Dark Romance

 Nocticadia had a slow start for me, but once the secret societies and Devryk made their appearance, I was completely hooked. What began as a book I wasn’t sure I’d going to like, turned into a captivating, dark academia read with twists, secrets, and a world I couldn’t pull myself away from. This book alternates between two very different POV, and let me tell you, they are worlds apart. On one side, we have Lilia, a schoolgirl whose personality is… well, pretty bland for about half the book. She’s sweet, but her chapters didn’t have much excitement going on, and it was just dragging. But then there’s Devryk. The moment this brutal professor, nicknamed Doctor Death, enters the story, things take a sharp turn. His dark past, his bloody hands, and his questionable morals make him the far more intriguing of the two. Every time the narrative shifted back to him, I found myself craving more. I couldn’t wait to dive back into his mind and learn more about the secrets he was keeping. Lili...

TRIGGERS:  Violence, gore, explicit language, knife play, consensual non-consensual sex, sexual assault, restriction, stalking, mutilation and death of a side character, praise, mention of addiction, marijuana use, gagging, excessive force, choking, and explicit sex scenes If you're looking for something deliciously dark and spicy to satisfy your Halloween cravings, this bite-sized novella delivers in all the right ways. For such a short read, the author manages to dive deep into the mundane tasks of life, but don’t worry—there’s plenty to keep you hooked beyond that. Enter Rhett, a morally dark, tattooed pretty boy with a possessive streak that’ll make you question all your moral compass settings. He's not just possessive; he’s a hacker with a talent for stalking, and let’s just say he's not afraid to get his hands dirty. Rhett is the kind of guy who will take your breath away (in more than one way). Our leading lady, Cara, is the perfect spooky season heroine. She’s a tat...

  If you’re anything like me and adored the first book, B&B, then you're in for a treat with Brynne's second installment, Leather and Lark. It’s a refreshing blend of humor, chaos, and just the right amount of gore that keeps you on your toes from start to finish. Leather and Lark doesn't just follow in the footsteps of B&B; it sprints off in its own wacky direction while keeping the essence we fell in love with. Brynne has perfected the art of making you question whether to laugh or cringe, with less gore this time but just as many moments that make you go, “Wait, did that really just happen?” The absurdity is dialed up to eleven, and it works brilliantly. Let’s talk chemistry. The sparks between the main characters are so intense, you could roast marshmallows. The slow burn romance is exquisitely torturous, building up tension until you’re practically begging for a resolution. Sure, their initial deal felt a bit rushed, but once the plot thickens, it smooths out i...

  Blurb Forensic anthropologist Dr. Jack Sorensen is the perfect serial killer. In the bright lights of his public persona he’s a respected, methodical scientist, a leader in the field of human decomposition. But in his shadowed secret life he’s a ruthless and elusive killer, unseen by the authorities who have failed to follow his faint trail of destruction. Cold, brilliant and cruel, Jack wants nothing more than to keep his life captured in his vise-like grip of control. And Jack Sorensen never makes mistakes… …until he underestimates Dr. Kyrie Roth. Wildlife biologist Kyrie is the enemy Jack never noticed, another murderer in his midst. In his territory.  A killer with cunning and stealth, and she knows all his darkest secrets, even the pieces of a past he might have forgotten. Kyrie has created the perfect habitat for her favourite research subject, but she’s finally had enough of being ignored by the beast that lives at Jack’s core. Pushed past her breaking point, Kyrie ha...

My Review   When I picked up Captured by Lauren Biel, I knew I was in for a rough ride. Having read her previous works, I’m familiar with her penchant for delving into the dark recesses of human nature. But this book hit a different, and much darker, note. Before diving in, I glanced at the trigger warnings. It’s a necessary precaution with Biel’s books, but even those couldn’t fully prepare me for what was to come. Listening to the audiobook, I found myself constantly wincing. Captured is disturbing and stomach-churning, far beyond dark romance and deeply entrenched in horror erotica. If you’re even slightly queasy, heed the trigger warnings seriously. This book challenges your sanity. It’s an erotic horror story where the horror element completely overshadows any notion of romance. There’s nothing sexy here, only darkness. Despite the relentless horror, I found myself compelled to finish it. There are no heroes, only varying degrees of villains. Alexzander, the “lesser evil,” is ...

  Blurb The game has just begun, rabbit. Are you ready to play? Lex:  Prison was my home for the rest of my life and my lives after that. But I escaped. I got out. Now I'm walking along the side of the road in the pouring rain. Suddenly, prison doesn't seem so bad. Headlights dance around me as a car pulls to a stop. When I knock on the window, she agrees to give me a ride. She's much younger than me and too naïve to know you shouldn't give a ride to strangers. Especially not strangers who are as dangerous as me. A rabbit's foot sways from the rearview mirror, a bad omen I choose to ignore when I take her and her car on a roadtrip to the border. But somehow, along the way, she stirs up feelings I've never been capable of. Will I make it to the border? Or will the little rabbit I've ensnared end up sending me back to prison where I belong? Tropes / Triggers Tropes : age gap, innocent FMC, UNHINGED MMC, FORCED PROXIMITY, ENEMIES TO LOVERS, PRIMAL PLAY, MORALLY...

Blurb He’s the devil. And she’s his wicked game.  Book two in the Hollow's Row series.  Halen :  The night I gave in to Kallum Locke, I sold my soul to the devil. Now that devil has returned for me, a daemon siphoning off what soul I have left. The Harbinger killer has descended on Hollow’s Row amid an active case, where I’ve been hired as a consultant to profile two killers. One offering gruesome sacrifices to obtain an ancient philosophy, and the other a bad omen from my past. A dark truth hovers at the edge of my memories—but is it real, or a trick by the chaos magician himself, meant to trap me in his web of lies and corruption. Kallum is too consuming, his clashing green-and-blue eyes staring into my depths, demanding I feel the frenzy he teased from my soul. I have to escape him.  Kallum :  I’ve tasted Halen St. James, my muse of heartbreak. I’ve sank my teeth into her tender flesh, lapped at her tears, marked her as mine… So I’ll be damned if I let her go...

  Triggers/Tropes CONTEMPORARY DARK ROMANCE  / ENEMIES TO LOVERS  / THRILLER ROMANCE  / SERIAL KILLER / RITUALISTIC MURDERS / DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA  / TRAUMATIC MEMORY / SOCIOPATH  / OBSESSION  / DUAL POV / MORALLY DARK MC / SMUT 🌶️🌶️🌶️ My Review  “Lovely Bad Things” is a masterfully crafted crime thriller that blends elements of psychological suspense, philosophical musings, and a touch of dark romance. This book takes us on a wild ride through the eerie town of Hollow’s Row, where the line between sanity and madness is hauntingly thin. The story revolves around Halen, a crime scene investigative criminologist with a knack for solving bizarre cases, and Kallum, the enigmatic bad-boy philosopher whom she once accused of morbid, ritualistic murders. When Halen is called to investigate a gruesome act of violence in Hollow’s Row, she has no choice but to seek help from Kallum, the very man she had locked away in an asylum for the criminally insane....

  Blurb A friends-to-lovers dark romantic comedy full of murder, chaos, and spice, unlike anything you’ve heard before. Every serial killer needs a friend. Every game must have a winner. When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of a like-minded, pitch-black soul. From small-town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country. But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love. Can Rowan and Sloane dig themselves out of a game of graves? Or have they finally met their match? Triggers / Tropes Eyeballs and eye sockets, Amateur surgery, Skin ornaments , Chainsaws, axes, knives, scalpels  Accidental cannibali...