28 Books like Deceit

Mania

by Katie May • 2021

Her five protectors are killers, but the cult that kidnaps her is far more dangerous.

3.93

4k+

🏫 Dark Academy Romance 👀 Stalker Romance 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🩸 Cult Horror ⏳ Survival Trials

Mania 95%

Her five protectors are killers, but the cult that kidnaps her is far more dangerous.

by Katie May 2021

3.93

4k+ ratings

🏫 Dark Academy Romance 👀 Stalker Romance 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🩸 Cult Horror ⏳ Survival Trials

Our Bloodline

by K.C. Kean • 2021

Claimed by a secret society, she marries four men who will tear it apart to keep her.

4.38

8k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Deadly Trials 🕯️ Secret Society 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

Our Bloodline 95%

Claimed by a secret society, she marries four men who will tear it apart to keep her.

by K.C. Kean 2021

4.38

8k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Deadly Trials 🕯️ Secret Society 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

Lords of Pain

by Angel Lawson • 2021

To escape a stalker, she becomes the property of three ruthless fraternity lords for a year.

4.00

49k+

🖤 Stepbrother Romance 😈 Bully Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 👥 Why Choose 🏛️ Secret Society

Lords of Pain 95%

To escape a stalker, she becomes the property of three ruthless fraternity lords for a year.

by Angel Lawson 2021

4.00

49k+ ratings

🖤 Stepbrother Romance 😈 Bully Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 👥 Why Choose 🏛️ Secret Society

Featherstone Academy

by K.C. Kean • 2021

A mother's grip, an academy's deadly games, and three men worth risking everything for.

4.62

339

🖤 Why Choose Romance 🏫 Dark Academia Romance 💕 Found Family 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma Healing

Featherstone Academy 95%

A mother's grip, an academy's deadly games, and three men worth risking everything for.

by K.C. Kean 2021

4.62

339 ratings

🖤 Why Choose Romance 🏫 Dark Academia Romance 💕 Found Family 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma Healing

Kings of Quarantine

by Caroline Peckham • 2020

Three cruel kings rule a quarantined school. The new girl just became their obsession.

4.15

34k+

🖤 Dark Bully Romance 👑 Reverse Harem ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🥀 Morally Grey Heroes 🔒 Forced Proximity

Kings of Quarantine 95%

Three cruel kings rule a quarantined school. The new girl just became their obsession.

by Caroline Peckham 2020

4.15

34k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Bully Romance 👑 Reverse Harem ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🥀 Morally Grey Heroes 🔒 Forced Proximity

Scream For Us

by Molly Doyle • 2021

Three masked men rescue her at Halloween party, offering night of dark passion and savage revenge.

3.66

66k+

🖤 Dark College Romance 🎃 Salem Halloween 💀 Revenge For Bullying 🔪 Possessive Obsession 👻 Haunted House

Scream For Us 95%

Three masked men rescue her at Halloween party, offering night of dark passion and savage revenge.

by Molly Doyle 2021

3.66

66k+ ratings

🖤 Dark College Romance 🎃 Salem Halloween 💀 Revenge For Bullying 🔪 Possessive Obsession 👻 Haunted House

Made in Malice

by Albany Walker • 2023

A guarded outsider inherits a gothic island legacy and the dangerous obsession of the enemy heir.

4.15

4k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🌫️ Modern Gothic 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💕 Why Choose Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Made in Malice 95%

A guarded outsider inherits a gothic island legacy and the dangerous obsession of the enemy heir.

by Albany Walker 2023

4.15

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🌫️ Modern Gothic 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💕 Why Choose Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Scream.

by Ruby M. Darling • 2025

Traded to settle a mafia debt, she arrives with a contract and a bodyguard who knows every scar.

4.42

3k+

💍 Mafia Arranged Marriage 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Trauma Recovery 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

Scream. 95%

Traded to settle a mafia debt, she arrives with a contract and a bodyguard who knows every scar.

by Ruby M. Darling 2025

4.42

3k+ ratings

💍 Mafia Arranged Marriage 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Trauma Recovery 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

Into Darkness We Fall

by Jodie King • 2024

A college student with a stalker falls for a rapper and a fighter harboring dark secrets.

4.22

1k+

📜 Stalker Romance ⛓ Captor Captive 🛡 Touch Her And Die 💀 Mafia Dynasty 👑 Hidden Heiress

Into Darkness We Fall 95%

A college student with a stalker falls for a rapper and a fighter harboring dark secrets.

by Jodie King 2024

4.22

1k+ ratings

📜 Stalker Romance ⛓ Captor Captive 🛡 Touch Her And Die 💀 Mafia Dynasty 👑 Hidden Heiress

Just Drop Out

by J. Bree • 2019

She survived the fight ring. Now a prep school's heirs are betting on who can destroy her first.

