not quite vestal virgins, virgin men in romance
Unsullied. Undefiled. Uninitiated. Untouched. Chaste. Pure. While the tired trope of virginal and inexperienced women abounds, particularly in historical romance but even in contemporary works, virginal men are much less common. With stories that can be refreshing and joyful, or not (lol), this list brings together heroes whoβve done little more than kiss. (Some of them havenβt even done that.) All romance sub-genres are included, except YA.






Love me like one of your Regency boys
A growing historical romance book list for the weary bookish time traveler. Not limited to the Regency era.






what do you mean you use your left hand?
books with left handed or even ambidextrous characters or about being left handed. (make sure to celebrate on August 13th, as it's international left handers day)






Love Me Like a Duke
Love me like you duke, lo-lo-love me like you duke Touch me like you duke, to-to-touch me like you duke What are you waiting for?
These are books/series that have Dukes and Duchesses in the title. π π°π«π€΅π»ββοΈ






Check Mates!
Romance centered around chess or chess players.






I'm Right Here! I'm Waving!
Wallflower Romances! Historical Romance for the girls who feel overlooked, shy, or plain






His Politics Are Good
Romance MMCs who are fighting the good fight.






DRM-Free Romance Recs
37 Fated Mates recommendations that you can get DRM-Free from Bookshop.org. This means you actually own the book forever and you can read it on any device. Huzzah!






Regency Romance
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Dearest Dukes
5 stars historical romance HR books starring dukes ! Comment with any recommendations :)






The MMC has Close Friends on Page
One of my favorite jokes about romance is that the most unrealistic aspect of them is that the men have friends.
These are romances where the male main character has close friends he talks to and banters with. These are often brothers, but sometimes they are more found family. They donβt have to be fellow men but they help round out who is and make him a better, more complete person. Itβs catnip for me when they see his growing love for the other MC more clearly than he does.






'Cause I'm cool On my own
hyper independent heroines, deeply devoted yearning heroes





