if you liked haunting adeline, read these next

oh so you're in the mood for something a little spicy and a little fucked up? you're in the right place.

what you'll find in this list

these aren’t all stalker romances - because we like books with range, not the same story in a different font.

but these all have that dark pull of liking something maybe the typical disney princess wouldn't approve of.

my take

if he doesn't scare me a little... i don't want it.

the books

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lights out
when you're in the mood for… some feet kicking giggles and booktok relatability.

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dark romance

Lights Out

Navessa Allen
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Lights Out

she joked about wanting a masked man to break in… and he actually did.

stalker romance
✕ not on kindle unlimited
amazon

craving venom
when you're in the mood for… obsession, tension, and a dynamic that doesn’t feel entirely safe.

dark romance

Craving Venom

S.C. Arlette
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Craving Venom

poking the bear is easy when he’s a criminal behind bars, until she finds herself face to face with him in the real world.

stalker romance enemies to lovers touch her and die
✓ on kindle unlimited
amazon

little stranger
when you're in the mood for… something uncomfortable, intense, and a little too close for comfort.

dark romance

Little Stranger

Leigh Rivers
#1 •
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Little Stranger

after she sends him to prison, the man who’s been obsessed with her for years comes back ready to take everything… including her.

step siblings touch her and die forbidden love
✓ on kindle unlimited
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insatiable
when you're in the mood for… messy, addictive tension that keeps escalating the longer it goes on.

dark romance

Insatiable

Leigh Rivers
#1 • the edge of darkness trilogy series
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Insatiable

lovers to enemies to lovers again after a betrayal destroys everything and fate forces them to face each other again.

enemies to lovers second chance romance
✓ on kindle unlimited
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kiss of the basilisk
when you're in the mood for… something outright just spicy.

Kiss of the Basilisk

Lindsay Straube
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Kiss of the Basilisk

a girl enters a deadly seduction competition with a literal serpent king… and quickly realizes the most dangerous part might be who she ends up wanting.

forced proximity villain gets the girl forbidden love
✓ on kindle unlimited
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if you want something a little different but just as enticing… keep going.

satanic shadows
when you're in the mood for… dark academia but with a delectable spicy twist.

paranormal romance

Satanic Shadows

Leigh Rivers
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Satanic Shadows

a human girl is forced into a deadly academy of immortals where the prince who hates her most may be the only one tied to her fate.

touch her and die fated mates enemies to lovers
✓ on kindle unlimited
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souls in ruin
when you're in the mood for… a dark romantasy that completely crosses the line.

dark romance

Souls in Ruin

Jacqueline White
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Souls in Ruin

married off to a cold king and trapped in her own kingdom, she’s forced to survive two dangerous men… and prove she was never meant to break.

captor x captive touch her and die who did this to you enemies to lovers
✓ on kindle unlimited
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Blood of Hercules
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Born, Darkly
Trisha Wolfe
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Breaking Point
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