30+ Smuttiest Books To Read In 2025

Check out the list of spiciest romance books to read in 2025. If you’re a fan of hot, spicy books featuring alpha males, taboo relationships, bad boy billionaires, cowboys and sports stars you will love this list. Even steamy historical romances too.

These  steamy romance novels feature protagonists with different  range of qualities to the table. From money and power to courage and physical prowess.

The list of smuttiest romances includes a few details  along with blurb. You will also find  dark romances with trigger warnings, so make sure you check that before grabbing the books. 

My Top Three Smuttiest Books

• The Ritual by Shantel Tessier
• Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas
• Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

Best Hot and Steamy Book Recommendation for 2025

The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

In The Ritual Blakely’s life at Barrington University is controlled by the powerful Lords, a secret society that demands blood for power. But then Ryat offers her a chance at freedom, but it’s a manipulation. She becomes his trophy, paraded around in their dark world. Soon game turns deadly, and Blakely realizes the only escape from the Lords is through death.

THE CHOSEN ONE

I vow. You vow. We vow.

Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all—the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one.

People think growing up with money is freeing, but I promise you, it’s not. My entire life has been planned out for me. I never got the chance to do what I wanted until Ryat Alexander Archer came along and gave me an option for a better life. He offered me what no one else ever had—freedom.

I chose to be his. He made me believe that anyway, but it was just another lie. A way that the Lords manipulate you into doing what they want.

After being sucked into the dark, twisted world of the Lords, I embraced my new role and allowed Ryat to parade me around like the trophy I was to him. But like all things, what started out as a game soon became a fight for survival. And the only way out was death.

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Wanna Play a Game? by Alina May

Wanna Play a Game? is about Sawyer who enjoys hunting people until he meets a fiery woman who excites him. He kidnaps her and brings her home, involving Miles and Ryder in his twisted game. The woman, Cali, refuses to be broken and fights back. The dangerous game becomes a battle of wills, with each player determined to come out on top.

Sawyer

Hunting people has become boring…until she comes along. She’s full of fight and fire. Pushing her to her limits is exhilarating. I love scaring her. Hurting her. Hunting her. It makes me hard. She’s our little toy, and the game has just begun. And what a fun game it is to play.

Miles

Sawyer kidnapped a woman and brought her to our home. He wants me to play his twisted games. It’s wrong, but as I get to know her I realize that I’ve never been a moral man. Let’s play.

Ryder

The woman Sawyer brought us an infuriating wild card. Only, I can’t tell if she’ll just play her hand or if she plans to play us too. What I don’t think she realizes is…I never lose. Game on.

Cali

They think they can break me.

I’ll show them.

They won’t win. They can’t win.

Right?

Wanna Play a Game? is a dark romance thriller. There are extensive content warnings. Please read responsibly.

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Pen Pal by J.T. Geissinger

Pen Pal is the story of Kayla, the widow receives a letter from a man named Dante on the day of her husband’s funeral. They begin an intimate correspondence, but the letters stop suddenly. Dante appears at her doorstep, revealing a past connection and changing her life in unexpected ways.

The #1 international and Amazon Charts bestselling novel

The first letter arrived the day my husband was buried. It was postmarked from the state penitentiary, and contained a single sentence:

I’ll wait forever if I have to.

It was signed by Dante, a man I didn’t know.

Out of simple curiosity, I wrote back to ask him what exactly he was waiting for. His reply?

You.

I told the mystery man he had the wrong girl. He said he didn’t. I said we’d never met, but he said I was wrong.

We went back and forth, exchanging letters every week that grew increasingly more intimate. Then one day, the letters stopped. When I found out why, it was already too late.

Dante was at my doorstep.

And nothing on earth could have prepared me for what happened next.

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Faking with Benefits by Lily Gold

Faking with Benefits follows Layla, at twenty-eight, who has never had a boyfriend and feels undateable. Her three best friends—Zack, Josh, and Luke—decide to help her by being her practice boyfriends. They teach her dating skills through fake dates and flirty lessons. As their lessons intensify, real feelings develop, and Layla realizes she wants more than just friendship from them.

My name is Layla Thompson, and I am undateable.

Seriously. I’m twenty-eight and I’ve never had a boyfriend. And with my thirties rapidly approaching, I’m starting to lose patience.

Lucky for me, I have three overprotective best friends who are all-too-eager to help hone my dating skills.

There’s Zack, the huge rugby player with the cheeky grin and rippling biceps.

Josh, the boy-next-door with the sculpted jaw and calculating stare.

And Luke, the silver-haired divorcee… who also happens to be my old professor.

After a bad date leaves me crying on their shoulders, the three men are determined to help me find a guy. Together, they agree to be my ‘practice boyfriends’, and come up with a lesson plan packed with fake dates, make out sessions, and classes on flirty texting. In return, I just have to make an appearance on their relationship advice podcast once a week. Easy.

But as my lessons become more and more intense, we soon find ourselves getting in too deep. Every butterfly-inducing touch lingers a little too long, and every molten kiss ends in fireworks. It’s not long before I realise that their friendship isn’t enough for me anymore. I want more.

The guys have been teaching me how to get a boyfriend, and now it’s time I put their lessons to the test.

Three times over.

