Books like 'Wicked Holiday'

Readers who enjoyed Wicked Holiday by Sophia Snowe also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.

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  • Anarchy by Tate James

    Anarchy by Tate James

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 193 ratings
    Five years ago, I made a choice that I haven’t regretted a day since. I protected the single most important person in my world, my little sister. I protected myself, and I seized control of the Tri-state Timberwolves. Since then, I’ve wielded that power with an iron fist. Done whatever it took to take care of my people. Kept us out of the public eye, and kept us safe...
  • Ruthless Traitor by Heather Long

    Ruthless Traitor by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 37 ratings
    At the heart of it all was a secret and a lie.
A secret we didn’t tell her.
A lie we told ourselves. 
Emersyn Sharpe is more than just the girl we watched over. She’s very much the woman who fits us. 
The last thing we should have done was take her and the worst thing we did was keep her, but she needs us. I think, more than one of us—myself included—needs her...
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  • Cardinal of Hope by Mia Smantz

    Cardinal of Hope by Mia Smantz

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Callie Jensen has officially taken a step into the world of romance, but even that can't be uncomplicated. She's pretty sure that more than one guy is showing interest in her, and with no experience on the matter, she's not sure how to handle it. It certainly doesn't feel normal. However, the harem she seems to be building with the Delta members is the least of her worries...
  • Deadly Sweet by Alisha Williams

    Deadly Sweet by Alisha Williams

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PRE ORDER DATE IS JUST A PLACE HOLDER. THIS BOOK IS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED IN SPIRNG. Deadly as poison, sweet like candy. For years I lived in hell, being the pretty little play thing for the devil himself.He failed to break me, now I'm free. Oh, what a terrible thing for him...
  • Rule: A Dark MC Romance by Caitlyn Dare

    Rule: A Dark MC Romance by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The Red Ridge Sinners MC series from bestselling author Caitlyn Dare continues…The truth is out—I’m in love with three Sinners.Zach, Jax, and Diesel might want to make me theirs but there’s still too many secrets between us, ones that could ruin everything.Ones that could break us.They might rule my body.Own my heart.But ultimately, they have the power to break me...
  • Strokes by Bea Paige

    Strokes by Bea Paige

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He told me I was his muse. He lied. Anton Sachov, the artist, the man who only sees in monochrome. He wants something from me. Something precious; the meadow green of my eyes, the rich mahogany of my hair, the creamy white of my skin, the stark red of my blood, even the darkness of my soul. And he will do anything to get them. Including the unthinkable, locking me away...
  • The Throne of Lies by Candice M. Wright

    The Throne of Lies by Candice M. Wright

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When people think of Saylor Adams, They think of the boy whose life she ruined The football superstar whose future was forever altered by a secret A secret that followed him to his grave. Dubbed a bad seed and a liar,Saylor was the girl we warned our sons aboutBack before she ran away amid a storm of rumors and accusations...
  • Summer and Smoke by Coralee June

    Summer and Smoke by Coralee June

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Summer Bright is just a name on a tombstone. A whispered mystery on the long-forgotten Woodbury Lane. Her ghost teases me with fear and perfection. She knows I’m not strong enough to do what I should’ve done years ago. The Bullets are united once more, bonded by their demand for blood. There’s a vulnerability in their friendship, though. Gavriel craves control. Blaise fears losing me...
  • The Saint by Delaney Dare

    The Saint by Delaney Dare

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    They say I’m theirs. They say they aren’t ready to let me go. Too bad they only bought me for a night.Selling my virginity is an easy decision. I need money, and the masquerade auction is the perfect opportunity to make enough cash to get far away from Chicago and the family who turned their backs on me.I thought I knew what to expect until I saw them standing before me.Imposing.Dangerous...
  • The Red Cardinal by Mia Smantz

    The Red Cardinal by Mia Smantz

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    After their last encounter, Nikolai Ivanov proved that he's done toying aroung and is finally making his move. Callie Jensen and everyone she loves are more at risk than ever before. It's going to take the entire team working together if they all want to make it out alive...
  • Reign Of Ruin by Santana Knox

