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Dark Enemies to Lovers Books

21 books that deliver dark enemies to lovers energy — profiled with spice, mood, and trope breakdowns.

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2.8Avg Spice
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Top Dark Enemies to Lovers Books

Ranked by reader ratings. Every book profiled with spice, mood, and trope data.

A Court of Mist and Fury
#1 MatchA Court of Mist and Furyby Sarah J. Maas🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Very Spicy · ★ 4.63RomantasyView on Amazon →
Empire of Storms
#2 MatchEmpire of Stormsby Sarah J. Maas🌶️🌶️🌶️ Spicy · ★ 4.63YA FantasyView on Amazon →
Queen of Shadows
#3 MatchQueen of Shadowsby Sarah J. Maas🌶️🌶️ Warm · ★ 4.62YA FantasyView on Amazon →
Fourth Wing
#4 MatchFourth Wingby Rebecca Yarros🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Very Spicy · ★ 4.58RomantasyView on Amazon →
A Court of Silver Flames
#5 MatchA Court of Silver Flamesby Sarah J. Maas🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Scorching · ★ 4.45RomantasyView on Amazon →
God of Fury
#6 MatchGod of Furyby Rina Kent🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Scorching · ★ 4.44Dark RomanceView on Amazon →
Crown of Midnight
#7 MatchCrown of Midnightby Sarah J. Maas🌶️🌶️ Warm · ★ 4.39YA FantasyView on Amazon →
The Folk of the Air Complete Collection
#8 MatchThe Folk of the Air Complete Collectionby Holly Black🌶️ Mild · ★ 4.35YA FantasyView on Amazon →
The Maddest Obsession
#9 MatchThe Maddest Obsessionby Danielle Lori🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Very Spicy · ★ 4.31Dark RomanceView on Amazon →
Caliginous
#10 MatchCaliginousby Callie Hart🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Scorching · ★ 4.28Dark RomanceView on Amazon →
The Serpent and the Wings of Night
#11 MatchThe Serpent and the Wings of Nightby Carissa Broadbent🌶️🌶️🌶️ Spicy · ★ 4.28RomantasyView on Amazon →
Kiss of a Demon King
#12 MatchKiss of a Demon Kingby Kresley Cole🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Scorching · ★ 4.28Paranormal RomanceView on Amazon →
House of Earth and Blood
#13 MatchHouse of Earth and Bloodby Sarah J. Maas🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Very Spicy · ★ 4.26RomantasyView on Amazon →
Sunshine
#14 MatchSunshineby Robin McKinley🌶️ Mild · ★ 4.03FantasyView on Amazon →
Deviant King
#15 MatchDeviant Kingby Rina Kent🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Scorching · ★ 3.85Dark RomanceView on Amazon →
Dark Rise
#16 MatchDark Riseby C.S. Pacat🫧 Clean · ★ 3.7YA FantasyView on Amazon →
In the Ravenous Dark
#17 MatchIn the Ravenous Darkby A.M. Strickland🌶️ Mild · ★ 3.65YA FantasyView on Amazon →
The Stolen Heir
#18 MatchThe Stolen Heirby Holly Black🫧 Clean · ★ 3.59YA FantasyView on Amazon →
Nightbane
#19 MatchNightbaneby Alex Aster🌶️🌶️ Warm · ★ 2.7YA RomantasyView on Amazon →
Vicious
#20 MatchViciousby V.E. Schwab🌶️ MildView on Amazon →
Vengeful
#21 MatchVengefulby V.E. Schwab🌶️ MildView on Amazon →

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The highest-rated dark enemies to lovers books on Sort By Cravings include A Court of Mist and Fury, Empire of Storms, Queen of Shadows. Each has been profiled with trope tags, spice ratings, and mood breakdowns.

Dark Enemies to Lovers books average 2.8/5 on the spice scale. They range from completely clean reads to scorching.

We recommend starting with A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. It showcases everything readers love about dark enemies to lovers stories.

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Every book on this page has been read and profiled by the Sort By Cravings team. Spice ratings, trope tags, and mood labels reflect our honest assessment — not publisher metadata. Some links are affiliate links; they help keep the site running at no cost to you. Learn more about our process.