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In Bend Her, a cursed beast mage must protect the princess fated to kill him.
Bend Her
Dark Romance · Romantasy
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In Bend Her, a cursed beast mage must protect the princess fated to kill him. As Lisane learns dangerous magic under Rhaim’s brutal guidance, captivity becomes connection and fate tightens its grip. Pain, power, and desire entwine in this dark Beauty and the Beast fantasy romance from Cassie Alexander.
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True Love Hurts the Most.
Bend Her: A Dark Beauty and the Beast Fantasy Romance is the story of Rhaim the All-Beast, a cruel beast mage doomed to die at the hands of the woman he must protect at all costs, and Lisane, the sheltered Princess of Tears, who has been given into his care and who needs him to teach her magic so she can be free—no matter how much it might hurt her.
The intro follows . . .
Lisane:
My whole life, I had been a creature used to candlelight.
But I wasn’t accustomed to my own breath hot against my face, or the rough feeling of fabric against my cheek—or knowing that my wrists were tied behind my back, painfully tight.
The last thing I could recall was being in a carriage…We’d been running away from the Deathless . . .
And now I was here.
Wherever here was.
Tied up, in the dark, on the ground, with a bag around my head.
The very thing my father had been afraid of for me for my whole life—and the reason I lived in a gilded cage, only getting to leave the palace when I had throne-sworn mages by my side—had apparently happened.
I had been kidnapped.
Rhaim the All-Beast:
Every mage gets one clear vision on the eve of their Ascension into their full powers, right before they get the brand of their mage-mark: you see the thing that will cause your absolute demise.
Some men see snowy peaks or waterfalls, others bucking horses, and some lucky few see themselves with old and wrinkled hands, passing peacefully in their sleep.
In all instances, we’re told, the reasoning behind the visions is the same: if you’re strong enough to be trusted with powers, then you must learn to accept the hand of fate, as surely as you’d earned it as your mage-mark.
You need to know, deep in your bones and now scarred on your skin, that while there are things in the world you can change with your powers, death comes for us all.
There is no amount of magic that can escape it.
And so, when a group of soldiers brought a bound and drugged woman to my doorstep, to bribe me to fight in their war, and pulled the bag off of her head and I saw her there—the woman from the vision at my Ascension, and who has haunted my dreams ever since—I knew it was the beginning of my end.
She had no idea who I was, or what we were to each other. She knew nothing about my fate or future with her, or how she was destined to kill me.
Which meant in the present . . . she was mine, to do with as I pleased.
And I wanted to see her crawling.
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Abducted into a moonlit realm, Luke is claimed as the Dark Companion of a dangerous elven prince bound by fate and shadows.
Taken by the Lord of the Nocturne Court
LGBTQIA+ · Romantasy · Dark Romance · Erotica · Gay Romance
Our take
Abducted into a moonlit realm, Luke is claimed as the Dark Companion of a dangerous elven prince bound by fate and shadows. As a forced union approaches, captivity blurs into temptation and fear into desire. A dark gothic M/M romantasy filled with peril, obsession, and reluctant attraction from K.A. Merikan.
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“I am yours, and I can be your prince as well as your beast.”
Luke
I’m your typical small-town loser stuck in a dead-end job. Single, because dating is for well-adjusted human beings, not traumatized gay boys with trust issues. All I want is to leave my past behind and finally start living.
My wish comes true in the most bizarre way imaginable. One evening, a beautiful man with pointy ears and flowing dark locks appears out of nowhere. He proclaims I am to be his ‘Dark Companion’ based on some stupid deal I made in a dream. Oh, and apparently he’s an elven prince, the Lord of Shadows, Protector of the Nightmare Realm and Knight of Grief Ocean.
Which is a weird way to ask me out, but okay.
It’s a hard no from me, but this absolute psycho abducts me to his palace in a moonlit realm populated by vicious beasts and backstabbing courtiers.
If I am to ever get back home, I need to adapt, because our full moon wedding is approaching fast. I can’t allow myself to buy into his seductive kisses, poet shirts made of spider silk and bouquets of sapphire roses. They hide poison and deception. A gilded cage is still a prison.
But…
What if I just never realized that what I need is a man with a cruel smile and a sword dipped in midnight? A man with secrets, and scars, and smoky eyes, and a past filled with darkness, and… have I mentioned he has a big d—
“Taken by the Lord of the Nocturne Court” is a standalone, scorching hot, dark gothic M/M romantasy filled with snark and dark humor, but also violence, peril, jealousy, and angst.
