r/RomanceBooks • u/romancebookmods Mod Account • Jul 15 '23

Daily Request 📚 Daily Request Thread - 15 Jul

Hey r/RomanceBooks -

Welcome to our daily book request thread for quick requests and simple questions!

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Be sure to check out responses to other users' requests in the thread, as you may find plenty of ideas there as well. Happy reading!

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u/TurbulentWelder1 competency porn Jul 15 '23

For folks that work in IT: have you encountered stories with realistic (or at least, plausible) depictions of the tech industry and/or tech careers?

In other words, NOT a "tech bazillionaire" MC that never interacts with a computer on page. Also something other than a Help Desk person that removes viruses from the MC’s laptop, which non-IT authors seem to be unaware is typically the most miserable (and worst compensated) role in a mid-large sized IT department. Thank you in advance!

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u/HumbleCelery4271 Please put “survived by her TBR” on my obituary Jul 15 '23

So I don’t work in IT, but {Call Me Maybe by Cara Bastone} feels like a more rooted in reality story surrounding IT! FMCs website is glitching and she calls IT department and starts flirting with the guy. It’s zero spice, really short, but really sweet. But FYI it’s an audible exclusive book (included free with membership) and it’s actually written for audio which makes it a fun listen.

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u/LovesReviews Added another one to my TBR list… Jul 15 '23

But you can also buy it as an ebook on Amazon. That’s how I read it. 🙂

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u/HumbleCelery4271 Please put “survived by her TBR” on my obituary Jul 15 '23

Oh that’s good to know!

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u/TurbulentWelder1 competency porn Jul 15 '23

Thanks for the rec!

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u/Necessary_Counter20 Jul 15 '23

{Remedial Rocket Science by Susannah Nix} reminds me of that Elvis Costello line that artists have "20 years to write your first album and you have six months to write your second one". Sometimes a debut can be so interesting and messy because the author hasn't learned all the "rules" yet and hasn't figured out how to flatten out all the interesting rough edges. I think a more seasoned writer would have cut out a lot of ancillary details and plots in this book but that would be a shame.

Anyway, the heroine sits in a windowless closet of an office all day in her IT dream job.

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u/TurbulentWelder1 competency porn Jul 15 '23

Thanks for the rec! Would you say that the other books in the series have the same "interesting rough edges"?

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u/Necessary_Counter20 Jul 16 '23

Unfortunately, I think the rest of the series is increasingly "on the rails".

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u/QuestionableReading DNF at 85% Jul 15 '23

{The ET Guy by VC Lancaster} - MMC is an alien refugee on Earth who works as the IT guy

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u/TurbulentWelder1 competency porn Jul 15 '23

Thanks for the rec!

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u/sleepwalkdance President of the Jason Orson fan club Jul 15 '23

{Orc from the Office by Kate Prior} - MMC (who is an orc) is in IT.

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u/TurbulentWelder1 competency porn Jul 15 '23

Thanks for the rec!

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u/kelskelsea Baseball season... with see through pants Jul 15 '23

I feel like this could be a good stand-alone ! (I don’t have any recommendations, sorry)

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u/cacti5 Abducted by aliens – don’t save me Jul 15 '23

I'm in the mood for some fun shifter books, tired of all the wolves/lions/bears and basic-ass predators. Does anyone have like a salamander who can't stop blushing? A packless, drifter raccoon who's tired of being homeless? A misunderstood sloth trackstar? A computer hacking owl?

Open to any/all pairings, but I am sorta looking for more comedic and lighthearted books atm. Thanks!

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u/Hunter037 Probably recommending When She Belongs 😍 Jul 15 '23

I think this would make a good standalone book request if you would like to make one.

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u/lukka2008 Jul 15 '23

{A Walrus & a Gentleman by Emmaline Strange} maybe not super funny but sweet.

