u/Ordinary-Arm2023

Mmmm daddy kink..

I am not into the daddy kinks where he forces her to wear a diaper and/or a pacifier. Personally, not a fan of age-playing. FMC has to be at least 21 and MMC cannot be much older than 44, weird numbers but they feel right. Same numbers for reverse age gaps because I like them a lot and I feel like they’re under appreciated (from what I see).

Usually when I’m reading I want a book with good writing, but a bitch is in heat and she’s willing to accept whatever so throw them her way. I just require it to be dark romance with dub/non, thank youuu.

Please just don’t give me anything by Kate Raven, oh god I know what I just said earlier but her books are horrible.

MMC records him and FMC and then he forces her to watch it. IIRC, {If I can’t Have You by Deathsdoll} had a scene like this? It might’ve been a different book but the vibes are very Caleb. I think somewhere along the way she would even ask to see the recordings and they’d have sex while watching their own recordings. It was either this book or some other but I think back to this a lot. EDIT: feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.

Anyways, that’s what I’m looking for! I’d prefer if the recordings starts off as non/dub. If it’s used for blackmail, that’s even better.

this has been the year for the book romance girlies! lights out and haunting adeline getting their own adaptations was something i never saw coming. even though i hate it when books get a film release..

do you guys think we could potentially get any more dark romance book to films in the near future? i think if haunting adeline is a success (though it’s really hard to imagine), we could get some of the more popular books adapted.

look, I understand authors don’t owe us anything but I think we at least have the right to feel frustrated. it feels like we’re being strung along with empty promises. at this point, I’ve completely given up on the book. she says the same things: sorry it’s been delayed, talks about arc, then says it’ll come out soon. i doubt it’s even going to come out this year, she’s already delayed it twice with no release date this time. wouldn’t be surprised if she puts it off until next year or the year after.

in the beginning, from the FMC’s perspective, her and MMC seem like they have a good relationship (whether that be romantic or whatever else) going on. he’s kind, thoughtful, attentive, caring, he seems like your regular fluffy romance MMC, no cause for concern, none of that anxiety, nothing that would raise red flags.

as the story progresses, things start to become weird. we slowly begin to notice how unusual his behavior is, we start questioning his motives, and this is basically the stage where our trust, as well as FMC’s, begin to waver.

his mask finally falls and that’s when things get much uglier, darker, and scary. i want the FMC to resist and fight, not to try and fix him or accept him, not without fighting at least.

i want him to stay the bad guy, none of that reforming or “he only did bad things to protect her” story. i want him to genuinely be rotted to his core from beginng to end.

spice levels: don’t want too much but also wouldn’t mind if there’s a lot. would prefer if it had the same amount as either {limerence by HC dolores} or {loving the liar by lola king} no inbetween, no more, no less.

no: blood-related incest, rina kent, shantel tessier, kate raven, drethi anis.

i’m currently listening to {deviant king by rina kent} for the first time, though i’ve read it a couple of times before, and have just noted the fact that it probably takes place in the late 2010s. elsa mentioned the show, lucifer, which came out in 2016 (if it’s the one with tom ellis) meaning it must’ve been around that time.

of course, the whole “frozen” thing with elsa, which means the earliest the story could’ve started is 2014, just a year after the release of frozen.

putting this into perspective has made me realize that the LoG are probably toddlers/preschoolers and some aren’t even born yet.

this makes me think about the timeline for others like lola king’s universe, the hockey gods, royals of forsyth, and many other universes with this size.

pretty straightforward title.

i don’t care why he does or if the release was anonymous or not, as long as it’s dark, and my kind of dark is {if i can’t have you by deathsdoll}

must have:

- non/dub
- power imbalance
- releases sex tape
- bare, no condom
- irredeemable MMC, he doesn’t turn good, even for her

bonus:

- breeding kink
- college
- blackmail; he threatens to release it if she doesn’t do x but lies and releases it anyways or because she unintentionally pissed him off

no:

- mafia/gang/motorcycle
- fantasy
- sharing
- shantel tessier or kate raven

i want both leads to be toxic. they’re both so infatuated with each other yet so prideful and refuse to be the first to give in. so, they make each other jealous by getting with other people for the sole purpose of getting under the person’s skin, they sabotage the other person’s plans like for example: grades or sports, and they even go as far as to humilate one another in public. it might seem annoying but i honestly love the drama..