Faking With Benefits is a sizzling fake dating romance featuring multiple love interests, tons of molten fake relationship heat, and a whole lot of heart. No cheating, and an ultra-sweet HEA guaranteed!

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Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas

Birthday Girl follows a nineteen-year-old girl and her boyfriend move in with his father, Pike Lawson. She feels a growing attraction to Pike, who took her in when she had nowhere else to go. Despite their age difference and the complications, their feelings intensify, leading to a forbidden romance.

He took me in when I had nowhere else to go. He doesn’t use me, hurt me, or forget about me. He listens to me, protects me, and sees me. I can feel his eyes on me over the breakfast table, and my heart pumps so hard when I hear him pull in the driveway after work.

I have to stop this. It can’t happen.

My sister once told me there are no good men, and if you find one, he’s probably unavailable. Only Pike Lawson isn’t the unavailable one.

I am.

PIKE

I took her in, because I thought I was helping. As the days go by, though, it’s becoming anything but easy. I have to stop my mind from drifting to her and stop holding my breath every time I bump into her in the house. I can’t touch her, and I shouldn’t want to.

But we’re not free to give into this. She’s nineteen, and I’m thirty-eight.

And her boyfriend’s father.

Unfortunately, they both just moved into my house.

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Glitch by Briana Michaels

Glitch is obsessed with Ara, a woman he games with online. They’ve never met, but he fantasizes about her. When they finally meet, Glitch is everything Ara imagined and more. Their chemistry is intense, and they start a passionate relationship. Ara worries if Glitch can handle her high sexual drive.

Glitch

I’m obsessed with a woman I’ve never met. Hell, I’ve never even seen a picture of her, unless you count the cartoon avatar she displays during our online gaming nights. To Ara, I’m a quiet gamer who keeps a chat open in case she wants to vent about her day or her loser boyfriend. She has no clue who I am, what I look like, or that she’s the star in the filthy audio recordings I create for my personal pleasure.

When we finally meet face-to-face, I already know Ara’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a woman and there’s nothing I won’t do to have her. To keep her. To satisfy her. I just hope she can handle my intensity because I’m not going to hold back.

And no one else better stand in my way.

Ara

Glitch rules my thoughts and plays a recurring role in my dirtiest fantasies. When we finally meet, he’s nothing like I expected. He’s better. My mind short-circuits the instant he touches me. And when he says my name in his incredibly deep voice? Panty. Meltdown.

After my last relationship, I’ve been shy about starting something new. But Glitch makes me want to take this leap and there’s no denying how badly I want him. There’s just one itsy bitsy problem: my carnal appetite is insatiable.

Will Glitch be able to keep up or will he shut me down once he learns what I like and how often I like it?

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Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

In Icebreaker Anastasia Allen is a dedicated figure skater with dreams of Team USA. At university, she clashes with Nate Hawkins, the hockey team captain. When her skating partner faces issues, she turns to Nate for help. Soon sparks fly between them, and something unexpected happens.

Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills, and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team.

Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins.

Nate’s focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means they are forced to share a rink with the figure skating team—including Anastasia, who clearly can’t stand him.

But when Anastasia’s skating partner faces an uncertain future, she may have to look to Nate to take her shot.

Sparks fly, but Anastasia isn’t worried . . . because she could never like a hockey player, right?

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Debt by Nina G. Jones

Debt is about Mia who hires someone to attack her out of boredom, seeking a thrill. But she realizes she’s been in real danger all along. Her attacker, seeking vengeance, finds his mission complicated after meeting her. Their encounter turns into a complex and intense relationship.

I don’t know what I was thinking when I hired someone to attack me. Maybe I was bored, or lonely, or there was a void so deep inside of me that I needed something explosive to fill it.

It was supposed to be safe. A thrill. A way to break through the monotony of everyday life. It was an illusion of danger that I could walk away from as soon as it was over.

Except that it wasn’t. Because I had been in danger long before I ever invited it into my life.

———————

My mission is almost complete. The bubbling boil of vengeance that heats my blood might finally simmer.

She is the last piece of the puzzle. Once I destroy her, everyone who ever hurt me will have paid their debt.

It was supposed to be quick and easy, but as soon as I met her it got complicated.

Very complicated.

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Lessons in Sin by Pam Godwin

Lessons in Sin centers around Father Magnus Falke, a Catholic boarding school headteacher, who suppresses his dark impulses by becoming a priest. Tinsley Constantine, a rebellious student, challenges his control. Their relationship turns into a dangerous and forbidden obsession, risking everything he stands for.

There’s no absolution for the things I’ve done.

But I found a way to control my impulses.

I became a priest.

As Father Magnus Falke, I suppress my cravings. As the headteacher of a Catholic boarding school, I’m never tempted by a student.

Until Tinsley Constantine.

The bratty princess challenges my rules and awakens my dark nature. With each punishment I lash upon her, I want more. In my classroom, private rectory, and bent over my altar, I want all of her.

One touch risks everything I stand for. My faith. My redemption. And even my life.

As if that could stop me. I need her pain, and her heart, and she needs my lessons in sin.

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A Deal with the Bossy Devil by Kyra Parsi

A Deal with the Bossy Devil is about Ria, who pulls a public stunt that costs a billionaire, Adrien Cloutier, a major deal. Seeking revenge, he makes her work for him, demanding her compliance. As they clash, their dynamic shifts, leading to unexpected feelings and a heated romance.

