{"title":"Dark Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore intense love stories with dangerous stakes, obsession, and morally complex characters. Discover dark romance, mafia romance, and shadowy romantic worlds by Black authors.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"huntsman","title":"Huntsman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWelcome to the dark world of The Hunted Kingdom where the daughters of modern-day mob families are reimagined fairytale princesses like you’ve never seen before. In Huntsman, family is power... and power is everything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNine years ago, my aunt took everything from me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy world. My throne. My mother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’ve bided my time since then, serving under her in the Mwuaji crime family, but she’s crossed another line. She put a price on my head, sending the legendary assassin the Huntsman, Malachi Bowden, after me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Huntsman’s never failed a contract before, but I know everything there is to know about him. It’s finally time for me to take my revenge and finish the war my aunt started.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Huntsman might be my death. But Malachi Bowden?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe’s my weakness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Ebony Shelf","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46809567035631,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/5720\/1391\/files\/222376642.jpg?v=1756827925"},{"product_id":"you-could-do-damage","title":"You Could Do Damage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“When you love, you have the ability to destroy. Those lines often become blurred and we hurt those who we vowed to protect...” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKincaid needs a wife, Nari needs a family. When the terms are negotiated, they both realize that they’ve taken on more than they have bargained for. Kincaid is they type of man who’s life is all about power and control. His new seat with The Families is weighing heavily as a challenge and a sacrifice, but Kincaid isn’t built to accept defeat. The idea of losing anything, including his heart, fuels the desire to dominate. Nari has no idea what she’s gotten herself into by agreeing to an arranged marriage. What she assumed would be an easy come up turns out to be a dangerous war of wills, which could potentially lead to the loss of her most invaluable asset, her heart. Unfortunately, she’s stuck between the urge to run and the need to stay. Kincaid Akel is a force like no other and she is struggling to stay grounded, while refusing to lose herself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Ebony Shelf","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46809580241135,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/5720\/1391\/files\/213870637.jpg?v=1756828601"},{"product_id":"you-could-do-damage-too","title":"You Could Do Damage Too","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author K.C. Mills comes a scorching romance about a ruthless crime boss who discovers his greatest weakness may be the woman he vowed to protect—a gripping tale of power, protection, and the kind of love that breaks all the rules.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eYou Could Do Damage Too\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eweaves a delicious tale of romance, arranged marriage, and family secrets. The character development, storytelling, and romance showcase K.C. Mills’s talent and the power of her stories. This is a must read!” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e—DANIELLE ALLEN,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCurvy Girl Summer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a world where power and survival intertwine, Nari—a resilient former foster child—finds herself unexpectedly married to Kincaid Akel, a ruthless businessman with a complicated past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat begins as a calculated arrangement transforms into a passionate and dangerous journey of love, loyalty, and survival. Kincaid’s fierce devotion to Nari is matched only by his willingness to eliminate anyone threatening her safety. But when the shadows of their past—including Nari’s criminal father, Eli Manchester—begin to close in, their marriage is tested in ways neither could have imagined.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePregnant and caught between her husband’s dark world and her own search for identity, Nari must decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice to protect the life they’re building together. With enemies lurking and secrets threatening to destroy everything, Kincaid and Nari must trust each other completely . . . or risk losing everything they’ve fought so hard to create.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Ebony Shelf","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46809647317231,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/5720\/1391\/files\/224082469.jpg?v=1756831448"},{"product_id":"ember-a-mafia-romance","title":"Ember: A Mafia Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Naima Simone comes a new scorching dark mafia romance in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hunted Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries in which a modern-day Cinderella must fight against the stepbrother who inherited her legacy—but he wants more than just the family he wants her.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe’ll burn it all to keep her.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer fire will consume his soul.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, my father gave me the perfect he died.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut he left my legacy, the multibillion drug empire, to pure evil—my stepbrother, Asad Prince.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePetty even in death? Two can play that game.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the last Cross, I’ll leave it all behind. And I will have the last laugh I’ll take the formula for the drug I created with me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s the perfect plan until Asad makes his final move—marry him, or everyone I love dies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA deal with the devil. Until he reveals his secrets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis obsession might have always been my freedom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow, Asad might rule with fire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut I'll light the match.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEMBER is a dark mafia romance that explores themes, subjects, and scenes that may not be suitable for everyone.