Recs if you like Ready or Not...

do you hate unnecessary heartache from couples deciding against all reason to breakup just to get back together two pages later? you're in the right place! all these books are safe from the third act breakup trope, but that doesn't mean they don't have angst and conflict!

greatly inspired by @beanchambers on tiktok

feel free to suggest books in the comments!

books where the man has so much patience it'll make you question your self control

Here's every book so far from BOTM's monthly shortlist since February 2015 for anyone who wants to read them all like I do!

These romances are a love letter in more ways then one...

Some people like their male leads to be alpha chads. I'm not one of them. I like them soft. I like them anxious. I like them doing traditionally female jobs and roles and hobbies.

Mostly romance because that's what I read but other genres present.

Usually just adding the first volume in the series unless they are stand-alones or have distinctly different focus/MCs (most romance series).

Spicy romance books with cute, illustrated covers that don't look nearly as spicy as they are 🌸

This list is based on the covers featured here, so it may be a little biased. Recommendations are welcome!💌

NB: Includes different spice levels and some LGBTQ+ romances❤️‍🔥

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

romance book heroes that are gentle, shy or nerdy in every sub-genre

Books that really should be read via audiobook instead of physical/digital copy. Production, narrator, experience all top tier. Memoirs narrated by the authors.

yearning! tension! friends to lovers hive RISE

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Accidental pregnancy books ;)

My absolute fav trope in the world!!! because nothing hits harder than the slow burn, the pining, the “we’ve always been just friends” until suddenly one touch changes everything 😭💌 Like… the history, the comfort, the way they already know each other’s hearts, it just makes the romance 10x more swoony.

romances (and a couple genre-benders) about first love, especially those about childhood, teen, or college friends becoming more

Motherhood: Some days you rock it, some days it rocks you. Either way, it rocks.

No Valentine? No Problem.

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Here are some romances that make you swoon & giggle.

some of these I cannot see the cover or hear about the book without hearing the song lyrics

not necessarily recommendations, just a compilation

Romance books set in the Big Apple

list of books with cartoon art look