Vengeance (noun): Punishment served by an arrogant, insufferable billionaire who’s hellbent on making you suffer over a teeny, tiny, seven-hundred-million-dollar oopsie.

I regret nothing.
…
Okay, maybe I regret some things.
In my defense, I was pretty sure I wouldn’t get caught.
Also in my defense, I had no way of knowing that “The Incident” would go viral.

But Toronto’s most notorious billionaire isn’t exactly known for his generous or understanding spirit, and he doesn’t want to hear my excuses.
Not when my little public stunt cost him the biggest investment deal of his career.

What he does want is cold, hard revenge.
And that’s how I find myself backed into a corner, forced to strike a deal with the snarly, green-eyed devil.
I have no choice but to be at his beck and call 24 hours a day, succumbing to his every bossy whim.
But as his demands—and the blistering tension—become increasingly unbearable, I can’t help but start to bite back.

Adrien Cloutier isn’t a man to be messed with, though.
And as the old saying goes, bad girls deserve to be punished.

This is a full-length enemies-to-lovers romance with loads of spicy banter and laugh-out-loud moments, featuring a dimpled bosshole devil in a suit and the smart-mouthed woman who brings him to his knees. (Literally.)

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Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Kyrian is an immortal warrior who fights evil at night. He has unlimited power and wealth but lives a lonely, dangerous life. Everything changes when he is handcuffed to Amanda, a smart and skeptical accountant who knows nothing about his world. Their growing attraction challenges Kyrian’s beliefs about love, as he faces his fears of betrayal and heartbreak. This is a thrilling romance filled with danger, trust, and second chances.

See how it all began…

Have you ever wanted to know what it’s like to be immortal? To journey through the night stalking the evil that preys on humans? To have unlimited wealth, unlimited power?

That is my existence, and it is dark and dangerous. I play hero to thousands, but am known to none. And I love every minute of it.

Or so I thought until one night when I woke up handcuffed to my worst nightmare: an accountant. She’s smart, sexy, witty, and wants nothing to do with the paranormal.

My attraction to Amanda Devereaux goes against everything I stand for. Not to mention the last time I fell in love it cost me not only my human life, but also my very soul. Now I find myself wanting to believe that love and loyalty do exist.

Even more disturbing, I find myself wondering if there’s any way a woman can love a man whose battle scars run deep, and whose heart was damaged by a betrayal so savage that he’s not sure it will ever beat again.

Kyrian of Thrace

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Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

Mina, a half-human, half-vampire, wants to escape her father’s control. Her life changes when she is sent to Malachi, a powerful vampire. As Mina gets to know him and his two companions, she discovers a world full of passion and power. Together, they help her find strength to face her father and claim her destiny. This story blends romance, fantasy, and adventure.

Three Powerfully Alluring Vampire Men

And One Queen to Rule Them All

All Mina ever wanted was to escape her father’s control. Half human, half vampire, she lived eternally torn between two worlds, never fully experiencing the pleasures of either—until her father chose her as the pawn in his latest political move, gifting her to the darkly powerful and dangerously seductive Malachi Zion.

Malachi is not a vampire to be trifled with. He rules with an iron fist and has a reputation for the darkest of sins. But the longer Mina spends with him, the more she realizes he’s not the monster she first thought—and as fear bleeds into lust, then trust, then something more, Malachi opens Mina up to a world she never knew could be hers for the taking: including the love of Malachi’s two closest friends and companions.

Now surrounded by all three men, the center of their shockingly seductive world, Mina may finally have the power to face down her father and take back the life—and crown—that by all rights should be hers.

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN.

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A Ruin of Roses by KF Breene

Nyfain, a cursed dragon prince, struggles to save his kingdom trapped in time. When a brave woman trespasses into his forbidden woods, he takes her prisoner. She soon learns that her fate is tied to saving the prince and his people. This dark reimagining of Beauty and the Beast explores trust, sacrifice, and powerful love in a world full of danger and magic.

A spicy new twist on an old classic – a deliciously dark Beauty and the Beast reimagining.

I could save him, but he would ruin me.

The beast.

The creature that stalks the forbidden wood.

The dragon prince.

He has suffered a fate worse than death. We all have. A curse put upon us by the mad king.

We are a kingdom locked in time. Shifters unable to feel our animals. Stuck here by a deal between the late king and a demon who seeks our destruction.

The only one keeping this kingdom alive is Nyfain, the golden prince to a stolen throne. The last dragon shifter.

He’s our hope.

He’s my nightmare.

When he catches me trespassing in the forbidden wood, he doesn’t punish me with death, as he’s entitled.

He takes me, instead. Forces me back to the castle as his prisoner. Seeks to use me.

Apparently, I can save him. I can save the whole forgotten kingdom, locked away by the demon king’s power.

But it would mean taming the monster beneath his skin. It would mean giving myself to him.

It would mean my ruin.

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A Wrath of Roses by Violet Taylor

A cursed Beast, unable to touch anyone, lives in isolation. He secretly loves a woman named Fleur but believes she can never love him in return. To cope, he involves her and another man, Gabriel, in his fantasies. However, as the castle’s magic weakens, the Beast wonders if Fleur might be the one to break the curse and save them all. This story is a blend of passion, hope, and redemption.

