
Ratings link to their original sources; spice is sourced from romance.io, Hotlist readers, or clearly marked estimates.
Save this to your reading shelf and teach Hotlist what your kind of hot looks like.
Before reading
After reading
Trying to decide?
Save this book to a Hotlist to weigh ratings, spice, tropes, and reader reactions next to your other contenders.
Your Hotlist lens
Build your lens once, then Hotlist can judge whether books like this are your kind of hot.
Build your Hotlist lens📹 Mentioned by 1 BookTok creator
💬 Mentioned in 10+ Reddit threads
📖 22k+ readers on Goodreads
Chokehold When a chance masked encounter sparks an electric connection between two sworn enemies, they can't resist the intoxicating pull of secret meetings and anonymous messages that set their world on fire. What starts as a thrilling game of cat-and-mouse becomes dangerously complicated when forbidden attraction clashes with existing relationships and a family tie that makes everything exponentially messier. This is a dark, tension-filled romance that explores obsession and desire without apology, but fair warning—it tackles some seriously heavy themes, so check the content notes before diving in. If you crave intense, morally gray characters and heart-pounding chemistry that burns hotter the more forbidden it becomes, this will absolutely consume you.
Reading soundtrack
Electric tension meets dark obsession. Build moods of forbidden desire, masked secrets, and dangerous chemistry with sultry R&B, industrial pop, and intense alternative rock. Think FKA twigs, The Weeknd, Halsey—tracks that simmer with tension, break boundaries, and burn.
Alternate vibes
“Recommending 'Chokehold' by Leigh Rivers and Harleigh Beck as an MM book rec for the 'When He's Taken' trope.”
See all picks →Ha… I read Chokehold and Little Stranger by Leigh Rivers ... - Reddit
Reviews - Chokehold | The StoryGraph
LOOKING FOR MM RECS WITH AWAKENING AND IN DENIAL
most heart wrenching angsty soul crushing books you've read that ...
Reviews - Chokehold | The StoryGraph
Get this book