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Romances where the bedroom door is wide open and the chemistry is combustible. These books deliver explicit, unapologetic intimacy as a central part of the love story.

Devil's Mark

by Lark Taylor • 2022

A demon prince marks a wounded teacher with a bond Hell will kill to break.

4.16

6k+

💘 Fated Mates 😈 Demon Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🛡️ Protector Hero 🫂 Found Family

Devil's Mark

A demon prince marks a wounded teacher with a bond Hell will kill to break.

by Lark Taylor 2022

4.16

6k+ ratings

💘 Fated Mates 😈 Demon Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🛡️ Protector Hero 🫂 Found Family

The Auction

by L. Knight • 2023

To save her brother, she auctions her virginity. The winning bidder: the man who destroyed her.

3.83

7k+

🖤 Dark Billionaire Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔥 Possessive Hero 💫 Second Chance Romance 😤 Enemies To Lovers

The Auction

To save her brother, she auctions her virginity. The winning bidder: the man who destroyed her.

by L. Knight 2023

3.83

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Billionaire Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔥 Possessive Hero 💫 Second Chance Romance 😤 Enemies To Lovers

White Hot

by Ilona Andrews • 2017

A truthseeker PI's murder case forces her back to the telekinetic Prime she's tried to forget.

4.43

56k+

🔍 Magical Detective 🏛️ House Intrigue 💔 Wounded Hero 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

White Hot

A truthseeker PI's murder case forces her back to the telekinetic Prime she's tried to forget.

by Ilona Andrews 2017

4.43

56k+ ratings

🔍 Magical Detective 🏛️ House Intrigue 💔 Wounded Hero 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Risk

by Briana Michaels • 2024

A camgirl cleaner's anonymous online client is her billionaire boss; their lust could ruin them.

4.18

3k+

💰 Billionaire Romance 🎭 Secret Identity 💋 Sex Work Positive ⚡ Power Play 🏠 Found Family

Risk

A camgirl cleaner's anonymous online client is her billionaire boss; their lust could ruin them.

by Briana Michaels 2024

4.18

3k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Romance 🎭 Secret Identity 💋 Sex Work Positive ⚡ Power Play 🏠 Found Family

Grim

by K. Loraine • 2025

Rejected by her four horsemen, a succubus falls captive to the Devil, who wants an heir.

4.48

778

🖤 Fated Mates 😈 Enemies To Lovers 🏚️ Forced Proximity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 😢 Groveling Hero

Grim

Rejected by her four horsemen, a succubus falls captive to the Devil, who wants an heir.

by K. Loraine 2025

4.48

778 ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 😈 Enemies To Lovers 🏚️ Forced Proximity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 😢 Groveling Hero

A Fate Unknown

by Sinclair Kelly • 2021

A ghost with no memory haunts a house. Five men arrive. One feels what she feels.

4.15

2k+

👻 Ghost Romance 💕 Why Choose Romance 🔮 Fated Mates 🤔 Amnesia Trope 🫂 Found Family

A Fate Unknown

A ghost with no memory haunts a house. Five men arrive. One feels what she feels.

by Sinclair Kelly 2021

4.15

2k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Romance 💕 Why Choose Romance 🔮 Fated Mates 🤔 Amnesia Trope 🫂 Found Family

Happenstance

by Tessa Bailey • 2022

A stalled tram, three intense men, and a sandwich courier who runs from everything but them.

3.25

17k+

💘 Why Choose 🚋 Forced Proximity 🩹 Healing Through Intimacy 🏠 Found Family 💔 Wounded Heroes

Happenstance

A stalled tram, three intense men, and a sandwich courier who runs from everything but them.

by Tessa Bailey 2022

3.25

17k+ ratings

💘 Why Choose 🚋 Forced Proximity 🩹 Healing Through Intimacy 🏠 Found Family 💔 Wounded Heroes

Secrets of Alkrose

by K.M. Moronova • 2024

Her brother is a monster. Her mates are weapons. And her academy is a death trap.

4.24

2k+

📚 Dark Academia 👥 Reverse Harem 🧬 Parasitic Magic 🌫️ Morally Grey 💔 Sibling Betrayal

Secrets of Alkrose

Her brother is a monster. Her mates are weapons. And her academy is a death trap.

by K.M. Moronova 2024

4.24

2k+ ratings

📚 Dark Academia 👥 Reverse Harem 🧬 Parasitic Magic 🌫️ Morally Grey 💔 Sibling Betrayal

Mage Storm

by Lyra Mishon • 2026

A half-demon witch bonds five possessive mates, then the demon king demands his runaway heir.

