Love-Hate Mentorship Books | Summaries & Audio

The Assassin and the Underworld

by Sarah J. Maas • 2012

An assassin returns to settle old debts, but her mentor's final job will cost more than gold.

4.31

64k+

🔪 Rivals To Lovers 🐍 Toxic Mentor ⚖️ Morally Gray 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Underworld

The Assassin and the Underworld 88%

An assassin returns to settle old debts, but her mentor's final job will cost more than gold.

by Sarah J. Maas 2012

4.31

64k+ ratings

🔪 Rivals To Lovers 🐍 Toxic Mentor ⚖️ Morally Gray 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Underworld

Knight Errant

by John Jackson Miller • 2011

A hidden Jedi and a Sith woman's forbidden bond could open the door to galactic conquest.

3.62

4k+

💘 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Jedi And Sith 💔 Forbidden Romance 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🌑 Sith Empire

Knight Errant 87%

A hidden Jedi and a Sith woman's forbidden bond could open the door to galactic conquest.

by John Jackson Miller 2011

3.62

4k+ ratings

💘 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Jedi And Sith 💔 Forbidden Romance 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🌑 Sith Empire

Coach

by Michael Lewis • 2005

He made teenagers miserable on purpose. Decades later, they're still grateful.

3.91

3k+

🧢 Youth Coaching 🏫 High School Sports 💪 Tough Love Mentorship 🧱 Character Building 🌱 Adversity And Growth

Coach 86%

He made teenagers miserable on purpose. Decades later, they're still grateful.

by Michael Lewis 2005

3.91

3k+ ratings

🧢 Youth Coaching 🏫 High School Sports 💪 Tough Love Mentorship 🧱 Character Building 🌱 Adversity And Growth

Path of Destruction

by Drew Karpyshyn • 2006

Cast out and broken, a Sith apprentice studies forbidden secrets to destroy his own order.

4.35

38k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 📈 Underdog Ascension 🗡️ Secret Training 🐍 Treacherous Alliance ⚫ Dark Power Fantasy

Path of Destruction 86%

Cast out and broken, a Sith apprentice studies forbidden secrets to destroy his own order.

by Drew Karpyshyn 2006

4.35

38k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 📈 Underdog Ascension 🗡️ Secret Training 🐍 Treacherous Alliance ⚫ Dark Power Fantasy

Rule of Two

by Drew Karpyshyn • 2007

Hunted by Jedi, the last Sith Lord trains his successor while his own body kills him.

4.24

29k+

🖤 Dark Side Perspective 🐍 Sith Apprenticeship 🌌 Old Republic Era ⚔️ Master And Apprentice 💀 Power At A Cost

Rule of Two 86%

Hunted by Jedi, the last Sith Lord trains his successor while his own body kills him.

by Drew Karpyshyn 2007

4.24

29k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Side Perspective 🐍 Sith Apprenticeship 🌌 Old Republic Era ⚔️ Master And Apprentice 💀 Power At A Cost

Reveal Me

by Tahereh Mafi • 2019

Kenji hides his fear behind jokes, until a commander's daughter looks past the punchline.

3.96

139k+

🌆 Paranormal Dystopia 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💬 Banter-Filled Romance 🎭 Hidden Vulnerability 🌧️ Angsty

Reveal Me 86%

Kenji hides his fear behind jokes, until a commander's daughter looks past the punchline.

by Tahereh Mafi 2019

3.96

139k+ ratings

🌆 Paranormal Dystopia 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💬 Banter-Filled Romance 🎭 Hidden Vulnerability 🌧️ Angsty

Way of the Warrior Kid 3

by Jocko Willink • 2019

Marc always won. Then Danny arrived: faster, smarter, and too humble to hate.