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease see the author's content note at the beginning of the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnemies to lovers\u003cbr\u003eArranged marriage\u003cbr\u003eForced proximity\u003cbr\u003eTouch her\/him and die\u003cbr\u003eMorally grey MMC\/FMC\u003cbr\u003eFairy tale reimagining\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Ebony Shelf","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50318015856879,"sku":null,"price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/5720\/1391\/files\/ember.jpg?v=1785881044"},{"product_id":"die-for-me","title":"Die for Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat my eyes are showing me can’t be possible. Can’t be real. Because if they are, then I have to accept that Julian Conrad has been alive for a very long time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToo long to be human.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stay-up-all-night, smart, spicy romance following a doctor who finds herself falling for an alluring, much-younger man with a deadly secret\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSean’s not in the market for love. The only female, let alone Black, interventional cardiologist at her hospital, she’s watched too many of her male colleagues divorce their first wives to marry younger models—and then there’s the abusive relationship she’s spent the better part of her early 30s healing from. Her passions are reserved for her best friend, her goddaughter, and her job.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen she meets Julian. Brooding, beautiful and eleven years her junior. In short: A bad idea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJulian pursues her in a way that sets off alarm bells in her mind, but she finds herself unable to resist their undeniable chemistry—even starts fantasizing about him in dreams that feel altogether too real. They also have a lot in common despite their age gap. So, to hell with it: If men can date younger, why can’t she? But the more Sean gets to know him, the more impossible Julian seems: He has a depth and sorrow to him that’s beyond his years, and sometimes there’s a look in his eyes that’s less than human, and leaves her feeling more like prey. Plus, Sean herself has been exhibiting odd symptoms—memory lapses, a lack of restraint that's unlike her, persistent exhaustion—that all trace back to Julian, making Sean feeling more than a little afraid. Who—or what—is she falling, irrevocably, in love with?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExtraordinarily transfixing, suspenseful, and addictive, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDie for Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is nothing short of a seduction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Ebony Shelf","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50480890872047,"sku":null,"price":16.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/5720\/1391\/files\/DieforMe.jpg?v=1786462441"},{"product_id":"daggermouth","title":"Daggermouth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in a corrupt surveillance state ruled by the masked elite, this true enemies-to-lovers dystopian romance that’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConform\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emeets\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eV For Vendetta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efollows a mercenary who botches the assassination of the president’s son and ends up forced to marry him.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first thing you’ll learn in New Found Haven is that mercy doesn’t exist. The second thing is that, from the highest glass atrium in the Heart to the windowless slums of the Boundary, the Veyra are always watching.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe last lesson is the hardest, but you must remember it: Love outside of your ring is a death sentence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe city is carved into rings of privilege and poverty, ruled by the masked elite who will do whatever it takes to hold onto power. Obedience is demanded. Rebellion is crushed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreyson Serel has spent his life caught between two worlds. Publicly, he’s the flawless heir to the presidency. Privately, he’s entangled in secrets that could topple the regime. But when he’s forced into a political marriage meant to bind him tighter to the government’s brutal laws, he finds himself shackled to a bride as lethal as she is unwilling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShadera Kael is a mercenary raised to kill, not to wed. Yet when her bullet misses its mark, survival leaves her tied to the very man she was sent to eliminate. Trapped inside the corrupt heart of the city, she becomes both prisoner and wife, her every step watched, her every move tested.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir union is no love story—it’s a battlefield. As secrets come to light and betrayals fester within the walls of power, Greyson and Shadera must decide between annihilating each other or burning the city to the ground together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a world where passion has consequences and loyalty is paid for in blood, their forced bond may be the spark that ignites a revolution. Or the fire that consumes them both.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Ebony Shelf","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50550706471151,"sku":null,"price":29.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/5720\/1391\/files\/Daggermouth.jpg?v=1787156350"},{"product_id":"bride-of-the-wicked","title":"Bride of the Wicked","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Rebecca Johnpee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElio's search for Zahra has become an obsession. Losing her has left him willing to destroy whatever stands between them, while the secrets surrounding her disappearance make reunion far more complicated than simply finding her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZahra is trapped in circumstances she cannot accept, threatened by a stalker and bound to a commitment she does not want. One mission still gives her a reason to fight. Completing it will require the friends and crew she has lost, along with the man she loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe conclusion to Rebecca Johnpee's mafia heist romance brings their relationship into a final confrontation with the forces that made them who they are. Revenge, blackmail, dangerous devotion, and a high-risk operation converge as Zahra seeks a way out. The deluxe edition features sprayed edges; the story includes mature and dark subject matter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Ebony Shelf","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50721017954543,"sku":"9781250385789","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/5720\/1391\/files\/244947521.jpg?v=1788978066"}],"url":"https:\/\/ebonyshelf.com\/collections\/dark-romance.oembed","provider":"The Ebony Shelf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}