Posts Tagged ‘Dark Romance’

Title: Moments of Malevolence

Series: The Hunters Book 1 (standalone)
Author: T.L. Smith
Genre: Dark Romance
Tropes: Villain; Grumpy vs. Grumpy; Touch her you die
Release Date: June 20, 2023
Cover Design: Hang Le
 
Alaska
I lie to one of the city’s most ruthless men.
And it feels so good.
Deception is a drug, and I’m quickly becoming an addict.
Each time we speak, Zuko has no idea it’s me.
The lie tastes sweet leaving my mouth.
I couldn’t stop now, even if I wanted to—which I don’t.
He thinks our conversations are more than just sex. He’s wrong.
The intimacy he feels is all a facade.
Until the day an embodiment of my darkest fantasies walks into my bar, and his unmistakable voice sends a shiver down my spine.
It turns out I’m not the one in control.
But when he calls tonight, and he will, I’ll be ready…
… with a lie.

Zuko
My job is to hunt. Dispose of problems like they never existed. And I’m incredibly good at my job.
It’s brutal and violent. But, then again, so I am.
I crave destruction. Death is merely a consequence of my dark pursuits.
And I won’t lose a wink of sleep over it, either.
Nothing bothers me.
No one affects me.
Except the vixen with the lilac hair.
When I reveal my true self to her, she laughs it off, enticed by the game we play.
She’s keeping secrets.
And I know all about prying information out of people.
She won’t like my methods.
But I’ll keep playing her little game until I decide what to do about her.
I can’t tell if she is destined to be my wife…
… or my next victim.

 
 
 

 
 
USA Today Best Selling Author T.L. Smith loves to write her characters with flaws so beautiful and dark you can’t turn away. Her books have been translated into several languages. If you don’t catch up with her in her home state of Queensland, Australia you can usually find her travelling the world, either sitting on a beach in Bali or exploring Alcatraz in San Francisco or walking the streets of New York.
 
 
 
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Queen of Dreams

Brutal Never Boys, #3

By Mona Black

A Dark RH Romance Peter Pan retelling

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Release Date: June 21

 

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Blurb:

What makes us go back to our fears and dark desires, again and again, unable to escape?

I thought it was all over. That I was back in the human world, for good this time. Back in my apartment, with my friends, my job, my life.

But the heart works in mysterious ways and it won’t let me rest. When I find out that the Lost Boys might still be alive, I jump at the chance to go back to the island and save them.

Losing them would be unbearable, even though I ran away from them once before.

Only problem is, saving them means I’ll have to face my greatest fear, plunge into the unknown and accept what I did and who I am.

Can I do it?

Will it work?

And even if I manage… where do we go from there? Will love prove strong enough to save us all?


About Mona Black

Mona Black is a Fantasy Romance and Reverse Harem Romance Author. She writes about Fae, shifters, and witches, and of course, love. She loves fairy tales and long sagas of magic, and especially loves characters who redeem themselves and find their happily ever after.

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Title: Lawless Princes
Series: Black Hollow Isle Book 1
Author: Dani René
Genre: Mafia, Why Choose Romance
Release Date: May 30, 2023
Cover Design: Raven Designs
Cover Photographer: Paperback Model (PBM)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
USA Today Bestselling Author, Dani René, brings you a brand new dark, sordid world of why choose romances. This series takes place on the infamous Black Hollow Isle.
 
Danger. Deceit. Death.
 
I was promised to the leader of the Lawless Princes. I don’t have a choice, obeying their rules will keep me alive. But they hold a secret that could bring their perfectly glimmering world crashing down.
 
As much as I hate them, Judah, Valen, and Malachi are now my protectors.
 
But there is no happy ever after in this life.
 
The Princes will soon become Kings, but not before they learn what the title means.
 
 
 
 
“You look good on your knees,” he tells me nonchalantly as he steps back and takes me in fully. I shift to my feet, standing to my full height before he gets any other ideas. “The next time I find you wandering around where you shouldn’t be, I will make sure you regret every moment of your spying.”

© copyright 2023
 
 
 

 
 
Dani is a USA Today Bestselling Author of seductively dark romance.

