The billionaire trope is probably the blockbuster among the romance book genres. There are at least 20-30 new romance novels featuring a super rich hero in a week. And why not! The appeal, of course, is easy to see:
A take charge, intelligent and savvy alpha male who is able to fulfill the heroine's every dream... Adventures in which money is no object... Economic security for a change! Ha, who would not like this. I love billionaire romance books for the pure escapism - realism be damned for a minute.

So what are the requirements? Not a just millionaire, no no no, that would be way too pedestrian... A really, really rich guy is needed. We are talking planes, private islands, probably for half the world to be in the hands of our hero. He might be a tycoon or royalty, a businessman or underworld king pin. It does not really matter where the money is coming from, as long as he rules his realm with absolute assuredness, a killer instinct and laser focus. Until, that is, he meets his match...

From rather tame on the sizzle scale to some of the hottest erotic romance books out there, from funny to heartbreaking, from sweatheart heroes to absolute jerks-waiting-to-be-reformed, this long list should offer enough suggestions to keep you occupied for a while.

• #21 Dirty Filthy Rich Men - Laurelin Paige

  

  contemporary billionaire erotic romance workplace/office alpha male

  When I met Donovan Kincaid, I knew he was rich. I didn’t know he was filthy. Truth be told, I was only trying to get his best friend to notice me.
  
  I knew poor scholarship girls like me didn't stand a chance against guys like Weston King and Donovan Kincaid, but I was in love with his world, their world, of parties and sex and power. I knew what I wanted—I knew who I wanted—until one night, their world tried to bite me back and Donovan saved me. He saved me, and then Weston finally noticed me, and I finally learned what it was to be in their world.
  
  And then what it was like to lose it.
  
  Ten years later, I’ve found my way back. Back to their world.. more

• #22 Bared to You (Crossfire #1) - Sylvia Day

  contemporary tortured heroine bdsm billionaire possessive hero

  Speaking of books in the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' mold, the Crossfire novels certainly come to mind. However similar the novels may be though, Sylvia Day is generally regarded as the more gifted writer. Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness…
  
  He was beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. I was drawn to him as I’d never been to anything or anyone in my life. I craved his touch like a drug, even knowing it would weaken me.. more

• #23 Hardwired (Hacker #1) - Meredith Wild

  contemporary erotic romance abuse alpha male billionaire

  Determined to overcome a difficult past, Erica Hathaway learns early on to make it on her own. Days after her college graduation, she finds herself face to face with a panel of investors who will make or break her fledgling startup. The only thing she didn’t prepare for was going weak in the knees over an arrogant and gorgeous investor who seems determined to derail her presentation.
  
  Billionaire and rumored hacker Blake Landon has already made his fortune in software, and he’s used to getting what he wants. Captivated by Erica’s drive and unassuming beauty, he’s wanted nothing more than to possess her since she stepped into his boardroom.. more

• #24 Manwhore - Katy Evans

  contemporary bad boys billionaire alpha male shy heroine

  Is it possible to expose Chicago’s hottest player—without getting played?
  
  This is the story I've been waiting for all my life, and its name is Malcolm Kyle Preston Logan Saint. Don’t be fooled by that last name though. There’s nothing holy about the man except the hell his parties raise. The hottest entrepreneur Chicago has ever known, he’s a man’s man with too much money to spend and too many women vying for his attention.
  
  Mysterious. Privileged. Legendary. His entire life he’s been surrounded by the press as they dig for tidbits to see if his fairytale life is for real or all mirrors and social media lies.. more

• #25 On Dublin Street (On Dublin Street #1) - Samantha Young

  contemporary take-charge heroine possessive hero billionaire friends to lovers

  Jocelyn Butler has been hiding from her past for years. But all her secrets are about to be laid bare…
  
  Four years ago, Jocelyn left her tragic past behind in the States and started over in Scotland, burying her grief, ignoring her demons, and forging ahead without attachments. Her solitary life is working well—until she moves into a new apartment on Dublin Street where she meets a man who shakes her carefully guarded world to its core.
  
  Braden Carmichael is used to getting what he wants, and he’s determined to get Jocelyn into his bed.. more

• #26 Bossman - Vi Keeland

  contemporary take-charge heroine friends to lovers billionaire alpha male

  The first time I met Chase Parker, I didn't exactly make a good impression. I was hiding in the bathroom hallway of a restaurant, leaving a message for my best friend to save me from my awful date. He overheard and told me I was a bitch, then proceeded to offer me some dating advice. So I told him to mind his own damn business―his own tall, gorgeous, full-of-himself damn business―and went back to my miserable date.
  
