Dark Romance Starter Pack (feral girlies only!)
Welcome to the starter pack that will crack open your moral compass, shake it like a snow globe, and whisper “sweetheart, you don’t need that where we’re going.”
This is your official gateway collection into dark romance: the books that ruin your sleep schedule, hijack your sanity, and make your FBI agent concerned.
No plot summaries.
Just vibes, chaos, menace, and affiliate links.
Enjoy responsibly (or don’t).
⭐ The Essentials
Below are the core books every aspiring unhinged dark-romance lover needs to read at least once… preferably at 2AM, curled up like a gremlin, questioning your ethics.
1. Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight
This book is not a romance. It is a hostage situation with benefits. You WILL question your sanity. You WILL not regret it.
This is the baptism by fire every feral girlie must complete.
Get the book:
👉 Amazon link
👉 Bookshop.org link
2. Pestilence by Laura Thalassa
A plague daddy who should NOT be hot, but unfortunately is.
You’ll start the book saying “absolutely not” and end it saying “I can fix him.” Tragically predictable, extremely entertaining.
Get the book:
👉 Amazon link
👉 Bookshop.org link
3. Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark
Forbidden. Violent. Chaotic, yet weirdly wholesome?
This book is dark romance but also accidentally a rom-com if you squint hard enough. You’ll be feral for the banter alone.
Get the book:
👉 Amazon link
👉 Bookshop.org link
4. The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe
A fairytale retelling but make it… FERAL.
Peter Pan but toxic. Lost Boys but worse. You’ll finish the entire series in 48 hours and wonder what just happened.
Get the book:
👉 Amazon link
👉 Bookshop.org link
5. Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
Listen.
This is the book people warn you about.
It’s deranged, disturbing, obsessive, and absolutely gripping.
If you finish this and say “that was fine,” congratulations, you’re built different.
Get the book:
👉 Amazon link
👉 Bookshop.org link
⭐ Level Up (When You’re Ready for Maximum Chaos)
After you read the basics, try these for a deeper dive into morally catastrophic men with god-tier jawlines and no regard for human laws.
6. Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton
Shipwreck. Murder vibes. Emotional damage.
The MMC should be in federal prison and yet you will be rooting for him like an idiot.
Get the book:
👉 Amazon link
👉 Bookshop.org link
7. The Mindf*ck Series by S.T. Abby
Serial killer. FBI agent. Romance???
This is what happens when criminal minds meets fanfiction and becomes elite literature. The chokehold this series has…
Get the book:
👉 Amazon link
8. The Maddest Obsession by Danielle Lori
Mafia romance excellence.
He is unwell.
She is also unwell.
Together they’re perfect.
Get the book:
👉 Amazon link
⭐ Final Notes for the Newly Feraled
Dark romance is not meant to be healthy.
It’s meant to be dramatic, intense, chaotic, and addictive.
You read it for the feelings, not for relationship modeling.
If you reach the end of this list still craving more morally grey chaos… congratulations. You’ve ascended.
Now go forth and spiral.
xoxo
