16 Horror Romance Books to Terrify and Titillate

Wes Carpenter and Linnea Langencamp meet at a 10-day summer camp for high school seniors. Their budding romance is interrupted by a prank gone wrong and awakens an ancient evil and puts everyone’s lives in danger.

Three sisters, drowned for being accused of witchcraft centuries ago, return yearly to exact revenge by borrowing local girls’ bodies to seduce boys and lure them to their watery deaths. Penny has to decide whether the new guy, Bo, is worth trying to save.

In this retelling of The 12 Dancing Princesses, Annaleigh begins to suspect that the deaths of four of her sisters were not accidents. As she sets out to find out who — or what — her sisters have been secretly dancing with, she faces a mysterious stranger whose intentions she is unsure of.

Wealthy orphan Signa has been through several guardians, most of them more interested in her money than her well-being, all of them now dead. When the matriarch of her only remaining family is poisoned, Signa teams up with Death to find the killer.

Makani is new in town, just trying to make friends and maybe start something more with Ollie…but their fellow students are being murdered, and Makani’s past might have something to do with it.

Rory reluctantly returns to her hometown to help her sister Scarlett, who is pregnant and single. Then Rory hits an animal with her car, and when she gets out to check on it, she is attacked. As her body begins to change, she realizes that the full moon has a strong effect on her now.

Twenty year’s ago, Trevor’s father killed his entire family, except for Trevor. Now an adult, he returns to his hometown and meets Zach, a hacker who is on the run from the FBI. Together, they face whatever evil is in Trevor’s childhood home.

Gwen impulsively applies for a teaching job at a mysterious school run by Edwin, who she has literally seen in her dreams. They quickly fall in love, but Edwin is keeping a secret.

Celine, a Parisian dressmaker on the run, takes refuge in New Orleans and is drawn to Sébastien, the leader of the underground group La Cour des Lions. But when bodies begin to pile up, it looks as though her new love may be a serial killer.

Ellie used to be a medium, but she doesn’t speak to the dead anymore. Until her friend and rival, Gloria, is murdered and asks for her help. Meanwhile, Ellie is dealing with World War I veteran James, who has made a career of debunking psychics.

Iseult’s father is determined to marry her off, but she manages to scare off most of the candidates he presents. Jacob, whose skin is silver because of a medication he needs, agrees to marry her. But Iseult’s mother Beatrice, who died giving birth, lives in a scar on Iseult’s neck and talks to her. CW: self-harm

Marion becomes a bloodmaid to Countess Lisavet, who shows a particular interest in her. But when the other bloodmaids start to go missing, Marion is torn between pleasing her mistress and saving her own life.

Noemí’s cousin married an Englishman and moved to High Place, where Noemí follows her after receiving a letter saying that she is very ill. At the house, Noemí finds disease and rot, and a young man who wants to help her find out what’s going on.

Alva’s abusive husband has died, leaving her free to return to New York and fix up a dilapidated mansion. She meets scientist Sam, who wants to help her solve the mystery of her new house’s haunting. 

Olivia is shocked to learn that she is adopted and her biological parents are notorious serial killers, imprisoned for life. She sets out to learn more about them, and with the help of their lawyer Gabe, begins investigating a murder her parents swear they didn’t commit.

Opal takes a job cleaning the mysterious Starling House, working for its grumpy heir, Arthur. She just wants to take care of her brother Jasper and get him out of town, but she is drawn to lonely Arthur and the secrets of the house.