Recs if you like Devil in Winter...

"He is literally just a guy. Hit him with your car."

AKA, a selection of "book boyfriends" that actually suck. Featuring red flags ranging from an emotionally unavailable Irish lad to a man who locks up his wife in an attic.

Recommendations welcome. No judgment if you enjoy these books; this list was inspired by my own obsession with Heathcliff, toxic lover extraordinaire, as a teen.

tortured/traumatised MCs where the love interest endeavours to eliminate the root cause of their trauma by any means necessary (some may eventuate in death) ⚔️ protective mode, activated ⚔️

⚠️ CHECK YOUR TRIGGERS

Rakes & Rogues in Historical Romance

Historical romances that put the com in romcom

I am an avid reader of the historical romance, but these? These are that goooooood shit.

Books I read to fill the gap season 3 left behind! I do love an intelligent, wallflower or plus size heroine (projecting much lol) so the FMCs mainly fall into that category!

hidden inside your mother’s nightstand lies a world of pirates, rogues, and dukes … who somehow all look like fabio

Romances so good that we're jealous of people who haven't read them yet, because we know what they're in for.

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 📚✨

Why do we love a casino so much? Why are we so into ladies being wagered by the idiot men in their lives? What makes these places that are so not sexy in real life so incredibly hot in a) James Bond movies, b) heist movies, and c) historical romances? We’re getting to the bottom of it.

books with a "that's my wife" scene, either possessive, threatening, jealous or just down bad

Romance books featuring curvy heroines!

A list of the Top 100 Romances of the past 50 years as voted on by the Magnificent Firebird community.

Historical romances featuring marriages of convenience

Historical romance where she is mistreated by her family and her only hope for freedom is marrying some dude.

Books with disability rep or written by disabled authors. I love the growing appreciation for rep in books and these are the ones I've found so far. Some I've read some are on my tbr so if you have any recs to add, feel free, and if any are abelist or harmful in any way please let me know!

Jen’s been asking for this for six literal years, and we’re finally doing it! It’s Halloween and we’re talking Devils! Sure, we’ll touch on demons, but aren’t the scariest Devils the granite-jawed feelingless scoundrels who are definitely never going to fall in love? We’re talking Wicked Cynsters in Winter, Scoundrels of Downtown, Deals in Bed with Hades. You’re going to love it. All trick, no treat.

a swoon-worthy collection of romance novels featuring charming masculine leads who wear their hearts on their sleeves—and rosy hues on their cheeks.

In An Academic Affair, Dr. Sadie Shaw is a professor of popular fiction. Here are her recommendations from the novel!