The Exodus · 2024
KarmaSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
by Lauren Biel
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 5/5 (No light) · 8 trigger warnings flagged
Lauren Biel published Karma in 2024. It is book 2 of The Exodus. Readers shelve it for mafia, captive, masked hero, revenge, secret society and enemies to lovers. We score it spice 4 (explicit) and darkness 5 (pitch black). The heaviest flags readers report are torture, murder, violence. 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: 2024. Book 2 of The Exodus.
Karma tropes
On this shelf, Karma is filed under Mafia dark romance, Captive romance, Masked hero romance, Revenge romance, Secret society romance and Enemies to lovers. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Karma spice level
Is Karma dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Karma scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More no light books. How we rate.
Karma trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 9 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: sexual content, death of parent, toxic relationship, injury/injury detail, self harm, gun violence. See the reader-submitted list.
Graphic (7) — 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.
The Exodus reading order
Karma is book 2 of 1 in Lauren Biel's The Exodus series. Start here.
- Book 2 Karma (this book) · 2024
Order checked against the StoryGraph The Exodus series page on 13 October 2026.
Who it's for
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Books like Karma
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Eternal Reign
Eternal Reign
Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham
Spice ●●○○○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Captive romance
- In the Gray
In the Gray
B.B. Reid
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Captive romance
- Passion & Venom
Passion & Venom
Shanora Williams, S. Williams
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Captive romance, Mafia dark romance
- The Foiled Plan
The Foiled Plan
Veronica Lancet
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Revenge romance
- Dante
Dante
Sadie Kincaid
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Captive romance
- Possessive Enemy
Possessive Enemy
Michelle Heard
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Enemies to lovers
- The Wallflower
The Wallflower
J.L. Beck
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Enemies to lovers
- Venomous Kiss
Venomous Kiss
T.L. Smith
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Revenge romance
Books like Karma, with a reason for each
Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Karma?
Karma 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 Karma trigger warnings?
Graphic: Torture, Murder, Violence, Blood, Death, Abuse, Gore. Moderate: Sexual assault. Minor: none flagged. These are book-specific flags reported by readers on reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 9 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Karma dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Karma scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light). The book is not interested in pulling the punch.
What tropes are in Karma?
On this shelf Karma is filed under Mafia dark romance, Captive romance, Masked hero romance, Revenge romance, Secret society romance and Enemies to lovers.
Who is Karma for?
Pick this up if you want mafia and captive with explicit spice. Read the warnings first. Start earlier in The Exodus if you can.
What are some books like Karma?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Eternal Reign by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham; In the Gray by B.B. Reid; Passion & Venom by Shanora Williams, S. Williams; The Foiled Plan by Veronica Lancet; Dante by Sadie Kincaid; Possessive Enemy by Michelle Heard. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/karma.
Is Karma a standalone?
No. Karma is book 2 of 1 in the The Exodus series by Lauren Biel.
What order should I read the The Exodus series in?
2. Karma.
How many books are in the The Exodus series?
The The Exodus series by Lauren Biel has 1 main book.
What is the Karma 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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