Showing posts with label dark romance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dark romance. Show all posts

Monday, April 27, 2026

Round Two 2026 ARCs from Deanna’s World | Historical Romance, Romantasy, Why Choose, Dark Psychological Thriller, Dark Mafia Romance Audiobooks

Deanna's World ARCs available

Hello, team!

Do you know what they said about best laid plans? Well, they very often go astray. For me, those plans led me down the garden path, up the side of one hill, over another mountain, and ultimately landed me playing nurse to Hubby, who is recovering from surgery. He’s recovering very well, hooray!

I want to thank you all for your patience and for bearing with me while I’ve been absent last month and most of this one. I am delighted to have several new books and audiobooks for you to read, listen to, and champion. You are every author’s best friend because of your enthusiasm, your love of good stories, and the support you show them. Believe me when I say they appreciate each and every one of you.

And before we get started, if you are an author and would like to submit your book for review consideration, click here. Here at Deanna’s World, we not only feature our very special author clients, but also all authors who would like to have access to the Deanna’s World Advance Reader (ARC) team.

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Beyond the Verdict, the Line in the Sand, and Maybe a Cell Door | Lauren Ashley Mastrosa aka Tori Woods

Banned on Amazon Convicted in Court The Price of Pushing Boundaries

One year ago, a single book set the publishing world on fire, but today, that fire has finally burned the house down. What started as an experiment in taboo erotic romance has officially ended in a criminal conviction that should terrify every author who thinks their imagination is untouchable. The verdict is in: the eighteen-plus disclaimer is dead, and the cell door is swinging open.

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Drastic Stand, National Pain, or Author's Freedom? Unpacking the Sophie Lark KSD Book Destruction

Sophie Lark KSD Controversy

It’s not every day a book publishing story makes you stop. Makes you really think. But a couple of days ago, news crossed my feed that did just that. A Ukrainian publishing house, KSD, made a dramatic decision. They wouldn't just stop selling books by romance author Sophie Lark. They would destroy a massive print run – some 30,000 copies, it seems – of her novel, "Brutal Prince."

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Beyond Taboo, Reader Outrage, and the Child Abuse Allegations | Daddy's Little Toy by Tori Woods

Tori Woods Daddy's Little Girl controversy article

There has been a verdict to this case as of early February 2026. You can read about it here.

Here's a small news update on this case as of April 16, 2025. A point to take into consideration - this is a legal case, so it's expected that there may not be many updates and things would take time to come to a conclusion.

Sometimes, something catches my attention and I feel compelled to write about it...

Grab a cup of coffee and settle in – we're diving deep into the Daddy's Little Toy controversy, exploring the legal fallout, reader outrage, and future of erotic daddy romance. TL;DR: Author explores taboo child abuse themes, faces legal action and arrest, serving as a cautionary tale for the publishing industry.

Fiction pushes boundaries. That's what it does. It explores the messy, the uncomfortable, even the terrifying parts of being human. It challenges us. It provokes us. It makes us think. But sometimes, it breaks. And when that happens, we have to ask: where's the damn line? How far is too far when we're talking about real-world harm, not just fictional discomfort?

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

It's nothing like what you described #1

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I'm in a great book group that is focused a lot of helping people find books they can't remember the name of. Anything from recent books they forgot to bookmark to books they read a long time ago that they want to read again but can't remember the title or author and need help. And I love this group. Usually, books get found super fast.

Saturday, May 7, 2022

Video book reviews: Maddie Wade, Layne Daniels, and Elena Dawne

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Well, what did you think of my video book reviews? Did you enjoy them? Be kind to me. I'm still new at this. Here are a few more for your viewing pleasure. I'm still having tons of fun making them. The music is my favorite part. Feel free to tell me how much you love the music too. 😛 😛 😛

Monday, May 31, 2021

A typical bully romance

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I've written about bully romance in the past. I talked about it when it was new and I was trying to figure out what it was. I don't think I got it quite right because the trope was still new. And then I tried to figure out why people loved reading about it because y'all, I didn't get it.  Recently, in a book group, someone shared a tirade about what's a typical plot for a bully romance and it is too good to not share.

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Dark romance. What is it?

Couple lying down facing each other

A while ago, when bully romance first came out, I wrote about how bully romance is the new dark romance and how dark romance got darker. I've been thinking about it ever since because I'm seeing more and more dark romance, and I'm focusing solely on dark romance as opposed to dark paranormal or dark fantasy, which can have horror elements or if the world is a darker place. I'd like to delve deeper into dark romance and what it means because it's a popular sub-genre in romance, and maybe along the way, I can clear up some of the misunderstanding I had previously.

Monday, April 22, 2019

It's a new thing...bully romance vs dark romance

Bully romance

So there's this new thing... or maybe it's an old thing repackaged as a new thing. Either way, the romance genre continues to evolve especially in the advent of self-publishing. Rules change, but one thing remains the same, there MUST always be a happy ending.

This new thing. Have you heard of it? It's called "bully romance." I've seen it being requested multiple times in a few book groups I'm in and people really seem to want to read them. It had me scratching my head because I didn't know what it meant. So I asked. Someone was kind enough to respond.

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Friday, May 22, 2015

Friday Freebie: Taste Me by Alessandra Torre, Lauren Blakely, Skye Warren, et al

This is a collection of sexy scenes from many books by some very accomplished authors. They reason I like something like this is because it offers me a quick glimpse into the author's writing and what's more fun than getting a sexy glimpse of it. I've read another one like it which is no longer available and I must admit that one or two of the sexy snippets did make me go and purchase the full length book. I remember greatly enjoying those books I bought too.