The witch’s wrath has left me isolated, broken.

A Beast unable to even touch another living soul without ruining them.

My only solace comes from watching the one I’ve fallen in love with from afar. Fleur.

She’s beautiful, spirited, and everything I desire. I can’t give her what she needs, but there’s one in the village who can

Gabriel is tall, strong, and handsome—all things I once was. As my days grow lonelier, I accept that I need them— both of them.

They’ll act out every dark, twisted fantasy my monstrous form prevents me from participating in.

And with any luck, they’ll grow to enjoy their new prison.

But the closer we become, the more the roses wither and die. The castle is changing . The curse exacts a greater toll each day.

Unless… Is it possible Fleur is meant for more than satiating my most carnal needs?

Could she be the one to break the spell?

Or is it too impossible for anyone to love a Beast?

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Marry Lies by Amanda Richardson

Miles, a brooding man, needs a wife to restore his family’s reputation. He marries Estelle, a lively fashion designer, in a deal to benefit them both. At first, they clash, but soon their differences turn into attraction. Estelle uncovers Miles’ secrets, and he becomes obsessed with her warmth. This marriage-of-convenience romance explores trust, transformation, and love built on unexpected connections.

He never wanted a wife, but for her, he’d spin a web of lies.

Miles

The idea of seeking a wife to salvage our family’s reputation starts as a joke… until it spirals into a desperate reality.

Before I know it, I’m lying my way into a marriage of convenience with a woman who is everything I’m not.

Estelle Deveraux radiates warmth where I’m shrouded in darkness, exudes vibrant colors while I dwell in shades of gray, and irritates me with her maddening cheerfulness.

I find myself entranced, watching… craving.

Before I know it, she’s not just my wife but an all-consuming obsession—one I didn’t anticipate.

And one I can’t let go.

Stella

Being presented with an opportunity to kickstart my clothing line is a dream come true.

The only caveat? I have to stay married to Miles Ravage for a year and sing his praises to anyone who will listen.

Bad-tempered, unsmiling, and cold, Miles is exactly the kind of man I loathe.

However, beneath the ice, I uncover an enticing complexity–a veiled darkness that lures me in, begging me to discover his secrets.

One watchful secret in particular… with me as his sole obsession.

Marry Lies is a marriage of convenience, opposites attract/frenemies-to-lovers romance with a voyeur hero and Beauty and the Beast themes. It is book two in the Ravaged Castle series. All books can be read as standalones.

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Bonded by Thorns by Elizabeth Helen

When her father is trapped in the realm of the fae, a young woman offers herself in his place. She becomes a prisoner of four cursed fae princes who turn into beasts at night. To earn her freedom, she must help them find their mates. However, she begins falling for the princes and faces a new challenge—saving them from a dark curse while protecting her heart. This story is a thrilling mix of magic, romance, and danger.

Four beastly princes. One awkward bookworm. An enchanted world of fae, magic, and danger.

I’ve always loved fairytales. I never imagined I’d actually be in one.

When my father wanders into the enchanted realm of the fae, I know I have to go after him. And when he gets imprisoned, I’ll do anything to save him… Even trade my freedom for his. I had no idea I’d end up imprisoned by four sexy fae who turn into beasts at night.

I have to win my freedom, and that means making a bargain with them. They must find their mates in order to break the curse. If I can help them do that, they’ll set me free. Sounds simple, right?

It’s not. Because against my better judgment, I’m starting to fall for these beastly princes. One is smart and sweet, the other mysterious and deadly, another flirty and confident, and the last prince… He’s handsome, strong, has a wicked temper, and is dead-set against breaking the curse. Why does he want to keep me here forever?

But it’s not just my freedom on the line. If I don’t break the princes’ curse soon, all the magic in the Enchanted Vale will be stolen by the evil—and stupidly hot—Prince of Thorns. And I’m not letting my princes stay cursed.

Not after I’ve fallen in love with them.

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QB Keeper by CL Rose

Tanner regrets walking away from Grace, the woman he loved but left behind to pursue his dreams. Years later, Tanner returns, determined to win her back. Grace has moved on, but old feelings resurface when Tanner reappears in her life. Together, they confront their past and rediscover the connection they once shared. This is a heartfelt second-chance romance about love, loss, and healing.

TANNER

The summer before my senior year of college, I made the biggest mistake of my life. It wasn’t falling for my best friend’s little sister when I knew she was off-limits…it was leaving her behind thinking what we had was nothing more than a fling. Her pained cries as I walked away have played on a loop in my nightmares since that day. In the years that have passed, there hasn’t been a single achievement I’ve celebrated that wasn’t tainted by her absence. But now, it’s time. I’m going to get my girl back…no matter what it takes.

GRACE

Five years ago, I spent a whole summer learning, exploring, and falling in love with my lifelong protector. His future was bright, and as he broke me into a million pieces, he made sure I knew there wasn’t a place for me next to him under the bright, stadium lights. That girl who waited and hoped for him to come back is gone now, but just when I think I’ve moved on and created a life of my own, a ghost from my past reappears, determined to make things right. Tanner Lake may have once been everything to me, but those days are long over, aren’t they?

