These are the books that ruined me—in the best way. Obsessive love, morally gray men, twisted plots, and heroines who bite back. If you crave tension that hurts so good, slow burns that end in flames, and stories that leave you breathless (and maybe ...
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Academia 🤎📚
Stalker Romances
Miscellaneous
Mafia Romances
Academia 🤎📚
This book feels like wandering through a haunted castle with a candle and a secret. Gothikana is moody, mysterious, and full of slow-burn tension that keeps you hooked. The setting is a character in itself—dark academia vibes, eerie elegance, and jus...
Gothikana by RuNyx, Paperback
Enigma drops you into a world of gothic academia, secret societies, and haunted legacies. Salem is sharp, bruised, and defiant—my favorite kind of heroine. And Caz? He’s the quiet storm. The artist with blood on his hands and poetry in his mouth. You...
Enigma: A Dark Academia Romance by RuNyx | eBook
Deceit takes place in Salem’s elite Gallows Hill University, where secrets are currency and power is inherited. Skyla Parris is forced into an arranged marriage and thrust into a world of secret societies, manipulative men, and forbidden desires. As ...
Deceit by Katelyn Taylor, Paperback
Stalker Romances
Ava is being watched. Every move, every breath—someone is out there, obsessed with her. When the stalker steps out of the shadows, everything spirals into a dangerous game of cat and mouse… except the mouse isn’t helpless. Hunting Pretty is a dark, t...
Hunting Pretty by Sienna Blake, Paperback
If you want to start getting into dark romance…you should start here 🤭. It’s been two years and this book still lives rent free in my head.
Haunting Adeline 🖤🥀
Miscellaneous
A dark, unhinged romance set in a haunted lighthouse with a broody shark expert and a girl on the run. Does It Hurt? is tense, steamy, and deliciously twisted—perfect if you love enemies-to-lovers with a side of obsession and danger.
Does It Hurt? by H. D. Carlton, Paperback
Crash-landed on a frozen planet with no idea what’s coming next… and then boom—a giant blue alien with horns, a heart of gold, and zero chill about claiming his mate. Ice Planet Barbarians is spicy, weirdly sweet, and totally addictive. It’s survival...
Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon, Paperback
Dark, intense, and emotionally charged paranormal romance. It delves deep into themes of trauma, vengeance, and redemption. Juniper, after surviving a cult’s attempt to sacrifice her, makes a pact with the demon Zane to exact revenge on those who wro...
Her Soul for Revenge: A Spicy Dark Demon Romance
Mafia Romances
This book is pure obsession. Dark, intense, and a little feral. The Predator isn’t about love—it’s about power, danger, and wanting someone you shouldn’t. The hero? Absolutely unhinged. The tension? Unbearable in the best way. If you’re into morally ...
The Predator: A Dark Contemporary Mafia Romance by RuNyx ., Paperback
Elena Abelli, is expected to marry a man chosen by her father. However, her heart becomes entangled with Nicolas Russo, a man as dangerous as he is irresistible. Their connection defies all rules, igniting a passionate affair that threatens to unrave...