Recs if you like Empire of Lust...

these books include back-door related action (think plugs, DP, regular anal, rimming, eating out, dildos, some w/ somnophilia). includes MF / MM / RH / MMF

perhaps the gr(ass) really is greener on the other side 🥵

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? 🙂‍↕️

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

Rina Kent books in chronological order

all of rina kent's books, mostly in reading order but not really. will slowly update as she releases more books, this is primarily just for me to keep track :)

Series’s in ascending order

When he calls you his “good little s|u+”. Praise on its own is great, but mixed with degradation hits different 🙂‍↕️

one of the trope that can be so good when done so right because the pining? the angst? the heartbreak? the groveling? chef's kiss!

When love comes back darker, sharper, and impossible to resist.