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Perfect Fit by Sadie Kincaid

Lily, a struggling writer, is drawn into the world of three wealthy, powerful men—West, Ezekiel, and Xander. Known as the Unholy Trinity, they are looking for a woman who can match their dark desires. Lily captivates them, but her hidden past threatens their growing bond. Together, they must learn to trust each other in this seductive romance filled with secrets, passion, and power.

A Dark Why Choose Romance.

One wannabe writer from Brooklyn.

Three insanely hot billionaires.

One very indecent proposal.

West Archer, Ezekiel Cavanagh, and Xander King. AKA The Unholy Trinity. Ruthless. Ambitious. Intimidating.

With dark tastes and even darker desires, they’ve been searching for the perfect woman to fit into their unique lifestyle for over a decade. But despite their best efforts, none have made it past three months. Believing they’re destined to never find the one, they swear to stop looking.

Until they meet Lily.

There’s something about Lily Sloane, something that captivates all three of them. For the first time ever, it seems like they may have truly found the perfect fit. But as we all know, there is such a thing as too good to be true.

Lily Sloane isn’t the penniless girl from Brooklyn they think she is. And with a past full of secrets and lies that she’s trying to escape, the unholy trinity might have bitten off more than they can chew. When trust is broken, is there any way back?

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Boys of Brayshaw by Meagan Brandy

Raven, a strong-willed girl, is sent to a school for troubled teens where social rules are everything. She quickly catches the attention of three powerful boys who expect her to fall in line. However, Raven refuses to play by their rules, sparking a fierce rivalry. As tensions rise, unexpected connections form. This story is full of drama, romance, and defiance in a world where loyalty and power collide.

Girls like you aren’t exactly welcomed at a place like this, so keep your head down and look the other way.”

Those were the exact words of my social worker when she dropped me in my newest hellhole, a place for “troubled teens”.

I didn’t listen, and now I’m on their radar.

They expect me to play along in their games of hierarchy, to fall in line in the social order they’ve deemed me fit.

Too bad for them, I don’t follow rules.

Too bad for me, they’re determined to make sure I do.

Inconceivably attractive and treated like kings…these are the boys of Brayshaw High.

And I’m the girl who got in their way.

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The Sinner by Shantel Tessier

Easton, a powerful member of a secret society, is both a savior and tormentor to the woman who has loved him for years. Their dark, intense relationship tests the limits of love and pain. As she falls deeper into Easton’s world, she faces betrayal, passion, and her own desires. This dark romance explores themes of obsession, loyalty, and the seductive power of control.

LITTLE DEMON

I was raised in a world where money and power are at your fingertips. My father is a LORD, a very respected member of a secret society that knows no bounds. When tragedy struck my family, we discovered we weren’t untouchable. Just when I thought life couldn’t get any worse, I was shown what hell is really like. Then he came and saved me. The devil disguised as my personal hero. But of course, nothing is for free. Not when a soul is up for grabs.

I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW.

Easton Bradley Sinnett—Sin—uses his power for his own sick pleasure. Like a typical Lord, he never thought about the consequences of his actions. I grew up with him, obsessed over him, craved him. He was who I pictured when I imagined doing things my body shouldn’t want.

One day, I realized he was not who I thought he was. It didn’t change anything, though, because I was already too far gone. If anything, I fell for him harder.

Every now and then, someone enters your life who flips it upside down. Sin wrecked me in the worst way, and I thanked him for it by serving on my knees.

As they say, nothing lasts forever. Men like him never stay with a woman like me. I’m what they use, not keep. So when he threw me away, I shouldn’t have been all that surprised.

My body had always craved the darker side of love. The kind that left bruises and scars. I was what most would call unholy. And when the devil whispered in my ear that he loved me, I was more than determined to show him just how devoted I could be.

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Earl Crush by Alexandra Vasti

Lydia writes secret political pamphlets and has been sending letters to the Earl of Strathrannoch. She thinks he is in trouble, so she travels to Scotland to marry him. But when she arrives, she finds out that his brother was writing the letters, not him!

In Alexandra Vasti’s newest Regency rom-com, a reclusive earl’s life is turned upside down when a stranger shows up on his doorstep with an astonishing proposal—and an inconvenient connection to espionage.

For three years, wallflower heiress Lydia Hope-Wallace has anonymously penned seditious pamphlets. And for almost as long, she’s corresponded with the Earl of Strathrannoch, whose political ambition is matched only by his charm. When Arthur’s latest letter reveals his dire financial straits, Lydia sets out for Scotland to offer him the only salvation she can think of—a marriage of convenience. To, um, herself.

Unfortunately, the Earl of Strathrannoch has no idea who she is.

When a bewitching redheaded stranger offers him her hand in marriage, Arthur Baird is stunned—but when he learns that his traitorous brother has been writing to her under Arthur’s name, he’s bloody furious. He’s content to live alone in his moldering castle, and he has no desire for a provocative, radical wife. (Or at least, he shouldn’t.)

But Arthur is desperate to track down his brother, who’s become dangerously entangled in British espionage, and he needs Lydia’s help. What he doesn’t need? The attraction that burns hotter each moment they spend together. As Lydia slips past his defenses and his brother’s mysterious past becomes a very present threat, Arthur will have to risk everything to keep her safe—even his heart.

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Broken by Lauren Layne

Olivia moves to a small town to help a war veteran. And turns out he is a young man who wants to be left alone. He was a football player before, but now he feels ugly and broken.