4.25

23k+

🖤 Bully Romance 🤝 Found Family 💔 Traumatized Heroine 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💸 Class Divide

Just Drop Out 95%

She survived the fight ring. Now a prep school's heirs are betting on who can destroy her first.

by J. Bree 2019

4.25

23k+ ratings

🖤 Bully Romance 🤝 Found Family 💔 Traumatized Heroine 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💸 Class Divide

Hate

by Tate James • 2020

Framed for a riot, she comes home to find the three guilty men have moved in.

4.17

66k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Bully Romance 💔 Trauma Bonding 🎓 College Romance

Hate 95%

Framed for a riot, she comes home to find the three guilty men have moved in.

by Tate James 2020

4.17

66k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Bully Romance 💔 Trauma Bonding 🎓 College Romance

Kings & Chaos

by Sadie Hunt • 2023

One missing sister. Three dangerous men. Willa must give them everything to learn the truth.

4.38

4k+

💘 Why Choose Romance 🕯️ Dark Academia Vibes 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Morally Grey Heroes 💔 Trauma Bonding

Kings & Chaos 95%

One missing sister. Three dangerous men. Willa must give them everything to learn the truth.

by Sadie Hunt 2023

4.38

4k+ ratings

💘 Why Choose Romance 🕯️ Dark Academia Vibes 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Morally Grey Heroes 💔 Trauma Bonding

Dirty Little Secrets

by K.G. Reuss • 2021

Three Kings rule the academy. An arranged marriage to their enemy makes her the prize.

4.12

7k+

🏫 Mafia Boarding School 🔥 Why Choose 💍 Arranged Marriage 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Dirty Little Secrets 95%

Three Kings rule the academy. An arranged marriage to their enemy makes her the prize.

by K.G. Reuss 2021

4.12

7k+ ratings

🏫 Mafia Boarding School 🔥 Why Choose 💍 Arranged Marriage 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Touch Her And Die

The Blackened Blade

by Isla Davon • 2023

Dead in prison, a witch wakes at her academy with invisible scars and ten years of rage.

4.38

24k+

🏰 Dark Academy 💫 Fated Mates 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Hidden Powers 🔥 Cathartic Revenge

The Blackened Blade 95%

Dead in prison, a witch wakes at her academy with invisible scars and ten years of rage.

by Isla Davon 2023

4.38

24k+ ratings

🏰 Dark Academy 💫 Fated Mates 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Hidden Powers 🔥 Cathartic Revenge

Find Me

by Ashley N. Rostek • 2021

Four protective brothers. One scarred survivor. A killer who won't stop until she's dead.

4.30

43k+

🛡️ Witness Protection Romance 💕 Why Choose Romance 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🌸 Scarred Heroine

Find Me 95%

Four protective brothers. One scarred survivor. A killer who won't stop until she's dead.

by Ashley N. Rostek 2021

4.30

43k+ ratings

🛡️ Witness Protection Romance 💕 Why Choose Romance 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🌸 Scarred Heroine

Speak.

by Ruby M. Darling • 2024

Four masked attackers stole her voice. Now she's back on their campus with a kill list.

4.07

15k+

🖤 Why Choose Romance 🤐 Mute Protagonist ☠️ Touch Her And Die 👁️ Stalker Romance 🔪 Revenge Quest

Speak. 95%

Four masked attackers stole her voice. Now she's back on their campus with a kill list.

by Ruby M. Darling 2024

4.07

15k+ ratings

🖤 Why Choose Romance 🤐 Mute Protagonist ☠️ Touch Her And Die 👁️ Stalker Romance 🔪 Revenge Quest

Kings & Carnage

by Sadie Hunt • 2023

Three dangerous men claim her, but the hunter stalking them all is one of their fathers.

4.33

4k+

🖤 Dark College Romance 💋 Why Choose 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Secret Society

Kings & Carnage 95%

Three dangerous men claim her, but the hunter stalking them all is one of their fathers.

by Sadie Hunt 2023

4.33

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark College Romance 💋 Why Choose 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Secret Society

Binding Rose

by Ivy Fox • 2022

Traded to the Irish for peace, a cartel princess finds herself claimed by three Kelly men.

3.78

10k+

🖤 Dark Mafia 💕 Polyamorous Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏚️ Forced Proximity 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Binding Rose 95%

Traded to the Irish for peace, a cartel princess finds herself claimed by three Kelly men.

by Ivy Fox 2022

3.78

10k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Mafia 💕 Polyamorous Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏚️ Forced Proximity 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Broken Bonds

by J. Bree • 2021

Captured by her five fated mates, a runaway hides a secret that could destroy them all.

4.12

162k+

🖇️ Fated Mates ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Magical Academy 💔 Trauma Survivor 🔥 Possessive Heroes

Broken Bonds 94%

Captured by her five fated mates, a runaway hides a secret that could destroy them all.

by J. Bree 2021

4.12

162k+ ratings

🖇️ Fated Mates ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Magical Academy 💔 Trauma Survivor 🔥 Possessive Heroes

Honey Trap

by Tate James • 2021

Ambushed by her own Guild, a mercenary is torn between an obsessive hacker and a lethal arms dealer.

