It’s hot, y’all. Like fry an egg on your dashboard hot. What better way to beat the heat than by diving headfirst into June’s darkest romance recs? These stories are deliciously unhinged. They are perfectly matched to your zodiac sign, of course.
From villains we shouldn’t want (but do), to lovers whose love languages are knives and trauma. We’re diving headfirst into the shadows with a lineup of dark romance reads tailored to every zodiac sign.
Let’s get into it
Caught Up by Navessa Allen
Series: Into The Darkness book #2
on June 10, 2025
Published by Zando Genres: Fiction / Humorous / Black Humor, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Romance / Suspense
Pages: 352
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♈ Aries – Caught Up by Navessa Allen
Aries, you’re bold, impulsive, and a little unhinged when it comes to your obsessions, which makes Caught Up the perfect poison. This sequel to Lights Out is full of danger, secrets, and a man you’ll hate yourself for wanting. You like your romance fast and your consequences messy... have at it.
Phantom by H. D. Carlton
on April 22, 2025
Published by Zando Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Historical / American, Fiction / Romance / Suspense, Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
Pages: 368
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♉ Taurus – Phantom by H.D. Carlton
Taurus, you want beauty, depth, and a slow descent into madness with a side of red lipstick. Phantom delivers. It's’a haunting reimagining of a classic tale, full of twisted longing and gothic drama. You’ll swoon, you’ll sweat, you’ll probably dream about it.
Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
Series: The Ruinous Love Trilogy book #3
on February 11, 2025
Published by Zando Genres: Fiction / Romance / New Adult, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Romance / Suspense
Pages: 416
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♊ Gemini – Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
Gemini, you chaotic dual soul, you need a book with layers, and Scythe & Sparrow is it. Murderous secrets, seductive enemies, and a heroine as clever as you are. This book matches your energy: unpredictable and totally addictive.
Beautiful Venom by Rina Kent
on May 27, 2025
Published by Bloom Books Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / New Adult, Fiction / Romance / Suspense
Pages: 496
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♋ Cancer – Beautiful Venom by Rina Kent
Sensitive but savage Cancer, you want the FEELS... but also the emotional destruction. Beautiful Venom serves angsty, twisted hockey romance vibes with all the secret pain and forbidden yearning your water-sign heart lives for.
My Dark Prince by Parker S. Huntington, L. J. Shen
Series: Dark Prince Road book #3
on February 9, 2025
Published by Psh Publishing Genres: Fiction / General, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / General, Fiction / Romance / New Adult
Pages: 438
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♌ Leo – My Dark Prince by L.J. Shen & Parker S. Huntington
Leo, you dramatic, glamorous legend. My Dark Prince was made for you. A fairytale reimagined as a second-chance dark romance with jaw-dropping betrayal and passionate revenge? Baby, you’re not reading this... you’re living it.
Psychotic Obsession by Leigh Rivers
on March 12, 2025
Published by Leigh Rivers Genres: Fiction / Erotica / General, Fiction / Romance / Erotic, Fiction / Romance / Suspense, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
Pages: 440
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♍ Virgo – Psychotic Obsession by Leigh Rivers
Virgo, you like your books with layers of control, analysis, and... okay fine, a dash of mental unraveling. Psychotic Obsession is smart, intense, and goes places emotionally that only a Virgo could appreciate.
Dark Prince by Christine Feehan
Series: The Dark (Carpathians) book #1
on June 8, 1999
Published by Harper Collins Genres: Fiction / General, Fiction / Occult & Supernatural, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Paranormal / General
Pages: 314
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♎ Libra – Dark Prince by Christine Feehan
Libra, you thrive in beauty and balance… but beneath that polished surface? You’re a sucker for seduction with stakes. Dark Prince gives you ancient vampire royalty falling hard for a psychic heroine, full of emotional intensity, sensual power plays, and that pull between love and control. It’s dark, dramatic, and dripping in paranormal elegance... just how you like it.
Feast of Fools by Naomi Loud
Series: Perverse City book #2
on January 23, 2025
Published by Naomi Loud Genres: Fiction / Christian / Romance / Suspense, Fiction / Romance / General
Pages: 310
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♏ Scorpio – Feast of Fools by Naomi Loud
Scorpio, you ARE the blueprint for dark romance. Feast of Fools is your soul book... intense, transformative, and pulsing with secrets. It’s got that spiritual carnage you crave and characters who bleed beautifully.
A Captive Situation by Tijan
Series: Kings Of New York book #3
on June 3, 2025
Published by Amazon Publishing Genres: Fiction / Romance / Action & Adventure, Fiction / Romance / Billionaires, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary
Pages: 352
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♐ Sagittarius – A Captive Situation by Tijan
Sags, you wild things. You want fast paced danger, morally murky waters, and just enough chaos to keep you running. A Captive Situation from the Kings of New York series throws you into exactly that, with stakes as high as your wanderlust.
Crucible by B. B. Reid
Series: Men Of The Wilds book #1
on December 10, 2024
Published by Bebe's Reads LLC Genres: Fiction / Romance / General
Pages: 526
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♑ Capricorn – Crucible by B.B. Reid
Capricorn, this one’s for your calculating, resilient self. Crucible is a brutal, brilliant ride through ambition, loyalty, and love with sharp edges. You’ll admire the discipline, and secretly crave the chaos it unravels into.
Enigma by RuNyx
on April 29, 2025
Published by Bramble Genres: Dark Academia Romance, Fiction / Gothic, Fiction / Romance / New Adult
Pages: 464
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♒ Aquarius – Enigma by RuNyx
Aquarius, you mysterious rebel. Enigma is weird, wild, and totally YOU. It’s abstract, intense, and reads like a fever dream you can’t wake up from (and wouldn’t want to anyway). Originality is your love language and this book speaks it fluently.
Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
Series: Fever Series book #2
on February 25, 2025
Published by Dell Genres: Fiction / Fantasy / Romance, Fiction / Fantasy / Urban, Fiction / Romance / Paranormal / General
Pages: 336
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♓ Pisces – Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
Sweet, intuitive Pisces… we know your type. You crave emotional depth, dangerous allure, and a little supernatural chaos to keep things interesting. Darkfever drops you into a shadowy underworld in Ireland where the Fae aren’t pretty, they’re deadly. This book is rich with grief, transformation, and magical trauma bonding. In other words? Peak Pisces pick.
Wrap-Up
That’s your astrological dose of romantic darkness for June, babes. Whether you’re a ruthless Aries, or a sensitive Pisces with a bloodthirsty streak, I’ve got your sign covered. Let me know which one wrecked you the most in the comments… or don’t. We can all pretend we’re emotionally stable together. 💜
🫶🏻 – Ali
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