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Dark Romance Books
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items These are my all time favorite dark romance books (aka my fav book genre)!
Amazing dark, inmate/student romance! I was hooked from the very start and now it became a new obsession!!
Craving Venom (Venomous Beauty #1) - S.C. Arlette
Absolutely loved this duet, so good! Dark, mysterious and kept me hooked from the start!!
The Dark Duet - Rosie Alice
I love all books from this author, and this paranormal fantasy romance series was no different! Filled with action, spicy and plot twists, so good!!
The Corrupt Carnival - T.R. Oldin
Do I have a new obsession? Oh yes I do! The FMC is the st*lker!! She's the obsessed one and she'll do whatever it takes to have him.
Beautifully Deranged (Sinful Fates) - Nova Black
This duet absolutely has me on a chokehold!! One of my favorites ever, it's the author's debut novel and it was everything you'd love in a dark romance!
Revenge Duet - Saige Parker
Oh wow. I loved this way more than I thought I would! I saw a TkTk post about it and had to try it, a hockey player Irish mafia enforcer and an ice skater Russian mafia princess? Yes pleaseeee!
No Promises, No Lies: Mafia Hockey Romance
I devoured this book as fast as I could because it was so good!! Loved every part of this book and left me wanting moreeee, obsessed with the Graves' brothers.
Graves - Katelyn Taylor
Okay, for the lovers of the 'touch her and d!e' trope, like myself, this book was everything!! Nine was the epitome of 'don't even look or breathe next to her or I'll sl!ce you'. He's unhinged and absolutely crazy but my god, his protectiveness and p...
Repossess My Heart: Dark Enemies to Lovers
One of my all time favorite series!!! I'm mentally kicking myself for not starting this sooner. Mafie Kings was amazing! I seriously could not put my Kindle down and read the whole day yesterday on my day off, every single minute I had I was glued to...
Brutal Boys of the Mafie - T.R. Oldin
Another great dark, enemies to lovers, mafia romance! I love this author, all of her books are amazing!!
Dante: A Dark Mafia, Enemies to Lovers Romance - Sadie Kincaid
Spicy enemies to lovers second chance dark romance. The complexity of Jagger’s plots are always amazing to read, the plot twists in the end were also chef’s kiss!
Devious Vow: Dark Enemies to Lovers Mafia
Omg I'm obsessed with this series!! I love every part of this series, the characters, the drama, the plot twists, the suspense, the masked men... everything!
Bloodshed (Order of the Unseen) - Molly Doyle
I absolutely would’ve read a full length of this book!! I love everything Sinners and Saint universe related and this novella was really good. I wanted more though! So good!
Wings of a Devil: A Dark MFM Romance Standalone - Luna Pierce
I am forever obsessed with this series, one of my all time favorites, I binged all 7 books and now I already feel like rereading it, so good!!!
Kings of Chaos & Mayhem - Ashlynn
Katie and Rome… what an explosive duo. I can’t wait to see how everything is going to workout in the next book but omg, I swear I stared into space for a least half an hour when I finished this book. I’m in love with the characters, the story, the co...
Heart of a Monster: New Reign Mafia Romance
OH MY GOD. I am speechless. This duet. This couple. This plot. I just can'tttt! I'm completely in love with all the characters! I loved every single second of it and I was reading fast af but didn't want it to finish at the same time. I'm seriously o...
Love of a Queen: New Reign Mafia Romance
I loved it. This was so much more than a stalker, so much more than the damsel in distress. Zade is.. hard to put into words. He’s intense but also very real and honest. Adeline is strong and knows what she wants. These two together.. wow. 🔥
Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse Duet #1) - H.D. Carlton
Anyone starting this book should be aware of how dark Part I is. OMG! HD Carlton makes that perfectly clear on the trigger warning page, she makes it crystal freaking clear that the first part of this book is really really dark and she wasn't lying. ...
Hunting Adeline (Cat & Mouse Duet #2) - H.D. Carlton
Sibby is… fascinating. I read this book after reading the Cat and Mouse duology and I kind of think it was better, I understood Sibby a lot better. I can’t wait to read her full length book. She’s insane but I love her lol.
Satan's Affair - H.D. Carlton
Yeeeees!!! This book was AMAZING! I couldn’t stop reading and I’m so curious about the rest of the series!! It was amazing, I loved how bad*ss Lana is and how she’s taking justice into her own hands, her victims all deserve what’s coming for them. I ...
The Risk (Mindf*ck Series #1) - S.T. Abby
What was this book! This just became my all time fav dark romance book! It is really dark though, so check TW before reading! But still one of my favorites dark romance books!!
