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Updated November 2026

Best Dark Romantasy Series

As of November 2026, the top three series on this list are Deliciously Dark Fairytales, Gods and Monsters and The Legacy. Each entry links to the reading order and shows the book count and average spice and darkness.

  1. A Ruin of Roses book cover

    1. Deliciously Dark Fairytales

    by K.F. Breene · 6 books · spice 4.0 · darkness 4.0

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  2. The Book of Azrael book cover

    2. Gods and Monsters

    by Amber V. Nicole · 5 books · spice 3.3 · darkness 4.3

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  3. Rain of Shadows and Endings book cover

    3. The Legacy

    by Melissa K. Roehrich · 4 books · spice 3.0 · darkness 4.0

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  4. The Serpent & the Wings of Night book cover

    4. Crowns of Nyaxia

    by Carissa Broadbent · 6 books · spice 3.0 · darkness 3.5

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  5. Fated to the Dragon Warlord book cover

    5. Fated Mates of the Sarkarnii Warlords

    by Hattie Jacks · 5 books · spice 4.0 · darkness 3.0

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  6. A Fine Scottish Time – A Scottish Romantasy book cover

    6. The Magical Matchmakers of Seven Cairns

    by Maeve Greyson · 4 books · spice 3.0 · darkness 4.0

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  7. Midnight Vow book cover

    7. Wolves of Midnight

    by Becky Moynihan · 4 books · spice 4.0 · darkness 3.0

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  8. The Ruler book cover

    8. Roman Republic

    by Penelope Sky · 3 books · spice 3.0 · darkness 3.0

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  9. Crown Me Dead book cover

    9. Heartstring Duet

    by Liv Zander · 2 books · spice 4.0 · darkness 4.0

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  10. Darkest Destiny book cover

    10. Darkest Destiny Trilogy

    by PEPPER WINTERS · 4 books · spice 3.0 · darkness 4.0

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  11. Garbage Man book cover

    11. Blue-Collar Vigilante Vampires

    by Max Monroe · 3 books · spice 3.0 · darkness 3.0

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  12. Phantasma book cover

    12. Wicked Games (Kaylie Smith)

    by Kaylie Smith · 2 books · spice 4.0 · darkness 3.5

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  13. Quicksilver book cover

    13. Fae & Alchemy

    by Callie Hart · 2 books · spice 3.5 · darkness 3.5

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  14. Psycho Shifters book cover

    14. Cruel Shifterverse

    by Jasmine Mas · 3 books · spice 4.0 · darkness 5.0

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  15. The Bond That Burns book cover

    15. Bloodwing Academy

    by Briar Boleyn · 2 books · spice 3.5 · darkness 3.5

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  16. Neon Gods book cover

    16. Dark Olympus

    by Katee Robert · 4 books · spice 4.0 · darkness 3.0

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  17. Midnight Conquest book cover

    17. The Redemption Prophecy

    by Gina Thornwood · 3 books · spice 3.5 · darkness 3.0

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  18. Dear Reader book cover

    18. Devil's Backbone

    by Tate James · 4 books · spice 3.0 · darkness 4.5

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  19. Storm and Fury book cover

    19. The Harbinger

    by Jennifer L. Armentrout · 3 books · spice 1.5 · darkness 3.5

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  20. Of Ink and Alchemy book cover

    20. The Black Rabbit

    by Sloane St. James · 2 books · spice 3.0 · darkness 3.0

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  21. Fatal Collision book cover

    21. Dark Lanes

    by Harleigh Beck · 2 books · spice 3.0 · darkness 3.0

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  22. Viciously Yours book cover

    22. Fae Kings of Eden

    by Jamie Applegate Hunter · 3 books · spice 3.5 · darkness 4.0

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  23. Their Dangerous Game book cover

    23. Untouched

    by C S Berry · 3 books · spice 3.0 · darkness 4.0

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  24. Wolf.e book cover

    24. The Soldiers of Bedlam

    by Paisley Hope · 4 books · spice 3.0 · darkness 4.0

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  25. Songbird of the Sorrows book cover

    25. Myths of the Empyrieos

    by Braidee Otto · 2 books · spice 2.0 · darkness 3.0

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Rankings use Readark’s bestseller score summed over a series’ five best-selling books; spice and darkness are averages of our 1–5 ratings. Book counts are the books Readark lists. How we rate

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