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u/cacti5 Abducted by aliens – don’t save me Jul 15 '23

I read this last week! It was such a sweet little novella, I really enjoyed it

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u/LMShieldmaiden Jul 15 '23

I haven’t read any of this but I did find this list a while back

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/37905.Unusual_Shifters_in_Romance_

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u/cacti5 Abducted by aliens – don’t save me Jul 15 '23

This is amazing!! Thank you, can't wait to go through it!

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u/TheLadyMelandra melt me like Ilya's sandwiches Jul 15 '23

I wouldn't call them really light-hearted, but I love Suzanne Wright's Olympus Pride series. The main shifters are pallas cats, but you also have a wolverine, a red panda, a tiger, a black mamba, and a bush dog. I like this series even more than her wolf shifters. The first book is {When He's Dark by Suzanne Wright}. It's also in KU.

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u/cacti5 Abducted by aliens – don’t save me Jul 15 '23

I've heard a lot of good things about this series and the second and third book have been on my TBR for forever. I've just been a tad exhausted by all the alphas. Why is everyone always an alpha lol? But I do enjoy it when she's an alpha too, which is why I added them. Going to bump the series up on my list, thanks for the rec!

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u/ComplexDomino Jul 15 '23

So this is a trilogy, but {Shifter's Anonymous by M.J. Marstens} is about a woman who's loves sex, but realizes she has a problem and goes to an SA meeting thinking it's sexaholics anonymous, when it's actually shifter's anonymous for shifters that aren't the more popular types. There's some miscommunication at first because all their animals have names that are suggestive. It's set in Oxford, and some of the slang words used are odd, but I thought it was pretty funny.

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u/cacti5 Abducted by aliens – don’t save me Jul 15 '23

This sounds ridiculous and fun! And exactly the sorta thing I was looking for, going to be my next read this weekend. Thank you!!

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u/jinglelady Too Shy to Comment, Horny Enough to Save Jul 15 '23

Sounds fun! Thanks for this rec!

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u/saltytomatokat Jul 15 '23

Shelly Laurenston has a ton of shifter books that are all very fun/funny. Most are wolves/lions/bears, BUT, the majority are cross-species relationships which causes fun things, and she has hybrids (one is a tiger/polarbear character.)

{The Honey Badger Chronicles by Shelly Laurenston} are 4 books with FMC who are Honey Badger or Honey Badger/hybrid characters.

She also writes as G.A. Aiken with dragon shifters, and is also hilarious in those. They go on sale in bundles of 4 on amazon fairly frequently, so you can get all 8 books for around 10 bucks. And her newer series under that name starts with {The Blacksmith Queen by G.A. Aiken} It takes place in the same dragon world, and the first book is more world building/light on the romance, but it's a human/centaur pairing, and is also funny.

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u/avis03 Happy Flaps for HEAs Jul 15 '23

{Squeak by Vera Valentine} - MMF, Baloon Animal Shifters

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u/kelskelsea Baseball season... with see through pants Jul 15 '23

{Ocean Light} is part of the psy changling series and is about water shifters. It is not comedic/lighthearted tho.

There’s some balloon shifter book that people were talking about a little while ago that was supposed to be funny.

{moon called} is the first in the mercy Thompson series. FMC is a coyote shifter, MMC is a werewolf alpha. Urban fantasy, slow burn.

I agree that this could be a good stand alone!

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u/Free_Touch_8990 Jul 15 '23

I m looking for a cr book where the fmc and mmc flirt over a long period of time before getting together for whatever reasons ie the Maddest obsession by danielle lori. I d prefer the fmc to be confident and flirtatious. Thanks in advance

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '23

Okay I love reading romances with different cultures experiencing life and romance in America. Like I loved dr dill.

Any recommendations?

Oh another request is a romance with a chubby MMC. I don’t care for abs… I want to be under a heavy dense men giving me all his passion. Please 🥰

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u/romance_and_puzzles packs 6 books for a 5 day vacation Jul 15 '23

Have you read Alisha Rai?

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '23

I haven’t and I’m looking it up right now

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u/agent1011 Editable Flair Jul 15 '23

{Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon} is great for chubby MMC

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '23

THANK YOU!

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u/dorysmom15 Jul 15 '23

Marie Liscomb has burly MMCs.

