Rating: 5/5 Brutal. Unflinching. Emotionally devastating. And the perfect conclusion to an unforgettable duet. The Broken Souls Duet #2 Pitch Black • Psychological • Romance Read Book #1 (The Bones We Break) First Overview The Wounds We Heal is the brutal, breath-stealing conclusion to J.N. Bamforth’s Broken Souls Duet picking up immediately after the devastating cliffhanger in The Bones We Break. This book does not ease you in. It grabs you by the throat from page one and drags you back into the nightmare, refusing to let go until every wound, physical, emotional, psychological, is split open, examined, and slowly, painfully stitched back together.

Rating: ★★★★★ Spice: 5/5 Genre: Dark Romance, Opposites Attract, Forbidden, Rich Boy/Poor Girl Series: Dark Lanes #1 Review Fatal Collision is the kind of dark romance that grabs you by the throat on page one and refuses to let you go. From the opening scene, two sisters sneaking into a party at a glittering mansion in the heights under the thin protection of party masks, Harleigh Beck builds a world split in two: those who have everything and those who are fighting for scraps. And Jessica Holt is a girl who has been fighting far too long.

Rating: ★★★★★ Spice: 5/5 Genre: Dark Romance, Mafia/Organized Crime Tropes Stripper x Criminal/Businessman, Touch Her and Die, Obsessive MMC, Primal Play, Gun Play, Mutual Healing, Hidden Past, Chains/Restraints Overview Chains of Obsession is a descent into obsession, power, trauma, and the feral kind of love that demands surrender. Evie Wynters delivers a story that feels both cinematic and deeply personal. This isn’t a romance that tiptoes, at its core, this book is about two damaged people who never should’ve crossed paths…but did, and once they collide, neither stands a chance.

Rating: ★★★★★ Spice: 5/5 Vibe: A Christmas carol sung straight from Hell. 🎄 A Blood-Soaked Christmas Treat If Hallmark movies make your skin crawl and you secretly wish Santa carried an axe instead of a sack, Slay Bells is your kind of holiday story. J.N. Bamforth once again twists romance and horror into something seductive, disturbing, and addictively wrong. Following the grim legacy of Crawl Space and The Bones We Break, this novella cements Bamforth as the reigning queen of pitch-black erotic horror. ❄️ The Story A serial killer stalks the quiet suburbs every Christmas, turning his victims into grotesque angel displays, wings and all.

Rating: ★★★★★ Length: 10 pages | Genre: Erotic Romance | Tropes: MFM, Voyeurism, Curiosity, Self-Discovery Overview IV Shady delivers a short, intoxicating burst of fantasy and consent-driven pleasure in Caught. In just ten pages, this novella captures the heat of curiosity, the pulse of self-love, and the delicious edge between fantasy and reality. It’s an intimate exploration of letting go and saying yes to what your body and mind crave, without shame, hesitation, or apology. Plot Summary The story opens with the FMC home alone, lost in the kind of spicy book that makes your skin hum and your imagination run wild.

from Monsters, Masks, and Mayhem: A Halloween Charity Anthology Rating: ★★★★★ Spice: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 🕯️ Summary Behind the barred windows of Blackthorn Penitentiary, innocence doesn’t survive, least of all Ophelia’s. Once a quiet bookstore owner and part-time cemetery worker, her life fractures the night she witnesses a brutal execution in the graveyard. Two tattooed strangers. A buried body. A phone left behind. That’s all it takes to turn her into a convicted killer. By the time the gates slam shut, she’s no longer the same woman who walked in. Prison molds her, bleeds her, and teaches her the language of survival.

Bonepetal by Nova Kane Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5) Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (4/5 — few scenes, but dark and intense) Length: Dark Halloween novella — 10 chapters + prologue, 131 pages Blurb When Salem broke her vow, she broke the veil. One year after losing Finn to fire, cult, and sacrifice, she swore she’d never love again. She lied. Now Finn is back—feral, obsessive, wearing death like a crown, and he’s come to claim what was always his. My Thoughts Bonepetal by Nova Kane is the perfect Halloween read — short, sharp, and soaked in shadows.

My Favorite Secret by Skyla Summers ⭐ Rating: 5/5 Stars 🔥 Spice: 4/5 Overview My Favorite Secret is the third installment in Skyla Summers’ Playing Favorites series and the first of a duet centering on Felix, Tyler, and Harper. This dark, forbidden romance pushes boundaries while weaving together obsession, desire, and the weight of secrets too dangerous to ignore. With multi-POV narration, readers are fully immersed in the raw emotions, corrupted innocence, and brotherly obsession that make this duet unforgettable. The Story Harper has always believed in her values—saving herself for marriage, staying true to her moral compass, and keeping temptation at bay.

Sin and Fall by Hana Meadows ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5 Dark, blasphemous, and completely unhinged—Sin and Fall is a violent spiral into obsession, revenge, and forbidden temptation. Hana Meadows doesn’t just push boundaries in this book; she obliterates them, dragging readers into a world of broken faith, sacrilege, and two people running from the sins of their pasts only to collide in the darkest of ways. The Story Chloe thought she’d sworn herself to God forever—until running was her only chance at freedom. When she crosses paths with Zack, she meets a man already swallowed by rage and grief, on a bloody rampage to avenge his sister’s death.