One Night of SinTitle: Taste Me
Author: Tijan, Alessandra Torre, Lauren Blakely, Skye Warren, CD Reiss, Anna Zaires & Dima Zales, Red Phoenix, Cherise Sinclair, Kendall Ryan, Chelle Bliss, TK Leigh, Toni Aleo, Sam Crescent, Jenika Snow, Julia Sykes, Nina Levine, Cari Quinn & Taryn Elliott, Ainsley Booth, Katy Regnery, Shari Slade & Amber Lin, Shoshanna Evers, Pam Godwin, Carolyn Crane, Molly Joseph, Ella Sheridan, Karla Doyle, and Brooke Cumberland
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services Inc
Publish date: 16 May 2015
Length: 430 pages
Genre: Romance
Purchase link: Amazon

122,000-WORDS OF DARK ROMANCE AND DANGEROUS ENCOUNTERS!

TASTE ME is a collection of twenty-seven sexy scenes from the hottest releases of 2015, both newly released and coming soon. This all-star lineup of bestselling authors includes...

Tijan, Alessandra Torre, Lauren Blakely, Skye Warren, CD Reiss, Anna Zaires & Dima Zales, Red Phoenix, Cherise Sinclair, Kendall Ryan, Chelle Bliss, TK Leigh, Toni Aleo, Sam Crescent, Jenika Snow, Julia Sykes, Nina Levine, Cari Quinn & Taryn Elliott, Ainsley Booth, Katy Regnery, Shari Slade & Amber Lin, Shoshanna Evers, Pam Godwin, Carolyn Crane, Molly Joseph, Ella Sheridan, Karla Doyle, and Brooke Cumberland

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Download TASTE ME now for a sneak peek of Hold Me, the highly anticipated third book in the dark romance Twist Me series from Anna Zaires. Push your boundaries with a twisty scene from Tight by Alessandre Torre, one of the blockbuster books of the year. Sink your teeth into an alpha rocker bad boy in the not-yet-released Second Chance with a Rock Star from Shari Slade and Amber Lin.

Note: This compilation is intended as a FREE preview of this year's hot releases to help readers find their next scorching read. May not be free in all countries due to price matching delays.


* I am not responsible for price changes. Prices may go up without notice. Free at the time of writing.



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Thursday, March 12, 2015

New Release: Love the Way You Lie by Skye Warren

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Title: Love the Way You Lie
Author: Skye Warren
Genre: Erotic dark romance
Release Date: March 12, 2015
Purchase link: Amazon

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Synopsis

A dark romance about the lies that lead us down…

I’ll do anything to get safe, even if that means working at the scariest club in town.

I’ll do anything to stay hidden, even if it means taking off my clothes for strangers.

I’ll do anything to be free. Except give him up. When he looks at me, I forget why I can’t have him. He’s beautiful and scarred. His body fits mine, filling the places where I’m hollow, rough where I am soft.

He’s the one man who wants to help me, but he has his own agenda. He has questions I can’t answer.

What are you afraid of?

You.

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Purchase link: Amazon

Author interview

Can you introduce yourself and tell us what kind of books you write?
I’m Skye Warren, the New York Times bestselling author of dark romance! Thank you so much for the opportunity to share my new release, Love the Way You Lie. It explores taboo themes like betrayal and redemption, overlayed with suspense. If you’re up for something dangerous, disturbing and erotic, take a look…

What is Love the Way You Lie About?
Love the Way You Lie has a stripper heroine and a mysterious lone biker who is first her customer, then her lover, then her… well, you’ll have to read to find out. What you should know is that the book is dark, edgy, and sexy as hell.
This is the first book in a new series set in a strip club called The Grand.

Who is your favorite character in the book?
I love my heroes—their gruffness, their pain, their occasional cruelty. But I have a real soft spot for my heroines. So I would have to say I loved Honey the most. She is beaten down but determined, bent but not broken. For me that’s what strength is about.

What is the hardest part of writing for you?
Nothing and everything. I love the actual writing, coming up with a story and falling in love with them. But reader expectation is such a tough thing—it’s tough in any genre but has particular challenges for dark books. Even the word dark means different things to different readers. But ultimately I can only write the books I love and hope that my readers enjoy them.

What do you love about alpha heroes? Or anti-heroes, if that applies?
Why are these anti-heroes so damn appealing? Well, for one thing, they are tough and driven. They don’t take crap from anyone…even the heroine, sometimes. They often do follow their own code of honor, it just doesn’t necessarily match everyone else’s. But I think it’s something more elemental than that. A man who takes what he wants, damn the rules? Well…it’s plain sexy.

What makes a sex scene sexy to you? Or alternately, what do you do to write hot scenes?
I love a scene I can get lost in, both the physical sensations and the emotional resonance. And what I find most sexy is when power comes into play. Not with games, but where one side has the upper hand, the mingling of distrust and desire, of wariness and want.

What else should readers know about Love the Way You Lie?
There’s also a free prequel to the series coming. The best way to stay up to date about my releases is my newsletter here: sign up for newsletter

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Purchase link: Amazon


About the author

Skye Warren is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of dark romantic fiction. Her books are raw, sexual and perversely romantic.

Author links: Website | Facebook | Twitter | GoodreadsNewsletter


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