Recs if you like Die for Me: A Novel...

Looking for monster & alien romance / erotica with BIPOC baddies getting their backs blown out? Look no further! 😏

These reads feature Black, Indigenous, Southwest Asian & North African (SWANA aka Middle Eastern), Asian, & Latine main characters. Relationship pairings include MM, sapphic, poly, queer, MF, & more.

This list is primarily standalones, with a few series starters plus some “standalone-y” books from interconnected series. Open to recs! 🥵🌶️🔥

Romance books to read for the aesthetic (usually cartoon covers because I’m trash for character art)

Here are some fantasy novels with black FMCs!

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Every single Aardvark Book Club book pick since its inception. Updated monthly!

Fantasy romance books (or paranormal-adjacent e.g. Omegaverse) with FMCs in their 30s or older and/or FMCs who read as +30s

My favourite books or from my TBR by BIPOC authors in a range of different genres (though I primarily read fantasy and romance) (only first book for a series added, unless not directly linked)

Black love in all its glory

All the 2026 Aardvark book club picks

romance releases i’m looking forward to

Men who are absolutely so down-bad pathetic for their women and canonicly would whimper in your ear

For those who enjoy literary prose, these are some well written fantasy romances that are literary fiction adjacent / upmarket

Started as a vampire girlie, somehow ended up in outer space. And wherever the monsters are.

Collecting books that would categorise as romance/romantasy/fantasy with prominent romance subplot that booksandlala has rated 4 stars or higher.

Feel free to suggest more books that would fit into this list, correct wrongly added books or suggest improvements to this list ☺️

Smart (from cunning to book smart and everything inbetween) female protagonists in fantasy and paranormal romance books

We haven't gotten our hands on these yet, but we're looking forward to reading them!

Fantasy Romance and Romantasy are two different genres, but I enjoy them all the same. This list is full of books from both genres, ranging from YA to extra spicy. Recommendations always welcome!

Monsters (and aliens) of all shapes 😏 and sizes 😏😏 loving and getting loved by beautiful MCs. I'm only adding the first book in each series cause they get pretty long (interconnected standalones)

Romance and fantasy romance books written by authors of the diaspora where we get to see Black woman loved like they're supposed to be (only first book for a series added, unless not directly linked)