Cover of Taming Demons for Beginners

Taming Demons for Beginners

Annette Marie

The Guild Codex: Demonized #1

urban fantasy romance(20k)

She broke the three rules and now she's bound to the demon trapped in her uncle's basement.

Description

Rule one: Don't look at the demon. When I arrived at my uncle's house, I expected my relatives to be like me—outcast sorcerers who don't practice magic. I was right about the sorcery, but wrong about everything else. Rule two: Don't listen to the demon. My uncle chose a far deadlier power. He calls creatures of darkness into our world, binds them into service contracts, and sells them to the highest bidder. And I'm supposed to act like I don't know how illegal and dangerous it is. Rule three: Don't talk to the demon. All I had to do was keep my nose out of it. Pretend I didn't find the summoning circle in the basement. Pretend I didn't notice the shadowy being trapped inside it. Pretend I didn't break the rules. But I did, and now it's too late. -- From the author of The Guild Codex: Spellbound comes a new series that will plunge an unprepared young woman into the darkest magic of the mythic world. -- THE GUILD CODEX: DEMONIZED Taming Demons for Beginners (#1) Slaying Monsters for the Feeble (#2)

Books like this

Cover of The Demon's Possession (Shadow Quest, #1)

The Demon's Possession (Shadow Quest, #1)

Kiersten Fay

paranormal romanceShadow Quest #1
(5k)

A runaway slave princess hides her dangerous secrets from the demon captain whose ship — and heart — she's stolen.

captor/captiveforced proximitymonster romance

7 tropes in common

Cover of Selah Gothic

Selah Gothic

Kat Blackthorne

dark romance
(2k)

A holy daughter sent to a seaside church for exorcism finds the priest harbours demons of his own.

captor/captiveforbidden romanceforced proximity

9 tropes in common

Cover of Ensnared

Ensnared

Tiffany Roberts

sci-fi romanceThe Spider's Mate #1
(20k)

A spider-like alien finds a human woman in the jungle and decides she's his mate — whether she agrees or not.

captor/captiveforced proximitymonster romance

7 tropes in common

Cover of The Wren in the Holly Library

The Wren in the Holly Library

K.A. Linde

urban fantasy romanceOak & Holly Cycle #1
(38k)

A fearless thief breaks into a monster's home and ends up locked in a dangerous bargain with him instead.

captor/captiveforbidden romanceforced proximity

8 tropes in common

Cover of A Demon's Promise

A Demon's Promise

Kristie Cook

paranormal romanceSoul Savers #1
(8k)

She wants normal; he hides dark secrets — but legend says their souls were made for each other.

forbidden romancemonster romanceinnocent heroine

7 tropes in common

Cover of Destined (Destined, #1)

Destined (Destined, #1)

Jessie Harrell

young adult romanceDestined #1
(3k)

Psyche's prophecy promises love with the one creature even the gods fear — and she can't resist his touch.

forbidden romancemonster romanceinnocent heroine

7 tropes in common

Cover of Fall of Ruin and Wrath

Fall of Ruin and Wrath

Jennifer L. Armentrout

romantasyAwakening #1
(91k)

A courtesan with infallible intuition becomes a hungry prince's companion — and her gift says he'll be her doom.

forbidden romanceforced proximitymonster romance

8 tropes in common

Cover of Promised to the Pyre: A New Adult Romantic Fantasy

Promised to the Pyre: A New Adult Romantic Fantasy

Vendy Emberfield

romantasy
(124)

A girl condemned to the pyre gets kidnapped by a demon warrior who wants her deadly magic — not her death.

captor/captiveforbidden romanceforced proximity

8 tropes in common

Cover of When the Tides Held the Moon

When the Tides Held the Moon

Venessa Vida Kelley

romantasy
(11k)

A Boricua blacksmith in 1910s Coney Island falls in love with the merman imprisoned in the tank he built.

captor/captiveforbidden romancemonster romance

6 tropes in common

Cover of The Flame King's Captive

The Flame King's Captive

Chloe Chastaine

romantasyFire and Desire #1
(6k)

A dead king's sacrificial bride is claimed by his conqueror — a dragon-riding Flame King who calls her 'Mine.'

captor/captiveforbidden romanceforced proximity

8 tropes in common

Cover of The Dragon's Bride

The Dragon's Bride

Katee Robert

paranormal romanceA Deal With a Demon #1
(50k)

Sold at a monster auction to a dragon, a woman fleeing her abusive marriage finds danger — and desire.

captor/captiveforbidden romanceforced proximity

6 tropes in common

Cover of Red Winter

Red Winter

Annette Marie

young adult romanceRed Winter Trilogy #1
(14k)

A girl destined to unite with a goddess strikes a dangerous deal with a yokai who could destroy her.

forbidden romanceforced proximitymonster romance

8 tropes in common

Cover of Where the Dark Stands Still

Where the Dark Stands Still

A.B. Poranek

young adult romance
(31k)

A girl with forbidden magic owes a year of service to a demon warden hiding dangerous secrets in his cursed wood.

captor/captiveforbidden romanceforced proximity

7 tropes in common

Cover of Her Feral Beasts

Her Feral Beasts

E.P. Bali

romantasyHer Vicious Beasts #1
(14k)

Hunted by five feral mates and locked in an academy prison — she must hide who she is or be bred for life.

captor/captiveforbidden romanceforced proximity

7 tropes in common

Cover of Falling Under (Falling Under, #1)

Falling Under (Falling Under, #1)

Gwen Hayes

young adult romanceFalling Under #1
(17k)

A sheltered girl is drawn to the dangerous boy from her dreams — who may be the cost of her soul.

forbidden romancemonster romanceinnocent heroine

6 tropes in common

Cover of Stolen Songbird

Stolen Songbird

Danielle L. Jensen

young adult romanceThe Malediction Trilogy #1
(32k)

Kidnapped and bonded to a cursed troll prince, a singer must choose between escape and the rebellion only she can lead.

captor/captiveforbidden romanceforced proximity

8 tropes in common

Cover of Lady Venom Takes a Mistress

Lady Venom Takes a Mistress

Kat Blackthorne

dark romance
(3k)

A bride-to-be flees into cursed woods and is claimed by the terrifying, serpentine Lady Venom.

captor/captiveforbidden romancemonster romance

6 tropes in common

Cover of Written in Red (The Others, #1)

Written in Red (The Others, #1)

Anne Bishop

urban fantasy romanceThe Others (Anne Bishop) #1
(65k)

A blood prophet escapes her captor and hides among dangerous shapeshifters — one of whom must decide if she's worth a wa

forced proximityinnocent heroinemorally grey hero

5 tropes in common

Cover of The Ever King

The Ever King

L.J. Andrews

romantasyThe Ever Seas #1
(103k)

A scarred fae king kidnaps his enemy's innocent daughter as a pawn — and loses his heart to her instead.

captor/captiveforbidden romanceinnocent heroine

7 tropes in common

Cover of Bonded by Thorns

Bonded by Thorns

Elizabeth Helen

romantasyBeasts of the Briar #1
(72k)

She trades her freedom for her father's and ends up falling for all four cursed fae beast princes.

captor/captiveforbidden romanceforced proximity

7 tropes in common