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Slow Burn

The delicious tension of desire that refuses to rush. Stolen glances, loaded silences, and almost-moments that make the payoff worth every page.

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    Fourth Wing cover

    Fourth Wing

    Rebecca Yarros · Fantasy

    Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · chosen one · found family · dragons · magic academy

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Heated Rivalry

    Rachel Reid · Romance

    Pro hockey star Shane Hollander isn’t just crazy talented, he’s got a spotless reputation.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · sports romance · he falls first

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Wild Dark Shore

    Charlotte McConaghy · Mystery & Thriller

    A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon. Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers…

    slow burn · twist ending · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Night We Met cover

    The Night We Met

    Abby Jimenez · Romance

    **A beautiful, compelling novel that revels in laughter, friendship, and the messy choices life can throw our way.** In everyone’s life, there’s a…

    slow burn · friends to lovers · romantic comedy · trauma recovery

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    A Court of Thorns and Roses cover

    A Court of Thorns and Roses

    Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy

    When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · dark romance · fae · magic academy

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Correspondent

    Virginia Evans · Literary Fiction

    Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as “A cause for celebration”—an intimate novel about the transformative power of the written…

    slow burn · second chance romance · workplace romance

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    Say You'll Remember Me

    Abby Jimenez · Romance

    There might be no such a thing as a perfect guy, but Xavier Rush comes disastrously close.

    slow burn · romantic comedy · grumpy sunshine

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Favorites

    Layne Fargo · Literary Fiction

    **To the world, they were a scandal.

    enemies to lovers · coming of age · slow burn · obsessive love · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    And Now, Back to You

    B.K. Borison · Romance

    Two competing meteorologists are forced to find common ground in this opposites attract, When Harry Met Sally inspired romance, from New York Times…

    opposites attract · romantic comedy · slow burn · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Jane Eyre

    Charlotte Brontë · Literary Fiction

    The novel is set somewhere in the north of England.

    gothic atmosphere · slow burn · workplace romance · forbidden romance · second chance romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Pride and Prejudice

    Jane Austen · Romance

    Austen’s most celebrated novel tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet, a bright, lively young woman with four sisters, and a mother determined to marry…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · opposites attract · he falls first

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    First-Time Caller

    B.K. Borison · Romance

    **A hopeless romantic meets a jaded radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle-inspired love story from beloved author B.K.

    romantic comedy · slow burn · grumpy sunshine · workplace romance · cozy vibes

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    When the Moon Hatched

    Sarah A. Parker · Romance

    *The Creators did not expect their beloved dragons to sail skyward upon their end.

    slow burn · paranormal romance · dragons · quest · fated mates

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Great Big Beautiful Life cover

    Great Big Beautiful Life

    Emily Henry · Literary Fiction

    Alice Scott is an eternal optimist still dreaming of her big writing break.

    slow burn · romantic comedy · found family · coming of age

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Quicksilver

    Callie Hart · Fantasy

    Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · forced proximity · chosen one · quest

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Raven Scholar

    Antonia Hodgson · Fantasy

    Let us fly now to the empire of Orrun, where after twenty-four years of peace, the reign of Bersun the Brusque has come to an end.

    dark academia · slow burn · found family · twist ending

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Knight and the Moth

    Rachel Gillig · Fantasy

    Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all.

    gothic atmosphere · paranormal romance · quest · forbidden romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Throne of Glass cover

    Throne of Glass

    Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy

    Lethal. Loyal. Legendary. Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in the #1 bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas. In a land…

    coming of age · chosen one · enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · redemption arc

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Mate

    Ali Hazelwood · Romance

    A Human hybrid and an Alpha Were claw against the bonds of fate in the highly anticipated companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Bride.

    fated mates · paranormal romance · slow burn · werewolves shifters · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Poet Empress cover

    The Poet Empress

    Shen Tao · Fantasy

    Debut author Shen Tao introduces readers to the lush, deadly world of The Poet Empress, a sweeping, epic and intimate fantasy perfect for fans of The…

    forbidden romance · political intrigue · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Song of Achilles

    Madeline Miller · Literary Fiction

    This is the story of the seige of Troy from the perspective of Achilles best-friend Patroclus.

    slow burn · historical fiction · coming of age · forbidden romance · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Once Upon a Broken Heart

    Stephanie Garber · Fantasy

    ***How far would you go for happily ever after?*** For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings...

    slow burn · forbidden romance · quest · paranormal romance · fae

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Mistborn

    Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

    For a thousand years ashes have fallen from the sky.

    chosen one · heist · political intrigue · enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · magic academy

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Onyx Storm

    Rebecca Yarros · Fantasy

    After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons.

    slow burn · enemies to lovers · forced proximity · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    One Golden Summer

    Carley Fortune · Romance

    **A radiant, new escape to the lake from #1 New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune** I never anticipated Charlie Florek.

    slow burn · second chance romance · small town · cozy vibes

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Good Spirits

    B.K. Borison · Romance

    **He’s the Ghost of Christmas Past.

    slow burn · grumpy sunshine · small town

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Everlasting

    Alix E. Harrow · Fantasy

    Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight, who died for queen and country.

    slow burn · time travel · historical fiction · quest · he falls first

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Part of Your World

    Abby Jimenez · Romance

    After a wild bet, gourmet grilled-cheese sandwich, and cuddle with a baby goat, Alexis Montgomery has had her world turned upside down.

    romantic comedy · fish out of water · opposites attract · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    People We Meet On Vacation

    Emily Henry · Romance

    Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She's a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay…

    friends to lovers · slow burn · road trip · romantic comedy

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Legends & Lattes

    Travis Baldree · Fantasy

    Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior’s life with one final score.

    cozy vibes · found family · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Spellshop

    Sarah Beth Durst · Fantasy

    Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people.

    cozy vibes · romantic comedy · found family · slow burn · magic academy

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Powerless

    Lauren Roberts · Fantasy

    Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites.

    forbidden romance · dystopian society · chosen one · enemies to lovers · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Problematic Summer Romance

    Ali Hazelwood · Romance

    What is wrong meets what feels right in this romance set in Italy by the New York Times bestselling author of Deep End.

    age gap · opposites attract · romantic comedy · coming of age · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Second Death of Locke

    V. L. Bovalino · Fantasy

    Love. Loyalty. Sacrifice. Grey Flynn has dedicated her life to her mage, Kier. She will be his blade on the battlefield, his healer and protector.…

    slow burn · dark romance · forbidden romance · found family · redemption arc

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Tenant cover

    The Tenant

    Ursula Maria Mandel · Romance

    When an accident shatters his leg, Sam Johnston buries his dream of being a pilot, becomes a successful contractor instead, and settles into a…

    slow burn · grumpy sunshine

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Deep End

    Ali Hazelwood · Romance

    A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The…

    slow burn · opposites attract · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Rites of the Starling

    Devney Perry · Fantasy

    Calandra’s five kingdoms are on the verge of destruction.

    slow burn · quest · found family · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries cover

    Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

    Heather Fawcett · Fantasy

    A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and love in the…

    dark academia · cozy vibes · fae · slow burn · found family

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue cover

    The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

    V. E. Schwab · Fantasy

    France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.

    slow burn · forbidden romance · second chance romance · magical realism · time travel · dark romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Best Offer Wins

    Marisa Kashino · Mystery & Thriller

    Eighteen months and 11 lost bidding wars into house-hunting in the overheated Washington, DC suburbs, 37-year-old publicist Margo Miyake gets a tip…

    slow burn · psychological thriller · twist ending · unreliable narrator

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Dire Bound

    Sable Sorensen · Fantasy

    Only the worthy survive the Bonding Trials.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · fated mates · high stakes survival · forced proximity · werewolves shifters

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Wild Reverence

    Rebecca Ross · Fantasy

    Set in the world of the gods first introduced in Divine Rivals, #1 New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Ross delivers a sweeping, beautiful…

    dark romance · forbidden romance · slow burn · morally grey character

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Divine Rivals

    Rebecca Ross · Fantasy

    Eighteen-year-old Iris dreams that one day her writing will make a difference.

    enemies to lovers · dark romance · forbidden romance · slow burn · high stakes survival

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Beach Read

    Emily Henry · Romance

    A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything…

    enemies to lovers · romantic comedy · slow burn · forced proximity · grumpy sunshine

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Normal People

    Sally Rooney · Literary Fiction

    At school Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other.

    friends to lovers · slow burn · coming of age · he falls first

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Tress of the Emerald Sea cover

    Tress of the Emerald Sea

    Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

    \#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson expands his Cosmere universe shared by The Stormlight Archive and Mistborn with a new…

    slow burn · quest · coming of age · portal fantasy

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    The Book Witch

    Meg Shaffer · Literary Fiction

    Rainy March is a proud third-generation book witch, sworn to defend works of fiction from all foes real and imaginary.

    magical realism · slow burn · portal fantasy · romantic comedy

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Graceless Heart

    Isabel Ibañez · Fantasy

    Isabel Ibañez in her adult debut: a gorgeous, historical, and romantic fantasy that will leave readers breathless for more!

    historical fiction · slow burn · forbidden romance · quest

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Ballad of Falling Dragons cover

    The Ballad of Falling Dragons

    Sarah A. Parker · Fantasy

    *“Moonbeam. A moonfall is coming.”* Raeve’s thirst for vengeance continues to burn, as does her love for Kaan Vaegor—a staunch beacon from a past…

    slow burn · dragons · chosen one

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me

    Ilona Andrews · Fantasy

    Outlander meets Game of Thrones in this blockbuster new epic fantasy series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo Ilona Andrews.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · found family · quest

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Right Move

    Liz Tomforde · Romance

    RYAN She’s a distraction, that’s what she is.

    fake relationship · slow burn · sports romance · brothers best friend

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Can't Get Enough

    Kennedy Ryan · Romance

    "Can't Get Enough balances brutal emotion, whip-smart humor, and delicious spice.

    romantic comedy · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    This Story Might Save Your Life

    Tiffany Crum · Mystery & Thriller

    "Both a riveting mystery and a love story, This Story Might Save Your Life is one of the best thrillers I’ve read this year." —Amy Tintera,…

    psychological thriller · slow burn · romantic comedy

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Metal Slinger

    Rachel Schneider · Fantasy

    This breakout romantasy sensation by Rachel Schneider that has taken the Internet by storm bursts with suspense, romance, and a breathtaking twist…

    slow burn · forbidden romance · quest · twist ending

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Bloom

    Delilah S. Dawson · Romance

    A sweet sapphic romance takes a deadly dark turn in this sharp-as-a-knife novella with the slow build menace of Angela Carter's The Bloody…

    dark romance · paranormal romance · slow burn · forbidden romance · witches

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Promise Me Sunshine

    Cara Bastone · Romance

    How do you find yourself after you lose the one you loved the most?

