28 Books like Still Beating

Pennies

by Pepper Winters • 2016

Her captor took everything but her silence. A criminal offered pennies for what remained.

4.13

17k+

🖤 Dark Romance ⛓️ Captor Captive 💔 Trauma Bonding 🕴️ Morally Grey Hero 🩸 Survival Narrative

Pennies 96%

Her captor took everything but her silence. A criminal offered pennies for what remained.

by Pepper Winters 2016

4.13

17k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance ⛓️ Captor Captive 💔 Trauma Bonding 🕴️ Morally Grey Hero 🩸 Survival Narrative

Twist Me

by Anna Zaires • 2014

Abducted to a private island, a girl finds her captor's care more devastating than his cruelty.

3.84

33k+

🖤 Dark Romance ⛓️ Captor Captive 🧠 Stockholm Syndrome 🔥 Obsessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bonding

Twist Me 95%

Abducted to a private island, a girl finds her captor's care more devastating than his cruelty.

by Anna Zaires 2014

3.84

33k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance ⛓️ Captor Captive 🧠 Stockholm Syndrome 🔥 Obsessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bonding

Stay with Me

by Nicole Fiorina • 2019

At a reformatory, a numb girl and an intense boy collide, risking the only forbidden thing.

4.01

19k+

🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Damaged Hero 👥 Found Family 🏫 Institutional Setting 😶 Emotional Numbness

Stay with Me 95%

At a reformatory, a numb girl and an intense boy collide, risking the only forbidden thing.

by Nicole Fiorina 2019

4.01

19k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Damaged Hero 👥 Found Family 🏫 Institutional Setting 😶 Emotional Numbness

All the Little Raindrops

by Mia Sheridan • 2023

Caged by a sadistic voyeur, two former enemies must trust each other to survive his game.

4.03

86k+

🔒 Captive Romance 👶 Secret Child 💔 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚪 Forced Proximity

All the Little Raindrops 95%

Caged by a sadistic voyeur, two former enemies must trust each other to survive his game.

by Mia Sheridan 2023

4.03

86k+ ratings

🔒 Captive Romance 👶 Secret Child 💔 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚪 Forced Proximity

This is War, Baby

by K. Webster • 2016

A kidnapped teen, bought by a traumatized recluse whose demons rival the monster who sold her.

4.08

7k+

⛓️ Captor Captive 🧠 Mental Health Rep ⏳ Age Gap 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💔 Trauma Bonding

This is War, Baby 95%

A kidnapped teen, bought by a traumatized recluse whose demons rival the monster who sold her.

by K. Webster 2016

4.08

7k+ ratings

⛓️ Captor Captive 🧠 Mental Health Rep ⏳ Age Gap 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💔 Trauma Bonding

Take Me with You

by Nina G. Jones • 2016

She's a caregiver. He collects stolen lives. When he takes her, survival means becoming his.

3.99

7k+

🔗 Captor Captive 👁️ Obsessed Stalker 💔 Trauma Bond 🌑 Morally Grey Hero 🩹 Damaged Hero

Take Me with You 95%

She's a caregiver. He collects stolen lives. When he takes her, survival means becoming his.

by Nina G. Jones 2016

3.99

7k+ ratings

🔗 Captor Captive 👁️ Obsessed Stalker 💔 Trauma Bond 🌑 Morally Grey Hero 🩹 Damaged Hero

Tormentor Mine

by Anna Zaires • 2017

Her husband's murderer has been watching her. His revenge is not complete without her.

4.14

11k+

⛓️ Dark Captive Romance 👁️ Stalker Hero 💔 Stockholm Syndrome 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🔪 Possessive Hero

Tormentor Mine 95%

Her husband's murderer has been watching her. His revenge is not complete without her.

by Anna Zaires 2017

4.14

11k+ ratings

⛓️ Dark Captive Romance 👁️ Stalker Hero 💔 Stockholm Syndrome 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🔪 Possessive Hero

Fiery Little Thing

by Avina St. Graves • 2024

She steals. He burns. A brutal reform school locks the lifelong enemies in the same cage.