{soren by kat king} might be the most similar to my yes’s but it doesn’t have the same toxicity.

yes:

- cheating
- rich MMC and FMC
- OTT jealousy
- will literally kill for the other person
- OWD & OMD
- mind games
- knife kink
- blood play
- cum play
- strong FMC (please)
- non virginal FMC (hard on this)

no:

- mafia/gang/motorcycle
- rina kent
- shantel tessier
- kate raven

i hate reading a book where the FMC gets pregnant and she’s like “oh well, guess i have to keep it now.” even though she’s miserable. girl, take that butt to the clinic..

anyways, successful or not, the MMC finds out and there are consequences.. wink wink.

please nothing off-page or implied, i want the scenes to actually play out.

i don’t have any triggers, as long as it’s a dark romance and has all that i’m asking for. but, i do ask for no: rina kent, shantel tessier, and kate raven.

thanks!

i just finished reading this manga called, Pure Loving Serious Engagement Persuasion Sex with a Psychopath in Appearance Only, by The Waidan and ifykyk.. also, crazy long title but that’s how they all are, lol.

anyways, he thought they’ve were.. something, whereas she thought they were just friends with benefits because of something he said in the past. when he finds out her junior at work is hitting on her, he gets crazy jealous and they have some night time fun and during said fun he says, “you’ve been assuming that i wasn’t your boyfriend for the entire time, haven’t you!?”

that’s where i got the idea from and now i want something like this. 🫠

i don’t mind anything as long as it’s DR but i do ask that you don’t recommend anything made by rina kent, shantel tessier, and kate raven. thanks!

i’ve had {suddenly forbidden by ella fields} {sweet home by tillie cole} {stolen by jay marie} {in love with the devil by sky blu} and ellie sander’s brethren series recommended to me on this subreddit.

please do not confuse this with me complaing about what is and is not dark romance because i am asking about something else.

suddenly forbidden is a new adult/contemporary romance, nothing dark. if it didn’t have any smut, a teenager could probably read this. i was a little dejected when it wasn’t what i was told but didn’t mind too much since it was a nice palate cleanser.

sweet home may be a dark romance but i’m pretty sure the author doesn’t usually write dark romance so do correct me if i’m wrong.

the warning for stolen says it’s a dark erotic thriller, not to be confused with dark romance. i’m finally getting around to stolen after i recently got over my fear of reading human trafficking (literally the only reason i couldn’t read hunting adeline). but, when i initially found the book, nobody had warned me it wasn’t dark romance so you could imagine my surprise when i read the description of the book.

in love with the devil falls in the same boat.

i’m not entirely sure if ellie’s books have any warnings but from what i hear, not all of them are dark romance, yet are regularly recommended as such.

has dark romance become an umbrella for all dark and taboo? do people recommend these books taking only the romance subplot into account? sometimes i just want to read dark romance and not be thrown in for these kinds of surprises.

{in love with the devil by sky blu} had a similar vibe to this.

astoria didn’t know that the night time appointments she had with julian, had also been the same man who she had day time appointments with. she wasn’t confiding in the doctor, aka julian, but she was fantasizing about him, him being the one who rapes her at night.

that’s the exact dynamic i want.

she doesn’t want it and genuinely hates it. but, he’s so kind with her, and gentle, and he whispers sweet words into her ear during their night time appointments.

her “falling” in love takes a while, it’s a slow process but, he’s patient, maybe he loses control once or twice or a few times but he generally is able to keep his composure.

i have yet to come across anything triggering so recommend anything besides, blood-related incest, historical, sci-fi, fantasy, mafia, rina kent, shantel tessier, and kate raven.

edit: the book i mentioned is not a dark romance, it’s erotic horror.

{never far by A.A dark}

boston was obsessed with lucy and even saying that is an understatement. he couldn’t stay far from her for a long time and needed to always be with her, it was like he would’ve died without her. boston was unhinged, even with his amnesia, he killed everyone around her so she could only have him to depend on and manipulated her into staying with him. though, it honestly felt like lucy and everyone else was dumbed down to give boston an upperhand.

my only complaint: >!i didn’t realize lucy wouldn’t be the FMC in the series or that she’d die. it ruined the whole book for me, so i’m choosing to end their story in the first book and keep the series a separate universe.!<

i want more MMCs like boston who isolate the FMC by making her dependent on him, manipulating her, and physically needing her. i want his need for her to be so carnal, so depraved, and rooted so deep in his soul that he lives because of her. his manipulation runs so well, she doesn’t even realize she has already given up and is needing him the same way he needs her.

there aren’t many MMCs who come to mind.

{if i can’t have you by deathsdoll} is close but that might be a stretch. caleb could function just fine without orla, whereas boston was antsy without lucy.

{deviant king by rina kent} kind of fits? we all know aiden would follow right after elsa into the afterlife but the book isn’t as dark as, never far, nor does aiden use the same tatics.

{even if it hurts by sam mariano} could be the closest? dare does manipulate aubrey and isolate her from everyone and his methods could even go as far as cheating (which i don’t mind) but he’s not very.. loving? in his own way, sure. but generally speaking, it’s different from the other MMCs.

