SYKD Dark Romance Picks

Dark Romance, Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense

These are just a few picks of mine, click the book covers for more info over at Amazon. There are a ton more so head over to Romance Bookworms and check out all of the free ebooks for Stuff Your Kindle/eReader day!

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Diamond in the Dark by Poppy Jacobson

When my sister called me, panicked because her surprise pregnancy violated the terms of her soon-to-be-arranged marriage, I took her place in a Faustian bargain with the three men who’d intended to buy her. My new partners are violent and uncompromising men who threaten everything I’ve built over the past decade. Will I find a way to stand before them as an equal, or will they drive me straight into the danger I so desperately tried to escape?
Keywords: dark romance, mafia, why choose, reverse harem, forced proximity, arranged marriage, standalone, kink, bdsm

Hurt Me, Daddy by Misha Horne

Angry, troubled jock Logan Prescott needs help, and fast. He’s carrying more on his shoulders than any nineteen-year-old can handle, and he’s about to lose everything. Enter The Beast, a gentle giant of a tutor who sees through this broken brat’s bad attitude and knows what Logan really needs— a firm, loving Daddy and a fresh start.
Keywords: MM romance, gay romance, daddy kink, hurt/comfort, sports romance, football, jock/nerd, high school romance, enemies-to-lovers, opposites attract, bdsm, domestic discipline, kink, spanking, angst, caretaking, abusive home life, reformed bully, found family, NO third act breakup, NO age gap, NO ageplay

Feral Alphas by Sierra Knoxly

My heats were medically suppressed, and now I’ve been sold as a secret weapon in a brutal underground where feral alphas are pitted against each other in fights to the death. When the Omega Crimes Bureau raids the ring, I refuse to leave my feral alphas behind, but what sane pack would accept living with two violent killers?
Keywords: omegaverse, why choose, polyamory, MM, law enforcement, found family, rescued omega, insane alphas

Elizabeth’s Bondage by Nikki Sex

Elizabeth and her husband Mark celebrate their first wedding anniversary in style with a luxurious vacation in Las Vegas. The special occasion quickly takes an unexpected turn when Elizabeth wakes up naked, blindfolded and tied to a bed.
Keywords: Bondage BDSM

Butterfly by Jo Brenner

My hockey star of a stepbrother and I are the epitome of 'hate at first sight'. I should have been free of him when I went to college, but he's followed me here, too. Now he's determined to make it clear that I belong to him—and he'll never let me go.
Keywords: hockey romance, stepbrother romance, college romance, forbidden romance, bully romance, dark romance

BEAST by Clarissa Wild

I am the giant, menacing monster, known only as the Beast. As a mafia hitman, I was supposed to destroy everything in my path ... until I saw her and took her with me.
Keywords: Mafia Romance, beauty & the beast retelling, dark romance, touch-her-and-you-die, caveman, disabled protagonist, tragic past

Tease Me by Faith Summers

An angel like her… and a devil like me. Was it wrong to prey on the weak? Especially when the weak came in the form of this beautiful angel on the doorstep of my club.
Keywords: Dark mafia romance, dark romantic suspense, opposites attract, woman in jeopardy

Crave To Conquer by Zoey Ellis

He's savage and cruel and searching for an omega. She's managed to hide her true self while working for him. Now, he can suddenly scent what she really is... and he's obsessed.
Keywords: fantasy romance, dark romance, omegaverse romance, antihero romance, captive, knotting, fated mates, true mates, obsessed jealous possessive j/p hero

No Bad Deed by Emma Cole

They sent Eden away to protect her, but now they've been accused of her murder and she has to come back. Both Eden and the guys have plans to end the escalating turf war, but neither come without sacrifice. Will they find their HEA or will they die trying?
Keywords: Dark Romance, Mafia Romance, Reverse Harem, Whychoose, Enemies to Lovers, Second Chance Romance, Forced Proximity, Kidnapping

Beautiful Sin by Jennilynn Wyer

*HOLT Medallion Award Winner and a Contemporary Romance Writers Stiletto Finalist* I was at the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong men. When I'm given no choice but to live with them for my protection, so many lines quickly get blurred between us, and I find that I can't stop myself from falling for the enemy.
Keywords: dark romance, reverse harem/why choose, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, opposites attract, girl girl/bad boys, MFMM, secret society, college setting, strong FMC, touch her and die, possessive MMCs, found family, praise kink, morally gray MMCs, award-winning, TWs

Across State Lines by Lauren Biel

A deep, dark roadtrip with a morally black mmc...or three. This truck driver has multiple personalities. One of whom wants to kill you.
Keywords: Dark Romance, age gap, forced proximity, trigger heavy

Tangled Vows by Anna Stone

Escort Ruby is drawn to Yvonne, a commanding executive. So when Yvonne proposes a fake marriage with an irresistible payoff, Ruby can’t say no. It's strictly an arrangement, but with their scorching hot chemistry, will they be able to resist turning business into pleasure?
Keywords: sapphic, WLW, BDSM, kink, billionaire, fake relationship, ice queen, Asian MC

