This genre has a lot of complexity regarding how much horror vs romance is in each novel. To make it easier to understand, I want you to imagine the term ‘dark’ in dark romance as a spectrum.

What is dark romance? Learn why readers love dark romance novels, what themes define the genre, who it’s for, and why it sparks such strong reactions online.

Dark romance is often mislabeled as romantic suspense, but anybody aware of it knows those two genres aren’t anything alike.