Tears of Tess 
Tears of Tess
Pepper Winters
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Best of
Best Dark Fantasy Romance
Fantasy with a mean streak: bargains, courts, dragons, demons, horsemen. This list mixes the BookTok romantasy doors with the harsher fae and monster backlist. Spice is not assumed. Darkness is scored.
- Her Soul to Take
Her Soul to Take
Harley Laroux
Spice ●●●●●Dark ●●●●○
- The Dare
The Dare
Harley Laroux
Spice ●●●●●Dark ●●●●○
- Neon Gods
Neon Gods
Katee Robert
Spice ●●●●●Dark ●●●○○
- A Court of Thorns and Roses
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
- A Touch of Darkness
A Touch of Darkness
Scarlett St. Clair
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
- Fourth Wing
Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
- From Blood and Ash
From Blood and Ash
Jennifer L. Armentrout
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
- Gild
Gild
Raven Kennedy
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
- Pestilence
Pestilence
Laura Thalassa
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
- Rhapsodic
Rhapsodic
Laura Thalassa
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
- The Cruel Prince
The Cruel Prince
Holly Black
Spice ●○○○○Dark ●●●○○
- Crown of Lies
Crown of Lies
Pepper Winters
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- Debt Inheritance
Debt Inheritance
Pepper Winters
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- Dollars
Dollars
Pepper Winters
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- Final Debt
Final Debt
Pepper Winters
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- First Debt
First Debt
Pepper Winters
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- Once a Myth
Once a Myth
Pepper Winters
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- Ruin & Rule
Ruin & Rule
Pepper Winters
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- Second Debt
Second Debt
Pepper Winters
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- Sin & Suffer
Sin & Suffer
Pepper Winters
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- The Boy and His Ribbon
The Boy and His Ribbon
Pepper Winters
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- The Girl and Her Ren
The Girl and Her Ren
Pepper Winters
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- The Living Canvas (Master of Trickery)
The Living Canvas (Master of Trickery)
Pepper Winters
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- The Son & His Hope
The Son & His Hope
Pepper Winters
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
- Third Debt
Third Debt
Pepper Winters
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- Throne of Truth
Throne of Truth
Pepper Winters
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- Twisted Together
Twisted Together
Pepper Winters
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
- Blood Bonds
Blood Bonds
Lexi C. Foss
Spice ●●●●●Dark ●●●●○
- Blood Burden
Blood Burden
Lexi C. Foss
Spice ●●●●●Dark ●●●●○
- Blood Day
Blood Day
Lexi C. Foss
Spice ●●●●●Dark ●●●●○
- Blood Heart
Blood Heart
Lexi C. Foss
Spice ●●●●●Dark ●●●●○
- Blood Laws
Blood Laws
Lexi C. Foss
Spice ●●●●●Dark ●●●●○
- Blood Sector
Blood Sector
Lexi C. Foss
Spice ●●●●●Dark ●●●●○
- Blood Seeker
Blood Seeker
Lexi C. Foss
Spice ●●●●●Dark ●●●●○
- Carnage Island
Carnage Island
Lexi C. Foss
Spice ●●●●●Dark ●●●●○
Questions readers actually ask
Is Fourth Wing dark romance?
It is romantasy with war, death, and a morally grey lead. We file it with dark fantasy romance because that is how readers cross over. It is not pitch-black captive fiction.