    slow burn · grumpy sunshine · trauma recovery · second chance romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Rewind it Back

    Liz Tomforde · Romance

    Hallie When I was eleven, my family moved next door to his.

    second chance romance · slow burn · sports romance · small town

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    If It Makes You Happy

    Julie Olivia · Romance

    An Instant USA Today Bestseller!

    slow burn · small town · romantic comedy · cozy vibes

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Wolf King

    Lauren Palphreyman · Fantasy

    **From BookTok sensation Lauren Palphreyman comes the first in the Wolf King series, an adult fantasy romance for fans of romantasy, werewolves,…

    enemies to lovers · forbidden romance · slow burn · paranormal romance · werewolves shifters · fated mates

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Just for the Summer

    Abby Jimenez · Romance

    Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it's now all over the internet.

    romantic comedy · slow burn · she falls first · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    How to Write a Love Story

    Catherine Walsh · Romance

    One writer, one editor, one hot summer .

    romantic comedy · workplace romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    It's Different This Time

    Joss Richard · Romance

    In this sweeping, second-chance romance, a twist of fate forces two former roommates back into their beloved New York City brownstone where they must…

    second chance romance · slow burn · friends to lovers · forced proximity

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    King of Envy

    Ana Huang · Romance

    ***He had everything he could’ve wanted…except her.*** Dangerous.

    dark romance · obsessive love · possessive romance · slow burn · morally grey character

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Game Changer

    Rachel Reid · Romance

    Pro hockey star Scott Hunter knows a good thing when he sees it.

    workplace romance · sports romance · secret identity · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Long Game

    Rachel Reid · Romance

    Ten years. That’s how long Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov have been seeing each other. How long they’ve been keeping their relationship a…

    slow burn · sports romance · forced proximity · secret identity

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Twilight

    Stephenie Meyer · Romance

    About three things I was absolutely positive.

    slow burn · paranormal romance · forbidden romance · coming of age · vampires

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Deal

    Elle Kennedy · Romance

    The international bestseller! A standalone novel* from New York Times and international bestselling author Elle Kennedy! She’s about to make a…

    workplace romance · slow burn · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Conditions of Will

    Jessa Hastings · Romance

    *This gorgeous edition comes with French flaps, deckled edges, and spot gloss* From the author of the Magnolia Parks universe and the Never series…

    found family · second chance romance · slow burn · morally grey character

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Starside

    Alex Aster · Fantasy

    From Alex Aster, the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Lightlark series, comes her first adult romantasy. Enter the world of Starside,…

    slow burn · enemies to lovers · quest · magic academy

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Big Girl Blitz

    Danielle Allen · Romance

    "Nothing is hotter and more fun than Danielle Allen's writing." -- Ali Hazelwood Jazmyn Payne fled the small town of Chance the minute she graduated…

    slow burn · small town · coming of age · friends to lovers

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping

    Sangu Mandanna · Fantasy

    What if love is the best magic of all?

    paranormal romance · cozy vibes · slow burn · second chance romance · witches

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Funny Story

    Emily Henry · Romance

    Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story.

    romantic comedy · opposites attract · slow burn · friends to lovers

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Book Lovers

    Emily Henry · Romance

    La comedia romántica del año. Un fenómeno mundial de TikTok. Un verano. Dos rivales. Un giro de guion que no vieron venir. Nora Stephens se ha…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · romantic comedy · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Intermezzo

    Sally Rooney · Literary Fiction

    Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common.

    slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Cleopatra and Frankenstein

    Coco Mellors · Literary Fiction

    Life and love among the creative class in Manhattan during the early 21st century.

    romantic comedy · marriage of convenience · slow burn · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

    Susanna Clarke · Fantasy

    Published in 2004, it is an alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars.

    historical fiction · slow burn · enemies to lovers

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Zodiac Academy

    Caroline Peckham · Fantasy

    **I’m a Gemini. Impulsive. Curious. Headstrong. A twin. Heir to a throne I know nothing about. And it turns out, I’m Fae.** But of course there’s…

    chosen one · coming of age · found family · slow burn · fae · magic academy · love triangle

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Fury Bound

    Sable Sorensen · Fantasy

    Revenge demands sacrifice. Don't miss this action-packed, jaw-dropping, dark and romantic sequel to Dire Bound. Death is in the air, and Meryn Cooper…

    dark romance · revenge plot · slow burn · fated mates · possessive romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Left of Forever

    Tarah DeWitt · Romance

    Most Anticipated by SheReads An emotional, irresistible second-chance romance filled with sparkling humor, big feelings, and "melt your face off…

    second chance romance · slow burn · romantic comedy · coming of age

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    No Exit

    Lena Diaz · Romance

    Lena Diaz returns to the thrilling world of EXIT Inc., with two enemies who become unlikely allies—and discover that only through love can they save…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · forced proximity · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    King of Gluttony

    Ana Huang · Romance

    The next book in the Kings of Sin series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ana Huang.

    slow burn · possessive romance · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Magnolia Parks

    Jessa Hastings · Romance

    “How many loves do you get in a lifetime?” She is a beautiful, affluent, self-involved, and mildly neurotic London socialite.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · love triangle · romantic comedy

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Half City

    Kate Golden · Fantasy

    **Welcome to Harker Academy for Deviant Defense.

    dark academia · enemies to lovers · slow burn · chosen one · magic academy · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Star Shipped

    Cat Sebastian · Romance

    Cat Sebastian’s long-awaited foray into contemporary romance!

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · workplace romance · romantic comedy · he falls first

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

    Sangu Mandanna · Fantasy

    “This is one of my coziest reads of the last year, and I find myself thinking about its enchanted setting all the time.”−Emily Henry, #1 New York…

    romantic comedy · cozy vibes · found family · slow burn · witches

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Conform

    Ariel Sullivan · Romance

    THE MUST-READ FIRST NOVEL FROM JENNA BUSH HAGER’S NEW VENTURE, THOUSAND VOICES In the far future, one young woman finds herself torn between two…

    love triangle · dystopian society · slow burn · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Two Can Play

    Ali Hazelwood · Romance

    An enemies-to-lovers spicy novella set in the world of video gaming from the New York Times bestselling author of Problematic Summer Romance—now in…

    enemies to lovers · workplace romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Shatter Me

    Tahereh Mafi · Fantasy

    Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, seventeen-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of…

    slow burn · enemies to lovers · dystopian society · forbidden romance · trauma recovery · high stakes survival

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    A Vow in Vengeance

    Jaclyn Rodriguez · Fantasy

    In this enemies-to-lovers romantasy with tarot magic, a woman attends an academy in the Immortal realms, where she strikes a deal with a power-hungry…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · revenge plot · magic academy · witches

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Swan's Daughter

    Roshani Chokshi · Fantasy

    forbidden romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Knave and the Moon

    Rachel Gillig · Fantasy

    **Rachel Gillig, the queen of gothic romantasy, returns with higher stakes, darker mysteries, and deeper longings in this gorgeous sequel to the #1…

    gothic atmosphere · slow burn · forbidden romance · dark romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Fall

    Kate Stewart · Romance

    Dallas He was the beginning of my heart .

    dark romance · slow burn · second chance romance · trauma recovery · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Sense and Sensibility

    Jane Austen · Literary Fiction

    When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and three daughters…

    romantic comedy · historical fiction · slow burn · second chance romance · opposites attract

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    The Someday Garden

    Ashley Poston · Romance

    The new head gardener at the enchanting Lilymoor House stumbles upon a secret garden .

    slow burn · forced proximity · paranormal romance · portal fantasy · magic academy

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Alchemy of Secrets

    Stephanie Garber · Fantasy

    It starts with a class in an old movie theater.

    urban fantasy · slow burn · enemies to lovers · dark academia

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    A Forbidden Alchemy

    Stacey McEwan · Romance

    Australian BookTok star Stacey McEwan’s stunning slow-burn romantasy series traces a fated pair who stumble upon a world-changing secret and are…

    slow burn · fated mates · forbidden romance · quest · coming of age · trauma recovery

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Our Infinite Fates

    Laura Steven · Romance

    THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Impossible to put down' V.E.

    slow burn · fated mates · time travel · love triangle · multiple timelines

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

    Ally Carter · Romance

    The bridge is out. The phones are down. And the most famous mystery writer in the world just disappeared out of a locked room two days before…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · romantic comedy · locked room · holiday romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Every Summer After

    Carley Fortune · Romance

    Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right. They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser,…

    second chance romance · slow burn · road trip

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Play Along

    Liz Tomforde · Romance

    Kennedy I’m the only woman on staff for the Windy City Warriors baseball team, and after years of putting up with a sexist lead doctor, I’m…

    grumpy sunshine · slow burn · small town · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Poisoner

    I.V. Ophelia · Romance

    ***SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION with custom SPRAYED and DESIGNED edges, available only in the first printing!*** The Lost Apothecary meets Gothikana in a…

    dark romance · historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · enemies to lovers · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Unloved

    Peyton Corinne · Romance

    Matt 'Freddy' Fredderic is all smiles – at least on the surface.

    slow burn · sports romance · grumpy sunshine

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Love Haters

    Katherine Center · Romance

    Katie Vaughn has been burned by love in the past—now she may be lighting her career on fire.

    romantic comedy · slow burn · opposites attract · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    An Ember in the Ashes

    Sabaa Tahir · Fantasy

    "Laia is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · coming of age

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Priory of the Orange Tree

    Samantha Shannon · Fantasy

    A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed,…

    slow burn · found family · chosen one · dragons · quest

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Nightshade

    Autumn Woods · Fantasy

    “I’ll love you with the same intensity that you hate me.” At elite Sorrowsong University, hidden in the misty Scottish Highlands, Ophelia Winters…

    dark academia · enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · revenge plot · gothic atmosphere

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Twisted Games

    Ana Huang · Romance

    She can never be his…but he’s taking her anyway.

    dark romance · enemies to lovers · slow burn · bodyguard romance · possessive romance · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Mile High

    Liz Tomforde · Romance

    ZANDERS Chicago hockey isn't complete without me - everyone's favourite player to hate.

    slow burn · romantic comedy · he falls first

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Paladin's Grace

    T. Kingfisher · Fantasy

    Stephen's god died on the longest day of the year¿Three years later, Stephen is a broken paladin, living only for the chance to be useful before he…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · forced proximity · paranormal romance · found family · quest

