Books Like Blood and Roses Volume 1

H. D. Carlton

A dark romance about a possessive, criminal hero and the woman who refuses to be controlled, with the same intense, morally shadowed attraction that drives Blood and Roses.

Ana Huang

A brooding, dangerous male lead and a heroine who gets pulled into his world against her will, delivering the tense, emotionally charged pull that fans of Zeth and Sloane will recognise.

Jamie McGuire

A bad-boy hero with a wicked edge and a heroine who keeps trying to resist him, with the volatile, hot-and-cold chemistry that readers of Blood and Roses often seek out.

James Patterson

A gripping thriller about kidnapped women and a determined investigator racing to find them, matching the rescue-against-the-clock urgency at the heart of Blood and Roses.

Paula Hawkins

A tense, unreliable-narrator mystery about a missing woman and the dark secrets around her, suited to readers who enjoyed the suspense of Sloane's search.

Colleen Hoover

A dark, twisty romance-thriller with a gripping, morally complicated love story and a heroine drawn into a disturbing world, similar in tone to Blood and Roses.

Mario Puzo

A classic story of organised crime in which a family's violent world is portrayed with the same moral ambiguity that makes Zeth such a compelling, dangerous figure.

Gregory David Roberts

A sprawling, immersive novel about life in a criminal underworld, with a complicated outsider who is drawn into dark dealings, appealing to fans of Zeth's gritty world.

Stieg Larsson

A dark crime story about a hunt for a missing woman and the corruption hidden behind respectable walls, pairing a sharp, unconventional heroine with a gritty investigation.

Sally Thorne

A sharp, witty enemies-to-lovers romance with a lot of tension between two strong leads, offering the same spark and banter that makes Zeth and Sloane's dynamic so addictive.

Casey McQuiston

A romance with a charismatic, flawed lead and a slow-building attraction full of wit and heat, giving readers a warmer, lighter change of pace after Blood and Roses.

Alex Michaelides

A psychological thriller built around a dark, unsettling mystery and a clever, gradual reveal, for readers who enjoyed the tense, high-stakes atmosphere of Blood and Roses.