The Pawn and The Puppet: Similar romance series

Never After

by Emily McIntire

3.78 · 1576 ratings

torture-scs · standalone · explicit-open-door · possessive hero · death · standalone-first · forced proximity · m-f · audiobook · dark · first-person-pov · dual-pov · praise-kink · tortured hero · angst · age difference · betrayal · insta-love · graphic-violence · strong heroine

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Penryn & the End of Days

by Susan Ee

4.18 · 622 ratings

mental illness · forbidden love · abuse · science fiction · from hate to love · sassy heroine · paranormal · competent heroine · suspense · young adult · alpha male · m-f · betrayal · found-family · audiobook · futuristic · independent heroine · bad boys · monsters · dangerous heroine

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Kingdom of the Wicked

by Kerri Maniscalco

3.88 · 988 ratings

dark · paranormal · young adult · mystery · witches · fantasy · magic · demons · vengeance · vampires · tortured hero · strong heroine · first-person-pov · from hate to love · new adult · m-f · audiobook · competent heroine · commander · political-intrigue

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Mara Dyer

by Michelle Hodkin

4.05 · 374 ratings

tortured hero · abduction · dystopian · angst · vengeance · strong heroine · urban fantasy · dark · mental-trauma · tortured heroine · graphic-violence · gifted heroine · mental illness · young adult · competent heroine · paranormal · suspense · contemporary · audiobook · betrayal

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The Dark Elements

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

4.14 · 467 ratings

demons · friends to lovers · shapeshifters · non-human-heroine · contemporary · urban fantasy · m-f · young adult · paranormal · fantasy · magic · non-human-hero · from hate to love · sassy heroine · dystopian · forbidden love · angst · new adult · alpha male · strong heroine

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The Wicked Years

by Gregory Maguire

3.51 · 297 ratings

urban fantasy · audiobook · new adult · dark · fantasy · strong heroine · young adult · paranormal · suspense · contemporary · high fantasy · queer · dystopian · behind-doors · high-school · magic · length-long · historical · horror · first-in-series

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The Arcana Chronicles

by Kresley Cole

4.16 · 425 ratings

urban fantasy · dystopian · love triangle · magic · fantasy · futuristic · suspense · paranormal · young adult · new adult · dark · angst · other-man-woman · audiobook · science fiction · cruel hero · possessive hero · strong heroine · cliffhanger · dangerous heroine

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The Obsidian Order

by Morgan Bridges

3.97 · 192 ratings

primal-play · dark · possessive hero · dual-pov · strong heroine · forced proximity · bad boys · super rich hero · college · contemporary · audiobook · alpha male · suspense · from hate to love · abuse · new adult · mafia · virgin heroine · first-in-series · standalone-first

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Pivot Point

by Kasie West

4.11 · 183 ratings

length-medium · paranormal · high-school · young adult · other-man-woman · love triangle · urban fantasy · dystopian · fantasy · mystery · dual-pov · aliens · audiobook · contemporary · standalone-first · first-in-series · futuristic · glimpses-kisses · science fiction · time travel

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The Pledge

by Kimberly Derting

3.64 · 163 ratings

dystopian · fantasy · paranormal · length-medium · young adult · magic · futuristic · science fiction · mystery · royalty · audiobook · urban fantasy · first-in-series · standalone-first · love triangle · college · war · high fantasy · insta-love · high-school

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Slated

by Teri Terry

4.13 · 192 ratings

science fiction · young adult · audiobook · mystery · dystopian · length-medium · paranormal · glimpses-kisses · futuristic · fantasy · first-in-series · standalone-first · strong heroine · high-school · queer · suspense · love triangle · length-long · other-man-woman · contemporary

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Starters

by Lissa Price

3.80 · 148 ratings

young adult · science fiction · dystopian · futuristic · length-medium · mystery · fantasy · audiobook · standalone-first · magic · first-in-series · suspense · paranormal · other-man-woman · love triangle · survival · glimpses-kisses

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The Cahill Witch Chronicles

by Jessica Spotswood

4.00 · 140 ratings

urban fantasy · magic · historical · young adult · length-medium · paranormal · fantasy · dystopian · witches · science fiction · futuristic · love triangle · first-in-series · victorian · other-man-woman · audiobook · standalone-first · mystery · forbidden love · contemporary

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Birthright

by Gabrielle Zevin

3.82 · 137 ratings

futuristic · science fiction · dystopian · mystery · length-medium · young adult · audiobook · fantasy · first-in-series · mafia · suspense · standalone-first · high-school · multicultural · contemporary · slut-shaming

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Masque of the Red Death

by Bethany Griffin

3.60 · 123 ratings

young adult · paranormal · fantasy · dystopian · steampunk · love triangle · urban fantasy · other-man-woman · dark · length-medium · futuristic · first-in-series · historical · standalone-first · mystery · science fiction · victorian · contemporary · m-f · length-novella

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Tempest

by Julie Cross

3.76 · 176 ratings

young adult · paranormal · urban fantasy · fantasy · dystopian · length-medium · audiobook · science fiction · futuristic · male-pov · mystery · time travel · first-in-series · magic · standalone-first · suspense · contemporary · new adult · length-novella · cliffhanger

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