Books like 'Embracing the Night'

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  • Can't Go Back by Debra Webb

    Can't Go Back by Debra Webb

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The past and the present collide in the final installment of USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb’s Devlin & Falco series, threatening everything these two detectives care about. Birmingham detectives Kerri Devlin and Luke Falco arrive at the scene of a double homicide to discover that nothing makes sense...
  • Beneath Dark Waters by Karen Rose

    Beneath Dark Waters by Karen Rose

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Deadly secrets lie beneath the murky waters of the Louisiana bayou in this pulse-pounding new romantic suspense novel from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose. There's no safe place for a child to hide when danger comes from every direction. Public prosecutor J. P...
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  • My Sweet Cyanide by Amo Jones

    My Sweet Cyanide by Amo Jones

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She survived evil. . .. Until a worse one decided she was his. Melissa Hart clawed her way back to Westbeach with a bakery full of dark humour and a strict no-bikers rule, determined to prove she could rebuild what was stolen from her. Melissa thrives on control...
  • Killing Stalking 5 by Koogi

    Killing Stalking 5 by Koogi

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    CAUGHT BETWEEN PLEASURE AND PANIC. After their trip to the police station and an intimate night together, Sangwoo decides he wants to know more about Bum. Their ensuing conversation leads to a trip to the amusement park and a night of drinking and sex. This new phase of their warped relationship teeters between thrilling and unnerving, leaving Bum overjoyed one moment and panicked the next...
    Categorized as:
    horror  suspense  dark  queer  abuse  length-medium
  • The Elite Kings Boxset Vol. II by Amo Jones

    The Elite Kings Boxset Vol. II by Amo Jones

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Elite Kings books 1-5. MADSHIP. Madison + Bishop. The Silver Swan. The Broken Puppet. Tacet a Mortuis. NATIL. Nate + Tillie. Malum: Part 1. Malum: Part 2. Riddle me this. ..
  • No Way Back by Santana Knox

    No Way Back by Santana Knox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    THERE’S NO WAY BACK FROM WHAT WE’VE BECOME. There is no way back. There is no way. No way back. Not from what we’ve become;. Bloodthirsty, vengeful, vile. Some women strive to make their men better,. I VOW TO MAKE HIM WORSE. With each life we take, we fall deeper into our own sinister desires...
  • Her Dom by Nicole Casey

    Her Dom by Nicole Casey

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Darker, sexier, more intense…this is the story of Scar and Derek. Scar. Wouldn't you give up everything for the one you love? I don't own my mind or my body anymore. Now, my name is Pet, and I am the submissive to the most beautiful man the world has ever seen. My purpose in life is to please him, to kneel in front of him, to serve his every whim without question...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  mystery  dark  abuse  alpha male  length-novella
  • A Dark Mind by T.R. Ragan

    A Dark Mind by T.R. Ragan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    A serial killer is terrorizing Sacramento, preying on happily married couples and unleashing unspeakable cruelties upon his victims. The ordeal rekindles disturbing memories for private investigator Lizzy Gardner, who barely escaped a serial killer clutches only years ago...
  • 30 Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    30 Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The monster draws pleasure from my pain. Now, it's time to fight back. SERGEI. 30 days of pain have pushed Willow to her limits. My pretty prisoner is no longer meek. She's trying to resist. But my precious prize doesn't know what I know. Nobody has ever won a war against me. Nobody has ever bested me. And she's not going to be the first. Good luck, little Willow. .
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  suspense  dark  mafia  captive  contemporary
  • 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...
  • Texas Bodyguard: Chance by Janie Crouch

    Texas Bodyguard: Chance by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She has secrets she prefers to keep hidden. Too bad he’s so good at getting to the truth. When a violent attack puts Maci Ford in the hospital, security expert Chance Patterson learns that she’s carrying his baby. Even though she ended their relationship, he’s determined to do whatever it takes to protect her and their child...
  • Last Resort by Janie Crouch

