives him more clout...
  • Her Name in Red by Havoc Wilde

    Her Name in Red by Havoc Wilde

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The legend is if you whisper her name in the dark, she’ll appear. But Riggs Rhodes knows better. Because he was there the night she was made. One year ago, Riggs watched Maren Marino put a knife through her stepfather’s chest. The man everyone thought was a respected coach but he knew better. Riggs had his own reasons for wanting him dead...
  • Rivals by Ashton Brooks

    Rivals by Ashton Brooks

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    Riley. Reign Thorn was my best friend turned enemy. But we both know this thing between us is more than just a rivalry. I remember the exact day Reign and I ended our childhood friendship. One terrible accident, and I was to blame. That same year, everything fell apart while my friendship with Reign became a rivalry of epic proportions...
  • Reckless Hate: A Bully High School Romance by Thandiwe Mpofu

    Reckless Hate: A Bully High School Romance by Thandiwe Mpofu

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    "Deep always calls unto deep. The results? Reckless Hate & Catastrophe. ". Westbrook had four boys that ruled my life once. They were hell raisers. Cunning Athletes. Skilled Manipulators. Hateful Assholes. Gorgeous gods. Heartbreakers. Only I never counted on them breaking my heart as savagely as they did, sending me away when I needed them the most...
  • Depraved Obsession by Morgan Elliott

    Depraved Obsession by Morgan Elliott

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I hate the only man I've ever loved. Balor Murphy stole everything from me to save my family's honor. For five years, I've denied his very existence. A cruel twist of fate brings that denial to a screeching halt. Someone is watching me. Someone who wants me dead. He taunts me with cryptic messages and violent paintings. My brother’s best friend swears he can protect me...
  • Claimed as Revenge by Piper Stone

    Claimed as Revenge by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A Dark Mafia Romance. I claimed her to send a message. I'll keep her for my pleasure. Valencia Rivera was given to me for a night to seal a deal offered to me by her father, but after that pact was broken I decided she was mine to keep. She thought she had a say in the matter, but she found out otherwise when the first stinging lash of my belt landed on her beautiful bottom...
    Categorized as:
    anal sex  m-f  suspense  contemporary  mafia  dark  spanking  audiobook
  • Twisted Obsession by Dani René

    Twisted Obsession by Dani René

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Coming soon from USA Today bestselling author, Dani René, is a steamy arranged marriage, mafia romance that crosses the line between obsession and love. Obsession. It’s a sickness she brought upon me. And I’m about to make her pay. I shouldn’t bring her into my world. But it was my father’s wish, it was the ultimate revenge on our enemies. A poised, pristine princess, too pure for this life...
  • Dark Stranger by Piper Stone

    Dark Stranger by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I was a stranger, a mysterious caller in the dead of night, a monster seeking revenge. Instead of destroying her, I made her mine. Sierra Wynters believes her fiance is dead, victim of a horrible accident. But I know better. Little does she know a predator is stalking her, a dangerous hunter refusing to believe in her innocence...
  • The Thief by Zoe Blake

    The Thief by Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I will stop at nothing to get the information I need. No matter how much she fights me… I will win in the end. My little thief cannot steal away, I don’t care how hard she tries. Daddy’s in charge now. She either follows my rules, or there will be consequences… painful ones. This is a dark romance daddy dom series. There are no sweet hugs and kisses from these domineering daddies...
  • Dark Dare by A.L. Maruga

    Dark Dare by A.L. Maruga

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When my opportunity arises to enact revenge against the nightmare that took my best friend and everything I loved from me, you bet I take it. Consequences be damned. Fire will rain down on my new stepbrother and his two best friends. They can't escape the fallout of my rage; it's intertwined like poison, destroying everything it touches. They thought I’d be an easy target to break...
  • Deceived by Jennifer Rose

    Deceived by Jennifer Rose

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    The first time my gaze locked and held with the doe-eyed beauty named Devyn, she unknowingly became mine . I’ve watched from the shadows, biding my time and planning our future, waiting for the right moment to prove to her that she belongs to me. She gave me the perfect opportunity when she fled to Hollow Hills Campground in the RV, running from her past...
  • Savage Scream by Sarah J.D.

    Savage Scream by Sarah J.D.

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Sometimes my silence speaks louder than any voice can. But this time, it’s my actions that scream! He wants my voice and my heart, and I fear giving him both, yet somehow after all his taunting, I also fear he might get what he wants. I’m leaving soon though. Running away with my brother to keep him safe from the evil that has Fox Pines in its clutches...
  • Broken Doll by Selena .

    Broken Doll by Selena .

