Ares Academy Series: Similar romance series

Brutal Birthright

by Sophie Lark

3.79 · 852 ratings

dark · explicit-open-door · audiobook · contemporary · mafia · multicultural · illinois · dual-pov · usa · alpha male · suspense · from hate to love · new adult · possessive hero · bad boys · m-f · cold hero · grumpy sunshine · strong heroine · forced proximity

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Heart Hassle

by Raven Kennedy

4.27 · 486 ratings

demons · insta-love · fae · contemporary · paranormal · fantasy · humor · magic · sweet heroine · high fantasy · sweet-hero · neurodivergent · grumpy sunshine · strong heroine · cold hero · cheerful heroine · praise-kink · first-person-pov · caretaking · non-human-hero

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The Fallen

by Gabrielle Sands

4.01 · 376 ratings

from hate to love · mafia · contemporary · alpha male · m-f · suspense · age difference · forced proximity · super rich hero · bad boys · dual-pov · possessive hero · dark · sassy heroine · new adult · audiobook · male-pov · europe · arranged marriage · first-person-pov

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Tarnished Empire

by Shain Rose

3.64 · 268 ratings

new adult · mafia · from hate to love · m-f · alpha male · audiobook · contemporary · spanking · super rich hero · forced proximity · age difference · grumpy sunshine · dual-pov · cold hero · dark · first-person-pov · bdsm · forbidden love · suspense · bad boys

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Boys of Briar Hall

by Elena Lawson

4.22 · 237 ratings

reverse harem · high-school · from hate to love · new adult · contemporary · audiobook · poly · first-person-pov · cruel hero · rockstars · dark · fighters · dual-pov · mystery · length-medium · usa · mafia · alpha male · suspense · possessive hero

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The Byrne Brothers

by Jill Ramsower

3.81 · 336 ratings

super rich hero · bad boys · mafia · audiobook · contemporary · m-f · alpha male · possessive hero · dark · explicit-open-door · dual-pov · forced proximity · suspense · first-person-pov · male-pov · independent heroine · sassy heroine · from hate to love · new adult · caretaking

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Dark Kingdom

by Shantel Tessier

3.92 · 243 ratings

suspense · contemporary · audiobook · mafia · bad boys · super rich hero · dark · alpha male · abuse · dual-pov · explicit-open-door · nevada · m-f · from hate to love · second chances · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · possessive hero · new adult · arranged marriage

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Belles & Mobsters

by Eva Winners

4.02 · 344 ratings

dark · from hate to love · mafia · contemporary · found-family · suspense · age difference · super rich hero · graphic-violence · vengeance · dual-pov · bad boys · torture-scs · possessive hero · abduction · forced proximity · death · arranged marriage · m-f · alpha male

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Devils Will Rise: Melnikov Legacy

by Sonja Grey

4.21 · 243 ratings

dark · graphic-violence · mafia · m-f · alpha male · contemporary · bad boys · male-pov · usa · dual-pov · sweet-hero · possessive hero · virgin heroine · first-person-pov · abuse · super rich hero · abduction · sweet heroine · rich heroine · pregnancy

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The Agents

by Brynne Asher

4.32 · 136 ratings

men in uniform · dual-pov · possessive hero · explicit-open-door · first-person-pov · new adult · suspense · contemporary · m-f · alpha male · found-family · forced proximity · florida · disabilities and marks · tortured hero · sweet heroine · vengeance · abduction · cold hero · human-trafficking

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Sins & Deceit

by Claire Contreras

3.94 · 132 ratings

suspense · audiobook · contemporary · mafia · dark · explicit-open-door · alpha male · angst · length-medium · forced proximity · multicultural · new adult · from hate to love · insta-love · cheating · betrayal · erotica · dual-pov · marriage of convenience · height-difference

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Mafia Empire

by Michelle Heard

4.05 · 162 ratings

mafia · suspense · super rich hero · chile · found-family · contemporary · m-f · mental-trauma · dark · graphic-violence · explicit-open-door · first-person-pov · dual-pov · bad boys · forced proximity · age difference · death · alpha male · possessive hero · tortured heroine