    Last Resort by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Janie Crouch. Previously published as Texas Chance. She has secrets she prefers to keep hidden. Too bad he’s so good at getting to the truth. When a violent attack puts Maci Ford in the hospital, security expert Chance Patterson learns that she’s carrying his baby...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  suspense  dark  pregnancy  contemporary  military
  • The Last Party by A.R. Torre

    The Last Party by A.R. Torre

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    A loving mother. A notorious murderer. They both have reasons to hide their secrets in a novel of escalating shock and suspense by New York Times bestselling author A. R. Torre. Perla Wultz lives with her husband, Grant, and their precious daughter, Sophie, in a gated Pasadena community. Affluent, sociable, and accomplished, Perla plays the part of loving wife and mother to perfection...
  • Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A dark romance with trigger warnings! Book 2 of a 3 part serial. My captor's rules have changed . .. I’m still Sergei's prisoner. Freedom seems further away than ever. I swore I’d endure everything, and make him care for me. I accepted every cruel word, every punishing blow, until one day he looked at me with stark, naked hunger instead of hatred...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  bdsm  new adult  dark  m-f
  • Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti

    Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Chegou a hora de encarar o tão aguardado torneio Dragões e Masmorras DS. Entregue-se aos combates. Liberte seus desejos. Na busca pela irmã desaparecida, a agente Cleo Connelly conseguiu se infiltrar no ultrassecreto torneio de práticas BDSM, o Dragões e Masmorras DS...
  • Tease Me: A Stark International Novel by J. Kenner

    Tease Me: A Stark International Novel by J. Kenner

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author J. Kenner comes a new story in her Stark International series…. Entertainment reporter Jamie Archer knew it would be hard when her husband, Stark Security Chief Ryan Hunter, was called away for a long-term project in London. The distance is difficult to endure, but Jamie trusts the deep and passionate love that has always burned between them...
  • Wishing Well by Lily White

    Wishing Well by Lily White

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The perfect timing of a fairy tale is tied to its tragedy…. Journalist, Meadow Graham, is invited to interview death row inmate, Vincent Mercier. Given three days to hear his sordid confession, Meadow seeks to learn why a wealthy hotel owner killed four people, including her twin sister...
  • The Interrogation (Hunt&Cam4Ever) by Adira August

    The Interrogation (Hunt&Cam4Ever) by Adira August

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hunter’s most twisted killer. Cam’s most dangerous case. A STAND-ALONE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER. If you like a master gamesman for a detective and a few twists in your criminal cocktail, you want to read this.
    Categorized as:
    mystery  suspense  bdsm  m-m  contemporary  dark  queer  length-short
  • Pretty Lies by Kitty Thomas

    Pretty Lies by Kitty Thomas

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    As a phone sex operator, Annette Waincott knows how to tease to get what she wants. That is, until she teases the wrong man at a club, claiming kinky fantasies she doesn’t really have. It must have been too much vodka and his tantalizing Russian accent. Too bad he believes her. When the Russian accidentally kidnaps her twin sister as part of an ill-fated sex game, things quickly get real...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  bdsm  dark  m-f  dub-con
  • Gabby's Protector by Janie Crouch, Regan Black

    Gabby's Protector by Janie Crouch, Regan Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After a heart-shattering tragedy, Tony Marino bottled up his emotions and gave more than twenty hard years to the SEAL teams. Now, he’s enjoying a later in life career in paradise in the Ellington Cove special security office. The best part? Working with their research expert, Gabby Ladd...
  • Soul and Blade by Tara Brown

    Soul and Blade by Tara Brown

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Being a mind runner isn’t easy, but catching criminals is all that matters to Jane Spears. Though her job may be gruesome, she’s not willing to stop just yet. And even as she admires the ring from her fiancé, she has no intention of letting a wedding sidetrack her work—not when she’s about to delve into the darkest mind she’s ever encountered...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  dark  m-f  length-short  audiobook
  • Escaping the Darkness by Georgia Wells, Cora Masters