{in love with the devil by sky blu} bit of a wild card here but julian feels the closest to boston. since this is an erotic novel, the story doesn’t itch my romance tingles.

eta: the fallen fruit under the paradise fits pretty well, ulrich manipulates the situation for lizbel to fall into his hands and they work every time. but like dare, he doesn’t feel very loving.

i’ve tried a bunch of drethi anis’ books but have only finished one book from her. her MMCs just don’t give me what i’m looking for.

feel free to recommend anything as long as they’re dark and fit what i’m looking for. please don’t recommend any non-dark romance, even erotic horror.

(third repost but formatted differently because it keeps bugging in OG format.)

longest series i’ve read is {bad apple by selena} 5 books and over 2400 pages. personally, i think all the pages were well-used. she stuck to the plot and the story progessed instead of making up new BS to keep the pages turning.

{ominous by KV rose} 2 books, over 1300 pages. i’d say that’s enough pages to satiate my craving for the same couple but that’d be a lie. i’m so excited for the last book in the series to come out in june ‘26.

i know title says series (edit: or was supposed to) but i’m fine with standalones as long as it has a minimum of 650 pages.

i like almost anything and am also open to reading new things, but can be picky with the plot. a book can have all the things i love but if the plot lacks in story and growth, i can’t stick.

love, but don’t need: non/dub, somno, breeding, cum play, nurturing MMC, kind-hearted FMC, strong & intelligence FMC, psychological mind games, manipulation, and needy in a “i need to always be with you” way.

no: historical, sci-fi, fantasy, mafia, blood-related incest, rina kent, shantel tessier, penelope douglas, and kate raven (just in case).

simple request, not too much. i’m someone who is open to almost anything so please comment down whatever you can think of as long as it’s got this!

i just ask for no: blood-related incest, rina kent, kate raven, or shantel tessier.

exactly as the title reads. i want a book where the leads are something but they don't exactly define it nor do they ever cross the invisible line. there's no kiss, no sexual caresses, nothing exact, but there are some teases like a hand too close here or they get lost in the moment and almost kiss. i want to be teased and drowned with the amount of sexual tension. maybe it goes on for 200 or so pages. this doesn't mean once they finally kiss they fuck like bunnies afterwards and there are constant sex scenes. i'm a horny bitch but i don't want the rest of the story filled with sex, sex, or sex.

this also only works if the book is long. maybe a duet, trilogy, or however many books in the series. slowburns only feel like slowburns if i'm looking at page 237 and they still haven't made a move on each other and there are still 400 more pages to go.

{ominous by KV rose} was a slowburn. it doesn't exactly match what i'm requesting but i'm not opposed either. they do kiss or something but they also tease each other and us all up until >!300!< or so pages in when they finally have sex. i actually had to put this book on hold for a week or two and read something else because it was so slow. 😭😭

please, no insta-love or anything of the sort, it kills the entire premise of what i'm looking for. also, no: rina kent, shantel tessier, kate raven, or blood-related incest.

whenever i read a college romance, the schools always operate like a HS. the bells, everyone going to classes at the same time, no one caring about their careers. what is with authors writing them like this?

ETA: i should’ve clarified and mentioned i was talking about US uni, sorry!

i don’t know what this kink is called but umm yeah.. i’m a little scared to ask for a rec where he eats her on while she’s on her period but i definitely wouldn’t be opposed. he’d probably use the blood as lube.

i can’t believe i’m actually asking for something like this but my pussy is thinking for me right now.

no rina kent, shantel tessier, or kate raven please, other than that, i have no triggers.

i would prefer a darker story as opposed to a light but i don’t mind.

i don’t know why i’ve been on a pregnancy type kick lately but i’d love to see both sides so why not an infertile FMC?

no triggers but i just ask for no: rina kent, shantel tessier, or kate raven. thanks!

i'd say i'm a picky reader and am careful about what i choose to pick up but this book was a brother's bestfriend trope and i rarely ever come across those. i also picked it up because the FMC has selective mutism and those are even more rare to come across. it had a lot of things i was interested in, so i dove right it.

{quiet obesssion by IA dice} was great and i liked it a lot, but it just didn't feel like anything close to a dark romance. it was actually sweet. no killing, no dub/non, no mafia, not even really any morally gray characters. it'd have to be at the very surface of dark romance if actually considered. it could honestly be comparable to ana huang's blue twisted book or possibly the famous dark romcom that is really popular, forgot what it's called but i think the MMC's name is josh or something j.

my level of darkness does go way beyond most people and while i do understand we're all different, there are just some books where you have to question if it really is marketed towards the right audience.

definitely not upset that it wasn't dark. the book was a nice palate cleanser compared to the darker, sometimes even pitch black, books i usually like to read.