Recommendations based on "Door of Bruises"

Still mending a broken heart, Matthew has spent a year avoiding incubi and their army of hunters.Now he has a new goal: lift the shroud on his past. Why had he been turned and abandoned by his sire? Why didn’t he feel the initial bond between sire and child that vampires experience? Who were his parents, and why had they given him up at birth?Frustrated by dead ends, his luck changes when a teenage girl tracks him down. She’s strange, socially awkward, and she can see the future. Matthew’s future. She’ll help him if he agrees to save her from the darkness…from Tarrick.With the incubi armies closing in, a mysterious protector appears, swearing his fealty to Matthew. He’s ancient, seductive, and cursed—unable to explain why he keeps calling Matthew ‘my prince’.

My name is Gemma Lucas and my life’s a wreck. Alex, the guy I just might be falling in love with, and the father of my unborn child, left me. Not to mention if I do admit I’m in love with him, it could potentially kill us both. My father’s trapped in his own mind and my mom’s working for the dark side.Oh, and did I mention I was being haunted by the ghost of Nicholas, the annoying half-faerie, half Foreseer who won’t leave me alone.The world has entered apocalyptic mode; fires in the streets, mad chaos. Everyday more vampires, witches, and fey get marked by evil. Innocent humans are dying. And I’m the only one who can stop it, which sounds easy, but I have to die in order to save everyone. And I have to let Alex die as well, something I’m not so certain I can do.**Mature Content Warning** 17+ for language and sexual content. (this is a re-imagining of my Young Adult Paranormal book, The Promise (Book 4 in the Fallen Star Series) told as a New Adult Paranormal)

I Loved The Darkness, But I Also Craved The Light. The Night Called To My Magic, The Day To My Spirit. ~*~*~*~ Sasha Has Always Known She Was Different, But Now She Also Knows That The Shadow Men She’s Seen All Her Life, Are Real. With A Life Goal Of Fitting In, Sasha Hopes Her Strange Abilities Will Finally Make True Friendship A Possibility. Unfortunately, Her Magic Doesn’t Function Like Everyone Else’s. What She Thought Would Make Her Belong, Sets Her Apart Now More Than Ever. Stefan, All But Promised To A Different Woman, Has Tried To Keep His Mind On His Duties Instead Of The Irresistible And Free-spirited Human. But When She Is Threatened, He Can’t Keep His Distance Anymore. He’ll Stop At Nothing To Keep Her Safe, And More Importantly, Make Her His. Just When One Thing Clicks Into Place, Another Spirals Out Of Control. Stefan’s Clan Isn’t The Only Group That Would Benefit From An Extremely Rare Type Of Magic. And Their Enemies Will Stop At Nothing To Get What They Want. If You Are Looking For An Alpha Male, Magic, Vampires, Shifters, Paranormal Romance And Urban Fantasy, You've Come To The Right Place! The Darkness Series Is Intended For Mature Audiences With Sensual Themes Similar To Such Authors As J.r. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood Series And Karen Moning, With Action Along The Lines Of Ilona Andrews. 18+

A Vampire Will Not Rest Until He Satisfi es His Hunger . . .And what I, Reign, hungered for most of all was Olivia Gavin. I have never met a woman more beautiful, more tantalizing, and so I made her my bride. She promised me her heart and soul . . . in return, I plundered her flesh, and bound her to me for all eternity. Then, terrified of what I'd made her, she fled.Now she has returned, desperate for my help in saving her beloved nephew. But my assistance comes at a price: She must share my bed once more, for the feel of her soft skin, the heat of her kiss, excite me still. And I know she desires me, even as she resists her own heart.Yet, as we rediscover the passion that brought us together, an enemy waits to destroy us both . . .

How can you fall in love with a killer?This dark romance boxed set brings together three novels about love in the shadows: HIS, MINE, and YOURS.HISWhen I followed him home, I was just playing Nancy Drew. Trying to find out his secret. His kiss was intoxicating, and I thought he was harmless. I was wrong. Nancy Drew never ended up in a basement, handcuffed to a radiator, teased to the edge of insanity, begging to be let go. Soon, I stopped begging to be let go. Soon, I started begging to be HIS.MINEPeople wear masks. I cut them off. She doesn't know it, but she's already mine. They all are. They cry. They scream. They beg for their lives. Truth of it is, they're all wearing masks. Even me. I'm just the only one who's not afraid to look at what lies underneath.YOURSIt was supposed to be fun. A spring break trip to Tijuana with my friends. A margarita in each hand while we danced the night away. Then I saw him in the club. He was too perfect to be true—an impeccably tailored suit, a sculpted body. Ice-blue eyes that seared with desire. I thought everything about him was right. But I was dead wrong. A gun to my head. A collar around my neck. A whisper in my ear telling me to follow orders… OR ELSE. And the strange look in his eyes that tells me there’s a secret he’s still hiding… *** Three novels to tempt, tease, and torture you. Three men who are more dangerous than you can imagine. Three stories about the darker kind of love.

