suspense

Invisible

by Sonja J. Kaye

Tropes: slowburn, firstperson, characterdriven

Life’s a mess for seventeen-year-old Olivia: she lost her mother, is sent to live with a foster family in England, and now her heartbreak unlocks a dormant Talent, a supernatural ability no one else in the world has. Turns out, that little sleepwalking problem she’s had all her life is a fickle teleportation skill that promptly ejects her into the Alaskan wilderness. Thanks a lot. Much to the dismay of her feminist pride, a grouchy bear puts her in dire need of saving—by a guy. Brilliant. Nineteen-year-old Jo has secrets he can’t ever share. If he does, he’s dead. Keeping hidden is the only way to free himself from the person forcing him to live in the woods. His rules for survival: stay invisible, stay focused, and for the love of life, do not talk to anyone. Easier said than done when this beautiful, sad girl keeps bouncing back to Alaska, cracking his locked heart wide open. Drawn deeper into Jo’s secretive spell and the inexplicable bond they share, Olivia investigates why her Talent keeps dragging her back to him, only to suspect he might be connected to the mystery surrounding her missing father who disappeared before she was born. When Jo, desperate to escape the life he’s trapped in to be with the soulmate he never thought he’d find, confronts the person behind his deadly secrets, he’s faced with a Talented mastermind whose blood runs in his veins. Now Olivia must save the boy in the wild from a killer, even when they turn their eyes on her. In this wildly romantic YA/crossover cozy fantasy, emotions and mystery weave into an unforgettable tale of love and loss, secrets and suspense, and intrigue and magic. Ideal for fans of deep yearning, atmospheric nature settings, and heart-shattering romance. [Read More]

No Choice

by Hayley Landon

Tropes: darkromance, steamycontemporary, suspense

"There's a version of him in the seconds before he decides what happens to you. Not loud. Not performative. He doesn't need an audience. He already knows what he wants. He just hasn't decided what to do with you yet. I walked into his office to fight for something that mattered to me. I walked out belonging to him instead. I keep telling myself there's still a version of this where I get to leave. I'm starting to think he decided otherwise." A psychologically intense dark romance about a possessive, morally grey billionaire who decides letting her leave isn't an option. Enemies-to-lovers tension, obsessive chemistry, forced proximity, and a heroine who refuses to be intimidated by him. Features a psychological slow-burn arc and ends on a cliffhanger. Book 1 of a trilogy. [Read More]

Fatal Revelation

by Sarah Shadow

Tropes: darkromance, dualpov, suspense

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She falls for the charming man who makes her feel safe. She fears the killer hiding beneath his restraint. The terrible truth is that they are the same man. Alexander Vale kills the monsters the law cannot stop. Anna works beside the next one on his list. Anna has survived by trusting no one. Then Alexander walks into her office and gives her a reason to lower her defences. She does not know their meeting was planned. Anna was supposed to be a shortcut to his target. Instead, one meeting becomes coffee, coffee becomes dates, and the woman he intended to use becomes the only person capable of making him question the violent life he has chosen. But while Alex struggles to conceal what he is, the predator working beside Anna begins to watch her. Soon, she must decide whether to fear the killer behind Alexander’s charm… Or accept that the velvet glove and the iron knuckles belong to the same hand she fell in love with. What to Expect • Vigilante serial-killer hero • Morally grey and fiercely protective MMC • “Touch her and die” energy • Guarded, sarcastic FMC • He approaches her with an ulterior motive • He falls first • Hidden identities and dangerous secrets • Love built on lies • Psychological suspense • Dual POV • Graphic violence and mature themes His Dark Secret is Book One in the Anna and Alexander dark-romance series. Their story continues in Book Two. [Read More]

The Traitor’s Game

by Vanessa Jayde

Tropes: slowburn, firstperson, darkromance

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Camila The night I bonded with my Alpha should have been the happiest night of my life. Instead, it was the night I was accused of betraying the pack. I didn’t run because I wanted to. I ran because staying meant death. For a year, I’ve lived in the shadows, hiding from the man the blood bond ties me to. Every step away from him feels like a lie the bond refuses to believe. But I know he’s coming. And when he finds me, he won’t be looking for forgiveness. Thaddeus My Omega ran. For a year the blood bond has burned beneath my skin, demanding I find her. Demanding I drag the truth from her lips. She thinks she escaped me. She’s wrong. The pack answers to me now. The world bends to my will. And when I finally find the woman who betrayed me, I’ll take back everything she stole. Her secrets, her lies… and the heart that still belongs to me. [Read More]

