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Cover of Captured by Chaos by Kathryn Marie

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Captured by Chaos

Kathryn Marie Book

★ 4.0

Spice: 0/5 · Longing glancesRivals to loversGrumpy sunshine

Cover of A Deadly Vow by J.D. Ronan

✦Strong match♡Why it matchesbound by honor · Bound by honor

A Deadly Vow

J.D. Ronan Book

★ 3.8

Spice: 0/5 · Tension / anticipation focusEnemies to loversSlow burn

Cover of Beyond the Black Door by A.M. Strickland

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Beyond the Black Door

A.M. Strickland Book

★ 3.7

Spice: 0/5 · Romance is deliberately absent from the protagonist's experience, replaced by gothic dread and the unsettling intimacy of secrets - desire exists in the story, but not as something safe.Forbidden lovePower imbalance

Cover of City of Others by Jared Poon

✦Strong match♡Why it matchesgolems animated constructs · Golems / animated constructs

City of Others

Jared Poon Book

★ 3.8

Spice: 0/5Grumpy sunshineEstablished relationship

Cover of The Knight and the Butcherbird by Alix E. Harrow

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The Knight and the Butcherbird

Alix E. Harrow Book

★ 4.0

Spice: 0/5 · Love as something monstrous and tender at once - intimacy shaped by curse and sacrifice, felt in the weight of staying when leaving would be easier.Forbidden loveStar-crossed

Cover of The Vampire's Captive by Sofia Storm, Kathrin Hutson, Rebecca Hamilton

✦Strong match♡Why it matcheskidnapped by the hero · Kidnapped by the hero

The Vampire's Captive

Sofia Storm, Kathrin Hutson, Rebecca Hamilton Book

★ 3.8

Spice: 0/5Captor/captivePower imbalance

Cover of Twin Jades of Jiangdong (Novel) Vol. 1 by Fei Tian Ye Xiang

✦Strong match♡Why it matchesbound by honor · Bound by honor

Twin Jades of Jiangdong (Novel) Vol. 1

Fei Tian Ye Xiang Book

★ 3.8

Spice: 0/5 · Closed door / fade to blackChildhood friendsSlow burn

Cover of Cruel Beginnings by Cora Kent

✦Strong match♡Why it matchesThe description mentions “by”

Cruel Beginnings

Cora Kent Book

★ 3.8

Spice: 0/5Power imbalanceObsessive love interest

Cover of Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine

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Midnight Alley

Rachel Caine Book

★ 4.1

Spice: 0/5Slow burnFound family

Cover of Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

✦Strong match♡Why it matchesThe description mentions “by”

Mockingjay

Suzanne Collins Book

★ 4.1

Spice: 0/5Mutual piningHurt/comfort

Cover of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

✦Strong match♡Why it matchesThe description mentions “by”

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V. E. Schwab, V.E. Schwab Book

★ 4.2

Spice: 0/5 · Emotional / vulnerable intimacyForbidden loveSlow burn

Cover of The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

✦Strong match♡Why it matchesThe description mentions “by”

The Wishing Game

Meg Shaffer Book

★ 4.0

Spice: 0/5Grumpy sunshineFound family