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Dark Romance

Forbidden Romance

Two people who should not be together: enemies’ children, a guardian and ward, a priest, a rival family’s heir. In dark romance the forbidden element is rarely a misunderstanding; it is a real line, and crossing it has consequences for everyone involved.

2,292 books

The Forbidden Romance trope, by the numbers

  • 2,292 books on Readark
  • Average spice 3.6/5 — 62% rate 4 or higher
  • Average darkness 3.7/5 — 69% rate 4 or higher

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