Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
My Top Romance Books You Must-Read 💗 📖
37
items A bookworm coming to you with must-read romance novels that I’ve read and reviewed! These are my 4-5 stars ⭐️ romance reads! With tropes ranging from friends to lovers, single moms, and more! Some of these have more than one trope!! Happy Reading 📖
Sections
7
Dark Romances 🥀
Hockey Romances 🏒
Age Gap 🤭
Small Town Romances 🫶🏼
Sports Romances 🏈⚾️🥊
Enemies to Lovers 💋
Dark Romances 🥀
One of my favorite types of novels to read! The type of men that would burn the world down for someone! As always read trigger warning before reading!
Devil’s Thirst by Jill Ramsower is a dark romance, mafia, obsessed stalker, steamy romance with a ballerina good girl with secrets of her own & and an intense, seductive, tattooed-covered, alpha.Ultimately, I enjoyed this book! Ramsower really br...
Devil's Thirst: A Mafia Romance (Moretti Men)
The Bloke by Jacklyn Parker is a hate to love, accidental marriage, dark romance with a fierce fmc & p!erced male revue mmc! 🥀 As always, read trigger warnings before!!I loved this story so much! It took me on a wild ride I didn’t expect! Dark &...
The Bloke: A Dark Dancer Romance (Men Under Revue)
Pucking Obsessed by London Snow is a unhinged hockey captain feral for his stepsister dark college romance. And yes he will burn the world down for her.I love when debut novels keep me up all night page turning. I was genuinely hooked on this story f...
Pucking Obsessed: A Dark Hockey Romance
Bound By Revenge by Anna Cole is a an age-gap, enemies to lovers, dark mafia romance. From the beginning, I knew I would be hooked throughout this story.Ultimately, I enjoyed this book! Cole really brought to life a story filled with dark romance, si...
Bound by Revenge: Dark Mafia Romance
Primal by J.L. Quick is a forbidden, age gap, Irish mob mafia romance between an unhinged, obsessed MMC & a virgin FMC.Ultimately, I enjoyed this book! Quick really brought to life these amazing characters. ✨ I rate this book a 4.5 out of 5.
Primal (The Men of Club Triskelion)
Carved Obsession by Lilith Roman is a one bed, slow burn, organized crime romance with a quiet psycho & and unhinged sunshiney bad@ss heroine! I was genuinely hooked on this story from the beginning! I was taken on a dark, exciting, suspenseful j...
Carved Obsession: Dark Mafia Romance
Wicked Rivals is a second chance, billionaire, dark mafia romance between a broken, morally black mmc & a bad@ss single mom!Moment of silence for the cliffhanger?! Because I already need more of this story and characters and can’t wait to see wha...
Wicked Rivals (Savage Syndicate)
Hockey Romances 🏒
Something about these athletic men always gets me going lol! From the broody grumpy hockey players, to the playboys, and cinnamon roll golden retrievers!
The Proposal Play by Lauren Blakely is a sexy, brother’s best friend, marriage of convenience, best friends to lovers, hockey romance with all the feels, heat and spice!From mishaps, to marriage pacts, from heartfelt moments to drama, this novel has ...
The Proposal Play|Paperback
Ice Contact by Ellie K. Drake is steamy, instalove, hockey romance where he falls first! Don’t miss this one where she wears his jersey & there is dom exploration!I rate this book a 5 out of 5.
Ice Contact|Paperback
Chase Lovett Wants Me by Helena Hunting is a spicy college sports romance with an opposites attract trope and a hockey god golden retriever MMC.In true college fashion, Helena Hunting brings a story of learning, personal growth, social exploration, n...
Chase Lovett Wants Me|Paperback
Penalty Kill by Lexi James is a brother’s best friend hockey romance!Liked by lexijameswrites and 3 others Thank you @lexijameswrites for providing this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Penalty Kill by Lexi James is a brother’s...
Penalty Kill (Empire State Hockey Series)
Hockey Heart by Kate Wilder is a forced proximity, single hockey dad, opposites attract sports romance. Ice-Hawks superfan and first-grade teacher, Sarah Miller, has waited for this moment all year. The end-of-year hockey charity ball. Sarah can’t be...
Hockey Heart: A Single Dad Romance
Seal The Deal is a second chance, he falls first, found family sports romance! 🏒I loved the way their friend group is very much found family. This story was fun, sweet, spicy and romantic. The pace was a little slow because of the dual pov in my opi...
Seal The Deal: Second Chance Hockey Romance
Mr. Swoony by Piper Rayne is a stop the wedding, found family, hockey romance. 🏒 I loved this story! I’ve never read a stop the wedding trope and this one did not disappoint! I loved that they had an instant connection but not in a cheating way. I l...
Mr. Swoony|eBook
Save Your Breath is a hockey bad boy x pop star princess romance.This was a really fun and cute romance to read. It was filled with “will they won’t they” and a lot of tension. 🔥
I love a hockey bad boy and a pop star princess romance. Aleks and Mi...
Save Your Breath|Paperback
Uniquely In Love is a sexy, second chance, roommates to lovers, sports romance from bestselling author Jennifer Chipman. The pace was a little slow for me in the beginning because of the dual pov and time jumps. And I don’t always love a miscommunica...
Uniquely in Love (Cousins Coffee Club)
Age Gap 🤭
Who doesn't love a little age difference! From the men that want to protect us to the independent women who know what they want!
Sometimes We Run by Adeline Brown is a slow burn, age gap, good girl x bad boy romance!This romance novel has everything you need! From cinnamon roll bad boys, to good girls who want to be a little bad, and found families. You’ll love this book for s...
