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Book cover of Nocticadia by Keri Lake
Nocticadia
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A dark, atmospheric tale of deadly secrets and forbidden love. Mortui vivos docent. The dead teach the living. After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I’d find the cure for what ravaged her. And leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me. Four years later, I receive an…
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Book cover of Credence by Penelope Douglas
Remote cabin, unconventional dynamics romance: Tiernan, the lonely daughter of two film stars, is sent to live with her step uncle and his two sons in a remote Colorado mountain ranch after her parents die. Isolated from the world and everything she knew, she slowly finds her place among them, in more ways than one.
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Book cover of Echo by Chani Lynn Feener
Spicy MM dark romance (mafia + sci-fi world): A morally gray mafia heir blackmails a musician prodigy into a relationship — and the more Rabbit resists, the more he unravels. Set in a richly built futuristic world with planetary travel, alien flora, and a society that feels nothing like our own.
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Book cover of Possession by Jessica Hawkins
Possession
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*Rating and spiciness based on research
But Beau’s conditions are explicit. From sunset to sunrise, Lola must submit all of herself to him—body, mind, and soul. Because nothing is more important to Beau than maintaining control...especially over his possessions. But what if one night isn't enough?
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Book cover of Alchemised by SenLinYu
Alchemised
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*Rating and spiciness based on research
In this riveting dark fantasy debut, a woman with missing memories fights to survive a war-torn world of necromancy and alchemy—and the man tasked with unearthing the deepest secrets of her past.
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Book cover of Wolf.e by Paisley Hope
Wolf.e
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Hounds of Hell MC President Gabriel Wolfe is as jaded as they come. His motto has always been: Always ride faster than your angel can fly...But when Brinley Beaumont runs back to her hometown and right into his crosshairs, Wolfe begins to feel something he hasn't felt for as long as he can remember: alive. 
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Book cover of Knot All Is Perfect by Holly Monroe
Reverse harem omegaverse romance: Nora—a lab-engineered “Perfect Omega” with a shadowy past, finds her destined scent matches in a less-than-perfect pack.
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Book cover of Forged in Blood by Sadie Kincaid
A book with dark-academia vibes, blood-thirsty vampires and a why-choose (reverse-harem) romance in a paranormal campus setting.
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Book cover of Twisted Love by Ana Huang
Billionaire new adult romance: A vengeful perfectionist with a haunted past meets a dreamer scarred by forgotten trauma. When duty draws them together, an impossible love sparks—and with it, buried secrets that could shatter everything.
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