20 Best contemporary books like Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton

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Does It Hurt?

By: H.D. Carlton

3.92

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Who am I? I've forgotten the answer to that question long ago. Ever since I ran from that house…

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1. Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)

By: Brynne Weaver

4.09

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Every serial killer needs a friend. Every game must have a winner. When a chance encounter sp… read more

Similar categories in Brynne Weaver's Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1) book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • dark
  • thriller
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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2. God of Malice (Legacy of Gods, #1)

By: Rina Kent

3.96

Format: 462 pages, Paperback

From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a new STANDALONE dark romance about a villain and… read more

Similar categories in Rina Kent's God of Malice (Legacy of Gods, #1) book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • dark
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I’ll lose it then,"

-Rina Kent, God of Malice (Legacy of Gods, #1)

"Never say never, baby"

-Rina Kent, God of Malice (Legacy of Gods, #1)

"Still, I force myself to stare into his apathetic eyes at the expense of being swallowed in their darkness. “What do you want from me?"

-Rina Kent, God of Malice (Legacy of Gods, #1)

"Not all girls like the hero. I was fated to fall in love with the villain. Because I know, I just know that he’ll put me ahead of everyone. Himself included."

-Rina Kent, God of Malice (Legacy of Gods, #1)

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3. Carnage (L.O.R.D.S., #5)

By: Shantel Tessier

4.31

Format: 628 pages, Kindle Edition

A PUPPET The men in the secret society known as the Lords think they rule the world. And in a way… read more

Similar categories in Shantel Tessier's Carnage (L.O.R.D.S., #5) book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • suspense
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • adult
"What is it?"

-Shantel Tessier, Carnage (L.O.R.D.S., #5)

"It’s my fault. I’m definitely one of those parents who takes a hundred percent responsibility for the monster I created."

-Shantel Tessier, Carnage (L.O.R.D.S., #5)

"I’ve been a sucker for that smile since the moment I held her. It’s amazing how cute and evil something can be at the same time."

-Shantel Tessier, Carnage (L.O.R.D.S., #5)

"She’ll survive. But I can’t promise you my love won’t be what kills us both. The Lords have taught me to fight until death to get what I want. I’ll do the same for her."

-Shantel Tessier, Carnage (L.O.R.D.S., #5)

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4. The Sacrifice (L.O.R.D.S., #3)

By: Shantel Tessier

4.31

Format: 644 pages, Kindle Edition

HIS LADY A Lord is to marry after he graduates from Barrington University, an elite college for … read more

Similar categories in Shantel Tessier's The Sacrifice (L.O.R.D.S., #3) book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • dark
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. The Sinner (L.O.R.D.S., #2)

By: Shantel Tessier

4.04

Format: 640 pages, None

An all-new dark standalone romance from author, Shantel Tessier. LITTLE DEMON I was raised in… read more

Similar categories in Shantel Tessier's The Sinner (L.O.R.D.S., #2) book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. The Ritual (L.O.R.D.S., #1)

By: Shantel Tessier

4.06

Format: 606 pages, Kindle Edition

THE CHOSEN ONE I vow. You vow. We vow. Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret s… read more

Similar categories in Shantel Tessier's The Ritual (L.O.R.D.S., #1) book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • dark
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Fuck, I love you,"

-Shantel Tessier, The Ritual (L.O.R.D.S., #1)

"I vow. You vow. We vow."

-Shantel Tessier, The Ritual (L.O.R.D.S., #1)

"Desperation is never pretty."

-Shantel Tessier, The Ritual (L.O.R.D.S., #1)

"She's mine. It's just that simple."

-Shantel Tessier, The Ritual (L.O.R.D.S., #1)

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7. Little Stranger (The Web of Silence Duet, #1)

By: Leigh Rivers

3.81

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

OWNING HER IS ALL HE EVER WANTED She betrayed him, and now he wants revenge against the sister w… read more

Similar categories in Leigh Rivers's Little Stranger (The Web of Silence Duet, #1) book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. Still Beating

By: Jennifer Hartmann

4.25

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

WARNING: This book contains subject matter that may be sensitive for some readers. There is dark an… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Hartmann's Still Beating book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • suspense
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy, #1)

By: Harley Laroux

4.07

Format: 493 pages, Kindle Edition

Leon I earned my reputation among magicians for a reason: one wrong move and you're dead. Killer, t… read more

Similar categories in Harley Laroux's Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy, #1) book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • adult
  • dark
"I want you. Irrevocably."

-Harley Laroux, Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy, #1)

"You’re Hell’s little whore, aren’t you?"

-Harley Laroux, Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy, #1)

"No human is ready for forever, and forever is all I have. But you gave me a part of your life, when mortal lived are so short."

-Harley Laroux, Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy, #1)

"No human is ready for forever, and forever is all I have. But you gave me a part of your life, when mortal lives are so short."

-Harley Laroux, Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy, #1)

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10. Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2)

By: Brynne Weaver

4.03

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Contract killer Lachlan Kane wants a quiet life working in his leather studio and forgetting all ab… read more

Similar categories in Brynne Weaver's Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2) book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • dark
  • thriller
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"A snow globe,"

-Brynne Weaver, Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2)

"I’m more like a multiple deleter."

-Brynne Weaver, Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2)

"...being in love is not enoug. Choosing love is what it takes."

-Brynne Weaver, Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2)

"Just like nature, the prettiest things are often the most poisonous."

