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WHAT'S INSIDE:
15-chapter TV-style beat sheet with act breaks, cliffhangers, and pacing guidance
Dark romance-specific examples and book references for every chapter
Beat sheet tips for writing danger-as-desire, moral complexity, and power dynamics
20 character traits (positive + negative) tailored for morally gray heroes and fierce heroines
10 primary goals and 10 sub-goals for dark romance character arcs
10 external struggles + 10 internal struggles designed for high-stakes romantic conflict
20 dark world settings with immersive descriptions to ground your story
20 job and career ideas with detailed explanations for both MCs
6 romance heat levels from closed-door gothic tension to erotic dark romance
20 dark meet-cute ideas, because in dark romance, the meet-cute draws blood
20 opposing goal dynamics to fuel the push-pull between your leads
20 intertwined subplots that deepen the story and raise the stakes
20 external subplots that threaten the relationship from the outside
20 secondary character archetypes built for the dark romance world
20 forced proximity scenarios (cages, safehouses, and bonds with no escape)
20 romance rival archetypes to complicate and intensify the central relationship
20 grand gestures, because in dark romance, love isn't proven with flowers
Whether you're writing mafia romance, dark academia, captive romance, stalker romance, or morally gray enemies-to-lovers, this beat sheet gives you the bones of a story that hits every emotional beat your readers are craving.
Stop staring at a blank page. Start building the kind of dark love story readers stay up until 3 a.m. to finish.