Best Dark Romance Fantasy Audiobooks

The highest-rated fantasy audiobooks featuring dark romance, ranked by listeners. Browse 15 titles.

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The best fantasy audiobooks featuring the dark romance trope, ranked by listener and reader ratings from Audible and Goodreads.

Dark Romance shows up across many genres, but it plays out differently in fantasy — these are the highest-rated examples.

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    A Court of Mist and Fury

    A Court of Thorns and Roses • Book 2

    by Sarah J. Maas

    Narrated by Jennifer Ikeda

    4.94 ABR Score (3.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.63 Goodreads (3.3M) ★ 4.85 Audible (60.1K)
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    Feyre's trauma from Under the Mountain collides with new powers and political intrigue in the Night Court. Jennifer Ikeda captures both Feyre's vulnerability and growing strength in this darker sequel.

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    A Court of Mist and Fury (Part 2 of 2)

    A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #2, Part 2 • Book 2

    by Sarah J. Maas, Melody Muze, Anthony Palmini, Amanda Forstrom, Nora Achrati

    Narrated by Amanda Forstrom, Dawn Ursula, Nora Achrati, Darius Johnson, Anthony Palmini, Henry W. Kramer, Natalie Van Sistine, Gabriel Michael, Melody Muze, Jon Vertullo, Mike Carnes

    4.72 ABR Score (18.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.77 Goodreads (15.8K) ★ 4.87 Audible (2.9K)
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    The dramatized format intensifies Feyre's emotional journey as she grapples with trauma and newfound power in this sequel that completely reframes the original story.

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    A Court of Mist and Fury (Part 1 of 2)

    A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #2, Part 1 • Book 2

    by Sarah J. Maas, Melody Muze, Anthony Palmini, Henry W. Kramer, Jon Vertullo, Amanda Forstrom

    Narrated by Amanda Forstrom, Holly Adams, Nora Achrati, Anthony Palmini, Henry W. Kramer, Natalie Van Sistine, Megan Dominy, Gabriel Michael, Melody Muze, Shawn K. Jain, Jon Vertullo

    4.66 ABR Score (22.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.7 Goodreads (19.3K) ★ 4.76 Audible (3.1K)
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    Feyre's transformation into High Fae comes with new powers and deeper trauma in this full-cast dramatization that captures every emotional nuance with cinematic sound design.

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    Kingdom of the Cursed

    Kingdom of the Wicked • Book 2

    by Kerri Maniscalco

    Narrated by Marisa Calin

    4.45 ABR Score (225.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (222.4K) ★ 4.65 Audible (3.2K)
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    The sequel trades infatuation for intrigue: you're trapped in a demon's court with princes who desire and betray you, where every secret is a lethal gamble.

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    Kingdom of the Wicked

    Kingdom of the Wicked • Book 1

    by Kerri Maniscalco

    Narrated by Marisa Calin

    4.32 ABR Score (368.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.86 Goodreads (364.0K) ★ 4.5 Audible (4.5K)
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    The Roman

    The Florentine • Book 3

    by Sylvain Reynard

    Narrated by Robertson Dean

    4.27 ABR Score (3.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.27 Goodreads (2.9K) ★ 4.65 Audible (344)
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    Vampire sisters become pawns in ancient political games as they're delivered to Rome's feared Curia. Robertson Dean's gravitas perfectly matches the gothic atmosphere.

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    The Wings That Bind

    Bloodwing Academy • Book 3

    by Briar Boleyn

    Narrated by Hannah Hedley, Justin Hill, Persephone Lee, Olivia Wright

    4.24 ABR Score (2.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (1.8K) ★ 4.53 Audible (434)
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    This third Bloodwing Academy installment promises seductive vampires and dangerous romance in a dark academia setting. The full cast brings distinct voices to this viral romantasy's multiple perspectives.

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    To Kill a Shadow

    Mistlands • Book 1

    by Katherine Quinn

    Narrated by Gideon Emery, Moira Quirk

    4.02 ABR Score (9.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.74 Goodreads (9.6K) ★ 4.27 Audible (95)
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    Haunting the Hunter

    The Bound Duet • Book 1

    by Hanna Harp

    Narrated by M.K. Blackwood, Teddy Hamilton, Christian Leatherman

    3.97 ABR Score (7.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.39 Goodreads (6.1K) ★ 4.38 Audible (1.3K)
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    Three narrators bring this paranormal dark romance to visceral life, with Blackwood's voice anchoring an immersion that's genuinely unnerving and deeply intimate.

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    Cinder Vale

    Sins of the Zodiac • Book 3

    by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Narrated by Bridget Bordeaux, Jake Bordeaux

    3.95 ABR Score (139 ratings)
    ★ 4.67 Goodreads (133) ★ 5 Audible (6)
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    The Zodiac Academy world expands into enemy-to-lovers territory as fate-bound characters navigate battlefields where secrets literally lie buried in ash and earth. Dual narration from the Bordeaux team should amplify the romantic tension beautifully.

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    [By Blood We Live] [By: Duncan, Glen] [November, 2014]

    The Last Werewolf / Bloodlines Trilogy • Book 3

    by Glen Duncan

    Narrated by Abby Craden, Amber Sealey, Steve West, Rob Shapiro

    3.94 ABR Score (2.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.68 Goodreads (2.3K) ★ 4.13 Audible (121)
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    The final werewolf-vampire war gets multiple narrators as Talulla faces the ultimate battle between supernatural species.

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    The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

    by Angela Carter

    Narrated by Richard Armitage, Emilia Fox

    3.93 ABR Score (66.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (65.9K) ★ 3.79 Audible (940)
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    Richard Armitage and Emilia Fox weave through Carter's dark fairy tale retellings, their voices capturing both the seductive beauty and lurking menace in each story.

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    Alpha Claim 1 - Punished: 🏆 #1 Vampire Thriller Bestseller • Standalone Brutal Futuristic Fantasy • Hybrid Bounty Hunter • Untamed Monsters cover

    Alpha Claim 1 - Punished: 🏆 #1 Vampire Thriller Bestseller • Standalone Brutal Futuristic Fantasy • Hybrid Bounty Hunter • Untamed Monsters

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    by Tamara Rose Blodgett

    Narrated by Virtual Voice

    3.90 ABR Score (278 ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (272) ★ 3.17 Audible (6)
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    Pulpy, brutal vampire romance with a fierce bounty hunter heroine. AI-narrated, so you're here for the story, not the voice.

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    Trust the Fall (Fallen Hunters Series Book 2)

    Fallen Hunters Series • Book 2

    by Melissa Winters

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Alex Knox

    3.90 ABR Score (102 ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (96) ★ 4.83 Audible (6)
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    Taken to Hell, our protagonist becomes central to a coup against Lucifer himself - the devil she fell for. Mitchell and Knox handle the romantic tension amid supernatural warfare.

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    The Fox and the Devil

    by Kiersten White

    Narrated by Fiona Hardingham, Barrie Kreinik, Alex Sarrigeorgiou

    3.86 ABR Score (741 ratings)
    ★ 3.71 Goodreads (739) ★ 4 Audible (2)
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    Three skilled narrators weave Kiersten White's gothic tale of Van Helsing's daughter pursuing a deadly beauty who may be more than human. The multi-voice approach suits the layered mystery perfectly.

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