Dark/Taboo/BDSM Recommendations

There are no hard and fast rules in this category and the definition is wide and varied – ranging from books involving an emotional read where a hero and a heroine who should not be in a relationship somehow end up together to Dark Romance with it’s heavy and gritty undertones, to Taboo Romance and BDSM Romance.
We have split the categories and added series reading lists to make your reading choices easier.
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Standalone - Dark Romance

Romance with gritty, dark undertones/emotional heavy subject matter
Standalone - Forbidden

Emotional Stepbrother/Student /Teacher/Age Difference/Hero & Heroine shouldn’t be together.
Standalone – Cheating/Affairs

Books involving cheating/hero or heroine having an affair.
Standalone - Taboo Romance

Emotional stories based on taboo of age/morals
(note: Forbidden is a deeply emotional story involving incest)
Standalone - BDSM / BDSM Themes

These standalones centre on BDSM or have BDSM in some part of the story
Standalone - BDSM / BDSM Themes - MM

These standalones centre on BDSM or have BDSM in some part of the story – Male/Male reads
DARK ROMANCE / TABOO/ FORBIDDEN SERIES

Scarred Souls Series by Tillie Cole
Dark Romance – Reading Order
Deadly Virtues Series by Tillie Cole
Very dark themes – Reading order
The Hades Hangmen Series by Tillie Cole
Dark MC Romance – Reading Order
Darkly, Madly Duet by Trisha Wolfe
Dark Romance – Gritty, raw, ugly and psychologically thrilling duet.
Tear Assunder Series by Nashoda Rose
Dark Romance – Rock Star theme – Reading Order
The Lonely Series by Tara Brown
Dark Romance
Songs of Perdition Series by CD Reiss
Dark Romance/Taboo
Unfinished Hero Series by Kristen Ashley
Dark Romance
Unyielding Series by Nashoda Rose
Dark Romance
Crow City Series by Cole McCade
Dark Romance/Forbidden
The Night Owl Series by M Pierce
Involves cheating
Love Me with Lies Series by Tarryn Fisher
Love Triangle/Cheating
Stalker Series by Clarissa Wild
Dark Romance
Vigilantes Series by Keri Lake
Dark Romance
The Breach Series by K I Lynn
Dark Romance
The Thoughtless Series by S C Stephens
Cheating/Affair/Love Triangle Rock Star theme
The Black Lotus Series by E.K. Blair
Dark Romance
BDSM/BDSM THEMES - SERIES

The Original Sinners Series by Tiffany Reisz
BDSM Themes M/F, M/M
The Dark Duet Series by CJ Roberts
Kidnapping with BDSM Themes
The Eden Series by Kele Moon
MM/MMF with BDSM Themes – Note: This is the correct reading order.
Masters of the Shadowlands Series by Cherise Sinclair
BDSM
Mountain Masters Series by Cherise Sinclair
BDSM
Finding Anna by Sherri Hayes
BDSM
Rescue Me Series by Kallypso Masters
BDSM
Asking For It Series by Lilah Pace
Light BDSM
The Games Duet by CD Reiss
BDSM Themes
Fifty Shades Trilogy by E L James
BDSM themes
The Bonds Series by Sierra Cartwright
BDSM themes
BDSM Ballet Series by Annabel Joseph
BDSM
Comfort Series by Annabel Joseph
BDSM
Properly Spanked Series by Annabel Joseph
BDSM
Dark Soul by Aleksandr Voinov
MM Mafia Dark romance with BDSM themes
Guns n Boys Series by K A Merikan
MM Mafia Series