Recs if you like Unperfect (Unperfect, #1)...

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

FMC that has gone through it and is scared, vulnerable, painfully shy. Books with PTSD representation and a fair amount of trauma healing.

one of the niche i love in romance (especially small town romance) of a new girl in town who moved into a new place out of nowhere, usually to run away from her past, dangerous exes, or generally just to start a new, better life.

Books that break you apart and only sometimes put you back together.