This monster is out for blood - and she's ready to be consumed...Juliet - Maybe the apocalypse has finally messed up my brain, because the new vampire at my compound is strangely irresistible. Which is ridiculous, because all vampires are dangerous, and rule over humans like me with an iron fist. What's worse, I've seemed to have caught his eye, and like all monsters, he won't give up until he has what he wants. Silas - Because they're our blood supply, humans aren't allowed to be with vampires. It's strictly forbidden, and breaks every rule I've been taught as an officer. But to hell with them. Juliet is all that I want, all that I need. She will be mine - no matter the cost, no matter the consequences. The chase is on.

From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes a heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense. I should feel shame for not wanting this to end, but he doesn't want it to end either.When the darkness sets in, the flames all flickered out, and the loud click of the locks signal it's over, that's when reality comes back.The war. The drugs. All of the lies that leave a tangled web for me to get lost in.I don't want any of it.I only want him. Jase Cross. My enemy. And yet, the only person I trust.With broad shoulders and a smoldering look in his dark eyes, Jase is a man born to be powerful.I shouldn't give him more power than he already has.Jase Cross will be my downfall.

From USA Today Bestseller Cora Kenborn comes a dark and steamy enemies-to-lovers Bratva standalone with a twist that will leave you speechless.No one is innocent in the eyes of Les Cavaliers de l’ombre.If your name ends up on my list, your time is up.No regrets. No mercy. No conscience.Until the enemy becomes my darkest obsession.Two days ago, I paid a price to fulfill a vendetta.Twenty minutes ago, I threw it all away.I came to take her life but claimed it instead.Now the proud Bratva princess is bound to a monster and chained to the past.But all actions have consequences, and my vow of vengeance has become a game of survival.I warn my pchelka not to rely on men with sin on their lips and ice in their veins.She cautions me not to be deceived by my own eyes.Neither of us listens.Eight years ago, I trusted Ava with my heart.Eight minutes ago, she trusted me with her life.We all make mistakes.*Please be advised that Darkest Deeds is a very dark romance novel with possible triggers. You've been warned.

From the author of the Madison Kate series comes the next in the dark and delicious interconnected Hades series, another biting "why choose" romance in Shadow Grove. "I wasn't fighting this war with Chase alone. I never had been, with Zed at my back. But this time I also had Cass and Lucas, and goddamn if we weren't a force to be f***ing reckoned with." They say to keep your enemies close, and mine are all around me. At the heart of it are four dangerously gorgeous men- The man who wants to light my darkness and has already paid the price for loving me. The man who can handle my power and loves every dark inch of me. The man who has been my closest companion, and now threatens to upend our carefully balanced world in pursuit of me. But the fourth man is probably the most terrifying, because he wants to take the others away from me. He wants to tear the spinal column out of the empire I've built. Destroy my businesses. Destroy me. Why? Because this man should have stayed dead, but he didn't, and now he wants revenge. He will stop at nothing until he's carved out my bloody, beating heart and left me broken. But he should remember who he's dealing with. I'm not the girl he knew anymore, and I will never let him have what's mine.

The genius and the sunshine girl. As children, they fought bitterly and often, bickering every chance they got. But then they grew up. Then they came back. From the author of the USA Today bestselling Priest and New Camelot series comes the third in a high-heat, gothic, dark academia fairy tale full of lantern-lit rituals, foggy moors, and obsessions that last for a lifetime. Delphine Dansey carries her heart on the outside of her body; she's looking for love and chasing dreams. She's spoiled and selfish, the kind of beautiful that's made for money and fame. But somehow she's ended up in Rebecca Quartey's keeping: a pretty submissive she can't seem to resist, a lover who obsesses and tempts her. Rebecca thought she'd locked her heart away a long time ago, along with all her other weaknesses. But some doors won't stay closed, no matter how hard she fights to keep them shut. Delphine unravels her, just like their friends are unraveling, just like Thornchapel itself is unraveling. All year long, they've been sowing lust and jealousy and pain, heedless of the consequences. But a harvest is inevitable, and so now they must reap their sorrows. And their sighs. Delicious tropes: Dark academia Gothic vibes Forbidden love Enemies to lovers and friends to lovers Secret rituals FF and MMF (and then some) Found family Lush, literary vibes Rave reviews for Thornchapel: "This stunningly evocative novel is a triumph. A masterpiece. A tour de force. I'm spellbound by her lyrical prose, incredible characterization, and the pure steam coming off the pages. No one writes romance like Sierra Simone." -- K.A. Linde, USA Today bestselling author "It's evocative, sumptuous, and downright filthy. AND I AM HERE FOR IT." -- Kendall Ryan, New York Times bestselling author "Literal literary porn. Breathtaking." -- Emma Hart, New York Times bestselling author "An utterly breathtaking masterpiece with its poetic prose and unimaginable details. I'm transfixed. I'm addicted. And I'm in love." -- Carrie Ann Ryan, New York Times bestselling author "Sierra Simone is a genius who will have you believing in love, longing, kink and pagan magic. Not only are her words beautiful, but her characters are equal parts raw, real, magical, and kinky. Two words for you, Auden and St. Sebastian!" -- Nana Malone, USA Today bestselling author "A decadent web of mystery, lust, and angst" -- Ella James, USA Today bestselling author