Lauren Layne’s New Adult novel tells the story of a girl with secrets, a guy with scars, and a love that could save them both… or destroy them.

When Olivia Middleton abandons the glamour of Park Avenue for a remote, coastal town in Maine, everyone assumes she’s being the kind do-gooder she’s always been. But Olivia has a secret: helping an injured war veteran reenter society isn’t about charity—it’s about penance. Only, Olivia’s client isn’t the grateful elderly man she’s expecting. Instead, he’s a brooding twenty-four-year-old who has no intention of being Olivia’s path to redemption . . . and whose smoldering gaze and forbidden touch might be her undoing.

Paul Langdon doesn’t need a mirror to show him he’s no longer the hotshot quarterback he was before the war. He knows he’s ugly—inside and out. He’ll do anything to stay in self-imposed exile, even accept his father’s ultimatum that Paul tolerate the newest caretaker for three months or lose his inheritance. But Paul doesn’t count on the beautiful twenty-two-year-old who makes him long for things that he can never have. And the more she slips past his defenses, the more keeping his distance is impossible.

Now Paul and Olivia have to decide: Will they help each other heal? Or are they forever broken?

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It Happened One Wedding by Julie James

Sidney does not trust men anymore after a bad relationship. But now, her sister is getting married, and she has to spend time with the handsome and charming, Vaughn. Although, Sidney does not want to fall for him Vaughn loves a challenge.

SHE KNOWS BETTER THAN TO SAY “I DO”

After a humiliating end to her engagement, investment banker Sidney Sinclair is done with commitment-phobic men. But when her sister winds up engaged after a whirlwind courtship, she’s thrown in to close contact with exactly the kind of sexy playboy she wants to avoid—the gorgeous best man. She’s stuck with him, for better or worse, until her sister walks down the aisle, but that doesn’t mean she has to give in to his smooth advances, no matter how tempting they are…

BUT HE MAKES IT HARD TO SAY “I DON’T”

Special Agent Vaughn Roberts always gets his man on the job and his woman in bed. So Sidney’s refusal to fall for his charms only makes him more determined to win over the cool and confident redhead. Only what starts out as a battle of wills ends up as a serious play for her heart. Because the one woman who refuses to be caught may be the only one Vaughn can’t live without.

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Fated Blades by Ilona Andrews

Set on planet Rada, the story follows two powerful families, the Adlers and the Baenas. When a big betrayal happens, Ramona Adler and Matias Baena must come together to stop a dangerous enemy.

An uneasy alliance between warring families gets heated in this otherworldly novella from bestselling author Ilona Andrews.

At first glance, the planet Rada seems like a lush paradise. But the ruling families, all boasting genetically enhanced abilities, are in constant competition for power―and none more so than the Adlers and the Baenas. For generations, the powerful families have pushed and pulled each other in a dance for dominance.

Until a catastrophic betrayal from within changes everything.

Now, deadly, disciplined, and solitary leaders Ramona Adler and Matias Baena must put aside their enmity and work together in secret to prevent sinister forces from exploiting universe-altering technology. Expecting to suffer through their uneasy alliance, Ramona and Matias instead discover that they understand each other as no one in their families can―and that their combined skills may eclipse the risks of their forbidden alliance.

As the two warriors risk their lives to save their families, they must decide whether to resist or embrace the passion simmering between them. For now, the dance between their families continues―but just one misstep could spell the end of them both.

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The Red by Tiffany Reisz

The Red follows Mona Lisa St. James, a woman trying to save her late mother’s art gallery from closing. Just when she’s out of options, a mysterious man offers to help if she agrees to spend a year submitting to him. The deal is strange, tempting, and full of fantasy and power-play. It’s a bold, seductive read.

Mona Lisa St. James made a deathbed promise that she would do anything to save her mother’s art gallery. Unfortunately, not only is The Red painted red, but it’s in the red.

Just as she realizes she has no choice but to sell it, a mysterious man comes in after closing time and makes her an offer: He will save The Red if she agrees to submit to him for the period of one year.

The man is handsome, English, and terribly tempting…but surely her mother didn’t mean for Mona to sell herself to a stranger. Then again, she did promise to do anything to save The Red…

The Red is a standalone novel of erotic fantasy from Tiffany Reisz, international bestselling author of The Bourbon Thief and the Original Sinners series.

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Riches to Riches by Ames Mills

In Riches to Riches, the main character unexpectedly becomes the first female head of the Italian Mafia after her father dies. She has four close friends all loyal, strong, and protective but when a new man named Leo enters the picture, old loyalties are tested. Love, betrayal, secrets, and danger all collide as she fights to hold onto her power while keeping her own secret hidden.

When Dad died, he made me the leader of the Italian Mafia. That position was unheard of for a woman until me.

Ryder, Dex, Gage, and Holden are my team, my closest friends. Then Leo waltzes into my life, turning it upside down, along with everyone in it.

One lie. One secret.

That’s all it took to bring it all burning down around me. Jealousy and hidden desires from the four guys I thought only saw me as a friend and their Boss stoke the flames even higher.

With a new guy in my life, four guys vying for my affection, a past flame that refuses to be blown out, and threats lurking in every corner; I have to fight like hell to come out of the fire alive.

Especially since I have a secret of my own.

