These are my Roman Empire books, the ones that had me by the throat and changed my brain chemistry. The 6-star books I'll never stop thinking about...
This is book 1, but book 2 is the one that stole my heart...
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses Series #1)
A heartwrenching M/M love story. I don't know what genre it is, but I don't care. I'll never forget this one.
The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley
This one had me ugly crying at 2am. A young widow accidentally falls for her late husband's identical twin, but there's SO MUCH more I didn't see coming. Broke my heart and put it back together again…
When We Had Forever by Shaylin Gandhi
This is a romance novel unlike any I've ever read… Bittersweet and heartbreaking, it's loosely inspired by Cyrano de Bergerac, and I still think about it 5+ years later…
Bring Down the Stars (Beautiful Hearts, #1) by Emma Scott
A young widow falls for her late husband's best friend (and rips your heart out along the way)…
The Memory Thief: A Novel: Colin, Emily
This is YA, without spice. BUT. But. The yearning is top-tier, and romance had me in a chokehold. A girl from an anti-technology planet falls in love with an android…who happens to have a soul…
Defy the Stars (Constellation, #1) by Claudia Gray
This book follows one of my favorite heroines of all time. The romance is slow-burn, but SO SO worth it. Part of a completed trilogy.
Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent
This is one of those duologies where the second book is even better than the first. Start here, but make sure you read the second one! This duo is dark and eerie and still runs through my bloodstream.
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1) by Rachel Gillig
Two words: Xaden. Riorson. That's it. That's the entirety of what I have to say about this deliciously dragon-filled (and dragon RIDER-filled) series…
