2024 Dark Romance Tropes - hosted by ladylaurenexplorer

Tampering
MC tampers with birth control, pokes holes in condom, or doesn't pull out knowingly trying to get h pregnant. The h must not know of the tampering until it's too late. 
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Brutal Intentions by Lilith Vincent

Brutal Intentions

Brutal Hearts #1

Lilith Vincent

254 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary erotica romance dark emotional tense medium-paced
Filthy Messages: Stalker Alert! by LoveBite Shorts, LoveBite Shorts

Filthy Messages: Stalker Alert!

LoveBite Shorts, LoveBite Shorts

125 pages • missing pub info (editions)

lighthearted slow-paced
The Sacrifice by Shantel Tessier

The Sacrifice

The L.O.R.D.S. #3

Shantel Tessier

644 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary erotica romance dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

The Ritual

The L.O.R.D.S. #1

Shantel Tessier

16 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary erotica romance thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Bloodied Hands by Adelaide Forrest

Bloodied Hands

Bellandi Crime Syndicate #1

Adelaide Forrest

363 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction romance dark tense fast-paced
The Sinner by Shantel Tessier

The Sinner

The L.O.R.D.S. #2

Shantel Tessier

640 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary erotica romance thriller dark emotional tense medium-paced
Love In Brutal Devotion by BJ Alpha

Love In Brutal Devotion

The Brutal Duet #2

BJ Alpha

246 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction romance dark emotional tense fast-paced
In Silence by K.G. Reuss

In Silence

Black Falls High #2

K.G. Reuss

358 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
Debt by Nina G. Jones

Debt

Nina G. Jones

467 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction erotica romance dark tense fast-paced
The Pucking Wrong Date by C.R. Jane

The Pucking Wrong Date

Pucking Wrong #3

C.R. Jane

435 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance sports dark emotional funny medium-paced