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Quick answer: If you loved the Twisted Series, try King of Wrath, If We Ever Meet Again, The Fine Print, Throttled, Corrupt and Punk 57. Each one offers a dark, steamy romance with a morally gray hero and plenty of obsession. All are for adults.
Ana Huang's Twisted series follows four college friends and the dangerous men who fall for them, beginning with Twisted Love. Ava Chen falls for her brother's cold best friend Alex Volkov, Bridget is a princess paired with her bodyguard, Jules battles Josh, and Stella meets a wealthy, obsessive security executive named Christian. Readers love the morally gray heroes, tropes and heat. These books share that edge, that luxury and that intensity.
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Quick Picks at a Glance
| Book | Author | Heat level | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| King of Wrath | Ana Huang | High | readers who want the next Huang series |
| If We Ever Meet Again | Ana Huang | Medium | readers who want Huang's earlier style |
| The Fine Print | Lauren Asher | Medium | readers who want billionaire banter |
| Throttled | Lauren Asher | Medium | readers who like racing romance |
| Corrupt | Penelope Douglas | Very high | readers who want something much darker |
| Punk 57 | Penelope Douglas | High | readers who like enemies in high school |
| Birthday Girl | Penelope Douglas | High | readers who like forbidden romance |
| Bound by Honor | Cora Reilly | High | readers who like mafia romance |
| Paper Princess | Erin Watt | Medium | readers who like dangerous prep schools |
| Icebreaker | Hannah Grace | High | readers who like sports romance |
| The Deal | Elle Kennedy | Medium | readers who like college romance |
| Neon Gods | Katee Robert | Very high | readers who like mythic retellings |
| Ruthless People | J.J. McAvoy | High | readers who want crime families |
| Beautiful Disaster | Jamie McGuire | Medium | readers who like volatile couples |
| Ugly Love | Colleen Hoover | High | readers who want emotion |
1. King of Wrath by Ana Huang
An arranged marriage forces a wealthy heiress and a ruthless CEO together.
Best for: readers who want the next Huang series.
2. If We Ever Meet Again by Ana Huang
A college student falls for a stranger while studying abroad in Shanghai.
Best for: readers who want Huang's earlier style.
3. The Fine Print by Lauren Asher
A theme park heir falls for an employee without revealing who he really is.
Best for: readers who want billionaire banter.
4. Throttled by Lauren Asher
A bad-boy Formula 1 driver clashes with, then falls for, his team principal's daughter.
Best for: readers who like racing romance.
5. Corrupt by Penelope Douglas
A young woman is targeted by the dangerous men she once crossed in her hometown.
Best for: readers who want something much darker.
6. Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas
Two teens who have written each other for years finally meet.
Best for: readers who like enemies in high school.
7. Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas
A young woman moves in with her boyfriend's father.
Best for: readers who like forbidden romance.
8. Bound by Honor by Cora Reilly
A young woman is married to a powerful mobster to seal an alliance.
Best for: readers who like mafia romance.
9. Paper Princess by Erin Watt
A broke girl is taken in by a wealthy family of five brothers.
Best for: readers who like dangerous prep schools.
10. Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
A figure skater and a hockey captain are forced to share a rink.
Best for: readers who like sports romance.
11. The Deal by Elle Kennedy
A girl tutors a hockey star in exchange for a fake date.
Best for: readers who like college romance.
12. Neon Gods by Katee Robert
A modern Hades and Persephone story in a city of power brokers.
Best for: readers who like mythic retellings.
13. Ruthless People by J.J. McAvoy
An Irish mob heir and an Italian mob princess enter a dangerous marriage.
Best for: readers who want crime families.
14. Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
A good girl gets tangled up with a campus bad boy.
Best for: readers who like volatile couples.
15. Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
A nurse agrees to a no-strings arrangement with a pilot who has a painful past.
Best for: readers who want emotion.
How to Choose
Go to King of Wrath to stay with Huang, since her Kings of Sin series keeps the glamour and tropes. If the billionaire fantasy was your favorite part, The Fine Print and Throttled are similar but funnier and lighter. If you love the morally gray edge, Corrupt, Bound by Honor and Ruthless People go considerably further, with real danger and violence, and they are not for everyone. If it was the college friendship that you loved, The Deal and Icebreaker offer that campus group feeling with sports added. Many readers love Twisted Games best because of its bodyguard romance, so Throttled or Neon Gods may be good if you enjoy forbidden tension and high stakes.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What order should I read the Twisted series?
Twisted Love, Twisted Games, Twisted Hate and Twisted Lies.
Can I read the Twisted books out of order?
Yes. Each focuses on a different couple, but reading in order avoids spoilers.
Is the Twisted series spicy?
Yes. All four are explicit adult romances.
Is the Twisted series dark?
It has dark themes, including violence and trauma, but it is less dark than many so-called dark romances.
Which Twisted book is the most popular?
Twisted Love is the most widely read, and many fans name Twisted Games as their favorite.
What should I read after the Twisted series?
King of Wrath, the first book in Ana Huang's Kings of Sin series, is the natural next step.