The Sniper and the Swan

by Halle Macpherson

Tropes: slowburn, firstperson, characterdriven

Five years ago, the mysterious masked musician known as Il Cigno vanished. Her disappearance has haunted him ever since. Matteo Rossi has two equally challenging roles: mercenary assassin and guardian to his boisterous thirteen-year-old niece, Alessandra. He knows how to track a target, take down a threat, and disappear without a trace. What he doesn't know how to handle is a teenager who has started breaking the rules—or the feisty music teacher who is encouraging her to do so. When Mia Mills built her new life as a music teacher in the Italian lakeside town of Lacustria, she had one rule: keep her head down and stay out of trouble. But Mia has never been the type to walk away from someone who needs her help. When her talented student Alessandra secretly applies for a prestigious music summer camp, Mia is determined to help her chase her dreams—even if it means going head-to-head with her overprotective guardian. Mia knows getting close to people only puts them in danger. But as she is drawn deeper into the Rossi household, she finds herself wrapped in the warmth of a family she never expected to become part of. With each day she spends there, she indulges in the most dangerous ideal of all: hope for the future. As Matteo and Mia try to resist the magnetic pull between them, the truths they are both hiding threaten to destroy everything they've built. Because some truths can set you free. And some can get you killed. [Read More]

Obscura

by Taine

Tropes: slowburn, forbiddenlove, paranormal

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He heals fracture minds. She shatters them. But neither can resist the other. Psychologist Dr. Julian Cross is used to fixing broken people. But his newest patients share a terrifying pattern: shattered memories, hollow eyes, and a toxic obsession with a shadow they cannot name. Following the trail of ruined minds takes him straight into Obscura—a gothic nightclub ruled by a woman who defies every law of nature. Victoria Ashford is a centuries-old vampire. She is meticulous, lethal, and used to absolute control. But Julian is a glitch in her mysterious world. Vampire existence must remain strictly hidden from mortals, making Julian a deadly threat. He is the first mortal she cannot compel to forget her. Instead of erasing him, she is drawn to him. Julian is trained to understand people, but Victoria’s world is a dangerous, intoxicating unknown. As Julian dives deeper into her dark territory, a slow-burn tension ignites between them. Julian’s curiosity might get him killed. But Victoria’s choice to let him get close could destroy everything she has spent centuries protecting, especially as a dangerous figure from her past begins to resurface. Obscura is an addictive, high-stakes vampire romance filled with intense yearning, forbidden love, danger and a powerful female lead. What to Expect: Forbidden Vampire Romance: Vampires must remain hidden from mortals Reverse Power Dynamic: Powerful Female Vampire & Mortal Male Doctor Agonizing Slow Burn: Mutual restraint and intense yearning Gothic Aesthetics: A dark, atmospheric nightclub setting Mind Games: Psychological tension mixed with supernatural danger Dual POV: Get inside both of their heads **A note for ARC readers** Thank you so much for reading! My book is already live on Amazon and Goodreads, so you can post your honest review the exact moment you finish reading. Your support means the world to me. [Read More]

Poison Apple: Snow White and the MC Beast

by Katlyn S. Coen

Tropes: slowburn, forcedproximity, firstperson

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White as snow, red as blood, black as ebony. Fairy-tale beauty made flesh had one rule: Nobody gets close to her son. Fate—or the Norse Gods—had other plans: Shove me on a pitch-black parking lot. Drop a six-foot-six Sons of Ragnarök patch-wearer—inked, ruthless, and fourteen years my senior. I’m frozen in terror. My fearless two-year-old with zero sense of danger? Both arms. Open wide. And the Beast takes my boy like he’s always belonged to him. — Annika’s already buried one man she loved. She’s still haunted by the ghosts of her past. Drugs. Whores. Viking brutality. Ronny “Leif” Reinhardt rules the Sons of Ragnarök with absolute power. Innocence has never been his weakness. Until a tiny redhead barrels into his life and the beast finally meets his match. The feeling is foreign, dangerous, and fuckin’ addictive. Suddenly he’s everywhere. Watching. Guarding. Smirking. He calls it coincidence. Her head? Calls it obsession. Screams: run! Her body? Starts sending SOS. But the most terrifying part? He doesn’t rip Annika’s clothes off. He looks her in the eyes and asks, “May I?” There’s no going back. The poison apple is already bitten. ONE BITE, and you’ll be stuck in Germany’s industrial wasteland where the darkness hits harder—not for lack of light, but because hope, love, and beauty only increase the level of destruction. A dark, twisted Snow White retelling × outlaw biker romance. ONE BITE, Snow White… and the Beast never lets you go. Five books. One arc. This is where the saga begins. One warning before you bite: It is not for soft Disney princesses. But it’s not for those expecting blood, grief, and questionable consent on every single page either. The full dark romance × twisted Brothers Grimm fairy tale retelling potential isn’t delivered like instant soup. Think of a five-course menu. It doesn’t start with the heavy tastes. It starts with an amuse-bouche. [Read More]