4.68

1k+

🤝 Rivals To Friends 🥋 Youth Martial Arts 🧭 Mentorship 🏫 New Kid In School 💪 Motivational Fiction

Way of the Warrior Kid 3 86%

Marc always won. Then Danny arrived: faster, smarter, and too humble to hate.

by Jocko Willink 2019

4.68

1k+ ratings

🤝 Rivals To Friends 🥋 Youth Martial Arts 🧭 Mentorship 🏫 New Kid In School 💪 Motivational Fiction

The Assassin and the Empire

by Sarah J. Maas • 2012

Two young assassins in love risk one last job to buy freedom from their manipulative mentor.

4.38

65k+

🗡️ Assassin Romance 💔 Doomed Lovers 🎭 Manipulative Mentor ⚔️ Revenge Gone Wrong 🏴 Criminal Underworld

The Assassin and the Empire 86%

Two young assassins in love risk one last job to buy freedom from their manipulative mentor.

by Sarah J. Maas 2012

4.38

65k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Romance 💔 Doomed Lovers 🎭 Manipulative Mentor ⚔️ Revenge Gone Wrong 🏴 Criminal Underworld

Master and Apprentice

by Claudia Gray • 2019

A Jedi Master and apprentice must crown a princess, but a vision of bloodshed foretells disaster.

4.16

23k+

🧑‍🏫 Mentor Mentee 🔮 Prophetic Dreams 🕵️ Honorable Thieves 🏰 Palace Coup 📜 Political Conspiracy

Master and Apprentice 86%

A Jedi Master and apprentice must crown a princess, but a vision of bloodshed foretells disaster.

by Claudia Gray 2019

4.16

23k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Mentor Mentee 🔮 Prophetic Dreams 🕵️ Honorable Thieves 🏰 Palace Coup 📜 Political Conspiracy

Sorcery and Small Magics

by Maiga Doocy • 2024

A forbidden spell binds rival mages together. The only cure lies deep in an enchanted forest.

4.28

15k+

🖤 Rivals To Lovers 📚 Magical Academy 🔗 Forced Proximity 🌲 Enchanted Forest 💬 Snarky Narrator

Sorcery and Small Magics 86%

A forbidden spell binds rival mages together. The only cure lies deep in an enchanted forest.

by Maiga Doocy 2024

4.28

15k+ ratings

🖤 Rivals To Lovers 📚 Magical Academy 🔗 Forced Proximity 🌲 Enchanted Forest 💬 Snarky Narrator

A Mirror Mended

by Alix E. Harrow • 2022

She rescues princesses from bad endings. The queen who kidnaps her wants to write her own.

3.73

16k+

🪞 Meta Fairy Tale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Villain Redemption 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family

A Mirror Mended 86%

She rescues princesses from bad endings. The queen who kidnaps her wants to write her own.

by Alix E. Harrow 2022

3.73

16k+ ratings

🪞 Meta Fairy Tale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Villain Redemption 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family

An Education in Malice

by S.T. Gibson • 2024

At a gothic college, a shy poet and her rival fall under their professor's dark spell.

3.48

25k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🍷 Toxic Mentorship 🩸 Vampire Sire Bond

An Education in Malice 86%

At a gothic college, a shy poet and her rival fall under their professor's dark spell.

by S.T. Gibson 2024

3.48

25k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🍷 Toxic Mentorship 🩸 Vampire Sire Bond

Hench

by Natalie Zina Walschots • 2020

After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.

4.00

27k+

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🦸 Superhero Satire 🌑 Villain Origin Story 🕸️ Corrupting Mentorship 📋 Office Satire

Hench 86%

After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.

by Natalie Zina Walschots 2020

4.00

27k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🦸 Superhero Satire 🌑 Villain Origin Story 🕸️ Corrupting Mentorship 📋 Office Satire

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2015

Raised by scientists, Harry enters Hogwarts to find magic has laws that a hidden enemy exploits.

