Books Like God of Malice
If you finished God of Malice and want more stalker romance, enemies to lovers, possessive hero, 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. Haunting Adeline
Shares: stalker romance, possessive hero
The book that made dark romance go viral. A stalker, a gothic manor and a lot that's legitimately disturbing. Read every warning before you start. It earns its reputation.
- Stalker Romance
- Possessive Hero
- Morally Gray
- Villain Gets the Girl
Content warnings
Stalking, Dubious or non-consent, Sexual assault, Human trafficking, Murder, Gore
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2. The Ritual
Shares: dark academia, possessive hero, stalker romance
Secret society, masked men, a girl promised to one of them. Very explicit, very dark and not subtle about any of it.
- Dark Academia
- Possessive Hero
- Arranged Marriage
- Stalker Romance
Content warnings
Dubious or non-consent, Sexual assault, Graphic violence, Drug or alcohol abuse, Kidnapping
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3. Corrupt
Shares: stalker romance, 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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4. Lords of Pain
Shares: dark academia, enemies to lovers, possessive hero
At Forsyth University a trio of Lords runs everything, and Story Austin becomes their very unwilling plaything. Dark college why-choose with secret-society rituals. The foreword warnings are long, read them.
- Why Choose
- Dark Academia
- Enemies to Lovers
- Possessive Hero
Content warnings
Dubious or non-consent, Physical or emotional abuse, Graphic violence
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5. The Silver Swan
Shares: dark academia, 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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6. Does It Hurt?
Shares: enemies to lovers, possessive hero
Sawyer is a con artist on the run, and Enzo Vitale is the man she tries to steal from. Then things go very wrong for both of them. Less stalker than Haunting Adeline, but the backstories are brutal, so read the warning list first.
- Captor and Captive
- Enemies to Lovers
- Morally Gray
- Possessive Hero
Content warnings
Harm to children, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Torture, Murder
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7. Dark Notes
Shares: dark academia, possessive hero
Ivory Westbrook will do anything to get out of her life in New Orleans, and her new piano teacher at the conservatory, Emeric Marceaux, is not a safe person to need. Teacher-student taboo with real menace. One reviewer flagged that it ships without warnings.
- Forbidden Love
- Dark Academia
- Possessive Hero
Content warnings
Sexual assault, Physical or emotional abuse, Dubious or non-consent
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8. The Lies We Steal
Shares: dark academia, enemies to lovers
Ponderosa Springs is rotten, and the Hollow Boys are the four guys nobody in town wants to cross. Rook and Sage start as enemies after her sister dies, and the secrets get uglier from there. Moody small-town gothic with real grief in it.
- Dark Academia
- Revenge
- Enemies to Lovers
- Morally Gray
Content warnings
Murder, Death of a loved one, Sexual assault, Drug or alcohol abuse
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9. King of Battle and Blood
Shares: 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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10. Lights Out
Shares: stalker romance, possessive hero
Josie has a masked-stalker fantasy, and a hacker named Aiden makes it real. The twist is that she's into it and he keeps checking in. Funny, filthy, and a soft landing if Haunting Adeline sounds like too much.
- Stalker Romance
- Possessive Hero
- Morally Gray
- Touch Her and Die
Content warnings
Stalking, Physical or emotional abuse, Death of a loved one, Graphic violence
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11. The Professional
Shares: possessive hero, stalker romance
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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12. 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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13. 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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14. Brutal Prince
Shares: enemies to lovers, possessive hero
Aida Gallo burns down part of the Griffin family's house, so Callum Griffin gets her as a wife to keep the Chicago peace. She is a gremlin and it's a delight. Mafia-lite, lots of banter, a good first mafia book.
- Mafia
- Arranged Marriage
- Enemies to Lovers
- Possessive Hero
Content warnings
Graphic violence, Murder, Kidnapping
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15. King of Wrath
Shares: 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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