Would You Survive The Sheriff’s Daughter? A Dark Romance Game

 

A Project Heartless game from The Files

Would You Survive The Sheriff’s Daughter?

Black-and-white silhouette of a woman in a cowboy hat applying lipstick, with the title “The Sheriff’s Daughter” overlaid. Dark small-town romance and noir aesthetic.



Welcome to a little dark romance game from the world of Project Heartless. If you love romantic thriller books, small town suspense, and morally grey heroines, this is your warm-up before you meet the real sheriff’s daughter.

How it works: read the situation, pick your answer, and keep track of how many A, B, or C choices you make. At the end, you’ll see what kind of reader you are in this dangerous little town.

Question 1 – A Stranger at the Roadside Bar

The sheriff’s daughter walks into the only bar in town: dusty neon, bad country music, and a storm rolling in. She clocks you immediately. You recognise her from every small town dark romance warning story you were ever told.

What do you do?

  • A. Buy her a drink. You always choose the dangerous woman.
  • B. Nod once and go back to your thriller book in the corner booth.
  • C. Leave. You’ve heard what happens to people who get close to the sheriff’s family.

Question 2 – Midnight Knock on Your Door

After closing time, there’s a quiet knock on your motel door. Same woman, same cowboy hat, rain on her shoulders. She says one sentence: “If you open this door, your life won’t be simple ever again.”

What’s your move?

  • A. Open the door. You were born for high-heat romantic suspense.
  • B. Ask who she’s running from. You like slow burn mystery.
  • C. Pretend you’re asleep. No way you’re joining a crime romance plot.

Question 3 – The Secret in the Desert

Next morning, you find her alone by an abandoned patrol car at the edge of town. Desert wind, circling vultures, one empty holster. She looks at you like you’re either her last chance… or her next alibi.

What do you say?

  • A. “Tell me everything.” You’re here for the full dangerous love story.
  • B. “Who did you lose?” You want the emotional backstory.
  • C. “I never saw you.” You’re a thriller reader, not a hero.

Results – What Kind of Dark Romance Reader Are You?

Mostly A: You’re here for the intense dark romance, a spicy small town thriller where the sheriff’s daughter ruins your reputation and you still thank her.

Mostly B: You love slow burn romantic suspense. You want secrets, emotional scars, and a strong female main character who doesn’t trust easily… and maybe shouldn’t.

Mostly C: You pretend you only read “serious” crime thriller books, but you’re already imagining what happens if she knocks one more time.

However you scored, you’re exactly the kind of reader C. J. Cauldin writes for: fans of dark romance novels, psychological thrillers, and morally complicated love stories.

or explore more dark romance notes in The Files and meet Caroline’s world at projectheartless.com.

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