the best slow burn romance books (worth the wait)
slow burn has quietly crept it's way to being one of the top requirements i look for in a book. and i mean the type of burn where they don't kiss until at least 300 pages it.
there is something so delicious about the build up of almost, and that moment when it finally happens is utterly satisfying.
what you'll find in this list
these are slow burn romance books where the build up actually matters. the kind that take their time, make you wait, and make the payoff worth every second
the books
Daggermouth
forced into a marriage meant to control them, an assassin and the man she was sent to kill are left deciding if they’ll destroy each other… or burn the entire city down together.
Dire Bound
to save her sister she enters deadly trials to bond with a feral direwolf… and ends up caught between a ruthless instructor and a prince who might get her killed.
From Lukov with Love
a stubborn figure skater is forced to team up with the one man she’s spent years wanting to kill… and now she has to trust him with everything.
House of Beating Wings
a magicless girl chasing a crown accidentally unleashes a winged demon… and now she’s the only thing he wants.
Say You Swear
he saw her for who she truly was while she chased the friend she’d loved for years, and when everything finally fell apart, he was waiting.
Shatter Me
a girl no one can touch is cast out from the world and forced into the care of the kingdom’s most feared commander.
Hat Trick
a hockey star loses everything after an accident… except the trainer who isn’t interested in men, let alone younger ones, but somehow can’t stay away from him.
The Bronze Horseman
she shouldn’t be falling for her sister’s fling, especially with a war threatening to turn her whole world upside down.
Trial of the Sun Queen
forced into a deadly competition for the sun king’s heart, she has to win to earn her freedom… even though everyone else wants her dead.
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