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He is the bad guy. He knows it. He does not care, as long as he gets her. 10 books so far, including Assistant to the Villain, God of Malice and Hooked.
Hannah Nicole Maehrer · Book 1 of 3 in Assistant to the Villain
Spice 1/5 · SweetAn office romcom where the boss is the kingdom's Big Bad. HR is a dragon. Delightfully silly.
Rina Kent · Book 1 of 6 in Legacy of Gods
Spice 5/5 · ScorchingA college psycho decides she is his new favourite game. Dark academia meets stalker romance.
Emily McIntire
Spice 4/5 · SpicyA modern Captain Hook as a crime lord, and Wendy as his ticket to revenge. First in the Never After villain retellings.
Harley Laroux · Book 1 of 3 in Souls Trilogy
Spice 5/5 · ScorchingA witch summons a demon to take revenge on the cult that hurt her. He is wildly, filthily devoted.
Laura Thalassa · Book 1 in The Bargainer
Spice 4/5 · SpicyA siren with a debt to the Bargainer: one favour, one bead on her wrist at a time. Yearning cranked to eleven.
Emily McIntire
Spice 4/5 · SpicyA Lion King retelling where Scar is the hero. Yes, really. The royal ward and her villain.
Nikki St. Crowe · Book 1 of 5 in Vicious Lost Boys
Spice 5/5 · ScorchingWendy's granddaughter, a feral grown-up Peter Pan and his Lost Boys. A deliciously dark Neverland.
Tricia Levenseller
Spice 1/5 · SweetA ruthless girl plans to seduce and kill the Shadow King. He is just as ruthless. Slytherin romance.
S.T. Abby · Book 1 of 5 in Mindf*ck
Spice 4/5 · SpicyA woman with a long revenge list and the FBI agent closing in on her. A twisty, divisive cult favourite.
A.K. Caggiano · Book 1 of 3 in Villains and Virtues
Spice 4/5 · SpicyA Dark Lord who has never been loved and the heroine who is not scared of him. Readers report actual book hangovers.
Reader favourites include Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer; God of Malice by Rina Kent; Hooked by Emily McIntire; Her Soul for Revenge by Harley Laroux; Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa. Use the spice filter above to narrow it to your heat level.
For explicit villain gets the girl romance, try God of Malice by Rina Kent; Her Soul for Revenge by Harley Laroux; The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe; Hooked by Emily McIntire; Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa. These are rated 4 or 5 out of 5 on our spice scale.
Yes: Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer; The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller are rated 1 or 2 out of 5, closed door or kisses only.
If you do not want to commit to a series, try Hooked by Emily McIntire; Scarred by Emily McIntire; The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller.