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Book of Azrael

    Amber V. Nicole · Fantasy

    Amber V. Nicole’s The Book of Azrael launches the Gods and Monsters series with a dark, romantic epic of power, sacrifice, and ancient relics.…

    slow burn · enemies to lovers · paranormal romance · dark romance · morally grey character · obsessive love

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Done and Dusted

    Lyla Sage · Romance

    For the first time in her life, Clementine “Emmy” Ryder has no idea what she’s doing.

    friends to lovers · brothers best friend · slow burn · small town · romantic comedy

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    North and South

    Elizabeth Gaskell · Literary Fiction

    When her father leaves the Church in a crisis of conscience, Margaret Hale is uprooted from her comfortable home in Hampshire to move with her family…

    historical fiction · slow burn · opposites attract

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    Shadow and Bone

    Leigh Bardugo · Fantasy

    Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken from obscurity and her only friend, Mal, to become the protegé of the mysterious Darkling, who…

    enemies to lovers · dark academia · chosen one · slow burn · love triangle

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Heartless Hunter

    Kristen Ciccarelli · Fantasy

    On the night Rune’s life changed forever, blood ran in the streets.

    enemies to lovers · dark romance · cat and mouse · witches · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Heartless

    Marissa Meyer · Fantasy

    Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland and a favorite of the unmarried King, but her interests lie elsewhere.

    enemies to lovers · dark academia · slow burn · forbidden romance · redemption arc · morally grey character

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Iron Flame

    Rebecca Yarros · Fantasy

    “The first year is when some of us lose our lives.

    dark academia · magic academy · enemies to lovers · slow burn · chosen one · dragons

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    In Your Dreams

    Tom Holt · Fantasy

    Ever been offered a promotion that seems too good to be true?

    urban fantasy · cozy vibes · workplace romance · slow burn

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    A Court of Mist and Fury

    Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy

    Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · fae · forbidden romance · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Lightlark

    Alex Aster · Fantasy

    Welcome to the Centennial. Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six…

    slow burn · enemies to lovers · quest · fae

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Lion and the Deathless Dark

    Carissa Broadbent · Fantasy

    dark romance · enemies to lovers · slow burn · paranormal romance · vampires

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Out on a Limb

    Hannah Bonam-Young · Romance

    Winnifred “Win” McNulty has always been wildly independent and not one to be coddled for her limb difference.

    slow burn · romantic comedy

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Tough Guy

    Rachel Reid · Romance

    Pro hockey star Ryan Price may be an enforcer, but off the ice he struggles with anxiety.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · opposites attract · sports romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Beg, Borrow, or Steal

    Sarah Adams · Romance

    **Two feuding second-grade teachers (and neighbors) find themselves teaming up in this rivals-to-lovers romance by the New York Times bestselling…

    enemies to lovers · small town · slow burn · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Love Hypothesis

    Ali Hazelwood · Romance

    The Instant New York Times Best Seller and TikTok Sensation!

    fake relationship · romantic comedy · workplace romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Releasing 10

    Chloe Walsh · Romance

    He was her anchor. She was his storm. Together, they were everything—and it still wasn't enough. From Chloe Walsh, the international bestselling…

    slow burn · second chance romance · trauma recovery · small town

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Possession of Alba Díaz

    Isabel Cañas · Horror

    When a demonic presence awakens deep in a Mexican silver mine, the young woman it seizes must turn to the one man she shouldn’t trust…from…

    paranormal romance · demons · forbidden romance · historical fiction · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon

    Matthew Norman · Romance

    A sentimental advertising creative and a blunt, no-nonsense bar owner find a second chance at love while binge-watching iconic holiday movies in this…

    slow burn · second chance romance · cozy vibes · holiday romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    God of Fury

    Rina Kent · Romance

    Brandon King never thought he was attracted to men.

    dark romance · mafia romance · slow burn · enemies to lovers

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Explicit — very graphic sexual content throughout
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    Just for the Cameras

    Meghan Quinn · Romance

    They're faking it for the cameras.

    fake relationship · slow burn · sports romance · grumpy sunshine

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Love Song

    Elle Kennedy · Romance

    A Briar universe standalone romance featuring the next generation Off-Campus characters—where one unforgettable summer changes everything.

    second chance romance · slow burn · friends to lovers

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Every Version of You

    Natalie Messier · Romance

    She's gone back in time to win the man of her dreams, so why is she falling for her worst nightmare?

    time travel · slow burn · enemies to lovers · romantic comedy

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Score

    Kennedy Ryan · Romance

    ​'A scorching second-chance romance between a talented screenwriter and a phenomenal musician from "a fantastic storyteller and superb writer' NPR…

    second chance romance · slow burn · workplace romance · sports romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Sounds Like Love

    Ashley Poston · Romance

    A hitmaking songwriter and a bitter musician share a startling and inexplicable connection that they’ll do anything to shake, in the next sparkling,…

    opposites attract · slow burn · magical realism

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Before I Let Go

    Kennedy Ryan · Romance

    Their love was supposed to last forever.

    second chance romance · trauma recovery · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Jasad Heir

    Sara Hashem · Fantasy

    Ten years ago, the kingdom of Jasad burned.

    slow burn · enemies to lovers · quest · revenge plot

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Book of Blood and Roses

    Annie Summerlee · Fantasy

    A vampire hunter goes undercover at a mysterious university—and finds herself falling in love with her roommate, an alluring vampire, in book one of…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · paranormal romance · vampires · dark academia

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    A Study in Drowning

    Ava Reid · Fantasy

    Effy has always believed in fairy tales.

    dark academia · gothic atmosphere · slow burn · forbidden romance · morally grey character

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    On Wings of Blood

    Briar Boleyn · Fantasy

    Welcome to Bloodwing Academy. Expect magic. Expect competition. Expect blood. I didn't sign up for this. A half-fae in a school of highblood…

    dark romance · paranormal romance · vampires · magic academy · slow burn · love triangle

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Warrior Princess Assassin

    Brigid Kemmerer · Fantasy

    #1 International Bestseller! Warrior Princess Assassin is... “Your next obsession.” —Hannah Nicole Maehrer • “Addictive... Readers will devour this…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · chosen one · quest · fae

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Reckless

    Lauren Roberts · Fantasy

    **Paedyn and Kai battle with duty and desire in this highly anticipated second installment in the sizzling and epic romantic fantasy trilogy that’s…

    slow burn · forbidden romance · love triangle · quest · political intrigue

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Phoenix Keeper

    S. A. MacLean · Fantasy

    Set in a magical zoo teeming with mythical beasts from dragons and unicorns to kelpies and krakens, The Phoenix Keeper is a fierce joy of a cozy…

    paranormal romance · found family · slow burn · cozy vibes · dragons · fae

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Our Perfect Storm

    Carley Fortune · Romance

    Pre-order the breathtakingly romantic new novel from #1 New York Times and international bestseller Carley Fortune!

    second chance romance · slow burn · road trip

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Soul Searching

    Lyla Sage · Romance

    Home is where the heart is—and this one is haunted.

    paranormal romance · small town · slow burn · ghosts · trauma recovery

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    This Is How You Lose the Time War

    Amal El-Mohtar · Sci-Fi

    Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange letters—and fall in love in this thrilling and…

    slow burn · space opera · romantic comedy · multiple timelines

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Warbreaker

    Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

    By using "breath" and drawing upon the color in everyday objects, all manner of miracles and mischief can be accomplished.

    quest · slow burn · forbidden romance · political intrigue

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Library of Amorlin

    Kalyn Josephson · Fantasy

    A brilliant con artist and a secretive librarian collide in New York Times bestselling author Kalyn Josephson’s enchanting adult fantasy debut packed…

    slow burn · urban fantasy · heist · enemies to lovers · magical realism

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Sun and the Starmaker

    Rachel Griffin · Fantasy

    There once was a village so far north that most considered it the top of the world...

    slow burn · romantic comedy · magical realism · small town · paranormal romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    A River Enchanted

    Rebecca Ross · Fantasy

    THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A sparkling debut fantasy with Celtic tones set on the magical isle of Cadence where two childhood enemies must team…

    paranormal romance · enemies to lovers · slow burn · fae · forced proximity · quest

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    We Who Will Die

    Stacia Stark · Fantasy

    Filled with breathtaking combat, vengeful gods, and magical creatures, We Who Will Die is the epic first installment in an enthralling new series…

    slow burn · dark romance · forbidden romance · vampires · survival

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Words of Radiance

    Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

    The eagerly awaited sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Way of Kings.

    slow burn · enemies to lovers · redemption arc · chosen one · quest

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Fallen City

    Adrienne Young · Fantasy

    In the great walled city of Isara, political turmoil ignites a rebellion one hundred years in the making.

    forbidden romance · slow burn · political intrigue · love triangle

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Rebel Witch

    Kristen Ciccarelli · Fantasy

    **The stakes are even higher in this epic, romantic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Crimson Moth duology.** A WITCH...

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · forced proximity · high stakes survival · witches · quest

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  153. 153
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    An Offer from a Gentleman

    Julia Quinn · Romance

    E-Book Extras: ONE: Behind the Novel: An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn; TWO: The Bridgerton Basics: Ms.

    slow burn · romantic comedy · historical fiction · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  154. 154
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    Common Goal

    Rachel Reid · Romance

    Veteran goaltender Eric Bennett has faced down some of the toughest shooters on the ice, but nothing prepared him for his latest challenge—life after…

    friends to lovers · slow burn · age gap · sports romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Love and Other Words

    Christina Lauren · Romance

    Macy Sorensen has decided to settle for marriage to an older man until she bumps into Elliot Petropoulos--her first and most intense love, who…

    second chance romance · slow burn · opposites attract · coming of age

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Edenbrooke

    Julianne Donaldson · Romance

    A Foreword Magazine Book of the YearThinking she'll be able to relax and enjoy her beloved English countryside while her sister snags the handsome…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
  157. 157
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    Swordheart

    T. Kingfisher · Fantasy

    Halla has unexpectedly inherited the estate of the wealthy distant uncle she's been caring for for the past decade.

    slow burn · forced proximity · enemies to lovers · paranormal romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  158. 158
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    If He Had Been with Me

    Laura Nowlin · Romance

    *A BookTok Viral Sensation* An achingly authentic and raw portrait of love, regret, and the life-altering impact of the relationships we hold…

    second chance romance · coming of age · trauma recovery · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
  159. 159
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    Heir of Illusion

    Madeline Taylor · Fantasy

    “This is how you do romantasy!” —Brigitte Knightley, New York Times bestselling author of The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy An alliance…

    enemies to lovers · dark romance · slow burn · fae · forbidden romance · paranormal romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    City of Gods and Monsters

