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Dark Romance Bestsellers

The top 50 Dark Romance books on Amazon — with recorded rankings, chart movement, and tracking history. Check the snapshot date to see when these books were collected.

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12 genres. Snapshot dates show when each chart was collected.

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Dark Romance — 2026-09-1250 booksAvg 4.39★528,069 total reviewsLatest collected snapshot

Movement compared with 2026-09-11

CoverRankMoveBookRatingReviewsShare

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Anton: Russian & Cowboy mafia romance (Marinov Bratva Book 4)

Lilian Harris

4 days tracked

4.7386 reviews

Lord of the Underworld: An Obsessive Love, Arranged Marriage, Dark Bratva Romance (The Bratva Lords Book 6)

Arianna Fraser

2 days tracked

4.765 reviews

Direct Action (Downrange Book 3)

Riley Edwards

4 days tracked · peak #2

4.6178 reviews

Alchemised

SenLinYu

16 days tracked · peak #1 · −2 this week

4.741,623 reviews

Dirty Legacy: A Forced Marriage Mafia Romance

B. B. Hamel

16 days tracked · peak #1 · −4 this week

4.2757 reviews

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Beautiful Things Obey

Penny Dee

16 days tracked · peak #3 · −3 this week

4.35,821 reviews

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Tame the Dark: A Dark Romantasy Standalone

Ella Fields

16 days tracked · peak #5 · −1 this week

4.5747 reviews

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Woman Down: A Novel

Colleen Hoover

16 days tracked · peak #5 · −1 this week

479,321 reviews

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Mafia Obsession - Ares: A Greek Mafia Age Gap Forced Marriage Romance (American Mafia Book 1)

Deborah Garland

16 days tracked · peak #4 · −5 this week

4.21,574 reviews

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Twisted Pawn

L. J. Shen

3 days tracked

4.416,859 reviews

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Praise: An Ex-boyfriend’s Dad Romance (Salacious Players' Club)

Sara Cate

16 days tracked · peak #7 · −3 this week

4.488,653 reviews

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What We Bury: a dark why-choose romance (Hangmen Trilogy Book 1)

Eve Riche

16 days tracked · peak #11 · −1 this week

4.5515 reviews

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What We Burn : a dark why-choose romance (Hangmen Trilogy Book 2)

Eve Riche

4 days tracked · peak #10

4.460 reviews

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Devil

Sierra Simone

8 days tracked · peak #6 · −1 this week

4.5852 reviews

152

Dante: A Dark Mafia, Enemies to Lovers Romance (Chicago Ruthless Book 1)

Sadie Kincaid

16 days tracked · peak #12

4.347,723 reviews

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Bonetide: A Dark Gothic Romance

Karina Halle

16 days tracked · peak #9 · −6 this week

4.4476 reviews

172

White Raven (The Messengers of the Realm Trilogy Book 1)

Stacey Marie Brown

8 days tracked · peak #14 · −1 this week

4.5237 reviews

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The Riders' Reign (Verona Falls Riders Book 3)

Marissa Farrar

4 days tracked · peak #15

4.580 reviews

191

Bad Bishop

L. J. Shen

8 days tracked · +8 this week

4.441,075 reviews

201

Blood of Hercules: A Dark Fantasy Romance of Myth and Power, Perfect for Fans of Greek Mythology and Spicy BookTok Reads, Discover Hercules Reimagined Like Never Before (Villains of Lore Book 1)

Jasmine Mas

16 days tracked · peak #13

4.449,091 reviews

214

Wrong Pawn. Right Capo.: A Forced Proximity Age Gap Mafia Romance (Reign of Mafia Capos Book 2)

Valencia Rose

7 days tracked

4.297 reviews

221

The Never Queen (Vicious Lost Boys Book 5)

Nikki St. Crowe

16 days tracked · peak #11 · −5 this week

4.12,661 reviews

231

The Circle

Maggie Sunseri

16 days tracked · peak #7 · −14 this week

41,204 reviews

244

Dark Surrender (Sacred Sinners MC: Nomad Book 3)

