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My Absolute Favorite Books📚
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items As someone who has read over 700 books in the last 3 years, I consider myself an expert of books. Here are some of my absolute favorites. Enjoy 💖
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Rom Coms/Contemporary Romance 💖💕
Mafia Romance 🔫 💖
Dark romance 🌑💕
Fantasy Romance 💖 🗡️ 🐉
SciFi Romance 💖 🔭🧪
Rom Coms/Contemporary Romance 💖💕
Such a cute friends to lovers RomCom! I absolutely adore both characters and how they come together.
Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren, Paperback
Contemporary romance about an arrogant track runner who has a difficult past and her coach that helps her through it.
Waking Olivia by Elizabeth O'Roark, Paperback
Mariana Zapata is the queen of slow burn. All of her heroines are such hard workers and I love the enemies to lovers figure skating trope.
From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata, Paperback
Love this slow burn about a hard working female soccer player and her quiet coach. It's a really slow burn, enemies to friends to lovers.
Kulti (Alternate Cover) by Mariana Zapata, Paperback
Expect to cry. This book is so sweet and tender, showing young love but also so sad. A sequel recently came out but I haven't gotten around to reading it yet.
A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole, Paperback
The first in the duet. This is an absolutely crazy book of a 10 yo running away from a crack den with a baby that he raises on his own and then gets integrated into society and they fall in love. He fights it the whole time and there is a ton of angs...
The Boy and His Ribbon by Pepper Winters, Paperback
Second half of the duoloy. Absolutely crazy ending and there is still a ton of angst the whole time. Read it but you might cry.
The Girl and Her Ren by Pepper Winters, Paperback
I love the tension and workplace romance. Enemies to lovers but he is absolutely obsessed with her and she's oblivious. Classic.
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, Paperback
Age gap romance where she gets with her best friend's dad. Would I support this is real life? No. Did I love reading it for the tension and vibes? Hell yeah
Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas, Paperback
Super cute YA Romcom with an academic rivals to lovers. It was sweet and wholesome.
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord, Paperback
Slow burn age gap (but they're respectable ages). Set in Colorado wilderness, she stays with him and his son to hike the hikes her dead mom loved
All Rhodes Lead Here: A Novel by Mariana Zapata, Paperback
Student teacher forbidden novel with tons of angst.
Crash Course: Wilde, Alyssa - Books
Mafia Romance 🔫 💖
My god tier Mafia book. It's the second in the series but can be read by itself. An absolutely obsessed dirty fed with the hot mess Mafia princess. Loved it!!!
The Maddest Obsession by Danielle Lori, Paperback
The first in this Mafia series. The sweet eldest daughter with her sisters fiance Mafia boss. No cheating and has a HAE. Good banter and Nico is so hot.
The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle Lori, Paperback
MC romance, 3 in the series but can kind of be read as a standalone. A dirty fed and the MC princess he can't forget go undercover together to bust a sex trafficking ring. Love the tension and support they both have for each other.
Good Gone Bad Special Edition by Giana Darling, Paperback
Ok the age gap is real questionable in this and is a major plot point but was still a fun read. She's the pastors daughter and he is the motorcycle club leader. They start as pen pals after he saves her life and continue on from there. Lots of tensio...
Welcome to the Dark Side by Giana Darling, Paperback
This is my favorite of the Fallen MC series. He's her best friend's dad but they have always felt a kinship. She tries to solve his wife's murder as she was there when it happens and gets involved in the underworld. They have such a believable connec...
Caution to the Wind by Giana Darling, Paperback
She goes undercover in the Russian Mafia to find her family's killer and he's the general turned Mafia boss that can tell she's not a guy 😏
Blood of My Monster: Special Edition Print by Rina Kent, Paperback
The second book in the trilogy. Their relationship progresses and positions change
Lies of My Monster: Special Edition Print by Rina Kent, Paperback
The final book in the trilogy. Such a satisfying ending but also you kind of hate the MMC until everything makes sense.
