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Dark Romance

Grumpy / Sunshine

A cold, hard hero and a bright, warm heroine (or the reverse). In dark romance the grump is often a killer, which makes her warmth the thing he can’t resist or protect himself from.

127 books

The Grumpy / Sunshine trope, by the numbers

  • 127 books on Readark
  • Average spice 3.3/5 — 39% rate 4 or higher
  • Average darkness 2.3/5 — 6% rate 4 or higher

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