21 must-read contemporary books like Dysfunctional by Isabel Lucero

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Dysfunctional

By: Isabel Lucero

4.03

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

A dark, MM romance Ezra Hamilton hasn’t felt the warm spurt of blood flow through his fingers …

"Love is just a trite four-letter word. People use it for every fucking thing."

-Isabel Lucero, Dysfunctional

If you liked the contemporary plot in Dysfunctional by Isabel Lucero , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Call the Coroner (Staniel, #1)

By: Avril Ashton

4.06

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

A clash of wills between predators… He’s been living underground for a long time, but the only thin… read more

Similar categories in Avril Ashton's Call the Coroner (Staniel, #1) book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • erotica
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • crime
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2. Tied to You

By: Syn Blackrose

3.63

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

Seb I have nothing. I feel nothing. Nobody cares about me and I crave to feel something. To be w… read more

Similar categories in Syn Blackrose's Tied to You book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • crime
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3. Red Flags & Tuesdays (Weekday Weirdos)

By: Nordika Night

4.35

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

Waking up to his one-night stand trying to flee the scene, Reid sits back to enjoy the show. This b… read more

Similar categories in Nordika Night's Red Flags & Tuesdays (Weekday Weirdos) book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
"It won't last...we're already over."

-Nordika Night, Red Flags & Tuesdays (Weekday Weirdos)

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4. Paid in Full (Vitale Brothers #2)

By: Brea Alepoú

4.08

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

I’m used to my life being insanity. A family of a-holes, being locked up, and a few loose screws? Y… read more

Similar categories in Brea Alepoú's Paid in Full (Vitale Brothers #2) book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • crime
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5. Take Me Apart (Vitale Brothers, #1)

By: Brea Alepoú

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

I have only one goal in life: Become a detective. It’s there, just out of reach, so close I can tas… read more

Similar categories in Brea Alepoú's Take Me Apart (Vitale Brothers, #1) book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • crime
  • queer
"What are you going to do about him?"

-Brea Alepoú, Take Me Apart (Vitale Brothers, #1)

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6. Little Demon in the Details

By: Nordika Night

4.22

Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition

When an arranged marriage between two powerful families sparks suspicion, Blake Carter doesn’t hesi… read more

Similar categories in Nordika Night's Little Demon in the Details book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • crime
"You should come with a warning label. Little Demon: All. The. Hazards. All of them. I’m sewing it in all your clothes."

-Nordika Night, Little Demon in the Details

"I need you to do that thing where you smother me with your body and touch me all over while I sleep." "You mean cuddle?"

-Nordika Night, Little Demon in the Details

"Two hours and seven pancakes later, I've learned something. That trauma can be long and drawn out rather than blunt and singular. That the fear of abandonment can start in childhood and morph into so…"

-Nordika Night, Little Demon in the Details

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7. Like You Hate Me (Hawthorne University #1)

By: Bethany Winters

4.10

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

I’ve never hated anyone as much as I hate him. The day my sister died, I told her best friend I … read more

Similar categories in Bethany Winters's Like You Hate Me (Hawthorne University #1) book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • dark
  • contemporary
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8. Ignite

By: Abigail Glenn

4.13

Format: 332 pages, ebook

EZRA Bloodied and broken, I clawed my way out of hell at twelve years old. Left a corpse behin… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Glenn's Ignite book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • crime
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9. Say I Do (Vitale Brothers, #3)

By: Brea Alepoú

4.15

Format: 466 pages, Kindle Edition

What do you get when you mix a mobster with the son of the yakuza? A marriage bathed in blood. … read more

Similar categories in Brea Alepoú's Say I Do (Vitale Brothers, #3) book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • crime
"Sei un mistero per me, mostricio. Non so cosa fare con te."

-Brea Alepoú, Say I Do (Vitale Brothers, #3)

"You are such an asshole." "Yeah." I shrugged. "But I’m your asshole"

-Brea Alepoú, Say I Do (Vitale Brothers, #3)

"I am afraid to want anything. Someday, everything will be taken away, but I think I want this."

-Brea Alepoú, Say I Do (Vitale Brothers, #3)

"Hope. I should spit on the word. It had no place in my vocabulary. Yet here I was, hoping for something with Benito."

