For Busayo, the “onus needs to come from publishers” who are releasing dark romance books to indicate the nature of the content “first and foremost” on the cover. “With cartoon covers ...

One such popular author is Jane S. Wonda, who has written hit "dark romance" books that fuse elements of traditional romance with eroticism and darker subjects such as violence or drugs.

The controversy over the book has rattled the online book community and sparked discussions about what is appropriate content to include in "dark romance" books, a subgenre that often explores ...