Lights Out
**“I don’t need another kink.”** That thought pops into my head whenever I pull up my favorite social media app, but alas, every time I scroll, I learn something new about myself, and another one is born. And yes, I know I’m responsible for what the algorithm shows me, but I’m trying to ignore that fact. Lately, my feed has been dominated by masked men. I’ve favorited videos with them dressed in full cosplay, decked out in futuristic military apparel, and wrapped up like ghouls. But more than anything else, my FYP is filled with shirtless men wearing ghost masks. Bonus points if they’re heavily tattooed, wielding a knife, or covered in fake blood. At night, I dream about being chased by them, of them catching me and doing deliciously dark things to my more than willing body. I never could have guessed that by sending one drunken text, those dreams would become my new reality. Lights Out is a fast-paced dark romance with a morally grey male lead. Some themes and scenes may be disturbing to readers. Please check the TWs at the beginning of the book.
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The questions readers send us most often, answered without spoilers.
Burned out ER nurse Aly likes a particular kind of online video, a masked man at home in the dark. She drunk-DMs him. He answers. Soon enough, he is in her apartment without permission, exactly the way she said she liked.
Yes. Lights Out is an explicit dark romance with multiple on-page sex scenes and morally gray characters. Most readers rate it 4 to 5 out of 5 on the spice scale.
Yes. Lights Out is an explicit dark romance with multiple on-page sex scenes and morally gray characters. Most readers rate it 4 to 5 out of 5 on the spice scale.
Lights Out contains stalking, knife play, breath play, and other dark romance themes. Navessa Allen includes a content warning at the start of the book. It is recommended for readers familiar with the dark romance subgenre.
Yes. Lights Out is the first book in the Into Darkness series by Navessa Allen. A sequel novel is in progress with releases planned to follow.
Lights Out went viral on TikTok in 2024 for its mask-wearing male lead, taboo dynamic, and willingness to push the limits of the dark romance genre. The book moved from indie publication to a Berkley imprint after its viral run.
Lights Out was written by Navessa Allen, published in 2024 by Zando.
Lights Out is 416 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Lights Out takes most readers 6 to 9 hours to finish.
Lights Out is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.