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What to read after “Corrupt” by Penelope Douglas: a list matched by tropes, mood and atmosphere. Under each book you will see what it has in common.

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The Sweetest Oblivion
Danielle Lori · 2018
Same genre: “Dark romance”
Elena is the favoured, docile daughter of a mafia boss, expected to keep the family's reputation spotless. When her sister is arranged to marry Nicolas Russo, a feared Made Man from a rival family, Elena is drawn into his orbit against her better judgment. He is rude, dangerous and always near, and the attraction between them turns a family alliance into a scandal waiting to happen.
2
Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston · 2019
Shared in the plot: control, neither, night
- Enemies to Lovers
- Forbidden Love
A public spat between the US president's son Alex and Britain's Prince Henry forces their handlers to stage a friendship for the cameras. What starts as reluctant damage control turns into late-night texts and a secret romance that neither man can keep hidden for long.
3
Kiss of Midnight
Lara Adrian · 2007
Similar plot moves: “Dark Romance” and “Forbidden Love”
Gabrielle hides in Boston, painting by day and avoiding the vampires who killed her family. When she witnesses a battle between the Breed warrior Lucan and his enemies, she is pulled into the Midnight Breed's hidden war and a dangerous attraction to an assassin sworn to hunt his own kind.
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Twisted Love
Ana Huang · 2021
Similar plot moves: “Forbidden Love” and “Revenge”
Cold, driven Alex promised to watch over his best friend's sister while Josh is away. Ava is warm and open, everything he avoids, and the more time the neighbours spend together the harder their growing attraction is to deny, even as Alex's buried past threatens them both.
5
Kingdom of the Wicked
Kerri Maniscalco · 2020
Similar plot moves: “Enemies to Lovers” and “Forbidden Love”
Witch sisters Emilia and Vittoria live secretly among humans, hiding from those who would kill them. When Vittoria is found murdered, Emilia swears to hunt down the killer, even using forbidden magic. Her search brings her to Wrath, a prince of Hell she cannot trust and cannot look away from.
6
Bet Me
Jennifer Crusie · 2004
Shared in the plot: neither, friend
- Enemies to Lovers
Minerva overhears her ex-boyfriend bet the charming Cal that he can get her into bed within a month, so she accepts his dinner invitation to turn the tables. The sceptical actuary and the commitment-shy businessman keep colliding through meddling friends and sheer bad luck, resisting an attraction neither of them wants.
7
Written in the Stars
Alexandria Bellefleur · 2020
Shared in the plot: brother, friend
- Enemies to Lovers
Astrologer Elle sets her sceptical friend Darcy up on a blind date that ends in disaster. To appease Darcy's brother they pretend the evening went well, then keep fake-dating through the holidays, even as real feelings complicate the act.
8
Gild
Raven Kennedy · 2020
Similar plot moves: “Dark Romance” and “Morally Grey Character”
- Dark Romance
- Morally Grey Character
Auren has been King Midas's gilded favourite for years, kept in a golden cage and told she is safe there. Cruelty and control shape every part of her life, and she believes she has no other choice. Then a new king arrives at the castle, and the cracks in her golden world begin to widen.
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Captive Prince
C.S. Pacat · 2013
Similar plot moves: “Enemies to Lovers” and “Forbidden Love”
Damen, prince of Akielos, is betrayed by his half-brother and sent to Vere as a slave and a gift to Prince Laurent, the heir he once fought. Kept in the dark about the other's plans, the two enemies have to survive a court of shifting alliances and old hatred.
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The Darkest Night
Gena Showalter · 2008
Similar plot moves: “Dark Romance” and “Morally Grey Character”
- Dark Romance
- Morally Grey Character
Cursed to carry the demon of Violence, the immortal warrior Maddox has spent lifetimes in torment. Every night he dies at the hands of the gods, and every dawn he wakes. Rescuing a mortal woman named Ashlyn from his enemies throws them both into a conflict that could free or destroy him.
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Two Wrongs Make a Right
Chloe Liese · 2022
Similar plot moves: “Enemies to Lovers”
- Enemies to Lovers
When their mutual friends keep scheming to set them up, prickly artist Bea and reserved doctor Jamie decide to fake a whirlwind romance to teach the matchmakers a lesson. The plan works too well once genuine attraction gets involved.
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Book Lovers
Emily Henry · 2022
Similar plot moves: “Enemies to Lovers”
- Enemies to Lovers
Literary agent Nora is the cold city professional that small-town romance novels leave behind, and editor Charlie is her sharp-tongued rival in the same business. When her sister drags her to a North Carolina town for the summer, Charlie turns out to be there too, and their sparring slowly becomes something neither expected.