What bad tropes do you eat up everytime? Like for most of the populace the certain writing or tropes or genres get so much hate.

My personally is the "he meets a guy and all his issues are solved" It is so unrealistic but I love it everytime. Ml has constant night terrors but if the MC sleeps next to him it stops 🥹

Or the "he hates everyone BUT that one person" Absolutely cold/stoic MC/ml meets that one person and he becomes a teddy bear.

Also tw please no hating on anyone's tropes. I want this fun and connecting discussion please ☺

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I think Lily Mayne's Monstrous books are a good example of what I mean. I am perfectly happy to have a world that is very unkind, messed up and unpleasant to live in (on some level or another) - I love paranormal/scifi/fantasy but I'm open to most genres, so the nuances are flexible for me. But I want the relationship itself to become a light in the storm even if it doesn't start that way. So it could very well start off even as hardcore enemies to lovers or have morally questionable characters, but the point is that the relationship itself is a positive. My personal main issue with dark romance is that if the relationship makes me feel "these people shouldn't be together and maybe even don't deserve it", I don't enjoy it as a romance (to me that's horror, and I have different expectations for it), and it's a shame because some of them have interesting premises. I can only think of two book series that toed that line successfully for me.

Hard no: Poly/ENM, Cheating, Incest, Noncon, Abuse between leads
Usually not a fan: Love triangles, billionaires

Just re-listened to {Smash & Grab by Maz Maddox} and it got me thinking about some of the cute/silly/romantic first dates I’ve read.

Dalton and Simon’s is definitely one of my favorites. >!B&E, silly dinosaur monstrosities, a little adrenaline, and their first kiss!!< It’s funny, light-hearted, and just ridiculously cute. What’s not to like?

What are some of your favorite first dates?

I was so excited to hear Freya Marske's announcement that she will release her debut contemporary romance next year, The Offseason, and it's a sports romance about figure skaters in Australia!!

Per her Instagram: "Friends, this one has been years & years in the making, but I am THRILLED to announce my debut in contemporary romance. THE OFFSEASON is a queer figure skating book featuring an Australian ex-champion trying to reforge a relationship with the sport that hurt him -- and with the old rival he's never been able to forget, who's now a rising star struggling to handle the pressure.

If you adored Yuri!! on Ice, if you've been wondering about the sequin-embellished answer to Heated Rivalry, if you want a skating romance that's actually written by a skater, if you've been craving more stories set somewhere that's NOT the US or UK, or if you've enjoyed my romantic fantasy books and want to see what I can do when Romance is the only genre on the table...

See you in 2027. This one's for you."

To say I'm ridiculously excited about this after loving A Marvellous Light and Swordcrossed is an understatement... and I absolutely have been craving more stories set in Australia and New Zealand!

Many years ago, I used to get embarrassed admitting that I listened to audiobooks because I was heavily gaslit into believing they didn’t count as reading. Thankfully, I’ve evolved because now I can confidently say I am a HUGE audiobook fan.

Sometimes I’ll even get the audio version of books I’ve already read if I know the narration and voice acting are going to be amazing. I love experiencing a book I already know in a completely different way.

One thing I do a lot is go through the backlist of narrators I really like and listen to their other work, even if it’s a book I normally wouldn’t have picked up on my own. Sometimes hearing someone else perform the characters instead of hearing my own voice in my head completely changes the feeling of a book for me.

I don’t know if a lot of people have this problem, but I cannot for the life of me imagine voices or accents when I’m reading. I can picture the characters just fine, but what are they supposed to sound like? No idea. Sometimes I don’t mind that, but when I listen to the audiobook and finally hear the characters come to life, it adds something to the experience that I just don’t get when I’m reading it myself.

My favorite narrators are:

Nick J. Russo. I swear he can do almost any accent and somehow make every one sound authentic and distinct. His narration in {Inside by Nicky James} and {When All the World Sleeps by Lisa Henry} are two of my more recent favorites from him. Top tier!!

Jacob Morgan. Sooooo soothing and expressive. Literally my number one. Words cannot explain it.

Teddy Hamilton. For some reason, his voice took me a little while to get used to at first, but now he’s an automatic listen for me. I will literally listen to anything Teddy Hamilton narrates.

Shane East!!! Hello?? Do I even need to explain? 😅

Zachary Johnson and Greg Tremblay are up there for me too. If I see either of their names attached to an audiobook, I already know I’m probably going to have a good time.

Now I want to know who everyone else loves. Who are your favorite audiobook narrators, and what’s your favorite book they’ve narrated? I’m always looking for more!

I know cheating is heavily frowned upon in this sub so please dont downvote me.🫣

Need some dark romance where MC2 is obessessed with MC1 but MC1 either hates MC2 or oblivious about MC2's intention. He seduced MC1's partner to get on his nerve and steal him. Or something similar.

Slow burn/angsty/raunchy/forbidden/taboo is a plus.

I dont think i have any hard no's; give me the darkest and the dirtiest recommendation youve got.

I recently read >!To Ghosts & Gravity by Kat Marowe!<, and there were 2 minor characters whose relationship I would like to see depicted in its own book.

Essentially, the 2 characters were friends, and one of them absolutely pined for the other. However, the other considered himself straight, and didn't reciprocate until both characters were in their mid 40s. Despite the unrequited feelings, the characters stayed in each other's lives, and it was even described that the first went on holidays with the second's wife and kids.

