Recommendations based on "Ravaged by Monsters (Dark Temptations)"

After spending the vast majority of my life lonely, I came to this town to find answers about my mother, and instead, stumbled upon a secret society full of monsters I never knew existed outside of dark tales.Now I've built a sanctuary, gotten in the middle of an ages-old feud between various monster factions, and somehow ended up with an ancient, queen-like tyrant targeting me, because my life sucks sometimes.I don't know how these things keep happening to me. They just do.Tensions keep climbing, and everyone's on edge while waiting and watching to see what Idun Neopry does next.In the midst of all that, the secrets spill, the lies unravel, and the half-truths finally come to full fruition. It's been one hellish snowball ride to make it this far, and I'm mostly ready for anything that comes next.That's a lie, actually. But I'd like for it to be the truth. For now, hoping for the best is all I have. Well, I guess that's a lie too. Hope's not all I have.I also have a Van Helsing, who can slay a small army without wrinkling his shirt. Then there's a Morpheous, who can toy with my mind in ways I never imagined. I've got a wolf, who makes it a goal to keep me human-ish. And there's a vampire, who enjoys killing and stabbing.Ancient alphas, old vendettas, super-complicated histories, mass-death threats, and a lot of personal baggage. That's become a Tuesday morning coffee break to me by now.Like I said, my life sucks sometimes.**Reverse Harem Romance**Language Warning**Adult content**Dark Humor

From USA Today bestselling author and TikTok sensation comes the next instalment in the gripping, steamy dark romance series that everyone is talking about! 'Filled with tension, heartbreak and electric chemistry. This one will tear your heart right out of your chest before tossing it back in and sewing you up' No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Brynne Weaver -- He'll never forget her, but he'll never forgive her either . . . Now back home with the security of Kade's team, Stacey is pulled further into her own living hell, desperate for a chance to escape - until the opportunity finally comes to fight back. Kade has never been so deep in the pits of hell itself. Seeing Stacey once nearly knocked him off his axis but seeing her twice - ready to make amends and fix the past - is a disaster waiting to happen. Yet, despite his hatred for her, she's his anchor; the memories of what they used to be the only thing keeping him sane and preventing the darkness from consuming him. But what happens when the truth about their past finally unravels, and he learns what really happened the night that tore them apart? Voracious is a dark romance and contains explicit sexual content and difficult themes. Please read the content warnings before reading. Recommended 18+. -- Readers love the Edge of Darkness trilogy! 'I'M SO OBSESSED SEND HELP' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This series is CONSUMING my soul' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The love story of Kade and Stacey is one that will linger in my heart for years to come' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'One of the best dark romance series I've ever read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ -- Tropes: ❤️‍🔥 Brother's best friend 🔐 Hate to love ⛓ Second chance romance 🐍 Touch her and d*e ‍❤️‍🔥 Mutual obsession 🔐 Forced proximity

Sing, gypsies, sing of your lies...That old song plays in my head, as the world turns around me faster than it has ever turned.Monsters and mayhem. That's become my life.Fear and apprehension. That's become the normal for those around me.Dread and distraction. That's what has interrupted my own personal romance story with my mon-star quad.Vengeance and retribution. That was the theme of the monster world long before I landed in it, and it's starting to heat up more than ever.Jabs from a complicated, ancient past keep coming so much and so quickly that I've grown desensitized to them. Which is a good thing, since I'm about to need a thick skin.I guess it's time to see if I can handle being in the middle, because that's where I'm about to put myself. My mother always did accuse me of being a masochist. I'm starting to think she must be right.Either they love me, or they love her.I suppose it's time to find out who wins. I don't fight pretty, and I'm not that great at smack talk.It's not that they're not worth fighting for. I just don't want to have to fight for them. Not when when I'm fighting bigger battles already. Either we're in this together, or I'm on my own. That's for them to decide on their own.Let the games begin.**Reverse Harem Series**Sexual content**Dark humor**Mature language warning**Book 5 of 6. Cannot be read as a stand-alone.Book Order:Gypsy BloodGypsy FreakGypsy OriginsGypsy MoonGypsy RisingGypsy Truths (TBA)