    Reign Of Ruin by Santana Knox

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    I lied…My name isn’t Cecilia. When the doors of my past were pried open, all of my skeletons came tumbling out. I’d lived my whole life thinking the worst had already happened, and nothing else could hurt me. I couldn’t have been more wrong.In the wreckage I’m reborn. I’ll do anything to get my revenge on those who’ve wronged me and the man who stole my throne, My uncle...
  • Disobedient Pawn by Brooklyn Cross

    Disobedient Pawn by Brooklyn Cross

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Never underestimate the power of a pawn.My life seemed pretty perfect until I turned twelve. Then everything was destroyed with a fainting spell, a doctor’s visit, and a diagnosis that rocked me to my core. Now at seventeen, I am being shipped to a new country and school with no support from my father...
  • Cardinal Rose by Mia Smantz

    Cardinal Rose by Mia Smantz

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Callie finally found a home. It's everything she's ever dreamed of - friendship, family, and a healthy dose of romance, which Dr. Harper repeatedly reminds her is a good thing since it will help her deal with her most recent loss. So, why can't she be happy? That reason comes in the form of one Russian mob boss named Nikolai Ivanov...
  • No Place Like Home by Geneva Monroe

    No Place Like Home by Geneva Monroe

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    Condemned by lies. Driven by vengeance. Bound for death.Mine will be the first public execution in a century. Only problem is, I’m innocent.Well, mostly.A single bullet shattered my world, bringing down the men who swore to protect me, and stealing my newfound freedom. The Wizard promised salvation, but the only thing I have now is a prison cell and a date with a guillotine...
  • Tainted Kitten by Sarah J.D., Sarah Jane Duncan

    Tainted Kitten by Sarah J.D., Sarah Jane Duncan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    I am Kitten. Feel my Claws!The insatiable cravings that control my life have well and truly thrown me into a clusterfuck of epic proportions! Why didn’t I see this coming? Why didn’t I just walk away when I had the chance?I’ve put myself in less than ideal situations before, but never could I imagine this!Having the choice taken from me.Having my pleas ignored...
  • Love and Lead by Coralee June

    Love and Lead by Coralee June

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    One. We’re alive, for now. Two. Gavriel’s totally lost control. Three. Santobello is hunting us. Four. Someone will die...
  • Broken Trust by Jaymin Eve, Tate James

    Broken Trust by Jaymin Eve, Tate James

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 54 ratings
    They think they own me now. They think they’ve won, and that I’ll be their good little soldier. Four dangerous, damaged, messed up boys. There used to be five, but one of them died, and I’m starting to suspect he was murdered. I didn't ask for this. No one would ask to be played, manipulated, seduced and betrayed. But that’s what happened, anyway. It wasn’t enough for them to break me...
  • The Silence Lies by Sophie Dyer

    The Silence Lies by Sophie Dyer

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    Revenge; they say it’s best served cold, right? Well, that’s exactly what I intend to do. Enzo LaRosa was everything to me, my best friend, my second in command, and my enemies took him from me. After his death, I’m more determined than ever to make the enemy pay for what they did. But as the first female leader of The Bianchi family, I have a target on my back...
  • Insatiable Kitten by Sarah J.D., Sarah Jane Duncan

    Insatiable Kitten by Sarah J.D., Sarah Jane Duncan

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    I am Kitten. Watch me play!They call me Kitten. I’m their plaything, and I love it. I thrive on it. I need it.Why?It’s like an itch I can’t quite scratch.A craving that doesn’t take away the hunger.A compulsion that I can’t control.It’s all-consuming in every way.I thought I’d come to terms with how my future looked. Meaningless sex. Lots and lots of meaningless sex...
  • Vile Wicked Eyes by Candace Wondrak

    Vile Wicked Eyes by Candace Wondrak

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My name is Stella. I used to be empty, broken, a shell of a person watching as days passed me by.But then I found out the truth. What I’d done. What I wanted to do again. My three killers took me and shook my world upside-down, stopping only when I faced the fact that I was just like them.A brute. A monster. A beast with an innate craving to make others bleed...
  • Fractured Dynasty by Penelope Black