  When he walked by my table, he smirked, and I watched his arrogant, sexy ass walk back to his date. I couldn't help but sneak hidden glances at the condescending jerk on the other side of the room. Of course, he caught me on more than one occasion, and winked.. more

• #27 Tangled (Tangled #1) - Emma Chase

  contemporary erotic romance insta-love cheating enemies to lovers

  Drew Evans is a winner. Handsome and arrogant, he makes multimillion dollar business deals and seduces New York’s most beautiful women with just a smile. He has loyal friends and an indulgent family. So why has he been shuttered in his apartment for seven days, miserable and depressed?
  
  He’ll tell you he has the flu.
  
  But we all know that’s not really true.
  
  Katherine Brooks is brilliant, beautiful and ambitious. She refuses to let anything - or anyone - derail her path to success. When Kate is hired as the new associate at Drew’s father’s investment banking firm, every aspect of the dashing playboy’s life is thrown into a tailspin.. more

• #28 Collide (Collide #1) - Gail McHugh

  contemporary insta-love bad boys forbidden love alpha male

  A missed first encounter…
  
  Colliding with a second chance…
  
  On the heels of graduating college and trying to cope with her mother’s death, Emily Cooper moves to New York City for a fresh start.
  
  While harboring secrets of his own, Dillon Parker takes care of Emily through her grief. Knowing he can’t live without her by his side, he’s sweet, thoughtful, and everything Emily has ever wanted in a man.
  
  Until she meets Gavin Blake—a rich and notorious playboy who is dangerously sexy and charming as hell. Emily tries to deny the instant connection she feels, but Mr. Tall, Dark, and Handsome is not inclined to let go so easily.. more

• #29 Driven (Driven #1) - K. Bromberg

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  Rylee Thomas is used to being in control. But she’s about to meet the one man that just might make her enjoy losing it…
  
  I am the exception to the rule.
  
  In a world full of willing women, I’m a challenge to the roguish and achingly handsome Colton Donavan. A man used to getting exactly what he wants in all aspects of life. He’s the reckless bad boy constantly skating that razor thin edge toward out of control, on and off of the track.
  
  Colton crashes into my life like a tornado: sapping my control, testing my vulnerabilities beyond their limits, and unintentionally penetrating the protective wall around my healing heart.. more

• #30 Storm Damages (Storm Damages #1) - Magda Alexander

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  Promising law student Elizabeth Watson struggled her entire life to claw out of her dirt-poor background. And now the thing she's dreamed of, an associate position at her law firm, is within reach. As long as she keeps up her grades, makes law review. And stays out of trouble. But trouble is just what walks in the door one scorching hot summer day.
  
  When Gabriel Storm crashes into Elizabeth's life she wants nothing to do with him. After all, he's on the opposing side of a business deal her law firm represents. If she's seen with him, she can kiss her career goodbye.. more

• #31 In Flight (Up in the Air #1) - R.K. Lilley

  contemporary tortured hero insta-love take-charge heroine suspense

  When reserved flight attendant Bianca gets one look at billionaire hotel owner James Cavendish, she loses all of her hard-won composure. For a girl who can easily juggle a tray of champagne flutes at 35,000 feet in three inch heels, she finds herself shockingly weak-kneed from their first encounter. The normally unruffled Bianca can't seem to look away from his electrifying turquoise gaze. They hold a challenge, and a promise, that she finds impossible to resist, and she is a girl who is used to saying no and meaning it.. more

• #32 The Marriage Mistake (Marriage to a Billionaire #3) - Jennifer Probst

  contemporary alpha male virgin heroine billionaire marriage of convenience

  Carina Conte has had a crush on her brother Michael’s best friend, Max Gray, since she was a teenager. Now she’s earned her MBA and come to work at Michael’s new venture, America’s fastest-growing bakery empire. But some things never change: her family still treats her like a child. With three drop-dead gorgeous siblings, she’s still the ugly duckling of the bunch. And Max, the company’s new CEO, still barely notices her.
  
  Max knows Carina Conte is strictly off limits.. more

• #33 Breach (Breach #1) - K.I. Lynn

  erotic romance tortured hero enemies to lovers forbidden love bad boys

  Delilah Palmer has always maintained control of her life and outward personality, blocking the truth that's just below the surface. Using a façade meant to be normal and hide the scars of her childhood, she's made a good life for herself. Becoming a successful lawyer, she is finally free from the tortured past that haunts her daily. Until he comes along and breaks open the cracks.
  