The book is a darkly romantic escape into the shadows where love and destiny collide. Dive into the pages to discover if a gilded cage can become a home when shared with a seductive elven prince devoted to his Dark Companion’s every wish.
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Best for readers who like dark romantasy with prisoner-guard tension, forced proximity, morally gray desire, and graphic violence.
Betrayals of the Broken
Dark Romance · Romantasy
Our take
Ever and her only friend are abducted into a magical realm and imprisoned by a brutal ruler determined to extract stolen magic from them. When brooding guard Elivander removes her from one cell only to place her in another kind of captivity, attraction grows alongside fear and distrust. Best for readers who like dark romantasy with prisoner-guard tension, forced proximity, morally gray desire, and graphic violence.
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A broken soul. A possessive stranger. The chance to be found…or ruined
When Ever and her only friend are abducted to a magical realm, her worst nightmares once again rise like a dark wave in her mind. And Ever has seen enough to know that nightmares can easily become reality. Quickly proven right, the pair are imprisoned by the realm’s brutal leader, who is determined to tear stolen magic from them—alive or dead.
Still reeling from a violent extraction attempt, Ever is snuck from her cell by Elivander—the brooding guard she is both drawn to and unsettled by. But her hopes of freedom, and the chance to save her friend, are shattered when she merely trades one prison for another.
Despite her growing curiosity toward Elivander, Ever remains uncertain of how much she can really trust him. The more time they spend together, the more she craves his touch…but what hides in the shadows of his heart?
Betrayals of the Broken is the first in a new dark fantasy dark romance trilogy from Jaime L. Tlax.
If you do not like the dark and twisted side of the mind, and possessive, morally gray men, kindly pass this on to your quietest, most uncorrupted-appearing friend. They will probably secretly love it.
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On a remote Australian island, a lighthouse keeper and his wife make a devastating choice after discovering a baby washed ashore.
The Light Between Oceans
Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction
Our take
On a remote Australian island, a lighthouse keeper and his wife make a devastating choice after discovering a baby washed ashore. Love, grief, and moral conviction collide as their decision ripples far beyond the sea. The Light Between Oceans is a New York Times bestselling novel praised for its haunting exploration of right, wrong, and loss.
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The spectacular New York Times bestseller and major motion picture about a lighthouse keeper and his wife is "a beautifully delineated tale of love and loss, right and wrong, and what we will do for the happiness of those most dear" (The Boston Globe).
After four harrowing years on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a season, Tom brings a young, bold, and loving wife, Isabel. Years later, after two miscarriages and one stillbirth, the grieving Isabel hears a baby’s cries on the wind. A boat has washed up onshore carrying a dead man and a living baby.
Tom, who keeps meticulous records and whose moral principles have withstood a horrific war, wants to report the man and infant immediately. But Isabel insists the baby is a “gift from God,” and against Tom’s judgment, they claim her as their own and name her Lucy. When she is two, Tom and Isabel return to the mainland and are reminded that there are other people in the world. Their choice has devastated one of them.
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A wealthy Icelandic family reunites at a remote hotel surrounded by lava fields, but tension simmers beneath the surface.
You Can’t See Me
Thriller · Mystery · Police Procedural · Psychological Thriller
Our take
A wealthy Icelandic family reunites at a remote hotel surrounded by lava fields, but tension simmers beneath the surface. When one guest disappears during a violent storm, suspicion turns inward and secrets unravel fast. Isolation, power, and buried guilt collide in this chilling Nordic noir with 4.2 stars on Amazon and award winning acclaim.
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Alien hives promise safety to the desperate in rural Appalachia, and Crane accepts their offer to survive and finally live as himself.
You Weren’t Meant to Be Human
Horror · LGBTQIA+
Our take
Alien hives promise safety to the desperate in rural Appalachia, and Crane accepts their offer to survive and finally live as himself. But when the hive demands his unborn child, refuge becomes horror. Identity, autonomy, and survival collide in this visceral LGBTQ+ horror novel with 4.2 stars on Amazon and over 6,300 Goodreads ratings.
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Riley spies on billionaire heir Kyle Townsend to save herself from prison, but attraction and trust complicate everything.
Trust Me
Romance · Contemporary Romance
Our take
Riley spies on billionaire heir Kyle Townsend to save herself from prison, but attraction and trust complicate everything. When Kyle learns the truth, he traps her in a marriage built on revenge and strategy. What begins as manipulation turns dangerous when real feelings refuse to stay buried. With 4.5 stars on Amazon and thousands of Goodreads ratings, this romance blends power, deception, and emotional stakes.
