this list is not to be confused with mastication
self care romance books in all forms: mutual, solo, IRL, video call, phone, overhearing, walking in on, public space, etc etc.
if you hate the word ‘masturbation’, try: flicking the bean, jerking off, finger banging, rub one out, beat the meat, dj the vj, wanking, jerkin the gherkin, fapping; we can go on for days. whatever you call it, i just hope you reach climax ⛰️ toys encouraged but a hand (or two or three or-) will do just fine.
🫵 𝑔𝑜 𝒻𝓊𝒸𝓀 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓈𝑒𝓁𝒻! 🫵 😇 gladly 😇






Bring Back (Aggressive) Yearning in 2026
If you love a pathetic, down bad, simp of a man… look no further






pat my head and call me a good girl
romance books with particular interest in the MC saying iterations of “good girl” (kneeling is encouraged) - praise kink is explored in some titles.
these characters want to please their love interests by listening and following instructions. best paired with a good girl doing 𝒷𝒶𝒹 things.
this list is for those that were A+, teachers pet students and are now adults that want to be told they are doing a good job in the bedroom ⭐️ this list is NOT in reference to animals






finger licking good
books where they lick their fingers clean 👅
as always, taking any and all recommendations!






a man who yearns is a man who earns
books where the man has so much patience it'll make you question your self control






knock knock, its a neighbours to lovers list
howdy, neighbour 👋 this type of forced proximity hits different when you physically cant escape the person next door.
apartment neighbours: sharing a wall and they can hear 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 🏢
house neighbours: seeing them when you walk outside or catching a sneak peak through your window 🏠
time to decide if you’re ready to give your spare key to the hottie next door 🔑






love like hot cocoa in the rain
the perfect books for curling up in bed with your comfort food and reading the entire day
i hope that you absolutely CONQUER this list and have fun while doing so☺️






When they have a secret tattoo
They may not talk about their feelings, but apparently they will tattoo them onto their body.






The Ultimate Grumpy × Sunshine Setup
One hates everyone and the other smile too much. Somehow, it works — and now feelings are involved.






Good Reads Choice Awards 2025
Nominees and winners of every category of the Good Reads Choice Awards for the year of 2025. Some books overlap so they were only entered once.






relative slowburns
kind of struggling with books where the MC's instantly get together or hook up, so here are some book recs where the couple waits until at least 50% of the book to get together






Second Chance Romance Starter Pack
For when love didn’t work out the first time, but maybe… it deserves another shot. Perfect if you love emotional, swoony, sometimes painful but oh-so-worth-it romances.






men that sound like the song 'delicate'
romance book heroes that are gentle, shy or nerdy in every sub-genre






Hockey Romances 💕🏒
A list full of hockey romance books that range from bad to amazing (in my opinion), all types of tropes will be included!
P.S. I haven't read all of them and this lists contains books ranging from dnf's to rereads






Take 2: Second Chance Romances
Favorite Second Chance Romances






“The audiobook was better”
Books that have highly raved audiobook versions versus reading - usually due to a sexy narrator






The ultimate guide for falling for athletes
my personal recommendations and books on my tbr






Interconnected Romances
How not to love these






Hockey romances
Sometimes I'm a basic b who likes sports romance and there are a lot of hockey romances with many flavours. Hoping for more recs and more queer rep 🏳🌈






second chance romance; bcs we love ⋆˚౨ pain ৎ ⋆.˚
one of the trope that can be so good when done so right because the pining? the angst? the heartbreak? the groveling? chef's kiss!





