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.






Hot Under the Collar
We all know what kind of freakishness those too-tight collars are really holding in, the depths of depravity lurking underneath those flowing robes. These books prove our theories, with enough extra creativity to make us blush and sweat.
Clergy capers, nun naughtiness, pegged priests, creative uses of crucifixes, sanctimonious smut.
Not limited to Catholic blasphemy.






Gentle Femdom-ish (MF)
MF romance novels where she dommes a little bit... or a lot. π Contemporary and historical.






Long Live Historicals!
Historicals are dead! Long live historicals! Historical selections from Volumes I (2025) and II (2026)
In season 7, episode 23, and season 8, episode 48, we talk about twenty-five (and change) historical romances that we've never talked about before -- all published recently. Every book we talk about is available right now for download and reading pleasure--and we have a stack of them ready to talk about in future episodes! We're so excited to be your discoverabilibuddies on this one!






Switch It Up!
In these books, both (or all) main characters are switches and the dynamic changes throughout the book! As always, recs welcome.






He Arrives... Unexpectedly
Romance novels where the hero... arrives⦠in his pants (usually while eating). If you know of other books, please share in the comments!





