The Cost of Desperation: Similar romance series

Legacy of Gods

by Rina Kent

4.03 · 1987 ratings

forced proximity · super rich hero · audiobook · alpha male · mental illness · united-kingdom · praise-kink · possessive hero · angst · bad boys · contemporary · found-family · suspense · england · from hate to love · mafia · new adult · cruel hero · first-person-pov · mental-trauma

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Cruel Shifterverse

by Jasmine Mas

3.97 · 1187 ratings

past-child-abuse · sweet-hero · possessive hero · explicit-open-door · non-human-hero · torture-mcs · warrior-heroine · gifted heroine · shapeshifters · mental illness · fae · bisexual · queer · m-m-m · menage · competent heroine · alpha male · audiobook · super rich hero · monsters

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Pack Darling

by Lola Rock

4.11 · 731 ratings

queer · omegaverse · poly · fated-mates · reverse harem · m-m-f · abduction · angst · class difference · past-child-abuse · tortured hero · sweet-hero · hurt-comfort · praise-kink · possessive hero · fighters · bisexual · m-m-m · audiobook · m-f

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Saint View Psychos

by Elle Thorpe

4.26 · 422 ratings

siblings-bff · poor heroine · possessive hero · praise-kink · first-person-pov · dark · abuse-non-mc · substance abuse · friends to lovers · north-america · dual-pov · fatphobia · neurodivergent · sweet-hero · bikers · age difference · mystery · reverse harem · exhibitionism · bad boys

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Harrow Faire

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

4.21 · 837 ratings

contemporary · m-f · paranormal · sassy heroine · magic · usa · humor · bad boys · urban fantasy · cruel hero · dark · audiobook · from hate to love · mental illness · height-difference · horror · childfree-couple · fantasy · forced proximity · new-hampshire

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Legacy of the Nine Realms

by Amelia Hutchins

4.15 · 510 ratings

first-person-pov · dark · graphic-violence · possessive hero · dual-pov · magic · death · age difference · fantasy · independent heroine · witches · m-f · alpha male · audiobook · paranormal · fae · explicit-plentiful · from hate to love · royalty · cruel hero

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Phèdre's Trilogy

by Jacqueline Carey

4.25 · 480 ratings

fantasy · magic · historical · audiobook · political-intrigue · paranormal · bdsm · dark · high fantasy · abuse · bisexual · m-f · competent heroine · bodyguard-hero · graphic-violence · mystery · forced proximity · spanking · independent heroine · death

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Alpha's Claim

by Addison Cain

3.92 · 474 ratings

fantasy · abuse · science fiction · from hate to love · explicit-plentiful · commander · paranormal · audiobook · alpha male · m-f · betrayal · omegaverse · dark · cruel hero · bdsm · rape · dystopian · angst · abduction · strong heroine

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Coven of Bones

by Harper L. Woods

3.74 · 364 ratings

audiobook · paranormal · from hate to love · magic · demons · fantasy · witches · vampires · dark · contemporary · alpha male · betrayal · forbidden love · new adult · horror · arranged marriage · age difference · forced proximity · mystery · fated-mates

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PoisonVerse Noir

by Marie Mackay

4.12 · 238 ratings

masc-dom · new adult · explicit-plentiful · from hate to love · suspense · poly · alpha male · audiobook · contemporary · college · m-f · found-family · fated-mates · reverse harem · exhibitionism · male-pov · spanking · m-f-m · shy heroine · love triangle

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Feral

by Nora Ash

3.82 · 168 ratings

rape · victim-blaming · tortured hero · disabilities and marks · sweet heroine · vengeance · length-novella · omegaverse · human-trafficking · torture-mcs · dark · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · non-hea · past-abuse · abuse · science fiction · rape-non-mc · torture-scs · paranormal

