Dark Academia Books

[WARNING: MATURE CONTENT]. “I, Celeste Orion, princess of the cross-vale pack, reject you as my mate, i cast you aside alone, i see no future with you, as you are weak with no power and will only bring my ruin, i despise you” Those were the words I told my lover, breaking my Alphas soul, before he died, He is the ghost of my past, the love of my life, I betrayed him four years ago, Our love was forbidden, yet I abandoned my lover to his death that haunts me, only to find out he’s been alive all along. He had come back for me, now a ruthless king, back for revenge from my family’s torture and massacre of his blood line. He takes me as his captive. He is as cruel as ever, my first love I’ve rejected has come back as my ruthless captor, he hates the very air I breathe, and now he wants to punish me as his slave. He is my salvation and I am his plaything, his slave, he won’t let me go no matter what. And yet I don’t find myself escaping the very hell I set for myself anytime soon, as he takes me as his bed slave, But why? Why after all this time to feel still drawn to a ruthless man who wants nothing but to make my life a living hell?.

Mabel's world was shattered when her mate betrayed her. Now, she's mated to the ruthless Alpha Lev, but a dark secret binds her to his enemy. As ancient powers rise and war looms, Mabel must choose: surrender to her destiny or risk everything for revenge. But as the nightingales awaken, one thing is certain: only one mate will claim her...and only one will survive.

He involved in intrigues, for that sexy man, until that moment, had a reputation only for conquests of women, he knew little about those present, between embarking on a path of darkness of desires, where the two men, and the heirs of several mafia families, when games started with former allies, partners in pleasure, love, death, that's how it started with them, it was where they not only tried to conquer their city and eliminate business competition, but from its core, they want to dominate, not just in business, they want to dominate your world and your heart, come see it unfold and the beginning of his life as a great ice prince. Embark on this story of love, pleasure and passion that involves its inhabitants and the city of Lovecraft County, getting to know the lives of pleasure, love, between discussions, conspiracies, relationships, life and mind, tales of vampires, gods, their clans of werewolves, coven of witches, supernatural beings. Always intrigues of high society, power struggles between clans of the supernatural world, plots between relationships between these creatures, the countless lives of vampires, gods and werewolves, always showing different lives, relationships, influences of both the company Delphos, Tsuki among his various relationships, life in high society, between different organizations, both his relationships with rich people, mafia lords who govern, different people who live in that city, in addition to the growing power of the vampire and werewolf clans, among secret societies, in which there are various alliances, companies. As far as the power of the supernatural growing in the town of Lovecraft County at that time, we have the wolf lords and the vampire lords of the time. All this happens between mysteries, life stories and everyday life, between those who show their lives, between conspiracies, dreams and desires.

Merciful Lies Lies can be merciful. It just depends on the why. Anna:I knew the second I saw him, my life would change forever. When my brother offers me as payment to Nico Fury, the king of the Vipers, how can I refuse? Tattooed, built, and tall, he was the only man I saw when I walked into the room. It was like he occupied all the available space, sitting on his throne of blood, sweat, and lies. Nerves assailed me, but I owed my brother too much to let anything happen to him. One night. That was all. But it would leave me wrecked. Actions always had consequences. Six months later, my brother was killed by a rival organization, and now they were after me. There was only one place I could go to keep my unborn baby safe. I just hoped the king would be merciful. Nico Perfect things didn’t exist, at least not in my experience. But she was pretty close. I had her in my bed for one night, and I couldn’t shake the memory. No, I wasn’t meant to keep soft things like Anna Keller. My life belonged to my crew, and we were a vicious group. Hell, we weren’t called Vipers for nothing. But she was different. She made me want, and I loved and hated her for it. Anna was light in a world of constant darkness. She was all warmth and beauty like no other. And I craved her like a drug. Six months had passed since I took her in return for clearing her brother’s debt to me, but that man attracted trouble like honey did flies. It wasn’t long before I learned Sam Keller had gotten himself killed. Less than an hour later, Anna came back to me, on her knees, asking for sanctuary. I knew the moment I saw the swell of her stomach she was carrying my baby. Anna thought coming here would protect her, but she was walking right into the Viper’s nest. Before I was finished, my little runaway would be begging me for mercy.