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The Dolces broke me, but it doesn’t matter. They shattered my body and soul, and when they were done, they left me for dead. But it doesn’t matter. I lived, but that doesn’t matter, either. I don't care. I don’t care about anything. Not even the one person I thought would never betray me, that I could always count on, the one person who always had my back. Me. I don’t matter. Royal taught me that...
  • Secrets of the Brother by Zoe Blake

    Secrets of the Brother by Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 24 ratings
    We were not meant to be together… then a dark twist of fate stepped in, and we're the ones who will pay for it. As the eldest son and heir of the Cavalieri name, I inherit a great deal more than a billion dollar empire. I receive a legacy of secrets, lies, and scandal. After enduring a childhood filled with malicious rumors about my father, I have fallen prey to his very same sin...
  • Craved by Mya Grey

    Craved by Mya Grey

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 2 of Brutal Kings, a twisted, forbidden love, dark mafia single daddy romance, enemies to lovers dark romance series. You'll find yourself sweating from the hot and steamy encounter. If you enjoy anti-hero, alpha bad boy, and good girl, you'll want to read Brutal Kings. These alphas are way too hot for a villain. Guaranteed steamy passionate love saga romance. Blurb. He… he bought me...
  • Accident-Prone by T.L. Hodel

    Accident-Prone by T.L. Hodel

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    Silas and Star's book. Blurb to come.
  • The Hunt by Kristin Buoni

    The Hunt by Kristin Buoni

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I don’t know what scares me more—the man behind the skeleton mask, or how he makes me feel…. I never wanted to be part of the Hunt—a deadly game where rich secret society members hide behind masks and the desperate become their prey. Someone dragged me into it to see me suffer, and now survival is my only goal. But Rhett Sinclair doesn’t just hunt. He devours...
  • Darling Doll by Selena .

    Darling Doll by Selena .

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Preston. Dolly Beckett is my cousin’s girl and the one woman in the world I can never have. She’s fiercely loyal to him, completely off limits… And sexy as sin. I intend to make her mine by any means necessary. At first, I show her what a good man looks like. When that doesn’t work, I steal all her firsts and hook up with her friends to make her jealous. But nothing sways this stubborn beauty...
  • Scarred Souls by Julie Weaver

    Scarred Souls by Julie Weaver

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Scarred Souls is Book 1 of a duet in the Team Zulu series and ends on a happy-for-now. Vaughn. The macabre tattoos concealing my scars deliver a clear warning. They scream that I’m vicious, unhinged, and to stay the hell away. My venomous tongue only reinforces that message. Which means I’m the worst guy on my black ops team to babysit a cartel princess...
  • A Cruel Love by S.M. Soto

    A Cruel Love by S.M. Soto

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As a hitman for hire, Percivale is no stranger to violence. From the moment he saw Blossom Jaymes through the window of her bakery, he knew he was in too deep. Not only was she as sweet as her perfectly crafted treats, but she was a soft-spoken, golden-haired angel that shone like a bright beacon in his dark world. And Percivale didn’t deal in angels. He dealt in death and crime...
  • Deadly Games by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Deadly Games by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    We were supposed to be two passing ships on an unforgettable night…. I accepted a foolish dare that changed everything-. pretend you’re someone you aren’t until sunrise. I chose to be normal and free. Not bound by the duties my father forced on me. The sinfully gorgeous god-like man staring at me in the club with the I’m-going-to-devour-you smile was who I picked to be normal and free with...
  • Brutal Enforcer by Bella Ash

    Brutal Enforcer by Bella Ash

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Men have always wanted to control me. A beautiful pawn in their brutal game. They keep me in a gilded cage. First, my ruthless father. Then the man my father picked to marry me. And finally, my kidnapper, Omar Castillo. The Castillo family’s brutal enforcer. The Beast. They say there’s not a family in Miami that hasn’t been touched by his bloodshed. Including mine...
  • You Belong With Me  by Evelyn Austin

    You Belong With Me by Evelyn Austin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    Dark temptations. Forbidden obsessions. And a toxic love I can’t escape. Lucas West is dangerous, broken, and he’s not just morally gray, he’s completely unhinged. His hold on me is suffocating—and intoxicating. But he isn’t just dangerous; he’s ruthlessly possessive, willing to destroy anyone who stands between us…. But Lucas isn’t my only shadow...
  • Hate That Blooms by Izzy Ravas

    Hate That Blooms by Izzy Ravas

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Gabriela. He hates me for our parents cheating with each other. They left us, leaving us with broken homes, selfishly thinking only about themselves. All the hate he has for his mother he is taking out on me. Joaquín and his two friends are making my senior year miserable, the bullying leaving me feeling like nothing will ever get better. I have to be there for my sister. I’m all she has...
  • The Hollow by Jenika Snow

    The Hollow by Jenika Snow

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I saw her and instantly knew she’d be mine. There was no other option for me. 
Nadja was the only woman who made my heart beat for the first time in my life. She was an angel. 
 I was the devil. But she still wanted me. 
 Being the daughter of a notorious bratva member meant she was never really mine. She’d be given away, used like a pawn, bartered for power...
  • Taken by Bianca Cole

    Taken by Bianca Cole

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s supposed to protect me, but he does the opposite. The morning of my arranged marriage, I’m snatched by my bodyguard. The man who has spent the past year protecting me. The man I’ve secretly craved since he was assigned to me. The man who won’t tell me why he has kidnapped me. There’s a darkness in his eyes I’ve never seen in them before. I fear him as much as I long for him...
Fantastic book recommendations by romance book lovers for romance book lovers.
Find out more about romance.io.


Get recommendations by genres & tropes

Use the romance book finder to mix and match over 100 content keywords to find the books that match your preferences

romance book finder

Looking for more inspiration? Enter another book title to get more suggestions on what to read next.


Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.