My Favorite Sin by Skyla Summers ⭐ Rating: 5/5 Stars 🔥 Spice: 4.5/5 Overview My Favorite Sin is the second book in Skyla Summers’ Playing Favorites series, following the prequel novella My Favorite Girl. This installment centers on Dan and Ally, step-siblings caught in a forbidden, all-consuming romance that blurs the lines between love, obsession, and sin. Summers delivers a captivating blend of angst, spice, and taboo tension that keeps you hooked from the first page until the very end. The Story Dan Blackwood has always known Ally Hastings was off-limits.

My Favorite Girl by Skyla Summers ⭐ Rating: 4.5/5 Stars 🔥 Spice: 4/5 Overview My Favorite Girl is the novella that kicks off Skyla Summers’ Playing Favorites series and introduces readers to Dan and Ally, the step-sibling couple at the heart of this duet. As an origin story for My Favorite Sin, this book lays the groundwork for their forbidden romance, showing us how obsession, tension, and stolen moments build over the course of four years. It’s taboo, steamy, and perfectly sets the stage for the heartbreak and angst to come.

Broken Pieces by Hana Meadows ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️½ (4.5/5 spice rating) Quick Take Broken Pieces is book one of The Violet Delights Duet, and it’s everything a dark taboo reader could want: identical twin stepbrothers, a curvy stepsister, and a whole lot of messy, angsty drama that doesn’t let up until the very last page. At only 271 pages, it’s a fast binge, but it manages to pack in tension, smut, and just enough plot to keep you invested. It’s dark, dirty, and dramatic—with a guaranteed HEA waiting at the end of the duet.

Lonely by Harleigh Beck Wellard Asylum Shared World Series (Standalone Horror Novella) ⭐ My Rating: 4.5/5 I devoured this novella in a single night — Lonely is the kind of story that pulls you into its grotesque, bloody depths and refuses to let go, even when you’re left feeling unsettled, disgusted, or just plain disturbed. It’s dark, depraved, and strange — and yet, it’s undeniably gripping. Harleigh Beck has created a chilling piece of horror that fits the genre perfectly with its gore, murder, and psychological brutality. I struggled between a 5/5 and a 4/5 because while it’s incredibly well-written and effective, I’m not sure it’s something I’d revisit again.

ARC Review: Property of Necro by Bink Cummings ⭐ Rating: 5/5 🌶 Spice: 5/5 Bink Cummings has carved out her place as one of the boldest voices in the dark romance world, and Property of Necro proves exactly why. Set in the Kings of Anarchy MC World Series, this standalone is an unflinching plunge into violence, obsession, and survival. It’s pitch black, it’s shocking, and it pushes the boundaries of what romance can be — but it’s also impossible to put down. The Story At its heart, Property of Necro is about what it means to endure when survival comes at the cost of your body, your freedom, and your sanity.

Shallow River by H.D. Carlton ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5 Stars) 🔥 Spice Level: 2–3/5 (few but impactful moments) 📖 Genre: Dark Romance Overview Shallow River is a haunting dark romance that dives headfirst into trauma, abuse, survival, and the power of reclaiming control. H.D. Carlton crafts a story that is as gripping as it is devastating, following River McAllister as she escapes her hometown of Shallow Hill, a place described as where souls go to die slowly. River is rebuilding her life with Ryan Fitzgerald—attractive, wealthy, attentive, and seemingly perfect. But beneath the polished surface lies manipulation, temper, and a darker side that slowly begins to unravel.

Hollow House by M.K. Ahearn ⭐ Rating: 5/5 📖 Length: 125 pages 🎃 Genre: Dark Romance / Halloween Novella First Impressions Some books pull you in with atmosphere, others with spice, and Hollow House does both. From the opening chapter, the story sets an eerie yet intoxicating tone—like walking through the creaking doors of a haunted mansion where every shadow hides a secret. This novella may only be 125 pages, but it wastes no time in weaving together a deliciously twisted mix of suspense, lust, and psychological confusion. The Story…

Bound: A Spicy Bedtime Story for Adults by I.V. Shady ⭐ Rating: 4/5 📖 Genre: Dark Erotica / BDSM Novella Sometimes the most powerful stories don’t need hundreds of pages—they need only a single night. Bound: A Spicy Bedtime Story for Adults by I.V. Shady delivers exactly that: a darkly seductive, 25-page novella that captures a raw, intimate battle of control between two lovers. ⸻ Spoiler-Free Summary What begins as a surprise shift in control from the FMC quickly turns into a push-and-pull game of dominance and submission. Tied, gagged, teased, and denied, the MMC is forced into submission until the tables inevitably turn.

Crawl Space by J.N. Bamforth “He lives in the walls… and he’s never letting go.” Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars Genre: Pitch Black Erotic Horror Spoiler-Free Summary When Iris Winters inherits a mysterious manor from a grandmother she never knew, it seems like the start of a new chapter. But Willow Creek Manor is no ordinary house. There are secrets in the shadows, holes in the walls—and eyes watching her from within them. What she doesn’t know is that Silas Riggs, a silent and scarred killer, already calls this place home. He’s been waiting.

The Bones We Break by J.N. Bamforth A Raw, Unflinching Look at Survival, Trauma, and the Slow Path Toward Healing Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 Why This Book Mattered to Me This isn’t an easy book to read. And that’s exactly why it meant so much to me. As a survivor of sexual assault, it’s rare to find a story that doesn’t just mention trauma—but lives in it. That shows the day-to-day fear. The quiet breakdowns. The numbness. The way you question everything and everyone, including yourself. The Bones We Break doesn’t shy away from that darkness.