    Kayla Edwards · Fantasy

    PRE-ORDER THE HOUSE OF DEVILS SERIES NOW, AND ENTER THE CITY OF ANGELTHENE.

    paranormal romance · urban fantasy · slow burn · fish out of water · vampires · werewolves shifters · witches

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy

    Brigitte Knightley · Fantasy

    A slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romance featuring a scholarly healer and a gentleman assassin, set in an exquisite fantasy world.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · forced proximity · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  162. 162
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    Arcana Academy

    Elise Kova · Fantasy

    A woman who wields magical tarot cards lands herself in a false engagement with the headmaster of a mysterious academy in this first installment of…

    dark academia · fake relationship · slow burn · secret identity · magic academy

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales

    Heather Fawcett · Fantasy

    Emily Wilde has spent her life studying faeries.

    cozy vibes · romantic comedy · slow burn · fae

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Heavenly Bodies

    Imani Erriu · Fantasy

    In a world ruled by the cruel and merciless Stars, Elara has been cursed by fate.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
  165. 165
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    The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love

    India Holton · Fantasy

    INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "So riotously clever it almost defies description...an alchemy of romantic elements held in perfect harmony."—NPR Rival…

    historical fiction · romantic comedy · opposites attract · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Water Moon

    Samantha Sotto Yambao · Fantasy

    **A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical journey when a charming young physicist wanders into the…

    magical realism · romantic comedy · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
  167. 167
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    The Geomagician

    Jennifer Mandula · Fantasy

    When a Victorian fossil hunter discovers a baby pterodactyl, she vows to protect him, with the help of a fellow scholar—her former fiancé—in this…

    second chance romance · historical fiction · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore

    Emily Krempholtz · Fantasy

    **A powerful plant witch and a grumpy alchemist must work together to save their quiet town from a magical plague in this debut cozy fantasy romance…

    slow burn · grumpy sunshine · found family · redemption arc · witches

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Romancing Mr Bridgerton

    Julia Quinn · Romance

    E-Book Extras: ONE: Behind the Novel: Romancing Mr.

    romantic comedy · slow burn · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
  170. 170
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    The Re-Do List

    Denise Williams · Romance

    What would you do with a second chance at your first time?

    romantic comedy · brothers best friend · slow burn · second chance romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Duke

    Catherine Coulter · Romance

    THE DUKE is a rewritten historical version of the originally Regency entitled THE GENEROUS EARL....

    slow burn · second chance romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  172. 172
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    No Matter What

    Cara Bastone · Romance

    Sometimes love sends you back to the drawing board.

    slow burn · second chance romance · trauma recovery

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  173. 173
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    Wild and Wrangled

    Lyla Sage · Romance

    Camille Ashwood had always loved a plan.

    second chance romance · small town · slow burn · sports romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
  174. 174
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    The Dead Romantics

    Ashley Poston · Romance

    paranormal romance · slow burn · ghosts · forbidden romance · romantic comedy

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  175. 175
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    Every Step She Takes

    Alison Cochrun · Romance

    A swoon-worthy sapphic romance following two women who are thrown together on a European adventure, from the Lambda Literary Award–winning author of…

    slow burn · road trip · friends to lovers · coming of age · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    All the Colors of the Dark

    Chris Whitaker · Mystery & Thriller

    1975 is a time of change in America.

    psychological thriller · slow burn · second chance romance · twist ending · cat and mouse

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Sea of Charms

    Sarah Beth Durst · Fantasy

    Sarah Beth Durst brings cozy fantasy romance to the high seas in Sea of Charms, the third magical adventure in the New York Times bestselling…

    slow burn · second chance romance · found family

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Reckless

    Elsie Silver · Romance

    Theo Silva. Rowdy bull rider, notorious ladies' man, scorching hot trouble wrapped up in a drool-worthy package. And he's looking at me like I…

    romantic comedy · small town · grumpy sunshine · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
  179. 179
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    Clockwork Angel

    Cassandra Clare · Fantasy

    When Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother in Victorian England, something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld.

    paranormal romance · urban fantasy · slow burn · dark academia

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Ragpicker King

    Cassandra Clare · Fantasy

    In the epic follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Sword Catcher, praised by George R.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · political intrigue

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  181. 181
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    A Darker Shade of Magic

    V. E. Schwab · Fantasy

    Welcome to Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, with one mad king―George III.

    urban fantasy · enemies to lovers · magic academy · slow burn · portal fantasy

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
  182. 182
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    The Lies of Lena

    Kylie Snow · Fantasy

    Passionate and Dark. Enemies to Lovers. Forced Proximity. Angst. Lena Daelyra has always lived in fear, as do most Mages in Tovagoth. Mages are…

    enemies to lovers · dark academia · forced proximity · slow burn · witches

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  183. 183
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    Blood of Hercules

    Jasmine Mas · Fantasy

    I’m just a girl. And it turns out, I’m Hercules. I’m struggling to survive in a Titan infested world where Spartans, immortals from twelve royal…

    dark romance · enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · redemption arc

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
  184. 184
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    In the Veins of the Drowning

    Kalie Cassidy · Fantasy

    An "atmospheric and evocative" (Rachel Gillig) romantasy about a threatened Siren who forges a bond with a brooding, self-righteous king in order to…

    paranormal romance · slow burn · forced proximity · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  185. 185
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    The Sea Spinner

    Julie Johnson · Fantasy

    Bursting with reawakened magic, a young woman challenges the tides of fate in this highly anticipated installment of Julie Johnson's romantasy series…

    slow burn · magic academy · quest

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  186. 186
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    Crooked Kingdom

    Leigh Bardugo · Fantasy

    Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive.

    found family · heist · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Thornhedge

    T. Kingfisher · Fantasy

    There's a princess trapped in a tower.

    cozy vibes · found family · quest · grimdark · slow burn

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    The Rose Bargain

    Sasha Peyton Smith · Fantasy

    Vying for the hand of one brother.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · love triangle · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
  189. 189
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    Immortal Consequences

    Marie I.V. · Fantasy

    paranormal romance · slow burn · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  190. 190
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    A Dance of Lies

    Brittney Arena · Fantasy

    A debut fantasy romance filled with hope after heartbreak, secrets and betrayal, as a dancer-turned-spy must decide how far she will go to secure her…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · revenge plot · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Lies that Summon the Night

    Tessonja Odette · Fantasy

    Lies, beauty, and seduction mingle in the first book of an enthralling romantasy series where making art is considered a sin, and the shadows born…

    forbidden romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Bridge Kingdom

    Danielle L. Jensen · Fantasy

    A warrior princess trained in isolation, Lara is driven by two certainties.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · political intrigue · forbidden romance · forced proximity

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  193. 193
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    84, Charing Cross Road

    Helene Hanff · Literary Fiction

    It all began with a letter inquiring about second-hand books, written by Helene Hanff in New York, and posted to a bookshop at 84, Charing Cross Road…

    slow burn · found family · historical fiction

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    Chosen Family

    Madeleine Gray · Literary Fiction

    An exuberant and irreverently funny novel about one gorgeously messy friendship-feud-unrequited-love-affair set in Sydney across eighteen years.

    found family · coming of age · friends to lovers · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
  195. 195
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    Shark Heart

    Emily Habeck · Literary Fiction

    For Lewis and Wren, their first year of marriage is also their last.

    slow burn · magical realism · trauma recovery

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  196. 196
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    Beautiful World, Where Are You

    Sally Rooney · Literary Fiction

    Three friends and a hanger-on gradually coalesce into two couples.

    slow burn · friends to lovers · coming of age

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  197. 197
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    The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet

    Becky Chambers · Sci-Fi

    When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much.

    space opera · found family · slow burn · friends to lovers

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
  198. 198
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    Happy Ending

    Chloe Liese · Romance

    ‘Honest, vulnerable, and achingly romantic’ B.K.

    friends to lovers · slow burn · romantic comedy · forced proximity

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  199. 199
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    Sorcery and Small Magics

    Maiga Doocy · Fantasy

    From debut author Maiga Doocy comes the charming tale of an impulsive sorcerer and his curmudgeonly rival as they venture deep into a magical forest…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · opposites attract · forced proximity

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Bonds of Hercules

    Jasmine Mas · Romance

    Are you ready for Bonds of Hercules?

    dark romance · possessive romance · forbidden romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
  201. 201
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    Red, White & Royal Blue

    Casey McQuiston · Romance

    First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz, with his sister and the Veep's genius granddaughter, are the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · romantic comedy · forced proximity · he falls first · she falls first

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  202. 202
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    Insatiable

    Leigh Rivers · Romance

    IF HE CAN'T HAVE HER, NO ONE ELSE CAN Kade Mitchell is obsessed with someone he despises.

    dark romance · possessive romance · obsessive love · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Last Letter

    Rebecca Yarros · Romance

    Beckett, If you’re reading this, well, you know the last-letter drill.

    slow burn · second chance romance · trauma recovery

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Best Worst Thing

    Lauren Okie · Romance

    From a stunning new voice in romance, Lauren Okie’s The Best Worst Thing is an intimate story about starting over, second chances, and two people who…

    second chance romance · slow burn · romantic comedy · forced proximity

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  205. 205
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    A Love Letter to Whiskey

    Kandi Steiner · Romance

    Brecks Kennedy has spent years writing the story of her life, but there’s one chapter that never quite closed… Jamie Shaw.

    slow burn · second chance romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
  206. 206
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    Unsteady

    Peyton Corinne · Romance

    “Unputdownable and unforgettable.

    slow burn · trauma recovery · coming of age · grumpy sunshine

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  207. 207
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    Savor It

    Tarah DeWitt · Romance

    ! "An absolutely delightful treat to savor! Relatable, sexy, and beautiful." —Elena Armas, New York Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love…

    slow burn · opposites attract · cozy vibes

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
  208. 208
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    Eclipse

    Stephenie Meyer · Romance

    Edward's soft voice came from behind me.

    love triangle · slow burn · paranormal romance · vampires · werewolves shifters · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  209. 209
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    Mistakes Were Made

    Meryl Wilsner · Romance

    "This blazing-hot forbidden romance manages to sensibly, and compassionately, capture the complexities of starting adult life after college and…

    slow burn · forbidden romance · romantic comedy · she falls first

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    New Moon

    Stephenie Meyer · Romance

    I stuck my finger under the edge of the paper and jerked it under the tape.

    paranormal romance · vampires · slow burn · forbidden romance · possessive romance · love triangle