4.38

19k+

🧠 Rationalist Fiction 🔬 Scientific Magic 🖤 Dark Mentor 🤝 Enemies To Friends 📚 Intellectual Fantasy

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality Summary

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality 86%

Raised by scientists, Harry enters Hogwarts to find magic has laws that a hidden enemy exploits.

by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2015

4.38

19k+ ratings

🧠 Rationalist Fiction 🔬 Scientific Magic 🖤 Dark Mentor 🤝 Enemies To Friends 📚 Intellectual Fantasy

Star Wars

by James Luceno • 2005

Obi-Wan and Anakin chase a hidden Sith Lord across the galaxy as the trap tightens.

3.85

9k+

🚀 Clone Wars Era 🧑‍🏫 Mentor And Apprentice 🌑 Descent Into Darkness 🎭 Political Intrigue ⏳ Impending Doom

Star Wars 86%

Obi-Wan and Anakin chase a hidden Sith Lord across the galaxy as the trap tightens.

by James Luceno 2005

3.85

9k+ ratings

🚀 Clone Wars Era 🧑‍🏫 Mentor And Apprentice 🌑 Descent Into Darkness 🎭 Political Intrigue ⏳ Impending Doom

Kiss the Villain

by Rina Kent • 2025

A revenge plot backfires: a law student kneels for a masked stranger who then becomes his professor.

4.04

80k+

🎓 Dark Academia Romance 📚 Professor Student Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Revenge Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity

Kiss the Villain 86%

A revenge plot backfires: a law student kneels for a masked stranger who then becomes his professor.

by Rina Kent 2025

4.04

80k+ ratings

🎓 Dark Academia Romance 📚 Professor Student Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Revenge Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity

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 86%

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

The Beasts We Bury

by D.L. Taylor • 2025

A princess forced to kill for power bargains with a thief to stage a death.

3.72

2k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Heir ⚔️ Magical Arena 🏰 Political Fantasy

The Beasts We Bury 86%

A princess forced to kill for power bargains with a thief to stage a death.

by D.L. Taylor 2025

3.72

2k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Heir ⚔️ Magical Arena 🏰 Political Fantasy

The Go-Giver Influencer

by Bob Burg • 2018

Facing a hostile deal, an entrepreneur learns five principles that turn conflict into collaboration.

4.27

684

📖 Business Parable 🤝 Negotiation Skills 👨‍🏫 Mentor And Student 🤲 Win-Win Mindset 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Go-Giver Influencer 86%

Facing a hostile deal, an entrepreneur learns five principles that turn conflict into collaboration.

by Bob Burg 2018

4.27

684 ratings

📖 Business Parable 🤝 Negotiation Skills 👨‍🏫 Mentor And Student 🤲 Win-Win Mindset 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Daughter of Shades

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2019

Wolf-possessed huntress and scarred rival face a sentient wood that devours its hunters.

3.88

3k+

🗡️ Demon Hunter 🐺 Inner Beast 👤 Hidden Origins ❤️‍🔥 Rivals To Lovers 🌲 Cursed Forest

Daughter of Shades 86%

Wolf-possessed huntress and scarred rival face a sentient wood that devours its hunters.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2019

3.88

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Demon Hunter 🐺 Inner Beast 👤 Hidden Origins ❤️‍🔥 Rivals To Lovers 🌲 Cursed Forest

Kiss the Sky

by Krista Ritchie • 2014

Two academic rivals share a reality show house, but their real contest is who surrenders first.

4.19

94k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📚 Academic Rivals 🏠 Forced Proximity ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Kiss the Sky 86%

Two academic rivals share a reality show house, but their real contest is who surrenders first.

by Krista Ritchie 2014

4.19

94k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📚 Academic Rivals 🏠 Forced Proximity ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

All the Wandering Light

by Heather Fawcett • 2018

A demon-bound girl races her witch enemy to a fallen star that could resurrect the dead.

