Corrupted Royals · 2023
Control MeSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 5/5 (No light) · 5 trigger warnings flagged
From Michelle Heard, 2023: Control Me, book 2 of Corrupted Royals. Expect mafia, Bratva, forbidden, morally grey and enemies to lovers. We score it spice 4 (explicit) and darkness 5 (pitch black). The heaviest flags readers report are sexual assault, violence, 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: 2023. Book 2 of Corrupted Royals.
Control Me tropes
On this shelf, Control Me is filed under Mafia dark romance, Bratva romance, Forbidden romance, Morally grey heroes and Enemies to lovers. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Control Me spice level
Is Control Me dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Control Me scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More no light books. How we rate.
Control Me trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 18 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: sexual content, gun violence. See the reader-submitted list.
Graphic (5) — open before you read
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.
Full Control Me trigger warnings
Corrupted Royals reading order
Control Me is book 2 of 3 in Michelle Heard's Corrupted Royals series. Start with Destroy Me.
- Book 1 Destroy Me · 2023
- Book 2 Control Me (this book) · 2023
- Book 3 Brutalize Me · 2023
Order checked against the StoryGraph Corrupted Royals series page on 13 October 2026. The Corrupted Royals series in order.
Who it's for
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Books like Control Me
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Destroy Me
Destroy Me
Michelle Heard
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Bratva romance
- Heavy
Heavy
M.L. Burns
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Morally grey heroes
- Burn With Me
Burn With Me
Lucy Smoke
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Forbidden romance
- Moments of Malevolence
Moments of Malevolence
T.L. Smith
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Morally grey heroes
- Bratva Butcher
Bratva Butcher
T.J. Maguire
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Bratva romance, Enemies to lovers
- North of the Stars
North of the Stars
Monica James
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Enemies to lovers
- Riot Rules
Riot Rules
Callie Hart
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Enemies to lovers
- Binding Rose
Binding Rose
Ivy Fox
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Enemies to lovers
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Control Me?
Control Me 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 Control Me trigger warnings?
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Abuse. 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 18 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Control Me dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Control Me scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light). The book is not interested in pulling the punch.
What tropes are in Control Me?
On this shelf Control Me is filed under Mafia dark romance, Bratva romance, Forbidden romance, Morally grey heroes and Enemies to lovers.
Who is Control Me for?
Pick this up if you want mafia and Bratva with explicit spice. Check the trigger warnings before you start. Start earlier in Corrupted Royals if you can.
What are some books like Control Me?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Destroy Me by Michelle Heard; Heavy by M.L. Burns; Burn With Me by Lucy Smoke; Moments of Malevolence by T.L. Smith; Bratva Butcher by T.J. Maguire; North of the Stars by Monica James. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/control-me.
Is Control Me a standalone?
No. Control Me is book 2 of 3 in the Corrupted Royals series by Michelle Heard. The series starts with Destroy Me.
What order should I read the Corrupted Royals series in?
1. Destroy Me; 2. Control Me; 3. Brutalize Me.
How many books are in the Corrupted Royals series?
The Corrupted Royals series by Michelle Heard has 3 main books.
What is the Control Me 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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