Things I'm looking for:
- the 2 MCs are/were friends for at least a good while
- romantic pining
- angst
- bi/gay awakening
- a very slow burn story, taking place over decades
- personal preference, but one or both MCs being on the more muscular/bigger side

Things I'd like not to see:
- cheating
- the wife being casted off/depicted as evil (basically I don't want her to just be a plot device/source of conflict)

I haven't been able to find any myself, so I'm hoping posting here would yield something...

I have come across this trope in manhwa, fanfic & fanart: dragon and snake shifters with two penises. It's usually a dragon or snake paired with a human mate or a mate who may be a shifter, too, but does not have the same physical attributes. In most of these types of stories, and the dragon or snake is always the top as obviously double-penetraton is the whole reason why this likely exists in the 1st place.

I've also seen mermen that show more shark-adject features drawn with this, too.

Sometimes they're omegaverse as well, but not always.

Does something like that exist in mm romance books?

If so please give me your best suggestions. I'm open to eroticas, novellas, your fave ao3 fanfic, wattpad, too, not just books.

Want/Good With: HEA, most everything else even if its incest, spicier the better, blacker than black MCs etc.

Do not want: On-screen sex with women, cheating between MCs, CBT, age-play, full-on pet-play, watersports, ABDL, no physical sharing of partners, bad/tragic ending.

It’s been about a year since a post about this has been made and I’m curious if yall have some more books. I’m a uni student and need some books to listen to when I’m in the studio BAD.
I would like for there to be a more submissive mc and another more controling mc. I like when they are spoiled but not necessary. No cheating or like abuse not my thing to read.

I have listened to

Say I do By Brea Alepou and Skyler Snow
Paid in full By Brea Alepou and Skyler Snow
Take me apart By Brea Alepou and Skyler Snow

My pucking crush By Tori Chase and Deborah Garland (LOVED)

Kiss the Villain
By Rina Kent

Hunt the Villain
By Rina Kent

Beat of Their Own Drum (I know not dark romance but live a power extagn)
By K. M. Neuhold
Finished

Under Your Skin
By Lee McCormick

The Contract (loved this one so much)
By Rina Saint

Possession
By Rina Saint

Always Watching
By Lee McCormick and RS Mckenzie

Unloved
By Marley Valentine

Blitz'd
By Lee McCormick and RS Mckenzie

Break Me Daddy
By Skyler Snow

The Mercenary and the Mortician
By Alexandra St Pierret

God of Fury
By Rina Kent

The Muse
By Emma Scott

Never Say Never
By Brea Alepou and Skyler Snow

Heartbreak Hockey
By S. Legend

For the Fans
By Nyla K(HATED)

For the love of Kane
By Ames mills (all time fav, it was poly had ds and was controlling but spoiling)

Hello!

Essentially, I’m looking for all the divas/brats. I’m currently reading {Heart Over Heels by Quinn Cameron} and absolutely love the dynamic between Darby and Mercer. Darby is very high maintenance in the sense that he likes expensive things and to be treated like a prize, and while Mercer isn‘t the richest man alive, he loves Darby the way he is and gives him everything he can. Another good example is {Grind by KA Merikan}. I don’t need MC2 to be a millionaire or anything, I think it’s even sweeter if he doesn’t have much but gives his all towards MC1 <3

i would prefer/like: size difference, high maintenance MC to be feminine, black cat x golden retriever, high spice, daddy kink

Hard NOs: high school setting, dubcon/noncon

Soft NOs: fantasy (I can be convinced if it’s really good)

Thank you in advance <3

Hi everyone, I’m looking for more historical romances. I recently read {Never After by Alexis Hall} and it left me wanting more—a troubled sex worker and a sweet, caring priest = amazing hurt/comfort

Historical meaning really anything from pre-1940s or so, but even better if it’s from the 1800s or earlier :)

I’m not really keen on omegaverse, poly, or anything with a D/s or daddy kink, but I can over look those if the writing is good otherwise.

I’ve read ALL of KJ Charles’ books, so anything like her style of writing/characters is always welcome :)

Looking for something in a very specific lane and hoping someone here has it:
Two mafia families set up an arranged marriage between their sons (M/M)

At least one of the husbands considers himself straight but gets increasingly possessive over the other anyway

The possessiveness in public isn’t just for show — he’s genuinely territorial, full “my husband” energy, not performing for the crowd

They do have to be visibly married in front of both families, but the jealousy/possessiveness itself is real, not an act

Slow burn — I want the obsession to build gradually, not happen overnight

Bonus points if it tips into full-on obsessive/possessive territory by the end

Already read Say I Do, With this ring
Doesn’t matter if it’s a published book, webnovel, or fic — just want the tropes hit. Drop your recs below, thank you!

Hard no’s: cheating, poly

Looking for books where one of the main characters SH. By that I mean like cutting, burning, anorexia, bulimia, etc.

Hi! I'd love to see a romance in the great before.

See how they survive, tribe and bond when governments were not a thing.

I read this a number of years ago so it's probably at least 4 years old, I believe it was single POV, a character needed a fake date for a wedding and either he asked his roommate (maybe neighbour?) or his roommate offered, he might not have realised his roommate was gay. His roommate also had a low paying or maybe low prestige job of some sort but was (definitely unknown to MMC) secretly Very Rich. They were not best friends.

It may have been a novella or short story.

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