Sometimes We Run: Discreet Edition (Stories in Ink Book 1)|Paperback
What About Now? by Kaylee Ryan is an age gap, found family, drunken Vegas wedding, small town romance.I love the chemistry and spice. It truly was a moment of trust between the both of them. All the characters in this novel are here for each other an...
What About Now? (Everlasting Ink)
Love on Ice is a reverse age gap, hockey romance with fake dating, a billionaire, s*x clubs, and forced proximity!We don’t get much hockey on this book but that doesn’t take away from this amazing read! I’m excited for what’s next! 📖 I rate this boo...
Love on Ice (Manhattan Mavericks)
Seduced by Contract by D.A Lemoyne is a spicy, instalust, opposites attract, revenge romance with a morally gray billionaire hero.I love a good billionaire romance and I’m sucker for a morally gray hero! It’s clear that Zeus and Madison have an inten...
Seduced by Contract: Greek & Sugar Baby Romance
Small Town Romances 🫶🏼
Something charming and loving about a small town romance!
Stolen Chances by Clio Evans is a suspense, small town romance with a single mom, MMF, friends to lovers trope and HEA!This romance novel has everything you need! The love, the suspense, the spice, the drama! You’re in for a treat! The beginning was ...
Stolen Chances: MMF Small Town Romance
Axe Backwards by Daphne Elliot is a small town romance featuring a bleeding heart heroine, a lumberjack firefighter, and a cute baby!This romance novel has everything you need! I really loved this book! A big shoutout to Elliot for crafting this amaz...
Axe Backwards: A Single Dad Romance
Most Likely to Fear Love by Mary Waterford is a small town, strangers to lovers romance. I’m not always a fan of third act breakups and slow burns but that didn’t take away from this lovely romance. I loved seeing the characters growth and HEA! 🙌🏽 ...
Most Likely to Fear Love (The Yearbook Series)
Hidden Roots by Clio Evans a fake dating, enemies to lovers, small-town romance with suspense.The chemistry between Emma and Hunter is insane. I love the hate to love, the banter, the tension. Emma is so strong and she’s so bada** and Hunter is a man...
Hidden Roots: High Heat Small Town Romance
These Jagged Edges is a single mom, grumpy/sunshine, dark romance set in a small town! Don’t miss this debut novel!The story was emotional, spicy, suspenseful, and had real heartfelt moments. There was a moment, that I won’t spoil, that put me off th...
These Jagged Edges|Paperback
Sports Romances 🏈⚾️🥊
Hockey has a lot of novels, but let's not forget our football and baseball players, and mma fighters!
Your Rule to Break by Rachel LaBerge is a fake dating, sports romance with family drama, a reformed playboy, and spice!LaBerge made a novel that will melt your heart and maybe your panties! 🌶️🌶️🌶️ I rate this book a 5 out of 5.
Your Rule to Break|Paperback
Playing Mr. Perfect is a forced proximity, he falls first romance between a cocky quarterback and a scientist!This story was fun, flirty, spicy and romantic. The pace was good and this story definitely had me rooting for Clay and Pepper throughout!I ...
Playing Mr. Perfect (The Bradens at Ridgeport): Clay Braden|Paperback
Right The First Time by Kristen Vail is an opposites attract, college football romance between a nerd & a jock! Don’t miss this one where he falls first!I really loved this book! Vail created an amazing read & I can’t wait for what’s next! 💗...
Right the First Time (Shafer U)
Catch me is a fake dating, he falls first, friends to lovers, college sports romance! This story was fun, sweet, spicy, and romantic. I rate this book a 4.5/5!
Catch Me (The RLU Series)
Quitting the Quarterback is a steamy Pro Football, Single Mom, Forbidden Doctor/Patient Romance!I loved the ways in which both characters figure out what they truly want and go after it. I love how they both have each other's backs. The drama in the ...
Quitting the Quarterback|Paperback
Enemies to Lovers 💋
We hate to love them and love to hate them! A good sizzling trope!
The Path to Loving Him by Meghan Quinn is a forced proximity, single dad, rom-com, steamy, enemies-to-lovers, small-town standalone romance with a HEA.This romance novel has everything you need! The love, the laughs, the spice, the drama! You’re in f...
The Path to Loving Him
Captivating by Bella Matthews is a fake dating, enemies to lovers, MMA fighter x Popstar romance!I rate this book a 5 out of 5. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I would recommend this book to those who love suspense, small town romances, spice, and a MMA fighter x popstar...
Captivating|Paperback
This was the perfect rom com vibes, enemies to lovers novel! It had spice, humor, a forced proximity, and an enemies to lovers trope between two chefs! A 5/5
Imperfectly Delicious
Forced Proximity
A classic trope where our characters fall in love in close distance!
Slash and Burn is a best friend’s sister, small town, hockey romance between the star athlete & the book bookworm!I was hooked on this story from the beginning. I loved the storyline, the characters. A bookworm x a hockey player is just chef’s ki...
Slash & Burn: Small Town Hockey Romance
Apparently I’m Trouble is a spicy, enemies to lovers, forced proximity rom com! The yearning, the heartbreak, the slow burn. Now I’m normally not a big fan of slow burns but this one is now high up in my favorites. 🙌🏽
The enemies to lovers trope i...
Apparently, I’m Trouble: A Spicy Romance
The Girlfriend Zone is a sexy, coach’s daughter, one who got away, age gap, forbidden hockey romance brings all the feels, heat and spice! The longing, the spice, the love. ❤️
I rate this book a 4.5 out of 5!
I would recommend this book to those wh...
The Girlfriend Zone|Paperback
The Oath We Take is a forbidden, MC romance between the brooding enforcer & the president’s daughter!This mc romance novel has everything you need! The bloodshed, the spice, the emotion, the suspense! The beginning was a good pace for me, we get ...
The Oath We Take: Iron Outlaws Book 2