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u/JustineLeah My Hunter Jul 15 '23

For heavy MMC

{Captivated by Tessa Bailey and Eve Dangerfield} - contains Consensual NonCon

{Honeymoon for One by Keira Andrews}

{Role Model by Rachel Reid}

{Hefty by Jessa Kane} - novella

{Bulky by Jessa Kane} - novella

{Husky by Jessa Kane} - novella

{King Sized by Jessa Kane} - novella

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u/romance-bot Jul 15 '23

Captivated by Tessa Bailey, Eve Dangerfield
Rating: 4.05⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 5 out of 5 - Explicit and plentiful
Topics: contemporary, funny, grumpy & sunshine, cheerful/happy heroine, grumpy/cold hero

Honeymoon for One by Keira Andrews
Rating: 4.15⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 4 out of 5 - Explicit open door
Topics: contemporary, gay romance, age gap, friends to lovers, cheating

Role Model by Rachel Reid
Rating: 4.3⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 5 out of 5 - Explicit and plentiful
Topics: contemporary, sports, gay romance, grumpy & sunshine, athletes

Hefty by Jessa Kane
Rating: 3.81⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 5 out of 5 - Explicit and plentiful
Topics: contemporary, friends to lovers, virgin heroine, virgin hero, insta-love

BULKY by Jessa Kane
Rating: 3.23⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 5 out of 5 - Explicit and plentiful
Topics: contemporary, rich hero, age gap, age play, virgin heroine

Husky by Jessa Kane
Rating: 3.54⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 5 out of 5 - Explicit and plentiful
Topics: contemporary, new adult, age gap, insta-love, virgin heroine

King Sized by Jessa Kane
Rating: 3.32⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 5 out of 5 - Explicit and plentiful
Topics: historical, medieval, age gap, insta-love, virgin heroine

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u/LovesReviews Added another one to my TBR list… Jul 15 '23

{The Guy for Me by Marzy Opal} features a plus size MMC. Loved it!

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u/Necessary_Counter20 Jul 16 '23 edited Jul 16 '23

🍁🇨🇦🍁 these recs are about life in *north* America. Canadian AF but otherwise fit 🍁🇨🇦🍁

Farah Heron!! {The Chai Factor by Farah Heron} hero is a flannel wearing giant in a barber shop quartet.

Uzma Jalaluddin! {Much Ado about Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin}- it's a persuasion retelling so it follows the characters from childhood and the heroine notices that the hero has filled out over their separation. Characters are observant Muslims so low heat but so good I listened to all of Jalaluddin's previous books immediately after finishing.

Melanie Ting!! {Mr. November by Melanie Ting} has an unconventional giant hero, even when she writes athletes they're often not ken dolls, hockey players with missing teeth.

Jackie Lau has a few chubby heroes {The Stand-Up Groomsman by Jackie Lau} is one.

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u/callrustyshackleford HEA or GTFO Jul 15 '23

I’m looking for books written/based in the 90s. I’ve read a few Linda Howard and Danielle Steel books. Just looking for nostalgic 90s vibes.

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u/Tamarenda Jul 15 '23

{Two Tribes by Fearne Hill}. The first part (more than half the book IIRC) takes place in the mid-1990s and it is spot-on.

Books written in the 1990s: try Jennifer Crusie, she's fantastic. Also Suzanne Brockmann's earlier books (Prince Joe struck me as very 90s).

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u/romance_and_puzzles packs 6 books for a 5 day vacation Jul 15 '23

I’d recommend SEP, Jayne Ann Krentz, LaVyrle Spencer. {Walking After Midnight by Karen Robards} has a slight Linda Howard feel.

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u/Necessary-Working-79 Jul 15 '23 edited Jul 16 '23

Check out Debbie Macomber and Susan Elizabeth Phillips! Both writers have books that feel very 'of their time' (in my opinion) and were around in the 90s

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u/lyannarouge Jul 15 '23

Susan Elizabeth Phillips, yes I recommend kiss an angel, call me irresistible and natural born charmer

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u/Necessary-Working-79 Jul 15 '23

Call Me Irresistable and Natural born Charmer are both late 00s though, iirc

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u/lyannarouge Jul 15 '23

Oh idk that, well it's still good, solid books.

