Dark Romance.
A careful selection of the darkest, most fucked up books in my opinion.
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Suicide struggles
The Fabric of our Souls
K. M. Moronova • 2023
I'm twenty-six years old and I want to die.<br/><br/>Waking up—alive—in the hospital with my brother weeping over me is the moment that everything changes. He has me committed to Harlow Sanctum, an unusual rehabilitation center with unorthodox methods and a storied past. There, I meet my roommate, a man with cruel eyes and a sense of humor even more morbid than my own. We're strangely drawn to each other.<br/>I crave death—he craves life.<br/>Can two people like us cure each other?<br/><br/>Please check the CW before reading.
Under Your Scars
Ariel N. Anderson • 2023
Blackwood Institute Trilogy
J. Rose • 2023
<p>WELCOME TO BLACKWOOD INSTITUTE.</p> <p>HOME TO THE DANGEROUS AND DISTURBED.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Brooklyn West, a convicted murderer and diagnosed Schizophrenic, is given an offer she can't refuse-attend the prestigious Blackwood Institute and complete its three-year experimental program, or rot behind bars for the rest of her life.</p> <p><br></p> <p>The deal is simple.</p> <p>Or so she thought.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Within the institute's blood-soaked walls lies a harrowing reality, painted as a medical marvel to the outside world.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Brooklyn doesn't care what terrors await.</p> <p>She has one mission; to end her own life.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Four broken fellow patients are determined to derail her plans. All carrying secrets of their own, Kade, Hudson, Eli and Phoenix will stop at nothing to save Brooklyn from herself.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Together, they must fight to survive Blackwood's horrors.</p> <p>Even if it means becoming the monsters themselves.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Get all three books in the internationally bestselling Blackwood Institute series for one price, plus three brand new bonus scenes and an exclusive 9,000 word extended epilogue set after BI #3.</p> <p><br></p> <p>This is a dark, why choose romance trilogy with morally grey antiheroes, a fierce, scarred heroine embracing her inner darkness and mind-bending plot twists from start to finish.</p>
Stalker
I Will Break You (Pen Pals Duet)
Gigi Styx • 2024
My prison pen pal got the electric chair.<br/>So how can he sext me from the grave?<br/>Prey<br/><br/>I see dead people, and not just the men I murdered.<br/><br/>I'm in danger of being committed because I can’t tell what’s real from my hallucinations.<br/><br/>Everyone thinks I’m crazy when the serial killer I jilted starts haunting my house.<br/><br/>He assassinates any man who shows me interest, leaving their body parts under my pillow.<br/><br/>During the day, his gaslighting destroys my peace of mind.<br/><br/>But at night, he invades my nightmares and makes me crave the depravity.<br/><br/>Predator<br/><br/>She ghosted me at the altar. Now, I’m aching for revenge.<br/><br/>I want to break her, piece by delicious piece. Revel in her terror. Bathe in her screams. Make her moan my name.<br/><br/>Someone from her past wants her captured or dead, so it’s up to me to protect her from the shadows.<br/><br/>She belongs to me and no one else—body, mind, and soul.<br/><br/>If I don’t take out her enemies, I’ll lose more than just my beautiful obsession.<br/><br/>I Will Break You is a dark psychological thriller romance with unreliable narrators, and disturbing themes. It ends on a cliffhanger. Please check the two pages of trigger warnings.