4.00

2k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👹 Demon Bargain ⚔️ Sisterly Conflict 🏔️ Asian-Inspired Fantasy ✨ Sentient Magic

All the Wandering Light 86%

A demon-bound girl races her witch enemy to a fallen star that could resurrect the dead.

by Heather Fawcett 2018

4.00

2k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👹 Demon Bargain ⚔️ Sisterly Conflict 🏔️ Asian-Inspired Fantasy ✨ Sentient Magic

Steelheart

by Brandon Sanderson • 2013

After seeing Steelheart bleed, David joins rebel assassins to find his one weakness and kill him.

4.14

197k+

🦹 Supervillain Dystopia 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎓 Mentor With A Secret

Steelheart 86%

After seeing Steelheart bleed, David joins rebel assassins to find his one weakness and kill him.

by Brandon Sanderson 2013

4.14

197k+ ratings

🦹 Supervillain Dystopia 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎓 Mentor With A Secret

Star Wars

by Mike Chen • 2022

A bombing shatters a neutral world. One Jedi must uncover the truth before war claims it.

4.13

11k+

🧑‍🏫 Master And Apprentice 🗳️ Political Conspiracy 💕 Secret Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Warrior 🫂 Found Brotherhood

Star Wars 86%

A bombing shatters a neutral world. One Jedi must uncover the truth before war claims it.

by Mike Chen 2022

4.13

11k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Master And Apprentice 🗳️ Political Conspiracy 💕 Secret Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Warrior 🫂 Found Brotherhood

The Entanglement of Rival Wizards

by Sara Raasch • 2025

Two rival wizards are forced into one lab by the grant that could save their futures.

4.18

17k+

🏛️ Magical Academia 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💕 Chosen Family 🗣️ Banter Heavy

The Entanglement of Rival Wizards Summary

The Entanglement of Rival Wizards 86%

Two rival wizards are forced into one lab by the grant that could save their futures.

by Sara Raasch 2025

4.18

17k+ ratings

🏛️ Magical Academia 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💕 Chosen Family 🗣️ Banter Heavy

Way of the Warrior Kid

by Jocko Willink • 2018

Bullied and adrift, an eleven-year-old gets one summer with his Navy SEAL uncle.

4.63

2k+

🏖️ Summer Transformation 🛡️ Overcoming Bullying 💪 Tough Love Mentor 🏋️ Training Montage 🏫 Contemporary School

Way of the Warrior Kid 86%

Bullied and adrift, an eleven-year-old gets one summer with his Navy SEAL uncle.

by Jocko Willink 2018

4.63

2k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Transformation 🛡️ Overcoming Bullying 💪 Tough Love Mentor 🏋️ Training Montage 🏫 Contemporary School

Destroy Me

by Tahereh Mafi • 2012

Shot by the girl he craves, Warner pores over her journal as his father hunts her down.

3.94

364k+

🦹 Villain Point Of View 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Dark Romance 🪖 Military Dystopia 🔥 Obsessive Devotion

Destroy Me 86%

Shot by the girl he craves, Warner pores over her journal as his father hunts her down.

by Tahereh Mafi 2012

3.94

364k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Point Of View 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Dark Romance 🪖 Military Dystopia 🔥 Obsessive Devotion

Halfway to the Grave

by Jeaniene Frost • 2007

A half-vampire out for vengeance meets a vampire bounty hunter who captures her and proposes a deal.

4.13

165k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Vampire Bounty Hunter 🩸 Half-Vampire Heroine 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💔 Forbidden Romance

Halfway to the Grave 86%

A half-vampire out for vengeance meets a vampire bounty hunter who captures her and proposes a deal.

by Jeaniene Frost 2007

4.13

165k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Vampire Bounty Hunter 🩸 Half-Vampire Heroine 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Traveler's Gate Chronicles

by Will Wight • 2015

Three Territories. One rule: master yourself or the realm will destroy you.

