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Duet narration
soaknbounce · 1031 books · 286 followersI was having trouble finding and keeping track of audiobooks with duet narration so I started this collection. I hope it helps someone else too!
kink: cock warming
vivireads · 59 books · 171 followersincludes sleeping with the 🍆 inside overnight
kink: somnophilia
vivireads · 151 books · 122 followerssex while someone is asleep/unconsious 😴 this is mainly dark romances (just happens more in them)
kink: multiple penises
vivireads · 74 books · 106 followersthe character has multiple penises that can each penetrate (or have a significant sex function)
/r/DarkRomance favourites
Silke · 250 books · 94 followersThis collection gathers the top 250 most recommended books of the reddit /r/darkromance sub of the last 30 days.
kink: great dirty talk
vivireads · 29 books · 87 followersit just hits different when it's done right
kink: branding/marking possessively
vivireads · 82 books · 81 followersbites, tattoos, branding, and cum play that mark the person (bonus points if the MMC tattoos his dick!) also contains coming on someone & making them wear it/not clean it up.
kink: free use
vivireads · 54 books · 79 followersusually explicit contract/discussion of a free use kink, but in some cases there is no talking about it but they basically are doing ‘free use everywhere’
/r/RomanceBooks favourites
Silke · 250 books · 78 followersThis collection gathers the top 250 most recommended books of the reddit /r/RomanceBooks sub of the last 30 days
/r/HistoricalRomance favourites
Silke · 250 books · 77 followersThis collection gathers the top 250 most recommended books of the reddit historicalromance sub.
kink: creampie/cum play
vivireads · 89 books · 77 followers💦 fill them up and play with it!!!! 💦💦💦💦💦
kink: milking
vivireads · 70 books · 71 followerslactation kink. majority of the books have a plot around it :)
kink: pussy plug
vivireads · 24 books · 71 followersthey use something (dildo/plug) to keep cum in the pussy or to get the FMC ready to take them
/r/ReverseHarem favourites
Silke · 250 books · 65 followersThis collection gathers the top 250 most recommended books of the reddit /r/reverseharem sub.
relationship: sword crossing
vivireads · 49 books · 62 followers⚔️ i love when her boyfriends are also boyfriends 😍
kink: comes untouched
vivireads · 93 books · 60 followershands off, he’s just so excited 💦 character comes from getting someone else off or they are just too excited/pent up to wait. inspired by a reddit post i just cannot stop thinking about
kink: squirting
vivireads · 114 books · 47 followers💦 look it's nice to have some representation ok
kink: period play
vivireads · 33 books · 43 followers🩸 this includes period sex and any play with blood specifically from the vagina (ie hymen breaking) and vampires getting straight from the tap 🧛
kink: tentacles
vivireads · 74 books · 40 followersbooks with tentacle cocks and any tentacles used in penetration or during sex
Audiobook Available
booksandtacos · 320 books · 38 followersAudiobooks currently available to me on Libby, Hoopla, Spotify, etc
/r/FantasyRomance favourites
Silke · 250 books · 37 followersThis collection gathers the top 250 most recommended books of the reddit /r/fantasyromance sub of the last 30 days
/r/ScienceFictionRomance favourites
Silke · 250 books · 33 followersThis collection gathers the most recommended books of the reddit /r/ScienceFictionRomance sub in the last 30 days.
/r/ParanormalRomance favourites
Silke · 65 books · 30 followersThis collection gathers the top most recommended books of the reddit /r/ParanormalRomance sub in the last 30 days.
kink: praise & degradation combo
vivireads · 25 books · 28 followersinspired by the reddit post about "reverent cruelty". think lots of calling her “greedy”, “needy”, or “desperate” and saying "you can take it" or "such a good girl for taking me", while he rails her within an inch of her life.
strong/complex/interesting fmcs
when-u-hurt-i-hurt-angst · 40 books · 27 followerscheck the trigger warnings.
story: hidden cameras & watching
vivireads · 27 books · 23 followerswho doesn't love a little peek 👀 (or... a lot of peeks...)
hero or heroine: piercings
vivireads · 109 books · 20 followersany kind of fun piercings 🍆🍒 - i have included nipple & tongue piercings too! 😈
relationship: ex’s parent
vivireads · 40 books · 20 followerswhat's the best revenge? fucking your ex's dad!! (or mum!)
Trope: Mindlink / Emotional tether/ Matebond
likethread · 141 books · 19 followersWhen the MCs are connected by some kind of psychic link, emotional tether, or magical bond, even if its effects only flow one way or not being of their own making. This connection can be as mundane as a character knowing the general location of the other MC via this connection or not being able physically leave another character’s proximity, to being able to telepathically communicate with one another, share powers, or being aware of one another's emotional state. Includes mate bonds and the like.
kink: monster fucking
vivireads · 101 books · 16 followersthere are strange things in them there hills 🧌🦇🧟😈🐉 🦕🐦🔥🐺🦑🐲 Includes gargoyles, kraken, dragons, basilisks, humanoid creatures with monstrous parts, cryptids, shifters, wolves, and others! (not aliens though, see my other list called monster classics for witches, vampires, & fae)
hero or heroine: sex work
vivireads · 82 books · 16 followerscam work, prostitution, and stripping 💸
story: snowed in together
vivireads · 54 books · 15 followersthey're stuck in a snowstorm! oh no! 😏
kink: size kink
vivireads · 14 books · 15 followersexplicit statement of the kink or a huge size difference and needing preparation (stretching) to take it
Relationship-Kink: degradation
magaggiemay · 22 books · 14 followersSex scenes with dirty talk that include statements of degradation.
ooof that's a punch to the gut
stuffandwhatnot · 74 books · 13 followersOne or more strong gut-punch moments. May or may not be accompanied by sufficient vengeance, grovel, or penance.