Bink Cummings

3 days tracked

4.765 reviews

251

Crucible: A Dark Enemies-to-Lovers Romance (Men of the Wilds Book 1)

B.B. Reid

16 days tracked · peak #10 · −13 this week

4.23,607 reviews

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Midnight Curfew

Penelope Douglas

4.5232 reviews

275

Quiet Obsession (Gravemont Elite)

I. A. Dice

16 days tracked · peak #22 · +1 this week

4.45,682 reviews

282

Bonds of Hercules: A Dark Romantasy Enemies to Lovers Spicy Romance Novel Inspired by Greek Mythology (Villains of Lore Book 2)

Jasmine Mas

16 days tracked · peak #21 · −4 this week

4.326,033 reviews

295

My Unhinged Alphas: A Dark Why Choose Romance

Tess Chase

16 days tracked · peak #23 · −6 this week

4635 reviews

304

Wicked Ruin: A Dark Irish Mafia Forbidden Love Romance (The McCarthy Family Legacy)

Jane Henry

16 days tracked · peak #6 · −12 this week

4.41,032 reviews

314

Behind Closed Doors (Kept in Paradise)

Shain Rose

16 days tracked · peak #18 · −9 this week

4.37,374 reviews

323

Addicted: A Dark Urban Romance Standalone

A. Sherelle

16 days tracked · peak #11 · −18 this week

4.6998 reviews

332

Psycho Shifters

Jasmine Mas

3 days tracked · peak #31

4.3— reviews

341

The Pakhan’s Accidental Bride (Sins of the Bratva)

Ariana Cooper

16 days tracked · peak #16 · −13 this week

4.5794 reviews

352

Rain of Shadows and Endings (The Legacy)

Melissa K. Roehrich

16 days tracked · peak #29 · −3 this week

4.431,642 reviews

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LA King : LA Ruthless (L.A. Ruthless Book 1)

Sadie Kincaid

16 days tracked · peak #22 · −11 this week

4.41,277 reviews

372

Souls in Ruin (The Soulbound Series Book 1)

Jacqueline White

16 days tracked

4.4— reviews

383

Losers: Part One

Harley Laroux

16 days tracked · peak #32 · −4 this week

4.411,328 reviews

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Kill to Love: Hearts & Heathens Book 1

Penny Sunday

4.1184 reviews

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Roped (Brutal Cowboys Book 2)

Saffron A. Kent

16 days tracked · peak #8 · −21 this week

4.2393 reviews

418

Sorrow & Strangers

Jeanette Rose

4 days tracked · peak #17

4.657 reviews

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Pink Ink: A Dark Romance

Avina St. Graves

6 days tracked · peak #36

4.5— reviews

432

Lord of Vengeance - The Bratva Lords Series: A Forced Marriage, Secret Baby, Dark Bratva Romance

Arianna Fraser

16 days tracked · peak #36

4.41,055 reviews

442

Tempt the Madness (Blackwell Hawks Book 2)

Sadie Hunt

8 days tracked · peak #35 · −6 this week

4.635,534 reviews

457

Trailer Trash: A Dark Bully Romance (Cruel for Curves Book 2)

Endley Tyler

8 days tracked · peak #30

4.5297 reviews

461

Savage King: A Cat and Mouse, Dark Mafia Romance (Kings of Vegas Book 3)

Natalie Kane

16 days tracked · peak #28 · −10 this week

4.52,401 reviews

474

Captured Obsession: A Captor x Captive Forbidden Dark Bratva Romance (Insidious Obsession Book 5)

Kia Carrington-Russell

16 days tracked · peak #23 · −18 this week

4.2856 reviews

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Hide and Seek: A Dark Romance: Hide and Seek, Book 1

Sheridan Anne

16 days tracked · peak #37 · −5 this week

4.2— reviews

495

Lovely Venom (Empire of Kings Book 3)

A. Zavarelli

16 days tracked · peak #10 · −23 this week

4.6927 reviews

501

Vicious Obsession: A Dark Bully Hockey Romance (Hellions of Hade Harbor Book 5)

Mila Kane

16 days tracked · peak #34 · −13 this week

4.515,611 reviews

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