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Hang For Me by Marla York
Rating: 4/5
Spice: 4/5
Plot: 4/5
Primary Genre: Horror Romance
Blurb: Trauma doesnโt go away just because you found love; it sticks in your blood like a parasite youโll always have to live with.
I have desired her for years, always protecting her from afar, and stealing the voices of those who harmed usโsilencing their cruel words forever.
Driven by jealousy, I tear down walls until I find her, our love a haunting fixation that consumes my thoughts.
When her faรงade cracks, I find my soul connected to someone just as unhinged as I.
Will we see past our deep-seated insecurities, or will we burn the world to the ground first with our obsessions?
The Sinner by Shantel Tessier
L.O.R.D.S. #2
Rating: 4/5
Spice: 5/5
Plot: 5/5
Primary Genre: Dark Romance
Blurb: LITTLE DEMON
I was raised in a world where money and power are at your fingertips. My father is a LORD, a very respected member of a secret society that knows no bounds. When tragedy struck my family, we discovered we werenโt untouchable. Just when I thought life couldnโt get any worse, I was shown what hell is really like. Then he came and saved me. The devil disguised as my personal hero. But of course, nothing is for free. Not when a soul is up for grabs.
I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW.
Easton Bradley SinnettโSinโuses his power for his own sick pleasure. Like a typical Lord, he never thought about the consequences of his actions. I grew up with him, obsessed over him, craved him. He was who I pictured when I imagined doing things my body shouldnโt want.
One day, I realized he was not who I thought he was. It didnโt change anything, though, because I was already too far gone. If anything, I fell for him harder.
Every now and then, someone enters your life who flips it upside down. Sin wrecked me in the worst way, and I thanked him for it by serving on my knees.
As they say, nothing lasts forever. Men like him never stay with a woman like me. Iโm what they use, not keep. So when he threw me away, I shouldnโt have been all that surprised.
My body had always craved the darker side of love. The kind that left bruises and scars. I was what most would call unholy. And when the devil whispered in my ear that he loved me, I was more than determined to show him just how devoted I could be.
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 allโthe 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, itโs 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 hadโfreedom.
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 spiceโunlike anything youโve read beforeโnow available in all bookstores.
When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusiveโthe 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 authorโs website
Blurb:
๐๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐๐ซ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ.
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. โBack in the Shadowsโ plunges readers deeper into Death's twisted realm, where love and violence dance in perfect harmony. This isn't just a storyโit'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.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ.
** 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. **
Beautiful Little Freaks by Tylor Paige
A Gatsby Retelling
Rating: 4/5
Spice: 3.5/5
Plot: 4/5
Primary Genre: Dark Romance
Trigger Warnings: Self harm, homophobic and transphobic comments from the villain, victim-blaming, gas-lighting, cheating, murder, cannibalism, branding, discussions in detail of sexual assault, domestic violence, coercion, discission of abortion, dub con, verbal abuse, bigoted comments from the bad guys, inference of CSA, child trafficking, parental emotional abuse
Blurb:
From top three amazon bestselling author Tylor Paige, comes a new dark romance about two star-crossed lovers whose love for a tale told 100 years ago convinces them to rewrite the ending, no matter the cost. Daisy and Gatsby dreamed of the day theyโd get their happily ever after, their green light. He, the innate artist, and her, the prima prodigy. However, their dreams are shattered when Gatsby is takes the fall for the most heinous of crimes. Cannibalism. Years later, Daisy has become the famous ballerina she was destined to be, but lives a miserable, trapped life as a fiancรฉe to a man whose cruelty matches the numbers in his bank account. It isnโt until her cousin comes to visit that she notices the green light across the lake, the one that matches the one on her dock. Could it be? Has Gatsby somehow been found innocent and come back for her? Is he still the same man? Andโฆ is she the same woman? Does she still believe in the green light? Beautiful Little Freaks is a chilling, seductive retelling of The Great Gatsby, containing forbidden romance, vengeance, and the twisted paths we take to reclaim what weโve lost.
Beautiful Little Freaks is a dark romance retelling. It features one couple, and has a HEA.
