Dark Romance Tropes 2023 - hosted by ladylaurenexplorer

Dark Prep School or University Trope
Story must take place in a brooding school or university setting. 
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Break Free by R.A. Smyth

Break Free

Pacific Prep #4

R.A. Smyth

388 pages • digital • 2021

fiction contemporary romance dark emotional tense medium-paced
Beyond Vengeance by R.A. Smyth

Beyond Vengeance

Pacific Prep #3

R.A. Smyth

360 pages • digital • 2021

fiction contemporary romance dark emotional tense medium-paced
Brutal Lies by R.A. Smyth

Brutal Lies

Pacific Prep #2

R.A. Smyth

352 pages • digital • 2021

fiction contemporary romance dark emotional tense fast-paced
The Bully by Sophie Lark

The Bully

Kingmakers #3

Sophie Lark

372 pages • digital • 2021

fiction contemporary erotica romance dark emotional medium-paced
In Ruins by K.G. Reuss

In Ruins

Black Falls High #1

K.G. Reuss

281 pages • digital • 2020

fiction contemporary romance dark tense fast-paced
Lords of Wrath by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue

Lords of Wrath

The Royals of Forsyth University #2

Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue

422 pages • digital • 2021

fiction contemporary erotica romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

The Ritual

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

Shantel Tessier

606 pages • digital • 2021

fiction contemporary romance dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Kingston by Leila James

Kingston

Brothers of Hawthorne Hall #1

Leila James

468 pages • digital • 2022

fiction contemporary romance dark mysterious tense medium-paced
God of Pain by Rina Kent

God of Pain

Legacy of Gods #2

Rina Kent

446 pages • digital • 2022

fiction contemporary romance dark emotional tense medium-paced
Poison Flower by Steffanie Holmes

Poison Flower

Stonehurst Prep Elite #2

Steffanie Holmes

501 pages • digital • 2022

fiction contemporary romance dark mysterious medium-paced