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5 Star 🌟 All Time Fav Romance Books

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Best Romance books I have read so far and will ALWAYS recommend hands down.
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Darkish/Darker 😈

Not for the faint heart. Tabboo, bully, pushing your comfort levels to hot spicy levels 😏

 
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My favourite trilogy ever. Its only darkish, because I have read way darker. I love the twists and turns in this. Plus the spice is amazing :) Book Quote
Meghan March
 
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I love Pen's work. This was my dive into the darker side of romance. Bullies, limits pushed, ooo I get tingles just thinking about it! Book Quote
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Def on the darker side, but also not the worst I've read. Shen is good for after you've dipped your toes in, she gets you to your knees ;) Book Quote
Books by L. J. Shen - Bookshop.org

Sports 🏒 🏈

Hockey, football and more. I'm a puck bunny fan 😏
 

 
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Best place to start with hockey romance. This book (and following series) has turned me into a fictional puck bunny! Book Quote
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Blew my expectations out of the water! My fav from this series and I HIGHLY recommend this. You don't even have to read the whole series, just start here trust me. Book Quote
Campus Heartthrob- Special Edition a book by Jennifer Sucevic

Contemporary 🌹

Everyday romance, from fluffy funny to thriller themes, set in current society.

 
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Fun, witty, steamy, and so many jokes I love this whole series! Book Quote
Texting Series a book by Teagan Hunter
 
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Shayla was the second romance author I started reading… and I have read over half her stuff. I will ALWAYS recommend Shayla! Books
Shayla Black
 
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I find that this is a fantastic Romance starter book for anyone just getting into the genre. Its also a great fluffy book with all the good feels, some great intensity, and of course a happily ever after.
The Marriage Bargain a book by Jennifer Probst
 
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Oooooo this book hooked me right in! I found the audiobook through my local library. Of course I clicked borrow because the synopsis intrigued me and the topless tatted male on the cover didn’t hurt... It seemed like it would be full on intensity and...Book Quote
Good Girl a book by Piper Lawson
 
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I am in LOVE with this book. There is such a comical theme it kept me on my toes the whole time. There is suspense, keeping you in the unknown… and so many plot twists that I was getting whiplash! The set up was magnificent. The follow through was em...
Bad Night Stand a book by Elise Faber
 
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This was a super exciting read! I’m so glad I did a re-listen to a book I’ve own for years now. I have my own copy, but I borrowed the audiobook from the library to support them so I could have a book going while working hehehe. They have the whole s...
Hard As It Gets: A Hard Ink Novel
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MM Romance 👨‍❤️‍👨

From sports to contemporary, these men have it going on

 
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This series comes highly recommended from brie_reads and I need to highly pass this recommendation on to everyone else I possibly can. I loved every minute of this book. There is comedy from the start, slow burning sexual tension, and overall a delicious flow from beginning to end. Book Quote
Fake Out a book by Eden Finley, Kelly Hartigan, and Book Cover Design

Paranormal 🧙 🧛

Mostly vampires, some witches

 
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First adult vampire book I read that has some great spice in it. Highly Recommend! Book Quote
Books by Shiloh Walker - Bookshop.org
 
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This author found me on Instagram and asked me to review her book. I was AMAZED. I have to be in the right mood for paranormal these days, and she blew me away! Book Quote
Adaline Winters
 
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There is no possible way for anyone to read the Romance Genre and NOT come across the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Even if you aren’t into paranormal vampires, at some point you will stumble upon them or be recommended this series. It’s. That. Good.
Dark Lover: The First Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood a book by J. R. Ward