The Darkest Joy: Similar series
Devil's Night
by Penelope Douglas
3.92 · 1177 ratings
new adult · super rich hero · alpha male · found-family · explicit-open-door · dark · dual-pov · contemporary · suspense · competent heroine · bad boys · independent heroine · strong heroine · tortured hero · dub-con · vengeance · angst · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · cruel hero
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Penryn & the End of Days
by Susan Ee
4.19 · 520 ratings
mental illness · paranormal · forbidden love · dangerous heroine · competent heroine · suspense · young adult · sassy heroine · warrior-heroine · non-human-hero · cold hero · first-person-pov · war · tortured heroine · disabilities and marks · fighters · m-f · mental-trauma · survival · possessive hero
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House of Night
by P.C. Cast
3.71 · 1541 ratings
vampires · urban fantasy · fantasy · magic · paranormal · contemporary · young adult · love triangle · other-man-woman · witches · strong heroine · bad boys · mystery · gifted heroine · independent heroine · alpha male · demons · non-human-heroine · non-human-hero · sassy heroine
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Kingmakers
by Sophie Lark
3.97 · 352 ratings
alpha male · from hate to love · new adult · bad boys · multicultural · dual-pov · dark · suspense · contemporary · mafia · fantasy · mystery · strong heroine · friends to lovers · forced proximity · cruel hero · angst · young adult · college · europe
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Truly Devious
by Maureen Johnson
4.04 · 333 ratings
suspense · young adult · historical · mystery · high-school · contemporary · fantasy · paranormal · dark · death · length-medium · mental illness · length-long · horror · m-f · found-family · queer · humor · non-hea · 20th century
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Boys of Briar Hall
by Elena Lawson
4.21 · 220 ratings
high-school · dual-pov · dark · poly · from hate to love · first-person-pov · cruel hero · new adult · rockstars · fighters · contemporary · reverse harem · usa · possessive hero · alpha male · mystery · california · length-medium · angst · explicit-open-door
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The Arcana Chronicles
by Kresley Cole
4.16 · 380 ratings
young adult · suspense · paranormal · magic · love triangle · new adult · fantasy · futuristic · urban fantasy · dystopian · dark · angst · other-man-woman · science fiction · possessive hero · cruel hero · sassy heroine · dangerous heroine · alpha male · bad boys
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Seraph Black
by Jane Washington
4.19 · 208 ratings
paranormal · reverse harem · urban fantasy · young adult · suspense · mystery · fantasy · new adult · magic · poly · alpha male · contemporary · bad boys · abuse · poor heroine · m-f · glimpses-kisses · other-man-woman · behind-doors · length-medium
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Dollanganger
by V.C. Andrews
3.70 · 459 ratings
suspense · horror · dark · mystery · young adult · contemporary · abuse · length-medium · incest · m-f · historical · length-long · new adult · 20th century · open-door · high-school · fantasy · behind-doors · forbidden love · slow burn
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Savage Kings of Bradwyn U
by Rachel Jonas
4.10 · 125 ratings
suspense · sassy heroine · contemporary · stepsibling · curvy heroine · sports · rape-non-mc · college · explicit-plentiful · athletes · dual-pov · dark · virgin heroine · past-abuse · poly · possessive hero · cruel hero · teacher-hero · cold hero · first-person-pov
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Welcome to the Point
by Jay Crownover
4.01 · 120 ratings
length-medium · bad boys · dark · alpha male · dual-pov · male-pov · contemporary · suspense · young adult · mystery · new adult · poor heroine · college · mafia · fighters · angst · abuse · tattoos · cruel hero · from hate to love
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Elite Protection Services
by Onley James
4.15 · 180 ratings
age difference · forced proximity · daddy-kink · queer · military · contemporary · m-m · found-family · abuse · angst · bdsm · explicit-plentiful · mystery · lgbtqia hate · super rich hero · secret-relationship · bodyguard-hero · third-person-pov · sunny hero · insta-love
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The Beauchamp Family
