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Books Like Bad Bishop

If you loved Bad Bishop by L. J. Shen, these 12 books share its tropes (antihero / villain MC, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance, morally grey MC) and sit at a similar heat and darkness (it rates 4/5 for spice and 5/5 for darkness). Each pick says what it has in common, so you can choose before you buy.

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   1. Twisted Pawn: A Dark Revenge Romance

   L. J. Shen

   Shares antihero / villain MC, revenge, enemies to lovers; also Captive / Kidnapping Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 5/5.

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   2. Her Soul for Revenge: A Spicy Dark Demon Romance (Souls Trilogy)

   Harley Laroux

   Shares antihero / villain MC, revenge, enemies to lovers; also Captive / Kidnapping Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   3. The Sacrifice: A Dark Revenge Romance

   Shantel Tessier

   Shares antihero / villain MC, revenge, forbidden romance; also Captive / Kidnapping Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 5/5.

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   4. Carnage

   Shantel Tessier

   Shares antihero / villain MC, revenge, enemies to lovers; also Captive / Kidnapping Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 5/5.

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   5. Carnage (Four Horsemen Book 1)

   Sarah Bailey

   Shares antihero / villain MC, revenge, enemies to lovers; also Captive / Kidnapping Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 5/5.

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   6. Tormentor Mine

   Anna Zaires

   Shares antihero / villain MC, revenge; also Captive / Kidnapping Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 5/5.

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   7. Wicked Knight: A Dark Mafia High School Bully Romance (Knight’s Ridge Empire Book 1)

   Tracy Lorraine

   Shares antihero / villain MC, revenge, enemies to lovers; spice 4/5, darkness 5/5.

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   8. Blackmailing Belle: A Spicy Beauty & The Beast Retelling (The Lost Girls Book 4)

   Holly Roberds

   Shares antihero / villain MC, enemies to lovers, possessive-obsessive MC; also Captive / Kidnapping Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   9. Lords Of Ruin: A Reverse Harem Dark College Bully Romance (Ruthless Kings Of Thornhaven Book 1)

   Sophie J. Rivers

   Shares antihero / villain MC, revenge, enemies to lovers; spice 5/5, darkness 4/5.

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    10. Ruthless Crown : A Kingpin Romance: Bow to him or be destroyed.

    MISS SUNADI

    Shares antihero / villain MC, enemies to lovers, morally grey MC; also Captive / Kidnapping Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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    11. King’s Captive: A Dark Mafia Arranged Marriage Romance (Merciless Kings, Book 1)

    Piper Stone

    Shares antihero / villain MC, enemies to lovers, possessive-obsessive MC; also Captive / Kidnapping Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 5/5.

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    12. Creeping Lily: A Dark Revenge Romance

    Iris T Cannon

    Shares antihero / villain MC, revenge, enemies to lovers; spice 4/5, darkness 5/5.

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Matches are calculated from Readark’s own tags: shared tropes (rarer ones count more), subgenre, and how close the spice and darkness ratings are. Books from the same series are left out — see the reading order instead. How we rate