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Nalini Singh

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Tone labels used: tense, sensual, emotional, brooding, suspenseful, intense, romantic, dark

Premise labels used: forbidden attraction, human-Psy pairing, memory extraction, murder investigation, council conspiracy, dying heroine, ticking clock, mental fracture, partners on case, justice system

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Visions of Heat

Nalini Singh · 2007 · Psy-Changeling

An isolated future-seer and a jaguar shifter are drawn together as dangerous visions and hidden powers threaten her mind.

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Tone labels: sensual · passionate · intense · dark · tender · suspenseful · dramatic · emotional · steamy · brooding · creepy

Premise labels: forbidden attraction · psychic visions · mind-overload danger · isolated heroine · shifter mate bond · forensic mystery · serial killer · Psy defection · psychic help-seeking · touch aversion

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Caressed by Ice

Nalini Singh · 2007 · Psy-Changeling

A traumatized wolf changeling and a lethal Psy defector are drawn together while danger rises inside their world.

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Tone labels: angsty · intense · emotional · sensual · dark · suspenseful · protective · tender · heated

Premise labels: forbidden attraction · opposites attract · trauma recovery · killer investigation · psychic powers · pack conflict · defector hero · unlikely pairing

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Destroy Me

Tahereh Mafi · 2012 · Shatter Me

A wounded regime leader narrates his obsession with Juliette as power, secrets, and family pressure close in.

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Tone labels: angsty · heartbreaking · intense · dark · emotional · melodramatic · sympathetic · romantic · brooding · oppressive

Premise labels: forbidden attraction · obsessive love · villain POV · post-escape aftermath · power struggle · redemption arc

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Distance: 0.1729

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Saint

Chani Lynn Feener · 2024 · The Demons of Foxglove Grove

Nix must navigate shifting trust, desire, and danger as a dark why-choose power game and mystery deepen.

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Tone labels: dark · twisty · tense · angsty · emotional · obsessive · intense · sexy · suspenseful · melodramatic · chaotic

Premise labels: shared lover · power struggle · mystery unraveling · forbidden trust · control battle · why choose romance

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Distance: 0.1756

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Crocodile Tears

Xanthe Walter · 2025 · Dark Water

In flooded near-future London, a grieving detective investigates a murder and falls for the prime suspect.

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Tone labels: bleak · dark · angsty · tense · heartbreaking · sad · emotional · haunting · gripping · suspenseful · melancholic · high-angst

Premise labels: murder investigation · suspect romance · detective suspect · forbidden attraction · grief aftermath · indentured servitude · dystopian survival · hidden secrets · power imbalance · climate collapse

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Shatter Me Complete Collection

Tahereh Mafi · 2014 · Shatter Me

A deadly girl in a collapsing dystopia is pulled into a weaponized power struggle, forbidden romance, and rebellion.

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Tone labels: emotional · intense · angsty · romantic · dark · dramatic · suspenseful · hopeful · melodramatic · visceral

Premise labels: deadly power · weaponization · imprisonment · escape · resistance · love triangle · forbidden love · superhuman abilities · oppressive regime · self-discovery

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Aiden's Charity

Lora Leigh · 2007 · Breeds

A captive wolf-breed and the woman who once saved him reunite amid betrayal, heat, and a deadly lab conspiracy.

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Tone labels: steamy · emotional · intense · dark · angsty · suspenseful · dramatic · frustrating · violent · hot · romantic

Premise labels: enemies to lovers · betrayed mate · rescued captive · forced mating · survival instinct · scientific experimentation · lab escape · fated mates · secret agent · protection bond

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Glitch

Heather Anastasiu · 2012 · Glitch

In an emotionless underground society, a glitching teen hides forbidden powers while risking deactivation and rebellion.

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Tone labels: dark · tense · suspenseful · romantic · fast-paced · action-driven · emotional · creepy · oppressive · exciting

Premise labels: mind control · emotion suppression · individual awakening · teen resistance · secret powers · hidden anomaly · controlled society · forbidden feelings

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Pandemonium

Lauren Oliver · 2012 · Delirium

A grieving teen survives the wilds, infiltrates the resistance, and faces a dangerous new mission and new love.

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Tone labels: dark · gritty · intense · emotional · heartbreaking · angsty · tense · suspenseful · poetic

Premise labels: forbidden love · post-collapse survival · resistance mission · fake identity · love triangle

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Neurovance

Alexandra St. Pierre · 2026

In a near-future memory-tech world, a bullied genius gets pulled into a dangerous, obsessive MM romance.

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Tone labels: dark · angsty · emotional · heartbreaking · bittersweet · high tension · swoony · intense · uncanny · thought-provoking

Premise labels: memory erasure · memory manipulation · tech company · forbidden technology · stalker romance · identity crisis · forced involvement · hidden past · genius MC · near-future threat

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Close Liaisons

Anna Zaires · 2013 · The Krinar Chronicles

A college student in near-future New York is drawn into a high-stakes, high-heat bond with a powerful alien ruler.

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Tone labels: dark · edgy · sensual · angsty · tense · uncomfortable · compelling · hot · turbulent · creepy · suspenseful · emotional

Premise labels: alien invasion · human-alien romance · forbidden attraction · obsessed love interest · power imbalance · stalking romance · freedom vs possession

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Born for Lace

Nicci Harris · 2024 · The Cradled Common

A sheltered Lace Girl flees civil war with a baby and a silent rogue whose protection feels as dangerous as his desire.

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Tone labels: dark · angsty · brutal · broody · tense · emotional · haunting · sensual · melancholic · hopeful · heartbreaking

Premise labels: forbidden attraction · protective escort · on the run · rescued heroine · baby protection · forced proximity · survival quest · opposites attract · dangerous guardian · civil war

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