Recs if you like Camera Shy...

romance books with reflective surface scenes where they watch themselves or each other 👀

PSA: the “dirty” in the title is not intended to have a negative connotation, but instead be a play on words; this is a safe space 🫂

theres a mirror joke here somewhere but i cant see it — apologies to vampires everywhere.

howdy, neighbour 👋 this type of forced proximity hits different when you physically cant escape the person next door.

apartment neighbours: sharing a wall and they can hear 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 🏢

house neighbours: seeing them when you walk outside or catching a sneak peak through your window 🏠

time to decide if you’re ready to give your spare key to the hottie next door 🔑

There's nothing I love more than some silly reason for one character to need dating lessons (or spicy ones!)

Nothing fires me up faster than a book girlie kicking her trash ex to the curb in chapter one 🔥📖

✨ One: I live for the righteous fury when he does something unforgivable. 
✨ Two: I know the next love interest is going to worship the ground she walks on.

If you’re like me and love seeing a messy man get replaced by someone who actually knows how to treat her right, here are four recs with top-tier ex-boyfriend drama (and even better glow-ups)

Adult genre (any sub-genre) where the FMC or MMC is a photographer.

(Please give me titles that apply in the comments!)

These Diverse Baseline Challenge was created by @bookish.millennial & @themargherita.s (on instagram). In 2025, the goal is to read 1 book by a racialized author each month. This challenge is meant to encourage readers to try genres they historically don’t reach for, find new-to-them racialized authors, and to encourage reflection on our reading habits.

This is a mix of recommendations by the challenge organizers and myself.

Please tell me your 5-star plus size reads! AND whether the story is mainly about being bigger (eg: Mile High) or if the character is repping for the curvy but focused on other aspects of their life (eg: Next Best Fling).

A list of books with spice/open doors that ranges from mild to hot hot hot. (P.s. romance doesn't have to be the main genre)

Someone asked for autumnal, southeastern book recs and I realized... I don't have any lol. My favorites always make their way back to the west side so this is a shout out to these under-appreciated romantic power of sunny California, the moody PNW and my beloved Vancouver!

Dark Romance books that will have you smiling, kicking your feet & wishing it was you instead of fmc!

Books I can't stop thinking about because they have such a hold on me!