The Reluctant Romantics: Similar romance series

Fifty Shades

by E.L. James

3.35 · 1804 ratings

contemporary · audiobook · m-f · new adult · tortured hero · masc-dom · abuse · tycoon · angst · sweet heroine · explicit-plentiful · shy heroine · bdsm · bondage · possessive hero · spanking · plain heroine · super rich hero · cold hero · office

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Madison Kate

by Tate James

4.18 · 911 ratings

angst · vengeance · grumpy sunshine · athletes · strong heroine · cold hero · possessive hero · cruel hero · first-person-pov · dark · fighters · mma-boxing · from hate to love · sassy heroine · mafia · sports · new adult · audiobook · contemporary · poly

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Game On

by Kristen Callihan

3.94 · 741 ratings

dual-pov · football · athletes · angst · friends to lovers · explicit-open-door · m-f · contemporary · competent heroine · sassy heroine · new adult · sports · humor · sweet-hero · strong heroine · north-america · first-person-pov · insta-love · possessive hero · alpha male

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Gabriel's Inferno

by Sylvain Reynard

3.88 · 475 ratings

contemporary · audiobook · alpha male · erotica · m-f · college · new adult · explicit-open-door · length-long · age difference · angst · forbidden love · shy heroine · cruel hero · super rich hero · virgin heroine · suspense · tortured hero · sweet heroine · friends to lovers

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Reasonable Doubt

by Whitney G.

3.87 · 455 ratings

age difference · super rich hero · alpha male · m-f · contemporary · erotica · betrayal · audiobook · office · cold hero · cruel hero · first-person-pov · angst · friends to lovers · secret-relationship · tortured hero · dual-pov · male-pov · bad boys · north-carolina

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Wait for You

by J. Lynn

4.10 · 839 ratings

new adult · contemporary · m-f · young adult · friends to lovers · college · alpha male · audiobook · explicit-open-door · abuse · erotica · bad boys · second chances · sassy heroine · first-person-pov · angst · death · shy heroine · length-medium · sports

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The Blackstone Affair

by Raine Miller

3.98 · 340 ratings

bdsm · super rich hero · erotica · alpha male · contemporary · possessive hero · m-f · audiobook · angst · dark · male-pov · suspense · abuse · military · tortured heroine · shy heroine · college · dual-pov · bad boys · tycoon

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On the Ropes

by Aly Martinez

4.12 · 182 ratings

fighters · length-medium · bad boys · athletes · contemporary · audiobook · alpha male · m-f · erotica · sports · new adult · angst · mma-boxing · friends to lovers · virgin heroine · young adult · strong heroine · dual-pov · college · abuse

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Hypothesis

by Penny Reid

4.12 · 180 ratings

m-f · contemporary · audiobook · alpha male · new adult · friends to lovers · explicit-open-door · humor · young adult · neurodivergent · college · erotica · sports · angst · insta-love · length-long · virgin heroine · super rich hero · cold hero · length-epic

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English

by Ilsa Madden-Mills

3.90 · 151 ratings

dual-pov · college · contemporary · m-f · audiobook · angst · new adult · first-person-pov · humor · bad boys · erotica · alpha male · young adult · athletes · friends to lovers · mma-boxing · forbidden love · love triangle · other-man-woman · insta-love

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The Artists Trilogy

by Karina Halle

3.99 · 200 ratings

contemporary · m-f · alpha male · suspense · abuse · angst · mafia · tortured heroine · other-man-woman · dark · tattoos · bad boys · audiobook · erotica · strong heroine · love triangle · mystery · dual-pov · college · cheating

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Spine Ridge University

by Clarissa Wild

3.81 · 337 ratings

m-m-f · poly · suspense · queer · bisexual · m-m-m · mafia · m-m · dark · contemporary · college · explicit-plentiful · dual-pov · forced proximity · mystery · super rich hero · audiobook · from hate to love · new adult · cruel hero

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Up-Ending Tad: A Journey of Erotic Discovery

by Kora Knight

4.37 · 274 ratings

bdsm · contemporary · length-novella · erotica · audiobook · m-m · queer-awakening · queer · explicit-plentiful · usa · childfree-couple · shy-hero · mental-trauma · lgbtqia hate · male-pov · anal sex · third-person-pov · athletes · friends-benefits · hurt-comfort

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Avoiding

by K.A. Linde

3.70 · 210 ratings

love triangle · other-man-woman · contemporary · college · audiobook · erotica · m-f · young adult · alpha male · bad boys · cruel hero · angst · new adult · cheating · super rich hero · length-medium · second chances · friends to lovers · forbidden love · tycoon

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Infidelity

by Aleatha Romig

4.38 · 209 ratings

audiobook · contemporary · m-f · alpha male · erotica · suspense · mystery · super rich hero · angst · bdsm · dark · abuse · new adult · rich heroine · explicit-open-door · tycoon · college · betrayal · competent heroine · length-short

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Corium University Trilogy

by C. Hallman

3.89 · 208 ratings

bad boys · forced proximity · contemporary · audiobook · m-f · college · mafia · new adult · explicit-plentiful · abuse · from hate to love · dark · cruel hero · dual-pov · rape · length-medium · super rich hero · alpha male · tortured heroine · possessive hero

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Sinful Secrets

by Ella James

4.12 · 200 ratings

dark · new adult · contemporary · audiobook · bdsm · explicit-plentiful · sports · suspense · mystery · length-long · friends to lovers · angst · substance abuse · tortured hero · disabilities and marks · self harm · dual-pov · hurt-comfort · suicide · athletes

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Fighting

by J.B. Salsbury

4.23 · 335 ratings

alpha male · contemporary · sports · audiobook · new adult · fighters · m-f · mma-boxing · abuse · athletes · length-medium · college · erotica · tortured heroine · possessive hero · dual-pov · angst · length-long · bad boys · suspense

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The Insiders Trilogy

by Tijan

4.25 · 111 ratings

alpha male · angst · mafia · length-medium · bodyguard-hero · mystery · super rich hero · college · contemporary · erotica · audiobook · suspense · new adult · dark · dual-pov · suicide · m-f · strong heroine · young adult · from hate to love

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Starcrossed

by Leisa Rayven

4.12 · 176 ratings

new adult · contemporary · humor · actors · angst · office · young adult · audiobook · college · explicit-open-door · length-medium · second chances · insta-love · sassy heroine · friends to lovers · alpha male · erotica · friends-benefits · bad boys · cruel hero

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Beautifully Broken

by Courtney Cole

3.97 · 189 ratings

contemporary · bad boys · erotica · male-pov · alpha male · dual-pov · college · audiobook · new adult · angst · abuse · length-medium · military · length-long · tattoos · young adult · men in uniform · tortured hero · small town · dark

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The Deepest Desires

by Ashley James

3.98 · 78 ratings

length-medium · angst · queer · explicit-plentiful · queer-awakening · m-m · new adult · college · audiobook · contemporary · forced proximity · drug-abuse · other-man-woman · past-sexual-abuse · friends to lovers · found-family · erotica · cheating · anal sex · menage

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Love Lessons

by Heidi Cullinan

3.98 · 127 ratings

m-m · new adult · queer · length-medium · found-family · contemporary · audiobook · usa · childfree-couple · male-pov · forced proximity · young adult · erotica · college · past-child-neglect · explicit-open-door · anal sex · grumpy sunshine · third-person-pov · dual-pov

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