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Dark Romance
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items PLEASE check your triggers before you read any of these, some of them are REALLY dark and I want you guys to be safe. That aside, these are extra spicy so before diving in be aware that reading these while sitting beside your grandma might not be the...
A pretty dark, why-choose, throw me around, spicy, ghost story. READ TRIGGERS. THIS ONE IS D.A.R.K. Mostly smut…a little plot
Ghosts of Halloween: A Dark Why Choose Romance
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A dark, masked man, rom-com feel? I am SO DOWN. This was one of my top reads of 2025. Navessa Allen knew exactly what she was doing when she wrote this book.
Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1) by Navessa Allen - Goodreads
Book 1 in the LORDs Series, spicy? check. Dark? Double Check. Definitely one of the darkest romance series that I have on my shelves as of right now.
The Ritual (L.O.R.D.S., #1) by Shantel Tessier | Goodreads
Another LORDs series book! Spicy does not even begin to describe these and I think we need to come up with a whole new genre for this series. These are EXTRA dark.
The Sinner: A Dark College Romance
ANOTHER ONE?! Yes, I do have this entire series on a shrine in my office. This is a spicy spicy, ridiculously dark, head-spinning romance. Send help because I think I need to call a therapist lol
The Sacrifice
A novella within the LORDs universe. Still good, still spicy, and still worth the read. Again…DARK. This is written about a side character that works for one of the LORDs! Be aware, the cover is a whole lot different than the rest of the series.
Sabotage
This one is on my TBR for this year because I have not read it yet, but I can only imagine that it will be just as dark and nasty, if not worse, than the rest of the books in the series. Send help!
Carnage - Shantel Tessier
I got to be a part of the cover reveal and release blitz for this nasty little book and while I have not read the book yet, it is the one that I am most excited for. There have been so many mixed reviews and I can't wait to either be sorely disappoin...
Madness: A Dark Revenge Romance
A dark, military romance. I wasn't sure about this one but WHOA was I surprised. This was my first read of 2025 and I loved it. I fell in love with the characters fairly quickly, especially the FMC. This book will pull on all of the strings in your b...
Leave Me Behind
This was one of the weirdest dark Romance books that I have read. Fair warning: every five seconds the FMC reminds you (the reader) that the MMC is her step-brother..or adopted brother..or whatever the heck he is..I don't think I was a fan, but I did...
Little Stranger: A Dark Taboo Romance
Sequel to Little Stranger, unread and staring at me from the shadowy section of my shelf. I can't bring myself to read it and I don't know why I still have it sitting there honestly. Maybe I'll have a wild day and jump back into it, but these books a...
Little Liar: A Dark Taboo Romance
Another taboo-ish romance that's fairly dark and just waiting for me to pick it up from my shelf. Cora Kent knows what to do with these books for sure…she had me roped in by chapter 2 when I read Dark Obsession!
Cora Kent
This book was…something else. SUPER dark and LOTS OF SMUT. Not for the faint of heart or really anyone who enjoys plot. I decided to do a reread of this in 2025, but I'll be honest..be gentle with yourself while reading this one lol
Den of Vipers
A short, spicy, why-choose romance. DARK and I was sooo into this one. I really enjoyed the all-smut, no plot of this one tbh. Normally it isn't my vibe, but this one snagged me fairly quickly..and oh…masks!
Scream For Us
If you're looking for a book that will have you staring at a wall and muttering “'wtf” over and over again…here you go! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and had all kinds of feelings. Just when you think you know what's happening BAM YOU DON'T!
Pen Pal - J.T. Geissinger
Dark, college, tabboo romance. Sign me up. Don't let the goodreads reviews fool you on this one, it was actually pretty good. Was it my favorite book of the year? no. But I definitely enjoyed it. So don't let the poo reviews deter you from this littl...
Gothikana by RuNyx - Goodreads
Of course I have to add the romance that started my Dark-Romance love. This one is dark, my friends. So again, please make sure you are checking trigger warnings. This book made me wish some sexy, masked stranger would leave roses around my house…may...
Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1) - Goodreads