    Escaping the Darkness by Georgia Wells, Cora Masters

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    We came so close to escape. Or so it seemed. As soon as we turned around outside, we discovered how wrong we were. Sam isn't letting us go anywhere. I'm not the giving-up type. Despite the torture, I've found comfort and physical release in Drake. Thank goodness he's here to help me keep my sanity. I will find a way to free us and everyone here in the dollhouse...
    Categorized as:
    horror  suspense  bdsm  dark  insta-love  length-long
  • Wrath by Gwyn McNamee

    Wrath by Gwyn McNamee

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    All I see is red. Blood. Pain. Rage. It consumes me. The moment he took her, wrath invaded my soul. I only have one purpose. End him and take back what’s mine. Love isn’t always clean, and wrath is the deadliest sin.
  • Redemption Refused by Marie James

    Redemption Refused by Marie James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Synopsis coming soon!
  • Cruel Crown by C. Lymari

    Cruel Crown by C. Lymari

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The Sekt does not forgive. The Sekt does not forget. Keeper of secrets and dealers of lies. We bow to no king, nations, or men. Crossing us is certain death. • • • • • •. Mayhem, secrets, and blood:⁣. We were both monsters who lurked in the dark. ⁣. ⁣. She was a huntress, but I was a wolf. There was no safe haven for her in this world. ⁣. ⁣. So be careful, my queen, when you wear your cruel crown...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  historical  dark  length-medium
  • Blennies Hitch Motorcycle Club Episode 01 by Esther E. Schmidt

    Blennies Hitch Motorcycle Club Episode 01 by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    This book is NOT a standalone. Blennies Hitch MC is an interconnecting novella series. Each book features a new couple, however, the storylines will flow from one book into the next. Experience this brotherhood through the eyes of one couple after another as they find their own HEA while the story of life continues...
  • Pleasure & Prey: vol. 1 by A.J. Merlin

    Pleasure & Prey: vol. 1 by A.J. Merlin

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    Depraved. There’s nothing out there. That’s what I keep telling myself while I walk back from a campfire to my isolated cabin. Brutal. Nothing bad happens at summer camp. That’s what my fellow camp counselors have convinced me of when the nights around the lake get a little eerie. ViciousOne, two, he’s coming for you. Three, four, better run some more...
  • Hostile Rival: Matheus & Daniela Duet by Autumn Archer

    Hostile Rival: Matheus & Daniela Duet by Autumn Archer

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    From USA Today best-selling author, Autumn Archer, comes a reverse age-gap, enemies to lovers Dark Mafia Romance duet. Coming soon!
  • Wicked Little Words by Stevie J. Cole

    Wicked Little Words by Stevie J. Cole

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Edwin Allen Mercer. I want them all to read my words. And they do. Every last blood-stained sentence, they've read and praised me for. They love the gore and violence, the realness. And I get a sense of power with it all because I know a secret: the victims in my books—they’re real and have all died on my table. And maybe that’s why the last book had such awful reviews...
  • Serial, Volume Three by Lily White, Jaden Wilkes

    Serial, Volume Three by Lily White, Jaden Wilkes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    With Donovan closing in, his feelings growing for Ronnie, and the sudden realization where their paths crossed before, Jude's composure might be cracking...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  mystery  horror  suspense  dark  abuse  contemporary  new adult
  • Darkest Sin by Ashton Blackthorne

    Darkest Sin by Ashton Blackthorne

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    There’s nothing in the world I can’t buy…. …except her. Amber has no idea what she does to me. She’s my secretary, but she’s also my obsession. Those innocent eyes? Those delicious curves? She sets my blood on fire. Out of all the women in the world, she’s the one I want. The one I need. But the sins of the past have dirtied my hands and my soul. I can’t touch her. I can’t have her...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  bdsm  military  dark  length-epic
  • She's Mine by Ellie Masters