4.04

3k+

💕 Trauma Recovery 💫 Fated Mates 👥 Found Family 💔 Broken Heroine 🏰 Magical Academy

Mage Storm

A half-demon witch bonds five possessive mates, then the demon king demands his runaway heir.

by Lyra Mishon 2026

4.04

3k+ ratings

💕 Trauma Recovery 💫 Fated Mates 👥 Found Family 💔 Broken Heroine 🏰 Magical Academy

Collateral

by Callie Hart • 2014

Her sister vanished. Her lover kills. The DEA offers freedom for a price she refuses to pay.

4.48

9k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🩺 Healer Heroine 💔 Traumatized Hero 🔥 Hurt Comfort 🤝 Found Family

Collateral

Her sister vanished. Her lover kills. The DEA offers freedom for a price she refuses to pay.

by Callie Hart 2014

4.48

9k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🩺 Healer Heroine 💔 Traumatized Hero 🔥 Hurt Comfort 🤝 Found Family

The Broken Puppet

by Amo Jones • 2017

A secret society marked her. Its heir reclaimed her, binding them in dark secrets and desire.

4.05

19k+

🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🕵️ Secret Society 🔗 Trauma Bonding ☣️ Toxic Relationship

The Broken Puppet

A secret society marked her. Its heir reclaimed her, binding them in dark secrets and desire.

by Amo Jones 2017

4.05

19k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🕵️ Secret Society 🔗 Trauma Bonding ☣️ Toxic Relationship

Forged From Ice

by Cynthia Eden • 2023

A marshal finds his fugitive just as her serial killer ex finds them both.

4.43

859

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🚗 Forced Proximity 🏃 On The Run 🖤 Scarred Hero

Forged From Ice

A marshal finds his fugitive just as her serial killer ex finds them both.

by Cynthia Eden 2023

4.43

859 ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🚗 Forced Proximity 🏃 On The Run 🖤 Scarred Hero

Beautiful Monster

by Sara Cate • 2020

A nineteen-year-old artist. Her forty-year-old neighbor. One mural, and every line blurs.

3.77

10k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Beautiful Monster

A nineteen-year-old artist. Her forty-year-old neighbor. One mural, and every line blurs.

by Sara Cate 2020

3.77

10k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Brutal Mate

by Lee Savino • 2021

Taken from Earth, Emma becomes an Omega and the possession of a dominating Alpha.

3.88

5k+

🐺 Omegaverse 👽 Alien Abduction 💞 Fated Mates 🔗 Captive Romance 🖤 Alpha Hero

Brutal Mate

Taken from Earth, Emma becomes an Omega and the possession of a dominating Alpha.

by Lee Savino 2021

3.88

5k+ ratings

🐺 Omegaverse 👽 Alien Abduction 💞 Fated Mates 🔗 Captive Romance 🖤 Alpha Hero

Unholy Vows

by Mila Kane • 2023

To save her sister, a mob witness becomes the forced bride of a ruthless mafia kingpin.

4.03

19k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 💍 Forced Marriage ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⏳ Age Gap 🐺 Alpha Hero

Unholy Vows

To save her sister, a mob witness becomes the forced bride of a ruthless mafia kingpin.

by Mila Kane 2023

4.03

19k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 💍 Forced Marriage ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⏳ Age Gap 🐺 Alpha Hero

Offside Hearts

by Nikki Lawson • 2023

An anonymous hookup in a dark elevator. He's the playboy hockey captain she now works for.

3.88

29k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏢 Workplace Romance 🔒 Forced Proximity 😈 Reformed Playboy 🤫 Secret Romance

Offside Hearts

An anonymous hookup in a dark elevator. He's the playboy hockey captain she now works for.

by Nikki Lawson 2023

3.88

29k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏢 Workplace Romance 🔒 Forced Proximity 😈 Reformed Playboy 🤫 Secret Romance

My Favorite Sin

by Skyla Summers • 2024

She fled to Paris to escape her stepbrother. Now she's back, and the wanting never stopped.

4.12

4k+

🔥 Step-Sibling Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🖤 Possessive Hero 😩 Angsty Romance 🎭 High Society Scandal

My Favorite Sin

She fled to Paris to escape her stepbrother. Now she's back, and the wanting never stopped.

by Skyla Summers 2024

4.12

4k+ ratings

🔥 Step-Sibling Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🖤 Possessive Hero 😩 Angsty Romance 🎭 High Society Scandal

Taming the Heart

by Elliott Rose • 2025

She swore off complicated men, then took a PR job on a married cowboy's ranch.

