24 Top dark books like The Rake (Boston Belles, #4) by L.J. Shen

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The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

By: L.J. Shen

4.08

Format: None pages, None

Boston’s most infamous femme fatale meets her match in a dangerously mild Englishman who has vowed …

If you liked the dark plot in The Rake (Boston Belles, #4) by L.J. Shen , here is a list of 24 books like this:

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1. Niccolaio Andretti (The Five Syndicates, #2)

By: Parker S. Huntington

4.02

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Parker S. Huntington comes a steamy, slow-burn love sto… read more

Similar categories in Parker S. Huntington's Niccolaio Andretti (The Five Syndicates, #2) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
  • audiobook

2. Asher Black

By: Parker S. Huntington

3.50

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

He was supposed to kill me. I had done the unthinkable. I called the cops on him, on his family, bu… read more

Similar categories in Parker S. Huntington's Asher Black book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • new adult
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3. God of War (Legacy of Gods, #6)

By: Rina Kent

4.11

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a new standalone enemies-to-lovers, marriage of c… read more

Similar categories in Rina Kent's God of War (Legacy of Gods, #6) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
"As I said, you begged."

-Rina Kent, God of War (Legacy of Gods, #6)

"But then again, one can’t simply dictate the demands of their heart."

-Rina Kent, God of War (Legacy of Gods, #6)

"It’s fate. Otherwise, the universe wouldn’t have placed him in my path."

-Rina Kent, God of War (Legacy of Gods, #6)

"Dad taught me that people fear you when they can’t figure you out. They respect you, fawn over the merest hint of your attention, and grovel at the weight of your authority."

-Rina Kent, God of War (Legacy of Gods, #6)

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4. Boyfriend Material (Hawthorne University, #2)

By: Ilsa Madden-Mills

3.89

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

Eric's not Boyfriend Material. Or is he? #1 Amazon bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills deliver… read more

Similar categories in Ilsa Madden-Mills's Boyfriend Material (Hawthorne University, #2) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • abuse
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • new adult
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5. Brutal Vows (Queens & Monsters, #4)

By: J.T. Geissinger

4.32

Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition

An Irish mobster with a brutal grudge. An Italian mafia princess with a dark secret. Two enemy em… read more

Similar categories in J.T. Geissinger's Brutal Vows (Queens & Monsters, #4) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • abuse
  • audiobook
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6. God of Ruin (Legacy of Gods, #4)

By: Rina Kent

4.10

Format: 420 pages, Paperback

I'm out for revenge. After careful planning, I gave the man who messed with my family a taste of … read more

Similar categories in Rina Kent's God of Ruin (Legacy of Gods, #4) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
  • audiobook
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7. Taken by a Sinner (Sinners, #1)

By: Michelle Heard

3.91

Format: 405 pages, Kindle Edition

From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new standalone, full… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Heard's Taken by a Sinner (Sinners, #1) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • new adult
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • abuse
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8. Taste (Cloverleigh Farms, #7)

By: Melanie Harlow

4.09

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

The last person on earth I want to be stranded with is Gianni Lupo. But thanks to the blizzard o… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Harlow's Taste (Cloverleigh Farms, #7) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
  • audiobook
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9. Empire of Desire (Empire, #1)

By: Rina Kent

3.74

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

My forbidden husband. I kissed my father’s best friend and it kind of didn’t go well. Not only … read more

Similar categories in Rina Kent's Empire of Desire (Empire, #1) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
  • audiobook
"You’re well and truly fucked, baby girl."

-Rina Kent, Empire of Desire (Empire, #1)

"You look at him as if he's your custom-made god that you can't survive without worshipping at his altar."

-Rina Kent, Empire of Desire (Empire, #1)

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10. My Dark Romeo (Dark Prince Road, #1)

By: Parker S. Huntington

3.77

Format: 366 pages, Paperback

My fairy tale turned into a cautionary one. Inked in tar and sealed in tears. From Wall Street … read more

Similar categories in Parker S. Huntington's My Dark Romeo (Dark Prince Road, #1) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
  • audiobook
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11. Beauty and the Baller (Strangers in Love, #1)

By: Ilsa Madden-Mills

4.09

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

An NFL quarterback turned small-town coach gets sacked by a Texas beauty queen in this swoony, pass… read more

Similar categories in Ilsa Madden-Mills's Beauty and the Baller (Strangers in Love, #1) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. Devious Lies (Cruel Crown, #1)

By: Parker S. Huntington

3.97

Format: 822 pages, Kindle Edition

From USA Today bestselling author Parker S. Huntington comes an enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn romanc… read more

Similar categories in Parker S. Huntington's Devious Lies (Cruel Crown, #1) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
  • audiobook
"You see, Princess Lily harbored a dark secret. The books she read were pirated"

-Parker S. Huntington, Devious Lies (Cruel Crown, #1)

"People assume strength is loud. In reality, strength is silent. It is resilience, the will to never surrender your dignity."

