Lights Out
A masked hacker watches a lonely nurse through her window. She watches back. The stalker romance that went mainstream.
- Spice
- 5/5
- Burn
- Fast
- Pages
- ~368
- Ending
- HEA
How spicy is Lights Out?
Lights Out is a 5 out of 5 on our spice scale: scorching (explicit & plentiful). Frequent, very explicit and often kinky. Spice is a main event. Read with a fan nearby. Spice starts early (first quarter).
- Steam: Explicit and plentiful
- Burn: Fast burn
- When: Spice starts early (first quarter)
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
Tropes & tags
Love interest
In the bedroom
Tropes
Subgenre
Content warnings
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Show 4 content warnings
- Stalking
- Dubious consent
- Graphic violence
- Murder
Our editorial notes, which may be incomplete. If something is a hard limit for you, check the author's own content notes too.
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How spicy is Lights Out?
Lights Out is a 5 out of 5 on our spice scale: scorching (explicit & plentiful). Frequent, very explicit and often kinky. Spice is a main event. Read with a fan nearby. Spice starts early (first quarter).
Is Lights Out a standalone?
No. Lights Out is book 1 in Into Darkness. It is the place to start. The series is still ongoing.
What tropes are in Lights Out?
Lights Out features stalker hero, possessive mmc, dubcon / cnc themes, primal / chase, touch her and die. It is a fast burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does Lights Out have content warnings?
Our notes for Lights Out include: stalking, dubious consent, graphic violence, murder. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Lights Out?
If you loved Lights Out, try Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton, The Ritual by Shantel Tessier, Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver. They share its stalker hero and possessive mmc energy at a similar spice level.