Recs if you like Still Beating...

hey google, play slumber party by ashnikko 🍽️ romance books with cunnilingus 👅 any and all positions welcome! bonus points if she is restrained or she is getting eaten out for the first time.

to all the MMCs, let’s hope you can find the clit to all the FMCs, i already know y’all 𝒶𝓉𝑒

🙂‍↕️ when in doubt, eat her out 🙂‍↕️

diamonds? never heard of her. these books feature all things hand(s) on neck romance—choking, breath play, asserting dominance—all in the name of pleasure !

your neck 🤝 their hand(s)

men raw dogging with no protection. the leads either consciously decide they want to have unprotected sex (bonus points if they tell each other they got tested and are clean), they dont have a condom available, or they 𝒻𝑜𝓇𝑔𝑒𝓉 to use one and realise after that they made an oopsie (± pregnancy). pretend STDs/STIs dont exist, ok? 🙂‍↕️

Love that lurks in the shadows — obsession, stalking, and desire that won’t let go 👀 • i̲ o̲n̲l̲y̲ a̲d̲d̲ 1̲s̲t̲ b̲o̲o̲k̲ o̲f̲ t̲h̲e̲ s̲e̲r̲i̲e̲s̲,̲ s̲o̲ k̲e̲e̲p̲ o̲n̲ m̲i̲n̲d̲ t̲h̲e̲ r̲e̲s̲t̲ o̲f̲ t̲h̲e̲ s̲e̲r̲i̲e̲s̲ i̲s̲ a̲l̲s̲o̲ d̲a̲r̲k̲ r̲o̲m̲a̲n̲c̲e̲ • this list includes: dark romance in every way, dark gothic, dark academia, dark romcom, horror romance, halloween romance • 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐝

i have an ACUTE condition and this list is the cure ⚠️ you might need pythagoras’ theorem to work out these love triangles so buckle up and enjoy the ride COS things are about to heat up ❤️‍🔥

these characters will get TANgled with their feelings trying to decide which way they will go. who will SINk and who will swim?

🚩CW there is cheating in some of these titles

Need dark romance recs? 🖤🔥

Obsessive love. Toxic tension. Betrayal that tastes like devotion.

Enemies who touch like lovers. Soulmates who destroy.

Slow burns that scorch. Fast flames that consume.

If you want romance that hurts so good…
We got you 🫶🏻

*** Only the first book of the series have been added ***

The ultimate list where our love interest goes full protective mode and suddenly says “touch her and die” or “do not lay a hand/finger on her” or some version of either.

All spice levels listed. As this is a microtrope, it may not be a big part of the plot. Recs welcome!

Stolen glances, secrecy, and emotions that refuse to stay quiet. Messy, intense, and addictive.

Romances where the FMC has been victim of SA and is now healing and learning how to trust again or is assaulted 🍇 in the book itself and the after is part of the plot as well.

(Added some content to the recs in the comments. Please do your own research into the potential triggers as well before diving into any of these as some are quite dark.)

recs from a girl who loves books that simultaneously make her cry and heal her

Books that feature characters being held captive, imprisoned, kidnapped, etc. If it is a series, only the first book is listed. Some may be captivity adjacent & added via recommendation.

Books that just gutted me but I will recommend to others.. with a strong warning

Romances not for the faint of heart. The darker, the better.

FMC that has gone through it and is scared, vulnerable, painfully shy. Books with PTSD representation and a fair amount of trauma healing.

subgenres included; romantic suspense, thriller romance, action romance, mystery romance.

tropes can vary; spies/agents, detectives, serial killers, murder mystery, kidnapping, stalker, bodyguard, sole survivor, witness protection, and many more

disclaimer; some of these are heavier on romance while some have slight romance

My dark obsession, all in one place.

Want that lingers where it shouldn't 🔥 I go feral for a forbidden romance 😝

When the FMC chooses to get with her sister's current or ex boyfriend/fiancé/husband.

It's forbidden but they can't help themselves 😏❤️‍🔥

Books that (if you have functioning tear ducts) leave you crying. Stories that feel hopeless and dark.

Warning; not all have a HEA (and there's one non-romance, My Dark Vanessa).