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A.J. Merlin plays cat-and-mouse with a mouse who half wants catching. Brutal is stalker romance featuring a serial killer in the frame and a jealous hero who refuses to share. Pitch-black hunting, scorching heat. Every shadow means something. Every knock means more. If the hunt is the part you love, this one delivers it without flinching. Read the warnings.

The read-alikes below share that weather: Stalker romance, Serial killer romance, Possessive heroes. Spice on Brutal is 5 of 5. Darkness is 4 of 5. Picks are scored on shared tropes, spice, darkness and trigger warnings, with no more than two from any one author. Each reason is ours, not a copied review.

  1. Shares the possessive heroes and stalker thread. A little less heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including obsession, violence.

  2. Same lanes: possessive heroes, serial killer and stalker. A little less heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including obsession.

  3. Overlaps on possessive heroes and stalker. The same spice (5 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including obsession.

  4. Shares the possessive heroes and stalker thread. A little less heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including obsession, violence.

  5. Same lanes: possessive heroes and stalker. A little less heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including obsession, violence.

  6. Overlaps on possessive heroes and stalker. The same spice (5 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including violence.

  7. Shares the possessive heroes and stalker thread. The same spice (5 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including violence.

  8. Same lanes: possessive heroes and stalker. The same spice (5 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including obsession.

  9. Overlaps on possessive heroes and stalker. A little less heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including obsession, violence.

  10. Shares the possessive heroes and stalker thread. A little less heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including obsession, violence.

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Readers who liked Brutal usually stay in Stalker romance, Serial killer romance, Possessive heroes. Each pick on this page has a short reason written here: the tropes and the spice and darkness scores they actually share.

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