4.32

899

🎭 Emotional Suppression 📚 Series Companion 👴 Mentor And Apprentice 🏹 Monster Hunting 🤔 Philosophical Fantasy

The Traveler's Gate Chronicles 86%

Three Territories. One rule: master yourself or the realm will destroy you.

by Will Wight 2015

4.32

899 ratings

🎭 Emotional Suppression 📚 Series Companion 👴 Mentor And Apprentice 🏹 Monster Hunting 🤔 Philosophical Fantasy

Dark Rise

by C.S. Pacat • 2021

A London dockworker discovers he is the Dark King reborn, with doomed knights his only pursuers.

4.15

42k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Chosen One 🛡️ Doomed Knightly Order 🎩 Regency London Docks 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

Dark Rise 86%

A London dockworker discovers he is the Dark King reborn, with doomed knights his only pursuers.

by C.S. Pacat 2021

4.15

42k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Chosen One 🛡️ Doomed Knightly Order 🎩 Regency London Docks 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Blood Race

by K.A. Emmons • 2017

Violent powers drag an outcast to a hidden realm, where his mentor is his soulmate.

3.81

313

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🦸 Superpower Academy 💫 Soulmate Prophecy 🌀 Reluctant Chosen One 🫂 Found Family

The Blood Race 86%

Violent powers drag an outcast to a hidden realm, where his mentor is his soulmate.

by K.A. Emmons 2017

3.81

313 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🦸 Superpower Academy 💫 Soulmate Prophecy 🌀 Reluctant Chosen One 🫂 Found Family

HBR Guide to Getting the Mentoring You Need

by Harvard Business Review • 2011

One mentor stalls careers. Build a network, run the agenda, and earn sponsorship by giving value.

3.79

228

🤝 Mentorship 📈 Career Development 🎖️ Sponsorship 🪞 Self-Assessment 🎯 Goal-Setting

HBR Guide to Getting the Mentoring You Need Summary

HBR Guide to Getting the Mentoring You Need 86%

One mentor stalls careers. Build a network, run the agenda, and earn sponsorship by giving value.

by Harvard Business Review 2011

3.79

228 ratings

🤝 Mentorship 📈 Career Development 🎖️ Sponsorship 🪞 Self-Assessment 🎯 Goal-Setting

Secondhand Luck

by Kim Harrison • 2026

A cleaner of magic's waste and her living shadow hunt the fanatic erasing everyone like them.

4.09

954

🖤 Sentient Shadow 🏫 Magical Academy 🤝 Symbiotic Bond 🫂 Found Family ⚖️ Oppressive Hierarchy

Secondhand Luck 86%

A cleaner of magic's waste and her living shadow hunt the fanatic erasing everyone like them.

by Kim Harrison 2026

4.09

954 ratings

🖤 Sentient Shadow 🏫 Magical Academy 🤝 Symbiotic Bond 🫂 Found Family ⚖️ Oppressive Hierarchy

Throne of Ice and Blood

by Marion Blackwood • 2025

A fae captive spies on her dragon-shifter captor, but his secret war is the real danger.

4.22

57k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🖤 Dark Romance 🗡️ Rebellion 🎭 Dual Identity

Throne of Ice and Blood 86%

A fae captive spies on her dragon-shifter captor, but his secret war is the real danger.

by Marion Blackwood 2025

4.22

57k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🖤 Dark Romance 🗡️ Rebellion 🎭 Dual Identity

Carve the Mark

by Veronica Roth • 2017

A death-marked boy becomes the only comfort for a tyrant's sister whose touch brings agony.

3.78

97k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🌌 Space Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Battles 🥀 Cursed Touch 🧠 Memory Manipulation

Carve the Mark 86%

A death-marked boy becomes the only comfort for a tyrant's sister whose touch brings agony.

by Veronica Roth 2017

3.78

97k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🌌 Space Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Battles 🥀 Cursed Touch 🧠 Memory Manipulation

Angry God

by L.J. Shen • 2020

At a haunted art academy, she fights her father's dark prodigy while hate turns to hunger.

