Dark

Dark literature refers to books that deal with grim subject matter, such as war, persecution, abuse, or suffering.

Kiss the Villain (Villain, #1)
Blood on Her Tongue
I Am Made of Death
Exquisite Ruin (The Labyrinth, #1)
White Line Fever
Once Was Willem
Dance of Deception (Darkest Dance #1)
Matteo (Legacy of Heathens #1)
The Witch and His Crow (The Witch Trials #1)
Brutal Legacy (Original Sin #2)
The Secrets of Jane: Reborn (Improper Bastards #2)
Mind Maze (The Crowne Conspiracy #2)
Bad for You
Creep: A Love Story
Where Shadows Bloom
Twisted Love (Twisted, #1)
The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2)
Twisted Games (Twisted, #2)
Twisted Hate (Twisted, #3)
Enchantra (Wicked Games, #2)
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)
On Wings of Blood (Bloodwing Academy, #1)
Keep It in the Family
Redeeming 6 (Boys of Tommen, #4)
Blood of Hercules (Villains of Lore, #1)
The Last Party
Strange Sally Diamond
Ask for Andrea
Gray After Dark
A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboSecrets of the Realm by Bev StoutDark Demands by Nell HendersonLost In Time by Bridgitte LesleyIt Lives in The Basement by Sahara Foley
Indie/Self-Published Books
3,359 books — 2,255 voters
Prince of Thorns by Mark  LawrenceA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieLast Argument of Kings by Joe AbercrombieBefore They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie
Best Dark Fantasy
519 books — 675 voters

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesEasy by Tammara WebberThoughtless by S.C. StephensSlammed by Colleen Hoover
I AM IN LOVE !!!
4,269 books — 6,528 voters
Captive in the Dark by C.J. RobertsTwist Me by Anna ZairesSeduced in the Dark by C.J. RobertsBlyssful Lies by J.C. CliffTears of Tess by Pepper Winters
Romance or Erotica with Kidnapping
533 books — 872 voters

1984 by George OrwellDracula by Bram StokerThe Shining by Stephen        KingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Quality Dark Fiction
2,437 books — 3,180 voters
Bound by Honor by Cora ReillyRuthless People by J.J. McAvoyBound by Duty by Cora ReillyMonster in His Eyes by J.M. DarhowerBound by Hatred by Cora Reilly
Best Mob/Mafia Novels
572 books — 1,481 voters

Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1)
Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2)
Captive in the Dark (The Dark Duet, #1)
Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
The Risk (Mindf*ck, #1)
The Ritual (L.O.R.D.S., #1)
Hooked (Never After, #1)
Tears of Tess (Monsters in the Dark, #1)
God of Malice (Legacy of Gods, #1)
Still Beating
Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1)
Den of Vipers
Sidetracked (Mindf*ck, #2)
The Predator (Dark Verse, #1)

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Jess C. Scott
I envy people that know love. That have someone who takes them as they are.
Jess C Scott, The Devilin Fey

Ralph Waldo Emerson
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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