Recs if you like Homebound...

do you hate unnecessary heartache from couples deciding against all reason to breakup just to get back together two pages later? you're in the right place! all these books are safe from the third act breakup trope, but that doesn't mean they don't have angst and conflict!

greatly inspired by @beanchambers on tiktok

feel free to suggest books in the comments!

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

let's face it, you can barely do the split, but when he tells you to "spread your legs" for him, you spread them as wide as they can go like a good little s|u+. 🙂‍↕️

This list features book covers illustrated by Utah-based artist Brittany Keller. Her art features delicate textures, soft shadows, and gorgeous character work. She is also the designer of a gorgeous tarot set titled Lovely Ladies! You can find her art on Etsy 😌

There's a lot to be said about your 20s, but life afterwards is just as sweet! Here is a list of books where the FMC is age 30+ so you can enjoy a little more maturity and a totally different POV on life. This one is dedicated to my fellow millennials 🫶 I'll update as I continue to read. Please share any suggestions you have for our friends in the comments.

Until someone gives us a full-on sports romance quest, I’m starting my own hockey romance league. 🏒 Some of these books are heavy on the ice time, others barely drop the puck—but I’m a completionist. Gotta collect ’em all (because who wouldn’t want the whole team)? 😉

Yeehaw

My absolute fav trope in the world!!! because nothing hits harder than the slow burn, the pining, the “we’ve always been just friends” until suddenly one touch changes everything 😭💌 Like… the history, the comfort, the way they already know each other’s hearts, it just makes the romance 10x more swoony.

These men are so down bad, they’ll even wash the fmc’s hair with so much care and tenderness!🥹

The crown for this category goes to Bennett Reiner from Unbound by Peyton Corinne!

Hot cowboys

Even though he's someone else's father, he can be your daddy too.

Cowboy Romances

Please leave Recs

Books where they're friends but one of them has always wanted more. So it's the journey of how they support each other regardless, but also make that leap! (Title is a quote from Homebound by Meredith Trapp). I'm not talking about strangers to friends to lovers... we're looking for history, yearning, backstory stuff lol. Suggestions welcome!