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Road of Bones

    Demi Winters · Romance

    A woman on the run. A crew of Viking mercenaries. A forbidden romance. And the secret which threatens them all. Silla Nordvig is running for her…

    forbidden romance · slow burn · historical fiction · survival · revenge plot

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Stalking Jack the Ripper

    Kerri Maniscalco · Horror

    A gothic murder mystery set in gritty Victorian-era London, where an intrepid society girl finds herself embroiled in the investigation of a serial…

    gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · psychological thriller · dark academia · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Skylark

    Paula McLain · Literary Fiction

    ! The New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife weaves a mesmerizing tale of Paris above and below—where a woman’s quest for artistic…

    historical fiction · slow burn · multiple timelines · quest

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Migrations

    Charlotte McConaghy · Literary Fiction

    "Franny Stone has always been a wanderer.

    slow burn · magical realism · survival · trauma recovery

  215. 215
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    As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

    Zoulfa Katouh · Literary Fiction

    Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria.

    coming of age · historical fiction · slow burn · found family

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Mansfield Park

    Jane Austen · Literary Fiction

    Fanny Price is born to a poor family, but is sent to her mother's rich relations to be brought up with her cousins.

    historical fiction · slow burn · morally grey character

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    Almost Life

    Kiran Millwood Hargrave · Literary Fiction

    “Captivating...an entrancing read packed with the extreme highs and lows of an all-encompassing love.” —People Two young women meet in Paris one…

    coming of age · slow burn · second chance romance · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
  218. 218
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    Outlander

    Diana Gabaldon · Romance

    Unrivaled storytelling. Unforgettable characters. Rich historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon’s work. Her New York Times…

    time travel · forbidden romance · paranormal romance · slow burn · love triangle

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
  219. 219
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    The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie

    Jennifer Ashley · Romance

    (Highland Pleasures #1) The year is 1881.

    slow burn · opposites attract · grumpy sunshine

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  220. 220
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    Persuasion

    Jane. Austen · Romance

    Persuasion tells the love story of Anne Elliot and Captain Frederick Wentworth, whose sister rents Miss Elliot's father's house, after the Napoleonic…

    second chance romance · historical fiction · slow burn

  221. 221
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    A Court of Frost and Starlight

    Sarah J. Maas · Romance

    A new, original novella in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series that picks up several months after the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin.

    slow burn · dark romance · fae · possessive romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Duke And I

    Julia Quinn · Romance

    By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend's sister--the lovely and almost-on-the-shelf--Daphne Bridgerton.

    romantic comedy · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  223. 223
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    Only for the Holidays

    Abiola Bello · Romance

    The Love Hypothesis meets The Holiday in this fake dating YA romance about a city girl and country boy’s lives colliding at Christmas City girl Tia…

    fake relationship · romantic comedy · holiday romance · opposites attract · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    A Court of Wings and Ruin

    Sarah J. Maas · Romance

    Looming war threatens all Feyre holds dear in the third volume of the #1 New York Times bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series.

    enemies to lovers · dark romance · slow burn · forbidden romance · fae

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
  225. 225
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    This Could Be Us

    Kennedy Ryan · Romance

    Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out.

    second chance romance · slow burn · trauma recovery · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
  226. 226
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    When in Rome

    Sarah Adams · Romance

    Opposites certainly attract for the stranded pop star and small-town baker in this charming slice of romance from the author of the TikTok sensation…

    romantic comedy · opposites attract · slow burn · small town · fish out of water

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Out of the Woods

    Hannah Bonam-Young · Romance

    “Absolute, utter perfection.” ―Chloe Liese, USA Today bestselling author of Only and Forever A married couple joins a week-long wilderness expedition…

    slow burn · second chance romance · marriage of convenience · road trip · trauma recovery

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Wild Eyes

    Elsie Silver · Romance

    A rugged mountain town seemed like the perfect escape from a life in shambles.

    small town · found family · slow burn · grumpy sunshine

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Skate It Till You Make It

    Rufaro Faith Mazarura · Romance

    The weather might be icy, but the tension is red-hot!

    sports romance · slow burn · opposites attract · enemies to lovers

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Him

    Sarina Bowen · Romance

    **They don't play for the same team.

    enemies to lovers · friends to lovers · slow burn · sports romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Redeeming 6

    Chloe Walsh · Romance

    I'm saving you, six. Joey Lynch's life is falling apart. Obsessed with proving himself to the only person he's ever truly trusted, Joey fights to…

    coming of age · slow burn · small town

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Restore Me

    J.L. Seegars · Romance

    *The limited deluxe edition will include sprayed edges* A steamy, forbidden enemies to lovers romance about love after loss.

    enemies to lovers · dark romance · slow burn · second chance romance · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Fine Print

    Lauren Asher (Fiction writer) · Romance

    Rowan I’m in the business of creating fairy tales.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · workplace romance · forced proximity

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Burn Bright

    Nancy Hall · Mystery & Thriller

    "Burn Bright" is a tale of moonlight, murders, money and mystery.

    paranormal romance · psychological thriller · werewolves shifters · small town · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Jasmine Throne

    Tasha Suri · Fantasy

    A. Chakraborty, author of the The City of Brass). Exiled by her despotic brother, princess Malini spends her days dreaming of vengeance while…

    slow burn · political intrigue · found family · magic academy · quest

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    From Blood and Ash

    Jennifer L. Armentrout · Fantasy

    A Maiden… Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy’s life has never been her own.

    forbidden romance · chosen one · slow burn · enemies to lovers · quest

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Serpent and the Wings of Night

    Carissa Broadbent · Fantasy

    The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her.

    paranormal romance · vampires · slow burn · quest · fated mates

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Our Vicious Oaths

    N.E. Davenport · Fantasy

    "An instant romantasy classic!" -- Katee Robert, New York Times bestselling author Enter a new world of romantic fantasy from award-winning author…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · political intrigue · fae

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Night Circus

    Erin Morgenstern · Fantasy

    The circus arrives without warning.

    slow burn · enemies to lovers · forbidden romance · portal fantasy · magic academy

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

    Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

    Yumi comes from a land of gardens, meditation, and spirits, while Painter lives in a world of darkness, technology, and nightmares.

    slow burn · opposites attract · paranormal romance · portal fantasy

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Maid and the Crocodile

    Jordan Ifueko · Fantasy

    A romantic standalone fantasy set in the world of Raybearer, from New York Times bestselling author Jordan Ifueko THE SMALLEST SPARK CAN BIND TWO…

    slow burn · coming of age · found family · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    House of Flame and Shadow

    Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy

    The stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed Crescent City series, following the global bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky…

    urban fantasy · slow burn · found family · high stakes survival

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Heir of Twisted Lies

    LJ Andrews · Fantasy

    Their love is the only thing that can save them from a cursed fate in the next dramatic installment in the bestselling Broken Souls and Bones series.

    dark romance · fated mates · forbidden romance · redemption arc · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Fearless

    Lauren Roberts · Fantasy

    **Paedyn and Kai are reunited but face a terrible decision in this thrilling conclusion to the New York Times bestselling romantic fantasy trilogy…

    slow burn · enemies to lovers · chosen one · high stakes survival

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Light Wielder

    Rachel Schneider · Fantasy

    War rages, loyalties are tested, and love is more perilous than ever in this thrilling and eagerly awaited sequel to the breakout hit METAL SLINGER.

    slow burn · second chance romance · enemies to lovers · high stakes survival

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Heat of the Everflame

    Penn Cole · Fantasy

    The third book in the Kindred's Curse Saga, a four-book epic fantasy romance series.

    dark academia · slow burn · political intrigue · high stakes survival

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Swift and Saddled

    Lyla Sage · Romance

    The last thing Ada Hart needs is a man to take care of her.

    forced proximity · opposites attract · small town · slow burn · romantic comedy

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Daughter of No Worlds

    Carissa Broadbent · Fantasy

    A former slave fighting for justice.

    dark romance · enemies to lovers · slow burn · morally grey character · trauma recovery

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Daughter of the Forest

    Juliet Marillier · Fantasy

    Daughter of the Forest is a testimony to an incredible author's talent, a first novel and the beginning of a trilogy like no other: a mixture of…

    slow burn · forbidden romance · historical fiction · trauma recovery · magical realism · redemption arc

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  250. 250
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    The Infernal Devices

    Cassandra Clare · Fantasy

    All three books in the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy are now together in one boxed set!

    paranormal romance · dark academia · gothic atmosphere · found family · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Deathbringer

    Sonia Tagliareni · Fantasy

    For fans of Naomi Novik and Kerri Maniscalco, a dark academia romantasy steeped in necromancy, forbidden love and a twisty murder mystery set within…

    dark academia · forbidden romance · slow burn · forced proximity

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Incandescent

    Emily Tesh · Fantasy

    Naomi Novik's Scholomance series meets Plain Bad Heroines in this sapphic dark academia fantasy by instant national and international bestselling…

    dark academia · paranormal romance · found family · magic academy · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The River She Became

    Emily Varga · Fantasy

    Number-one bestselling, Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author Emily Varga returns with a much-anticipated new YA romantasy novel, coming in 2026!

    fae · quest · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Ruthless Vows

    Rebecca Ross · Fantasy

    Iris has returned home bruised and heartbroken from the front, but the war is far from over.

    slow burn · forbidden romance · found family · quest · missing person

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Tower of Dawn

    Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy

    Chaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strength, and his position as the captain of the Guard.

    slow burn · quest · chosen one

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    A Court of Silver Flames

    Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy

    Sarah J. Maas's sexy, richly imagined Court of Thorns and Roses series continues with the journey of Feyre's fiery sister, Nesta. Nesta Archeron…

    dark romance · slow burn · redemption arc · trauma recovery · enemies to lovers

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
  257. 257
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    When the Day Comes

    Gabrielle Meyer · Fantasy

    Libby has been given a powerful gift: to live one life in 1774 Colonial Williamsburg and the other in 1914 Gilded Age New York City.

    multiple timelines · coming of age · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Kingdom of Ash

    Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy

    Years in the making, Sarah J. Maas’s #1 New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series draws to an epic, unforgettable conclusion. Aelin…

    slow burn · chosen one · quest · morally grey character

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  259. 259
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    A Discovery of Witches

    Deborah E. Harkness · Fantasy

    Witch and Yale historian Diana Bishop discovers an enchanted manuscript, attracting the attention of 1,500-year-old vampire Matthew Clairmont.

    paranormal romance · urban fantasy · forbidden romance · slow burn · witches · vampires · demons

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  260. 260
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    The Mortal Instruments

    Cassandra Clare · Fantasy

    The Mortal Instruments collection, all six internationally bestselling Shadowhunters books in one set.