3.64

6k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🏫 Reform School 💀 Obsessive Love

Fiery Little Thing 95%

She steals. He burns. A brutal reform school locks the lifelong enemies in the same cage.

by Avina St. Graves 2024

3.64

6k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🏫 Reform School 💀 Obsessive Love

Lakestone - Tome 2

by Sarah Rivens • 2025

The man she mourned is alive, and his father needs her to complete his destruction.

4.29

7k+

🖤 Trauma Bonding 💔 Broken Hero 🔒 Captivity 💫 Second Chance 🏚️ Forced Proximity

Lakestone - Tome 2 95%

The man she mourned is alive, and his father needs her to complete his destruction.

by Sarah Rivens 2025

4.29

7k+ ratings

🖤 Trauma Bonding 💔 Broken Hero 🔒 Captivity 💫 Second Chance 🏚️ Forced Proximity

Once a Myth

by Pepper Winters • 2020

On a billionaire's private island, one captive's refusal to break becomes her captor's obsession.

4.04

8k+

⛓️ Captor Captive 💔 Enemies To Lovers 😈 Morally Grey Hero 🔥 High Heat 🏝️ Private Island

Once a Myth 95%

On a billionaire's private island, one captive's refusal to break becomes her captor's obsession.

by Pepper Winters 2020

4.04

8k+ ratings

⛓️ Captor Captive 💔 Enemies To Lovers 😈 Morally Grey Hero 🔥 High Heat 🏝️ Private Island

Hitched

by Lauren Biel • 2023

A trapped wife picks up an escaped convict: captivity has never felt this much like freedom.

3.53

28k+

🖤 Captor Captive 🔪 Villain Love Interest 🚗 On The Run 💔 Shared Trauma ⚡ Forced Proximity

Hitched 95%

A trapped wife picks up an escaped convict: captivity has never felt this much like freedom.

by Lauren Biel 2023

3.53

28k+ ratings

🖤 Captor Captive 🔪 Villain Love Interest 🚗 On The Run 💔 Shared Trauma ⚡ Forced Proximity

Seduced in the Dark

by C.J. Roberts • 2012

Her captor trained her for auction. Loving her was never part of the plan.

4.27

57k+

🖤 Captive Romance 🧠 Stockholm Syndrome ⚔️ Antihero Redemption ⛓️ Human Trafficking 🦇 Vigilante Justice

Seduced in the Dark 95%

Her captor trained her for auction. Loving her was never part of the plan.

by C.J. Roberts 2012

4.27

57k+ ratings

🖤 Captive Romance 🧠 Stockholm Syndrome ⚔️ Antihero Redemption ⛓️ Human Trafficking 🦇 Vigilante Justice

The Mercer Curse

by Pepper Winters

His wife's devotion holds back his darkness. A half-brother arrives, consumed by the same appetite.

4.23

905

🏰 Gothic Chateau 🩸 Cursed Bloodline ⛓️ Domestic BDSM 🖤 Willing Submission 🔪 Possessive Antihero

The Mercer Curse 95%

His wife's devotion holds back his darkness. A half-brother arrives, consumed by the same appetite.

by Pepper Winters

4.23

905 ratings

🏰 Gothic Chateau 🩸 Cursed Bloodline ⛓️ Domestic BDSM 🖤 Willing Submission 🔪 Possessive Antihero

Irreversible

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2025

Chained in adjacent cells, a captive model and vengeful detective fall in love through a wall.

4.07

14k+

🖤 Trauma Bond ⛓️ Captive Romance 💔 Damaged Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Love 🥀 Best Friend Betrayal

Irreversible 95%

Chained in adjacent cells, a captive model and vengeful detective fall in love through a wall.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2025

4.07

14k+ ratings

🖤 Trauma Bond ⛓️ Captive Romance 💔 Damaged Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Love 🥀 Best Friend Betrayal

Torment

by Dylan Page • 2021

Her outlaw stepbrother saved her life. Now his obsession is a cage she can never escape.

