Dark Romance

Dark romance is quickly becoming one of the most preferred versions of romance books. This genre has some great stories where the romance gets a little...dark. These books are usually more mature and feature morally gray characters or even villians. We have a few options of these in the shop and wanted to highlight this genre below!

Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight

The Vipers run this town and everyone in it.

They make deals as sordid as their business―and they have no mercy. They’re a mafia family only an idiot would mess with, so of course my estranged, abusive father did just that. Then he sold me off to them to cover his debts.

Now, trapped in their penthouse, they say I’m their toy to play with and discard whenever they see fit. But the Vipers have no idea who they’re dealing with. I intend to take advantage of the hunger in their eyes.

As their scarred, blood-stained hands roam my body, I’m getting under their skin, turning their desires into an addiction they won’t be able to shake. What’s more? I’m indulging my own dark fantasies, ones I’ve never been able to satisfy. . . until now.

Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel think they’re in control. They think that I’m their prey. But this girl? She has fangs too.

This deluxe edition features sprayed edges with stenciled artwork, a signed letter from the author, and five bonus scenes.

Caught Up by Navessa Allen

“I wanted this woman, and I was a man who always got what he wanted.”

Nico “Junior” Trocci knows Lauren Marchetti is off limits. She is sweetness and laughter, whereas Junior exists in a world of violence and depravity. Men like him don’t get to have women like her. It’s why he pushed her away back in high school and kept his distance ever since.

But when Junior looks Lauren up online, he discovers the shy, bookish girl he remembers is gone. In her place is a strikingly beautiful woman whose social media is filled with scantily clad pictures of herself and a connection to a nearby play club. Junior’s innocent curiosity quickly turns into a dark obsession. Watching Lauren from a distance isn’t enough; he needs to make her his.

“He’s ruthless; a walking red flag. Good thing red is my favorite color.”

Lauren is intrigued by the mystery man who keeps showing up at her club, who tempts her white-hot desires. But as their flirty online messages stir up a deeper form of connection, Lauren worries she’s developing real feelings for this brooding stranger. As their combined desire ratchets up to a breaking point, who will seduce who?

Tropes

Stalker romance

Morally grey MMC

Masked stalker

He falls first

Kink friendly

Second chance romance

Found family

Touch her and die

Lights Out by Navessa Allen

The viral TikTok stalker dark romance, burning with high heat, hilarious banter, and a love story like you've never seen before. 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 Cappellucci doesn't need any more kinks.

She likes the one she's landed on just fine. To her, nothing could top the masked men she follows online. Unless one of those men was shirtless, heavily tattooed, and waiting for her in her bedroom. She dreams about being hunted by one in particular, of him chasing her down and doing deliciously dark things to her willing body. She never could have guessed that by sending one drunken text, those dreams would become her new reality. I want things most people don't, craving darkness and depravity instead of light and love. Josh Hammond 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 to drool over, but one follower has caught his eye: Aly.

After reading a comment begging him to break into her house wearing a mask, he decides to take her up on her offer. Together, Aly and Josh live out their darkest fantasies, unaware that Aly has captured the attention of someone else. Someone with far more sinister intentions than a little light stalking. As Josh turns from predator to protector and the stakes heighten, he must ask himself how far he's willing to go for the woman he's obsessed with.

Lights Out is a fast-paced dark romance with a morally gray male lead. Some themes and scenes may be disturbing to readers. Please check the TWs at the beginning of the book.