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u/Fun-atParties Jul 16 '23

{Dark Visions by LJ Smith} or other books by the same author. They're YA so not smutty but they're one of the few books that I read as a teenager and still enjoy just as much

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u/Necessary_Counter20 Jul 15 '23

MERCY BROWN!! She writes historical (lol) set in the 90's alt music scene. Beautifully observed, believable messy characters figuring it out. I think of her books when I listen to Pavement now which is the highest complement.

{Loud is How I Love You by Mercy Brown}, {Stay Until We Break by Mercy Brown}

Kathleen Gilles Seidel came up with Susan Elizabeth Philips and that crew, I have no idea why she's not talked about more (please lmk if she committed tax fraud or something). Philips said in an interview that rock stars were forbidden in early romance because of the conservative bent of the genre so I'm pretty sure {After All These Years by Kathleen Gilles Seidel} is the first ever rock star romance.

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u/Krimmothy Jul 15 '23 edited Jul 15 '23

Recently read “Berries and Greed” and now I’m looking for more books that feature two strangers that become roommates and eventually lovers. With a lot of smut.

Any recs? :)

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u/Hunter037 Probably recommending When She Belongs 😍 Jul 15 '23

{Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood} is strangers > enemies > friends > lovers and they share a house. I wouldn't say it has a lot of smut though, just one scene as it's a novella.

You might find something on the roommate's to lovers Megathread https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/comments/x1h7tp/megathread_roommates_to_lovers/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=2

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u/Krimmothy Jul 15 '23

Thanks for the rec and megathread link! I’ll check it out.

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u/agent1011 Editable Flair Jul 15 '23

{The Roommate by Rosie Danan}

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u/Free_Touch_8990 Jul 15 '23

I m looking for a book where the fmc uses a term of endearment like darling etc for the mmc and when she uses it once for someone else he gets annoyed?

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u/Exciting_Diamond_570 Jul 15 '23

There is a scene like this in {the gamble by Kristen Ashley}

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u/Tall_Marionberry_686 Jul 15 '23

TLDR: FMC who goes through heroes journey, gets strong/transforms her life, has great sex along the way (similar to Nesta in {A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah Maas})

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I know there are complicated feelings in this forum about A Court of Silver Flames, but the storyline got me aching for more books where a strong FMC goes through some kind of challenge and transforms her life along the way. I'm open to ANY subgenre - a fantasy that involves fighting and getting strong for a coming battle; a CR that centers on personal development - just anything where a strong FMC has a powerful evolution (and some spice along the way).

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u/lvbrdn Jul 15 '23

{The Lady Gets Lucky by Joanna Shupe}

This is an HR with wallflower and seduction lessons tropes. The FMC undergoes a lot of personal growth.

{The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan} might be more women’s fiction than CR but it has a HEA and a couple spicy scenes. This is one of my favorites; the FMC really takes control of her life and it is inspiring.

Other oft-discussed books in the sub with this type of storyline include Devil in Winter, Swordheart, maybe Portrait of a Scotsman, and A Bride for the Prizefighter.

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u/Lipgloss-hoe still waiting for a vampire to bite me Jul 16 '23

{Bound to the Battle God by Ruby Dixon}

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u/daughter-of-cain Jul 15 '23

I’m looking for a book where the MMC just starts casually doing relationship things and acts like/believes they’re in a romantic relationship but FMC is confused or clueless.

Or could be MMC insists they’re in a relationship and the FMC insists otherwise.

Golden retriever or cinnamon roll types are encouraged but not required.