    Fractured Dynasty by Penelope Black

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    It was supposed to be my happily ever after.For the first time in a long time, there was a promise of peace. So my Italian heirs and I made plans—big, life-changing plans, and tried to move on with our lives.But I was naive to think that there weren’t snakes lying in the grass, just waiting for the opportune time to strike.It was a blow no one saw coming...
  • Cruel Hearted by C.M. Wondrak

    Cruel Hearted by C.M. Wondrak

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    The Black Hand. The syndicate of hardened criminals I planned on destroying. Things are not what they seem. Someone knows my secret, and it’s not someone I ever expected. He knows my truth, and he understands my need for vengeance—though he’s tried to convince me otherwise. What he doesn’t understand is if I don’t have justice, I’m nothing. I’m not Shay, not Celene...
  • Ruin by Caitlyn Dare

    Ruin by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A new dark romance from the bestselling author of the Savage Falls MC series .My whole life I’ve been treated like some innocent naïve girl. Shielded from the dark and dangerous world my big brother inhabits.But not any longer.Now, Savage Falls is my home, the Sinners MC, my family. I’m the new club princess, a burden I neither want nor need.Because I’m not as innocent as they all think...
  • Salvation by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks

    Salvation by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    It started with an Obsession… We knew from the moment we saw her that she would be ours, and we used all of our means of Seduction to prove it to her... However, with our way of life comes trouble. It didn’t matter how much Devotion we had, it wasn’t enough to keep her safe, and now we’re here. We’re fighting for our lives and everything we never knew we’d have...
  • Protecting Charity by Ann-Marie Davis

    Protecting Charity by Ann-Marie Davis

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    Tensions are rising for the Moreno Family’s most ruthless enforcer… I’m so close to finding my brother, I can feel it. But now there’s a new problem thrown into the mix. A young girl has been sold to the cartel, and I can’t stand by and watch that happen.With a new enemy on my tail, I’m not sure who I can trust… or how to navigate the increasingly steamy encounters with these men...
  • The Sweetest Note by Jenn Bullard

    The Sweetest Note by Jenn Bullard

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All I wanted was to live life on my terms, inspire others, and love Turner and Roark.br> I was surprised when Derek popped back into my life, but willing to forgive when I realized my mother caused him so much pain. I couldn’t blame him for hating me, but I can demand better.And then… my life shattered...
  • Charity's Torment by Ann-Marie Davis

    Charity's Torment by Ann-Marie Davis

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    All I wanted was to find my brother after he disappeared. I didn't plan on somebody trying to make me disappear, too.All in a day's work for the Moreno Family's feistiest enforcer.When the twists begin to fly and I'm turned in new directions, I realize there's more to my brother's sudden disappearance than meets the eye...
  • Beneficial Misfortune: The Lawson Legacy by Sara Hinds

    Beneficial Misfortune: The Lawson Legacy by Sara Hinds

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    6 months ago, I started over.Living alone in a huge city is better than being stuck in a small town where everyone knows your ex cheated on you.Here, nobody knows who I am except the kids I teach, and I much prefer it this way.Until a well-dressed man changes everything...
  • Dylan by Charlie Jules, Stacy Stone

    Dylan by Charlie Jules, Stacy Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Just because I’m new to the dark doesn’t mean I can’t embrace it…I used to have a decent life. A normal life. Then my mother decided to marry into the Irish mafia and everything changed.Suddenly, normal was in my rearview and I was stuck in the uppity hell known as Brooke Hollow Academy. The only upside I found was the brutally hot guy I met on day one.Dylan Blackthorne...
  • Kiss Her Goodbye: The Complete Series by Rebecca Royce

    Kiss Her Goodbye: The Complete Series by Rebecca Royce

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'm Everly Marrs, and my life has been a whirlwind of chaos and revelation. The men who kidnapped me, known as The Letters, upended everything I believed in. They showed me a world beyond my control, one where I'm not just a victim but a player in their dangerous games. From the day they took me, my neatly outlined plans for a future in social work, for love, for a normal life, all vanished...
  • Mafie Trials: Brutal Boys of the Mafie- Book 2 by T.R. Oldin

