Recs if you like Under Locke...

yearning for so long that the MC finally snaps and has a fuck it moment. this hits the best when the relationship is taboo and they KNOW its wrong but give in anyway 🫨

fuck it and then fuck each other 🤷

these MCs have trauma they need to work through: parental neglect, absent father, loss of a parent, emotional / physical / psychological ab*se, divorce. this list may be books that you want to read or those that you want to avoid - whichever applies to you, its here nonetheless. bonus points if the MCs partner/s help them work through their trauma.

🚨 please check your triggers 🚨

Suggestions welcome!

I'm a Mariana Zapata completionist. She is my queen and I must read everything she writes.

one of the niche i love in romance (especially small town romance) of a new girl in town who moved into a new place out of nowhere, usually to run away from her past, dangerous exes, or generally just to start a new, better life.

Grumpy heroes of contemporary romance

disclaimer: I haven’t read and so can’t necessarily vouch for all of these!

literally what the title says, which is a trope i find myself actually enjoy (if done right) of an asshole, rude, grumpy MMCs that has their reason for being so and who i still love despite their asshole-ness

All the duet/multicast narration books i have enjoyed listening to