She now lives in the UK where she explores old buildings and cemeteries while plotting her next book.

When she’s not writing, she can be found binge-watching the latest TV series, or working on graphic design either for herself, or other indie authors.

She enjoys reading books about handsome villains and feisty heroines, mostly dark, always seductive, and sometimes depraved. She has a healthy addiction to tattoos, coffee, and ice cream.

You can find more information on her website, www.danirene.com, or find her on social media, Instagram and Facebook being her favorites. Along with her newsletter, which you can sign up for here – https://bit.ly/DaniVIPs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Bloody Savage God

A Dark Enemies to Lovers Romance

Godless Heathens – Chryseum Academy Book

By Jordan Grant

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Cover Designer: Lori Jackson Design

Photographer: Ren Saliba

Release Date: June 21

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𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆, 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒖𝒎 𝑹𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑨𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒚 (𝑺𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕, 𝑮𝒂𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒍, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑲𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏). 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌.

 

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Leave humanity at the door.

Only godless heathens survive here.

 

— Saint —

Chryseum Reformatory Academy aka the Asylum.

This is where the rich send their f*cked-up sons and daughters, delivering them to a prison in the Catskills of New York.

The Asylum doesn’t cure. It camouflages, protecting old money from apples rotting on the family tree.

They call me a psychopath, a lunatic, unhinged.

But here, I am God.

Now, say your prayers at the door, pet, because this is my senior year, my school, my world.

Even God doesn’t step foot here.

 

— Willow —

I didn’t want to kill myself, not really.

I wanted help.

I wanted someone—anyone—to listen.

But I’m just a flesh-and-bone cry for attention.

Now, my father’s shipped me here, where evil and old secrets seep through the cold, stone walls.

An inky-haired guy with a devilish smile offers me protection, but his price is high.

Wear his collar.

Be his pet.

Give myself to him, body and soul.

 

**Author’s Note: Bloody Savage God is a 400+ page, dark academia gothic romance recommended for those 18+. It features mature themes including, but not limited to, an incendiary heat level, bullying, branding, collaring, and, like my other novels, struggles with mental illness.

Please read the content/trigger warnings carefully before reading, available either through the Look-Inside feature or on my website. **


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Title: Her Devil
Series: Pendleton Prep Book 1
Author: H.L. Packer
Genre: Romantic Suspense, Dark Romance, New Adult Romance
Tropes: Secret Society, Academy Romance
Release Date: May 24, 2023
 

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“Every turn of the page had me asking , “ what’s going to happen next “. Such a great read.” ★★★★★ Angela


I should have known that this was coming…
I’d done the right things, chosen the right friends, kept my grades up, primped and primed and smiled when I was supposed to, and then I escaped the clutches of the man they’d chosen for me. What. An. Idiot.
Or not, I suppose.
If I spend the year at Pendleton Prep, I can go back on my merry way. The problem is that life here is not exactly what I expected.
I’m not just another student, here to serve her time and get out. Oh no, that would never do. I’ve been wrapped up and served on a platter for the Devils of Pendleton Prep.
They’re hot, stupidly hot, and involved in something I want nothing to do with.
More than one of them has her set in their sights, but she’s already entangled in the world of the elite, they just don’t realise it yet. Where nine begin, only three will end… how far will they go to secure their place?


H.L Packer is, quite frankly, a busy bee.
An avid reader as a child, her love for all things written waned into adulthood, the excitement of real life things taking over. But when her life slowed down as she finished her office job for maternity leave, her husband purchased her an e-reader, and that obsession was rekindled.
Quickly she went from reader to reviewer, and then from reviewer to blogger; street teams and promo tours galore. When she began collating her own book boxes over at Romance Readers Book Box UK and had the opportunity to include her own words and worlds, the characters began talking.
Those cheeky characters quickly found themselves written down on the page, and her first series was in progress.
When she is not coordinating her worlds, you can find her running around after her free-spirited three children, and husband, or tending to the dogs, bearded dragons, and snakes that also reside with them.
A break can be found soaking in a bubble bath or enjoying a glass of wine, often still with a book in her hand.
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Lord of Shadows

Brutal Never Boys, #2

By Mona Black

A Dark RH Romance Peter Pan retelling

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After escaping Neverland and its mad lords, who in their right mind would ever wish to go back?