Pretty Monster
Sheridan Anne • 2023
Once You''re Mine
Morgan Bridges • 2024
<b>With a full-page illustration and a never-before-seen bonus chapter only available in this print edition, this TikTok-viral dark romance features delicious spice and a morally gray stalker who falls first and brings big 'touch her and die' energy.<br> <br> <br> <br> Murder brought us together. Only death can keep us apart.<br> <br> <br> <br> <i>The Tormentor</i></b><br> <br> Calista belongs to me... she just doesn't know it.<br> <br> The first time we met, I wanted her. The next time, I was obsessed.<br> <br> I watched her. I followed her. It only deepened my need to possess her.<br> <br> Once she's mine, I'm never letting her go.<br> <br> <br> <br> <i><b>The Target</b></i><br> <br> Hayden Bennett is a monster, in and out of the courtroom. Unfortunately, I need his help.<br> <br> What was supposed to be a simple transaction turns into something else. Something intense.<br> <br> He's always there when I need him, but I don't know if trusting him is a good idea...<br> <br> <br> <br> <b><i>Once You're Mine</i></b> contains a morally gray hero who is an over the top jealous/possessive stalker and is willing to do whatever it takes to have the heroine. A complete list of trigger warnings can be found on the author's website.
THAT SIK LUV
Jescie Hall • 2024
Hunting Adeline
H. D. Carlton • 2024
Haunting Adeline (Cat & Mouse Duet)
H. D. Carlton • 2024
Die Manipulatorin Ich kann die Emotionen von jedem manipulieren, der es zulässt. Ich werde dich verletzen, dich weinen lassen, dich zum Lachen und Seufzen bringen. Aber meine Worte berühren ihn nicht. Besonders dann nicht, wenn ich darum flehe, dass er geht. Er ist immer da, beobachtet und wartet. Und ich kann niemals wegschauen. Nicht, wenn ich möchte, dass er näher kommt. Der Schatten Ich wollte mich nicht verlieben. Aber jetzt kann ich ihr nicht mehr fernbleiben. Ich bin fasziniert von ihrem Lächeln, von ihren Augen und der Art, wie sie sich bewegt. Der Art, wie sie sich auszieht ... Ich werde weiter zusehen und warten. Bis ich sie die Meine nennen kann. Und wenn sie es erst einmal ist, werde ich sie nie wieder gehen lassen. Nicht einmal, wenn sie bettelt. Leseempfehlung: ab 18 Jahre
Fictional World
Soul of a Witch
Harley Laroux • 2023
Everly<br/><br/>I am the servant of a merciless God. I am the daughter of Its preacher. All my life, my power has been controlled by others. They raised me to be meek and stifled my magic.<br/><br/>But no more.<br/><br/>A brutal murder led me to discover a mysterious house full of magic - and the ancient, powerful demon within. He says my power can change the world, that I can kill the evil creature I once worshipped.<br/><br/>But at what cost?<br/><br/>Callum<br/><br/>For two thousand years, I've been alone. Slaughtering fallen Gods as I searched for the witch that haunted my dreams, begging for my help.<br/><br/>Now that I've found her, I will protect her with my life. But when the fate of Earth, Heaven, and Hell hangs in the balance, not even her soul is safe from destruction.<br/><br/>If a choice must be made, I'll let the world burn if it means having her as my own.<br/><br/>Soul of a Witch is book 3 in the Souls Trilogy. Each book within the Souls Trilogy is interconnected, following a different couple through a similar timeline in the fictional world of Abelaum.<br/><br/>Content Note<br/>This book contains sexual scenes, kink/fetish content, horror elements, and drug use. Please see the book preview for complete CW.
Her Soul for Revenge
Harley Laroux • 2022
Juniper<br/>After a cult tried to sacrifice me to their wicked God, I went on the run, doing whatever was necessary to survive. Until a demon offered me a deal: give him my soul and he'll help me claim the vengeance I seek. Blood will be spilled, and the monsters I once ran from will soon be running from me. But damning my soul was just the beginning - it's my heart the demon wants next.<br/><br/>Zane<br/>I've been hunting souls for centuries, but she's the ultimate prize - vicious and feral, with a broken soul as dark as my own. I thought claiming her would be a simple game, but Juniper is far from simple. I chose to follow her on a path drenched with the blood of her enemies, but it's our blood that may be spilled next. As an ancient God wakes from Its slumber, neither of us may survive.<br/><br/>Her Soul for Revenge is book 2 in the Souls Trilogy. Although all the books are interconnected, they are stand-alone and can be read in any order.<br/><br/>Content Note<br/>This book contains sexual scenes, kink/fetish content, horror elements, drug use, scenes of trauma, anxiety, and PTSD, and depictions of "hard" kink/edgeplay. A complete CW can be found in the frontmatter of the book.
Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy)
Harley Laroux • 2024
Contemporary
Twisted
Emily McIntire • 2023
"Yasmin Karam was raised in prosperity. Daughter to one of the richest men in the world, she's been fortunate to never know strife. When her father falls ill, he has one last wish: to see her married to someone of his choosing. Determined to make his last days his happiest, she agrees. But there's one problem: her heart belongs to someone else. A servant. A street rat. A man who would never be considered worthy. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, Yasmin strikes a deal with an unlikely ally-Julian Faraci, her father's right hand man-not realizing he has his own twisted agenda. Julian Faraci came from nothing, built from broken bones and faded bruises. But dark pasts can forge bright futures, and Julian has climbed his way through the trenches, not caring who gets hurt along the way. He has one goal: become the most powerful man in the world. When his mentor falls ill, he's on the verge of losing everything, and he'll stop at nothing to inherit what is rightfully his. Even if it means forcing a woman he can't stand into marriage. She's a brat who speaks out of turn. He's the villain of her story. But he's decided that she's his ... whether she wants to be or not
Scarred
Emily McIntire • 2022
<p>From BookTok sensation Emily McIntire comes a dark and delicious fractured fairy tale in her fan-favorite Never After series.</p> <p>She doesn't belong to him...she belongs to the crown.</p> <p>Prince Tristan Faasa was never destined for the throne. That was always his brother, Michael. The same brother responsible for both Tristan's tormented childhood and the scar that mars his face. When their father dies, Michael is set to assume the throne, and Tristan is set to steal it. The leader of a secret rebellion, Tristan will stop at nothing to end his brother's reign. But when Michael's new betrothed, Lady Sara Beatreaux arrives, Tristan finds himself in the middle of a new kind of war. The kind that begs the question of what's more important, the crown or the woman about to wear it.</p> <p>Sara has one plan. Marry the King and eradicate the Faasa line, even at the risk of her own peril. But she never expects the Scarred Prince. He's dangerous. Forbidden. And one of the men she's been sent to kill. But the line between hatred and passion has never seemed so thin, and as secrets come to light, Sara grows unsure of whom she can trust--torn between vengeance and the villain she was never supposed to love. </p>
Hooked (Never After Series)
Emily McIntire • 2021
Crime
The Predator (Dark Verse Series)
RuNyx • 2020
Kill Switch
Penelope Douglas • 2024
Hideaway
Penelope Douglas • 2024
<b>All the twisted games are back as Devil's Night returns in this dark romance from <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Penelope Douglas, now with bonus material.</b><br><br>Buried in the shadows of the city, there’s an abandoned hotel called The Pope, surrounded by a mystery about the hidden twelfth floor and the guest who never checked out. Banks knows the local legend, but Kai Mori believes the myth around the hotel. He and his friends think they know her, think they can scare her, but Banks knows something they don’t. Even though she struggles to hide everything she feels when Kai looks at her, the person he seeks is much closer than he’ll ever realize.<br><br>She’ll never reveal her secret. This Devil’s Night, Kai will be the hunted one. <br><br>But Banks doesn’t know what Kai had to turn into to survive three years in prison. He wants the hotel, its guest, and his life back. But the more he’s around Banks, the more Kai realizes this new version of himself is exactly who he was meant to be.<br><br>Kai’s seen her hideaway. It’s time for Banks to see his.