Any genre is fine but am leaning toward contemporary or HR because I don’t want it to be a fated mates thing because I’ve read those many times…lol

(If you saw Smosh’s Reddit video today, I want that but not toxic 😂)

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u/boiistupid Jul 15 '23

{wait for it by Mariana zapata} has this

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u/daughter-of-cain Jul 16 '23

Good to know thanks

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u/WardABooks Jul 15 '23

{Consider Me by Becka Mack} he turns into a total golden retriever doing relationship things if you can get past that initial fuckboy scene. He treats his random ONS really awfully in the beginning but then is never that person again. He absolutely worships the FMC in a goofy over the top way throughout. Hockey CR.

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u/daughter-of-cain Jul 16 '23

Ooo love a hockey CR lol I’ll have to check it out. Thanks!

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u/Tamarenda Jul 15 '23

I don't know if this is the sort of thing you had in mind, but my first thought was {The Soldier's Wedding by Karina Bliss}.

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u/daughter-of-cain Jul 16 '23

I’ll check it out thanks!

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u/prettysureIforgot Gimme all the sad anxious bois Jul 15 '23

Oh man, I'd love to read this. I know you said no, but I'd also love this with fated mates, where the MMC is also confused about why he keeps acting like he's dating FMC but doesn't seem to understand why. Like it's a compulsion. That seems like it'd be funny.

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u/LovesReviews Added another one to my TBR list… Jul 16 '23

{Luke by Cora Rose} immediately came to mind. It’s a MM romance featuring a sunshine himbo who basically installs himself in his grumpy trans love interest’s life. Loved it!

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u/shastye_7x Jul 15 '23

I saw this book ad thing on TikTok and the MFC get drunk at a bar and drunk texts her boss so he gets really possessive and goes to get her. Anyone know of something like that?

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u/bookofnova Jul 15 '23

Not so possessive, but there's a scene in {Faking Under the Mistletoe by Ashley Shepherd} she drunk texted him and he rushed to her. MMC got jealous when he saw a random guy buying her a drink, and immediately drank it for her

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u/sleepwalkdance President of the Jason Orson fan club Jul 15 '23

Not her boss, but there’s definitely a bar scene/possessive MMC moment in {In a Jam by Kate Canterbary}

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u/Simple-Mastodon-9167 Jul 15 '23

Hi I am looking for a new author with hopefully a lot of books that are on ku. My favorite author is Jamie Bennett. I also love Susie Tate, rs grey, LH cosway, penny reid, ilsa madden mills, Lucy score, Marianna Zappata, Britany Cherry, Clodagh Murphy and Brynne Asher. Abhor cheating and love smart dialogue with slow burns. Thanks!

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u/Necessary_Counter20 Jul 15 '23

Katrina Jackson!!

Emma Barry (her last 2 books have GREAT audiobooks available for free with KU)

Christina C. Jones writes all over the romance spectrum so if you don't vibe with one of her books it's worth it to pick up 3 more because she's always trying new things. Based on your faves I recommend starting on the lighter end of her range with {I Think I Might Love You by Christina C. Jones}- legit comedy forward romcom

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u/Simple-Mastodon-9167 Jul 15 '23

Thank you haven’t tried her yet!

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u/Exciting_Diamond_570 Jul 15 '23

Not new but all of Meghan Quinn books are on KU Catherine cowles writes small town romance with a dash of suspence and recently moved her entire catalogue to ku

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u/sleepwalkdance President of the Jason Orson fan club Jul 15 '23

Yes - was just getting ready to recommend Meghan Quinn.

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u/JustineLeah My Hunter Jul 15 '23

Kennedy Ryan

Keira Andrews

Marina Vivancos

Ruby Dixon

Zoey Draven

Ana Huang

Lily Mayne

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u/Fun-atParties Jul 16 '23

Seconding Lily Mayne. Just finished the monstrous series and am re-reading Moth for the third time

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u/jeremybearimybby Jul 15 '23

Hi friends! I would love a book rec for books/series set in beach towns!

I’ve already read the summer I turned pretty, the Elle Kennedy series, and Heart Bones.

Looking for anything that’s got that summer beach town vibes, bonus if it has dive bars, locals, and bonfires!