Setting: other realm
magaggiemay · 63 books · 12 followersStory that is set or partially set in a different realm.
/r/MM_RomanceBooks favourites
Silke · 250 books · 10 followersThis collection gathers the top 250 most recommended books of the reddit mm_romancebooks sub of the last 30 days
Format-Romance: romance centric
magaggiemay · 291 books · 9 followersStory where the plot is focused on the relationship development.
Genre: motorcycle club
magaggiemay · 73 books · 9 followersStory where the plot involves a motorcycle club.
Hoopla Audiobooks
britastic · 1643 books · 8 followersThere's a few different types of Hoopla catalogues (which is dependent upon your library) but it's pretty similar across catalogues. The books included are generally more stable than what's in Audible Plus. With that said, it's always possible that a book that is listed is not actually in Hoopla. There is a lot of crossover with Audible Plus, so if you have that subscription, I recommend listening through that because Audible Plus allows for unlimited listens. To check your own Hoopla book status, use the Library Extension for browsers: https://www.libraryextension.com/ The Library Extension is very accurate but I have found that sometimes it misses books that are actually in Hoopla.
Location: Space/Planet
likethread · 76 books · 8 followersWhat it says on the tin. Books where the characters spend at least some time on another planet or in space (like on a spaceship or space station), typically in the sci-fi genre.
kink: monster classics (witches, vampires, & fae)
vivireads · 61 books · 8 followersthe classic monsters 🧙♀️🌔🧹✨🔮🦇🩸🧛🏻🍄🦋🧚♀️🧝🏼
filthy but in a cozy kind of way
stuffandwhatnot · 35 books · 8 followersCozy comfy feels, but with a minimum of three flames
abortion
stuffandwhatnot · 32 books · 8 followersThe FMC has or has had one. Contemporary to historical, medically safe to not safe at all. Or even via magical or sci-fi means.
childhood friends to enemies to lovers trope
starsandseas · 11 books · 8 followersneighbors/friends where one of them starts hating the other or the other one thinks they do... I've seen a lot of people want books like these, so here are some good recs of some standalones or series. (won't personally recommend deviant king cause I think it's kinda meh but it does have this trope)
Format-Series: interrelated stand-alone
magaggiemay · 283 books · 6 followersStory that is part of a series but that can be read alone or outside of reading the entire series. Usually the series involves different relationships in the same setting.
hero or heroine: serial killer
vivireads · 29 books · 6 followersMC is either becoming or is an established killer. bonus points if they kill for the other MC!
crossdressing - female disguises as male
jora-sparks · 158 books · 5 followersCollection of books that should** have a girl disguised as boy trope. So far have only added first books in series. **I say should as I have not read all these yet, and cannot attest to the extent of how well the trope is applied, whether if it's only a side character or how long the disguise is worn, etc.
Feel Good Monster Era
zucchinilyfe · 91 books · 5 followersI, entered my monster era, and never friggin left. This collection was made for those of you smutty little monster lovers like me and contain: - Laugh out loud moments - Extremely lovable characters - One or both MCs are monsters/demons/creatures/other - Plot/World building - Maybe a bit of absurdity - 4/5-5/5 steam - Makes you feel real good and potentially empty inside after reading Check for triggers, they may contain some angst!
x other: stuff your kindle day book
vivireads · 47 books · 5 followersbooks i got for free through events ☺️ either from romance bookworms, romance booklovers, or the fictional heroes library
Kink: Double finger/handy
misspurple · 21 books · 5 followersTwo MCs using their hands to pay attention to another mc
story (holiday): christmas or winter time
vivireads · 177 books · 4 followers🎄 it's the most wonderful time of the year! 🎶🎵
Heroine-Age: 30s
magaggiemay · 92 books · 4 followersStory where the heroine is a mature adult / middle career somewhere in the plot.
Monster Romance - Traditional Monsters [Vampires, Werewolves, Humanoid-adjacent]
mcshnegg · 32 books · 4 followersI wanna know what love is
stuffandwhatnot · 27 books · 4 followersWhen one or more MCs is definitely in love but doesn't know it. AKA "What is the weird feeling in my chestal area when I look at your stupid face?"
Audiobook Exists
booksandtacos · 264 books · 3 followersAudiobooks exists, but not currently available to me
MC(s) is/are Vers/Switch
lmaoidiot · 146 books · 3 followers{Tag: Relationship|Kinks And Play|MC(s) is/are Vers/Switch}
Story: Animal Companion / Familiar
likethread · 143 books · 3 followersBooks where there is some kind of animal (or animal-adjacent) companion that has at least some significance to the book at large or to the MCs beyond being a mere plot-device. This can include simple pets or mundane animals, a paladin's beloved horse, to magical familiars or bonded companions, to dragons and griffins. Examples: — Gimlit, the service dog from The Spare Man — The telepathic, giant felines called Kesarin from The Castes and Outcastes series that aid the party when they please. —Emily Wilde's dog Shadow. —The dragons bonded to the dragonriders in Tavia Lark's Perilous Courts series.
Format-Media: Hoopla
magaggiemay · 110 books · 3 followersAudio books and ebooks found on Hoopla with the HCPLC Card.
Geography: fictional location
magaggiemay · 196 books · 2 followersStory that is set or partially set in a fictional location.
3rd Act Breakup - NO
booksandtacos · 156 books · 2 followersBooks with No Breakup or Miscommunication Trope
Format-Media: Libby Audio
magaggiemay · 110 books · 2 followersAudio books found on Libby with the HCPLC / DCL / JPL / NCPL Library Cards.
themes - rejection
MoonlitWitch · 103 books · 2 followersReferring to feelings of rejection specifically. Whether the rejection is intended or not, real or imagined, romantic, platonic, broader social or otherwise.