Back to Dark Romance

Because obsession looks better in decadent colors (and feels better in fleece).

Step into a world where danger wears a smirk, passion borders on peril, and comfort is anything but innocent. Here, morally-grey chaos feels softer in a Gildan crewneck, whispered promises taste sweeter from a late-night mug, and villainous devotion is coziest beneath a plush blanket.

This collection is built for readers who crave obsession, cat-and-mouse tension, and shelves lined with enemies-to-lovers chaos that should come with a warning label. (And often does!)

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Here’s what’s waiting for you in our exclusive lineup:

⭐ Tees, Crewnecks & Hoodies
Inked staples for readers who like their fiction dark, their coffee strong, and their love interests morally grey.

⭐ Mugs
Late-night confession keepers for caffeine, cocoa, or denial.

⭐ AOP Bags
Bold, bookish armor for library runs, alibis, and secret rendezvous.

⭐ Ornaments
Trinkets for your shadowed shelves or darkly decked tree.

⭐ Blankets
Sin-soft, villain-approved layers of warmth for your next emotional cliffhanger.

💫 Want to make it personal?
Every item is available in a holiday-exclusive personalized version – so you can ink your name into the story (or gift your favorite book club troublemaker her next obsession).

✨ Spoiler: You’re the dangerous one.
Shop the full collection below and prove it.

About the Design

This collection was part of a series imagined and created by Andrea in July 2025. The idea sparked while helping her kids design their back-to-school signs, and the chalkboard-inspired concept first evolved into the “Back to Romantasy” design, followed by this one a few hours later.

After weeks of sketching, testing, and refining, the final chalkboard blocks came to life:

• Back to Dark Romance
• Name: Bad Girl (also available for personalization)
• Favorite Color: Blood Red
• My Best Friend: The shadow who stalks me
• What I’ve Learned: Love is the sharpest weapon
• My Favorite Things: Forbidden rendezvous, cat-and-mouse, the match he gives me to burn it all down
• Can’t Get Enough: Banter that bites, touch-her-and-die, enemies to obsession
• What I’ll Never Learn: How to stop falling for the villain…

Every element – from the text to the sketch motifs – was originally sketched, hand-designed, edited, and finalized by Andrea exclusively for Read and Rave™.

All Read and Rave™ designs are original creations inspired by the bookish world – crafted as tributes to the tropes, aesthetics, and reader culture we love. This collection celebrates the genres and communities that unite readers everywhere. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or referencing any specific author, book, series, or other copyrighted work.

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© 2025 Read and Rave™
The “Back to Dark Romance collection is an original work. Both the text and artwork are protected by copyright. Copying this design or its language is a violation of U.S. copyright law.