The past will always have its claws in the present.When Charlotte Walsh leaves Rosebrook Valley to attend college four hours away, she finds herself trapped in a cycle of regret and depression, amplified when she falls victim to a stalker. After the unwelcome roses and peeping tom behavior escalates to threatening notes and ominous phone calls, she wants to return home. But if she runs away, her shadows could follow her. She won't put her loved ones in danger. With no one else to turn to, she clings to the one friend who makes her feel safe: Aiden Easton.Plagued by nightmares that replay his death, Aiden struggles through each day. When his adorable friend Charlotte hints that college life isn't all it's cracked up to be, he visits her at UGA to take his mind off his own stress. But her situation is worse than he anticipated-Rogue Vasirian surround her, putting her in more danger than a human stalker ever could. Despite the ever-present reminder that they cannot be anything more than friends because she's human, and he's not, he protects what's his-even in the face of temptation.No one could have foreseen the full repercussions of Aiden's magical resurrection. No one expected his fated mate-his Korrena-to awaken.He bathed in her blood, a baptism that exorcised his former life without her.----------------------------------Book five of the Blackthorn Saga is a medium burn/high heat, full length (160k+ words) new adult friends to lovers romance featuring two side characters as the main characters. While it's best to read the previous books (at least book 4 if you wish to have a deeper understanding of the MMC's struggle), there's enough information it can be read as a standalone for newcomers to the series.The dark and mysterious world of the Blackthorn Saga is a new take on vampire romance in an academy setting complete with a king and his court, fated mates, magic, and more! Blackthorn Saga takes a new approach to the fated mates trope and the toxicity around the jealousy and possessive behaviors that can come from it, allowing the characters to evolve and grow across multiple books to find themselves and find a true, organic love without just bending to "destiny."----------------------------------Author's Note: 18+ This series contains content that may be unsuitable for certain readers. To learn more about content warnings in the author's work, please visit her website. Please note this book deals with themes of depression and PTSD.

New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with a sizzling Lords of the Underworld story about an iron-willed sovereign and the somber beauty who melts him with a glance… Possessed by the demon of Misery, Cameo isn’t allowed to experience joy. If she dares, her memory is wiped clean. With no other recourse, she sneaks into a land more fantastical than any fairy tale, determined to find the one man with the key to her redemption. Lazarus the Cruel and Unusual rules his kingdom with a single unwavering focus: to build his army and annihilate his enemies. Nothing distracts him—until Cameo. He is relentless in his quest to make her smile…and seduce her into his bed. As dark forces conspire against them, threatening to destroy the fragile bond they've forged, the once-calm Lazarus grows crazed. Every heart-stopping kiss and wicked touch causes Cameo to teeter on the brink of happiness. But if she falls, she risks forgetting him forever…

He saw her die in a vision…Before five years ago, Gabriel had never met Vega, but he knows how she's going to die. He knows he'll be involved... unless he can make sure they never meet, never cross paths, so that his vision will never come true. So he left his pack behind, joined the Stavros pack and was determined to never let that future play out. To never meet her at all. Fate had other plans—and she walked right into his life when he least expected it. For the last five years he’s avoided Vega whenever possible even while trying to keep an eye on her. But when she gets cagey with her pack and disappears, he has no choice but to follow her. Now, circumstances are forcing them to work together and he’s determined to protect her against any threat. If that means dying for her, he’s more than willing to. But she doesn’t want his protection. If anything, she’s determined to prove she’s stronger than everyone thinks.She’s writing her own future…Vega isn’t the same moody teenager who came to live with the Stavros pack all those years ago. With college behind her, she’s been recruited by a division of the government’s supernatural Black Ops. Trained and more than ready for her first mission, she doesn’t expect Gabriel to crash her assignment. To save her cover, they pretend to be a couple. But soon lines are blurred and neither can deny the incendiary attraction between them. As they race to stop a man who wants to sell out their people to the highest bidder, they find themselves fighting for a future together. With time running out, she has no choice but to rely on the irresistible male who’s turned her world upside down. Unfortunately, in order to save the woman he loves, Gabriel has to give her up.Length: NOVELAuthor note: This is a stand-alone novel in the Darkness series complete with an HEA and no cliffhanger.Darkness series:1. Darkness Awakened2. Taste of Darkness3. Beyond the Darkness4. Hunted by Darkness5. Into the Darkness6. Saved by Darkness7. Guardian of Darkness