Greed by Eva Charles

I'm sure he wants my family's vineyards for his empire. But I’m wrong. He wants me.
Keywords: Bilionaire, arranged marriage, morally gray hero, suspense, heroine in danger, family saga, possessive Alpha

Bought by the Billionaire by Simone Leigh

She Got More Than She Bargained For...When student Elizabeth foolishly showers in the penthouse bathroom of a hotel guest, it has consequences she did not expect. A BDSM Erotic Romance
Keywords: BDSM, Billionaire, Dominant, Alpha Male, Master, Submissive, CEO

Bartered Vows by Alexa Michaels

A darker billionaire romance where the villain offers her the choice: "Marry me or I XXX your father." This is a story about the beast falling for his beauty, telling her she comes first, and then showing her just what that means, because he knows actions speak louder than words.
Keywords: Billionaire Romance, Mafia Romance, Forced Marriage, Beauty & the Beast, Grumpy-Sunshine Romance, Villain gets the girl

Rescued By the Cowboy by Em Petrova

raveling with a sexy, alpha, muscled bodyguard who brings all the heat to places a nerdy doctor ignores is hard enough without wondering if Ross will save her—or break her.
Keywords: Steamy bodyguard romance

Ravage by Jessica Ames

Leaving Rav was the hardest decision I've ever had to make, but I didn’t have a choice. suffered through hell, but I'm stronger than I've ever been, at least I was until my daughter got sick. Now, the only person left who might be able to save her is her father.
Keywords: MC romance, dark romance, secret baby

Lost Soul by Emma Creed

‘Bound not by blood but loyalty. We live, we ride, and we die by our own laws’
Keywords: MC Romance Found Family Gritty/Dark Sins of Anarchy vibe Expect the unexpected…

Trouble In A Tight Dress by Lori Sjoberg

Austin, head of a security team and veteran Marine, knows that he shouldn’t want his cyber security expert, Nina. But when her secretive past puts her life in danger, he’ll forget his own rules to keep her safe. Desires ignite in this sizzling romantic suspense!
Keywords: hidden identity, office workplace romance, alpha protector

Body Of Evidence by Rachel Grant

An archaeologist tasked with retrieving remains of GIs lost in combat in North Korea is arrested, convicted, and sentenced to death by firing squad. Her only hope is the powerful US attorney who risks the biggest prosecution of his career to save her. With betrayal around every corner, their loyalties—and hearts—are tested as they race across the Pacific and uncover a conspiracy that threatens national security.
Keywords: legal thriller, political thriller, road trip, action adventure, conspiracy, enemies to lovers, only one bed

Built Of Secrets by Jemi Fraser

She's got a secret... Okay, she's got several, but only one might get her killed.
Keywords: small town romance, small town suspense, best friend's little sister, friends to lovers, protector romance

BURNED by Greta Rose West

A steamy small town romantic suspense about learning to love and letting it guide you home: Jack Cade doesn’t trust women, and Everlea Donovan doesn’t trust anyone, but when forced together, they find that trust might be the only thing to save them both.
Keywords: Cowboy romance, Small town romance, grumpy sunshine, forced proximity, who hurt you, first in series

Rescuing Zoe by Ellie Masters

He rejected her once, but now he'll risk everything to save her in this pulse-pounding romantic suspense where danger ignites long-buried desires. As a former Navy SEAL and Guardian, he's determined to rescue Zoe from a human trafficking ring, but their reunion sparks more than just old feelings. With danger following them home, their passion and past collide in ways neither saw coming.
Keywords: Romantic suspense, Ex-Navy SEAL, Rescue mission, Second chance romance, Protective hero, Best friend’s sister, Steamy scenes, High-stakes action, Emotional reunion

Blowback by Lisa Hughey

Blowback: a deadly unintended consequence of a covert operation. Her cover blown and her mission FUBAR, Jamie Hunt’s exit strategy is thrown off when her super sexy hook up shows up to rescue her. Jamie trusts no one, including him...
Keywords: spy romance, secret agent romance, espionage thriller romance

The Kite by N.R. Walker

Two assassins with a bounty on their heads team up to take down the man who put it there. It’s not just the game or the rules that have changed; the stakes have too. Harry and Asher have a better chance at surviving if they stick together and they might fall in love - if they don't kill each other first.
Keywords: gay romance, assassins, hitmen, enemies to lovers

A Love So Dangerous Lili Valente

Gabe Alexander is the devil—or an angel. He’s a criminal hiding behind a million dollar pedigree, but he also saved my life and my family. He’s the worst kind of bad news, but every time he touches me, and whispers filthy things in my ear, all I want is more of the dangerous, seductive things he makes me feel.

KINGDOM FALL by A. Zavarelli

In this Kingdom, Alessio Scarcello is the dark overlord. He hired me to be a nanny, but now he’s decided to make me his Queen. A dark nanny/boss mafia romance