Looking for the best dark romance books to read? If you want dark romance book recs, you’ve come to the right place! But be warned: these dark romance books are not for the faint of heart and contain topics such as kidnapping, abduction, stalking, and much more. It’s always a good idea to check the trigger warnings before choosing your next dark spicy book to read.

Below you will find my dark romance book recommendations for the 5 best dark romance books on kindle you have to stuff your kindle with immediately. So sit back, relax, and let your darkest desires run free with one of the sinfully delicious books from this list!

The Best Dark Romance Books

The Predator by Runyx

Synopsis:

What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object in the field of death?

In the dark underbelly of the mob, Tristan Caine has been an anomaly. As the only non-blooded member in the high circle of the Tenebrae Outfit, he is an enigma to all – his skills unparalleled, his morality questionable, and his motives unknown. He is lethal and he knows it.

As does Morana Vitalio, the genius extraordinaire daughter of the rival family. What Caine does with weapons, Morana does with computers. When a twenty-year-old mystery resurfaces, Morana infiltrates Caine’s house, intent on killing him, unaware of a tie that binds them together. Hate, heat, and history clash together with unexpected sparks.

But something bigger, something worse is happening in their world. And despite their animosity, only they can fight it down.

Something Darker

by Michael Wellington

Synopsis:

It’s been three months since I escaped from my abusive ex-boyfriend, Ryan, but my life hasn’t gotten any easier. The large gap in my employment history, thanks to Ryan refusing to allow me to work, means no one wants to hire me. But I can’t stay in my best friend Ava’s spare bedroom forever. Especially since Ava and her husband are in the midst of turning it into a nursery for the baby they are so loudly trying to conceive every night.

To make matters worse, the bills for my mother’s stay in an Alzheimer’s care facility are racking up fast. And if I don’t find a way to pay for them soon, Ryan will make good on his threats to make himself my mother’s power of attorney, thereby controlling me through my mother until the day she dies.

So when I get offered a job for a live-in maid position at a mysterious mansion for a gorgeous wealthy couple, I take it, despite Ava’s protests. But what I don’t realize is that my new bosses want me to service more than just their house. And to my surprise, I find myself wanting to service more.

To service them.

But when I discover the truth about what happened to the couples’ previous maid, everything changes…

Once You’re Mine by Morgan Bridges

Synopsis:

The Tormentor
Calista belongs to me… she just doesn’t know it.
The first time we met, I wanted her. The next time, I was obsessed.
I watched her. I followed her. It only deepened my need to possess her.
Once she’s mine, I’m never letting her go.

The Target
Hayden Bennett is a monster, in and out of the courtroom. Unfortunately, I need his help.
What was supposed to be a simple transaction turns into something else. Something intense.
He’s always there when I need him, but I don’t know if trusting him is a good idea…

Toxic by Nicole Blanchard

Synopsis:

My life has been a series of bad decisions.

Marrying an abusive man was the first… but falling for a dangerous inmate where I’m a nurse may be the worst.

He’s brutal, heartless, and twisted.

But he’s also the only one to notice the bruises on my skin.

His forbidden touch becomes my addiction.
His drugging kisses my obsession.

After I learn the truth about why he’s in prison, I try to escape, but he finds me.

The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

Synopsis:

THE CHOSEN ONE

Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all—the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one.

I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW.

People think growing up with money is freeing, but I promise you, it’s not. My entire life has been planned out for me. I never got the chance to do what I wanted until Ryat Alexander Archer came along and gave me an option for a better life. He offered me what no one else ever had—freedom.

I chose to be his. He made me believe that anyway, but it was just another lie. A way that the Lords manipulate you into doing what they want.

After being sucked into the dark, twisted world of the Lords, I embraced my new role and allowed Ryat to parade me around like the trophy I was to him. But like all things, what started out as a game soon became a fight for survival. And the only way out was death.

Michael Wellington is the dark romance author of Something Darker and Darker Still. His writing is provocatively sexy, steamy as hell, and unapologetically erotic with plot twists you'll never see coming. Learn More