    She's Mine by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    𝓐 𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓴, 𝓬𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓴𝓮𝓮𝓹 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓸𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓭𝓰𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓼𝓮𝓪𝓽. My father gave me to a stranger in exchange for debts owed. Abducted. Imprisoned. Enslaved. This is my existence. Uncompromising and relentless in getting what he wants, the man who owns me makes my temper flare, my blood boil, and my body come alive...
  • Explicit Memory by Scarlett Finn

    Explicit Memory by Scarlett Finn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ‘There’s no place for that here. ’. The past that they’d hoped to outrun has chased them down, and now it wants payback. To appease their debtors, they must delve into Rushe’s own history. As they come face to face with the situation that brought them together in the first place, Flick learns more about the man who she’s pledged her heart, and her body, to...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  bdsm  contemporary  dark  length-medium
  • Between Dusk and Dawn by Vee Taylor

    Between Dusk and Dawn by Vee Taylor

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    *Blurb Coming*.
  • The Wrong Drive: A Suspenseful Holiday Romance by Annie Wild

    The Wrong Drive: A Suspenseful Holiday Romance by Annie Wild

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Welcome to a holiday from hell. Emersyn. All I want is a secluded getaway. Instead, I get a wrong turn, a fortnight blizzard, and. .. A malevolent, enticing, and unstable stranger. Merry Christmas to me. Here's to unwrapping his insanity. .. And trying not to lose mine. Turner. I come here when I lose my grip. I come here so I can wreak havoc alone. Instead, I get an unplanned and unwanted gift...
  • Simon Says... Run by Dale Mayer

    Simon Says... Run by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Simon Says … Run. Some cases are clear-cut and make sense, and then there’s this one. Two women, avid joggers, out for a hard Stanley Park Fun Run. Both dead. Both at the same time. Both on the popular park trail. rail running up and down hills dodging rocks and trees is rough, sometimes deadly...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  dark  length-medium  audiobook
  • Sweet Sinners by N.D. Roldan

    Sweet Sinners by N.D. Roldan

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He Took Everything from Her. Now He’s the Only Thing She Craves. Cali thought stepping into her family’s empire would be her hardest challenge until Connor walked back into her life. Once her stepbrother, now the man accused of murdering their parents, he’s out of prison but far from free. Bound by house arrest but still haunted by scandal, Connor is the last person Cali wants under her roof...
  • The Assassin by M.D. Gregory

    The Assassin by M.D. Gregory

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gabriel Mancini represents everything Ardan Murphy hates. He’s disloyal. Money hungry. ‘Honor’ isn’t a word he knows. He is also too damn handsome for his own good. When mob boss Sloan Killough finally gives Ardan permission to find and kill Mancini, the job isn’t as straightforward as he expects...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  from hate to love  bdsm  m-m  dark  mafia  queer
  • Silver Rain MC by Addy Archer

    Silver Rain MC by Addy Archer

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Theros - A rival MC killed my president ten years ago, throwing the club into a bloody war. A chance to put a truce in place presents itself when I kidnap the rival president’s sister. Making her my old lady and wife might be my one chance to lead both the club, as my family, into calm waters. Though, we might end up drowning in this destructive vortex of life...
  • Blennies Hitch Motorcycle Club Episode 02 by Esther E. Schmidt

    Blennies Hitch Motorcycle Club Episode 02 by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    This book is NOT a standalone. Blennies Hitch MC is an interconnecting novella series. Each book features a new couple, however, the storylines will flow from one book into the next. Experience this brotherhood through the eyes of one couple after another as they find their own HEA while the story of life continues...
  • My Next Obsession by Beth Kay

    My Next Obsession by Beth Kay

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I’m not obsessive. I just love and feel really hard and really deep. I also have these compulsions to see an idea to completion once it pops into my head- no matter the cost. All my life I’ve been told I’m being too much, and doing too much. My childhood was traumatic, and my relationships have all been toxic and tumultuous...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  bdsm  dark  high-school  queer  length-short
  • Tempt Me by S.K. Pryntz

