Recs if you like The Brightest Light of Sunshine...
rise & grind
romance books featuring scenes of dry humping / grinding / frottage โ๏ธ if you thought this list has anything to do with coffee or getting money, i apologise (kinda)
dry humping as foreplay can be hotter than penetration and these MCs live up to it. bonus points if they get caught or have to stop before things go further ๐ so, jump on and take a (dry) ride, things are about to heat up (and possibly get wet)
love like hot cocoa in the rain
the perfect books for curling up in bed with your comfort food and reading the entire day
i hope that you absolutely CONQUER this list and have fun while doing soโบ๏ธ
romance books ft. daddy issues
these MCs have trauma they need to work through: parental neglect, absent father, loss of a parent, emotional / physical / psychological ab*se, divorce. this list may be books that you want to read or those that you want to avoid - whichever applies to you, its here nonetheless. bonus points if the MCs partner/s help them work through their trauma.
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After the Bear ๐ป
Romances where the FMC has been victim of SA and is now healing and learning how to trust again or is assaulted ๐ in the book itself and the after is part of the plot as well.
(Added some content to the recs in the comments. Please do your own research into the potential triggers as well before diving into any of these as some are quite dark.)
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หโยท ออออโณโฅ ๐ป๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ป๐ฉ๐น หเญจเญงโ๏ฝกห โ
Shy Vulnerable FMC
FMC that has gone through it and is scared, vulnerable, painfully shy. Books with PTSD representation and a fair amount of trauma healing.
Romcom
The Everyone Gets a Love Story Cinematic Universeโจ
You came for one couple and somehow got the entire family tree. ๐
This list is for those interconnected romance series where every book introduces a new couple, but the characters, families, friend groups, teams, or communities keep overlapping. One minute youโre reading about a small-town couple, and the next youโre invested in all their siblings. Then thereโs the hockey team, the biker club, the mafia family, the ranching communityโฆ you get the idea.
No single romance subgenre required here
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