Recs if you like Warprize...

Romances with Vikings, Barbarians, Berserkers and other warlords as the mmc.

Books where he maybe…invades her country, is a feared warlord in their armies, is given to him as a warprize, or she is put into an arranged marriage with him as part of a alliance or peace negotiations…or maybe he is a alien race that actually goes beserk when he’s angry 🤷‍♀️.

if they get together before book three, or before the last twenty pages, it doesn’t count.

A collection of recommendations for the stories of couples who basically meet at the altar and then have to figure each other out after they’re already married. Sometimes reluctant, sometimes secretly pining, sometimes fully in denial, always a little tense

Slow burn, emotional intimacy, shared beds with stranger energy 😌 (hopefully not stranger danger energy)

Made from all your amazing recs, and very much open for more 📚✨

These series openers feature ensemble casts and secondary plot arcs that stretch over multiple books. Multiple genres and eras of fiction are represented, and most series are complete while others are ongoing.

List of books that @thebookbaron talks about and recommends on her YouTube channel.

series + standalones for those who rewind when darcy flexes his hand. let me know what i’m missing so i can read it and share in the agony. most of these are not the first in the series for obvious reasons.

before romantasy became its own genre, there were fantastical stories with romantic subplots and they are peak

requirements: -published before 2012 (first book if in a series at least) -no scifi

looking for: -more authors of color -more queer fantasy romance

some of these are arranged marriages but if my girl has no agency, that’s a kidnapping for sure

Stories that deliver high to medium fantasy or sci-fi with a hint or a good dash of romance to keep our hearts warm 💘 (recs of similar books are very welcome!)

For stern, principled men built out of duty, discipline, and inconveniently strong morals. The kind who will make brutal choices when they believe they’re necessary, put responsibility before desire, and hold themselves to impossible standards, until someone earns a place in their heart and discovers just how gentle all that iron can become.

specifically when she’s unaware he’s been pining this whole time

Top 100 Romantasy series challenge from Celegreat scratch-off poster.

That’s my spouse now.

Books where a romantic partner is obtained without courtship and one or both didn’t sign up for this shit. HEA only. Maybe dub con but not rapey.

I have read and enjoyed all of these books.