-Brea Alepoú, Say I Do (Vitale Brothers, #3)

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10. Never Say Never (Vitale Brothers, #4)

By: Brea Alepoú

4.34

Format: 437 pages, Kindle Edition

I’d do anything for my family. Even go undercover and devote my life to the FBI so they can continu… read more

Similar categories in Brea Alepoú's Never Say Never (Vitale Brothers, #4) book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • crime
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11. Under Your Skin

By: Lee McCormick

4.07

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

You’re the only one who can get under my skin. Levi Trapped in nightmares from my past, the o… read more

Similar categories in Lee McCormick's Under Your Skin book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • erotica
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • crime
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12. Hateful Love (King of Aces #1)

By: T. Ashleigh

4.06

Format: 418 pages, Kindle Edition

Silas: I'm tired of feeling trapped in my life. It’s just a never-ending cycle of trying to survi… read more

Similar categories in T. Ashleigh's Hateful Love (King of Aces #1) book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
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13. Kill for You

By: Syn Blackrose

4.02

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

LEV I don't do relationships. I don't do feelings. I don't do what's considered the norm. I love … read more

Similar categories in Syn Blackrose's Kill for You book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • crime
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14. The Kidnapping of Roan Sinclair (The Solnyshko Duet, #1)

By: Ashlyn Drewek

4.05

Format: 340 pages, ebook

Roan Sinclair’s life is perfect, just ask anyone. Except, he doesn’t want it. Dedicated to his musi… read more

Similar categories in Ashlyn Drewek's The Kidnapping of Roan Sinclair (The Solnyshko Duet, #1) book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • crime
  • queer
"I'm more myself with you than anyone else," he said at last, returning his gaze to mine."

-Ashlyn Drewek, The Kidnapping of Roan Sinclair (The Solnyshko Duet, #1)

"He was your captive. And he was a he. One made him off limits — the other made him a death sentence."

-Ashlyn Drewek, The Kidnapping of Roan Sinclair (The Solnyshko Duet, #1)

"The way Sasha hauled ass out of the basement, you'd think he was late to a meeting with Putin himself."

-Ashlyn Drewek, The Kidnapping of Roan Sinclair (The Solnyshko Duet, #1)

"His hands felt like fire on my skin and after days of living with a perpetual chill, it was a twisted form of relief"

-Ashlyn Drewek, The Kidnapping of Roan Sinclair (The Solnyshko Duet, #1)

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15. Craving the Chase

By: Syn Blackrose

3.82

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Noah When my eyes land on Chase, it’s game over. I want to keep him. I need to have my eyes… read more

Similar categories in Syn Blackrose's Craving the Chase book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • erotica
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • crime
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16. Dysfunctional

By: Isabel Lucero

4.03

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

A dark, MM romance Ezra Hamilton hasn’t felt the warm spurt of blood flow through his fingers … read more

Similar categories in Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • erotica
  • dark
  • horror
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • crime
  • queer
"Love is just a trite four-letter word. People use it for every fucking thing."

-Isabel Lucero, Dysfunctional

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17. Dig Your Grave (Staniel, #2)

By: Avril Ashton

4.10

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

An unanswered phone call. An empty bed. And a loud clock ticking down the seconds before Daniel Nie… read more

Similar categories in Avril Ashton's Dig Your Grave (Staniel, #2) book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • crime
"There is someone out there who will fuck your ass up."

-Avril Ashton, Dig Your Grave (Staniel, #2)

"He licked his lips, ignoring the shivers that made his body vibrate or the pain lancing through his body. “D’you know, I’ve been here before?"

-Avril Ashton, Dig Your Grave (Staniel, #2)

"Blood dripped from Daniel’s blade as he stood with his arms at his sides. The blade was a special one, made just for him. Even his name was carved into its heavy handle. Nieto. They’d made love with …"

-Avril Ashton, Dig Your Grave (Staniel, #2)

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18. Body Count (Wayward Sons #1)

By: L. Eveland

4.02

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Death is his business, and I live to serve. Theo Mortician River Laskin is a monster, a narciss… read more

Similar categories in L. Eveland's Body Count (Wayward Sons #1) book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • crime
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19. Painful Love (Kings of Aces #2)

By: T. Ashleigh

3.87

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

Whaley- My life has been a series of one nightmare after another. Every day is a fight to be str… read more

Similar categories in T. Ashleigh's Painful Love (Kings of Aces #2) book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • crime
  • queer
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20. Blu, My Protector (Family Ties, #1)

By: R.S. McKenzie

3.95

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

Blu There’s a beast inside me, urging me to kill. As a psychiatrist, I expect to encounter ps… read more

Similar categories in R.S. McKenzie's Blu, My Protector (Family Ties, #1) book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • crime
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21. Chokehold

By: Leigh Rivers

4.16

Format: 438 pages, Kindle Edition

ONE MOMENT. TWO MASKS. THREE CHASES INTO THE NIGHT. They’re supposed to be enemies. It tak… read more

Similar categories in Leigh Rivers's Chokehold book and Isabel Lucero's Dysfunctional

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • queer

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