Heart of My Monster: Special Edition Print by Rina Kent, Paperback
Standalone Mafia book where she gets married to a Mafia don with kids and slowly uncovers his backstory. Genuine care for each other towards the end.
Sweet Temptation by Cora Reilly, Paperback
He sees her as a pesky necessity but she makes him love her. The strawberry scene loves in my head rent free..love the banter and literal hate to love.
Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, Paperback
Dark romance 🌑💕
I love both of these authors! Again, the message is never great but it is entertaining to read :)
My Dark Romeo: An Enemies-to-Lovers Romance
Can be read alone but is the 2nd in the series. He is mega fucked up but she can keep up with him easily.
My Dark Desire: An Enemies-to-Lovers Romance
Pretty toxic but the writing captures you quickly.
Darling Venom
This is a god tier series. Each book is pretty short but it's a serial killer getting revenge for herself and the FBI agent on the case. Great tension.
The Risk - by ST Abby
The second book in there Mindfuck series.
Sidetracked - by ST Abby
The third book in the Mindfuck Series. Lana is the embodiment of female rage.
Scarlet Angel - by ST Abby
The 4 book in the series. The culmination of the series when he finally realizes who the villain is.
All The Lies - by ST Abby
The final book in the series. Everything comes together so well and the love they have for each other and respect yet Lana's commitment to her mission is admirable.
Paint It All Red by S.T. Abby, TJ Clark, Marie Hawkins | 2940177984599
Love this one. He is an absolute psycho and serial killer and she's in the wrong place at the wrong time but still is able to go head to head with him.
There Are No Saints by Sophie Lark, Paperback
Second book in the duet. Here they really out psycho each other.
There Is No Devil - Sophie Lark
Fantasy Romance 💖 🗡️ 🐉
Dual POV, enemies to lovers, fantasy, strong FMC
Dance of Thieves (Dance of Thieves Series #1) by Mary E. Pearson ...
The second in the Vow of Thieves duet. It doesn't need to be read as the first doesn't end on too big of a cliffhanger but I LOVE the universe so I highly recommend!
Vow of Thieves (Dance of Thieves Series #2) by Mary E. Pearson, Paperback
Can be read without reading the first 2 books but this is part of a duoloy
The Songbird & the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent
This book could really be a whole series in itself with how detailed it was. My favorite SJM book with so many twists and turns. I reread it at least once a year.
House of Earth and Blood (B&N Exclusive Edition) (Crescent City ...
This YA SciFi is great for tweens. It is a bit hard to read but it is super quick and the rest of the series is much better.
Shatter Me (Shatter Me Series #1) by Tahereh Mafi, Paperback
The first of the YA heist duoloy. Great plot and pacing. I love all of the characters and how it switches POVs.
Six of Crows (Six of Crows Series #1) by Leigh Bardugo, ...
Classic YA fantasy heist novel. Love the characters and how they have evolved from the last book. More plot than romance focused but still sweet.
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows Series #2) by Leigh Bardugo, ...
A good fantasy romance where a necromancer summons a demon to help her solve her twin sister's murder. Love the pace and banter between the two.
Kingdom of the Wicked (B&N Exclusive Edition) ...
The second book in the series. They travel through hell and work further on finding her sisters killer.
Kingdom of the Cursed (B&N Exclusive Edition) (Kingdom of the Wicked Series ...
I love a good werewolf/vampire romance. I was giggling and kicking my feet the whole time
Bride by Ali Hazelwood, Paperback
The second book in the series but can be read on its own! There was some good ole werewolf angst that kept me hooked
Mate (B&N Exclusive Edition) - Ali Hazelwood
This is the series of all series. Truly iconic and should be read at least once
Throne of Glass Series
SciFi Romance 💖 🔭🧪
This is arguably the best of the shatter me series but the first 2 have to be read before this.
Ignite Me (Shatter Me Series #3) by Tahereh Mafi, Paperback