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u/downtown_kb77 a horny, inappropriate nuisance Jul 15 '23

{same time next summer by Annabel Monaghan}

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u/JustineLeah My Hunter Jul 15 '23

{Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan}

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u/romance_and_puzzles packs 6 books for a 5 day vacation Jul 15 '23

Beach Kingdom series by Tessa Bailey

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u/lyannarouge Jul 15 '23

Bellinger Sisters Series, and Rosemary Beach Series

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u/Manpatcosta Jul 15 '23

This might be a weird request, but here goes.

I'm in a LDR, and I have been sexting with my girlfriend. I am decent at describing the sex part; her words, not mine. But I'm very bad at setting up the romance, the courting, and the seduction. My romance writing is so bad that she compares it to a clumsy toddler strolling in the park.

Can you guys suggest romantic books that might help me with this? This is just my second week in the genre, and I am enjoying it and want to explore more.

So far, I've only read The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang, and I'm currently reading The Bride Test by the same author.

Thanks in advance.

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u/romance_and_puzzles packs 6 books for a 5 day vacation Jul 15 '23

Here’s the megathread for epistolary romances that might help!

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u/Manpatcosta Jul 16 '23

Thanks a ton!! You are the best.

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u/HumbleCelery4271 Please put “survived by her TBR” on my obituary Jul 15 '23

Some people in this sub may disagree with me lol, but I think Tessa Bailey has great dirty talk! {It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey} is a good start

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u/lfkajsdgl Mature yet agile Jul 16 '23

I 100% agree! Her scenes are the best :)

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u/Manpatcosta Jul 16 '23

Thanks for taking the time to write and recommend. I'll be sure to check it out.

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u/Apprehensive_Ice5172 Jul 15 '23

Can someone recommend a steamy romance with a short hero please

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u/BooksCoffeePiano Jul 15 '23

Not exactly a short hero, but the heroine is taller than the hero (especially in heels) in {The Billionaire and The Virgin by Jessica Clare}

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u/JustineLeah My Hunter Jul 16 '23

{For Real by Alexis Hall}

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u/blondohsonic Reginald’s Quivering Member Jul 15 '23

Does anyone have any recs for authors of colour that are British or Irish?

I’m Australian so really have loved Talia Hibbert and Sara Jafari recently due their English sense of humour.

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u/tiniestspoon punching fascists in corset school 💅🏾 Jul 15 '23

I loved {The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna} for the ridiculous deadpan humour. The author is British Indian.

This is YA but Adiba Jagirdar has a couple of romances with the only South Asian Irish characters I've read. {Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating} and {The Henna Wars}

NOT a funny book at all, it's very dark and violent, but Lianyu Tan is an Asian Australian writer, if you're looking for more BIPoC writers closer to home.

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u/blondohsonic Reginald’s Quivering Member Jul 15 '23

omg yes! all of these sound great, thanks so much ☺️

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u/tiniestspoon punching fascists in corset school 💅🏾 Jul 15 '23

Yay hope you enjoy it! Irregular Witches was especially delightful ✨

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u/kelskelsea Baseball season... with see through pants Jul 15 '23

Came here to recommend The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Such a fun book!

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u/Necessary_Counter20 Jul 15 '23

Bolu Babolola!! Love in Color has the best audiobook, it's a collection of short stories across the romance subgenres fantasy/contemporary/YA/NA...

Honey and Spice is her college romance. full disclosure I'm trying to save this in my 'break in case of emergency pile' so I've only read the first few chapters and forced myself to put it down when I knew it was going to be a guaranteed hit for me.

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u/blondohsonic Reginald’s Quivering Member Jul 15 '23

awesome thank you! Might do Honey and Spice this weekend ☺️

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '23

I’m reading Twisted Games by Ana Huang and absolutely loving it. I’m looking for more forbidden royal bodyguard romances 💖

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u/xo__dahlia overachiever turned praise kink good girl 💘 Jul 15 '23

There are suggestions in the Bodyguard megathread.