-Parker S. Huntington, Devious Lies (Cruel Crown, #1)

"Love is the most expensive thing you'll ever own. You pay for it with grief, tears, and a piece of your soul, but in return, you receive happiness, memories, and life."

-Parker S. Huntington, Devious Lies (Cruel Crown, #1)

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13. Darling Venom

By: Parker S. Huntington

4.29

Format: 470 pages, Paperback

My first love ended in tragedy. My second began with his brother. From Wall Street Journal best… read more

Similar categories in Parker S. Huntington's Darling Venom book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
  • audiobook
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14. The Words

By: Ashley Jade

4.33

Format: 676 pages, Kindle Edition

From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ashley Jade comes an edgy, enemies-to-lov… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Jade's The Words book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
  • audiobook
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15. Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)

By: Rina Kent

4.01

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

Meu chefe. Meu pecado.Não sou do tipo que tem casos de uma noite.Não era para ter acontecido, ok?Al… read more

Similar categories in Rina Kent's Empire of Sin (Empire, #2) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • new adult
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • abuse
  • audiobook
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16. Vow of Deception (Deception Trilogy, #1)

By: Rina Kent

3.93

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

NOTE: This is the special edition print of the book Vow of Deception. To find the ebook and audiobo… read more

Similar categories in Rina Kent's Vow of Deception (Deception Trilogy, #1) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
"People say death is the end.For me, it’s only the beginning."

-Rina Kent, Vow of Deception (Deception Trilogy, #1)

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17. Ferrara

By: T.L. Swan

4.25

Format: 550 pages, Kindle Edition

There were three things that I wanted in life. To dance like nobody was watching. Travel the worl… read more

Similar categories in T.L. Swan's Ferrara book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • erotic romance
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
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18. Empire of Lust (Empire, #4)

By: Rina Kent

4.16

Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition

My Boss. My hell. When I slept with a faceless jock as a teen, I didn’t think I would become pre… read more

Similar categories in Rina Kent's Empire of Lust (Empire, #4) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
  • audiobook
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19. Empire of Hate (Empire, #3)

By: Rina Kent

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

My boss. My enemy. I escaped my life. Leaving everything behind wasn’t easy, but I did it. I t… read more

Similar categories in Rina Kent's Empire of Hate (Empire, #3) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • new adult
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • abuse
  • audiobook
"Tell me you’re mine, Nicole,"

-Rina Kent, Empire of Hate (Empire, #3)

"Tell me we’re together. Tell me I’m yours as much as you’re mine."

-Rina Kent, Empire of Hate (Empire, #3)

"He brushes his lips against mine. “Remember when you asked me where my home is?"

-Rina Kent, Empire of Hate (Empire, #3)

"It’s hard to hate you and even harder to forget you, but loving you was the easiest thing that I’ve ever done. It was natural, inevitable, and fucking infinite"

-Rina Kent, Empire of Hate (Empire, #3)

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20. Falls Boys (Hellbent, #1)

By: Penelope Douglas

3.92

Format: 501 pages, Kindle Edition

The HELLBENT Series—a spin-off to the Fall Away series—is coming! “The kids are growing up—diff… read more

Similar categories in Penelope Douglas's Falls Boys (Hellbent, #1) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • new adult
  • audiobook
"So, we live. As hard as we can for as long as we can, and we feel everything, because if it doesn't kill us, something will."