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Savage U

by Julia Wolf

4.06 · 124 ratings

contemporary · audiobook · m-f · college · new adult · from hate to love · friends-benefits · angst · possessive hero · alpha male · sassy heroine · length-medium · forced proximity · grumpy sunshine · multicultural · dual-pov · sweet-hero · sweet heroine · friends to lovers · explicit-open-door

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Kozlov Empire

by Monica Kayne

3.95 · 101 ratings

forced proximity · independent heroine · death · length-medium · mafia · dual-pov · alpha male · contemporary · suspense · spanking · dark · explicit-open-door · sassy heroine · from hate to love · age difference · virgin heroine · super rich hero · possessive hero · arranged marriage · vengeance

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Barinov Bratva

by Brook Wilder

3.96 · 72 ratings

sweet heroine · arranged marriage · dark · length-medium · first-person-pov · possessive hero · forced proximity · cold hero · competent heroine · dual-pov · alpha male · audiobook · contemporary · new adult · mafia · from hate to love · explicit-open-door · super rich hero · pregnancy · strong heroine

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Kings of Temptation

by Sienna Cross

4.08 · 86 ratings

possessive hero · praise-kink · new-york-state · first-person-pov · dark · graphic-violence · tycoon · abduction · disabilities and marks · multicultural · hurt-comfort · dual-pov · forced proximity · super rich hero · bad boys · death · length-medium · from hate to love · mafia · contemporary

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Thorns of Omertà

by Eva Winners

4.19 · 130 ratings

mafia · m-f · alpha male · betrayal · contemporary · audiobook · suspense · death · age difference · super rich hero · dual-pov · first-person-pov · mental-trauma · dark · graphic-violence · possessive hero · found-family · from hate to love · arranged marriage · independent heroine

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Soulless Empire

by Sasha Leone

3.39 · 53 ratings

mafia · suspense · competent heroine · contemporary · audiobook · slut-shaming · bad boys · death · dub-con · illinois · virgin heroine · possessive hero · dark · bondage · tortured heroine · new adult · rape-non-mc · torture-scs · explicit-plentiful · from hate to love

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Boston Mafia Dons

by Bianca Cole

3.94 · 175 ratings

suspense · mafia · dark · alpha male · age difference · multicultural · daddy-kink · audiobook · contemporary · explicit-plentiful · super rich hero · bdsm · virgin heroine · m-f · dual-pov · cruel hero · from hate to love · new adult · length-medium · arranged marriage

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Kingpins of the Syndicate

by Eva Winners

4.23 · 67 ratings

graphic-violence · explicit-open-door · first-person-pov · dual-pov · vengeance · second chances · forced proximity · suspense · contemporary · m-f · mafia · new adult · from hate to love · mental-trauma · virgin heroine · possessive hero · human-trafficking · multicultural · hurt-comfort · arranged marriage

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The Syndicate Academy

by Bianca Cole

3.72 · 62 ratings

new adult · suspense · length-medium · rich heroine · dual-pov · multicultural · possessive hero · praise-kink · virgin heroine · anal sex · cold hero · dark · first-person-pov · teacher-hero · cruel hero · mafia · from hate to love · sassy heroine · explicit-plentiful · m-f

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Forbidden Cruel Italians

by N.J. Adel

3.44 · 64 ratings

mafia · from hate to love · suspense · age difference · dark · length-medium · arranged marriage · forbidden love · new adult · multicultural · contemporary · alpha male · m-f · dual-pov · dub-con · cruel hero · first-person-pov · explicit-open-door · abuse · sweet heroine

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Vengeful Villains

by Kristen Luciani

4.20 · 70 ratings

length-medium · multicultural · suspense · vengeance · from hate to love · mafia · contemporary · dark · explicit-open-door · forced proximity · abduction · captive · age difference · alpha male · arranged marriage · dub-con · praise-kink · mystery · angst · humor

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