My memories from the island torment me. I am worried about Peter, Jas, and the other Lost Boys, no matter how badly I want to deny it. Coming back to my own world hasn’t given me the relief I’d expected.

I miss them.

I miss what we did together.

I miss being with these men who understand me, understand what I need and give it to me, no questions asked, no regrets, no shame.

Leaving them, I was aware I might be signing their death warrant, but I was selfish. I thought I was happy in the human world.

But the truth is, I don’t think I am. The only place I’ve ever felt safe and content and right in my own skin was with them, on the island. In Neverland.

So when Peter Pan appears below my window, I jump at the chance to go back.

Call me crazy.

I must be.

Will things be like before? Will I be able to help them? Will I face my fears? What about my feelings for them?

And their feelings for me?

 

 

 

 



 

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Mona Black is a Fantasy Romance and Reverse Harem Romance Author. She writes about Fae, shifters, and witches, and of course, love. She loves fairy tales and long sagas of magic, and especially loves characters who redeem themselves and find their happily ever after.

 

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Title: Broken Boys
Series: More Than Men #1
Author: Gemini Black
Genre: Dark Romance, Why Choose
Release Date: May 18, 2023

From the moment I stepped inside Howden House, I was theirs and they were mine; my broken boys. We just didn’t know it yet.
The seemingly simple housekeeping job I applied for, turned out to be anything but. I quickly found myself in a house full of torment, desire, pleasure and pain.
These boys have secrets, and scars so deep they may never heal, but they’re mine to try and save. My perfectly imperfect group of misfits who would die for me and each other. I only hope it doesn’t come to that.
 
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Title: Kiss of Power: Darby Crime Family
Series: The Mayhem Makers Series – MMM World Collaboration
Author: Jewelz Baxter
Genre: Dark Romance
Release Date: May 12, 2023
Cover Design: Clarise Tan – CT Cover Creations
Cover Model: Johnny Baxter
Photographer: Tim Spillers Photography

 
Ellis Darby has settled in as boss of the Family,
and with that title comes power.
Power to do what he wants.
Power to take what he desires.
And what he desires is an heir from Arabella Bartel.
Unconcerned that the fiery young woman hates him
and tells him so at every turn,
he will collect what he craves.
A plan is devised.
An agreement is signed.
The boss’s plans are falling into place;
his legacy is all but confirmed.
Then danger steals in with an unexpected kiss.
Arabella and Ellis have everything to lose.
Will her defiance and his reign survive their kiss of power?
Motorcycles, Mobsters, and Mayhem author event proudly presents The Mayhem Makers Series.
These standalone novels are brought to you by several bestselling authors specializing in writing twisted chaos. You’ll get all the bikers, mobsters, and dark romance your heart can handle.
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Jewelz Baxter lives with her husband in Louisiana near their children and grandchildren. She values her family and loves supporting their grandchildren’s sports and hobbies.

Over the years Jewelz filled notebook after notebook with stories in her spare time. With her husband’s encouragement, she shared those stories and received positive responses from others; prompting her to follow her dream and take the plunge of publishing.

When not writing or spending time with family she can be found on a Harley exploring the backroads with her husband. Jewelz has her own bike but confirms there is nothing like being on the back seat wrapped around her man.
 