3.95

25k+

🏍️ Outlaw Biker Romance 🖤 Stepbrother Obsession 💔 Rival Club Romance 🔒 Obsessive Love ⛓️ Captive Romance

Torment 95%

Her outlaw stepbrother saved her life. Now his obsession is a cage she can never escape.

by Dylan Page 2021

3.95

25k+ ratings

🏍️ Outlaw Biker Romance 🖤 Stepbrother Obsession 💔 Rival Club Romance 🔒 Obsessive Love ⛓️ Captive Romance

Distance

by Luna Mason • 2023

A woman fleeing betrayal collides with a boxer whose mafia world makes their chemistry lethal.

3.88

47k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🥊 Boxing Ring Romance 🔒 Possessive Hero ⚔️ Touch Her And Die 👶 Surprise Pregnancy

Distance 95%

A woman fleeing betrayal collides with a boxer whose mafia world makes their chemistry lethal.

by Luna Mason 2023

3.88

47k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🥊 Boxing Ring Romance 🔒 Possessive Hero ⚔️ Touch Her And Die 👶 Surprise Pregnancy

Black Widow

by Sheridan Anne • 2021

An escaped convict kidnaps the therapist who fled him, to test if her darkness equals his.

4.16

766

🖤 Dark Captive Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕷️ Obsessive Hero ☠️ Touch Her And Die 🔒 Forced Proximity

Black Widow 95%

An escaped convict kidnaps the therapist who fled him, to test if her darkness equals his.

by Sheridan Anne 2021

4.16

766 ratings

🖤 Dark Captive Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕷️ Obsessive Hero ☠️ Touch Her And Die 🔒 Forced Proximity

Commit

by Candice Wright • 2024

A homeless girl takes refuge with her stepmother's ex, a hitman whose protection is possession.

4.15

717

🖤 Dark Romance 🏚️ Modern Gothic ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Possessive Hero

Commit 94%

A homeless girl takes refuge with her stepmother's ex, a hitman whose protection is possession.

by Candice Wright 2024

4.15

717 ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🏚️ Modern Gothic ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Possessive Hero

Zero

by S.M. West • 2022

A woman's first date ends in murder. Her only hope? The hacker who heard her scream.

3.81

281

🌑 Dark Romantic Suspense 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🔪 Stalker To Lover 💔 Wounded Hero 💊 Addiction Recovery

Zero 94%

A woman's first date ends in murder. Her only hope? The hacker who heard her scream.

by S.M. West 2022

3.81

281 ratings

🌑 Dark Romantic Suspense 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🔪 Stalker To Lover 💔 Wounded Hero 💊 Addiction Recovery

Corrupt

by Penelope Douglas • 2015

Three years ago masked men claimed her. Now they're back to destroy her, and she still wants them.

3.78

436k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🎓 Dark College Romance 😈 Morally Grey Hero 💔 Revenge Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Corrupt 94%

Three years ago masked men claimed her. Now they're back to destroy her, and she still wants them.

by Penelope Douglas 2015

3.78

436k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🎓 Dark College Romance 😈 Morally Grey Hero 💔 Revenge Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Maiden

by Celia Aaron • 2018

She infiltrates a cult to solve her sister's murder. Her keeper: the prophet's scarred, violent son.

3.98

3k+

🏚️ Contemporary Cult ✝️ Religious Trauma ⛓️ Captor To Lover 🖤 Trauma Bond 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Maiden 94%

She infiltrates a cult to solve her sister's murder. Her keeper: the prophet's scarred, violent son.

by Celia Aaron 2018

3.98

3k+ ratings

🏚️ Contemporary Cult ✝️ Religious Trauma ⛓️ Captor To Lover 🖤 Trauma Bond 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Tearsmith

by Erin Doom • 2020

A dream adoption turns dark when the cruel orphan who shadows her is taken in too.