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In gothic Paris, a forbidden love ignites between Claude and Esmeralda, turning Notre Dame into both sanctuary and prison.
The Hells of Notre Dame
LGBTQIA+ · Horror · Romantasy · Lesbian Romance
Our take
In gothic Paris, a forbidden love ignites between Claude and Esmeralda, turning Notre Dame into both sanctuary and prison. As desire deepens and damnation looms, stolen moments lead toward an inevitable blaze. A sapphic dark fantasy retelling where Hunchback collides with Phantom, launching a steamy, twisted series for mature readers.
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One night was all it took.
I should have stayed away. I should have thrown away her scarf, banished Esmeralda from my mind, body, and soul, and never thought or spoke of her again. That would have been the best thing, the right thing.
But our Lord works in mysterious ways, and before I know it, the walls of Notre Dame become her prison as much as they are my sanctuary. And with temptation front and center, neither of us have the strength to resist. Our days become longing glances and coded whispers, our nights stolen kisses and caresses on borrowed time, because we both know the inescapable truth.
Our love can only end as it began—in fire. But as each day passes, and the more I fall under her spell, eternal damnation seems a small price to pay.
If Esmeralda is hell, I’ll go willingly.
The Hells of Notre Dame is a sapphic retelling of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and the first book in The Phantom of Notre Dame series: where Hunchback collides with The Phantom of the Opera in the streets of gothic Paris. These LGBT+ dark fantasy romances are as steamy as they are twisted, and are intended for a mature adult audience.
Please note: while Claude and Esmeralda remain the main characters of every book, they will add partners of various genders to their consensually polyamorous relationship over the course of the series.
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After her life unravels, Alice Liddell follows a mysterious, antlered stranger into Winterland, where holiday legends have turned cruel and seductive.
Descending Into Madness
Dark Romance · Romantasy
Our take
After her life unravels, Alice Liddell follows a mysterious, antlered stranger into Winterland, where holiday legends have turned cruel and seductive. As she navigates dark magic, twisted fairytales, and dangerous desire, survival means embracing madness itself. A provocative, adult reimagining of Alice mythology from paranormal romance author Stacey Marie Brown, where even villains wear familiar faces.
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What if Alice Liddell’s story didn’t happen the way you think? What if it wasn’t Wonderland she fell into, but Winterland.
This mad tale is dark, twisted, sexy, and nothing like the legend you know.
After losing her job and finding her boyfriend/boss cheating on her with her replacement, twenty-five-year-old Alice Liddell has moved back home to save money and regroup.
She doesn’t think things can get worse until her younger, more responsible sister, Dinah, gets her a job—as a Christmas elf.
Dressed in a slutty costume with fathers peeking down her top and kids vomiting on her, she wants nothing more than to escape the reality of her life.
When she sees a sexy, shirtless man, carrying a glowing red light, and bearing antlers, her curiosity gets the better of her. But following him might be the biggest mistake she ever made.
Falling into another realm, Alice finds herself in the world of holiday legends and fairytales. But she is not prepared her for the dark madness of this place. Nothing is what is seems and no one is what they are in the fairytales.
Even the mysterious, sexy Scrooge.
Welcome to Winterland, where the good guys from the North Pole have gone bad, and the only way to survive is to descend into its madness.
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Cursed by a bargain made before she could choose, Wendy must marry before her twentieth birthday or belong to the Shadow Keeper.
Losing Wendy
Steampunk · Romantasy
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Cursed by a bargain made before she could choose, Wendy must marry before her twentieth birthday or belong to the Shadow Keeper. When a mating mark appears and a dangerous stranger crashes her masquerade, escape turns into temptation. A dark Peter Pan reimagining with fated mates, slow burn enemies to lovers romance, and fae intrigue.
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Sometimes the shadows whisper.
Sometimes I whisper back.
When Wendy's parents made a bargain with a Fate to save her from a deathly illness as a child, they thought the terms were simple: Marry her off before her twentieth birthday or else deliver her over to the Shadow Keeper.
But when a Mating Mark appears on Wendy's skin, finding a husband becomes a tad more complicated. After all, no one wants a wife mated to another man.
As Wendy's twentieth birthday approaches and she's yet to find a man who will take her, she and her parents throw a masquerade ball in a last ditch effort to free her from her curse.
