Recs if you like Embrace...

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

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

The title speaks for itself 🤝

links for the full year in the comments

Will be updated as the year goes on ✨ open to comments ✨

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❤️‍🔥

You love hockey romance, but are tired of seeing the same books recommend over and over? You want to diversify your reading and read more disabled, fat, BIPOC and queer stories? I have some recs for you! (A lot of these are from talk_about_swoon on Instagram)

why are we all into hockey romance?

Some of the most popular sport romances that are must reads. Which includes various sub-genres of sport romances.

A collection of HEA Ice hockey romances for those inclined 🫶

These are the books I’ve read or series I’ve started, so will continue to add more in as I read and recommend 🤩

2026 Anticipated Romance Releases

August 2026 romance releases. Please suggest books that I missed in the comments. No AI please, if I mistakenly add a book that was written with AI or has a AI cover please tell me.

Or the Garrett to my Hannah? When an academic and an athlete spend more time together, an unexpected love story begins to unfold, proving that opposites might just attract.