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Romance Book Recs 💌

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Lia Rayes

From someone who's read over 60+ books this year alone, these are some of my all-time fav reads. These characters live rent-free in my head lol. Hope you find something you like xoxo.

Sections

romance ♡

romantasy ♡

dark romance/dark academia ♡

romance ♡

These had me smiling so hard my cheeks hurt but also ugly crying till my eyes were swollen.

Ro Shariff, a hopeless romantic with a toxic on-again, off-again boyfriend, is assigned to tutor Matt Fredderic, a hockey star with a hidden learning disability. As their late-night study sessions evolve into a deep emotional connection, both confron...

Unloved (The Undone, #2) by Peyton Corinne

Ben Cobalt, the black sheep of a billionaire dynasty, moves to New York after hitting rock bottom for a fresh start —but a grind with his famous brothers and a grungy, punk-rock girl named Harriet Fisher makes his move no walk in the park. When attra...

Burn Bright (Cobalt Empire, #1) by Krista Ritchie

Scarlett’s diving career—and her confidence—were shattered when a tragic injury sidelined her. She’s focused on healing and getting into med school until she strikes up a no-strings arrangement with Lukas, the Olympic swimmer with his own secrets. Wh...

Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

A world of wealth, crime, and forbidden love. Torn between loyalty to her criminal family and her own aching heart, Daisy must decide how much of herself she’s willing to sacrifice for the people she loves.

Daisy Haites | Magnolia Parks Universe

Lily and Loren, childhood best friends, pretend to be in a relationship to appease their billionaire parents and hide their addictions. But as challenges arise they realize they may not just be addicted to booze and pleasure. Their real vice may be e...

Addicted to You (Addicted, #1) by Krista Ritchie

An emotional friends to lovers story with laugh out loud banter and heart warming friendships.

Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1) by Chloe Walsh

Georgia Carter, a body language expert, returns to her fractured South Carolina family after her father's sudden death. Amidst old wounds and new revelations, she finds herself drawn to Sam Penny, her brother's AA sponsor, even as family secrets and ...

The Conditions of Will by Jessa Hastings

Good girl saves bad boy but the bad boy is actually a sweetheart <3. Friends to lovers, the mutual pining and slow burn had me in a chokehold haha.

Bad Reputation by Krista Ritchie

romantasy ♡

Lilia arrives at the remote, haunted Dracadia University chasing answers about the parasite that destroyed her mother. There she meets the brilliant and dangerous—Professor Bramwell, whose secrets might be darker than the worms he studies. In a world...

Nocticadia by Keri Lake

Twins Darcy and Tory Vega thought fate forgot them—until they learn they’re heirs to a Fae throne and the rarest Elementals Solaria has ever seen. Sent to Zodiac Academy, a ruthless school of supernatural power, they must battle vicious heirs, dark m...

The Awakening (Zodiac Academy, #1) by Caroline Peckham

dark romance/dark academia ♡

Do check trigger warnings before reading!

In a secluded high school library, Eli and Eden collide—two souls drawn together by a shared darkness. What begins as a quiet connection spirals into a toxic obsession, challenging their morals, innocence, and sanity. Following a strange disappearanc...

Ominous: Book I (Ecstasy, #2) by K.V. Rose

Ava Nash wakes up with no memory of the past two years—and discovers she’s married to the man she once swore to hate. Eli King, cold and controlling, holds the key to her forgotten past, but unlocking it might destroy them both. In this enemies-to-lo...

God of War (Legacy of Gods, #6) by Rina Kent

Kade and Stacey were once inseparable—until betrayal tore them apart. Years later, their paths cross again, reigniting a dangerous, magnetic tension neither can resist. Despite a dangerous underworld lurking and the pain of the past lingering, nothin...

Insatiable (The Edge of Darkness, #1) by Leigh Rivers

Aria Miller, a dedicated doctor searching for a cure to a rare genetic disease, finds her world turned upside down when she crosses paths with Tobias Mitchell. Initially her assistant, Tobias's infatuation spirals into a dangerous obsession, blurring...

Psychotic Obsession (The Edge of Darkness Trilogy) by Leigh Rivers

Sage Donahue returns to Hollow Heights with a mission: infiltrate the Hollow Boys and avenge her sister's death. But her past with Rook Van Doren, filled with betrayal and unresolved emotions, complicates matters. Sage must navigate a dangerous game ...

The Truths We Burn (The Hollow Boys, #2) by Monty Jay

Elodie Stillwater thought she’d left danger behind when she transferred to Wolf Hall Academy. But Wren Jacobi, a privileged and ruthless student, targets her as his next conquest. Unbeknownst to him, Elodie harbors a dark past and is determined to tu...

Riot House (Crooked Sinners, #1) by Callie Hart