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Kresley Cole goes dark with The Player, a mafia romance where the hero's possessive streak drives everything. He plays to win and treats her as the prize. Coal-black mood, blistering heat. Readers who know her lighter work should brace. This is sharper, colder and far less forgiving than you might expect. Check the warnings first.

The read-alikes below share that weather: Mafia dark romance, Possessive heroes. Spice on The Player 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 mafia and possessive heroes thread. A little less heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including obsession.

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

  3. Overlaps on mafia and possessive heroes. A little less heat (4 of 5) and a shade lighter (3 of 5). Similar warnings, including obsession.

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

  5. Same lanes: mafia and possessive heroes. A little less heat (3 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including obsession.

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

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

  8. Same lanes: mafia and possessive heroes. The same spice (5 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5).

  9. Overlaps on mafia and possessive heroes. The same spice (5 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5).

  10. Shares the mafia and possessive heroes thread. The same spice (5 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5).

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What are books like The Player?

Readers who liked The Player usually stay in Mafia dark 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.

Is there something like The Player 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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