I talked to Netta Baker, who teaches and researches popular romance at Virginia Tech, and she pointed out to me that romantasy readers, who are mostly women, are looking for a sense of agency.

I have a confession to make — I'm obsessed with gothic horror and dark romance books. They're not your typical light-hearted rom-coms where the most drama you'll read about are family secrets or ...

Don't judge a reader who has only consumed dark romance. The scrutiny that the genre faces feels eerily similar to the scrutiny that comes with liking an artist like Taylor Swift.

The dark romance genre has become wildly popular in the last few years, attracting readers who are looking for mature content and darker themes in their love stories. Think romance, but with a bit ...

Readers often use fiction as a form of escapism, and the argument can be made that dark romance is therapeutic because no matter what the female protagonist goes through, the story always ends with a ...

A genre on the rise The success of Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James in the early 2010s helped establish new romance as a dominant force in publishing, paving the way for subgenres like dark romance.

These books mix romance and sex with more, like, military and war narratives within this fantasy realm. The latest book in the series, "Onyx Storm," just came out earlier this year and sold 2.7 ...