romance books you won’t stop thinking about

some romance books you read and think, this is good. others have you kicking your feet, smiling at the way the mmc makes the fmc blush.

and then there are the ones that stay with you. the ones you think about long after you close the book because they are that good.

these are the ones i keep coming back to.

what you'll find in this list

these are romance books that if i were to recommend to someone i really liked one of these books would absolutely be on the list... so you're in luck you are getting them all at once. they're different vibes for different days but all of them will have you in your romance read feels all the same.

the books

this book will always be top of the list and one that i don't think enough people know about. this is a true, real, and raw love story that will pull you in and tug at your heartstrings.

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The Bronze Horseman
historical romance

The Bronze Horseman

Paullina Simons

she shouldn’t be falling for her sister’s fling, especially with a war threatening to turn her whole world upside down.

opposites attract slow burn forbidden love
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where do i even begin with this? a dark romance, lovers to enemies to lovers, and a story that takes you somewhere you might not want to come back from. i know i didn’t.

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Insatiable
dark romance

Insatiable

Leigh Rivers

lovers to enemies to lovers again after a betrayal destroys everything and fate forces them to face each other again.

enemies to lovers second chance romance
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this one is lighter, a feel good sports romance. if you’ve never read anything by liz tomforde, start here. ryan shay is the definition of the perfect fictional boyfriend.

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The Right Move
sports romance

The Right Move

Liz Tomforde

after a rough time in her life, she moves into her friend’s brother’s place, but the busy pro basketball player isn’t exactly thrilled about the unexpected roommate.

fake dating forced proximity
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i don’t care what anyone says. this book and series permanently altered my brain chemistry. the kind of story that makes you rethink everything you thought you knew about how you view people.

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Shatter Me
romantasy

Shatter Me

Tahereh Mafi

a girl no one can touch is cast out from the world and forced into the care of the kingdom’s most feared commander.

enemies to lovers touch her and die slow burn
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this one had to be last for a reason. the ending will leave you in tears. if it doesn’t, honestly… i’m impressed. it’s the kind of heartbreak that stays with you.

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Under Your Scars
dark romance

Under Your Scars

Ariel N Anderson

a serial killer meets the one girl who sees something human in him… and decides she’s his, even if loving him destroys her.

billionaire romance stalker romance
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Between Love and Loathing
Between Love and Loathing
Shain Rose
Bite the Woman That Feeds
Bite the Woman That Feeds
Penelope Barsetti
Blood of Hercules
Blood of Hercules
Jasmine Mas
Born, Darkly
Born, Darkly
Trisha Wolfe
Caught Up
Caught Up
Liz Tomforde

morally gray men, slow burns, hockey romances, villains who should absolutely not be attractive… it’s all there.

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