THAT SIK LUV - Jescie Hall
Omg, KA does it again. After reading Den of Vipers and loving every second of it, I knew I was going to read everything this author released and Unstoppable was no different!
Unstoppable (Pretty Liars) - K.A. Knight
This book was absolutely amazing. I DEVOURED it! I seriously could not put it down and I'm so obsessed with the characters, the world, everything that is makes me sad it's over.
Unbreakable (Pretty Liars, 2) - K.A. Knight
I'm glad I gave it a chance because holy smoke, the hotness in this book, omg! Sin is everything!! This book was a rollercoaster and I was on the edge of my seat for most of it, I loved it!
The Sinner - Shantel Tessier
This was INCREDIBLE! I knew Tyson's book would be out of this world because of the glimpses on Ritual and Sinner, I knew it would be a crazy psycho ride and it definitely was. I loved every part of it.
The Sacrifice - Shantel Tessier
Oh. My. God!!! This book was everything! Vampires, paranormal reverse harem, light MM scenes, blood play, mask kink, death and blood and so much more... What more could I want? This was perfection, I tell you!
Court of Nightmares - K.A. Knight
This book was so soooo good!! I loved every second of it and I'm so invested in this series!
Vicious Hearts: Dark Enemies To Lovers
oh. my. god. The way I'm obsessed with this series should seriously be illegal. This book was some of the best one I've read this year, I've loved everything about it. The plot twist at the end was nothing I expected!
Sinful Hearts: Dark Mafia Enemies to Lovers
Anyway, this book was amazing! It was heartbreaking but also so beautiful, I had tears in my eyes most of the time and I just wanted to go inside the book and hug and protect these two. It broke my heart but I wouldn't have it any other way. It was s...
KID - Jescie Hall
Twisted Hearts is a dark mafia enemies-to-lovers romance, it's filled with tension and action packed that makes the book a page-turner. This book can be read as a standalone but I HIGHLY recommend everyone to read the whole series because all the boo...
Twisted Hearts: Dark Bratva Enemies Romance
Okay... I'm officially obsessed with this series!! It's been on my tbr forever and I finally decided to start. Their interactions, the chemistry, the spicy scenes, and the plot twists were what made the book a 5-star for me. I really loved it and I'l...
Untamed Vixen - Luna Pierce
Villain Era was amazing. It was everything I was hoping for regarding Simon and June, he had my heart from the start and I was loving every second of it. I loved the duet completely. It was such a good read, I was sad it had to be over but I'm so hap...
Villain Era - Luna Pierce
Insatiable was soooo good!! I was so intrigued from the start and could not stop reading. This dark lovers to enemies romance was exactly what I’ve been looking for! I devoured this as fast as I could and wow it was so good!!!
Insatiable (The Edge of Darkness: Book 1) - Leigh Rivers
I’m so speechless! It’s hooked me from the start and I love it more and more! This second book was definitely darker than the first, a lot darker! I’m obsessed with this series!!
Voracious (The Edge of Darkness: Book 2) - Leigh Rivers
I absolutely loved this trilogy and everything in it, it is for sure on my top 10 favorite dark romances. I could not stop reading these books and I can already foresee a reread in the future. Absolutely perfect trilogy, I loved every second of it.
Restitution (The Edge of Darkness: Book 3) - Leigh Rivers
I absolutely loved this book!! There’s so much tension, I was on edge the whole time wanting to know what would happen. I’m so excited I got the chance to read this book and I seriously cannot wait for book 2 to come out, I need MORE! 😮💨
Enemy of the State - B.H. Eastwood
I am still breathless after reading this AMAZING book! I saw it on booktok and I was invested from the start! This is my first book by this author and I'm absolutely in love with it!!
My Dark Fairy Tale - Giana Darling
I’m seriously obsessed with this world, with the monsters and the Black sisters, I want more!!! I loved every second of this book, it was absolutely incredible and I could not put it down.
Shadowed Heart (Shadowed Kingdom) - K.A. Knight & Kendra Moreno
Omg!!! As always, Katie and Kendra delivered!!! Another amazing RH dark romance by these two and I could not have loved it any more! It was a dark, delicious, and thrilling read! I loved every second of it and I'd definitely read a series of these ch...
Cirque Obscurum - K.A. Knight & Kendra Moreno
This paranormal reverse harem dark romance was absolutely amazing!! I could not put it down and I was invested from the start!
Fractured Shadows (Shadowed Kingdom) - K.A. Knight & Kendra Moreno