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Duke of Midnight (Maiden Lane, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.07 — 12,844 ratings — published 2013
Beyond the Highland Mist (Highlander, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 3.95 — 73,581 ratings — published 1999
The Highlander (Victorian Rebels, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.08 — 9,117 ratings — published 2016
The Hunter (Victorian Rebels, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.07 — 9,349 ratings — published 2016
The Highwayman (Victorian Rebels, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.06 — 22,450 ratings — published 2015
Marrying Winterborne (The Ravenels, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.11 — 48,817 ratings — published 2016
Scandalous Desires (Maiden Lane, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.06 — 17,549 ratings — published 2011
Bloodfever (Fever, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.24 — 115,317 ratings — published 2007
Uncommon Vows (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,946 ratings — published 1991
Lord of Scoundrels (Scoundrels, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.05 — 43,851 ratings — published 1995
Nightwild Reckoning (The Unsealing #2)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.39 — 699 ratings — published
Elemental Awakening (Echoes of Lumoria #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,415 ratings — published
The Poison Daughter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.36 — 173,991 ratings — published 2025
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,399,724 ratings — published 2020
Queen of Myth and Monsters (Adrian X Isolde, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 3.38 — 54,741 ratings — published 2022
Empire of Flame and Thorns (Flame and Thorns, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.03 — 89,592 ratings — published 2024
Enchantra (Wicked Games, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.29 — 163,437 ratings — published 2025
We Who Will Die (Empire of Blood, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.06 — 100,243 ratings — published 2025
Queen of Roses (Blood of a Fae, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 3.89 — 26,279 ratings — published 2023
The Bond That Burns (Bloodwing Academy, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.13 — 89,801 ratings — published 2024
On Wings of Blood (Bloodwing Academy, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 3.90 — 137,484 ratings — published 2024
Bound in Blood (Broken Bloodlines, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.16 — 35,200 ratings — published
King of Flesh & Bone (The Pale Court, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 3.60 — 29,120 ratings — published 2022
Feathers So Vicious (Court of Ravens, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.00 — 114,281 ratings — published 2023
Shadows So Cruel (Court of Ravens, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.02 — 95,882 ratings — published 2023
Blood of Hercules (Villains of Lore, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 3.90 — 197,909 ratings — published 2024
One Small Echo (Shadowsong, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.41 — 8,564 ratings — published 2026
The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King (Crowns of Nyaxia, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.05 — 529,366 ratings — published 2023
Between Life and Death (Between Life and Death, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 3.85 — 13,708 ratings — published 2023
When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.01 — 383,352 ratings — published 2024
The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.25 — 833,114 ratings — published 2022
Brimstone (Fae & Alchemy, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.01 — 413,102 ratings — published 2025
Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,267,349 ratings — published 2017
Blood & Steel (The Legends of Thezmarr, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.18 — 125,791 ratings — published 2023
Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,036,708 ratings — published 2024
This Vicious Dream (Kingdom of Death, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.22 — 8,269 ratings — published 2025
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.62 — 1,649,032 ratings — published 2015
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,819,061 ratings — published 2014
A Kingdom This Cursed and Empty (Kingdom of Lies, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.07 — 81,093 ratings — published 2023
A Court This Cruel & Lovely (Kingdom of Lies, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.08 — 112,118 ratings — published 2023
Dire Bound (The Wolves of Ruin, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.29 — 275,958 ratings — published 2025
The Wolf King (The Wolf King, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.13 — 258,726 ratings — published 2023
A Dawn of Onyx (The Sacred Stones, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 3.89 — 80,676 ratings — published 2022
Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,003,928 ratings — published 2025
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,962,837 ratings — published 2023
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.56 — 4,067,220 ratings — published 2023
Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.36 — 448,127 ratings — published 2025
Heart of the Hunter: A Medieval Historical Romance (Band of Bastards Book 3)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.52 — 27 ratings — published
Heart of the Hawk (Band of Bastards #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.38 — 92 ratings — published
The Bride (Lairds' Fiancées, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-brooding-hero)
avg rating 4.22 — 72,098 ratings — published 1989