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Dark Romance

Fake Relationship

They pretend to be together, usually for a job, a family or a cover story, and the pretence stops being fake. Dark versions use it as cover for something criminal.

24 books

The Fake Relationship trope, by the numbers

  • 24 books on Readark
  • Average spice 3.6/5 — 67% rate 4 or higher
  • Average darkness 2.9/5 — 33% rate 4 or higher

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Figures are calculated live from every book with this tag. All dark romance tropes