Book picks similar to
In the Darkness by Leann Ryans


omegaverse
dark
reverse-harem
paranormal

Owned by the Alphas


Jayce Carter - 2019
    Even as she craves their touch, she refuses to fall for them. They can have her body, but she’ll protect her heart at any cost.Bryce, Joshua and Kaidan don’t want an omega of their own, but they can’t resist the mystery woman who breaks into their office. Her scent, her curves and her taste lure them, but they want more than just her body. It will take all three of them to play her at her own game and convince her to give them a chance.As they navigate their complex relationship, Claire’s search for the killer alpha puts them all in danger. Can they come together to face the threat, or will their secrets and fears destroy everything they’ve found?Reader advisory: This book contains scenes of violence and murder. There are references to implied coercion and dubious consent.General Release Date: 13th August 2019

Doppelgänger


A.R. Ford - 2020
    She survived the crash-landing on Jade Island. A rich woman who bears a striking resemblance to her makes an offer she can’t refuse. An offer this sweet has to have strings attached. By the time she realizes what those strings are, she’s held prisoner by an Alpha with a score to settle with the woman who set her up. A massive Alpha who doesn’t take no for an answer. Baron Michaels is an Alpha with a vendetta. Torture the woman who betrayed him with his enemy. But there’s a problem. A young doppelgänger is taken by mistake. By the time he learns the truth, she’s been punished in his ex-fiancée’s place. But that’s not all. The woman is an Omega who hasn’t taken heat suppressants in the three days she’s been held in his mansion. Baron can’t fight Alpha instincts when the beautiful Omega suddenly goes into estrus. By the time he realizes his mate needs more than punishment and isolation, she’s taken by an underground government determined to raise an army of feral Alphas. Can Baron save his mate in time? Or will One World force her into their breeding program? Warning: This book contains mature content and sexual situations as well as potentially triggering material (kidnapping, physical violence, power exchanges) intended for adults 18+. If you are offended or triggered by such material, please do not buy the book.

Kian


Callie Rhodes - 2020
     It’s where they are—the Alphas. They keep to themselves in the wilderness, and beta civilization knows to keep its distance. Especially beta women…for fear they may not be a beta after all. The only way to know your true nature is to feel the touch of an Alpha. Omegas may be rare, but every woman knows their fates are hellish—held captive, broken, mated, knotted, and bred. But Paige doesn’t have a choice. Hunted by a vengeful fiancé, her only hope for survival lays in the hands of a primal Alpha miles beyond the boundary. The reality she finds in the Boundarylands is different than the horror stories she’s been told her whole life. Life is feral and wild, but it’s calls to her in a way she can’t refuse. When Paige touches Kian’s body, everything changes, and in an instant she knows the Alpha beside her will either be her salvation or her doom. KIAN is the first book in The Boundaryland Omegaverse, a hot new ABO romance series featuring knotting, heats, and possession. Wear gloves, cause this sh*t is hot.

Claimed


Chloe Kent - 2020
    Now they will breed her.Even with Earth devastated by an asteroid impact and a tyrant ruling with an iron fist, Skyler Williams is still shocked when she suddenly awakens on another world, naked and on display for three alarmingly sexy aliens. Her captors make it clear that they expect to be obeyed, and she quickly discovers that even the slightest defiance will earn her a painful, humiliating spanking.But she was not brought to their world merely to be used for their pleasure. She was sold to them by Earth's corrupt government, and her new owners plan to breed her, taking her over and over as they seed her with the offspring that they hope will begin to rebuild their population. The only thing left for her to decide is how sore her bottom will be when she finally surrenders to her body's demands and begs her masters to claim her as roughly and shamefully as they please.Publisher's Note: Claimed includes spankings and rough, intense sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.

Heat


R. Lee Smith - 2009
    A world quarantined since its discovery by the Far-Reachers of Jota's history. And where the fortunes of slavers and chemists have been made ever since.It was to Earth that Kanetus E'Var, the son of Jota's most ruthless slaver, escaped to make Vahst, a powerful drug manufactured from the human brain. And it was to Earth that Tagen Pahnee, Fourth-ranking officer of the Jotan Off-World Security Fleet, was sent to bring the criminal back to justice. Neither of them could have anticipated that at that moment, E'Var's hunting grounds were experiencing the worst heat wave in years, triggering the Jotan breeding cycle in both males.Home is not an option for either of them. Both are determined to find a way to work on this hostile planet, surrounded by humans, surrounded by dangers, surrounded by Heat.Adult readers only, due to graphic gore, violence, and explicit sexual situations.617 pages, 285,862 words

Alien Embrace


Tracy St. John - 2010
    Her life of peace shatters when a three-man clan from the planet Kalquor kidnaps her and holds her prisoner.With their people poised on the verge of extinction, the Kalquorians are determined to have Amelia for their mate. Amelia is equally determined to escape. But when her body thrills to the ruthless domination of her captors, she finds herself surrendering to desires she never imagined possible.Mild BDSM including captive/forced seduction, anal play/intercourse, bondage, Dom/sub play, homoerotic situations (m/m), and multiple sexual partners (m/f/m/m).

Creature of the Dark


Ivy Chapman - 2019
    I don’t know how long I’ve been in this darkness. I don’t know how long I’ve been seeing with eyes that can’t open, speaking from a throat incapable of making sounds. All I have are my thoughts and how weary I’ve grown with nothing else to listen to. Perhaps I am nothing more than a state of mind. I want to die. Understanding is slow to arrive but when it does, nothing will ever be the same again. Now, with a form that moves, I uncover the meaning of my existence and the purpose for my extended solitude. I’m an omega. A rare breeding mare for the likes of alphas. With the decrease in fertility rates in able omegas, less pups means a crippled society overrun with beta's. Omega's, now born sickly and broken, are found wanting in a population steeply dying out. I’m just the beginning of change and by no means the last. Created, not born, I’m slave to the will of my makers … and my mates. Will I survive or be torn apart by five hungry alphas? **This reverse harem, omegaverse novel is not for the faint of heart. Creature of the Dark contains graphic sexual content and dark situations that may not be suitable for everyone. Be advised, this is a #whychoose story as the main character ends up with more than one mate at the end of the series. This book ends in a cliffhanger.

