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Updated November 2026

The Spiciest Dark Romance Series

As of November 2026, the top three series on this list are Blackthorn Elite, Blackwell Butchers and Owned & Shared. It ranks series of three or more books by their average spice on Readark’s 1–5 scale.

  1. Devious Hate book cover

    1. Blackthorn Elite

    by J.L. Beck · 3 books · spice 5.0 · darkness 5.0

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  2. Rule the Night book cover

    2. Blackwell Butchers

    by Sadie Hunt · 3 books · spice 5.0 · darkness 4.7

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  3. Owning Their Pet book cover

    3. Owned & Shared

    by Marlee Wray · 4 books · spice 5.0 · darkness 4.3

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  4. Daddy Devious book cover

    4. Forbidden Pleasures Island

    by Sadie Minx · 4 books · spice 5.0 · darkness 4.0

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  5. Their Claim book cover

    5. Metal Reapers MC

    by Savannah Rylan · 4 books · spice 5.0 · darkness 3.3

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  6. Hate book cover

    6. Madison Kate

    by Tate James · 4 books · spice 5.0 · darkness 3.0

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  7. Trickery book cover

    7. Curse of the Gods

    by Jaymin Eve · 4 books · spice 5.0 · darkness 3.0

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  8. Save Me book cover

    8. WITSEC

    by Ashley N. Rostek · 4 books · spice 5.0 · darkness 3.0

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  9. Nanny for the Neighbors book cover

    9. Why Choose Standalones

    by Lily Gold · 3 books · spice 5.0 · darkness 3.0

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  10. Broken Bonds book cover

    10. The Bonds that Tie

    by J Bree · 7 books · spice 4.8 · darkness 3.2

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  11. Deviant book cover

    11. The Brethren Lords

    by Ellie Sanders · 4 books · spice 4.7 · darkness 5.0

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  12. Wicked Ruthless book cover

    12. The Elites of Edgewood Prep

    by Lila Grey · 3 books · spice 4.7 · darkness 4.7

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  13. Flawed Hearts book cover

    13. The Forsaken (Celeste Night)

    by Celeste Night · 3 books · spice 4.7 · darkness 4.7

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  14. War Of Hearts book cover

    14. Wicked Hearts At War

    by Mallory Fox · 3 books · spice 4.7 · darkness 4.7

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  15. Heartless Savage book cover

    15. Valley High

    by Ivy Blake · 3 books · spice 4.7 · darkness 4.7

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  16. God of Malice book cover

    16. Legacy of Gods

    by Rina Kent · 8 books · spice 4.7 · darkness 4.1

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  17. Corrupt book cover

    17. Devil's Night

    by Penelope Douglas · 7 books · spice 4.7 · darkness 4.0

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  18. Dominant book cover

    18. Centauri Brides

    by Kallista Dane · 4 books · spice 4.7 · darkness 4.0

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  19. Four Psychos book cover

    19. Dark Side

    by Kristy Cunning · 4 books · spice 4.7 · darkness 3.7

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  20. Wicked Liars book cover

    20. Windsor Academy

    by Laura Lee · 4 books · spice 4.5 · darkness 4.5

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  21. Tamed book cover

    21. Centauri Captives (Kate Richards)

    by Kate Richards · 4 books · spice 4.5 · darkness 4.0

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  22. Follow Her Down book cover

    22. Her Monsters, Her Crown

    by Holly Ryan · 5 books · spice 4.4 · darkness 4.8

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  23. Hateful Vows book cover

    23. Wicked Falls Elite

    by C. Hallman · 5 books · spice 4.4 · darkness 4.2

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  24. The Never King book cover

    24. Vicious Lost Boys

    by Nikki St. Crowe · 5 books · spice 4.4 · darkness 3.4

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  25. Stalk Me book cover

    25. Beautiful Monsters

    by Bianca Cole · 4 books · spice 4.3 · darkness 5.0

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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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