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Books like Still Beating

Jennifer Hartmann writes hearts that refuse to stop. Still Beating shuts an abductor and a woman who hates him into one tense space. Lightless mood, searing heat. Captor and captive circle each other until the line between hatred and need blurs completely. If you like your survival stories with a romance at the core, try this.

The read-alikes below share that weather: Kidnapping romance, Enemies to lovers. Spice on Still Beating is 5 of 5. Darkness is 5 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 enemies to lovers and kidnapping thread. A little less heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, captivity.

  2. Same lanes: enemies to lovers and kidnapping. A little less heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, death.

  3. Overlaps on enemies to lovers and kidnapping. A little less heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including captivity, death.

  4. Also by Jennifer Hartmann, if it was the voice that hooked you. Shares the kidnapping thread. A little less heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, captivity.

  5. Same lanes: enemies to lovers. The same spice (5 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, captivity.

  6. Overlaps on enemies to lovers. The same spice (5 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, captivity.

  7. Shares the enemies to lovers thread. The same spice (5 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, captivity.

  8. Same lanes: enemies to lovers. The same spice (5 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including death, murder.

  9. Overlaps on enemies to lovers and kidnapping. A little less heat (4 of 5) and a shade lighter (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including death, kidnapping.

  10. Shares the enemies to lovers thread. A little less heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, captivity.

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Readers who liked Still Beating usually stay in Kidnapping romance, Enemies to lovers. Each pick on this page has a short reason written here: the tropes and the spice and darkness scores they actually share.

Is there something like Still Beating with a masked man?

If the mask is the part you want, read Zade Masked on Patreon. He has his own book page, with warnings, the same way the novels do.

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