    Mafie Trials: Brutal Boys of the Mafie- Book 2 by T.R. Oldin

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Her I finally know the truth. There's been a hidden player on the board—moving pieces from behind a curtain. Now that the veil has burned, it’s time to start a new game...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mafia  reverse harem  queer  humor  dark  abuse  new adult
  • Gangsters And Guns by K.A. Knight, Loxley Savage

    Gangsters And Guns by K.A. Knight, Loxley Savage

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Some people say that life won’t give you more than you can handle...but those people are liars.My life has never been easy. I’ve had my fair share of pain—every moment is a fight to survive. With my brother on his deathbed, it’s up to me to provide and protect what’s left of my broken family...
  • Her Mafia Daddies by Shanna Handel

    Her Mafia Daddies by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I was an innocent virgin. They didn't care.Even good girls sometimes need a little discipline.But they're going to do much more than just spank me.They're going to make me be a very, very naughty girl for them. First she will blush. Then she will beg.Protecting her is our job. Taming her will be our pleasure.By the time we are done with her, she won't just be screaming our names...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  suspense  bdsm  menage  reverse harem  dark  daddy-kink  abuse
  • Thick Skinned by C.M. Wondrak

    Thick Skinned by C.M. Wondrak

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    The Black Hand. The criminal organization that owns everyone in Cypress, a group of people who rule the city in blood and blackmail. My plan is to take them down. Whether it’s one by one or all together, I will watch the Black Hand burn for what they did to my family five years ago. For my parents, for my brother… this vengeance is for them. I have both Jameson sons wrapped around my fingers...
  • Crooked Heart by Candace Wondrak

    Crooked Heart by Candace Wondrak

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Blood. Death. Control. A girl with a crooked, vengeful heart like me wasn’t made for a happy ending. It’s me again. Lola Harding, the Night Slayer, the girl who f*cked up and killed a crime lord’s son. The Lucianos are using me however they like, and that’s fine. It’s kind of fun to never know when you’re going to breathe your last breath. But… now they know the truth. My truth...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mafia  new adult  reverse harem  dark  poly  cold hero  rape
  • Liar Liar - Part two: D'Arco Mafia Duet by Jaye Pratt

    Liar Liar - Part two: D'Arco Mafia Duet by Jaye Pratt

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    They didn’t come for me.I wanted Killian to be the one to take my life, but five months later, nothing.I’m still alive.They promised they would follow me to the ends of the earth if I left.They lied.Now, I have no choice but to go back and clear my name.I plan to walk in with my head held high and give them evidence that will force them into hearing me out...
  • Delectable Lies by Shauna Mairéad

    Delectable Lies by Shauna Mairéad

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Never feed your fears, Saoirse, because if you do, they will eat you alive.Those were the last words my mother uttered before the masked men arrived.She begged me to run, to save myself from the past she kept hidden.But here's the thing, the past doesn't stay buried forever, and somebody has to pay the price for the choices she made.All the King's horses and all the King's men..
  • Kings of Kink by N.O. One

    Kings of Kink by N.O. One

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A Why Choose Standalone NovelSometimes a queen needs a king…or three.My name is Madelina Mancini and as the younger sister to New York City’s most powerful mafia don, I’ve lived most of my life in the family’s protective bubble.Until I didn’t.Until evil found me and tried to destroy me.Happiness seemed impossible when all I felt was emptiness...
  • Raven by Leah Steele

    Raven by Leah Steele

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Secrets are revealed, and I’ve never felt so betrayed. We had a plan, a good fucking plan, and with one explosion it all went to shit. Only, it wasn’t the bomb I set off that left destruction in its wake, it was the truth about my men. They've been hiding details about my life, and until they decide to share every last truth, they're choosing to live life on the edge of my blade...
  • Lost In The Light by Kerry Taylor

    Lost In The Light by Kerry Taylor

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Rescued by the brothers she never knew, Addy has found some solace from the hellish nightmare she lived & survived for two long years. She now has a place to call home, family who will do anything to care for and protect her, and three guys who make her feel safer than she has ever felt in her life...
  • The Queen by Ivy Clyde

