Bad. Dirty. Power. · 2017
BadSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
by L.P. Lovell, Stevie J. Cole
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 5/5 (No light) · 8 trigger warnings flagged
From L.P. Lovell, Stevie J. Cole, 2017: Bad, book 1 of Bad. Dirty. Power.. Readers shelve it for morally grey. We score it spice 4 (explicit) and darkness 5 (pitch black). The heaviest flags readers report are blood, murder, kidnapping. Our scores lean on what readers report, not on a full reread, so treat them as a guide. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: 2017. Book 1 of Bad. Dirty. Power..
Bad tropes
On this shelf, Bad is filed under Morally grey heroes. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Bad spice level
Is Bad dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Bad scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More no light books. How we rate.
Bad trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 7 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: gun violence, fire/fire injury, toxic relationship, sexual content. See the reader-submitted list.
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Open this before you read. These are the flags most likely to be a hard stop.
Moderate (0)
Harm, control, or obsession that is common in this lane.
None flagged in this band.
Minor (0)
Present, and usually not the reason someone puts the book down.
None flagged in this band.
Bad. Dirty. Power. reading order
Bad is book 1 of 1 in L.P. Lovell, Stevie J. Cole's Bad. Dirty. Power. series. Start here.
- Book 1 Bad (this book) · 2017
Order checked against the StoryGraph Bad. Dirty. Power. series page on 13 October 2026.
Who it's for
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Books like Bad
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- House of Night
House of Night
Celia Aaron
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Morally grey heroes
- Pennies
Pennies
Pepper Winters
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Morally grey heroes
- The Anti-Hero
The Anti-Hero
Sara Cate
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Morally grey heroes
- Under Your Scars
Under Your Scars
Ariel N. Anderson
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Morally grey heroes
- 52 Weeks
52 Weeks
Pam Godwin
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Morally grey heroes
- Beauty Found
Beauty Found
Tillie Cole
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Morally grey heroes
- Beneath the Burn
Beneath the Burn
Pam Godwin
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Morally grey heroes
- Caged Wolf
Caged Wolf
Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Morally grey heroes
Books like Bad, with a reason for each
Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Bad?
Bad spice level is 4 of 5 (Explicit). On-page sex, clearly written. Darkness is a separate score: 5 of 5 (No light).
What are the Bad trigger warnings?
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Kidnapping, Death, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Gore. Moderate: none flagged. Minor: none flagged. These are book-specific flags reported by readers on reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 7 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Bad dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Bad scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light). The book is not interested in pulling the punch.
What tropes are in Bad?
On this shelf Bad is filed under Morally grey heroes.
Who is Bad for?
For a reader who wants morally grey with explicit spice. Look at the warnings before you commit.
What are some books like Bad?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: House of Night by Celia Aaron; Pennies by Pepper Winters; The Anti-Hero by Sara Cate; Under Your Scars by Ariel N. Anderson; 52 Weeks by Pam Godwin; Beauty Found by Tillie Cole. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/bad.
Is Bad a standalone?
No. Bad is book 1 of 1 in the Bad. Dirty. Power. series by L.P. Lovell, Stevie J. Cole.
What order should I read the Bad. Dirty. Power. series in?
1. Bad.
How many books are in the Bad. Dirty. Power. series?
The Bad. Dirty. Power. series by L.P. Lovell, Stevie J. Cole has 1 main book.
What is the Bad age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 4/5 (explicit) and darkness at 5/5 (no light). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
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