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Devious Whims by B. Sobjakken

Devious Whims tells the story of a woman reunited with her stepbrother after ten years except now, he’s out of prison and living under her roof. They were close as teens, sharing deep talks and feelings. Now the attraction is even stronger, but there’s one problem she’s married. This book is full of forbidden tension and a slow-burning heat that never really went away.

Ten years ago, I lost the boy of my teenage obsession.
My step brother was sent to prison and our late night talks turned into limited phone calls with inmates eavesdropping on every word.
Now he’s out and I’ve brought him into my home–what is family for?
He’s sleeping down the hall from me just like old times, except now I have a husband, but that doesn’t seem to deter Devon. The fire between us hasn’t lessened at all. It continues burning under our skin and I don’t know how long I can resist it before I let my entire life go up in flames.

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Three Dirty Harts by Cara Dee

In Three Dirty Harts, Belle returns home for the summer with feelings she can no longer hide. Her stepfather and his younger brother both notice the change in her. What follows is an emotional and intimate story of a family with unexpected desires. It’s about love that doesn’t fit the usual mold, and the freedom that comes from finally being honest about what you want.

Belle has a wicked fantasy and a secret desire, and she doesn’t know how to hide her feelings anymore.

Andrew has a passion for family and a love for detail, and there are no words that can describe how much he’s looking forward to having his stepdaughter and his younger brother home for the summer.

Jace has an eye for beauty and a thirst for adventure, and he’s the first one to notice that something is different when Belle steps off the plane.

From the outside, these three don’t seem to have much in common. But on the inside…their hearts are as dirty as they come.

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Pack Darling by Lola Rock

Pack Darling is about an omega pretending to be a dud , someone who will never go into heat or need a pack. After years of being invisible, she just wants to be left alone. But when the Wyvern Pack shows up, her quiet life is over. They don’t want her, but they need her, and being around them stirs feelings she thought she could ignore. It’s a spicy omegaverse romance.

After surviving childhood at the snooty, stuck-up boarding school for budding omegas, I have everyone convinced I’m a dud.

My awakening? Never gonna happen. Heat, mates, and a fairytale pack life? Maybe next reincarnation.

All I want is to be left alone.

I’m invisible, headed to a blissful solo future until the Wyvern Pack destroys my dream of independence.

Atlas, Hunter, Finn, Jett, and Orion are poison candy. They don’t want an omega, but they need one, even if there’ll never be a real spot for me in their pack.

Who needs a pack? I’ll keep myself safe, same as always.

I’ll never awaken, and I’ll never ever give the Wyverns my heart… Because all they’ll do is rip me apart.

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Unconditional by Q.B. Tyler

Unconditional is a story of love that started with protection. Ten years ago, he saved her from something terrible and promised to always be there. Now, everything is different they’re older, the bond is deeper, and the feelings they kept hidden are starting to show. But if those feelings come out, it could ruin everything.

It only takes one moment to change the course of someone’s life.
One moment to link two souls forever.

That moment came when I pulled her out of her darkest hour.
The tragedy that threatened to swallow her whole and shatter her innocence.

Save her.
Protect her.
Love her.
I vowed.

Ten years later, my vows are the same.

But I’m different
She’s different
We’re different.

And the feelings threatening to break free have the power to destroy everything.

I’ll stop at nothing to keep her safe, but what if the very thing she needs protection from
…is me?

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Bait by Jade West

Bait is a dark, intense story about a woman who shares her deepest fantasy with a stranger online. He knows exactly what she wants, and now he’s coming for her. It’s supposed to be one night , raw, dirty, and dangerous. But it quickly becomes more.

A stranger online. Dark hair and even darker eyes that knew my dirty desires before I did. A fantasy that should never be spoken. But he pulled the confession from me. And now he’s coming for me. Rough. Dirty. Dangerous. It’s supposed to be one night to get me off and make me forget. He’ll make me his and I’ll pretend I don’t want him to. I’ll run and he’ll chase. Because I asked him for this. I begged him for this. Tonight, in the darkness, he’s the hunter. And I’m the bait.

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Blind Seduction by Debra Hyde

In Blind Seduction, Leslie and her husband Phillip attend a private BDSM weekend to celebrate their anniversary. With a blindfold on and her trust in his hands, Leslie is taken through scenes and experiences that push her boundaries.

The moment her husband Phillip slips the blindfold over Leslie’s eyes, everything changes. Love, trust, honor and devotion all take on new meaning as Phillip leads Leslie through a world of amazing erotic experiences at a private BDSM weekend—on their anniversary, no less.

Wonders galore await them – a public scene on a spanking bench, an elaborate shibari rope scene, time spent waiting in a slave holding pen, and submission to the hand of an attractive mistress. It’s a weekend unlike any Phillip and Leslie have ever known.

But the weekend has its hazards. In his dominant glee, could Phillip push Leslie too far, too fast? Can Leslie push ahead and stretch her limits?

No sooner do they reconcile their concerns when danger descends. A shadowy figure emerges and steals Leslie from her husband. Separated, Phillip and Leslie will stop at nothing to be reunited – and will their newfound trust in each other help them do just that? Or will the dark force of danger at the BDSM retreat separate them forever?