by Melissa de la Cruz
3.52 · 178 ratings
young adult · contemporary · paranormal · magic · fantasy · mystery · urban fantasy · witches · horror · vampires · dark · possessive hero · angst · suspense · competent heroine · curvy heroine · non-human-heroine · forbidden love · historical · alpha male
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If I Break
by Portia Moore
4.24 · 167 ratings
behind-doors · suspense · contemporary · other-man-woman · mystery · love triangle · dark · alpha male · young adult · new adult · angst · college · secret child · cruel hero · length-short · length-medium · single-mother · anthologies · mental illness · north-america
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Crush
by Lacey Weatherford
4.01 · 126 ratings
contemporary · length-medium · alpha male · suspense · bad boys · mystery · college · love triangle · possessive hero · men in uniform · other-man-woman · m-f · young adult · virgin heroine · high-school · dual-pov · betrayal · sweet heroine · angst · forbidden love
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Jaded
by Tijan
4.30 · 125 ratings
contemporary · suspense · soccer · athletes · alpha male · other-man-woman · love triangle · friends to lovers · length-medium · mystery · bad boys · cheating · sassy heroine · young adult · dark · college · new adult · abuse · anal sex · high-school
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Fallen Royals
by S. Massery
3.96 · 199 ratings
length-medium · new adult · suspense · dark · alpha male · high-school · angst · cruel hero · from hate to love · contemporary · young adult · athletes · mystery · bad boys · vengeance · m-f · abuse · hockey · explicit-plentiful · friends to lovers
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Evergreen Academy
by Ruby Vincent
3.93 · 105 ratings
strong heroine · tortured hero · bad boys · mystery · length-short · super rich hero · independent heroine · alpha male · high-school · single-mother · contemporary · secret child · young adult · working class heroine · competent heroine · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · cruel hero · himbo · forced proximity
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Umbra Hunters
by B.M. Clemton
4.30 · 90 ratings
reverse harem · small town · sweet-hero · forced proximity · slow burn · tortured hero · north-america · strong heroine · independent heroine · fantasy · from hate to love · age difference · found-family · demons · magic · paranormal · royalty · contemporary · height-difference · cold hero
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Fear University
by Meg Collett
4.10 · 58 ratings
urban fantasy · strong heroine · dark · contemporary · young adult · suspense · paranormal · length-medium · abuse · new adult · shapeshifters · fantasy · demons · mystery · legends & fairy tales · horror · dystopian · from hate to love
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Costa Family
by Jessica Gadziala
4.25 · 170 ratings
dual-pov · m-f · first-person-pov · suspense · contemporary · mafia · new-york-state · explicit-open-door · bad boys · length-medium · possessive hero · super rich hero · dark · tortured heroine · working class heroine · competent heroine · torture-scs · mystery · sweet heroine · strong heroine
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Santori Trilogy
by Maris Black
4.42 · 45 ratings
mafia · queer · age difference · death · m-m · hurt-comfort · sports · praise-kink · class difference · grumpy sunshine · boss & employee · contemporary · new adult · cold hero · latinx-mc · fighters · length-medium · explicit-open-door · dual-pov · possessive hero
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Shape of Love
by J.A. Huss
4.21 · 32 ratings
menage · super rich hero · mystery · m-m-f · length-medium · suspense · bad boys · angst · bisexual · dual-pov · anal sex · possessive hero · dark · betrayal · double-penetration · poly · sassy heroine · contemporary · second chances · tortured hero
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Necromancer Rising
by Richard Amos
4.18 · 45 ratings
dual-pov · queer · contemporary · paranormal · m-m · death · magic · age difference · mystery · fantasy · urban fantasy · secret-relationship · torture-mcs · breeding · working class hero · anal sex · abuse-non-mc · england · explicit-open-door · angst
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