We've got the perfect reads for those who prefer their romance with a side of chills, thrills and even a little trauma. Author Brynne Weaver recommends her favorites.

The Apothecary Diaries cleverly uses classic romance tropes, like slow burn and forbidden love, to deepen Jinshi and Maomao’s ...

Tropes. If you’ve spent any time at all in the world of romance novels, you’ve heard this word. Tropes, or a narrative convention that conveys a theme or motif, are not unique to romance ...

However, the season has one surprisingly dark romance anime. The Winter 2025 anime ... the anime is primarily a silly comedy ...

One of those tropes is "Why Choose ... are contemporary romance Why Choose books (these also fall under the dark romance ...

Tropes. If you’ve spent any time at all in the world of romance novels, you’ve heard this word. Tropes, or a narrative convention that conveys a theme or motif, are not unique to romance — they exist ...