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Omega Love

by Rory Miles

4.08 · 168 ratings

omegaverse · fantasy · reverse harem · childfree-couple · poly · contemporary · paranormal · past-abuse · m-f-m · abuse · explicit-plentiful · new adult · audiobook · tortured heroine · past-sexual-abuse · dark · urban fantasy · forced proximity · super rich hero · length-medium

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Wren's Song

by Addison Cain

3.76 · 199 ratings

fantasy · menage · paranormal · poly · dark · rape · dystopian · reverse harem · other-man-woman · abuse · science fiction · explicit-plentiful · alpha male · erotica · omegaverse · bdsm · abduction · futuristic · cruel hero · angst

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Silk and Steel

by Ariana Nash

4.03 · 263 ratings

m-m · queer · from hate to love · fantasy · urban fantasy · dark · fae · paranormal · magic · dystopian · tortured hero · disabilities and marks · angst · high fantasy · abuse-non-mc · past-sexual-abuse · past-abuse · shapeshifters · abuse · forbidden love

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Alabaster Penitentiary

by Nyla K.

3.97 · 219 ratings

queer · dark · queer-awakening · dual-pov · first-person-pov · mental-trauma · m-m · angst · tortured hero · hurt-comfort · possessive hero · mental illness · bisexual · rape-non-mc · audiobook · forced proximity · death · vengeance · anal sex · consensual-non-con

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Myth of Omega

by Zoey Ellis

3.98 · 307 ratings

omegaverse · paranormal · m-f · fantasy · magic · strong heroine · dark · suspense · dub-con · military · from hate to love · alpha male · third-person-pov · dual-pov · possessive hero · virgin heroine · explicit-plentiful · erotica · fated-mates · abduction

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Deliver

by Pam Godwin

3.96 · 283 ratings

dark · contemporary · suspense · audiobook · graphic-violence · dub-con · sassy heroine · explicit-plentiful · possessive hero · angst · hurt-comfort · third-person-pov · alpha male · m-f · cold hero · body-betrayal · tortured heroine · bdsm · mental-trauma · survival

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Kings of Miskatonic Prep

by Steffanie Holmes

4.02 · 107 ratings

found-family · contemporary · alpha male · poly · young adult · suspense · paranormal · sassy heroine · competent heroine · abuse · forbidden love · sports · new adult · gifted heroine · death · magic · horror · demons · fantasy · mystery

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Omega's Destruction

by Eva Dresden

3.74 · 71 ratings

paranormal · dub-con · erotica · alpha male · m-f · audiobook · dystopian · abuse · explicit-plentiful · dark · length-medium · omegaverse · fantasy · third-person-pov · rape · angst · abduction · arranged marriage · past-abuse · pregnancy

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The Hidden of Vrohkaria

by Kelly Cove

4.07 · 69 ratings

tortured heroine · graphic-violence · gifted heroine · shapeshifters · abuse · from hate to love · rape-non-mc · commander · paranormal · competent heroine · alpha male · non-human-heroine · slut-shaming · witches · independent heroine · fated-mates · monsters · animal-death · fantasy · child-sexual-abuse

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Trilogy of Eve

by Pam Godwin

3.77 · 77 ratings

suspense · paranormal · competent heroine · height-difference · science fiction · futuristic · fantasy · forced proximity · strong heroine · dystopian · dark · contemporary · alpha male · erotica · gifted heroine · new adult · abuse · death · sweet-hero · disabilities and marks

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Finding Sabrina

by Marissa Honeycutt

4.43 · 40 ratings

dual-pov · men in uniform · third-person-pov · angels · rape · tortured heroine · dark · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · torture-mcs · anal sex · body-betrayal · erotica · m-f · contemporary · paranormal · abuse · horror · slavery · magic

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The Monster's Pet

by Adara Wolf

3.85 · 59 ratings

male-pov · magic · monsters · fantasy · paranormal · m-m · shapeshifters · queer · explicit-plentiful · non-human-hero · medieval · anal sex · dual-pov · creative-anatomy · age difference · forced proximity · dragon shifter · audiobook · breeding · third-person-pov

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