Here’s a roundup of my favorite historical romance novels, novellas, and short stories. Hope you find something to enjoy in the following list. (Disclosure: Amazon links are affiliate links.) Any book on this list I loved at the time I read it, whether I had a chance to write a review or not. Obviously a re-read years later might reveal… Read more »

Do you like your romance with a twist of monsters or magic? This is the list for you. Witches, ghosts, vampires, fae, and even a cat that controls minds (really!) If any of this is your jam, read on, because I enjoyed all of these novels, novellas, and short stories. I hope you find something new to read and adore… Read more »

Romance is an amazing genre. You can find everything from the fluffiest, cutest, most adorable stories with zero angst to the opposite. The novels, novellas, and short stories here are some of my favorite that deal with dark places, tough topics, and bad situations – all with an HEA (happily ever after) or HFN (happy for now). I hope you… Read more »

I adore a good cranky character in a romance, especially if they stay on the cranky side even after falling in love. These books have some of my favorite misanthropes, anti-social pessimists, and suspicious cynics who would NEVER have let this annoying person into their lives if they knew what would happen. Hope you find something that looks good for… Read more »

For various reasons, I’ve been trying to read more queer guys and transmasc writers of queer romance. As a Virgo, this necessitated I make a list. Anytime I make a list of books, I start wondering if it might be helpful to anyone else. So here ’tis. MOST IMPORTANT CAVEAT: Apologies if I fucked up anyone’s identity. Let me know… Read more »

I wouldn’t relive my early 20s for a million dollars, but I apparently love a good new adult romance novel, novella, or short story). Here’s a set of my faves, including several picks with main characters who aren’t in college, since that’s not everyone’s life path. Hope you find something new to check out! (Disclosure: Amazon links are affiliate links.)… Read more »

I grew up on reruns of Star Trek, and my resulting love for the genre has never let go. So crossing sci-fi with romance? Perfect. Here’s a list of my fave science fiction romances. Superheroes, robots, machine-human hybrids, alien linguistics, immersive virtual reality, secret agents planning an interstellar heist, post-collapse environments, you can find all this and more in the… Read more »

I have a list of fantasy romances that take place in magical worlds, and contemporary paranormal romances where it’s our world but with secret magic… but I also have a sweet spot for fantasy romances where everyone has cell phones but all the rules are different, or the world is. So here’s my list of faves so far! (Disclosure: Amazon… Read more »

Here’s a roundup of some of my favorite contemporary romance novels. Usually I organized books into more topic-related posts, but I also like having a space for some books to just hang out. I hope you find something new to enjoy! (Disclosure: Amazon links are affiliate links.) Any book on this list I loved at the time I read it,… Read more »