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Known as the (mostly benevolent) Queen of Angst, Elle Mitchell writes new adult contemporary romance ranging from shades of grey to morally pitch black with a hint of taboo. A mix of plot and spice, her books follow flawed, relatable characters as they rage against the machine or struggle against the darker parts of humanity and themselves. They’re messy—like real life—and emotional.

She can’t promise that all her books will depict what a healthy relationship should look like at every turn. She rejects purity themes. The best she can do is promise an eventual HEA when it’s all said and done.

When she isn’t reading or writing, it’s unlikely you’ll find her anywhere. She’s probably at home with her family, minding her own business.

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	The Pieces We Leave Behind (Lost Hollow, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 3,717 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Make It Hurt (West Pine Bullies, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 3,281 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pretty Poisoned (Gods of Tomorrow #1) 4.15 avg rating — 3,233 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Road to Ruined (Gods of Tomorrow #2) 4.23 avg rating — 2,615 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Make It Stop (West Pine Bullies #2) 4.13 avg rating — 2,369 ratings — published 2026 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Pieces We Try to Forget 4.26 avg rating — 1,015 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Little Unstable 3.92 avg rating — 608 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Broken People (Broken, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 415 ratings — published 2022 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Preorders are up for the Gods of Tomorrow Duet SEs by Haunted Hearts Book Box AND the SE of Runaways by Venom & Lace Book Box. These are both absolutely gorgeous, and I CANNOT WAIT to hold them in my hands.

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Published on November 25, 2025 06:41 • Tags: dark-romance, dark-romance-books, erotic-horror, morally-grey-books, new-adult-romance, reverse-harem, why-choose, why-choose-romance

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Gods of Tomorrow (2 books)
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West Pine Bullies (2 books)
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Lost Hollow (2 books)
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Broken (2 books)
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Eden's Fall: Sparrowood Academy (Sparrowood Academy, #1-3)

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Elle Mitchell and 5 other people liked Stephanie's review of Make It Hurt (West Pine Bullies #1): "“Dax gave me an 0rgasm, a Xanax, and told me it wasn't my fault. That's more than anyone else has done for me in a while.” "I've already left a permanent mark on you. Maybe it isn't a good one, but there's nothing you can do about it now, is there? I " Read more of this review »
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Elle Mitchell liked a quote “I think he does love you, Noah," I tell her, but I'm less certain than I was a few minutes ago. "But he's not good for you anymore. He's too…" Stubborn no longer feels like the right word. Selfish doesn't quite fit, either. Is there a word for someone who would gladly burn everything they care about to the ground and tear themself apart in the process just so they can say they were right until they die?” ...more Elle Mitchell
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“I think he does love you, Noah," I tell her, but I'm less certain than I was a few minutes ago. "But he's not good for you anymore. He's too…" Stubborn no longer feels like the right word. Selfish doesn't quite fit, either. Is there a word for someone who would gladly burn everything they care about to the ground and tear themself apart in the process just so they can say they were right until they die?”
― Elle Mitchell, Runaways

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“I didn't just fall in love with Ally Hargrove. I got lost in her.”
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“I was a sponge filled to capacity with the putrid gray water of all of those who had hurt me. I wondered if, like a sponge, I could be wrung out and I wouldn’t have to carry it anymore.”
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“On my very best days, I’m hanging from a very delicate thread, walking an even more delicate line over a river of broken things that I’ve barely managed not to let consume me. I do this by existing behind a veil of biased facts I tell myself about what happens when you expect better from people and what they can do to you when you let them in. Despite all of this, somehow, he had made it in…”
― Elle Mitchell, Broken People

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“I’m not sure what he’s talking about, but it’s of little consequence when you’re standing in the middle of what’s essentially a minefield of all the things that mattered to you, and you’re watching them explode. It’s even worse when you’re the one that set them off in the first place.”
― Elle Mitchell, Broken People

tags: broken, depression, healing, heartbreak, love, romance, self-realization

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“We all come into the world as blank canvases. And we leave it carved in scars—some we show the world and others that remain invisible unless someone knows exactly where to look—but they make us who we are, whether we want them to or not.”
― Elle Mitchell, Carved in Scars

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“I didn't just fall in love with Ally Hargrove. I got lost in her.”
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