Books Like Brutal Prince
If you finished Brutal Prince and want more mafia, arranged marriage, enemies to lovers, start here. Each pick shares at least two tropes with it, and we've rated every one for spice and darkness so you know what you're getting into.
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The picks
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1. Bound by Honor
Shares: mafia, arranged marriage, possessive hero
Aria is promised to the heir of the New York mafia at fifteen and married at eighteen. Luca is terrifying to everyone except her. Classic mafia-marriage setup done well.
- Mafia
- Arranged Marriage
- Possessive Hero
- Slow Burn
Content warnings
Graphic violence, Murder
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2. King of Wrath
Shares: arranged marriage, possessive hero, enemies to lovers
Dante Russo is blackmailed into marrying Vivian Lau, and he makes it clear he resents every minute. Billionaire grump, Manhattan glamour, almost no actual darkness. Think of it as dark romance with the training wheels still on.
- Arranged Marriage
- Possessive Hero
- Enemies to Lovers
- Touch Her and Die
Content warnings
Physical or emotional abuse, Drug or alcohol abuse
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3. My Dark Romeo
Shares: arranged marriage, enemies to lovers, possessive hero
Dallas Townsend's family needs money, and Romeo Costa needs a wife he can hurt. He's genuinely cruel for a long stretch, so the grovel has to work hard. Feels more like an angsty billionaire romance than true dark.
- Arranged Marriage
- Enemies to Lovers
- Revenge
- Possessive Hero
Content warnings
Physical or emotional abuse
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4. The Sweetest Oblivion
Shares: mafia, arranged marriage, enemies to lovers
Elena's sister is engaged to Nico Russo, and Elena is the one he can't stop looking at. Sharp and funny. Lighter on darkness than most mafia books.
- Mafia
- Arranged Marriage
- Enemies to Lovers
- Forbidden Love
Content warnings
Graphic violence, Murder
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5. King of Battle and Blood
Shares: arranged marriage, enemies to lovers, possessive hero
A princess marries the vampire king to save her people and plans to kill him on the wedding night. A lot spicier than her Hades books.
- Vampires
- Arranged Marriage
- Enemies to Lovers
- Possessive Hero
Content warnings
Graphic violence, Gore, Murder
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6. Kingmakers: Year One
Shares: mafia, enemies to lovers
A boarding school on a remote island where the heirs of crime families learn how to run them. Leo Gallo and Anna Wilk are childhood friends on opposite sides. More school drama than horror, which makes it easy to binge.
- Dark Academia
- Mafia
- Forbidden Love
- Enemies to Lovers
Content warnings
Graphic violence, Murder
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7. Deviant King
Shares: enemies to lovers, possessive hero
Aiden King decides Elsa is his target at their elite British prep school, and he is relentless about it. A bully romance with a buried childhood mystery underneath. Early Rina Kent, so tamer than her college books but still dub-con heavy.
- Enemies to Lovers
- Possessive Hero
- Revenge
- Morally Gray
Content warnings
Dubious or non-consent, Harm to children, Physical or emotional abuse
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8. Painted Scars
Shares: mafia, possessive hero
The opener of Neva Altaj's sprawling Bratva series, and the hero is a Pakhan. Readers call it one of the gentler books in the run, with several open-door scenes. Past abuse is a big part of the backstory.
- Mafia
- Possessive Hero
- Touch Her and Die
- Morally Gray
Content warnings
Physical or emotional abuse, Harm to children, Graphic violence
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9. Vicious
Shares: enemies to lovers, possessive hero
Baron Spencer earned the nickname Vicious, and Emilia LeBlanc was the one girl at their Todos Santos high school who saw through him. Ten years later in New York, he's still not done with her. Classic bully-to-lovers angst.
- Enemies to Lovers
- Revenge
- Possessive Hero
- Morally Gray
Content warnings
Physical or emotional abuse, Sexual assault
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10. Crow
Shares: mafia, possessive hero
Crow is an Irish mob enforcer in Boston, and Mack is a woman with no options left who ends up owing him. Gritty and sad in places, with a hero who's a killer and doesn't apologize. Heavy warnings, including an on-page assault.
- Mafia
- Morally Gray
- Possessive Hero
- Touch Her and Die
Content warnings
Human trafficking, Sexual assault, Murder, Death of a loved one
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11. Promises and Pomegranates
Shares: mafia, possessive hero
A modern Hades and Persephone where Hades is a hitman named Kal and Persephone is Elena Rossi, a mafia daughter who's tired of being kept. The prose is moodier than most mafia books. Each sequel follows a new couple.
- Gods and Mythology
- Mafia
- Possessive Hero
- Morally Gray
Content warnings
Graphic violence, Murder, Physical or emotional abuse
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12. Ruthless Creatures
Shares: mafia, possessive hero
Natalie's fiancé vanished, and the Russian mobster who shows up looking for him decides he wants her instead. Kage is gruff, devoted and frankly funny. Lighter on darkness than the cover suggests and a lot heavier on spice.
- Mafia
- Possessive Hero
- Touch Her and Die
- Morally Gray
Content warnings
Graphic violence, Murder
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13. The Professional
Shares: mafia, possessive hero
Grad student Natalie Porter wants answers about her birth family, and enforcer Aleksandr Sevastyan whisks her off to Russia. Old-school erotic Bratva romance, a little dated but still a cult favorite.
- Mafia
- Possessive Hero
- Captor and Captive
- Stalker Romance
Content warnings
Stalking, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture
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14. The Silver Swan
Shares: enemies to lovers, possessive hero
Madison Montgomery transfers to Riverside and lands in the middle of a secret club of ten guys run by Bishop Hayes. The plot is chaotic and twisty to the point of confusion, and people love it for exactly that. One reader noted the front-matter warnings don't cover everything.
- Dark Academia
- Enemies to Lovers
- Possessive Hero
- Morally Gray
Content warnings
Suicide or suicidal thoughts, Harm to children, Graphic violence
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15. Corrupt
Shares: enemies to lovers, possessive hero
Her fiancé's older brother and his friends just got out of prison, and they blame her for putting them there. Devil's Night pranks, revenge and the book that set off a whole wave of masked-men dark romance.
- Revenge
- Stalker Romance
- Enemies to Lovers
- Possessive Hero
Content warnings
Dubious or non-consent, Stalking, Kidnapping, Graphic violence
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