Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!

Red Flags and Roses

Purple Star emoji 14 items
My dark romance era isn’t just a phase...it’s a lifestyle. These are the stories that made me fall for villains, root for chaos, and believe that love can bloom even in the shadows.
Sections
2
 
 

Midnight Must Reads

These books own me....These are the kind of romances that will make you lose sleep, cry for the villain, and question your morals.
 
Tami's Reading Nook profile picture
This is the kind of obsession that crawls under your skin!! There’s just something about a man who will drag you down the aisle, on all fours, marriage be damned, simply because his hunger to protect you outweighs your right to say no. The Sacrifice...
The Sacrifice
 
Tami's Reading Nook profile picture
This book is the perfect palate cleanser. It is fun, and has a perfect mix of witty banter that will have you laughing out loud. I was hooked from start to finish.
Lights Out: An Into Darkness Novel
 
Tami's Reading Nook profile picture
I'll admit that this is a "tik tok made me read it" but, omg... everyone needs a demon like Leon in their life... Her Soul To Take is definitely dark and twisty. It will make you question yourself. Check your triggers, some of the content is graphi...
Her Soul to Take: Paranormal Dark Academia
 
Tami's Reading Nook profile picture
The Cat & Mouse duet is AMAZING!!!!! "I'm nothing if I'm not the reason you breathe. One day, you will realize that you are not trapped in a prison," he murmurs roughly. "You are in my church where I am your God, and you are my equal. I'm not a...
Cat and Mouse Duet 2-Book Set by H. D. Carlton
 
Tami's Reading Nook profile picture
This Dark Fantasy book is a harrowing view into war and it's traumatizing aftermath.... and it does it with breathtaking prose. It was a bittersweet, beautiful read. Be mindful of the trigger warnings and give yourself some breaks. It is worth the wh...
Alchemised
 
Tami's Reading Nook profile picture
I was hooked from the first page. It’s dark, moody, and addictive. This is the kind of story that makes you forget that the real world exists. The characters are deliciously messy and morally grey... and the romance is completely obsessive, consumin...
Phantasma (Wicked Games, 1)
 
Tami's Reading Nook profile picture
I loved Pen Pal!! This book blew me away! I was expecting a dark romance, but what I got was a twisted thriller. I was hooked from the very first page.
Pen Pal
 
Tami's Reading Nook profile picture
God of Malice is not for the faint of heart.....it’s dark and gritty. The emotional and psychological tension between Killian and Glyndon will keep you hooked... check your triggers and read the author's notes!
God of Malice: Dark College Romance 1
 
Tami's Reading Nook profile picture
This book absolutely owned me. It is the third book in the Legacy of Gods series....Rina Kent just keeps outdoing herself. This book is a masterclass in dark romance, tension, obsession, and emotional chaos. I was hooked from the first page....
God of Wrath: Dark Enemies to Lovers Romance
 
Tami's Reading Nook profile picture
"𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘯, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦...
Caught Up: An Into Darkness Novel

Retellings That Ruined Me

Once upon a time, the stories were sweet.....Now they’re dark and dripping with danger.
 
Tami's Reading Nook profile picture
I absolutely loved this series ....It was soooo good.
Of Petals and Lies (Wicked and Twisted Tales)
 
Tami's Reading Nook profile picture
"Do it.... Always do it....Do it enthusiastically, or do it scared, but never show anyone here your fear. The island feeds off it. " Shadow is so well written that I couldn’t get myself to put it down.
Shadow: A Dark Peter Pan Retelling (Neverland 1)
 
Tami's Reading Nook profile picture
I devoured this book!!! A Ruin of Roses is a savage fairytale l. Beauty is the kind of unhinged heroine we’ve been begging for...and Nyfain is the beast you’ll absolutely want to be locked away with....
A Ruin of Roses (Deliciously Dark Fairytales)
 
Tami's Reading Nook profile picture
This is book one of the Hades and Persephone saga.... This whole book is TO DIE FOR!!!
A Touch of Darkness (Hades x Persephone Saga, 1)