Vampire’s Mate:After losing the woman he loved in a demonic war, Marcus is content to live out his immortal days serving his king and waiting for a curse to claim his soul. When the vampire learns the Gods have stepped in and given him another chance, he might embrace it except she is human, and he is in no mood to explain his fangs.Left at the altar, Cassandra swears off all relationships. But when a sexy stranger who has been interrupting her sleep shows up for real, she is catapulted into a reality she never imagined existed.Something evil is coming to claim Marcus. Cassie isn’t ready for what being his mate means until his life is threatened. To protect him she must become immortal. Refusing may cost her even more.Dragon’s Fate:One touch will prove fatal.Caleb is dark, hot, and commanding in human form. As a dragon, he’s a force to be reckoned with. When he witnesses the slave Lileta being beaten by his Overlord Odage, he nearly comes unglued. Without understanding why, he asks to take Lileta as his own, but soon realizes his longing is more than an attraction to a beautiful woman. In a sick twist of fate, the gods have given him a demon as his mate—one he can never touch unless he wishes his own death.His only choice is to grant her freedom.Abducted as a teen, and later purchased by a dragon Overlord, Lileta’s venomous touch remains her only safeguard as a slave. When the demon’s rebellious nature brings about a brutal punishment, Caleb steps in and takes her as his own. As if having the sexy dragon save the day isn’t bad enough, she soon realizes they are destined to be together.Mating is out of the question.The abduction of a goddess intertwines their paths once again, spiraling them to the brink of passion. Unable to resist their fatal desire, the two must trust fate and hope they don’t destroy each other.Vampire’s Kiss:He’s no guardian angel.Being the first vampire Guardian ever created, Seth Ruiz struggles with his identity. While his sanity balances on a razor’s edge, it’s only a matter of time before he succumbs to the evil inside him. When realization strikes that the fiery Kaitlyn belongs to him, he must not only battle his past demons, but fight his desire to claim her or chance killing them both.She’s a demon slayer.Handed a dagger as a child, Kaitlyn O’Hara has slaughtered demons her entire life. It should come as no surprise that she is also destined to save a crazy vampire. When fate reveals her true identity, she must search her heart for the courage to move forward.Katie holds the key to help save humanity. With Seth’s dark side edging closer, he prays he can keep it together long enough to protect her through the challenges she must face. However, he could prove to be her biggest threat.He fights his desire to claim her. She battles to save him. Together they wage war to protect humanity. Survival may come at a price.READ THE WHOLE SERIES -also available as audiobooks!Book 1: Vampire’s MateBook 2: Dragon’s FateBook 3: Vampire’s KissBook 4: Demon’s DestinyBook 5: HadesBook 6: Vampire’s DesireBook 7: Vampire’s QueenBook 8: Vampire’s PromiseKeywords:  fantasy romance, fantasy, hot burn romance, paranormal romance, PNR, steamy romance, complete series, mythology, Gods, demons, Hades, hot, alpha hero, first in series, vampire romance, dragon shifters, alpha paranormal, steamy vampire romance, vampire romance books for adults, dark vampire romance, second chance romance

Passion Has A Darker Side. . . Kathy McKenna was sure that the little Midwestern town of Oak Hollow would be isolated enough for safety, but the moment the black-clad stranger walked into her bookstore, she knew she was wrong. Raphael Cordova exudes smoldering power, and his sensual touch draws Kathy into a world of limitless pleasure and unimaginable dangers. Oak Hollow was supposed to be neutral territory for supernatural beings. Instead it has become home to an evil force determined to destroy them--and kill any mortal who gets in the way. As leader of the North American vampires, Raphael has always put duty first, but then, no woman ever enthralled him the way Kathy does. And as the enemy's terrifying plan is revealed, Raphael's desire could be a fatal distraction for all his kind, and for the woman he has sworn to love forever. . . "Intense " --Shannon McKenna

The last-and most lethal-of his kind . . . Wild, uncontrollable, and powerful, the lion-shifting Rakshasa were hunted down by vicious rival vampires who feared their dark, magical abilities. Somehow one survived, and now, after centuries of hiding, Tasmin Singh reemerges as fierce and fearless as ever at the door of the Lilim queen, seeking answers . . . and sanctuary.The human best friend to a vampire queen, Bay Harper traded her quiet, comfortable life for a world filled with immortal assassins, warring werewolves . . . and this hauntingly sexy shifter. Only Bay's gentle touch can subdue Tasmin's inner demons, even as he brings out a passion and sensuality she never imagined she could feel. But when a bloody struggle threatens to tear them apart, can Bay risk everything on her faith in him-or will his dark side be stronger than even their all-consuming desire?

A family of Fae, Angels, Guardians, and Werewolves have spent the last five months searching for a shred of evidence to lead them to their long-lost brother. But once they have a starting point, their end game crumbles.This was supposed to be mine and Jeremy's happily ever after. Our son will be here in a few months, we're just getting settled into owning the diner, the remodel on our apartment is almost finished.But those maniacs who kidnapped Chris know we're getting close to finding them. Or perhaps, they're getting close to finding me.Now I'm standing on a deserted road before a man who's got a blade to my sister in-law's throat and another to the little boy Jeremy and I have been fostering. They tell me I have to come with them, or none of us will make it out of this alive.I can't live with myself if I sacrifice their lives for mine.I have to get in the van.