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The Ritual by Shantel Tessier
L.O.R.D.S. #1
Rating: 4/5
Spice: 5/5
Plot: 4/5
Primary Genre: Dark Romance
Blurb: THE CHOSEN ONE
I vow. You vow. We vow.
Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all—the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one.
People think growing up with money is freeing, but I promise you, it’s not. My entire life has been planned out for me. I never got the chance to do what I wanted until Ryat Alexander Archer came along and gave me an option for a better life. He offered me what no one else ever had—freedom.
I chose to be his. He made me believe that anyway, but it was just another lie. A way that the Lords manipulate you into doing what they want.
After being sucked into the dark, twisted world of the Lords, I embraced my new role and allowed Ryat to parade me around like the trophy I was to him. But like all things, what started out as a game soon became a fight for survival. And the only way out was death.
This book can be read as a standalone but the timeline of the Lords books is as follows:
The Ritual
The Sinner
The Sacrifice
Sabotage (the H isn't a Lord but he works for a Lord)
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
The Ruinous Love Trilogy #1
Rating: 5/5
Spice: 2.5/5
Plot: 5/5
Primary Genre: Dark Romance
Blurb: The viral TikTok friends-to-lovers dark romantic comedy full of murder, chaos, and spice—unlike anything you’ve read before—now available in all bookstores.
When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of like-minded, pitch-black souls. From small town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country.
But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love. Can Rowan and Sloane dig themselves out of a game of graves? Or have they finally met their match?
Lights Out by Navessa Allen
Into Darkness #1
Rating: 4/5
Spice: 3/5
Plot: 4/5
Primary Genre: Dark Romance
Blurb: MEET BOOKTOK'S LATEST OBSESSION . . . DARK, FUNNY AND SUPER SPICY, CAN YOU HANDLE THE RIDE?
I want someone with a soul as black as night. Someone who would burn the world down for me and not lose a single minute of sleep over it.
Trauma nurse Aly escapes her hard-working days by thirsting after masked men online. To her, nothing could top the fantasy of her favorite tattooed and masked man hunting her down. But she never could have guessed that one drunken text would turn those dreams into reality . . .
I want things most people don't, craving darkness and depravity instead of light and love.
Josh has spent his life avoiding the limelight, but his online persona is another story. At night, he posts masked thirst traps for his millions of fans, until one follower catches his Aly.
Together, Aly and Josh live out their darkest fantasies, unaware that Aly has captured the attention of someone with far more sinister intentions. As Josh turns from predator to protector, he must ask himself how far he'll go for the woman he can't live without.
Soul of a Witch by Harley Laroux
Souls Trilogy, #3
Rating: 4/5
Spice: 4/5
Plot: 4/5
Primary Genre: Dark Paranormal Romance
Trigger Warnings: Check Goodreads for a general CW, full TW list in book preview.
Blurb:
Everly
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. But no more. 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. But at what cost?
Callum
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. 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. If a choice must be made, I'll let the world burn if it means having her as my own.
Each book within the Souls Trilogy is interconnected, following a different couple through a similar timeline in the fictional world of Abelaum.
Back In the Shadows by J.A. Owenby
Rating: 5 /5
Spice: 3/5
Plot: 5/5
Primary Genre: Dark Romance
Trigger Warnings: Please check the author’s website
Blurb:
𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲.
One, two, they took what's mine.
My little lamb was stolen from me.
Three, four, blood on the floor.
The monster she awakened has broken free.
Five, six, death's favorite tricks.
My darkness hunts relentlessly.
Seven, eight, feel my rage.
Hell itself bows down to me.
Nine, ten, kill again and again.
Each death brings her back to me. Eleven, twelve, straight to hell.
Where screams ring eternally. Welcome back to your darkest nightmare.
I am Death, and they've stripped away my mask of mercy.
My little lamb, I will paint the streets red until you're safe in my arms again. “Back in the Shadows” plunges readers deeper into Death's twisted realm, where love and violence dance in perfect harmony. This isn't just a story—it's a descent into beautiful madness, where the line between protector and monster blurs with every heartbeat. Once you've stepped back into the shadows, there's no escaping their embrace.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭.
** This dark romance features multiple POVs, intricate storylines, and graphic content including possessive themes, obsession, morally grey characters, and dubcon that weaves together into one soul-shattering conclusion. If you crave a simple love story, this isn't it. But if you dare to embrace the darkness, welcome home. **
In the Shadows by J.A. Owenby
Rating: 4/5
Spice: 5/5
Plot: 4/5
Primary Genre: Dark Romance
Blurb:
When you finally meet the monster hiding under your bed.
One, two, I’m coming for you.
She’s my obsession.
Three, four, kneel on the floor.
I want to possess her in every way.
Five, six, I’m up to my old tricks.
She knows me as The Portland Serial K!ll3r.
Seven, eight, lay in wait.
Little does she know I’m watching her.
Nine, ten, never to be seen again.
