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Books Like Hunt the Villain

If you loved Hunt the Villain by Rina Kent, these 12 books share its tropes (enemies to lovers, forbidden romance, morally grey MC, possessive-obsessive MC) and sit at a similar heat and darkness (it rates 4/5 for spice and 4/5 for darkness). Each pick says what it has in common, so you can choose before you buy.

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   1. Vow of Revenge: A Dark Mafia Romance Set at a Boarding School for the Sons and Daughters of the Most Powerful Mafia Lords (The Mafia Academy Series, 1)

   P. Rayne

   Shares revenge, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   2. The Dark Side: A Mafia Romance Thriller (Morozov Mafia Series Book 1)

   M.C. Rivera

   Shares revenge, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   3. The Don’s Secrets: An Enemies to Lovers, Dark Mafia Romance

   Reyna Byrne

   Shares revenge, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   4. The Don’s Obsession: An Enemies to Lovers, Dark Mafia Romance

   Reyna Byrne

   Shares revenge, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   5. Mafia King of Lies: Kings of Blood and Vows, Book 1

   Kayla Mason

   Shares revenge, enemies to lovers, morally grey MC; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   6. Ruined: A Dark Mafia Enemies To Lovers Standalone Romance

   M. James

   Shares revenge, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   7. The Death Club (Dead Men Walking Duet Book 1)

   Caroline Peckham

   Shares revenge, forbidden romance, morally grey MC; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   8. Devil’s Gambit: A Dark Mafia Romance

   Jade Rowe

   Shares revenge, enemies to lovers, morally grey MC; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   9. His Vicious Ruin: Dark Mafia Romance (The Ruthless Circle Book 4)

   Faye Pierce

   Shares revenge, enemies to lovers, morally grey MC; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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    10. Ruthless Oath: A Dark Mafia Romance (Power and Blood Book 1)

    Vivienne Shade

    Shares revenge, enemies to lovers, morally grey MC; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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    11. Beast: A Dark Mafia Romance Duet (Hate Story Book 1)

    Mary Catherine Gebhard

    Shares revenge, enemies to lovers, morally grey MC; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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    12. Road To Ruin: A Dark Sapphic Why Choose Motorcycle Club Romance (Valemont Violence Book 1)

    Kylie Cross

    Shares revenge, forbidden romance, morally grey MC; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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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