Dark & why choose romance books

Here are 49 romance books which feature the themes/tropes of dark and why choose. 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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1
Ashes K.G. Reuss
380 pages Standalone Self-published
Enemies to lovers Why choose Abuse High school
2
Badly Behaved Meagan Brandy
360 pages Standalone Self-published
Enemies to lovers Why choose High school Dark
3
Blade of Iris K.A. Knight
502 pages Book 5 of Mafia Wars Self-published
Enemies to lovers Why choose BDSM Mafia
4
Blood of Hercules Jasmine Mas
520 pages Book 1 of the Villains of Lore Series Self-published
Enemies to lovers Why choose Dark Greek mythology
5
Bonds of Hercules Jasmine Mas
420 pages Book 3 of Cruel Shifterverse Self-published
Enemies to lovers Why choose Dark Greek mythology
6
Broken Bonds J. Bree
446 pages Book 1 of The Bonds That Tie Series Self-published
Enemies to lovers Why choose Dark
7
Broken Fae Caroline Peckham
520 pages Book 5 of Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac Self-published
Why choose Dark Fae Magic
8
Cataclysm Sarah Bailey
420 pages Book 1 of Dark Series Self-published
Enemies to lovers Friends to lovers Why choose BDSM
9
Club 22 Tate James
400 pages Book 1 of Club 22 Series Self-published
Friends to lovers Why choose Dark
10
Corpse Roads J. Rose
400 pages Standalone Self-published
Slow burn Why choose Dark
11
Court of the Vampire Queen Katee Robert
400 pages Standalone Published by Sourcebooks Casablanca
Why choose Dark Vampires
12
Cruel Princes Jillian Frost
400 pages Book 1 of Princes Series Self-published
Enemies to lovers Why choose BDSM Dark
13
Dear Reader Tate James
380 pages Standalone Self-published
Enemies to lovers Why choose College Dark
14
Den of Vipers K.A. Knight
654 pages Standalone Self-published
Enemies to lovers Why choose Dark
15
Dragon Kat Blackthorne
300 pages Book 2 of The Halloween Boys Self-published
Why choose Halloween Dark Vampires
16
Feathers So Vicious Liv Zander
480 pages Book 1 of Court of Ravens Self-published
Enemies to lovers Why choose Dark
17
Five Brothers Penelope Douglas
400 pages Standalone Published by Berkley
Enemies to lovers Why choose Dark
18
Fractured Shadows K.A. Knight
380 pages Part of the Shadowed Kingdom Series Self-published
Why choose Dark Fae Magic
19
Frozen Hearts R.A. Smyth
510 pages Book 1 of Halston U Self-published
Enemies to lovers Why choose College Hockey
20
Graves Katelyn Taylor
420 pages Book 1 of Graves Series Self-published
Forced proximity Why choose Dark