Recs if you like Alma Vampires...

Looking for monster & alien romance / erotica with BIPOC baddies getting their backs blown out? Look no further! 😏

These reads feature Black, Indigenous, Southwest Asian & North African (SWANA aka Middle Eastern), Asian, & Latine main characters. Relationship pairings include MM, sapphic, poly, queer, MF, & more.

This list is primarily standalones, with a few series starters plus some “standalone-y” books from interconnected series. Open to recs! 🥵🌶️🔥

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

Just a list of books coming out in 2026 that I’m really excited for :) it will be updated as the months go by! It will be a mix of: high fantasy, romance fantasy, sci-fi, gothic, horror, lit fic, historical fiction, retellings, poetry, romance, & more!!

bodyguards, knights & royal guards

The title speaks for itself 🤝

links for the full year in the comments

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

All the Illumicrate, Afterlight, Evernight, Starbright, etc. picks for 2026

updated weekly!