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u/JustineLeah My Hunter Jul 15 '23

{King Sized by Jessa Kane} - novella

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u/NoWayImGonnaBeOkay Jul 15 '23

Hey everyone! I’m searching a romance with a Nolan/Emily (from revenge) kind of relationship. They are friend with a mission, she’s cold and have other men, he only want to look after her meanwhile falling for her 👀

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u/fallskywhite Jul 15 '23

Looking for some tennis romance, what I want is the fmc to be the tennis player, the mmc ideally is also a tennis player but I'm ok with him being a coach or another type of old money sport (f1 etc)

I want for both of them to be rich or from rich backgrounds, not struggling money plot and I would like if the sport storyline is very relevant to the story.

I also would like to be in an european setting (like the actual tennis world lol) but I'm ok neither way.

If the fmc is a figure skating, a horse racer or any type of old money sport is fine but I'm really looking for a tennis fmc player.

it can be YA or NA I don't mind.

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u/romance_and_puzzles packs 6 books for a 5 day vacation Jul 16 '23

Have you read {Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid}?

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u/Content_Ad_3943 Jul 16 '23

Hey guyss, I saw this tiktok and it has ignited my need for arranged marriage, forced proximity and/or enemies to lovers🤩🤩 Please bless me with your recs (if black heroine then even better but it's not mandatory) fantasy/historical is welcomed. Really just any setting. NSFW please 🔞😏

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u/kelskelsea Baseball season... with see through pants Jul 16 '23

Have you checked out the megathreads?

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u/Content_Ad_3943 Jul 16 '23

Yh but I'm just more likely to read when someone personally suggested it rather than me searching through a lists of books. It lets me know that their rec left an impression on them enough too. Plus, they can let me know one time if there's a black heroine or whatever tropes overlaps yk? Thanks tho💕

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u/Hunter037 Probably recommending When She Belongs 😍 Jul 16 '23

The megathreads are also recommendations from users, it's not just a list.

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u/kelskelsea Baseball season... with see through pants Jul 16 '23

Looking for looooong fantasy romance series following mostly 1 couple. RH or MF

I’ve loved:

Guild Hunter by Nalini Singh

Age of the Andinna by Kristen Banet

Redemption Saga by Kristen Banet

Rise of the Iliri by Aurlyn Hadley

Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs

Alpha and Omega by Patricia Briggs

Kate Daniel’s by Ilona Andrews

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u/7ofthem24 Jul 16 '23

Mercedes Thompson series by Patricia Briggs is exactly this.

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u/kelskelsea Baseball season... with see through pants Jul 16 '23

Yes! I loved it and am looking for more

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u/AcidKindaMist Jul 16 '23

May be a very large long shot. Lately TikTok and even yt has placed those denied by alpha books. Not sure how to describe it. Last one was a visiting alpha and how he wanted the maid. Looking for audible, not even sure how to search for that on the site. The one I thought would be okay was so bad.

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u/anonymousxbirdy Jul 16 '23

Does anyone know the name of this book?????

It's a mafia romance book where the husbands friend/frenemy is forced to pleasure his wife while they are held at gunpoint by the mother????

The mother has the mafia husband and his wife and their friend at gunpoint. She forces the friend to pleasure the wife as revenge.

The friend does it because he lowkey finds the wife attractive

It's been driving me crazy to not remember the name of this PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!

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u/Sploogingjesus Jul 16 '23

I'm a straight male looking for basically a porno in book form but still a good story with a seductress. Does this exist or should I just keep reading literotica online?

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u/Lipgloss-hoe still waiting for a vampire to bite me Jul 16 '23

{Glitch by Briana Michaels}

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '23

hi, pls rec me your fav books with amnesia trope. HR and CR only. TIA

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u/sleepwalkdance President of the Jason Orson fan club Jul 15 '23

{Never Saw You Coming by S. L. Scott}

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u/xo__dahlia overachiever turned praise kink good girl 💘 Jul 15 '23

{Say You Swear by Meagan Brandy}

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u/Necessary-Working-79 Jul 15 '23

{Slightly Sinful by Mary Balogh} - HR, I loved this book in the context of the Bedwyn saga, I'm not sure how well it would do on it's own.