The Last Girl


Kitty Thomas - 2012
    She kept her eyes closed, praying that if she didn’t see anything, she wouldn’t be killed. No one harmed her. In fact, one of the thieves protected her. Now Juliette’s dreams are haunted by him. Christian has waited to take her, resisting the urge each night. It always ends badly with human pets. They’re too fragile. The longer he can wait, the better, because the moment he takes her, the clock on her life starts ticking down. Then she’ll be gone forever. Publisher's Note: This is a work of fiction, and contains erotic content meant for a mature, adult audience.

Deadly Captive


Bianca Sommerland - 2011
    His words confuse her at first, but she soon understands they are both in the middle of a performance that will determine whether she remains in captivity or dies. The crowd must be entertained, and her cellmate makes sure it is. Forced submission is not the only horror Lydia endures. She has no memories of life before her imprisonment, and Joe, her cellmate, is her only comfort as the powerful creatures that hold them captive torture and debase her. Together, she and Joe cling to the will to survive long enough to break free and seek revenge. Their desire to sustain one another triumphs over their wardens' efforts to destroy them. There is no pain, no suffering, that can tear them apart. Beyond their cell, their love is tested. Can they hold strong in the face of the challenge of the new powers they have gained along with their freedom?

Wanted by the Alpha


Laxmi Hariharan - 2019
    She isn't like any other omega I've ever met, I hadn’t anticipated this need for her.I should have stayed away...But there's a twisted, yearning, full of fear and anger inside me,That insists that I claim her.No one can stop me, from breaking herFrom making her MINE... No one... not even her.*This is the prequel to the Knotted Omega series. Dystopian romance with Mf Omegaverse flavor.

His


Jenika Snow - 2014
    This book does not end in the normal “happily ever after.” There are no wedding bells at the end, no love being professed, or long walks on the beach. If that is the type of story you want this book probably isn’t for you. This book is fiction and contains material that some readers may find offensive. Bethany Sterling comes from a privileged family, one that believes in modern-day marriage arrangements. On the outside, she plays the part of the perfect daughter, but on the inside, she is looking for another way out. She hides what she really wants in life because showing her dreams and aspirations is a weakness she can’t afford to reveal. As soon as Abe saw her he knew that he would go to any lengths to make her his. He is trained to be lethal, stealthy, and have no remorse in his actions. His needs take control of him until he is nothing more than a machine intent on following his plan. Bethany finally gets her to wish for a new life, but it isn’t how she envisioned it. Now with Abe she realizes that his need for her runs deep. She shouldn't want him, but she is also compelled and attracted to him. It is those turbulent emotions pulling her in different directions that will have Bethany deciding how far she is willing to go.

Wild


D.D. Prince - 2020
    One minute, she’s faced with a giant black wolf and the next, he’s transformed into a naked man before her eyes. And he insists – she's coming home with him.Tyson hasn't been in man form for years, for very specific reasons. Instead, he’s chosen to stay a wolf, deep in the forest. He didn't grow up with his pack and he doesn't have a solid understanding of human or shifter nature. All he knows is Ivy is meant to be his.A sexy shifter romance.This is a DD Prince book, which means you get a BIG book (nearly 500 pages) with lots of kindle-melting sexy times, some laugh-out-loud moments, some angst, and a whole lot of feels.This isn’t one of DD’s typical dark romances, there’s mostly light here, but it does have some darker subject matter. If you’re not a dark romance lover or are sensitive to triggers, this might not be your thing.

Manix


Grace McGinty - 2021
    Sure, on the surface it was perfect. Her abductors were huge, hot and members of a race of supernaturals that were rumoured to be extinct.The Manix. Even the name was terrifying.But someone needed to update their definition of extinct, because they were cluttering up her kitchen, looking at her with desperation that had little to do with sex and everything to do with something more life altering. They insisted she held the key to their survival. They said she was an Omega and they needed to do all sorts of freaky things with her to ensure the continuation of their species.Naja wasn’t against getting a little freaky, but there was a line a sane person wouldn’t cross, but the Manix? They jumped across that line with rippling abs and both feet.However, the Manix were the least of her problems right now. Naja’s life was haunted by something worse than the boogeyman; a monster that leaves flowers on her doorstep like he was putting a tribute on her grave.The Manix may be terrifying, but could they salvation from the very thing that’s chasing her?Or will they be too late to save the only female Omega they will ever find?Manix is a Reverse Harem Omegaverse Standalone with MPREG. Contains M/M goodness.

Trapped with the Alpha


Liliana Carlisle - 2020
    I'll never be the Omega they want.I escape with nothing but the clothes on my back and fate lands me in the arms of a powerful Alpha.Kade is wild. He's unpredictable. He's dangerous.He's my savior. KadeShe shows up on my doorstep and I know she'll ruin me.This rebellious Omega needs me, whether she likes it or not.Her darkness matches my own.I'll never let her go.Don't try to run, Violet.You can't escape me.Trapped With The Alpha is a standalone dark novella, complete with a HEA.

The Archer


Alexandra Rey - 2019
    As one of only a dozen omegas in the Raposo army, she understands the importance of keeping her dynamic hidden in an army comprised mainly of alphas. In the face of annihilation, her tribe forms an alliance with the strange northern Lobo tribe. But nothing ever comes for free. What price did her King agree to?