Most Popular Dark Romance Books of the 2020s

Alchemised

SenLinYu

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Dark Romance

September 23, 2025

Leave Me Behind #1

Leave Me Behind

K.M. Moronova

Fantasy · Dark Romance · Romance

November 6, 2024

Heartstring Duet #1

Crown Me Dead

Liv Zander

Fantasy · Romantasy · Dark Romance

April 7, 2026

Wildcats #2

Burn

Nia Myst

Dark Romance · Romance

July 2, 2026

Dark Forces #1

Your Knife, My Heart

K.M. Moronova

Fantasy · Dark Romance · Romance

November 11, 2025

Into Darkness #1

Lights Out

Navessa Allen

Dark Romance · Dark Fiction · Romance

February 14, 2024

Grimm Bargains #3

One Shattered Crown

Rebecca Zanetti

Fantasy · Dark Romance · Romance

July 28, 2026

The Bluebeard Chronicles #1

A Dark Inheritance

Amber V Nicole

Paranormal Romance · Dark Romance · Romance

April 6, 2027

Shadowsworn #3

Shadowsworn Book 3

Jordan Lynde

Fantasy · Romantasy · Dark Romance · Romance

2027

Upon Buried Embers #3

Upon Buried Embers Book 3

Kelly Cove

Fantasy · Romantasy · Dark Romance · Romance

2027

Grimlock #2

Grimlock Book 2

Alta Hensley

Dark Romance · Dark Fiction · Romance

2027

The Mermada Series #2

The Mermada Series Book 2

Evie Noir

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Fated Mates · LGBTQ+

2027

Hide and Seek Series #3

Hide and Seek Series Book 3

Sheridan Anne

Dark Romance · Romance

2027

Vengeful Tales #2

Vengeful Tales Book 2

Lady Kilroy

Fantasy · Dark Romance · Retellings · Romance

2027

The DarkHeart Court #2

The DarkHeart Court Book 2

Val E. Lane

Fantasy · Dark Romance · Romance

2027

The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy #3

Hunting Season

Brynne Weaver

Dark Romance · Romance · Thriller

March 30, 2027

The Aesymarean Duet #2

The Aesymarean Duet Book 2

Parker Lennox, Bree Grenwich

Fantasy · Romantasy · Dark Romance · Romance

2027

The Mavericks #3

Joker & Jinx

Kate Crew

Dark Romance · Dark Fiction · Romance

March 2, 2027

Shadow Legacy (SilverGate Academy) #3

Soul Binder

Eve Newton

Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Reverse Harem · Dark Romance · Romance

2027

Tales of Thornhill #2

Tales of Thornhill Book 2

Hanga E. Pavel

Gothic Horror · Dark Romance

2027

Bound By Darkness Duet #2

Bound By Darkness Duet Book 2

Ashley Reyes

Crime Fiction · Dark Romance

2027

RHMC: Asheville, NC #2

RHMC: Asheville, NC Book 2

Jena Doyle

Fantasy · Urban Fantasy · Witches · Dark Romance · Romance

2027

Cursed Gods #3

Cursed Gods Book 3

Dany Crooks

Fantasy · Dark Romance · Romance

2027

The Hiraeth Chronicles #2

A Plague on the House of Bruin

T.S. Kinley

Fantasy · Reverse Harem · Dark Romance · Romance

January 13, 2027

The Horsemen of The Mane #2

The Horsemen of The Mane Book 2

Sadie Kincaid

Fantasy · Romantasy · Dark Romance

2027

The Horsemen of The Mane #1

KingBreaker

Sadie Kincaid

Fantasy · Romantasy · Dark Romance

September 1, 2027

The Blood of the Vel'kai #2

The Blood of the Vel'kai Book 2

N.E. Stevens

Fantasy · Dark Romance · Romance

2027

The Blood of the Vel'kai #1

Forged in Blood and Shadow

N.E. Stevens

Fantasy · Dark Romance · Romance

2027

Feathers & Firelight #2

Feathers & Firelight Book 2

A. M. Mole

Fantasy · Dark Romance · Romance

2027

The Queen's War #2

The Queen's War Book 2

Alix Godwin

Fantasy · Dark Romance · Romance

2027

The Otacian Chronicles #3

The Otacian Chronicles Book 3

Kylie Snow

Fantasy · Romantasy · Dark Romance

2027

Eternal Trilogy #2

Eternal Trilogy Book 2

Lilith Ivy

Dark Romance · Romance

2027

Shadow Legacy (SilverGate Academy) #2

Blood Magic

Eve Newton

Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Reverse Harem · Dark Romance · Romance

2027

Dark Forces #3

Dark Forces Book 3

K.M. Moronova

Fantasy · Dark Romance · Romance

2027

Ghost Alpha Unit #6

Ghost Alpha Unit Book 6

Lenore Rosewood

Fantasy · Reverse Harem · Dark Romance · Romance

2027

The Wolf Hotel Mermaid Beach #3

The Wolf Hotel Mermaid Beach Book 3

K.A. Tucker

Dark Romance · Romance

2027