    urban fantasy · paranormal romance · enemies to lovers · slow burn · chosen one · found family · demons

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Blood Bound

    Patricia Briggs · Fantasy

    Mechanic Mercy Thompson has friends in low places-and in dark ones.

    paranormal romance · urban fantasy · slow burn · werewolves shifters

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Stay for a Spell

    Amy Coombe · Fantasy

    A cursed princess must discover what her heart truly longs for in this charmingly cozy romantic fantasy for everyone who’s ever lost – or found –…

    cozy vibes · found family · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Alone with You in the Ether

    Olivie Blake · Literary Fiction

    From Olivie Blake, the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, comes an intimate and contemporary study of time, space, and the nature of…

    trauma recovery · slow burn · morally grey character

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Silvercloak

    L. K. Steven · Fantasy

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Our Infinite Fates comes an addictive new fantasy series where magic is fueled by pleasure and pain…

    urban fantasy · grimdark · enemies to lovers · slow burn · dark romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Morbidly Yours

    Ivy Fairbanks · Romance

    Callum Flannelly would rather dive into an open grave than take a stranger to dinner and a movie.

    opposites attract · marriage of convenience · romantic comedy · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    You Again

    Amanda Waters · Romance

    The summer before her senior year of high school, Rosalee fell in love with George.

    second chance romance · small town · slow burn · coming of age

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    How to End a Love Story

    Yulin Kuang · Romance

    The brilliant contemporary romance novel debut from Yulin Kuang, the acclaimed screenwriter of Emily Henry's People We Meet on Vacation and director…

    second chance romance · trauma recovery · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Lightbreakers

    Aja Gabel · Literary Fiction

    Named a Most Anticipated Book by LA Times, LitHub, and Harper's Bazaar What would you give to relive the past?

    slow burn · multiple timelines · trauma recovery

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Things We Leave Unfinished

    Rebecca Yarros · Literary Fiction

    When Georgia Stanton discovers that her late grandmother, Scarlett, the infamous romance author, didn't get the chance to finish her last book, she…

    slow burn · historical fiction · multiple timelines · second chance romance · trauma recovery

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Looking for Alaska

    John Green · Literary Fiction

    Before. Miles “Pudge” Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words…

    coming of age · slow burn · found family

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Me Before You

    Jojo Moyes · Romance

    Louisa Clark is an ordinary young woman living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has never been farther afield than…

    slow burn · workplace romance · forbidden romance · he falls first

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Silversmith

    L. J. Claren · Fantasy

    This slow-burn romantasy debut filled with yearning, tension, and forbidden love will feature an exclusive bonus chapter and foil on the cover.

    slow burn · forbidden romance · chosen one · trauma recovery · quest

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Wolfsong

    TJ Klune · Fantasy

    Ox was twelve when his daddy taught him a very valuable lesson.

    paranormal romance · found family · slow burn · werewolves shifters · fated mates

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
  274. 274
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    Empire of Flame and Thorns

    Marion Blackwood · Fantasy

    **A fae rebel. A ruthless dragon commander. And a deadly trial that will turn their lives upside down.** Trapped in the Seelie Court by a forest…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · fae · dragons · quest · paranormal romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  275. 275
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    Rings of Fate

    Melissa de la Cruz · Fantasy

    “If sarcasm were a sword, Aren Bellamore would rule the world.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · fae

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  276. 276
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    The Trident and the Pearl

    Sarah K. L. Wilson · Fantasy

    Forced by the gods to be wed. Forced by their secrets to be enemies. A desperate queen and a lowly fisherman must join together to save her land in…

    slow burn · forced proximity · marriage of convenience · enemies to lovers · quest

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  277. 277
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    The Wolf and the Crown of Blood

    Elizabeth May · Fantasy

    A thrilling and incredibly sexy new dark romantasy series from Sunday Times bestselling author Elizabeth May.

    dark romance · slow burn · forbidden romance · fae

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
  278. 278
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    Of Flame and Fury

    Mikayla Bridge · Fantasy

    Fourth Wing meets Iron Widow in this enemies-to-lovers romantic fantasy by debut author Mikayla Bridge.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · sports romance · dragons · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Lightbringer

    Claire Legrand · Fantasy

    Two queens, separated by a thousand years must face their ultimate destinies.

    slow burn · forbidden romance · found family · chosen one

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Anatomy: A Love Story

    Dana Schwartz · Fantasy

    Hazel Sinnett is a lady who wants to be a surgeon more than she wants to marry.

    dark academia · enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · dark romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Hating Game

    Sally Thorne · Romance

    For Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman, executive assistants to the CEOs of newly merged Bexley-Gamin Publishing, it's hate-at-first-sight.

    enemies to lovers · workplace romance · romantic comedy · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  282. 282
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    Hothouse Flower

    Krista Ritchie · Romance

    Ryke Meadows, meet Daisy Calloway ...

    slow burn · age gap · brothers best friend · opposites attract · grumpy sunshine

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    King of Greed

    Ana Huang · Romance

    He had her, he lost her…and he’ll do anything to win her back.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · opposites attract · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    In Stormy Weather

    Chelsea Curto · Romance

    From bestselling indie author Chelsea Curto comes an academic rivals-to-lovers romance about storm-chasing meteorologists during hurricane season in…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · romantic comedy · workplace romance · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Defender

    Ana Huang · Romance

    He has to play by the rules...but for her, he'd break them all.

    grumpy sunshine · sports romance · slow burn · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Wolf.e

    Paisley Hope · Romance

    "Paisley Hope is a masterful storyteller, with plenty of heat and so much heart-wrenching romance." —Kristen Proby, New York Times, USA Today, and…

    grumpy sunshine · slow burn · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
  287. 287
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    A Pack for Autumn

    Emilia Emerson · Romance

    She was looking for quiet. She found them instead. Starlight Grove needs a new Lighthouse Keeper and Olive Autumn Harvest needs a fresh start.…

    paranormal romance · found family · slow burn · small town · fated mates

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Daydream

    Hannah Grace · Romance

    The third in the New York Times bestselling Maple Hills series follows fan-favorite Henry and a bookish fellow student who come up with a plan to…

    slow burn · coming of age · friends to lovers · found family

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Bridgerton

    Julia Quinn · Romance

    A #1 New York Times Bestseller From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Daphne Bridgerton, in the first of her…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · romantic comedy · historical fiction · he falls first

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  290. 290
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    King of Wrath

    Ana Huang · Romance

    Ruthless. Meticulous. Arrogant. Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally. The billionaire CEO never planned to marry…

    enemies to lovers · forced proximity · slow burn · workplace romance · possessive romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Delicate Escape

    Catherine Cowles · Romance

    Get ready for your next reading obsession, the spicy small-town romance filled with mystery and suspense from the bestselling author, perfect for…

    small town · found family · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
  292. 292
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    They Both Die at the End

    Adam Silvera · Romance

    "Adam Silvera reminds us that there's no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose…

    slow burn · coming of age · found family · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Sense and Suitability

    Pepper Basham · Romance

    In this clean Regency romance, a woman with a scandalous past (and an even more scandalous secret) swears off love--until the man who broke her heart…

    historical fiction · second chance romance · enemies to lovers · slow burn

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    The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

    Mariana Zapata · Romance

    "Vanessa Mazur knows she's doing the right thing.

    grumpy sunshine · slow burn · sports romance · workplace romance · forced proximity

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Heartstopper

    Alice Oseman · Romance

    Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. Charlie and Nick are at the same school, but they've never met ... until one day when…

    slow burn · coming of age · found family · friends to lovers

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    Love Me Tomorrow

    Emiko Jean · Romance

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Tokyo Ever After comes “an endearing, lightly magical romantic comedy” (Kirkus Reviews) about a girl…

    romantic comedy · magical realism · time travel · slow burn · fated mates

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Ready or Not

    Cara Bastone · Romance

    A surprise pregnancy leads to even more life-changing revelations in this “absolutely buoyant read” (Elle).

    slow burn · romantic comedy · found family · coming of age · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  298. 298
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    Swept Away

    Beth O'Leary · Romance

    Two strangers find themselves stranded at sea together in this epic new love story by bestselling author Beth O’Leary.

    forced proximity · slow burn · second chance romance · high stakes survival · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Love in Focus

    Lyla Lee · Romance

    Delilah Green Doesn't Care meets The Bold Type in this sapphic rom-com where two exes are given a second chance at love.

    second chance romance · slow burn · romantic comedy · she falls first · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  300. 300
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    Book Boyfriend

    Kris Ripper · Romance

    "This is a delight." --Publishers Weekly on The Hate Project A secret crush leads to not-so-secret romance in this delightful romantic comedy from…

    romantic comedy · secret identity · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Score

    Elle Kennedy · Romance

    He knows how to score, on and off the ice Allie Hayes is in crisis mode.

    enemies to lovers · sports romance · workplace romance · slow burn · grumpy sunshine

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Any Trope but You

    Victoria Lavine · Romance

    A bestselling romance author flees to Alaska to reinvent herself and write her first murder mystery, but the rugged resort proprietor soon has her…

    romantic comedy · fish out of water · slow burn · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Gloves Off

    Stephanie Archer · Romance

    The only way to get my inheritance?

    fake relationship · grumpy sunshine · sports romance · workplace romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Dove

    Paisley Hope · Romance

    "Paisley Hope is a masterful storyteller, with plenty of heat and so much heart-wrenching romance." —Kristen Proby, New York Times, USA Today, and…

    found family · slow burn · second chance romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Measure

    Nikki Erlick · Literary Fiction

    Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice. It seems like any other day. You wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and head out. But today, when…

    slow burn · found family · multiple timelines

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Whistler

    Ann Patchett · Literary Fiction

    FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING, PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE DUTCH HOUSE AND TOM LAKE 'One of the most beloved authors of her generation' SUNDAY…

    slow burn · second chance romance · found family

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days

    Jessie Sylva · Fantasy

    How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by debut author Jessie Sylva is the cozy tale of a halfling and a goblin who must learn to love each other despite…

    opposites attract · slow burn · cozy vibes · romantic comedy · found family

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    His Empress

    Emilia Rossi · Romance

    Order now and receive the DELUXE LIMITED EDITION--featuring sprayed edges with stenciled artwork--while supplies last.

    dark romance · enemies to lovers · mafia romance · possessive romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Fool's Errand

    Robin Hobb · Fantasy

    Robin Hobb has emerged as one of today's foremost fantasy authors.

    slow burn · second chance romance · found family · quest

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Tusk Love

    Thea Guanzon · Fantasy

    A merchant’s daughter who yearns for adventure gets more than she bargained for when she falls for a broodingly handsome stranger in this saucy…

    grumpy sunshine · slow burn · opposites attract · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Twisted Throne