-Brynne Weaver, Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2)

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11. Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1)

By: Penelope Douglas

3.80

Format: 516 pages, Paperback

Erika I was told that dreams were our heart’s desires. My nightmares, however, became my obses… read more

Similar categories in Penelope Douglas's Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1) book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • dark
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Own who you are,"

-Penelope Douglas, Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1)

"The shy ones tend to be the baddest after all."

-Penelope Douglas, Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1)

"It’s just you, Little Monster. Own it or it will own you."

-Penelope Douglas, Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1)

"Dip your toe in every ocean and try everything and anything."

-Penelope Douglas, Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1)

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12. Now You're Mine (Possessing Her, #2)

By: Morgan Bridges

3.61

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

The Protector : She’s in danger. Just the thought of this threatens my sanity. I’ll do anything … read more

Similar categories in Morgan Bridges's Now You're Mine (Possessing Her, #2) book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • dark
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
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13. That Sik Luv

By: Jescie Hall

4.02

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

Fornication is a sin. As it reads, we should flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a per… read more

Similar categories in Jescie Hall's That Sik Luv book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • suspense
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Love is beneath us."

-Jescie Hall, That Sik Luv

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14. Den of Vipers

By: K.A. Knight

3.64

Format: 654 pages, Kindle Edition

Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel—The Vipers. They run this town and everyone in it. Their deals… read more

Similar categories in K.A. Knight's Den of Vipers book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • dark
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"because somewhere along the way, 'I hate you' became our 'I love you"

-K.A. Knight, Den of Vipers

"Each person that comes into your life offers you a new world, a new place and feelings, not always good, and from each one we have the opportunity to learn. Whether we accept those lessons is on us."

-K.A. Knight, Den of Vipers

"I looked into the dark and embraced my fear because hurt comes both day and night. The monsters don't wait for the sun to set, this isn't a goddamn fairy tale. This is life and monsters...monsters ar…"

-K.A. Knight, Den of Vipers

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15. Hooked (Never After, #1)

By: Emily McIntire

3.79

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

From USA Today bestselling author Emily McIntire comes a dark and delicious fractured fairy tale r… read more

Similar categories in Emily McIntire's Hooked (Never After, #1) book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • dark
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Hi,' she says. My stomach flips. 'Hi back."

-Emily McIntire, Hooked (Never After, #1)

"I would give you the world. You simply have to ask. You want kids? Done."

-Emily McIntire, Hooked (Never After, #1)

"I shake my head, my body trembling. "I don't have anything to give." ..."Then give me all of your nothing."

-Emily McIntire, Hooked (Never After, #1)

"He points to the clock tower that sits in the middle of the town square, the moon and stars shimmering in the background. "Straight on 'til morning." My head tilts. "What's that mean?" His arm wraps …"

-Emily McIntire, Hooked (Never After, #1)

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16. Once You're Mine (Possessing Her, #1)

By: Morgan Bridges

3.67

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder brought us together. Only death can keep us apart. The Tormentor: Calista belongs to … read more

Similar categories in Morgan Bridges's Once You're Mine (Possessing Her, #1) book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • dark
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
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17. Does It Hurt?

By: H.D. Carlton

3.92

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Who am I? I've forgotten the answer to that question long ago. Ever since I ran from that house… read more

Similar categories in H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt? book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • dark
  • audiobook
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18. Sabotage (L.O.R.D.S., #4)

By: Shantel Tessier

3.82

Format: 229 pages, None

COLTON Raylee Lexington Adams is my stepsister and the one woman in the world who can make my bloo… read more

Similar categories in Shantel Tessier's Sabotage (L.O.R.D.S., #4) book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
"Raylee’s here."

-Shantel Tessier, Sabotage (L.O.R.D.S., #4)

"A whore like her will fuck anything,"

-Shantel Tessier, Sabotage (L.O.R.D.S., #4)

"Reaching out, he grips my chin. His fingers dig into my skin, forcing a whimper from my parted lips. Holding me in place, he lowers his face to mine. “I love it when you cry,"

-Shantel Tessier, Sabotage (L.O.R.D.S., #4)

"I love him, and he loves me. I never expected my love to match my hatred for him. I thought the game of who can destroy the other was what would us in. But love? That’s the deadliest kind of drug. I …"

-Shantel Tessier, Sabotage (L.O.R.D.S., #4)

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19. Credence

By: Penelope Douglas

3.68

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

Tiernan de Haas doesn’t care about anything anymore. The only child of a film producer and his star… read more

Similar categories in Penelope Douglas's Credence book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • dark
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Making a mistake takes seconds. Living with them takes a lifetime."

-Penelope Douglas, Credence

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20. There Are No Saints (Sinners, #1)

By: Sophie Lark

3.81

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

I loathe Alastor Shaw. The city of San Francisco thinks we’re rival artists. In truth, we’re … read more

Similar categories in Sophie Lark's There Are No Saints (Sinners, #1) book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • dark
  • thriller
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
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21. Birthday Girl

By: Penelope Douglas

3.94

Format: 349 pages, ebook

JORDAN He took me in when I had nowhere else to go. He doesn’t use me, hurt me, or forget about … read more

Similar categories in Penelope Douglas's Birthday Girl book and H.D. Carlton's Does It Hurt?

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Just shut up."

-Penelope Douglas, Birthday Girl

"My hands were on you, too,"

-Penelope Douglas, Birthday Girl

"Cole does the yard work. Or me,"

-Penelope Douglas, Birthday Girl

"I always wish for the same thing, and every day it comes true."

-Penelope Douglas, Birthday Girl

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3.96

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4.31

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