Dark romance can sometimes hurt and leave you hollow, but actually it is in the best way possible.
Here are some of my favourite sad dark romance books, but beware, they are not for the faint of heart.
1. Only the Small Bones (C.P. Harris)
Only the Small Bones broke me.
It is one of the saddest, most beautiful books I have ever read.
William started an organisation to help victims of human trafficking. But his heart is too big and sometimes he takes in some of the victims into his own home and helps them.
Then comes Ryan…
Anyhow, I don’t think this book is for the faint of heart. But if you can weather the storm, you are in for a ride.
2 Still Beating (Jennifer Hartmann)
Still Beating might break you.
Dean is engaged to Cora’s sister… and they do not like each other. At all.
But when things take a turn for the worse, they have get over their dislike for each other and stand together.
However, it is these circumstances that that forges a bond that you can only understand if you are there.
3 Lotus (Jennifer Hartmann)
Oliver’s and Sydney’s childhood didn’t go quite as it should have. When Oliver gets abducted both their hearts are broken.
Now, 22 years later, he is found but he is not quite the same Oliver that Sydney lost.
After more than two decades of brainwashing, no one can be quite the same.
4 Shallow River (H.D. Carlton)
He is her boyfriend’s adoptive brother.
While not quite as taboo as that line suggests, there is still a vibe like that along with the trauma that the FMC, River, experienced during her life, but she is not a frail deer in need of saving.
Through all the trauma she managed to stand upright, but just as things start looking upward and she is in a stable relationship with Ryan, things suddenly crash. This is when Mako, our real MMC, comes in, but what he is yet to realise is that River doesn’t need saving, she needs a sword.
5 Head Above Water (C.E. Ricci)
In Head Above Water you have to fight to not drown just as hard as the characters. It really is a heart wrenching story of two estranged stepbrothers finding each other again in a time of great sorrow. Together they have to brave the waters to be able to get to the other side regardless of their dislike towards each other.
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