-Penelope Douglas, Falls Boys (Hellbent, #1)

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21. What Lovers Do

By: Jewel E. Ann

4.30

Format: 458 pages, Paperback

From bestselling author Jewel E. Ann comes a hilarious secret lovers story that redefines the meani… read more

Similar categories in Jewel E. Ann's What Lovers Do book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
  • audiobook
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22. By Frenzy I Ruin (Sins of the Fathers, #5)

By: Cora Reilly

3.34

Format: 418 pages, Kindle Edition

Aurora Scuderi spent her childhood and teenage days doing one thing-- loving Nevio. Until one fatef… read more

Similar categories in Cora Reilly's By Frenzy I Ruin (Sins of the Fathers, #5) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
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23. The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

By: L.J. Shen

4.08

Format: None pages, None

Boston’s most infamous femme fatale meets her match in a dangerously mild Englishman who has vowed … read more

Similar categories in L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • erotic romance
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • abuse
  • new adult
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24. Consumed by Deception (Deception Trilogy, #3)

By: Rina Kent

4.16

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

My husband. My monster. The truth isn’t always what it seems. Lia doesn’t realize that, but she… read more

Similar categories in Rina Kent's Consumed by Deception (Deception Trilogy, #3) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
  • audiobook
"Everything about her will be only a part of my memories."

-Rina Kent, Consumed by Deception (Deception Trilogy, #3)

"One day, she'll realize that the world we live in doesn't matter. We're the only one who do."

-Rina Kent, Consumed by Deception (Deception Trilogy, #3)

"She’s my wife. My son’s mother. Fucking mine. And I’ll go through hell itself if it means keeping her there."

-Rina Kent, Consumed by Deception (Deception Trilogy, #3)

"Pourquoi ne pouvais-je pas aimer quelqu’un de normal ? Oh, c’est vrai. Parce que je suis loin d’être normal moi-même."

-Rina Kent, Consumed by Deception (Deception Trilogy, #3)

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25. Tempted by Deception (Deception Trilogy, #2)

By: Rina Kent

4.02

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

My husband. My villain. We started with death and blood. We started with games and carnal pleas… read more

Similar categories in Rina Kent's Tempted by Deception (Deception Trilogy, #2) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
"A rose shines brighter alone than when it’s in a field."

-Rina Kent, Tempted by Deception (Deception Trilogy, #2)

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26. Heart of My Monster (Monster Trilogy, #3)

By: Rina Kent

4.24

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a new dark mafia romance. I’m a man with no mo… read more

Similar categories in Rina Kent's Heart of My Monster (Monster Trilogy, #3) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
  • audiobook
"If the only light in my life was taken away, how dare they keep theirs?"

-Rina Kent, Heart of My Monster (Monster Trilogy, #3)

"I don’t only love you. I’m nothing without you. I don’t know when it started or when it grew into this fiery explosion, but I know for a fact that you’ve become an undivided part of me. You’re the so…"

-Rina Kent, Heart of My Monster (Monster Trilogy, #3)

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27. Bastiano Romano (The Five Syndicates, #3)

By: Parker S. Huntington

4.29

Format: 502 pages, Kindle Edition

Ariana De Luca Maybe if I knew what was going to happen, I wouldn’t have taken the assignment. I w… read more

Similar categories in Parker S. Huntington's Bastiano Romano (The Five Syndicates, #3) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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28. Broken Reign

By: Ava Harrison

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

I have one goal—take down the man responsible for my parents' deaths. Until I lock eyes with a str… read more

Similar categories in Ava Harrison's Broken Reign book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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29. The Bonus

By: T.L. Swan

4.17

Format: 555 pages, Kindle Edition

From Wall Street Journal, BookTok, and #1 Amazon bestselling author T L Swan comes the sizzling sto… read more

Similar categories in T.L. Swan's The Bonus book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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30. The Devious Husband (The Windsors, #6)

By: Catharina Maura

4.28

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

None read more

Similar categories in Catharina Maura's The Devious Husband (The Windsors, #6) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
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31. The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (The Grumpy Devils #2)

By: Elizabeth O'Roark

4.19

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

You don’t really know a guy until you’ve vacationed with him… When Drew Wilson’s ex-boyfriend Jo… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth O'Roark's The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (The Grumpy Devils #2) book and L.J. Shen's The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
  • audiobook
"Hey, Drew?" I say. She looks over at me. "Just so you know, you're not the fifth wheel, right now. You're the glue."

-Elizabeth O'Roark, The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (The Grumpy Devils #2)

"It's really a wonder no one's beaten you to death," I tell her wearily. "And I'm not talking about strangers. I'm talking about the people who know you best."

-Elizabeth O'Roark, The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (The Grumpy Devils #2)

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4.10

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Melanie Harlow

4.09

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