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Valentine’s Day Book Picks for Thriller Fans

02.12.2026 by Jen Ryland // Leave a Comment

If you prefer your Valentine’s Day reading to be more creepy than charming, here is a selection of Anti-Valentine’s Day Books that feature toxic romance, domestic suspense, and obsessive love. Here are my Valentine’s Day Book Picks for Thriller Fans.

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Valentine’s Day Book Picks for Thriller Fans

Table of Contents:

  • Deadly Dating: you should have swiped left, but you swiped right
  • Shady Spouses: do you REALLY know who you married?
  • Lovesick Stalkers: when you cross the line between love and obsession
  • Toxic Romance: you know you’re bad for each other, but it’s so good…

Deadly Dating

The Exes by Leonora Darlington 

This story of a woman who finally found Mr. Right hits a snag when her exes start turning up dead.


How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson 

A serial killer turns up at a speed dating event.


Here Lie All the Boys Who Broke my Heart by Emma Simmerman 

A college student is alarmed when her hookups start dropping dead.


A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay 

Can two serial killers find their happily ever after?


Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey 

The Hating Game but with serial killers!


Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Coryell 


The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club by Gloria Chao*

Shady Spouses

Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane

This twisty cat and mouse story will have you gripped.

Check out my Spoiler Discussion for Pretty Little Wife

Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston 

If you’re going to kill your spouse, you’d better have an alibi!

Check out the Anatomy of an Alibi Readers Guide!

My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney

Check out the My Husband’s Wife Readers Guide!

Every Vow You Break by Peter Swanson 

Check out My Spoiler Discussion for Every Vow You Break

Ours is a Tale of Murder by Nora Murphy 

Check out my Readers Guide for Ours is a Tale of Murder

Lovesick Stalkers

I Would Die for You by Sandie Jones

A young woman takes band fandom to a whole new level.

Check out my Readers Guide to I Would Die for You

Cross my Heart by Megan Collins

A woman falls in love with the husband of her heart donor.

Check out my Spoiler Discussion for Cross My Heart

Our Little Secret by Lisa Jackson

A woman has an affair with a man who insists that he will never let her go.


The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine

A woman will not accept an interloper breaking up her family.

Check out my Spoiler Discussion for The Wife Stalker

The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

A rich wife is befriended by a young woman with evil intentions.

Check out my Spoiler Discussion for the Last Mrs. Parrish

Count My Lies by Sophie Stava 

A young nanny becomes obsessed with the family she works for.

Check out My Readers Guide to Count My Lies

So Happy Together by Olivia Worley 

A young woman will not accept being dumped!

Readers Guide to So Happy Together

Toxic Romance

Someone Knows by Vi Keeland 

A creating writing instructor receives a mysterious manuscript that reveals her darkest secrets.

Readers Guide to Someone Knows

Verity by Colleen Hoover

A struggling writer is hired to finish the novel of a famous author.

Check out my Spoiler Discussion for Verity

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

A happily married couple head off on a romantic weekend. Of course, nothing is as it seems.

Check out my Spoiler Discussion for Rock Paper Scissors

Claire Darling by Callie Cazumi

A young woman in love is confused when her fiancé insists he doesn’t know her.

Check out my Readers Guide for Claire Darling


Kill Your Darlings by Peter Swanson 

A long married couple plays a deadly cat and mouse game.

Check out my Readers Guide for Kill Your Darlings

Jill is Not Happy by Kaira Rouda

An empty nester is unhappy that her husband seems distant.


The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose 

A married couple tied together by a dark secret is at odds.

My Readers Guide for The Perfect Divorce

You’ll Never Forget Me by Isha Raya

A PI falls in love with the woman she’s been hired to investigate.


Categories // Lists Tags // adult fiction, suspense

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Over 12 years of book blogging and reviewing, I have read over 1500 books. A fair and honest reviewer who loves book discussions, I'm here to help you find a book you'll love to read AND give you a place to talk about it and ask questions.
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