4.16

56k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏫 Boarding School 🌑 Brooding Hero 🎨 Artistic Rivalry 🏰 Gothic Atmosphere

Angry God 86%

At a haunted art academy, she fights her father's dark prodigy while hate turns to hunger.

by L.J. Shen 2020

4.16

56k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏫 Boarding School 🌑 Brooding Hero 🎨 Artistic Rivalry 🏰 Gothic Atmosphere

Soulmates

by Holly Bourne • 2013

When Poppy and Noah meet, their connection sparks blackouts. A secret agency will keep them apart.

3.77

9k+

💘 Fated Mates 🚫 Forbidden Love 🕶️ Secret Organization 🎸 Band Romance 🎭 Opposites Attract

Soulmates 86%

When Poppy and Noah meet, their connection sparks blackouts. A secret agency will keep them apart.

by Holly Bourne 2013

3.77

9k+ ratings

💘 Fated Mates 🚫 Forbidden Love 🕶️ Secret Organization 🎸 Band Romance 🎭 Opposites Attract

The Library at Mount Char

by Scott Hawkins • 2015

Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.

4.06

82k+

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📚 Dark Academia 🏘️ Suburban Horror 🏛️ Infinite Library 🔪 Brutal Mentor

The Library at Mount Char 86%

Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.

by Scott Hawkins 2015

4.06

82k+ ratings

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📚 Dark Academia 🏘️ Suburban Horror 🏛️ Infinite Library 🔪 Brutal Mentor

There Are No Saints

by Sophie Lark • 2021

To taunt his rival, a serial killer leaves a woman on his doorstep. The rival keeps her.

3.78

121k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🔪 Serial Killer Romance 😈 Obsessive Antihero 💋 Enemies To Lovers 🎨 Art World Intrigue

There Are No Saints 85%

To taunt his rival, a serial killer leaves a woman on his doorstep. The rival keeps her.

by Sophie Lark 2021

3.78

121k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🔪 Serial Killer Romance 😈 Obsessive Antihero 💋 Enemies To Lovers 🎨 Art World Intrigue

Sexy

by J.A. Huss • 2015

A hotel heiress hires a stripper to teach her seduction, but the lessons go both ways.

3.89

5k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Seduction Lessons 💫 Opposites Attract 💔 Wounded Hero 🌶️ High Heat

Sexy 85%

A hotel heiress hires a stripper to teach her seduction, but the lessons go both ways.

by J.A. Huss 2015

3.89

5k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Seduction Lessons 💫 Opposites Attract 💔 Wounded Hero 🌶️ High Heat

Unravel Me

by Tahereh Mafi • 2013

The supreme commander found her sanctuary. Her only hope is the boy who once held her captive.

4.10

774k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 💗 Angsty Romance 🏚️ Underground Resistance 🤝 Found Family

Unravel Me 85%

The supreme commander found her sanctuary. Her only hope is the boy who once held her captive.

by Tahereh Mafi 2013

4.10

774k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 💗 Angsty Romance 🏚️ Underground Resistance 🤝 Found Family

Star Wars

by Matthew Woodring Stover • 2005

The Jedi's brightest hope, to save his wife, makes a pact that forges a dark Empire.

4.32

26k+

🚀 Epic Space Opera 💔 Fallen Hero 🕶️ Dark Mentorship 🔮 Prophecy And Fate 😢 Tragic Space Opera

Star Wars 85%

The Jedi's brightest hope, to save his wife, makes a pact that forges a dark Empire.

by Matthew Woodring Stover 2005

4.32

26k+ ratings

🚀 Epic Space Opera 💔 Fallen Hero 🕶️ Dark Mentorship 🔮 Prophecy And Fate 😢 Tragic Space Opera

The Traveler's Gate Trilogy

by Will Wight • 2015

To fight his mother’s killers, a teen enters a sentient death-house risking his sanity for power.

