A curated collection of stories I’ve loved and can’t stop talking about. From swoony romances to magical fantasies, these are the books that kept me hooked, made me feel deeply, and reminded me why I love reading so much.
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Their Vampire Queen Series
Sports Romance
Romantasy
Dark Romance
Western Romance
Dark Romantasy
Their Vampire Queen Series
Their Vampire Queen series by Joely Sue Burkhart is the romantasy series that got me fully back into reading as an adult. Anyone that loved spicy romance and fantasy should read this series!
Hands down my favorite fantasy series
Queen Takes Knights (Their Vampire Queen Book 1)
Book 2 in the series. One of my favorites in the whole series
Queen Takes King (Their Vampire Queen Book 2)
Book 3 in the series! Packed full of plot of character development!
Queen Takes Queen (Their Vampire Queen Book 3)
Book 4 in the series is packed full of battle, power, love, and development in the plot!
Queen Takes Rook (Their Vampire Queen Book 4)
Book 5 in the series, plot heavy after big battles and more struggles to come!
Queen Takes Checkmate (Their Vampire Queen Book 5)
Book 6 in the series! What this queen takes, she loves, and what she loves, she keeps for all time.
Queen Takes Triune (Their Vampire Queen Book 6)
Book 1 in Their Vampire Queen Returns works as book 7 in Their Vampire Queen as well. Shara Isador’s back for justice… and Blood picking up where book 6 left off.
Queen's Crusade (Their Vampire Queen #1)
Sports Romance
Sports romance but better because it's basketball and has such an emotional depth to it with mental health rep!
Your Secret to Keep (Play Caller #3)
Sports romance you're bound to love!
Your Play to Call (The Play Caller, #1) by Rachel LaBerge
fake dating sports romance with mental health rep! Characters you're bound to love!
Your Rule to Break (The Play Caller Series Book 2)
The hockey romance with mental health rep you didn't know you needed! As a mom this book hit me right in the feels with its representation of ppd, depression, anxiety, and the toll it has on your relationships
Unbreakable (The Ohio Rusties Hockey Series)
A hockey romance with one single dad, one single mom, and one plan that benefits and helps both of them! Packed full of mental health rep and chronic illiness rep this is a must read for hockey romance rans!
Unthinkable (The Ohio Rusties Hockey Series)
Romantasy
This book series is so immersive with great world building, social issues, romance, and character building!
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, Paperback
Book 2 in the series!
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) by Rebecca Yarros
Book 3 in a series with a painful cliffhanger
Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) by Rebecca Yarros
A dangerous bargain. A vengeful god. A destiny she never asked for. Corla Everly’s world shatters when a desperate wish binds her to Ramsi, an imprisoned god seeking revenge. Now hunted by gods and witches alike, she must choose—honor her deal or def...
Your Path is Sorrow (Fates Entwined 1)
Jack Frost x Swan Lake vibes
Etched in Frost: A Modern Day Jack Frost Retelling
Romantasy Emporers New Grove retelling you didn't know you needed!
Qoya
Dark Romance
Such a great mystery/romance with twists to keep you on your toes!
Pen Pal (Standard Edition) by J.T. Geissinger, Paperback
Dark romance, broody MMC, a book I devoured so fast!
My Rose: A Forbidden Love Dark Romance
a great romance read for those who find themselves falling down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories at 3am
Flock (The Ravenhood, #1) by Kate Stewart
Western Romance
Western/Rodeo Romance!
The Chances We Take (Road & Rodeo #2)
Enemies to lovers plus a western? Sign me up!
Flawless: A Small Town Enemies to Lovers Romance
Single Dad trope is my weakness add a western vibe and it's full send for me!
Heartless: A Small Town Single Dad Romance
Small western town, childhood friends, brokenhearts, a love that is steamy!
Powerless: A Small Town Friends to Lovers Romance
western small town, redemption, spicy one night stand. A must read for the romantic hearts!
Reckless
Dark Romantasy
Short and sweet spicy Peter Pan retelling adding a dark twist on the story!
The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys Book 1) - Kindle
Romance
ex-boyfriends dad? Workplace romance? Forced proximity? Sign me up! This book is a perfect winter read!