4.46

16k+

🗡️ Assassin Heroine 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Captive Captor 🔒 Obsessive Hero 🩸 Criminal Underworld

Honey Trap 94%

Ambushed by her own Guild, a mercenary is torn between an obsessive hacker and a lethal arms dealer.

by Tate James 2021

4.46

16k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Heroine 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Captive Captor 🔒 Obsessive Hero 🩸 Criminal Underworld

Venomous Lies

by Suki Rose • 2025

A witch hiding deadly magic is bound to four dangerous mates at a cursed magical academy.

4.16

633

🏛️ Dark Academia 💫 Fated Mates 🖤 Found Family 🗡️ Touch Her And Die ⚖️ Morally Grey

Venomous Lies 94%

A witch hiding deadly magic is bound to four dangerous mates at a cursed magical academy.

by Suki Rose 2025

4.16

633 ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 💫 Fated Mates 🖤 Found Family 🗡️ Touch Her And Die ⚖️ Morally Grey

Church

by K.G. Reuss • 2022

At a gothic asylum, four dangerous boys compete for the mute new girl's scream.

4.31

12k+

🖤 Dark Reverse Harem 🏚️ Gothic Asylum 🤫 Mute Heroine 💔 Trauma Bonding 😈 Obsessive Antiheroes

Church 94%

At a gothic asylum, four dangerous boys compete for the mute new girl's scream.

by K.G. Reuss 2022

4.31

12k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Reverse Harem 🏚️ Gothic Asylum 🤫 Mute Heroine 💔 Trauma Bonding 😈 Obsessive Antiheroes

In Ruins

by K.G. Reuss • 2020

Four boys blackmail her into their cruel game. The leader was once her best friend.

4.20

9k+

🖤 Dark Bully Romance 💔 Childhood Friends To Enemies 👥 Coerced Reverse Harem 🔒 Blackmail And Coercion 🤝 Enemies To Allies

In Ruins 94%

Four boys blackmail her into their cruel game. The leader was once her best friend.

by K.G. Reuss 2020

4.20

9k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Bully Romance 💔 Childhood Friends To Enemies 👥 Coerced Reverse Harem 🔒 Blackmail And Coercion 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Twisted Game

by Eva Ashwood • 2022

A scarred student sells her virginity for tuition. Three brothers kill the buyer and claim her.

4.03

34k+

💘 Why Choose Romance 🩹 Scarred Heroine 🔪 Touch Her And Die 👁️ Stalker Romance 🏙️ Criminal Underworld

Twisted Game 94%

A scarred student sells her virginity for tuition. Three brothers kill the buyer and claim her.

by Eva Ashwood 2022

4.03

34k+ ratings

💘 Why Choose Romance 🩹 Scarred Heroine 🔪 Touch Her And Die 👁️ Stalker Romance 🏙️ Criminal Underworld

Dynasty

by Sheridan Anne • 2021

Four elite heirs rule the academy. The foster girl fights back. They'll break her if she stays.

4.11

13k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💋 Why Choose 🕵️ Secret Society 🐺 Alpha Males 💰 Class Divide

Dynasty 94%

Four elite heirs rule the academy. The foster girl fights back. They'll break her if she stays.

by Sheridan Anne 2021

4.11

13k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💋 Why Choose 🕵️ Secret Society 🐺 Alpha Males 💰 Class Divide

Sick Boys

by Clarissa Wild • 2023

After her sister's fatal fall, she infiltrates a university ruled by three cruel, obsessive men.

3.89

43k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 🕯️ Secret Society 👥 Reverse Harem ⚔️❤️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Vengeful Heroine

Sick Boys 94%

After her sister's fatal fall, she infiltrates a university ruled by three cruel, obsessive men.

by Clarissa Wild 2023

3.89

43k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 🕯️ Secret Society 👥 Reverse Harem ⚔️❤️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Vengeful Heroine

The Secrets We Bury

by Lucy Smoke • 2025

Three killers become a broken heiress's only refuge. Her abuser is coming to collect.

4.24

946

🖤 Why Choose Romance 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🖤 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Revenge Journey 🖤 Corrupt Elite

The Secrets We Bury 94%

Three killers become a broken heiress's only refuge. Her abuser is coming to collect.

by Lucy Smoke 2025

4.24

946 ratings

🖤 Why Choose Romance 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🖤 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Revenge Journey 🖤 Corrupt Elite

Owned by Shadows

by Rosa Lee • 2025

Pregnant and mourning a mafia murder, she risks everything on a cryptic clue her lover survived.

4.09

4k+

🖤 Mafia Dark Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🫂 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🤰 Pregnancy Peril

Owned by Shadows 94%

Pregnant and mourning a mafia murder, she risks everything on a cryptic clue her lover survived.

by Rosa Lee 2025

4.09

4k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Dark Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🫂 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🤰 Pregnancy Peril

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