This isn’t a genre I have delved SUPER duper deep into yet but I’ve read a fair amount and a good dark romantic comedy book (especially audiobook) will always have me sat. I love a giggly goofy time and these books served that up in spades for me. With anything dark romance, please make sure to check your trigger warnings for each of these!
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Butcher & Blackbird
📗 Book 1 in the complete Ruinous Love trilogy of interconnected standalones (I enjoyed the other 2 books in this series but this is by far my favorite)
🔪 Dark romantic comedy
🎧 Duet narrated audiobook
🔥 Spicy
Plot: 2 serial killers meet and then have a gruesome murder competition each year. And he’s obsessed with her from the jump.
Why it’s a favorite: So as a Dexter girl through and through I was bound to love this, BUT I laughed out loud so many times in this book it’s ridiculous. Both of the leads are SO charming, it’s a complete golden retriever x black cat dynamic and I loved it. Also the spice is hot, y’all.
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Lights Out
📗 Book 1 in the Ruinous Love trilogy of interconnected standalones (I enjoyed the other 2 books in this series, but this is my favorite)
🔪 Dark romantic comedy
🎧 Duet narrated audiobook – HIGHLY RECOMMEND
🔥 Spicy
Plot: He’s a thirst trapper posting videos of him in a mask online and she’s his fan. He discovers who she is and decides, yeah… he likes that. So, casual, he starts stalking her.
Why it’s a favorite: This is probably the funniest book I’ve ever read and the audiobook is to date still probably my favorite. How this dark romcom stalking his new love became a comfort read for me I’ll never know, but it did. This is genuinely so funny.
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Loving a Vampire is Total Chaos
📗 Book 1 in the incomplete Total Chaos trilogy of interconnected standalones
🧛🏼 Dark comedic romantasy/paranormal
🎧 Duet narrated audiobook
🔥 Spicy
Plot: He’s a vampire draining Chicago of bad guys and she’s on the police squad trying to find him, though she doesn’t know it’s him. He becomes obsessed with her after seeing her out one night and let’s just say, it takes off from there.
Why it’s a favorite: I’m not even finished with this book yet and I just know this is so much fun. It’s got the twisted sense of humor and insane-yet-delightful man I love in my dark romance reads.
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To Die For Duology
📗 Book 1 is One Killer Night and book 2 is Evil Is Forever
🔪 Dark rom com
🎧 Duet narrated audiobook
🔥 Spicy
✅ on Kindle Unlimited
Plot: She’s getting a Halloween costume before meeting her sister at a party when she meets him in an aisle at Walgreens and immediately sparks fly. They seem perfect, but there’s something quiet and mysterious about his past and when is too much to ignore?
Why it’s a favorite: This duology has SOLID banter that had me kicking my feet and also TOP NOTCH spice. It’s also got like, ’80s horror movie vibes and was just so fun. The audiobook is perfection!
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The Dark Lord’s Guide to Dating (and Other War Crimes)
📗 Book 1 in the incomplete Guides to Villainy and Love trilogy
🐉 Dark comedic romantasy
🎧 Dual narrated audiobook
🔥 Spicy
✅ on Kindle Unlimited
Plot: He’s the villain and needs her bloodline so he can do extra villain things, like getting more power. So he kidnaps her. But she realizes she can turn lemons into lemonade by agreeing to this marriage. Oh, and they think each other are super hot.
Why it’s a favorite: This was just a fun ass ride and the chapter titles actually had me laughing. It’s got solid banter, two quite likable love interests, fun fantasy elements, and is just a grand ol’ enemies-to-lovers time.
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Tourist Season
📗 Book 1 in Seasons of Carnage trilogy
🧛🏼 Dark romantic comedy
🎧 Duet narrated audiobook – HIGHLY RECOMMEND
🔥 Spicy
Plot: After a hit-and-run kills his brother, he starts taking out everyone involved who survived. Which takes him to this little seaside town to end her. However, she might not be who he thinks, especially after finding out she’s got a little disposal habit of her own.
Why it’s a fave: This genuinely made me laugh out loud multiple times. I just love whatever is wrong with Brynne Weaver and never want her to stop writing rom coms about serial killers. ALSO I love that this is a proper trilogy with a 3 book arc because I want more!
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Mate
📗 Book 2 in Bride series of interconnected standalones
🧛🏼 Dark paranormal romantic comedy
🎧 Duet narrated audiobook – HIGHLY RECOMMEND
🔥 Spicy
Plot: After finding out she’s half werewolf, she makes a public statement in order to take the brunt of public scrutiny. So in addition to that pressure, she also discovers she is mates with the alpha of the Northwest pack. And SOMETHING ELSE happens that makes her feel the need to seclude herself away, but that turns out to maybe not be such a great idea.
Why it’s a fave: This made me feral I could NOT stop listening to it. I was rather mid on Bride (book 1 in this series) but absolutely DEVOURED Mate. Like I’m convinced she put drugs in this. I highly recommend the audiobook because it was exceptional.
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