    The Queen by Ivy Clyde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    This is our time to rule.Victor has taken his father’s throne but the violent, unforgiving mafia world will not let him rule without testing his limits.Victor. River. Alexei.Each man holds a piece of my soul in his hand.Struggling to stay sane in the shitstorm blowing all around me, I must not forget my loyalty and duty to my team mates who are watching me. Waiting for me...
  • Bind Me by H.M. Slade

    Bind Me by H.M. Slade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    They betrayed me, and now I'm left in the wake of the destruction.Cerberus made a promise to save Axton Harbor from the sickness that has corrupted it for far too long. And somehow, I became collateral damage in their quest for justice...
  • Queen of Nothing by Santana Knox

    Queen of Nothing by Santana Knox

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    What if … love destined betrayal? What’s a Queen without an empire? My name is Cecilia Flóres, daughter and heir to The Cártel throne. That is, until my uncle steals my birthright. Now, as my past catches up to me, I’ve run out of places to hide; and the only person who can help me wants me dead. Twelve years ago I broke his heart and stole his future...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  new adult  reverse harem  dark  poly  length-medium
  • Silent Night by A.R. Breck, Becca Steele

    Silent Night by A.R. Breck, Becca Steele

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    14 OF YOUR FAVORITE AUTHORS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO GIVE YOU SOME DARK, FORBIDDEN ROMANCE THIS HOLIDAY...
  • Mafie Kings: Brutal Boys of the Mafie by T.R. Oldin

    Mafie Kings: Brutal Boys of the Mafie by T.R. Oldin

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    HerI watched him murder my parents. He thinks I’ve disappeared, but the truth is I’ve been biding my time. Training. Searching. Waiting. Now I finally have a shot at revenge, but one thing keeps me from grabbing onto it. Is it worth it if it costs me everything?The KingsWe are a unit, a team. Brothers forged in fire. Raised within the Bratva, we’re destined to one day lead...
  • Sabre Security: The Complete Trilogy by J. Rose

    Sabre Security: The Complete Trilogy by J. Rose

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Eighteen girls. Dead.Eighteen lives. Ended.Eighteen futures. Stolen.Harlow Michaels has only ever known her cage, and the nearby screams of dying victims that paint her reality.Held captive by the sadistic Pastor Michaels, she’s tortured and abused, until fate offers her the chance to escape.But freedom comes at a heavy cost...
  • Greed: A Rumpelstiltskin Retelling by J. Kearston

    Greed: A Rumpelstiltskin Retelling by J. Kearston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I thought they’d be my salvation, but they look at me like I'm theirs.Beaten, starved, broken.With nowhere else to go, my only hope to survive is to sell my soul to the devil. After all, when you have nothing, even poison starts to look tempting. But the brutal men that work beneath him are just as trapped as I am, and now it's too late for me to back out...
  • Snakes & Lovers: Part Two by K.L. Coburn

    Snakes & Lovers: Part Two by K.L. Coburn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    I'M BACK IN HIS CLUTCHES.I always hoped that I would never be in this position again. Stuck, abused, taunted...AT THE MERCY OF HIS SICK MIND, AND EVEN SICKER GAMES.However, this time I am not alone. I have company in this hell. I also have four men willing to do anything to get me back.And they do. The six of us escape to recover from injuries and trauma. We plot, we learn, and we love...
  • When We Play by Shayne Ford

    When We Play by Shayne Ford

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    RAVENOne queen. Three Kings. One pesky agreement.Eight iron clad rules.But rules are meant to be broken, right?I can still win this... And if I do, I'll win big.My second chance at the prize comes with three hot-blooded billionaires who know the game better than I do.But my motivation surpasses their wit. By a long shot...Let the games begin...
  • Reconcile by Leah Steele

    Reconcile by Leah Steele

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I always thought it was best to keep my darkness hidden, outta sight, outta mind. But my stalker has been showing me the errors of my ways. He’s been guiding me into nurturing that side of myself, and now that it’s been set free, there’s no going back. I’ve killed three people, and with each new kill, I learn more about myself. But I crave more than the bloodshed...
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