Hades Hangmen · 2014
Heart RecapturedSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
by Tillie Cole
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 5/5 (No light) · 7 trigger warnings flagged · Series: Hades Hangmen, book 2 of 9
Heart Recaptured is book 2 of Hades Hangmen by Tillie Cole, first out in 2014. The lane here is motorcycle club and revenge. Spice is explicit (4 of 5) and the darkness is no light at all (5 of 5). We took the warnings from the Trigger Warning Database, a reader-run list. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: 13 December 2014 (first publication, per Goodreads). Book 2 of Hades Hangmen.
Heart Recaptured tropes
On this shelf, Heart Recaptured is filed under Motorcycle club romance and Revenge romance. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Heart Recaptured spice level
Is Heart Recaptured dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Heart Recaptured scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More no light books. How we rate.
Heart Recaptured trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from the Trigger Warning Database, a reader-run list, grouped by us. Also on that list: suicide, self-harm, child abuse. See the reader-submitted list.
Graphic (3) — open before you read
Open this before you read. These are the flags most likely to be a hard stop.
Minor (0)
Present, and usually not the reason someone puts the book down.
None flagged in this band.
Full Heart Recaptured trigger warnings
Hades Hangmen reading order
Heart Recaptured is book 2 of 9 in Tillie Cole's Hades Hangmen series. Start with It Ain't Me, Babe.
- Book 1 It Ain't Me, Babe · 2014
- Book 2 Heart Recaptured (this book) · 2014
- Book 2.5 · novella Valentine's Novella · 2015 not on our shelf yet
- Book 3 Souls Unfractured · 2015
- Book 4 Deep Redemption · 2016
- Book 5 Damnable Grace · 2017
- Book 5.5 · novella I Do, Babe · 2017
- Book 6 Crux Untamed · 2018
- Book 6.5 · novella Beauty Found · 2018
- Book 7 Darkness Embraced · 2019
- Book 8 My Maddie · 2020 not on our shelf yet
- Book 9 Sins Unatoned not on our shelf yet
Order checked against the Goodreads Hades Hangmen series page on 9 October 2026. The Hades Hangmen series in order.
Who it's for
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Books like Heart Recaptured
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Seven Sons
Seven Sons
Lili St. Germain
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Motorcycle club romance, Revenge romance
- Beast
Beast
A. Zavarelli
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Motorcycle club romance, Revenge romance
- Confess
Confess
A. Zavarelli
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Motorcycle club romance, Revenge romance
- Rebel Revenge
Rebel Revenge
Elle Thorpe
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Motorcycle club romance, Revenge romance
- Rook & Rebel
Rook & Rebel
Kate Crew
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Motorcycle club romance, Revenge romance
- Quintessentially Q
Quintessentially Q
Pepper Winters
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Revenge romance
- Fallen
Fallen
Tillie Cole
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Motorcycle club romance
- Ravage
Ravage
Tillie Cole
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Motorcycle club romance
Books like Heart Recaptured, with a reason for each
Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Heart Recaptured?
Heart Recaptured 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 Heart Recaptured trigger warnings?
Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Gore. Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, Abuse, Cult. Minor: none flagged. These are book-specific flags reported by readers on the Trigger Warning Database, a reader-run list, grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Heart Recaptured dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Heart Recaptured scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light). The book is not interested in pulling the punch.
What tropes are in Heart Recaptured?
On this shelf Heart Recaptured is filed under Motorcycle club romance and Revenge romance.
Who is Heart Recaptured for?
For a reader who wants club patches, loyalty and violence. Spice is explicit. Darkness is no light. Read the warnings on this page before you start.
What are some books like Heart Recaptured?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Seven Sons by Lili St. Germain; Beast by A. Zavarelli; Confess by A. Zavarelli; Rebel Revenge by Elle Thorpe; Rook & Rebel by Kate Crew; Quintessentially Q by Pepper Winters. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/heart-recaptured.
Is Heart Recaptured a standalone?
No. Heart Recaptured is book 2 of 9 in the Hades Hangmen series by Tillie Cole. The series starts with It Ain't Me, Babe.
What order should I read the Hades Hangmen series in?
1. It Ain't Me, Babe; 2. Heart Recaptured; 2.5. Valentine's Novella (novella); 3. Souls Unfractured; 4. Deep Redemption; 5. Damnable Grace; 5.5. I Do, Babe (novella); 6. Crux Untamed; 6.5. Beauty Found (novella); 7. Darkness Embraced; 8. My Maddie; 9. Sins Unatoned.
How many books are in the Hades Hangmen series?
The Hades Hangmen series by Tillie Cole has 9 main books, plus 3 novellas or bonus stories.
What is the Heart Recaptured 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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