4.35

3k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 💎 Hard Magic System 🎭 Chosen One Subverted ⚔️ Friends To Rivals 💀 Brutal Training

The Traveler's Gate Trilogy 85%

To fight his mother’s killers, a teen enters a sentient death-house risking his sanity for power.

by Will Wight 2015

4.35

3k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 💎 Hard Magic System 🎭 Chosen One Subverted ⚔️ Friends To Rivals 💀 Brutal Training

Fairest

by Marissa Meyer • 2015

Masking her scars with glamour, a Lunar princess schemes to possess the guard she obsesses over.

3.94

156k+

🖤 Villain Origin 🌑 Dark Fairytale ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 💔 Obsessive Love 💍 Forced Marriage

Fairest 85%

Masking her scars with glamour, a Lunar princess schemes to possess the guard she obsesses over.

by Marissa Meyer 2015

3.94

156k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Origin 🌑 Dark Fairytale ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 💔 Obsessive Love 💍 Forced Marriage

Katabasis

by R.F. Kuang • 2025

Two rival Cambridge magicians trade half their lives to follow their dead advisor into Hell.

3.72

186k+

🖤 Dark Academia 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🌑 Underworld Descent ⚠️ Mentor Abuse 🧠 Philosophical Fantasy

Katabasis 85%

Two rival Cambridge magicians trade half their lives to follow their dead advisor into Hell.

by R.F. Kuang 2025

3.72

186k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🌑 Underworld Descent ⚠️ Mentor Abuse 🧠 Philosophical Fantasy

These Violent Delights

by Chloe Gong • 2020

Rival gang heirs and former lovers must ally to stop a madness devouring 1926 Shanghai.

3.79

171k+

🎭 Shakespeare Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🔪 Rival Gangs 💕 Second Chance Romance

These Violent Delights 85%

Rival gang heirs and former lovers must ally to stop a madness devouring 1926 Shanghai.

by Chloe Gong 2020

3.79

171k+ ratings

🎭 Shakespeare Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🔪 Rival Gangs 💕 Second Chance Romance

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by A.K. Caggiano • 2023

She wields the shadows he was sworn to destroy, and now he is her captive.

4.04

4k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🌑 Shadow Magic 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 💔 Trauma Healing

Bound to Fall 85%

She wields the shadows he was sworn to destroy, and now he is her captive.

by A.K. Caggiano 2023

4.04

4k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🌑 Shadow Magic 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 💔 Trauma Healing

Secrets and Masks

by Emerald Slytherin • 2021

A blood ritual chains a captured warrior to the masked enemy she swore to kill.

4.43

19k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩸 Blood Bond 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Tragic Romance

Secrets and Masks 85%

A blood ritual chains a captured warrior to the masked enemy she swore to kill.

by Emerald Slytherin 2021

4.43

19k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩸 Blood Bond 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Tragic Romance

Mentoring 101

by John C. Maxwell • 2008

Identify future leaders, earn their trust, and prepare them to outshine you.

4.09

1k+

🧑‍🏫 Mentoring Relationships 🌱 People Development 🤝 Trust Building 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 🙏 Servant Leadership

Mentoring 101 85%

Identify future leaders, earn their trust, and prepare them to outshine you.

by John C. Maxwell 2008

4.09

1k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Mentoring Relationships 🌱 People Development 🤝 Trust Building 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 🙏 Servant Leadership

Perfect Chemistry

by Simone Elkeles • 2008

A gang member's bet to seduce the golden girl turns real the moment they become chemistry partners.

4.04

264k+

⭐ Star Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔬 Forced Proximity 🔥 Reformed Bad Boy 🎲 Bet Trope

Perfect Chemistry 85%

A gang member's bet to seduce the golden girl turns real the moment they become chemistry partners.

by Simone Elkeles 2008

4.04

264k+ ratings

⭐ Star Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔬 Forced Proximity 🔥 Reformed Bad Boy 🎲 Bet Trope

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