21 must-read romance books like Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1) by Sam Mariano

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Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

By: Sam Mariano

3.65

Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition

Originally published in the Filthy Elites anthology April 2022! He could have been my hero. H…

If you liked the romance plot in Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1) by Sam Mariano , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Alluring Darkness (Kings of Blackwater, #1)

By: Raven Wood

4.04

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

The deadliest man on campus is out for blood. And I have just painted a giant target on my back. … read more

Similar categories in Raven Wood's Alluring Darkness (Kings of Blackwater, #1) book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • erotica
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
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2. 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 Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • dark
  • 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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3. Fear Me, Love Me

By: Lilith Vincent

3.88

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

Tyrant Mercer doesn’t grant wishes. He collects debts, and he’s here to claim me. All I wanted w… read more

Similar categories in Lilith Vincent's Fear Me, Love Me book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • erotica
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • abuse
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4. Old Habits (Old & New, #1)

By: Laura Lovett

3.37

Format: 110 pages, Kindle Edition

Ours was a wild, ravenous, all-consuming love. Crazy. Irrational. Toxic. Dangerous. … read more

Similar categories in Laura Lovett's Old Habits (Old & New, #1) book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • erotica
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • abuse
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5. The King (The King, #1)

By: Eris Belmont

4.06

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

Annalise has always been told one thing. Submit to the higher power. War has broken out between … read more

Similar categories in Eris Belmont's The King (The King, #1) book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • erotica
  • dark
  • abuse
  • adult
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6. Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

By: Sam Mariano

3.65

Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition

Originally published in the Filthy Elites anthology April 2022! He could have been my hero. H… read more

Similar categories in Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1) book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult
  • erotica
  • dark
  • abuse
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • new adult
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7. Corrupt Idol

By: Dinah Harper

3.77

Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition

"I want to be a good man. In every aspect of my life I’m a model citizen except when it comes to yo… read more

Similar categories in Dinah Harper's Corrupt Idol book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • erotica
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • new adult
  • contemporary romance
  • abuse
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8. Torment: Part One (The Bleeding Hearts, #1)

By: Dylan Page

4.01

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

Torment Part One is a dark, taboo, age gap, MC, contemporary romance. How did I get here? Broke… read more

Similar categories in Dylan Page's Torment: Part One (The Bleeding Hearts, #1) book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • high school
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • new adult
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • abuse
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9. Wrath of the King (The King, #2)

By: Eris Belmont

4.17

Format: None pages, None

It’s been a year since Annalise escaped across the ocean, leaving the king of the beasts for dead—o… read more

Similar categories in Eris Belmont's Wrath of the King (The King, #2) book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • erotica
  • dark
  • abuse
  • adult
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10. The Wallflower (Oakmount Elite, #1)

By: J.L. Beck

3.99

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

She needs me, because she needs money.  I don’t need her. Just her complete submission… Maybe… read more

Similar categories in J.L. Beck's The Wallflower (Oakmount Elite, #1) book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • new adult
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11. The Wildflower (Oakmount Elite, #2)

By: J.L. Beck

3.93

Format: 504 pages, Kindle Edition

Lies. Betrayal. Loss. They're all I know, see, and feel. I don't know what is true, or a lie. … read more

Similar categories in J.L. Beck's The Wildflower (Oakmount Elite, #2) book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • new adult
  • contemporary romance
  • abuse
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12. Brutal Obsession

By: S. Massery

3.84

Format: 600 pages, Kindle Edition

He shattered my leg, and now he wants to ruin the rest of me. Greyson Devereux is a menace–but o… read more

Similar categories in S. Massery's Brutal Obsession book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • new adult
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13. Obligation (Alphaholes, #2)

By: Gemma Weir

3.93

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

Obligation - an act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or co… read more

Similar categories in Gemma Weir's Obligation (Alphaholes, #2) book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • erotica
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • new adult
  • contemporary romance
  • abuse
Cover of Obsession (Alphaholes, #1) by Gemma Weir

14. Obsession (Alphaholes, #1)

By: Gemma Weir

3.74

Format: None pages, None

Obsessed – to be preoccupied or fill the mind with someone continually and to a troubling extent. … read more

Similar categories in Gemma Weir's Obsession (Alphaholes, #1) book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult
  • dark
  • abuse
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • new adult
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15. The Catcher

By: Kate Raven

3.39

Format: 167 pages, Kindle Edition

"What it means, Em, is that you’re going to do what I want, whenever I want, or I’ll tell everyone … read more

Similar categories in Kate Raven's The Catcher book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • erotica
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • abuse
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16. Coerce (Death in Bloom, #1)

By: Candice M. Wright

3.81

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

Ivy I know what love is. After witnessing its devastation, I’ve shied away from it, Until Atl… read more

Similar categories in Candice M. Wright's Coerce (Death in Bloom, #1) book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • erotica
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • abuse
"I tried in my way to be a good guy for her but I set us both up to fall. She fell in love with a man who doesn’t exist and in turn, I punished her for loving him."

-Candice M. Wright, Coerce (Death in Bloom, #1)

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17. Torment: Part Two (The Bleeding Hearts, #2)

By: Dylan Page

4.21

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

Torment Part Two is a dark, taboo, MC, contemporary romance. My dreams are gone. I’m trapped, c… read more

Similar categories in Dylan Page's Torment: Part Two (The Bleeding Hearts, #2) book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • high school
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • abuse
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18. Rich Boy

By: Ruby Wolff

3.75

Format: 486 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a standalone, new adult, high school hockey romance novel with morally gray characters. … read more

Similar categories in Ruby Wolff's Rich Boy book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • high school
  • erotica
  • dark
  • abuse
Cover of Long Live The King (RCA: Royal Crown Academy, #1) by Khai Hara

19. Long Live The King (RCA: Royal Crown Academy, #1)

By: Khai Hara

3.92

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Rogue Royal I just need to finish senior year and I'll have access to my inheritance. I'll be abl… read more

Similar categories in Khai Hara's Long Live The King (RCA: Royal Crown Academy, #1) book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult
  • dark
  • abuse
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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20. Tell Me You Like It (Legacy of Lies Book 1)

By: Evelyn Austin

3.87

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

Devious games. Obsessions. And a campus king determined to break me.The Sacred Sons are University… read more

Similar categories in Evelyn Austin's Tell Me You Like It (Legacy of Lies Book 1) book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • new adult
"You’re in my snare, Little Rabbit. I’ve caught you, and now you’re mine"

-Evelyn Austin, Tell Me You Like It (Legacy of Lies Book 1)

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21. Cheater

By: D.D. Prince

3.91

Format: None pages, None

My fiancé lost use of everything below his waist in a terrible accident and gave me a hall pass wit… read more

Similar categories in D.D. Prince's Cheater book and Sam Mariano's Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

  • romance
  • erotica
  • dark
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance

18 best-selling contemporary books like Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1) by Sam Mariano

Transform Your Habits

Alluring Darkness (Kings of Blackwater, #1)

Raven Wood

4.04

Transform Your Habits

God of War (Legacy of Gods, #6)

Rina Kent

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Fear Me, Love Me

Lilith Vincent

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Old Habits (Old & New, #1)

Laura Lovett

3.37

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20 must-read contemporary books like Obsession (Alphaholes, #1) by Gemma Weir

Transform Your Habits

Fear Me, Love Me

Lilith Vincent

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Descent

Sam Mariano

3.73

Transform Your Habits

The Wild Man

Alex Grayson

3.71

Transform Your Habits

Even If It Hurts (Coastal Elite #1)

Sam Mariano

3.65

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