3.58

71k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Taboo Romance 💔 Traumatized Hero 🩺 Chronic Illness 🥀 He Falls First

The Tearsmith 94%

A dream adoption turns dark when the cruel orphan who shadows her is taken in too.

by Erin Doom 2020

3.58

71k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Taboo Romance 💔 Traumatized Hero 🩺 Chronic Illness 🥀 He Falls First

Raze

by Tillie Cole • 2014

Her lost love returns as a lethal, scarred stranger seeking revenge. Her fiancé is his target.

4.08

27k+

💞 Childhood Soulmates 🇷🇺 Russian Mafia Underworld 👊 Underground Cage Fights 🧠 Amnesia Love Story 🖤 Scarred Hero

Raze 94%

Her lost love returns as a lethal, scarred stranger seeking revenge. Her fiancé is his target.

by Tillie Cole 2014

4.08

27k+ ratings

💞 Childhood Soulmates 🇷🇺 Russian Mafia Underworld 👊 Underground Cage Fights 🧠 Amnesia Love Story 🖤 Scarred Hero

Your Knife, My Heart

by K.M. Moronova • 2025

She's a mafia killer. He destroys every partner. One cell, no escape, and a fatal attraction.

4.13

34k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 💀 Deadly Trials 🖤 Trauma Bonding 💊 Addicted Hero

Your Knife, My Heart 94%

She's a mafia killer. He destroys every partner. One cell, no escape, and a fatal attraction.

by K.M. Moronova 2025

4.13

34k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 💀 Deadly Trials 🖤 Trauma Bonding 💊 Addicted Hero

Beauty in the Broken

by Charmaine Pauls • 2019

Revenge drove him to marry his enemy's daughter; her scars exposed his own darkness.

4.06

3k+

💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captive Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🌱 Trauma Recovery

Beauty in the Broken 94%

Revenge drove him to marry his enemy's daughter; her scars exposed his own darkness.

by Charmaine Pauls 2019

4.06

3k+ ratings

💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captive Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🌱 Trauma Recovery

Across State Lines

by Lauren Biel • 2024

Three men share one body. All three want to keep her.

4.01

7k+

🖤 Dark Romance ⛓️ Captor To Lover 🚛 Forced Proximity 🐕 Found Family 💋 Why Choose

Across State Lines 94%

Three men share one body. All three want to keep her.

by Lauren Biel 2024

4.01

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance ⛓️ Captor To Lover 🚛 Forced Proximity 🐕 Found Family 💋 Why Choose

Servitude to Serpents

by Callie Moss • 2024

Abducted and sold as property, a scarred pianist finds twisted refuge in her captor's devotion.

4.06

868

⛓️ Captive Romance 🖤 BDSM Training 💔 Trauma Bonding 🐍 Possessive Hero 🥀 Broken Heroine

Servitude to Serpents 94%

Abducted and sold as property, a scarred pianist finds twisted refuge in her captor's devotion.

by Callie Moss 2024

4.06

868 ratings

⛓️ Captive Romance 🖤 BDSM Training 💔 Trauma Bonding 🐍 Possessive Hero 🥀 Broken Heroine

Tears of Tess

by Pepper Winters • 2013

Kidnapped and sold to a sadistic billionaire, she finds his cruelty unlocks the darkness she denied.

3.98

43k+

🔗 Captive Romance 🌑 Morally Grey Hero ⛓️ BDSM Relationship 🌱 Trauma Recovery 💔 High Angst

Tears of Tess 94%

Kidnapped and sold to a sadistic billionaire, she finds his cruelty unlocks the darkness she denied.

by Pepper Winters 2013

3.98

43k+ ratings

🔗 Captive Romance 🌑 Morally Grey Hero ⛓️ BDSM Relationship 🌱 Trauma Recovery 💔 High Angst

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