Books like Snaring emberly by Gigi Styx

Laia, a Scholar, infiltrates the Martial Empire’s elite military academy as a slave after her brother is jailed for treason, aided by rebel Scholars who promise to save him.

Half‑angel Violet Eden must decide whether to use a powerful ancient scripture to free the Underworld’s banished, while angels and exiles race to decipher its verses.

Twin to the famed hero Acheron, Styxx must confront a darkness that threatens to devour the world—and his soul—relying on an Atlantean goddess to guide his redemption.

1st UK Paperback edition.

They captured me, broke me. Molded me into their perfect weapon. I sullied my soul, seducing and murdering strangers. Then a hitman killed my captors and set me free. Leroi I rescued a girl from a basement thinking she was innocent, but I brought home a serial killer whose darkness borders on insanity. Now, I need to tame her murderous instincts before I become her next victim. Seraphine is reckless, unstable, and likely to get us both destroyed. Every instinct says I should end her, but she’s too captivating to resist. Each day, she draws me deeper into her web, her allure stripping my self-control. But I’m harboring secrets treacherous enough to add me to her list of men to slaughter. Seraphine Leroi is dark, deadly, and dangerously attractive. I don’t know what he wants, but resisting him is impossible and I'm ready to slay him at the first sign of betrayal. When a dark figure from the past rises from the shadows, wanting to reclaim me, I'm forced to trust a man who might stab me in the back. Taming Seraphine is a dark romance containing themes that may be disturbing to some. Please check the warnings inside the book.