Recs if you like Head Above Water...

I thought I'd slide in here with my first list. This is for substances not labeled specifically for sexual lubrication. Think butter, blood, coffee syrup, sewing machine oil. Desperate times! 🧈🍯🩸 I’ve included coconut oil mentions, even though that’s pretty standard lube. I’ve omitted spit. Recs welcome!

splish, splash, splosh, this water is about to slosh 💦 shower, bath, pool, hot tub, ocean scenes where water is used as an aid for heat, buoyancy, assistance, 𝒻𝑒𝒶𝓇 (im looking at you ms carlton 🦈), and just general ✨vibes✨

in these steamy titles, the water should make you clean but you end up dirtier than when you entered, and we’re here for it 🛁

save water, shower together ♻️

These books have the potential to live rent-free in your head the rest of your life. You're welcome!

If I missed any LET ME KNOW!

I went through all the books in the romance quest tab and here are all the ones where at least one of leads is in a relationship that is not "man and woman falling in love with each other." F/F, M/M, F/NBi, M/NBi, NBi/NBi, etc. Largely motivated by wanting to figure out which romance book quests I had a chance of getting the badges for. If I missed any, let me know. Quest specific info in the pinned comment.

Romance books where they fall in love with their stepbrother. We know it’s taboo, but we love it for all that forbidden tension and yearning.
🫦 * Some of these don’t strictly feature step-siblings, but also foster or adopted siblings.

all the books that are popular on booktok or simply books that i found on booktok that could have more recognition!! there will be mix of genres and tropes.

Inspired by the A-Z challenge template by shadowbooker

I can add any suggestions 🫶🏻