3.99

18k+

🐴 Cowboy Romance 💍 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤫 Secret Relationship

Taming the Heart

She swore off complicated men, then took a PR job on a married cowboy's ranch.

by Elliott Rose 2025

3.99

18k+ ratings

🐴 Cowboy Romance 💍 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤫 Secret Relationship

No, Don't Ever Stop

by Marni Mann • 2026

A nurse gives a retired NFL star one night, but his motherless boy makes leaving impossible.

4.22

7k+

🧒 Single Father 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 He Falls First 🩹 Healing After Loss 🏠 Found Family

No, Don't Ever Stop

A nurse gives a retired NFL star one night, but his motherless boy makes leaving impossible.

by Marni Mann 2026

4.22

7k+ ratings

🧒 Single Father 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 He Falls First 🩹 Healing After Loss 🏠 Found Family

Black Rose Kisses

by Eva Ashwood • 2022

Collateral. Obsession. The woman who will either destroy three ruthless men or become their queen.

4.38

1k+

👥 Reverse Harem 🖤 Dark Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💢 Enemies To Lovers 🔫 Mafia Romance

Black Rose Kisses

Collateral. Obsession. The woman who will either destroy three ruthless men or become their queen.

by Eva Ashwood 2022

4.38

1k+ ratings

👥 Reverse Harem 🖤 Dark Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💢 Enemies To Lovers 🔫 Mafia Romance

The Enigma

by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2021

A wrong number binds a grieving ex-cop to a vigilante on a shared hunt for vengeance.

4.31

6k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🗡️ Vigilante Hero 💔 Trauma-Bonded Lovers 🔪 Touch Her And Die ⛓️ Power Play

The Enigma

A wrong number binds a grieving ex-cop to a vigilante on a shared hunt for vengeance.

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2021

4.31

6k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🗡️ Vigilante Hero 💔 Trauma-Bonded Lovers 🔪 Touch Her And Die ⛓️ Power Play

Filthy Few

by Samantha Barrett • 2024

Thrust into a secret society's playground, Nova becomes the obsession of its masked, brutal heir.

4.29

832

🖤 Bully Romance 🏫 Prep School Elite 🎭 Masked Stalker ⛓️ Collar And Leash 💔 Revenge Arc

Filthy Few

Thrust into a secret society's playground, Nova becomes the obsession of its masked, brutal heir.

by Samantha Barrett 2024

4.29

832 ratings

🖤 Bully Romance 🏫 Prep School Elite 🎭 Masked Stalker ⛓️ Collar And Leash 💔 Revenge Arc

Don't You Dare

by C.E. Ricci • 2022

A high school dare kiss haunts two best friends into college, where they push every boundary.

4.00

34k+

👬 Friends To Lovers 🩷 Bi Awakening ⚾ Baseball Romance 🏠 College Roommates 📢 Public Outing

Don't You Dare

A high school dare kiss haunts two best friends into college, where they push every boundary.

by C.E. Ricci 2022

4.00

34k+ ratings

👬 Friends To Lovers 🩷 Bi Awakening ⚾ Baseball Romance 🏠 College Roommates 📢 Public Outing

Prey

by Fanny Lee Savage • 2023

Four masked mercenaries seduce two best friends, their passion a trap set for a crime boss.

3.86

4k+

🖤 Captor Captive 💜 Bi Awakening 🏢 Criminal Empire ⚔️ Revenge Plot 🌫️ Morally Gray

Prey

Four masked mercenaries seduce two best friends, their passion a trap set for a crime boss.

by Fanny Lee Savage 2023

3.86

4k+ ratings

🖤 Captor Captive 💜 Bi Awakening 🏢 Criminal Empire ⚔️ Revenge Plot 🌫️ Morally Gray

Caulky

by K.M. Neuhold • 2020

A heartbroken man's contractor kissed him at a bar and is also his anonymous online romance.

4.12

10k+

🔐 Secret Identity 🔨 Contractor Romance 👨‍👨‍👦 Chosen Family 😂 Rom-Com Energy 💘 Reformed Player

Caulky

A heartbroken man's contractor kissed him at a bar and is also his anonymous online romance.

by K.M. Neuhold 2020

4.12

10k+ ratings

🔐 Secret Identity 🔨 Contractor Romance 👨‍👨‍👦 Chosen Family 😂 Rom-Com Energy 💘 Reformed Player

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