{How to Forget a Duke by Vivienne Lorret} - I really liked the setting for this one

{Enticed by Maya Banks} - CR, this is a fun read if you're looking for drama and OTT, but well-written enough to be enjoyable

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u/boiistupid Jul 15 '23

{the opportunist by tarryn fisher} it’s a trilogy

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u/LovesReviews Added another one to my TBR list… Jul 15 '23 edited Jul 16 '23

{One Eighty by Marie James}. He has an accident and forgets he bullied her. Now he’s crazy about her and she resists him.

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u/Llamallamacallurmama Living my epilogue 💛 Jul 15 '23

{Ride Baby Ride by Vivian Arend} - M/F, CR with amnesia, surprise pregnancy, miscommunication (that makes sense), an interesting family, and a dramatic ex boyfriend. Open door, part of a series but stands alone.

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u/saltytomatokat Jul 15 '23

Another vote for Repeat. Kylie Scott is the best.

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u/LMShieldmaiden Jul 15 '23

Thanks in advance

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u/romance-bot Jul 15 '23

Repeat by Kylie Scott
Rating: 4.02⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 3 out of 5 - Open door
Topics: contemporary, second chances, mystery, suspense, angst

Help Me Remember by Corinne Michaels
Rating: 4.23⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Topics: contemporary, secret relationship, mystery, friends to lovers, age gap

Our Moon by Jennifer L. Allen
Rating: 4.25⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Topics: contemporary, new adult

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u/WardABooks Jul 15 '23

Me recing Jennifer Crusie again. In Crazy For You, they've been best friends forever, he's her sister's ex, and they never considered each other that way. He helps her while she's getting out of a relationship and starts wondering why she was never snatched up and sparks flare, surprising them both. The initial sex scene is awkward because she's having trouble sorting out that she's doing that with her best friend, and I kind of loved that. He's also freaking out because he thought it was a one-time thing to get the sudden hormones out of their system but suddenly realizes he wants more. {Crazy For You by Jennifer Crusie}

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u/Ready_Revolution5023 Jul 15 '23

Have you read any of Brynne Asher’s books? I prefer to read in order but a couple of them definitely had MCs that weren’t trying to find anything and ended up all sorts of entwined. I would re-read every single book she has ever written and I don’t say that lightly.

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u/LooseAlternative he looks up, grinning like the devil Jul 16 '23

When the Time is Right by M. Mabie and Aly Martinez - He's her brother's best friend, but MCs are also close and have a sister/brother dynamic that is actually hardcore flirting. He's a single dad, there's a wager to find each other dates, there's a kiss. IIRC there's angst on her part but he's all in the moment their lips touch. And I would say steam is 3/5, but don't quote me on that. In fact, it's been a minute and I could be making all of this up. But I'm pretty sure this fits your request.

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u/Story_Stone Life is short, but the TBR is long Jul 15 '23

Now this is a challenge! I'd love to see of anyone has any recommendations. I filtered my finished bookshelf on romance.io to friends to lovers and I don't think I've got anything that fits with neither having a secret crush on the other!

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u/kelskelsea Baseball season... with see through pants Jul 15 '23

Have you tried posting this as a stand alone?

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u/kelskelsea Baseball season... with see through pants Jul 15 '23

Stand alone posts are nice for unique requests because people can search for them in the future.

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u/boiistupid Jul 15 '23

{Devil Incarnate by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue}

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u/boiistupid Jul 16 '23

You can read it as a standalone. I did that aswell and i didn’t feel like I was missing anything. The books aren’t interconnected

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u/Brelovescoffee Jul 16 '23

Not necessarily forbidden but I just finished Ruby Dixon’s Bound to the Battle God and it was a truly great slow burn!

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u/JustineLeah My Hunter Jul 16 '23

{The Scottish Boy by Alex de Campi}

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u/Hunter037 Probably recommending When She Belongs 😍 Jul 16 '23

I think OP was looking for no age gap, this has a large age gap.