He was raised by blood and fire. She was born from loss and buried memories. Lorenzo is a ruthless mafia king—cold, calculating, and feared across Chicago and New York. Groomed to inherit an empire soaked in violence, he has spent his life clawing his way toward one goal: freedom. Three more years, and he plans to walk away from the underworld forever, leaving the bloodstained crown behind. But fate has other plans. Mel lives a quiet life defined by art, guilt, and responsibility. Haunted by dreams of a boy with mismatched eyes and surrounded by roses, she believes they are nothing more than fragments of her imagination—until those dreams begin to feel dangerously real. When their worlds collide, buried truths resurface. The boy Lorenzo once was. The girl he once saved. A promise neither of them remembers making—but never truly broke. As enemies close in and the past claws its way back to the surface, Lorenzo must choose between the empire he was born to rule and the woman who could destroy it. Loving her means risking everything—his power, his future, and the carefully controlled monster he’s become. Because some roses don’t bloom to be protected. They bloom to bring kings to their knees. And in a world of thorns, love may be the deadliest weapon of all.

Picking up where Dark Escape leaves off, Tara travels back in time to find she has a doppelganger lying in a magical coma in a cave and a very confused lover. Going back in time exposes Tara to a world that no longer exists in her future life. It's a world where wizards and enchantresses do battle for supremacy and witch doctors lay in wait for a delicious taste of human while shape shifters abound. Danger, heart ache, discovery and love await as they continue to search for the Crystal Key to Shadow Land. If you enjoy fantasy stories with peril, magic, time travel, and love, you won't want to put down book two of the Dark Escape Duo, "The Search for the Crystal Key".

Dark is the leader of the most dangerous criminal organization in the world, his scope is unmatched, if he wishes he could have control of it. But it is limited to dominate it from the shadows, in the dark. Which will be strangely illuminated with the arrival of an ordinary girl who will attract the attention of one of her enemies, who kidnaps her to make her his wife. Fate unites them once again, when their paths cross again, he decides to save her, captivated by her beauty and her beautiful green eyes, he does everything in his power to go after her, unleashing a war that will not only take him to know love but also put him in the path of an enemy who has been on his heels since he was just a child, involving them in a bloody and cruel fight to live.

Abbie Gomez is on a mission for justice. Fueled by the tragic loss of her lover, she's taken on a new identity and joined the Camorra, a notorious criminal gang. But things take a wild turn when she crosses paths with Luna Salvatore, a Camorra member who's a dead ringer for her lost love, Xanthe. Little does Abbie know, Luna is hiding a monstrous secret - she's a vampire.

She was meant to sell books. Not steal a billionaire’s broken heart. Julian Blackwood is a man of power, wealth, and secrets—his name synonymous with control and cold precision. Since the death of his wife, he’s locked love away and drowned his pain in one-night distractions. No strings. No vulnerability. No heart. Then he walks into a small, struggling bookstore—and meets her. Lena Carter is soft-spoken and stubborn, running a little shop that smells like vanilla and paperbacks, where his daughter finds comfort... and where he begins to unravel. Her kindness disarms him. Her touch ignites something wild. And her innocence? It drives him insane. He tells himself it’s wrong. He’s too broken. Too dangerous. But temptation doesn't ask for permission. And once their lips meet, there’s no going back. He’s the fire she never meant to play with. She’s the quiet he never knew he craved. Together, they’ll burn down every rule they thought they had.

“I don’t need magic, I need your arms around me when the dark is too much, I need you to be real when nothing else is, I need you to be with me when everything around us is chaos.” Skylar Ray O'conner