Hmm okay so like I said above, dark is not my main wheelhouse, but I'll try my best!
A lot of times dark means a toxic relationship, so a lot of them do have some pretty strong patriarchal vibes (sometimes literally!).
Books that a lot of people like that I haven't read that I think would fit the bill:
1) Morning Glory Milking Farm--a paranormal romance that's pretty weird (you can read the summary on Amazon) and sounds dark to me, but reviewers said it was sweet.
2) Hate by Tate James is a very popular reverse harem book that, again, I can't say I've read.
Books I *have* read that might fall into this category--I do think some of the CoHo books are a little darker, especially something like Ugly Love or November 9. I think you might like Naomi Novik, who's a traditionally published writer who writes pretty dark (but, IMO, extremely well written) versions of Eastern European folk tales, some of which have a romantic plot/subplot. Spinning Silver and Uprooted come to mind. Neither is particularly smutty, though, if you're going for that.
WhatтАЩs the one where itтАЩs about Taylor Swift, basically, and she ties up the secret billionaire owner of the AirBnB sheтАЩs staying at and gives him a bj? Also, the guy describes his cock as twitching all the time (I know that doesnтАЩt narrow it down)
Yes. My wife was listening it with me on a car trip and turned it off because I couldnтАЩt stop laughing (so we never got to Taylor Swift even finding out the handyman she was blowing was a secret billionaire or stopped him from being manipulated into a bad marriage with an evil slut) and she got too mad to tell me the title.
Lol! If you tell me some of the other books you like I can try to make a recommendation
Maybe this would be a good career for me. Librarian, but just for romance.
Um? I'm intrigued by "dark" and "weird." Not bully, though. Not too flatly or solely patriarchal.
I have "Story of the Eye" by Georges Bataille, so.
Hmm okay so like I said above, dark is not my main wheelhouse, but I'll try my best!
A lot of times dark means a toxic relationship, so a lot of them do have some pretty strong patriarchal vibes (sometimes literally!).
Books that a lot of people like that I haven't read that I think would fit the bill:
1) Morning Glory Milking Farm--a paranormal romance that's pretty weird (you can read the summary on Amazon) and sounds dark to me, but reviewers said it was sweet.
2) Hate by Tate James is a very popular reverse harem book that, again, I can't say I've read.
Books I *have* read that might fall into this category--I do think some of the CoHo books are a little darker, especially something like Ugly Love or November 9. I think you might like Naomi Novik, who's a traditionally published writer who writes pretty dark (but, IMO, extremely well written) versions of Eastern European folk tales, some of which have a romantic plot/subplot. Spinning Silver and Uprooted come to mind. Neither is particularly smutty, though, if you're going for that.
WhatтАЩs the one where itтАЩs about Taylor Swift, basically, and she ties up the secret billionaire owner of the AirBnB sheтАЩs staying at and gives him a bj? Also, the guy describes his cock as twitching all the time (I know that doesnтАЩt narrow it down)
...is this a real book lol?
Yes. My wife was listening it with me on a car trip and turned it off because I couldnтАЩt stop laughing (so we never got to Taylor Swift even finding out the handyman she was blowing was a secret billionaire or stopped him from being manipulated into a bad marriage with an evil slut) and she got too mad to tell me the title.
Haha can't say I've read it. As a fellow romance reader, it's your wife's own fault for listening to it in the car!
Where's the laugh react when you need it