Episode 8-Rev Your Engines! Dark Romance as a Book Genre and Culture

We are going down the Dark Romance rabbit hole, and we invite you to join! Dark Romance culture is exploding on BookTok, and we are here for it. Listen while we discuss the different genres, themes and dating culture that involves anti-heroes such as uber masculine bikers, mob bosses and more. Dark Romance books can get VERY SPICY, and so does this convo, so try not to clutch those pearls too tight while we deep dive into this intriguing subculture! Tary's favorite item of the weekhttps://www.amazon.com/TOWKING-Heavy-Duty-Off-Road-Traction-Storage/dp/B0F541DDH8/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=3ER7LZOIF4VYA&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lFneh1tv5DB0nWu53HfkBpxMbqRrAldo2MN5sNTDrq-sMiIZx1mB5v6D3FtaIyw1-4CEN05r0yf4ddweAetiw3SiAQ3u2zVED9G4BeS0xNL280prcV076mM3O09XBX1Of_HerkcT_AyYngskIDvIl8PW5m8xmfW8mZnpfqH1veiXpPApAeuvwgFel4cU4Ec3-POv5B4EW0kT7L_DftCEKkPicJsq_cp5b0or7dDso1Y.2rYudKU-v2vn8yb0IekRSwSqvZw04cfAFKp4Vk9BrjI&dib_tag=se&keywords=towking%2Btraction%2Bboards&qid=1760657565&sprefix=towking%2Btraction%2Bboards%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1Nikki's favorite item of the weekhttps://www.costco.com/p/-/room-service-womens-shawl-collar-pajama-set/4000255907?storeId=10301&partNumber=4000255907&catalogId=10701&langId=-1&krypto=xcWiMTPLlrfA7kGD8qvafkCXa5RROwsp%2F1XhIEWLPi9%2BwJEPLysTNMS%2F1XAyNo6A3Stxuv5PsL2S9pO%2FobE5ujv3azpOQrxA7WfKa2ftdLk1xUukQLJJ8NnrhgNieamAThe book Nikki talks about in this episodehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNJCSZRL/?bestFormat=true&k=camera%20shy&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-pd-bk-d_k0_1_10_de&crid=56YJ0R4LPRHV&sprefix=camera%20shy