Who is Dark Romance For?
Dark romance is a niche genre that tends to elicit strong emotions. From the people who love it, it usually inspires giddiness. For people who are outside of it, it tends to evoke anger.
So, if this is such a polarizing genre, who’s reading it?
Dark romance is anyone who fits into these categories:
It’s for the people who love villains more than heroes.
It’s for the people who are interested in exploring kink relationships.
You can think of dark romance as home to two types of love: villain romances and kink romances.
This genre is perfect for anyone who loves the villain more than the hero. If you rooted for Christine and the phantom to end up together in The Phantom of the Opera, then dark romance explores the types of relationships you will love. If you found the kidnapping part of Beauty and the Beast fascinating, then dark romance has the elements you desire. If you can’t get your hands off Hades and Persephone’s power dynamic, you’ve found your home in dark romance.
This genre is perfect for anyone interested in BDSM. If you’re thrilled by dominant and submissive relationships, if you find sadism and masochism fascinating, then dark romance is your home. Just as the kink community elicits polarizing responses, so does dark romance.
But where do you find dark romance novels, and where do you find this community of like-minded people?
For readers and writers who are looking to connect with other people like you, TikTok is the best place to go. The dark romance community thrives under spaces like #darkromance, #darkromancewriters, and #darkromancetok.
On Amazon, this genre is often mislabeled as romantic suspense. So look under that label to find other books in this community.
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