    Danielle L. Jensen · Fantasy

    In the fifth novel of the thrilling Bridge Kingdom series, a princess promised in marriage falls for the wrong brother, and their forbidden love…

    forbidden romance · slow burn · political intrigue · love triangle · quest

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Daggerbound

    T. Kingfisher · Fantasy

    DELUXE EDITION—a beautiful hardcover featuring sprayed edges, a foil case stamp and endpapers.

    slow burn · opposites attract · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Scorpion and the Night Blossom

    Amélie Wen Zhao · Fantasy

    In a world invaded by demons, one girl will face the ultimate test when she is forced to enter into an ancient, deadly competition for the chance to…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · chosen one · quest · demons

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Enchanted Greenhouse

    Sarah Beth · Fantasy

    Terlu Perna broke the law because she was lonely.

    cozy vibes · romantic comedy · found family · slow burn · witches

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Daughter Of The Moon Goddess

    Sue Lynn Tan · Fantasy

    Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the powerful Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother…

    slow burn · chosen one · fae

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    What Fury Brings

    Tricia Levenseller · Fantasy

    “Equally brutal, hot, and provocative.” —C.S.

    enemies to lovers · dark romance · forced proximity · marriage of convenience · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Viscount who Loved Me

    Julia Quinn · Romance

    *1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, This Author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, who has shown no…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · romantic comedy · historical fiction · he falls first

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Boyfriend Material

    Alexis Hall · Romance

    Luc O'Donnell is tangentially--and reluctantly--famous.

    fake relationship · friends to lovers · romantic comedy · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Primal

    Kayleigh King · Romance

    From USA Today Bestselling Author, Kayleigh King, comes an angsty new rejected omega romance.

    enemies to lovers · paranormal romance · fated mates · slow burn · trauma recovery

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    A Kingdom of Dreams

    Judith McNaught · Romance

    Abducted from her covent school, headstrong Scottish beauty Jennifer Merrick does not easily surrender to Royce Westmoreland, Duke of Claymore.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Serpent and the Wings of Night

    Carissa Broadbent · Romance

    The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her.

    paranormal romance · dark romance · forbidden romance · slow burn · vampires · fated mates

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Enemies to Lovers

    Alisha Rai · Romance

    Sejal Chaudhary inherited her mama’s calculating brain, her daddy’s quick fingers, and the boatload of trauma that comes with being the eldest…

    enemies to lovers · romantic comedy · road trip · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    This Ain't Our First Rodeo

    Liara Tamani · Romance

    Love is a wild ride. Hold on. When life lassoes Josie and Shawn back together three years after their dreamy first date, their second chance at love…

    second chance romance · slow burn · small town

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Last Lady B

    Eloisa James · Romance

    'Smart, stylist, sexy' JULIA QUINN, bestselling author of the Bridgerton series A brand-new witty historical romance with a gothic twist from New…

    grumpy sunshine · gothic atmosphere · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Second Chance at Sunshine Inn

    Amy Clipston · Romance

    Welcome to the Sunshine Inn, a picturesque coastal inn with sweeping views and two new owners who couldn't be more opposite.

    grumpy sunshine · romantic comedy · opposites attract · slow burn · cozy vibes

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    It Seemed Like a Good Idea

    Lauren Blakely · Romance

    "A Lauren Blakely book is a guarantee of a good time." --Meghan Quinn, USA Today bestselling author Grumpy meets sunshine with a Hollywood twist in…

    grumpy sunshine · small town · romantic comedy · bodyguard romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    My Phony Valentine

    Courtney Walsh · Romance

    A chance meeting. A hunky hockey player. A fake romance. Hardly an ordinary day in the life of Poppy Hart. My days usually consist of agonizing over…

    fake relationship · romantic comedy · slow burn · sports romance · fish out of water

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Our Rogue Fates

    Sarah Glenn Marsh · Romance

    On the hunt for hidden treasure, two former best friends turned adversaries must put the past behind them if they hope to survive.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · quest · paranormal romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Picking Daisies on Sundays

    Liana Cincotti · Romance

    Perfect for fans of Lynn Painter and Jenny Han, this romantic comedy follows a hopeless romantic finishing college who agrees to embark on a fake…

    enemies to lovers · romantic comedy · fake relationship · friends to lovers · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Say You Swear

    Meagan Brandy · Romance

    My brothers best friend broke my heart, but what happens when his new teammate wants to put it back together?

    grumpy sunshine · slow burn · brothers best friend · he falls first

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Like in Love with You

    Emma R. Alban · Romance

    Mean Girls meets Northanger Abbey in this sharp and sexy Regency Romance that begs the question: what if Cady and Regina just… kissed?

    romantic comedy · enemies to lovers · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Habits of the Sea

    Shea Ernshaw · Romance

    The second adult novel from New York Times bestselling author Shea Ernshaw, in which a woman rediscovers the mythical island she stumbled upon as a…

    slow burn · paranormal romance · second chance romance · fae

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Vampires of El Norte

    Isabel Cañas · Romance

    AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!

    paranormal romance · vampires · historical fiction · forbidden romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Only for the Week

    Natasha Bishop · Romance

    You are cordially invited to the wedding of Amerie Cross and Arnold Hightower.

    romantic comedy · slow burn · opposites attract · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    One True Loves

    Taylor Jenkins Reid · Romance

    In her twenties, Emma Blair marries her high school sweetheart, Jesse.

    second chance romance · love triangle · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    A Thousand Boy Kisses

    Tillie Cole · Romance

    One kiss lasts a moment. But a thousand kisses can last a lifetime. One boy. One girl. A bond that is forged in an instant and cherished for a…

    coming of age · slow burn · romantic comedy

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    By the Book

    Jasmine Guillory · Romance

    Sometimes to truly know a person, you have to read between the lines.

    romantic comedy · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Terms and Conditions

    Lauren Asher · Romance

    good

    fake relationship · slow burn · workplace romance · he falls first

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Roll for Romance

    Lenora Woods · Romance

    Two fledgling tabletop gamers find themselves falling for each other—both in and out of their weekly D&D sessions—in this charming, fantasy-tinged…

    romantic comedy · cozy vibes · found family · slow burn · fish out of water

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Dolly All the Time

    Annabel Monaghan · Romance

    'Beautiful, sexy, and escapist, DOLLY ALL THE TIME is my new favourite Annabel Monaghan book.

    fake relationship · romantic comedy · slow burn · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Local Heavens

    K. M. Fajardo · Romance

    A speculative romance reimagining of The Great Gatsby set in 2075 New York, in which Filipino American Nick Carraway has just moved to the heart of…

    slow burn · forbidden romance · dystopian society · dark academia

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Secret Crush Book Club

    Karmen Lee · Romance

    A dedicated single mother and a librarian with a secret write their own sweet and sexy love story in this small-town rom-com about family,…

    romantic comedy · found family · slow burn · small town · coming of age

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Happy Ever After Playlist

    Abby Jimenez · Romance

    Two years after losing her fiancé, Sloan Monroe still can't seem to get her life back on track.

    second chance romance · slow burn · found family · trauma recovery

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Tangled Up in You

    Lara Ward Cosio · Romance

    Gavin McManus is exact right person to be the lead singer of a band like Rogue.

    slow burn · opposites attract · grumpy sunshine · sports romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Love on the Brain

    Ali Hazelwood · Romance

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new STEMinist rom-com in which a scientist is forced to work on a project…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · workplace romance · opposites attract · romantic comedy

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Playing with Forever

    Rebecca Jenshak · Romance

    From USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Jenshak comes the next in a brand new YA romance series that follows Frost Lake High School's state…

    coming of age · sports romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Older

    Jennifer Hartmann · Romance

    Halley is living a lie… and falling for someone she never should have met.

    dark romance · forbidden romance · age gap · slow burn · trauma recovery

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
  348. 348
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    Willing Prey

    Allie Oleander · Romance

    An exhilarating, primal summer fling in the woods leads to an intensely sexy, edgy romance, where anything goes—just remember your safe word.

    dark romance · opposites attract · forced proximity · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Explicit — very graphic sexual content throughout
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    Seven Days in June

    Tia Williams · Romance

    "Brooklynite Eva Mercy is a single mom and bestselling erotica writer, who is feeling pressed from all sides.

    second chance romance · slow burn · found family · trauma recovery · romantic comedy

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    A Fate Forged In Fire

    Hazel McBride · Romance

    To become the first queen in centuries, a powerfully blessed blacksmith must use her wits and fire magic to overthrow the corrupt powers ruling her…

    dark romance · enemies to lovers · slow burn · chosen one · dragons · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Accomplice to the Villain

    Hannah Nicole Maehrer · Romance

    Once Upon a Time meets The Office in Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novel, about the sunshine assistant to an Evil…

    enemies to lovers · romantic comedy · slow burn · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    A Widow's Charm

    Caitlyn Paxson · Romance

    In this rollicking fantasy romance, a widow attempts to resurrect her dead husband by blackmailing her rakish necromancer neighbor—only to find…

    dark romance · paranormal romance · enemies to lovers · second chance romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Good Fortune of Miss Robbins

    Melanie Dickerson · Romance

    My only remaining marriage prospects were the head gardener, the vicar, and the steward.

    slow burn · grumpy sunshine · opposites attract · historical fiction · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Deep Cuts

    Holly Brickley · Romance

    It’s a Friday night in a campus bar in Berkeley, fall of 2000, and Percy Marks is pontificating about music again.

    slow burn · romantic comedy · road trip · she falls first

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Hopeless

    Elsie Silver · Romance

    Beau Eaton is the town prince, a handsome military hero with a tortured past.

    grumpy sunshine · small town · slow burn · romantic comedy · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Love Is a War Song

    Danica Nava · Romance

    Pop singer Avery Fox has become a national joke after posing scantily clad on the cover of Rolling Stone in a feather warbonnet.

    romantic comedy · opposites attract · fake relationship · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Plus Size Player

    Danielle Allen · Romance

    “No one does banter, humor, or spice as magnificently as Danielle Allen!

    romantic comedy · slow burn · opposites attract

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Flock

    Kate Stewart · Romance

    INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE, CAN'T MISS BONUS SCENE BETWEEN CECELIA AND SEAN!

    dark romance · enemies to lovers · slow burn · morally grey character

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Life's Too Short

    Abby Jimenez · Romance

    When Vanessa Price quit her job to pursue her dream of traveling the globe, she wasn't expecting to gain millions of YouTube followers who shared her…

    opposites attract · romantic comedy · slow burn · found family

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Under Loch and Key

    Lana Ferguson · Romance

    A woman discovers that not all monsters are her enemy—the opposite, in fact—in this new paranormal romance by Lana Ferguson, author of The Fake Mate.

