Fans of Dark Romance Love Dangerous Alpha Males, Just Not In Real Life

With dark fantasies and alien romances becoming increasingly popular, some may wonder if it’s an unhealthy obsession

Romance novels account for 25% of all books sold in the United States alone, according to a 2018 study. In fact during the pandemic, romance novels practically soared and Bridgerton “served as a gateway for more readers to indulge in the romance genre”

A subgenre of romance that is climbing the walls of popularity is Dark Romance.

In Dark Romance, all the dark, kinky, slimy, hedonistic things that fluffy romance veer away from — dark romance stays right there with the dubious content. Even more surprising…women are loving these tales of kidnappings, and occasional knife play.

In a SciFi Romance novel I just finished reading, the antihero/male protagonist, does not ask permission before having sexual relations with the main character and she is confused and satisfied at the same time. Now, one may wonder —

How is this okay?

Well, the context surrounding how they ended up that way, may explain it a little better, but overall these are not yesteryear’s beaus. The men in these books are not perfect. They are not…