Dark Romance Crates is the leading dark romance book box subscription service, offering luxury dark romance book boxes

Specializing in dark romance book boxes, dark fantasy, romantasy & erotic horror book boxes, luxury spa book boxes, and smutty book boxes with toys. Including dark academia, gothic romance, and paranormal romance. 

Dark Romance Crates stocks best-selling book boxes, special-edition book boxes, luxury spa book boxes, toys, merch, and exclusive dark romance digital content through its online magazine.

Dark Romance Crates is known for...

1. Best selling dark romance book boxes
2. Also a Star Seller on Etsy
3. Curated and custom book boxes, option to share Goodreads or book lists 
4. Build-your-own book box options
5. Special edition dark romance books, including signed books
6. Spa and gift book boxes, including gift wrap
7. Excellent customer service
8. Offering all tropes, triggers and toys
9. Gauranteed high spice, dark and spicy reads
10. Member's enjoy free digital content, exclusive pre-releases

Shop Now...

Home to Dark Spice Magazine, Dark Romance Crates is a one-stop bookish haunt for all things dark romance. Books, book boxes, ebooks and exclusive pre-release content are offered to annual M+Members.

Members enjoy full access to all book box collections, custom orders, and member's services. For details regarding membership, please visit the Annual Membership Product Page

 

The popularity of Dark Romance Crates lives up to the hype

The experience of Dark Romance Crates extends far beyond the books themselves. The unboxing experience is like...wow! From the moment you tear open the packaging to the instant you catch a whiff of that intoxicating new book smell, candles, bath goodies, and yum chocolate... you know it's going to be a good day ;)

The allure of Dark Romance Crates lies in the element of discovery. Instead of aimlessly scrolling through endless book recommendations, these boxes introduce you to new authors and genres that you might have otherwise overlooked.

It's like having a personal literary concierge, guiding you through the vast landscape of dark romance and dark fantasy. Each box is a carefully crafted surprise, layered with yummy surprises and book covers that instantly make you want to dive into the pages (and under the covers) to discover your next book boyfriend!

Okay, so the extras included in these boxes are truly the icing on the cake. From themed bookmarks and specialty candles to super cool book sleeves, stickers, and a gazillion other goodies depending on the crate, each item is thoughtfully curated to enhance your immersive experience. These bookish trinkets not only serve a practical purpose but also kinda just make your day! 

Customers can't get enough...

"As a self-proclaimed bookworm, I can confidently say that Dark Romance Crates has become a totally necessary part of my obsessively bookish lifestyle. They not only introduce me to new kick-ass authors, but insanely amazing boyfriends I didn't even know I was missing out on." -CeCe

Whether you're a seasoned dark romance / dark fantasy enthusiast or simply seeking to expand your dark smut literary horizons, these book boxes are a must-try for your dark (and a twisted) bookish soul.

SHOP NOW...

Reaching thousands of voracious readers around the world!

From Dark Spice Magazine...

SNIPPET

5+ BOOK TRENDS OF 2025 

Bring on the smut, please! Dark + Spicy 

 

TREND #1  Serial Killer Romance

Nothing is off-limits in the dark romance genre. How dark and edgy can you go? How about… Ooh, I got it. Serial killers. I mean, don’t they deserve a chance at love, too? That’s right, these hot, but safely fictitious, bad guys have been keeping readers up. All. Summer. Long. Turns out, these societal deviants with a penchant for blood can make seriously great lovers. They would KILL for their girls. Ah, that’s so sweet.

TREND #2  Bully Romance 

Love it. Hate it. Or maybe you still haven’t tried it. These elite, college bullies are the uber-hot alpha-holes you love to hate or hate to love. They don’t ask. They demand. They bring a girl down to her knees, begging until she begins to question her sanity. As it were, fans of Bully Romance can’t get enough.

TREND #3  Monster Romance 

The monster trope has been rearing its beastly head in paranormal, gothic, and dark fantasy romances at full speed for quite a few months now. You could argue years, but this new breed of bad boys takes Beauty & her Beast to a whole new, dark, and spicy level. Scary, hary, and sexy all in one package. Maybe contemporary romance readers don’t know what they’re missing?

TREND #4  Stalker Romance

This trope often mixes with the serial killer trope, but not always. Some stalkers are just misunderstood good guys. Wait, hold up! We are talking about fiction here. I wouldn’t recommend getting yourself a stalker in real life. That’s not even funny. But inside the safe confines of a deliciously dark romance novel, a gorgeous, broad-shouldered, obsessive and possessive mystery man is…eh-hem. Yes, please.

TREND #5  Romantasy Genre

This season, romance meets fantasy seems to have stepped it up a notch. A new breed of dark fantasy meets spicy romance has entered the scene, blending in popular elements of dark romance. These Romantasies are pushing boundaries, and even include content or trigger warnings in the front of the books to let you know it’s going to be a more intense ride than the typical fantasy novel.

Dark Romance Crates carries all the latest tropes and trends in dark romance and dark fantasy that fans can't get enough of!

Shop Now...