Recs if you like Fan Service...

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

Every year we pick 10 books that we think rise above the rest. These are the 70 we've picked since 2019.

Updated to include our Best of 2025 picks.

The vibe is all things witchy, paranormal and spooky romances. Creatures like vampires, werewolves and zombies also accepted. Plus points for Halloween vibes!

flying houses, nerdy werewolves, and magical baking shows, oh my!

MF romance novels where she dommes a little bit... or a lot. 😅 Contemporary and historical.

is it for pleasure? as an accessory? this list has it all!

no magnets allowed

There’s an FMC who is at least over the tender age of 30. If you have an eligible book, please send rec!

Book Attic

Romance novels where the MCs are an MF couple that is straight-presenting, but one or both is/are queer

Romance books with a main character with an anxiety disorder.

💀 Think: summer camp slashers, cults, sweaty obsession, monster boyfriends, demon bargains, serial-killer romance, haunted lust, cursed vacations, blood under porch lights.

🧡 These recommendations range from zero romance and spice to scorching summerween smut.

🔞 Big warning label: a lot of these are very adult, dark, taboo, kinky, violent, or horror-heavy. Definitely check trigger warnings before diving in.

As a sapphic who can’t stand about 90% of MMCs in straight romances, and can’t stand Straight Nonsense™️ in general, finding a heterosexual romance book that not only I like, but has me swooning, is rare as heck, so I decided to document the ones that have cleared this high bar. This is an ever-growing list, so be sure to check back periodically if you want recommondations :)

a list of books where men moan and whimper and basically do anything other than hump silently until they grunt when they finish

this isn't quite the same as dirty talk or talking their partner through it, it's more about the wordless noises they can't help but make in the moment 😉

I'll take any suggestions for this one, I need more books like this in my life

My anticipated 2025 romance releases!

when the cover is absolutely doing its job correctly

(gorgeous, funny, and uniquely fitting covers, all in one)

For the readers who watched The X-Files and thought, “Okay, but what if I want the monster?”

A weird little list of paranormal rom-coms, cryptid crushes, alien encounters, werewolf nonsense, Loch Ness longing, conspiracy chaos, and supernatural love interests who are probably bad for your blood pressure but excellent for the plot.

Bring snacks, suspend disbelief, and please do not flirt with Bigfoot unsupervised.

Romances with ticking clocks and clear time frames, about how this impacts conflict and makes books more breathless, and of course about the books that deploy this strategy perfectly. Inside, you'll find road trips and adventures, vacation romances and romantic suspense, house parties and that classic romance chestnut: "I have 30 days to get pregnant."

You howl, I howl, we all howl for werewolves!