  Nathan Thorne has a haunted past of his own. On the surface, he is personable, extroverted, and loved by everyone; everything Delilah isn't. However, hidden beneath his charming smile is a dark and tormented man that only Delilah has the power to unveil.. more

• #34 Black Lies - Alessandra Torre

  contemporary abuse forbidden love bad boys billionaire

  Brant:
  Became a tech billionaire by his twentieth birthday. Has been in a relationship with me for 3 years.
  Has proposed 4 times. Been rejected 4 times.
  
  Lee:
  Cuts grass when he’s not banging housewives. Good with his hands, his mouth, and his cock. Has been pursued relentlessly by me for almost 2 years, whether he knows it or not.
  
  Go ahead. Judge me. You have no idea what my love entails.
  
  If you think you’ve heard this story before, trust me – you haven’t.. more

• #35 'Til Death ('Til Death #1) - Bella Jewel

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  I married a douchebag. It's my own fault, really. He came in like a handsome stranger and blew me off my feet. I fell madly in love, like the naive girl I am. Then he left me high and dry. Turns out, I was nothing more than a business plan for billionaire playboy, Marcus Tandem. He needed to be married to obtain his grandfathers business, and I was the poor victim in his path. I thought we had something real, I believed it was special until the truth reared its ugly head.
  
  I never meant anything to Marcus. Not a damned thing. Five years is a lot of time to plot the perfect revenge. What my dear husband didn't count on, is that fact that I was smarter than I looked.. more

• #36 Unexpected Treasure (Billionaire Bachelors #8) - Melody Anne

  contemporary billionaire shy heroine

  Richard Storm is saddened that his children are throwing away their lives, and offers them an ultimatum. They have two years to take a failing business and make it a success or they lose their trust funds, and are on their own. His stubborn children think he’s gone insane, but they don’t know the powerful secret that can knock them to their knees and tear their family apart. Will they come together as they should, or will self-centeredness consume their hearts, ripping their family apart forever?

  Crew Storm opens an exclusive resort in the Catalina Islands off the coast of California, and pride swells within him as he accomplishes the impossible.. more

• #37 This Man (This Man #1) - Jodi Ellen Malpas

  contemporary erotic romance age gap cheating insta-love

  Young interior designer Ava O’Shea has an appointment for a first consultation at The Manor with the owner, Mr Jesse Ward. She is expecting nothing more than an overweight, cravat wearing, well-to-do countryman, and on arrival, nothing would suggest otherwise. How wrong could she be? This Man is devastatingly handsome, charming and confident. He is also a conceited, hedonistic playboy, who knows no boundaries. Ava desperately does not want to be attracted to him, but she can’t control the overwhelming affect he has on her. Every instinct is telling her to run, so she does, but Jesse Ward is not so willing to let her go. He wants her and is determined to have her.. more

• #38 Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades #1) - E.L. James

  contemporary possessive hero spanking mystery bondage

  When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms.
   
  Shocked yet thrilled by Grey’s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control.. more

• #39 Kulti - Mariana Zapata

  athletes contemporary alpha male friends to lovers slow burn

  When the man you worshipped as a kid becomes your coach, it’s supposed to be the greatest thing in the world. Keywords: supposed to.
  
  It didn’t take a week for twenty-seven-year-old Sal Casillas to wonder what she’d seen in the international soccer icon—why she’d ever had his posters on her wall, or ever envisioned marrying him and having super-playing soccer babies.
  
  Sal had long ago gotten over the worst non-break-up in the history of imaginary relationships with a man that hadn’t known she’d existed. So she isn’t prepared for this version of Reiner Kulti who shows up to her team’s season: a quiet, reclusive shadow of the explosive, passionate man he’d once been.. more

• #40 Beautiful Bastard - Christina Lauren

  funny contemporary erotic romance boss & employee take-charge heroine

  An ambitious intern. A perfectionist executive. And a whole lot of name calling. Whip-smart, hardworking, and on her way to an MBA, Chloe Mills has only one problem: her boss, Bennett Ryan. He's exacting, blunt, inconsiderate—and completely irresistible. A Beautiful Bastard.
  
  Bennett has returned to Chicago from France to take a vital role in his family's massive media business. He never expected that the assistant who'd been helping him from abroad was the gorgeous, innocently provocative—completely infuriating—creature he now has to see every day. Despite the rumors, he's never been one for a workplace hookup.. more