Welcome to your worst nightmare, Little Lamb. Who am I? Let me introduce myself. I’m Death. And I have found my Queen. Ella McCloud you’re the flicker of light in my dark, dark world. The color in my grayscale existence. I yearn for you like the night yearns for the stars. **Dear readers, this dark romance contains multiple POVs, multiple storylines, and many exciting moving pieces that come together in one satisfying and unexpected HEA. If you enjoy a single storyline, this book might not be for you.
** In the Shadows is a dark, age gap romance standalone with an unhinged hero. Check TW/CW and tropes on the author's website.
Ghost Dick by Kinsley Kincaid
Rating: 4/5
Spice: 5/5
Plot: 4/5
Primary Genre: Dark Romance
Blurb:
You Can Never Escape The Town
The Legacy
The Legends
Are Your Responsibility
Welcome to Port Canyon
This is a Very Taboo Dark Romance
Moth To A Flame by Eva Marks
This review is later than I would have liked but I’ve been down with the sickness (COVID) since Wednesday night. This strain is a really nasty one. Today (Saturday) is the first day that I haven’t slept all day in awhile so I must get to work!
Rating: 4/5
Spice: 3/5
Plot: 4/5
Primary Genre: Dark Romance
Blurb: I’ve always held back my darkness. But for her, I’ll unleash it. All of it…
I never lose control.
Just one moment of happiness might bring forth the evil that taints my blood. So, I stick to satisfying other people’s fantasies with my kink dating app. That’s how I found her.
Regan Everglow is sweet. Deserving of all the beauty this life has to offer.
But she’s known darkness, too. Her control was stolen from her years ago. Now, she’s ready to take it back.
And I’m going to help. I wish I could say my intentions were pure. But they’re not.
Truth is, I’m obsessed with her. I’d stalk her to the ends of the earth.
Because she draws out the beast I keep locked inside me, like a moth to a flame—and she has no idea how far that beast would go to protect her. She’s about to find out, though.
So is any man who even thinks of touching my Regan again…
Ghost by Eva Simmons
Rating: 4/5
Spice: 3
Primary Genre: Dark Romance/MC Romance
Plot: 4/5
Blurb: Ghost lied to his club to protect me, putting a target on both our backs. Trouble is… I didn’t know I needed saving. Or that I was still being haunted by my past. Now my loyalty to the Twisted Kings is in question, and the only man who can protect me is a tall, tattooed biker with a taste for revenge and a vow of abstinence. Ghost is haunted. He’s reclusive. He ignores me at every turn, and I’m certain I mean nothing to him. Until I discover Ghost has been watching more than surveillance through the clubhouse cameras. He sees everything.And I’m his favorite subject.
Author's Note: Ghost is a dark MC romance with a morally grey hero, heavy subject matter, mature content, and explicit scenes. Content/TWs (which contain spoilers) can be found on author's website. 18+ Standalone with HEA guaranteed.
Don’t Stop by Lauren Biel
Rating: 4/5
Spice: 5/5
Primary Genre: Dark Romance, Traumance
Trigger Warnings: Please check the author’s website before reading
Blurb: If you don't stop, you'll live. If you do, you know what will happen. So for the love of all things unholy, don’t stop.
-Dalton and Rayna
The Halloween Harvesters
This is a similar hitchhiker themed romance but is more horror. It won't be in the series with the regular dark hitchhiker romances (Ride or Die Romances). Ride AND die!
Tropes: Unhinged fmc and mmc
More innocent mmc
damsel in distress
insta obsession
enemies to lovers
dark humor/banter
mask kink (they both wear masks)
Hitched by Lauren Biel
Blurb:
"Ready or not, rabbit, here I come"
Lex
The moment I open the car door and see her sweet face, I know I'm making a mistake. By offering to give me a ride, so is she. I spot the rabbit’s foot hanging from the rear-view mirror. It's not her lucky day.
I take her with me as I run from the law. Despite being a felon and a documented sociopath, I only mean for Selena to be a ride to the border. But somewhere along the way she stirs up feelings I've long thought myself incapable of.
She's my rabbit, my sweet little bunny, and I need to teach her how to run from me so I can catch her and show her what it's like to be devoured by the predator she should be afraid of.
Danger lurks in every corner, and the risk of getting caught grows by the day. What will I do once she takes me to my destination? Will I let her go or do something much worse? Can we find some way to stay together when the world wants to pull us apart?
Where’s Molly by H.D. Carlton
A Cat & Mouse Duet spinoff
Rating: 4/5
Spice: 3/5
Plot: 4/5
Primary Genre: Dark Romance
Blurb: “Molly Devereaux has been missing for more than two weeks, and police are still searching for the girl who seemed to vanish out of thin air. The world still wants to know... Where's Molly?”
In my dreams, I never escaped the Oregon woods.
Life after death isn't easy to accept, especially when I still feel like a ghost.
Now, I live deep in the mountains of Montana—the paradigm of beauty. But they are also the home of horrors.
Horrors that I only unleash at night.
When my pigs are allowed to feast.