    Tempt Me by S.K. Pryntz

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    When you wear a mask long enough… you forget who you were before it. Fallon: She was born into a prison with velvet bars—wealth, prestige, perfection. But when her older brother dies, the weight of the family legacy lands squarely on her shoulders. The cost of survival? Erasing the girl she once was and becoming who they demand. Quiet. Controlled. Obedient. But then he walks in—her new professor...
  • Uncovering You: The Complete First Boxset by Scarlett Edwards

    Uncovering You: The Complete First Boxset by Scarlett Edwards

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Join Lilly and J. S. as they begin their twisted tale of love and revenge. The Uncovering You Boxed Set includes the first three, full novels of the shocking dark romance series that has captivated readers all over the world. Book descriptions:. [i]Uncovering You 1 - The Contract [/i]. When I wake up in a dark, unfamiliar room, I have no idea what's waiting for me in the shadows...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  bdsm  dark  dub-con  length-medium  audiobook
  • Cupid Is A Liar by Lexi Davis

    Cupid Is A Liar by Lexi Davis

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    I thought the worst thing that could happen on Valentine’s Day was getting stood up. I was wrong. When my date ghosts me and I decide to confront him, I don’t expect the night to spiral. I don’t expect danger and I definitely don’t expect the quiet, intense man from down the hall to step in and change everything. Damian Salvanti is calm under pressure. Terrifyingly observant...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  dark  length-novella  open-door
  • The Confession by Penny Reid

    The Confession by Penny Reid

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the creator of the Knitting in the City series, Penny Reid — Please enjoy this exclusive piece called, “The Confession. ”. “I’ve always written short stories. I must have hundreds of them, little ideas that knock around in my brain and won’t let me sleep. This short story was written over ten years ago and the idea came to me while I was (dun dun DUUUN! !! ) in confession...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  contemporary  mafia  dark  cliffhanger
  • The Echo on the Water by J.A. Huss

    The Echo on the Water by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Rosie Harlow is desperately seeking. … well, she’s not sure. A romance would be nice but so would a dinner conversation with her pre-teen son. Too bad her boy is way too busy growing up to pay his mama any attention...
  • The Ninja's Blade by Tori Eldridge

    The Ninja's Blade by Tori Eldridge

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lily Wong―a Chinese-Norwegian modern-day ninja―has more trouble than she was bargaining for when controlling grandparents arrive in Los Angeles from Hong Kong at the same time she goes undercover in the dangerous world of youth sex trafficking...
  • Crowne Jewel by C.D. Reiss

    Crowne Jewel by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Protect me at all costs. That’s the mission my father placed on Anton Markov—my new bodyguard. Shield me from a ruthless, faceless stalker. The menace hijacked my online presence, levied chilling threats my way, and promised to unleash a barrage of damage to me personally and professionally. There’s one problem with Anton. It’s simple. I despise him...
  • Scorching Sienna by Eloise Benjamin

    Scorching Sienna by Eloise Benjamin

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Light. When I cry on a stranger's shirt in a club,. I’m not surprised when he haunts my dreams. He is the first man to make me feel alive since losing my husband. Then the notes start. I should be afraid. But I’m not. And the things that he does to me. I feel his obsession in every knowing look, every scorching touch. When my very bad stalker turns out to be the good one of the two,...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  suspense  dark  mafia  vengeance  length-medium
  • Grizz by Nicola Jane

    Grizz by Nicola Jane

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Each time she pushes me away, I want her more. Grizz. My role is easy enough—stand by my President’s side and back him whatever. But when his old lady starts making suggestions to improve the club, it gets my back up. Being assigned to watch over the club whores was not on my list of stuff to do. I’m the goddamn Vice President, not a prospect. When I get paired with Fable . . . or Luna . .
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