ANNOUNCEMENT: I’m excited to tell you that the Aestas Book Database (“BookDB”) has launched!! It features over 4000 books, 850 authors, 800 series, and 215 lists of books including this category! Ready to try it??
Click here to enter the Aestas Book Database “BookDB” 😀
PS: I’m going to leave the old list active in case you wanted to still use it. So it linked down below…
These romances are dark, gritty, and not for the faint of heart! Captivity-themes, dangerous heroes, unconventional love stories and more!
Click covers to purchase on Amazon.
READER RECOMMENDATIONS
Note: These are books I have not yet read myself.
Tears of Tess (Monsters in the Dark #1) by Pepper Winters, Torn from You by Nashoda Rose, Monster in His Eyes by JM Darhower, You Loved Me At My Darkest by Evie Harper, Comfort Food by Kitty Thomas, RAW by Belle Aurora, The Siren (The Original Sinners #1) by Tiffany Reisz.
MORE RECOMMENDATIONS LISTS
Do you have any ‘dark romance’ recommendations??
Did you love any of the books on this list??
Leave a comment below and let us know!! 😀
Marsha Carter says
Twist Me by Anna Zaires is a really good dark romance!
Gabri says
Consequences Series by Aleatha Romig. Larger than life.
Tiffany Marie says
Little Things by Madison Street is another dark and gritty romance.
Xez says
Try Vanquish by Pam Godwin! 🙂
Kirsty says
Seven Sons serial romance by Lili Saint Germain. First one is free, last 3 are yet to be released. Love this, its unique but very dark, has made me cry and feel such strong hatred towards some of the characters, but also has a very complex love story woven in thats beautiful. The heroine is such a strong character aswell x
Ebee says
Killing Sarai by J.A. Redmerski!! One of my all-time favorites.
Marcie says
Agree – the entire series is awesome.
Michelle says
Flawed (The Butcher) and the Blood and Roses Series
heather says
Comfort food by kitty thomas
Jess says
Three two one by Ja Huss was a amazing dark romance
Elizabeth O'Roark says
Have to do a shout-out for the Dark Duet (Captive in the Dark, Seduced in the Dark). Yes, they make “50 Shades” look like YA lit by contrast, but they’re sooooooo good.
Doreen Barnes says
I loved the condemned series by Gemma James, first book Torrent and 2nd is Rampant. Im patiently waiting for book 3’s release Fervent. This was the first dark romance i read and it was crazy and awesome, I highly recommend reading them
Jackie Molina says
Hello. Do you know the book which blurb is like; ‘DEA hero, then his wife was captured. She hid on their secret closet with her dog, but she was found. Then she writes a journal almost everyday. He was helped by his captor though.’ I couldn’t remember the title of the book. Please help me. 🙁 Thanks!
Marcie says
I have been on a Dark Romance Genre kick lately, here are some I really like: Monsters in the Dark series (Pepper Winters), Bang and Echo (E.K. Blair), MudVein and Marrow (Tarryn Fisher), Poughkeepsie series (Debra Anastasia), Monsters in His Eyes (J. M. Darhower), Facade – Deception Series (D. H. Sidebottom and Ker Dukey), Anything by Ker Dukey!
Starr Washington says
Reapers Property, Reapers Stand, Devils Game and Reapers Legacy by Joanne Wylde is a Good Series. If you liked Son of Anarchy then you will love these. Very Hot and Raunchy!
Sam says
Surviving Him Dawn A Keane
Julia says
Tears of Tess by Pepper Winters was AMAZING! I absolutely recommend it.
thank you for this list!
VampyWildCat says
Pepper Winters is the queen of dark romance. Try Monsters in the Dark series and Indebted series. Ruin & Rule is also amazing. The Original Sinner series by Tiffany Reiz is the darkest of all.
SydneyL28 says
Thanks been looking for a new book I’m a die hard Pepper Winters fan so I’ll look into the Orginal sinner. The dollar series are really good as well!
T vaishnavi says
Despite reading monsters in the dark series , debt inheritance , twist me , siren , torrent , defy , dark notes , Facade , broken love series ,eighteen :18 , the maddest obesession , deviant ……..
The one that stuck with me wholly was. ” The saint “. by Tiffany reisz it has one of the most unconventional storylines , yet i couldnot help but lose myself in it again.
It’s parts dread ..parts humor .. parts love and parts hope that maybe Nora and Soren be together regardless it being forbidden .
Lena says
Corrupt by Penelope Douglas
pritika says
Tears of Tess by Pepper Winters was great novel, i absolutely loveeeeed it.
Elena says
I recommend Olga GOA books. They are not as dark as Pepper Winters or Skye Warren books but they are hot, suspense and have some psychological moments if you want to think about the book, not just read and forget.
I highly recommend them because this author has to be in a bestseller list! I am sad that she’s barely recognizable since she’s an Indie Writer!
Donna says
Taken Without Her Consent by Mitzi D. Lane, great read, just enough of everything !!
Patricia says
The Broken love series by BB Reid is so good! the first book is Fear me. Check them out!
Donna says
Just got a notice that Mitzi D. Lane’s new captive romance book will be on amazon for free on Friday July 12th
“My Russian Captor” if anyone liked her other two books then you may want to check this one out !!
Lina Colon says
The Life of Anna series by Marissa Honeycutt is really dark.
Melinda McDaniel says
Loved the series, kept you on the edge of your seat. I also talked to Marissa and was able to buy signed hard copies. She is awesome.