    paranormal romance · dark romance · trauma recovery · found family · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    A Slow and Secret Poison

    Carmella Lowkis · Mystery & Thriller

    In the early 1900s, a young gardener at a lush English manor falls in love with her employer whose past is shrouded in deadly secrets—from the author…

    forbidden romance · gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · small town · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Meet Me at the Lake

    Carley Fortune · Literary Fiction

    **INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR CANADA READS 2024** In this breathtaking new novel from…

    slow burn · second chance romance · coming of age · found family

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Until the Clock Strikes Midnight

    Alechia Dow · Fantasy

    The Good Place meets the Brandy version of Cinderella in Until the Clock Strikes Midnight, a cozy, romantic fantasy from award-winning author Alechia…

    slow burn · found family · redemption arc

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    A Court This Cruel and Lovely

    Stacia Stark · Fantasy

    THE FIRST BOOK IN A SERIES FULL OF ADDICTIVE ROMANCE AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR STACIA STARK This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers is…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · political intrigue · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  365. 365
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    City of Souls and Sinners

    Kayla Edwards · Fantasy

    Loren and Darien are forced to keep secrets that threaten to tear them apart in the second book in the gripping urban romantasy House of Devils…

    slow burn · enemies to lovers · forbidden romance · urban fantasy · fae

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  366. 366
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    Crown of War and Shadow

    J.R. Ward · Fantasy

    *In the dead of night, passions rise and empires fall.* *Welcome to Kingdoms of the Compass.* The Fulcrum is failing, and demons are slipping…

    slow burn · enemies to lovers · chosen one · quest · dragons

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
  367. 367
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    Smoke and Scar

    Gretchen Powell Fox · Fantasy

    The first book in the epic Shattered Crown romantasy trilogy, perfect for fans of Throne of Glass and The Serpent & the Wings of Night.

    enemies to lovers · chosen one · quest · fae · dark romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Born For Silk

    Nicci Harris · Fantasy

    AN AMAZON TOP 100 BESTSELLER A spicy Beauty and the Beast meets The Handmaid's Tale.

    dark romance · forced proximity · dystopian society · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Kiss of the Basilisk

    Lindsay Straube · Fantasy

    Temperance Verus has never been kissed—not exactly ideal for a girl competing in the palace's most closely watched matchmaking ritual.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · magic academy · forced proximity

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Princess of Blood

    Sarah Hawley · Fantasy

    Once a servant, now a princess, a young woman thrust into power challenges everything about the underground Fae realm in the spellbinding sequel to…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · fae · political intrigue · chosen one · dark romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Wildwood Dancing

    Juliet Marillier · Fantasy

    High in the Transylvanian woods, at the castle Piscul Draculi, live five daughters and their doting father.

    slow burn · forbidden romance · gothic atmosphere · paranormal romance · fae · magical realism

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
  372. 372
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    A Reaper at the Gates

    Sabaa Tahir · Fantasy

    BOOK THREE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES • An Entertainment Weekly Summer Reads pick!

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · quest

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Unmaking of June Farrow

    Adrienne Young · Fantasy

    In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her.

    time travel · slow burn · second chance romance · revenge plot · magical realism

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Sword Catcher

    Cassandra Clare · Fantasy

    Two outcasts find themselves caught in a web of dangerous magic and dark secrets that could change the world forever in the start of a riveting epic…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Bookshops & Bonedust

    Travis Baldree · Fantasy

    When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may find that what we need isn't always what we seek.

    found family · redemption arc · slow burn

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    The House Witch

    Delemhach · Fantasy

    When Finlay Ashowan joins the kitchen of the King and Queen of Daxaria, he's an enigma.

    romantic comedy · found family · workplace romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Shatter Me Series Box Set

    Tahereh Mafi · Fantasy

    My touch is power. The first three novels in Tahereh Mafi's New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series(Shatter Me, Unravel Me, and Ignite Me) are…

    slow burn · forbidden romance · dystopian society · quest · chosen one

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    When the Tides Held the Moon

    Venessa Vida Kelley · Fantasy

    The Shape of Water meets The Greatest Showman in this beautifully illustrated queer historical cozy fantasy, as a young Puerto Rican immigrant goes…

    slow burn · forbidden romance · cozy vibes · coming of age · historical fiction · found family

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Entanglement of Rival Wizards

    Sara Raasch · Fantasy

    Ali Hazelwood meets Dungeons & Dragons in this enemies-to-lovers fantasy academia romcom where rival grad student wizards are forced to work together…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · dark academia · forced proximity · he falls first

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Glow of the Everflame

    Penn Cole · Fantasy

    A sequel in the "Kindred's Curse Saga" by Penn Cole, focusing on Diem Bellator as she navigates a world teetering on the edge of war and faces the…

    dark academia · forced proximity · enemies to lovers · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Wisteria

    Adalyn Grace · Fantasy

    Blythe Hawthorn has never let anyone tell her what to do...

    dark academia · slow burn · forbidden romance · morally grey character

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Geographer's Map to Romance

    India Holton · Fantasy

    Geography professors in a failed marriage of convenience inconveniently reconnect for an emergency mission in this swoony historical-fantasy rom-com.

    historical fiction · romantic comedy · second chance romance · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    A Winter's Promise

    Christelle Dabos · Fantasy

    "A stunningly atmospheric fantasy that doubles as an exceptional character study .

    slow burn · found family · portal fantasy

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    Sea of Tranquility

    Emily St. John Mandel · Sci-Fi

    Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled from polite society following an ill-conceived diatribe at a…

    time travel · multiple timelines · slow burn · space opera · paranormal romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox

    Katrina Kwan · Fantasy

    Yue may be the last of her kind.

    slow burn · forced proximity · enemies to lovers · paranormal romance · fae

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Ruinous Creatures

    Jessi Cole Jackson · Fantasy

    For fans of One Dark Window and T.

    dark romance · slow burn · forced proximity · obsessive love · dragons

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Never Keep

    Caroline Peckham · Fantasy

    From the Amazon.com and Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling authors of the Zodiac Academy series Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · dragons · chosen one

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Last Starborn Seer

    Venetia Constantine · Fantasy

    The first instalment of an epic romantic fantasy trilogy, charting a deadly quest through a fractured realm of light and dark magic.

    quest · slow burn · forbidden romance · chosen one

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Hurricane Wars

    Thea Guanzon · Fantasy

    *The heart is a battlefield.* All Talasyn has ever known is the Hurricane Wars.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · dark academia

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    This Woven Kingdom

    Tahereh Mafi · Fantasy

    To all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight.

    slow burn · coming of age · enemies to lovers · found family · portal fantasy

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Games Gods Play

    Abigail Owen · Fantasy

    THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “This story is my latest obsession.” —USA Today bestselling author, Devney Perry The gods love to play with…

    paranormal romance · slow burn · fated mates · forbidden romance · obsessive love

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Death Meets Cute

    J. Penner · Fantasy

    "Filled with so much love, heart, and delicious baked goods." —Rebecca Thorne, USA Today bestselling author of Can't Spell Treason Without Tea I am…

    romantic comedy · cozy vibes · slow burn · enemies to lovers · found family

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Fallen Stars

    Imani Erriu · Fantasy

    The stunning sequel to the instant international bestseller Heavenly Bodies.

    forbidden romance · revenge plot · slow burn · quest

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    A Torch Against the Night

    Sabaa Tahir · Fantasy

    After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · quest · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Rewitched

    Lucy Jane Wood · Fantasy

    In this spellbinding warm and cozy debut novel, a burned-out witch will need to turn to her friends and trust in herself to find the magic in her own…

    paranormal romance · found family · cozy vibes · witches · slow burn

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    Weyward

    Emilia Hart · Fantasy

    **KATE, 2019** Kate flees London – abandoning everything – for Cumbria and Weyward Cottage, inherited from her great-aunt.

    found family · historical fiction · witches · slow burn · trauma recovery

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Empire of Storms

    Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy

    The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius.

    slow burn · fae · quest · chosen one

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The God and the Gwisin

    Sophie Kim · Fantasy

    In this swoony sequel to The God and the Gumiho, a trickster god must work with his reincarnated lost love to solve his brother’s murder on board a…

    paranormal romance · slow burn · second chance romance · found family · demons

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Masters of Death

    Olivie Blake · Fantasy

    Viola Marek is a struggling real estate agent, and a vampire.

    urban fantasy · paranormal romance · slow burn · vampires · ghosts

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    A Dawn of Onyx

    Kate Golden · Fantasy

    **Captured by the king of darkness, she was forced to find the light within.** Arwen Valondale never expected to be the brave one, offering her…

    enemies to lovers · dark romance · slow burn · chosen one

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Prince of Swords

    Elise Kova · Fantasy

    Welcome back to Arcana Academy. Tarot magic, forbidden desire, battle, and betrayal collide for the power to change the world in the thrilling second…

    dark academia · forbidden romance · slow burn · enemies to lovers · magic academy

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    Bound

    Alexandra Blackwood · Fantasy

    What if loving him meant defying an entire world that wants you dead?

    forbidden romance · paranormal romance · urban fantasy · slow burn · werewolves shifters · witches

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Air Awakens

    Elise Kova · Fantasy

    A library apprentice unknowingly saves the life of a member of the magic secret society "Tower of Sorcerers" and discovers her own magical powers.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · magic academy · chosen one · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Riftborne

    Parker Lennox · Fantasy

    He was striking in a cold-blooded kind of way, like his beauty was tinged with poison.

    dark romance · grimdark · enemies to lovers · revenge plot · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    A Language of Dragons

    S. F. Williamson · Fantasy

    **EVERY ACT OF TRANSLATION REQUIRES SACRIFICE** **Welcome to Bletchley Park… with dragons.** London, 1923.

    enemies to lovers · forbidden romance · dragons · historical fiction · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Someone You Can Build a Nest In

    John Wiswell · Fantasy

    Shesheshen has made a mistake fatal to all monsters: she's fallen in love.

    paranormal romance · found family · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Paladin's Strength

    T. Kingfisher · Fantasy

    He’s a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · forced proximity · paranormal romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Golden Fool

    Robin Hobb · Fantasy

    Taking up residence at Buckkeep as a spy, FitzChivalry Farseer navigates the complex intrigues of the court as he seeks to unravel the secrets of…

    slow burn · found family · quest · political intrigue · enemies to lovers · paranormal romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit