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Knight (Unfinished Hero, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.91 — 57,074 ratings — published 2012
The Highwayman (Victorian Rebels, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.06 — 22,419 ratings — published 2015
Breathless (The House of Rohan, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.72 — 3,798 ratings — published 2010
Duke of Sin (Maiden Lane, #10)
by (shelved 5 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.96 — 10,409 ratings — published 2016
Torture to Her Soul (Monster in His Eyes, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.13 — 22,427 ratings — published 2014
Sinister Kisses (SKALS, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.33 — 3,520 ratings — published 2013
Lothaire (Immortals After Dark, #11)
by (shelved 5 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.36 — 50,071 ratings — published 2012
Ruthless (The House of Rohan, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.78 — 7,464 ratings — published 2010
Stroke of Midnight (Cinderella, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.83 — 15,559 ratings — published 2020
Target on Our Backs (Monster in His Eyes, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.34 — 10,835 ratings — published 2016
Ghost (Boston Underworld, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.12 — 19,826 ratings — published 2016
Blackbird (Redemption, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.09 — 3,680 ratings — published 2017
Buttons & Lace (Buttons, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.00 — 30,632 ratings — published 2016
The Hunter (Victorian Rebels, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.07 — 9,343 ratings — published 2016
Raze (Scarred Souls, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.08 — 27,313 ratings — published 2014
Prisoner (Criminals & Captives, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.90 — 13,689 ratings — published 2014
Archangel's Blade (Guild Hunter, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.24 — 35,643 ratings — published 2011
Death Angel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.83 — 11,089 ratings — published 2008
Deviant (Blood & Roses, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.99 — 20,144 ratings — published 2014
Twist Me (Twist Me, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.83 — 33,951 ratings — published 2014
Carter Reed (Carter Reed, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.99 — 38,424 ratings — published 2013
Last Hit (Hitman, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.74 — 12,525 ratings — published 2013
Tears of Tess (Monsters in the Dark, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.97 — 44,437 ratings — published 2013
Consequences: A Dark Wealth and Power Romance (Consequences, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.91 — 43,656 ratings — published 2011
Captive in the Dark (The Dark Duet, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.92 — 75,657 ratings — published 2011
Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.06 — 99,820 ratings — published 2009
To Love a Dark Lord (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.79 — 2,249 ratings — published 1994
Cry No More (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.15 — 16,346 ratings — published 2003
Claiming the Courtesan (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.66 — 3,501 ratings — published 2007
Ice Blue (Ice, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,921 ratings — published 2007
Black Ice (Ice, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.69 — 10,226 ratings — published 2005
The Pucking Wrong Number (Pucking Wrong, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.53 — 103,759 ratings — published 2023
Veiled in Hate (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.59 — 4,602 ratings — published 2023
Run Posy Run (Underboss Insurrection, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.73 — 14,317 ratings — published 2021
The Ritual (L.O.R.D.S., #1)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.04 — 394,146 ratings — published 2021
Stolen Heir (Brutal Birthright, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.83 — 97,833 ratings — published 2020
Twisted Pride (The Camorra Chronicles, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.10 — 64,227 ratings — published 2019
Prince Charming (Cinderella, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.07 — 10,088 ratings — published 2021
Beautifully Cruel (Beautifully Cruel, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.12 — 59,813 ratings — published 2020
Fear Me (Broken Love, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.84 — 28,645 ratings — published 2015
Ruthless King (Mount Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.02 — 38,190 ratings — published 2017
Crime Lord's Captive (Crime Lord, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 3.81 — 8,255 ratings — published 2016
Buttons & Pain (Buttons, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.23 — 20,396 ratings — published 2017
Grievous (Scarlet Scars, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.36 — 10,079 ratings — published 2017
Menace (Scarlet Scars, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.10 — 13,085 ratings — published 2017
Buttons & Hate (Buttons, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.23 — 22,351 ratings — published 2017
Crown of Lies (Truth and Lies Duet, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.04 — 10,873 ratings — published 2017
The Pawn (Endgame, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.03 — 18,373 ratings — published 2016
Reaper (Boston Underworld, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-hero)
avg rating 4.07 — 26,284 ratings — published 2016
“The faeries took no notice of my cry. No doubt they were used to lost travelers screaming for help. One of them grabbed me by my cloak and wrenched me painfully back and forth, like an animal wishing to drag me to the ground. But I did not need to call for Wendell again.
He stepped out from behind a tree---or perhaps from the tree; I didn't see. He reached a hand out and snapped the neck of the faerie gripping me, which I had not expected, and I staggered back from both him and the crumpling body. He saw the mark on my neck, and his entire face darkened with something that seemed to go beyond fury and made him look like some feral creature. The faeries scattered like leaves, though they were too intrigued and too stupid to run.
"Are you hurt?"
"No." I don't know how I made myself speak. I have seen Wendell angry before, but this was something that seemed to surge through him like lightning, threatening to burn everything in its path.
He moved his hand, and a hideous tree rose up from the snow, dark and terrifying, all thorns and knife-sharp branches. The boughs darted out, and he skewered the faeries on them. Once they were all immobilized, held squirming and screaming above the ground, he moved from one to the other, tearing them apart with perfect, calm brutality. Limbs, hearts, other organs I did not recognize scattered the snow. He did not rush, but killed them methodically while the others howled and writhed.”
― Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
He stepped out from behind a tree---or perhaps from the tree; I didn't see. He reached a hand out and snapped the neck of the faerie gripping me, which I had not expected, and I staggered back from both him and the crumpling body. He saw the mark on my neck, and his entire face darkened with something that seemed to go beyond fury and made him look like some feral creature. The faeries scattered like leaves, though they were too intrigued and too stupid to run.
"Are you hurt?"
"No." I don't know how I made myself speak. I have seen Wendell angry before, but this was something that seemed to surge through him like lightning, threatening to burn everything in its path.
He moved his hand, and a hideous tree rose up from the snow, dark and terrifying, all thorns and knife-sharp branches. The boughs darted out, and he skewered the faeries on them. Once they were all immobilized, held squirming and screaming above the ground, he moved from one to the other, tearing them apart with perfect, calm brutality. Limbs, hearts, other organs I did not recognize scattered the snow. He did not rush, but killed them methodically while the others howled and writhed.”
― Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
“"Eva?" the monster whispered, feathering a panicked touch to her cheek. Her color was fading, a deathly pallor swallowing the rosy hue of sun-touched skin. "Wake up," it pleaded weakly, cradling the back of her neck to prevent her head from lolling. Salt burned the corners of its eyes. Strange, how tears could hurt sometimes.
With a little sob, the monster repositioned Eva on the grass and pressed both palms to the wound in her side. The gentle pressure made Eva convulse, her eyes slitting open.
She moaned.
"I’m sorry." The monster couldn’t tell where its panic ended and Arthur’s began. The level of terror coursing through their shared being was so violent it made the monster nauseous. "I’m so sorry. But you’ve got to stay awake for me.” It scrubbed under its eyes, clearing the blurriness away, tasting salt. "You have to stay.”
Eva’s lips parted, but no sound came out. The monster stripped off Arthur’s shirt and balled it up, then pressed it to her wound. "Come on, Freckles,” it choked out.
The monster had never prayed before. What was a creature like it supposed to do with God, anyway? But it firmly believed that if anyone should curry divine favor, it was Arthur’s bee girl.”
― Honey in Her Veins
With a little sob, the monster repositioned Eva on the grass and pressed both palms to the wound in her side. The gentle pressure made Eva convulse, her eyes slitting open.
She moaned.
"I’m sorry." The monster couldn’t tell where its panic ended and Arthur’s began. The level of terror coursing through their shared being was so violent it made the monster nauseous. "I’m so sorry. But you’ve got to stay awake for me.” It scrubbed under its eyes, clearing the blurriness away, tasting salt. "You have to stay.”
Eva’s lips parted, but no sound came out. The monster stripped off Arthur’s shirt and balled it up, then pressed it to her wound. "Come on, Freckles,” it choked out.
The monster had never prayed before. What was a creature like it supposed to do with God, anyway? But it firmly believed that if anyone should curry divine favor, it was Arthur’s bee girl.”
― Honey in Her Veins
