Dark & slow burn romance books

Here are 15 romance books which feature the themes/tropes of dark and slow burn. If there’s too many (or too few!) books for your taste here, take a look at my romance book database where you can search by your dream trope combinations.

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A Promise so Bold and Broken Sophia St. Germain

416 pages Book 2 of Blood & Fangs Series Published by HarperVoyager

Enemies to lovers Slow burn Dark Fae

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Cold Hearted Casanova L.J. Shen

400 pages Standalone Self-published

Enemies to lovers Forced proximity Fake dating Marriage of convenience

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Corpse Roads J. Rose

400 pages Standalone Self-published

Slow burn Why choose Dark

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Darling Venom Parker S. Huntington

520 pages Standalone Self-published

Enemies to lovers Slow burn Dark Mental health

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Heir of Illusion Madeline Taylor

400 pages Standalone Self-published

Enemies to lovers Slow burn Dark Fae

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June First Jennifer Hartmann

432 pages Standalone Self-published

Friends to lovers Forbidden romance Slow burn Emotional

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Lonely for You Only Monica Murphy

320 pages Standalone Published by Avon

Enemies to lovers Forced proximity Fake dating Slow burn

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Lotus Jennifer Hartmann

500 pages Standalone Self-published

Second chance Friends to lovers Slow burn Dark

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Nocticadia Keri Lake

560 pages Standalone Self-published

Slow burn Dark academia Dark

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Older Jennifer Hartmann

420 pages Standalone Self-published

Forbidden romance Slow burn Abuse Found family

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Secrets and Masks Emerald_Slytherin

300 pages Standalone Self-published

Enemies to lovers Slow burn Dark

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The Devil Michelle Heard

360 pages Standalone Self-published

Forced proximity He falls first Slow burn Abuse

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The Wrong Heart Jennifer Hartmann

420 pages Standalone Self-published

Enemies to lovers Slow burn Emotional Dark

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Thorne Princess L.J. Shen

400 pages Book 1 of The Princes Series Self-published

Enemies to lovers Forced proximity Forbidden romance Slow burn

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When He Takes Gabrielle Sands

380 pages Standalone Self-published

Enemies to lovers Second chance Forced proximity Marriage of convenience

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