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I’m Sorry, Daddy by May Alder

I’m Sorry, Daddy is about a girl whose mom is leaving her stepdad and taking her along. But she doesn’t want to leave. Her stepfather is the only stable figure she’s ever had, and now she’s afraid of losing that bond. In her own way, she tries to hold onto the connection, even if it means crossing lines.

My world is upended when I find my mom packing her suitcases. She tells me I don’t have to call my stepfather Dad or Daddy anymore since we’re leaving and moving in with the man she’s been cheating on him with for the past eight months.

But I don’t want to leave or call someone else Daddy. What I want is to ease the sting of Mom’s betrayal, to apologize for my selfish behavior over the last three years, and to make sure he will still want to be my dad even after he’s no longer legally my stepfather.

Thinking back to some of my parents’ recent arguments, I think I know what I can do to help Daddy feel better. It will be my way of saying, “I’m sorry, Daddy.”

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Wolf.e by Paisley Hope

In Wolf.e, the president of a dangerous motorcycle club lives by chaos and control. He’s used to power, pain, and pushing people away. But when he meets a woman who stirs something real in him, his world starts to change. She’s not like the others and for the first time, he feels alive. It’s a gritty, intense romance.

As president of the Hounds of Hell motorcycle club, my life has been infused with darkness and trauma since the day I was born. Chaos is my birthright. I crave it to feel stable. Secure. Whole.
The only people I care about are the ones who don my cut.
Women are just a tool.
Never to covet, only to use, each face blending into the next.
The formula I live by is simple.
Death is always at my door.
I am a soldier of bedlam.

Until a little hummingbird flies into my crosshairs, and I’m forced to feel something I haven’t felt for as long as I can remember…alive.

Let the hunt begin.

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Too Much by I.A. Dice

Too Much follows Thalia, a woman escaping her past with just a few bags and a lot of secrets. She meets Theo Hayes, a rich playboy who offers her a place to stay way too soon. But she says yes. The connection between them is fast and electric, but Thalia is hiding things that could ruin everything. This is a steamy friends-to-lovers story with deep emotion and passion.

Start this bestselling series of standalone novels – each following a different Hayes brother – with an addictive friends-to-lovers story about a girl who is desperate to escape her past… and the heartbreaker who just might make the task impossible.

THALIA
Only regret the things you haven’t done.
A cheap motel or the guest bedroom of Newport’s infamous heartbreaker? Any sane person would run the other way after hearing a ‘move in with me’ proposition days after meeting Theo Hayes.

Not me. Having escaped a dark past and started over with only three suitcases, I’m not guided by pride but survival instinct.

Taking the plunge, I soon find Theo’s magnetic pull impossible to resist. I should keep my secrets, maintain my distance, and build a new life, but… with Theo, I don’t want to have any regrets.

THEO
Entitled. Arrogant. Loaded. Equipped. Player.
I’ve worn many labels throughout my life. I earned most of them but I regret nothing. Life is too short for regret and I live mine as if it’ll end tomorrow… until Thalia enters the bar. A Greek goddess with confidence, wit, and a unique charm that instantly draws me in.

Despite my best attempts to fight the attraction, the sizzling desire consumes us until we end up naked and panting.

But Thalia’s past holds dark secrets that, when exposed, could change everything we’ve built.

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A Darkness So Sweet by Emma Hamm

A Darkness So Sweet is about Maia a florist hired to decorate a royal wedding. But instead of a simple job, she’s forced to marry a powerful troll named Ragnar. He didn’t expect a human bride, and she didn’t expect a life underground. But as they’re forced to stay together, they start to understand each other. You will love this steamy romantic fantasy with magic, slow trust, and a love that grows in the most unexpected place.

Maia Fremont just wanted a chance. When the opportunity to create floral arrangements for the royal wedding is offered to her, who is she to say no? But the crown is never honest, and soon enough she finds herself thrust into an unwanted union with a fearsome troll. Ripped from her beloved garden and the only life she’s ever known, she’s offered as a bride to a creature she’s only heard whispers of—rumors of brutality, darkness, and insatiable hunger.

Ragnar, a powerful troll healer, is disgusted by the human king’s deception. His duty to his people forces him to accept this lie of a marriage. His bride is a fragile human instead of the strong half elven mate he expected. Her meager magic is an insult, but honor and allegiance bind him to her. No matter how much he hates it.

Married to a beast who sees her as nothing more than a tool to strengthen his bloodline, Maia must fight for her life in the treacherous world of the trolls. But in their kingdom Deep within the mountain, she must balance her growing attraction for her gruff, surprisingly poetic husband against the lurking dangers in this strange new world—especially when the growing darkness threatens to tear them apart.

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The Last Dominant by Eris Adderly

Qillian is the last of his powerful bloodline, and the government wants him to have an heir. They find Rushkah, the perfect partner, but there’s a problem, she is from the enemy side. Rushkah hates Qillian and wants to kill him. As they fight and learn about each other, feelings start to develop. Will love or war win in the end?

Qillian Wehr is the last of his kind. A bloodline of unspeakable power.

To the Imbrian government, he is a weapon. A last resort in their age-old war with Rhyolus.

His leaders want insurance. They want an heir. They need a genetic match. And now, they’ve found her.

Exotic. Stunning. Lethal. Rushkah Ekhayl would murder Qillian in his sleep if she got the chance. She’s Rhyolusian. She is his enemy.

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