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Duet narration
soaknbounce · 931 books · 159 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 · 51 books · 90 followersincludes sleeping with the 🍆 inside overnight
kink: somnophilia
vivireads · 139 books · 64 followerssex while someone is asleep/unconsious 😴 this is mainly dark romances (just happens more in them)
kink: multiple penises
vivireads · 70 books · 61 followersthe character has multiple penises that can each penetrate (or have a significant sex function)
kink: branding/marking possessively
vivireads · 68 books · 47 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.
/r/HistoricalRomance favourites
Silke · 250 books · 45 followersThis collection gathers the top 250 most recommended books of the reddit historicalromance sub.
kink: pussy plug
vivireads · 22 books · 42 followersthey use something (dildo/plug) to keep cum in the pussy or to get the FMC ready to take them
/r/DarkRomance favourites
Silke · 250 books · 38 followersThis collection gathers the top 250 most recommended books of the reddit /r/darkromance sub of the last 30 days.
/r/RomanceBooks favourites
Silke · 250 books · 35 followersThis collection gathers the top 250 most recommended books of the reddit /r/RomanceBooks sub of the last 30 days
kink: creampie/cum play
vivireads · 76 books · 35 followers💦 fill them up and play with it!!!! 💦💦💦💦💦
kink: comes untouched
vivireads · 84 books · 34 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: milking
vivireads · 54 books · 34 followerslactation kink. majority of the books have a plot around it :)
relationship: sword crossing
vivireads · 46 books · 30 followers⚔️ i love when her boyfriends are also boyfriends 😍
kink: great dirty talk
vivireads · 27 books · 29 followersit just hits different when it's done right
/r/ReverseHarem favourites
Silke · 250 books · 27 followersThis collection gathers the top 250 most recommended books of the reddit /r/reverseharem sub.
kink: squirting
vivireads · 106 books · 26 followers💦 look it's nice to have some representation ok
kink: period play
vivireads · 31 books · 25 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 · 71 books · 20 followersbooks with tentacle cocks and any tentacles used in penetration or during sex
/r/ScienceFictionRomance favourites
Silke · 250 books · 19 followersThis collection gathers the most recommended books of the reddit /r/ScienceFictionRomance sub in the last 30 days.
strong/complex/interesting fmcs
when-u-hurt-i-hurt-angst · 35 books · 13 followerscheck the trigger warnings.
/r/ParanormalRomance favourites
Silke · 35 books · 13 followersThis collection gathers the top most recommended books of the reddit /r/ParanormalRomance sub in the last 30 days.
Trope: Mindlink / Emotional tether/ Matebond
likethread · 125 books · 11 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.
hero or heroine: piercings
vivireads · 105 books · 11 followersany kind of fun piercings 🍆🍒 - i have included nipple & tongue piercings too! 😈
/r/FantasyRomance favourites
Silke · 250 books · 10 followersThis collection gathers the top 250 most recommended books of the reddit /r/fantasyromance sub of the last 30 days
hero or heroine: sex work
vivireads · 41 books · 9 followerscam workers, prostitution, and strippers
Setting: other realm
magaggiemay · 60 books · 8 followersStory that is set or partially set in a different realm.
relationship: ex’s parent
vivireads · 33 books · 7 followerswhat's the best revenge? fucking your ex's dad!! (or mum!)
Relationship-Kink: degradation
magaggiemay · 22 books · 7 followersSex scenes with dirty talk that include statements of degradation.
Format-Romance: romance centric
magaggiemay · 258 books · 6 followersStory where the plot is focused on the relationship development.
Genre: motorcycle club
magaggiemay · 71 books · 6 followersStory where the plot involves a motorcycle club.
abortion
stuffandwhatnot · 31 books · 6 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.
Location: Space/Planet
likethread · 71 books · 5 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.
ooof that's a punch to the gut
stuffandwhatnot · 73 books · 4 followersOne or more strong gut-punch moments. May or may not be accompanied by sufficient vengeance, grovel, or penance.
kink: praise & degradation combo
vivireads · 21 books · 4 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.
/r/MM_RomanceBooks favourites
Silke · 250 books · 3 followersThis collection gathers the top 250 most recommended books of the reddit mm_romancebooks sub of the last 30 days
Format-Series: interrelated stand-alone
magaggiemay · 230 books · 3 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.
Format-Media: Hoopla
magaggiemay · 79 books · 3 followersAudio books and ebooks found on Hoopla with the HCPLC Card.
hero or heroine: serial killer
vivireads · 25 books · 3 followersMC is either becoming or is an established killer. bonus points if they kill for the other MC!
Kink: Double finger/handy
misspurple · 17 books · 3 followersTwo MCs using their hands to pay attention to another mc
Geography: fictional location
magaggiemay · 187 books · 2 followersStory that is set or partially set in a fictional location.
Story: Animal Companion / Familiar
likethread · 127 books · 2 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.
Feel Good Monster Era
zucchinilyfe · 41 books · 2 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
filthy but in a cozy kind of way
stuffandwhatnot · 35 books · 2 followersCozy comfy feels, but with a minimum of three flames
I wanna know what love is
stuffandwhatnot · 27 books · 2 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?"
childhood friends to enemies to lovers trope
starsandseas · 10 books · 2 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)