Pantheon

by Lacunae

Tropes: slowburn, characterdriven, multipov

For five years the woman running Praya Capital has been Vivienne Ho. Five years of filings and no press. Two photographs on the fund's own site, both of the other founder. A face fixed by hand before seven each morning, and a life built so completely that it became real to the woman wearing it. Damien Tang loses a container terminal to her on a Thursday and wants her by the weekend. His family opens a file. The file goes considerably further than courtship requires, and he lets it run, and tells himself it was the only way to begin. Six years before that, Circe walked out of an authorised job carrying something she had never been meant to see. She has been moving it ever since, one bonded shed and one cold store at a time, and it is the reason she has been able to leave at a few days' notice for five years and has never once been able to go. By the end of the season the name is registered dead. A house in Geneva publishes half a billion dollars for a body and engages five specialists who are not being paid for one. An American unit opens a file of its own. The man who loves her has money, no training, and no idea what he is buying. She has carried one thing for six years that she has never been able to spend. It cannot be posted, or wired, or left with a lawyer. To use it at all she has to be standing in the room when it is read. Circe can wear any face in the world. What her craft cannot survive is being looked at properly, at close range, by somebody who is not going to stop. He is not going to stop. Before you claim: 166,000 words over 63 chapters, so please only take a copy if you can give it the time. HFN, not HEA. Book one of three, stands alone, no cliffhanger. Drafting is AI-assisted; the story and initial prose are mine and I edit extensively every chapter. Honest reviews are greatly appreciated on Goodreads and Storygraph, and Amazon if you can. Thank you very much for reading! [Read More]

Episteme

by Suzy Bernard

Tropes: characterdriven, darkromance, multipov

Fox sees all. That’s the warning Aegis has been whispering across Washington and the threat to Episteme, the company that put a computer inside the minds of half the nation. It’s also a promise Edward Gareau intends to keep, especially when it comes to Dior Barnes, his co-founder, his undoing, and the only mind in the city sharp enough to challenge him. Edward will change every law, conceal every secret, and bury every version of himself to keep her. But somewhere beneath the politics of the DC elite, a woman called Tabby wakes up with no memory of who she is or where she came from—and only she can destroy everything Episteme has built. As Edward grasps for the one thing money and power can’t buy back, Tabby searches for a name, a past, and a truth someone doesn’t want her to remember. Some secrets aren’t meant to be found. Some find you first. A dark political romantic suspense where privacy is currency, love is suffocating, and surveillance is the law. FOR FANS OF: A true villain x villain love story High spice Morally black characters He falls first Soft only for her Fake engagement Amnesia The romance and political intrigue in H.M Wolfe's Daggermouth and ABC's Scandal The dark suspense of S.T. Abby's The Mindf*ck Series and Netflix's Black Mirror Content Warnings: EPISTEME contains dark and potentially disturbing themes, including but not limited to: child abuse (past/referenced), murder, human experimentation, explicit sexual content, non-consensual third-party present during sexual act, attempted non-consensual surgical procedures, invasion of privacy, hacking, car accident, alcoholism, opioid epidemic (past/referenced), opioid addiction and overdose, substance abuse, depictions of homelessness, mistreatment of vulnerable individuals struggling with substance abuse (related to human experimentation), use of Rohypnol (roofie), death of a parent, description of corpse, medical content, blackmail. In short, the FMC and MMC are VILLAINS. [Read More]

His Little Witness

by Kindra Cress

Tropes: slowburn, forcedproximity, firstperson

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He was sent to make me disappear. He wasn't supposed to want me for himself. I recorded a murder. One shake video, one VIP room I should never have served, one man who looked straight into my phone and smiled, and now the most powerful men in the city want me erased before sunrise. Then he found me first. Silas doesn't ask. He doesn't comfort. He shows up like a blade in a tailored shirt and tells me I have ten seconds to choose: walk away and die, or come with him and lose every piece of the life I used to have. Cold-blooded, ruthlessly efficient, and absolutely not allowed to touch me, he's the man Blackwater sends when there's nothing left to save. But he touches me anyway.. Every safehouse gets burned. Every alias gets cracked. Someone inside his own organization is feeding me to the wolves, and Silas just promised he'd torch Blackwater to the ground before he let them take me. God help me, because I want to watch him do it. A dark, possessive, slow-burn romantic suspense for readers who like their heroes lethal, their heroines sharp-tongued, and their tension thick enough to cut. Forced proximity. One bed (eventually). A man who was supposed to be untouchable until he met her. HIS LITTLE WITNESS is Book 1 in the Blackwater series. Reader note:Steamy, explicit, and intense. Contains on-page violence, themes of stalking and surveillance, and a hero whose protective instincts run very, very dark. [Read More]