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Books like A Touch of Darkness
A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair is a 4/5 (spicy), open-door read built on forbidden, slow burn, morally grey MMC, and enemies to lovers. It ends on happy for now. Below are the closest matches in our catalog by shared trope, split by heat. Rarer shared tropes rank higher than broad ones.
Same heat
4/5 peppers, like A Touch of Darkness.
Quicksilver
Sharesenemies to loversforbiddenslow burn
Open door · Cliffhanger · Series #1
Butcher & Blackbird
Sharesenemies to loversslow burnmorally grey MMC
Open door · HEA (happily ever after) · Reads standalone
Pestilence
Sharesenemies to loversslow burn
Open door · HEA (happily ever after) · Reads standalone
Spicier
Hotter than 4/5.
Corrupt
Sharesenemies to loversforbiddenmorally grey MMC
Open door · HEA (happily ever after) · Reads standalone
Den of Vipers
Sharesmorally grey MMC
Open door · HEA (happily ever after) · Standalone
Tamer
Cooler than 4/5.
Kingdom of the Wicked
Sharesenemies to loversforbiddenslow burnmorally grey MMC
Closed door · Cliffhanger · Series #1
Editor's pick
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sharesenemies to loversforbidden
Open door · HFN (happy for now) · Series #1
The Serpent and the Wings of Night
Sharesenemies to lovers
Open door · Cliffhanger · Series #1
Behind the Net
Sharesslow burn
Open door · HEA (happily ever after) · Reads standalone
Quick answers
- What books are like A Touch of Darkness?
- By trope overlap with A Touch of Darkness, the closest matches in our catalog are Kingdom of the Wicked, Quicksilver, and Butcher & Blackbird.
- What is a spicier book like A Touch of Darkness?
- Try Corrupt and Priest. A Touch of Darkness is 4/5 on our scale; Corrupt is 5/5 and shares enemies to lovers, forbidden, and morally grey MMC.
- What is a less spicy book like A Touch of Darkness?
- Try Kingdom of the Wicked and A Court of Thorns and Roses. Kingdom of the Wicked is 2/5 against A Touch of Darkness's 4/5 and shares enemies to lovers, forbidden, slow burn, and morally grey MMC.
How we match: tropes are our own tags, heat is our editorial 1 to 5 rating, and nothing on this page is paid placement. Read the full A Touch of Darkness review or pick another book.