Corrupt (Devil''s Night Series)
Penelope Douglas • 2023
<b>Dreams might be a heart’s desire, but nightmares are its obsession in the first novel of a dark romance series from <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Penelope Douglas. </b><br> <br> Erika Fane’s boyfriend's older brother is handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. The star of his college's basketball team gone pro, he's more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than he is with her. But she saw him. She heard him. The things that he did, and the deeds that he hid...<br> <br> For years, Erika bit her nails, unable to look away. Now, she’s in college, but she hasn’t stopped watching him. He’s bad and the things she’s seen aren’t content to stay in her head anymore.<br> <br> Because he's finally noticed her.<br> <br> But Michael Crist knows the hold he has on Rika, how much she fears him. She looks down when he enters the room and stills when he’s close. He knows she thinks only of him. When Michael’s brother leaves for the military, leaving Rika alone and unprotected, he knows the opportunity is too good to be true. <br><br> Three years ago she put Michael’s friends in prison, and now they’re free. <br><br>Every last one of her nightmares is about to come true.
Uncategorized
The Sweetest Oblivion (Made Series)
Danielle Lori • 2018
She’s a romantic at heart, living in the most unromantic of worlds . . .Nicknamed Sweet Abelli for her docile nature, Elena smiles on cue and has a charming response for everything. She’s the favored daughter, the perfect mafia principessa . . . or was.Now, all she can see in the mirror’s reflection is blood staining her hands like crimson paint.They say first impressions are everything . . .In the murky waters of New York’s underworld, Elena’s sister is arranged to marry Nicolas Russo. A Made Man, a boss, a cheat—even measured against mafia standards. His reputation stretches far and wide and is darker than his black suits and ties. After his and Elena’s first encounter ends with an accidental glare on her part, she realizes he’s just as rude as he is handsome.She doesn’t like the man or anything he stands for, though that doesn’t stop her heart from pattering like rain against glass when he’s near, nor the shiver that ghosts down her spine at the sound of his voice.And he’s always near. Telling her what to do. Making her feel hotter than any future brother-in-law should. Elena may be the Sweet Abelli on the outside, but she’s beginning to learn she has a taste for the darkness, for rough hands, cigarettes, and whiskey-colored eyes. Having already escaped one scandal, however, she can hardly afford to be swept up in another.Besides, even if he were hers, everyone knows you don’t fall in love with a Made Man . . . right?This is a standalone forbidden romance.
Painted Scars (Perfectly Imperfect Series)
Neva Altaj • 2022
The first book in a new mafia romance series.<br/><br/>Nina<br/><br/>Charming, captivating, and seductive,<br/>And a cold-blooded killer.<br/>But I married the Pakhan of the Russian Bratva anyway.<br/>I had to. It was part of the deal.<br/><br/>Now, I’m faking marital bliss,<br/>As I tremble with fear,<br/>And I cannot wait to be out of the clutches of this ruthless man.<br/><br/>Roman<br/><br/>I get anything I desire.<br/>And I want this perfectly imperfect little manipulator.<br/><br/>The way she can deceive anyone into believing she’s crazy in love with me,<br/>Just makes me want her even more.<br/><br/>She doesn't know it yet,<br/>But I am not letting her go.<br/>The deal - is off.<br/><br/>*Painted Scars is a full-length mafia romance novel with no cheating and a guaranteed HEA.<br/><br/>This is the first book in Perfectly Imperfect mafia series, and compared to the other books in the series, it's not overly dark. Painted Scars is primarily a love story which focuses on the relationship between Nina and Roman, and while there are a few scenes depicting violence, it's considerably lighter than the sequels.