But nothing is as it seems, and when a mysterious dark-haired captain with a Mating Mark and a vendetta against Wendy's family crashes the masquerade, Wendy quickly discovers that the fae Shadow Keeper she's been scheming to escape might just be her only hope.
Losing Wendy is a dark fantasy Peter Pan reimagining with fated mates, slow-burn enemies to lovers romance, winged fae, and a chilling mystery haunting Neverland.
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In A Ship of Bones & Teeth, a cursed princess seeks freedom after selling her soul for love that turned cruel.
A Ship of Bones & Teeth
Horror · Romantasy · Dark Romance
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In A Ship of Bones & Teeth, a cursed princess seeks freedom after selling her soul for love that turned cruel. Taken captive by a feared pirate with his own dark vendetta, she finds desire, danger, and vengeance entwined on haunted seas. A standalone gothic fantasy romance retelling from New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle.
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A STANDALONE gothic dark fantasy pirate romance re-telling of The Little Mermaid from the New York Times Bestselling Author of River of Shadows and Blood Orange.
Princess Maren is a woman with a secret.
When she was just 16-years old, she sold her soul to the sea witch Edonia, giving up a life underwater in exchange for the love of Prince Aerik on land. But after a decade of abuse and misery inflicted by the cruel prince, Maren wants nothing more than to leave him and her royal role behind and find Edonia to reverse the spell.
An opportunity for escape presents itself when the prince and princess are traveling overseas and are taken hostage by a band of notorious pirates, led by the fearsome Captain Ramsay "Bones" Battista. Maren has heard the sordid stories about the infamous pirate--not only is his ship supposedly haunted and crewed by the damned, but that no prisoners ever survive. Fortunately for Maren, she learns that the captain also has a score to settle with the sea witch. With any luck, Maren may be able to get her old life back, even if it's being held in the captain's wicked hands.
But Ramsay gets more than he bargained for when he learns who--and what--Maren is, and that her appetite for revenge, freedom, and bloodlust rivals his.
Meanwhile Maren finds herself falling for the pirate's dark nature, even as she discovers that Ramsay has a secret more deadly than her own.
When it comes to the high seas, not all monsters lurk beneath the surface.
Content Warning: Though this is a fantasy, it is also a dark(ISH) romance with potential triggers. A full list can be found inside the book. There is a spinoff of this book called Ocean of Sin and Starlight about another couple. However A Ship of Bones and Teeth acts as a standalone and has an HEA with no cliffhanger.
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In a plague-ravaged world where dreams are dangerous, Willa is pulled into a dark realm ruled by the Carrion King.
Carrion
Horror · Romantasy · Dark Romance
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In a plague-ravaged world where dreams are dangerous, Willa is pulled into a dark realm ruled by the Carrion King. To protect her secrets, she strikes a bargain that blurs the line between enemy and desire. A lush, unsettling fantasy romance inspired by Neverland lore, where nightmares feel more real than dreams.
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In a world devastated by plague, Willa has spent her life on the run: both from the mysterious illness that destroys the ability to dream and a secret that would get her imprisoned forever.
But when an unknown power calls her to the top of a high rise one night, there is no outrunning it. Willa falls headfirst into a world shaped by dark dreams and wild magic, a once vibrant kingdom now held in the malevolent thrall of a man carved straight from nightmares—the Carrion King.
To keep her secrets safe from the cruel and cunning king, Willa makes a dangerous bargain that will determine the fate of both their worlds. But as Willa is drawn deeper into the Carrion King’s seductive realm, she discovers far more than she expected beneath his lethal exterior. The line begins to blur between hate and love, the true and the imagined, and she soon realizes victory may cost not only her freedom, but her heart.
In a fairytale land of dreams, where the fantastical is more tangible than reality, Willa must decide whether to sacrifice everything as a hero or become a villain to save herself.
Author’s note: In the Darkly Dreaming universe, there are infinite worlds and realms. Somewhere, the stories of Peter Pan we were told as children are playing out alongside this one, a far darker tale. So, while Carrion is based in Neverland lore, the events and characters are different from those you’ve heard before. We’ve done exactly what Pan always feared we would—we grew up. And perhaps, our stories grow with us. Now we’re old enough to realize there was no hero in Neverland, and often times, nightmares are far more corporeal than the sweetness of dreams.
Carrion is an adult fantasy romance, intended for mature audiences. Readers are encouraged to check content warnings, available on the author’s website.
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