Dark romance · 2017
BaitSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
by Jade West
Spice 5/5 (Scorching) · Darkness 4/5 (Pitch) · No trigger warnings flagged · Standalone
Bait is a standalone by Jade West. It came out in 2017. The lane here is stalker. Spice is scorching, with a lot of it on the page (5 of 5) and the darkness is pitch dark (4 of 5). We could not find the author's own warning list yet, so check it before you start. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: 14 August 2017 (first publication, per Goodreads). Standalone.
Bait tropes
On this shelf, Bait is filed under Stalker romance. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Bait spice level
Is Bait dark romance?
Yes, firmly. Bait scores 4 of 5 on our darkness scale (Pitch).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More pitch books. How we rate.
Bait trigger warnings
Warnings not yet verified. We could not find the author's own content warning list for this book, so the flags here are only what the publisher's description makes clear. Check the author's note before you start.
Graphic (0) — open before you read
Open this before you read. These are the flags most likely to be a hard stop.
None flagged in this band.
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.
Who it's for
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Books like Bait
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Gilded Cage
Gilded Cage
Zoe Blake
Spice ●●●●●Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Stalker romance
- Hans
Hans
S. J. Tilly
Spice ●●●●●Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Stalker romance
- Nero
Nero
S. J. Tilly
Spice ●●●●●Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Stalker romance
- Brutal
Brutal
A.J. Merlin
Spice ●●●●●Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Stalker romance
- Crawl
Crawl
Audrey Rush
Spice ●●●●●Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Stalker romance
- The Italian Obsession
The Italian Obsession
N.J. Adel
Spice ●●●●●Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Stalker romance
- Raw
Raw
Belle Aurora
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Stalker romance
- Suddenly His
Suddenly His
Jessa Kane
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Stalker romance
Books like Bait, with a reason for each
Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Bait?
Bait spice level is 5 of 5 (Scorching). Frequent, graphic, the point of many chapters. Darkness is a separate score: 4 of 5 (Pitch).
What are the Bait trigger warnings?
Graphic: none flagged. Moderate: none flagged. Minor: none flagged. Warnings not yet verified against the author's own list. Check it before you start.
Is Bait dark romance?
Yes, firmly. Bait scores 4 of 5 on our darkness scale (Pitch). Bleak on purpose. Comfort is not the job.
What tropes are in Bait?
On this shelf Bait is filed under Stalker romance.
Who is Bait for?
For a reader who wants a hero who watches first and asks later. Spice is scorching. Darkness is pitch. Warnings are not yet verified, so check the author's note first.
What are some books like Bait?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Gilded Cage by Zoe Blake; Hans by S. J. Tilly; Nero by S. J. Tilly; Brutal by A.J. Merlin; Crawl by Audrey Rush; The Italian Obsession by N.J. Adel. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/bait.
Is Bait a standalone?
Yes. This shelf files Bait as a standalone.
What is the Bait age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 5/5 (scorching) and darkness at 4/5 (pitch). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
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