<br/><br/>Perfectly Imperfect Reading Order & Tropes 1. Painted Scars (Nina & Roman)<br/>Tropes: disabled hero, fake marriage, age gap, opposites attract, possessive/jealous hero<br/><br/>2. Broken Whispers (Bianca & Mikhail)<br/>Tropes: scarred/disabled hero, mute heroine, arranged marriage, age gap, beauty and the beast, OTT possessive/jealous hero<br/><br/>3. Hidden Truths (Angelina & Sergei)<br/>Tropes: age gap, broken hero, only she can calm him down, who did this to you<br/><br/>4. Ruined Secrets (Isabella & Luca)<br/>Tropes: arranged marriage, age gap, OTT possessive/jealous hero, amnesia<br/><br/>5. Stolen Touches (Milene & Salvatore)<br/>Tropes: arranged marriage, disabled hero, age gap, emotionless hero, OTT possessive/jealous hero<br/><br/>6. Fractured Souls (Asya & Pavel)<br/>Tropes: he helps her heal, age gap, who did this to you, possessive/jealous hero, he thinks he’s not good enough for her<br/><br/>7. Burned Dreams (Ravenna & Alessandro)<br/>Tropes: bodyguard, forbidden love, revenge, enemies to lovers, age gap, who did this to you, possessive/jealous hero<br/><br/>8. Silent Lies (Sienna & Drago)<br/>Tropes: deaf hero, arranged marriage, age gap, grumpy-sunshine, opposites attract, super OTT possessive/jealous hero<br/><br/>9. Darkest Sins (Nera & Kai)<br/>Tropes: grumpy-sunshine, opposites attract, age-gap, stalker hero, only she can calm him down
God of Wrath (Legacy of Gods Series)
Rina Kent • 2022
NOTE: This is the special edition print of God of Wrath. To find the ebook and audiobook, please look for the main edition.<br/><br/>From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a new STANDALONE enemies-to-lovers college romance.<br/><br/>I’m trapped by the devil.<br/>What started as an innocent mistake turned into actual hell.<br/>In my defense, I didn’t mean to get involved with a mafia prince.<br/>But he barged through my defenses anyway.<br/>He stalked me from the shadows and stole me from the life I know.<br/>Jeremy Volkov might appear charming, but a true predator lurks inside.<br/>He’s out to possess, own, and keep me.<br/>But I have no plans to stick around in his blood-soaked world.<br/>Or so I think.<br/><br/>This book is a dark unconventional romance and contains themes that aren't to everyone's liking. Please check the author's note for content warnings before reading.
Bloodshed
Molly Doyle • 2022
Skin of a Sinner
Avina St Graves • 2023
The Ritual (L.O.R.D.S Series)
Shantel Tessier • 2021
Little Stranger
Leigh Rivers • 2023
OWNING HER IS ALL HE EVER WANTED</p> </p>She betrayed him, and now he wants revenge against the sister who became his forbidden obsession the second he laid eyes on her. After she sends him to prison for years, he's free and ready to haunt her.</p> </p>Everything about Olivia belongs to Malachi Vize.</p>Her mind</p>Her body</p>Her soul</p>Her fear</p>Her pain</p> </p>On Halloween night, he can no longer lurk in the shadows. All he has left to own is her heart, even if he needs to take it.</p><p><br></p>
Does It Hurt?
H. D. Carlton • 2022
<p>Who am I?</p><p><br></p><p>I've forgotten the answer to that question long ago. Ever since I ran from that house, so desperate to escape, I left with only the clothes on my back and socks on my feet. After that day, I've only ever walked in stolen shoes.</p><p><br></p><p>Could I be a girl who is searching for the meaning of life in faceless men? They were all so forgettable. Until he came along. He took me under a waterfall and made me forget my name, and in return, I took his instead.</p><p><br></p><p>Enzo Vitale.</p><p><br></p><p>An enigmatic man that will only ever love the deep sea. Or rather the predators that inhabit it. Turns out, he's not so different than the monsters he feeds. He lured me onto his boat like a fish in the ocean, seeking vengeance for my crime. Had I realized his intentions, and that a massive storm would leave us shipwrecked, I would've ran.</p><p><br></p><p>Now, I'm a girl who's seeking refuge in a decrepit lighthouse with a man who loathes me almost as much as he craves me. He wants to hurt me, but the old caretaker of the abandoned island may have intentions far more sinister.</p><p><br></p><p>It's no longer a question of who I am, but rather, will I survive?</p>
