Dark Romance

Dark romance is a subgenre of romance fiction that explores complex, taboo, and often disturbing themes like obsession, danger, captivity, and power imbalances. It focuses on intense, often toxic relationships featuring "dark" anti-heroes, maintaining a romantic focus with a, usually, positive or happily-ever-after ending despite challenging content. ...more

Dark Horse (Blackwood Cowboys, #1)
Hallowed Bones (Sons of Salem #1)
Lethal Kiss
His Guilty Pleasure (Montgomery Ink Legacy, #11)
Wild Silver and Lead (Snake Ops, #1)
Wicked Auction (The McCarthy Family Legacy #4)
The Darkest Art
The Echo of Her (Songs of the Broken #2)
Colton
Straightjacket
Monsters Weep Too, Little Bluebird
Crown Of Desires
Bubblegum Alibis (Tattooed Daisy #1)
Fallen Rook (Society of Villains, #3)
Midnight Curfew
The Washwoman at the River's End (The Curse of the Fates, #1)
Alchemised
Saving 6 (Boys of Tommen, #3)
With Hearts of Flame (Bloodwing Academy, #4)
Crowned by Roses (Beasts of the Briar, #7)
Our Dark Incantations
Before the Exhale
Releasing 10 (Boys of Tommen, #6)
Daggermouth (The Heart, #1)
Woman Down
Blood of Truth and Traitors (The Hirathean Path, #3)
Daybreak (Sorrowsong University, #2)
Nightshade (Sorrowsong University, #1)
On Wings of Blood (Bloodwing Academy, #1)
Anathema (The Eating Woods, #1)
Stolen by A.R. KeoghInto the Drowning Deep by Mira GrantThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuWilder Girls by Rory Power
LGBTQIA Horror and Dark Fiction
328 books — 262 voters
The Bad Guy by Celia AaronBitter Heat by Mia  KnightGhost by A. ZavarelliStolen by Jay MarieButtons & Lace by Penelope Sky
Dark-as-fking-night Romance
104 books — 108 voters

Architect of Ruin by Tamar ShawHidden Truths by Neva AltajThe Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle LoriBroken Whispers by Neva AltajSilent Lies by Neva Altaj
Hot Mafia Romances
42 books — 33 voters
The Risk by S.T. AbbyScarlet Angel by S.T. AbbySidetracked by S.T. AbbyPaint It All Red by S.T. AbbyAll the Lies by S.T. Abby
Serial Killer Love Stories
154 books — 320 voters

The Unwanted Wife by Natasha AndersKiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsThe Wrong Bride by Catharina MauraThe Tyrant Alpha's Rejected Mate by Cate C. WellsThe Golden Dynasty by Kristen Ashley
Angst and Grovel Galore
335 books — 56 voters
The Lion & the Deathless Dark by Carissa BroadbentStrange Familiars by Keshe ChowThe Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy by Brigitte KnightleyRise from the Ashes by Candace WondrakMy Dreadful Darling by H.D. Carlton
2026 Romance Duets
57 books — 47 voters

Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1)
Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2)
Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1)
God of Malice (Legacy of Gods, #1)
The Ritual (L.O.R.D.S., #1)
Hooked (Never After, #1)
The Sweetest Oblivion (Made, #1)
Does It Hurt?
Little Stranger (The Web of Silence Duet, #1)
The Predator (Dark Verse, #1)
Insatiable (The Edge of Darkness, #1)
God of Wrath (Legacy of Gods, #3)
Kill Switch (Devil's Night, #3)
RuNyx
“ When it comes to death, you are mine ”
― RuNyx, The Predator

H.D. Carlton
“ Your love. The only thing I needed from you. You are one with the power, you've just never known what the fuck to do with it ...more ”
― H.D. Carlton, Hunting Adeline

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