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 😇
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Best Romances 2019-2025
Every year we pick 10 books that we think rise above the rest. These are the 70 we've picked since 2019.
Updated to include our Best of 2025 picks.
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These Books Bang!
Sixty-nine (that’s right, 69, by pure unplanned luck!) recommendations for you — everything from bonkers to bloody to blazing hot…naughty bits that we believe deliver the whole banana (and sometimes no banana at all, if you know what we mean). If you're looking for something specific (or trying to avoid it), you can find this list with subcategories on our site.
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If there isn’t a grovel, is it even a romance?
Love it or hate it, some of the best loved books of the genre go all in on hero (because let’s face it, it’s almost always the hero) on his knees…and we are here. for. it.
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Casinos, Gaming Hells, and Clubs in Romance
Why do we love a casino so much? Why are we so into ladies being wagered by the idiot men in their lives? What makes these places that are so not sexy in real life so incredibly hot in a) James Bond movies, b) heist movies, and c) historical romances? We’re getting to the bottom of it.
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Childless by Choice
These books include couples that do not plan to have children ever. I've also added a few books where they don't even talk about kids and there's no baby in the epilogue.
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romance novels with legit villainous heroes
We all love a bad boy.... except? What is a bad boy? My definition is "commits crimes", "causes mayhem", "perhaps attempts to kill the hero from the previous book". Let's be SERIOUS about this.
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Gilded Age but make it books
Extravagance, race and class division, pettiness, and wars of etiquette. If you loved the HBO historical drama, here is a selection of fiction and non-fiction titles that are set in or written about the people of that era.
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