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Title: His Protection
Series: Mafia Made Series
Author: KL Donn
Release Date: July 11, 2023
Genre: Dark Contemporary romance
Tropes: Age Gap, push/pull, emotional
Photographer: Lindee Robinson
Cover Models: Brian & Kayle
Cover Design: KL Donn @ Alluring Write Productions
From USA Today Bestselling Author KL Donn comes the Mafia Made series, featuring novels from Award-Winning Author E.M. Shue. His Protection is book 7 in the Mafia Made Series.
Maso Cardarelli is the oldest brother.
The protector.
He makes the hard choices and the biggest sacrifices.
When the opportunity to give his new sister-in-law closure presents itself, he doesn’t hesitate to step up to the job.
What he didn’t expect was to fall in love with the girl he was sent to rescue.
She doesn’t speak with words, but her eyes…
They say everything.
And she stares at him with stars in the deep pools of blue.
After swearing off women years ago, Maso is torn between being her hero and breaking her heart.
Bria Marino is not prepared to fall in love with her dark protector.
He swears he’s not the one for her.
But with his touch…she feels coveted.
Men lie, betray, and break women like her.
But she’s ready to put everything on the line if only Maso will too.
After breaking down her walls and opening her heart to love, will Maso be just like every other man in Bria’s life, or will he put her back together piece by fractured piece?
Author Note: While His Protection is set in a Mafia world, it’s on the light side, and focuses more on the relationship between Maso and Bria and the emotional turmoil she goes through.
Trigger warning: There is mention of, and flashbacks of, Bria’s past physical and sexual abuse.

KL Donn is a USA Today Bestselling Author addicted to coffee and tacos. As a Canadian author she writes in multiple romance genres and isn’t afraid of a new challenge. She brings you stories that will break your heart and heal it all in one breath. With over 60 published titles since 2015, she has many more planned for the future and enjoys connecting with readers.
On her off time, she’s bingeing Supernatural, Grey’s Anatomy, and raising 4 amazing children. Married for more than half her life, she experienced her own happily ever after with husband Steve, at just 17. You’ll find them both at book signings once or twice a year, she’s the shy one, he’s there to tell you all about the books his wife writes and how proud he is of her.
Currently she is diving back into the Adair Empire world with the children and has plans to keep the series going with generations of dark stories to come.
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Series: City of Sin Trilogy
Author: Delaney Foster
Genre: Dark Romance

 
 
 

 
fate
/fāt/
what is meant to be, will be.
a cord that can not be unraveled.
 
Makenna Taylor and Reid Landry are high school sweethearts. He was her first. Her only. They had life all planned out. Right down to the white picket fence and 2.5 kids. Then Reid joined the Marines, and from that day forward, life as Makenna knew it would never be the same.
 
She thought she was a simple girl with a part time job waiting tables while she worked her way through college. She thought she had the fairytale. She thought Callisto Suppato was just another man.
 
She was wrong.
 
Soon, she would learn that every family has secrets. Every stranger has a dark side. And love isn’t just a simple four-letter word. The curtain is pulled back, and Makenna’s world begins to unravel, thread by thread, to reveal something darker. Something she’d only heard about in the whispers of her grandmother’s living room. A world many know about but simply refuse to see.
 
This is not an MFM story. It is not a love triangle and there is NO CHEATING. This is the story of three people’s lives intertwined in the threads of fate and the timeless question that always remains unanswered: What if?
 
Author’s note: While the trilogy itself is darker, this book is more in the gray. Check content warning. The trilogy does end with an HEA but this book does not. You were warned.
 
 
He’s not the Prince Charming in my fairytale.

He’s the big, bad wolf.
Fierce.
Brutal.
Seductive, like the snake in the garden.
His secrets will destroy me.
If I don’t destroy myself first.

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The angel wants to know what it’s like to dance with the devil, and I’m about to show her the way.
I don’t deserve her.
But I crave her.
I’ll devour her.
I’ll fight for her.
I’ll own her.
And when my enemies come after her, I’ll protect her.
Even if it’s the last thing I ever do.

*Where Souls Collide is book two in a trilogy. It is not a standalone. All books should be read in order.*

 


I am death.
She is life.


I am war.
She is peace.


I am disaster.
She is beauty.


She is my salvation.
I am her destruction.


Where Demons Hide is book three in the City of Sin trilogy. This is not a standalone. All books should be read in order.
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Delaney Foster is a Louisiana native, not far from New Orleans, where eating, drinking, and dancing are pretty much a requirement for citizenship. She loves all things romance, a good mimosa, and Saturdays at the baseball park. She believes leggings are definitely pants and that there’s a little bit of magic in every pumpkin spice latte. In her heart, Mr. Darcy will always be the ultimate book boyfriend. And in her books, you will find sexy morally gray antiheroes and the strong women who love them.
 

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