Dark romance by Sable Voss
Morally grey people, high heat, real consequences. Coercion appears as plot, never as titillation.
12 Sable Voss books do this. Each one has its whole first chapter free to read, so you can tell in ten minutes whether it is the version of the trope you want.
Vow of Ruin
A Dark Mafia Romance
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A Devil's Mercy
A Dark Mafia Romance
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Blood Oath
An MM Dark Mafia Romance
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Crown of Scars
A Dark Mafia Romance
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The Saint We Buried
A Dark Mafia Romance
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Empire of Thorns
A Dark Mafia Romance
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What the Editor Knows
A Dark Forbidden Romance
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The Handler
An MM Dark Bodyguard Romance
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Proof
A Dark Forbidden Romance
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Private View
A Dark Forbidden Romance
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After Hours
A Dark Forbidden Romance
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The Meridian
A Dark Forbidden Romance
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